Western official tells me if there is a US/UK agreement to allow Ukraine to use British Storm Shadows to strike in Russia, “The first announcement of this policy will land, when the first missile lands in Russia."

The only way that makes sense is if the permission is immediate and the russians find that out tonight.

Sudzha’s Lenin statue has had a little makeover.

Putin's ability to shift the narrative and direct attention elsewhere is an important part of his strategy for fighting Russia's war in Ukraine. To think that he won't or can't back down or accept defeat ignores his track record of doing precisely that.

Ivanishvili is not a pro-Russian, but Russia’s oligarch. That explains everything.

When they were insistent on passing the Foreign Agents law I wasn't sure if he was really following orders from the Kremlin or just repeating the use of a tool popular with wannabe autocrats. With this, now think 100% they're following orders from the Kremlin.

Just brilliant. #MustWatch from Saint Javelin 🇺🇦👊🤘.

Being a person who "poses a reputational risk" to Cyprus is like winning the Olympic Gold Medal in Douche Canoe.

Here, ladies and gentlemen, is the actual russian response to long-range strikes, in real time and confirmed by various sources. Withdrawing. Even the discussion about this has had them withdrawing naval and air assets for months. So they had no appetite for World War 3, eh?

You can also argue that Biden just pulled one over on Putin by forcing this withdrawal. The remnants of the Black Sea Fleet departing Novorossisk is a big deal. Russia is weak. As proven here. Another retreat.

Both of these people profess a deep faith. They're both evil. Lvova-Belova wanted for stealing children, Malofeev being one of the architects of the war in the Donbas.

How US military aid to Ukraine and the associated industrial base expansion in the US directly benefit individual state economies. Source: acq.osd.mil/news/spotlight…

A Russian glide bomb struck an apartment building in Kharkiv. 28 people are wounded, including 3 children, according to city authorities.

I watched JD Vance on CNN just now expecting him to be asked about the terrible ideas he's just spouted about Ukraine. Fodder for an article I would've written tomorrow. Anyway, he managed to keep the conversation on people eating pets and played himself as the real victim here.

#Kherson #DroneAttacks 🔴 A Russian drone operator video of an attack on a public bus. Deliberate targeting civilians constitutes a war crime according to the #GenevaConventions Already 4 injured by #drones just today. An increased drone activity reported now, at 17.00.

Such a pathetic man. His default is to claim no knowledge. Weak. This should have been easy, "yes, I denounce bomb threats" but he even fucked that up.

He's actually telling people to commit election fraud.

I'm not an avid student of the topic, at the same time I think I can read and analyse stuff a bit... As far as I know: The US has no serious problem with election fraud. And never has. It's really not a thing. Trump tried to prove it in courts 62 times and simply could not.