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Почему #Азербайджан так раздражает Москву – YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=Ysyh5WgX…— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Aug 22, 2026
Month: August 2026
Fedorov’s first remarks following his bombshell statement:
The visit to the U.S. is connected with the work I am currently doing with the East Europe Foundation. I am not seeking support from the Trump Administration, do not even know where these type of stories come from. 1/12
— @revishvilig Aug 22, 2026
Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov suggests Moscow is keen for the US – which has shown support for Russia’s agenda – to revive its involvement in negotiations.Moscow is ready to listen to new ideas for ending the war in Ukraine, provided they align with President Vladimir Putin’s position, a se
Russian ballistic missile attacks have begun to cause record civilian deaths in Ukrainian cities without any Patriot interceptors to stop them, but Ukraine’s long-range strikes have destroyed Russian fuel supplies.With the Russian economy struggling, a top expert warned that social unrest could unfo
🔴 BREAKING: Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says Tehran has received messages from neighboring countries about “shaping new security arrangements and economic cooperation in the region.”
— @AlArabiya_Eng Aug 22, 2026
Opinion: The lessons Israel has learned in the West Bank, Gaza, Syria, Lebanon, and Iran apply to Turkey as well. From Idlib to Istanbul, Israel will attack, if necessary, not defend.
jpost.com/opinion/article-90…— @Jerusalem_Post Aug 22, 2026
5:50 AM 8/22/2026
news today – Google Search google.com/search?q=news+tod…— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) Aug 22, 2026
The Duke of Sussex has privately pleaded with Shabana Mahmood for answers on his security as he prepares to move back to the UK.
🔗: telegraph.co.uk/royal-family…
— @Telegraph Aug 22, 2026
From gift to factory: France lets Ukraine produce its own precision heavy hitters.
Military aid usually means shipping old hardware and hoping the stockpile holds.
But Paris and Emmanuel Macron just took a far bigger step. Under the latest agreement with Zelenskyy, Ukraine now gets the license to manufacture French best‑sellers like the AASM Hammer glide bomb, SCALP cruise missile and Aster 30 air‑defense missile directly on Ukrainian soil.
That means the famous French “Hammer” already loved by Ukrainian pilots for flattening Russian positions with remarkable precision will soon be rolling straight out of Ukrainian factories.
Moving production from Paris to the edge of the battlefield doesn’t just streamline logistics; it signals that Western defense industries are done handing out single fish and are now giving Ukraine the entire fishing rod.
A shift from charity shipments to full‑scale industrial partnership and a reminder that Ukraine’s war economy is becoming part of Europe’s own.
— @jalle51 Aug 22, 2026