Dmitry Peskov did not immediately confirm this and Ramzan Kadyrov said enlistments will continue
Oleg Tsaryov’s post on Telegram about the contradictory messages about the end of mobilization, which highlight ongoing divisions between the Defence Ministry and hardline critics t.me/olegtsarov/3924
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Russian Telegram channels are using the Crimea bridge attack to advance their claim that Russia is not fighting the war brutally enough and Ukraine is winning because of this
This post urges Russia to attack the bridge where Western arms supply comes and says “nothing is impossible” It also blasts Ukraine’s desire to drive civilian areas it strikes into 18th century living standards t.me/sashakots/36349
This post frames Russia as “humanists” as they have refrained from civilian infrastructure targets and Ukraine as “practicioners” as they have no such qualms t.me/yurasumy/5356
Four Russian State Duma deputies want to join the mobilization for war in Ukraine. Some more details /1
Dmitry Sablin, Deputy Chairman of the Defence Committee, was a key anti-Maidan activist who was involved in a June 2014 attack on Ukrainian border guards in Mariupol
Sablin also has extensive real estate assets in annexed Crimea /2
Vitaly Milonov, one of the most extreme conservatives in Putin's coalition, also wishes to join
Milonov has met with Yevgeny Prigozhin and his ally sociologist Maxim Shugaley in Donbas, which was officially linked to humanitarian aid /3
Gorbachev played a key role in developing Russia's current influence in the Middle East. Some thoughts /1
Gorbachev facilitated Russia's normalization with Israel
Gorbachev decried the lack of Soviet-Israeli relations in 1987 and allowed for the emigration of Soviet Jews. A drastic reversal from the Soviet Union's prior "Zionism is imperialism" stance /2
Gorbachev also helped thaw tensions with Iran, which created a path to current cooperation
Khomeini's 1988 letter to Gorbachev and the 1989 Gorbachev-Rafsanjani Summit healed rifts over Afghanistan, and Iran's fears of Soviet support for communism in Iran and expansionism /3