7/ The fact that all of this is prohibited by Russian law and yet has happened repeatedly with an impunity that goes right to the top shows just how worthless "legislative enshrinement" really is in Russia. /end Source: https://
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Full-scale invasion and national resilience, broadcasted live.
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Russian impunity highlights worthlessness of legislative enshrinement.
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Putin’s planned war: Russian atrocities against POWs, civilians, and children
6/ Putin himself has planned, prepared and unleashed an aggressive war, while Russian forces have routinely treated Ukrainian POWs and civilians cruelly, deported Ukrainian citizens and kidnapped children, and used internationally prohibited chemical weapons.
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Article 356: Cruel treatment, deportation, plunder in occupied territories
4/ Article 356 states: "1. Cruel treatment of prisoners of war or civilians, deportation of civilian populations, plunder of national property in occupied territories,…
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Worthlessness of Putin’s promise on European sovereignty, already banned by Russian law.
1/ @joshrogin is right to point out below the worthlessness of Putin's promise of “legislative enshrinement” in Russia not to violate the sovereignty of any European country. Not least because Russia's criminal code *already* bans waging aggressive war.
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Photo of Ukrainian Flamingo long-range missile
It is claimed that the photo shows a Ukrainian Flamingo missile with a range of over 3,000 km.
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Ukrainian troops liberate Zoloti Kolodyaz
❗️🇺🇦Ukrainian military personnel from the 79th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade have driven 🇷🇺Russian troops out of the settlement of Zoloti Kolodyaz in the Donetsk region. pic.twitter.com/HAe98C18A6
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 17 août 2025Military personnel from Ukraine’s 79th Separate Airborne Assault Brigade have driven Russian forces out of the settlement of Zoloti Kolodyaz in the Donetsk region.
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Witkoff says Trump won’t agree to land swap, meeting set
Witkoff: President Trump can't agree to any land swap — that’s for the Ukrainians, and they’ve made that clear.
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 17 août 2025
He respects that, which is why we’re moving quickly to Monday’s Oval Office meeting with Zelenskyy. 3X pic.twitter.com/oawg9v2l1WWitkoff: President Trump can't agree to any land swap — that’s for the Ukrainians, and they’ve made that clear. He respects that, which is why we’re moving quickly to Monday’s Oval Office meeting with Zelenskyy. 3X
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Ukraine ceding Donbas? Witkoff cites 5-region deal, Donetsk pivotal
Q: Is Ukraine ceding all of Donbas on the table?
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 17 août 2025
Witkoff: 5 regions have always been the crux of the deal. Russia made some concessions on all 5.
Donetsk is key — that will be discussed Monday with Zelenskyy and European leaders. 2/ pic.twitter.com/lSRPypiWPSQ: Is Ukraine ceding all of Donbas on the table? Witkoff: 5 regions have always been the crux of the deal. Russia made some concessions on all 5. Donetsk is key — that will be discussed Monday with Zelenskyy and European leaders. 2/
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Von der Leyen: Ukraine alone decides borders, no force, Ukraine at table
Von der Leye: International borders cannot be changed by force. These are decisions to be made by Ukraine and Ukraine alone. And these decisions cannot be taken without Ukraine at the table. 8X
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Von der Leyen: Ukraine’s EU membership path is a security guarantee
Von der Leye: We continue to support Ukraine's path to its membership in the European Union. This in itself is also a security guarantee.
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