Borys Kormych
@kormych.bsky.social
🇺🇦 Prof., Head of Maritime & Customs Law Department, Odessa Law Academy; Editor-in-Chief Lex Portus
Black Sea security, trade & shipping
Black Sea security, trade & shipping
Zelensky has appointed Budanov his new Chief of Staff
"- Kyrylo Oleksiiovych, I want to offer you...
- Thank you, I have already received the report."
"- Kyrylo Oleksiiovych, I want to offer you...
- Thank you, I have already received the report."
January 2, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Zelensky has appointed Budanov his new Chief of Staff
"- Kyrylo Oleksiiovych, I want to offer you...
- Thank you, I have already received the report."
"- Kyrylo Oleksiiovych, I want to offer you...
- Thank you, I have already received the report."
December 31, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Ok. In what field will Trump be awarded the Israel Prize?
My bet is on Dancing.
My bet is on Dancing.
December 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Ok. In what field will Trump be awarded the Israel Prize?
My bet is on Dancing.
My bet is on Dancing.
Okey then
BREAKING: A Russian newspaper today — “America no longer sees our country as a threat… The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World… he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold that must be destroyed…”
Read that again.
Read that again.
December 29, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Okey then
🔴 Russia claims the '91 UAVs that attacked Putin's residence in Novgorod region on the night of December 28 to 29.'
🔴 Russian MOD morning report stats '89 UAVs were intercepted over Russia on the night of December 28 to 29, including 18 in Novgorod region'.
🔴 One of these statements must be a lie.
🔴 Russian MOD morning report stats '89 UAVs were intercepted over Russia on the night of December 28 to 29, including 18 in Novgorod region'.
🔴 One of these statements must be a lie.
December 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
🔴 Russia claims the '91 UAVs that attacked Putin's residence in Novgorod region on the night of December 28 to 29.'
🔴 Russian MOD morning report stats '89 UAVs were intercepted over Russia on the night of December 28 to 29, including 18 in Novgorod region'.
🔴 One of these statements must be a lie.
🔴 Russian MOD morning report stats '89 UAVs were intercepted over Russia on the night of December 28 to 29, including 18 in Novgorod region'.
🔴 One of these statements must be a lie.
Great Russian culture in a nutshell
December 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Great Russian culture in a nutshell
Counteracting corruption is obviously essential. But when the EU-funded NGO “Anti-Corruption Action Center” calls for the kidnapping of an Israeli citizen, it is not good.
When this organisation repeatedly emphasizes Mindich’s nationality and encourages antisemitic comments, it is even worse.
When this organisation repeatedly emphasizes Mindich’s nationality and encourages antisemitic comments, it is even worse.
December 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Counteracting corruption is obviously essential. But when the EU-funded NGO “Anti-Corruption Action Center” calls for the kidnapping of an Israeli citizen, it is not good.
When this organisation repeatedly emphasizes Mindich’s nationality and encourages antisemitic comments, it is even worse.
When this organisation repeatedly emphasizes Mindich’s nationality and encourages antisemitic comments, it is even worse.
Merry Christmas to those who celebrate!
Щасливого Різдва!
Щасливого Різдва!
December 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Merry Christmas to those who celebrate!
Щасливого Різдва!
Щасливого Різдва!
Historical fact: Nazis did not have Hitler-class battleships.
December 23, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Historical fact: Nazis did not have Hitler-class battleships.
To make a long story short:
1) FSB selected Witkoff as the lead US negotiator for the appointment.
2) Then, Putin and Dmitriev briefed him about the Russo-Ukrainian war and the Russian goals he should help achieve.
1) FSB selected Witkoff as the lead US negotiator for the appointment.
2) Then, Putin and Dmitriev briefed him about the Russo-Ukrainian war and the Russian goals he should help achieve.
Everything in this story is remarkable, besides this part:
"For three hours, Putin hosted Witkoff, who took notes as the president gave a lecture on the 1,000-year history of Russia"
They are so lucky that we are so stupid. Gullible. Unprofessional. Corrupt. Naive.
"For three hours, Putin hosted Witkoff, who took notes as the president gave a lecture on the 1,000-year history of Russia"
They are so lucky that we are so stupid. Gullible. Unprofessional. Corrupt. Naive.
Witkoff’s Other Backer in His Unlikely Diplomatic Ascent: Putin
The Kremlin release of an American prisoner and a Saudi backchannel bolstered the rise of Trump’s longtime friend.
www.wsj.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
To make a long story short:
1) FSB selected Witkoff as the lead US negotiator for the appointment.
2) Then, Putin and Dmitriev briefed him about the Russo-Ukrainian war and the Russian goals he should help achieve.
1) FSB selected Witkoff as the lead US negotiator for the appointment.
2) Then, Putin and Dmitriev briefed him about the Russo-Ukrainian war and the Russian goals he should help achieve.
It's quite a telling photo from Odesa amidst Russian attacks and blackouts. Light always overcomes darkness.
Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate!
Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate!
December 14, 2025 at 10:53 AM
It's quite a telling photo from Odesa amidst Russian attacks and blackouts. Light always overcomes darkness.
Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate!
Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate!
That feeling when you have counted more than ten ballistic & cruise missile explosions in just several hours
December 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
That feeling when you have counted more than ten ballistic & cruise missile explosions in just several hours
To illustrate the Russian demands for the Ukrainian-controlled territories.
🔸In 3 years and 8 months, the Russian army made 45 km from Avdiivka to Pokrovsk.
🔸A snail would have reached Vienna in the same amount of time.
🔸In 3 years and 8 months, the Russian army made 45 km from Avdiivka to Pokrovsk.
🔸A snail would have reached Vienna in the same amount of time.
December 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
To illustrate the Russian demands for the Ukrainian-controlled territories.
🔸In 3 years and 8 months, the Russian army made 45 km from Avdiivka to Pokrovsk.
🔸A snail would have reached Vienna in the same amount of time.
🔸In 3 years and 8 months, the Russian army made 45 km from Avdiivka to Pokrovsk.
🔸A snail would have reached Vienna in the same amount of time.
A new Romanian right-wing parliamentary group, PACE–Romania First, seems to have copied the logo of the Polish Konfederacja with minor changes. Dudes didn't realize that the logo replicates the outline of Poland. Or maybe Moscow is running out of their far-right brand book.
December 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
A new Romanian right-wing parliamentary group, PACE–Romania First, seems to have copied the logo of the Polish Konfederacja with minor changes. Dudes didn't realize that the logo replicates the outline of Poland. Or maybe Moscow is running out of their far-right brand book.
Not long ago, these people sent traveling circuses around the world to teach others about democracy and the rule of law.
December 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Not long ago, these people sent traveling circuses around the world to teach others about democracy and the rule of law.
It seems that a real peace deal can only be made at the Bandera—Putin summit. If Trump also attends, it may be helpful.
December 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
It seems that a real peace deal can only be made at the Bandera—Putin summit. If Trump also attends, it may be helpful.
Where in the US Code can I find a statutory basis of the position "the son-in-law of the president of the United States"?
Asking for a friend.
Asking for a friend.
November 30, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Where in the US Code can I find a statutory basis of the position "the son-in-law of the president of the United States"?
Asking for a friend.
Asking for a friend.
They say two crude oil tankers of the Russian “Shadow fleet”—VIRAT (IMO 9832559) and KAIROS (IMO 9236004)—suffered explosions in the Black Sea north of the Bosporus.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
They say two crude oil tankers of the Russian “Shadow fleet”—VIRAT (IMO 9832559) and KAIROS (IMO 9236004)—suffered explosions in the Black Sea north of the Bosporus.
gcaptain.com/flagless-tan...
gcaptain.com/flagless-tan...
