🇺🇦 EU ambassadors agreed in principle on measures concerning extraordinary revenues stemming from Russia’s immobilised assets.

👉 The money will serve to support #Ukraine 's recovery and military defence in the context of the Russian aggression.

Anna Haholkina, an Italian-Ukrainian model, plans to take legal action against the Lega after they put her picture on their banners without permission.

May 8, 2024

NBD!

Great idea to go on holiday to Russia when you are an active duty U.S. service member. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/05/06…

Per Russian Air Force adjacent milblogger Fighterbomber, the Russian Su-34 RF-95002 “Red 21” went down earlier today. Neither pilot survived.

Friends, current and future, come to my 📕Our Enemies Will Vanish 📕book talk in New York at the Ukrainian Institute on May 9. Moderated by Emma Mateo ukrainianinstitute.org/event/books-at…

I thought Putin said that Russia has no borders.

“We assess the risk of state-controlled acts of sabotage to be significantly increased,” said Thomas Haldenwang, head of German intelligence. Russia now seems comfortable carrying out operations on European soil “[with] a high potential for damage.” on.ft.com/3y7YnKw via…

It’s no secret Chomsky should have kept to linguistics. But the intellectual thinskinnedness of the man, expertly brought out by Ani, is jaw dropping.

TALK | Our Enemies will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine's War of Independence with The Wall Street Journal Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Yaroslav Trofimov. Monday, May 13, 2024, 6:00–7:30 pm UW Jackson School in HUB Room 145. Learn more and register: bit.ly/3Uk77o2 Yaroslav Trofimov Scott Radnitz

Macron’s Freudian psychoanalysis of Europe: “What kills me is the spirit of defeat. Politics is Eros versus Thanatos. If Thanatos is hungrier, death wins. If Europeans are on the side of Eros, it’s the only way to manage. Don’t be afraid, be bold.” economist.com/europe/2024/05…

“Because of unclear signaling by the West we may mislead Putin into thinking he can attack without too harsh a consequence. Say he’d attack Narva and say the next day it’s under Russian nuclear umbrella, and what’ll you do now?” ⁦⁦Toni Hofreiter⁩ wsj.com/world/narva-es…

“The threats are not potential or theoretical,” said Ambassador Jonatan Vseviov , secretary-general of Estonia’s Foreign Ministry. “Russia has made no secret of what its goals in this war are. It is to control all of Ukraine and to fundamentally reshape European security architecture by creating a…

Terrific report from Narva, Estonia, by Yaroslav Trofimov wsj.com/world/narva-es…

Russian forces appear to have executed at least 15 Ukrainian soldiers as they attempted to surrender, and possibly six more who were surrendering or who had surrendered. These incidents should be investigated as war crimes.

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As Ukraine loses ground to an emboldened Russia, Baltic states are wondering whether they may be next if Putin is allowed to win. My piece from Estonia’s border city of Narva, where almost everyone speaks Russian and more than one-third hold 🇷🇺 passports. wsj.com/world/narva-es…

Ukrainian forces carried out another successful drone attack deep into Russia this evening, with multiple attack UAVs hitting Rosneft's Ryazan oil refinery.

The refinery is burning.

Considering that the U.S. just helped defend Israel from Russian ally Iran, not an unreasonable request…

I am heartbroken to hear Ivanishvili’s vision for Georgia’s future. I am devastated by this sudden change in relations with countries, including Lithuania, which have been Georgia's closest allies. It feels like we are losing a friend.🧵