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The last public meeting of Putin and his Transport Minister Roman Starovoit was in the Kremlin on January 30. ● Staroit is reported to have shot himself in his Tesla in an apparent suicide.

Viktor Strigunov, Former Deputy Head of Putin's National Guard Detained in 'Abuse of Authority Case' Ведомости vedomosti.ru/society/news/2…

They say it’s the first ministerial suicide since 1991. But Stalin would just call it Monday

Putin has broken the one thing holding Russia together. No, not NATO - it's vodka. ● Production of vodka has plunged amid a potato shortage google.com/amp/s/www.expr…

Moscow City is urgently transferring office employees to remote work due to the threat of Ukrainian #drones ● Kremlin Bank VTB warned employees about a possible attack in the next 2 weeks and ordered them not to stay at home. Other employers likely to follow. Source: Interfax

Is Russia's banking system about to finally implode ? Bloomberg reports Putin's largest lenders, inc Sberbank and VTB, are asking the Central Bank for help due to the growth of problem loans that people and companies aren't able to pay.

1) Bloomberg sources inside the banks say that everything is not as good as it looks on paper. That reminds me of Putin's first post-invasion decree allowing state entities to cook the books !!

It's great to see delicious Ukrainian blueberries on sale in Dunnes Stores shops in Dublin today. ● I can't recall seeing wonderful Ukrainian produce on sale in Ireland before, even in Polo Stores, which focuses on fruit and veg from Eastern Europe.

My The Moscow Times OpEd: Russian Banks Will Fall. The Question Is How Hard themoscowtimes.com/2025/07/22/rus…

Order the popcorn, lads 👀

Readworthy: „#Russia|n Banks Will Fall. The Question Is How Hard“ - Jason Corcoran OpEd for The Moscow Times. (h/t Dr. Ian Garner) themoscowtimes.com/2025/07/22/rus…

Protesters gathered in Ukrainian cities on July 22 in response to a bill passed by Ukraine's parliament that strips anti-corruption bodies of their independence.

In Gaza, the share of the population at risk of famine is 100 percent. The risk of famine is total. adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-40…

New flights to North Korea for Russian tourists start just in time as Kremlin airline Aeroflot cancels flights after a pro-Ukraine crippling cyber-attack.

This is how the earthquake in #Kamchatka was felt during a delicate operation. ● The doctors held the patient for a minute and did not leave the place when everything around them started shaking. Baza Telegram

No Joke: Lada manufacturer AvtoVAZ is slashing salaries by 20% due to a sharp drop in car sales. ● The company itself admits tens of thousands of unsold cars have accumulated in warehouses The Moscow Times (RU) moscowtimes.ru/2025/07/30/avt…

What a loss. Derk was a pioneering force in Russian media, bringing Western-style independent journalism to post-Soviet Russia. Rest in peace.

My The Moscow Times OpEd: Trump’s Break-Up With Putin Is a Slap on the Wrist, Not a Knock-Out Punch themoscowtimes.com/2025/08/04/tru…

Putin's secret daughter has accused her father of madness and condemned the war in Ukraine: "He took millions of lives and ruined mine."

An air truce that allows Comrade Trump to save face while giving Russia the cover to push forward unchecked. ● It’s not peace; it’s a delay tactic enabling Moscow to achieve its goals with less Western scrutiny and its trading partners to evade onerous secondary sanctions.