An extremely brutal Russian attack on Kharkiv and Lyubotyn. According to preliminary data, Russia launched 15 missiles at once. Unfortunately, there are casualties. Emergency services have already arrived at the scene of the attacks, and all those injured will receive the necessary assistance.
Russian terrorists are taking advantage of Ukraine's lack of sufficient air defense protection and reliable capability to destroy terrorist launchers at their exact locations, which are close to our borders. And this weakness is not ours, but the world's, which has not dared to deal with terrorists in the way they deserve for three years.
Terror must lose everywhere, under any conditions, and on all continents. This is our shared responsibility—that of everyone in the world who has the ability to protect life from terror. Ukraine is doing everything it can. I am grateful to everyone who is helping us. But we need more determination, especially from world leaders.
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 22, 2024
"The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) proposed on May 21 that the Russian government reassess Russia’s maritime borders in the Baltic Sea so that these borders “correspond to the modern geographical situation.”
By deepening economic relations with both #China and #Russia, #Orbán hopes to give #Hungary an oversized say in global decision-making. And his “friendship” with #Putin is feeding the ever-growing clientelism within his government and funding his cronies.
For example, while other European countries have been downgrading the size of their staff at Russian embassies and consulates, staff numbers at the Russian Embassy in Budapest are on the rise.
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja #Kallas says #Russia is conducting a “shadow war” against the West.
Kallas cited a warning from an intelligence agency to a European country that one of its warehouses was targeted by Russian military intelligence. When a fire occurred at the warehouse two weeks later, officials in the country suggested that “we don’t know it is the Russians,” she said. Kallas did not identify the country.
#Russia has declared an intention to unilaterally extend its territorial waters on #Baltic sea in a way that collides with territorial waters of #Finland and #Lithuania. Russian Ministry of Defense (!) proposed to cancel the 1985 #USSR decision of demarcation of the sea borders and redraw them according to “new geographical references”, and then declare them “internal waters”.
Obviously, this looks very much like a poorly disguised attempt to create an strategic dilemma for #NATO by unilaterally opening a territorial dispute with two NATO members without really invading anyone yet. In case of NATO inaction the next step will be Russian actually enforcing their “new territorial waters” by threatening or sinking ships sailing to Finland and Lithuania. And if the inaction continues, the next step will be likely establishing “new geographical references” on one of the land borders of NATO countries.
Was würde eigentlich passieren, wenn die #NATO mal einfach #Kaliningrad zusperren würde: Kein russischer Zugang mehr zum Hafen, alle Grenzen und den Korridor schliessen.
"A Russian Defence Ministry proposal to revise Russia’s maritime border in the eastern #BalticSea was deleted on May 22 from an official portal after creating confusion and concern among #Nato members such as #Finland, #Sweden, #Lithuania and #Estonia. According to the draft decree dated May 21, the ministry proposed adjusting the border around Russian islands in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland and around #Kaliningrad
"If Re-Elected, Trump Vows Fascist Regime from Day One
Interview with Jason Stanley, professor of philosophy at Yale University and author of “How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them," conducted by Scott Harris"
"Ernst Jünger’s Narratives of Complicity
A morally compromised writer can project a strange kind of honesty—especially when his society is compromised to the same degree."
" DOD: Russia’s use of Starlink will be a ‘continuous problem’ in Ukraine.
The Pentagon and #SpaceX have been working together to shut off Russia’s use of #Starlink."
"Ukraine Army Gunners Now Finding – Some – Shells to Hit Latest Russian Assaults
Critical calibers are still in short supply and it looks like the Ukrainian army has nowhere near sufficient shell for major bombardments. Western ammo resupply is still en route, mostly."
The European Union has approved the transfer of proceeds from Russia's frozen assets to Ukraine, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský said.
"Today we decided within the EU to transfer to Ukraine the funds received as a result of freezing the assets of the Russian Central Bank. This year alone, this amount could reach up to 3 billion euros," he said. #AureFreePress#News#press#headline#Ukraine#Russia#Putin#EU#NATO
Estonian PM Kaja #Kallas has said the Baltic states should convey to Western countries the opinion that peace on #Russia's terms will not mean an end to human suffering.
"Even the end of the war does not mean the end of human suffering. If we look at our history, after the end of World War II in our countries, there were no military actions, but there were mass deportations and our culture, our language were repressed
Today marks two years since the #Mariupol defenders have left the Azovstal plant, the last outpost of the city. The garrison guarded it for 86 days, but in May 2022, they received an order to go into captivity to save the lives of personnel.
Now, more than 1,500 Ukrainian soldiers are still in Russia's imprisonment, enduring brutal torture, inadequate detention conditions, and a lack of medicine, proper nutrition, and hygiene.
Stand with Ukraine. Raise your voice and share the truth to free Azovstal defenders.
The NATO allies' fears that sending troops to Ukraine to train the country's soldiers could draw them into war with Russia "are not well-founded," Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said in an interview with the Financial Times published on May 20.
Estonian PM: NATO training soldiers in Ukraine won't escalate war (kyivindependent.com)
The NATO allies' fears that sending troops to Ukraine to train the country's soldiers could draw them into war with Russia "are not well-founded," Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said in an interview with the Financial Times published on May 20.