The Islander

21 April 2026 05:49

🇷🇺🇮🇱 Russia just sent Israel a message that’s impossible to misread.

40 Israeli citizens stepping off a Tel Aviv flight at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport were pulled aside by security, held for five hours, questioned about their links to Israel’s war on Iran, and told point-blank: Iran is our ally — its enemies are ours too.
No charges filed. No drama in the headlines from the Kremlin. Just a quiet, methodical reminder that in 2026 the rules have changed.

This wasn’t random harassment. It was deliberate. Moscow doesn’t waste time or resources on routine airport checks unless it wants the world to notice. And the world has noticed.

Israel’s “blue passport” is finding more closed doors than open ones. Now it’s triggering extra scrutiny in countries that once rolled out the red carpet. The era when Tel Aviv could bomb, invade, and destabilize without blowback is over.

Allies of Iran and that now openly includes Russia are drawing their own lines.

The old order is cracking. Israel is learning the hard way that international status is earned and that in the new multipolar reality, yesterday’s untouchables are today’s persons of interest.

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20 April 2026 17:30

❗Peter Magyar assignes ORBAN as Hungary’s FM… Not that Orban

Anita Orban is not related to soon-to-be ex-PM Viktor. She is one of 7 new ministers announced for Magyar’s next government

In 2015, she was an ambassador for energy security of Hungary’s Foreign Ministry

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The Islander

20 April 2026 15:08

✨Aligning with Grigori Rasputin from the Cathedral and Slavyandrad.

From our perspective, we have worked with Gerry for years. No question he is pro-Russian, so are we.

But we can also say, he is a real person, not some invented psyop from the Kremlin or wherever.
Islander and Gerry are honest in the sense of really trying to pass on what he considers the truth. Has he posted fakes? No doubt, but so have we all, it is the nature of what we do, real time news and commentary, that occasionally a fake gets through.

Bebo publishes that he is being attacked by the Washington Post (or was it WSJ, doesn't matter?). Everyday those rags are filled to the brim with CIA fake news. Maybe Bebo should start there... 

The timing of Bebo's attack on Gerry, weeks after complaining about reduced monetization on X, and right after he, Bebo, was targeted by US mainstream press, a few weeks after Islander was banned on X and just days after Islander was reinstated, does suggest possible, more troubling readings of the situation, as Grigori says.

In any case, we honestly have no idea what is going on with Bebo or what is behind all this, but we strongly support Gerry and the Islander as an independent voice on TG and X.

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The Islander

20 April 2026 06:09

Ukraine just carried out what they’re calling their “biggest hit yet” on Russian energy. We call it desperation and a suicide wish.

A massive swarm of Ukrainian drones slammed into Rosneft’s Tuapse oil depot and export terminal on the Black Sea coast in Krasnodar Krai.

Tuapse is one of Russia’s key Black Sea export hubs — crude comes in, gets refined, and ships out straight to global markets.

This is desperation out of Western Europe.
After years of sanctions, frozen assets, and every trick in the book to cripple Russia’s oil machine, Kiev’s backers are reduced to sending drones at night to torch civilian infrastructure. They call it “asymmetric warfare.” The rest of the world sees it for what it is: suicidal economic terrorism.

Russia has absorbed worse. The refineries get repaired. The exports reroute. The bear keeps moving.

The empire’s proxies can light up the sky all they want. Moscow’s energy engine is built to outlast them. And Russia's response will be devastating. The EU and Kiev should beware the law of natural consequences.

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The Islander

19 April 2026 23:52

🇮🇷 Over the last 48 hours the Persian Gulf has once again become a theatre of raw power and imperial double-dealing.

Iran has re-sealed (to hostile actors) the Strait of Hormuz tight – a sovereign necessity after Washington’s illegal blockade and its brazen piracy against Iranian shipping.

While the US side was busy announcing that peace talks would resume tomorrow, Tehran has stepped back, refusing to play along while American guns remain trained on its waters.

Iran has directly accused Washington of plotting a surprise attack even as it mouths the usual diplomatic doublespeak platitudes.

In a naked escalation, US forces have struck and seized an Iranian vessel right in the Strait itself.

Tehran has also flatly denied Trump’s latest boasts that it’s ready to surrender its uranium enrichment programme. The distrust between the two sides is now total and posion pill for any future negotiations.

Trump, meanwhile, warns that no deal this week would be “detrimental” for Iran.

Oil futures open shortly... And so the (lower case e) empire still believes it can dictate terms with one hand on the olive branch and the other on the trigger. Tehran isn’t buying the script. The Strait belongs to those who live beside it with the capacity to control it – not to those who arrogantly cross oceans believing they can police it.

The Islander

19 April 2026 22:22

Empire strikes back... again. The second a real independent voice starts cutting through the fog of endless war and empire propaganda, the MI6-CIA smear machine revs up its oldest, dirtiest weapon: fake personal scandals tied to “Russian disinfo.”

They just tried it on me. What happened to me is the familiar pattern now. The weaponization of fake news to bury anyone who refuses the official script. Be deeply skeptical of anyone rushing to amplify it, because when Western intel and their botnets pile on with the exact same language, you know it’s pure bullsh!t.

While the real Epstein gang — those protected intelligence connected predators get shielded for their actual crimes against women and children, they project the same filth onto anyone who threatens their narrative. Every single accusation they hurl is pure projection and a confession of their own satanic crimes against women, children, and the entire (thankfully crumbling) world order they’ve built on lies and blood.

They ran the identical playbook on Scott Ritter to silence his strong anti war voice. They crucified Julian Assange for exposing the empire’s crimes. And look at what they’re doing to Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens right now — slightly different tactics, but the same venom the moment they dared question endless wars and foreign influence. When Israel and its allies turn on them, take note and ask yourself why.

I’m a dual Irish Canadian citizen,
anti war and pro sanity. I empathize with Russia’s legitimate security concerns over NATO expansion and the 2014 Maidan coup because the facts demand it.

I’m actually honored to be attacked by MI6 and company. It means I’m over the target. Their playbook is exhausted. The people are waking up.

I’m still here. Still speaking the truth. Still anti war. They never learn.

The Islander

17 April 2026 23:20

'The new head of Mossad, Roman Hoffman, speaks better Russian than English, having been born and raised in Belarus' – The Times looks for downsides to Netanyahu's appointments.

The Times hates Russians and loves Israelis, this must be challenging...

@Slavyangrad

The Islander

16 April 2026 22:40

The leader of "Alternative for Germany", Weidel, on the fact that after Orban, "we need to get rid of" Ursula von der Leyen:

The Hungarian voter has made a decision. He chose Orban. And this is absolutely legal. We will see what kind of policy he will choose. I have already thanked Viktor Orban for his policy. He was an important, critical voice. And, as your colleague Schneider beautifully put it, it was possible to vote against Mr. Orban. But why can't we get rid of Ursula von der Leyen?

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15 April 2026 16:03

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14 April 2026 21:48

🇺🇸⚔️🇻🇪 VENEZUELANS REVOLT AGAINST DELCY RODRIGUEZ’S US PROXY ADMINISTRATION

Venezuela is now breaking out into mass protest as a result of low wages and high inflation, brought about by the new American vassal authorities under Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, a traitor who sold out Maduro to Venezuela’s American attackers for a $50 million reward.

Since the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro in a US bombing campaign on Caracas in January and brought to New York to face a show trial on fabricated drug trafficking charges, demonstrators have been active throughout Caracas and other major Venezuelan cities.

First they were calling for the captive President’s release and now they are demanding living wages and benefits from the new government. The police responded with violence against the protestors, overwhelmingly working class and pensioners, by using tear gas.

This is ultimately a result of Delcy’s decision to cut off relations entirely with China, Russia and Iran in the weeks after Maduro’s kidnapping, while re-establishing diplomatic ties with Washington and opening up the oil and mining industries to privatization by Western multinationals. The United States cannot supply Venezuela with any of the goods they need because they lack the industrial production capacity and supply networks needed to support the country.

However, this was a completely different story under Maduro who had positive relationships with both Russia and China. Even during the period of widespread humanitarian crisis, Venezuela still traded with China and Russia, exchanging oil for food, medicine and other essential goods that had been blocked by US economic sanctions and hoarded by private investors aligned with the CIA-backed opposition.

After Delcy completely broke off relations with China and Russia on the Trump Arministration’s orders and handed the entire oil industry over to Chevron, inflation shot back up to 650 percent in March 2026, with IMF estimates predicting a rate 682+ percent by the end of the year.

As of currently, Venezuelan oil revenues are being transferred and held in a special account controlled by the US Treasury, and Washington has also taken total control of Caracas’ gold reserves, $4.8 billion of which remain frozen in the Bank of England. Chevron and and the interim Venezuelan government have signed deals that will expand the corporation’s operations in the country. Venezuelan resources are being plundered and the authorities in Caracas are more than happy to permit it.

As a result, the Venezuelan Bolivar is experiencing extreme devaluation and the dollarization of the economy has led to widespread hyperinflation and total collapse. Delcy Rodriguez and her brother Jorge have shown the world where their true loyalties lie — with the CIA thugs who tortured and murdered their father in 1976.

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The Islander

13 April 2026 13:18

Happy Orthodox Easter from Olga! 🥚 Со светлым праздником Пасхи! 🎂

The Islander

12 April 2026 19:24

Cuban President Diaz-Canel to NBC, asked if he fears being killed by the US:

"I have no fear. If they attack us, we'll defend ourselves. If we die fighting, we die fighting. To die for the homeland is to live."

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The Islander

11 April 2026 13:51

🇮🇱⚔️🇪🇸 Netanyahu was offended by Spain and excluded it from the Gaza council

- "Spain slandered our heroes, soldiers of the IDF, the soldiers of the most moral army in the world. I do not intend to tolerate this hypocrisy and hostility. I'm not going to allow any country to wage a diplomatic war against us without immediate retaliation," said the Israeli Prime Minister.

- In the second video - the situation on Spanish TV.

@Slavyangrad

The Islander

10 April 2026 21:43

—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Strait of Hormuz traffic falls to the lowest since the first two days of the war

@Middle_East_Spectator

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The Islander

10 April 2026 10:54

🔴 COMBATE End of Day Review | April 10, 2026

• US-Iran talks frozen as Tehran demands Lebanon ceasefire — Iran denied reports its delegation had arrived in Islamabad, with sources stating negotiations remain suspended until Israel halts attacks on Lebanon. CBS News reported Trump initially agreed the ceasefire would cover Lebanon but reversed course after a call with Netanyahu, who secured a US green light to continue operations while agreeing to avoid "major" strikes for two weeks.

• Hezbollah fires ballistic missiles at Tel Aviv as Lebanon becomes central battleground — The group launched long-range missiles at Tel Aviv and Ashdod, triggering sirens across central Israel and disrupting Ben Gurion Airport operations. IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir declared Lebanon the military's "main battlefield," while Israeli forces encircled Bint Jbeil and issued mass evacuation orders for Beirut's southern suburbs, displacing tens of thousands.

• Iran's new Supreme Leader vows compensation, signals hardened Hormuz stance — Mojtaba Khamenei, in his first major address marking 40 days since his father's death, declared Iran the "definitive victor" and promised to demand reparations for war damages. Parliament announced it will codify new Strait of Hormuz transit rules into law, requiring fees paid in rials or cryptocurrency—a move Trump denounced as "dishonorable" and a violation of the ceasefire agreement.

• Senior Iranian strategist Kamal Kharrazi dies from airstrike wounds — The head of Iran's Strategic Council on Foreign Relations succumbed to injuries from a US-Israeli strike on his Tehran home days earlier. His wife was killed in the initial attack, with Iran's vice president calling the targeting "clear evidence of desperation" to disrupt Iranian foreign policy.

• Drone attacks hit Kuwait and Gulf states; Iran denies involvement — Kuwait reported hostile drones struck vital facilities, with explosions also reported in Dubai. The IRGC categorically denied launching any projectiles during the ceasefire, suggesting the attacks were "undoubtedly the work of the Zionist enemy or the United States" and claiming to monitor missiles launched from Azerbaijan.

• Pakistan's defense minister ignites diplomatic firestorm with anti-Israel remarks — Khawaja Asif called Israel "evil and a curse for humanity" and a "cancerous state," prompting Netanyahu's office to call the statement intolerable from a country claiming to mediate peace. Iranian sources revealed Pakistan intervened to halt an imminent Iranian missile strike on Israel, conveying US assurances that Tel Aviv would be restrained.

• Putin declares Easter truce in Ukraine; Zelensky agrees to reciprocate — The Kremlin announced a unilateral ceasefire from April 11-12 for Orthodox Easter, with Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev reportedly in Washington discussing broader peace terms. Ukraine confirmed it would observe the pause, with Zelensky noting Russia has "a chance not to return to strikes after Easter."

• NATO membership for Ukraine "no longer being considered" — Secretary General Rutte acknowledged the US, Germany, Slovakia, and Hungary are blocking Kyiv's entry, with the alliance now focused on providing security guarantees instead. Rutte also indicated NATO is evaluating a potential mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz at Trump's request.

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The Islander

20 April 2026 19:37

Russia just reminded NATO why the Baltic Sea will never be their private lake.

Tu-22M3 nuclear-capable Backfire bombers cruised for four straight hours over neutral waters in the Baltic, exactly where international law says they have every right to be. Su-35 escorts rode shotgun the whole way. Moscow’s message was crystal clear: routine patrol, international rules followed to the letter.

NATO’s response? Full panic mode. Swedish Gripens scrambled within minutes, shadowing the formation the entire route while the alliance held its breath. Same old script every single time these bombers appear near the new NATO frontier states.

This is the empire’s northern flank in 2026 with trillions spent on “deterrence,” yet the moment Russia flies a legal mission in international airspace, half the alliance jets are in the air like it’s the end of the world.
Trump wasn’t joking when he called NATO spending ridiculous. Europe still can’t defend its own backyard without the U.S. holding its hand and even then they treat every Russian patrol like the opening salvo of kinetic World War III.

Those Tu-22M3 Backfires didn’t scream or threaten. They simply flew a legal, four-hour patrol in international Baltic airspace, exactly where the rules say they have every right to be. Su-35 escorts stayed glued to their wings the whole time, calm, professional, and utterly unfazed.

NATO, meanwhile, lost its mind. Swedish Gripens scrambled like the sky was falling, the entire alliance holding its breath as if Armageddon had just taken off from Engels airbase.

That single, routine flight laid bare the truth the empire can’t admit: Moscow sees straight through the theatrics. While NATO burns trillions on “deterrence” that only works on paper, Russia keeps flying where it chooses, on its own terms, in its own time. The bear isn’t reacting to their panic, but simply reminding them the Baltic was never theirs to own.

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The Islander

20 April 2026 16:32

Israeli airline El Al to begin DIRECT flights to Argentina by the end of the year

The deal was announced during Milei-Netanyahu press conference in Jerusalem.

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20 April 2026 13:20

'We have been told that we must follow a single path and that path is Euro-Atlantic integration, membership in NATO and in EU...

However, neither of the two has brought benefits to Bulgaria'

Kostadin Kostadinov, Bulgarian MP, chairman of 'Revival' party, exclusively to RT

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20 April 2026 03:03

Trump: Iran, he rages, “decided to fire bullets yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz — a total violation of our ceasefire!” Shots aimed at a French ship and a British freighter. US reps are flying to Islamabad for “negotiations” tomorrow, but if Tehran doesn’t swallow his “very fair and reasonable DEAL,” America will “knock out every single power plant and every single bridge in Iran.” “No more Mr. Nice Guy!” he snarls. “It’s time for the Iran killing machine to end!”

Meanwhile, in the real world, the US Navy was busy committing the very piracy it accuses others of.

The destroyer USS Spruance intercepted the Iranian-flagged container ship M/V Touska in the Gulf of Oman — a vessel heading home from China and gave it six hours of warnings, then blew holes in its engine room with the 5-inch deck gun before Marines boarded and seized it. All part of Washington’s blockade.

Tehran’s answer came fast and unmistakable.

IRGC spokesman Ebrahim Zolfaghari, speaking for the Central Headquarters of Hazrat Khatam al-Anbiya, put Washington on notice immediately after the seizure: Iran “will soon respond to this armed piracy and retaliation by the US army.” Hours later, IRGC forces launched drone strikes on US military vessels in the area, according to Tasnim News Agency and the same command that coordinates Iran’s defensive posture.

This is not escalation by Iran. This is the inevitable reply of a sovereign power that refuses to let foreign gunboats turn its coastal waters into an American no-go zone. Washington sails halfway around the planet, opens fire on a commercial hull trying to reach its own port, then screams “violation” when the inevitable response arrives.

The Strait belongs to those who live beside it. The empire can issue all the threats it likes from 7,000 miles away — power plants, bridges, “killing machines” but the Persian Gulf has a very long memory and the means to enforce its own rules.

The owners of these waters have spoken. Again.

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19 April 2026 23:40

🇮🇷 Per Iran’s Tasnim news agency, Tehran has laid down three crystal clear conditions for any ship to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

Only commercial vessels get the green light – warships are flat out banned. Neither the hull nor the cargo can carry the slightest link to hostile countries.

All traffic must stick to the routes Iran itself designates.

And every transit has to be fully coordinated with the Iranian forces guarding those waters.

In a Gulf long turned into a playground for outside meddlers and their floating arsenals, this is sovereign housekeeping: keeping the planet’s most critical oil artery open for honest commerce while slamming the gate on provocations. Hormus isn't closed but it’s under Iranian control, reminding everyone who actually owns the house. Respect the terms, or find another route.

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19 April 2026 05:50

Great question by Tyler. Many see the pattern of trying to divide the anti war community and the pattern of botted (Western Intel?) "Big (botted) accounts" attacking anti war voices and the question is why now? Even if you follow Bebos bullshit logic why not in 2024 why now?🤔

Don't worry Bebo there will be dumps ready soon enough on exactly what you are. Before you started this out of nowhere I simply didn't care about you. Always knew you were botted but didn't care.

I don't even care if you were to apologize at this point. Cheers for outing yourself.

The Islander

17 April 2026 08:40

⚡️ Two Majors #Report for the morning of April 17, 2026

▪️ At night, the enemy launched an attack on Sevastopol and Crimea. In the evening, drones were shot down over the Voronezh region. In the early morning, from the Leningrad region, it was reported that combat work to destroy enemy UAVs was continuing, and Pulkovo Airport was suspending the reception and dispatch of aircraft. In the area of Pulkovo Heights, damage to a vehicle and windows of a neighboring building was reported after the fall of a UAV.

After the attack on Tuapse, the work of remedying the consequences is continuing, and the fire at the sea terminal is being extinguished. A criminal case has been initiated, including for a strike under the Liberian flag.

▪️ RAF struck Izmail, Chernyhyv, Kharkov, and Zaporozhye. The systematic work against the port of Izmail in Odesa Region is encouraging – strikes on this important logistics hub are becoming regular.

▪️ On the Sumy direction, the Russian Armed Forces are continuing to exert pressure on the enemy's defenses on a wide front. The Southern Military District reports on tactical successes (100-350 meters) in Sumy, Shostka, and Krasnopol regions. Fierce battles are taking place.

▪️ In the Belgorod region, daily arrivals of UAVs continue on the Nikolskoe - Nechaevka road. The Ukrainian Armed Forces hit a car, a woman was injured. A civilian received a mine-explosive injury in Berezovka of the Borisovsky district as a result of a drone attack on a service car. Two women were taken to the Rakitinsky Central Regional Hospital after a drone attack on a car in the village of Bobrava. In Shebekino, a drone hit an administrative building, three employees were injured. A civilian was injured in the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka. Two more were injured in Pochaev and Yasnye Zory. Many settlements have been hit by enemy attacks.

▪️ On the Kharkov direction, the Southern Military District is engaged in fierce battles with the task of pushing the enemy away from the State border. On the Volchansk direction, fierce battles are continuing in the forest strips east of Siminovka and Verkhne-Pisarevka. Skirmishes are taking place in the village of Zybino, and the Russian Armed Forces are also maintaining the initiative on the Velikoburuluk direction.

▪️ In Kupyansk, heavy battles are continuing. South of the enemy maintains a presence on the eastern bank of the Oskol River, and the Russian Armed Forces are continuing offensive actions, fighting for a full exit to Kupyansk-Uzlovoe.

▪️ At Krasny Liman, intense battles are continuing. The enemy is trying to counter-attack in certain areas near the city.

▪️ On the Slavyansk direction, our fighters raised the flag over Kaleniki, which will allow covering Raia-Aleksandrovka from the north through the forest strips.

▪️ On the Konstantinovsk direction, our units, having secured themselves in Berestka, have moved on to storm the approaches to the city from the southwest. Fierce battles are taking place in the urban area of Konstantinovka.

▪️ On the Dobropollsk direction, our units are fighting north of Grishino near Vasilyevka and Novoaleksandrovka, and a battle for Belitskoe and Novy Donbass is ongoing.

▪️ In the Dnepropetrovsk region, the Eastern Military Group is continuing to expand the zone of control northwest of the settlement of Alexandrovgrad in the direction of the settlement of Lesnoye.Assault units crossed the Vovcha River; fierce fighting is underway in the forest massif between the Vovcha and Kamianka rivers. South of Pokrovske, Ukrainian forces are attempting to infiltrate the depths of our defenses but consistently come under drone strikes.

▪️ On the Zaporozhye front, battles are taking place in Primorsk and Stepnogorsk.

▪️ In the Kherson region, it was reported that a woman was killed in Vinogradovka when a UAV dropped munitions on a residential area, and another civilian was injured. In Kakhovka, a woman was killed in a UAV strike on a car. In Radensky, a man was injured, and another ran over a mine in Solontsy.


Report compiled by: ⚡️Two Mayors

The Islander

16 April 2026 14:43

🇺🇦🚲The Armed Forces of Ukraine have started sending women on bicycles to carry out assaults

- An FPV-watcher from the "Center" group noticed enemy movement.

- The target turned out to be a female soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on a bicycle.

@Slavyangrad

The Islander

15 April 2026 14:40

◾A deceiver, a false prophet, the money lender operating from within the temple, the signs are clear now.

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The Islander

14 April 2026 04:40

The King "dollar" is dead.

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The Islander

12 April 2026 22:19

Cuban President Diaz-Canel to NBC: if Cuba is so incapable, so closed-off, so uninnovative -- why has the US spent 60+ years and millions of taxpayer dollars trying to crush it?

"Why don't they let us fall on our own, if that's what they believe?"

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The Islander

12 April 2026 08:19

⚡️ Two Majors #Review #Summary for the morning of April 12, 2026

▪️ In the outgoing week, the international front was characterized by a humiliating for Trump gradual de-escalation of the conflict with Iran, during which the wounded Iranian people and their leadership showed that only decisive resistance, unconventional strikes on the pain points of transnational companies, and popular support for the army can give a rebuff to the rampaging colonialist butcher. Tehran's approach to negotiations is from a strong position: demands - up to the lifting of half-century-old sanctions and reparations from the aggressor. NATO in this situation turned out to be a paper tiger, unable to fight for Washington's interests. For now, the situation is heading towards a strategic defeat for the Americans in the Middle East, unless the bloody psychopath Trump decides to treacherously resume the war and send maritime landing forces to Iranian shores, which would inevitably result in the deaths of thousands of American soldiers and marines.

▪️ EU countries have not wasted their not yet very powerful military potential and continue to prepare for war to expand their living space to the east. By focusing on ultra-expensive projects like the latest supertanks and new-generation aircraft, the arms lobby is digging its own grave for the united armies of Europe due to the impossibility of producing super-complex weapons in commercial quantities. Meanwhile, the greatest threat to Russia is forming in Europe at the expense of eastern countries like a revanchist Poland, which is actively purchasing truly effective types of weapons and studying the experience of the war in Ukraine. The logistical chain for the lightning transfer of troops and equipment to the east, into the war in Kiev, is being drawn into the quagmire, with the Baltic states and Finland, whose airspace the Ukrainian Armed Forces previously used for the passage of their attack drones. EU legislation is being brought to a state in which mandatory military service and mobilization measures will be reintroduced during wartime. Nevertheless, at present, the EU is not able to resist the conventional weapons of the Russian Army, which gives the arms lobby and anti-national governments of European countries ample scope to cut social budgets in favor of the military-industrial complex. If we fantasize and imagine that the former USSR and RSFSR, at some whim of fate, decide to direct their military efforts against the West, then, honestly speaking, Europe's chances of withstanding are negligible. Perhaps this reason has long been the main one for the "Ukraine-Anti-Russia" project.

▪️The front in the week was characterized by both an intensification of hostilities and a lack of progress in advancement. This does not mean that the battles have become less bloody. The parity of military potentials in the combat zone, despite differences in types of weapons, motivation of personnel, and the costs of the war for the West and Russia, is still preserved. The advancement of Russian and Ukrainian troops due to hundreds of drones in the sky on narrow fronts of the front is extremely difficult. Such a situation is beneficial for Kiev, whose purpose continues to be the draining of Russia's economic, military, and human resources. The destruction of the economy of the former USSR, now completely existing on Western money, does not particularly concern the Kiev junta, as do the brutal mobilization measures against the frightened population, unable to organize popular resistance to the fascists.

Continuation below

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The Islander

10 April 2026 23:40

"It's not about attack—no, no. I'm talking exclusively about defense," Zelensky said, describing his plan to create NATO 2.0 with Ukraine.

You mentioned NATO a couple of times, and now Trump is saying that, in his view, NATO is, to some extent, a failed project. Will Europe be able to fill the potential defense gap if the Americans leave?

If the US seriously considers leaving NATO and we've heard such statements even from officials, and publicly then all of Europe's security will rely solely on the EU

For ex., we want to be part of the EU, and I'm sure we will be. But, in my opinion, the EU is currently in a situation where it needs certain countries: the UK, Ukraine, Turkey, Norway. Frankly, the UK, Ukraine, and Turkey—together they will form an army that will be stronger than Russia's.

Here's the answer: without Ukraine and Turkey, Europe will not have an army comparable to Russia's. And with Ukraine, Turkey, Norway, and the UK, maritime security can be controlled—and not just at one sea.

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10 April 2026 16:00

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10 April 2026 01:40

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