Thursday, December 11, 2025
Ukraine targets Moscow with mass drone attack -- Ukraine detains Russia shadow fleet cargo ship in Odesa -- [Video/Vlog] One front-line position, two soldiers, 165 days -- Ukraine's secret backchannels to Russia — from oligarchs to spies ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/12/thursday-december-11-2025/
Best way to ramp up Western sanctions on Russia is to double down on enforcement
Slapping new sanctions on #India, #China will turn up heat on Russia, but doubling down on enforcement really hits home
There are other options available to #Trump too. Exposing and closing other #backchannels the #Kremlin uses to evade Western #sanctions would pile significantly more pressure on #Putin & damage his #military capabilities
In response to Russia's latest barbaric attack on July 30, which killed at least 32 civilians in Kyiv, President Donald Trump again threatened to extend sanctions to those who enable the war effort. This is undoubtedly one way to ramp up pressure on Russia, but there are other options available to President Trump too. Exposing and closing other backchannels that the Kremlin uses to evade Western sanctions would pile significantly more pressure on Vladimir Putin and damage his military capabilit
New post on #Backchannels #4S
In this piece, Guilherme Cavalcante Silva reflects on the use of the Global South as both a virtue and a laboratory in Global North institutions through his experience as a first-year PhD student in STS in North America.
A family member played this song for me during a good night over drinks, and I had to know who sang it.
Tonight’s song is “Backchannels” by Shearwater. Their new album is almost brand new and I’m about to dive deep into it.
Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines
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