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NEW: Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to try to blame US President Donald Trump for the nuclear arms modernization and buildup program that Russia began years ago. 🧵(1/5)

Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar110525
November 6, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Russia lost at least 20 tanks and armored vehicles in a single assault near Pokrovsk on 9 October—including its newest T-90M and T-80BVM models

Russian factories produced maybe 10 new T-90Ms this entire year. They can't replace what's burning in hours
euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/12/r...
Putin’s prized T-90Ms go up in smoke after disastrous assault near Pokrovsk
Tank warfare is back—but Russia's newest armor ran into Ukrainian mines, drones.
euromaidanpress.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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⚡️Ukraine to help Moldova amid worsening energy crisis.

"An important task now is to help Moldova overcome its energy challenges and prevent Moscow from stirring up social tensions. ... We are ready to help," President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Jan. 8.
Ukraine to help Moldova amid worsening energy crisis
"An important task now is to help Moldova overcome its energy challenges and prevent Moscow from stirring up social tensions. ... We are ready to help," President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Jan. 8.
kyivindependent.com
January 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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'“I think that the Chinese are thinking very carefully about how to use Musk to make clear to Trump that there are costs for tariffs,” says Zack Cooper of the American Enterprise Institute, a think-tank.' www.economist.com/briefing/202...
Elon Musk and Donald Trump seem besotted. Where is their bromance headed?
Past precedent is not encouraging
www.economist.com
November 22, 2024 at 1:37 PM
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If true I’d guess this will unlock UK/Fr Storm Shadow/SCALP strikes too. And no point doing it by half measures. Once first strike occurs Russia likely to escalate in some fashion anyway, so better to maximise effect of strikes in short term rather than drip it out
bsky.app/profile/shas...
“President Biden has authorized the first use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine for strikes inside Russia, U.S. officials said. The weapons are likely to be initially employed against Russian and North Korean troops in…Kursk” www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/u...
Biden Allows Ukraine to Strike Russia With Long-Range U.S. Missiles
With two months left in office, the president for the first time authorized the Ukrainian military to use the system known as ATACMS to help defend its forces in the Kursk region of Russia.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2024 at 6:32 PM
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November 15, 2024 at 2:10 AM
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Confirmation hearings for Gaetz, RFK Jr, and Gabbard will be must-watch TV. 🔥 www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Gaetz Nomination Seen as Doomed by Some Senate Republicans
GOP lawmakers say Trump’s attorney general pick will face scrutiny over sexual misconduct allegations
www.wsj.com
November 15, 2024 at 4:54 AM
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MORE: Russian forces recently advanced into Kupyansk during a likely roughly company-sized mechanized assault, although ISW does not assess that Russian forces control the area. (1/3)
November 15, 2024 at 3:43 PM
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Ukrainian soldiers will receive additional financial rewards for completing combat missions in Russia, Taras Melnychuk, the Ukrainian government’s representative in parliament, announced on Nov. 15.
Ukrainian military fighting in Russia to receive additional financial rewards
The update applies primarily to those currently involved in combat in Russia's Kursk Oblast.
kyivindependent.com
November 15, 2024 at 4:43 PM