Arianna Ciccone
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Zuckerberg is right to say that it is time to get back to basics. But for us, the real return to the origins of this wonderful and complex adventure called "the web" is to leave his platforms, to retu...
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Perché la Russia non può fare a meno di invadere
Perché la Russia non può fare a meno di invadere - Valigia Blu
Il vertice Trump-Putin previsto a Budapest è stato accantonato. La Casa Bianca sostiene che non abbia senso incontrarsi a meno che “non si raggiunga un accordo”. Alcuni vedono questo come una battuta ...
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November 27, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Perché la Russia non può fare a meno di invadere
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Yo @washingtonpost.com this is embarrassingly bad and you should feel bad for running it. It is not news. It serves no good purpose. It makes you look ridiculous. Fucking hell.
This is nuts!
Why is WAPO writing up anyone’s speculation about who the suspect might be?
I get that Laura’s statements and actions are at times newsworthy given her influence on Trump, but no one’s speculation — outside of a government official’s — should be written up this way.
Why is WAPO writing up anyone’s speculation about who the suspect might be?
I get that Laura’s statements and actions are at times newsworthy given her influence on Trump, but no one’s speculation — outside of a government official’s — should be written up this way.
November 27, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Yo @washingtonpost.com this is embarrassingly bad and you should feel bad for running it. It is not news. It serves no good purpose. It makes you look ridiculous. Fucking hell.
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Witkoff is not buying the Russian narrative. He is selling it.
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Witkoff is not buying the Russian narrative. He is selling it.
November 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
This is Putin’s peace 👇
Russia tightens grip on occupied Ukraine with illegal mobilization and child militarization
Russia tightens grip on occupied Ukraine with illegal mobilization and child militarization
Russia tightens grip on occupied Ukraine with illegal mobilization and child militarization, experts warn
While leaked reports of a U.S.-proposed peace plan have sparked international debates about the future of Ukraine`s occupied territories and the people who live there, Russia is forging ahead, entrenc...
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November 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
This is Putin’s peace 👇
Russia tightens grip on occupied Ukraine with illegal mobilization and child militarization
Russia tightens grip on occupied Ukraine with illegal mobilization and child militarization
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🧵 Il prezzo del cibo alle stelle non è colpa del sostegno all’Ucraina come qualcuno ha scritto | @mattiamarasti.bsky.social
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Il prezzo del cibo alle stelle non è colpa del sostegno all'Ucraina come qualcuno ha scritto - Valigia Blu
Negli ultimi anni l’aumento dei prezzi alimentari non è stato causato dal sostegno all’Ucraina, ma da una combinazione di fattori economici già in movimento prima della guerra, come affermato da alcun...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:20 AM
🧵 Il prezzo del cibo alle stelle non è colpa del sostegno all’Ucraina come qualcuno ha scritto | @mattiamarasti.bsky.social
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"...No negotiation of any plan for peace in Ukraine should miss the key point: Russia started the war against Ukraine not to make peace with it but to win the war, and thus to eliminate the sovereign Ukrainian nation-state.
November 26, 2025 at 8:22 AM
"...No negotiation of any plan for peace in Ukraine should miss the key point: Russia started the war against Ukraine not to make peace with it but to win the war, and thus to eliminate the sovereign Ukrainian nation-state.
The U.S.-backed 28-point peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, which became public last week, drew from a Russian-authored paper submitted to the Trump administration in October
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November 26, 2025 at 7:43 AM
The U.S.-backed 28-point peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, which became public last week, drew from a Russian-authored paper submitted to the Trump administration in October
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Russia must get no amnesty in any peace deal for Ukraine
Gyunduz Mamedov, a lawyer-turned-soldier, fears the West will acquiesce in the Kremlin’s bid to undermine justice.
Gyunduz Mamedov, a lawyer-turned-soldier, fears the West will acquiesce in the Kremlin’s bid to undermine justice.
Russia must get no amnesty in any peace deal for Ukraine
Gyunduz Mamedov, a lawyer-turned-soldier, fears the West will acquiesce in the Kremlin’s bid to undermine justice
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November 25, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Russia must get no amnesty in any peace deal for Ukraine
Gyunduz Mamedov, a lawyer-turned-soldier, fears the West will acquiesce in the Kremlin’s bid to undermine justice.
Gyunduz Mamedov, a lawyer-turned-soldier, fears the West will acquiesce in the Kremlin’s bid to undermine justice.
Kyiv è sotto attacco da ieri notte. Stavo dormendo quando è scattato allarme e una voce in camera ha avvisato di scendere nel rifugio dell'albergo. Sono scesa in ascensore con altre persone. Scendendo si è sentito qualche colpo di contraerea.
Nel rifugio ci sono lettini, tavoli, e bevande calde.
Nel rifugio ci sono lettini, tavoli, e bevande calde.
November 25, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Kyiv è sotto attacco da ieri notte. Stavo dormendo quando è scattato allarme e una voce in camera ha avvisato di scendere nel rifugio dell'albergo. Sono scesa in ascensore con altre persone. Scendendo si è sentito qualche colpo di contraerea.
Nel rifugio ci sono lettini, tavoli, e bevande calde.
Nel rifugio ci sono lettini, tavoli, e bevande calde.
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NATO Secretary General Rutte says Trump and his team, Rubio, Hegseth, and Witkoff, are actively working to resolve the war. In reality, they’re pushing a deal behind Ukraine’s back that favors Moscow. Rutte shouldn’t repeat the same old trick of appeasing Trump at Ukraine’s expense. Its dangerous.
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
NATO Secretary General Rutte says Trump and his team, Rubio, Hegseth, and Witkoff, are actively working to resolve the war. In reality, they’re pushing a deal behind Ukraine’s back that favors Moscow. Rutte shouldn’t repeat the same old trick of appeasing Trump at Ukraine’s expense. Its dangerous.
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🧵 Avanzate militari che non esistono: come la Russia trucca le sue mappe di guerra
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Avanzate militari che non esistono: come la Russia trucca le sue mappe di guerra - Valigia Blu
Le mappe dei campi di battaglia sono uno degli strumenti di propaganda preferiti dalla Russia. Mentre quest'anno l'esercito russo è avanzato in media a passo di lumaca, le immagini spettacolari diffus...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🧵 Avanzate militari che non esistono: come la Russia trucca le sue mappe di guerra
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Trump’s ‘peace plan’ was a pro-Kremlin abomination whose failure is a glimmer of hope for Ukraine
Trump’s ‘peace plan’ was a pro-Kremlin abomination whose failure is a glimmer of hope for Ukraine | Rajan Menon
Following criticism, the president accused Ukraine of ingratitude but also added the plan was ‘not my final offer’. Which parts of it will survive?, says Rajan Menon of the City College of New York
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November 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Trump’s ‘peace plan’ was a pro-Kremlin abomination whose failure is a glimmer of hope for Ukraine
Ukraine is being asked to give up land and forget the appalling violence that it has suffered.
But peace is the last thing on Putin’s mind – winning in Ukraine and then humiliating the West remain his goals.
But peace is the last thing on Putin’s mind – winning in Ukraine and then humiliating the West remain his goals.
The US peace deal for Ukraine is just setting the scene for Putin’s next war
Ukraine is being asked to give up land and forget the appalling violence that it has suffered, writes Bob Seely. But peace is the last thing on Putin’s mind – winning in Ukraine and then humiliating t...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Ukraine is being asked to give up land and forget the appalling violence that it has suffered.
But peace is the last thing on Putin’s mind – winning in Ukraine and then humiliating the West remain his goals.
But peace is the last thing on Putin’s mind – winning in Ukraine and then humiliating the West remain his goals.
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"Non sono andata in Ucraina per lavoro, ma per rendere omaggio come cittadina europea a un popolo che sta sacrificando i propri figli per la democrazia". Solo stima per chi, come @ariannaciccone.bsky.social. compie questo gesto in questo momento.
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Perché ho deciso di venire in Ucraina - Valigia Blu
Il viaggio in Ucraina di Arianna Ciccone per rendere omaggio da cittadina europea a un popolo che sta sacrificando i propri figli per continuare a proteggere la sua democrazia e sta lottando anche per...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:33 AM
"Non sono andata in Ucraina per lavoro, ma per rendere omaggio come cittadina europea a un popolo che sta sacrificando i propri figli per la democrazia". Solo stima per chi, come @ariannaciccone.bsky.social. compie questo gesto in questo momento.
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Russian Unreality and American Weakness
Russian Unreality and American Weakness
Notes from a bizarre moment of diplomatic history
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November 24, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Russian Unreality and American Weakness
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G20 defies Trump as leaders press on without the US on.ft.com/3XQegP2
G20 defies Trump as leaders press on without the US
Agreements at G20 and COP30 show how America’s absence has not demoralised world leaders
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November 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Any appeasement of Russia as the aggressor, any attempts at putting pressure on Ukraine as the victim of this aggression, is morally reprehensible and an outrage against human decency. To bow before Russia is to abandon shared values and plunge the free world into anarchy and chaos.
'Outrage against human decency' – European MPs warn Trump against appeasing Russia in new open letter
The 47 signatories include parliamentarians from countries ranging from Ireland to North Macedonia.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Any appeasement of Russia as the aggressor, any attempts at putting pressure on Ukraine as the victim of this aggression, is morally reprehensible and an outrage against human decency. To bow before Russia is to abandon shared values and plunge the free world into anarchy and chaos.
Polish PM says it would be ‘good to know’ who wrote plan to end war in Ukraine.
Polish PM says it would be ‘good to know’ who wrote plan to end war in Ukraine, amid concerns over Moscow involvement – live
Zelenskyy says ‘we must do everything’ against ‘wicked Russian attacks’ as Ukraine and US meet for emergency talks
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November 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Polish PM says it would be ‘good to know’ who wrote plan to end war in Ukraine.
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🧵 Perché Putin ha perso e non potrà mai vincere | @ariannaciccone.bsky.social
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Perché Putin ha perso e non potrà mai vincere - Valigia Blu
Putin potrà costringere gli ucrani a capitolare solo grazie al tradimento di Trump e dell’America. Potrà rubare le terre agli ucraini, potrà occuparli. Ma non li conquisterà mai. La vita degli odesini...
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November 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🧵 Perché Putin ha perso e non potrà mai vincere | @ariannaciccone.bsky.social
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The Putin-Trump Pact is Afghanistan All Over Again, But With Much Worse Outcomes.
The Putin-Trump Pact is Afghanistan All Over Again, But With Much Worse Outcomes. The Big Five, 23 November edition
My regular update on war and strategic competition, with a focus on Trump and Putin's 28-point capitulation document imposed on Ukraine, as well as my regular Big Five recommended reads.
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November 23, 2025 at 10:57 AM
The Putin-Trump Pact is Afghanistan All Over Again, But With Much Worse Outcomes.
Manifest expansionist ambitions of the three most powerful countries in the world — China, the United States, and Russia — are undermining the current world order.
When superpowers break the rules
Manifest expansionist ambitions of the three most powerful countries in the world — China, the United States, and Russia — are undermining the current world order.
Since its founding, the People's Re...
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November 22, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Manifest expansionist ambitions of the three most powerful countries in the world — China, the United States, and Russia — are undermining the current world order.
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⚡️ 'Rewarding Russian butchery' — US lawmakers rail against Trump's Ukraine peace deal.
"Rewarding Russian butchery would be disastrous to America’s interests," U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell said.
"Rewarding Russian butchery would be disastrous to America’s interests," U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell said.
'Rewarding Russian butchery' — US lawmakers rail against Trump's Ukraine peace deal
"Rewarding Russian butchery would be disastrous to America’s interests," U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell said.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
⚡️ 'Rewarding Russian butchery' — US lawmakers rail against Trump's Ukraine peace deal.
"Rewarding Russian butchery would be disastrous to America’s interests," U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell said.
"Rewarding Russian butchery would be disastrous to America’s interests," U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell said.
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Trump’s Ukraine peace plan is a gift to Putin | Kenneth Roth
Trump’s Ukraine peace plan is a gift to Putin | Kenneth Roth
The plan would leave Ukraine’s democracy in jeopardy and its sovereignty compromised
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November 22, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Trump’s Ukraine peace plan is a gift to Putin | Kenneth Roth
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My dispatch from the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv. Russia has destroyed the region's energy infrastructure, bombing sub-stations, and leaving people without heat and in the dark. a sad story, with beautiful chiaroscuro pictures by @alessiomamo.bsky.social
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‘They decided to kill us with cold’: Ukrainians struggle against Russian assault on power network
Chernihiv residents say they are without power for 14 hours a day as they gather in ‘invincibility points’ to charge up and warm up
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November 22, 2025 at 10:27 AM
My dispatch from the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv. Russia has destroyed the region's energy infrastructure, bombing sub-stations, and leaving people without heat and in the dark. a sad story, with beautiful chiaroscuro pictures by @alessiomamo.bsky.social
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