🚨 GLOBAL POLL:
The war between Ukraine and Russia continues with no clear end in sight.
Which side do you support?
🅰️ Ukraine 🅱️ Russia
— @MillitaryStan Jul 4, 2026
Month: July 2026
I spoke with German Chancellor Merz @bundeskanzler. I’m grateful for the support and assistance to our people and our country. Germany is one of the world’s leaders in protecting lives, and we deeply value that.
The key priority now is missiles for the Patriot systems – to protect our people from Russian ballistic attacks. That was the main focus of our conversation: the possibility of supplying our Patriot systems with the missiles we need, because Russia is making its final bet on missile strikes against Ukraine. It has no other options for dragging out the war.
The Chancellor and I also discussed the situation on the front lines. I briefed him on the latest developments and our results. Now, on the eve of America’s Independence Day, Putin has chosen to lie to the world and to the President of the United States about the situation on the front. He claims that Russian forces have supposedly captured Kostiantynivka in the Donbas. Of course, that is not true. It is just another Russian lie, an attempt to generate some kind of a news story. If Kostiantynivka were under Russian control, then perhaps Putin would have no problem meeting me there to find a diplomatic way to finally end this war. But the fact is, he won’t cross the front line – reality is very different from Putin’s words.
Thank you to all our warriors for defending Ukraine and our people. Thank you, Germany! Thank you to everyone who stands with Ukraine!
— @ZelenskyyUa Jul 4, 2026
🇷🇺🇺🇸 Putin sends a message to Trump celebrating America’s 250th anniversary of independence:
“Donald, I wish you & your loved ones health, well-being & every success, & I wish all citizens of the United States happiness & prosperity.”
I’m sure he means every word 😂
Source: Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Writer: Ian
— @MarioNawfal Jul 4, 2026
🇦🇲🇷🇺Armenia’s parliament has passed a new law raising the requirements for citizens living abroad to vote in national elections, following concerns over alleged efforts to influence last month’s parliamentary vote through Armenian citizens residing in Russia.
● Under the new rules, Armenian citizens must have lived in Armenia for at least half of the previous two years, measured 48 days before election day, in order to cast a ballot.
● For snap elections, the qualification period will be calculated from 28 days before the vote.
— @operativmedia Jul 4, 2026
🛢️Russia is preparing to import jet fuel from Japan through a network of traders.
— @militarnyi Jul 4, 2026
BREAKING:🇷🇺🇺🇦
PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA MUST CONTINUE LARGE-SCALE STRIKES ON UKRAINIAN MILITARY SITES.
FOLLOW FOR REAL-TIME GEOPOLITICAL UPDATES. 🚨— @RealWestern2003 Jul 4, 2026
❗️Operators of the 🇺🇦Unmanned Systems Forces struck the 🇷🇺St. Petersburg oil terminal and the 🇷🇺Kronstadt basing point in the Leningrad region of the Russian Federation.
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— @front_ukrainian Jul 4, 2026
⚡️Zelensky confirms Ukraine strike on St. Petersburg oil infrastructure.
Ukraine’s military reportedly carried out an attack on St. Petersburg in the early hours of July 4, striking an oil terminal in the city, Russian Telegram media channels reported. kyivindependent.com/st-peter…
— @KyivIndependent Jul 4, 2026
Ukraine is currently executing highly successful mid-range and deep-strike campaigns, while almost stalling Russian advances on the front.
However, we must guard against the dangerous illusion that this war is nearing an early conclusion, because the reality is that it is highly likely to drag on for years to come.
While it is true that Russia is facing mounting difficulties, its current situation is nowhere near desperate enough to force Vladimir Putin to abandon his core strategic objectives. Moscow has shown absolutely zero willingness to negotiate, and the Kremlin still possesses a variety of cards left to play.
On the economic side, even though Russia is struggling, Putin can still extract more support from Xi Jinping, given that China is deeply invested in preventing a Russian defeat. Furthermore, the Russian state can still aggressively raise domestic taxes, nationalize the immense wealth of some of its oligarchs, and squeeze its internal resources to sustain the war machine.
On the military front, they still retain the capacity to mobilize additional waves of troops and launch entirely new offensives from unexpected directions.
This is exactly why Europe must dramatically scale up its commitment. The much-discussed 90 billion euro European aid package over the next two years sounds impressive on paper, but because it is split between military and critical economic aid, it falls short of what is actually required for the military.
We need to shift our focus away from the superficial announcements and polished optics of the NATO summit and redirect our energy toward immediate, tangible support. European nations must inject billions of euros into Ukrainian drones, cruise missiles, and interceptors right now, rather than waiting for months. Maximizing funding for Ukraine’s strike campaigns today is the only way to systematically deplete Russia’s remaining resources and ultimately bring this war to a faster end
— @joni_askola Jul 4, 2026
Turkey has blocked a LGBT+ cruise ship from docking, claiming it violates the country’s “moral values”
So-called “morality” is never an excuse for trashing human rights
Boycott Turkey!
— @PeterTatchell Jul 4, 2026