A lot of trepidation in the next hours: #Russia gives every indication of planning something awful at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant today.
https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews/status/1560475498450505728
A video "surfaced", as they say, yesterday, showing #Finland's Prime Minister, Marin Sanna, partying a few weeks ago in an evening she described as "pretty wild". This has caused some domestic criticism, but difficult to imagine this doing her any serious harm.
Latest @DefenceHQ update: #Russia has used indiscriminate fire from its foothold in Kharkiv Oblast to inflict civilian casualties in #Ukraine's second city, which is about 10 miles from the front. The Russian presence is "relatively light", intended to pin down Ukrainian troops. 
Dan Rapoport, a Latvian native, stockbroker who made a lot of money in the #Russian market and founded a nightclub in Moscow, recently notable for supporting #Ukraine, was found dead on the pavement in Washington, D.C., on 18 August, apparent suicide. rferl.org/a/russia-inves…
Rapoport was found after apparently jumping to his death from an apartment building. Wife said there was no suicide note. That Rapoport had criticised #Russia's government over Alexey @navalny and #Ukraine is going to raise serious suspicions.
https://twitter.com/KyleWOrton/status/1560628893345800192
Even for Vladimir Solovyev, this is an epic meltdown.
https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1560603377653796874
A rare outbreak of serious domestic criticism for #Ukraine's President Zelensky after the @washingtonpost piece re-highlighting his disbelief that #Russia's invasion was coming, despite #US warnings. Questions raised if more could have been done to prepare washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/…
#Australia's Senator David Van visited #Ukraine to among other things see the Australian "Bushmasters" in action.
https://twitter.com/GlasnostGone/status/1559915226543362048
#Estonia's President Alar Karis joining in the volunteer work to prepare camouflage nets for #Ukraine.
https://twitter.com/AlarKaris/status/1560280307664056320
Seems #Ukraine's strike on #Russia's Saki Airbase in #Crimea did serious damage to the airpower capacity of Russia's Black Sea Fleet.
https://twitter.com/EJ_Burrows/status/1560592023383445504
#Australia sending hundreds of "suicide drones" to #Ukraine.
https://twitter.com/Ayei_Eloheichem/status/1560494864017436673
"Our brigade commander must be trialled. He needs to be executed, fucking scumbag!" #Russian soldier expecting a #Ukrainian counter-offensive and not exactly pleased with the Russian military leadership.
https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1560564108625268737
Another video of #Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin out partying a few weeks ago has been leaked.
Amid signals #Russia is planning to stage something at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Conservative MP and chairman of the Defence Select Committee, Tobias Ellwood, says any "deliberate damage" causing a "radiation leak" should trigger #NATO's Article 5.
https://twitter.com/Tobias_Ellwood/status/1560505699179925509
Awful images out of Kharkiv, #Ukraine's second city, which the #Russians keep randomly attacking.
https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1560500001662734336
Thread on the systematic criminal behaviour of #Russia's forces in #Ukraine
https://twitter.com/ichbinilya/status/1560236125456945152
All of #Germany's grovelling and it availed them nought: "#Russian gas deliveries to Europe through the Nord Stream [1] pipeline will cease from Aug. 31 to Sept. 2 for 'maintenance'," Moscow announced today. themoscowtimes.com/2022/08/19/mai…
Aaaaaand Macron is back on the phone with Putin. Waiting to see what concessions the Russians get out of this.
https://twitter.com/Liveuamap/status/1560646564724363265
#pt: Sure: "Putin, Macron agree on need for IAEA inspection of Ukraine nuclear plant" france24.com/en/europe/2022…
#Ukraine's President Zelensky thanks the #US for new $775 million aid package, which inc. HIMARS ammunition, 16 Howitzers + artillery rounds, armoured vehicles, Javelins, TOW anti-tank guided missiles, and mine-clearing equipment defense.gov/News/Releases/…
https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1560710360633643009
#Russia's Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna saying the quiet part out loud.
#pt: In case you were wondering how this #Russian diplomat ended up on t-shirts about pronouncing nonsense. #NAFO
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