Partiet "Jabloko" som inte suttit i ryska Duman sedan 2006, men är godkänt för deltagande i val gör en djärv satsning på "fred och frihet" inför höstens val i #Ryssland
Открываем сбор на наружную агитацию! Начинаем с Челябинской области. Мы хотим разместить 28 билбордов в Челябинске, Магнитогорске, Миассе и Златоусте. Стоимость размещения, печати и монтажа рекламной кампании — 1 526 952 рубля. Подключайтесь! https://t.co/h2JnLMtmsN
We have detected an intensive Russian propaganda campaign across Europe using pictures from Ceuta to sow destabilization.
There have been more than 1,500 publications on outlets identified by analysts as a pro-Russian network, led by Pravda and RT. Pravda Spanish has posted almost 300 of them. Every language edition of RT has pushed more than 25 news items on the issue.
For years, Moscow has used migration and other sensitive topics to stoke fear and destabilize European countries.
This is not about the situation itself, but about the way Russia tries to exploit any topic that can benefit its agenda. The only way to protect the public from this interference is to cut it off.
All Russian propaganda resources should be completely banned in every European country that takes its national security seriously.
One of the two most powerful nations on Earth, with enough nuclear weapons to end the world twice over, disappeared in under two years.
No war, no invasion. It just fell apart from the inside.
This is the collapse of the Soviet Union.🤔
Before it fell, the USSR was massive: over 22 million square kilometers, spanning eleven time zones, home to nearly 290 million people across fifteen republics.
It held the world's largest nuclear arsenal, and stood as America's only real rival.
He wanted to save the system. Instead, he cracked it wide open. Once people could speak freely, they used that freedom to demand change.
Through 1989, one Soviet-controlled country after another threw off Communist rule, almost all of it peacefully.
One by one, all fifteen republics declared independence... Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus simply announced the Soviet Union no longer existed.😯
On December 25th, Gorbachev resigned on live television, saying, "We now live in a new world."
"..den nationelle säkerhetsrådgivaren Niclas Kvarnström, glömde kvar en anteckningsbok i samband med NATO's toppmöte..moderaten Henrik Landerholm fick avgå...Tobias Thyberg hann aldrig börja.." - Vad är detta? Variationer på temat: "Heja Sverige, friskt humör!" https://t.co/Tnta4foTxe
Radio Maranata fortsätter sända över Stockholms närradio 88 Mhz. Mina program går på torsdagmorgnarna kl. 08:00. För närvarande går en serie i repris: "Silvertrumpeterna". I morgon bitti kommer den tredje delen.
Del 1 som podd:
https://t.co/lNY9EIhnaF
@LOTR_Daily_ "Celeborn went to dwell there (in Rivendell) after the departure of Galadriel; but there is no record of the day when at last he sought the Grey Havens, and with him went the last living memory of the Elder Days in Middle-earth"
In 2004, Ukraine was standing at a turning point.
The country was caught between two futures. One path pulled it closer to Moscow and the old post-Soviet system. The other pointed toward Europe, reform, and a more democratic national identity.
At the center of that battle stood Viktor Yushchenko.
He was a presidential candidate, a former prime minister, and the leading opposition figure against the government-backed candidate Viktor Yanukovych. To many Ukrainians, Yushchenko represented a chance to break away from corruption, intimidation, and political control.
Then, during the campaign, he suddenly became violently ill.
At first, the symptoms were confusing. He suffered terrible pain, swelling, weakness, and internal damage. His body seemed to be collapsing without a clear explanation. When he appeared in public again, the change was shocking.
His once recognizable face had become swollen, scarred, and disfigured.
Doctors later confirmed he had been poisoned with dioxin, one of the most toxic chemical compounds known. The poisoning caused severe chloracne and left visible damage across his face. It was not just a medical emergency. It looked like an attempt to remove him from the political race.
But Yushchenko survived.
And instead of hiding, he returned to the campaign.
His face became a symbol of what was at stake. Every scar seemed to tell Ukrainians that the election was no longer just about politics. It was about fear, control, and whether a nation could choose its own future.
Yushchenko and his family believed the assassination attempt was connected to Moscow, because he was pushing for closer ties with Europe and challenging pro-Russian influence in Ukraine. That allegation has never been fully proven in court, but the poisoning became one of the most infamous political attacks of the modern era.
The election itself became a national crisis.
When Yanukovych was first declared the winner after a disputed runoff, millions of Ukrainians believed the vote had been stolen. People flooded the streets wearing orange, the color of Yushchenko’s campaign. The protests became known as the Orange Revolution.
For days, crowds stood in the cold demanding a fair vote.
The pressure grew so strong that Ukraine’s Supreme Court ordered a new runoff election because of widespread fraud concerns. In that repeat vote, held in December 2004, Viktor Yushchenko won.
He entered the presidency carrying the physical marks of the attack against him.
His victory did not erase the pain. It did not restore his health overnight. It did not answer every question about who poisoned him or why. But it proved something powerful.
The poison changed his face.
It did not silence him.
Viktor Yushchenko’s story remains one of the most dramatic political survival stories in modern history — a reminder that sometimes a scar becomes more powerful than the weapon meant to destroy the person carrying it.
Poisoned, disfigured, and nearly destroyed — Viktor Yushchenko survived the attack and still won the presidency.
Source: History of the world
@M_Simonyan Россия обявила СВО. Почему? Потому что Путин не чуть не заботиться о России, тем более об Украине. Старый КГБшник ревнует только о падшем СССР
‼️ A Danish journalist confronted NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with a blunt question
"You sit next to Trump when he talks about taking over Greenland or publicly humiliates Spain. Doesn't it affect your self-respect when you just sit there and say nothing?" the journalist asked.