Saw 20 days in Mariupol recently and actually remembered the bombing of the maternity ward and how Russia claimed that it was Ukrainian “crisis actors” so they were innocent. Here in the film were the journalists’ own footage – the raw material in long sequences, the hospital was completely bombed out by several direct hits, heavily pregnant women injured and newborns who died.
At the time, everything was supposed to be nuanced, even Reuters gave the Kremlin a channel…
https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-says-there-was-no-air-strike-ukraine-hospital-2022-03-10
Even in Swedish media it was “Ukraine claims”, “Russia claims” for several years and we absolutely screamed about it on the other blog – so in hindsight, we were completely right in our criticism but my goodness how the world has dragged its feet on this and what trauma Ukraine is still experiencing over four years later.
The bombings now in 2025-2026 are as intense as in the beginning of the war and the atrocities just as horrifying as when we saw the video of a Ukrainian war prisoner castrated in front of laughing Russian soldiers. Or the story of how Chechen Kadyrovites raped, tortured, and finally murdered a five-year-old girl in front of her bound mother and then laughed when they released her and she failed to take her own life in front of them.
Ukraine and Zelensky have now made a decision to do what is necessary to win, recently the US asked them not to target goals that were good for US future business but the oil terminals are burning like on Walpurgis Night – this was a rumor that I don’t believe was confirmed by Ukraine themselves but was highly likely so I chose to report on it.
Zelensky has recently criticized Trump in the media just below the level of not printing out the name, and Trump is a petty jerk. Then Ukraine goes and saves the countries in the Middle East from US mistakes and has ten-year defense contracts with Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Jordan.
Rubio has surely tried to reason with Europe at the G7 meeting about the Ukraine war because here comes an ATOMIC BOMB from Zelensky himself.
Below link, “our partners” are thus PLURAL and you know just like I do that it mainly refers to the USA and Europe.
So now Europe is asking Ukraine to pause the bombing of Russian oil installations. What is not said is that the reason for this is that the US is bombing oil installations in the MENA region which Europe has NOT asked the US to stop, because we are afraid of the US and dependent on them.
Now the war has reached Russia in earnest and complaints are starting inside Russia and previously hugely positive milbloggers are now super negative – this is perfect but now Europe and the US ONCE AGAIN want to try to slow down Ukraine.
These are guys with millions of followers who influence opinion in Russia.
The only thing the Russian elite is afraid of is popular uprising and if there’s rumbling in the depths of the people because Ukraine is doing something that works, then Europe should ask Ukraine to double their efforts, not try to stop them – hypocrites, cowards, scared cowards.
I’m at the level of upset like when you discover that the barbecue chips have crumbled in the bag only when you’re home – so very high blood pressure.
Now you’re probably thinking right away that Johan No.1 is not right because I haven’t read this in my media channels yet and you’re wrong as usual but to drive home how damn behind we still are in Europe, I’m posting an open dispute Ukraine has with Rheinmetall’s CEO, yes, their CEO.
He says that the Ukrainian drone industry is “housewives building LEGO” – what extreme arrogance from someone with insight.
Who did MENA turn to to buy anti-drone capabilities?
Which weapons have not worked against drone warfare in 2026 in MENA?
How many offensive drones has Europe shot down?
Established media, our leaders, officials in critical positions have consistently failed over four long years in the Ukraine war and yet Ukraine still defends us and gives us peace – this is completely incomprehensible and goes beyond all logical explanations so we are left with the alternatives of bad leaders in good times, career politicians’ DNA, and Russian infiltration.
That the US suddenly changes course and does exactly everything they’ve prevented Ukraine from doing is hypocrisy on a level that would make anyone feel unfairly treated but suddenly the law of the strong applies and a cowardly and frightened Europe cowers instead – damn clowns.
Trump has now ranted at length about what he thinks – he thinks it’s time for Ukraine to give up so we can have peace in the world, lost the link.
I’m starting to worry about Europe and that we won’t resist, especially against the US later this spring because we’ve reached a critical level with the Hormuz and the Red Sea so we’re basically dependent on oil and LNG from the US for the foreseeable future.
You know my opinion on the matter – by design from the US, and now the gas reserves are empty in Europe. We have 5-6 months to replenish them at the same time as UA’s offensive operations increase significantly and at some point Russia will want to put a stop to them.
We caved with Iran and are now supposed to protect the Hormuz Strait which the US could have done themselves, Europe gets its oil and LNG from the US, Kazakhstan, and Australia in addition to Norway of course so why do we really care?
(by the way, that was exactly what I guessed we would do in the post about the different blocs the other week, right – predictable cowards).
We have also just approved the trade agreement with the US after Trump said that if we want his LNG, we have to approve it – just that alone should have made us not approve it but we bent over and smiled.
Yes, I wrote the other day that we shouldn’t provoke the US as we’ve put ourselves in a position of dependence but we have certain red lines that will harm us if we’re not careful, and Ukraine is the most important one.
And the most important red line for future generations we just gave in to by putting pressure on Ukraine.
The US does NOT want Ukraine to win the war in the way Ukraine wants – we KNOW that, it is indisputable.
The only way for Ukraine to achieve lasting peace is to succeed in dragging Russia into a violent civil war and then mine the border inside or outside the six oblasts closest to them, and ensure that the country is divided into about ten new countries so that Russia becomes weaker than today.
The US and Ukraine are on a direct collision course to the point where I’m starting to wonder if the US is about to take coercive measures against Ukraine soon but what’s best for Ukraine is what’s best for Europe both in the short and long term.
What do you think about the US fortifying Crimea?
Hear me out.
In a situation where Ukraine is about to conquer Crimea, the USA flies in a battalion from the 82nd Airborne Division and then some ships, declaring that in order to ensure future peace and stability in the Black Sea, the USA will take care of security on the peninsula and bring peace to the world. Since neither Ukraine nor Russia can maintain control of the area, they are doing what is best.
I don’t find it unlikely at all.
Zelensky has recently complained that Europe is not even providing money to Ukraine now, and they are running out of resources for their war material production. Without grenades, the artillery falls silent. Yes, money is probably still being sent from individual countries, but we must fully finance this, and another interruption like we have seen several times over the past 4 long years where the artillery fell completely silent would be fatal now and would pull the rug out from under Ukraine again – which is, of course, the intention.
If this fails again this summer because Europe does not dare to oppose the USA/Russia, as we have become dependent on all sorts of things with 100% import, I will be less than thrilled.
We are not there yet, but when things go too well for Ukraine, Russia will propose a ceasefire, and THEN Europe MUST stand by Ukraine’s side; otherwise, there might be a ceasefire, and all will be wasted.
IF there is a ceasefire this summer, Russia/USA will be very strict in ensuring that it is followed – in Ukraine – and then move capabilities to another place, for example, the Baltics.
They will then release 700,000 troops with combat experience.
This is Europe’s single most important event in 2026, and how we respond to Russian-American demands for a ceasefire will determine our lives for a long time to come.
If we can’t even support our friends who are taking the full blow themselves, then we are nothing, right? We are hypocrites and cowards.
In a worst-case scenario, if Ukraine feels so betrayed that they join forces with Russia and move westward – how do you think Europe will fare then?
Europe is walking a very fine line.
In 1940, the whole of Europe was overrun after throwing Poland under the bus, not because we had less equipment and manpower, on the contrary – we had many more soldiers, more modern and more numerous aircraft and tanks, but we were tactically outclassed.
The losses of the Allies (KWIA+prisoners) in the summer months of 1940 were over +3 million men.
Germany simply moved its forces first to Poland and then to France, even though the French attempted a small offensive when the Germans were weak – poorly executed.
Similar to the drone weapon we do not have today, as Ukraine has shown us wins wars because it accounts for 80% of the losses – and Russia already has them.
Ukraine has already shown Europe that we will suffer catastrophic losses in a drone-saturated combat environment, but also that we have not learned anything in four years.
This is Europe’s last chance, and Trump will use all the pressure he has.
As you read my previous post, you know that the third world war is already underway, as Budanov also says now, even though all sensible people think Johan No.1 is exaggerating.
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/03/27/8027380
Here you have a theory about the drones in the Baltics, by the way – alternative explanations that are all crap.
Countries around the world have started to keep quiet about what is happening, unfortunately, so it is harder to get information outside the Ukraine war, but now perhaps the losses for the USA are increasing in the Iran war?
One fact about the Iran war is that both aircraft carriers have left the area, so one can guess that their aircraft are still needed, so it was not because they ran out of targets to attack – that is likely.
In my extensive leading post about Iran, I asked why Iran initiated the first strike, and now Iran has said that they were deceived, so we probably have the answer to that question – the USA deceived Iran that the negotiations would continue, a reverse Pearl Harbor.
I also asked why terrorism has not started or drones targeting Western targets.
Both have now started with a bang – this tells us that Iran has a lot of hidden terrorist capabilities among us, even though we have to guess who has flown about twenty advanced drones over Bakersfield so far. We know that China has infiltrated SOF for a couple of years, films at the border to Mexico showing Asian four-man groups in short clips.
Ukraine has already shown us that half of critical capabilities can be taken out with a well-executed operation, and Europe/USA are much less prepared for sabotage operations than Russia was.
You also know from my previous posts that a popular revolution is a crucial part of the plan here because without it, nothing will really improve for anyone in Iran.
Israel is working against it more than the USA, but right now, the citizens have been told to stay home for a while – the popular uprising has not happened yet.
During the spring, an attempt will be made, and if it fails, the USA will probably withdraw after placing their soldiers on oil exports and Hormuz and declare a resounding victory with the entire MENA destabilized.
Personally, I believe that the war is justified because the threat from Iran is and was significant, and it was increasing because they were part of the global escalation. Iran has provided martyrs to Russia, and initially, they were controlled by Iranian operators in Ukraine. More and more people in Sweden are now doing Iran’s bidding – Reinfeldt and Carl Bildt were the first, and now it’s Anne Ramberg. Surprised, absolutely.
But then you have to follow through and not just make a quick smash-and-grab coup and then pass the problem on to others who will be worse off.
There are several reasons to worry about the Iran conflict, one being that the USA and Israel provoked the Iranian retaliation on oil infrastructure throughout MENA, but then there is also this – now there are long convoys of Shiite militias from Iraq on their way to Iran. Where are the A10 Warthogs, Apaches, and drones against these very easy targets?
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202603303830
I have now seen videos of them arriving in Tehran – how is it possible that long convoys of hundreds of pickups could travel from Iraq to Tehran without being attacked?
When something doesn’t fit, you can either dismiss it or start suspecting a hidden agenda – we’ll see, but this is a very red warning flag.
ISIS was by design, we know that now, and how the USA has acted with Syria has led to destabilization beyond betraying their longest allies, the Kurds, who were the guarantors of stability in the region.
Why they would allow Iraqi militias into Iran, I still don’t understand, but it took me two weeks to understand why Israel and the USA started attacking Iranian oil infrastructure, so it will probably become clear. Unfortunately, there isn’t much discussion when I ask these open questions other than readers thinking I am exaggerating, which I am not at all.
China has started to move in a way that suggests they are expecting war.
Trump has also confirmed that China sent advanced anti-ship missiles to Iran and tried to combat aircraft carriers. He said this in a public appearance, and even though he is notoriously unreliable as a source, it is a confirmation because the assumption we made was qualified.
China knows that their technological platform is inferior, but they also know they have quantity.
In the various outcomes of our current global conflict, I would rather see an active global conflict where the US and China hammer each other until they get tired, rather than Russia – US – China already dividing the world among themselves and doing as they please in their spheres of interest where no one else can challenge them.
Russia – US have already done it, but if US – China have done it, we do not know yet.
After a global conflict, the world will not want more war, but if we already have a new cold war, it is oppression for many countries instead.
China, the US, and Russia all behave in the same way, just different degrees of evil – now the US is going to take down Cuba, which I do not support at all, and Venezuela was not justified either.
In Ukraine, Russia has shown its true face, and so has China – all three are imperialists who gladly enslave others.
Of the three, the only one not actively at war yet is China; we had a long post about Taiwan, but what will likely determine the outcome is who has mastered drone weaponry best, which we can assume is China, present in Ukraine. The US has not done so, and Taiwan heavily relies on the US.
Taiwan is an island, and the US is preoccupied with Iran, even though the 7th fleet and at least two aircraft carrier groups are in Asia.
Taiwan’s airbases/fleet are prime targets, and China will naturally carry out a first strike; saw an interesting piece about China taking old fighter jets and turning them into guided drones.
Europe will not practically be able to make a difference, and the US has started depleting a lot of capability in the Iran war as they recklessly waste ammunition without production.
If I try to put myself in China’s shoes, their global alliance is falling apart, and they now have the opportunity to retract their claws or escalate – if they retract their claws, their economic dominance will end, which the US will ensure, and Europe probably has also grown tired of them after 2022, we hope.
After all, China has been holding Russia under its arms completely since around 2023, so the Russian threat to Europe has been built up by China – and that is a threat to us.
We have speculated a lot, and the next best thing for China is probably to turn against Russia instead of territory, maybe that’s why the US wants to get an intact Russia on its side against China – all guesses.
As is well known, I am of the opinion that China will probably test its wings, they have the right ingredients for it and probably the same type of situation as Russia; if they back down now, their leadership is in jeopardy.
All three show dictatorship ambitions towards the countries within their spheres of interest – we may very well be heading towards a new cold war when they consider that the cost of war is too high.
Europe has a great opportunity to be a positive counterbalance to all of this by simply tying countries to us with trade agreements, but we also need the potential for violence to not be overrun all the time.
Or Europe could take the easy route, join the club where Africa becomes our area of interest…
After WW2, we got the Cold War, so the highest risk is probably still a cold war?
But for Europe, a solution to the Ukraine war that is advantageous for us is the most important and something we simply must ensure – if we do not, we have ruined it for future generations.
Last chance, and my good friend Carsten Bauer has made another revision of his analyses, and now he thinks it is urgent.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvge7r31989o
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Yes, it is obvious that the USA does what is good for the USA.
I am surprised that Iran has not taken the war to the USA yet. Have we heard of thwarted attacks in the vicinity of the USA, or is it still perhaps secret? Or has nothing happened at all yet?
Currently, Iran’s strategy seems to be to undermine the Trump administration in the American domestic opinion, which so far seems to be working quite well.
Attacks on American soil would sabotage this gain in public opinion.
I don’t think they will play the “attack the homeland” card anytime soon anyway.
Thank you for the rant. Yes, we have two wars. The latter belatedly as mentioned by MXT who still can’t resist quoting The G …. Carl Bildt when he rants about war crimes – not Iran. Just recently discovered because the same man The G .. Car Bildt spent considerable time and energy, including dressing up in a burka, confirming ✅ the regime in Iran. Yes, the tardiness did not start with Ukraine. The collapse of Iran started long before the illegal annexation of Crimea.
N Slobozhansky-Kursk 1
S Slobozhansky 3
Kupyansk 11💥
Lyman 4
Slovyansk 4
Kramatorsk 0
Kostjantynivka 17💥↘️
Pokrovsk 29💥💥
Oleksandrivskij 9💥
Huliaipole 13💥
Orikhivsk 0
Prydniprovskij/Dnipro 0
Sum sectors 91↘️
Unlocalized 49↗️
Total 140↘️
Have both aircraft carriers left the ME? Gerald Ford was damaged by fire and is in need of repairs. Crete? Then probably Newport News. But has Abraham Lincoln also left the area? F35 requires special care so they probably accompany the ship back. But maybe they also have F18. In that case, maybe the US can use a base in the vicinity for these planes. If AL has also left, then the US has lost all air support. Sounds strange.
Good post and thanks Johan no 1!👍👍👍
Interesting post as usual. One can wonder a bit what Zelensky has up his sleeve since he has become a bit less diplomatic (read more cocky perhaps) lately. They might have something additional sensational (drones in containers) as an Easter egg for Putin and company.
Then one can also ponder a bit on how many shadow fleet ships can be anchored near the drone-infested oil ports. Quite a few are there now.
Yes. They will soon rub against each other. During the oil crises of the 70s, many tankers were moored in the fjords of Bohuslän. It would have been interesting to be present when the environmental committee in, for example, Lysekil discussed a request from Russia to anchor 10-12 shadow tankers in Gullmarsfjorden indefinitely.
Checked marine traffic, and there are a couple of clusters of boats in the Gulf of Finland, east of Tallinn/Helsinki.
On 18 tankers in both clusters, it said “For Order”, so they seem to have been canceled. 😀
Edit: Now I read Lasse W’s comment further down, so it might be normal to wait for orders there, as they have been down unloading. It’s probably only Russia that uses these ships.
Anders Lindberg, Aftonbladet:
The Iran War
It would have been nice to be able to write that everything is as it should be in the relationship across the Atlantic.
But just a few weeks ago, Donald Trump invaded Iran without informing his allies in advance, only to then demand that NATO should help him.
Sweden must do our part for the relationship with the USA, in terms of defense policy and defense industry.
A handshake with us should be valid, always. But that’s actually not where the problem lies right now.
Where the problem lies is the slow foreign policy from the EU. Would Trump try to anchor the war in Iran with the EU? Whose politicians, in their eagerness to legitimize the illegal regime in Iran, have been shuttling to Tehran dressed in burqas. With an anchoring process that would hardly have surpassed the anchoring of economic support to Ukraine. Or?
Or? Would Trump really first anchor an attack on Iran with a Europe that has devoted at least half a millennium to confirming the mullahs in the now multi-layered reduced regime.
War crimes? Violations of international law? Those who claim this also claim that Ukraine, for Europe’s part, might as well lay down their weapons: The war does not affect our security. Iran had no part in Russia not already being driven out of Ukraine.
Massive hypocrisy.
Sometimes one may wonder where the idiocy is anchored. Hopefully not here on the blog. Sometimes MXT writes things that make you wonder, like Carl Bildt reading the blog…
I am against obvious war crimes such as, for example, bombing of civilians or anything that will directly and significantly impact civilians negatively. For example, desalination plants, which is what I connected with Carl Bildt, that he read here, because his post on the same topic came after my comment.
I find it difficult to understand why not everyone is against war crimes and for the life of me cannot understand why you think it’s hypocrisy? In what way then?
I do not see Iran committing war crimes as an excuse for the USA to escape criticism when they do it.
Ukraine does not terror bomb Russian civilians and their homes even though Russia does it to Ukraine. They have not stooped to Russia’s level. Yet it is Russia that has illegally attacked Ukraine and they suffer heavily every day from Russia’s terror bombings.
The US’s war has already cost many civilian Iranians their lives even if it hasn’t been intentional, but if they now intend to deliberately commit obvious war crimes, they are sinking to Iran’s level. The USA should be able to maintain higher standards than that.
So, must one think that it is completely okay with war crimes in order not to be accused of hypocrisy?
Furthermore, one hopes that the civilian population will rise up? Is it then a successful move to worsen things for them? Have Russia’s attacks on civilian homes had the desired effect? Pure idiocy to start hitting civilian targets.
The Iran war is reminiscent of Russia’s attempt to take over Ukraine when they thought it would take three days and then realize that “Oops, it wasn’t that simple! We probably need to start bombing the civilian population if we are to have a chance of winning.”
Of course, the USA would have coordinated it with the partners they want to have in the war. To suddenly start a war without warning, sensible planning and consideration, and without having issued any ultimatums beforehand, and then cry for help when things go wrong, and then get upset when they don’t get it…
The handling of the Iran war is so bad. Militarily, they have successes (there are officers and personnel who know what they are doing) but otherwise, it is downright embarrassing for the USA and it is actually not the EU’s fault.
I note that Iran has been experiencing water shortages for several years. Furthermore, desalination plants have been built, but these have been criticized from an environmental/ecological perspective. Additionally, it seems that these plants were already targeted in March, and when Trump makes the statement, he indicates that he will do what has already happened (carried out on his or Netanyahu’s orders). Or perhaps it was a decision at a lower level, and Trump wanted to preempt the attention from what had already occurred. Fourthly, I don’t believe that Trump or Netanyahu would act in any way to undermine the forces that want to overthrow what remains of the fanatical religious and anti-Western regime. As Johan claims in today’s blog, the population should still stay indoors. These plans are therefore very current, and if one chooses to bomb desalination plants, it is likely with a clear purpose to counteract the West and the hostile Iranian regime, as well as to contribute to a popular uprising. Carl Bildt has been very vocal about the fact that the war against Iran is an overstep, and all his comments must be seen in light of this. Carl Bildt has been even more unclear or silent when it comes to Iran’s violations of human rights, which give carte blanche to attack the regime, ensuring that the Security Council is broken. So, he is wrong there. Instead, which you do not address, CB and his European counterparts have been heavily invested in an agreement with Iran that has allowed the country to arm itself, build nuclear capacity, and strengthen its Shia militias around the world. This is something CB does not mention, nor do you address.
No war crime makes another better. But if it is a war crime, that is CB’s claim. Ukraine knocks out Russian electricity and heating plants in the winter. Would that also be a war crime?
Major Ukrainian attacks – power outage in Russia
More than 20,000 residents in Russian regions near Ukraine are without electricity after Ukrainian attacks, local authorities reported on Sunday.
Ukraine is reported to have attacked a power plant in the Russian city of Voronezh, according to The Kyiv Independent, citing several sources. Unverified images circulating on social media appear to show an explosion at the facility.
A drone attack late on Saturday also caused serious damage to the electricity and heating network in Belgorod.
In the Kursk region further west, a fire reportedly broke out at a power plant, cutting off residents’ access to electricity.
The Ministry of Defense in Moscow, according to the Ansa news agency, stated that the country’s air defense shot down 44 Ukrainian drones overnight on Sunday, most of them over the Bryansk region near Ukraine.
(TT)
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/utrikes/direktrapport-forsamrat-sakerhetslage?inlagg=33300cdc48c37dbc24927633426a4910
To alpha and omega. Many ships are accustomed to anchoring for long periods and waiting for cargo. You might as well anchor in the Gulf of Finland as anywhere else.
The question is asked 🧐
What do YOU think UA has for an Easter egg.
In 2025, China begged Zelensky NOT to drone on May 9th and Zelensky confirmed that his friends (USA + Europe) stopped them. They chose to let Xi and Putin sit and sunbathe in the parade. We KNEW that ua could drone away everything.
Droning the hell out of May 9th alternatively canceling it would be very smart as the situation is today.
USA has soured significantly on MENA for having the audacity to buy ua drone technology – directly offensive to the USA.
ua is next level, we have seen it since 2022 and now it is becoming clear.
Other targets – Kremlin?
have been explained to me in another thread that will never happen.
FSB and other agencies headquarters, then we know it’s serious.
ua intends to crush Russia
Don’t think at all that it would be smart to drone the hell out of XI, it would lead to China getting involved actively in a completely different way in the war. If one could pinpoint Putin, it would be a different story, but there’s always the risk that things could go wrong. If one were to accidentally blow up some children in the audience instead, it would be a catastrophe. So, I agree with those in the other thread.
However, it wouldn’t be foolish of them to try to stop the celebration. They should send some drones towards Moscow every day until they feel they dare not have any celebration, or until they are forced to move there with all the LV they have left to feel safe. Either way, both outcomes would be a win.
Also, an Easter egg doesn’t need to involve the celebration directly. If they can attack massively on other fronts so that the Russians wake up the next day to news that refineries, ports, and other targets are on fire, making their hangover feel like their smallest problem, that would be quite nice.
I agree about targeting the FSB headquarters, that wouldn’t be a bad idea!
So according to you, the only way to drown the parade is for Xi and a bunch of children to die,
Or did you just write that so you could say that you didn’t agree
then you realize that “on the other hand” it would be good to stop the celebration?
Remove the children and Xi so did you figure out what I wrote that you didn’t agree with?
I got the impression that you wanted them to take the lives of Xi and Putin, but I may have misunderstood you.
It’s not easy to precision bomb the celebration from a distance, thus risking things happening that you don’t want to happen.
I’m in favor of stopping the celebration in advance, but not by condemning the celebration itself. But maybe that’s not what you wanted?
The Kremlin wouldn’t be a bad idea either – symbols are important
Symbols. The Cathedral of Vasily on Red Square? 12/4. Russian Easter. That would be a symbolic act. Especially since Kirill and Putin support each other. But I am ambivalent here. Faith is indeed a hope for many, especially the poor, regardless of religion. But it is a beautiful creation and a symbol of Russia. We can compromise. Ukraine can shoot down an onion dome…
Gentlemen, there are about twenty Russian cargo ships directly above submarine cables in the Atlantic and the Baltic Sea 🧐
Ukraine meets Russia, China and the USA 🧐
Orban is toast 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Is it something you came up with on your own, spontaneously, or is there some interesting news that forms the basis of your conclusion?
Either way, I hope it’s true.👍
You found it below, evidence of leaked information to RU
Puzzle together yourself.
RU attack on Europe has already been discussed
https://x.com/amuse/status/2038751083367915889?s=46&t=Vah3JXV31B9lXwZOK5gF7w
Now, it wasn’t really the case that Iran attacked the USA.. And we already knew that the USA probably wouldn’t help, so now they have found themselves an excuse they can use.
I’m more worried that they will side with Russia and help them instead. 😄
1. it has been discussed, Trump said something too.
2. We do not trust the usa to the point that we believe they help ru in that case.
New times?
“⚡️ Ungern lobbande mot EU:s Rysslands sanktioner på Moskvas begäran, enligt utredning. Rysslands utrikesminister Sergej Lavrov bad sin ungerska kollega, Peter Szijjarto, om hjälp att stryka Gulbahor Ismailova, systern till den ryska oligarken Alisher Usmanov, från listan, enligt utredningen.”
https://kyivindependent.com/hungary-helped-lift-sanctions-on-oligarchs-entities-at-moscows-request-media-investigation-says/
“Recordings of conversations between the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Russian Foreign Minister have appeared online.”
https://bsky.app/profile/wartranslated.bsky.social/post/3midsk4q5h22f
I ended up in the wrong place so now I saw that I should have gone under Johan’s previous comment. Too lazy to move it now.
Laziness did not make anyone a billionaire
I have tried to tear the life out of me, it didn’t help either.
Russia will increase its efforts to limit VPN services, which are used to bypass censorship and internet blockades. This is stated by the country’s digital minister Maksut Shadayev, according to Reuters.
The announcement is seen as another step in the Kremlin’s restrictions on Russians’ access to the internet. Previously, WhatsApp and Telegram have been blocked, and mobile internet has been shut down on several occasions in various parts of the country, including in the capital Moscow.
Based on Google Trends, Russian searches for VPN services reached record levels in March, as reported by Moscow Times. Reuters describes it as a cat-and-mouse game. When Russian authorities shut down one VPN, another one emerges, and many young Russians switch VPNs daily.
Several of the EU countries’ foreign ministers are visiting the Ukrainian city of Butsja today, where Russia was revealed four years ago to have committed horrific war crimes, several media outlets report.
The delegation, which includes, among others, Sweden’s Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M), is led by the EU’s foreign chief Kaja Kallas and is received by Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha. The latter is calling for a war tribunal for the responsible Russians.
“The extent of Russian abuses during the aggression is unparalleled in Europe since World War II,” he writes on X.
Kaja Kallas’ message after the memorial ceremony is similar.
“The EU is determined to ensure that these crimes do not go unpunished, including by supporting a special tribunal for the crime of aggression,” she writes on X.
Off-topic, but positive
“84 people fell victim to deadly violence in 2025. That is eight cases fewer than the year before, and the lowest level recorded since 2012. This is shown by new statistics from the Swedish Crime Prevention Council, Brå.
The most common method, just like in previous years, was firearm violence, which was used in 42 of the cases.
According to Brå, the mass shooting at Campus Risbergska in Örebro had a significant impact on the statistics for 2025. The incident accounted for almost a quarter of all cases of deadly firearm violence. The seven women who were killed in the attack represent 28 percent of all women killed during the year.”
https://omni.se/2025-sag-lagsta-nivan-av-dodligt-vald-sedan-2012/a/0ppzq2
“⚡️’Security situation’ blocks EU inspection of Druzhba pipeline, Ukraine says. Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Taras Kachka attributed the delay to “technical safety procedures.”
https://kyivindependent.com/security-situation-blocks-eu-inspection-of-druzhba-pipeline/
Prorysk? We need to have you undergo a psychiatric evaluation! 😄
“❗️Romanian MEP Diana Șoșoacă was summoned by prosecutors for a psychiatric evaluation in a case involving extremist propaganda. She previously made pro-Russian statements, criticized Zelensky, and opposed support for Ukraine, drawing scrutiny in multiple investigations.”
https://bsky.app/profile/noelreports.com/post/3midtehpjec2a
“At least 1 killed, 39 injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over past day”
It seems that Ust-Luga has been visited again!
“❗️A burning 🇷🇺Russian port of Ust-Luga tonight after a repeated drone attack”
https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3midr7dyogs2n
“A Ukrainian FPV operator found an unarmed Russian soldier abandoned by his own side. ㅤ He dropped water and a note on how to surrender. ㅤ You do not see videos like this from the Russian side. That difference says everything.”
“🇫🇮🇺🇦 Finland will not demand that Ukraine stop or reduce strikes on the Russian oil sector after the downing of two drones, – Finnish Foreign Minister “Ukraine has the right to defend itself. We do not make any demands on Ukraine regarding what targets it seeks to influence within Russia.”
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3midppvnfhs2c“
“Our goal is to completely replace existing Russian crude,” – CEO of Georgia’s oil refinery, Black Sea Petroleum. He said they are now replacing Russian oil with oil from Turkmenistan, and plan to use Kazakh and other alternatives later.”
https://bsky.app/profile/antongerashchenko.bsky.social/post/3mido3ocgfc2j
🇺🇦🙏 During the clearing of the village of Myrne, Zaporizhzhia region, two Ukrainian soldiers were captured. Soldiers of Morok battalion, using FPV drones, first managed to separate the enemy who was leading the prisoners, and then eliminate… After that, the Ukrainian prisoners managed to escape.”
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3midnqxunxc2h
“🇺🇸 The share of the US dollar in global reserves has fallen to a historic low this century. Bloomberg analysis shows that over the 21st century, the share of the US dollar has decreased from 65% to less than 40% relative to other reserve assets.”
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3midmnxuzs22n
Maybe not quite the Easter egg we had in mind. But I suspect it’s just a way for Zelenskyy to score points when Putin refuses to agree to it.
“Zelensky has proposed an Easter ceasefire and an energy truce, offering to consider compromises that do not affect its dignity or sovereignty.”
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/72866
Hehe, Zelensky knows that large parts of Russia’s energy exports are down. Like when Putin offered to stop doing something they had already finished.
“❗️During the night, 🇺🇦Ukrainian troops downed 267 of 289 🇷🇺Russian UAVs”
https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3midm3hegjs2q
EU ministers led by Kallas arrive in Kyiv to mark the grim anniversary of the Bucha massacre. Ahead of talks, diplomats will visit Bucha, Irpin and Borodianka, where at least 73 civilians have been confirmed dead and more than 100 killings remain under investigation.
Zelensky on the war in Iran, where he believes that Russia probably wants the war to continue as long as possible because it benefits them…
“❗️👀 Zelensky: I am sure that the leaders in the Middle East do not want a long war. I am sure that they want peace. Their focus is on the economy, finance, business, technology and, of course, tourism. But that, in turn, depends on several things. First, what the US will do and what it wants.
Second, what Iran wants. Third, what Israel does. And fourth, whether Russia wants a long war.
As of today, I am sure that Russia wants a long war. It benefits from this. The United States is focused on the Middle East, which means less military support for Ukraine.
In addition, sanctions have been eased – partially, but still eased – and Russia is starting to grow economically. I see only benefits for Russia, because it does not think about human lives, especially when it is not Russian lives.”
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3midlnc22gk2n
Big question – does the US want Iran to fall with Pasha instead?
Israel wants it
I hope that the career of V-politician Anders Gillgren comes to a swift end.
Let’s do as they do in Romania.. (see previous post).
“He claims that Russia did not invade Ukraine, questions the massacre in Bucha, and shares posts that label Zelensky as a Nazi.”
HT’s investigation shows that local V-politician Anders Gillgren is spreading Russian propaganda on social media.”
https://www.ht.se/2026-02-13/lokal-politiker-sprider-rysk-propaganda/
Like with Ceaușescu?
It doesn’t sound like the civilian population in Iran is having too hard of a time so far, if the lack of internet is the biggest problem.
“Iran has entered its 32nd day where virtually the entire population lacks access to the internet, reports the BBC. According to figures from the organization Netblocks, the current connectivity level is at one percent of normal, before the regime shut down the internet following attacks by the USA and Israel.
AFP has managed to contact several residents of Tehran who describe how people, despite the war and isolation from the outside world, are trying to stick to their daily routines.
– There is no starvation, everything is available […] we still go to cafes. […] But there is a sense of hopelessness among all of us. We don’t know what to do and there isn’t really anything we can do, says the 40-year-old photographer Shayan to the news agency.
Some politicians and regime loyal journalists still have access to the internet. Using satellite internet via Starlink is punishable by law and strongly opposed by authorities.”
https://omni.se/over-en-manad-utan-internet-i-iran-kansla-av-hopploshet/a/433KEG
Yes, a little hanging out in a crane is not good for public health 👍
Paasikivi who has been wrong for four years
https://x.com/dise_tv/status/2038880107213758495?s=46&t=Vah3JXV31B9lXwZOK5gF7w
In what way do you think he has been wrong?
From my point of view, he has been far too pessimistic about Ukraine’s capabilities throughout the years. But in the comments (probably Russian?) on your link, everyone says that he has been wrong because he has been too negative about Russian capabilities. Which I do not recognize at all. Every time you hear him speak, he talks about not believing that things can go well for Ukraine.
Paasikivi is absolutely right!
Thank you for sharing that so one could both nod in recognition and have a good laugh!
Hmm, American oil tankers en route to Europe have changed course.
Starting to suspect that the US is getting annoyed with us for not doing as they wish.
same old as 1945?
Donald Trump directs sharp criticism towards the countries that “refused to participate in the beheading of Iran,” according to a post on Truth Social.
He now lists two suggestions for the countries experiencing a shortage of aviation fuel due to the blockade in Hormuz.
“Number 1, buy from the USA, we have plenty of it, and Number 2, gather some delayed courage, go to the strait and just take it.”
According to Trump, the difficult part has already been taken care of, and therefore the countries concerned can “go and fetch your own oil.”
I’m not convinced that the Hormuz situation is an unexpected failure.
The situation gives the USA a very strong position regarding global energy supply. This has already been activated as pressure against the EU regarding approval of the trade agreement. Several pressures are probably in line, I guess.
The Gulf states have now clearly been thrown under the bus?
And the winners are…. Iran, Russia, Trump, Bibi…
You are sniffing a worst-case scenario a bit…
If the Iranian mullah regime does not fall and the USA only makes a deal with them, then everyone is on the other side against Europe and Ukraine.
Exciting times 😶
As construction workers leave behind debris and trash at the construction site and say it’s time to move in. 🏗️ ⛑️ 🪤🚧
At the same time, a lot of the work has involved cracking down on things that Europe has helped Iran finance and develop for decades.
“❗️Consequences of the explosion at the 🇷🇺Nizhnekamskneftekhim plant in Nizhnekamsk (Tatarstan)”
https://bsky.app/profile/militarynewsua.bsky.social/post/3miecdzw2zs2d
“🤬 Russia said that Ukraine has 2 months to withdraw from Donbas, otherwise there will be “different conditions for peace,” — Zelensky.”
https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3miee57r5q22n
They are probably desperate. Unable to fix it militarily, so now they are trying to talk their way out of it.
Hey,
A lot is happening right now, but besides the fact that the USA is trying to steal Iran’s oil and then dump the sourdough on Europe while the MENA region is destabilized, the USA is furious with Ukraine and Europe for continuing to support Ukraine.
How the Iraqi Shia militias managed to get from Iraq into Iran without dying is something someone needs to explain to me, but they are there now.
Why Israel and the USA started bombing Iran’s oil and LNG installations without any warlike reasons is also an intriguing thought, but the Shia militias are a bit more directly malevolent.
The other hint has come from the USA about Europe being at war with Russia.
Now the ships have been given a new route, and Trump previously said that if we want LNG, we must do as he says.
I’m running out of explanatory models here –
-either it’s out of concern for Russia.
-or the USA wants to weaken Europe.
Which is worse?
Well, those two go hand in hand, so maybe both?
Then suddenly Poland’s patriot becomes interesting – is the USA trying to weaken us before a Russian attack?
Soon we will be entering a territory where we need to start reasoning about what the USA will do to us and Ukraine. Starting to feel that maybe Crimea isn’t so insane after all?
So, it seems that the USA has removed oil intended for us until we put a stop to Ukraine’s rampages – that’s how it looks.
If the USA has started taking the first steps to back out of the war with Iran, while hoping to leave behind a substantial sourdough for the Gulf states, Europe, and the democracies in Asia to handle.
This, combined with reduced or missing deliveries of LNG and oil from the USA, could see former US allies baking bread with the help of the sourdough and coming to terms with Iran. Then the USA and Israel may experience what it’s like to be without both backing, support, and sympathies.
I believe Iran would see such a scenario as an appealing alternative, and I don’t think Iran’s relationship with the Russians weighs particularly heavily in the balance in that case. The Gulf states have entered into agreements for hardware and software from Ukraine, and they are probably becoming even more actively avoiding putting more eggs in the American basket.
Yes, I would gladly see us soap up to the USA, the only thing in your reasoning is perhaps that I do not support us holding the oppressive regime in Iran under our arms to get to the USA.
Now my bar is set quite low so I am satisfied if we make the right decisions regarding Ukraine.
Yes, both aircraft carriers have left the area, one has moved away to Iran and the other went to the dock.
If the aircraft carriers keep their distance from Iran, it may indicate that they want to be out of range for any missile attacks from Iran as retaliation in case of escalating tensions….?
So far, Zelensky is holding out, which is reassuring, but for how long…