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⚡️Putin delays ceasefire by snubbing peace talks with Zelensky, Starmer says. "What's happened today is further evidence that it's Putin who is dragging his feet," U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said.

President Zelenskyy arrived in Türkiye. He said that the level of the Russian delegation is "sham". Meanwhile, Peskov said that Putin would not take part in the talks with #Ukraine.

🇺🇦🇹🇷 Zelensky: First of all, I would like to thank President Erdogan for organizing the possibility of direct negotiations. Ukrainian delegation is represented at the highest level. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, my Office, the military, representatives of all our intelligence services.

The ICC’s chief prosecutor has lost access to his email, and his bank accounts have been frozen. American staffers at the court have been told that if they travel to the U.S. they risk arrest. NGOs have stopped working with the ICC, the leader of one won’t even reply to ICC emails.

🇺🇸❗️🇷🇺It feels like Trump is afraid that he will behave publicly in such a way that he will need to react from a position of strength. If he is as radical as he claims, then he could have announced a long time ago that he was flying to Turkey and then, we could have acted from a position of strength.

In today’s Vatnik Soup, I’ll introduce an American social media influencer, Benny Johnson. He’s best known for his plagiarism while working as a clickbait “journalist”, and for being paid by the Kremlin to spread anti-Ukraine and anti-Democratic narratives. 1/23

everyone even mildly into polar exploration knows how badly vitamin A can fuck you up, and seeing the Health Secretary of the US recommend megadoses to measles patients made me so mad i wrote about it. im so angry at this malthusian ghoul buttondown.com/theswordandt...

Ukraine faces a difficult balancing act — sanction more Chinese firms for aiding Russia’s war machine without alienating Beijing, which could be key to ending Russia’s invasion.

⚡️ Poland detects foreign-funded election ads amid fears of Russian interference. The disclosure follows a warning from Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski, who on May 6 said Moscow was carrying out an "unprecedented" interference campaign.

🇩🇪🇺🇦 Merz urged the West not to be divided on Ukraine and said he was working to ensure unity between allies in Europe and the US on how to end the war, - Reuters Merz said the West could not accept a dictated peace for Ukraine or a submission to the status quo achieved by Russian military forces.

If Trump were interested in ending the war, he would pressure Putin now. From Christian Caryl @foreignpolicy.com foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/13/t...

British defence intelligence has released satellite📷 of the aftermath of ammunition explosions at the 51st GRAU munitions arsenal in the Russian on April 22 According to the Ministry,they indicate that "a significant portion of the depot,more than 1sq km,was damaged by the detonations"⤵️

Poland is preparing to repel a Russian invasion, including a plan to train every adult male in the country to be ready for war. We go to Poland to see what the preparations look like.

Merz messages on China in Bundestag speech: - China will remain "important partner" of Germany & Europe - Germany to pursue strategic de-risking, reduce one-sided dependencies. - Relations w/China increasingly defined by systemic rivalry. - Growing ties between China & Russia of "great concern"

France will transfer to Ukraine all wheeled CAESAR self-propelled howitzers produced in 2025, President Macron announced. Around 12 units are manufactured each month, so the total could reach up to 144 — several times more than have been delivered throughout all the years of the full-scale war.

NEW: Researchers are outing North Korean IT workers at a massive scale Today cybersecurity firm DTEX is publishing the identities of two North Koreans who ran worker scams from Laos and publishing more than 1,000 email addresses linked to other IT worker schemes www.wired.com/story/north-...

French intelligence has released data on Russia's large-scale espionage and sabotage activities against France. A 16-page report titled "Russian Threats and Actions Against France" refers to cyberattacks, espionage, sabotage and attempts to influence political processes⤵️

Russia is no friend. “German police detained three men suspected of planning to mail packages laden with explosives in a Russian-sponsored act of sabotage reminiscent of recent attacks on DHL logistics hubs, prosecutors said Wednesday.”

We are upping the pressure on Russia to end its war. I welcome the agreement on the 17th package of sanctions. It will target more of Russia’s shadow fleet, which is illegally shipping oil for revenues to fund Putin’s aggression. Sanctions drain Russia’s war chest.

EU ambassadors approved the 17th package of sanctions against Russia, reported Rikard Jozwiak. They also imposed additional sanctions for human rights violations, hybrid interference, and chemical weapon proliferation. t.me/c/1377735387...

🇫🇷🇺🇦 What is at stake in Ukraine is our security. We want a ceasefire on land, at sea and in the air for 30 days, — Macron ❗️Even Ukrainians have enough "clarity to say" that they will not be able to regain all their territories, — Macron

Hoping against hope there, but he's experience at that - Trump must realise Putin is obstacle to peace, Zelenskyy says www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

🇺🇸🇷🇺 Warming up the Kremlin: why Donald Trump is getting closer to Russia ❗️US administration officials justify Trump’s policy towards Russia as a strategic move designed to encourage Moscow to negotiate and reach a peace agreement. Read more 👀⬇️ theukrainianreview.info/warming-up-t...

⚡️ Zelensky: Putin is afraid of direct negotiations with me.

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🇫🇷✈️☢️ Macron: France is ready to discuss the deployment of aircraft armed with nuclear bombs in other European countries.

Trying to explain Trump‘s obedience to Putin by saying he wants to split Russia and China is a fantasy even if true. Read my newest piece—why splitting Russia and China is geopolitical fan fiction—and subscribe to The Next Move from @Renew_Democracy. thenextmove.substack.com/p/splitting-...

Trump's blatant corruption is, like a lot of the malfeasance in his second term, a bigger version of things he did and got away with in his first term. As @jilldlawrence.bsky.social writes, the Supreme Court and Republican Congress helped him do that. To quote a US Senator, he learned his lesson.

We must fight for democracy. We cannot take it for granted. Democracy is never a given, it is always a choice. We have to choose it every day. My speech LIVE at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit → europa.eu/!99jj3n

🇩🇪 German Defense Minister Pistorius: Putin is behaving as usual, will need to take further steps regarding sanctions and weapons deliveries to Ukraine.

‼️ Putin's refusal to participate in the negotiations in Türkiye will be the "last signal" of Russia's unwillingness to end the war, - Yermak.

👀🇺🇸🇷🇺 How Trump could “tighten the screws” on Russian arms production, — The Telegraph A case in point is tantalum, a rare metal essential for the production of high-tech weapons, which comes to Russia from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Brazil and China. Sanctions have restricted these supplies.

✅🇪🇺 EU countries have fully agreed on the 17th package of sanctions against Russia, - Handelsblatt

Even if Russia admits it, the denialists will still continue to insist on Russia's innocence - UN body rules Russia responsible for downing of flight MH17 prompting calls for compensation www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has made clear that he is meeting in Istanbul with no other Russian official except for Putin.

Mike Benz's pseudo-NGO tried their hand at malinformation over my Cambridge Disinformation Summit speech, describing the following like its a bad thing foundationforfreedomonline.com/bellingcat-c...

Todd Blanche, a former personal lawyer for President Trump, is now acting Librarian of Congress. According to his public profile, Blanche has no experience working in libraries or archives.

⚡European officials pledge support for Ukraine, new Russia sanctions at London summit. "We agreed...to reduce Russia's ability to wage war by limiting Kremlin revenues, disrupting the shadow fleet, tightening the Oil Price Cap, and reducing our remaining imports of Russian energy."

⚡Some ReArm Europe funds to be funneled to Ukraine's defense, EU official says. "Only member states can take out loans within the 150 billion euros instrument, but they can use these funds for joint procurement with Ukraine," EU Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius said.

Politicians really need to stop using X to assess public opinion on any given subject, at this point they might as well be relying on 4chan.

❗️Poland withdraws permission for the work of the Russian consulate in Krakow due to uncovered evidence. Russian secret services were behind a massive fire that nearly completely destroyed a Warsaw Marywilska shopping center in May 2024 - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

🇫🇷🗣️ Putin has time until the evening: if there is no truce for 30 days - sanctions. The framework is provided, everything is clear, — Macron.