2026-07-18 02:23:35
So #Russia just lost the capacity to put stuff in space, apparently. Either immediately, or in the very near future.
Ukraine hit its main rocket factory in Samara.
In part, it's a shame. But it was inevitable, as the very same rockets that sent stuff to the ISS are putting military crap in orbit. So this factory is an obvious military target.
"If Russia wins" is a very readable, short book, that describes a possible scenario. It illustrated for me how NATO and article 5 works and that is different then the public perceives it. Highly recommended summer read.
https://a.co/d/0fRQUNoi
"Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker leaking oil into Arabian Sea after explosion"
#Russia #Environment
RE: #Russia
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.
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Russians "withdrew more cash than they deposited" - YouTube
#russia
RE: #Russia
RE: #USpol #russia #sanctions #war
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
Weekend Reads
* China-controlled US Internet threats
https://k3xec.com/tags/pigeon/
* Super-app and Russia's MAX dangers
https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.11814
#pigeon/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://k3xec.com/tags/pigeon/
* Super-app and Russia's MAX dangers
https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.11814
#DNS #IPv6 #OFDM #SDR #Russia
Trump is now fully supporting Putin, waiving sanctions that were already law, decided by Congress. Trump is an ally of Putin not Europe that is crystal clear now.
#trump #putin #russia #sanctions #ukraine #geopolitics #europe
"And of this there is no room for doubt: Europe will defend each and every single square metre of its territory."
#EU #VonderLeyen #Geopolitics #Russia #Europe
"Sleeping with the Enemy" only in this case, the enemy is that of America, and here it is being made to sleep with two enemies. 🥹
#Russia #USA #diesel #inflation #sanctions #betrayal #metaphor
Pretty interesting analysis of the "elections" in #Russia.
https://youtu.be/STODQUmieCk
A rather beautiful picture.
From #CrimeaBeachParty #Putin #Ukraine #Russia
"inside territorial waters" , if NATO doesn't react now, what is the alliance for?
#romania #nato #russia #europe #geopolitics
https://www.reuters.com/world/two-ships-ablaze-romanian-black-sea-waters-8-sailors-missing-2026-10-15/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad09291b7b1a600013edf5a&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Putin thinks Europe is not going to fight itself for Ukraine, they are losing US support, internal dissent within Germany, France etc. He has no reason to compromise or even to agree to a temporary ceasefire. He just has to persevere in the war of attrition... The EU has to change this logic.
#geopolitics #putin #russia #ukraine #europe
Putin sees the EU, it's internal divisions, the slow and weak decisionmaking, the fear of war, Trump actively undermining the EU, the rise of the AfD and other extreme right parties... I understand he thinks the EU is weak and he can win the war in Ukraine because EU support will falter and break under pressure. This is the reason i think there is a good chance escalation will continue in Europe. War is coming for european countries besides Ukraine.
#EU #Russia #geopolitics #war
Another reason, besides the taste, to not drink Pepsi.
#Pepsi #Russia #Ukraine
https://b4ukraine.org/what-we-do/pepsi
#Augsburg
"Durch die Explosion eines zunächst unbekannten Gegenstands in der Bahnhofstraße nahe dem Eingang zum Bahnhof seien zwei ukrainische Staatsbürger im Alter von 17 und 18 Jahren leicht verletzt worden, sagte ein Polizeisprecher. Sie hätten ein Knalltrauma erlitten. Fensterscheiben umliegender Gebäude seien beschädigt worden."
#Ukraine #Russia
The question with an "energy ceasefire" , is Russia then still allowed to hit unlimited civilian targets and structures, then it is a bit one-sided because Ukraine doesn't hit those targets in Russia? 🤔
#ukraine #russia #ceasefire #energy #geopolitics
The treason by Trump, betraying his country and his allies, actively helping to increase the number of civilian casualties in Ukraine. If democracy in the US was functioning, this would have been the end of the Trump presidency.
#trump #usa #treason #starshield #ukraine #russia #eu #geopolitics
It sounds problematic...at least it's clear that there are biolabs in Russia instead of Ukraine as russian propaganda always told us...
#pneumonicplague #russia #outbreak #biolabs
"Trump Is Free To Be What He Has Always Been
Russian Strikes Against Civilians; Do Ukraine And Europe Understand What They Must Do"
"So it is a good thing for Trump to speak his truth forcefully and with conviction, and for people to see that and grasp it. The USA is with Russia and has been from January 2025. Do not believe me—Donald Trump is telling you all himself."
#russia #europe #usa #ukraine #geopolitics
Good to remember, any cease-fire is in the interest of Ukraine because it can and will outperform Russia economically, with it's industry and innovation, support from the EU etcetera, that is why I am afraid that any cease-fire won't hold for long
#ukraine #russia #ceasefire #usa #europe #geopolitics
Incredible, the US blackmail, supporting Putin, really begins…
#usa #russia #ukraine #geopolitics
Some details: Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children.
#trump #criminal #putin #umarkremlev #russia #abduction #children #ukraine #geopolitics
It's nice to see empirical evidence of the impact of Russian bots.
#russia #bots #datacenters #ukraine #yandex
Ukraine escalates towards Russia, Europe can't blame them, Zelensky can't just wait and watch Russia destroy Ukraine with ballistic missiles he has no defense against. We will pay the price for not acting earlier and more forcefully against Russian aggression.
#ukraine #russia #europe #war #geopolitics
Maybe the war between Russia and Europe, will not be as kinetic and intense as past wars. But it seems we are slowly gliding into something that could be given that name. Russia also has an interest to make it not an "all-out" conflict because by keeping it at a lower intensity, art. 4 and art. 5 of the NATO treaty stay out of sight. A lot of NATO-countries will oppose calling for a art.5 procedure when "just" a few targets in Europe are hit.
#EU #Russia #NATO #war
"This Is About Much More Than Just Diesel"
"Now, the US is coming out as a more direct supporter of Russia—and in the process it is blaming the Ukrainians for that. The diesel issue is not an end in itself, it is a means to an end. Understand that, and you understand it all."
#russia #usa #ukraine #war #geopolitics #diesel
We can assume that Russia is fully engaged in supporting the AfD where it can, indirectly, via intermediaries. Maybe using their old contacts and intelligence networks in the "east". Also it will probably support muslim extremism and extreme left, also with cut-outs, all to destabilze Germany.
If you read about coldwar history, they have a lot of experience in playing various sides to destabilize countries.
#Russia #AfD #Germany #EU #destabilization #geopolitics
We are watching the structural destruction of civilian infrastructure in Ukraine by continuing attacks with drones and ballistic missiles that Ukraine can't stop (until now). EU and NATO have no plan to solve this, no additional actions are available it seems. Putin is winning?
#ukraine #russia #eu #nato #geopolitics
Good blog by Ivo Daalder,
#eu #nato #russia #geopolitics
With instability in Germany, France, Spain and other european countries i am quite sure Putin will not compromise and fight on in Ukraine, further provoke NATO and the EU. He will maybe even succeed in destroying the NATO alliance because it's very weak in it's reactions on continuing russian provocations. More war is coming i am afraid.
#Russia #Putin #Ukraine #EU #NATO #War #geopolitics #Europe
"The problem with identifying Russian kinetic attacks on NATO states as “hybrid” is that it implies that they are not part of a coherent military campaign, but rather part of something else. Using that term is, again, meant to justify not invoking NATO’s collective defense provisions..." #isw #russia #eu #nato