Europe’s plan to keep Ukraine afloat Ukraine is running out of money to fight Russia — but Hungary still isn’t budging on its opposition to the EU’s €90 billion loan to Kyiv. On today’s episode, h

Hungary is still blocking the EU’s €90 billion loan to Ukraine.

But European countries have contingency plans up their sleeves to secure the funding before Kyiv runs out of money.

🎙️ @zoyashef.bsky.social and @kcarlsonjourno.bsky.social outline them on #BrusselsPlaybookPod 👇

Bundestag President Julia Klöckner has arrived in Kyiv.

Welcome!

5/ And on the Strait of Hormuz, they had NO PLAN. I can't go into more detail about how Iran gums up the Strait, but suffice it say, right now, they don't know how to get it safely back open.

Which is unforgiveable, because this part of the disaster was 100% foreseeable.

Murphy: "Literally in my other ear I'm listening to Ted Cruz on another network explain why this mission is so essential to destroy the nuclear program. I may have to walk over there and tell him the admin is now briefing that getting rid of the nuclear program has nothing to do with this mission."

⚡️ BREAKING: EU threatens to pull Venice Biennale funding over Russian return.

The European Commission warned it may scrap grants after organizers allowed Russia to reopen its pavilion for the first time since the 2022 invasion.

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Ukraine retakes territory as Russia’s buffer zone strategy falters, official says Officials say Ukraine has regained almost full control of the Dnipropetrovsk region.

Ukraine says it has regained almost complete control of its eastern Dnipropetrovsk region and recaptured several hundred square kilometers of territory in recent counterattacks.

🇺🇦🇪🇺 The EU has approved a new €1.5 billion package of programs for Ukraine’s recovery. Deputy PM Kuleba explained how the funds will be allocated.

Of this amount, €466.5 million will be coordinated by the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development.

Trump Can’t Decide Whether the Iran War Is Still Going On The president seems to be at odds with both himself and his secretary of defense about the status of the conflict.

Trump seems to be at odds with himself about whether his war in Iran is starting, finishing, or all of the above, @dgraham.bsky.social argues.

Russia is deploying GRU and Wagner fighters on shadow fleet tankers to control crews and protect vessels from seizure, Helsingin Sanomat reported. Armed personnel were found on 17 vessels in the Gulf of Finland, also maintaining contact with the Russian navy. #Russia

In '91, the Royal Navy led mine clearing efforts in the Gulf because the US didn't have sufficient capability. Fortunately, in the last 35 years, the US Navy has... ah.

A large part of the reason why the US Navy has been able to get away with underinvesting in MCM is... NATO.

The sharing of capabilities meant that the US could leave MCM to European allies, who became rather good at it.

This didn't take into account the US fighting a dumbass war, w/o NATO.

Gullible, Cynical America The trouble with believing anything and nothing at the same time

@adamserwer.bsky.social: “We have a data economy that thrives on selling products we don’t need for problems we don’t have, and a public that falls for these ploys—even as we think ourselves much too clever to be fooled.”

Ukraine struck the Kremniy El semiconductor plant in Bryansk with 7 Storm Shadow missiles, landing 5 hits on Building No. 4 and 2 on other production facilities. The missiles flew via Pogarsky district and Trubchevsk, approaching from the east to evade air defenses. #Ukraine

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Trump's claim that Iranian Tomahawk missiles killed 170 people including children at a girls' school "goes beyond absurdity." "Iran does not have Tomahawk missiles, Donald Trump. He says whatever comes to his mind, regardless of the truth," Schumer said.

So, I think I heard Grammarly say I shouldn't use their products until they change that policy?

Not that I do...

Just Zelenskyy things

This is silly and false. The only operators of Tomahawk missiles are the U.S. Navy, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Netherlands Navy and Royal Navy. Iran has no Tomahawk missiles. If it did, it’d have no way to launch them.

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I often text with my friends in the US military to help me understand what's going on but their responses are now along the lines of "I was hoping you would know" so all completely fine and normal

Russia famously never lying about its motives or actions of course...

⚡️⚡️Storm Shadow missiles strike the "Kremniy El" factory, - General Staff

✅ Kremniy El is a critically important link in the chain of production of russian "high-precision" weapons. The plant specializes in discrete semiconductor devices and integrated microchips.

⚡ Fragments of a Russian cruise missile identified as “Izdeliye-30,” used in a strike on Kharkiv on March 7, contained electronic components produced in US, along with parts manufactured in the Belarus, Europe, and Taiwan.

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Tuesday March 10 page of The Far Side desk calendar. Featured cartoon shows two cows sitting on a couch watching TV when a rotary phone on a side table across the room begins to ring. they stare at the phone and one says to the other, "Well, there it goes again... And we just sit here without opposable thumbs."

happy tuesday

One more good talk with "constructive" Putin

Trump:
"I had a very good call with Putin.We obviously talked then about the Middle East,he wants to be helpful.I said, 'You could be more helpful by getting the Ukraine-Russia war over with’But we had a very good talk,he wants to be very constructive."

Ukraine's Armed Forces have liberated almost all of Dnipropetrovsk region, with three small settlements remaining to be taken and two to be cleared, General Staff operations chief Maj. Gen. Oleksandr Komarenko announced. The operation is carried out by air assault units & mech. brigades. #Ukraine

Analysis: Trump contradicts himself on Iran repeatedly in just a few hours | CNN Politics President Donald Trump's rhetoric about the war with Iran has been confusing and contradictory since well before the first strikes began.

"President Donald Trump’s rhetoric about the war with Iran has been confusing and contradictory since well before the first strikes began," writes Aaron Blake | Analysis https://cnn.it/4b3ffmA

Ukraine's air defense shot down 122 of 137 Russian strike drones overnight, including Shaheds, Gerbers, and Italmas launched from seven directions including Russian-occupied Crimea. Twelve UAVs struck 10 locations and debris fell on 10 more. The attack is ongoing. #Ukraine

The Air and Missile Defence Battalion of Ukraine's 92nd Assault Brigade shot down a Russian Shahed drone using a Strela-10 short range air defense system. #Ukraine

Ukraine's Air Assault Forces killed 10 Russian troops and destroyed 2 vehicles and 3 quad bikes used for troop movement in a single strike near Poltavka, Oleksandrivka axis, the command announced. #Ukraine

Overnight Russian attacks on Dnipro and Kharkiv injure at least 20 Russian overnight attacks on March 10 struck the Ukrainian cities of Dnipro and Kharkiv, leaving at least 20 people injured as emergency crews continued assessing the damage.

⚡️Overnight Russian attacks on Dnipro and Kharkiv injure at least 20.

Russian overnight attacks on March 10 struck the Ukrainian cities of Dnipro and Kharkiv, leaving at least 20 people injured as emergency crews continue assessing the damage.

This was Russia today Monday, March 9, 2026 — Meduza

Political analyst Mikhail Komin spoke to Meduza this week about the escalating clan war within the Russian Defense Ministry. Lots to chew on: the military's internal division of rents & responsibilities, high-stakes blame games, and how Putin manages amid a drawn-out war. meduza.io/en/brief/202...