Sunday, January 4, 2026

John Bolton: Putin's strategy -- Bloom amid ruin: Ukraine’s struggle through the journey of one rose -- Inside the fight for Ukraine's river islands -- Peace deal must include British, French military presence in Ukraine, Zelensky says ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/01/sunday-january-4-2026/

@wdlindsy which is absurd and shows that their approach to "shoot first, ask questions later" is in fact self-sabotaging.

@randahl the #LackOfConsequences since #Russia's direct violation of the #BudapestMemorandum in 2011 is seen as #cowardice by #Putin and his followers.

Trump threatens with #CrimesOfAggression and his donors eye potential bonanza if US succeeds with #Greenland land-grab. Will Europe finally challenge these serious US violations of the #UN Charter at the UN SC and GA, and demand they are immediately halted ❓‼️ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump donors eye potential bon...
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@ekis please tell me when any #UN #Vetopower was ever forced to concede throigh the #ICC or anything else but brute force...

  • I'll be waiting...

Cuz I've yet to see a single case where it happened.

@ErikUden #Funfact: In light of a sealed indictment for his #CrimesOfAggression #BushJr canceled visits to #Switzerland....
U.N. puts Russia on its List of Shame for the Killing of Children - Political IQ

The UN added Russia to its global list of offenders, to shame it for the killing and maiming of hundreds of children in Ukraine.

Political IQ

A draft resolution is circulating at the #UN General Assembly for a Nuremberg-style tribunal to hold the Russian leadership accountable for #CrimesOfAggression in #Ukraine

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2022/dec/04/russian-war-crimes-draft-resolution-circulated-un-ukraine-zelenskiy

Russian war crimes draft resolution being circulated at the UN

US opposition may be softening after lobbying by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy

The Guardian