Tag: Russia

• RUSSIAN STRIKES

  July 7, 2026

  Political crimes, politics, Russia

  apple.news/AhqghaOb6Rnu_DCG4TNQ3Tg “Deadly Russian strikes hit Ukraine’s capital ahead of key NATO meeting The overnight attacks on Kyiv killed at least 19 people as Russia stepped up a new offensive. Ukraine’s president said NATO must do more to help his country intercept incoming missiles. KYIV — Russia launched a major aerial attack on Kyiv overnight, killing… Read.

• LIFE AND NEWS NOTES FROM A CHILDLESS CAT LADY WRITING AWAY IN A SUB-BASEMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF SNARK

  July 2, 2026

  Life, Russia, Ukraine

  TURSDAY 2 JULY 2026 Ukraine · Kiev hit with massive Russian strike yesterday. The Russians are desperate and afraid. Not even the banks and the ATms work in Crimea and people are flooding out. The Russian government is removing government officials from Crimea. There are lines on the Ketch bridge. · Poland scrambled jets as… Read.

• Not just nuclear power: how Rosatom fuels Russia’s war machine 

  May 28, 2026

  Capitalism, politics, Russia

  Rosatom builds weapons, imports sensitive components, helps Russia oppress civilians, and is a potent arm of Moscow’s influence network. — Read on euromaidanpress.com/2026/05/28/not-just-nuclear-power-how-rosatom-fuels-russias-war-machine/ EUROPEAN SANCTIONS LEAVE IT LARGELY UNTOUCHED. Read.

• ANNE APPLEBAUM

  May 16, 2026

  Authoritarianism, politics

  x.com/bohuslavskakate/status/2055668059906412690 APPLEBAUM: United States under this administration is no longer interested in leading democratic coalitions against Russia or anyone else. President Trump has begun to align US foreign and domestic policies with values and practices of the autocratic world. Democracy is no longer at center of United States foreign policy or American identity. President and… Read.

• UKRAINE AIR STRIKES

  April 7, 2026

  politics, Ukraine

  www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/03/23/ukraine-strikes-russias-largest-baltic-oil-terminal/ Read.

• WHAT TRUMP IS DOING IS BETRAYING UKRAINE

  March 15, 2026

  politics, Trump, Ukraine

  x.com/bohuslavskakate/status/2033201066699903191 Read.

• ELECTRICITY OUT IN KIEV

  January 13, 2026

  politics, Ukraine

  x.com/euromaidanpr/status/2011108122317009406 Read.

• DAILY NOTES FROM A CHILDLESS CAT LADY IN THE SUBBASEMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF SNARK

  December 8, 2025

  politics

  Monday 8 December 2025         It’s 8 AM and I’ve already taken two oxycodone.  How I could have done something so terrible to my one unreplaced shoulder during the night is beyond me.  But there you have it.  The pain is terrible.  The cats have already been out and are back inside, harassed by the… Read.

• RUSSIAN “SUICIDE.🇦🇬”

  September 27, 2025

  politics, Russia

  x.com/moscowtimes/status/1971907679032664566 Read.

• WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE ANYWAY. NOTES FROM A CHILDLESS CAT LADY WORKING AWAY IN A SUB-BASEMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF SNARK

  September 26, 2025

  Law, politics, Rule of Law, Trump

  Oh, and we have a new kitten. WEDNESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2025 PODCAST: The Duran Podcast (9/23/25) If you really want to get a dose of right-wing British commentary, you couldn’t do better than the Duran Podcast.  Alexander Mercouris, one of the hosts, who is interviewed on every podcast as if he were a guest is… Read.

• THE SHADOW FLEET

  September 22, 2025

  politics, Russia

  x.com/euromaidanpress/status/1970141793124540636 Russia’s shadow fleet comprises 17% of world’s oil tankers. It allows Moscow to bypass Western sanctions and keep war funding flowing — New York Times. The 940 aging vessels operate by using fake insurance, flying flags from third countries, and transmitting false location data to hide where they loaded Russian crude oil. This shadow… Read.

• LOSING YOUR COUNTRY, NYT

  September 21, 2025

  Authoritarianism, politics

  www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/opinion/trump-kirk-trans-people-russia.html The comparison seems straightforward: The person who was murdered was a representative of a hateful ideology, the person thought to have killed him was a deluded young man who may have tried to oppose that hatred in the most destructive manner imaginable. And yet something in the transformed landscape of this country tells me… Read.

• MISSILES HIT UKRAINE

  September 20, 2025

  politics, Ukraine

  x.com/jurgen_nauditt/status/1969359853194711135 Read.

• RUSSIA ECONOMY

  September 14, 2025

  politics, Russia

  x.com/resistancemove3/status/1966416359258255603 Read.

• Ukraine Prepares War Crime Case on Abducted Orphans for International Court | OCCRP

  September 1, 2025

  politics, Ukraine, War Crimes

  Prosecutors identify three collaborators linked to the 2022 forced deportation of 15 children from a Mykolaiv orphanage to Russia. — Read on www.occrp.org/en/news/ukraine-prepares-war-crime-case-on-abducted-orphans-for-international-court Ukraine’s Children’s Ombudsman Mykola Kuleba says more than 19,000 Ukrainian children remain in Russian-controlled territory. He noted that occupation authorities have even created an online database with children’s photographs, allowing searches by eye and… Read.