Melik Kaylan

Journalist. Culture and art @WSJ, foreign affairs column @Forbes.
Co-author of books: The Russia-China Axis and Return to Winter.

[Melik Kaylan @melkaylan]

The New Yorker is on it some three weeks after my op-Ed in WSJ

[Alexander Etkind @Sasha_Etkind]

a reconquista in Europe, a white-on-white colonialism is the way to understand Putin’s war. https://t.co/nPptJgGzT0

[тату Аня зубко 🫡 Xena @Tatou_Ania]

23 дитини пройшли протезування у Фонд «Протез».

Діти - наше майбутнє. І турбота про них є частиною нашої спільної відповідальності

[Theresa Fallon @TheresaAFallon]

Wow — massive protests in Albania have ended the proposed Kushner deal for Sazan Island.
Last year, property development project in Belgrade also fell through. Even deal makers with a powerful network aren’t getting everything they want.🧐

[asli aydintasbas @asliaydintasbas]

Armenian 🇦🇲 elections today are very significant. It will determine whether PM Pashinyan can carry on his policy for peace and normalization with neighbors — and reject being a Russian vassal.
He needs to win and win big!

[Reuters @Reuters]

Russian drone hit nuclear-fuel storage facility near Chornobyl, Ukraine says https://t.co/bdIDLA7a5Z https://t.co/bdIDLA7a5Z

[Tamara Krawchenko 🌻🍉 @T_Krawchenko]

Following the withdrawal of Russian troops from north of Kyiv, evidence of gang-rapes, assaults taking place at gunpoint and rapes committed in front of children, and the torture and summary execution of civilians.

https://t.co/XHrcdH2TIH

[Igor Sushko @igorsushko]

💥 Ukraine struck another Russia fuel depot in occupied Crimea, not far from the Kerch bridge.

[Afshin Ismaeli @Afshin_Ismaeli]

Israeli intelligence sources have accused Vice President JD Vance of leaking a Mossad plan to use Kurdish forces against Iran to Turkish President Erdogan.
The leak was intended to help Erdogan reach US President Trump in time to stop the operation before it could be carried out.
Source: Jpost

https://t.co/y5HqFl5EZk

[Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov]

Petraeus: The U.S. is in a strategic cul-de-sac with Iran. Any route out has downsides.

Iran has been badly weakened militarily, but it still has drones, missiles, fast boats and the ability to create serious problems in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. 1/

[Right over Left Everytime @RightSide_Uk]

A British Army colonel has warned that civil war between Christians and Muslims in the UK is inevitable.
“The United Kingdom is heading towards civil war because the government fears stopping the Islamization of the country.”
This is not alarmism. It is the logical outcome of years of mass migration, grooming gang cover-ups, two-tier policing, attacks on British flags, and the deliberate suppression of native identity.
The establishment’s cowardice has created this crisis. The only way to avoid bloodshed is to halt Islamization now — secure the borders, deport criminals and failed asylum seekers, and restore British law and culture.
The warning has been given. Will it be heeded?

[Anders Åslund @anders_aslund]

Incredible that the rule of law in the US is so weak that we need Albanians to provide support for anti-corruption activities in the US!
The US is unable to even check the corruption of the Trump family.
Pathetic!
The US can no longer lecture anybody about anything!

[Reuters @Reuters]

🔊 Turkmenistan: how one former Soviet state became one of the world's most isolated countries, and why that might be changing. Hear more from @felix_light on this week's On Assignment podcast https://t.co/wdEIWyo5L0

[Trent Telenko @TrentTelenko]

As many have expected, Russia is now trying to move fuel into Crimea by disguised civilian vehicles.

Next play will be to add "Ukrainian civilians" to the trucks as human shields so successful strikes...

1/2
https://t.co/xwvjftNGUk

[Rep. Jimmy Panetta @RepJimmyPanetta]

I was a U.S. Naval Intelligence Officer, I served proudly in Afghanistan, and I’ve dealt with the Intelligence Community. I can say with confidence that Bill Pulte’s lack of experience is dangerous for our national security. Congress must push back and prevent an inexperienced loyalist from becoming the next Director of National Intelligence.

[Marc Polymeropoulos @Mpolymer]

Surprised? Witkoff is such an easy mark. Not an excuse for Israeli behavior, if this is true…..but it’s like stealing candy from a kid.

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🇫🇷 France's giant banquets are selling out across the country. €81 buys you four courses, unlimited wine and a room full of thousands singing together.

Le Canon Français calls it a celebration of French tradition. La France Insoumise calls it the hard right organizing in plain sight.

The investor behind the company, billionaire Pierre-Edouard Stérin, funds think tanks advocating for immigration restrictions, rolling back abortion rights and promoting France's Christian identity.

Police are investigating alleged racial provocation at one event in Caen.

The organizer says most of his customers vote right or hard right. And that's just how rural France votes now.

Source: BBC

[Ukraine News 🇺🇦 @Ukrainene]

Ukrainian long-range drones reportedly penetrated deep into Russian territory and struck facilities housing valuable MiG-31 interceptor aircraft.

Multiple hangars were destroyed, massive fires erupted across the base, and several aircraft were reportedly destroyed or severely damaged.

The MiG-31 serves as a critical launch platform for Russia's Kinzhal hypersonic missile system, making the losses particularly costly for Moscow.

The strike is expected to reduce Russia's ability to conduct long-range missile attacks and highlights Ukraine's growing capability to reach strategic military targets far behind the front lines.

Satellite imagery circulating online appears to show extensive destruction, burning infrastructure, and collapsed aircraft shelters. Russian authorities have yet to provide an official assessment of the damage.

A bold deep-strike operation that demonstrates Ukraine's expanding reach and delivers a costly setback to Russian military aviation.

[Jay Nordlinger @jaynordlinger]

But remember: Trump was absolutely clear in the 2024 campaign. He would pardon these people -- all of them -- and he regarded them as heroes and patriots. The voters knew. Eyes wide open.

[Anders Åslund @anders_aslund]

Why Ukraine is doing the right thing buying Gripen JAS 39:
1. About half the cost of a F-35 ($60-85 mn vs $144 mn).
2. Adjusted to war with Russia & not for all purposes.
3. Easier & cheaper maintenance.
4. Reliable & faster delivered.
Avoid F-35!

[wretchardthecat @wretchardthecat]

US forces (primarily via helicopters launched from Oman's coast) are providing covert guidance, threat detection, and real-time support to select merchant vessels—often tankers—transiting the Strait of Hormuz, frequently under cover of darkness with ships "going dark" (AIS/transponders off).

https://t.co/h4m1Yue6l4

[𝐍𝐢𝐨𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠 🇮🇷 ✡︎ @NiohBerg]

In 1979, the mullahs tortured the Shah's favourite horse to death.

The horse, Azar, was paraded in the streets. They broke his legs, cut his tongue out, and then shot him in the head in front of a large crowd.

Iran is occupied by demons from hell.