When Putin talks to a Russians he consistently says that they invade Ukraine to destroy the state and nation and correct the path of history. NATO and similar framings are just for the useful foreigners.

Pu spells out Ru's imperialist motivations for the war. He calls the conquest a long-held dream and historical destiny. He beclowns those who insist NATO expansion caused the war. Let's see if anyone from the Mearsheimer fan club admits the claim has been falsified. www.kremlin.ru/events/presi...

Congrats to Moldova!!! Russia threw everything to destabilize the election and failed spectacularly. Democracy won 🙌🏼

Important thread from Prof. Popova. Please read it.

A big undercurrent of the « NATO expansion was bad » claim is that the Cold War was a period of peace/stability in Europe. Sure, life in a NATO country was good. Life under the Soviet boot meant dictatorship, indignity, and shortages. Stop blaming EEurope for wanting to share in the peace/stability!

⚡️Poland to send military representatives to Ukraine for training on shooting down Russian drones.

Russia murders pensioners kyivindependent.com/russian-air-...

By escalating strikes in Ukraine and now Poland, Putin is sending a message: He is not interested in a ceasefire, or in peace. He plans to keep fighting. From @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/w...

Poland downs drones after Russian airspace violation

“russia wants peace” Feel free to spit in the face of anyone who repeats this blood-soaked lie!

Apropos of some bravado by Pu that’s being reported, two reminders: 1) russia is demanding Ukrainian capitulation, not offering a deal. 2) Ru hasn’t achieved its goals in 11yrs of war. It’s not close to achieving them.

⚡️No regional centers captured, 1 million dead Russian soldiers — Ukrainian official responds to Putin's threats with list of Russia's military 'achievements.' "Russia is not winning and Ukraine is not losing," Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said.

⚡️'The people of Ukraine have an unbreakable spirit' — Trump, world leaders send Independence Day messages to Kyiv. "As you mark this important day, know the United States respects your fight, honors your sacrifices, and believes in your future as an independent nation," Trump said.

З Днем НезалежностI! Слава Україні! Happy Independence Day, Ukraine!

Ukrainian students at the University of Edinburgh plan to protest the upcoming appearance of the widow of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny at a literary festival in the city over what they say are her imperialist views of Ukraine.

President Zelenskyy: "Ukrainians defend what's theirs. Even those who are with Russia know that Russia is doing evil. Of course, we will not reward Russia for what it has perpetrated. The #Ukrainian people deserve peace. But all partners must understand what a dignified peace is.

A reminder: Pu didn't stop the war when he got de facto control of Crimea and some of Donbas in 2014. He invaded further in 2022.

Went to look at some locally made t-shirts last night. Fascinating to see that Russian-derived English spelling is gone from youth-oriented designs. The “kh” in “Kazakhstan” represented the Russian letter “х” that is absent from the way the country’s name is pronounced in Qazaq. Good riddance.

⚡️Lithuania to allocate $32 million toward joint purchase of Patriot missile systems for Ukraine. Lithuania plans to contribute up to 30 million euro ($32.5 million) toward the joint purchase of U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems for Ukraine, Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT reported on July 26.

⚡️Russia attacks Ukrainian cities with ballistic missiles overnight. Explosions rocked Kharkiv, Kamianske, and Dnipro as Russia launched waves of missiles, drones, and guided aerial bombs overnight on July 26. Kharkiv's Kyviskyi district has been hit twice by ballistic missiles.

⚡️ Update: 1 killed, 14 injured in Russia’s July 25 strike on Kharkiv. The number of injured in a Russian attack on Kharkiv on July 25 has risen to 14, Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported.

Back in Almaty after a two year break. Wonderful to see that a lot of places, both public and private, now use use Latin letter instead of Cyrillic in their Qazaq language signage.

Check out this conversation I had about Trump, Europe, and the Russo-Ukrainian war for Pacifica Network's Ukraine 4 2 4 series: soundcloud.com/pacificanetw...

As a thoroughly russified Qazaq kid growing up in the 1980s Almaty, I had deeply internalized the Russo-centric view of Qazaq-speaking Qazaqs as being rural and backwards. Embarrassingly, for many years, I failed to understand what now seems so painfully obvious. 1/10

Morning in Kyiv. No sleep. Air quality is extremely bad. City is covered in thick smoke. This is Russian terror, aimed at people who chose to stay, resist and fight.

⚡️Air raids in Ukraine began as Trump and Putin spoke, Zelensky calls for more Patriot missiles. "Patriots and their missiles are real defenders of life," President Volodymyr Zelensky said. "It is very important to maintain the support of partners in ballistic missile defense."

⚡️Ukrainian forces push Russian army away from Sumy, General Staff says. Ukrainian troops advanced near the village of Oleksiivka and liberated the village of Andriivka, the statement read.

Another must read from @andrewchak.bsky.social “The West must stop indulging fantasies about a mythical “other Russia.” There is no shortcut to justice. There can be no democratic future without decolonization.”

Two ways to build a future: confront your past or repeat it. Germany chose the first path. Russia's opposition leaders still dream of the second—preserving an empire rather than dismantling it, writes @andrewchak.bsky.social euromaidanpress.com/2025/05/06/r...

russia wants peace and by “peace” russia means death

The Russians, who have been murdering Ukrainian civilians and bombing cities for three years, are suddenly very worried about "gross violation of international law" and "global and regional security" www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/06/22/r...

High precision ballistic missile is used by the moscow-centered terrorist organization to hit a lyceum in Ukraine 🇺🇦 What else does anyone need to know about russia’s genocidal ambitions?

⚡️ Former Ukrainian POW dies month after being released from Russian captivity. Serhii Dobrovolskyi, a Ukrainian soldier who had been in Russian captivity since 2023, died just a month after his release at the end of May.

⚡️Death toll in Russia's mass strike on Kyiv rises to 30 dead, 172 wounded. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the updated casualty figures from Russia's large-scale drone and missile attack during his evening address on June 19.

Can we afford to let russian aggression go unpunished? NO! Moscow’s appetite for war grew from the 🇬🇪 “incursion” in 2008 to bombing 🇺🇦 daily in 2025. Next stop for moscow: defeat in 🇺🇦 or WWIII If someone says “we can’t afford to help,” tell them: doing nothing is how local wars become world wars

⚡️'If we don't help Ukraine further, we should start learning Russian,' EU diplomacy chief says. Top EU diplomat Kaja Kallas cited a sharp increase in Russia's military spending, noting that Moscow is now allocating more money to defense than the EU combined.

⚡️UPDATE: Russian mass attack hits Kyiv, killing 14, injuring at least 40. Russian drones and ballistic missiles targeted the capital overnight, killing 14 people and injuring at least 40, local authorities reported. Damage to civilian infrastructure has also been reported throughout the city.

The toll of this morning's Russian assault: 14 killed. 55 injured. 40 hospitalized. Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed the devastating numbers. Residential buildings destroyed. Civilians buried under rubble. This is not just war. This is terror. And the world must not stay silent.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that during the June 2 negotiations in Istanbul, Russian representatives dismissed Ukraine's efforts to raise the issue of abducted Ukrainian children as a "show for childless European old ladies."

Norway will help Ukraine cover a potential one billion euro ($1.08 billion) gas deficit, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced following a meeting with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store in Vilnius on June 2.

Medinsky and Simonyan are complaining that Ukraine submitted its memorandum for the upcoming talks in Ukrainian/English, but not in Ru. Ru lost a third of their bombers today but they're fixating on why Ukrainians refuse to use the colonial language.

Another excellent op-ef from @andrewchak.bsky.social : “What’s not even on the table is the one path history tells us brings lasting peace: The aggressor is defeated, disarmed and held to account.”

May 31 is the Day of Remembrance of Victims of Political Repression and Famine in Qazaqstan. On this day, I remember my grandfather. Unfortunately, as time passes, memories begin to fade. However, one of the stories that he shared I still remember vividly. 🧵

⚡️After 3 days of consecutive attacks on Ukraine, Russia calls UN meeting over alleged European 'threats to peace.' Russia requested a meeting of the U.N. Security Council only a day after launching its largest drone attack against Ukraine.

⚡️UK to funnel $3 billion to Ukraine's arms, hardware repairs under G7 loan covered by Russian assets. Kyiv and London signed an agreement to use $3 billion profits from frozen Russian assets under the Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) initiative.

Russia won’t negotiate because it wants submissive Ukraine and keep its war-time economy running www.wsj.com/world/russia...

West no longer imposing range restrictions on arms for Ukraine, Germany's Merz says; Russia launches record 355 drones at Ukraine; 6 killed, 24 injured over past 24 hours; and more.

⚡️Russia losing battlefield edge in war against Ukraine, WP reports. Moscow faces critical shortages of weapons and manpower, making the time ripe for escalated pressure, Western officials told The Washington Post (WP).

Ladies and gentlemen, let me present to you the new U.S. Department of Defense Press Secretary

“With an economy the size of Texas and collapsing demographics, Russia knows it is no global superpower. Rather, it is a bloodsucking kleptocracy anchored in a dream of colonization — incapable of delivering prosperity to the people, but skilled at peddling fantasies of greatness...”