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Opinion | "The whole approach resembles the behaviour of courtiers in the era of absolute royal power, the lavish disconnection from reality enjoyed by the world’s dictators" 🖋️ James Ball https://trib.al/t9Gekx0

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In Germany, Russian saboteurs set fire to 6 Rheinmetall MAN trucks on the grounds of a military base. In Erfurt, a group of Russians torched a vehicle lot, believing the equipment was destined for Ukraine.

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You might find this picture morbid or eerie- odd in its own way, with unsettling details. Why is there a body on a door? Why is there no casket? And why is this happening in a lawn? It's a short story - one that makes the distant, abstract feeling of war suddenly tangible:

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The big conclusion from the NATO "summit" was that Trump blocked the very purpose of NATO - to stand up against Russian aggression. Europe stands alone and had better realize that.

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Spot on @maxbergmann.bsky.social: ”instead of focusing the summit on the critical need for Europe to figure out how to fight with significantly less U.S. support, NATO is back to focusing on largely symbolic spending targets” YES this just distracts from what really matters: capability development

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Every time I read these stories I cant help but think of Vance who came to Munich to tell Europe that we have freedom of speech problem.

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Marines that spread terror in Kherson train new warriors on fields of Pechenga www.thebarentsobserver.com/security/mar...

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🇺🇦 Zelensky has arrived at the NATO summit in The Hague — notably wearing a formal suit instead of his usual military-style outfit.

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Spy claiming to be a Ukrainian diplomat in Hungary arrested by authorities. When they threatened to deport him to Ukraine, he admitted to actually being a Russian spy pretending to be Ukrainian, and asked not to be sent to Ukraine. Hilarity ensues. united24media.com/latest-news/...

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More details from Reuters: “One of the sources said Iran's enriched uranium stocks had not been eliminated, and in fact the country's nuclear program may have been set back only a month or two [but] the [DIA] assessment was not universally accepted and had generated significant disagreement”

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BREAKING: An early U.S. intelligence report suggests U.S. strikes only set back Iran’s nuclear program by a few months, AP sources say.

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Worth noting that the Israelis are interestingly being quite quiet right now, so they may be waiting to play more strategic cards

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The death toll in Dnipro strike has risen to 17. Another 279 people were wounded as a result of the Russian attack earlier today.

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For far too long, we in Germany have ignored the warnings of our Baltic neighbors about Russia's imperialist policies. We have recognized this error. There is no turning back from this realization.

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US intel: Iran’s highly enriched uranium “survived” & its centrifuges are “largely intact.” Somehow that doesn’t sound the same as “fully obliterated.” apnews.com/article/iran...

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An update on Dnipro. Today’s Russian strike killed 17 people and wounded 200 — including 19 children, regional officials report.

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🇺🇸🇪🇺 NATO is rattling as fears grow in the US and Europe about its collapse under a potential Trump return, according to a Bloomberg opinion piece. Analysts point to a crisis of trust as Europeans question the alliance’s protection, a crisis of readiness due to weak EU defense capacity..

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Over 160 injured and 11 killed so far in the Russian strike on Dnipropetrovsk region, Zelensky says. The attack hit civilian infrastructure including homes, schools and a passenger train with over 500 on board. Five carriages were destroyed.

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"Our intelligence confirms it. Russia is planning new military operations on NATO territory." - Zelenskyy.

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If Israel and the U.S. want to create the conditions for regime change in Iran, taking out the nukes is not enough. Tyrants stay in power thru brutal secret police who keep opposition at bay. Democracy in Iran (and Russia, below) requires destroying the security services. time.com/6281663/russ...

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Brownshirt ICE rolled up to my local Home Depot today and got the F-off treatment. Shoutout to this woman because this is exactly how it’s done. No badge, face covered = F*ck all the way off. 📌 It’s on us citizens to stand up for our vulnerable brothers and sisters.

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🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 Trump says Israel and Iran “don’t know what the f*ck they’re doing.”

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In Dnipro, seven people have already been killed and around 70 injured. Among them are ten children.

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Russia is now using a new Iranian Shahed-136 variant in Ukraine, marked “MS”. It’s a step up from the older models, with upgraded satellite navigation and a camera connected to an Nvidia Jetson module for visual target tracking. The engine and warhead appear unchanged.

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In today’s Vatnik Soup, I’ll explore how Russia is working with Iran, and how the recent Israel–US strikes on Iran could affect the war in Ukraine. Iran has been one of Russia’s key allies in their genocidal war, but in reality the partnership is deeply one-sided. 1/21

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JD Vance made his first big speech all about the need for European free speech, and now a Norwegian is banned from America because of this pic.

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Damage to Dnipro-Odesa train, passengers evacuating. Reports that schools, kindergartens, and a hospital were amongst the buildings damaged in a Russian attack with four Iskander ballistic missiles. One person known to have been killed.

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Massive explosions reported in Dnipro after Russia launched at least 4 Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Taganrog. Early reports indicate impacts in residential areas...

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🚨The final episode of The Wargame is out now: After another attack by Russia, our fictional British government faces a terrifying choice. The home secretary asks: “We have the nuclear deterrent. In what circumstances would we use it prime minister?" podfollow.com/thewargame

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Mark Rutte speaking at the NATO summit in The Hague. “There is total commitment by the US president and the US senior leadership to NATO. However, it comes with an expectation…that we will finally deal with…this huge irritant, which is that we are not spending enough”

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BREAKING 🚨🚨🚨 In a statement, the Israeli government says it has achieved its objectives in Iran and that it has agreed to President Trump’s proposal for a bilateral ceasefire. The Israeli government adds “Israel will respond with full force to any violation of the ceasefire.”

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Iranian state TV SNN declares a ceasefire: “A truce imposed on the Zionist enemy following the successful 'Busharat al-Fath' operation.” Tehran frames it as a victory—not a compromise.

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BREAKING: The head of Ukraine's Security Service has revealed new details about a foiled assassination attempt on Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Rzeszów Airport in Poland last year, source in the link below. Deleted previous tweet that didn't mention the year.

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Without a trace of irony, Russia’s Foreign Ministry condemns missile and airstrikes on a sovereign state—not its own daily attacks on Ukraine, of course, but the US strikes on Iran.

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In 2024 alone Russia hired nearly 50k skilled workers from China, Turkey, India and Serbia to boost industrial production with plans to hire another 100k. Russia doesn’t have enough skilled labour to sustain increased military production on her own www.vedomosti.ru/society/arti...

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The 🇩🇰Danish Special Operations Command (SOKOM) is training deployment of SOF teams by Airforce Hercules aircraft in the Arctic - which constitutes 98% of the territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. (P: SOKOM)

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