1/ #Ukraine #Europe #Russia, with the help of #China, #DPRK, #Iran and #Belarus, is destroying the rules-based world order. This is a disaster for all the smaller countries in the world. We do not want to live in a world where "Might is Right".

Ukraine has a golden opportunity for the funniest drone strike of this war if they go after this disabled and surfaced Russian submarine limping home.

One good thing about Russia's Matryoshka disinformation campaign emailing us their fake news posts everyday of the week is you can get a sense of what really worries Russia. The last few days have been dominated by videos about how unpopular Macron is for wanting to send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine

Speaking of 'clubs', here's the American club👇 The #US is on par with #Ukraine, so all you lunatics screaming about how corrupt Ukraine is should shut up and look in the mirror. You couldn't even beat Sierra Leone (no offense intended), which is pathetic.

Which 'club' does #Russia belong to, I wonder? Why does the #Trump administration think that Russia is a state they want to normalize relations with? When we see what 'club' Russia belongs to? Does the administration want to destroy democracy in the US? It certainly looks that way...

Proud to see my home country on top of this list👇💪✌️ #Norway represents liberal democracy, human rights and the rules-based world, and we are proud of it! rsf.org/en/index

#Norway establish new drone division in the army. Additionally, coordinating a drone coalition with #Ukraine to deliver drones and exchange experiences. @dagsavisen.bsky.social

2025 Press Freedom Rank 1 Norway 2 Estonia 3 Netherlands 4 Sweden 5 Finland 11 Germany 16 NZ 20 UK 21 Canada 25 France 27 S Africa 29 Australia 31 Poland 49 Italy 52 Ghana 57 US 58 Gambia 61 S Korea 63 Brazil 66 Japan 89 Greece 112 Israel 124 Mexico 151 India 171 Russia 178 China rsf.org/en/index

Germany will provide €400 million for the procurement of Ukrainian long-range drones. Thank you, Germany! 🇩🇪 German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius⤵️

Many ways to strike Russian oil refineries

1/6 Russia and Ukraine are in a race against time. Ground movements now matter less than long-range strikes. The side that scales up missile and drone production faster will win this phase of the war, and it will be Ukraine. Russia is in deep trouble

The Kremlin’s intimidation tour — veiled threats to Moldova and unmarked Russian troops lurking on Estonia’s border. For those that say the rules-based order is not real, here is the evidence of what happens in its absence or when it totally breaks down. youtu.be/HUPrb4BW2GM

Everything is retribution www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

There is nothing conservative here. This is radicalization. We are seeing a complete breakdown of normal ethical and moral rules of the game. This is not the America that I have loved since I was a child.

Hi All, @alexzfinley.bsky.social and I did a S-Stak Live today, discussing the information war between the US and Russia, the state of the US IC and the war in Ukraine. It ended up in two parts! Here is part 1. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/phillips-o...

From all the talk it seems like Trump has definitely given Tomahawks to Ukraine, definitely put harsh new sanctions on Russia, and definitely signed the $90 billion arms deal with Ukraine. That has all happened. Right?

NATO signals weakness. Mark Rutte claims shooting down Russian jets breaching allied airspace would be a sign of weakness. Cue a storm of criticism from Ukrainians and Eastern Europeans who actually live under flight paths of Russia drones and missiles. youtu.be/jc3WfGF736M

I don't think Putin can afford to admit that the war hasn't been a mistake&stop the war he cannot win.This’ll mean the end of his power.He needs a war that lasts- lasts until the end of his life Is Putin ready to stop the war?That is the wrong question The right question is:Can Putin stop the war?⤵️

Nope. All quiet on the eastern front.

Very much looking forward to speaking at the University of Rochester @urochester.bsky.social next week at the invitation of the legendary Dmitry Bykov.

Make your plans for #NoKings. This Saturday, October 18th. Free speech is action. Protestors believe that action has meaning. Protestors are exercising the rights enshrined in the Constitution. For me, protest is about love of country. I'll be there. Please join in. www.nokings.org

1/2 #Russia #Norway will provide 8.5 B$ in total support to #Ukraine in 2026. Military support accounts for 7.5 billion of the total. This is the same level as in 2025. The level is good, measured as a share of GDP, and compared to what other countries provide in support.

⚡️ Russian internet provider 'impoverished by 66 million rubles' after Ukrainian cyberattack, HUR source claims. HUR claims that Orion Telecom was actively used by Russian security services in operations related to Russia`s war in Ukraine.

💥 Russia: Ufimsky Oil Refinery struck by Ukrainian drones in the rain — 1,450km away from Ukraine. The refinery has a capacity to produce 7.5 million tons of fuel per year.

🇳🇱 The Netherlands will provide an additional €90 million military aid package to Ukraine, focused on producing reconnaissance and strike drones. Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans announced the move at the NATO meeting in Brussels, urging the need to keep aid flowing to Ukraine.

🇸🇪🇺🇦 Sweden is ready to do more in the context of military assistance to Ukraine, in particular regarding participation in PURL initiative and aviation, said Swedish Defense Minister Jonson. “We have prepared 2nd package together with Norway and Denmark. Sweden has allocated €250 million for this."

⚡️UK supplies Ukraine with over 85,000 drones in 6 months. As part of its defense support, the U.K. has invested 600 million pounds (nearly $800 million) in drone production for Ukraine in 2025. This includes tens of thousands of FPV (first-person-view) drones designed for frontline use.

Trump has been Putin's slave since he visited Moscow. The blackmail is likely iron-clad. www.politico.com/magazine/sto...

Day 1330 of Russia's war. Remember Putin's aims were to take Kyiv, install a puppet "president", take all Ukraine's ports, energy fields, and leave a rump 'state' next to Poland. How well and bravely Ukraine has fought. We MUST see this through to a just peace. Here's today's🧵

My own country #Norway, with a border to #Finland, should pay attention. A former defence chief in Norway said this, a few years back: "If we gather the entire Norwegian Army, we could at most defend a single district in Oslo." - Robert Mood, Lieutenant General

It is really nice seeing that the narratives slowly change to finally see Ukraine as capable country that can win

Translated: "I hereby confirm - on behalf of Europe and NATO - that we are weak, and will not retaliate when attacked. Please, mr Putin, attack us more."

Nigel Farage falls through the cracks of media scrutiny. He receives the attention of someone powerful, but the scrutiny of someone powerless. It’s a case study in how fear of democratic decline makes institutions submissive which accelerates democratic decline.

#Russia is planning to ramp up its tank production. Hardly a sign of planning for peace...

The German Navy starts its largest naval firing exercise in decades off the coast of Andøya, Norwegian Sea

Ukraine’s delegation in the U.S. held meetings with top defense firms Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, and RTX. These are producers of missiles, aircraft, and air defense systems. Preparations are underway for Zelensky’s visit to Washington this Friday, where concrete agreements may be signed.

Russian Animal protection...

1/2 Trump is clearly less "transactional" and more ideological than many believe. We also see this in the Russo-Ukrainian war. Trump has consistently supported Putin, through actions and words. TrumpAdmin is much closer to Putin's neo-fascism than liberal democratic values.

Putin was supposed to win that war in a week, but it is entering its fourth year, – Trump. Zelensky wants "Tomahawks" we have plenty of them, he added

This is the wrong way for #Syria. You managed to oust the tyrant Assad. He killed hundreds of thousands but not alone; Putin was his enabler. Putin is drenched in Syrian blood. Syria should cut all ties to #Russia. Not “normalizing” relations.

🔥 AFU hit “Marine Oil Terminal” in Feodosiya again. 16 fuel tanks that survived the previous attack were damaged, - General Staff ‼️ AFU struck P-18 radar station in Krasnaya Polyana (Crimea), UAV control point in Oleshki (Kherson region) and ammunition depot in the Makiivka area (Donetsk region).

1/ I finally got around to reading this, and here is some excerpts of Harai's pieace in FT, "Why #Ukraine is winning the war". Harari is correctly claiming that the false narrative of #Russia 's might is tumbeling down, and that we now see clearly a Ukraine that is on the path to winning the war.

Russia's largest oil depot in occupied Crimea is still burning a day after being struck by Ukrainian drones; Assault units with Ukraine’s Armed Forces advanced up to 1.6 kilometers (about 1 mile) in parts of the Pokrovsk sector of the front line; and more.

💥 Russia: 500 kV Arzamas electrical substation struck by Ukraine in Nizhny Novgorod region. The key substation of the region transmits power to Russian Railways traction substations, Gazprom gas processing facilities and 200,000 residents.

🇵🇱🇬🇧 Poland’s Foreign Minister Sikorski displayed a full-size Shahed drone in the British Parliament. 🗣️Sikorski: A drone won't reach London, but a fleet of scrap metal can destroy critical infrastructure.

My bet; those tomahawks is not coming. It’s just talk to settle US opinion, and a vain hope that Russia will come to the table, which they won’t. Trump loves Putin. He has not put any pressure on him for 9 months, so why now? Makes no sense.

🇺🇸🇺🇦 Trump said that Russian economy on the verge of collapse. Russian authorities do not want to end the war, so he will meet with Zelensky to give Ukraine new weapons. ❗️Trump: Putin probably lost 1.5 million soldiers (dead and wounded) in the war against Ukraine.

Your administration has said so for 9 months, Mr Bessent, but you have done nothing. On the contrary, you have eased the pressure on the Russian dictatorship. You have helped Putin directly. Why should we believe you now? Do you understand that your reputation is completely destroyed?

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Ballet dancer Sergei Polunin was stripped of his Ukrainian citizenship by a presidential decree on Oct. 14, according to law enforcment.