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Olof Ehrenkrona retweeted
Estonia's ex-intelligence chief Kross: The Russian areas behind our borders are pretty much empty, and so is Kaliningrad. Everybody is in Ukraine.
The Pskov airborne division near our border has less than a battalion now. Even those are not well trained — Times Radio. 1/
Olof Ehrenkrona retweeted
Finns det någon botten för hur mycket S-ledaren faller och faller i förtroende? Infostat november månad.
Finns en tendens att C-ledaren också tappar lite — hon behöver ta sig ur det där rödgröna sällskapet. Alla borgerliga ökar.
Dadgostar är längst ner i avgrunden.
Olof Ehrenkrona retweeted
This is good news for the security of the entire region - but let’s wait until we get official confirmation.
Wicepremier W. @KosiniakKamysz: Jest zielone światło Pentagonu dla stałej bazy USA w Polsce. Ostateczna decyzja zostanie podjęta przez Biały Dom. Nastąpi do na początku grudnia.
Olof Ehrenkrona retweeted
‼️BIG: Ukraine expects to receive its first Swedish Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets in January or February 2027, Zelensky told journalists in Denmark. He said the aircraft would be tested in combat against Russian jet-powered Shahed attack drones. #Ukraine
Olof Ehrenkrona retweeted
Egypten har terrorlistat dessa organisationer med hänvisning till deras påstådda kopplingar till Muslimska brödraskapets internationella organisationsnätverk och bredare ideologiska och institutionella ekosystem. egypttoday.com/Article/1/150…
Olof Ehrenkrona retweeted
When I received the second report from our negotiating team after their meetings in Abu Dhabi, they told me that the Russians think and say they have already occupied half of Donbas, which remains under our control. These were military officers, Russian intelligence, and they were serious about it. Our team told them, “We don’t know how you can even say such things. We have video footage, images, other things proving that these areas are under our control.”
This is the problem. Putin lives in a different reality. Of course, he will be sharing with the Americans that he needs one or two months to fully occupy the east of Ukraine. I can draw a picture for him too where I fully occupy Russia. But it’s not true. What was good is that the American side confirmed the Ukrainian assessment of what is happening on the battlefield.
This is why we need to sit and speak at the level of leaders. There are a lot of questions. Like we spoke about the city of Kherson that is divided by the river today. The Russians control one bank, we control the other. But people want to live united on both banks. This is a Ukrainian city. Such issues are sensitive, but we have to speak about them. I think that tomorrow the teams will discuss the possibility of meeting at the level of leaders. I'm not sure that Russia is ready, but we will raise this topic.
From a conversation with journalists.
Olof Ehrenkrona retweeted
Behind every headline about Russia’s war on Ukraine, innocent lives are lost. Little Angelina was one of them. When I see her picture, I think of my own daughter.
Angelina’s story must serve as a wake-up call for Europe. We owe it to her and to every Ukrainian child. We can and must do more.
📸: National Police Ukraine
Olof Ehrenkrona retweeted
Magdalena Andersson har försatt sig i en situation där hon visserligen inte kan beskriva den nya politiska riktning hon talar om men där hon anser det vara ett historiskt svek om hon inte blir statsminister, i tron att just detta är det överordnade målet för svensk politik,
Olof Ehrenkrona retweeted
The main motivation for Russians to go to war and kill Ukrainians is money. These are contract soldiers who see the war as a way to earn money. They are often encouraged by their wives and close relatives, who count not only on their "salaries" but also on compensation payments in the event of their deaths.
But recently it has become much harder to "earn" this blood money:
Due to Russia's budget problems, there is no money even for the "coffin payments." In Russia, payments for soldiers killed in the "SMO" are being cut and cancelled on a massive scale.
How these "coffin payments" have been reduced:
◾️ Ulyanovsk region. In February, the payment was cut from 1 million (~$12,084) to 500 thousand rubles (~$6,042), and in April - to 50 thousand rubles (~$604).
◾️ Saratov region. From 1 November, the payment was reduced from 1 million (~$12,084) to 100 thousand rubles (~$1,208).
◾️ Kemerovo region. In February, the payment was cut from 3 million (~$36,252) to 1 million rubles (~$12,084).
◾️ Republic of Bashkortostan. The payment was reduced several times - from 2 million (~$24,168) down to 100 thousand rubles (~$1,208).
◾️ Omsk region. In February the payment was lowered from 1 million (~$12,084) to 500 thousand rubles (~$6,042).
◾️ Kirov region. The payment was cut from 1 million (~$12,084) to 500 thousand rubles (~$6,042).
◾️ Smolensk region. From 1 million (~$12,084) to 700 thousand rubles (~$8,459).
◾️ Irkutsk region. From 1 April the payment was reduced from 1 million (~$12,084) to 500 thousand rubles (~$6,042).
◾️ Belgorod region. The payment was cut from 3 million (~$36,252) to 1 million rubles (~$12,084).
◾️ In Samara and Orenburg regions, as well as in the Republic of Khakassia, the "coffin payments" were completely canceled.
Olof Ehrenkrona retweeted
“For everybody, there is an appalling sense that Kushner & Witkoff don’t know what they’re looking at,” said @AmbDanFried. “Anyone could have told them that talking about postwar European security architecture is a Kremlin talking point.” washingtonpost.com/world/202…
Olof Ehrenkrona retweeted
Jag är så gammal att jag minns september och oktober, när S viktigaste fråga var att Ulf Kristersson skulle sondera och utsättas för omröstningar. expressen.se/nyheter/politik…
Olof Ehrenkrona retweeted
🇲🇩 Moldova has completely ended its purchases of Russian gas.
Maia Sandu - President of Moldova:
“For decades, Moscow used energy to blackmail us. No more: Moldova buys zero Russian gas.”
Russia is losing its grip!
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Olof Ehrenkrona retweeted
Ukrainian attack drones reportedly hit Russia’s 123rd Aircraft Repair Plant in Novgorod overnight, a sprawling facility used for IL-76 heavy lifter overhauls and upgrades.
Locals reported multiple explosions, emergency sirens, and a fire rising from the airfield area.
Olof Ehrenkrona retweeted
A strategic railway bridge has collapsed in Arkhangelsk region of Russia, causing freight train cars to derail.
The incident occurred early this morning on the Cheremukha–Viled section of the line. Rail traffic has been brought to a standstill, leaving eight passenger trains stranded.
The cause of the collapse is not yet known.
The bridge is part of the Pechora Railway—a vital transport corridor for Russia’s northern regions.
Olof Ehrenkrona retweeted
Many are claiming that Russia is sending "a higher-level delegation" to Abu Dhabi, and that this proves Moscow is ready to talk seriously. Where does this come from?
The delegation is headed by Medinsky, the same presidential aide who has led it many times. Galuzin, the deputy foreign minister in charge of Ukraine, and GRU chief Kostyukov have both been at these talks before.
The level is the same as before.
The only new face is Sergei Ryabkov, the deputy foreign minister responsible for what Moscow calls "global strategic stability".
That points to one thing. Moscow will try to shift the conversation from Russia and Ukraine to a broad US-Russia discussion of the world order and European security.
Putin has sought this from Washington for years: a division of the world into spheres of influence, Europe first of all. It was the point of his December 2021 ultimatums.
Btw, it was Ryabkov who explained them in January 2022: “NATO needs to pack up its stuff and go back to the 1997 lines.”
It was in last year’s 28-point plan too: Point 4 called for a US-mediated Russia-NATO dialogue on “all security issues,” and Point 17 for US-Russian arms control agreements.
Putin will try to squeeze as much as he can out of Trump before the new Congress gets to work in January, and to exploit the administration’s failure to understand what this means for the entire West, including the US.
Nothing here suggests Russia is ready for concessions or a mutually beneficial deal. No, no and again no.
Olof Ehrenkrona retweeted
Putin begins siezing data centers that refuse to give up 10% of capacity to Kremlin operations.
The law last August allows the government to requisition any company or asset they choose and hand "management and ownership" to anyone they choose, which is always one of Putin's wallets.
Olof Ehrenkrona retweeted
An excellent deep dive into how Russia weaponises illegal migration.
Operation Migrant: Inside the Russian smuggling scheme moving Middle Easterners and Africans into the EU
Routes for the illegal movement of people across the Belarusian border continue to operate, with migrant flows coordinated by Russia’s FSB.
theins.press/en/inv/299252
Olof Ehrenkrona retweeted
Wonderful news
This is what a proper leader can achieve
🇨🇦 Canada has deployed its entire NATO multinational brigade (approx. 3,000 troops and 1,000 vehicles) to eastern Latvia for its largest-ever military exercise in the country. The message is clear: NATO is preparing not just to deter Russia, but to defend its eastern flank. Ottawa has extended its military presence in Latvia until 2031.
@AleksanderOlech
#NATO #Canada #Latvia #Russia #EasternFlank #Defence
@AtlanticCouncil
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