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“Our tigers are used to shelling”: How the revived ecopark survives on the outskirts of Kharkiv The famous landscape park in the Kharkiv Region was destroyed by Russian artillery and rocket fire in the very first days of the full-scale invasion. Russian forces killed several of the ecopark’s emp...

“Our tigers are used to shelling”: How the revived ecopark survives on the outskirts of Kharkiv

Despite the best efforts of its owners and volunteers, the scene still bears the scars left by the first days of the war.

In Praise of Trumpy Boredom Published exclusively on Substack

Europeans worry Trump’s TruthSocial post means he’s walking away from Ukraine. My latest on what that isn’t necessarily a bad outcome: macspaunday.substack.com/p/in-praise-...

There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

His wisdom is as important as ever, and can be applied to many situations, including this one. Thank you

I think the longer western countries delude themselves that Trump will stay behind them the more time will be wasted

Midterms will set the course . It’ll be a fork in the road

I am not American, but I do care about what happens in the US. As the financial, cultural, and political center, and the foundation of the international system, it sets trends worldwide. I am concerned about the effects this may have in Europe and Asia, and about what kind of “era”we are entering

Threatens Denmark with Greenland annexation. Threatens Australian journalist. Threatens own media. DOJ threatens the opposition. On the other hand, lifts sanctions from Belarus and rolls out the red carpet for Putin. I don’t think this is the end, and the damage done will be very difficult to undo.

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What a Russian drone strike on Ukraine looks and sounds like from the ground - this one in Kharkiv. Frightening.

First, I convince myself next four years won't be as bad as I fear to make myself feel better. Next day I read the news and all that goes through my mind is 'we are so fucked'. Is anyone else living through this mental cycle?

NEW! Sanctions Without Strategy: U.S. Fails to Hit Russia Where It Hurts, Report Finds

Congressional watchdog audit reveals a systemic failure by US agencies to define goals for sanctions and export controls, allowing Moscow to adapt and circumvent

👉 kyivpost.com/post/60033

Russians dropped a glide bomb on elderly people who were waiting in line for their pensions. More than 20 dead.

Please. Don’t look away and don’t be silent. This is all I could ask for

“Even if the war in Gaza ends, this hatred isn’t going anywhere”: Soviet-born émigré Jews speak out on the rise of antisemitism in the U.S. Antisemitism in the U.S. has reached unprecedented levels. In 2024, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) logged a record 9,308 incidents — an increase of 893% over the past ten years. Two of those inciden...

“Even if the war in Gaza ends tomorrow, this hatred isn't going anywhere”: Soviet-born émigré Jews speak out on the rise of antisemitism in the U.S.

Parubiy was an honest political, widely respected. He shepherd major legislation promoting Ukrainian language. No doubt it’s a Russian job

It’s our Ukrainian trait — we can spend years chuckling at Andriy Parubiy’s unclear speech, and only when the man is gone do we realize that he was perhaps one of the best speakers we ever had, under whose leadership historic documents like the bill in support of the Ukrainian language were passed.

Opinion | He Was a Star in Russia’s Media World. Now He’s a Corporal in Ukraine’s Army.

Must read
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Opinion | A Star in Russia’s Media World Joins Ukraine’s Army On the ground in Kharkiv, the choices are starkly different.

In Opinion | “Until a couple of years ago Peter Ruzavin was a wunderkind of Russian opposition journalism,” M. Gessen writes. “Now, at 34, he is a corporal in uniform — a Ukrainian uniform. He serves with a drone unit in Kharkiv. ‘I feel lucky,’ he told me.”

Tonight, our @ec.europa.eu buildings glow in the colours of bravery.

The Ukrainian flag is the symbol of Ukraine's resistance and it's unshakeable belief in a better future.

A future of a free and independent Ukraine, inside our Union.

Slava Ukraini!

The people who reflexively say that everything happening in the news every day is just a distraction from the Epstein files are allowing themselves to get distracted by the Epstein files from many other things that are incredibly important also.

Witkoff delivered Russian medal from Putin to family of American who was killed fighting for Russia in 2024 | CNN Politics US special envoy Steve Witkoff delivered a Russian medal to the grieving family of an American who was killed fighting for Russia in 2024, a senior administration official told CNN.

Can you imagine a US envoy handing a Nazi medal to the family of an American who died fighting for Hitler? Because this just happened:
www.cnn.com/2025/08/20/p...

Shaheds, Dollars, and Beijing: How China Powers Russia's Drone Production in Alabuga Exclusive report - export data, open-source investigation, and insider analysis

If you haven’t seen it yet, our team has released one of our largest investigations to date, revealing the scale of Chinese involvement in Russia’s Shahed drone program - a program that would be impossible without China

frontelligence.substack.com/p/shaheds-do...

Those who stayed: Stories of Ukrainians who refuse to leave their war-torn towns and villages Three-and-a-half years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, some civilians refuse to leave their homes — even in cities that have been almost completely destroyed. Some don’t have the means t...

Those who stayed: Stories of Ukrainians who refuse to leave their war-torn towns and villages

The Insider spoke with residents of shattered towns about what it means to survive in a place where almost nothing is left.

That’s not what she reported. She reposted a Fox journalist about a pre meeting in Ukrainian embassy earlier. It’s more nuanced.

My bet is Putin won’t agree to meet unless Z agrees to give up land in advance. Z will say he’ll need to discuss it in the meeting. In the end there won’t be a meeting

Here's Trump in 1988 being humiliated after he rushed down from his penthouse to meet "Gorbachev", who was actually just a bad impersonator conning the 42 year old future president.

President Trump bristled at suggestions inviting Putin to the U.S. was a gift but now the Russian leader has been greeted with a fighter escort, a red carpet, presidential applause and a ride in the presidential limousine. It is a warm and very public welcome in from the diplomatic cold.

Such a stark contrast.

As Russia’s attacks inflict a growing civilian toll across Ukraine, Veronika Osintseva’s unlikely survival after a missile blew her out of her ninth floor apartment captivated Ukrainians and highlighted the element of luck that often determines who lives and who dies. nyti.ms/45udr1X