My opinion: President Trump is selling out democracies for “Spheres of Influence”, a world controlled by Russia, China and a MAGA United States. The Melian Dialogue: "The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must." @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu www.reuters.com/world/china/...

EXCLUSIVE: Under Patel, FBI forges unprecedented law enforcement ties with China, Russia

FBI Director Kash Patel says he has forged new law enforcement partnerships with China and Russia, two longtime U.S. rivals, over the past year in hopes of gaining allies in combating transnational cr...

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2/2 I respectfully disagree with Mr. Bondarev on one important point: Europe's failure to support Ukraine to victory isn't merely due to "impotence". Rather, it is because the EU has prioritized crass financial interests over human lives and global security. edsolomon.substack.com/p/nato-and-t...

NATO and the European Union are throwing Ukraine under the bus.

It's not personal, it's business.

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President Hollande's administration sold millions of euros worth of arms and high-tech military equipment to Russia the entire time he was in office. @jnbarrot.bsky.social EdSolomon.substack.com/p/european-u...

European Union Arms Sales to Russia is Inexcusable

Arms sales to Russia wasn't stopped until April 8, 2022, 6 weeks after Russia's major invasion of Ukraine.

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Pure evil. Absolute evil. Russia looks to be using cluster munitions on Kyiv today. And we have left Kyiv in a position where it cannot intercept these strikes!!!!!

Last night, Russia attacked #Ukraine with ballistic missiles and drones, killing at least 17 people and injuring 44 more. Stronger #sanctions, without loopholes, are needed now. Bureaucracy and vested interests cannot outweigh human lives.

⚡️ A North Korean missile unit is deploying to Russia, with plans to operate 120 ballistic missiles against Ukraine. united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...

North Korean Missile Unit Moves Into Russia—120 Ballistic Missiles Could Soon Target Ukraine

North Korea deploys a missile unit to Russia, planning up to 120 ballistic missiles for Ukraine. Russia integrates 90 personnel into its 112th Missile Brigade.

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"De toekomst van de buitenlandse gevangenen is onzeker: bij gevangenenruilen staan ze onderaan de lijst, hun thuisland weet vaak niet dat ze nog leven."

Arnaud De Decker@arnauddedecker.bsky.social · 15h ago

Eerst waren alle krijgsgevangenen hier Russen. Vandaag klinkt op de binnenplaats Frans, Engels, Spaans en Arabisch. In een gevangenis in W.-Oekraïne sprak ik met Afrikaanse mannen over hoe ze aan het front belandden. @vrtnws.be ⬇️ vrtnws.be/p.XEXPJjnoJ

“Since attacking Iran…Trump’s immediate demands have shrunk from a sprawling list of concessions involving Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, ballistic missile production and support for proxy militias to just one: that Iran allow…Hormuz to return to its prewar state.” giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Donald Trump trapped between escalation and an Iran deal on Tehran’s terms

US president faces few good options to exit a war he once said would end swiftly with the Islamic republic’s surrender

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What will be the consequences of Ukrainian drone strikes on Wildberries warehouses? One Russian paper today: “Russian enterprises will face a deterioration in financial performance due to rising logistics costs & damage to warehouse infrastructure.” #ReadingRussia

Russia's platform economy "threatened" by Ukrainian drone strikes, warns Russian paper.

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New Yorker cartoon feels about right

Nice, what are @gabrielzucman.bsky.social and @mfratzscher.bsky.social saying? Should EU join and support?

Michael Pettis@michaelpettis.bsky.social · 16h ago

1/6 Financial Times: "China has launched a global hunt for hundreds of billions of dollars in unpaid taxes going back decades as Beijing seeks to fill a deepening fiscal hole by targeting the ultra rich." www.ft.com/content/e179...

Ukrainian rescuers have been helping their French colleagues fight wildfires for several days. To show appreciation, locals came out to the roadside greeting the rescue convoy and saying thank you.❤️ Mutual support and gratitude is what makes this world a better place 🇺🇦🤝🇫🇷

Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine's ambassador to Britain and former commander-in-chief, said Kyiv will "never" join NATO "For about 12 years, I personally worked on us mastering NATO standards and listened every year to fairy tales" about the accession, he said euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/04/u...

Ukraine’s former commander-in-chief just said what officials won’t: NATO membership will never happen for Kyiv

Kyiv should tie its security to a future European military bloc.

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⚡️ Russia is secretly assembling a new “shadow fleet" of LNG gas tankers to bypass looming European bans and continue exporting liquefied natural gas. united24media.com/world/russia...

Russia Secretly Assembles Shadow Fleet of Gas Tankers as Europe Prepares Complete Ban

Russia has expanded its LNG shadow fleet to 25 vessels, including 8 recently purchased used tankers, to bypass upcoming 2027 European Union trade restrictions.

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Romania’s nuclear power operator, Nuclearelectrica, has started buying electricity from Ukraine following the shutdown of a reactor at its Cernavodă nuclear power plant.

Romania buys power from Ukraine due to nuclear shutdown

Low water levels in the Danube forced closure of a unit at the Cernavodă nuclear plant.

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Trump's objectives have never shifted. He has never intended to help Ukraine, and that has not changed. He has always pursued policies in Moscow's interests against Ukraine - including enabling Russian genocide of Ukrainians - and that has not changed, nor will it. 1/4

Trump's ambitions for annexing Greenland and Canada have not disappeared, nor will they. His plan to destroy NATO is in full swing, as the US retreat from Europe should make clear to absolutely everyone. 2/4

La familia de Daphy Michel celebró un jueves que en horas ella sería libre. Sin embargo, el lunes recibió una llamada informando de su muerte. En medio, tres días en los que el ICE la apresó y la soltó en la calle, a 50 km de casa y a -6ºC. Murió de hipotermia. Mi historia para @theguardian.com:

‘She showed love for everyone’: how did Daphy Michel end up frozen to death in a Pittsburgh bus shelter?

Haitian immigrant with mental illness found dead after ICE released her in 20F weather wearing summer clothes

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Ma chronique de ce matin à 7 h 43 dans la matinale de Radio classique présentée par P. Pillet. Je montre pourquoi il ne faut pas croire à un renversement de Trump à l'égard de l'Ukraine. Depuis le début, je montre que, au contraire, tout le conduit à favoriser Moscou. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl3a...

Volodymyr Zelensky et Donald Trump : Le retour de la bromance ?

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Since 2022, Russia has systematically targeted Ukrainian culture—destroying warehouses, libraries, and print shops. This isn't collateral damage; it’s a deliberate war on Ukrainian identity and education. 🧵 1/12

"Poland should not have to shoulder this responsibility on its own," said Daniel Fried, former U.S. Ambassador to Poland, making the case that NATO should respond collectively to Russian missile incursions and make clear to Moscow that further violations will have consequences.

Can the American media PLEASE stop falling for these constant head fakes by Trump and his team!?!? Every few days they say they have a deal— for the last 5 months. Just like he’s been saying about Putin and Russia.

It's like watching one long Tom and Jerry cartoon. as.ft.com/r/71961f8d-b...

Iran denies Trump claim of imminent talks

US president had said negotiations would begin on Monday but Tehran denied the two parties were in talks

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Another data center approved on public lands. This 86-acre Townsite data center is next to Lake Mead, which supplies 90% of the water used by 2.3 million people in Nevada. Not only does it threaten to contaminate the existing water, but will also drain the falling water table that has dropped 160 ft

Jenn@jennburrill.bsky.social · last wk.

🚨 BLM fast tracked putting private data center on public land in Nevada 🚨 Skylar Capital Mgt's 167-megawatt data center approved by the Bureau of Land Mgt in June through an unorthodox procedure avoiding any environmental review or public comment. It's the 1st data center ever on public lands

Thanks to @msf.org for thoroughly documenting Russia’s systemic attacks on health workers and facilities in 🇺🇦Ukraine. No less than 3204 attacks took place btw February 2024 and June 2026, demonstrating the magnitude of 🇷🇺Russia’s deliberate violations of International Humanitarian Law #IHL #Ukraine

Médecins Sans Frontières@msf.org · 3w ago

In Ukraine, attacks on the medical system are impacting people's ability to seek care, and medical staff’s ability to provide it.

Clarification: The number of attacks referred to (3204) is not based on the MSF report itself, but on this one, by several NGOs in Ukraine: www.attacksonhealthukraine.org

Attacks on Health Care in Ukraine

This map is a joint undertaking among eyeWitness to Atrocities (eyeWitness), Insecurity Insight, Media Initiative for Human Rights (MIHR), Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), and the Ukrainian Healthca...

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Damit das mal klar ist:

Vil du lese en tekst om Elon Musk som _ikke_ har berøringsanganst for det faktum at han er en høyreekstremist? Da har du flaks, for jeg har skrevet den! Les, lik, del og bekjemp fascismen!

Etter 22. juli

Anders Behring Breivik har sonet isolert i femten år. Likevel er ideene hans mer utbredt enn noen gang.

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You can talk about tech sovereignty and defence all you like, but it doesn't matter if you're caving in to hybrid attacks within five minutes. Might as well save the money on the weapons, frankly, if European leaders are just going to surrender to hybrid attacks like this.

John Springford@johnspringford.bsky.social · 3d ago

Treating this as a pan-European crisis and closing borders disproportionately *encourages* other countries to use these tactics as political weapons. Sow division, isolate EU countries who are particular enemies.

China’s carmakers spent decades watching, learning and investing. Now they’re building better-equipped electric cars at lower prices than Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. It’s a growing problem for German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/chin...