Guérard Jean-Charles

[Guérard Jean-Charles @GuerardJean]

@Mollyploofkins : Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decades. The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors

[Molly Ploofkins @Mollyploofkins]

Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decades.

The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors.
https://t.co/XD7zVFYsGf

[Guérard Jean-Charles @GuerardJean]

@HormuzReport : BREAKING: Iran has again launched multiple anti ship cruise missiles toward U.S. Navy escorted vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, with explosions reported across the waterway.

[The Hormuz Report @HormuzReport]

BREAKING: Iran has again launched multiple anti ship cruise missiles toward U.S. Navy escorted vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, with explosions reported across the waterway.

The U.S. has so far not responded to any of the latest attacks, despite repeated Iranian launches toward vessels operating under U.S. Navy escort. More than 4 to 5 attacks have reportedly occurred in the last 36 hours, according UKMTO.

[Guérard Jean-Charles @GuerardJean]

@citrinowicz : The Strait is not truly “open” simply because tankers are still getting through. If vessels remain exposed to Iranian attacks, and if insurance and transportation costs are dramatically higher, then this is not a return to normal maritime traffic.

[Danny (Dennis) Citrinowicz ,داني سيترينوفيتش @citrinowicz]

Oil Is Flowing. That Doesn’t Mean Hormuz Is Open.

Simply counting how many barrels of oil are moving through the Strait of Hormuz misses the deeper problem.

The Strait is not truly “open” simply because tankers are still getting through. If shipping companies have to pay captains extraordinary premiums to make the transit, if vessels remain exposed to Iranian attacks and harassment, and if insurance and transportation costs are dramatically higher than they were before February 28, then this is not a return to normal maritime traffic.

Oil moving through the Strait is not the same thing as the Strait being open. The real measure is whether commercial shipping can operate safely, predictably, and at something close to normal cost. Until that happens, the Hormuz problem has not been solved.

#iran

[Guérard Jean-Charles @GuerardJean]

@JohnOBrennan2 : Rumen Radev has done everything possible to protect Russia since coming to office in the Spring. His thanks is to have the Russians openly attacking vessels in Bulgarian EEZ. His attempt to ‘both sides’ this incident is risible.

[John O’Brennan @JohnOBrennan2]

Rumen Radev has done everything possible to protect Russia since coming to office in the Spring. His thanks is to have the Russians openly attacking vessels in Bulgarian EEZ.

His attempt to ‘both sides’ this incident is risible.

[Guérard Jean-Charles @GuerardJean]

@BrettErickson28 : A public statement by the Indian MEA indicates that the vessel “MT On Peace”was struck by Iran earlier this morning. In just the last 8 days, there have been FOURTEEN vessels hit by Iran attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz.

[Brett Erickson @BrettErickson28]

BREAKING: A public statement by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs indicates that the vessel “MT On Peace” (IMO: 9893204) was struck by Iran earlier this morning while attempting to transit along the Omani Route.

This strike resulted in the injury of 12 crew members, 11 of which were Indian nationals.

In just the last 8 days, there have been FOURTEEN vessels hit by Iran attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz.

But even more concerning than just the sheer number of vessels hit (which is the highest rate of the entire war) is the severity of the strikes themselves.

Multiple vessels now have been completely disabled, set ablaze, blacked out, or resulted in crew member injuries.

It is not just the NUMBER of vessels that matters, but also the SEVERITY of the strikes from Iran that should have everyone reassessing the viability of the Omani Route, even in the short term.

[Guérard Jean-Charles @GuerardJean]

@UNWatch : No Joke: The U.N. Human Rights Council just adopted a Russian-sponsored resolution demanding — in the name of human rights — that Western democracies stop sanctioning oppressive regimes.

[UN Watch @UNWatch]

No Joke: The U.N. Human Rights Council just adopted a Russian-sponsored resolution demanding — in the name of human rights — that Western democracies stop sanctioning oppressive regimes.

[Guérard Jean-Charles @GuerardJean]

@AnnwieAnna : Sweden deploys a Patriot air defense unit to Poland to protect the flow of support to Ukraine #WeAreNato

[Anna Wieslander @AnnwieAnna]

Sweden deploys a Patriot air defense unit to Poland to protect the flow of support to Ukraine #WeAreNato

[Guérard Jean-Charles @GuerardJean]

@RadioFreeTom : What's going on with this plague death in #Russia? Whatever it is, don't count on Moscow to be honest about it:

[Tom Nichols @RadioFreeTom]

What's going on with this plague death in #Russia? Whatever it is, don't count on Moscow to be honest about it:

https://t.co/adzWi9c08z

[Guérard Jean-Charles @GuerardJean]

@halyapuff : Russia sentences Melitopol man with cerebral palsy, abducted in 2022, to 12 years on ‘spying’ charges

[Halya Coynash @halyapuff]

Russia sentences Melitopol man with cerebral palsy, abducted in 2022, to 12 years on ‘spying’ charges
https://t.co/iMkQnFLPcI

[Guérard Jean-Charles @GuerardJean]

@SophieDRich : #China diplomat at @UNFAO says the not-so-quiet part out loud: “‘We are not going to allow you to play the game here of human rights,’ said Qu, a veteran Chinese agronomist.

[Sophie Richardson @SophieDRich]

#China diplomat at @UNFAO says the not-so-quiet part out loud: “‘We are not going to allow you to play the game here of human rights,’ said Qu, a veteran Chinese agronomist.”

https://t.co/3JxbGZeVEj

[Guérard Jean-Charles @GuerardJean]

@InsiderGeo : NEW: Latvia says its armed forces have stopped another attempt to push illegal migrants from Belarus across the Latvia–Belarus border but this time, the provocation was particularly overt and aggressive.

[GeoInsider @InsiderGeo]

NEW: Latvia says its armed forces have stopped another attempt to push illegal migrants from Belarus across the Latvia–Belarus border but this time, the provocation was particularly overt and aggressive.

At least 20 migrants were involved, accompanied by masked escorts who were armed, threatened Latvian soldiers and actively pushed and directed the group toward Latvia.

Latvian forces halted the attempted crossing and prevented the group from entering the country.
Latvia says the incident confirms that deliberate provocations and hybrid threats along its border with Belarus continue, with illegal migration being used as a tool to pressure Latvia’s border and the wider external borders of the EU and NATO.

The Latvian National Armed Forces say they will continue supporting the State Border Guard along the Latvia–Belarus and Latvia–Russia borders to respond to illegal migration, provocations and other hybrid threats.

The presence of armed escorts directly threatening Latvian soldiers marks a particularly serious escalation.

[Guérard Jean-Charles @GuerardJean]

@Tantalite : L'incident biologique ayant occasionné la mort d'une chercheuse à Irkutsk, s'est produit dans un institut au coeur du complexe de recherche sur les agents pathogènes constituant de potentielles armes biologiques, et à la croisée de coopérations étroites avec la Chine

[Jérémy André Florès @Tantalite]

Quelle que soit la nature de l'incident biologique ayant occasionné la mort d'une chercheuse russe à Irkutsk, il s'est produit dans un institut (Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of ​Siberia and the Far East) au coeur du complexe de recherche civilo-militaire russe sur les agents pathogènes constituant de potentielles armes biologiques, et à la croisée de coopérations étroites avec la Chine. Très utile récapitulatif du @ChinaBriefJT de la @JamestownTweets https://t.co/wpuxsG5tDl

[Guérard Jean-Charles @GuerardJean]

@OlenaWave : While Russia sinks merchant vessels off the coast of the EU, Europeans continue to lift sanctions on Putin’s purse-bearers—Russian oligarchs. Tomorrow, EU ambassadors will remove Russian and Belarusian businessmen Mikhail Gutseriev and Viktor Shevtsov from the list

[Olena_Wave🇺🇦 @OlenaWave]

While Russia sinks merchant vessels off the coast of the EU, Europeans continue to lift sanctions on Putin’s purse-bearers—Russian oligarchs.

Tomorrow, EU ambassadors will remove Russian and Belarusian businessmen Mikhail Gutseriev and Viktor Shevtsov from the sanctions list ➡️

[Guérard Jean-Charles @GuerardJean]

Beijing policy advisers map out how post-reunification Taiwan could be governed
https://t.co/1VeZy1YSb6 via @scmpnews

[Guérard Jean-Charles @GuerardJean]

@Maks_NAFO_FELLA : Not a single jet UAV reached the Kyiv region or the western regions today. Drones were all shot down in the border regions, the monitoring channels write.

[MAKS 26 🇺🇦👀 @Maks_NAFO_FELLA]

👀🇺🇦 Not a single jet UAV reached the Kyiv region or the western regions today. Drones were all shot down in the border regions, the monitoring channels write.

[Guérard Jean-Charles @GuerardJean]

Exclusive: Russian Computers, US Phones, Hunter Biden's Laptop, Cracked By Powerful Russian-Made Software. Who's Behind It?   https://t.co/gbmGWDICpR

[Guérard Jean-Charles @GuerardJean]

@TKouilou : Séoul arme la machine de guerre russe pendant qu'elle promet des millions à Kyiv. 176 000 tonnes de carburant. C'est ce que la Corée du Sud a expédié vers les ports russes en juillet-août seuls, selon une enquête du Guardian. Du diesel, essentiellement.

[𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒚𝒏𝒆 𝑳 🇫🇷 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @TKouilou]

Séoul arme la machine de guerre russe pendant qu'elle promet des millions à Kyiv.

176 000 tonnes de carburant. C'est ce que la Corée du Sud a expédié vers les ports russes en juillet-août seuls, selon une enquête du Guardian.
Du diesel, essentiellement.
Destination : Vladivostok, porte d'entrée de la "machine de guerre" russe.
Client : Rosneft, la pétrolière d'État sous sanctions US, UE, UK.

Le détail qui pue :
- 3 tankers sur 7 sont sous sanctions britanniques, européennes et australiennes.
- Le Layla a chargé 57 000 tonnes de diesel à Ulsan… en déclarant partir pour le Japon.
Menteur.
- l'Astoria qui est également sous le coup de sanctions australiennes, a chargé près de 11.000 tonnes de carburant à Ulsan le 1er août, déclarant le Japon comme destination, avant de naviguer vers Vladivostok.
Re-menteur !
- Le Chongchon : Jamais entré au port. Transfert en pleine mer au large de Yeosu, 26 000 tonnes en douce, puis cap sur Vladivostok.
Classique.

Problème : Séoul joue sur les deux tableaux. Le président Lee Jae Myung promet 100 millions de dollars pour la reconstruction de l'Ukraine au sommet de l'OTAN… pendant que ses ports remplissent les soutes russes.
Isaak Levi (CREA)* le dit : "Cela mine le régime des sanctions et le soutien de la Corée du Sud à l'Ukraine."😏🙄

Comme on le sait, les drones ukrainiens ont frappé les raffineries russes : production au plus bas depuis plus de 20 ans, diesel en baisse de près de 30%.

En août, la Russie a importé 368 000 tonnes de produits pétroliers par mer – 7 fois plus qu'en juillet, record depuis l'invasion.
La Corée du Sud fournit 31%, derrière l'Inde.
80% des entreprises sud-coréennes ayant quitté la Russie seraient prêtes à y retourner.

La défense de Séoul : "Nous appliquons strictement nos contrôles d'exportation" – 1 402 articles "non stratégiques" contrôlés.
Le carburant qui nourrit les chars russes .... visiblement pas sur la liste.
Et le UK Foreign Office, questionné sur ses tankers sanctionnés mouillant tranquillement à Ulsan ? Réponse hors sujet, promesses de "vigilance".

Séoul fournit des casques et des gilets pare-balles à Kyiv… et du diesel aux tanks qui avancent dessus. La "communauté internationale responsable" a un nouveau visage, mais bien sûr, il regarde ailleurs.

Kyiv bombarde pour se défendre, Séoul ravitaille. Étrange façon de "soutenir la paix"🤬

*CREA : Centre de recherche sur l’énergie et l’air pur. Groupe de réflexion finlandais.

https://t.co/2f5SdI7gVF

[Guérard Jean-Charles @GuerardJean]

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[Guérard Jean-Charles @GuerardJean]

@JasminMuj : "U.S. lawmakers accuse the Trump administration of lifting sanctions on Bosnian Serb separatist leader...Dodik [to] enrich and empower allies of Mr. Trump, and of undermining longstanding U.S. foreign policy interests in the region in the process."

[Jasmin Mujanović @JasminMuj]

"U.S. lawmakers accuse the Trump administration of lifting sanctions on Bosnian Serb separatist leader...Dodik [to] enrich and empower allies of Mr. Trump, and of undermining longstanding U.S. foreign policy interests in the region in the process." https://t.co/e0cMXGiuCr

[Guérard Jean-Charles @GuerardJean]

@AlArabiya_Eng : Israeli settlers beat an AFP photographer and fire guns in the direction of him and a colleague as they cover ongoing violence by settlers against West Bank olive farmers.

[Al Arabiya English @AlArabiya_Eng]

Israeli settlers beat an AFP photographer and fire guns in the direction of him and a colleague as they cover ongoing violence by settlers against West Bank olive farmers.