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Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
The U.S.-#Russia talks beg questions: why are they meeting in Saudi Arabia? Does the #U.S. now ally with dictators?
Kirill, a #Ukrainian businessman in Saudi Arabia, believes the reason is the country’s neutrality.
Here's what we're reading today:
President #Trump is considering a deal with Kyiv on #US access to #Ukrainian rare earth metals in exchange for aid.
This idea was floated by Zelenskyy in his “Victory Plan” in October 2024.
https://www.barrons.com/news/trump-says-seeking-exchange-of-ukraine-rare-earths-for-us-aid-b5d4e229
Here’s what we’re reading today:
#Ukrainian intelligence services have killed top #Russian General Kirillov, who had ordered the use of banned chemical weapons against the Ukrainian army, FT reports.
Kirillov was killed by a homemade explosive device attached to an electric scooter.
https://www.ft.com/content/ccb1851d-7fa6-4374-be15-841cd72d70a0
For those who don't know what the Minsk agreements were. In eastern Ukraine in 2014 & 2015, they were 2 laughable "peace" agreements with #Ukraine & Russia, which Putin, France & Germany helped broker.
And up until Feb 23rd 2022, Russia's occupation forces broke the ceasefire everyday & routinely moved heavy weapons into the demilitarized zone - killing & wounding #Ukrainian soldiers & civilians every week. They also routinely threatened, detained and harassed OSCE conflict monitors - and on one occasion actually killed an OSCE member.
Hence... President Zelensky doesn't want another sham Minsk-3 "peace agreement"
President Zelensky keeping it plain and simple tonight on peace talks with Russia. "We understand all these challenges now. We know how to act. And we want to warn everyone: there will be no Minsk-3; what we need is real peace."
#eu #europe #deutschland #france #usa #nato #spain #italy #Poland
Here's what we're reading today:
#Ukrainian #intelligence launched a drone strike on the #Russian Saratov oil refinery, which belongs to the Russian company Rosneft, a source in the Ukrainian Defence Force tells RBC-Ukraine.
The source also said that the attack caused a fire.
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/saratov-refinery-attack-ukraine-s-intelligence-1731060359.html
Here’s what we’re reading today:
Chechen leader Kadyrov bragged about using Ukrainian POWs as human shields during a drone attack on #Chechnya and blamed #Kyiv for the attack.
#Ukrainian intelligence reported that the strike possibly came from a neighbouring #Russian republics.
https://kyivindependent.com/kadyrov-claims-to-use-ukrainian-pows-as-human-shields/
Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in #Ukrainian hands.
For years I thought I was done with Maria Butina, the #Russian agent linked with the #NRA that I uncovered.
But after she was released from prison, she went back to Russia to become a legislator with Putin’s party...
Good morning to readers, Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
#Russia once cited Ukraine's reluctance to share borsch as one of the reasons for its attack.
Klopotenko, who got borsch recognized by the UN as #Ukrainian, showed us how he made his most famous dish:
Good morning to readers, #Kyiv remains in #Ukrainian hands.
The son of Ukraine's Chief Rabbi was killed in July, and his body was only recently recovered for burial.
A public funeral was held recently. We attended the memorial, and explore the history of the Ukrainian #Jewish community.
Here's what we are reading today:
A video from CNN shows an apparent execution by #Russian troops of #Ukrainian surrendered soldiers.
#Ukraine is investigating 28 executions of Ukrainian #pows in which 62 soldiers have died.
Good morning to readers, Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
1000s of miles from NYC, #Ukrainians are obsessed w/ the sitcom 'Friends.'
One of the first shows dubbed in #Ukrainian it became a beacon of US culture.
Anastasiia knows the show by heart, even learning English from it:
Here’s what we are reading today:
#Russia promises a salary of up to $4,000 for those who agree to dig trenches in the #Kursk Region.
To stop the advance of the #Ukrainian armed forces, Russia is building trenches as deep as 28 miles inside its own territory, according to CNN.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/14/world/video/russia-ukraine-advances-war-ebof-digvid
Here's what we're reading today:
The #Ukrainian port of Izmail, on the #Danube river, was hit by #Russian #drone
Danube ports play big role in importing fuel to #Ukraine due to increased usage of generators during #blackouts because of Russian attacks on energy sector this spring.
Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in #Ukrainian hands.
As we read the news, we find ourselves asking: is this Cold War 2.0?
I spoke to #Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist #Anneapplebaum about today’s autocracies and why she thinks they are more like corrupt corporations.
Це перша пісня, яку я написала українською. The first song I made in #Ukrainian.
Прошу вибачення за будь-які помилки. :)
#Music #MusicVideo #Video #Ukraine #NAFO #SlavaUkraini #Shoegaze #ClassicalGuitar #Rock #PoetryJam
Good morning to readers, #Kyiv remains in #Ukrainian hands.
A #Russian attack on one of Europe's largest printing houses destroyed 50k books and 40% of Ukr printing capacity.
For Olena Rybka, it represented the heart of Ukrainian culture. Book lovers will find this heartbreaking.
Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in #Ukrainian hands.
In 2022, retired Navy admiral Arne saw a sanctioned Russian ship in the harbor. It was unloading weapons.
He didn't know it then, but it became part of a major scandal: one that shows how close #SouthAfrica is to #russia
Good morning to readers, #Kyiv remains in #Ukrainian hands.
Recent #Russian territorial gains have been made by upgrading #Soviet 'dumb' bombs into precision weapons.
In April they launched 3,200.
With @RyanMcBeth, we do a deep dive into Russia's latest deadly tool: glide bombs.
Today, I shared the news of unblocked Ukrainian aid to my dear friend, who is a special forces #Ukrainian defender. He has been in combat 790 days. The most hardened fighters in modern times have no idea how a person could do this.
Ukrainians don't a have a choice, they must fight the Russian genocidal Army. He has put down many hundreds of Russian invaders, possibly > thousand. Today, he said, "Thank you"
We should be thanking him & all Ukrainian defenders.
It should have never taken this long. This should have passed months ago.The need and urgency has been clear for a long time. House Republicans blocking aid, on the orders of Donald Trump, underminded our allies and empowered American adversaries.Their actions are inexcusable.
Ukraine has gone above and beyond to hold Putin back, and keep Europe and America from having to fight a wider war.They have been doing their job.
Americans, please urge swift passage in the Senate. #Ukraine can not afford to wait any longer.
https://www.europesays.com/1161387/ “Before we talk about rebuilding Ukraine, we must avoid destroying it. It would be cheaper to buy Patriot systems than to rebuild the power plant targeted by the Russians,” Josep Borrel told Le Monde. #Ukraine #UkraineConflict #Ukrainian #UkrainianConflict
Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.
But without people like Violetta, it might not be.
Although she made jewelry for much of her life, this changed when the full-scale war broke out.
Now, Violetta assembles drones for the #Ukrainian army.
‘They told me we’re all Russians’: fears grow over ‘re-education’ of #Ukrainian children
#Russia, which boasts of taking in 700,000 children, stands accused of trying to erase their Ukrainian identity
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/04/they-told-me-were-all-russians-re-education-of-ukrainian-children?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
#Ukraine #UkraineWar
Good morning to readers; we have one more #Taiwan issue this month.
Mothers have a way of knowing.
On that night, Su Yu Rou knew something terrible was brewing.
Her son had not been in touch for more than five days – last she heard, he had been on a mission for the #Ukrainian military.
Many self-proclaimed “peace activists” are demanding the unconditional surrender of the #Ukrainian resistance in favour of a russian dictatorial #peace. They fail to understand, however, that a #russian military victory would not alleviate the Ukrainians’ suffering in the slightest, because #putin’s goal is evidently the annihilation of the Ukrainian people and culture.
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