1/ America's democratic backsliding under Trump has been far faster and steeper than in Russia under Putin, Hungary under Orban, Venezuela under Chavez and Turkey under Erdogan, according to this remarkable graph and report from @jburnmurdoch in the Financial Times today.

The queue for one of the buses in Moscow during rush hour started right from the subway lobby.

"Try to negotiate with him" On May 16, 1940, the British newspaper Daily Mirror published this caricature and dedicated it to all those who were calling for negotiations with Hitler at the time. 1/3

#IOC supports genocidal regimes - disgusting and shameful to any athlete who does not object to Russia and Belarus. The IOC today agreed to readmit russian youth into the Olympics with their genocidal flag and there national anthem. 1/2

Greece's shipping oligarchs continue to sell oil tankers to Putin's shadow fleet every day. It's this shadow fleet (gray) that funds Russia's war in Ukraine. How can the EU expect to be taken seriously if it turns a blind eye to this? A massive failure... robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/how-does-t...

The Russian Red Cross is training children for war and still receiving international funding. FTM and Yle also found that the Russian Red Cross (RRC) cooperates with propaganda structures and operates in the occupied territories of Ukraine. Despite this, the organization continues to receive money

One Russian paper today reports that “Half of all clothes and shoe shops in Russia have shut down….[due to] drop in incomes & slowing economic growth.” Another wonders whether Russia is suffering from “economic stagnation or technical recession.” #ReadingRussia

The EU's biggest failing is that it sends mixed messages to autocrats in Russia and China. On one hand, it condemns the invasion of Ukraine. On the other, key EU countries - here's the Netherlands - fall over themselves transshipping to Russia. Do better... robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/how-does-t...

A Sudanese mother holds her child moments before being executed by the Rapid Support Forces militia. What is happening in Sudan is not just a war… It is a humanitarian wound, a mother’s cry, a nation’s sorrow calling on the world not to remain silent.

There's many powerful vested interests in the West that oppose Russia sanctions. Their standard talking point is that sanctions will spike oil prices. Last week's Rosneft and Lukoil sanctions by the US are - once again - proving that this is wrong. Oil prices are falling again...

A third of Russians admitted that they do not have enough money even for food, despite rising wages and record low unemployment, a Gallup survey showed. 1/3

The state of russian infrastructure is dire. This worsens daily as Putin chooses bombs over bricks. Instead of glass, hospitals have oilcloth. This is what the Railway Hospital in Simferopol looks like 1/2

‼️ Russia: “"Purchasing Power Continues to Decrease." Russians Start Saving on Dairy Products” 🇷🇺: *GASP* NOT MY PPP! 😭 www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/09/03/p...

This is what tap water currently looks like in the Russian-occupied part of Donetsk region.

Several Iranian commanders who committed of the most horrific atrocities in history—in Syria and Ukraine—were killed today. I hope they burn in hell.

Geographic voting results from Romanian presidential elections. Western Europe has a problem. prezenta.roaep.ro/prezidential...

Checkmate.

BREAKING - Hezbollah terrorist elements burn a Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon

I am going to explain how we got to Donkeys at the front in three ads from Avito. Lada for 50 000 rubles. This is the cheapest you can find but there's enough for 60 000 - 120 000. www.avito.ru/irbeyskoe/av...

‼️ “Across Russia, 160 hospitals were closed in a year to save money for the war” And they’re still making Healthcare Budget cuts. www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/02/20/v...

SitRep - 21/01/25 - Zelensky visited Davos in Switzerland An overview of the daily events in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Zelensky went to the WEF conference in Davos, Switzerland and drones again struck the Liski oil depot in Voronezh. REPOST=appreciated 1/X

‼️ The OFZ Federal Bond Thread 2025 Russia’s Race to Secure a Loan Q1 Auction Day 1 And, they are not off to a good start 😂

Thread Please repost, everyone should know about this. We need to impose even more sanctions against Russia to deprive it of money to wage war! Since the new year, Russia has increased one-time payments to new soldiers to 4 million rubles ($ 38,835) 1/

On russian Telegram: Putin losing his propaganda grip? Propaganda is becoming unpopular The average daily audience of pro-Kremlin media sites fell in 2024 compared to 2023, despite growing multi-million dollar subsidies from the state budget. 1/3

SitRep - 08/01/25 - Ukraine attacked an oil depot in Engels An overview of the daily events in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian drones attacked Engels, lighting up an oil depot and Russia attacked civilians in Zaporizhzia. REPOST=appreciated 1/X

After a while, Ukraine is taking back momentum in Kursk and has reportedly started offensive operations according to Russian sources. The AFU moves towards Bolshoye Soldatskoye.

Just a thought

Someone smuggled out and managed to publish a view from inside a hospital in #Rostov. All happy campers with loads of space, delighted to lose body parts for their Tsar.

Followers, you could definitely help by reposting the thread below with a quote. Make sure everyone that have left platforms like X, but wants to keep informed about Ukraine, is aware that we post our daily daily SitReps on BlueSky now as well. Thank you!