Meanwhile in Russia: state TV host Vladimir Solovyov urged Russians to dedicate themselves to the ultimate goal of defeating America in the near future. His weatherman added that Russia doesn't need a peace deal, and entering into one would be treasonous. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDou...

💔 Russia is stripping Ukraine of its historic architectural heritage. In Velykyi Burluk, Kharkiv Oblast, a Russian drone strike destroyed the house of the Donets-Zakharzhevskyi family, a 19th-century wooden architectural landmark built in 1835.

Snyder is incorrect though.

Putin's legacy will be the demise of Russia similar to the demise of the Soviet Union. His sunk costs are too high, he does not care about the human losses, and the degradations to normal life will eventually prove too much for a supine population. The end is coming, the only issue is how quickly.

More than 1000 lost to the meat grinder every day. The longer this goes on, worse it will get for mordor. Pootin does not care as long as he remains in power. Time for Swan Lake.

the war’s outcome. It’s a war that has reached every Russian whether Putin likes it or not. Questions are finally being asked by a few. Is this how it must go on? A war that’s going nowhere and Russia heading irrevocably towards disaster? It seems so. Because the man at the top doesn’t see it.

grasped the scale of the disaster - it’s literally so huge it’s overwhelming and too much to cope with. Ukraine offers energy cease fires, it offered an Easter ceasefire but Russia never responds. So the Russian drones keep coming - targets largely civilian which while appalling, will not change

systems are out of missiles and industrial sites are being smashed, oil exports are zeroed in the west in both the Baltic and Black Seas as Ukraine’s drones smash into critical infrastructure- unopposed. It’s almost as if everyone is just watching it all happen in slow motion and they haven’t quite

RUSSIA IS IN A WEIRD STATE OF DENIAL The Ukrainians are making small advances and Russia is losing as many as 300 men for every square kilometre they try to take. Russians are moaning about the loss of internet access and what it means for their already apparently miserable lives. Air defence

⚡️ At least 13 killed, 77 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day. Russia launched 176 drones at Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said, reporting that Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 146.

Mad

Because Vance is a living node in a Russia-funded propaganda machine; everyone should please notice that there is nothing American about having to fly to a foreign country to try to influence its election so that your own career can continue as planned.

"You should have solidarity with your enemy, who attacked you with no prior reason for conflict" is not a logical stance. Sorry.

I'm not being funny but Ukraine and Syria have /actually/ - actually, with no ambiguity on Who Started It - been victims of Iranian military adventurism and I genuinely do not care if they don't express one iota of sympathy

Exactly

QATAR SAYS IRAN MUST COMPENSATE IT FOR DAMAGES FROM ITS ATTACKS

Ukraine says Russia is considering expanding operations with so-called “buffer zones,” including scenarios involving Vinnytsia region, but lacks the resources to implement them. Officials note high losses exceeding 300 troops per km and limited progress. #Ukraine

🇮🇷🇺🇸 Axios: Just hours before Trump’s deadline to launch massive strikes, Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei instructed negotiators to move toward a deal for the first time since the war began. Multiple insiders believed Trump would reject the ceasefire offer — until he suddenly accepted it.

🇶🇦🇮🇷 Qatar’s MFA: Iran must compensate Qatar for damages caused by attacks. 🇺🇸 Today, Trump will meet with Rutte at the White House. 🇦🇪 UAE President Advisor: UAE triumphed in a war it sincerely sought to avoid. We prevailed through an epic national defense that safeguarded sovereignty and dignity.

Harrow proliferation watch: “A Dubai branch of UK boarding school Harrow, which charges fees of more than £21,000 a term, is scheduled to open for the next academic year in August 2026.” www.ft.com/content/3fcc...

1/ Iran faces very serious problems even if the currently paused war ends with an agreement, warns Russian political scientist Nikolai Sevostyanov. While many Russians are celebrating the Iranian 'victory', Sevostyanov says the hardest part is still ahead. ⬇️

9/ "2) The monarchies of the Persian Gulf will from now on perceive the Islamic Republic quite clearly – as an existential threat. A return to the format of a "complex partnership" is impossible.

The choice isn't between drilling and climate, it's between drilling and supporting Russia's war against Ukraine. You choose.

🔥 In Feodosia, in temporarily occupied Crimea, an oil depot supplying fuel to the Russian army caught fire overnight on April 8. According to reports, the strike on the fuel storage tanks occurred after 1 a.m. militarnyi.com/en/news/dron...

So-called Z-bloggers have begun to criticize not only the command of the Russian army but also the war itself and even its organizer, Vladimir Putin, NV explains with the help of experts

🔥USF carried out a series of strikes hitting multiple Russian targets: • Fuel terminal in Feodosia;
• Buk-M3 in Zaporizhzhia region;
• Tor-M2 in Donetsk region;
• Zoopark-1M in Zaporizhzhia region;
• Logistics warehouses in Sukhodilsk, Luhansk region;
• UAV storage in Stepne, Donetsk region.

Ukrainian FM Andrii Sybiha welcomed the agreements between President Trump and Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and implement a ceasefire The time had come to force Moscow to end its war against Ukraine with the same resolve, he added 📷 Sybiha/X

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🇺🇸 Axios: Witkoff reacted furiously to Iran’s 10-point proposal, calling it: “A disaster, a catastrophe.” Pakistan shuttled drafts between the U.S. and Iran, while Egypt and Türkiye tried to bridge gaps. China also quietly urged Iran to find an off-ramp.

⚡ Russian forces are considering plans to establish a buffer zone in Ukraine’s Vinnytsia region from the direction of the unrecognized Transnistrian region. 🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...

Magnitude : 5.7 Region: *Caspian Sea* Time: 2026-04-08 09:05:39 UTC Epicenter : 49.51°E 38.86°N Depth: 24 km *First posted at: 09:11 UTC* https://geofon.gfz.de/eqexplorer/events/gfz2026gvxu/general ##GEOFON ##GFZ ##earthquake ##magnitude

‼️Russia: “The Ministry of Education has launched a chatbot in Max to protect the honor and dignity of teachers.” Yes, this is a real headline 😵‍💫 www.interfax.ru/russia/1082558

🇷🇺: All is well! We’re fulfilling the plan! No, we don’t know anything about pressuring students to fly drones! www.interfax.ru/russia/1082543

‼️ Russia: “The Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) sees a risk of ruble strengthening and considers a rate of 90-95 rubles per dollar preferable.” The RSPP is also known as the “Oligarchs Union” The strong ruble is hurting exporters. www.interfax.ru/business/108...

We *knew that* O Great Prune.

"his Iranian partners" * 'scuse my French *

‼️ Russia: “Export shipments of sawn timber via the Russian Railways network increased by 21% month-on-month in March.” Look at the actual timber loading numbers in the attached tables. They are bad, REALLY BAD. www.interfax.ru/russia/1082591

‼️ Russia: “The launches of several Russian lunar missions have been postponed.” 🇷🇺: Happy Russian Space Week! www.interfax.ru/russia/1082484

‼️ Russia: “Alexander Dergachev has been appointed acting head of the Zircon manufacturer.” Following the death of Alexander Leonov tass.ru/armiya-i-opk...

Meanwhile in Russian Media… “Flamingo missile manufacturer reveals what the Moscow strikes will deliver” I *think* Russia has lost control of the narrative. www.mk.ru/politics/202...

Meanwhile in Russian Media… “The Ministry of Internal Affairs ruined the vacation of a Russian who robbed an airport employee.” There’s just something special about the way the Russians write a headline. www.mk.ru/incident/202...

‼️ Russia: “Russia is ready to consider asylum for Maduro.” Of course www.mk.ru/politics/202...

It’s not looking good…

‼️ Russia: “The auction held by the Federal Property Management Agency to sell grain exporter Rodnye Polya failed due to a lack of bids” *sad 🪊* Trying to do nationalizations and privatizations at the same time does have drawbacks! ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/07/u...

‼️ Russia: “The Russian Academy of Sciences has proposed dividing the Moon.” ಠ_ಠ ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/07/r...

🇷🇺: 🔪 + 🪟

‼️ Russia: “According to the results of the first quarter of 2026, the total revenue of residential developers in Moscow and the Moscow region fell by 18.5% year-on-year to 497.49 billion rubles.” 🇷🇺: 🔥 This is fine 🔥 www.kommersant.ru/doc/8571381

‼️ Russia: “Roscosmos announced the possibility of a Russian mission to Mars within 50 years.” 🇷🇺: Anything’s possible? 😅 The Russian Federation hasn’t even 50 lasted years, and at this point I question its longevity. www.kommersant.ru/doc/8571480

‼️ Russia: “According to preliminary estimates, domestic demand for rolled steel may have declined by 9-12% year-on-year in the first quarter.” In the middle of the largest land war in Europe since WW2 www.kommersant.ru/doc/8571328