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
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
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
Many in the Estonian town of Narva along the border with Russia fear it could be Vladimir Putin's next target. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/06/world/politics/russia-estonia-town-security/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #russiaukrainewar #estonia #vladimirputin #defense
With the end of the last U.S.-Russian nuclear arms-control treaty, the world is entering a period of potentially unchecked nuclear weapon buildups. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/world/politics/new-start-expiration-arms-race-fears/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #russia #vladimirputin #donaldtrump #nuclearweapons #sanaetakaichi #ldp
Russia says the U.S. has not responded to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal to keep observing nuclear missile and warhead limits for another 12 months as the two countries’ arms treaty expired. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/world/politics/russia-us-treaty-nuclear-limits/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #nuclearweapons #russia #vladimirputin #us #donaldtrump
Ukrainian and Russian officials had a "productive" first day of new U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi, according to Kyiv's lead negotiator, as fighting in Europe's largest conflict since World War II continued. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/world/politics/ukraine-russia-us-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy
China's President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin both hailed their ties during a video call held in the run-up to the fourth anniversary of Moscow's war in Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/world/xi-putin-ties/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russia #china #vladimirputin #xijinping
As the Russia's war against Ukraine drags on, relief organizations help displaced people stabilize and rebuild their lives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/30/world/ukrainians-find-way-home/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #elderly #warcrimes #kyiv
Russia has stepped up its strikes against Ukraine's power and heating infrastructure, plunging Kyiv residents into darkness and intense cold, with older people left particularly vulnerable. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/world/kyiv-elderly-russia-cold/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #elderly
Russia’s defense industry is poised to slow sharply in 2026 as the Kremlin opts to prioritize economic stability and balancing finances over further increases in spending on the war in Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/world/politics/kremlin-war-machine-budget/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #kremlin
Ukraine on Wednesday urged the European Union not to be afraid of taking "physical" action against Russia's "shadow fleet," pointing to the example of Venezuela-linked oil tankers seized by the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/world/politics/ukraine-eu-russia-shadow-fleet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #oil #eu #us #europe
With Moldova's airspace frequently violated and Russian missiles and drones crashing on its territory, fears grow that the war in Ukraine could spill over into the poor, virtually defenseless European country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/28/world/drones-moscow-moldova/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #drones #moldova #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin
When the U.S. president speaks of the need to secure the Arctic, his words echo Vladimir Putin’s justification for launching the war in Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/27/world/greenland-is-donald-trumps-crimea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #vladimirputin #ukraine #greenland #russia #us #russiaukrainewar #davos
Finland hopes to prevent damage to critical undersea infrastructure in the Gulf of Finland with a maritime surveillance center it plans to set up in cooperation with other Baltic Sea states. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/27/world/finland-cable-damage-surveillance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #finland #internet #balticsea #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin
NATO chief Mark Rutte warned Monday Europe cannot defend itself without the United States, in the face of calls for the continent to stand on its own feet after tensions over Greenland. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/27/world/politics/rutte-nato-europe-defense-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #markrutte #nato #europe #defense #us #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin
Russia has reportedly built up a flotilla of old oil tankers of opaque ownership to get around sanctions imposed by the European Union, United States and the G7 group of nations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/26/world/russia-shadow-fleet-explainer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russia #oil #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin
Ukraine and Russia ended a second day of U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi on Saturday without a deal but with more talks expected next weekend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/25/world/us-ukraine-peace-talks-no-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #us #volodymyrzelenskyy #vladimirputin #uae
RE: https://mastodon.social/@justinlachance/115950136182655354
This is completely nuts:
Not being able to take Greenland, US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent now thinks the US should go after the Canadian province of Alberta, 6.6 percent of Canada’s territory, which should belong to the US.
This US regime is an enemy of the democratic world.
This is straight out of #vladimirputin as of early 2014 - presumably the plan would be to infiltrate paramilitaries over the border into #alberta but claim that they were entirely local - as in #crimea and #donbas .