Ukraine invasion

[Phylo]

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Five to be charged in UK with spying for Russia - BBC News

Did 'Russian spies' help monitor targets for abduction from this Norfolk seaside hotel? Court hears how five Bulgarians including west London beautician carried out surveillance under direction of fugitive ex boss of collapsed payment provider Wirecard

Five Bulgarians appear in court charged with spying for Russia

Three men and two women accused of spying in Britain for the Russians over a three year period from a base in a Norfolk seaside hotel were remanded in custody after appearing in court today.

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[Phylo]

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Putin's 'invisible' nightmare: Ukraine unveils new 20ft underwater kamikaze stealth drone capable of carrying 1,000lbs of explosives that will be aimed at Russia's Black Sea fleet

• The torpedo is set to be unleashed on Russian warships and submarines
• Footage shows a Ukrainian crew testing the missile out in the water

Ukraine unveils new 'invisible' 20ft underwater kamikaze drone

The newly designed 'Marichka' torpedo is set to be unleashed on Russian warships and submarines as Ukraine continues its efforts to repel Vladimir Putin's navy in the Black Sea.

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[Rufus_Leakey]

This makes sense, since they have a lot of experience depriving humans of their rights.

Russia seeks to rejoin UN's human rights council

It was expelled from the United Nations council last year after its forces invaded Ukraine.

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[IlIlIlIlI]

US and UK involved in attack on Crimea – Russia

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has accused the US and UK of helping Kiev attack Sevastopol

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Polish minister calls for extradition of Ukrainian Nazi honored in Canada

The Polish minister of education has “taken steps” towards the extradition of a Ukrainian Nazi SS veteran celebrated in Canada’s parliament

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Warsaw mayor blasts Zelensky

Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski has dismissed as “exaggerated” grievances voiced by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky over a grain row

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[Rufus_Leakey]

A Ukrainian Drone Knocked Out A 70-Year-Old Russian Field Gun. It’s A Stark Reminder That Ukraine Is Winning The Artillery Battle.

Escalating Russian losses in howitzers and launchers help to explain why, more and more, the Russians are relying on older artillery.

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Could this be the next step for Russian soldiers?

 

[Phylo]

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[MattK]

A Ukrainian Drone Knocked Out A 70-Year-Old Russian Field Gun. It’s A Stark Reminder That Ukraine Is Winning The Artillery Battle.

Escalating Russian losses in howitzers and launchers help to explain why, more and more, the Russians are relying on older artillery.

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Could this be the next step for Russian soldiers?
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[MattK]

Sorry for going off-topic, but are there any good analytical articles discussing how the war in Ukraine is currently affecting trading and its potential future impact?

 

[IlIlIlIlI]

Missile that killed two Poles was Ukrainian – Warsaw

Polish investigators concluded the Ukrainian military was behind a deadly missile strike on the country’s soil in November 2022

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NATO country's pro-Ukraine government to lose election – polls

Slovak politician Robert Fico, who has promised to end military aid to Ukraine, is poised to win a snap election on Saturday

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Nazis for Biden: How Washington weaponizes radicals for its political goals

An outspoken American neo-Nazi recently voiced support for the Democrat president. That’s not a glitch, it’s a manifestation of US policies

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German ambassador applauded Ukrainian Waffen SS Nazi – Berlin

Germany says its ambassador to Canada did not know she was applauding a Nazi when he was honored by lawmakers in Ottawa

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‘CIA cutouts’, big money grants and biolabs: The depth of US interference in Armenia explained

The US State Department and the Pentagon have spent tens of millions of dollars on projects in Armenia

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Ukraine realises the number of Western states willing to support Kyiv decreases
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[Phylo]

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Bulgarians who 'monitored potential abduction targets from room in Great Yarmouth guest house' appear at Old Bailey accused of spying for Putin's Russia

• Orlin Roussev, Bizer Dhambazov, and Katrin Ivanova appeared at the Old Bailey
• They appeared via video-links for a brief administrative hearing
• They are charged, with two others, of an offence under the Official Secrets Act

Bulgarians appear at Old Bailey accused of spying for Putin's Russia

Three Bulgarian nationals suspected of spying for Russia appeared on the Old Bailey today. They appeared at the brief administrative court hearing via prison video-links.

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[MattK]

UN nuclear watchdog chief voices "deep concern" over new landmine explosions near Zaporizhzhia plant​

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general Rafael Grossi reiterated Thursday his "deep concern" about the repeated occurrence of landmine explosions near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

It comes after the area experienced frequent shelling in the past few months.

IAEA experts present at the plant were informed Thursday "about two more landmine explosions outside the plant perimeter fence, bringing the total to five this week," IAEA said in a statement.

One explosion occurred Wednesday afternoon "in the area of a channel transporting water to the plant for its cooling system, which is essential for nuclear safety. It did not cause any damage," IAEA said.

The second explosion "took place at 1pm today some 500 metres from reactor unit 1. There was no major damage, but further investigations will be conducted."

"As the previous three landmine explosions reported by the IAEA this week, they were believed to have been caused by animals," it added.

Separately, Grossi said that the IAEA is organizing the third assistance shipment of equipment to Ukraine this week "as part of efforts to help ensure nuclear safety & security during the current conflict."

 

[Rufus_Leakey]

I thought the Russians and their friends were only good at shooting down civilian planes.

Case against Russia over downing of MH17 can go ahead, court rules

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg issued its latest judgment on Wednesday afternoon.

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I stand corrected.

Russia 'shoots down its own £80million fighter jet' in friendly fire

The supersonic SU-35, which is one of the Kremlin's most advanced aircraft, burst into flames over the city of Tokmak in the Zaporizhzhia region.

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[IlIlIlIlI]

Nazis for Biden: How Washington weaponizes radicals for its political goals

An outspoken American neo-Nazi recently voiced support for the Democrat president. That’s not a glitch, it’s a manifestation of US policies

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Nearly 10 million Ukrainians have fled to EU – commissioner

The EU has accommodated almost 10 million refugees fleeing from hostilities in Ukraine, the bloc’s commissioner has said

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Bulgaria to stop imports of Russian oil

Lawmakers in Bulgaria have approved a motion to stop purchases of Russian crude next year, Bloomberg reports

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West must tell Ukraine how long support will last – security chief

The head of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, Aleksey Danilov, says Kiev doesn’t know how long it can count on Western aid

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Russia Has Gained More Territory This Year Than Ukraine - News From Antiwar.com

Russian forces have gained more territory in Ukraine this year than the Ukrainian side despite the Ukrainian counteroffensive that was launched in June, The New York Times reported on Thursday. The report noted that despite nine months of heavy fighting in Ukraine, only about 500 square miles of...

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World's biggest lithium reservoir found in supervolcano McDermitt Caldera in Nevada - with $1.5trillion worth of the precious metal that powers world's technology

• The world's largest lithium deposit was found on the Nevada-Oregon border
• The McDermitt Caldera that formed 16m years ago has about 40m metric tons

America's biggest lithium jackpot found in ancient supervolcano

America may have hit the jackpot after scientists announced they found the world's largest lithium deposit lurking in an ancient supervolcano along the Nevada-Oregon border.

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[IlIlIlIlI]

Ukraine can use German missiles to attack Russia – Bundestag

Head of Bundestag’s Defense Committee Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann has urged Chancellor Scholz to give Kiev Taurus cruise missiles

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‘Ukraine has a terrorist government’: A new political force in an EU state wants the bloc to change its stance towards Kiev

A new political party in the Czech Republic wants to form a united national-conservative front against Brussels

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EU nation to beef up air defenses over Ukraine conflict

Romania is moving its anti-aircraft systems closer to Ukraine in the wake of Russian attacks on Danube River ports, Reuters has reported

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German energy giant admits it's probably still buying Russian gas

The chief of German energy giant Uniper Michael Lewis says Russian LNG may easily be sold in Germany as its origin is impossible to identify

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Russia will 'liberate' more Ukrainian regions – ex-president

The military operation in Ukraine will go on until “original Russian territories” are freed, former president Dmitry Medvedev has said

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Supporting Ukraine is ‘tough and painful’ – UK

UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has acknowledged that supporting Ukraine is “tough and painful,” but insists that it must continue

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‘My people have bigger problems than Ukraine’ – EU state’s election winner

Sending more military aid to Kiev makes no sense for Slovakia, according to the leader of the party that has topped the poll in the country

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Democrats want to ‘bleed Ukraine dry’ – US senator

Leftist lawmakers want ‘revenge’ on Russia over 2016 presidential election gripes, a Republican lawmaker has claimed

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US secretary of state’s ‘history lesson’ corrected by X users

Social media critics were quick to point out Antony Blinken’s apparent lack of context in remarks about the 1941 Babyn Yar massacres

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Congress Passes Stop-Gap Spending Bill, McCarthy Makes Deal For Separate Vote on Ukraine Aid

The bill was passed hours before the midnight deadline on Saturday, averting a government shutdown, and will fund the government...

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[Rufus_Leakey]

German energy giant admits it's probably still buying Russian gas

The chief of German energy giant Uniper Michael Lewis says Russian LNG may easily be sold in Germany as its origin is impossible to identify

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The supply might not be too reliable.

Russia's gas production collapses to late-stage USSR levels

Russian energy giant Gazprom said that gas production in Russia had decreased by nearly a quarter in 2023.

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[Atilla]

I think and feel Europe has a great opportunity to learn from this whole Ukraine shenanigans incident.

With UK out of the EU it should be better footed to re-align interests with the East. US and UK interests are clearly not aligned with the EU member states well being.

Behind closed doors this is indeed been discussed and some countries voicing their opinions. It is clear the embargoes and sanctions have hurt the West more than Russia. US's wet dream to repeat the bleeding of the old USSR regime as per their Afghanistan war has mis-fired. Times have changed. Asian tigers have developed into real dragons. US view of world socio-political and economic perspective seriously out of alignment.

Just like the 1st and 2nd world war weakened UK's grip on their colonies, Iraq, Afghanistan and this latest Ukraine war has demonstrated the overstretching and daft ambitions of super-powers when they get too large.

Coming back to the EU, I think both France and Germany will be wiser not to align with US/UK interests next time without more serious thought. The West is becoming fractured imo.

 

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Ukraine's daring jet-ski raid into Russian-occupied Crimea with a perilous sea-crossing and a night-time assault in an operation even the SAS said was mission impossible

Ukraine's daring jet-ski raid into Russian-occupied Crimea

The 45-second film was shot before dawn on August 24, Ukraine's independence day, and released to the media by the country's defence ministry.

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How much longer will the world arm Ukraine? Cracks show in Zelensky's European support, Slovakia votes in a PRO-Moscow party and resentment grows in US - while UK faces calls to spend £2.3billion more

Cracks show in Zelensky's Western support

Over the weekend, Robert Fico - a pro-Moscow populist - won early parliamentary elections in Slovakia, putting another ally of Putin at the helm of a European Union nation.

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