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US halts weapons shipments to Ukraine over fears stockpiles are too low Some shipments have been stopped ‘to put America’s interests first’, White House says

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In Altai Republic, a Kremlin-Backed Government Reform Aids the Tycoons - The Moscow Times Opinion | Hello and welcome to Regions Calling, a weekly newsletter by The Moscow Times that helps you stay up to date with the latest developments in Russia’s regions.  This week, MT’s Indigenous spe...

Despite staging one of Russia's largest wartime protests, the peoples of Altai are set to lose political representation and, in some cases, their livelihoods.

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Major Kuzbass Coal Mine Halts Operations, Leaving Hundreds Without Pay - The Moscow Times One of the largest coal mines in Siberia’s Kemerovo region has suspended operations amid severe financial distress, leaving hundreds of workers without pay and highlighting growing instability in Russ...

One of the largest coal mines in Siberia’s Kemerovo region has suspended operations amid severe financial distress, leaving hundreds of workers without pay and highlighting growing instability in Russia’s coal heartland.

De grootste aanval tot nu toe. Poetin zet alle wapens in terwijl Trump wegkijkt en #EU toekijkt.

Totale waanzin: Russ fotograaf geeft fotoboek van Sovjet bunkers- verkrijgbaar in boekhandel- cadeau aan Amerikaanse vriend. Is nú veroordeeld tot 16 jaar cel.

Early US intelligence report suggests US strikes only set back Iran’s nuclear program by months A new U.S. intelligence report finds that Iran’s nuclear program has been set back only a few months after U.S. strikes, not totally destroyed as President Donald Trump has said.

BREAKING: An early U.S. intelligence report suggests U.S. strikes only set back Iran’s nuclear program by a few months, AP sources say.

Russia killed this family in Kyiv last night.

Volodymyr and Anna were simply trying to sleep in their beds when a Russian strike destroyed their home.

De nieuwe goelags:

Western Tech Companies Are Capitulating to Russian Censors. Here's How Russians Can Fight Back. - The Moscow Times Opinion | How Russian authorities are pressuring Western corporations to make life easier for Kremlin censorship by removing VPNs from their platforms.

#OpEd Both Google and Apple have been making VPNs inaccessible at Moscow's request. Thankfully, there are still ways Russians can use the internet freely.

Sarkis Darbinyan from Roskomsvoboda gives his recommendations.

Russian Drone Strike Kills 3 Near Sumy, Including 5-Year-Old - The Moscow Times Russian drone attacks killed three people near the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, including a five-year-old child, local authorities said Tuesday. “As a result of the enemy attack, a five-year-o...

Local authorities said seven residential buildings were destroyed in the attack, and 22 homes and six vehicles were damaged.

Nato summit expected to be triumphant for Trump and deflating for Ukraine US president likely to be in self-congratulatory mood, with most allies persuaded to sign up to defence spending target

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Dat uitgerekend in Den Haag Trump victorie zal kraaien en Zelensky in de marge belandt is voor de stad van Internationale Gerechtshoven extra pijnlijk.

Missile Strike Destroys Lyceum in Odesa Region, Leaving Two Dead Russian forces launched a missile strike on June 23 against the city of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi in the Odesa region, resulting in the destruction of a local lyceum and the deaths of two people, accordin...

Vandaag: Rusland bombardeert school nabij Odessa.

Hundreds of Cyclists Arrested in St. Petersburg Over Midnight Ride - The Moscow Times Police in St.

One cyclist told local media that officers used physical force during the arrests and pepper-sprayed people being held inside an overcrowded police van.

Een nieuwe ‘week van de waarheid’ voor EU/NAVO bazen in Den Haag. Ruilen zij hun woorden van solidariteit met Oekraïne eindelijk om in daden?

MoscowTimes.Ru in English Russia Strikes Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, Leaving Two Dead Russian forces conducted a series of airstrikes on Sloviansk and Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region overnight on June 22, resulting in casualti...

Terwijl de wereld naar Trump/Iran kijkt kan Poetin ongestoord door bombarderen:

Russische onderscheiding voor man die minister Kaag bedreigde De bedreiger van voormalig minister Sigrid Kaag kreeg een Russische onderscheiding voor zijn "bijdrage aan het behoud van vrede”. ||De Russische culturele organisatie KCOPC, die gelinkt is aan de Russ...

'Russische onderscheiding voor man die minister Kaag bedreigde. In de TV-uitzending van Pointer zegt Max van den Berg: “Ik ben altijd voor de onderdrukten, en de Russische mensen worden heel erg gediscrimineerd en onderdrukt in Nederland."' pointer.kro-ncrv.nl/Rusland-Max-...

One million and counting: Russian casualties hit milestone in Ukraine war As grim tally of its invasion is reached, expansive propaganda campaign and state payouts are keeping grieving relatives onside

Inmiddels 1 miljoen Russische soldaten gesneuveld of gewond en Poetin is nog lang niet klaar @pjotrsauer.bsky.social www.theguardian.com

Perfecte analyse over de huidige geopolitieke verhoudingen tussen #Rusland, #Iran, #VS, #Oekraine en #Israel

Niemand zal treuren om de val van de ayatollah – behalve Poetin dan

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Today, on Father's Day, I’m thinking of my father — as I have every day since he was jailed last July. He’s now in a penal colony in the Ryazan region. I deeply hope he will be released soon.
(In the photo: my dad, Alexey Soldatov, in the 1980s — a promising nuclear physicist.)

MoscowTimes.Ru in English Russia to Launch Drone Piloting Championships for Children as Young as 7 The Russian government will soon introduce nationwide drone piloting competitions for children aged 7 and above, following a d...

Poetin introduceert drone kampioenschappen voor kinderen vanaf 7 jaar:

Russia air attack damaged Boeing offices in Ukraine Aerial strikes hit US aerospace giant’s premises in Kyiv, raising questions about Moscow’s intent

A building used by Boeing in Kyiv was badly damaged in a recent large-scale Russian air attack, in what appeared to be a deliberate strike on the US aerospace company, according to six people familiar with the matter and photographs seen by @financialtimes.com.

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‘Misschien maak jij het niet mee,’ zeiden de jongens, ‘maar wij hopen ooit terug te gaan’

Wat een mooie column, @derksauer.bsky.social 🙂

‘Misschien maak jij het niet mee,’ zeiden de jongens, ‘maar wij hopen ooit terug te gaan’
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Hogere olieprijzen reddingsboei voor Russische oorlogsmachine. Nadeel voor Poetin: Iran heeft Sahed drones nu waarschijnlijk zelf hard nodig.

It is impossible to watch these videos of Ukrainian Defenders returning home from Russian captivity without feeling emotional...

Life on the Margins - The Moscow Times Podcast | Russia Underground takes you on a journey to meet the Russians who continue to battle for free speech, artistic freedoms and basic human rights despite Putin’s brutal wartime crackdown.

What does it mean to be "underground" in modern Russia? How can anti-war Russians express their opposition in today's climate?

This episode of the Russia Underground podcast speaks to some of the Russians who continue to resist despite the risks:

President Zelenskyy:

We counted on 20,000 missiles for #Ukraine to fight Shahed drones [promised by the previous US administration].

The United States now moved them to the Middle East."

Nieuwe Oekraïense drone aanvallen gemeld: