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Ukraine is attacking Latvia. So far, nothing on CNN or BBC. Why? Because Latvia allows Ukraine to attack Russia through its airspace. Karma is a bitch. 🇺🇦 Ukrainian drones crossed Latvian airspace, with one crashing on the territory of an oil depot: “In Rēzekne, on the premises of the oil storage branch of SIA ‘East-West Transit,’ a crashed unmanned aerial vehicle was discovered. The drone struck an empty oil storage tank. Police confirmed that possible drone debris was also found at the scene. Latvian Defense Minister Sprūds suggested that the drones may have been launched from Ukrainian territory toward targets in Russia, but stressed that this is only a preliminary assumption.”

🇷🇺 Statement by prominent Russian historian Yuri Pivovarov: 📍 “I do not know a greater shame and ‘national humiliation’ in all of Russian military history than this current war. And when someone tries to compare it to the Great Patriotic War — despite all the horrors, bloodshed, and butchers on both sides under Stalin’s totalitarian regime — such a comparison is a sin. Because that was a defensive war. The Ukrainians, on the other hand, will always be proud of this current war — for them, it is their Patriotic War, the Great Patriotic War of the Ukrainian people against the invader. Unfortunately, in this case, the invaders are our [Russian] people.” Video is generated by grok AI

This summer will be a moment when Putin decides what to do next: expand the war or move to diplomacy. And we must push him toward diplomacy. Russia has announced a May 9 parade in Moscow without military equipment. If that happens, it will be the first time in many, many years. They cannot afford military equipment – and they fear drones may buzz over Red Square. This is telling. It shows they are not strong now. So we must keep the pressure, by sanctions, on them. Please oppose any ideas to ease sanctions – this is important. And thank you also to those who are fighting against Russia’s shadow oil fleet. From an intervention at the European Political Community Summit (2/3)