Emily Jones
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Tag: Russia
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LIFE WITH CATS AND FRIDAY NEWS NOTES
FRIDAY 5 JANUARY 2024 Life with Cats: Little Carmine showed up for breakfast while the other cats were out for their morning walk. He is so camouflaged and moves so slowly, he just seems to appear out of nowhere. Mike was sitting on the steps just outside the screened in porch and looked up to… Read.
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Thursday Morning News Notes: Israel, Ukraine, Russia
Morning News Notes Thursday 4 January 2024 Israel: • No one has taken credit for the two bomb blasts that accompanied the funeral of Soleimani in Iran. The MO (one bomb blast and then another delayed to catch the people who came in to rescue the victims of the first) is not Israel’s, but who… Read.
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HOW RUSSIA CRACKS DOWN ON DISSENT
www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/12/29/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-censorship.html Just days after invading Ukraine, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia signed a censorship law that made it illegal to “discredit” the army. The legislation was so sweeping that even his spokesman acknowledged it was easy to cross the line into prohibited speech. In the first 18 months of the war, the law scooped… Read.
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Russia welcomes Hamas and iran
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RUSSIA EXECUTING SOLDIERS
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TURKEY PLAYING BOTH SIDES
apple.news/A5RdO6pvHQBSGzMT24QSEYw From the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Turkey has performed a delicate balancing act, portraying itself as an ally to the warring sides while reaping economic and political benefits from its relationship with both. Turkey has condemned Russia’s invasion and extended diplomatic and material assistance to Ukraine’s war efforts. At the same time,… Read.
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PROSECUTING WAR CRIMES:universal jurisdiction
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British intel: Failed Russian counterattacks underscore minimal offensive capability – Euromaidan Press
Latest news from Ukraine today. British intel: Failed Russian counterattacks underscore minimal offensive capability. Follow updates on Euromaidan Press. — Read on euromaidanpress.com/2023/09/25/british-intel-failed-russian-counterattacks-underscore-minimal-offensive-capability/ Over the last week, Russian forces have made a concerted effort to conduct local counter attacks against advancing Ukrainian forces in both the Orikhiv and Bakhmut sectors. In both areas, Ukrainian forces… Read.
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ATTACKS ON ODESSA. GRAIN ISSUES.
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RUSSIANS AND REPUBLICANS RECREATE HISTORY.
www.nytimes.com/2023/09/19/opinion/putin-russia-medinsky.html Read.
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Sands of Time Running Out for Russia’s Sudanese Gambit – CEPA
With a cavalier disregard for Africa and its people, Russia is backing both sides in Sudan’s civil war while looting the country’s resources. — Read on cepa.org/article/sands-of-time-running-out-for-russias-sudanese-gambit/ In a remote corner of Sudan’s expansive deserts, a lone Soviet flag flutters above an antique locomotive. Gold prospectors travel from afar to exchange their modest finds for… Read.
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Alexander Vindman: Prigozhin’s Death Could Speed Peace in Ukraine
Prigozhin’s death weakens the nationalist wing pushing for a more aggressive war—and may ease pressure on Putin for a continued, expanded conflict. — Read on www.thedailybeast.com/alexander-vindman-prigozhins-death-could-speed-peace-in-ukraine we will quickly learn if Wagner has the capacity to seek retribution against Putin and his allies. Moreover, the death of Prigozhin will suppress other Putin challengers, and warn… Read.
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COMMENTS AND SPECULATION ABOUT PRIGOZHIN’S REPORTED DEATH IN PLANE CRASH
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RUSSIAN MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM DESTROYED.
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/08/23/ukraine-russia-war-latest-news-putin-drone-wagner-prigozhin/ One of Russia’s most advanced air defence systems was destroyed in a huge explosion in occupied Crimea, Ukraine’s intelligence services said. Videos shot by a drone show a purported S-400 being struck on Wednesday morning in what would be Ukraine’s latest attacks far behind enemy lines. “As a result of the explosion, the installation itself, the… Read.
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The FBI, SPIES AND RUSSIAS. THERE IS RUSSIAN MONEY AND INFLUENCE ALL OVER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
www.nytimes.com/2023/08/14/nyregion/fbi-mcgonigal-oligarch-nyc.html Excerpts he was privately courting the oligarch, Oleg V. Deripaska, who figured prominently in the investigation by the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The case has raised unsettling questions about the F.B.I.’s ability to detect corruption within its ranks. Prosecutors suggested that Mr. McGonigal… Read.
Law, Power, and Justice 