The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) previously assessed that Ukraine did not target a residence used by Putin, confirming Kyiv's immediate denial and undercutting claims made by the Kremlin.
The Kyiv Independent cannot verify claims made by Russian officials.
Is he ill or even dead then? With AI and body doubles, he could live on a while yet ☹️
We can only hope. Love a bit of Swan Lake.
Updated map of cable breaks between Sweden and Estonia, based on press release from Estonian ministry for digital affairs.
The details are murky and partly incoherent and I have asked Swedish authorities for clarification.
Whats clear: there are several breaks on one cable.
It's New Year, so time to look back and forward. These are 10 things I think we need to recognise in 2026. It’s a response to what I think are profoundly damaging mistaken assumptions I’ve heard and read from practitioners, journalists, and analysts in 2025. Warning: very long🧵
A sign that Russia not doing well. Even the hairdressers to the rich and famous can't get decent hair products and have to make do with shoe polish 😂😂
They’ve had a month to do this. Redacting names to protect victims wouldn’t take long. Instead, they’re protecting the president, and the fact that it requires this much time and resources says a lot.
www.thedailybeast.com/doj-demands-...
The EPSTEIN Files are a much quicker read than I expected.
The bridge that is militarily, economically, and politically essential to the Kremlin: The Trans-Siberian Railway Bridge in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, which connects the European and Asian parts of the Russian Federation.
This is so fucked.
You deserve a break. Have a good one 👍
TL;DR: Russia has decided that the UK is Russia's enemy, and there's nothing we can do to change that as long as Putin is in power. The choice is whether to be an undefeated enemy or a defeated one. That's all the choice we get.
WP claims that Russia is telling the U.S. to take frozen Russian assets from the EU and hand them back to Moscow in exchange for a “share,” arguing the White House should help Russia reclaim the funds. They assert that if the EU doesn’t return the assets, the U.S. will do it instead.
🇪🇺 The EU’s struggle isn’t just about Belgium blocking the use of €210 B frozen Russian assets for Ukraine, it’s about intense U.S pressure. According to Politico, Trump officials have been pushing European capitals to reject the plan, deepening divisions just days before a crucial EU summit.
Some genius movies. RIP.
The Donbas isn’t Putin’s end game.
If he gets it, he will demand more.
We know this from history and we should learn from history.
Extract of my doorstep ahead of today’s Foreign Affairs Council ↓
Very nice. I expect you will manage somehow😂
Excellent piece by @eribakova.bsky.social .
How on earth can Russia claim to be World's 4th largest economy. Hilarious.
But he thinks he can reduce his lies by "400, 500 or even 1000%" and he'd still be lying all the time.
Republicans will ditch Trump if (as) his popularity wanes. When he loses that power, he'll lose fealty, and won't be able to steam roller his policies through.
MAGBA. Make America Great Britain again 🤣🤣
🇺🇦🦅 Ukraine's cheap interceptor drones are rewriting the rules of war, - Business Insider
During one of the recent massive attacks, they shot down more than 150 drones.
Ukraine is currently aiming to produce up to 1,000 of these interceptors per day.
Allowed to be or forced to be I wonder.
Ukraine for the first time has deliberately targeted and struck the power plant in Belgorod after President Zelensky warned the Russians that if they continue targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure then Ukraine would have to respond.
🇬🇧 Britain may already be at war with Russia because of the depth and intensity of cyber-attacks, sabotage and other hostile activity orchestrated by Moscow against the UK, according to a former head of MI5, - The Guardian
They "evacuated" when they were hit, knowing the "landing" would be difficult.
⚡️Sandu’s pro-European party takes majority in Moldovan parliamentary elections.
With 99.91% of ballots counted, Action and Solidarity Party (PAS) secured 50.16% of the vote, giving it a clear lead and reaffirming public support for Sandu’s push toward European integration.
That phrase has become a classic. 🤣🤣
Elon Musk has been awfully silent about calling for the release of the Epstein files lately
