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Russia is stepping up its campaign to weaken Europe and undermine its support for Ukraine. @HannaNotte provides an informed and lucid assessment of what Putin is put to, how far he might go, and how European countries should respond. (£/free trial). samf.substack.com/p/putins-c…?
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At least 16 people were killed and another 59 injured in attacks over the past 24 hours. In Kyiv, two people were killed and at least eight injured. Warehouses, administrative and residential buildings, and vehicles were hit in different parts of the capital. A strike was also recorded near a maternity hospital, which was also damaged. In Donetsk region, eight people were killed and another 19 injured. In Kharkiv region, six people were killed and 10 injured. Eleven people were injured in Sumy region and six in Zaporizhzhia region. Two people were injured in Odesa region. A massive combined attack damaged a hospital, a school, residential buildings, a shopping centre, warehouses and vehicles. In Kherson region, two people were injured, while residential buildings and critical and social infrastructure were damaged. One person was injured in Dnipropetrovsk region. In Khmelnytskyi region, a multi-storey residential building was hit.
#StopRussianAggression
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The drone attack on Moscow this week was a major blow to the city. Ukraine is making this war impossible for Russians to ignore. Make the airports close. Make fuel harder to get. Hit the economy. Hit the energy system. Make everyday life uncomfortable enough that people start asking whether chasing an imperial dream and trying to revive old maps is actually worth it.
Ukrainian strikes have already knocked out refinery capacity, pushed up fuel prices and caused shortages across parts of Russia. For years, Putin has been able to wage this war while keeping much of Moscow feeling strangely distant from it. That distance is disappearing. The smoke is now over the capital, the refinery is damaged, and the consequences of the war are becoming much harder to keep on the other side of the border. Whether that eventually changes Russia’s appetite for the war is the huge question. But that is what this calculation is. Don’t just destroy the weapons. Make the reason for building them feel like it isn’t worth the price.
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A year ago, we published the stories of 16 Russians and Ukrainians from the occupied territories who had left the country, only to return to Russia or their homes under occupation and face politically motivated criminal prosecution. Our new report examines 24 cases of people who returned for entirely ordinary reasons: to renew a passport, visit a seriously ill relative, collect a pension or see family. Instead, many were detained, prosecuted and accused of serious offences. Read the full report ↓
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The dacha of Elena Frolova, editor of Kolchugino News in Vladimir region, burned down after she questioned the regional governor Alexander Avdeyev about the closure of a maternity home.
У журналистки, которой губернатор Владимирской области пригрозил судом, сгорела дача. Она подозревает поджог
В ночь на 24 сентября в деревне Бусино Владимирской области сгорела дача главного редактора «Кольчугинских вестей» Елены Фроловой. Об этом сообщает «Чеснок». За две недели до пожара журналистка поспорила с губернатором Александром Авдеевым о закрытии роддома — и чиновник пригрозил судом.
🔵 Детали. В МЧС изданию сообщили, что сигнал о пожаре поступил в 3:28 — зарево заметили жители соседней деревни. Площадь возгорания составила 35 квадратных метров. Причина пожара устанавливается. Издание отмечает, что дача находится в «глухой деревне», к ней отсутствует нормальная подъездная дорога, и постоянно там практически никто не живет.
🔵 Версия о поджоге. Фролова подозревает поджог: по ее словам, дом был отключен от коммуникаций, включая электричество. Как пишет «Чеснок», накануне владельцы домов в Бусино видели двух человек на мотоциклах, которые, как им показалось, осматривали дома. Журналистка дает показания полиции. Размер ущерба пока не определен.
Во Владимирской области, как пишет издание, уже бывали случаи, когда неугодным гражданам сжигали жилище.
🔵 Контекст. 9 сентября на встрече с губернатором Авдеевым журналистка напомнила об обещании выделить 167 млн рублей на сохранение родильного отделения в Кольчугине. По ее словам, деньги не выделили, а учреждение закрылось. Она также заявила, что из-за закрытия роддома как минимум одна местная жительница сделала аборт.
Губернатор пригрозил Фроловой двумя исками, если она не подтвердит его обещание и не приведет женщину, о которой рассказала. Издание «Чеснок» отмечает, что Авдеев действительно упомянул эту сумму в мае. После встречи пресс-служба областного правительства размыла лицо Фроловой на официальных фотографиях.
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Today Russian state TV is claiming that the UK’s new centre for combatting disinformation is in reality a disinformation unit that will deploy deepfakes and info operations against Russia
(I’ve spliced the segment to cut out Burnham’s speech)
The UK will set up a new centre to "stem the poisonous tide" of hostile state attacks, including Russian disinformation, PM Andy Burnham has said in his first major international speech at the UN General Assembly. Read more: bbc.in/3ThokSO
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#Poland: The Paramount–Warner deal is nearing completion, yet there's no assurance that Warner Bros. subsidiary @tvn24's independence will be protected. RSF urges Poland’s Minister of State Assets to examine the case and use its powers to protect TVN24’s editorial independence.
#Poland: We’re warning that the Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger poses a direct risk to the editorial independence of @TVN24, Poland's second most-watched news channel, which is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.
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While more Ukrainians are being killed in Kyiv and other cities, the EU makes the horrendous decision to lift sanctions on two russian oligarchs.
Stop asking: “What else can Europe do to support Ukraine?”
Here is a very simple answer: do not lift sanctions on people from putin’s circle while putin is killing Ukrainians.
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Authorities said many farmers in the region have been unable to sell their grain due to disruptions to export infrastructure.
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Pidin tänään puheenvuoron kaikkien Pohjoismaiden puolesta YK:n turvallisuusneuvostossa.
Viestimme ja tavoitteemme ovat selvät: haluamme vahvistaa ja laajentaa tukea Ukrainalle, jotta kestävä ja oikeudenmukainen rauha saadaan aikaan.
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So apparently the Trump admin is now concerned to facilitate Putin's engagement with other world leaders. Putin values status recognition of this kind enormously, particularly from the US, and it will be taken as a further sign of Western weakness.
. @SecRubio: "we've invited President Putin to the G20. We think it's an opportunity for him to engage not just with the president, but also with other world leaders. we hope that's an invitation he'll accept. there's an opportunity in December, if that happens."
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An @RFERL investigation links a Russian sniper, Artem Dementyev, to killings and shootings of civilians during the 2022 occupation of Bucha, Ukraine. Investigators say ballistic evidence, surveillance footage, and witness testimony point to his involvement in at least five killings and torture.
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Russians now ramping up talk of invading Turkey and "liberating Constantinople", adding it to the rapidly growing list of Putin's acquisition targets.
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The CIA warns of a Russian drone attack against Spain, France or Italy. buff.ly/ymcR2we
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❤️🩹 A baby boy was born at 2:05 a.m. in the shelter of a maternity hospital in Kyiv as Russian strikes damaged the building above.
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Since this morning, work has been underway to deal with the aftermath of Russian strikes on Kyiv. The Russians launched many drones against the city, a significant number of them jet-powered. Russia continues to turn civilian and critical infrastructure into targets: pharmaceutical facilities, gas stations, railways, communications infrastructure, and shopping malls. As of now, two people have been reported killed and another 24 wounded. My condolences to their families and loved ones. There were also strikes on cities and communities in eight regions.
At every meeting during the UN General Assembly, we are working to ensure continued support for Ukraine. Equally important is the fair pressure exerted on Russia through sanctions. Ukraine is grateful to everyone who acts and applies principled pressure. Virtually all of our partners agree that while such strikes continue, while this terrorist war goes on, this is no time for weakness. It is important that sanctions send a signal to Russia, including its oligarchs, that the war must be ended, not simply waited out. Thank you to everyone who is helping Ukraine!
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#UkraineAlert | "While Baltic security experts recognize the heightened security threat posed by today's expansionist Russia, many take exception to suggestions that their countries are virtually defenseless," writes @JamesAaronRice.
Read more ⬇️
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Polish FM Radosław Sikorski at the UN Security Council yesterday:
"Sergey, I know you are listening. Tell your boss – enough is enough.”
"You have been trying to conquer Donbas for over 12 years, and Kyiv for over 4. You have been stopped by heroic Ukraine, a country with 1/10th of Russia’s GDP. But Poland has almost half of your GDP. Europe has 10 times more GDP, NATO has 25 times more GDP than you. You can kill many people all the time, but you cannot win."
"You can stop this imperial war of choice at any moment. Do not endanger Europe and the world for another day. Stop destroying them, the future of Russia."
“My proposal is that democratic presidential elections, under international supervision, be held simultaneously in both Russia and Ukraine, on the same day. "
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Kaja Kallas on the US inviting Putin to the G20 summit in Miami:
"It was very hard to hear. Considering that even a few days ago, there were Russian intelligence officers charged for murders of Americans on American soil.
So, my question is: do these intelligence officers operate alone or do they get orders from Putin? And I can tell you: they get orders from Putin."
