U.K. MAY SEND WARSHIP TO #CYPRUS: The United Kingdom is considering sending a warship to Cyprus following an attack by Iranian drones on a military base in the Mediterranean on Monday, Politico reported. It could take several days for it to reach Cyprus.
https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-considers-warship-cyprus-iran-threat/
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#RUSSIA OFFERS THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS: Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov offered Iran’s top diplomat his verbal support, but the gesture was merely symbolic, #Politico writes today. https://www.politico.eu/article/vladimir-putin-friendship-limits-iran-leader-khamenei-found-out/
Over the past few weeks we’ve been compiling lists of Iranians with access to #Starlink satellite internet, preparing a reporting and security plan, and strategizing for the worst.
The collapse of the Iranian regime, if it happens, could be terrible news for #Putin’s #Russia. All these stories are linked — Iranian-made #Shaheds terrorize #Ukrainian cities while Russia extends its support to Iran’s proxies.
#Russia will struggle to match #NATO’s conventional military power and will rely on submarines and #nuclear weapons instead, a top #Norwegian military official told #Business Insider.
This puts critical infrastructure located underwater at risk, as Russia sabotages infrastructure.
#Telegram might be banned on #Russia, after Moscow opens a case against the platform’s founder Pavel Durov, accusing him of “abetting terrorist activities”.
This comes as #Moscow is pushing people to use “Max”, a #Russian platform which has been compared to the #Chinese WeChat.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/02/24/russia-telegram-pavel-durov-investigation/
#Moscow passed a decree expanding #Rosgvardia, an internal security force which was also sent to #Ukraine. The force will now be involved in #Putin's personal home security.
In #Russia, the threat of domestic unrest is increasing amidst a crashing economy and a rising death toll. https://www.kyivpost.com/post/70410
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#Russia will struggle to match #NATO’s conventional military power and will rely on submarines and #nuclear weapons instead, a top #Norwegian military official told #Business Insider.
This puts critical infrastructure located underwater at risk, as Russia sabotages infrastructure.
How do we know that the US is still investing & profiting from its involvement in the Russian economy, even while the invasion of the Ukraine continues?
The US has warned Ukraine that it should not damage any assets (or interests) in Russia though bombing or other military means....
this, even as Russia strikes US assets in Ukraine, seemingly with impunity?
So, as always with the Tangerine Tyrant we seem to have a form of 'two-tier diplomacy'?
How do we know that the US is still investing & profiting from its involvement in the Russian economy, even while the invasion of the Ukraine continues?
The US has warned Ukraine that it should not damage any assets (or interests) in Russia though bombing or other military means....
this, even as Russia strikes US assets in Ukraine, seemingly with impunity?
So, as always with the Tangerine Tyrant we seem to have a form of 'two-tier diplomacy'?
#HUNGARY BLOCKS #EU SUPPORT FOR #UKRAINE: As EU leaders traveled to #Kyiv to mark the anniversary of Russia’s war, Hungary blocked the bloc’s 20th sanctions package against Moscow and threatened to veto a €90 billion loan for Ukraine’s defense. https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-ukraine-visit-hungary-blocks-russia-sanctions-funding-feud-viktor-orban/
#AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCED BIGGEST #SANCTIONS PACKAGE AGAINST #RUSSIA: The Australian government announced the biggest sanctions package against Russia, which included 180 new restrictions targeting Russian individuals, companies, and shadow fleet vessels. https://suspilne.media/1248416-avstralia-ogolosila-najbilsij-paket-sankcij-proti-rosii-so-potrapilo-pid-obmezenna/
They both woke up on February 24, 2022, at 5 a.m., not yet processing that this day would no longer be a celebration. #Russia had turned it into a date that would symbolize national mourning.
Ukrainians have now lived with four years of war. They have lost limbs, loved ones, livelihoods and homes, but not hope. Here are some of their stories. All posed with photos taken before Russia’s full-scale invasion changed their lives.
