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FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s push to lift the ban on Russia reveals a complete and total moral rot. As Russia continues to slaughter Ukrainian athletes and footballers daily, FIFA is prepared to welcome the murderers back to the field.

Lifting this ban doesn’t just let Russia compete;

Please repost if you want the full restoration of our EU Freedom of Movement.

Are you listening Europe?

What is this new word groceries?

Donald Trump is pursuing regime change – in Europe | Jonathan Freedland The US made it clear this week that it plans to help the parties of the European far right gain power. Keir Starmer and his fellow leaders have to face this new reality, writes Guardian columnist Jona...

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The US Senator from Connecticut, Chris Murphy, dropping some hard facts regarding the developments unfolding around Ukraine and how Trump and his cronies are nefariously involved in it.

The Guardian view on Trump and Europe: more an abusive relationship than an alliance | Editorial Editorial: The White House is aggressively seeking to weaken and dominate the United States’ traditional allies. European leaders must learn to fight back.

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Signed

This is all so obvious, and yet needs to be constantly repeated. Russia is a tyrannical regime, guilty of mass murder and war crimes in Ukraine.

I think he was being sarcastic, he was trying to be funny for the studio audience.

Surge in Ukrainian oil refinery attacks sparks Russian fuel shortages Ukraine has attacked refineries deep inside Russia, with Zelensky vowing to continue the strikes.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Something positive.

It's just a hedgehog

Enjoy the coffee. Thank you.

Weekend Update #146: A Deal To Destroy Ukraine Europe Will Have To Choose Soon; The Pokrovsk "Collapse" Was Nothing Of The Sort

Hi All, Just sent out my free weekend update. More and more it seems that Anchorage has seen Putin and Trump come together to push a deal that could permanently hobble Ukraine. Trump is pushing Ukraine give up more territory to Russia and get nothing meaningless. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

North Koreans tell BBC they are sent to work 'like slaves' in Russia More than 50,000 North Koreans will be sent to work in Russia, as Moscow's war in Ukraine drains labour pools.

Ruski mir: BBC News - North Koreans tell BBC they are being sent to work 'like slaves' in Russia
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Perhaps if Donald cuts supplies to Ukraine they will be forced to surrender.

It worked the previous 3 times he's done it.

Joint leaders’ statement on Peace for Ukraine Statement by President Macron, Prime Minister Meloni, Chancellor Merz, Prime Minister Tusk, Prime Minister Starmer, President von der Leyen and President Stubb on Peace for Ukraine ahead of President ...

www.gov.uk/government/n... Let's see what best friends Trump and Putin come up with in Alaska.

🇪🇺❗️🇨🇳 EU plans sanctions on China over covert drone engine shipments to Russia, disguised as “refrigeration units.” — Politico

15 EU countries confronted Beijing, but got denials or silence. An EU diplomat warned the war would look different without China’s support.

Muscovites’ travel plans disrupted as Ukraine targets airspace with drones Tens of thousands of passengers affected by systematic campaign aimed at bringing the war home to ordinary Russians

Something positive. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

4/ "1. In trained units, control is often lost. Unbelievable, but true. A unit that has undergone serious training with instructors who have combat experience is not always ready to carry out obviously suicidal and ineffective orders from incompetent commanders.

Except for Slovakia causing delays as usual.

Russia has committed flagrant human rights abuses in Ukraine since 2014, rules ECHR Extrajudicial killings, sexual violence and forced labour among accusations upheld by court in judgment

russia has committed flagrant human rights abuses in #Ukraine since 2014, rules ECHR

Extrajudicial killings, sexual violence and forced labour among accusations upheld by court in judgment

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Russia has committed flagrant human rights abuses in Ukraine since 2014, rules ECHR Extrajudicial killings, sexual violence and forced labour among accusations upheld by court in judgment

As expected. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Ukraine’s due, Russia’s debt: How to use Moscow’s money against itself Russia’s hundreds of billions of frozen assets should be lent to Ukraine—with Moscow only getting its money back if it pays reparations. Europe can make this “reparation loan” without Trump’s…

Opinion: "Russia’s hundreds of billions of frozen assets should be lent to Ukraine—with Moscow only getting its money back if it pays reparations. Europe can make this 'reparation loan' without Trump’s permission" - by Lee Buchheit, Hugo Dixon, Nathalie Loiseau @ecfr.eu
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Three men found guilty of arson attack for Wagner Group Around £1m worth of damage was caused in the arson attack on an industrial unit in Leyton, east London last year.

Large amount of supplies destroyed unfortunately.
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11. Musk's only political platform is his political campaign financing, which brought us Trump.
12. Trump & Musk are truly awful human beings,
standing for anti-human values & they pursue them aggressively.
The best we can hope for is that they destroy one another & go down. /5

Thank you for the correction. I did not realise the Ukrainian meaning was different.

I think it says years there in the screenshot, not hours

How the West is helping Russia to fund its war on Ukraine Data shows that Russian fossil fuel revenues are three times higher than aid allocated to Ukraine.

Shameful. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Well, Putin Certainly Believes Trump Is Full Of Sh@t First Signs, As Always, Are That Trump Will Defend Putin

Just sent out this as the Istanbul talks are start. Putin clearly seems to think Trump is on his side and wont sanction him--or why else send such a humiliating Russian delegation to negotiate? And first signs are he is right, as Trump is defending him. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...