lol, France is concealing details about which of its institutions hold €18B in frozen Russian assets & how accrued interest is being used, citing client confidentiality. This is the 2nd-largest accumulation of frozen Russian assets in Europe. Franco-Belgian solidarity!
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Yevgeniya Khassis says she's done a lot of repenting while in prison, but she definitely seems to regret Anastasia Baburova's murder more than the killing of Stanislav Markelov.
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After 16 years in prison for the murders of a lawyer and a journalist, former Russian neo-Nazi activist Yevgeniya Khassis is free and talking — Meduza
In early 2009, Yevgeniya Khassis helped Nikita Tikhonov murder attorney Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova. At the time, Khassi...
Owen Matthews op-ed hammers Kaja Kallas for "magical thinking and inflexibility" that exacerbates the "fatal Western disunity" that animates her direst warnings. Choosing "ideological purity over practical diplomacy" has resulted in Europeans getting no seat at the negotiating table.
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Sounds like Ze's consultations with Europe have led him to reject the premise of peace through territorial concessions to Russia, effectively killing any deal for now. I wonder who among the Euros will emerge as this round's "Boris Johnson" figure, à la Moscow's view of the 1st Istanbul talks.
“I have to say that I’m a little bit disappointed that President Zelensky hasn’t yet read the proposal, that was as of a few hours ago,” Trump said Sunday evening. “His people love it, but he hasn’t. Russia’s fine with it.” https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5638164-zelensky-trump-ukraine-russia-peace/
Hard to imagine a better crystalization of how American liberals lost the plot than this self-righteous tweet right here. image
Russia has welcomed US President Donald Trump's new National Security Strategy, calling it "largely consistent" with Moscow's vision. 🤡
New US security strategy aligns with Russia's vision, Moscow says
The Kremlin welcomes the starkly worded document, which does not cast Russia as a threat to the US.
"More than 70,000 women served in Ukraine’s military in 2025, a 20% increase compared with 2022, including over 5,500 deployed directly on the front line."
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Ukrainian women embrace combat roles as technology reshapes the battlefield
More women in Ukraine are joining the military in combat roles thanks to advances in technology. Military officials say units are now tailoring rec...