Russian invasion The fighting
Russia: Ukraine attacks with Western missiles
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Ukraine has attacked the Russian region of Rostov with six US-made ATACMS missiles and four British Storm Shadow missiles. This is reported by Reuters.
The ministry states that all the American missiles were shot down, but that one of the British ones hit. It is not clear whether the missile caused any damage. Ukraine has not commented on the information.
Russia further states that the attacks will be met with a response.
General killed in Moscow
Ex-president threatens British newspaper: “Legitimate targets”
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev believes that the editors-in-chief of the British newspaper The Times are “legitimate military targets”. He writes this in a post on Telegram, according to The Guardian.
The post is a response to the Times' reporting on Russian General Igor Kirillov, who was killed in a bombing in Moscow on Tuesday. An editorial in the newspaper described the attack as a "legitimate act of defense" by Ukraine.
"Those who commit crimes against Russia always have accomplices. They are also legitimate military targets now. That category also includes the miserable scoundrels at the Times who cowardly hide behind their editor. This means the entire leadership of the newspaper," Medvedev writes, according to TT.
Ukraine has not officially claimed responsibility for the attack on Kirillov, but according to security sources, the Ukrainian security service is behind the attack.
Russia: Ukraine attacks with Western missiles
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Ukraine has attacked the Russian region of Rostov with six US-made ATACMS missiles and four British Storm Shadow missiles. This is reported by Reuters.
The ministry states that all the American missiles were shot down, but that one of the British ones hit. It is not clear whether the missile caused any damage. Ukraine has not commented on the information.
Russia further states that the attacks will be met with a response.
General killed in Moscow
Ex-president threatens British newspaper: “Legitimate targets”
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev believes that the editors-in-chief of the British newspaper The Times are “legitimate military targets”. He writes this in a post on Telegram, according to The Guardian.
The post is a response to the Times' reporting on Russian General Igor Kirillov, who was killed in a bombing in Moscow on Tuesday. An editorial in the newspaper described the attack as a "legitimate act of defense" by Ukraine.
"Those who commit crimes against Russia always have accomplices. They are also legitimate military targets now. That category also includes the miserable scoundrels at the Times who cowardly hide behind their editor. This means the entire leadership of the newspaper," Medvedev writes, according to TT.
Ukraine has not officially claimed responsibility for the attack on Kirillov, but according to security sources, the Ukrainian security service is behind the attack.
The indictment against Trump
Trump prosecutor in Georgia is not allowed to continue pursuing the case
Fani Willis, who has led the legal process against Donald Trump and his allies in Georgia, is disqualified from the case. This is reported by several American media outlets.
“After careful consideration of the court’s conclusions in its decision, we conclude that it erred in not disqualifying District Attorney Willis and her office,” the court said.
The background is that Willis had a romantic relationship with a colleague in the prosecutor’s office.
The decision does not mean that the indictment will be dropped, but it will likely paralyze efforts to prosecute Trump and the 18 co-defendants for attempting to overturn the 2020 election results.
The nuclear power debate
Angela Merkel: It was right to close nuclear power
It was the then German Chancellor Angela Merkel who decided to prematurely close Germany’s nuclear power plants. The decision still affects European and Swedish electricity prices, but in an interview with SVT Nyheter she defends her decision.
– I think that at the time, after the nuclear accident in Fukushima, it was the right decision at least for Germany, says Merkel, adding that she could not have foreseen the energy policy challenges that awaited.
Merkel shut down nuclear power plants after the meltdown following the earthquake disaster in Fukushima, Japan in 2011. Germany then invested in coal-fired power, but in recent years several coal-fired power plants have been closed.
Trump prosecutor in Georgia is not allowed to continue pursuing the case
Fani Willis, who has led the legal process against Donald Trump and his allies in Georgia, is disqualified from the case. This is reported by several American media outlets.
“After careful consideration of the court’s conclusions in its decision, we conclude that it erred in not disqualifying District Attorney Willis and her office,” the court said.
The background is that Willis had a romantic relationship with a colleague in the prosecutor’s office.
The decision does not mean that the indictment will be dropped, but it will likely paralyze efforts to prosecute Trump and the 18 co-defendants for attempting to overturn the 2020 election results.
The nuclear power debate
Angela Merkel: It was right to close nuclear power
It was the then German Chancellor Angela Merkel who decided to prematurely close Germany’s nuclear power plants. The decision still affects European and Swedish electricity prices, but in an interview with SVT Nyheter she defends her decision.
– I think that at the time, after the nuclear accident in Fukushima, it was the right decision at least for Germany, says Merkel, adding that she could not have foreseen the energy policy challenges that awaited.
Merkel shut down nuclear power plants after the meltdown following the earthquake disaster in Fukushima, Japan in 2011. Germany then invested in coal-fired power, but in recent years several coal-fired power plants have been closed.
The Syrian War The Fall of the Assad Regime
Rebel Leader: Syria No Threat – Lift Sanctions
The Syrians are tired of war and pose no threat to either their neighbors or the West. This is according to Ahmed al-Sharaa, leader of the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Julani.
In an interview with the British BBC, al-Sharaa calls on the world to lift sanctions against Syria and remove the HTS terrorist label.
– Now, after everything that has happened, the sanctions must be lifted because they were directed against the old regime. The victim and the oppressor should not be treated the same way, he says.
HTS was the group that led the rebels who overthrew Syrian President Bashar al-Assad just over a week ago. Since then, an interim prime minister has been appointed, but according to the BBC, it is de facto al-Sharaa who leads the country.
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