OdessaBlogger
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Content in obscurity & cosseted by mild eccentricity. Objectivity is giving all a fair hearing. It does not equate to false moral equivalence. RT ≠ endorsement
Time for Europe to step up without pandering to the USA, or when push comes to shove, confirm its irrelevance to the world.
"Зараз Україна може опинитися перед дуже складним вибором. Або втрата гідності, або ризик втрати ключового партнера"
www.president.gov.ua/news/yednist...
"Зараз Україна може опинитися перед дуже складним вибором. Або втрата гідності, або ризик втрати ключового партнера"
www.president.gov.ua/news/yednist...
www.president.gov.ua
November 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Time for Europe to step up without pandering to the USA, or when push comes to shove, confirm its irrelevance to the world.
"Зараз Україна може опинитися перед дуже складним вибором. Або втрата гідності, або ризик втрати ключового партнера"
www.president.gov.ua/news/yednist...
"Зараз Україна може опинитися перед дуже складним вибором. Або втрата гідності, або ризик втрати ключового партнера"
www.president.gov.ua/news/yednist...
This is a good read:
cepa.org/comprehensiv...
cepa.org/comprehensiv...
War Without End: Russia’s Shadow Warfare
To secure its grip on power, Russia adopts Soviet practices coupled with modern tactics of covert influence, violence, and manipulation.
cepa.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This is a good read:
cepa.org/comprehensiv...
cepa.org/comprehensiv...
Oh dear Lord, this is preposterous. I can't think of a better way to promote "British Values" abroad than the British Council. Whoever made this decision should be fired as a cost-cutting measure.
October 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Oh dear Lord, this is preposterous. I can't think of a better way to promote "British Values" abroad than the British Council. Whoever made this decision should be fired as a cost-cutting measure.
As it was obvious to anyone (except the dullard Witkoff) that RU would never agree to this, how is this breaking news? It would have been breaking news if RU had agreed to it as that would be extremely unlikely.
October 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
As it was obvious to anyone (except the dullard Witkoff) that RU would never agree to this, how is this breaking news? It would have been breaking news if RU had agreed to it as that would be extremely unlikely.
I am searching for my surprised face, but once again I can't find it.
Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’
Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...
www.volkskrant.nl
October 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I am searching for my surprised face, but once again I can't find it.
Brigadier General Serhiy Lysak has been appointed head of military administration in #Odesa, thus (eventually) replacing Gennady Trukhanov as Mayor now his citzenship removal prevents him holding political office.
October 15, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Brigadier General Serhiy Lysak has been appointed head of military administration in #Odesa, thus (eventually) replacing Gennady Trukhanov as Mayor now his citzenship removal prevents him holding political office.
It appears that the odious and distinctly dubious Odesa Mayor Gennady Trukhanov is about to have his Ukrainian citizenship removed, and thus can no longer act as Mayor. Rumour has it that the relevant decree awaits the president's signature imminently.
October 13, 2025 at 11:57 AM
It appears that the odious and distinctly dubious Odesa Mayor Gennady Trukhanov is about to have his Ukrainian citizenship removed, and thus can no longer act as Mayor. Rumour has it that the relevant decree awaits the president's signature imminently.
It's excurciatingly cringeworthy to watch a Beta male trying to act like an Alpha male and believe that he's pulling it off.
Hegseth: "No more dudes in dresses. No more climate change worship ... we are done with that shit."
September 30, 2025 at 12:44 PM
It's excurciatingly cringeworthy to watch a Beta male trying to act like an Alpha male and believe that he's pulling it off.
It seems that current whispers in the wind are that the next Kremlin provocation will be shooting down their own drones over Belarus and bringing Belrus officially into the fray, or claiming that RU drones falling in Poland were actually fired by UA as a false flag. A transparent Kremling play.
September 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
It seems that current whispers in the wind are that the next Kremlin provocation will be shooting down their own drones over Belarus and bringing Belrus officially into the fray, or claiming that RU drones falling in Poland were actually fired by UA as a false flag. A transparent Kremling play.
Ummmm, the airfield was built by the Soviet Union in the 1950s, and was the Soviet main base during the 1980s
September 21, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Ummmm, the airfield was built by the Soviet Union in the 1950s, and was the Soviet main base during the 1980s
In an attempt to secure a base for his presidential run......
September 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
In an attempt to secure a base for his presidential run......
Meaning that they won't be imposed.
US House Speaker Mike Johnson stated desperate times call for desperate measures, and sanctions against Russia are long overdue. He noted strong congressional support and readiness to work with the White House and Senate. Congress won’t impose them without Trump’s coordination.
September 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Meaning that they won't be imposed.
And why not send drones to enter Romanian airspace? The lesson from the Poland incident is that there are no significant consequences.
September 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
And why not send drones to enter Romanian airspace? The lesson from the Poland incident is that there are no significant consequences.
This is #TACOTrump's way out, knowing full well his "friend" Orban (and Fico) won't stop buying RU oil. That said nobody ever expected #TACOTrump to seriously sanction RU, this, however, lets him blame others for his deliberate inaction.
September 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
This is #TACOTrump's way out, knowing full well his "friend" Orban (and Fico) won't stop buying RU oil. That said nobody ever expected #TACOTrump to seriously sanction RU, this, however, lets him blame others for his deliberate inaction.
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At the Chinese LNG terminal Beihai a 4th LNG tanker carrying LNG from the US sanctioned Arctic LNG-2 project of NOVATEK has arrived. The US has to act or the sanctions will become meaningless.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8026685
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8026685
Reuters: четвертый танкер с «Арктик СПГ-2» пришел в Китай
Подробнее на сайте
www.kommersant.ru
September 12, 2025 at 10:11 AM
At the Chinese LNG terminal Beihai a 4th LNG tanker carrying LNG from the US sanctioned Arctic LNG-2 project of NOVATEK has arrived. The US has to act or the sanctions will become meaningless.
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8026685
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8026685
Poland and the rest of the EU nations should also consider closing its airspace to Belarussian "Belavia" now the US has lifted sanctions on it.
September 12, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Poland and the rest of the EU nations should also consider closing its airspace to Belarussian "Belavia" now the US has lifted sanctions on it.
Clearly there's a lack of windows to fall from in Kaliningrad
Russian media reported that Alexey Sinitsyn, head of K-Potash Service, was found decapitated in Kaliningrad.
He is at least the 19th top manager in Russia to die under mysterious circumstances, following similar deaths of executives from Gazprom, Lukoil, Novatek, Transneft, and Uralkali.
He is at least the 19th top manager in Russia to die under mysterious circumstances, following similar deaths of executives from Gazprom, Lukoil, Novatek, Transneft, and Uralkali.
September 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Clearly there's a lack of windows to fall from in Kaliningrad
Trump: "We should have won every war. We could have won every war but we really chose to be a very politically correct—wokey. We never wanted to win." - Is that part of his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech?
September 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Trump: "We should have won every war. We could have won every war but we really chose to be a very politically correct—wokey. We never wanted to win." - Is that part of his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech?
How much does it cost to rebrand the "Ministry of War" and "Secretary of War"? All that paper, seals, stamps, equipment. Where's DOGE?
September 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
How much does it cost to rebrand the "Ministry of War" and "Secretary of War"? All that paper, seals, stamps, equipment. Where's DOGE?
Reposted by OdessaBlogger
I met president of Mongolia and made mistake of mentioning historical ownership of territories...
September 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I met president of Mongolia and made mistake of mentioning historical ownership of territories...
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Here’s a list of invasions by Russia plus list of invasions OF Russia, with lists of former colonies and conquered peoples.
September 2, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Here’s a list of invasions by Russia plus list of invasions OF Russia, with lists of former colonies and conquered peoples.