Robert.

Just going wherever takes my fancy.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Open Letter to the President of the Russian Federation: https://t.co/mEvYqYiqus

[Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 @IAPonomarenko]

The result of yet another massive Russian bombardment of Ukrainian cities last night: at least 18 people killed, including two children. In Kyiv alone, at least 79 people were injured.

More than 70 missiles. More than 650 drones.

And somehow I still don't see all the usual suspects -- Putin fans and advocates of Ukraine's capitulation under terror -- wringing their fucking hands and tearing their hair out here on Twitter over Russia's mass murder of civilians.

[IllimarLepikvonWirén @iLepikVonWiren]

A Fianna Fáil MEP has said that British officials are worried that Ireland has become a “back door” to Kremlin spies, as thousands of russians are granted visas every year. 

Since the invasion of Ukraine, Irish officials have granted 14,000 visas to russian nationals - an approval rate of 90%. 

https://t.co/icq9ZB9FSU

[The Footy Feed @TheFootyFeed]

Slabhead has never let his country down, easy to imagine a scenario where we are goal down and we may score it due to his massive set piece dominance, biggest shocker for me after the season he had.

The beginning of the end for Tuchel, scoring an own goal with the fans before the tournament even starts.

[Kemi Badenoch @KemiBadenoch]

After 18 months of “standing up to Putin” the Labour govt quietly issued a licence allowing imports of Russian oil refined in third countries.

Yesterday Labour MPs voted AGAINST UK oil and gas licences.

We are now importing from Russia instead of drilling in the North Sea.

Insane.

[Ben Judah @b_judah]

Myth busting:

• Euro membership is purely a notional commitment for new members: Poland has not joined the Euro and never will. The UK could keep the Pound like the Zloty as long as it wanted — and that could be forever.

[David Gauke @DavidGauke]

Not even the Russian one?

[Lionel Barber @lionelbarber]

The UK is not a football club. Chopping and changing managers is for Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur. We don’t need another Tudor. Starmer is a third rate communicator with no skills in picking people and leading teams. But toppling him midterm without an obvious alternative is a recipe for political and financial instability

[Lord Sugar @Lord_Sugar]

Yellow

[Byline Times @BylineTimes]

🧵A postcard from the country that already crashed the car, sent with love and a small amount of nausea, to the cousins who are about to crash a bigger one.
— @TheRickWilson 's warning from America 🇺🇸➡️🇬🇧
https://t.co/QirxU75GdZ
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[Ben Obese-Jecty MP @BenObeseJecty]

The US State Department position on the Falklands is already:

“We recognize de facto United Kingdom administration of the islands but take no position regarding sovereignty.”

What exactly are they planning to review, recognising Argentina’s claim? It was only three weeks ago that Javier Milei, a Trump ally, reasserted Argentina’s claim on the ‘Malvinas’. The implication here is that the US are prepared to entertain this view.

[Niall Stanage @NiallStanage]

“In the end, the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it.” — George Orwell, “1984”

[Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder]

Hard for Trump to get out of a war that is making so much money for Putin.

[Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 @IAPonomarenko]

What if I told you that for decades, this was largely a U.S. policy -- that Europe largerly disarmed, weakened its defense industries, and handed its security over to the United States, making itself dependent?

What if I told you that for decades, this arrangement suited both sides just fine?

America secured its monopoly status as the world's military hegemon and the undisputed leader of the West, gained the ability to project its power across the globe, and had a massive market for its defense industry free from European competition -- all while extending its protection over its vassals-allies in return.

And Europe was perfectly happy to relax under that American umbrella and spend its money on social programs and comfortable life.

And then Donald Trump, at the helm of a superpower, decided that everyone owed him.

That he wants a weak, dependent Europe and a vast market for American military exports -- but has no intention of honoring the part of the old bargain that involved actually protecting that same Europe.

Doesn't anyone else find it hilarious that the Trump admin first screams at the top of its lungs demanding that Europe defend itself and become independent -- and then turns around and expresses displeasure that European countries are switching to their own weapons instead of signing contracts with the American defense industry?

[Matthew Miller @matthewamiller]

Russia is currently providing Iran with both intelligence and drones to support its attacks on American servicemen and women.

[Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 @IAPonomarenko]

In reality, no one in the world has done more than Donald Trump to pull Putin back from the brink of total failure and to encourage and empower him to never stop under any circumstances but to pursue his most maximalist goals against Ukraine.

And then to move further against Europe, because he sees that the former leader of the free world is ready to hand him everything on a silver platter for a pat on the shoulder as “one of us.”

[ChrisO_wiki @ChrisO_wiki]

Life comes at you fast

[Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 @IAPonomarenko]

1. Ukraine promptly answers a U.S. call to help with drone interceptors and sends its top experts to the Middle East.
2. Russia helps the Iranian regime with intel to kill Americans.

As a result:

1. Russia and Putin gets praised and cherished by Trump who's relieving Russian oil sanctions and in fact helping save Russian war economy in war against Ukraine.
2. Ukraine gets a spadeful of shit into its face from Trump once again.

[Anthony Scaramucci @Scaramucci]

So Russia has been providing Iran with targeting information on U.S. troops in the Middle East and Trump’s press secretary is already telling us “it doesn’t really matter.” Why is protecting Russia more important than protecting American troops?

[Carla Babb @CarlaBNatSec]

#BREAKING A US defense official has just confirmed to Newsmax that Russia is providing Iran with targeting information to attack US troops and military assets in the Middle East. The Washington Post first reported this development, which puts one of America’s chief nuclear-armed competitors in this rapidly expanding conflict.

Iran has for years provided Russia with its Shahed drones to attack Ukraine, and now Russian intel is aiding Iran in its attacks across several countries.