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Interesting NYT piece on the Russian-Chinese-Iranian “axis” turning out to be one of those unhinged populist hyperboles in which the US-led West tends to speak today. I believe the only thing that unites these very different countries is not autocratic instincts or any ideology

What BRICS declaration condemns: - Israel’s actions in Gaza - Air strikes against Iran - Ukrainian attacks on civilians trains in Bryansk and Kursk regions of Russia - terrorist attacks in Kashmir What it doesn’t (naturally): Anything Russia does in Ukraine.

Russia will withdraw because of delayed and cancelled civilian flights, chaos at airports? And at what cost to Ukraine will this terrible future arrive?

Putin has fired transport minister Roman Starovoyt. No explanation given in the decree (untypical) but it comes a day after a large-scale airport collapse in Central Russia. That said, Vedomosti sources claim that the resignation was planned months in advance. Over 2,000 flights

Following Russian strikes on army mobilisation centres across Ukraine, the mobilisation centre in Vinnytsia relocates to the local hospital and government services office. This is the type of civilian infrastructure the Russians don’t deliberately target in this war. Russian

Lavrov lays out Kremlin’s bucket list for Ukraine settlement in an interview with the Hungarian newspaper Magyar Nemzet: - Ukraine’s neutral and non-aligned status as per the Declaration of Independence - “New territorial reality” but doesn’t specify whether that includes

Russian defence ministry claims and Ukrainian general staff denies the capture of Dachne by the Russian forces. This would be the first settlement in Dnipropetrovsk region seized by the Russians, if/when confirmed. Blogging Ukrainian serviceman “Muchnoi” describes Dachne as

Some Bankovology by the Ukrainian news site Strana following publications in Western media that attack Zelensky’s chief of staff Andriy Yermak. The piece identifies the followings groups/forces opposing what they see as Yermak’s authoritarian methods: - The group around David

Russian election monitoring movement Golos has announced closure. The movement played a key role in the run up to Bolotnaya protests in 2011-12 when it monitored a fraudulent Duma election. Its best-known personality, Grigory Melkonyants is currently in prison.

Greek utility company makes peace with Gasprom to ensure the supplies of cheap Russian gas to Greece.

In blue, the percentage of people who believed that after ten years Ukraine would become a flourishing country within the EU. Dynamics over years: 88% in Oct 2022, 73% in Dec 2023, 57% in Dec 2024, 43% in May 2025. The number of pessimists exceeded the number of optimists this

UP runs an op-ed by former Trump campaign operative Steve Cortes who plainly states that the resignation of the “corrupt” Zelensky’s chief of staff Andriy Yermak is the condition for American support. He criticises Yermak for firing former commander-in-chief Zaluzhny and not

French defence minister Sebastian Lecornu says that the Russian demand of Ukraine’s demilitarisation is an absolute red line for the pro-Ukrainian coalition because in the absense of NATO membership, strong Ukrainian army is the only security guarantee. This is a helpful

Leonid Ragozin I would say, demilitarize everyone, Russia and NATO included

Russia used the record 728 drones during last night’s air raid on Ukraine. Getting close to 1K a night, as predicted by Ukraine’s unmanned aircraft forces commander Robert Madiar.

The man below is the founder of Al Qaeda in Syria. The US just took his organization off its terror list and lifted sanctions on him. The woman below is the UN rapporteur on Israel and Palestine. The US is about to impose sanctions on her. Let that sink in.