‼️ The Council of the European Union approved amendments to the EU's 2021-2027 budget by written procedure on 23 April, enabling the provision of a €90 billion loan to Ukraine, and also adopted the 20th package of sanctions against Russia.
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Russians, "SVO" ☠️☠️☠️
🤬 Russia struck the main railway station of Kryvyi Rih
"The likelihood that Ukraine might eventually lose the north-western part of Donetsk Oblast through intense combat does not warrant the immediate surrender of these territories," writes Mykola Bielieskov, Research fellow at the National Institute for Strategic Studies, in his op-ed.
✈️🇺🇦🇪🇺 Ukraine is moving towards implementing EU rules in aviation, — Kuleba
The parties agreed on a list of EU legal acts that Ukraine must implement, as well as approaches to their implementation.
Gen Z romanticizes the Soviet Union as “vibey,” forgetting it was a regime of repression, poverty, and silence.
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“Russia can sustain extremely high levels of casualties and losses in human lives. They don’t care about people’s lives,” a Ukrainian officer told me. However, “it is painful for them to lose money.”
Woman holding a sign reading "LOOKING FOR WORK"
1/ Russia's economic crisis is deepening, with mass layoffs at public sector organisations and heavily indebted state corporations. It's a further sign of the severe strain on the Russian government's finances caused by the Ukraine war, and is a major political risk for Putin. ⬇️
It is time to stop letting populists get away with serving Moscow's interests.
Bardella says he opposes the war, but actively tries to block military aid to Ukraine.
You cannot oppose an invasion while refusing to arm the people defending themselves.
Beyond pathetic!
We never seen "Putin threaten genocide". We have seen:
-Deportations
-Killing civilians & targeting infra to set conditions of life calculated to bring destruction of 🇺🇦 & 🇺🇦ians
-Genocidal rhetoric
-Forced adoptions
-Arrests for speaking 🇺🇦
-Forced change of citizenship...
But no "threats"...
Any argument on what Russia will do that's based on the idea that "it doesn't make sense for Kremlin to do X" should be read very...*very*.. skeptically.
There has been a total collapse of trust in anything that comes out of this Pentagon. They have lied freely, frequently and without shame. It means that on serious matters - like civilian casualty disputes or US casualty figures - no-one can trust what they say.
Russian forces sent Kenyan mercenaries on a suicide assault, as identified by the "I Want to Live" project. Despite Kremlin promises to stop recruiting, it continues.
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1/ Complaints about Internet blocks from Russian Instagram celebrities are obscuring a host of other problems, many caused by the Ukraine war, argues journalist Anastasia Kashevarova. Her long list highlights the increasingly severe difficulties faced by Russia's population. ⬇️
🇪🇺 As of last year, 64.2 million immigrants were recorded across European Union countries. This is more than 2 million higher than 2025. Over the past 15 years, the number of immigrants has increased by more than 24 million.
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Woman holding a sign reading 'PUTIN RESIGN'
1/ Russia's growing economic and social problems, exacerbated by the government's own policies, are causing even loyal pro-Putin commentators to warn of a looming crisis. Yuri Baranchik warns that people are increasingly blaming the government for making their lives worse. ⬇️
🇪🇺🇺🇦 The EU has launched a support package for Ukraine aimed at recovery in energy, housing, and transport. The total amount exceeds €600 million. Zelenskyy stated that at least 80% of Ukrainians support European integration.
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❗️Spain will deliver 100 VAMTAC armored tactical vehicles and a batch of 155mm artillery shells to Ukraine, with deliveries starting in May. Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles announced the package during a visit to Kyiv. #Ukraine
Zelensky warned Ukraine’s air defense stocks could be exhausted within weeks due to the intensity of ongoing attacks. He said counter drone systems remain sufficient but stressed a critical shortage of anti ballistic defense capabilities. #Ukraine
🇪🇺🇲🇪 As European officials told Euractiv, ambassadors of the 27 EU member states have agreed to create a "special working group" that will develop a draft accession agreement for Montenegro.
❗️Belgium will purchase and transfer 15 Gepard air defense systems to Ukraine as part of a €1 billion military aid package. The units, previously owned by OIP Land Systems, will undergo full refurbishment before delivery to Ukrainian forces. #Ukraine
🇺🇦👀 Ukraine can double production of interceptor drones with EU loan, - Zelensky
According to the president, Ukraine currently produces about 1,000 interceptor drones per day, although it can technically increase production to 2,000 units.
🇪🇺🇺🇦 The European Union has launched a written procedure to approve amendments to its long-term budget for 2021–2027, which includes a €90 billion loan for Ukraine and the adoption of a 20th sanctions package against Russia.
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🇪🇺‼️ EU countries stopped short of greenlighting a full maritime services ban on Russian oil - one of the flagship restrictions in this proposal, - Reuters
If eventually enforced, the ban could mark an end to the G7 price cap set in 2022
❗️BIG: EU ambassadors have preliminary approved a €90 billion loan for Ukraine and the 20th sanctions package against Russia, with final adoption expected after written procedure. #EU
❤️🩹 Ukraine has returned over 2,100 children illegally deported to Russia, Zelenskyy says.
Under the Bring Kids Back initiative, 150 have come home in 2026 alone, as the UN for the first time classifies such deportations as a crime against humanity.
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russia contiues to erase Kostiantynivka, constantly shelling the city with bombs and artillery.
Pilots from the Fenix Border Guard unit recorded a series of simultaneous strikes, shaking the entire area.
Support our defenders — they really need it:
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1/ Russia's premier drone unit, Rubikon, has published statistics on the Ukrainian targets it has hit to date. To the concern of some Russian warbloggers, they reveal a strikingly different targeting strategy from that used by Ukraine. ⬇️
Accelerating the switch to renewables + EVs is necessary for ecological, economic, and national security reasons - but a large part of the population (and politicians they elect) consists of conservative idiots who prefer resource dependence on authoritarian shitholes...
