While Putin’s armies have struggled to live up to expectations on the battlefield, his ability to intimidate the West has been arguably the Russian leader’s single greatest achievement of the entire war. He is now trying to use the same intimidation tactics against Europe

⚡️ Eurovision winner Nemo to perform first solo concert in Kyiv after Russian attacks. "I wanted to come to Kyiv and show my support for Ukrainians," Swiss singer Nemo Mettler said. https://t.co/DT4TLcISIe

That's some truly masterful piloting from a Ukrainian operator

“Nice countries you have there. It would be a shame if something happened to them.” Putin the geopolitical gangster is trying to intimidate Europe into abandoning Ukraine https://t.co/6qWcMcwxfk

1/ Just back from Kyiv (after Washington). The mood has turned darker — even before last night’s strikes. The word “winter” is back, not just in forecasts but in tone. Energy, money, morale — everything now bends toward one goal: survival.

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#Kyiv is mostly without electricity, water and heat. We say hello to our old friends -power generators. Their roar and smell fills the city again.

It looks like the Korobkovsky gas plant, which had drone sanctions applied to it, is going to be offline for quite some time. Expect the real impact of this attack, which destroyed the largest gas plant in the southern russian swamps, to become apparent over the next few weeks📉

Kyiv: damage to an apartment block in Pechersk district which took a direct hit from a Russian drone.

No water supply in #Ukraine Parliament today either. So this is how we wash our hands…engineers working hard now to restore vital amenities

Russian drone incursions across Europe are the latest example of Putin's intimidation tactics. The Russian dictator's ability to intimidate the West has been his single greatest achievement of the entire war https://t.co/6qWcMcvZpM

#Putin #Russia

Russian drone incursions across Europe are the latest example of Putin's mafiosi intimidation tactics. Like a geopolitical gangster, Putin's ability to intimidate the West has been his single greatest achievement of the entire war, writes Peter Dickinson https://t.co/6qWcMcwxfk

“Nice countries you have there. It would be a shame if something happened to them.” Putin the geopolitical gangster is trying to intimidate Europe into abandoning Ukraine https://t.co/6qWcMcwxfk

Unfortunately correct, with exceptions such as Boris Johnson

#russia is like a violent ex, who lives next door and every night breaks into your house, abuses your property and holds you in terror. You called the police a million times,but they just tell you to hang tight and try not to provoke too much. Would you tolerate this behavior or

More signs that the "stagnating" russian economy is actually crashing outside of war spending. Low demand is forcing a broad range of big companies to cut costs. Automotive, cement, coal, metallurgy, railways, lumber, mining, almost all industries are affected. Tick tock⌛️📉💥

Russia fired another 450 drones and 30 missiles at Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in the early hours of Friday, cutting power in nine regions of the country, including Kyiv, Zelensky reports. It was the latest in a escalating series of massive Russian bombardments that have

@JayinKyiv It is striking how few Russians anywhere support sanctions on Russia. There are exceptions, but very few.

The Russians began to attack, so the choir & audience carried on in the Odesa Opera House cellar. Odesa is a largely Russian-speaking city but most Odesans hate Russia & love freedom. As I have observed, after each attack more people choose to speak Ukrainian in defiance.