Looks like Russia's "Special Military Operation" might be getting a little cousin. image
the Orange Isolationist strikes again
Amusing to see Kremlin officials talking about Europe the way Western analysts spoke about Russia for decades, e.g., "The liberals / provinces / office plankton / young people / etc. are the nation's only real hope." I expect it will go about as well for Dmitriev as it did for the rest of us. image
"India is asking refiners for weekly disclosures of Russian and U.S. oil purchases, adding that they expect Russian crude imports to dip below 1 million barrels per day as New Delhi seeks to clinch a trade deal with Washington." https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/india-asks-refiners-weekly-russian-oil-import-data-it-seeks-us-trade-deal-2026-01-02/
Here we go again: Finnish investigators report progress in criminal probe into latest damage to an undersea telecommunications cable in the Gulf of Finland. In connection with the case, police seized the cargo vessel "Fitburg" on Wednesday after it departed Russia. https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/finland-makes-progress-cable-breach-investigation-police-say-2026-01-02/
Akhmed Dudayev, one of Chechnya’s govt ministers, shared this video today where he sits down with local dictator Ramzan Kadyrov, trying to dispel rumors that ole Ramzan is on his deathbed. Not sure they stuck the landing here...
ya heard, Earth?? image
once again, i awake in sadness to no messages or emails addressing my headline choices image
good lord, it's a feast at the NYT today for Russia watchers