❗️Ukraine and the Netherlands are discussing additional capabilities for F-16s to counter Russia’s jet-powered Shahed drones, Zelensky says. According to the president, a significant share of these drones are already intercepted by F-16s supplied by the Netherlands. Zelensky said talks with Dutch PM Rob Jetten also covered strengthening air defense and protecting critical infrastructure. #Ukraine

How free people suppose to talk to a monarch.

Matt Berry and Peter Capaldi read a letter exchange from 1675 between Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Zaporozhian Cossacks

#ukraine #cossacks

‘Catastrophic’: #Russia and its allies could cash in on the distraction of the #US mid-terms after #Ukraine 's extraordinary strikes on #Moscow
https://www.news24.com.au/opinion/catastrophic-russia-and-its-allies-could-cash-in-on-the-distraction-of-the-us-midterms-after-ukraines-extraordinary-strikes-on-moscow/news-story/35cad7ac65527fffbf4ace8f4575093c

Nieuwe inzamelingsactie: EHBO-sets voor Oekraïne.

In Nederland is een EHBO-set pleisters, gaas en verband. In Oekraïne hoort er onder andere een tourniquet in, een chest seal en een traumazwachtel.

Er is net een extra auto aan Stichting Aid to Ukraine gedoneerd, dus hebben we ruimte voor zeker twintig sets meer. Krijgen we ze op tijd bij elkaar, dan gaan ze de komende weken mee.

Help je mee? Wij zijn een ANBI, dus je gift is aftrekbaar.

https://whydonate.com/nl/fundraising/ehbo-sets-voor-oekraine

#Oekraine #Ukraine

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Foto van een ehbo set

Anne Applebaum:
"Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia."
https://bsky.app/profile/anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu/post/3mvgtchhsx22f
#ukraine #russia

The #ColdWar is over. " #PaxAmericana" is over

It's regional powers abusing their neighbors now

#Ukraine, #Georgia etc near #Russia

#Canada, #Venezuela etc near #USA

#Taiwan, #Philippines etc near #China

Here's an amazing bit of #diplomacy #drama on the point

Philippine #Defense Secretary #GilbertoTeodoro at a #SouthKorea #security forum is handed a note apparently from a Chinese #military attaché

And ad libs this witty, dignified reaction

https://www.deccanherald.com/world/asia/have-a-little-shame-philippines-defence-chief-gets-chinas-note-mid-speech-fires-salvo-over-south-china-sea-claims-4140722

#SouthChinaSea #UNCLOS

When _Ukraine_ says they can't win and it's time to stop fighting, then I will support Ukraine in that.
Until then, anything in the media stating or implying that it's only a matter of time before Ukraine loses and they should cut their losses, should be assumed to be either outright Russian propaganda or misinformed drivel from someone who is letting themselves be taken in by Russian propaganda.
https://spectator.com/article/ukraine-is-losing-the-war-kushner-witkoff/
#Ukraine #Russia #SlavaUkraini

Another example how these town pairings are a (geo-)political tool:

In fact, the EU has a “matchmaking” website for towns, which currently actively supports pairing with Ukrainian towns

#ukraine #europe #dataviz #wikidata

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A screenshot displaying a list of cities twinned with Kyiv, Ukraine, and the year they became twin cities. The title "Kyiv" is at the top in large white text, with "Ukraine" below it in smaller gray text. Underneath, in smaller text, it reads "13 twins of 80 · 72 dated · pinned". The list of twin cities is displayed as follows: - Barcelona, Spain 2022 - Dublin, Ireland 2022 - Hamburg, Germany 2022 - Lyon, France 2022 - Madrid, Spain 2022 - Marseille, France 2022 - Oslo, Norway 2022 - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2022 - Berlin, Germany 2023 - Copenhagen, Denmark 2023 - Seoul, South Korea 2023 - Taipei, Taiwan 2023 - Wrocław, Poland 2023 At the bottom of the list, "Permalink · Wikidata" is displayed in blue text.

Perversion of justice. Cartoon for Dutch newspaper Trouw: https://www.trouw.nl/cartoons/tjeerd-royaards~bfbd9e2c/

#justice #Ukraine #Netanyahu #Putin #Trump #ICE

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Cartoon showing a statue of Lady Justice without head or arms. One of the arms of the statue is being used by ICE goons as a bat to threaten migrants, while Trump looks on. The sword of Lady Justice is used by Israeli soldiers to stab a person waiving a Palestinian flag, while Netanyahu looks on. The head is being used as a projectile loaded into a giant catapult aimed at Ukraine. A Russian soldier is pulling the lever of the catapult, as Putin looks on. In the background, the scales of justice are broken, lying on the ground.

"Russia has hit printing presses and publishing houses across Ukraine in a series of recent attacks, destroying 12 million books and damaging other icons of Ukrainian history and culture…More than 35 publishing facilities have been hit over recent weeks."
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly5v8qmy64o

#Books #Russia #Ukraine

The #US #Army lost against #Ukraine but would #Australia do any better?

https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/US-army-lost-ukraine-would-australia-do-better

I know it's not a 'popular opinion' but at some point I do think European countries should consider sending arms and troops to Ukraine to help them liberate from the Russian invasion..

It's been many many years, deaths, money, misery later since this started

We should act together and show; "no more"

But that's me..

#Ukraine #war #Europe

Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra/Wilson review – white-hot intensity as Verdi Reqiuem shakes St Paul’s vast dome
By Flora Willson

St Paul’s Cathedral, LondonElemental roars and full-frontal vocal expressivity as the UFO focuses on a mission bigger than a good performance

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/19/ukrainian-freedom-orchestra-wilson-review-st-pauls-london-tour

#Classicalmusic #Culture #Music #Ukraine #TheGuardian #FloraWillson

In the 80s, during the Cold War, a drone attack with explosives on a plane would have caused crisis meetings in governments and the military, now it is just a small article on this frontpage in Germany. I don't think Russia has received the message we don't want to allow this...
We could just slide into war and will probably be surprised when people start dying outside Ukraine...
Russia is simply not deterred from doing more attacks.
#drones #russia #germany #war #ukraine #europe #geopolitics

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Frontpage German newspaper with a small message about the drone attack on a transport plane.

#Russia: I've seen people wondering what Wildberries & Ozone are.

They're similar to Amazon in that they're both retailer & marketplace. Anyone can buy there, anyone can sell.

Delivery is mostly in-store. They work with a ~100.000 pickup points where people can also test or try the items.

They sell anything from Purina dogfood (WTF #nestle) or military body armour. Like Amazon you can share reviews, showing for example your armour while standing in front of your owl collection.

#Ukraine

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Wildberries website. Purina proplan. Food. Image of a sad dog. https://www.wildberries.ru/catalog/861361823/detail.aspx

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man in body armour standing in front of his owl statue collection. https://www.wildberries.ru/catalog/518651992/detail.aspx It's in the sport section.. https://www.wildberries.ru/catalog/sport/broneodezhda

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia is prepared to wait another year for Washington to produce new proposals after the Anchorage arrangements allegedly failed. He claimed Moscow had accepted the proposed framework, but Ukraine rejected it, adding that the United States failed to persuade Kyiv because European governments encouraged Ukraine to resist. #Ukraine

#Ukraine ’s 40 Day Gambit, Smoke Over St Petersburg, and #Putin ’s Intransigence. The Big Five, 5 July edition

https://mickryan.substack.com/p/ukraines-40-day-gambit-smoke-over

🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Ukraine’s long-range strike campaign has disabled 42.74% of #Russia’s total oil refining capacity by design throughput, according to data released by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of #Ukraine on July 4.

https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/ukraines-strikes-have-disabled-nearly-43-of-russias-oil-refining-capacity-20439

“According to Russian military bloggers, the average life expectancy of a new recruit—from arrival at a training ground to death in a combat zone—lies somewhere between 10 days and three weeks. Once they are sent onto the battlefield, Russian fighters survive an average of 20 to 35 minutes.”

https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/25/russia-ukraine-war-putin-escalation-nato-europe/

#russia #war #military #casualties #Ukraine

#Military secrets are fiercely guarded for obvious reasons. But also obviously in a #war your enemy gets a lot of exposure to the operating parameters, capabilities, and weaknesses of your #technology. And gets plenty of physical samples

So #Ukraine just open sourced all of #Russia's military secrets 😆

Well not strictly, it's only for allies

And a knock-on effect is it devalues Russian arms sales because potential buyers know it's all exposed

It's called #TrophyLab

#UkraineWar

As The Kyiv Independent said in February 2025, "The American president has changed sides in this war. The American people have not."

https://kyivindependent.com/20-000-teddy-bears-displayed-in-los-angeles-to-symbolize-ukrainian-children-abducted-by-russia/

#Ukraine #StandWithUkraine #LosAngeles