When I was in the basement of Izolyatsia and literally composed the texts in my mind, I could not even think that one day they would become a book that the Nobel laureate would present to the Pope.
Thank you, dear Oleksandra Matviichuk, for another act of cultural diplomacy.

Some early thoughts. This doesn't appear to be designed as a demotion for Shoigu who not only received an important position as Secretary of the Security Council but also will retain oversight of domestic and foreign defense issues, taking that from the new Minister of Defense.…

Aaaaand now it appears Shoigu is replacing Bortnikov as secretary of the security council. t.me/tass_agency/24…

❗️Russian state media report that Putin has “relieved Security Committee head Nikolai Patrushev of his duties.” This after Putin named Andrei Belousov to replace Shoigu as defense minister.

More details to come Tuesday, apparently, but quite a shakeup. t.me/tass_agency/24…

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Not a single Georgian protest goes without “Putin Khuylo”. From today’s march. #GeorgiaProtests .

Telling stuff here.

Elbridge Colby: “US foreign policy should focus on Asia and support for Taiwan.”

Taiwan: “Yes, but it’s in both our interests for the US to provide major support to Ukraine.”

Colby: “Actually, maybe we shouldn’t support Taiwan.”

It is a bit awkward to insist that the US abandon Ukraine in favor of Pacific allies when these same allies believe that defending Ukraine is in their interest.

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It’s not poverty it’s “modest prosperity”

Solid comments here from 🇵🇹 FM Paulo Rangel on Ukraine's EU accession:

- 🇺🇦 accession is opportunity for renewed 'economic dynamism'
- 🇺🇦 accession can mitigate food price/access issues
- 🇪🇺 farmers would likely need more short/medium-term subsidies
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The MoD confirmed that russians attempted to breach a defense line in the Kharkiv region early this morning. The AFU repelled that assault. Prior to this, russians intensified attacks with glide bombs KABs. This underscores the urgent need for ammo & F-16 deliveries & more drones

Almost 1600 vessels exported 45 million tons of cargo from the ports of Big Odessa for 9 month of #UkrainianCorridor . It’s mainly Ukrainian agro products for world food markets. Despite Ukraine is still a top exporter of agricultural products and guarantee of world food security.…

On Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II Day, Nazi Putin launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine.

Over 50 missiles and more than 20 'Shahed' drones targeted infrastructure in Lviv, Vinnytsia, Kyiv, Poltava, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhzhia, and Ivano-Frankivsk…

We’ve gotten these photos for the last few years now and every time I’m stunned that these guys are just content to squint into the sun and look like this. Get them some sunglasses, my goodness.