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Prune60 @prune602.bsky.social · 28m

‼️ Russian Media: “Russia may seize Western aircraft for the theft of frozen Russian assets.”

You already stole them!

www.mk.ru/politics/202...

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 2h

For the first time, the EU will directly fund Ukraine’s military. Brussels has allocated €6 billion in non-repayable aid for the Armed Forces, MP Serhiy Soboliev said. Previously, EU assistance was directed mainly toward social programs such as salaries for teachers, doctors, and pension support.

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 1h

Three AfD lawmakers from Saxony-Anhalt attended Putin’s 73rd birthday celebration at the Russian embassy in Berlin, organized by the pro-Kremlin magazine Compact. The event praised Putin as a “patriot,” and AfD leaders later said the MPs acted independently.

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Jay in Kyiv @jayinkyiv.bsky.social · 1h

Putin's empire of filth continues to descend into chaos as Ukraine rips the heart from the Russian economy.

youtu.be/tfioDlB5FvA

Russia Enters Freefall As Putin's Empire Falls Into Chaos

YouTube video by Jay in Kyiv

youtu.be

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Ukraine War Brief Podcast @ukrainewarpod.bsky.social · 34m

MOEX had one of the worst days I’ve seen since I started following Russian business and economics.

MICEX closed at 2562 today (-4%).

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Prune60 @prune602.bsky.social · 2h

‼️ Russia: “Sberbank has begun laying off thousands of IT specialists.”

Of course, Sberbank is trying to spin things…

www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/10/08/s...

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Stanimir Dobrev @delfoo.bsky.social · 1h

The US has postponed the sanction on the Serbian oil company NIS. The majority owner of the company happens to be Gazprom.

www.kommersant.ru/doc/8100470?...

Nova ekonomija: санкции против нефтяной компании NIS отложены еще на неделю

Подробнее на сайте

www.kommersant.ru

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Stanimir Dobrev @delfoo.bsky.social · 1h

Russian Business news 08/October/2025:

137 Russian coal companies applied for state support to the Russian MinFin and this represents almost 90% of the Russian coal industry and 42 have already been approved.

www.kommersant.ru/doc/8100326

Более 130 угольных предприятий подали заявку на получение господдержки

Подробнее на сайте

www.kommersant.ru

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zauberberg.bsky.social @zauberberg.bsky.social · 4h

I wonder how he feels about Kaliningrad.... 🤔

zauberberg.bsky.social @zauberberg.bsky.social · 4h

Game on!

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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 5h

World Cup champion refuses Russian return: “Strange to change minds while war continues”

Norwegian skier Tiril Udnes Weng has joined Swedish star Linn Svahn in publicly opposing Russia’s return to skiing competitions, telling reporters “we don’t want this”
euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/08/f...

World Cup champion refuses Russian return: “Strange to change minds while war continues”

Famous Norwegian skier Tiril Udnes Weng has joined Swedish star Linn Svahn in publicly opposing Russia's return to skiing competitions, telling reporters "we don't want this"

euromaidanpress.com

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zauberberg.bsky.social @zauberberg.bsky.social · 4h

Knauf - the victim.

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Paulette MacQuarrie @pawlina.bsky.social · 4h

A principled man. Unlike those scumbags who have tried to manipulate him. Those scumbags being western oligarchs working at the behest of criminal kremlin oligarchs. No need to mention names...

The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 5h

🇺🇦 Zaluzhnyi: I do not recognize any ideas of holding elections during the war. Anyone who receives an offer from someone with my name to join any organization must report it to law enforcement agencies.

I do not create any headquarters or parties and have no ties to any political force.

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zauberberg.bsky.social @zauberberg.bsky.social · 4h

The Swiss being neutral? Or Swiss? Hard to tell...

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zauberberg.bsky.social @zauberberg.bsky.social · 4h

meat glue?

zauberberg.bsky.social @zauberberg.bsky.social · 4h

Relatively new, so when exactly has it been designed?

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Uncle_Wolf @demiurg.bsky.social · 14h

First Russia reports problems with zombies on the battlefield.
Now they are having problems with, checking notes:
Vampire bats biting female virgins in Moscow.
Methinks Russia has drugs in heir drinking water supply.

Prune60 @prune602.bsky.social · 20h

Meanwhile in Russia…

Rabid Bats in Moscow!

🦇

www.mk.ru/incident/202...

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zauberberg.bsky.social @zauberberg.bsky.social · 5h

That would be 18 days more than the average RU 'contract' solder.
bsky.app/profile/chri...

ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 13h

17/ "3️⃣ Unacceptable conditions of employment: "assault is expendable."

"The average assault life expectancy is 12 days," the lack of sustainable superiority in the "lower sky," weak counter-drone defence, and errors due to false reporting are the key to refusal.

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zauberberg.bsky.social @zauberberg.bsky.social · 5h

??? And, what's your point?

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Dan @dhjo.bsky.social · 11h

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zauberberg.bsky.social @zauberberg.bsky.social · 5h

Yeah, the Americans will really be scared of missile designed in the 80s that is generally somewhat off target. 🙄

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zauberberg.bsky.social @zauberberg.bsky.social · 5h

>> The local news for Leningrad and St Petersburg 47news ru confirmed that the largest refining unit at Russia's second largest refinery is going to be out of service for weeks at least. They have no response to the gasoline crisis apart from lying as of right now.
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Stanimir Dobrev @delfoo.bsky.social · 6h

Russia Deputy Prime Minister Novak says that there are no serious issues with the fuel market in Russia. Just to point out that local news yesterday alone flagged that out of 5 refineries only one is actually servicing independent gas station.

ura.news/news/1053007...

Новак оценил ситуацию с топливным рынков в России

Читайте на URA.RU

ura.news

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zauberberg.bsky.social @zauberberg.bsky.social · 6h

The creeps that they are. 🤮

Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 12h

🧐One of Viktor Orbán's MPs and a Hungarian government commissioner just shared a bizarre AI-generated image suggesting it’s over for Ursula von der Leyen and that “the Patriots have arrived.”

A drunk trio of Orbán, Babiš, and Fico ring her doorbell—with Fico barely managing to stay on his feet.

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zauberberg.bsky.social @zauberberg.bsky.social · 6h

Don't ever let them into NATO!

Toomas Hendrik Ilves @ilvestoomas.bsky.social · 8h

kyivinsider.com/channeling-i...

Channeling its Nazi past, Austria aims to lick Putin’s boots for cash

Austria is once again standing apart from Europe — this time not out of neutrality, but out of greed. In a move that has stunned diplomats across the European Union, Vienna has threatened to block the...

kyivinsider.com

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zauberberg.bsky.social @zauberberg.bsky.social · 6h

bsky.app/profile/tel-...

tel-efax.bsky.social @tel-efax.bsky.social · 12h

Interesting thoughts by Konstantin from Inside Russia's Youtube channel:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw8X...

Go straight to 1:04:30 for this subject.

There seems to be a second reason than just looking for certain goods.

#kazakhstan #politics #ukraine

⭐ Kazakhstan’s Quiet Divorce from Russia — Trade Walls Go Up

YouTube video by INSIDE RUSSIA

www.youtube.com

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