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Mark<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>’s “imperialist plan wouldn’t end with the conquest of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> but would rather be just the start,” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz</p><p>“We are experiencing daily &amp; with increasing intensity <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/hybrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hybrid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/attacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>attacks</span></a>, including on our <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a>,” Merz said, adding <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Moscow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moscow</span></a> repeatedly staged <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/provocations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>provocations</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Baltic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Baltic</span></a> &amp; North seas</p><p>Merz denounced Russian attacks on <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>German</span></a> infrastructure &amp; its attempts to <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/undermine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>undermine</span></a> social stability</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/russias-imperialist-plan-is-only-beginning-merz-says/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/russias-im</span><span class="invisible">perialist-plan-is-only-beginning-merz-says/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/HybridWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HybridWar</span></a></p>
Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines<p><strong>Thursday, August 21, 2025</strong></p> <p>5 days of diplomacy, 5 days of deadly Russian attacks on Ukraine — Russia is turning occupied Ukraine into a giant military base — Today’s drone strike sparks blaze at oil refinery in Russia’s Rostov Oblast — [vlog/video] The ground drone revolution in Ukraine (Robots are Here) … and more</p> <p><a href="https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/08/thursday-august-21-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025</span><span class="invisible">/08/thursday-august-21-2025/</span></a></p>
Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines<p><strong>Saturday, August 16, 2025</strong></p> <p>That meeting was sickening; Putin loved it — Russian strike hits central Sumy just hours before Trump-Putin summit — Half of Starlink terminals sent to Ukraine found in Russian-occupied areas — Ukraine strikes oil refinery in Russia’s Samara Oblast, command post in Donetsk Oblast … and more</p> <p><a href="https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/08/saturday-august-16-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025</span><span class="invisible">/08/saturday-august-16-2025/</span></a></p>
Mark<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> scrambles fighter jets to intercept Russian spy plane</p><p>This adds to series of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/provocations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>provocations</span></a> reported by <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> allies since start of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/invasion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>invasion</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> in 2022</p><p>The Russian <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Il" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Il</span></a>-20M, which took off from Kaliningrad with its transponder switched off, was headed west toward international airspace near Poland and Germany when it was detected by NATO radar systems.</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/germany-reportedly-scrambles-fighter-06-2025jets-to-intercept-russian-spy-plane-over-baltic-sea/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/germany-re</span><span class="invisible">portedly-scrambles-fighter-06-2025jets-to-intercept-russian-spy-plane-over-baltic-sea/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/BalticSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BalticSea</span></a></p>
Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines<p><strong>Sunday, June 29, 2025</strong></p> <p>Russia revives obsolete T-62 tanks amid equipment shortages — Ukraine approves new ‘Murakha’ ground robot for combat use — Ukrainian drones strike missile, drone arsenal in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast — Russia has amassed 111,000 troops near Pokrovsk … and more</p> <p><a href="https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/06/sunday-june-29-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025</span><span class="invisible">/06/sunday-june-29-2025/</span></a></p>
Tim Zee<p>Trump is trying to provoke chaos. Don't take the bait. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MichaelDeAdder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MichaelDeAdder</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TACO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TACO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAdministration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RiotsInLosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RiotsInLosAngeles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Provocations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Provocations</span></a></p>
Mark<p>Russian jets violate Finnish <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/airspace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>airspace</span></a>, defense</p><p>“We take the suspected <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/territorial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>territorial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/violation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>violation</span></a> seriously and an investigation is underway,” Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen said in a statement</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> regularly stages <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/provocations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>provocations</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a>'s eastern flank, which includes <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Poland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poland</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Finland</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Baltic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Baltic</span></a> countries. On May 22, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Polish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Polish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FighterJets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FighterJets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/intercepted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>intercepted</span></a> a Russian Su-24 bomber in international airspace over the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/BalticSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BalticSea</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/russian-jets-violate-finnish-airspace-defense-ministry-says/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/russian-je</span><span class="invisible">ts-violate-finnish-airspace-defense-ministry-says/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MilitaryAircraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MilitaryAircraft</span></a></p>
Mark<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Baltic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Baltic</span></a> Sea provocations ‘increasing threat of accidental military incidents,’ <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Latvian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Latvian</span></a> intelligence says</p><p>The purpose of the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/provocations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>provocations</span></a> is most likely to <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/intimidate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>intimidate</span></a> and test the potential opponent, while attempts to discredit the reactions and defense capabilities of the countries of the region are not excluded</p><p>These actions are "increasing the threat of accidental military incidents."</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/russian-black-sea-provocations-increasing-threat-of-accidental-military-incidents-latvian-intelligence-says/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/russian-bl</span><span class="invisible">ack-sea-provocations-increasing-threat-of-accidental-military-incidents-latvian-intelligence-says/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/BalticSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BalticSea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/StandWithUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithUkraine</span></a></p>
Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines<p><strong>Wednesday, May 7, 2025</strong></p> <p>‘Putin doesn’t want peace, he wants Ukraine;’ Pence rebukes Trump’s stance on Russia — Russian Baltic Sea provocations increasing threat of accidental military incidents, Latvian intelligence says — Ukraine stabilizes Pokrovsk front, seizes tactical initiative in some areas — Russian soldiers executed 3 unarmed Ukrainian POWs in Donetsk Oblast … and more</p> <p><a href="https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/05/wednesday-may-7-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025</span><span class="invisible">/05/wednesday-may-7-2025/</span></a></p>
Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines<p><strong>Sunday, May 4, 2025</strong></p> <p>Ukrainian sea drone downs Russian fighter jet in world-first strike — Russia used thermobaric weapons in drone strike on Kharkiv, Ukrainian prosecutors say — Russian drone attack on Kyiv injures 11 people, including 2 children, damages shopping mall — France to ramp up AASM Hammer smart bomb production for Ukraine … and more</p> <p><a href="https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/05/sunday-may-4-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025</span><span class="invisible">/05/sunday-may-4-2025/</span></a></p>
IndieAuthors.Social News<p>Why Write Fiction?</p><p>I’m used to being asked where I get story ideas or what my writing process is like. I can reply to these questions easily because I know the answers. But I was thrown off recently when a friend of a friend I met at a party asked me why I write fiction.<br><a href="https://writerunboxed.com/2025/04/23/why-write-fiction/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">writerunboxed.com/2025/04/23/w</span><span class="invisible">hy-write-fiction/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/CRAFT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CRAFT</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Inspirations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Inspirations</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/provocations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>provocations</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/REALWORLD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>REALWORLD</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/RESEARCH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RESEARCH</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>indieauthors</span></a></span></p>
Mark<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> has a “long-standing desire to restore ‘Mother Russia’” &amp; remains determined to assert power over Kyiv, one official said commenting on the U.S. intelligence assessment circulated among <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s administration on March 6</p><p>Some officials believe even if <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> agrees to temporary truce, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Moscow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Moscow</span></a> will use the pause to <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/rearm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rearm</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/violate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>violate</span></a> the agreement, * create <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/provocations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>provocations</span></a> &amp; blame on <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/putin-still-seeks-control-over-ukraine-despite-us-peace-efforts-wp-reports/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/putin-stil</span><span class="invisible">l-seeks-control-over-ukraine-despite-us-peace-efforts-wp-reports/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAggression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAggression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussiaInvadedUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RussiaInvadedUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/StandWithUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithUkraine</span></a></p>
The Kyiv Independent [unofficial]<p><strong>Ukraine Daily summary - Saturday, March 15 2025</strong></p> ‘I can’t sit and watch it’: US volunteers join Ukrainian army after Trump’s sharp policy turn -- Putin still seeks control over Ukraine despite US peace efforts -- Ukraine, EU look to deepen cybersecurity cooperation as Russian threat rises -- Russian troops attacked a residential area in Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with ballistic missiles -- Ukraine is the front line in the battle against oligarchic capitalism -- and more <p><a href="https://writeworks.uk/~/UkraineDaily/Ukraine%20Daily%20summary%20-%20%20Saturday,%20March%2015%202025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">writeworks.uk/~/UkraineDaily/U</span><span class="invisible">kraine%20Daily%20summary%20-%20%20Saturday,%20March%2015%202025/</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Estonians rush to buy out generators and make water stores: how disinformation about BRELL spreads in Baltic States? <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/725575/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/725575/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BRELL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BRELL</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricity</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Estonia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Estonia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Featured" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Featured</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PowerGenerators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PowerGenerators</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/provocations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>provocations</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PublicPanic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicPanic</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/threats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>threats</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>Are You <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Overreacting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Overreacting</span></a>?</p><p>How to survive when <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/provocations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>provocations</span></a> are a natural—and inescapable—part of life.</p><p><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/open-questions/are-you-overreacting" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newyorker.com/culture/open-que</span><span class="invisible">stions/are-you-overreacting</span></a></p>
Claire 🌊🇪🇺🇫🇷🌍<p>"...Cependant, malgré certains efforts, il y a une tendance à valoriser l’ <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/imm%C3%A9diatet%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immédiateté</span></a>, l’ <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/%C3%A9motionnel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>émotionnel</span></a> et les <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/provocations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>provocations</span></a> qui peuvent être décisives quand l’ <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/histoire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>histoire</span></a> hésite comme aujourd’hui..."<br><a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2019/05/06/la-fondation-du-camp-des-milles-redoute-la-montee-des-extremes_5458704_3210.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lemonde.fr/international/artic</span><span class="invisible">le/2019/05/06/la-fondation-du-camp-des-milles-redoute-la-montee-des-extremes_5458704_3210.html</span></a></p>

Is anybody surprised that #KimJongun is escalating the tensions with #provocations along the #DMZ right after #Putin's visit and his promise to help #Northkorea in the event of a war?
Putin is a war criminal hellbent on upending the current world order. Putin wants more #wars to distract from his and #Russia's miserable failure in #Ukraine. The gremlin from the Kremlin wants to see the world on fire. To hell with him.
#Korea #Asia
theguardian.com/world/article/

The Guardian · Russia and North Korea sign mutual defence pactBy Justin McCurry