World War Now

🇺🇦🇷🇺 - Reuters says Russia ready to settle down on the current frontlines, won't do national mobilization because of fear Putin might get unpopular.

🇺🇦🇧🇾🇷🇺 - Deposed president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovich, Putin, new Russian DM all present in Minsk to meet with Lukashenko.

🇺🇸🇧🇦 - US says "RS secession or “disassociation” does not mean RS independence or the end of BiH, it means the end of the RS."

🇪🇺❌🇬🇪 The European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Oliver Várhelyi threatened the Georgian PM with the fate of Slovakian PM who recently survived an assassination attempt.

Being fully aware of the very strong pro-EU sentiment of the Georgian society, during my phone conversation I felt the need to call the attention of the Prime Minister on the importance not to enflame further the already fragile situation by adopting this law which could lead to further polarisation and to possible uncontrolled situations on the streets of Tbilisi. In this regard, the latest tragic event in Slovakia was made as an example and as a reference to where such high level of polarisation can lead in a society even in Europe.

🔗 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_24_2821

🇺🇸❌🇬🇪 US announces travel ban for Georgian Dream politicians behind ‘foreign agent’ law The move comes as lawmakers prepare to vote through the controversial restrictions on civil society. Politicians and officials in Georgia responsible for pushing through a controversial bill that would brand Western-funded NGOs and media outlets as “foreign agents” will face visa bans, the U.S. State Department confirmed Friday. The State Department will also conduct a comprehensive review of bilateral cooperation between the U.S. and Georgia, which currently sees the country receive significant military and economic support. In a statement, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Georgia’s new legislation, brought forward by the governing Georgian Dream party, “would stifle the exercise of freedoms of association and expression, stigmatize organizations that serve the citizens of Georgia, and impede independent media organizations.” As a result, he said, Washington will impose travel restrictions on those “complicit in undermining democracy in Georgia,” as well as their family members and others “responsible for suppressing civil society and freedom of peaceful assembly in Georgia through a campaign of violence or intimidation.” Blinken said the U.S. hopes “Georgia’s leaders will reconsider the draft law and take steps to move forward with their nation’s democratic and Euro-Atlantic aspirations,” adding that future actions would determine Washington’s next steps. 🔗 https://www.politico.eu/article/us-travel-ban-sanction-georgia-dream-politicians-foreign-agent-bill-russian-law/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social

🇫🇷🇳🇨 - Police shoot and kills a Kanak, claims "self-defense" despite colonial context.

🇦🇿🇦🇲 - Azerbaijan now in control of the 4 villages.

Interesting time to be in Japan 🇯🇵 -Conrad

🇹🇼❌🇨🇳 — 📰 ROC/Taiwanese media reports that now Republic of China Air Force (ROC-AF) F-16 fighter jets and P-3C anti-submarine aircrafts are performing joint alert mission on this May 23, 2024 ➡️ During the sortie, they detected a Jiangdao-class frigate, Luyang-3 missile destroyer, coast guard ship belonging to Communist China's People's Liberation Army's Navy 🔗 青年日報 Youth Daily News (@YDN_NEWS)

🐖 Wild pigs chasing domesticated pigs in Haifa, Israel. According to local reports, the issue has became a pandemic, with futile promises by the mayor to address the issue.