The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 39 minutes ago

U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are considering a deal where Washington would buy battlefield-tested Ukrainian drones in exchange for Kyiv purchasing weapons from the U.S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/18/world/zelenskyy-trump-drone-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #ukraine #donaldtrump#volodymyrzelenskyy #russiaukrainewar
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 hours ago

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered the biggest government shake-up since Russia’s full-scale invasion as the country faces a growing need to find more money for its defense. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/18/world/politics/ukraine-cabinet-reshuffle/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #yuliasvyrydenko
Horst Thieme
@ibigfoot@chaos.social  ·  activity timestamp 15 hours ago

Kuratiert und präsentiert von Rüdiger Linhof (Sportfreunde Stiller), bringt OneVoice die sparkscon auf eine emotionale Ebene, die bleibt. Für Demokratie und Freiheit.

Live aus #Kharkiv: Alexej, ein Musiker in einem Kriegsgebiet der #Ukraine, direkt verbunden mit der #Sparkscon-Bühne in #Augsburg per TapGig-Technologie.

Kein Stream, kein Playback. Sondern echte Begegnung: Wir sehen ihn, er sieht uns. Wir hören seine Musik. Er hört unseren Applaus.

Bewegender Moment.
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

Ukraine will get its first new prime minister of the war on Thursday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tries to wrangle wartime defense spending and win over both Donald Trump and a war-weary public. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/17/world/politics/zelenskyy-trump-ukraine-cabinet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin#volodymyrzelenskyy #us #donaldtrump
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

Europe should fully tap Russia’s frozen central bank assets to fund Ukraine’s defense and reconstruction instead of depending on taxpayers, especially given Trump’s conditions on continued U.S. support. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/16/world/frozen-russian-billions-pay-for-ukraines-arms/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #europe #eu #nato #donaldtrump #usdefense
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

U.S. President Donald Trump has finally found a way to like arming Ukraine: ask European allies to donate their weapons, and sell them American replacements. Now comes the hard part. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/16/world/politics/trump-ukraine-weapons-details-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #donaldtrump #nato #eu #europe #us
Eugene McParland 🇺🇦
@EugeneMcParland@mastodon.ie  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

valery gergiev must not perform at a publicly funded festival in Campania, particularly one supported by EU funds.

gergiev is not a neutral conductor. He is a close ally of putin, whose criminal war in #Ukraine has devastated lives and violated international law.

Source: European Democrats

The image is a composite of a tweet and a photograph. The tweet, attributed to Yulia Navalnaya, mentions that in 2025, an EU-funded music festival in Italy invited Valery Gergiev, who is described as a close ally of Putin. The tweet suggests that this invitation is an attempt to normalize the war and the crimes of Putin's regime. It also mentions that La Repubblica agreed to publish an op-ed about it. The photograph below the tweet shows two men in formal attire. The man on the left is Vladimir Putin, and the man on the right is Valery Gergiev. The photograph is overlaid with the text "NO STAGE FOR PUTIN'S FRIENDS" in bold letters. At the bottom of the image, there is a logo for "Democrats European Democratic Party." The overall message of the image seems to be a protest against the normalization of associations with Putin's regime through cultural events.
The image is a composite of a tweet and a photograph. The tweet, attributed to Yulia Navalnaya, mentions that in 2025, an EU-funded music festival in Italy invited Valery Gergiev, who is described as a close ally of Putin. The tweet suggests that this invitation is an attempt to normalize the war and the crimes of Putin's regime. It also mentions that La Repubblica agreed to publish an op-ed about it. The photograph below the tweet shows two men in formal attire. The man on the left is Vladimir Putin, and the man on the right is Valery Gergiev. The photograph is overlaid with the text "NO STAGE FOR PUTIN'S FRIENDS" in bold letters. At the bottom of the image, there is a logo for "Democrats European Democratic Party." The overall message of the image seems to be a protest against the normalization of associations with Putin's regime through cultural events.
The image is a composite of a tweet and a photograph. The tweet, attributed to Yulia Navalnaya, mentions that in 2025, an EU-funded music festival in Italy invited Valery Gergiev, who is described as a close ally of Putin. The tweet suggests that this invitation is an attempt to normalize the war and the crimes of Putin's regime. It also mentions that La Repubblica agreed to publish an op-ed about it. The photograph below the tweet shows two men in formal attire. The man on the left is Vladimir Putin, and the man on the right is Valery Gergiev. The photograph is overlaid with the text "NO STAGE FOR PUTIN'S FRIENDS" in bold letters. At the bottom of the image, there is a logo for "Democrats European Democratic Party." The overall message of the image seems to be a protest against the normalization of associations with Putin's regime through cultural events.
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Several European countries said on Tuesday they were willing to buy U.S. arms for Ukraine under a plan announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, although arrangements still needed to be worked out. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/16/world/politics/europe-us-arms-ukraine-trump-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #europe #eu #defense #us #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar
Mediapart
@mediapart@mediapart.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago
Just a trash panda
@trashpanda@m.alittlenook.net  ·  activity timestamp last week

An #introduction post. New here, if I break a norm, please DM me.

I hate #BigTech and #surveillance and love #FOSS and #sewing. I am a non-violent #anarchist #vegan and politically engaged in #uspol and my local community. I've been a #hacker and #autodidact my entire life. I love learning. Very #queer and #transgender.

I've zero tolerance those who deny the genocide in #Palestine. I am rabidly pro #Ukraine.

I don't talk about my family, friends, work, town, or local organizing. #WeKeepUsSafe
The Japan Times
@thejapantimes@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

With his announcement Monday of new arms for Ukraine via Europe and tariff threats on Russia, Trump's bromance with Putin has hit a new low — but it may not have run its course. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/15/world/politics/trump-putin-ukraine-bromance-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #russiaukrainewar #russia #ukraine #vladimirputin #donaldtrump #us