JD Vance asked Ukraine to halt strikes on tankers using Russian port ft.trib.al/yQUuhXa
— @FT Aug 12, 2026
Month: August 2026
🇷🇺RUSSIA: Putin claims he fears nothing – not even AI. His security detail suggests otherwise:
At a Novosibirsk State University meeting on AI threats, Putin told students he is not afraid of the technology and fears nothing.
The remark fits his carefully cultivated image as a fearless tough guy, rooted in KGB service, judo, and childhood stories of never backing down in Leningrad fights. “I am not afraid of anything” is a recurring line in his rhetoric.
Yet the security apparatus around him is exceptionally large and has grown sharply during the war years amid concerns over assassination and internal threats – leading some to argue the “fearless” posture masks deep paranoia.
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— @World_At_War_6 Aug 12, 2026
🇹🇷🇮🇷 Turkey and Iran are moving to lock down the 560 km border they share
-Turkish and Iranian delegations met Tuesday in Ağrı province in eastern Turkey, with Governor Önder Bozkurt leading the Turkish side and Colonel Mehdi Habibzadeh, border guard commander for Iran’s Maku region, leading the Iranian side
-Talks covered stopping irregular migrant crossings, fighting drug trafficking, expanding customs capacity and broadening cooperation on border security overall
-The two countries share roughly 560 kilometers of land border, one of the region’s busiest for both security and trade, anchored by the Gürbulak to Bazargan crossing
-Turkey has kept up operations against PKK positions in the mountains where its border meets Iraqi Kurdistan and Iran, with the group reportedly pulling back from the Gara and Matin mountains toward Qandil, closer to Iranian territory
-Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in Sulaymaniyah reports the PKK and Iranian separatist groups have started digging trenches and tunnels along three axes near the Iranian border
-Iran has continued striking Kurdish and opposition groups in the region during the war
Source: @TabzLIVE Al Mayadeen / Writer: Daniel
— @MarioNawfal Aug 12, 2026
Who’s really holding up the Gaza deal? Hint: It isn’t Netanyahu. As Israel holds its fire, Hamas isn’t disarming.
on.wsj.com/4wiKxND— @WSJopinion Aug 12, 2026
Военная сводка // Спецоперация // Итоги – 11 августа 2026
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TankieTube: tankie.tube/c/russia/videos— @forbsmazhor Aug 12, 2026
JUST IN: 🇬🇧🇷🇺 Russian warship is now permanently lurking off Britain and the Royal Navy is struggling to respond
🇷🇺 Neustrashimy has taken over a permanent Channel patrol.
Britain has only a handful of frigates available for the mission, while Russia’s next ships could carry Kalibr cruise missiles capable of striking targets across the UK.
Putin’s warships are at Britain’s doorstep. Britain may not have enough warships to stop them.
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— @War_Radar2 Aug 12, 2026
RT @azpresident: Cənab Prezident Məsud Pezeşkian, Azərbaycan haqqında söylədiyiniz xoş və səmimi sözlərə görə Sizə təşəkkür edirəm. Azərbay…
— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Aug 12, 2026
Aldrich Ames showed why mole hunting matters. One CIA insider exposed agents helping America, some of whom were executed. Counterintelligence protects not just secrets, but lives. apnews.com/article/2511e4b9d… #CIA #espionage #Counterintelligence
apnews.com/article/aldrich-a…— @Robert4787 Aug 12, 2026
Former US Marine Robert Gilman released after years of detention in Russia – ABC News abcnews.com/Politics/former-…
— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Aug 11, 2026
🇦🇿President of Azerbaijan: Creation of Zangezur Corridor was our initiative
● Of course, when we put forward the idea and initiative of the Zangezur Corridor, we primarily had the transportation segment in mind.
● But today, we are looking at this in a broader context.
● We already have a project ready for laying power transmission lines from mainland Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan through the territory of Armenia.
● We have been moving toward this goal step by step, and we have now approached it with confidence and great skill.
● Many international organizations and some countries are interested in this railway, particularly in the Nakhchivan segment of Azerbaijan’s railway. One of them is the European Union.
● Representatives of the European Union had been dispatched to Nakhchivan, where they familiarized themselves with the situation on the ground.
— @operativmedia Aug 11, 2026