An Awakened France As France expels a Russian propagandist and tightens social media controls, it joins Estonia in shedding light on how foreign influence operations are not journalism but matters of national security open.substack.com/pub/heidicud...

One way in which Latvians are supporting Ukraine's defenders is by providing soldiers and medics on the front line with cars confiscated from drunk drivers. A total of 187 cars have been handed over to Ukraine so far this year, and another 21 will follow next week, taking the total to over 200.

Latvia sends dozens more confiscated vehicles to Ukraine

One of the ways Latvia supports the defenders of Ukraine is by sending cars confiscated from local drunk drivers to soldiers and medics at the front.

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Thank you, dear Italians, for protecting the Baltic skies from russian terror! Happy hunting! www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-e...

Italian troops take over NATO Baltic air policing mission

Italian troops on Friday took over NATO’s Baltic air policing mission, replacing French and Romanian forces that had bee...

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"Azov Presents: "Rocky: The Final Round" When a Russian hits the bottom of society, a phantom paycheck often appears on the horizon: a contract with the Russian armed forces. But no matter how hard he trains[...] FPV drone racing is one sport where the home team always wins." (@azov_media)

Italy’s opposition is challenging the idea that russia poses the main threat to Europe, exposing a divide over defense spending and the country's transatlantic alignment. "We will not vote for military support to Ukraine. It seems to me that Ukraine has a super-equipped military arsenal." (Conte)

"We do not vote for military support for Ukraine." Giuseppe Conte, message to Schlein: "Foreign policy? It will be decided by the primaries."

The former prime minister, on the sidelines of an event in Asiago, speaks about European defense, Ukraine, and foreign policy. Positions on which there is still no synthesis with the Democratic Party.

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Jews in the UK have faced more antisemitic incidents than almost anywhere else in the world, and social media helps fuel the hatred that incites these attacks. After the Golders Green attacks, we found X allowed antisemitic abuse to spread unchecked on the platform.

Bluesky 'progressivism' in two screen grabs. 1. "Our Revolution" backer 2. implies Israel will assassinate Greta Thunberg

Stretching over 11 time zones, #russia remains an unreformed empire in search of purpose, not a nation-state defending interests. To dismiss that as semantics is to ignore how its power works: wars of aggression choose the "leader" to wage them. kyivindependent.com/why-russia-c...

"For all its genuine antipathy to Putin, and suffering at his hands, much of Russia’s exiled opposition still seems to prioritise, in its activities and lobbying, the protection of Russia’s people and assets. This is because it hopes one day to govern Russia. Europe’s priority is different"

Does Russia’s exiled opposition want what’s best for Europe?

Europe welcomed genuine political dissidents during the Cold War, and should continue doing so. But some argue Europe should go further.

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The recent migrant crisis in Ceuta is most likely the result of a russian hybrid warfare campaign aimed at destabilising Europe, carried out in collaboration with Morocco, a country with which russia has developed ever closer ties since 2016. www.moroccoworldnews.com/2026/04/2887...

Agriculture and Security: Morocco, Russia Deepen Multilateral Cooperation

Morocco and Russia are strengthening bilateral cooperation across multiple strategic sectors with series of high-level meetings in Morocco

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This is a reminder that the russian state has always been open about its intention to destroy Ukraine and terrorise its civilians into submission — a fact of which the average russian is well aware. Ordinary russians will ultimately face the consequences of the terror they inflict on others.

russian bot, or DSA member citing their foreign policy platform? No idea, don't care, labels are the same

President Zelenskyy has appealed to his allies to provide Ukraine with their Patriot interceptors, rather than keeping them in storage,to help protect its civilians. The Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Sweden, Spain, Romania and Switzerland all operate Patriots. Switzerland refuses to support Ukraine.

In their ongoing attempt at systematic genocide in Ukraine, the russians attacked a warehouse belonging to the Ukrainian publishing house Ranok in Kharkiv on 1 August. According to the Ukrainian Book Institute, Russian strikes destroyed more than 1.5 million Ukrainian books in July alone.

Russia hits another Ukrainian publisher warehouse as attacks on book industry mount

The strike sparked a fire at the publishing house’s warehouse, engulfing around 10,000 square meters (108,000 square feet), Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov said on Telegram. One man was report...

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"given the events of 2021, Morocco's longstanding rivalry with Algeria, the central importance of Western Sahara in Moroccan foreign policy, and Morocco's official claim over Ceuta and Melilla, it is another plausible angle worth considering as events continue to unfold."

Thread By @InsiderGeo - There is another possible angle...

There is another possible angle worth considering: Just days before the Ceuta crisis, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez traveled to Algeria to restore...

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A better way for NATO to react, is to integrate Ukraine's and NATO's air-defense picture fully and declare a joint no-fly zone about 200 kilometers into Ukrainian territory. NATO should say: "We don't want anything dangerous flying within 200 kilometers of NATO territory." Kurt Volker

Kyiv Visit By Trump Envoys Could Shift US View Of Ukraine War, Says Kurt Volker

US President Donald Trump has confirmed that he will send his envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, to Kyiv in the coming weeks. RFE/RL spoke with Kurt Volker about the significance of their visit.

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Another russian double-tap attack on first responders. “Last night, during the Russian attack on Kyiv, Vitalina — an instructor of the Military Training of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy — was killed. As a volunteer, she went to the strike site to save people. A follow-up strike took her life”

Went to save people after the Russian strike: 20-year-old instructor Vitalina Yarovenko died in Kyiv

During the Russian missile attack on Kyiv on the night of August 1, 20-year-old civic activist and instructor of the NaUKMA Military Training Vitalina Yarovenko, known by the pseudonym «Frau», was kil...

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Yesterday, russia murdered 9 people and injured 27, including 4 children in 🇺🇦, targeting residential areas with ballistic missiles Today, 🇺🇦 hit Saratov’s oil refinery The difference couldn’t be more stark: the aggressor destroys life, Ukraine responds by striking russia’s war machine

It takes a peculiar kind of mentality to face the loss of 42,860 military personnel per month—about 60% of whom are killed—yet still not find the courage/feel the outrage to protest like Syrians and Persians have. Instead,russians queue at petrol stations and post tearful videos about blueberries.

Russia lost 42,860 men in July, its worst month this year. That's up from 31,700 in January - Euromaidan Press

Russian forces lost 42,860 troops in July 2026, the highest monthly toll of the year, bringing losses for the first seven months to 238,650.

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For those of you having trouble completing your "Antizionist Bingo" card, here is a rare appearance of the always-priceless "Palestines" (sic) "are a Semitic people too"

Poland must invoke Article 4 again immediately. The crash of a russian cruise missile in NATO territory is an absolute red line and should lead to devastating consequences for the russians. Inaction by the alliance will be seen as an invitation to continue and escalate the attacks.

Russian Kh-101 Cruise Missile Crashes in Poland During Massive Overnight Attack on Ukraine

WARSAW — A Russian Kh-101 cruise missile entered Polish airspace and crashed in eastern Poland early Thursday during one of Russia's largest overnigh

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All seven of Aurika Kravchyna (Voronova)'s siblings were killed by russians. "I WILL NEVER LET THIS BE FORGOTTEN!!! MAY ALL THOSE WHO CAUSED SUCH TERRIBLE AND ENORMOUS GRIEF BE CURSED!!!! I WILL NEVER LET THIS BE FORGOTTEN!!! MAY ALL THOSE WHO CAUSED SUCH TERRIBLE AND ENORMOUS GRIEF BE CURSED!!!!"

"The tired fabrication “Russia under siege” is deployed to justify the unjustifiable[...]Joseph Goebbels addressed a crowd in Berlin beneath a giant banner that read,“Never forget that England forced the war on us.”In an eerie echo of that logic[...]Melnichenko blames Russia’s war of choice on NATO"

Inside the careless London Laundromat

Where kremlin narratives are washed, pressed, and published as serious foreign-policy analysis.

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While weak-witted individuals such as actor Bardem are once again exploiting current events to express their hatred of Jews, Andrii Sybiha has revealed that the russian information warfare weapons Pravda Network and RT are behind the disinformation campaign surrounding the migrant crisis in Ceuta.

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