@Life_Disrupted

Author of "A Native Lad: Benny Benson Tells Alaska's Story" and "Curse of Kirsan: Adventures in the Chess Underworld." Tweeting about Russia at @XSovietNews

Joined July 2017
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Drone attacks near the Polish border and online chatrooms enticing UK teenagers to commit crimes - Russia is becoming more brazen in its war on the West, and people need to be prepared, Donald Tusk says. This week's Russia Report is free - but subscribe! therussiareport.substack.com…
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Sep 18
Leaders like Trump and Slovakia's Robert Fico as well as parties such as the AfD in Germany and Reform in the UK don't inspire confidence that we'll do what's needed to prepare for more Russian attacks.
Sarah Hurst@Life_Disrupted
Sep 18
Drone attacks near the Polish border and online chatrooms enticing UK teenagers to commit crimes - Russia is becoming more brazen in its war on the West, and people need to be prepared, Donald Tusk says. This week's Russia Report is free - but subscribe! therussiareport.substack.com…
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Sarah Hurst@Life_Disrupted
Sep 18
Drone attacks near the Polish border and online chatrooms enticing UK teenagers to commit crimes - Russia is becoming more brazen in its war on the West, and people need to be prepared, Donald Tusk says. This week's Russia Report is free - but subscribe! therussiareport.substack.com…
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Leaders like Trump and Slovakia's Robert Fico as well as parties such as the AfD in Germany and Reform in the UK don't inspire confidence that we'll do what's needed to prepare for more Russian attacks.
Sarah Hurst@Life_Disrupted
Sep 18
Drone attacks near the Polish border and online chatrooms enticing UK teenagers to commit crimes - Russia is becoming more brazen in its war on the West, and people need to be prepared, Donald Tusk says. This week's Russia Report is free - but subscribe! therussiareport.substack.com…
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This should be national - Swindon is being terrorised by gang members wearing balaclavas.
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@SkyNews
Sep 15
Nottingham will become one of the first cities to bring in a balaclava ban as new powers aimed at tackling intimidation in the city come into effect trib.al/yz40cl8

Balaclava ban comes into force in Nottingham - with police powers also including on-the-spot fines

Police and council officers say they will be able to ask anyone wearing a face covering to remove it if their identity is being hidden to "commit a crime or behave anti-socially".

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Sep 4
Ukrainian drones are hitting oil refineries and warehouses in Russia and disrupting airports. It's fully justified as Russia targets civilians daily and is stepping up attacks abroad. This week's Russia Report is free - but subscribe! therussiareport.substack.com…
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Ukrainian drones are hitting oil refineries and warehouses in Russia and disrupting airports. It's fully justified as Russia targets civilians daily and is stepping up attacks abroad. This week's Russia Report is free - but subscribe! therussiareport.substack.com…
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Aug 14
The final nail in the coffin for Yabloko came with endorsements from exiled Russian opposition leaders who are viewed as traitors.
Sarah Hurst@Life_Disrupted
Aug 14
Russia's Supreme Court has banned Yabloko, the last tolerated liberal party in the country and the only one that was against the war, from upcoming elections. Is the Kremlin getting nervous? This week's Russia Report is free - but subscribe! therussiareport.substack.com…
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Aug 14
Russia's Supreme Court has banned Yabloko, the last tolerated liberal party in the country and the only one that was against the war, from upcoming elections. Is the Kremlin getting nervous? This week's Russia Report is free - but subscribe! therussiareport.substack.com…
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The final nail in the coffin for Yabloko came with endorsements from exiled Russian opposition leaders who are viewed as traitors.
Sarah Hurst@Life_Disrupted
Aug 14
Russia's Supreme Court has banned Yabloko, the last tolerated liberal party in the country and the only one that was against the war, from upcoming elections. Is the Kremlin getting nervous? This week's Russia Report is free - but subscribe! therussiareport.substack.com…
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Russia's Supreme Court has banned Yabloko, the last tolerated liberal party in the country and the only one that was against the war, from upcoming elections. Is the Kremlin getting nervous? This week's Russia Report is free - but subscribe! therussiareport.substack.com…
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Jul 31
Propagandist Alexander Kots has urged his government to strike Kyiv harder, suggesting not sparing churches, film studios or museums. But Ukraine continues to hit back successfully at targets across Russia.
Sarah Hurst@Life_Disrupted
Jul 31
Ten people are feared dead after Russia used a North Korean missile to strike a family's home in Radushne, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Ukrainian drone strikes in Russia continue to damage infrastructure. This week's Russia Report is free - but subscribe! therussiareport.substack.com…
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Sarah Hurst@Life_Disrupted
Jul 31
Ten people are feared dead after Russia used a North Korean missile to strike a family's home in Radushne, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Ukrainian drone strikes in Russia continue to damage infrastructure. This week's Russia Report is free - but subscribe! therussiareport.substack.com…
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Playing chess the other night for Swindon against Chippenham in a new rapidplay league in the pub.
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Propagandist Alexander Kots has urged his government to strike Kyiv harder, suggesting not sparing churches, film studios or museums. But Ukraine continues to hit back successfully at targets across Russia.
Sarah Hurst@Life_Disrupted
Jul 31
Ten people are feared dead after Russia used a North Korean missile to strike a family's home in Radushne, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Ukrainian drone strikes in Russia continue to damage infrastructure. This week's Russia Report is free - but subscribe! therussiareport.substack.com…
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Ten people are feared dead after Russia used a North Korean missile to strike a family's home in Radushne, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Ukrainian drone strikes in Russia continue to damage infrastructure. This week's Russia Report is free - but subscribe! therussiareport.substack.com…
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There is no point in moving to a commonhold system unless owners are provided with a way to resolve disputes between themselves and with service companies.
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Jul 17
Protests that forced Zelensky to back down over his chosen replacement for Fedorov showed once again that Ukrainians care as much about their democracy at home as they do about defending it on the front lines.
Sarah Hurst@Life_Disrupted
Jul 17
Zelensky's attempt to remove popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov was met with a strong public reaction yesterday and could harm Ukraine's war effort if the president refuses to listen. This week's Russia Report is free - but subscribe! therussiareport.substack.com…
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Sarah Hurst retweeted
Sarah Hurst@Life_Disrupted
Jul 17
Zelensky's attempt to remove popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov was met with a strong public reaction yesterday and could harm Ukraine's war effort if the president refuses to listen. This week's Russia Report is free - but subscribe! therussiareport.substack.com…
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Protests that forced Zelensky to back down over his chosen replacement for Fedorov showed once again that Ukrainians care as much about their democracy at home as they do about defending it on the front lines.
Sarah Hurst@Life_Disrupted
Jul 17
Zelensky's attempt to remove popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov was met with a strong public reaction yesterday and could harm Ukraine's war effort if the president refuses to listen. This week's Russia Report is free - but subscribe! therussiareport.substack.com…
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