US waiver set to keep Russian oil exports to India near record high reut.rs/4vOqGXQ

Denmark at UN: There must be accountability for international crimes committed by Russia in this brutal campaign to destroy independent Ukraine. Denmark fully supports efforts by International Criminal Court, Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine,

Russia is deploying artificial intelligence to accelerate its cyberattacks on Europe, Dutch military intelligence warned today — and the threat is only expected to grow.

‼️ Russia: “The Novokuibyshevsk Oil Refinery halted oil refining on April 18 after a drone attack.” 🔥 ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/04/21/n...

Oh dear ... 🤣 🤣

We need to drastically change how we handle treason in Europe. Right now, politicians and influencers freely push Russian interests with zero consequences. Promoting the agenda of a foreign enemy should be a crime that ends careers and leads straight to prison

Insgesamt lässt sich festhalten: In den russischen Medien herrscht eine allgemeine Untergangsstimmung. Damit ist noch nicht gesagt, dass sich das fortsetzt oder vertieft, aber es ist bemerkenswert langandauernd und intensiv./5

Staatliches Interesse Deutschlands an Hintergehung der Ukraine?🧵 Was bei der aktuellen Debatte um die Strafverfolgung zur Nord Stream wenig beachtet wird: Warum erklärten sich deutsche Behörden für die russischen Pipelines zuständig? Der BGH begründete es im Dezember so: 1/17

“VPN services have begun notifying their customers that paying for their services from Russia will soon be impossible, and are therefore offering to pay for a couple of years' subscriptions upfront…”. 😂 😂 🤣

Ukrainian drone "sanctions" on Ru oil continue to achieve success. This is Ukraine's path to victory.

Thread. NB: “Manufacturing and trade are suffering the worst. A third of the entire debt, 2.9 trillion rubles ($38 billion) is concentrated in manufacturing.”

🇩🇰 Denmark has chosen the European SAMP/T NG system to protect its airspace. The system includes the Thales Ground Fire surveillance radar, which has a range of up to 400 km, provides 360° panoramic coverage, and has an elevation angle of 90°. militarnyi.com/en/news/denm...

Perfectly peaceful behaviour...

Maybe Poland 🇵🇱 can allow Fico to fly to Moscow but refuse the return flight? 😂

Brilliant retelling of the daily Sad Russia Noises coming out of the pens and mouths of Russian warbloggers.

die Plumpsklo-Atommacht

this is a good read. personally I think the strategic costs were baked in pretty early with the addition of sweden and finland to nato, and the sanctions that are now grinding away at the russian economy

Major change as Japan loosens arms export rules in break from post-WW2 pacifism www.bbc.com/news/article...

From my own field... We can get secondary effects in public procurement that may be hard to overestimate. Like, if we have anty-discrimination as a EU standard, can we buy supplies from USA firms that are very clearly anty-LGBT? Looking at Siliocon Walley and Palantir for example...

Don't be afraid of Russia collapsing - it will be a beautiful thing and only way for russians somehow come back to humanity

Stanimir Dobrev 3/3: If Severstal isn't making a profit no one in Russia's steel industry is.

Poland launches probe into Russia-linked exchange Zondacrypto that backed Karol Nawrocki’s presidential bid The probe concerns suspected fraud and money laundering after users were unable to withdraw funds. Damage estimates total ~€83M, while the number of those affected could be as high as 30,000.

“When you only consume this news, you don’t have an opportunity for a reality check – it is your reality,” Panyi said. “You can’t be angry at that 80-year-old grandmother, because that’s what she sees of the world through her TV and her newspapers. CNN

Today’s estimated Ruzzian losses

Swedish 🇸🇪 intelligence on RU 🇷🇺 economy - Summary thread 👎

Ukrainian drones have carried out a sustained attack on Novocherkassk in Rostov region, with dozens of explosions, flashes, and air defense activity reported during hours of strikes. #Russia

“Ukraine is acting & performing like it has the strategic momentum in this war; there is a fair argument that maybe now it does.” My latest. mickryan.substack.com/p/turning-th...

One third of the Americans have ZERO connection to reality.

🇪🇺🇺🇸 Brussels Times: EU Defence at Risk of US “Kill Switch” A Brussels think tank warns that over three-quarters of European countries depend on US cloud giants like Microsoft, AWS, Google, and Oracle for critical defence systems.

Eine Analyse der Situation in der Straße von Hormus von @gresselgustav.bsky.social #Bundesheer on.orf.at/video/143197...

Meta just paid the lowest effective federal tax rate in its history. Thanks to tax breaks and loopholes, it avoided $13.7B in 2025 federal income taxes. But now it's planning to lay off 10% of its global workforce (8,000 people) by May 20 — with more job cuts later this year. Trickle down hoax.

Germany will begin privatizing the German subsidiary of Gazprom. They plan to raise 1,5 to 2 billion euros and use them to expand its infrastructure asset management business. Till 2028 the German government should reduce its stake to 25%. www.kommersant.ru/doc/8605095

Palantir is trying to worm their way into the government and security architecture of the Nordics as well, so this is worth sharing. In keeping with the common sentiment of ours being the stupidest possible timeline, this crap is just deep into cartoon villain territory.

📌 About one-third of Russian companies involved in producing Su-57 fighter jets have managed to avoid sanctions and continue to purchase foreign components without restrictions. militarnyi.com/en/news/russ...

The groups say it is the first known legal case brought before the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights seeking to hold a state responsible for hiring and hosting private military contractors.

Old world thinking. How can one reasonably argue that Europe should team up with US because Europe alone wasn't "a viable alternative to China"? The viable alternative is building partnerships with states other than US and China - states that don't want to be coerced. www.ft.com/content/e4c9...

Der russische Wirtschaftsminister Reschetnikow warnte, dass die Wirtschaft wegen Rubelkurs, hoher Zinsen, Arbeitskräftemangel und Budgetproblemen nur noch über wenig Manövriermasse (sprich: Reserven) verfüge, um Probleme zu lösen. Angriffskrieg und Sanktionen nannte er nicht.⬇️

Reports are streaming in that China has signed a contract with TUI cruises to build a fleet of 60 of these, alarming U.S. defense planners

RU 🇷🇺 oil and gas loading update. Thread 👎

‼️ Russia: “"Everything has collapsed": the State Duma blamed China for the failure of import substitution in Russia.” 🇨🇳: BEST FRENEMIES FOREVER! www.gazeta.ru/business/new...

Here we go! RU🇷🇺 flower🌹🌸-power coming up!

Apparently Shoigu is testing a new career as a comedian. His comedy routine includes: 🤡The UK created Nazism 🤡Zelenskyy is the main cause of the war and genocide in Ukraine, not Putin 🤡Russia wants to "restore historical justice" He should go on tour. Start at The Hague.🎤🤡

One should offer this poor lady to relocate and settle down in some peaceful place, like e.g. Kherson or Zaporizhia Oblasts/UA.

Bulgaria 🇧🇬 election result - new style of pro-RU🇷🇺 propaganda coming up 👎

There is no doubt that the reliability of the USA since Trump has taken office has massively suffered, politically, economically and militarily. It will eventually lead to more countries detaching themselves from Washington.

Russian export of oil to China in Q1 2026 increased by 31% to reach 31,9 million tons. However in dollar value the increase was only 8,8% to 14,4 billion USD. LNG exports to China in volume rose 6,7% to 1,38 million tons but in value dropped 17,3% to 651,6 million USD.

19–20 April, 18:00–08:00: 142 UAVs launched, #Ukraine intercepted 113 (80% intercept success rate) Hits by 28 strike UAVs have been recorded at 18 locations, as well as the fall of downed UAVs (debris) at 6 locations. The attack is ongoing; several enemy UAVs are in the airspace.

Today’s estimated Ruzzian losses