Russia says the U.S. has not responded to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal to keep observing nuclear missile and warhead limits for another 12 months as the two countries’ arms treaty expired. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/world/politics/russia-us-treaty-nuclear-limits/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #nuclearweapons #russia #vladimirputin #us #donaldtrump
Ukrainian and Russian officials had a "productive" first day of new U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi, according to Kyiv's lead negotiator, as fighting in Europe's largest conflict since World War II continued. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/world/politics/ukraine-russia-us-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy
China's President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin both hailed their ties during a video call held in the run-up to the fourth anniversary of Moscow's war in Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/world/xi-putin-ties/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russia #china #vladimirputin #xijinping
As the Russia's war against Ukraine drags on, relief organizations help displaced people stabilize and rebuild their lives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/30/world/ukrainians-find-way-home/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #elderly #warcrimes #kyiv
Russia has stepped up its strikes against Ukraine's power and heating infrastructure, plunging Kyiv residents into darkness and intense cold, with older people left particularly vulnerable. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/world/kyiv-elderly-russia-cold/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #elderly
Russia’s defense industry is poised to slow sharply in 2026 as the Kremlin opts to prioritize economic stability and balancing finances over further increases in spending on the war in Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/world/politics/kremlin-war-machine-budget/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #kremlin
Ukraine on Wednesday urged the European Union not to be afraid of taking "physical" action against Russia's "shadow fleet," pointing to the example of Venezuela-linked oil tankers seized by the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/world/politics/ukraine-eu-russia-shadow-fleet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #oil #eu #us #europe
With Moldova's airspace frequently violated and Russian missiles and drones crashing on its territory, fears grow that the war in Ukraine could spill over into the poor, virtually defenseless European country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/28/world/drones-moscow-moldova/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #drones #moldova #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin
When the U.S. president speaks of the need to secure the Arctic, his words echo Vladimir Putin’s justification for launching the war in Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/27/world/greenland-is-donald-trumps-crimea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #vladimirputin #ukraine #greenland #russia #us #russiaukrainewar #davos
Finland hopes to prevent damage to critical undersea infrastructure in the Gulf of Finland with a maritime surveillance center it plans to set up in cooperation with other Baltic Sea states. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/27/world/finland-cable-damage-surveillance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #finland #internet #balticsea #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin
NATO chief Mark Rutte warned Monday Europe cannot defend itself without the United States, in the face of calls for the continent to stand on its own feet after tensions over Greenland. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/27/world/politics/rutte-nato-europe-defense-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #markrutte #nato #europe #defense #us #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin
Russia has reportedly built up a flotilla of old oil tankers of opaque ownership to get around sanctions imposed by the European Union, United States and the G7 group of nations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/26/world/russia-shadow-fleet-explainer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russia #oil #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin
Ukraine and Russia ended a second day of U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi on Saturday without a deal but with more talks expected next weekend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/25/world/us-ukraine-peace-talks-no-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #us #volodymyrzelenskyy #vladimirputin #uae
RE: https://mastodon.social/@justinlachance/115950136182655354
This is completely nuts:
Not being able to take Greenland, US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent now thinks the US should go after the Canadian province of Alberta, 6.6 percent of Canada’s territory, which should belong to the US.
This US regime is an enemy of the democratic world.
This is straight out of #vladimirputin as of early 2014 - presumably the plan would be to infiltrate paramilitaries over the border into #alberta but claim that they were entirely local - as in #crimea and #donbas .
Why is the Donetsk region a sticking point in talks on ending the war in Ukraine? Here's what you need to know. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/24/world/ukraine-russia-donetsk-sticking-point/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #donetsk #donaldtrump #volodymyrzelenskyy #vladimirputin
Vladimir Putin's lack of response to American adventurism in Venezuela and elsewhere signals a strategic retreat, with his attention fixed on Ukraine and diminishing capacity for global influence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/23/world/putin-silence-worrying/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #vladimirputin #russia #russiaukrainewar #us #donaldtrump #iran #venezuela #syria
China wins as Trump cedes leadership of the global economy https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/22/world/politics/china-trump-davos-lead-economy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans #china #nato #eu #davos #economy #defense #xijinping #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is ready to commit Russian assets that remain frozen in the U.S. to postwar rebuilding efforts in Ukraine and the proposed Board of Peace. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/22/world/politics/russian-assets-us-peace-board-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy
Ukraine warns that Moscow is using the risk of nuclear disaster as a tool of coercion after a Russian air attack cut power to more than 1 million Kyiv residents and impacted substations carrying power from atomic plants. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/21/world/politics/russian-attack-kyiv-nuclear-facilities/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #kyiv #volodymyrzelenskyy #donaldtrump #vladimirputin
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Solidarietà all’Ucraina
L’invasione criminale dell’Ucraina da parte del regime autoritario di Vladimir Putin rappresenta un atto brutale di imperialismo e autoritarismo statale. Per noi, che lottiamo quotidianamente contro ogni forma di dominio e sopraffazione, la condanna di questa aggressione è netta e inequivocabile. Non si tratta di schierarsi a
https://antiauth.space/it/2026/01/19/solidarieta-allucraina/
#autodifesa #imperialismo #Russia #solidariet #Ucraina #VladimirPutin
