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In today's #vatniksoup, I'll introduce a South African-American(!) businessman and social media figure, Elon Musk (Elon Musk). He's best-known for being the wealthiest man in the world, running Tesla Inc., SpaceX & Twitter, and for parroting Kremlin's propaganda narratives. 1/24

Lex Fridman hosted John Mearsheimer, a prominent International Relations scholar. So, in this thread, let's address Mearsheimer's position on the war in Ukraine because there is a lot. Highly recommend you to watch the podcast episode. With that being said, let's get started.

1/5 THREAD: Meet the russian asset who helped sabotage Germany’s future: Gerhard Schröder As chancellor, he pushed Germany to abandon nuclear energy. He then went to work for russian gas giants. He still defends Putin. This isn’t just a scandal — it’s a national betrayal

Meanwhile in Russia: state media outlet RIA Novosti:

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham sends a threatening message to Putin, saying that Trump’s secondary sanctions are coming and will wreck the Russian economy: “Russia, you are right when it comes to sanctions. You have been able to avoid them and you have learned to live with them.

JUST NOW!!! U.S. Moves to Cripple Iran's Funding with Sweeping New Sanctions DoS Statement 👇

Putin's approval rating is 86%. Reminder: Russia is a country where opposition leaders are brazenly killed. Also, there is no media, except state-funded and controlled.

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the U.S. will charge a 15% tariff on imports from South Korea, down from a threatened 25%, as part of a deal that eases tensions with a top-10 trading partner and key Asian ally. Source: Reuters

Canada vows to recognize a Palestinian state.

Reuters: Russia unleashed a combined missile and drone attack on Kyiv, killing at least six people, including a child, and wounding dozens more, local officials said on Thursday.

John Mearsheimer just went on Tucker's show, parroting all the pro-Kremlin talking points: there's rampant russophobia in the West, NATO and the West started the war in Ukraine, etc. He's also a close friend of Orban's and belongs to Putin's Valdai Club. More here:

FBI Director Found Secret Documents on Trump’s Ties with Russia. They Were Supposed to Be Destroyed. Cache Patel discovered a hidden room with "burn bags" at the FBI headquarters in Washington. The bags contained thousands of secret documents. Among them were materials related

"Failed former President of Russia." This is exactly what Medvedev deserves.

Several of Russia’s largest banks are reporting an outflow of individual deposits following reductions in interest rates and widespread rumors concerning potential deposit freezes by the government. Source: The Moscow Times

The fall of Chasiv Yar could open a path for Russian forces to push toward key cities in the Donetsk region, including Kramatorsk and Sloviansk. themoscowtimes.com/2025/07/31/at-…

In July, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte claimed Russia produces 4 times more artillery ammo than the NATO. To assess this, RFE/RL and CIT analyzed data on Russian vs. NATO ammo production and concluded that the situation is not as nearly dramatic. Thread with key findings🧵:

The Ukrainian parliament has successfully passed a bill restoring the independence of two anti-corruption bodies, NABU and SAP. The next step is for the President to sign it.

This is what Russian "liberation" of Chasiv Yar looks like. Population 0.

A russian missile has hit the center of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region, striking a residential building. Section of the building has collapsed, the city council reported. The number of casualties is currently being determined. russia just keeps murdering us.

Reuters: Indian state refiners have stopped buying Russian oil in the past week as discounts narrowed this month and U.S. President Donald Trump warned against purchasing oil from Moscow, industry sources said.