Viktor Orbán said today he has zero tolerance for anti-Semitism.
The very first thing he did after getting elected on Sunday was sit down for an interview with one of Hungary's most notorious anti-Semites.
NEW: Russia's intelligence agency, the Federal Security Service, has drafted plans for public executions in #Ukraine after cities are captured, per a European intelligence official
⚡️Russian parliament proposes imprisonment for spreading “fake news” about the war.
Writing about Russia’s war against Ukraine can lead to up to 15 years in prison.
Ekho Moskvy radio and TV Dozhd we’re both just shut down. The most prominent of the few Russian outlets allowed to be critical of the Kremlin. Putin is increasing the news blackout to prepare for more atrocities in Ukraine.
The March 2022 print issue of the Village Voice is out now, featuring my piece on Alejandro Zambra’s new novel “Chilean Poet.” Grab a copy if you’re in NYC! You can also read my review online here: https://t.co/wJOjLvT3lT
BREAKING: An elite Chechen fighting unit that was sent into Ukraine to kill President Zelensky has been ELIMINATED. It was sent by the leader of Russia’s Chechnya region, who is a close ally of Putin.
I was one of very few journos inside Chechnya during the Dec.‘99 war. Putin was directly in charge, the brutality of the attacks was unbelievable. The Russians had NO concern whatsoever for the civilians trapped in the city. Barbaric. My picture of Grozny central market:
🇺🇦 The #Ukraine war may be miles away from families in the Middle East. But many fear it will be felt in their kitchens.
🌾 Russia and Ukraine export 29% of world's wheat. The crisis has sent food prices to a 13-year high.
Here’s how 3 countries are facing dire consequences. 🧵
Incredible: Belarus state TV presents explosion at Freedom Square in Kharkiv as "a provocation by the Ukrainian nazis", and says "more and more Ukrainian soldiers are refusing to fight". This is straight out of nazi propaganda handbooks during WW2.