🛳️ How Ukraine and its allies are countering Russia’s shadow fleet schemes 🔥 This time, the strike on empty ships demonstrated that even the sale of Russian oil after transshipment and transportation is no guarantee of safety. Read more 👀⬇️ theukrainianreview.info/coming-out-o...

Coming out of the shadows: how Ukraine and its allies are countering the Russian Federation's shadow fleet schemes

What is a shadow fleet? The “Russian shadow fleet” is a term that emerged in the context of the occupier's invasion of Ukraine. However, the term itself is

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Russia’s Foreign Ministry said it would reduce Poland’s diplomatic presence in Russia in response to the closure of its Gdansk consulate.

Poland to Close Russia’s Last Consulate in Response to Sabotage Accusations - The Moscow Times

Poland will revoke permission for Russia’s last operating consulate in the country, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said Wednesday, after Warsaw accused Moscow of orchestrating acts of sabot...

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#BBCNews - Russian attack hits flats in one of deadliest strikes on western Ukraine www.bbc.com/news/article... #UkraineWar

Russian attack on Ternopil hits flats in one of deadliest strikes on western Ukraine

At least 16 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in the attack on the western region of Ternopil.

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At least 16 people died and 64 others were wounded when Russian drones and missiles struck two residential high-rises in Ternopil on Wednesday morning, the National Police of Ukraine reported.

Death toll in Russian attack on Ternopil rises to 16, number of injured stands at 64

At least 16 people died and 64 others were wounded when Russian drones and missiles struck two residential high-rises in Ternopil early on Wednesday, the National Police of Ukraine reported .

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🇺🇦❗️ Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko warned Ukraine is running short on soldiers as many men flee abroad, - POLITICO He said Russian forces attack in relentless "waves" and urged lowering the draft age from 25 to around 22.

Ukraine suspends justice minister amid energy corruption scandal – Europe live

Ukraine suspends justice minister amid energy corruption scandal – Europe live

Prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko said that the decision to suspend German Galushchenko had been taken at an emergency government session Ukrainian justice minister German Galushchenko has been suspended amid an alleged corruption scandal in the country’s energy sector, uncovered by the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, or SAPO. AFP reported that the authorities alleged that Galushchenko was involved in a $100m corruption scheme orchestrated by Timur Mindich, an ally of president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and personally benefited from the plot. Continue reading...

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In today’s Russian papers: ▪️ Russia’s budget deficit gets bigger ▪️ plans for a new “tax on gadgets” ▪️ a “cooling off period” for SIM cards ▪️t he dangers of rehabilitating Joseph Stalin #ReadingRussia

Russia: budget deficit grows and new "tax on gadgets"

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In Kyiv, a court is deciding pre-trial measures for Dmytro Basov, a key figure in the "Mindych tapes" case. Basov, ex-security director of Energoatom and a former prosecutor, is accused by NABU of co-leading the scheme under the alias "Tenor." SAP seeks his arrest with bail set at 45.4 million UAH.

Ukraine’s Justice Minister German Galushchenko has been suspended amid a sweeping corruption probe into the country’s energy sector, Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko announced.

Ukraine’s justice minister suspended amid $100M corruption probe

Growing scandal rattles Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government in Kyiv.

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Russia claimed it is ready for new direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul, while NSDC Secretary Rustem Umerov arrived in Turkey to restart stalled prisoner exchange negotiations. www.kyivpost.com/post/64083

Fighting in Ukraine will grind on in 2026. Vladimir Putin will continue to throw away Russian lives pointlessly, but sooner or later a reckoning is coming

Vladimir Putin has no plan for winning in Ukraine

Fighting in Ukraine will grind on in 2026. Vladimir Putin will continue to throw away Russian lives pointlessly, but sooner or later a reckoning is coming

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Russian regions bordering Ukraine, including Belgorod, Kursk and Bryansk, regularly report civilian casualties and damage from drone and missile attacks.

Ukrainian Drone Attacks Have Killed Nearly 400 People Across Russia in 2025, MFA Official Says - The Moscow Times

Almost 400 people have been killed in Ukrainian drone strikes across Russia since January, the pro-Kremlin newspaper Izvestia reported on Wednesday, citing a senior Foreign Ministry official.

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Radicaalrechts lied over azc’s van YouTube en Spotify verdwenen

Radicaalrechts lied over azc’s van YouTube en Spotify verdwenen

Het radicaalrechtse anti-azc-lied Wij zeggen nee, nee, nee tegen een azc staat woensdag niet meer op YouTube en Spotify.

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The phrase “We tried to tell you” springs to mind for some reason

YouGov America@today.yougov.com · 9mo ago

NEW Economist/YouGov Net favorability of Donald Trump [at the start of his second term | now] among... White Americans +13 | -3 Hispanic Americans -12 | -34 Black Americans -31 | -70 today.yougov.com/politics/art...

Rob Jetten grote winnaar, maar VVD heeft sleutel van formatie in handen

Rob Jetten grote winnaar, maar VVD heeft sleutel van formatie in handen

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The president wants to resume nuclear testing. This is a really bad idea - and he can't even get his facts right about why he wants to do it: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Trump Is Very Confused About Nuclear Weapons

The president says he wants to resume nuclear testing but doesn’t seem to know why.

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Het was zijn energie waarmee D66-leider Rob Jetten succes boekte deze campagne. Onwankelbaar, optimistisch en niet vies van een beetje theater. Een beetje zoals... Rutte. @kimvankeken.bsky.social

Met een partijleider die transformeerde van klimaatdrammer naar positivo boekte D66 een grote verkiezingswinst

Het was zijn energie waarmee D66-leider Rob Jetten succes boekte deze campagne. Onwankelbaar, optimistisch en niet vies van een beetje theater. Een beetje zoals… Rutte.

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Russia attacked Ukraine’s energy, railway, and residential infrastructure last night. ▪️ In Zaporizhzhia, private houses and apartment buildings were damaged. One person was killed. More than a dozen people were injured, including six children. Russia struck a dormitory, destroying several floors.

Pretty scary that a dottering man who wrongly thinks Russia and China are testing nukes, who doesn’t know which part of his government is in charge of US nukes, and assumes they can be tested “immediately” has sole authority to order their launch.

Intellectueel zijn is een doodszonde in zompig Nederland.

Myrthe Hilkens@myrthehilkens.bsky.social · 9mo ago

‘Er zijn ook mensen die zeggen dat hij misschien te intellectueel was…’ Over Timmermans. Journalist in gesprek met Klaver. 🙃

That Putin will not accept.

NOELREPORTS@noelreports.com · 10mo ago

Zelensky may also be heading to Budapest. CBS News, based on sources, reports that Trump will discuss with the Ukrainian president the possibility of a direct meeting with Putin in Hungary.

NO KINGS! Join the nationwide protest this Saturday, October 18th - America has no monarchs and no one is above the law. #NoKings nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

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De benoeming van Oleksandr Alfjorov tot directeur van het Oekraïense Instituut voor Nationale Herinnering heeft tot ophef geleid. Het laat zien hoe geschiedenis een wapen in een oorlog op leven en dood is geworden, schrijft @laurastarink.bsky.social. platformraam.nl/artikelen/28...

Benoeming omstreden Oekraïense historicus rakelt oorlog om het verleden op

De benoeming van Oleksandr Alfjorov tot directeur van het Oekraïense Instituut voor Nationale Herinnering in Kyiv heeft de afgelopen weken tot ophef...

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Die Versuche Karl Schlögel als Kriegstreiber darzustellen offenbaren den Amoklauf gegen die Wirklichkeit, wenn es um Russlands Krieg in der Ukraine geht, schonungslos. Historiker, die seit Jahren vor russischer Aggression warnen, die klar die wahren Wurzeln des Konflikts 1/

⚡️Update: 15 killed, 135 injured in mass Russian strike on Kyiv. "Unfortunately, the worst predictions regarding the number of people who may be trapped under the rubble have been confirmed," Tymur Tkachenko, head of the city's military administration, said.

15 killed, record number of children injured in Russia’s massive attack on Kyiv

Three police officers and 12 children were among the injured. Thirty people, including five children, remain hospitalized as of 2:40 p.m. local time, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

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Pjotr Sauer schrijft een afscheidscolumn voor zijn overleden vader Derk: ‘Ik ga ontelbaar veel dingen aan hem missen’

Pjotr Sauer schrijft een afscheidscolumn voor zijn overleden vader Derk: ‘Ik ga ontelbaar veel dingen aan hem missen’

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#BBCNews - US halts some weapons shipments to Ukraine, White House says www.bbc.com/news/article...

US halts some weapons shipments to Ukraine, White House says

US is concerned about low stockpiles for its own needs, as Russia intensifies the war in Ukraine.

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Zijn hele leven deed Chomsky zijn best om de kille politiek achter de zachte diplomatie te ontmaskeren, maar nu kan iedereen live op zijn scherm zien hoe wereldleiders over kleinere staten denken. buff.ly/m6zlbyR

This is also what happened in Nazi Germany. Only there the firings were antisemitic rather than ideological in motivation. The effect is the same: science is made subservient to the ruling party.

David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · last yr.

The Fulbright Scholarship board resigned due to political interference from the Trump administration. The State Department, led by Marco Rubio, is canceling scholarships for nearly 200 American professors and researchers based on their research topics, which include climate change, gender, and race.