Just sent from a friend at Dulles.
Afghan refugees have arrived and holding for indefinite period. Donors have blankets but not allowed to hand them over. Situation likely same at Newark, Philly, etc.
In all of this hurt, this should be the easiest thing to fix.
#AfghanEvac
“Palo Alto startup SE Ranking confirmed Wednesday that the photo depicts its chief accountant, Tatiana Perebeinis, 43, along with her daughter Alise, 9, and son Nikita, 18, who were shot at by Russian forces as they tried to flee the town of Irpin”
Just think about this in historical context. Israeli PM basically doing shuttle diplomacy between Moscow and Berlin? If you went back in time and told someone…100 years ago
What we know:
* Bennett flew to Moscow on Shabbat to meet with Putin
* The trip was coordinated with the U.S., UK, France, Germany
* Bennett spoke to Zelensky, who had asked Bennett to serve as a mediator, and updated him
* Bennett is now flying to Berlin to meet with Scholz
BREAKING: President of Sudan, Omar Al Bashir arrives in
#Damascus
, making him the Arab leader to visit
#Syria
since the start of the civil war in the country
Arouri yesterday boasted about the capture of dozens of Israeli civilians. He continues to travel in and out of Turkey. Arouri has also established rocket teams and arsenals in Lebanon to draw Israel into an another front. Turkey has not turned him over despite a
@RFJ_USA
! Mortar fire at Russia's Syrian air base (Khmeimim) results in destruction of four Su-24 bombers, two Su-35S and one An-72 military transport aircraft. 10 soldiers injured.
Пригожинские прямо в ВК хвастаются медалью за 5 годовщину "Русской весны". Обратите внимание на подпись: действующий депутат Госдумы Шеремет. Как тут не вспомнить Пескова с "А что такое Вагнер?"
We should take Putin seriously (if that’s not clear yet) but should take today’s speech in context of the campaign and need for projecting over the top strength to make up for a really crappy economic situation with little upside in sight.
Putin is waving around claims of brand new nuclear weapons:
1) A nuclear-powered, supersonic cruise missile, which carries a nuclear warhead. Global reach.
2) A high speed nuclear armed underwater drone.
Has Russia just started the new phase of the 21st century arms race?
Don’t think this is going to have the effect they wanted. The visual expressions and the Interview with the soldier at the end who seems sarcastic in his remarks. “We’re fight nazism again for some reason”
Russian state television broadcasts footage of “special operation” veterans being awarded medals. They actually showed young men who’ve lost their limbs in the war.
"Several European subsidiaries of Sberbank Russia, majority owned by the Russian government, are failing or likely to fail due to reputational cost of the war in Ukraine, the European Central Bank, the lenders' supervisor, said on Monday."
Did
#Ukraine
forces just hit/damage
#Russia
’s Vasily Bykov corvette with a 122mm Grad land-to-ocean volley?
Reports suggest it was — pictured this AM in the Black Sea (left).
Sergei Lavrov with a straight face: “in Kharkiv there are no Russian troops….You like the word murderer. Kyiv regime, those are real murderers. Zelensky, yes, he is a Nazi and a neo Nazi because he’s on their side.” Orwell weeps.
👏“Treasury will also launch the Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Program today, which offers rewards payments for information leading to seizure, restraint, or forfeiture of assets linked to foreign government corruption, including the Ru Gov”
BREAKING: Three sons and three grandchildren of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, according to the Hamas-affiliated news agency, Shehab.
📺Sky 501
Vanderbilt has suspended at least 7 students for occupying the lobby of the chancellor’s office today.
They’re there because the admin cancelled a student BDS referendum.
Desperate days for my friends in Moscow: Some are in a terrible state driving to the border or trying to find a plane out via Dubai, Istanbul, Baku
🚨🚨Martial law looks likely tomorrow and Russian airspace may close entirely tomorrow for civilians as the Iron Curtin comes down
It would be fun if there was a separate channel with Obama, W, and Bill just sitting in a bar watching the debates and doing hot takes. I’d watch that over the actual debates.
Alexandra, 12, holds her sister Esyea, 6, who cries as she waves at her mother Irina, while members of the Jewish community of Odessa board a bus to flee Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Odessa, Ukraine, March 7, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis
“I am not deterred that they may go somewhere else,” Menendez said. “If they do so, then, you know, the interoperability gets diminished dramatically at NATO, and they further erode their position.”
Russian deputy defense minister Yunus-Bek Evkurov gave a soldier who lost a leg fighting in Ukraine a medal yesterday and told him: “I hope you’ll get back on your feet”
The 🇺🇸 🇮🇱 🇬🇷 🇨🇾 working together in the Eastern Med wouldn’t be a worry for a normal country. But Turkey is run by an authoritarian tilting towards Russia, Iran/Hamas/Hez and working to expand its influence in the E Med. 1/
BREAKING: Palestinians are recalling their ambassador from the United Arab Emirates after the UAE agreed to establish full diplomatic ties with Israel, the official Palestinian news agency says.
In a bipartisan 357-22 vote, the House passed the NATO Support Act, which prohibits the use of federal funds to withdraw from the 70-year-old alliance.
Turkey is a state sponsor of terrorism.
- Prohibit transfer of F-16s via NDAA
- Sanction Turkish banks facilitating Hamas transactions
- Sanction Senior Turkish officials for their role in supporting Hamas
- Sanction all Hamas officials and operatives based in Turkey
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh appears to be continuing his stay in Turkey after being received by President Erdoğan in Istanbul on April 20. In the last two weeks, Haniyeh met with Gaza activists and the leaders of the Gelecek, HÜDA-PAR and Saadet political parties.
Breaking: US is expected to help facilitate transfer of tanks from NATO allies to Ukraine, according to senior US officials. The tanks will be Soviet-era T-72 tanks, which Ukrainian military has experience operating and will be delivered “within days, not weeks,” I’m told.
JI: .
@SenatorRisch
: “Turkey needs to really weigh heavily what they're doing here,” warning of “consequences” for the country’s own NATO membership.
…Risch added that he’s firm in his position that Turkey cannot buy the F-16s it’s seeking until it approves Sweden’s NATO
.
@StateDept
: “Coercion, threats, intimidation, and military activity will not resolve tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean. We urge Turkey to end this calculated provocation”
Reminder that we are still using the Russians as the key conduit in our indirect talks with the Iranians. This is insanity and it should be stopped. Along with the talks which are heading towards disaster. It’s about time we believe our enemies when they tell us who they are.
That’s Haniyeh and Saleh al-Arouri next to Erdogan. Arouri if you recall was behind the kidnapping and killing of 3 Israeli teens in 2014. Sanctioned by
@USTreasury
in 2015 and has a $5M bounty on him
ANKARA, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday that a visit by U.S. President Joe Biden to Israel this week amounted to U.S. approval of the destruction in Gaza, and added this was "noted by history".
Worth pointing out that Turkey tested its S-400's 91N6E, 92N6E, and 96L6E radars against Turkish F-16, F-4, and helicopters last November. Also, they are likely about to conduct similar tests next week (possibly with a live fire too).
“In short, we will not secure further loans. And it is not only US creditors who will stay away from Russian debt for the fear of US sanctions” -
@v_milov
Can we dispense with the bs that Turkey had any interest in any real rapprochement with Israel. It was about trying to grease the skids in DC. This is the real Turkey right now. Harboring Hamas and fanning the flames of war.
Industrial-grade humble pie being wolfed down in Sochi today, as Lukashenko tells Putin: “These events have shown us that we need to stay closer with our older brother”
There is a real divide as well between younger generations and the older ones who are buying the years of propaganda about Ukraine and Russians there.
The brain drain will become acute as Putin effectively turns Russia into NK.
Life in Russia is deteriorating extremely rapidly. So many of my friends are packing up & leaving the country. Their cards are blocking. Huge lines for ATMs etc. Rumours that borders will close soon. “What have we done? How did we not stop him earlier?” said a friend to me yday