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Anthropic’s AI Chatbot Is Leaning More on Russian and Iranian Propaganda Sources, NewsGuard Audit Finds
https://www.newsguardtech.com/special-reports/anthropic-ai-chatbot-claude-russia-iran-propaganda/

Anthropic’s AI Chatbot Is Leaning More on Russian and Iranian Propaganda Sources, NewsGuard Audit Finds

The Chinese ambassador in Berlin has been summoned for urgent talks about media reports that Russian soldiers were being trained in China, the German foreign ministry said on Friday.
These “deeply disturbing” reports point to support for Russia from Chinese state actors, in particular the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, it said.
“Anything that enables Russia to continue its war of aggression against Ukraine also represents a threat to our security,”
the ministry sa…

Ukraine war briefing: Germany calls reports Russian soldiers are being trained in China ‘deeply disturbing’
German foreign ministry says anything that enables Russia to continue its war of aggression against Ukraine represents a ‘threat’ to Germany’s security. What we know on day 1,592

Russia Bombing Itself Shows Crew Fatigue, Bad Training: UK Intel - Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-bombing-fab-guide-munitions-umpk-crew-fatigue-bad-training-2026-6

Russia's Elite Is Souring on the War. Putin Doesn't Seem to Care. (Yaroslav Trofimov/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/russias-elite-is-souring-on-the-war-putin-doesnt-seem-to-care-2430f3ff?st=qZJiM7&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
http://www.memeorandum.com/260604/p37#a260604p37

From ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨#AnnafromUkraine⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ @AnnafromUkraine@youtube.com
MOSCOW CRIMEA PANIC: GASOLINE SHORTAGES SPREAD ACROSS #RUSSIA Vlog 1430: War in #Ukraine
After Ukrainian

House Advances New Sanctions on Russia and Aid to Ukraine (Robert Jimison/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/us/house-russia-ukraine-sanctions-aid.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260604/p4#a260604p4

Chainalysis: addresses linked to Iran, Russia, North Korea, and other US-sanctioned entities received $100B in crypto last year, almost 8x the amount in 2024 (Patricia Kowsmann/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/world/cryptocurrency-sanctions-evasion-d02b…

Trump's motto should be MRGA -Make Russia Great Again.
"Trump Lifts Hormuz Naval Blockade for Putin Oligarch's Megayacht
A $500 million superyacht linked to sanctioned Russian billionaire successfully transited the blockaded Strait of Hormuz this week"

Trump Lifts Hormuz Naval Blockade for Putin Oligarch's Megayacht
A $500 million superyacht linked to sanctioned Russian billionaire successfully transited the blockaded Strait of Hormuz this week

Regarding the World Cup, Dutch media are a bit busier with high ticket prices than with the fact that it's taking place under the Trump regime, coinciding with ICE kidnapping and deportations, establishing autocracy, illegal wars, bombing boats in international waters, and support for Russia.

Elongated Muskrat & the Orange Menace will kill you, kill me & anyone to get what they want. Without hesitation.
"…staffer at…NLRB…filed…whistleblower complaint w/…extraordinary…claim:…DOGE…compromised…agency’s data &…exfiltrating it out of…NLRB entirely. Additionally…mere mins after DOGE members…accessed…data, there appeared to be login attempts from…IP address in Russia.
5 days after…leaving his house…car wouldn’t slow down…brake lines had been cut."

He Blew the Whistle on DOGE. Then His Brakes Were Cut
A federal IT staffer filed a complaint about DOGE, then went public. Shortly after Elon Musk boosted a post calling his claims false, his brake lines were cut. Now he’s suing for defamation.

House approves Ukraine aid and Russian sanctions, defying Trump and GOP leaders | CNN Politics
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/04/politics/house-vote-ukraine-russia-bill

We are getting used to the carnage and destruction in Kyiv sadly, compare that to Ukrainian attacks that at least try to not hit pure civilian targets. Putin on the other hand wants to maximize terror under civilians.
#ukraine #russia

A Ukrainian greengrocer narrowly escaped death when he was hunted by a Russian drone on the streets of Kherson.
Footage shows the market vendor, named as Yuri, trying to evade the remotely controlled aircraft as it stalks him in the city, which is on the front line of the war in Ukraine.
The incident is being seen as an example of a Russian "human safari" targeting civilians.
In the video, the first-person view (FPV) drone can be seen making several lunges at Yuri …

Russian drone targets grocer in ‘human safari’ attack
A Ukrainian greengrocer narrowly escaped death when he was hunted by a Russian drone on the streets of Kherson.

House Passes Ukraine Aid in Defiance of Republican Leaders (Robert Jimison/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/us/politics/house-ukraine-aid-russia-republicans.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260604/p124#a260604p124

“The Petersburg forum is opening with a nice plume of black smoke in the background after Ukrainian strikes,”
...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, writing on social media, said the strike was the latest example of Ukraine’s “long-range sanctions”. He said drones had hit “important facilities on Russian territory”, including the Petersburg oil terminal, the Kronstadt base and a factory producing weapons in the Tambov region.

Ukraine update from Giorgio Provincialli: Ukraine hits above its weight class and Russia stumbles like drunken old bear with mange.
Share the friend link to bypass the paywall, and poke Putin in the eye: https://

The Inverse Law of the Drone War: The Harder Ukraine Hits, the Less Russia Can Answer
Live from Ukraine 🇺🇦

Russia's Federal Security Service claims it uncovered a large-scale spyware operation by "foreign intelligence operatives" on senior officials' mobile phones (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

This show is always very educational, especially for people that still hasn't understood the true nature of the nazi regime in #russia
This is broadcast in a country where every media outled that displeased the dictator has been shut down.
Open your eyes and act and stop kidding yourselves. These genocidal fanatics are what whe're dealing with. No amount of kumbaya will solve…

Check out today's Metacurity for the most critical infosec developments you should know, including
--Meta AI support flaw fueled wave of Instagram takeovers,
--Russia says a large-scale spyware campaign by foreign intel targeted its high-ranking officials,
--Anthropic to give ENISA access to Mythos,
--Two men charged in nearly $8m BEC scam in NJ,
--30 npm Red Hat packages compromised in new 'Miasma' Shai-Hulud scheme,
--DriveSurge threat actor p…

Meta AI support flaw fueled a wave of Instagram takeovers
Russia says a large-scale spyware campaign by foreign intel targeted its high-ranking officials, Anthropic to give ENISA access to Mythos, Two men charged in nearly $8m BEC scam in NJ, 30+ npm Red Hat packages compromised in new 'Miasma' Shai-Hulud scheme, much more

Russia: reports of a "split" on whether or not to end Russia's war on Ukraine - YouTube
#russia

Russia’s net gain in the first half of 2026 is just 97 sq km (37 sq miles),
according to Institute for the Study of War figures.
“If Putin wants to send another million of his soldiers to keep fighting against this wall,
then these million Russians,
who have not yet been mobilised into the Russian army
and are queuing for gasoline,
should think about what awaits them next,” said Ukraine’s president.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was referring to the 1.4 millio…

Russia’s advance collapses in Ukraine, ‘40,000’ troops killed in June
Ukraine’s long-range strikes hit targets in Russia, where anxiety is rising.

Interesting hearing a #Russian dissident claiming that #Russia has 'already lost' the #UkraineWar . I don't think I entirely believe this, but it certainly isn't going well for them.
T…

Patriot missile shortage has created 'window of vulnerability' Russia is exploiting in Ukraine (Peter Beaumont/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/02/patriot-missile-shortage-window-vulnerability-russia-exploiting-ukraine
http://www.memeorandum.com/260602/p94#a260602p94

#ThursDeath this week is awesome new LP 'Flesh of Chaos' by death/thrash (mostly death) outfit CYCLOPIC. Cyclopic only has a couple members, they hail from a mix of Kazakhstan, Russia, and Germany. This is a cool record - maybe Obituary vibes, and I feel like I also some Morbid Angel or other OSDM stuff. And how about that cover art. 🔥
Bandcamp:

(flashback, 2018, Russia) Playing billiards with The vOICe vision BCI. With Vadim and Daria. https://www.seeingwithsound.com/android-glasses.htm

"Russia is not winning. Russia is not going to win": US Senator Blumenthal and Representative Himes met with Zelenskyy in Kyiv after Russia's massive strike - Euromaidan Press
https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/05/28/russia-is-not-winning-russia-is-not-going-to-win-us-senator-blumenthal-and-representative-himes-met-with-zelenskyy-in-kyiv-after-russias-massive-strike/

From ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨#AnnafromUkraine⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ @AnnafromUkraine@youtube.com
RUSSIA FUEL CRISIS: UKRAINE CUTS OFF CRIMEA, REFINERIES ON FIRE Vlog 1426: War in #Ukraine
#Russia is on the brink of a huge

It’s ok, it’s not like we’re all going to die or anything (only billions, not everyone). @… https://slrpnk.net/post/39707961

The UK's GCHQ head says the UK and allies have a "narrowing window" to counter cyber threats from China and Russia, as Russia intensifies "daily" hybrid warfare (Chloe Taylor/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/27/uk-spy-chi…

UK spy chief: Time is running out for the West to confront threats from Russia and China
Britain and its allies face a “moment of consequence,” according to the head of its intelligence agency.

from my link log —
Russia's nuclear-powered 'Skyfall' missile is dirty and dangerous.
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/18/nx-s1-5843252/russia-nuclear-powered-missile-burevestnik
saved 2026-06-22

Unease deepens in Russia
as Ukraine steps up long-range strikes
The Kremlin is scrambling to respond to an intensifying campaign of Ukrainian drone attacks
reaching ever deeper into Russia,
hitting key arms production facilities,
destroying an ever-greater share of oil-refining capacity,
and causing fuel shortages across the country.

This week alone, swarms of Ukrainian drones hit oil facilities across Russia
as well as the VZPP-S semiconduct…

Unease deepens in Russia as Ukraine steps up long-range strikes
Experts said Vladimir Putin was unlikely to change course despite worsening fuel shortages and a sharp decline in the stock market.

Russian drone strikes apartment building in Romania, injuring two.
Romania belongs to NATO. NATO planes were scrambled.
#russia #romania #drone

Romania drone strike: Multiple injured after drone smashes into block of flats in Romania - Nato scrambles fighter jets
Multiple people have been injured after a drone smashed into a block of flats in Romania.Nato has now scrambled several fighter jets, seen above Galati, Romania, to respond to the incident.

Pentagon likely to cancel missile sale to Germany over fears of Russia (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/04/us-germany-tomahawks-missiles-cancel-00950284
http://www.memeorandum.com/260604/p89#a260604p89

RE: https://zhub.link/@meduza/116667800760223176
It seems to me that Russia is not a very good place to live. I sincerely doubt you'll see stats like these for any other developed country.

‘Back’ is probably a highly appealing option for the German (ageing) electorate
"Cheap energy from Russia was the secret of the success of 'Made in Germany'. We need it back," Weidel said.
https://www.reuters.com/world/afd-leader-v

It is clear Trump is totally not interested in helping to put the war between Russia and Ukraine to an end, he is totally distracted by his self-created war with Iran. Where he is also clearly not in control. He lets Israël basically decide that the fighting should continue.
#trump #israel

“According to Russian military bloggers, the average life expectancy of a new recruit—from arrival at a training ground to death in a combat zone—lies somewhere between 10 days and three weeks. Once they are sent onto the battlefield, Russian fighters survive an average of 20 to 35 minutes.”
https://

As the Tide Turns Against Putin, Beware the Drowning Man
Like a struggling swimmer, he may take desperate measures to stay afloat.

Russia destroys Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Donetsk Oblast with incendiary drone — protected site under Geneva Convention - Euromaidan Press
https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/05/31/russia-destroys-church-of-the-nativity-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary-in-donetsk-oblast-with-incendiary-drone-protected-site-under-geneva-convention/

Russia's FSB says it has uncovered and documented a large-scale operation by foreign intelligence agencies to implant and deploy malicious software on the mobile communications devices of high-ranking Russian officials.
http://www.fsb.ru/fsb/press/message/singl

Sources: Zelenskyy asked Trump to secure Elon Musk's permission for the use of Starlink to guide drone strikes inside Russia, but Trump was noncommittal (The Atlantic)
https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/07/zele…

Zelensky Asked Trump for a Favor From Elon Musk
Ukraine wants to start using Musk’s Starlink to target ballistic-missile launchers inside Russia.

RE: #Russia

Shocking but obvious, the US wants to force Ukraine to make some kind of (bad) deal by not providing weapons, paid by Europe (!), to defend itself... At the same time Europe and Ukraine can't afford to call this out too openly...
#ukraine #eu

Metacurity aims to kill infosec news overload, so don't miss today's issue for a quick scan of the critical developments from across thousands of sources you should know, including
--Apple faces supply chain leak as AI threats accelerate security updates,
--Meta secretly benchmarked rival chatbots with fake teen accounts,
--S.Ct. curbs warrantless geofence searches,
--Google warns EU competition rules could weaken security,
--Russia shifts influence opera…

Apple faces supply chain leak as AI threats accelerate security updates
Meta secretly benchmarked rival chatbots with fake teen accounts, S.Ct. curbs warrantless geofence searches, Google warns EU competition rules could weaken security, Russia shifts influence operations toward the West, Amazon settles identity theft records case for $2.25m, much more

Ukraine update from Giorgio Provinciali: technology race to the bottom of cost wins the drone war. A simple steel cable is the latest technology to thwart the Russians.
Share the friend link to bypass the paywall and share the truth of what is happening on the ground in Ukraine:

Unjammable, Until Now: Kharkiv’s Homemade Trap for Russia’s Fiber-Optic Drones is a Wire That Cuts…
Live from Ukraine 🇺🇦

#USpol #russia #elections

A Russian missile strike on the city of Dnipro destroyed a World Food Programme warehouse containing
$1.4 million in humanitarian aid intended for civilians
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4127476-russia-destro…

Russia destroys USD 1.4M worth of UN aid in strike on Dnipro warehouse
A Russian missile strike on the city of Dnipro destroyed a World Food Programme warehouse containing $1.4 million in humanitarian aid intended for civilians. — Ukrinform.

Ukraine's Pitch to Silicon Valley: Bring AI, We'll Bring Experience - Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-zelenskyy-drones-ai-russia-war-silicon-valley-defense-tech-2026-5

A look at Russia's push to develop homegrown AI talent, as the country is hampered by scarce access to AI hardware and a brain drain of top technical talent (Nikita Ostrovsky/Time)
https://time.com/article/2026/06/18/russia-ai-putin-chip-us-china/

Russia Wants AI Sovereignty. It Has a Chip Problem
As Vladimir Putin's daughter helps lead a new push for AI talent, Russia's biggest obstacle may be the chips it can't make.

The Trump regime's select group of allies in the fight against climate: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Israel, Yemen, Liberia and Belarus.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/21/un-vote-support-icj-world-court-climate-ch…

Russia Ready to Continue Discussing Ukraine With US, Putin Says (Deana Kjuka/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-28/russia-ready-to-continue-discussing-ukraine-with-us-putin-says
http://www.memeorandum.com/260628/p50#a260628p50

Russia used its powerful hypersonic #Oreshnik ballistic missile for a third time in Ukraine
as part of a massive attack on Kyiv and its surrounding region that killed at least four people and injured about 100.
Russia hit the city of Bila Tserkva in the Kyiv region with the missile, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said.
He described a heavy Russian assault that also hit a water…

A $2.5 Billion Whodunit: The Hack That Dented the U.K. Economy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/world/europe/jaguar-russia-hack.html

A $2.5 Billion Whodunit: The Hack That Dented the U.K. Economy
A loose collective of cybercriminals initially took credit for crippling Jaguar Land Rover last year. Investigators now see Russian hands behind the ransomware attack.

From ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨#AnnafromUkraine⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ @AnnafromUkraine@youtube.com
FINANCIAL COLLAPSE IN RUSSIA: BANKS DISAPPEARING Vlog 1421: War in #Ukraine
#russia`s

Ukraine ratchets up its attacks on warehouses of Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries, signaling a new phase in the war as it seeks to hamper Russia's economy (Sam Meredith/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/23/ukraine-russia-war-wildberries-drones-amazo…

Russia’s Amazon-style retail giant Wildberries is now in Ukraine’s crosshairs. Here's why
Ukraine has ratcheted up its attacks on Russia's Amazon-style retail giant Wildberries, signaling a new phase in the war.

China and Russia to hold annual joint naval drills | Military News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/5/china-and-russia-to-hold-annual-joint-naval-drills?traffic_source=rss

Ukraine update from Giorgio Provincialli:
What Russia can not claim, it destroys.
Desperate cruelty revealed in targeting civilian cathedrals and theatres. Since Russia can not rule Ukraine, they are trying to erase the culture and history of Ukraine.
Share the friend link to bypass the paywall and help the world learn better:

Burning Cathedrals, Losing Ground: Russia Trades Territory for Terror
Live from Ukraine 🇺🇦

Ukrainian drones strike port, oil depot in southern Russia, authorities say (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/ukrainian-drones-strike-port-oil-depot-southern-russia-authorities-say-2026-05-30/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260530/p5#a260530p5

Ukrainian drone strikes have pushed Russia’s fuel output down far enough to surface in Moscow’s own official statistics
—even after the Kremlin stopped publishing how much oil and fuel the country makes.
Rosstat’s April report still shows output of coke and oil products
—essentially what refineries produce
—down 9.2% from a year earlier
and 11.3% from March

Russia hid its oil data. The crash showed up anyway - Euromaidan Press
Moscow hid its oil output, but Rosstat's index still caught refining down 9.2%—the lone April drop—after Ukraine's drone strikes.

Each Saturday, Metacurity offers its subscribers a run-down of the top infosec-related long reads we couldn't get to during the week's news crush.
This week's selection covers
--TP-Link is fighting for its life,
--Quantum's threat to RSA encryption could be soon,
--How Russia's GPS spoofing could destroy us all,
--How cops and the courts relied on a stalker's digital evidence,
--The safety and security risks of AI distillation

Verifying reality: Best infosec long reads 5/30/26
TP-Link is fighting for its life, Quantum's threat to RSA encryption could be soon, How Russia's GPS spoofing could destroy us all, How cops and the courts relied on a stalker's digital evidence, The safety and security risks of AI distillation

Yoo to advise diGenova on probe into inquiries of Trump's 2016 campaign and Russia (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/28/yoo-to-advise-digenova-on-probe-into-inquiries-of-trumps-2016-campaign-and-russia-00979585
http://www.memeorandum.com/260629/p1#a260629p1

Stel dat Rusland een beperkt (!) aantal doelen in NAVO-landen met drones aanvalt (wapenfabrieken ed) , wat doet de NAVO dan? Zal het dan niet bij woorden blijven , Poetin kan er best , ten onrechte, op durven gokken dat het niet tot een artikel 5 procedure komt. Ook zal het leiden tot minder levering van luchtverdediging materiaal aan Oekraïne. Totaal irreël scenario of denkbaar? 🤔
#russia

There is little doubt that Putin is entering the most challenging period of his long rule.
Interviews with several people in the orbit of the Russian leader, as well as sources in the Russian business world and western intelligence officials, paint a picture of
an isolated leader surrounded by an elite that is becoming rapidly disillusioned,
both with the faltering war in Ukraine and the economic downturn at home.
“There’s definitely been a shift in mood among the el…

From ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨#AnnafromUkraine⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ @AnnafromUkraine@youtube.com
PUTIN IS AFRAID TO TRAVEL ACROSS RUSSIA Vlog 1416: War in #Ukraine
Putin has been afraid to travel around #Russia for 196 days. As …

Ukraine update from Dylan Combellick: Russia abandons hope as they also abandon their positions.
The world is a chaotic mess, but Dylan helps break it down and exposes the cracks and rot.
Share the friend link to bypass the paywall and kick ignorance in the teeth: https://

Ukraine Update July 1
2026 — Spies, Gas Crisis, Telegram Flood

Trump opposes Russia or China taking Iran's highly enriched uranium
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/27/trump-china-russia-iran-uranium-war-deal.html

Ukraine Says It Hit Power Substations in Russia-Annexed Crimea (Anthony Halpin/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-05/ukraine-says-it-hit-power-substations-in-russia-annexed-crimea
http://www.memeorandum.com/260705/p11#a260705p11

Western coverage mocked the foreign guest list at the 2026 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum,
laughing at how low Russia had sunk,
and moved on.
Compare the conspiracists and convicted criminals with the world leaders who once attended
and the story of the decline of “Putin’s Davos” writes itself.

That story is true.
But the freak show distracts from the real work that is happening behind the scenes,
where the global far-right gets to meet and e…

Russia Helps The Western Far-Right Feel at Home
Opinion | Western coverage mocked the foreign guest list at the 2026 St.

Sources: Russian hackers were behind a 2025 ransomware attack on Jaguar Land Rover that used "mind-blowing" encryption and cost UK's economy an estimated $2.5B (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/world/e

A $2.5 Billion Whodunit: The Hack That Dented the U.K. Economy
A loose collective of cybercriminals initially took credit for crippling Jaguar Land Rover last year. Investigators now see Russian hands behind the ransomware attack.

Putin started a war of choice and vastly underestimated his opponent
Trump: Hold my beer!
https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/25/russia-ukraine-war-putin-escalation-nato-europe/

As the Tide Turns Against Putin, Beware the Drowning Man
Like a struggling swimmer, he may take desperate measures to stay afloat.

Evergreen speech.
Russia 'relentlessly targeting' critical infrastructure and democracy, GCHQ says
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g44gprnnvo

Russia 'relentlessly targeting' critical infrastructure, democracy - GCHQ
The spy agency's head will set out threats facing the UK and the measures she believes need to be taken to confront them on Wednesday.

Unease deepens in Russia as Ukraine steps up long-range strikes (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/06/27/unease-deepens-russia-ukraine-steps-up-long-range-strikes/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260627/p35#a260627p35

EU cautioned by Medvedev after Russian drone attack in Romania
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5901241-dmitry-medvedev-eu-russia-drone-attack/

Before you leave for the weekend, check out today's Metacurity for the most critical infosec developments you should know, including
--US tightens oversight as AI moves deeper into cyber, warfare, and media,
--Russia kept using Cellebrite after sales ban,
--$3m stolen in Polymarket phishing attack,
--Poland busts SIM-swapping gang behind crypto thefts,
--Suspected Iranian hacker arrested in Montenegro,
--AYA Bank confirms limited data leak,
--Cyb…

US tightens oversight as AI moves deeper into cyber, warfare and media
Russia kept using Cellebrite after sales ban, $3m stolen in Polymarket phishing attack, Poland busts SIM-swapping gang behind crypto thefts, Suspected Iranian hacker arrested in Montenegro, AYA Bank confirms limited data leak, Cyberattack knocks Ukrposhta mobile app offline, much more

Putin details Russia's fuel shortages after Ukrainian drone strikes (Sam Meredith/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/29/putin-russia-fuel-shortages-ukraine-drone-strikes.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260629/p2#a260629p2

Russia Throws Nearly Its Entire Arsenal at Kyiv in One of the Largest Attacks on Ukraine — UNITED24 Media
https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/russia-throws-nearly-its-entire-arsenal-at-kyiv-in-one-of-the-largest-attacks-on-ukraine-19113

Spanish PM criticises 'selfish' attitude of some EU countries over Ceuta crisis
The Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sšnchez, has hit back at some EU countries for what he described as their
“selfish, polarising and illegal reaction” to the mass border crossings at Ceuta,
as he thanked Morocco for its help in dealing with the crisis.
In a letter to Brussels, he said several European states have chosen to “attack” Spain
and request its temporary exclusion fr…

Spain leaving Schengen ‘not on table’ says France after Sánchez hits out at EU response to Ceuta crisis – Europe live
Interior minister confirms France will not ask for Spain’s removal from visa-free travel arrangements, after Spanish PM condemned ‘selfish, polarising’ response of some countries to mass border crossings

Trump opposes Russia or China taking Iran's highly enriched uranium (Kevin Breuninger/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/27/trump-china-russia-iran-uranium-war-deal.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260527/p85#a260527p85

Russia's FSB charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorist activities, including by Ukraine, and issues an international arrest warrant (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/russias-fsb-charge…

Russian threats to use nuclear weapons during the war in Ukraine
are a sign of "weakness"
and fail to spook NATO and other nearby countries,
the head of the National Nuclear Security Administration said
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/24/russia-nu

Russian nuke threats signal "weakness," NNSA boss says
"Deterrence isn't quite the same as it was during the Cold War."

Bluesky Says Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread Propaganda
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/business/bluesky-russia-hacking-accounts.html?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytimes

Bluesky Says Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread Propaganda
The company said it was fighting Russian efforts to hijack real users’ accounts to post fake content, an apparently novel tactic.

Russia holds massive drills of its nuclear forces
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/russia/russia-conducts-major-nuclear-drills-rcna345828

High-Level British Spy Warns of Expanding Russia Threat (Adam Goldman/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/world/europe/britain-gchq-spying-russia.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260527/p31#a260527p31

PNK Group is a Russia-founded industrial real estate developer
that sold the Social Circle, Georgia warehouse to DHS for $128.6 million
— a property it bought for $29.4 million less than 3 years earlier.
The ~$99 million profit flowed to a company founded in Saint Petersburg by a man who got his start selling Putin-themed chocolate bars,
who appeared at events alongside Putin,
whose company partnered with sanctioned Sberbank,
and who appears in the ICIJ O…

PNK Group — Russia-Founded Industrial Developer, Social Circle GA Seller, Sberbank Partner · Detention Pipeline
Russia-founded industrial developer that sold Social Circle, GA warehouse to DHS for $128.6M after buying it for $29.4M. Founder Sharkov has Sberbank, Roscongress, and ICIJ offshore ties.

Almost 500,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in Putin’s war on Ukraine, says GCHQ | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-soldiers-killed-ukraine-war-casualties-gchq-b2984889.html

Russia says it has found the bodies of five foreign climbers
– believed to be Bosnian
– on Mount Elbrus, authorities and state media say.
Authorities said earlier that out of a group of seven climbing Russia’s highest mountain,
they had recovered two bodies and were searching for three more.
“According to investigators, on July 24 a group of seven climbers – foreign nationals – was climbing Mount Elbrus.
The following evening, due to rapidly deteriorating …

Bodies of five climbers found on Russia’s highest mountain
Two others on Mount Elbrus survive after group of foreign climbers ‘strayed from route’ amid deteriorating weather, say authorities

EU sanctions Russian GRU military hackers over cyberattacks
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/eu-and-uk-hit-russia-with-first-joint-cyber-sanctions-package/

EU sanctions Russian GRU military hackers over cyberattacks
The European Union and the United Kingdom jointly sanctioned dozens of Russian individuals and entities and accused Russia of coordinating a network of hacking groups responsible for attacks across Europe.

Bluesky and Clemson researchers detail a novel Russian influence campaign that hijacked legitimate, influential accounts to spread pro-Kremlin propaganda (Steven Lee Myers/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/…

Bluesky Says Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread Propaganda
The company said it was fighting Russian efforts to hijack real users’ accounts to post fake content, an apparently novel tactic.

'Now for sure we need to postpone it,'
EU's Costa says of EU-UK summit in July
European Council president António Costa said the planned reset summit between the EU and the UK will have to be postponed as a result of changes in the British government

Ukraine destroys Russia's FSB headquarters in Kherson region, 100 Russian casualties reported | RBC-Ukraine
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/ukraine-destroys-russia-s-fsb-headquarters-1779367904.html

Investigation: Western intelligence officials identify a Russian military intelligence unit in Tokyo that smuggles high-tech components for the war in Ukraine (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/…

How Putin Turned Japan Into a Den of Spies
Operating out of a Tokyo high-rise, a military intelligence unit finds the high-tech equipment that Russia needs to wage war.

Russia lands heavy strikes on Ukraine's capital, killing at least 21 (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-kyiv-missile-drone-attack-384d5b6bcdfc6e7d8c18f25130332ef7
http://www.memeorandum.com/260702/p101#a260702p101

Long Lines for Gas Shatter the Illusion of Normalcy in Wartime Russia (Nataliya Vasilyeva/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/world/europe/russia-gas-shortages.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260703/p13#a260703p13

Scores of drones ⁠targeted Moscow overnight, hitting the Russian capital’s oil refinery for the second time this week, Reuters reported.
“We don’t ⁠want this war, we never did, and everyone knows it, and our partners ‌know it,”
Zelenskyy ‌said in a voice message sent to reporters on a ‌WhatsApp group, quoted by Reuters.
🔥But if Ukraine burns, your Moscow will burn.
Zelenskyy also called on Europe and ⁠the United States to increase pressure on Russia
through sanc…

Europe Is Starting to Think Putin Will Expand the War Beyond Ukraine (Yaroslav Trofimov/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-europe-baltics-bb9d8d94
http://www.memeorandum.com/260527/p17#a260527p17

These are tricky times for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The “special military operation” he launched against Ukraine in 2022,
intended to last a few days until a puppet regime in Kyiv could be installed,
has now gone on longer than both the Soviet fight against Nazi Germany and all of World War I.
His forces have long ceased making significant gains on the battlefield;
some data even suggest that Russian forces lost territory in April and May.
What …

As the Tide Turns Against Putin, Beware the Drowning Man
Like a struggling swimmer, he may take desperate measures to stay afloat.

Russia threatens escalation after Ukraine hits Moscow with largest-ever drone attack (Sam Meredith/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/19/russia-ukraine-moscow-drone-attack-trump.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260619/p17#a260619p17

The declassified documents Trump just released to “prove” the 2020 election was “rigged”
actually show that Russia tried to interfere to hurt Biden and help Trump.
https://x.com/tvietor08/status/2077943979656851489?s=12&t=JIzXmAfBKPksn8uWZp4aaA

Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) on X
Trump released documents that confirm Russia tried to interfere in the 2020 election to hurt Biden. It says Russia tried to "orchestrate a high-profile corruption scandal" and push narratives about "voter fraud resulting from mail-in balloting"

Viory, the self-described “video news agency of the Global South” has delivered journalism training to multiple national press agencies across Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
However, when it comes to Viory itself, the line between fact and fiction is very blurry indeed. 
Bellingcat has found multiple links between the digital infrastructure of Viory and Ruptly news agency,
a branch of sanctioned Russian propaganda outlet Russia Today,
including shared IP addresses,

Tracing Digital Links Between Viory and Ruptly - bellingcat
Bellingcat found mulitple links between the digital infrastructure of Viory and Ruptly news agency, a branch of Russia Today.

EU countries have agreed to allow a joint naval mission in the Indian Ocean
to begin boarding ships suspected of belonging to Russia's shadow fleet,
the bloc's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said on July 22.
The decision to empower the naval anti-piracy operation ATALANTA,
which operates off the coast of Somalia and in the Indian Ocean,
follows a fourth successful boarding of a shadow fleet vessel by the EU's Operation IRINI in the Mediterranean Sea on Jul…

EU launches mission to board Russian shadow fleet ships in Indian Ocean
"Every illicit voyage helps sustain Russia's war machine. We are matching our sanctions with actions at sea," the EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas tweeted.

Everyone Lost the War With Iran
Months of fighting revealed that multiple countries can impose costs,
but none can impose order.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/16/iran-war-trump-gulf-china-russia-israel-ceasefire-deal/

Everyone Lost the War With Iran
Months of fighting revealed that multiple countries can impose costs, but none can impose order.