🇲🇩Yesterday I walked around Tiraspol, Moldova's second largest city, which Chișinău does not control. In the bookshop, portraits of Putin and Stalin hang side by side for sale. Price: 18 rubles 50. In a currency no country recognizes. A field report from Transnistria.🧵 1/12

Dearest Jared, You're making this more difficult than it has to be. Here, have a seat and listen to me carefully. 1) Russia invaded a peaceful nation, a friend of ours, and raped their women, stole their children and took great delight in killing innocent non-combatants. That's bad, very bad, typically frowned upon. 2) The victim has been heroic in its own self-defense and has done so with foreign help that can be best described as underwhelming. They are actually causing damage to Russian infrastructure deep within Russian territory with cutting edge drone technology which is hurting the Russian economy. 3) The dying can stop right this minute, Jared, like right now. Here are the terms that I think any reasonable person would find equitable. 4) Russia turns the fuck around, gets out of Ukraine, agrees to recognize the pre-2014 borders, repatriates Ukrainian children, pays reparations, delivers a leashed and caged Putin to The Hague to face a tribunal, and in return, Ukraine will agree to not kill retreating Russians, release Russian prisoners of war, and not conquer Russian territory as it was pre-2014, as they could if they wanted to because they're currently kicking Russia's ass. t's easy, Jared, that's the only terms that are acceptable. Really, you're making this more difficult than it has to be you worthless Norman Bates look-a-like rodent.

Moldova’s impressive record of EU reforms is paying off. I had a good call with new Prime Minister @Vasile_Tofan during which we discussed the next steps on Moldova’s EU accession path. I also informed the Prime Minister we are now in the final phase to unlock the next payment under the Growth Plan supporting Moldova’s investment agenda. We agreed to continue our discussion at the EU-Moldova Association Council on October 5.

RT @ditasutterova: 650 days of pro-democracy and anti-authoritarian protests in Georgia 🇬🇪🇪🇺 The protests began in November 2024 against t…

Kobakhidze is the gift that keeps on giving to Moscow. At this stage, why not just surrender it all and make Georgia part of Russia, as the GD government clearly views Georgia as an obedient vassal state anyway.

King Harald is dead, and the country🇳🇴 is silent. We do not grieve a distant majesty. We grieve someone we knew. He laughed when he was glad. He wept when life was hard, and he never hid it. He carried these last difficult years the way the rest of us must carry ours. With dignity, but without pretending it came at no cost. Perhaps that is why he felt so close. He showed us that even a king can hurt and struggle. He made us proud. Not because he stood above the people, but because he belonged to us. Those who grieve the most today may be the ones we otherwise notice the least. The Sámi. Queer people. Immigrants. Those who think differently, or live with something that makes the days heavier. To them, Harald said what no king had said as clearly before him, that Norway is their country too. Norway is us. Norway is you. We wanted someone above us. We got someone who stood beside us. Thank you, Harald V.

Kong Harald er død, og landet er stille. Vi sørger ikke over en fjern majestet. Vi sørger over en vi kjente. Han lo når han var glad. Han gråt når livet var tungt, og han la aldri skjul på det. De siste vanskelige årene bar han slik vi andre må bære våre. Med verdighet, men uten å late som det ikke kostet. Kanskje var det derfor han føltes så nær. Han viste oss at også en konge kan ha det vondt og vanskelig. Han gjorde oss stolte. Ikke fordi han sto over folket, men fordi han hørte til. De som sørger mest i dag, er kanskje de vi ellers ser minst til. Samer. Skeive. Innvandrere. De som tenker annerledes, eller lever med noe som gjør dagene tyngre. Til dem sa Harald noe ingen konge hadde sagt like klart før ham, at Norge også er deres land. Norge er oss. Norge er dere. Vi ville ha noen over oss. Vi fikk en som sto ved siden av oss. Takk, Harald V.

Georgia: The Kremlin’s Financial Escape Hatch? Russian deposits, political influence and the quite movement of wealth beyond Moscow’s reach A free thread and explainer from Beefy. Please SHARE and support his free research library today! beefeaterresearch.substack.c…

🇺🇦Ukraine's independence day. From my home in Norway🇳🇴, my flag is up. I stand with those who fight for their own future. Ukraine also fight for Europe's security and strength. Every day they hold the line is a good day for day Europe 🇪🇺. 🇺🇦 Слава Україні.