A Russian woman from St. Petersburg, where a number of targets were struck by Ukraine's Defense Forces, says she has been waiting for an official explanation from Russian authorities for two days. She complains that "our walls were shaking as drones flew overhead & the explosions just kept coming." (translated)
The post said support for Ukraine remained Sweden’s foremost foreign policy priority and that this was reflected in every call with Andrii Sybiha. It added that Sweden would stay committed to a two-point plan for more support to Ukraine and an increase, but did not specify what would be increased. #Ukraine #Sweden #ForeignPolicy #SE #UA #RU
After years of breathless "Russia! Russia! Russia!" claims, now the WSJ editorial board tells us that there is really no doubt that Donald Trump is Putiin's man. Yes, but this was true ten years ago. www.wsj.com/opinion/to-r...
Matteo Hallissey wrote that the Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin, whom he called "pro-Putin," had exalted the violence in Italy and called for more chaos and the fall of Giorgia Meloni. He recalled that Dugin had been in Italy to promote, in his opinion, the birth of the League-5 Star Movement government. Hallissey urged to counter what he termed Russian interference in Italian politics and the role of Italian parties that, in his view, acted as a megaphone for Putin's propaganda. He argued that the social unrest underlying the protests of recent days should not be exploited by those who wanted the end of Ukraine. He added that in Italy and many European countries, a false dichotomy was being spread between support for Ukraine and resources for education and healthcare. He finally accused Russia of exploiting the situation through propaganda, bots, and hybrid warfare. #Italia #Putin #Propaganda (translated)
I feel like Rupert Murdoch should apologize for years of floating Trump's Russia Russia Russia disinformation. www.wsj.com/opinion/to-r...
Branko Milan said there was no intention to attack Russia, which he described as an irrational course of action. Citing history, he argued that avoiding war required being prepared for one, and said Finland’s military resources were entirely defensive and welcome. #Finland #Defense #InternationalRelations #RU #FI
Branko Milanović wrote that Russia was ruled by a dictator who needed an external conflict to remain in power and had signalled a desire to restore the Soviet sphere of domination. He said Finland and the Baltic countries therefore had reason to be afraid. #Russia #dictatorship #Finland #RU #FI #BY
The author wrote that the Trump administration had acted in the opposite way when Russia was substantially weakened on the frontline and sanctions were needed to bring it to the negotiating table. https://t.co/NAmUmC9n1H #Russia #Sanctions #Negotiations #RU
For 4.5 years, Putin apologists have insisted everyone must let Russia to do imperialism or Russia will destroy the world along with themselves in a nuclear hellfire. And despite 4.5 years of Ukraine resisting Russia’s aggression with outside support without that happening, they keep saying it.