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[martinuzz]

Navalny has been transferred to his prison's hospital with airway complaints.

Last week he started a hunger strike because he isn't getting sufficient medical care, and has been on a regime of being woken every hour at night by guards to 'check if he didn't escape'.
According to his lawyers, he already lost 8 kilos and couldn't stand anymore, before he started hunger strike.

[The_Explorer]

More russia stuff, but now in (edit: the arctic) as well

https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/military/satellite-images-show-russian-military-build-up-in-arctic/news-story/76d8eda7fb2b90740d8fc46374803dfe

[The_Explorer]

And ukraine looks even more likely. Though could end up like crimea where russia gets sanctioned and everyones angry, russia doesnt care that much and takes it anyway and no one goes to ukraine's rescue. That pretty much happened with crimea

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56678665

[martinuzz]

Prince Philip, husband to queen Elizabeth II has died, rather unexpectedly, at age 99.
He was admitted to hospital with an infection that turned out to be more serious than initially assumed.

[Iduno]

Prince Philip, husband to queen Elizabeth II has died, rather unexpectedly, at age 99.
He was admitted to hospital with an infection that turned out to be more serious than initially assumed.

Unexpectedly? He looks like he died 20 years ago.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

[TamerVirus]

"lich decides to retire from public view"

[martinuzz]

The Kremlin has warned Ukraine to not try and retake any of the areas where pro-Russian seperatists proclaimed their own little republics in 2014.
"The Kremlin fears that the civil war in Ukraine is about to start again. If this civil war flares up near our borders, we will consider it a threat to the security of the Russian Federation", said Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov.

Earlier this week, in a phone call between the Ukrainian president and NATO chief in command Jens Stoltenberg, president Volodymyr Zelenski repeated Ukraine's desire to become a NATO member as soon as possible.
Stoltenberg assured Zelenski that the NATO "fully backs the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine".

A few days ago Angela Merkel phoned Putin and urged him to undo the troop buildup at the Ukrainian border.
Today, The White House also informed the Kremlin that their actions are being closely monitored by the USA.

[martinuzz]

After 7 days of rioting in Belfast, the Irish prime minister Micheal Martin warns that Ireland should not return to the Troubles.
"We owe it to present and future generations to never descend to that dark place of sektarian murder and political divide".

The loyalists had pleaded to cease the protests because of prince Philip's death. But Belfast saw another night of riots.
Rioters threw rocks and molotov cocktails at the police, and even sent a burning car rolling into them.
Several police officers were injured.

[Loud Whispers]

7 days of rioting in Belfast sounds like a proper good drink

[Starver]

You know that £2½million ($3½million) Whitehouse-style briefing room that was set up at Number 10? It's officially a bad idea.

And our CJ Cregg has been shifted over to be the spoke at the COP26 conference in Glasgow, possibly as a consolation for having her original job taken out from under her (or else always intended, and now a vestigial part of the cross-positional role).

[Iduno]

https://twitter.com/JolyonMaugham/status/1384476947850268677

Good thread (3 posts). Not good news, though.

[martinuzz]

In his yearly speech, Putin warned the world that anyone who turns against Moscow, can count on a 'disproportional, fast, and heavy' Russian response.

He told his fellow countrymen that their counrty is being threatened by foreign nations that 'keep provoking Russia for no reason'.
Adressing 'foreign provocateurs', he added that they 'will regret their actions like they have not regretted something for a long time'.

[Iduno]

In his yearly speech, Putin warned the world that anyone who turns against Moscow, can count on a 'disproportional, fast, and heavy' Russian response.

He told his fellow countrymen that their counrty is being threatened by foreign nations that 'keep provoking Russia for no reason'.
Adressing 'foreign provocateurs', he added that they 'will regret their actions like they have not regretted something for a long time'.

Sounds like the same line the US always trots out. And why a lot of European countries "need" to keep out foreigners. &c.

[scriver]

In his yearly speech, Putin warned the world that anyone who turns against Moscow, can count on a 'disproportional, fast, and heavy' Russian response.

He told his fellow countrymen that their counrty is being threatened by foreign nations that 'keep provoking Russia for no reason'.
Adressing 'foreign provocateurs', he added that they 'will regret their actions like they have not regretted something for a long time'.

Sounds like the same line the US always trots out. And why a lot of European countries "need" to keep out foreigners. &c.

You don't know much about Europe do you?

[Great Order]

In his yearly speech, Putin warned the world that anyone who turns against Moscow, can count on a 'disproportional, fast, and heavy' Russian response.

He told his fellow countrymen that their counrty is being threatened by foreign nations that 'keep provoking Russia for no reason'.
Adressing 'foreign provocateurs', he added that they 'will regret their actions like they have not regretted something for a long time'.

Now, that doesn't sound like a man that's feeling unthreatened. Guess that the West turning on him has him rankled.