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Jun 28

Estonian foreign minister gets Russia

Margus Tsahkna: Putin cannot stop the war in Ukraine – for him, it’s existential;

Putin is a “warlord” committed to restoring the Soviet empire, and Ukraine is fighting for all of Europe, interview to @KyivIndependent 1/

Europe must step up – the continent has the resources and must assume leadership in Ukraine's defense, even if the U.S. hesitates; the EU is close to delivering €40 billion in aid this year 2/

Sanctions remain key – Estonia is pushing for the 18th EU sanctions package and the confiscation of €240 billion in frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine’s defense and reconstruction 3/

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Jun 28

Russia has built a sophisticated method to evade sanctions and launder capital through beans into Europe, Kyiv Insider

Russia’s Sberbank, despite being disconnected from SWIFT and under sanctions, transfers funds into the EU using Revolut and N26 1/

These transactions go unnoticed or appear as regular personal transfers - a deliberate, layered workaround that undermines the sanctions regime 2/

The transfer scheme relies on intermediaries in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan. Rubles are sent to these jurisdictions, converted into cryptocurrency, and then rerouted through payment providers to reach EU accounts

The process masks the origin and nature of the money 3/

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@Mylovanov

Jun 27

Iran shuts down Trump’s claim of nuclear talks.

FM Araghchi: No agreement, arrangement, or discussion has taken place.

Bloomberg: Trump said a deal may be signed next week – now clearly false. 1/

Talks collapsed after the 12-day Iran–Israel war.

The U.S. bombed nuclear sites.

Iran blames the IAEA for giving Israel a pretext. 2/

Iran passed a new law on June 27 suspending all cooperation with the IAEA.

Inspectors are still in the country, but blocked from visiting nuclear facilities.

The enriched uranium stockpile is unaccounted for. 3/

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@Mylovanov

Jun 26

Russian Central Bank Governor Nabiullina: Russia’s resources are now exhausted. Without investment and reforms, we stall.

[Sanctions are working, Putin denies it]

Since the invasion, Russia’s National Wealth Fund dropped by a third, from $107B to $35B. 1/

Russia’s Economy Minister Reshetnikov warned, Russia is on the verge of a transition to recession. He called the next phase decisive.

Putin dismissed both concerns, claiming all is well. 2/

In fact, Moscow is burning through reserves to cover deficits. The so-called post-war recovery was built on liquid state funds.

Now that capital is gone, the budget still bleeds. 3/

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@Mylovanov

Jun 26

Trump: We just signed a deal with China. Other countries will pay us tariffs – 25%, 35%, and even 45%.

We’re working on a deal with India. We're opening markets that were never open before. 1/

Trump: We're passing border legislation in Congress.

It will add 3,000 Border Patrol agents and 10,000 ICE officers. These heroes backed me from day one. Now we’re giving them the tools to secure our border. 2/

Trump: U.S. should have the lowest costs, not the highest.

Congress called me confused: We’re bringing in a way more money than expected. I said, sounds like a good problem. 3/

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@Mylovanov

Jun 26

Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina, killed by a Russian missile, won a 2025 Orwell Prize for a book Looking at Women Looking at War.

In Trostianets, she interviewed a woman who survived a Russian execution: shot at, thrown in a pit, awoke under two dead bodies, the Guardian. 1/

In Izium, Amelina documented graves at the central cemetery. One note reads: Site 319. Woman ~50. Hands tied. Plastic bag over head. No name. Ask Sasha if she can identify.

She recorded dozens of such sites working with investigators. 2/

In Kharkiv, a librarian led her to a basement shelter lined with Soviet encyclopedias.

Woman said: We used them during shelling – they were printed on better paper.

Three children slept behind the card catalog. 3/

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