Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, a small incursion using drones, because Putin needs winning narrative, and Ukraine doesn't offer it. That's why for Putin, proving NATO is no longer there and America will not interfere, which is probably the case, might be very tempting political prize.
KASPAROV: I think empire is dying, and during our lifetime we'll see the end of Russian empire. But it's like a dinosaur: when it dies and falls, you don't want to be next to it. Putin will continue his assault, and there's big chance that unless Europe acts decisively, he'll cross NATO borders.
In a first, Germany drew more power from wind and solar than from fossil fuels last year.
In Germany, Wind and Solar Overtake Fossil Fuels
Together, wind and solar generated 44 percent of Germany’s electricity, while fossil fuels generated roughly 43 percent, according to data from the Energy Institute, a think tank based in London. The figures represent a major milestone for the German “Energiewende,” or “energy turnaround,” a national push to ramp up renewable energy and phase out gas, coal, and nuclear power.
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Neue Entscheidung aus Karlsruhe 🚨 Die Regierung hat das rechtsstaatliche Willkürverbot verletzt, als sie letztes Jahr ohne Prüfung des Einzelfalls pauschal die Aufnahmeerklärungen für Menschen aus 🇦🇫 über die "Menschenrechtsliste" zurückgenommen hat. www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de/SharedDocs/P...
Erfolgreiche Verfassungsbeschwerde gegen pauschale Abkehrerklärung vom Aufnahmeprogramm „Menschenrechtsliste“
Mit heute veröffentlichtem Beschluss hat der Zweite Senat des Bundesverfassungsgerichts der Verfassungsbeschwerde afghanischer Beschwerdeführender – einer Mutter mit zwei minderjährigen Söhnen – statt...
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Ukraine has just struck multiple Wildberries logistics hubs. One of them, in St. Petersburg, is engulfed in flames, disrupting Russia's second-largest city. Here's one of Russia's largest 24/7 news websites (auto-translated). This is the virtual reality many Russians live in.
Ein Problem der ukrainischen Gesellschaft ist die extreme Fixierung auf Personen. Der "gute" Saluschnyj, der "schlechte" Syrskyj und nun der "gute" Drapatyj, die ihre Stärken und Schwächen haben, haben alle in den letzten zwölf Jahren entscheidend dazu beigetragen, dass die Ukraine noch existiert.
But three tankers heading for the strait changed course abruptly after the UK intercepted a ‘shadow fleet’ vessel on Sunday. They are the Cameroon-flagged Lion I and the Sierra Leone-flagged Sona and C-Viking.
Unfortunately Crimea can never be completely isolated by road. The best Ukraine can do is create a bottle neck for increased drone attacks.
"Belfast: Ein über soziale Medien organisierter Pogrom" Der Wiesbadener Kurier scheint die einzige Zeitung in Deutschland zu sein, die den Mut hat, die Dinge beim Namen zu nennen, statt sie zu verniedlichen oder, wie Springer, den Opfern die Schuld zuzuschieben.
Just sent out. The USA seems to have committed war crime deliberately and openly, by destroying civilian access to water as summer approaches. It is strategically idiotic and morally repulsive--and needs to be acknowledged if the US has a chance to recover. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
War Crimes Seem To Be Official US Policy Now
We Will Rue The Day
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Der Tankrabatt kostet in zwei Monaten übrigens knapp 25-mal so viel wie die von der Bundesregierung versprochene und jetzt gestoppte Erhöhung der Wohnkostenpauschale beim BAFöG.
What kind of a post is this @nytimes.com? „Anti-Immigrant activists“, „Night of violence“, „protest“?! These are perpetrators of racist violence terrorizing people in their homes incited by hateful fascists via X. Call it what it is.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2mo agoA night of violence roiled Northern Ireland on Tuesday after the police charged a Sudanese man with attempted murder in the stabbing attack of another man in Belfast, prompting calls from anti-immigrant activists for protest.
Dieses ohrenbetäubende Schweigen von Bundesregierung und DFB zur rassistischen Behandlung einzelner Nationalmannschaften, Schiedsrichter und Presse, aufgrund ihrer Herkunft, werte ich als Anbiederung an und Duldung von Rechtsextremismus. Das sollte für Deutschland ein Nogo sein.
Alumina is not included in the 21st package of EU sanctions, despite the revelations regarding Aughinish Alumina in Ireland.
Jorge Liboreiro@jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 2mo agoJust in: Ursula von der Leyen proposes the 21st package of EU sanctions against Russia: - Price cap at $44 per oil barrel - 30 'shadow fleet' vessels - Banks, crypto firms, traders - Fisheries (including cod!) - Schengen ban on soldiers More details here.
The thing is that this is so blatantly racist and such an affront to sporting merit of a referee who climbed the ladder under incredibly hard circumstances that any and every decent sports fan gets it and is angered by it. It’s just gut-level wrong and that cuts through.
AFP News Agency@en.afp.com · 2mo agoAward-winning Somali referee Omar Artan, set to be the first from his country to officiate at the World Cup, was denied entry to the United States, a sports ministry official told AFP on Monday u.afp.com/SDH9
High Representative Kaja Kallas will raise the issue of Aughinish Alumina when she meets with the Irish prime minister this week, her spokesperson confirms, calling it a matter of "concern". The company is accused of sending the majority of its exports to Russian smelters.
⚡Russian troops are abandoning positions on the Kinburn Spit after Ukrainian forces cut off key logistic routes. united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...
Russian Troops Abandon Positions on Kinburn Spit Following Ukrainian Supply Line Cuts
Ukrainian partisans report Russian troops are evacuating Kinburn Spit after supply routes were disrupted, halting ammunition and food deliveries.
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Ukrainische auch, sofern sie überleben
🇯🇵🇺🇦 The Japanese parliament has called on the government to transfer air defence missiles for Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine amid Russian strikes, - Militarnyi Matsuzawa Shigefumi, a member of the House of Councilors (upper house) of the Japanese parliament, made corresponding statement.
I should've asked Zelensky for permission to have the saint petersburg economic forum like I had to for the parade.
Wer wissen möchte, welche Firmen nach wie vor in RuSSland aktiv sind und welche nicht: bsky.app/profile/leok...
Leo 🇺🇦@leokarlsquell.bsky.social · 2mo agoHier gibt es eine Übersicht, anhand derer man sein Konsumverhalten anpassen kann: leave-russia.org/staying-comp...
🤺😡 The International Fencing Organization has lifted restrictions on Russian and Belorussian athletes and allowed them to participate in competitions with their national symbols
A russian drone struck a residential building in Romania, injuring civilians. I feel for Romanian people who, just like Ukrainians, do not deserve to suffer. At the same time, western reactions seem to range from “REAL humans were hurt this time” to “it’s just some Romanians”.
Russia wants us to discuss who talks to them, And they are already picking who is suitable for that. Let's not walk into that trap. Negotiations are always a team effort, with a defined strategy. That’s why the substance that we discuss today in Cyprus matters much more.
That’s how many we were yesterday, to celebrate The Independence day of our beloved homeland and to say once again loud and clear - we keep on fighting for our freedom and democracy, for our European future! 🇬🇪🇪🇺 #GeorgiaProtests 📸 MoSe
She didn’t say this. She said: Russia’s “economy is increasingly suffering from our biting sanctions. We are preparing right now the next package already. What is also interesting is that the Russian people are increasingly feeling the economic impact of the war on their daily lives.”
NOELREPORTS@noelreports.com · 2mo ago❗️European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said EU countries have begun work on a 21st sanctions package against Russia. The new measures are aimed at lowering the living standards of Russia’s population. #Russia
