“Russian scholars reviewing Kyrgyz secondary school textbooks reprimanded their Kyrgyz counterparts for describing the periods of Tsarist and Soviet rule as "colonialism." The Kyrgyz historians who authored the textbooks refused to bend to Moscow.” www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/26/c...

We launch the series w an Element on the disruption to a status quo in Central Asian studies that has lasted decades too long. As @ericamarat.bsky.social and Aizada Arystanbek argue "What started as a slow rejection of the idea that the region benefited from Soviet control has turned into ..."

This is silly, backwards framing at best, and deliberate undermining of Ukraine, at worst. The fact that Ukraine's anticorruption bodies are powerful and independent enough to charge none other but the former chief of staff of the president actually bolsters Zelensky's EU push!

Zelensky making it clear that if the prisoner exchange doesn't take place, it'll show russia and the US both went back on their word. Ukraine's position is honest and strong.

Some advice for those who secretly continue to admire russia's power, despite all the counter evidence: If you feel the urge to write a paean to russia disguised as concern trolling about the tragedy of Ukraine's impending defeat, resist it. You'll be deservedly mocked for it. Some examples:

Sen. Mark Kelly: "If you say something that the president or this administration does not like, they're going to come after you. The president is trying to silence us, and I can't think of anything that's more un-American."

⚡️In address to US Congress, King Charles urges 'unyielding resolve' in support of Ukraine, NATO unity.

⚡️ Trump letting Putin 'play him for a fool,' US lawmakers say after new Russia sanctions waiver. "This decision is shameful," the statement reads.

Do you speak #Ruscism, the language of aggression and violence that signals genocidal intent and justifies the unjustifiable? chakhoyan.substack.com/p/the-bloods...

You can't simultaneously lament the fall of the USSR and be a minimally credible anti-imperialist. You just can't. The USSR was an empire and it was brought down by anti-imperialist, local liberation movements and mobilization. In addition,...

Hannah Arendt, who coined “the banality of evil” phrase, warned that systems, not just individuals, produce heinous violence. putin is evil. Blood of 🇺🇦 children on his hands. But he is NOT an exception. russia reproduced rulers like him for centuries. kyivindependent.com/the-banality...

While Russia strikes Ukrainian civilians, Ukraine continues decreasing Russia's economic potential to wage a war. This is an oil refinery in Russian Tuapse.

⚡️At least 22 killed, 131 injured in Russian strikes across Ukraine over past day Russian forces launched 18 ballistic missiles, 20 Kh-101 cruise missiles, five Iskander-K cruise missiles, and 659 drones against Ukraine overnight.

⚡️Ukraine, Norway sign defense declaration, expand drone cooperation. Norway & Ukraine signed a defense declaration aimed at deepening military cooperation, including joint drone production, following talks between President Volodymyr Zelensky & Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere.

🇳🇴 🇺🇦 Norway and Ukraine signed a declaration on enhanced defense and security cooperation. Also discussed joint development of drones, industrial cooperation, and energy partnership.

Pundits keep asking why russia invaded #Ukraine, committed war crimes, and burned bridges with the West. God knows, the largest landmass on our planet, the Ruscist Federation, needed no land. It faced no threat. Colonialism is the engine of russian history The actors change. The violence remains

“Orbán received visits or verbal support from Donald Trump, J. D. Vance, Benjamin Netanyahu, Marine Le Pen (the leader of the French far right), Alice Weidel (the leader of the German far right), and other illiberal leaders from Argentina, Poland, Slovakia, Brazil, and more.”

"Russians go home," Magyar supporters chanted, as the next Hungarian prime minister promised better relations with the European Union.” bbc.com/news/article...

Ukrainians living in the occupied territories of Kherson are being targeted and controlled with landmines and drones by the Russian occupation forces. Zarina Zabrisky spoke with civilians who have managed to escape the hell that is living in the occupied territories. @zarinazabrisky.bsky.social

The EU is dead if they don't find a way to change decision-making from unanimity to a qualified majority. Even if Orban loses, russia will soon buy a new little helper among the European leaders. The problem is far deeper than Orban.

⚡️ Russian FPV drone hits bus in rush hour attack as strikes kill 8, injure 52 across Ukraine. "This is deliberate Russian terror against peaceful cities and civilians," Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba said.

I completely agree with Marjorie Taylor Greene is a sentence I never thought I would ever write.

In the Russian army, soldiers pay officers in order to stay alive www.economist.com/europe/2026/...

This is an actual post. This is not funny. This is beyond desperate. This is a deeply unwell man who doesn’t belong anywhere near the levers of power. Every member of his cabinet and Congress is complicit in not demanding his removal now.

⚡️Ukraine strikes Russian fuel train, confirms damage to multimillion-dollar Orion drones in occupied regions. Ukraine hit a rail convoy carrying fuel to the Russian military in occupied Luhansk on April 4, the General Staff said. The military also shared results of a recent strike in Crimea.

Despite all the public bravado, Moscow is in deep trouble. Putin needs Trump’s help to overcome his army’s failure to subjugate Ukraine. Yet, Trump’s strikingly disciplined and consistent support for Kremlin’s maximalist demands is not enough. This is ironic. 1/4 www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Trump has insulted and tariffed his European allies, persuaded Denmark to prepare for a US invasion and, by pressuring Ukraine and not Russia, encouraged Putin to keep fighting. All of which he has forgotten. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

"The rules-based order didn't collapse on Feb. 28, 2026, when America bombed Iran. It fractured in 2008, when Russia invaded Georgia, and Europe responded with thoughts and prayers." @ChakhoyanAndrew on why Europe’s future is still tied to the outcome in Ukraine. kyivindependent.com/war-in-iran-...

⚡️Ukraine's military destroys Russian missile launcher in occupied Crimea. Ukrainian forces destroyed a Zircon hypersonic missile launcher in occupied Crimea during an overnight strike on March 24, Ukraine's military intelligence agency said.

Forcing Ukrainian students in Russian-occupied territories to join the Russian army if they fail an exam is another example of Russia's militarization of Ukrainian youth, Taya Avram, a lawyer within the Donbas SOS NGO, told the Kyiv Independent on March 20.

⚡️ Ukraine claims 'successful' strike on 2 Russian ships ferrying weapons, equipment through Kerch Strait. Ukraine's military intelligence agency described both ships as a "key part" of Russia's Kerch ferry service.

⚡️Russian strike razes homes in Zaporizhzhia, killing 1, injuring 11. Two people who were trapped beneath the rubble have been rescued by emergency workers. An injured 17-year-old is in serious condition following the attack.

⚡️ Russia summons UK, French ambassadors after Storm Shadow strike on military-linked plant. Moscow demands a response and "unequivocal" condemnation of the attack.

Bravo, @michaeldweiss.bsky.social, Christo Grozev and others who did this

⚡️ US reportedly considering easing Russian oil sanctions to reduce global energy prices. "Ukrainians will pay for that choice in blood," Alexander Kirk, a sanctions campaigner at the NGO Urgewald, told the Kyiv Independent.

Putin's wars are all wars of choice, pursued for imperialist restoration, out of a position of strength and expected impunity. One of Russia's greatest propaganda achievements convincing the bulk of American pundits and IR folks that it fights out of fear, humiliation, and prevention.

The U.N. Inquiry on Ukraine says Russia’s forced deportation and transfer of children from occupied territories constitutes a crime against humanity and a war crime. www.currenttime.tv/a/komissiya-...

Tomorrow marks one year since Ukraine accepted the unconditional ceasefire proposed by the Trump administration. For 365 days since, russia has rejected even a halt to hostilities and chosen WAR. Every. Single. Day. kyivindependent.com/why-russia-c...

Ukrainian forces have pushed Russian troops out of most occupied areas in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast after several weeks of counterattacks along the section of the front where Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts meet.

What Kremlin doesn’t want you to see. Nearly 4 years after the start of the full-scale invasion, Russia has utterly failed to achieve its stated objectives while sustaining losses not seen since WW2. Now using Washington to try to get what it couldn’t on the battlefield. www.csis.org/analysis/rus...

⚡️Ukraine liberates 300 square kilometers in southern counteroffensive, Zelensky tells AFP. "I won't go into too many details, but today I can congratulate our army first and foremost —all the defense forces — because as of today, 300 (square) kilometers have been liberated."

🔴 12 years ago russia invaded 🇺🇦 🔴 12 years ago russia upended the post WWII order 🔴 12 years ago russia began committing heinous crimes in 🇺🇦 🔵 12 years of the Free World failing to stop russia; failing to call the moscow centered terrorist organization by its name

White House abandoning Ukraine and parroting Putin’s demands for territorial concessions is Moscow’s wildest dream come true. The silver lining is that leverage is roughly proportional to aid. As Washington’s aid shrinks, so does its capacity to impose its will on Kyiv.

⚡️3 toddlers, 1 other killed in Russian strike on Kharkiv Oblast. A Russian strike on Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv Oblast, killed four people, including three toddlers, and injured two others, Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported overnight Feb. 11.

The Trump administration continues to hack away at the soft power branch that US hegemony sits on. Alienating America's most loyal European ally is as self-destructive as it gets.

A reminder that those who took for granted that Trump victory would be the end of Ukraine were wrong. Ukraine continues to hold Ru off despite the fact that Trump ended US aid. Ukraine has innovated and developed its military capacity, Europe has stepped up, and Ru is weaker than many assume.

“Golden Age” is literally how Turkmenbashi & his enablers referred to his rule over Turkmenistan. The man was so fond of gold that he had multiple golden statues of himself erected all over Ashgabat. To hear the U.S. Secretary of Commerce use these exact words when addressing Trump is disorienting.

What Kremlin doesn’t want you to see. Nearly 4 years after the start of the full-scale invasion, Russia has utterly failed to achieve its stated objectives while sustaining losses not seen since WW2. Now using Washington to try to get what it couldn’t on the battlefield. www.csis.org/analysis/rus...

Americans know our health care system is broken. A recent poll found that 70% of Vermonters support a Medicare for All single-payer system. Congress must understand that health care is a human right — not a privilege. We must pass Medicare for All.

Kristi Noem AND Stephen Miller must go.