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Hungarian FM works for Russia. A recording of audiocall between Lavrov and Szijjártó from The Insider: Lavrov: Alisher [Russian oligarch] asked me to remind you to remove his sister from sanction list. Szijjártó: We work on that with Slovaks, already submitting a proposal. 1/

When the whole world learned about Bucha. About Ukrainians butchered in the streets of Bucha by Russian occupiers. About our people tortured in basements. About those shot on the roads. About adults and children whose bodies were found in graves in Bucha. Everyone saw the horror that Russia and its aggression bring. They saw what Ukraine is really defending itself against. Today, on the fourth anniversary of Bucha’s liberation from Russian occupiers, we honored the memory of Ukrainians who were killed and tortured there. We remember and will never forget what the enemy did. Every Russian murderer, executioner, and terrorist must be held accountable for every crime against our people. Blessed be the memory of everyone whose lives were taken by Russia – to all who were killed in Bucha and across Ukraine at the hands of Russian occupiers.

Incredible! Trump lackey Marco Rubio "expressed regret that the Saudi authorities signed defense agreements with Ukraine without consulting the" US, which had failed to consult with or defend Saudi Arabia. Then you hav e no say. Doesn't Rubio understand that? This is worse than chutzpah, this is gangster behavior. Rubio makes clear that the Trump administration considers Ukraine an enemy, while it supports Russia, which supports Iran, which bombs US bases in the Gulf and Saudi Arabia. Remember that Trump just said: “let the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia kiss my ass and be polite to me from now on.” Why deal with such scums?

@Eipurs Jā, tā lapa neveras vaļā. Būtu vērtīgi, ja krizes situācijā šāda lapa tomēr būtu pieejama.

Ja vēl tā 112 lapa spētu ātri atvērties. Būsim pa visiem kopā uzkarinājuši.

Oleksandr Yakovenko, the founder of TAF Industries, one of Ukraine's largest drone makers wrote a good response to @RheinmetallAG's Papperger's irritating statement. I used AI to translate it for you. It is worth reading in full. "Dear Mr. Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall, When you called Ukrainian drone manufacturers “Ukrainian housewives with 3D printers in their kitchens,” you demonstrated how deeply the European defense establishment still fails to understand the nature of modern warfare. This is not about emоtions. This is about battlefield reality. Here are the figures your industry refuses to acknowledge: In 2025 alone, Ukrainian drones carried out 819,737 confirmed strikes. They accounted for 90% of all combat losses of the Russian army—more than all other types of weapons combined. A single company, TAF Industries, produces up to 100,000 FPV drones per month. Over any given 90-day period, the products of my company alone have more confirmed hits than your entire fleet of equipment over its entire history of combat use across all conflicts. And most importantly—I built this company and achieved these results in two years, not fifty. Think about that. Our drones achieve greater kinetic effect in three months than your flagship platforms have in half a century. Why? Because the battlefield has changed, while your business model has not. Russian electronic warfare has rendered GPS-guided Western munitions (Excalibur, GMLRS, etc.) almost ineffective. Expensive and complex systems designed for wars with air superiority and conventional “peer-on-peer” conflict have become easy targets for drones costing $500–2,000 that attack them from above. The cost-effectiveness ratio has been turned upside down: one 120mm Rheinmetall shell or one anti-tank missile costs more than a dozen of our drones—yet our drones still prevail. This is not a “Lego game.” This is industrial Darwinism in real time. We iterate weekly. We lose factories to missile strikes and rebuild them within weeks. We print parts in basements and deploy 100,000 strike systems per month, while your engineers still require 3–5 years and hundreds of millions of euros to certify even minor upgrades. The war in Ukraine is not a temporary anomaly. It is the first true drone-industrial war. And it has already proven that outdated European platforms—no matter how expensive or “serious”—are becoming increasingly irrelevant if they do not integrate the very technologies you are mocking. So when you say “this is not innovation,” I hear something else: “We do not want to admit that the future is being written in Ukrainian workshops, not in Düsseldorf offices.” The hashtag #MadeByHousewives is trending for a reason. Because these “housewives” destroy more enemy equipment every month than entire European armies do over full campaigns. And they do so while your industry continues to sell 20th-century solutions at 21st-century prices. The invitation stands, Mr. Papperger. Stop laughing at the kitchen table. Come and learn how the war of tomorrow is actually fought. Because the next time someone asks, “Who needs tanks in the age of drones?”, the answer may be simpler than you think: Those who still believe in 1979 will lose to those who are building in 2026. With respect (but with facts), Oleksandr Yakovenko Founder of TAF Industries One of those “Ukrainian housewives”" pravda.com.ua/columns/2026/0…

“We just told Zelensky the guarantees won't kick in until he does what russia wants.” This is the Secretary of State of the United States telling the victim of aggression that it must do what the aggressor wants. Never forget. Vote them all out.

Marco Rubio: "European leaders have said the war in Iran is not their war. So trump wonders why is the war in Ukraine our war?" Because the U.S. gave Ukraine security guarantees in 1994. That’s why.

1994 – Nukes surrendered for “guarantees” 2014 – guarantees meant nothing, Ukraine was asked to give up Crimea for “peace” 2014-2022 - pretend russia's war is a "civil war"🤡 2022 - russia starts full-scale war 2026 – Donbas for “new security guarantees”

‼️Statement on the Orbán Government Accusing Me, an Investigative Journalist, of Espionage‼️ Today, the Hungarian government has filed a complaint against me for espionage. Accusing investigative journalists of espionage is virtually unprecedented in the 21st century for an EU member state. This is typical of Putin’s Russia, Belarus, and similar regimes. I have spent over a decade documenting how Russian spies and interests have penetrated Hungarian politics, so I am probably the least surprised by this. Despite growing signs that the Hungarian government acts as a Kremlin ally and copies the Russian model, I still trust that parts of the Hungarian state—and the judiciary—follow the Hungarian constitution, not that of the Russian Federation. I have never engaged in espionage. I see my work as journalistic counterintelligence—from exposing the hacking of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry by Russian actors to revealing the activities of Hungarian pro-Kremlin propagandists. Defending myself publicly would be easier if I were not bound by source protection. But that remains my top priority. I cannot reveal who provides me information or what I receive, including from within Hungarian state structures. If I were not a journalist, I could list many facts proving it is impossible for the Hungarian state to genuinely believe I am spying. Certain meetings, contacts, and information gathering could never have happened otherwise. This baseless accusation now forces me to share details of a specific investigation, including a conversation with a confidential source that appears to have been wiretapped. Normally, this would appear in a finished article or my upcoming book—not here. (It will appear there as well.) Since 2023, I have investigated whether the relationship between Péter Szijjártó and Russian officials exceeds legal limits. The published audio, where I’m heard talking to a source, mentions that communication between Szijjártó and Sergey Lavrov is recorded by EU intelligence services. Less attention has gone to my point that this relationship raises strong suspicion of political intelligence activity and influence operations in Russia’s interest. These are serious claims and hard to prove. As a journalist, I cannot force anyone to speak or hand over documents. That is why gathering this information has taken so long—and why I spoke to that sensitive source (while the conversation was secretly recorded). Serious claims require serious evidence, and I believe I have gathered some. I have not engaged in espionage. I have not cooperated with any foreign intelligence service in surveilling Szijjártó. Instead, I tried to verify earlier fragments of information about Szijjártó–Lavrov communication. I sought to identify the channels and phone numbers used, and whether a secret channel—possibly used by Russian intelligence—exists. In other words, whether Szijjártó uses a hidden device or number unknown even within the Hungarian Foreign Ministry. This was only one part of my research. The other, more serious topic is this: Since at least 2016–2017, EU and NATO intelligence services have had indications that large amounts of cash and precious stones may have been transported from Russia on Hungarian government aircraft or private jets used by government figures. Officials from at least six countries made such claims to me. These signals did not come from monitoring Hungarian targets, but, for example, from intercepting Russian officials discussing or preparing such shipments. Alongside Szijjártó–Lavrov communication, I examined how baggage screening and handling works on such flights, which officials travel with what luggage, whether more packages arrive from Moscow than depart, and how such shipments could be handled discreetly. I know how serious this is, and I would not have written even this much—but since I do not know what else may be taken from the edited recording, or what fabricated accusations (like, for example, that I was seeking such details to commit terrorism) may follow, I believe I must share this now. Why do I investigate all this? According to many sources familiar with the Hungarian state and counterintelligence, there is no independent body in the Orbán system able to investigate or act if a senior official is suspected of espionage. Government members direct intelligence services and set expectations. The services lack both tools and authority to investigate a government member. I knew this would be difficult when I chose to pursue it. But few people in Hungary can or dare to do this, so I felt it was my duty. We have now reached the point where the Orbán government—of which Szijjártó is still a member—aware of my reporting plans and the risk they pose, has preemptively accused me of espionage. I am a Hungarian patriot. I serve the public. As an investigative journalist, my job is to hold power accountable. Neither political theater nor legal threats will deter me.

Our colleague @panyiszabolcs, a journalist for @VSquare_Project (a Central European investigative outlet run by the Polish @FReporterow, part of OCCRP's global network), has come under a brutal, coordinated attack by the Hungarian government. Following his latest investigation into Russian influence in Budapest, the government launched a smear campaign against him. The objective is clear: to undermine his findings, distract the public, and discredit a reporter who reveals compromising information about the regime. This is unfolding in the final days of an election campaign where, for the first time in over a decade, Orbán’s grip on power is under serious threat. More details here: vsquare.org/statement-on-s…

Hungary's Russian-backed Victor Orban regime goes full Russia, now attempting to jail the journalist @panyiszabolcs that published Orban's work with the Russians.

Trump steals their money in a blow to European security, but he calls the Europeans bad allies for not helping with the war he started without consulting them.

As usual, the worse Russia is doing on the battlefield, the more Putin‘s sycophant Trump pushes Ukraine to surrender territory that Russia cannot take, and the more he criticizes Zelenskyy for not accepting national suicide.

Help me make sense of this. On one side, Russia is sending drones, medicine and food to Iran (in addition to targeting info of US interests in the Mid East). On the other, a group of sanctioned Russian lawmakers have been welcomed in Washington for meetings on the Hill

Donald Trump's support for Viktor Orbán is not just a political signal—it's a slap in the face to all Europeans who believe in democracy, the rule of law, and unity. While Europe is under enormous pressure, while war, insecurity, and geopolitical tensions demand our collective strength, Orbán repeatedly obstructs progress, blocks decisions, divides the Union, and refuses solidarity with Ukraine. For years, Orbán has even been passing on internal EU information to Russia. And Trump openly supports precisely this course. This is no coincidence. It is a deliberate alliance with a political model based on isolation, the concentration of power, and the weakening of democratic institutions. Anyone who acts this way is not just opposing individual governments—they are opposing the very idea of ​​a united, free Europe. Furthermore, Trump's attempt to influence political developments within Europe crosses a red line. Elections in Europe are solely the business of Europeans. Any form of outside interference is unacceptable and dangerous. Europe cannot accept this. We cannot remain silent when our values ​​are attacked – neither from within nor from without. Anyone who strengthens authoritarian tendencies and sabotages European unity is not a partner. They are an enemy of our shared future. Trump is 100% the enemy of Europe.

For every dollar Denmark spends supporting Ukraine, France sends 7 cents, Italy 7 cents. America sends zero. Denmark has given 3.25% of GDP to Ukraine since 2022, the highest rate in the world, according to the Kiel Institute. And 70% of Danes want to keep going. 66% want to give more. On Denmark election day, Ukraine barely registers as a campaign issue. Not because people stopped caring because almost everybody agrees. A reporter walked the streets of Aarhus asking voters. A family lawyer: "I would never vote for anybody who would want to cut the aid for Ukraine." An economics professor: "We have to support the other small countries against these dictators." Out of 40–50 people, one disagreed. His wife interrupted him: "What about the moral side? We cannot just let the Ukrainians alone with the Russians, can we?" If all NATO countries had matched Denmark's commitment over four years, total support for Ukraine would have been $2 trillion. Source: Euromaidan Press

Exclusive: The US has made its offer of security guarantees needed for a peace deal in Ukraine conditional on Kyiv ceding all of the country's eastern region of Donbas to Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Reuters reut.rs/3NPWIkK

🕯️ #OTD , we remember victims of the illegal Soviet occupation and its atrocities. Just in one night more than 42,000 innocent Latvians were put on cattle trains and sent to Siberia to die, perish, suffer. We will never forget. #NeverForget

As I wrote over a decade ago about these people, when it comes to far-right Europeans, it’s always money and it’s always Russia.

.@RepStenyHoyer is right. Congress should pass legislation helping Ukraine acquire the weapons it needs to defend against Russia’s invasion & tighten sanctions against Russia. We have 217 signatures to force a vote & only need one more. Americans overwhelmingly support Ukraine & want us to do more. hoyer.house.gov/media/press-re…