Top AI scientists, Nobel Prize winners, and even the CEOs of leading AI companies themselves warn that superintelligence poses an extinction risk to humanity, yet the race to develop it continues Interview – Andrea Miotti open.substack.com/pub/einterna...

⚡️ In joint appeal, Ukrainian and Polish media sound alarm over crisis in relations. Six Polish and Ukrainian media outlets issued a rare joint appeal on June 23, warning that escalating tensions between the two countries risk playing into Russia's hands.

⚡️EU leaders agree to 12-month extension of Russia sanctions. European Union leaders agreed on June 18 to extend sanctions against Russia for another 12 months, marking the first time the bloc has renewed the measures for a full year rather than the customary six-month period.

⚡️US senators propose using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine's military. The legislation would allow frozen Russian assets under U.S. control to be used for the purchase of military equipment for Ukraine.

⚡️Canada announces new Russia sanctions after Carney, Zelensky meeting at G7 Summit. The latest sanctions package will target 162 individuals, entitites, and vessels related to Russia's shadow fleet, its energy revenues, and its defense, industrial, and disinformation sectors.

⚡️ Update: Zelensky shows Trump photos of damaged Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, source says he was 'moved.' Trump was visibly disappointed by the destruction, a source familiar with the matter said.

‼️ Zelenskyy says he proposed meeting with Putin at G7 summit

⚡️Breaking: Residential buildings struck in Kyiv amid large-scale Russian missile, drone attack. Russia launched yet another round of large-scale strikes on Kyiv overnight on June 15, Ukrainian officials reported, targeting the capital with ballistic missiles and drones.

‼️ Ukrainian rescue workers reveal aftermath of Russia's Shahed strike on historic Kyiv monastery

⚡️Update: At least 6 injured in Kyiv as Russia strikes residential buildings, historic Pechersk Lavra. At least six people have been injured in Kyiv amid a large-scale Russian attack, as a fire continues to burn at the historic Dormition Cathedral in the Pechersk Lavra.

‼️ Attack on Kyiv: Kyiv Pechersk Lavra on fire after precise strike

⚡️ EU hits Russia with new sanctions over attacks on Ukraine, targeting energy revenues and propaganda. "Every measure further restricts Russia's room for manoeuvre," EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas said.

If Russia just stopped invading their neighbors in an attempt to steal their territory and resources, then Russians would be able to live in peace and prosperity.

Students of Professor Marta Dyczok created a short video following the conference she hosted at Western in February 2026, marking four years since the escalation of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine. The video reflects on key discussions from this important event. tinyurl.com/44s7rztu#Wes...

I may have made the key note speech at Saint Petersburg Economic Forum but Ukrainian drones were the real hit of the event.

⚡ US Pentagon seeks Ukrainian combat drones and electronic warfare systems for testing and possible purchase. united24media.com/world/pentag...

⚡️ France ready to develop ballistic missile defense with Ukraine, Zelensky says, calling it 'important step.' "We discussed strengthening our capabilities to repel Russian attacks right now," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Tonight in Kyiv. Traditional Ukrainian dances near the Landscape Alley. People joined in. I recorded a recap for my supporters, as promised: www.patreon.com/posts/157651...

In point of fact, Zelensky is the man who broke Russia.

⚡️ Ukraine inflicts over 30,000 monthly casualties on Russia with 95% caused by drones, Stubb says

You know what would be even better than a two-day unilateral Russian ceasefire? A unilateral russian withdrawal from Ukraine! A few more months of Ukrainian drone sanctions on Russia’s oil industry might get us there.

Valeriy Vakulenko sentenced to 18 years for destroying a Russian invaders' tank in March 2022 khpg.org/en/1608815720

More from 7 years ago....... now he speaks to Putin daily and never ever records anything for the records. Melania said she speaks with Putin very often too under the guise of trying to get stolen Ukrainian children home....that flag does not fly, not one bit.

This is a must read! The story can be a movie plot that debunks the awful cliche that soldiers are all the same, forced by a faceless state to kill each other for nothing. We see here that the moral chasm between invader and invaded remains even when fate forces them to get to know each other.

⚡ Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck a Russian missile ship capable of launching Kalibr cruise missiles during a drone attack on the port of Primorsk overnight. united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...

Two fake trials and 16-year sentence for pro-Ukrainian views in occupied Crimea khpg.org/en/1608815718

Good news: kyivindependent.com/ukraine-over...

Ha ha ha!

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.

⚡️ Ukrainian drones struck a massive Russian refinery in Perm for a second day to cripple the Kremlin war machine.

👀 New satellite images show heavy damage at the Tuapse refinery after a Ukrainian strike. Four large fuel tanks were destroyed and two more damaged, along with nearby infrastructure, according to Radio Liberty’s Russian service. 📹️: Radio Svoboda

⚡️Ukraine parliament inches through reforms as funding deadlines loom. Reform progress has slowed amid the fifth year of Russia's full-scale invasion and gridlock in Ukraine's parliament, delaying billions of dollars, which are conditional on Kyiv implementing the changes.

🤯 A 12-year-old Ukrainian boy disabled a Russian fiber-optic FPV drone, saving his siblings in the Chernihiv region. united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...

So excited to see the first review of my book, thank you @HannaOliinyk

Next up, Hanna Oliinyk on 'Ukraine, Not "the" Ukraine' (CUP, 2024), by @martadyczok.bsky.social, doi.org/10.1111/1468...

Ukrainian political prisoner tells Russian court of torture after which you’ll sign anything khpg.org/en/1608815702

Spotted on campus @westernulibs.bsky.social

@EfremLukatsky apnews.com/photo-essay/... ESSAY: AP photographer chronicles Chernobyl’s painful legacy of silence, sacrifice and danger

⚡️Ukrainian drones reportedly strike oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai. Ukrainian drones reportedly struck the Tuapse Oil Refinery in southern Russia's Krasnodar Krai during an overnight attack on April 20, as Kyiv continues efforts to disrupt Moscow's war funding.

The AI boom comes at a cost 😮‍💨⁣⁣ ⁣Behind the AI hype is a surge in energy use, data centre expansion and growing threats to democracy.⁣ Can it still be called progress if it deepens environmental harm, surveillance, and the grip of Big Tech and autocrats on power?⁣ empli.fi/greenpeace/?...

Maryna Ryff disappears in Russian-occupied Crimea after refusing to hide her pro-Ukrainian position khpg.org/en/1608815650

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine's air defense downs 97% of Russian kamikaze drones in rare mass daytime strike Of the 556 drones used in the attack, 541 were shot down or suppressed.

Russian legislation used as weapon against 74-year-old historian and the truth about the Crimean Tatar Deportation khpg.org/en/1608815617

🛡️ Ukrainian forces repel biggest mechanised assault as Russians attack on seven fronts – video

On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, we go there. I discuss Jeffrey Epstein's apparent ties to Russian intelligence and what they reveal about Moscow's tradecraft with the always insightful John Sipher, a 28-year CIA veteran. @johnsipher.bsky.social www.powervertical.org/2026/03/20/r...

Students in occupied Crimea and Russia coerced, conned and threatened into going to fight against Ukraine khpg.org/en/1608815611

⚡️ 'True friend' — Sean Penn misses Oscars to visit Ukraine, meets Zelensky in Kyiv. "Sean, thanks to you, we know what a true friend of Ukraine is," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

⚡️ Zelenskyy says Putin is "imitating" peace talks to dodge U.S. pressure. 🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...

⚡️ Without a hint of irony, Russia mocks US for 'miscalculating' Iran war. "If they thought they could subjugate (Iran) in a day or a few hours, they probably realize now just how seriously they miscalculated," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.