Richard Gate
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Lifelong cyclist and #TCR top 40 finisher. Blog at https://richardgate.wordpress.com/
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BREAKING: Trump Slaps Tariffs On UK And 7 Other European Countries Until US Controls Greenland.
So much for that “special relationship”
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
So much for that “special relationship”
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Announces Tariffs On 8 Countries Until U.S. Controls Greenland
"This Tariff will be due and payable until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
www.huffpost.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:11 PM
BREAKING: Trump Slaps Tariffs On UK And 7 Other European Countries Until US Controls Greenland.
So much for that “special relationship”
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
So much for that “special relationship”
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Let me show you what cold really means for us. This is the entrance of a residential building in Kyiv — And yet we are dealing without electricity, no heating long hours. This is our reality. Russia is a terrorist state!
January 17, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Let me show you what cold really means for us. This is the entrance of a residential building in Kyiv — And yet we are dealing without electricity, no heating long hours. This is our reality. Russia is a terrorist state!
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Russia’s strategy in Zaporizhia appears focused on terrorising civilians through constant drone attacks, rather than capturing the city. This ties down Ukrainian forces that could otherwise defend the eastern Donbas region
Russia’s slow advance now threatens Zaporizhia
Ukraine’s gradual retreat is not only in Donbas
econ.st
January 17, 2026 at 8:21 AM
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You cannot back Donald Trump and support Ukraine. Trump has helped Putin by starving Ukraine of air defense (which the Russians understand). Trump is helping Putin freeze Ukrainian cities, turn off Ukrainian lights and, ultimately, kill Ukrainians.
And he has been doing this for almost one year.
And he has been doing this for almost one year.
January 15, 2026 at 12:45 PM
You cannot back Donald Trump and support Ukraine. Trump has helped Putin by starving Ukraine of air defense (which the Russians understand). Trump is helping Putin freeze Ukrainian cities, turn off Ukrainian lights and, ultimately, kill Ukrainians.
And he has been doing this for almost one year.
And he has been doing this for almost one year.
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❗️Russian air strikes on Ukrainian energy sector officially qualify as crimes against humanity, - SBU
Since the beginning of this year's heating season, the SBU has documented 256 Russian air attacks on energy facilities and heat supply systems of our country.
Since the beginning of this year's heating season, the SBU has documented 256 Russian air attacks on energy facilities and heat supply systems of our country.
January 15, 2026 at 9:34 AM
❗️Russian air strikes on Ukrainian energy sector officially qualify as crimes against humanity, - SBU
Since the beginning of this year's heating season, the SBU has documented 256 Russian air attacks on energy facilities and heat supply systems of our country.
Since the beginning of this year's heating season, the SBU has documented 256 Russian air attacks on energy facilities and heat supply systems of our country.
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What too many people refuse to admit is while they search around frantically for signs that Trump will help Ukraine, what has really happened is that Trump has protected Putin while the Russians have criminally attacked Ukrainian civilian life. This foolishness must stop now.
January 15, 2026 at 8:08 AM
What too many people refuse to admit is while they search around frantically for signs that Trump will help Ukraine, what has really happened is that Trump has protected Putin while the Russians have criminally attacked Ukrainian civilian life. This foolishness must stop now.
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⚡️Russia strikes Lviv playground, debris falls onto Kyiv residential building as drones attack Ukraine.
Russia struck a playground in the city center of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, Governor Maksym Kozytskyi reported on Jan. 15.
Russia struck a playground in the city center of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, Governor Maksym Kozytskyi reported on Jan. 15.
Russia strikes Lviv playground, debris falls onto Kyiv residential building as drones attack Ukraine
Russia struck a playground in the city center of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, Governor Maksym Kozytskyi reported on Jan. 15.
kyivindependent.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:51 AM
⚡️Russia strikes Lviv playground, debris falls onto Kyiv residential building as drones attack Ukraine.
Russia struck a playground in the city center of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, Governor Maksym Kozytskyi reported on Jan. 15.
Russia struck a playground in the city center of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, Governor Maksym Kozytskyi reported on Jan. 15.
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A Ukrainian drone has recorded a new buildup of Russian military equipment at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, according to Southern Defense Forces spokesman Vladyslav Voloshyn.
Russians are using the site to train drone operators and launch rocket attacks on Zaporizhzhia.
Russians are using the site to train drone operators and launch rocket attacks on Zaporizhzhia.
January 14, 2026 at 4:54 PM
A Ukrainian drone has recorded a new buildup of Russian military equipment at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, according to Southern Defense Forces spokesman Vladyslav Voloshyn.
Russians are using the site to train drone operators and launch rocket attacks on Zaporizhzhia.
Russians are using the site to train drone operators and launch rocket attacks on Zaporizhzhia.
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💔 Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia region…
January 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
💔 Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia region…
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Russia unleashed a major attack on Ukraine’s energy generation facilities and substations overnight, causing what President Zelenskyy described as “extensive destruction” even as the US presses ahead with efforts to end the war.
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Russia hits Ukrainian energy facilities as winter takes hold
At least four people killed and hundreds of thousands without power after missile and drone bombardment
www.ft.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Russia unleashed a major attack on Ukraine’s energy generation facilities and substations overnight, causing what President Zelenskyy described as “extensive destruction” even as the US presses ahead with efforts to end the war.
www.ft.com/content/8b60...
www.ft.com/content/8b60...
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‼️ Zelenskyy: Russia waited for freezing weather to worsen conditions for civilians
Zelenskyy: Russia waited for freezing weather to worsen conditions for civilians
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has described the situation in "many regions" as difficult following Russian strikes on critical infrastructure over the past week.
www.pravda.com.ua
January 11, 2026 at 11:42 AM
‼️ Zelenskyy: Russia waited for freezing weather to worsen conditions for civilians
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Russia fired over 1,070 guided bombs, nearly 1,000 attack drones and missiles at Ukraine this week, Zelensky says. After repeated strikes on critical infrastructure, crews are working nonstop to restore power, heat and water as Ukraine endures constant Russian terror.
January 11, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Russia fired over 1,070 guided bombs, nearly 1,000 attack drones and missiles at Ukraine this week, Zelensky says. After repeated strikes on critical infrastructure, crews are working nonstop to restore power, heat and water as Ukraine endures constant Russian terror.
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🇺🇦 Zelensky: This week, Russia launched almost 1,100 strike drones, over 890 guided aerial bombs, and more than 50 missiles of various types against Ukraine. And at targets that have no military meaning: energy, residential buildings.
January 11, 2026 at 8:46 AM
🇺🇦 Zelensky: This week, Russia launched almost 1,100 strike drones, over 890 guided aerial bombs, and more than 50 missiles of various types against Ukraine. And at targets that have no military meaning: energy, residential buildings.
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😡Russia hits Slovyansk with 250kg guided bomb - 7 injured
As a result of the shelling, 5 men aged 37 to 58 and two women - 34 and 70 years old - were injured.
5 multi-storey and 20 private houses, a shop, a garage, a car were destroyed.
As a result of the shelling, 5 men aged 37 to 58 and two women - 34 and 70 years old - were injured.
5 multi-storey and 20 private houses, a shop, a garage, a car were destroyed.
January 10, 2026 at 1:34 PM
😡Russia hits Slovyansk with 250kg guided bomb - 7 injured
As a result of the shelling, 5 men aged 37 to 58 and two women - 34 and 70 years old - were injured.
5 multi-storey and 20 private houses, a shop, a garage, a car were destroyed.
As a result of the shelling, 5 men aged 37 to 58 and two women - 34 and 70 years old - were injured.
5 multi-storey and 20 private houses, a shop, a garage, a car were destroyed.
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Russia attacked two civilian vessels in the Black Sea, killing a Syrian crew member, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kuleba reports. One of the ships, sailing under the Comoros flag and carrying soybeans, was struck near the port of Odesa.
January 9, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Russia attacked two civilian vessels in the Black Sea, killing a Syrian crew member, Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kuleba reports. One of the ships, sailing under the Comoros flag and carrying soybeans, was struck near the port of Odesa.
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❗️Ukraine demands a reaction to today's Russian strike from countries that condemned the "attack" on Putin's residence, - Sybiha
January 9, 2026 at 3:50 PM
❗️Ukraine demands a reaction to today's Russian strike from countries that condemned the "attack" on Putin's residence, - Sybiha
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Horrifying footage from Kyiv shows the moment a residential building in the Pozniaky district was struck during Russia’s latest combined missile and drone attack. Pozniaky suffered the heaviest destruction in the capital overnight, with entire sections of the high-rise torn apart.
January 9, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Horrifying footage from Kyiv shows the moment a residential building in the Pozniaky district was struck during Russia’s latest combined missile and drone attack. Pozniaky suffered the heaviest destruction in the capital overnight, with entire sections of the high-rise torn apart.
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The number of people injured in a Russian missile attack on Kryvyi Rih has risen to 17, including four children. Russia is a terrorist state!
January 8, 2026 at 8:59 PM
The number of people injured in a Russian missile attack on Kryvyi Rih has risen to 17, including four children. Russia is a terrorist state!
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🇺🇦 Zelensky: In Kyiv and the region, the aftermath of the massive Russian strike is still being dealt with. Twenty residential buildings alone were damaged.
Recovery operations after the strikes also continue in the Lviv region and other regions of our country.
Recovery operations after the strikes also continue in the Lviv region and other regions of our country.
January 9, 2026 at 9:53 AM
🇺🇦 Zelensky: In Kyiv and the region, the aftermath of the massive Russian strike is still being dealt with. Twenty residential buildings alone were damaged.
Recovery operations after the strikes also continue in the Lviv region and other regions of our country.
Recovery operations after the strikes also continue in the Lviv region and other regions of our country.
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🕯Russians killed 56-year-old paramedic Serhiy Smolyak. He and his colleagues were helping the injured in Kyiv, and it was at that moment that the occupiers launched a second attack.
January 9, 2026 at 10:24 AM
🕯Russians killed 56-year-old paramedic Serhiy Smolyak. He and his colleagues were helping the injured in Kyiv, and it was at that moment that the occupiers launched a second attack.
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‼️ A Russian attack damaged a medical facility in Kherson's Dnipro district
A shell pierced the wall of one of the departments. Two nurses who were injured in the attack suffered contusions and mine-explosive injuries.
😢 The number of deaths in Kyiv has increased to five…
A shell pierced the wall of one of the departments. Two nurses who were injured in the attack suffered contusions and mine-explosive injuries.
😢 The number of deaths in Kyiv has increased to five…
January 9, 2026 at 11:21 AM
‼️ A Russian attack damaged a medical facility in Kherson's Dnipro district
A shell pierced the wall of one of the departments. Two nurses who were injured in the attack suffered contusions and mine-explosive injuries.
😢 The number of deaths in Kyiv has increased to five…
A shell pierced the wall of one of the departments. Two nurses who were injured in the attack suffered contusions and mine-explosive injuries.
😢 The number of deaths in Kyiv has increased to five…
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‼️ The moment of strike on houses of Kyiv: on video — Darnytskyi district on the left bank, — local media.
January 8, 2026 at 11:02 PM
‼️ The moment of strike on houses of Kyiv: on video — Darnytskyi district on the left bank, — local media.
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💔 A missile hit a residential building in Kyiv. An entire family was killed, local media reported
January 9, 2026 at 12:30 AM
💔 A missile hit a residential building in Kyiv. An entire family was killed, local media reported
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Rachel Reeves has said she was angered by Nigel Farage’s suggestion that only British-born families should have the two-child benefit cap lifted, saying the Reform UK leader would keep children in poverty based on their skin colour
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reeves condemns Farage opposition to lifting two-child benefit cap
Exclusive: Chancellor says Reform leader wants to keep children in poverty based on skin colour after U-turn
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Rachel Reeves has said she was angered by Nigel Farage’s suggestion that only British-born families should have the two-child benefit cap lifted, saying the Reform UK leader would keep children in poverty based on their skin colour
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...