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[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

Rep. Keating to Rubio: "I'm sure you're aware that Ukraine, country that at the time had third-largest nuclear arsenal, peacefully turned over their nuclear weapons in conjunction with Budapest Memorandum.

And in exchange for U.S. commitment to defend Ukraine if it ever came under threat. The U.S. gave its word to Ukraine that it would defend them.

And I find this amazing. In your opening remarks, as you took us all over the world and mentioned 15 different incidents where you have interceded — 15, the top 15 — not once did you mention Ukraine when you were prioritizing achievements that are there."

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

Oleksandra Oliynykova pulls out her phone mid-press conference at Roland Garros and shows photos of Diana Shnaider playing in the Gazprom tournament, ‘I think it's the same as playing in Nazi Germany in front of Gestapo officers in the tournament organized by a company which built Auschwitz’

"What's serious here is the fact that this match is going to happen. Diana Shnaider is a person who participated in a Gazprom tournament.

If you want to see. This is her in the picture at the Gazprom tournament.

The Gazprom tournament is a company that's financing the war crimes. Playing in a tournament which is financing the camps for kids, I think it's the same as playing in Nazi Germany in front of Gestapo officers in the tournament organized by a company which built Auschwitz. There's no difference to me.

The thing is, everyone is silent about what this person did. She also put likes on the publications of Russian propagandists.

Here are some screenshots. I can send it to you later if you want to this. I'm someone who is suffering just by being at home. My home is being attacked by Gazprom money. They are paying for this, for the drones which are attacking my city.

And tomorrow people will make a show of this. So is it really important who will hit a harder forehand tomorrow or the fact that we're ignoring things like this here."

They face each other next in the 3rd round of Roland Garros.

(via Roland Garros Press)

[Yarema Dukh 🇺🇦 @yarko]

Russia: Don’t attack the Moscow parade, or we’ll attack Kyiv.

Ukraine: Ok, no attack, have your parade.

Russia, a few days later: attacks residential buildings in Kyiv while people are sleeping, killing 1, injuring 23.

[Olena Rohoza @OlenaRohoza]

They all died today in a missile strike. Kyiv.
My deepest condolences to all their families and loved ones... 🥲🕯️

[Caolan @CaolanReports]

While bombing Ukraine, the Russians sent politicians to the world’s most prestigious art show and turned Venice Biennale into a playground for war criminals.

I confronted the ambassador and exposed dirty money behind the scenes.

Watch my investigation:

[Jay in Kyiv @JayinKyiv]

Could you imagine the international uproar if Ukraine spent 15 hours sending 1500 missiles and drones into population centers all over Russia, mainly into apartment buildings, killing 15 people, including children?

Russia just did this, and no one cares, especially the White House.

[Caolan @CaolanReports]

2014 happened and the world went back to normal. Then 2022 happened and now the russians are getting invited back to the Oscars, Opera, Olympics and this week, the Venice Biennale. Dictators use sport & art to legitimise their crimes. It’s how they survive.

[Caolan @CaolanReports]

I confronted the russian ambassador at Venice Biennale because no one else did.

In the last 24 hours russia bombed city centres & a kindergarten. Dozens murdered in the streets.

The russian pavilion here is filled with free champagne & art to whitewash their war crimes.

[Michael MacKay @mhmck]

Russian asset Trump has removed all military assistance to Ukraine from the $1.5 trillion U.S. military budget. Ukraine is the only fighting defender of the West against russian armed aggression.

Trump gets his orders from the Kremlin and obeys without question. He is a traitor.

[Kateryna Lisunova @KaterynaLis]

“Looks like he (Zelenskyy) had a couple cards to play, 'cause Ukraine is actually winning against Russia” - Rep Adam smith (D-WA-9) - @RepAdamSmith

“And I'll close just by saying one of the other ironies of this, of course, is we have a great example in the world right now of what our strategy should be and where our values should be, and that's Ukraine. And I'm really curious. You know, here we are, we roll out the red carpet for Vladimir Putin. We belittle and insult President Zelenskyy in the White House. He has no cards, right? Well, here we are a year after that. Looks like he had a couple cards to play, 'cause Ukraine is actually winning against Russia. Ukraine, a sovereign democracy standing up against a brutal, oppressive, coercive dictatorship, and we can't even bring ourselves on a consistent basis to say, "We are with Ukraine, and we are against what Putin is doing," and stand up and support them. So I wanna see that strategy to meet the complex threat environment that we have”

The House Armed Services Committee is receiving testimony from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine on the Department of Defense FY27 budget request.

[Radosław Sikorski 🇵🇱🇪🇺 @sikorskiradek]

I wish some men had her balls.

[Bridget Brink @AmbBridgetBrink]

I resigned as U.S. Ambassador Ukraine when Trump kept siding with Putin over our democratic partner. Now, my successor is doing the same.

I knew I had to speak out and run for office because siding with dictators is just not who we are.

[InfoGram @_InfoGram_]

This is HILARIOUS 😂

Monday: 🇺🇸Iran has one day of oil left.

Wednesday : 🇺🇸Iran has three days of oil left.

Friday : 🇺🇸Iran has twenty two days of oil left.

TRUMP has become a global laughing stock ⚡

[UAVoyager🇺🇦 @NAFOvoyager]

Lest we forget.

April 24, 2025. While Kyiv slept, a North Korean missile — supplied to russia — killed at least 12 civilians, including children.

The world watches in silence. Ukrainians keep dying.

Never forget.

[Masih Alinejad 🏳️ @AlinejadMasih]

A nurse in Iran helped wounded protesters. The security forces killed her. Then abused her body. Then used her finger to unlock her phone and sent the images of sexual abuse to her husband.
Listen to her story and please on’t stop talking about Iran.
💔

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

The United States has just nuked its own arms export business. Not with a missile. With a phone call.

Pete Hegseth rang Estonia’s defense minister and told him the HIMARS and Javelin deliveries are on hold.

Indefinitely. Months, not weeks. No timeline. No alternative. Just: sorry, we’re busy bombing Iran.

And that’s it. Twenty years of patient alliance-building, vaporized in a Monday morning call.

Here’s what European defense planners now know for certain: American weapons come with an asterisk. The asterisk reads “subject to cancellation whenever Washington decides its own adventure takes priority.”

You can sign the contracts. You can train your soldiers. You can build your entire defensive posture around US systems. And then one day, the ammo stops. No warning. No plan B.

Estonia is already shopping elsewhere. So is everyone else, with the kind of focus that only comes from genuine betrayal.

The Americans think this is a pause. Europe knows it’s a divorce.

[Jonas Olsson @jonasolsson]

Swedish company helps Russian elite bypass EU sanctions to vacation in Europe - French Alps among top destinations

Public broadcaster SVT can reveal how the Swedish tech company Avinode is being used by the Russian elite to circumvent sanctions. Representatives of the company have recommended that Russian client companies establish subsidiaries in third countries. Avinode declines to participate in an interview but states that measures have been taken, SVT reports.

Story by SVT's Maria Georgieva 23 April 2026 at 06:03 CET

Despite Russian private jets being banned in the EU following the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, SVT’s investigation shows that Avinode is being used by the Russian elite—including oligarchs and individuals subject to sanctions—to continue flying internationally.
Avinode connects flight operators with aircraft brokers for private jet bookings.

However, several independent sources report that Avinode staff recommended Russian customers to re-register their companies in other countries when the sanctions were introduced.

SVT’s investigation reveals that Russian aircraft brokers have opened offices in countries such as Turkey, Cyprus, and the United Arab Emirates. In this way, they can conceal Russian connections and retain access to the European market despite the sanctions.

By posing as a representative of a sanctioned Russian citizen, SVT was offered trips by Russian brokers who confirmed that they use Avinode.

“The key issue is the extent to which the Swedish company Avinode knew that they were providing services to Russian customers, or to customers acting on behalf of Russians. If they knew this was the case, then in my view it would constitute a violation of the EU sanctions,” says sanctions lawyer Alexandre Prezanti.

CEO refuses interview

SVT has contacted Avinode’s CEO Oliver King and founder Per Marthinsson. The company has declined a recorded interview and has responded via email to some of SVT’s questions.

Avinode states that it has strengthened its customer due diligence since the invasion of Ukraine and has terminated cooperation with some of the companies featured in SVT’s investigation. The company admits shortcomings in its routines, but claims these were the result of actions by a single employee.

The company says it lacks sufficient documentation to terminate cooperation with some of the re-registered companies that SVT has identified.

“We still have no knowledge of any connection between these entities and persons or organizations subject to sanctions.”

The company further states that it does not have access to individual passengers’ personal data and is not responsible for checking it.

“The platform enables operators and brokers to be connected, but the final agreement for each individual flight is made between the operator and the broker and does not take place on Avinode’s platform.”

Facts about Avinode:
Avinode is a leading digital marketplace for private jet and business jet charter bookings, and controls approximately 80 percent of the world market, according to the company itself.

Avinode was founded in 2001 in Gothenburg by three Chalmers University students. The company is headquartered in Gothenburg.

Since 2024, Avinode has been owned by the American company CAMP Systems International (part of the Hearst Group), but it remains a Swedish company in terms of origin, registration, and operations in Sweden.
The system handles approximately 8 million searches and 13 million travel requests annually.

Oliver King is CEO of the European operations and legally responsible for Avinode AB. One of the founders, Per Marthinsson, is still the revenue director.

Source SVT: AI Translation

[Michael MacKay @mhmck]

The russia-backed Trump regime of the United States is suspending arms deliveries to Finland, Estonia and other front line countries to russian aggression.

Trump works for Putin.

[Harry Eccles @Heccles94]

Musk has asked us to post more videos on X, so here goes

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

A reporter asked JD Vance what he advised Trump before launching the Iran war.

His answer:

“I don’t want to go to prison.”

Not “classified.”
Not “national security.”

“I don’t want to go to prison.”

Major Alex Klinner is dead. His twins are 7 months old.
The Pentagon won’t release a casualty count.

The Baghdad embassy just told Americans to flee.

And the man one heartbeat from the presidency won’t answer for the war because he’s worried about himself.

Never stop connecting the dots.