thejapantimes, to worldnews
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The International Court of Justice is hamstrung by a dysfunctional global system that sees countries comply with its rulings — or not — based on their own double standards, experts say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/03/world/politics/icj-dysfunctional-global-system/

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A senior member of a Russian think tank whose ideas sometimes become government policy has suggested Moscow consider a "demonstrative" nuclear explosion to cow the West into refusing to allow Ukraine to use its arms against targets inside Russia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/30/world/politics/kremlin-russia-nuclear-explosion/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Vladimir Putin’s recent state visit to Beijing – his first trip abroad since being inaugurated for a fifth term – was practically a mirror image of Mao Zedong’s visit to Moscow 75 years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/26/world/fragile-china-russia-fraternity/

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With Russia having opened a new front in its war on Ukraine, consensus in Washington over U.S. weapons supplies to Kyiv being conditional on them never being fired into Russian territory is beginning to fray. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/world/politics/white-house-ukraine-us-weapons/

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Andrei Belousov becoming Russia's new defense minister shows that President Vladimir Putin is fully redirecting Moscow's economy toward the war effort. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/20/world/politics/technocrat-putin-war-effort/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Russia has opened a criminal case against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and put him on a wanted list, an announcement Ukraine dismissed as evidence of Moscow's "desperation." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/05/world/politics/russia-zelenskyy-wanted-list/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Russia is pressing ahead with construction of two new transport corridors linking Asia and Europe, seeking to weaken sanctions over its war in Ukraine at the same time as Middle East turmoil is disrupting global trade. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/18/world/politics/russia-asia-trade-routes-sanctions/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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The top U.S. military commander in Europe gave a candid assessment of Ukraine's vital lack of manpower and supplies: "If one side can shoot and the other side can’t shoot back, the side that can’t shoot back loses.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/17/world/ukraine-ammunition-soldiers-air-defense/

slcw, to random
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is a who thinks her job is to promote Russian and to the American people. She doesn't even make an effort to hide her treasonous behavior. I'm seriously worried about the number of elected who, by all appearances, are on 's payroll. I really hope the is investigating her, and other Republicans who are violating their oaths of office.

https://nypost.com/2024/04/12/us-news/rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-says-she-seriously-hates-people-who-support-sending-more-aid-to-ukraine-most-repulsive-disgusting-thing-happening/amp/

iokevins, to Russia
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thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy changed the fates of thousands of Ukrainian men when signing a law lowering the draft age to 25 from 27 this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/11/world/politics/ukraine-draft-law-young/

br00t4c, to Russia
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thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Russia has no designs on NATO countries and won't attack Poland, the Baltic states or the Czech Republic, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday, while adding that if the West supplies F-16 fighters to Ukraine they will be shot down by Russian forces. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/28/world/politics/putin-nato-f16-ukraine/

zdl, (edited ) to generativeAI
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The picture generator has an interesting feature: it seems to be flatly impossible to generate a picture with both and in which Trump is in any way subservient to or even equal to Putin.

This is the closest I've come, which is not very close at all. It still has Trump slightly more in the foreground than Putin, despite the prompt stating they should be side by side.

🧵 (1/n)

thejapantimes, to business
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The allure of Dubai is dimming among Russians as the cost of living in the glitzy emirate surges and its banks get stricter in enforcing U.S. sanctions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/28/dubai-russians-us-sanction/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Russia has been ruthlessly effective at detaining Vladimir Putin's opponents but was caught off guard by a mass shooting near Moscow, raising questions about its priorities, resources and intelligence gathering. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/26/world/politics/moscow-shooting-russia-intelligence/ #worldnews #politics #russia #vladimirputin #islamicstate #terrorism #russiaukrainewar

raymondpert, to Russia

Deadly Moscow attack shatters Putin’s security promise to Russians

> Less than a week ago, President claimed a fifth term with his highest-ever share of the vote, using a stage-managed to show the nation and the world that he was firmly in control.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/23/world/europe/putin-russia-moscow-attack.html

br00t4c, to random
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thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Russian President Vladimir Putin emerged from the three-day, stage-managed presidential vote that ended Sunday. Here are five takeaways. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/18/world/politics/takeaways-putin-win-russia/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Russians who came to cast a protest ballot in Moscow had little hope for political change, but took comfort from knowing they were not alone in opposing Putin's hard-line rule. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/18/world/politics/navalny-supporters-election-gatherings/

ahoernchen, to random German
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Ich hoffe, niemand hat sich die Mühe gemacht, irgendetwas zu zählen?

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has overseen a ruthless crackdown on dissidents and critics during his 24 years in power, and all his major domestic opponents are now dead, exiled or in prison. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/12/world/politics/putin-opposition-dead-jailed-exiled/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Vladimir Putin ridiculed the idea that he would invade Ukraine, right up until he ordered close to 200,000 troops over the border. Can his word be trusted? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/03/03/world/stopping-putin/

thejapantimes, to worldnews
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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was laid to rest in Moscow on Friday, surrounded by crowds of mourners who chanted his name and blamed authorities for his death in prison. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/02/world/politics/alexei-navlany-funeral-russia/

raymondpert, to Russia

National address: Putin warns West of nuclear war risk

> President Vladimir Putin warned on Thursday of a "real" risk of nuclear war if the West escalates the conflict in Ukraine.

> In a defiant speech in Moscow, the Russian leader said his soldiers were advancing in Ukraine and warned the West of "tragic consequences" for any country that dared to send troops to Kyiv.
https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2173398.html

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