🇺🇸 We will seize the Bella 1 for violating sanctions 🚢 *runs away, paints on Russian flag* 🇺🇸 *keeps pursuing* 🇷🇺 Please stop pursuit 🇺🇸 HAHA GFY 🇷🇺 *sends ships to escort* 🇺🇸 HAHA GFY 🚁🚢 *seizes tanker* 🇷🇺 Please send the Russians onboard home ASAP 🇺🇸 HAHA GFY

Sounds like there were Russians onboard the Bella 1/Marinera, and the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs very quickly issued a statement saying they want them returned to Russia ASAP. How interesting. Guys, who do you think these Russians are that were onboard this tanker?🤔

Medvedev, on Orthodox Christmas: "Don't play games with Russia!" US: *proceeds to play games with Russia on Orthodox Christmas*

Breaking: The US is reportedly attempting to board the now Russia-flagged Bella 1/Marinera tanker via helicopter. The Kremlin's deterrence attempt doesn't appear to have worked. Any guesses what the boarding crew will find hidden on this tanker guys? 🍿

‼️Russia escalates showdown with US over Bella 1/Marinera oil tanker. After reregistering the shadow fleet tanker as Russian and formally requested the US break off pursuit, they have now sent a submarine to escort it as it sails to Murmansk. More boundary-pushing from Putin.

An historic moment: Merz says Germany will accept responsibility for security on the European continent. As Russia increases threats and hybrid warfare against Europe at the same time that US support is weakening, this is an important promise at a critical point in time.

A meeting of the “Coalition of the Willing” in Paris brought together 27 national leaders, alongside senior leadership from the EU and NATO, as well as representatives of the US.

Ukraine, France, and the United Kingdom have signed a declaration on the deployment of multinational forces in Ukraine after the end of the war. 🇺🇦🇫🇷🇬🇧

Miller says Greenland should be part of the US, and questions Denmark’s right to control it. I can already picture Russians popping champagne. This year is going to be… interesting.

Ukrainians have opened a “Point of Resilience” in Berlin, a place where people can warm up, charge their devices, and have hot tea 🫶🏻 In one district of Berlin, electricity and heating have been out for the fourth day after cables at a power facility were set on fire.

Reliance Industries, operator of the world's largest refining complex and the biggest Indian buyer of Russian crude last year, is not expecting any Russian crude oil deliveries in January, a move that could sharply cut India’s Russian oil imports during the month to the lowest in years, - Reuters.

Russian spies in Norway operating under the cover of fishermen and tourists. The commander of the Finnmark Division warned that Russian intelligence activity and hybrid warfare in the region are intensifying.

Putin is about to learn about tax traps. He thinks he can just decree: 🔹Collect 3.2 trillion rubles more in tax 🔹Accelerate economic growth 🔹Drop inflation to 4-5% And it will all happen. Any economists reading the above died of laughter and didn't get to this sentence.💀

The adding of a new ship into Russia's Black Sea Fleet shows how far they've fallen. 1. It's a tugboat, not a combat ship. 2. It's not even in the Black Sea, it's in the Caspian. And why's it in the Caspian? Because if they tried to sail it in the Black Sea, it would be sunk.💥

An oil depot in Usman, Lipetsk Oblast, is receiving drone sanctions. This video shows the night sky being lit up by a m̶a̶s̶s̶i̶v̶e̶ small fire after debris from a successful drone interception caused no damage to several large oil tanks. What a heartwarming sight.🥰❤️‍🔥

…to refuse to support the candidacy of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Machado for president because she didn’t withdraw her Nobel Peace Prize nomination, and your oversized ego couldn’t handle it…

Why Venezuela Fell Within Hours, But Ukraine Did Not? An important detail from Ukrainian officer Dmytro Vovnianko. By Ambassador @olexscherba.bsky.social at x.com/olex_scherba...

🗯️ I’m writing a case study essay for one of my modules at @warstudieskcl.bsky.social on China’s economic coercion and Australia’s foreign policy choices. Research question: Why did China’s trade restrictions (2020–2022) not translate into foreign policy concessions from Australia?

Vasyl Maliuk has stepped down as Head of the Security Service of Ukraine, but “remains within the SBU system to carry out asymmetric special operations of a global level, which will continue to inflict maximum damage on the enemy.”

An interesting analysis for those who want to understand Ukraine’s internal politics a bit more deeply. Read ⬇️ zn.ua/eng/successo...

Looks like Vasyl Maliuk has agreed to step down from his post as Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) That’s unfortunate.

Trump threatens India with higher tariffs if they keep buying Russian oil. Despite Russia selling oil at a loss, Indian purchases have kept dropping. And with this threat, they are likely to drop further. This will be devastating for Russia's attempts to finance their war.📉🫟

Fire Point drone engines now have 97% Ukrainian parts, continuing to reduce need for imported components. This will be an important factor for EU defence production: how to prevent import bottlenecks and dependence on potentially-unreliable suppliers if a larger conflict erupts.

Trump: Putin lied about the attack on his residence.🤥 After they stopped laughing at Russia's pathetic "evidence" of the attack, US analysts confirmed that it did not actually happen. So the countries who lined up to express outrage at this attack will now apologize, right?🧐

Around 200 flights have been delayed in Moscow due to an attack by unidentified drones.

The wife of the White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Trump’s top adviser, ladies and gentlemen.

🌑🇩🇪 A massive blackout has hit Berlin after unknown set fire to a power facility. Tens of thousands are without electricity. Authorities say full restoration may take until January 8.

‼️Russian Railways is nearing a systemic collapse. High debt and low income are crippling the budget, they are buying less and less locomotives and railcars due to budget issues, and an urgent 200B ruble bailout request was denied. Expect a cascade of train failures, soon.💥🚂

Russian oil sales to India keep dropping despite record low prices. India now requires refineries to report purchases of US and Russian oil so they can report those to the US, as they work on a US trade agreement Even selling at a loss isn't low enough. Russia's in big trouble.

🚨STUNNING REVERSAL: RUSSIA ENDORSES GIVING NUCLEAR WEAPONS TO UKRAINE After the US operation in Venezuela this morning, Medvedev said a country's ONLY reliable defence is nuclear weapons. So by Russia's own admission, RELIABLE security guarantees for Ukraine require nukes.✅☢️

Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding Maduro: “Extremely concerned… Such actions constitute an unacceptable encroachment on the sovereignty of an independent state, respect for which is a key principle of international law.” The irony is almost impressive.

Russian Central Bank: our budget is screwed if oil prices don't rise. 2026 budget assumes $59 oil, but it was $34 last month. And they estimate Brent Crude will be $72 in 2026, but most global estimates are $55-65. Lying to themselves both economically and militarily, it seems.

Even as Russian economic collapse nears, those at the top are still getting richer during the war. According to Bloomberg, Russia's richest businessmen around Putin got $24B richer in 2025. That imbalance while the majority are cutting back on food will cause much unrest.

The Russians put RDK commander Denis Kapustin back on their "wanted" list after GUR faked his death and took the $500k bounty as funding for GUR special units. What's the bounty this time? Asking for a 🇺🇦🦉 friend. 😏

First Deputy PM – Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov has been appointed as Ukraine’s new Minister of Defence. In my view, a questionable decision.

Oleh Ivashchenko, currently head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, will become the new chief of Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine (GUR)

‼️Russia struck a residential building in the center of Kharkiv reportedly with two Iskander-M missiles. Russia does not want peace. It wants blood and the suffering of the Ukrainian people. Is it still not obvious?

Zelensky has offered Budanov, Chief of GUR, the position of Head of the Office of the President.

Another indicator of Russia's true economic issues: Russians are spending less on food. Grocery stores and food producers are seeing drops, and statistics show less staple foods like meat, rice, and milk are being consumed. Expect more protests in 2026 as this trend gets worse.

Want a true indicator of Russia's economic problems? Look at alcohol prices. As of 2026, prices are up again. Since 2022: 🔺Vodka up 57%, from 261 rubles to 409 🔺Cognac up 57%, from 480 rubles to 755 🔺Brandy up 74%, from 348 rubles to 605 This will cause significant unrest.

💩 Russia’s Ministry of Defence handed over so-called “data” to the defence attaché’s office in the US Embassy in Russia. The “data” allegedly shows the flight path of an unidentified drone, with a final destination of Putin’s bunker. Sure. Absolutely credible. Please, embarrass yourselves further.

🎄As Giorgia Meloni put it: 2025 was hard. But don’t worry – 2026 will be harder 😀 So go ahead. Take a nap today. Buy a hot dog. Two, even. Relax. While you can. It’s fine. Really. We’re Ukrainians. We’ll figure something out. We always do.

🥂While many of you are still celebrating the New Year, please remember this: Ukraine has had only four days in 2025 without drone strikes and missile attacks.

⚡️ WOW. Russian intelligence failure‼️ RDK commander Denis Kapustin is alive, and the half-million dollars allocated for his assassination will now strengthen special units of GUR.

As 2026 begins, Russian oil is selling at a loss. Once a key source of revenue, the oil industry is in crisis due to economic and drone sanctions. Oil is now selling at $33 a barrel, vs the $56 assumed in the 2026 budget. And things will get worse from here, not better. 📉💥

After an undersea cable was damaged in Estonian waters, the Finnish navy acted quickly and caught a ship with its p̶a̶n̶t̶s̶ anchor down. The ship has been detained. Expect Russian hybrid war to increase in 2026 as they get more desperate due to their growing economic collapse.

Ukraine will prevail. The enemies will fail. HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!🎄🥂

Hey, @darthputinkgb.bsky.social I just saw your doppelgänger in central London blaming a mysterious force for drones attack on your palace. Honestly, give that double a raise. He’s already 146% more convincing than anything Lavrov has mumbled lately.

After 2 days, the Russians produced laughable "evidence" of the supposed strike on Putin's residence. Aside from statements and maps, they showed a single recon drone, in a forest, at night. It's very small, clearly nonexplosive, and could be anywhere. What a pathetic attempt.

In the event of a Russia–NATO war, Germany would become a key base and transit corridor for Allied forces, and therefore one of the first targets for strikes on both military and civilian infrastructure.