As a swede, it makes me proud. However, as @robin-j-brooks.bsky.social points out on X: ‘Countries like Sweden and the other Nordics are bearing a disproportionate burden in supporting Ukraine, while Italy and Spain contribute almost nothing. It’s way beyond time to call this out.‘

Satans mördare. Ingen fred tills Ryssland har lämnat Ukraina.

Kallas: We’ve to understand that in this war,there is one aggressor&one victim.We haven't heard of any concessions on the Russian side.If Russia really wanted peace,it could have agreed to an unconditional ceasefire already some time ago,whereas we see again,over this night,bombings of civilians

1/ Russian commanders effectively have immunity from the law, according to a commentary from journalist and warblogger Anastasia Kashevarova. As a result, "tyrant commanders" such as the late Pavel Klimenko are able to rob, abuse and murder their own men with impunity. ⬇️

If so, what does Europe mean to do about it? Don’t talk the talk, walk the walk. Strategic autonomy isn’t created through speeches.

‼️ Russia: “Urals oil discounts are rising by $5-7 per barrel in Russian ports in November.” www.interfax.ru/business/105...

Last night, Russia attacked the energy and port infrastructure of Odesa region yet again. One person injured. Several civilian ships damaged. About 32,500 households are without electricity. Odesa region is heavily and frequently attacked by Russia.

My latest piece → Germany will make another at least €150 million available to finance an additional PURL package for #Ukraine. Previously, $500 million had already been made available. Details on this and the PURL mechanism in general in the article. deaidua.org/news/2025/11...

'Saratov oil refinery in Russia shuts down after Ukrainian drone attacks - Reuters' www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4...

Ukrainian missiles struck oil facilities in Novorossiysk, Krasnodar region, in Russia. Those are the most important ones in the entire Russian South. Shortly before, Russian air defense missiles were launched, but either failed or were overpowered.

🔥 Sheskharis is a large export oil terminal near the port of Novorossiysk. The Sheskharis terminal is the terminus of Transneft's pipelines. It is a strategically important hub for the export of Russian oil and petroleum products across the Black Sea.

🇷🇺 Rubikon has about 5,000 people and vast financial resources, said Rob Lee of the Philadelphia-based Foreign Policy Research Institute. 1/3 www.ft.com/content/05ca... Archive: archive.is/eLYnr #russia

Lower Russian losses reported in the last 24 hours. It's possible there's a reporting "lag" because the number of attacks in Pokrovsk remains very high. Yesterday we passed 1.15m Russian lives ruined, while Tuesday is likely to see the 80,000th UAV destroyed. #RussiansGOHOME

❗️On the night of November 6, 🇺🇦Ukrainian SOF units struck 🇷🇺Russian oil depots and trains transporting fuel using FP-2 kamikaze drones in temporarily occupied Crimea.

Ukraine has successfully shut down Russia's Tuapse Black Sea oil export terminal and refinery. This is costing the Russians a fortune for every day it remains offline.

Good. Now let’s arm Ukraine to the damn hilt.

Good. Now let’s arm Ukraine to the damn hilt.

Today's most important read: "The 2015/16 migration crisis (on 🇷🇺 border with 🇳🇴 🇫🇮) can best be explained as strategic engineered migration and a pilot project of the Russian security services." By @kaeggen.bsky.social & Jyri Lavikainen

Chinese oil refiners - both state-run and private - are shunning Russian shipments after the US and others blacklisted Moscow’s top producers and some of its customers, Bloomberg reported. State-owned Sinopec and PetroChina have already canceled some shipments of Russian oil.

Ukraine successfully struck the oil terminal in Russia's Tuapse again and has in total successfully struck 160 of Russia's oil and energy sites so far in 2025. A Ukrainian sabotage group successfully destroyed some of Russia's pipeline infrastructure knocking out the power in a region of Moscow.

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to capture Pokrovsk, Myrnohrad by 15 November, said Ukrainian military expert Mykola Malomuzh Putin aims to showcase territorial gains to prove he can dictate the terms of the war, he added euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/02/p...

Putin remains a strategic genius.

Voronezh 👀👀👀

Nerd-out & read this thread. Tl;dr: Russia ain’t doing great.

Over 130 drones are currently in the sky above Russia, with many heading toward the Moscow region. Several airports have been placed on the highest alert level, according to Russian monitoring channels.

Will make a huge difference for Europe. If realised.

The European Union's enlargement policy has gained political momentum since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Candidates and member states will meet in Brussels on 4 November for a debate organised and hosted by Euronews.

Good morning on Day 1343 of Russia's illegal, immoral, vile, sickening war on Ukraine + myriad associated war crimes. It's another daily thread - I've still never missed a single day of fact-checking, analysing and reporting all the important news without the gore. Let's begin:

In which I share a few thoughts on our eastern flank: History, if we care to listen, is a great teacher. As with the collapse of Imperial Germany at the end of the war, the noose around Russia, militarily and economically, is tightening. Time, this vital commodity, is not on Russia’s side.’

In which I share a few thoughts on our eastern flank: History, if we care to listen, is a great teacher. As with the collapse of Imperial Germany at the end of the war, the noose around Russia, militarily and economically, is tightening. Time, this vital commodity, is not on Russia’s side.’

The fresh oil sanctions will be a huge blow to Russia’s economy. But Trump could also further target countries still buying Russian oil by applying much larger secondary tariffs on China and India, the two biggest purchasers. India, in particular, could be forced to turn to the US for oil imports…

‘Treasury Sanctions Major Russian Oil Companies, Calls on Moscow to Immediately Agree to Ceasefire’ Excellent move. Coordinated with the 19th EU sanctions package and this will hurt.

’Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have signed a letter of intent concerning cooperation in the field of air capabilities. This LOI between Sweden and Ukraine is the first step in a potential major export deal.’ Slava Ukrainï! 🇸🇪 ❤️ 🇺🇦

‘Sweden has signed a letter of intent that could see it supply up to 150 of its domestically produced Gripen fighter jets to Ukraine, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Wednesday after meeting Ukrainian President Zelenskiy.’ Great day for Ukraine, Sweden, & Europe. Slava Ukrainï!

Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson will meet with Volodymyr Zelenskyj today in Sweden. At 15:00 (Stockholm time) they will present news regarding defence exports. Press conference is held in Linköping. Where JAS Gripen is made…

This may not be it, but I sense that Ukr has been preparing for one or more 'spectaculars' if only to help reverse the Putin/US narrative that Ukr is militarily close to defeat. The Russian ground offensive has run out of steam & now Ukr wants to hit hard to show them - & the world - that they can.

‘The call between Rubio and Lavrov appears to have broken down because the Russian foreign wanted to discuss the “root causes” of the war rather than accept Trump’s ceasefire proposal.’ An absolute shock to anyone who’s been following Russian rhetoric since even before the invasion. Or not.

A russian drone struck a busy intersection in Sumy in the middle of the day The explosion injured 9 people, leaving cars and civilian buildings shattered. #RussiaIsATerroristState Help protect Ukraine from its brutal attacks. u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...

None of us should put pressure on Zelenskyy when it comes to territorial concessions. We should all put pressure on Russia to stop its aggression. Appeasement never was a road to a just and lasting peace.

‼️ Massive Russian attack on a Ukrainian coal mine in Dnipropetrovsk region. 192 miners are underground, an evacuation is ongoing. This is the fourth large-scale Russian attack on coal enterprises of DTEK company in the past two months. Russia wants Ukrainian civilians to freeze in the winter.

In this household we LOVE Harry Maguire.

Ukrainians would fight on, he said. "It's almost the fourth year of the war with the biggest country in the whole world," he said. "And still we survived." — The biggest disappointment is that Europe has no Tomahawk equivalent to give Ukraine (availability of scalp remains a mystery…)

’Beijing’s ‘harvest now/decrypt later’ strategy means even encrypted personal information could be cracked within months… China has waged a multi-year hacking campaign that harvested personal data belonging to every British citizen, cybersecurity experts have warned.’

Ukraine’s drones blasted one of Russia’s oldest oil refineries overnight in Saratov. Officials said the attack was part of a growing campaign to cripple Moscow’s military and industrial network deep inside Russia. www.kyivpost.com/post/62194

The Ukrainian Air Force reports on a massive overnight air attack. Shot down: 283/320 Shahed type drones 0/2 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles 0/26 Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles 0/2 Iskander-K cruise missiles 5/7 Kh-59 cruise missiles This includes 18 missiles that were lost by location

Never tried this on Bluesky. Let's see if it works. I'm looking for a good book or two on economic and technological competition between the US and China. I'm eyeing "House of Huawei" and "Apple in China." Any others I should think about buying?

Russian/North Korean losses, 24 Feb 2022 – 15 Oct 2025: 1,126,220 personnel 11259 tanks 23347 armoured vehicles 33671 artillery systems 1520 MLRS 1227 air defence systems 427 aircraft 346 helicopters 70021 UAVs 3859 cruise missiles 28 ships/boats 1 submarine 64329 vehicles 3977 special equipment

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.

Hamas is carrying out public executions of local residents in the Gaza Strip after the ceasefire with Israel was established. Video 18+, contains execution scenes. The footage was published by media affiliated with Hamas.

Will the American government listen to the American People?