Hundreds of Kenyan nationals have been lured to Russia with promises of well-paying jobs, only to be forcibly conscripted into the Russian military and sent to fight in Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/world/kenyans-forced-russian-recruitment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #kenya #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin
The global rise of "wrecking-ball politics" will be the focus of this week's Munich Security Conference, organizers said, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio set to lead a large U.S. delegation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/world/politics/wrecking-ball-politics-munich/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #munich #germany #eu #europe #defense #us #donaldtrump #nato #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin
Yaku 🐗
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Opera dei servizi segreti ucraini? Faida interna tra gli apparati militari russi e i separatisti del Donbass? Quello che è certo è che l'attentato mostra la debolezza di Mosca; la cattiva notizia è che Alekseev non è schiattato.
Russia: attentato contro il vicecapo dell’intelligence militare Alekseev
https://www.eastjournal.net/archives/146484
Opera dei servizi segreti ucraini? Faida interna tra gli apparati militari russi e i separatisti del Donbass? Quello che è certo è che l'attentato mostra la debolezza di Mosca; la cattiva notizia è che Alekseev non è schiattato.
Russia: attentato contro il vicecapo dell’intelligence militare Alekseev
https://www.eastjournal.net/archives/146484
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RE: https://kolektiva.social/@midtsveen/116036101677973216
"You're all in the pedo gang now, unless you're with the Resistance (Hamas, Russia, Iran, China, all of their villains). The White Empire is literally a pedo rape and murder cult, and yet people still take their word on who the bad guys are."
I'm just citing what the article said, I don't necessarily agree... Yet.
RE: https://kolektiva.social/@midtsveen/116036101677973216
"You're all in the pedo gang now, unless you're with the Resistance (Hamas, Russia, Iran, China, all of their villains). The White Empire is literally a pedo rape and murder cult, and yet people still take their word on who the bad guys are."
I'm just citing what the article said, I don't necessarily agree... Yet.
Trump’s record of reversals, hostility to institutional constraints and indifference to sacrifice convinces adversaries and allies alike that U.S. commitments will not hold. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/09/world/trump-kills-american-deterrence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #usdefense #tariffs #ukraine #china #indopacific #taiwan #elbridgecolby #cia #xijinping #nato #afghanistan #denmark #greenland #vladimirputin #russia
A Ukrainian-born Russian citizen has been extradited to Moscow from Dubai on suspicion of gravely injuring one of Russia's most senior military intelligence officers, Russian officials said on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/08/world/russia-general-shooting-suspect/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #gru #fsb #vladimiralexeyev
The Davydenkos are among many in Ukraine who say they will never leave their land, a sentiment fueling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s push against maximalist Russian demands in ongoing peace talks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/08/world/society/kyiv-family-pets-russia-cold/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar
The U.S. wants Moscow and Kyiv to end their war before summer arrives, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/08/world/politics/us-russia-ukraine-summer-zelenskyy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #us
Would #Hungary 🇭🇺 even vote for this #EuropeanUnion 🇪🇺 proposal‽
The problem with this #EU 🇪🇺 proposal is that the sanctions vote requires unanimous consent instead of a majority or even a plurality.
👉🏾 EU proposes 'powerful' 20th #Russia 🇷🇺 sanctions package with full ban on oil maritime services https://kyivindependent.com/eu-proposes-powerful-20th-russia-sanctions-package-with-full-ban-on-oil-maritime-services/
I have mixed feelings about these cold war relics. On the one hand, they're artifacts of what was perhaps humanity's most dangerous folly to date, locking the world in a deadly game where the stakes only went up with each round. This doesn't seem like something to commemorate or celebrate.
On the other hand, these objects, many now destroyed or decayed, serve as visible evidence of just how close to oblivion we are willing to go. And looked at from the right angle, they have stories to tell.
Chip Butty
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There's a growing realisation that the Ukraine invasion has not only re-shaped the Russian economy, but the 'war economy' has so distorted the rest of Russia's political economy that a major collapse now looks likely; Could Russia collapse into a(nother) major internal crisis in the near future?
If so, the urgent Q.s must be:
what would such a collapse look like?
How would the Russian population react and;
what would be the impact on both regional & global politics?
Claudius Link
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Fun fact: my instance that exists for 2 days, is now blocked in Russia 😅
All because of their sharp and authoritarian decision to control all internet traffic introducing allow-lists for foreign hosted internet resources.
I guess the next thing I am going to do is introduce tor 🧅 support.
There's a growing realisation that the Ukraine invasion has not only re-shaped the Russian economy, but the 'war economy' has so distorted the rest of Russia's political economy that a major collapse now looks likely; Could Russia collapse into a(nother) major internal crisis in the near future?
If so, the urgent Q.s must be:
what would such a collapse look like?
How would the Russian population react and;
what would be the impact on both regional & global politics?
U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators have discussed an ambitious March goal for Russia and Ukraine to agree on a peace deal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/07/world/us-march-peace-deal-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #us #donaldtrump
A top Russian military intelligence official was shot in his Moscow apartment building and rushed to hospital on Friday, investigators said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/07/world/russian-official-shot-moscow/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russia #russiaukrainewar #ukraine