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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 4h

NEW: The Kremlin is attempting to use all available informational avenues to convince the US, Europe, and Ukraine to acquiesce to the Kremlin’s demands by convincing them that a Russian victory in Ukraine is certain when it is anything but.

More in tonight's assessment: isw.pub/UkrWar102025

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 10h

🤔 Interaction between HuffPost and Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt

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farawaywatcher.bsky.social @farawaywatcher.bsky.social · 9h

Putin puppets cave again.

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farawaywatcher.bsky.social @farawaywatcher.bsky.social · 11h

Is Mike Johnson fit to do his job when he knows so little of what is going on around him. Further should a professed Christian tell half truths and untruths to support the Trump Government. He may be loyal to Trump but when the time comes Trump will sack him without a second thought.

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Inside Ukraine 🇺🇦 @insideukraine.bsky.social · 12h

Peskov: A lot of "homework" needs to be done before the meeting between Putin and Trump.

(Meaning that Russia is going to look for new ways to stall for time and delay a ceasefire)

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Inside Ukraine 🇺🇦 @insideukraine.bsky.social · 11h

Glory to Ukraine and its warriors 🇺🇦

Death to the enemies🔥

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 18h

Zelensky clearly annoyed with Steve Witkoff, who views the war as some sort of real estate transaction & pushes Kremlin talking points. Recently he pushed Kyiv to accept Putin's demand for the rest of the Donbas because "it was incorporated into [Russia's] constitution."

Read Zelensky's comments:

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Naida46 @naida46.bsky.social · 19h

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Ukrainian intelligence names 10 Russian and Belarusian athletes involved in propaganda who still compete internationally

The War & Sanctions portal's "Champions of Terror" section now lists 177 athletes and officials involved in war propaganda.

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Ukrainian intelligence names 10 Russian and Belarusian athletes involved in propaganda who still compete internationally

The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine published data on 10 Russian and Belarusian athletes participating in propaganda events while continuing to compete internationa...

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farawaywatcher.bsky.social @farawaywatcher.bsky.social · 18h

Well 4+ years and 1.3 million casualties says something else. Russia is severely weakened. Go for the jugular

farawaywatcher.bsky.social @farawaywatcher.bsky.social · 18h

I feel sick!!!

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farawaywatcher.bsky.social @farawaywatcher.bsky.social · 18h

Take a running jump is what Putin should be told by Trump- if he wasn’t Putin’s puppet.

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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 23h

Good to see @eddavey.libdems.org.uk being more direct about the disaster that is Brexit. No solution exists to Britain's economic woes that doesn't involve a reversing major parts of the Brexit deal and eventually reversing it altogether.

Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 1d

Then fix it.

Screenshot from BBC: Rachel Reeves blames Brexit deal for long-term damage to economy.

Rachel Reeves made the comment about the 2020 deal at a key meeting of the world's leading finance ministers and central bankers.

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farawaywatcher.bsky.social @farawaywatcher.bsky.social · 18h

😂😂😂😂 please ask the price before signing up to this!!!

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 22h

I'd sooner trust a stoned monkey with a bag of hand grenades than this lot with the economy.

Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 22h

Amazing story in The Times. Reform UK failed to pay VAT to HMRC on its sales (tickets, merchandise). About £400k in all.

Not tax avoidance. Not tax evasion. They just didn't realise when you sell stuff you have to charge VAT.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

We all knew Trump was going to sell out Ukraine to Putin. All his false promises - to end the war in 24 hours, to sanction Russia, provide Tomahawks, on and on. All bs. Pro-Ukraine GOP Sens & Reps suddenly silent. The US abandons allies under Trump. Putin owns Trump like a dog.

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farawaywatcher.bsky.social @farawaywatcher.bsky.social · 23h

Trump is unhinged but remains a puppet of Putin. Putin bullies Trump but Trump never bullies Putin. Odd don’t you think!!??

farawaywatcher.bsky.social @farawaywatcher.bsky.social · 1d

Oh but Johnson professes to be a Christian. If you are a Christian you can break all of the commandments.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

We currently have a president who is so childishly crude and grotesque that newspapers consider it indecent to accurately describe the video he recently posted, and TV shows think it is indecent to show it.

But many Americans are OK that the Oval Office is home to the nation's crassest toddler.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

The 100 lowest-paying US corporations spent $644B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024.

Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.

The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.

Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M

See the problem?

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Dr. Michael MacKay @michaelmackay.bsky.social · 1d

Fascist Russia is at war with Western civilization.

The only country providing leadership in defence of the West is Ukraine.

Get behind Ukraine. Abandon the United States as that country has given up its position as leader of the Free World.

Fight with Ukrainians for victory.

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farawaywatcher.bsky.social @farawaywatcher.bsky.social · 1d

If asked to choose to believe Trump or Zelenskyy, Trumps history of habitual lying would put him in second place.

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farawaywatcher.bsky.social @farawaywatcher.bsky.social · 1d

It sums up his mental condition also. He is deranged as well as deluded.

farawaywatcher.bsky.social @farawaywatcher.bsky.social · 1d

Trump is probably a traitor but in any event he is no friend of western democracies. He admires Orban Lukashenko, Xi, Jung and Putin all of whom are dictators. He is a wannabe dictator but a puppet of Putin.

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farawaywatcher.bsky.social @farawaywatcher.bsky.social · 1d

Two things
Firstly Trump is decisively sick
Secondly if he has time to post things like this then he isn’t giving enough time to take care of all American citizens …. Ooops I forgot he only looks after the top 1% so has plenty of time on his hands.

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Militarnyi @militarnyi.com · 1d

A North Korean soldier has successfully crossed into South Korea via a heavily fortified and mined land border.

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North Korean Soldier Escapes to South Korea Across Mined Border - Militarnyi

According to the media, this is the first confirmed crossing of the demilitarized zone into South Korea since August 2024.

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