Russia’s newly created gulag system for Ukrainian children. A Canadian-funded Hala Systems[tech] company has mapped 136 Russian camps holding abducted Ukrainian children[gulags]. Some are over 3,000 km from Ukraine—in Siberia, says The Globe and Mail. 1/
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Japan lends Ukraine $3B from frozen Russian assets, Kremlin furious
Japan just handed Ukraine a $3 billion loan — backed by frozen Russian assets. Meanwhile, the Kremlin is fuming, calling it “complicity in theft.”
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War casualties: Moscow prioritises minority recruitment over ethnic Russians
They've been very badly hit by the war as they've suffered disproportionate casualties. Moscow has tended to prioritise recruitment of minorities, seeing them as politically unimportant, rather than ethnic Russians. I wrote about this a whole ago:
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Blumenthal: Putin must show up or face fury; Ukraine ready to compromise
Blumenthal: Putin must show up or face the full fury of the world. Right now, he’s playing the U.S. for fools — dragging out talks, buying time, and trying to divide the West. But Ukraine is ready to compromise. It’s Putin who’s stonewalling. 4X pic.twitter.com/jvK91bPMoA
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 30 mai 2025Blumenthal: Putin must show up or face the full fury of the world. Right now, he’s playing the U.S. for fools — dragging out talks, buying time, and trying to divide the West. But Ukraine is ready to compromise. It’s Putin who’s stonewalling. 4X
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Graham says Istanbul talks a charade, Putin prepares summer offensive
Graham: The May 16 talks in Istanbul were a charade. Putin isn’t coming for peace — he’s stalling while preparing a summer or fall offensive. Russian troops are massing on Ukraine’s borders. The world shouldn’t be fooled. 3/ pic.twitter.com/QlEusPjgdX
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 30 mai 2025Graham: The May 16 talks in Istanbul were a charade. Putin isn’t coming for peace — he’s stalling while preparing a summer or fall offensive. Russian troops are massing on Ukraine’s borders. The world shouldn’t be fooled. 3/
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US Senators Threaten 500% Tariffs on China Over Russian Oil
Graham and Blumenthal: Putin’s game is ending. If China keeps buying Russian oil, we’ll impose 500% tariffs on Chinese imports. These sanctions will crush Russia’s oil-based economy. As one colleague said: it’s a gas station with nukes — and we’re throttling the pump. 2/ pic.twitter.com/xCyKx22e4t
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 30 mai 2025Graham and Blumenthal: Putin’s game is ending. If China keeps buying Russian oil, we’ll impose 500% tariffs on Chinese imports. These sanctions will crush Russia’s oil-based economy. As one colleague said: it’s a gas station with nukes — and we’re throttling the pump. 2/
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US senators propose seizing $300B Russian assets, 500% China tariffs
Senators Graham and Blumenthal in Kyiv: the U.S. is preparing a massive new sanctions package — and Putin will feel it. Plan includes seizing $300B in frozen Russian assets, using Ukraine’s minerals for arms, and 500% tariffs on China if it backs Putin. 82 senators back it. 0/ pic.twitter.com/B7XFUJbMZ6
— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 30 mai 2025Senators Graham and Blumenthal in Kyiv: the U.S. is preparing a massive new sanctions package — and Putin will feel it. Plan includes seizing $300B in frozen Russian assets, using Ukraine’s minerals for arms, and 500% tariffs on China if it backs Putin. 82 senators back it. 0/
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Seizing $300B Russian assets for Ukraine military aid
Blumenthal: We’ll seize $300B of frozen Russian assets — most in Belgium — and use it for military aid to Ukraine. A reconstruction fund will tap Ukraine’s mineral revenues. These sanctions are supported by 82 U.S. senators. Putin will feel it in his economy and war machine. 1/
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Putin speaks of succession as war slips away
Now, after 24 years in power, Putin speaks of succession. Not because he wants to. Because he has to. He tied his fate to this war. And the war is slipping away. 8X
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Putin sabotaged US diplomacy, bombed ceasefires, pushed Trump to Ukraine.
Putin sabotaged diplomacy with the U.S. In Feb–April 2025, he bombed past multiple ceasefires — including Trump’s own proposals. Instead of getting a deal, he pushed Trump closer to Ukraine. 5/