This is a big problem for #Ukraine. Besides Patriot systems, Ukraine hardly has capabilities to intercept Russian ballistic missiles. After wasting over half its stockpile on its war on Iran, the US is now less likely to provide Ukraine with the necessary munition. Russia will exploit this.

CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies@csis.org · 22h ago

The U.S. is surging production of key munitions, but that commitment must be sustained. A few years of frenzied buying will not fully build inventories & will not establish the surge capacity that might be needed in a future conflict, write Mark Cancian and Chris Park. Read: https://bit.ly/4gajQpu

Wenn das ein hybrider Angriff gewesen wäre, um Europas Entschlossenheit, Zusammenhalt und Reaktionsfähigkeit zu testen, dann hat Europa den Test nicht bestanden. Das ist auch eine der Lehren der letzten 48 Stunden.

Jan Skudlarek@janskudlarek.bsky.social · 4d ago

"Die Europäer haben auf eine Bedrohung von außen nicht gemeinsam reagiert, sondern sind übereinander hergefallen. Der gestrige Tag war ein schwarzer Tag für Europa und ein Fest für seine Feinde." www.zeit.de/politik/2026...

Het zoveelste voorbeeld van samenwerking tussen Europees extreemrechts en anti-Europese autoritaire regimes. Zie ook de banden van AfD-Europarlementariërs Petr Bystron en Maximilian Krah met Russische en Chinese inlichtingendiensten. Deze "patriotten" zijn niet vies van een beetje landverraad.

de Volkskrant@volkskrant.nl · 4d ago

Internationaal netwerk achter Europese remigratiecampagne leidt naar uiterst rechts in de VS en Moskou

Zouden Mona en Dilan dit beseffen? Geert uiteraard wel.

I don't understand why #NATO Allies don't respond to these incidents by shooting down Russian projectiles over western #Ukraine *before* they enter NATO airspace. It gives NATO Allies a better change to prevent hits on their own territory and helps Ukraine's air defense in the country's west. 1/3

Missile that left crater deep inside Poland was probably Russian - Polish PM Tusk

The missile left a 10m-wide (33ft) crater a short distance from the village of Tarnawa Kolonia, about 100km from the border with Ukraine.

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According to the #FSB, there were no explosions in #Ryazan as the drones were merely carrying sugar...

The Kyiv Independent@kyivindependent.com · last wk.

⚡️Wildberries warehouse, major oil refinery burn as Ukraine strikes Russia's Ryazan Oblast, media says. Ukraine launched "a massive drone attack" against Ryazan on July 29, local officials said. Residents reported large-scale fires at the Ryazan Oil Refinery and a Wildberries warehouse complex.

"Nobody has the intention to build a wall." Walter Ulbricht, Chairman of the State Council of the German Democratic Republic. June 15, 1961, two months before the GDR built the Berlin Wall.

Maria Drutska@mariadrutska.bsky.social · last wk.

In the past week, Russia denied they are planning: 🔹Exit visas 🔹A new Iron Curtain 🔹Another mobilization after the September election Expect them to deny plans for martial law shortly. Reminder: "Do not believe *anything* until the Kremlin denies it ™" -- @darthputinkgb.bsky.social

Am Rande des NATO-Gipfels sprach @tobiasbunde.bsky.social mit Welt über den Ausbau der Bündnisfähigkeiten: "Weniger Sorgen bereitet mir die Finanzierung als die Frage, wie wir die neuen Fähigkeiten organisieren und politisch steuern. Darüber sprechen wir viel zu wenig." Zum Artikel ⬇️

Nato-Gipfel: „Deutschlands wachsende Bedeutung kann auch alte Ressentiments wecken“ - WELT

Auf dem Nato-Gipfel werden die Kosten der Allianz neu verteilt. Doch selbst wenn das gelingt, gibt es ein Problem, sagt Nato-Experte Tobias Bunde. Es geht um das Verständnis zwischen den USA und Europ...

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Putin no longer seems to be able to defend his capital.

The Barents Observer@thebarentsobserver.com · 2mo ago

Russia's war hits Russia's capital.

Polnische Ermittler sprechen offenbar von der "Hinrichtung eines Putin-Kritikers": www.agents.media/glavnoj-vers...

Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk@ilkokowalczuk.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Von Putins Auftragsmördern brutal heute Nacht in Polen erschossen - vor drei Tagen zeigte Semjon Skrepetsky noch seine Protestkunst vor der russischen Botschaft in Berlin.

Ukraine celebrates its 30th nuclear disarmament anniversary by being attacked with arms it handed over in exchange for “security assurances“ from the nuclear-armed states.

Darth Putin@darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 2mo ago

OTD in 1996, as per the Budapest memo guaranteeing their territorial integrity, Ukraine handed their final nuclear warhead to Russia. They also gave the entire command firing chain, delivery vehicles heavy bombers (Tu-22) & 1068 Kh-55 cruise missiles. Which have been fired at Ukraine in this war

De kans is groot dat het vannacht gebeurt. Op Telegram wordt gespeculeerd dat het kantoor van Zelensky en hoofdkwartier van geheime dienst doelwit kunnen zijn, in hartje Kyiv.

Chris Colijn@chriscolijn.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Al enkele dagen wordt de kans op een massale Russische aanval ingeschat op ‘hoog’, vannacht op ‘gemiddeld’ niveau. Duidelijk is dat er veel raketten en vliegtuigen klaarstaan om opnieuw een harde klap uit te delen. Wanneer precies, dat weten we niet.

❗️A Russian Shahed drone struck an apartment building in Galați, Romania, injuring 2 people. Romania’s Defense Ministry confirmed the UAV was of Russian origin. NATO condemned Russia’s “recklessness” and said it will continue strengthening allied defenses against threats including drones. #Romania

On my way to The Hague for the inaugural Next Gen Security Conference by @clingendael.bsky.social, @unileiden.bsky.social and the Netherlands Atlantic Association. Travelling there in style of course, i.e. by nighttrain.

⚡️Explosions heard as Kyiv comes under massive ballistic missile attack.

Explosions heard as Kyiv comes under massive ballistic missile attack

Russian forces launched a large-scale missile attack on Kyiv overnight on May 24, officials reported.

kyivindependent.com

Gaza flotilla activists allege sexual assault and rape in Israeli detention

Gaza flotilla activists allege sexual assault and rape in Israeli detention

Israeli prison service denies claims of abuse during detention of 430 people trying to take aid to Palestinians Activists released from Israeli custody after being detained on a flotilla trying to take aid to Gaza were subjected to abuse, organisers have alleged, with several hospitalised with injuries and at least 15 reporting sexual assaults, including rape. Israel’s prison service denied the allegations, and Reuters was not able to verify them independently. Continue reading...

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"Maar als het mobiele netwerk uitvalt, dan moet er wel een alternatieve methode zijn om alarm te slaan. Hoe dat eruit gaat zien, kan Van Weel nog niet zeggen. (...) Gisteren schreef hij dat er nog geen geld gevonden is voor zo'n aanvullend systeem." Wonderlijk beleid. 1/5

NOS@nieuws.nos.nl · 3mo ago

Minister Van Weel: we werken aan alternatief voor sirenes

⚡ Update: Death toll rises to 4 in Kyiv following mass Russian attack. Four people are now confirmed dead and at least 40 others are injured as rescue efforts continue across the capital following Russia's massive overnight assault on May 14.

Russian missiles, drones pound Kyiv overnight; at least 4 killed, 44 injured as rescue efforts continue

In a residential area on the eastern bank of the city, first responders' work is ongoing in an around a large pile of rubble, where 11 people have already been rescued.

kyivindependent.com

Destruction in southern Lebanon continues, including outside the Yellow Line. Just recently a solar-powered water well was destroyed in Deir Mimas, a Christian village north of the mostly-destroyed town of Kfar Kela. This also damaged a housing complex. News link: nna-leb.gov.lb/ar/news/5185...

Bellingcat@bellingcat.com · 3mo ago

Satellite imagery shows that at least 46 towns and villages in southern Lebanon have been heavily damaged or, in some cases, entirely flattened by the Israeli Defence Forces. Bellingcat’s interactive map reveals the scale of the destruction: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/05...

Nu hoor je het niet, die ferme taal van een deel van de politiek. Zo raar.

Roel Geeraedts@roelg.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Hey @vvd 🤷🏽‍♂️ Vertel ons nog eens? www.vvd.nl/nieuws/om-he...

ah ja. betogers. b e t o g e r s mensen die betogen. met vuur. tegen hulpverleners. dat is hoe je betoogt!

NOS@nieuws.nos.nl · 3mo ago

Brand voor noodopvang Loosdrecht door vuurwerk, betogers houden brandweer tegen

Pogroms tegen buitenlanders. Het resultaat van de jarenlange normalisatie van extreemrechts door politici en media in Nederland. Een nieuw dieptepunt.

NOS@nieuws.nos.nl · 3mo ago

Brand voor noodopvang Loosdrecht door vuurwerk, betogers houden brandweer tegen

🇷🇺 Energy-export revenues remained elevated in April due to high oil prices caused by the 🇺🇸🇮🇱 war against 🇮🇷 and the Druzhba pipeline reopening. 🇺🇦 Strikes on 🇷🇺 ports and refineries at least mitigated these effects: Export volumes of refined oil products and seaborne crude oil dropped considerably.

Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air@creacleanair.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🇷🇺 NEW | Monthly analysis of Russian fossil fuel exports & sanctions 📈In April 2026, Russia’s monthly fossil fuel export revenues rose a further 4% to EUR 734mn / day, the highest in 2.5 years

edition.cnn.com/2026/05/12/w...

A Russian ship sank in mysterious circumstances. It may have been carrying submarine nuclear reactors to North Korea | CNN

A Russian ship with an unusual cargo suffered a series of explosions and sank in unexplained circumstances off the coast of Spain, a CNN investigation has found.

edition.cnn.com

Whether #Russia will now engage in serious ceasefire negotiations remains to be seen, but #Putin 's change of tone on Victory Day was quite remarkable. Perhaps the combined pressure of economic downturn, public discontent, and lack of military successes is really becoming too much for the Kremlin.

Kyiv Post@kyivpost.com · 3mo ago

In 2022, Putin mocked Ukraine’s leadership as “drug addicts and neo-Nazis” and promised to destroy the government in Kyiv within days. In 2026, it’s suddenly “Mr. Zelensky.” The Kremlin is now forced to speak respectfully to the same leadership it once called illegitimate.

Oh my. This is spectacular. sinceyouarrived.world/taken

taken.

A web page that tells you what your browser gave away the moment you arrived. No login, no form, no permission. Most pages do this. None of them tell you.

sinceyouarrived.world

Bin erst gerade dazu gekommen, die neueste Folge von @sicherheitspod.de zu hören. Ich kann bestätigen, dass @wiegold.de nach "supersnelle flitsmacht" auch "Omroep Gelderland" einwandfrei ausgesprochen hat.

Het is stuitend hoe makkelijk er door sommige partijen in Nederland wordt omgegaan met de samenwerking met een partij die zo openlijk antidemocratisch is (sympathie voor Poetin, een reeks aan bewezen nazi-sympathisanten in de gelederen).

Nicht Merz‘ Kommentare über die „Demütigung“ der USA sind das Problem, sondern Trumps erneute, dreifache Attacke auf die EU - und besonders Deutschland, trotz aller Bemühungen um Beschwichtigung. Was daraus folgt, hier in meinem Kommentar (freebie) www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...

Donald Trump: Trumps Drohungen sollten mit Gegenmaßnahmen beantwortet werden

Die Abhängigkeit von den USA ist ein untragbares Risiko. Es hat keinen Sinn, das weiter mit Beschwichtigungen zu überdecken. Stattdessen bitte: Los jetzt.

zeit.de