Russian media report that the leaders of only four countries: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Slovakia - have agreed to attend the parade in Moscow. This is a sharp contrast to last year, when leaders from 27 countries, including China, Serbia, and Brazil, took part in the event.

#EU GDP flash estimates are in today—the EU grew 1% over Q1, the Eurozone 0.8% Fastest: Spain (2.7%), Lithuania (2.5%), Portugal (2.3%) But unless we can get Germany (.3%) and Italy (.7%) moving will be slow going #econsky

“The military lesson of our time is not that power no longer matters. It is that power without a political theory of victory becomes self-destructive.” tomorrowsaffairs.com/the-age-of-a...

The grim battlefield math shows Russia is losing a record number of soldiers. For the first time in years, Moscow’s Victory parade is about to take place without any heavy military equipment. This tells a lot about how the war is going for Russia.

Tonight—April 30, 2026—is #Walpurgis Night (or Walpurgisnacht), the traditional "Night of the Witches." ​While historically a night of superstition, today it is a massive cultural celebration across Europe, particularly in Germany and Scandinavia. 🧵 1/

Europe’s energy future will be defined by how successfully we reconcile independence with interdependence, security with integration, and climate ambition with geopolitical and economic reality. Europe's energy system is undergoing a profound transformation.

World Press Freedom 2026. General trend downwards. Light spots? Fastest riser Syria 🇸🇾 Ukraine 🇺🇦 now beats US by several spots (lol) Estonia 🇪🇪 nr 3! rsf.org/en/2026-rsf-...

Finland has inaugurated Europe's first lithium mine dedicated to batteries, a major milestone for the continent. It will produce 15,000 tons per year of lithium hydroxide, covering about 10% of current European demand. This mine allows Europe to reduce its dependence on Chinese #climate

Greenland loses 30 million tonnes of ice every hour. Cumulative is massive #Climate

This is Day 1527 of Ukraine's fight for survival. Many indicators are moving in Ukraine's direction, especially with more and more long range drone strikes inside Russia. Also y'day, reports of a battlefield breakthrough. A 50-post🧵deserves a look!🙏 bsky.app/profile/twmc...

🚨⚖️ Sweden has confiscated the bulk carrier Caffa, accused of illegally transporting Ukrainian grain from Russian-occupied territories. The vessel was detained on March 6 in the Baltic Sea while en route from Casablanca to St. Petersburg and now Swedish court decided to confiscate the vessel.

Btw these are type no vessel names. Project 12200 "Sobol" (Patrol Boat) ​The Sobol is a high-speed interceptor designed primarily for the FSB Coast Guard. Its main mission is patrolling the Exclusive Economic Zone. is exceptionally fast, capable of reaching speeds up to 48–50 knots (90km/) 🧵 1/2

“I wish we lived in the Tom Clancy world where analyst assessments form a decisive input into policy, but often decision makers already have strong assumptions about the situation, and know what they want to do – or don’t want to do.” — Michael Kofman responds to my critique of Ukr. war predictions.

DW: Suspected Russian spy (Kazakh national) arrested in Berlin — accused of passing on info reg German military aid to Ukraine; arms and defense industry. He was also passing on photos of public buildings in Berlin and of military convoys on highways, incl a convoy from a NATO member state.

🚨 The standoff is over: Israel rejects Panormitis, the Russian vessel suspected of carrying stolen grain from Ukraine, which triggered a diplomatic crisis and sanctions threats from Kyiv and Brussels.

#Pakistan is simultaneously: mediating US-Iran talks, taking #Saudi money to enforce Iran-isolation, leaning on Chinese-backed corridors and opening routes that legally punch a hole in the US naval blockade www.indiatoday.in/world/story/...

The Ukrainian Navy struck Russian boats guarding the Kerch Bridge On the night of April 30, 2026, the Ukrainian Navy inflicted a defeat on the Russian naval and boat fleet in the Kerch Strait area. 1/4

Quite something. Even the UK is now heavily involved in (or in this case, leading) European hedging arrangements

The Pentagon says it has now released the $400M for Ukraine funding approved by Congress 3 months ago. Its something. P.S and I do enjoy banter on it www.notus.org/defense/ukra...

And fresh russian refinery bingo from @hoholenko.bsky.social. Like said this one got a rare line because Perm hadn't been hit before. Uncharted territory as Perm is not only refinery but extremely important pumping stations nexus as well

Perm is not only still buring, new explosions from this morning. t.me/exilenova_pl...

Back to uuga-buuga! A holistic, coordinated, and multi level effort to wreck US science. The government has cut more than 100 scientific advisory panels across all major science agencies. Who benefits?

#GLP-1 is having another amazing side effect. Lowering C02! This study estimates that 851k truckloads per year, have been removed from the market due to GLP-1s, and this number could ramp to 1.95m by 2030. Less trucks, less C02

Estonia has blocked some 1,300 Russian ex-combatants from entering the country this year. Now it’s pushing Brussels to ban Moscow’s former soldiers from entering the EU — and keep them out long after the guns fall silent. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/esto...

Greatest capital misallocation in history? Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Meta collectively are spending more money than the Manhattan Project *every single month* None are making major profits on #AI; none has a technical moat; a massive price war is inevitable

Elon Musk, to OpenAI's attorney: "Your questions are not simple. They’re designed to trick me, essentially.”

🇲🇱 A map of the current situation in Mali as attacks by the JNIM and FLA coalition continue. The coalition has taken control of Kidal, Tessalit, Tessit, Ber, and the mines at In-Tahaka. Not wanting to miss out, ISSP seized Labbezanga, but their attempt to take Ménaka failed.

STFU you old tart. 24 383 and counting, not included frankentech, are russian losses. You took a few planes and got a strait get shut down that Ukrainians are helping to re-secure

Oh Z-channels are salty as hell 😁 "The internet will be shut down and the attacks will stop immediately!" "It's all because of the VPN"

Russian pre-flight memo reminding FPV operators of all the key steps t.me/russdragon/1...

A very good exchange with Péter Magyar in Brussels today. We discussed the steps necessary to unlock EU funds earmarked for Hungary, that are frozen due to corruption and rule of law concerns.

Network of pro-russian #disinformation network to keep an eye on understandingwar.org/research/cog...

In a U.S. Senate hearing, Hegseth was asked what did they miss a year ago when they claimed Ukraine had no cards. Instead of answering, he diverted to blaming Biden for their own words. Incapable not only of apologizing, but even admitting that Ukraine was severely underestimated yet again.

France 🇫🇷 is going to restart the production of its sea-launched cruise missile As a reminder, MdCN is similar to the US Tomahawk and can be launched both by surface ships and by submarines. It is subsonic and has an approx. 1000 km range. #ReArmEU lemarin.ouest-france.fr/defense/la-p...

This is everyday life. Ukrainian soldier firing MANPADS from the street of Dnipro near train-station in mid morning. Check the scope

We currently have no confirmation yet but if you ask how high on the Ukrainian list he was? Queen of spades! So extremely top target, hence the elaborate operation to get him

Ukrainian drone units struck Russian Mi-28 and Mi-17 helicopters deep in Voronezh region, ~150 km from the frontline, with RAM-2 loitering munitions. A forward helicopter staging site with multiple aircraft undergoing refueling and maintenance was targeted by Ukrainian drones.

Today's highlight in Norway: News shared about the discovery of the largest coin hoard from the Viking Age Norway. Exciting times for colleagues @kult-hist-museum.bsky.social and elsewhere! www.sciencenorway.no/archaeology-...

Flip the narrative 😁

This is new. For the first time in recorded history, more Americans are moving to 🇪🇺🇨🇭🇬🇧 EU+EFTA+UK countries each year than Europeans from those places are moving to the 🇺🇸 US. The ratio was 4:1 in favour of the US in the early 2000s. It crossed parity around 2022. Via @benbawan

1/ The Russian officer who oversaw the occupation of Bucha in 2022, during which an estimated 458 Ukrainians were murdered, has been targeted by a bomb attack in the Russian Far East. Major General Azatbek Omurbekov's condition is currently unknown; another officer was killed. ⬇️

Ukrainian Navy strikes sanctioned Russian shadow fleet tanker MARQUISE IMO 9315745 using naval kamikaze drones. The vessel, flying the Cameroon flag was hit this morning by two unmanned surface drones. At the time of the strike, the tanker was drifting about 210 km southeast of Tuapse.

He did it politely and diplomatically but King Charles just reminded Congress: NATO was there for USA after 9/11 British Troops did fight in Afghanistan Ukraine needs our help now Executive power must be subject to checks & balances Ice-caps are melting America’s natural wonders need protecting

Breakdown of Ukrainian strike campaign against currently occupied territories #kineticsanctions tochnyi.info/2026/04/cont...

If I'm not mistaken its a first strike on Perm refinery. Distance was possibly limiting factor but no more

69% of users lose money while 1% capture 75% of the profits.

ISW is launching an interactive map of RU cooperation agreements w/ foreign media outlets — a key pillar of RU’s cognitive warfare. ISW will regularly update this interactive map to reflect new layers of adversarial cognitive warfare infrastructure. (1/2) Explore the map: understandingwar.org...

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