Stephen Marks 🇬🇧

Video of a Shahed strike on Palm Jumeirah in Dubai a few hours ago. Judging by the sound, it appears to have been a jet-powered version of the kamikaze drone.

❗️ The threat of medium-range ballistic missiles (BMSD "Oreshnik") in the regions. Drones are also roaming.

According to local police in Aalborg, re drone incursion into restricted airspace: - Observations started at 21:44 local (19:44 Z) - Observations of drones are ongoing, more than 2 hrs into incident. - More than one drone has been observed - Police have helicopters in the air

Journalists at the media outlet Yle have published new evidence of the Russian military's expanding infrastructure near the Finnish border. Meduza summarizes the findings, which are based on satellite imagery. meduza.io/en/feature/2...

⚡️ Russia’s ceasefire memo demands Ukraine give up occupied regions, shrink its military, and drop sanctions, reparations, and NATO plans. united24media.com/latest-news/...

A newborn found dead in a washing machine. Parents executed, hands tied. Alona shares accounts from Ukrainian soldiers who witnessed these Russian atrocities in liberated areas—and the trauma they carry from it.

This isn’t getting nearly enough attention. Estonian navy is stopped at intercepting a shadow fleet vessel because a Russian Sukhoi Su-35 violated Estonian air space. This reduces even the implausible deniability to 0, which Russia has been relying on with the shadow fleet.

🔴 The International Civil Aviation Organization has ruled Russia responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. united24media.com/latest-news/...

I bet Putin offered Orban the region in case he conquers Ukraine. For that, Orban just has to block EU decisions and help Russia otherwise.

⚡️ Ukraine detains Hungarian spy network in westernmost Zakarpattia Oblast, SBU reports. This marks the first time Ukrainian authorities have exposed a Hungarian military intelligence network conducting activities harmful to Ukraine.

✊ On May 8, European countries will remember the slogan “Never Again”. And it is worth remembering that only effective and timely measures can protect us from the recurrence of disasters. Ukraine is winning time for Europe. @stratcomcentre.bsky.social Read ⬇️ theukrainianreview.info/the-cornerst...

At least his ethics are consistent. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/trump-...

This is Russia in 2025.

Ed Martin's latest target: Wikipedia. The interim U.S. attorney and pro-Trump bulldog has sent a letter seeming to threaten the Wikimedia Foundation's tax-exempt status over allegations that it is "spreading propaganda." Our story: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

🇪🇺🇬🇧🇺🇦 Europe is shifting strategy to fund Ukraine’s defense industry instead of sending weapons, - WP “First, it’s cheaper,” said Katarina Mathernova, E.U. ambassador to Ukraine. “Second, it’s faster. Third, you cut away transport and logistics expenses and time. Fourth, it helps the economy grow.”

🔴 Zelenskyy says Ukrainian intelligence confirms China is supplying Russia with gunpowder and artillery.

My new piece in The Atlantic continues how to fight Putinization in America. Trump is accelerating his wide-spectrum attacks on the rule of law & on public & private institutions that might slow him. If legislators don’t fight now, they won’t be able to later. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

🇪🇺🇬🇧❌ European countries cannot agree on additional aid to Ukraine due to disagreements over funding and weapons production, - Le Monde Kyiv's European allies have reached a dead end primarily because they are not participating in the peace talks between Russia and the US.

For decades Putin’s Kremlin has fantasised about two things - destroying NATO and ending the primacy of the US dollar. After only 10 weeks back in office Trump is well on the way to delivering both these things. And congressional Republicans, who used to guarantee them, are too cowardly to stop him.

🔴 Estonian authorities detained a Russian "shadow fleet" oil tanker near Aegna island on Friday, per ERR. The vessel lacked a flag state, making it illegal to operate in international waters.

If any 3 increasingly disgruntled republican congresspeople are reading this, just a small reminder that enough house members can force mike johnson to put articles of impeachment up for a floor vote, and it only takes a simple majority to adopt them. Don't worry about the senate, just count to 218.

How likely is this?

Thanks. Germany now sees the US as an unreliable partner, in other words, does not trust the US. Fully understandable given the circumstances. www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

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🇺🇸👀 The US tariffs list does not include: 🇷🇺Russia, 🇧🇾Belarus, 🇰🇵North Korea, 🇨🇦Canada and 🇲🇽Mexico

Russia placed on UK Foreign Influence Registration Scheme. This means that anyone working on behalf of the Russian government in the UK and not declaring it is subject to criminal sanctions. Russia is only the second country under this type of scrutiny www.gov.uk/government/n...

🇺🇸❗️🇺🇦 A new Ukraine–U.S. agreement on the management of mineral resources raises serious concerns. This agreement represents a shift toward external control over Ukraine’s resources without clear national benefits. It establishes an unequal model of cooperation…

Imagine being in Moscow and reading highly classified messages over a commercial app that US forces are about to strike Yemen. Even without an authorized person in this chat, that alone rises all red flags. The line between sloppiness and malice is quite thin. Absolutely mind blowing.

Wow 🇺🇸👀

What is the probability that JD Vance is too much of a chicken to visit Ukraine?

It will take years & hundreds of billions IF we are to replace US weaponry 1:1, weaponry no longer optimum to fight the type of war we see in 🇺🇦. 🇺🇦 is revolutionizing modern warfare, and Europe can come much faster & cheaper up to speed if we learn from 🇺🇦.

Heathrow Airport closed due to electrical fire. Cause is unknown. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Scary!!!

✈️🛳️🌐 The peacekeeping force in Ukraine will include not only ground troops, but also allied air forces and navies, — Bloomberg 🇬🇧 The issue of deploying aircraft, in particular British Typhoons, their refueling and maintenance is currently being discussed.

❗️British and French peacekeepers will be deployed in the main cities, ports and critical infrastructure facilities of Ukraine. Patrol ships and minesweepers are planned to be deployed in the Black Sea. 🇵🇱🇷🇴 Aircraft and additional ground units will be waiting in Poland and Romania.

Ethnic cleansing out in the open. How can anyone admire Putin?

Emergency situation declared in Engels as fire raging at the military airfield after drones attack liveuamap.com/en/2025/20-m...

French researcher, going to a conference in Houston, was forbidden entry to US; his work and personal electronics were both confiscated. Why? Because a “random search” of his cell phone revealed a negative personal opinion on Trump and the Trump administration. www.lemonde.fr/internationa...

Why did Trump repeat Russian propaganda and lie about this? Why would he claim that a Ukrainian army in Kursk could only be saved from annihilation if Putin benevolently agreed to Trump’s request not to do so? Why is the US President deceiving Americans with Russian lies?

You want a reason to dispense with hope, just read or watch Trump’s speech just given to the Justice Department. He is using the federal government to destroy those who he hates. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

A Russian drone hit a volunteer’s car while he was evacuating civilians. Denys miraculously survived thanks to electronic warfare and the car’s armor, but he’s mentally deeply traumatized. 📍Donetsk region 🇺🇦

The US stock markets had one of the worst one-day losses since the Covid shutdown. Around $1.7 trillion (!) have been wiped out in a matter of hours. This is more than 10 times than all the US aid for Ukraine, and this money was primarily going to US manufacturing and over the period of 3 years.

🇬🇧🇺🇦 Britain is advising Ukraine on handling peace talks with the US as Zelensky flies out to Saudi Arabia, - The Times Jonathan Powell, Sir Keir Starmer’s national security adviser, travelled to Ukraine over the weekend to brief Zelensky.

There is increasing fear in Germany that F-35 jets purchased for the German army can be "turned off" remotely by Washington. This fear is shared by defense and security specialists.