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Thoughts on Rus-Ukr war updates. I speak fluent sarcasm. https://linktr.ee/maria.drutska

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Trying to finish my dissertation before World War III.

06.03.2026 21:40 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
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It’s impossible to put into wordsβ€οΈβ€πŸ©Ή

Today, this mother received the news that her son Andrii had returned from Russian captivity after three years in detention, while she was attending a rally in Kyiv in support of the missing.

06.03.2026 21:27 πŸ‘ 132 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry, just to make sure I understand this correctly.

Russia and its dictator Vladimir Putin are providing Iran with intelligence that helps target and kill Americans –

and the The White House response is:

β€œDoesn’t matter” ?

06.03.2026 21:19 πŸ‘ 139 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 5
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06.03.2026 21:11 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Russia helping Iran target U.S. military sites?

β€œDoesn’t matter,” says Karoline Leavitt.

I guess Trump will keep rolling out the red carpet for Putin, while blaming Zelensky for not signing a capitulation.

06.03.2026 21:11 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3
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πŸ”₯Two Russian Black Sea Fleet frigates - the Kalibr missile carriers Admiral Essen and Admiral Makarov - were damaged during an attack in Novorossiysk, – the General Staff of the AFU.

The strike on the base took place on March 2.

06.03.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

So Hungary’s Foreign Minister visits Moscow, meets Putin, and suddenly Hungarian authorities stage a political spectacle targeting Ukrainians.

One might wonder whether the campaign strategy is now being written in the Kremlin.

06.03.2026 18:37 πŸ‘ 192 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1
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Not a banking expert, but those look suspiciously like official bank packaging.

Vacuum seals
Bank bands
Branded containers
Standardised gold bars

Also not a lawyer, but detaining Ukrainian citizens and staging a political spectacle with seized assets hardly looks compatible with international law.

06.03.2026 18:27 πŸ‘ 120 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ’” It’s impossible to imagine what our defenders endured in Russian captivity.

β€œHow they abused us there… it’s beyond words. I was taken all the way to Buryatia. When we arrived, they told us: β€˜You’ve arrived in hell,’” said a soldier from Kharkiv region who spent nearly four years in captivity.

06.03.2026 14:55 πŸ‘ 120 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
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Someone should brief Trump. His friend Vladimir Putin seems busy targeting Americans.

Russia is reportedly providing Iran with intelligence to help target U.S. forces, -WP.
These data likely help Iran strike U.S. radars, command posts, and other military infrastructure more precisely.

06.03.2026 13:58 πŸ‘ 79 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3
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β€οΈβ€πŸ©Ή β€œAll is well, Mom,” says a Ukrainian released from Russian captivity.

Today, 300 defenders of Ukraine and several civilians returned home. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦

06.03.2026 13:47 πŸ‘ 84 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome home! πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦

Another 300 of Ukrainian defenders have returned from Russian captivity.

06.03.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 90 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Finland plans to lift its 1987 ban on nuclear weapons, allowing deployment on its territory during war.

06.03.2026 12:04 πŸ‘ 78 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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The US asked for Ukraine's help against Iranian drones in the Mideast because they can't stop them.

At the same time, Trump again said Zelenskyy "doesn't have the cards" and should make a deal with Putin.

Is this inability to recognize cards how Trump bankrupted his casinos?πŸƒ

06.03.2026 08:27 πŸ‘ 178 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 0
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Orban's desperation is reaching new levels:

πŸ”ΉThey took 2 Ukrainian POWs from Russia in violation of international law
πŸ”ΉHe threatened to reopen Druzhba "by force"
πŸ”Ή2 registered bank vehicles with 7 Ukrainians onboard transiting between Ukraine and Austria were seized

Asshole.

06.03.2026 07:03 πŸ‘ 189 πŸ” 69 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 2

Populism 101

1989: Orban goes to Oxford on a Soros scholarship.
'10s: Targets Soros as the enemy
'15-20: "Soros is flooding EU with migrants”
'18: KESMA (media conglomerate) formalised, run by Orban allies
'22-26: Targets Zelensky as the enemy

Same strategy, new enemy.

06.03.2026 00:45 πŸ‘ 124 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

"The US is demolishing Iran far ahead of schedule," (initially, 4 to 5 weeks?), whilst 'Centcom' has requested additional intelligence officers to help with planning & operations for at least 100 days (a little more than 14 weeks)

Something doesn't seem to add up here...

06.03.2026 00:37 πŸ‘ 125 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1

One of my favourite things about Twitter is watching people getting into fights with Grok

06.03.2026 00:26 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ”ΈZelensky:

When we asked one country for missiles for Patriot, they said they had very few left.

I don’t remember asking: β€œCan I come to your warehouses and check if you’re telling the truth?”

Ukraine is an independent state. Respect goes both ways.

05.03.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 103 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ”ΉJournalist: On the status of repairs to the Druzhba oil pipeline.

Is it true that we are not allowing representatives of the European Commission there? And if that’s not true, when do we plan to allow them in?

05.03.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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β€œThe spirit of Anchorage is evaporating.”
– Sergey Lavrov

Where did it go, spirit? Maybe it also accidentally fell out of a window?

05.03.2026 13:49 πŸ‘ 110 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome home!πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦
200 Ukrainians have returned from Russian captivity.

Among those returning are defenders of Mariupol, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia.

The defenders of Mariupol spent nearly four years in captivity.

05.03.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 128 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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As the US ignores Mideast requests for more air defence interceptors, Ukraine is sending specialists to help defend against drones.

With "several years worth of production" of US interceptors used in the last few days, Ukrainian drone interception experience will be critical.

05.03.2026 08:25 πŸ‘ 91 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1
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🚨Russia can no longer afford to plug budget gaps with the National Wealth Fund.

As oil and gas revenue gets worse, the Kremlin is trying to prevent the National Wealth Fund from being zeroed this year.

Expect massive budget cuts, deficit explosion, or both at the same time.🍿

05.03.2026 07:06 πŸ‘ 138 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1

Arming "insurgencies" without a plan for the day after has always turned out well. I mean, it's not like we've seen it before with the Mujahideen in the 80's or anything, right?

04.03.2026 23:23 πŸ‘ 136 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
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There are reports that Trump's advisors are telling him to hurry up and declare victory over Iran as signs appear that it may not be as easy as expected to defeat Iran.

Do they still have that "Mission Accomplished" banner lying around? Sounds like they will need it again.

04.03.2026 22:27 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
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The drones are posing a bigger problem than anticipated, - Pete Hegseth

NO SHIT

04.03.2026 21:51 πŸ‘ 209 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 9
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04.03.2026 21:50 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sorry, but this sounds a bit like:

β€œLet me show you from which directions they were planning to attack us.”

04.03.2026 21:34 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Do you remember the Budapest Memorandum the US signed, which assured Ukraine's security and sovereignty?

If you consider respecting treaty obligations "stupid", we have a problem, and this is a great example of why any security guarantees must be absolutely reliable.

04.03.2026 19:46 πŸ‘ 122 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 0