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🌐 United Kingdom Electronics engineer, wireless communications, applied physics, nuclear science. Likes democracy. Dislikes dictators, corruption and racism. 💙🇺🇦
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⚡️ 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/...

⚡️ 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.