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[Tuonetar @KBearhill]

In 1917, three weeks after Ukraine had declared its independence, Finnish poet Eino Leino wrote this poem for the people of Ukraine. It still has a very relevant message.

Hail to Ukraine! To the glorious sounding,
Cry of white haze of the early morn’s light! 1/8

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

This morning, Russian Gazprom stopped gas supplies to Austria.

Austria's close cooperation in gas imports, which had existed since 1968, first with the USSR and then with Russia, came to an abrupt halt within 3 days.

◾️ How and why did it happen?
On November 14, Austrian company OMV won an arbitration against Gazprom for $242 million (excluding interest and court costs). The lawsuit was filed because of irregular gas supplies and their complete cessation in September 2022, when the Kremlin hoped to freeze Europe.

Vienna realized that Gazprom would not pay and decided to immediately claim this amount through the existing contract. In other words, instead of transferring regular monthly payments for gas supplied to Gazprom, OMV planned to withhold them until the amount awarded by the court was reached.

◾️ On October 15, OMV received a letter from Gazprom Export (a subsidiary of Gazprom) stating that natural gas supplies under the existing contract would be stopped completely.

◾️ On November 16, Gazprom cut off gas supplies to Austria, its oldest and largest EU customer among those remaining.

However, Vienna turned out to be ready, diversifying gas supplies with the help of non-Russian sources.

Moreover, it actually pushed Moscow toward such a scenario.

◾️ Chancellor Karl Nehammer noted that what had happened was "what we have been preparing for since the beginning of the war in Ukraine" and assured that gas storage facilities were full and "no one will freeze this winter, no home will be cold."

"We will not be blackmailed by anyone, not even by the Russian president. We will not be brought to our knees by Putin's government, by Putin himself," he declared.

Minister for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology Leonore Gewessler made a similar statement.

"The actions of Gazprom today prove once again that Russia is not a partner. But tomorrow also marks the end of a risk. If we no longer receive supplies from Russia, we can no longer be blackmailed," she wrote.

◾️ And most importantly.
By stopping gas supplies to Austria, Gazprom has thus violated the terms of the contract, valid until 2040.

And, by doing so, it gave Austria a formal pretext for an early and legally clean exit from the contract, thereby getting rid of their gas dependence on Russia.

And thus depriving the Kremlin of part of the gas revenues used for the war.

Putin has "outplayed" everyone once again.

📹: Kurier

[Philip Obaji Jr. @PhilipObaji]

As long as Russia’s war in Ukraine continues, Russia will continue to seek resources from Africa to help fund it.

https://t.co/sK1HiSwaVf

[Kareem Rifai 🌐 @KareemRifai]

Russia's core propaganda outlets have been nakedly lobbying in favor of Tulsi Gabbard for the past 48 hours.

[Shaun Pinner @ShaunPinnerUA]

Russia is currently attacking the Ukrainian held Kursk region with a size Army equivalent to roughly the size of the UK’s total active service personnel.

With North Koreans in that mix!

Thoughts?

[WarTranslated @wartranslated]

A Russian priest urges soldiers not to listen to the "devilish words" of godless North Koreans who have arrived from distant lands, claiming they have brought "some kind of plague to our land." It's almost beyond comment at this point.

[Gabrielius Landsbergis🇱🇹 @GLandsbergis]

Let the @Bundeskanzler phonecall be the last breath of the failed strategy of trading land for "peace" with a genocidal dictator. History keeps telling us that true peace can only be achieved through strength.

[Гюндуз Мамедов/Gyunduz Mamedov @MamedovGyunduz]

The Russian military has been ordered to videotape the executions of Ukrainian POWs. According to a 🇷🇺 POW, the commander of Russia’s 155th Marine Brigade ordered the execution of 🇺🇦 POWs and instructed that their heads be cut off. Overall, the number of executions of 🇺🇦 POWs in 2024 has quadrupled compared to previous years of the full-scale war, according to @GP_Ukraine. Such testimonies are crucial for establishing the truth regarding alleged widespread #InternationalCrimes and command responsibility.

[Vatnik Soup @P_Kallioniemi]

I think the Kremlin is preparing to conduct massive sabotage operations on underwater Internet cables.

First of all, Russian authorities is planning to do a series of exercises to disconnect the RuNet from the global Internet.

Second, Patrushev recently claimed that the US and the UK are planning to blow up these cables.

As soon as RuNet is fully separated from the global network, Russia is ready to launch these sabotage operations.

[ChrisO_wiki @ChrisO_wiki]

1/ X's algorithm was changed in mid-July 2024 to systematically boost Republican-leaning accounts and Elon Musk's own account following his endorsement of Donald Trump, according to a newly released computational study of engagement from the Queensland University of Technology.⬇️

[Kareem Rifai 🌐 @KareemRifai]

Assad blew up my grandparents' home with a tank and put my mom on a list for criticizing his regime.

You could say I know a little bit about Syria. Just a tad!

[Joni Askola @joni_askola]

1/7 Under Pressure: russia's central bank is highly likely to raise its key interest rate again in December due to rampant inflation. Will any rate be high enough to stop inflation in russia?

[Terje Helland @terjehelland]

🇬🇪Occupied Georgia. Let’s talk about Abkhazia, an occupied part of Georgia. This small, Black Sea coastal territory has been at the center of historical conflicts, ethnic tensions, and geopolitical struggles.
🧵Here is the background and why this week’s unrest matters so much
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[Vatnik Soup @P_Kallioniemi]

These two tweets tell an interesting story.

[UNITED24 Media @United24media]

Kharkiv, Russian missiles reach the city so quickly that residents have little time to react, let alone get to a shelter.

The proximity of launch sites across the border gives citizens only seconds to hear the alarm before impact.

[Philip Obaji Jr. @PhilipObaji]

Russia wants Equatorial Guinea’s oil to help fund the war in Ukraine. Equatorial Guinea currently produces around 80,000 barrels of crude per day. Moscow has sent 200 paramilitaries to the Equatorial Guinea after discussing terms with the government for Russian companies to enter its oil and gas sector.

[Volodymyr Tretyak 🇺🇦 @VolodyaTretyak]

1/ The first time Russia tried to annex Ukrainian territories.
THREAD Tuzla Island. #RussiaDecolonized

[Julia Davis @JuliaDavisNews]

By popular demand, here is my original translated clip from 2022, where Tulsi Gabbard was perturbed about alleged US attempts to overthrow Putin. State TV host Vladimir Solovyov described Tulsi as their "girlfriend" and agreed that she is Putin's agent.
https://t.co/tED373UvuY

[Oliver Alexander @OAlexanderDK]

I don't think people truly know or understand the sheer scale of the short/medium term problems that are building up rapidly in the Russian economy right now.

[Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder]

In Russian state television, the debate is whether Tulsi Gabbard should be referred to as "our agent" or as "girlfriend."