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Christophe Kopp @chkopp.bsky.social · 8h

I cannot liberate Crimea alone. But I can do something every day. I can speak. I can write. I can bear witness." www.pravda.com.ua/eng/columns/...

Democracy is a daily reminder of values

www.pravda.com.ua

Christophe Kopp @chkopp.bsky.social · 8h

"I grew up in Crimea — but for eleven years now, I haven't been able to return because of Putin's occupation.

A part of my life remains there — and people I love remain beyond my reach.

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Christophe Kopp @chkopp.bsky.social · 8h

"They have some local success. This doesn’t much change the big picture,” he argued. “The Russians don’t have a clear plan. They move forward out of inertia.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘Our job is to maximise their losses’: how Ukraine’s forces attempt to claw back against Russian advances

Along Donetsk’s frontline, a small counteroffensive by Ukrainian troops aims to help change perceptions about the war among Kyiv’s western allies

www.theguardian.com

Christophe Kopp @chkopp.bsky.social · 8h

"many such goods are still finding their way to Russia, one way or another. Often there are a lot of intermediaries involved, for example, in China, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey or Kazakhstan." www.dw.com/en/western-p...

Western parts in Russian drones: Are sanctions working? – DW – 10/11/2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has criticized his allies because, despite sanctions and embargoes, Western parts are still ending up in Russian weaponry. How can illicit exports be stopped?

www.dw.com

Christophe Kopp @chkopp.bsky.social · 8h

"Perhaps the most painful part of Georgia’s rapid descent towards dictatorship is that you now see people you know – friends, relatives, colleagues – becoming a part of the system, or at least refusing to resist it." www.codastory.com/rewriting-hi...

A Message from a Budding Autocracy - Coda Story

A closer look at Georgia's spiral into autocracy under Bidzina Ivanishvili serves as a warning for countries who think they are safe.

www.codastory.com

Christophe Kopp @chkopp.bsky.social · 8h

"Around 30,000 Russian citizens were affected by the new rules. While most managed to comply, about 2,600 have voluntarily left Latvia.

However, 841 Russian citizens failed to submit the required documents in time." www.politico.eu/article/latv...

Latvia orders more than 800 Russian citizens to leave by mid-October

Russian citizens who failed to comply with Riga’s new immigration rules must leave by Oct. 13 or risk deportation.

www.politico.eu

Christophe Kopp @chkopp.bsky.social · 8h

"The missiles, manufactured by Thales in Belfast under the UK support programme, are intended to protect Ukraine’s airspace. They include lightweight, multi-role LMM missiles, delivered five months earlier than planned." odessa-journal.com/the-united-k...

UK Delivers Hundreds of Air-Defense Missiles to Ukraine Early - Oj

The UK supplied Ukraine with hundreds of air-defense missiles months ahead, boosting protection against Russian attacks and strengthening industrial partnerships.

odessa-journal.com

Christophe Kopp @chkopp.bsky.social · 8h

"The goal is to create mutually beneficial partnerships. Ukraine has extensive battlefield experience and innovative companies, while the Netherlands offers advanced technology and industrial capacity to scale up production,” euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/10/n...

Netherlands, Ukraine announce €200 million "important step" on drone defense, joint production - Euromaidan Press

The Netherlands announced a €200 million package to strengthen Ukraine’s drone defences and expand joint weapons production.

euromaidanpress.com

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Christophe Kopp @chkopp.bsky.social · 9h

"The leaders of the U.K., France, and Germany agreed in a phone call on Oct. 10 to move jointly toward using frozen Russian assets to help fund the Ukrainian Armed Forces." kyivindependent.com/uk-france-ge...

UK, France, Germany to move forward with using Russian assets to aid Ukraine

"We agree to develop further bold and innovative mechanisms to increase the cost of Russia's war and ramp up pressure," the British government said in a statement.

kyivindependent.com

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Christophe Kopp @chkopp.bsky.social · 22h

"Thanks to these efforts, eight Ukrainian children were reunited with their families over the past 24 hours." www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...

Melania Trump says she has established communication with Putin over abducted Ukrainian children

www.pravda.com.ua

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Christophe Kopp @chkopp.bsky.social · 22h

and the need for support runs deep. The mobile unit recently reached the villages of Merefa, Pokotylivka and Valky in Kharkiv region." www.soschildrensvillages.ca/mental-healt...

Mental health and psychosocial support in Ukraine are giving children tools to cope, connect and rediscover trust

Children in Valky are taking steps toward healing through vital mental health support.

www.soschildrensvillages.ca

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Christophe Kopp @chkopp.bsky.social · 22h

"As part of SOS Children’s Villages Ukraine’s mobile mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) initiative, group sessions provided safe moments for healing in places where access to formal mental health services is limited

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Christophe Kopp @chkopp.bsky.social · 22h

"the rescue was carried out under the president’s “Bring Kids Back UA” programme aimed at bringing to safe areas children deported to Russia or confined to Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Ukraine war briefing: 23 children and adolescents brought out of Russian-occupied areas

Rescue carried out under the president’s ‘Bring Kids Back UA’ programme; power cut in capital and several injured - What we know on day 1,325

www.theguardian.com

Christophe Kopp @chkopp.bsky.social · 23h

"Russia’s fertilizer exports to the United States are rebounding in 2025 after falling in 2023 and 2024...The data also shows that U.S. imports of Russian enriched uranium and platinum are on their way to higher levels this year." www.progressivepolicy.org/u-s-imports-...

U.S. imports from Russia are up 30% this year, likely to hit $5 billion - Progressive Policy Institute

FACT: U.S. imports from Russia are up 30% this year, likely to hit $5 billion. THE NUMBERS: U.S. fertilizer imports, January – July 2025* – Total 25.3 million tons Canada 7.9 million...

www.progressivepolicy.org

Christophe Kopp @chkopp.bsky.social · 23h

"France saw a 40% year-on-year jump, importing 2.2 billion euros, while the Netherlands' imports surged 72% to 498 million euros.
Belgium, Croatia, Romania, and Portugal also raised their imports. Hungary recorded an 11% year-on-year increase." kyivindependent.com/seven-eu-sta...

Seven EU states increase Russian energy imports in 2025, Reuters reports

Among the seven nations increasing their purchases, France saw a 40% jump, importing 2.2 billion euros ($2.5 billion), while the Netherlands’ imports surged 72% to 498 million euros ($579 million). Be...

kyivindependent.com

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Leleka Foundation @leleka.care · 23h

Ukraine’s energy system was hit again. 450+ drones. 30+ missiles.
💔 20+ civilians injured
🕯️ A child killed in Zaporizhzhia
🚒 Crews working nonstop to restore power
This was not about military targets — this was terror, aimed at life itself.

Stay with Ukraine. Support Leleka
leleka.care/en/donate

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Christophe Kopp @chkopp.bsky.social · 1d

"If Russia were to open another front with Europe, it would seek to avoid a war of attrition like in Ukraine. The war aims would be to reduce Europe to subservience" www.rusi.org/explore-our-...

The Kremlin can Afford the Luxury of a Second Anti-NATO Front

Russia's grey-zone warfare against Europe comes at a fraction of the cost of the conflict in Ukraine.

www.rusi.org

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Christophe Kopp @chkopp.bsky.social · 1d

"According to the Ukrainian president, the danger stems from Putin's political need to demonstrate "success" after almost four years of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine." kyivindependent.com/europe-faces...

Europe faces 'significant risk' of major war if Russia starts mobilization, Zelensky says

"There is a significant risk that (Russian President Vladimir) Putin will actually go to a world war," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

kyivindependent.com

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Christophe Kopp @chkopp.bsky.social · 1d

"air-dropping armoured vehicles into open terrain – or even onto golf courses and farmland – could allow PLA forces to rapidly move on Taiwanese ports and airfields, bypassing beach defences altogether, according to the Rusi report." www.forcesnews.com/russia/invas...

Invasion of Taiwan looking more likely as Russia strikes air assault deal with China

Russia has agreed to equip and train a full Chinese airborne battalion, including armoured vehicles, weapons and parachute systems

www.forcesnews.com

Christophe Kopp @chkopp.bsky.social · 1d

"Taiwan has refrained from imposing legal restrictions on the importation of Russian fossil fuels." energyandcleanair.org/publication/...

Dangerous dependence: Taiwan becomes world’s largest importer of Russian naphtha as coal imports persist – Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air

energyandcleanair.org

Christophe Kopp @chkopp.bsky.social · 1d

Very interesting.

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Christophe Kopp @chkopp.bsky.social · 1d

In France the media are complicit in this EU bashing if only through silence: there is a crass dearth of day to day information about the EU, its legislative workings, political debates in EU Parliament. You can't find a Europe section on mainstream French press or radio, except on france24.

Christophe Kopp @chkopp.bsky.social · 1d

"Croatian state-owned oil pipeline operator Jadranski naftovod (JANAF) relies heavily on deliveries to NIS, and Šušnjar believes the acquisition would benefit both Croatia and Serbia." balkangreenenergynews.com/susnjar-croa...

Šušnjar: Croatia prepared to buy oil company NIS in Serbia

US sanctions against the Russian-owned NIS have taken effect, and Šušnjar claims the acquisition would benefit both Serbia and Croatia.

balkangreenenergynews.com

Christophe Kopp @chkopp.bsky.social · 1d

"Ankara plans to replace over half of its Russian gas imports with domestic production and American supplies." global.espreso.tv/sanctions-ru...

Russia's gas giant Gazprom stares into abyss as Europe cuts ties

The EU's agreement to phase out Russian oil and gas marks the beginning of the end for Moscow's energy dominance, triggering economic and political consequences

global.espreso.tv

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Christophe Kopp @chkopp.bsky.social · 1d

unlawful persecution of journalists by the occupation authorities, restrictions on education and the right to learn in Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar languages, violations of freedom of religion, and other human rights abuses." odessa-journal.com/the-unesco-e...

UNESCO Continues Monitoring Human Rights in Crimea - Oj

UNESCO Executive Board reaffirms monitoring in occupied Crimea, condemning cultural destruction, human rights violations, and persecution of Crimean Tatars.

odessa-journal.com