Ozon marketplace (competitor of Wildberries) has suddenly realized that Crimea isn’t Russia. It sent someone in Russian-occupied Crimea a message saying: "Ozon does not deliver goods to Sevastopol.Delivery outside of Russia is available only to the following countries:Armenia,
Quite impressive to completely undermine your own defence and insult most of your party's elected officials in the same sentence.
Chris Terry-Enescu@cjterry.bsky.social · 15h agoIt's OK for criminal ex-neo Nazis to run your bins is a hell of a line.
Calling Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “the NATO campaign against Russia” erases Ukrainian agency and echoes Kremlin framing. Our thread responds to Diane Abbott’s comments and highlights the internationalist left voices taking a different approach. *now with fixed link x.com/UkraineSol/s...
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According to their calculations, the celebration could cost about 9 million rubles. It's possible that Chayko was celebrating both his birthday and his appointment as Commander-in-Chief that day.
As Nigel points out, "much of Russia’s exiled opposition still seems to prioritise... protection of Russia’s people and assets" - but protection from consequences of waging genocidal wars of colonial reconquest will do nothing to change Russia's course away from aggression and imperialism. [3/3]
This, from highly experienced Russia hand @nigelgould-davies.bsky.social, matters: when somebody describes themselves as being part of the "Russian opposition", it is essential to enquire further: opposition *to what*, exactly? [1/3] spectator.com/article/does...
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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For the 612th consecutive day, Georgians are out on the street in 8+ cities, protesting against a pro-Russian, illegitimate regime.
They’re shocked- after drinking from puddles for four days at the front,they receive water from our hands It leaves a deep impression on them,especially since they understand that we’re the enemy.Yet they’re treated with humanity.That’s the moment when something shifts for most of them" 📹Militarnyi
deepfake nudes are, of course, integral to the future of space exploration
Lora Kolodny@lorak.bsky.social · last wk.SpaceX-owned xAI, the developer of Grok, sued Minnesota AG to challenge a law coming into effect in the state that will ban "nudify" apps, use of these AI image generators to make non-consenting intimate images, aka AI deepfake porn of real people including minors. www.cnbc.com/2026/07/28/s...
New post looks at whether or not Putin will move to a large-scale mobilisation. I consider the needs of the front and the extent of Russia’s recruitment crisis. (£/free trial) open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/w...?
Will Putin be forced to announce another mobilisation?
Like many people trying to follow the Russo-Ukraine War I spend a lot of time staring at maps of the front line.
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There's a lot of focus on democratic resilience from civil society actors at the moment, and rightly so, but I'm concerned there's not really a shared definition of what democratic resilience is, and often appears to fall back on a few ideas that I think are questionable.
Wilton Park@wiltonpark.bsky.social · last wk.🚨 'Democratic resilience and social cohesion should be understood as matters of national security.' 📝 Read the full report from our recent event exploring new approaches to countering extremism and protecting the democratic order. 👇 🔗 https://ow.ly/QUeP50Zs2X7
Bill Oddie, naturalist and broadcaster, dies aged 85 www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Bill Oddie, naturalist and broadcaster, dies aged 85
Coming to fame in The Goodies, Oddie was later known for his wildlife expertise and presented BBC Springwatch
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This also marks the first time Reform have not led in our tracker since April 2025. It is the lowest share of the vote for the Greens since October last year when Polanski became leader.
Short-sighted, stupid cuts to the UKRI budget include shutting down Jodrell Bank, the icon of British astronomy. (Many other cuts too, including 20% to our brand new @vrubinobs.bsky.social). Interesting politically to shut down a major facility in...um..Manchester 🔭 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understands
Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.
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⚡️Yesterday was the funeral for Valentina, wife of Ihor Solovei, Director of Ukraine's StratCom Centre. She led international cooperation at Ukraine's secret service. The Russian attack that killed her also destroyed their car & left heavy expenses. PayPal: solovey.ihor@gmail.com Please ReTweet.
Woah ‼️. SCOOP 🔥 “George Cottrell carried a fraudulent Swiss passport in the name of ‘Oscar Drewitt’ – the identity under which he was hired into a City corporate finance network by the future Reform UK treasurer, Mehrtash A’zami.“
Josiah Mortimer@josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 2w agoBrilliant and far-reaching new investigation into George Cottrell and former Reform treasurer Mehrtash A’zami by @nafeez.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/07/23/p...
This morning we visited the Lviv military cemetery. It is hard to convey the scale - but it was an untouched field in 2022 and is now filled with thousands of perfectly maintained graves. In amongst it you spotted family members sitting with their lost loved ones.
Occupied Crimea: Instead of dispensing cash Sberbank ATMs now offer sage advice to the Russian occupiers that could safe their life. For free. This message pops up: GLORY TO UKRAINE! FLEE CRIMEA!
After a long recovery and rehabilitation, Oleksandra returned to rhythmic gymnastics with a bionic prosthetic leg. Oleksandra said her performance expresses the strength, dreams, and resilience of Ukrainian children through dance.
Turmoil at the top: what Ukraine's defence shake-up means for the war open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
Turmoil at the top: what Ukraine's defence shake-up means for the war
On 15 July President Zelenskyy sacked the Minister of Defence Mykhailo Fedorov.
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Zelensky announced Maj Gen Mykhailo Drapatyi as the next Commander-in-Chief. On May 9 2014 he was a battalion commander in this leading BMP that broke through Russian barricades to free hostages held at the Mariupol city police headquarters, helping prevent the capture of the city.
Igor Sushko@igorsushko.bsky.social · 2w ago🚨 BREAKING: Syrskyi removed as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Ninety today! The Montreux Convention, the grandfather of international treaties, was signed on July 20, 1936. Ankara does all it can to make this slightly archaic convention the framework for Black Sea security – with itself as the indispensable gatekeeper. carnegieendowment.org/europe/resea...
Managing Montreux: Turkey and the Russia-Ukraine War in the Black Sea
For ninety years, Turkey has been positioned as the principal gatekeeper of Black Sea security. As a result, European and NATO efforts to support Ukraine will require closer engagement with Ankara.
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I’m very sad to see this . Ed was a wise and compassionate man and a rigorous news broadcaster.
Edward Stourton: Broadcaster and journalist dies aged 68
Stourton hosted Radio 4's Today programme for a decade and was a founding member of Channel 4 News.
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