BROWDER: Lavrov called Rubio and threatened U.S. interests in Ukraine. Russia supplied information to Iran to target U.S. interests in Middle East. Truly astounding to watch how Trump administration dealing with Russia right now. That would have been red line under any other U.S. government, any political party, at any other time in history. I’m old enough to remember that if Russia made any kind of threat against U.S. interests, the U.S. would respond with most blistering, dangerous threats against Russian interests, and nobody would do anything about it. That's how Cold War and post-Cold War era functioned. Every American president, every Republican and every Democrat, took very strong line with Russia, and any nasty thing they did was met with most severe and aggressive reprimand.

And why did Israel attack now? Because any positive development that the U.S. and Iran might reach an agreement to end their hostilities must be stopped. For Israel, regional peace is a threat. For the region, Israel is.

What this leaves out is that it’s a response to Israel’s earlier attack on Beirut, which Iran said it would respond to. Trump said he stopped Israel from attacking Beirut last week for this exact reason. Israel ignored him because they want war, not ceasefires or peace.

For two decades, Vladimir Putin managed to trick the world into believing he was a master geopolitical chess player. The catastrophic invasion of Ukraine has permanently shattered that illusion, exposing him as one of the most wildly overestimated strategists in modern history. Putin's long streak of international ”successes” was never a product of strategic brilliance. Instead, his ”victories” happened simply because he was willing to break international rules and push further than his targets expected. Many of his opponents mistakenly believed that appeasement would preserve stability, which only encouraged his aggressive behavior for years. The moment someone finally stood up to him, the entire facade came crashing down. Ukraine refused to capitulate, and the Kremlin's supposedly unstoppable military machine failed pathetically. Putin completely miscalculated the resolve of Ukrainian people and the unity of the West, proving that his earlier triumphs were just the result of bullying weak and hesitant adversaries. By overstretching his forces in this reckless war, he has effectively ruined the economic potential and future of Russia. His legacy is now defined by a bleeding military, crippling sanctions, and absolute isolation from the developed world. It is a pathetic end for a ruler who genuinely believed his own propaganda

Putin’s alleged strategic genius was never anything more than the exploitation of Western weakness and appeasement. As soon as he encountered real resistance, the house of cards collapsed. Ukraine has destroyed not only his military but, above all, his myth. A costly lesson in overestimating oneself. Very well described. I completely agree.

In southern Lebanon, Israel is reusing the same strategy as in Gaza and the West Bank. Demanding the “evacuation” of the population and destroying civilian architecture, it wants to make it impossible for residents ever to return. trib.al/kO8MhWz

Russians once worried about becoming a colony of the West. In fact, because of Putins war in Ukraine, Russia is becoming a colony of China.

With their vacation plans imploding as catastrophically as their planned genocide of a neighboring nation, Russians traveling through some Russian airports have been trapped for days, as Ukrainian drones dismantle their country. Sochi, Russia

It's said that every day of the year marks a massacre committed by Assad's forces or Russia. Today is the 14th anniversary of the Qubeir massacre in Muhardah countryside (NW. #Hama). It began with an operation carried out by Rebels to free a man arrested by Regime. It ended with Regime tanks storming the village and firing at anything that moved. Several residents were taken from their homes and executed. As was customary, Regime forces turned their fury against families - women & children weren't spared. Outcome: over 50 residents killed. More: snhr.org/wp-content/pdf/engl…

Remarkable rescue op by the Syrian government to bring home captives held by the Israeli backed warlord. Well done.

I'm not sure the Irish understand the damage the recent story of their pumping economic support into Putin's war machine is doing to their reputation in Central/East Europe. The idea of Ireland standing on the side of the oppressed against imperialists is gone, probably forever.

Syria, the biggest beneficiary of the Iran War: As trade sought alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz, Syria emerged as a key logistics hub. By March 2026, it had moved 4.63 million tons of cargo, while 100 vessels called at Tartous in April alone, an estimated 30–50% increase in trade activity compared with 2025. New agreements with CMA CGM and the launch of freight train trials from Latakia to Adra show that long-discussed port, rail, and logistics projects are now entering the implementation phase rather than remaining on paper.

The noose around Crimea is tightening. Russian occupation authorities say a Ukrainian strike seriously damaged the bridge at Chonhar, the most convenient of the three entry points for traffic to mainland Russia via the coastal routes. All traffic is now rerouted further west, and is even more vulnerable to Ukrainian “mid-strike” drone attacks. Crimea is already out of fuel, and sale of some basic food items has been restricted to prevent hoarding.

Pay attention to who is willing to break the law for Trump as we head into the midterms—because his end goal is to create a system where others will break the law for him. It's about building a custom where it's normal to break the law for a person. The big case is the military

KASPAROV: We’ve had 20 sanctions packages. How come Russian missiles that hitting Ukrainians and killing people every day are still mostly built with parts and components from sanctions list? How many criminal cases have been opened against sanctions violators? Practically none.

It is time to end this war. But Russia’s ruler wants to keep fighting. That is why Ukrainian sanctions against this aggression are working. Last night, our drones covered a distance of about 1,000 kilometers to the St. Petersburg region – to the enemy navy’s arsenals and a base in Kronstadt. Our long-range sanctions also reached about 500 kilometers into the Krasnodar region – and hit an oil depot. These are important results of the joint efforts by warriors from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine, and the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine. Russia must end its war and stop its attacks on life. Any manifestation of injustice against Ukraine will receive a just response. I thank our warriors for their precision.

One year already. Rukban camp was officially closed a year ago. Once a literal desert town on the Jordanian border, it sheltered over 40,000 displaced people, mostly from E. Homs and Deir Ezzor province. For years, it was besieged by Assad's Regime and residents endured extreme hardship there with severe weather conditions & little access to medical supplies. Rukban camp is a stark example of international failure to respond to people in need in #Syria, incl. the US, which maintained the nearby Tanf base but did little to improve humanitarian conditions. Many residents left the camp before the fall of Assad, as conditions were unbearable, and some never returned home, having disappeared in Regime prisons.

💥😎Nemesis brigade shut down a Russian logistics route between Mariupol and Simferopol — using secret strike "wings" that have never appeared in public before. Operators of the 412th Nemesis Brigade of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces @usf_army have launched a large-scale hunt for Russian logistics in southern Ukraine. They shared video of the first results on May 27. The priority targets for Nemesis are Russian military equipment and supply in the deep rear. The tool: secret strike "wings" that have not previously been seen in the public space. "Thanks to close cooperation between 412 Nemesis and the manufacturer, we managed to create a system perfectly adapted for exactly these tasks. The system's effectiveness is confirmed by dozens of destroyed Russian trucks and fuel tankers." The scale of losses forced the Russian command and occupation authorities to restrict heavy equipment movement to the so-called 'Novorossiya' highway. And the enemy's attempts to use field and dirt roads to bypass the danger are proving equally useless: "Ukrainian drones successfully detect and eliminate targets on any terrain." What this means This is logistics interdiction at the operational level — and it is decisive. Russia's entire position in the south depends on moving fuel and supplies between Mariupol and occupied Crimea. Nemesis has now made the main route too dangerous for heavy vehicles, and the dirt-road alternatives too dangerous to matter. An army that cannot move fuel cannot sustain operations. By turning a key supply corridor into a kill zone — on paved roads and in open fields alike — Ukraine is degrading Russia's southern logistics without firing a single artillery shell at the front line. — Source: 412th Nemesis Brigade, Unmanned Systems Forces / ArmyInform, May 27, 2026 #Ukraine #Nemesis #DroneWarfare #Mariupol #Crimea #UAF #UkraineWillWin #UkraineWarPlan

"We're all a bit fed up with yet another gaslighting statement on Israel and Palestine. [...] Every statement is yet another hesitation in the face of what is an unfolding picture of savagery across the whole region." - Kit Malthouse MP (@kitmalthouse) at today's Middle East Situation Ministerial Statement.

I just found this piece I wrote back in October last year when we first found out that Farage hadn't been declaring his income. The article in the Telegraph says that Farage pays £1M per year for security. Really? So how are we supposed to believe that the £5M from Harborne would fund his security 'for life' as he has now claimed on multiple occasions. An outright lie. I'd suggest that both are lies, and he's spinning like a top, trying to distract from his past falsehoods. PS. At that point, he had 'forgotten' to declare 17 different incomes. What happened? NOTHING.