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" #Ukraine's drone campaign is forcing Russia to move logistics beyond its own borders.

After repeated strikes on warehouse infrastructure, Wildberries plans to relocate long-term storage to Belarus, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

#Belarus as a strategic rear base for Russia."

• Hanna Liubakova

#Russia #Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #Wildberries #Belarus #Kazakhstan #Uzbekistan

"... Even if we could once speak of two separate wars, to some degree they are now merging. Russia supplies Iran with intelligence, and Ukraine strikes an Iranian tanker in the Caspian Sea. This is no longer two theaters of war, but essentially one, flowing into the other. Ukraine and Israel have one and the same most important ally — the United States — and shared enemies. ..." #Russia #Iran #Ukraine #Israel #USA #IranWar #UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-merging-of-two-wars/

"... Sometimes we forget that democracies have certain inbuilt advantages in war. They often screw up badly, start slowly, prepare inefficiently, etc, but democracies can also be better at adapting and channelling societal abilities and commitment. This week we saw the benefits of a democracy. ..." #Russia #Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #Democracy https://phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/weekend-update-195-the-worst-week?r=1tgexa&utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=true

"Btw, anyone proposing a “European security order with Russia” is glossing over the fact that the threat is one-way— Ru threatens/attacks Europe, no one in Eu threatens Ru. Opening the door to russian demands under the guise of a negotiation over a “security order” is partial capitulation for Europe.

So rule of thumb: anyone proposing such comprehensive negotiations is carrying water for Putin; there’s no scenario under which such a move is beneficial to Europe."

• ‪Maria Popova‬

#Russia #EU

"Last year alone, Russia rejected seven peace proposals. Instead, it chose to continue raining drones and missiles on Ukrainian civilians, all while accusing Ukraine and the EU of being the ‘warmongers.’"

• EUvsDisinfo‬ ‪ #Russia #Ukraine #EU #EUvsDisinfo

"NATO, including the US, has a major interest in helping Ukrainians stop Russias army in Ukraine so we are not dragged into a war with Russia in Lithuania, Estonia, or Poland. It’s that simple."

• Michael McFaul‬

#Russia #NATO #Ukraine #Lithuania #Estonia #Poland #USA

"Russia’s advances are measured in tens of metres at best. Ukraine warned Belarus against taking part in any further aggression. True to form, Russia is lying about it."

• EUvsDisinfo

#Russia #Belarus #Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #EUvsDisinfo https://euvsdisinfo.eu/report/ukraine-is-eager-to-start-a-new-war-with-belarus/?__cf_chl_f_tk=l7p9uJXnbD9OYr7JCuaJ4k.jUNHpqJq02rHyZDJ85Ss-1783264063-1.0.1.1-2UhMLcjZfisS1DBjfLEpmUmEyzVxkzx5XX_7CTmEgwc

"Don't ask Ukraine to stop defending itself. Ask russia to stop invading."

• Olena Halushka‬

#Russia #Ukraine #Europe #theWest #USA #UK #RussianInvasion #RussiaUkraineWar #selfdefence

"It is sickening that so many Poles are turning into russian puppets.

Just read a post of a Polish political commentator Adam Sandecki Publicystyka saying basically that maybe russian-backed Yanukovych was not such a bad president for Ukraine."

• Roman Sheremeta‬ ‪ #Poland #Russia #Ukraine https://substack.com/@romansheremeta/note/c-283924276?r=33vjov&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action

The most damaging #Brexit Myth: “The UK could keep all the benefits of EU membership with none of the obligations.”

Many Brexiteers genuinely believed:
- the EU would prioritise trade over rules
- the EU would split internally
- the EU would treat the UK as exceptional

None of these things happened because:
- the single market only works because its rules are non‑negotiable
- Brexit made the 27 more united than ever
- the EU applied the same terms to everyone

#Brexitreality #BrexitMyths