Keir Starmer says he has issued a licence to transfer £2.5bn from the sale of Chelsea under Roman Abramovich to #Ukraine My message to Abramovich is this. The clock is ticking. Honour the commitment that you made and pay up now [or] we’re prepared to go to court.

#Putin After the Soviet Union collapsed, we believed we would quickly join the civilized Western world. Today, it seems there is no civilization there, only degradation. I just don’t understand - if he’s so concerned about that scary Western world, why he continues pushing West? Just fuck off back to East and you’ll be safe again in your swamps :blobshrug:

#Germany Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz: We intend to use Russian assets to finance the Armed Forces of Ukraine for at least two more years. This step is not about prolonging the war, but about bringing the war to an end as soon as possible. I believe this is a very important message, as it gives both Russia, Ukraine and USA a clear message, responding to Putin’s vague statements about “achieving his goals as long as it takes” with a specific tangible metric that may not look actually looks so optimistic from Russian side. :agooglethumbsup: :agooglethumbsup: #Ukraine #Russia Source:

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We intend to use Russian assets to finance the Armed Forces of Ukraine for at least two more years. This step is not about prolonging the war, but ...

(sorry, it’s him not me)