Maxim Kireev
@maximkireev
Journalist from Germany. Born in Russia, St.Petersburg. Write about international politics and everything russian for Zeit Online. Views are my own.
That said, Ukrainians beyond Twitter actually don't really trust NABU and other official anti-corruption bodies. It's hard to imagine, that the outrage will go beyond the professional (western funded) civil society, NGOs, opposition media etc.
It’s no exaggeration that Ukrainian public opinion is in an absolute firestorm after the parliament today approved a law essentially dismantling independent anti-corruption agencies, just days after SBU raided key investigators. The law isn’t enacted until Zelensky signs it — and…
There is still some independent civil society activism in Russia possible. Volunteers of Memorial lately met to prepare sign for the "The Last Adress" project and affixed them at houses in Moscow, from which people in Soviet times have been arrested and then deported or killed.
Недавно в Москве волонтеры Мемориала провели мастер-класс по изготовлению копий табличек Последнего адреса! Смотрите, как это было🕊 Потом они их повесили на Покровке — доме-рекордсмене по количеству табличек Последнего адреса в Москве, ставшем сейчас символом борьбы за память:…
wie passend, dass deutschland die vergabe humanitärer visa gestoppt hat.
Russian activist, Navalny supporter Leonid Melekhin entered the US through Mexico and applied for asylum. He lost his court case and was deported back to Russia... where he was promptly arrested on "justifying terrorism" charges. Thanks USA 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅🦅
I wonder how many more european politicians will credit themselves with THE PHONECALL which lead to Trump ultimately changing his mind... First Stubb, then Merz, now Sikorski...
The story of how a phone call from the Polish foreign minister Radosław Sikorski paved the way for President Donald Trump to change his mind about delivering weapons to Ukraine telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…
самое смешное в казусе с людоедкой Рубиной - это камео Макаревича
This was a wrong assumption. Lots of young Ukrainians joined the protest, especially young women. After initially rather small gatherings, several thousands protested in Kyiv last night and hundreds in other major cities.
That said, Ukrainians beyond Twitter actually don't really trust NABU and other official anti-corruption bodies. It's hard to imagine, that the outrage will go beyond the professional (western funded) civil society, NGOs, opposition media etc.
Der Aufschrei der Ukraine-Bubble spiegelt letztlich einen nicht ausgesprochenen Konsens, dass die Ukraine keine unabhängige Justiz hat. Solange das aber nur das Problem von Normalukrainern war, interessierte das so gut wie keinen hierzulande.
Mal ehrlich: Wenn es in der Ukraine nach zehn Jahren Reformen und Kampf gegen Korruption ein Skandal sein soll, dass NABU und Co. der Staatsanwaltschaft untergeordnet werden sollen, dann geht es primär überhaupt nicht um NABU.
Mal ehrlich: Wenn es in der Ukraine nach zehn Jahren Reformen und Kampf gegen Korruption ein Skandal sein soll, dass NABU und Co. der Staatsanwaltschaft untergeordnet werden sollen, dann geht es primär überhaupt nicht um NABU.
North Korea’s Deadly Drone Bonanza Is Coming to a Peninsula Near You warontherocks.com/2025/07/north-…
Oh yeah, the "stupid" parliament has made a "mistake" and only the smartest of all people, THE PRESIDENT, who was COMPLETELY UNAWARE of all this, can fix it. 😂😂😂
The Rada has made a huge mistake. President @ZelenskyyUa still has the chance to fix it now and must do so urgently.
Robert "Magyar" Brovdi delivered hard truths about the war to NATO generals at LANDEURO 2025 in Wiesbaden. 🔻Key points: • No tank in the world can withstand a $400 drone. • What will NATO do if Shaheds fly over Europe? Your doctrines need an urgent review. • Unmanned Systems…
A Latvian court overturned the 2022 decision of the National Media Council NEPLP to revoke the license of Russian exile media TVRain, which since then moved to the Netherlands. Even though NEPLP-head Abolins doesnt like it, this decision marks the diff. between Latvia and Russia.
Administratīvā apgabaltiesa atcēlusi NEPLP lēmumu par apraides atļaujas anulēšanu Tv Rain. Vienlaikus ir atcelts tikai NEPLP lēmums, bet pati programma Latvijā neatgriezīsies. NEPLP pārsūdzēs šo lēmumu. Savukārt plašākus komentārus sniegs pēc sprieduma izvērtēšanas.
On the night of 14-15 July 2025, the Russians carried out an airstrike on the Voznesensk Air Base, Mykolaiv Oblast.
On the night of 14-15 July 2025, the Russians carried out an airstrike on the Zaporizhia International Airport.
Was auch immer Trump mit 17 Patriot-Systemen meinte: Selenskyjs Abendabsprache lässt stark vermuten, was zuvor hier in der Ukraine als mögliche Option berichtet wurde, dass es sich um drei Batterien handelt. Zwei dürfte Deutschland finanzieren, eine Norwegen. Dann wohl 6+6+5…
17 patriot batteries for Ukraine sounds unrealistic, not only short-term but even medium-term. Germany has bought 4 last year with delivery time up until 2030. The US has around 50 batteries available. no way they would donate one third. guess: its actually launchers or just BS.
Russia has drastically increased strikes on UkrAF related targets, such as airfields and other infrastructure(I recommend checking out @MarcinRogowsk14 ‘s posts, he has all of them documented) Wonder what changed, why the sudden increase🤔?
A large fire caused by a Russian airstrike was detected at the Kryvyi Rih International Airport, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
Russland wird im laufenden Jahr rund 45 Milliarden Euro, oder 2% seiner Wirtschaftsleistung allein für Sold, Rekrutierungsprämien und Zahlungen an Hinterbliebene ausgeben. Das entspricht dem gesamten Budgetdefizit re-russia.net/analytics/0320/