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Edition No46 | 27-05-2024 ~~~~~ SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ~~~~~ NEWS SOURCES: KYIV INDEPENDENT https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-syrskyi/ https://kyivindependent.com/explainer-russias-most-recent-offensive-into-kharkiv-oblast/ https://kyivindependent.com/russian-missile-strike-reduces-kharkiv-printing-press-to-ashes/ https://kyivindependent.com/media-explosions-reported-across-occupied-crimea/ https://kyivindependent.com/uk-man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-helping-russian-intelligence/ https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-uk-defense-secretary-says-intelligence-has-evidence-of-chinese-lethal-aid-to-russia/ https://kyivindependent.com/opinion-russias-shadow-fleet-strategy-draws-from-irans-playbook/ https://kyivindependent.com/estonian-authorities-say-russian-border-guard-removed-river-border-markers-from-estonian-territory/ THE MOSCOW TIMES https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/05/23/deputy-chief-of-russias-general-staff-arrested-for-bribery-a85199 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/05/22/how-patrushevs-paranoia-consumed-the-kremlin-a85198 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/05/23/putin-signs-decree-allowing-for-seizure-of-us-property-in-russia-a85206 https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/05/23/kremlin-condemns-calls-for-kyiv-to-use-us-arms-in-russia-a85208 KYIV POST https://www.kyivpost.com/post/33168 https://www.kyivpost.com/videos/33098 https://www.kyivpost.com/post/33060 https://www.kyivpost.com/post/33161 https://www.kyivpost.com/post/33136 THE ECONOMIST https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/05/10/a-russia-linked-network-uses-ai-to-rewrite-real-news-stories https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2024/04/29/who-is-supplying-russias-arms-industry https://www.economist.com/europe/2024/05/12/russia-is-ramping-up-sabotage-across-europe https://www.economist.com/europe/2024/04/07/the-kremlin-wants-to-make-ukraines-second-city-unliveable NAVAYA GAZETA https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2024/05/23/deputy-chief-of-russias-general-staff-arrested-for-large-scale-bribery-as-post-shoigu-purge-continues-en-news https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2024/05/18/exile-and-the-empire-en ~~~~~ USEFUL LINKS: Vatnik Soup https://twitter.com/P_Kallioniemi http://www.medbat.org.ua/en/ Real World News https://kyivindependent.com/ https://www.kyivpost.com/ https://english.nv.ua/ https://www.themoscowtimes.com/ https://meduza.io/en https://meduza.io/ https://novayagazeta.eu/ https://www.newsweek.com/topic/russia... Analysis https://www.ft.com/russia https://www.economist.com/ https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ https://cepa.org/ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/ https://www.theatlantic.com/search/?s... YouTube Channels / @timesradio1 / @khodorkovskyru / @popularpolitics / @macknack / @plushev / @tvrain / @fake_news / @feyginlive ~~~~~ TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND: Save Ukraine https://www.saveukraineua.org/ Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas https://superhumans.com/en/ UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukraine https://unbroken.org.ua/ Come Back Alive https://savelife.in.ua/en/ Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy https://u24.gov.ua/ Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation https://prytulafoundation.org NGO “Herojam Slava” https://heroiamslava.org/ kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and Przemysl https://kharpp.com/ NOR DOG Animal Rescue https://www.nor-dog.org/home/ ~~~~~ Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you like the content we produce. It will really help to increase the popularity of our content in YouTube s algorithm. Our material is now being made available on popular podcasting platforms as well, such as Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Ukraine needs a game-changer. In fact, it needs two, argue Jon Sweet & Mark Toth in their latest article in The Hill. The first is Washington’s unequivocal greenlight to use US made weapons, and other western equipment, to strike Russian troops staging along its borders — especially those near the Kharkiv Oblast. Russia is using this US restriction as a way to plan and execute attacks against civilians and to launch new offensives. Secondly, Kyiv needs a no-fly zone, and fast. ---------- Jon Sweet is an accomplished intelligence professional who served for 30 years within the Defence and Intelligence sector as an U.S. Army Military Intelligence Officer. He is now a freelance author, contributor and columnist for The Hill, The Messenger, Washington Examiner, Kyiv Post and FOX News. He provides an experienced military perspective on current world events. Mark Toth is a retired economist, historian and entrepreneur and has lived in US diplomatic and military communities around the world. Mark writes on issues of National Security and Foreign Policy and is a regular contributor to The Hill, BBC, Washington Examiner, Fox News, Kyiv Post and The Messenger. ---------- LINKS: https://x.com/MCTothSTL https://x.com/JESweet2022 https://nationalsecuritynews.com/author/mark-toth/ https://nationalsecuritynews.com/author/jon-sweet/ https://muckrack.com/mark-toth-1 ---------- ARTICLES: https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/4679167-ukraines-fate-is-in-bidens-hands-will-he-once-again-make-the-wrong-choice/ https://www.kyivpost.com/opinion/33025 https://tvpworld.com/76770888/nato-needs-to-take-on-a-more-global-role-security-expert-for-tvp-world https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13172981/sweden-nato-membership-blow-putin-toth-sweet.html https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2578283/putins-nuclear-messaging-to-the-west/ https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/4346078-ukraines-window-of-opportunity-is-closing/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12742647/How-Hamas-aiding-Putin-Xis-ideological-war-against-West-UK-Israel-Ukraine-global-conflict-Russia-China-achieve-economic-military-domination.html ---------- WATCH NEXT: Sir Richard Shirreff https://youtu.be/UMi1Y3iF710 Operator Starsky https://youtu.be/ABIIyNa1AOk Anders Puck Nielsen https://youtu.be/2TJTUuu_cM0 Ben Hodges https://youtu.be/gpzfEVhdNp0 John Spencer https://youtu.be/2lmAOWfQvdE ---------- SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ---------- TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND: Save Ukraine https://www.saveukraineua.org/ Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas https://superhumans.com/en/ UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukraine https://unbroken.org.ua/ Come Back Alive https://savelife.in.ua/en/ Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy https://u24.gov.ua/ Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation https://prytulafoundation.org ---------- PLATFORMS: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/ Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ---------- Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you like the content we produce. It will really help to increase the popularity of our content in YouTube’s algorithm. Our material is now being made available

Today I’m speaking with Operator Starsky, a Ukrainian National Guardian, blogger, and inspiration for everyone who is following the war, and supporting a Ukrainian victory. He has created one of the most popular and original YouTube channels dedicated to the international community. I’m not sure you need an introduction – I’m sure most people watching this channel will have seen your videos! ---------- LINKS: https://www.youtube.com/@PropagandaStudyInstitute http://psi-eu.org/ https://www.youtube.com/@StarskyUA https://twitter.com/starskyua?lang=en ---------- OTHER VIDEOS WITH OPERATOR STARSKY ON SILICON CURTAIN: https://youtu.be/ABIIyNa1AOk https://youtu.be/ijqIznyYPYI https://youtu.be/6cRlltDAd8k https://youtu.be/TEeR3-W7p9s ---------- SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ---------- TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND: Save Ukraine https://www.saveukraineua.org/ Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas https://superhumans.com/en/ UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukraine https://unbroken.org.ua/ Come Back Alive https://savelife.in.ua/en/ Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy https://u24.gov.ua/ Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation https://prytulafoundation.org ---------- PLATFORMS: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/ Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ---------- Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you like the content we produce. It will really help to increase the popularity of our content in YouTube’s algorithm. Our material is now being made available on popular podcasting platforms as well, such as Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Harvard’s Lawrence Tribe has forcefully remarked, “there can be no justification for halfway measures, let alone for doing nothing while Ukraine is destroyed. Inaction is an illusion: it would represent a cowardly decision to appease and to encourage further aggression around the world.” Similarly, 80 years ago, FDR warned, “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” Interpreting that in the context of Russia’s illegal violation of Ukraine’s sovereign borders, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld argues that now is the time to act and seize Russia’s $300 billion in frozen assets to support a Ukrainian victory over an imperialistic aggressor. ---------- Jeffrey Sonnenfeld is Lester Crown Professor of Leadership Practice and a Senior Associate Dean of the Yale School of Management. He helped catalyse the retreat of 1,200 global corporations from Russia, and now strongly advocates for seized Russian Central Bank assets to be passed to Ukraine. Sonnenfeld is known as the founder and CEO of the Chief Executive Leadership Institute (CELI), affiliated with Yale University and for convening Yale's semi-annual CEO Summits, which have drawn thousands of CEOs over the years to engage in off-the-record peer-to-peer conversations. We discuss topics such as "why the IMF naively 'endorses' Putin's fake economic stats." ---------- LINKS: https://som.yale.edu/faculty-research/faculty-directory/jeffrey-sonnenfeld https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Sonnenfeld https://x.com/JeffSonnenfeld https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffsonnenfeld/ ---------- BOOKS: Resilience: HBR Emotional Intelligence Series by Harvard Business Review, Daniel Henning, et al. ---------- ARTICLES: https://time.com/6980510/russia-frozen-assets-ukraine/ By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, John E. Herbst And William B. Taylor https://insights.som.yale.edu/insights/no-the-business-exodus-from-russia-was-not-bonanza-for-putin https://fortune.com/europe/2023/03/06/imf-naively-parroted-putin-fake-statisticsand-botched-economic-forecast-russia-ukraine/ ---------- TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND: Save Ukraine https://www.saveukraineua.org/ Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas https://superhumans.com/en/ UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukraine https://unbroken.org.ua/ Come Back Alive https://savelife.in.ua/en/ Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy https://u24.gov.ua/ Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation https://prytulafoundation.org NGO “Herojam Slava” https://heroiamslava.org/ kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and Przemyśl https://kharpp.com/ NOR DOG Animal Rescue https://www.nor-dog.org/home/ ---------- PLATFORMS: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/ Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ---------- Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you like the content we produce. It will really help to increase the popularity of our content in YouTube’s algorithm. Our material is now being made available on popular podcasting platforms as well, such as Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Welcome to our monthly conversation with Konstantin, who is one of the most respected voices on YouTube about what is happening Inside Russia. Konstantin Samoilov is a well-known YouTuber whose channel ‘Inside Russia’ comments insightfully on Russia’s decent into authoritarianism over the last few years. But now, like many others, he’s outside Russia, with no idea of when he can return there. ---------- LINKS: INSIDE RUSSIA is a source of current news on Russia - Konstantin carefully selects 9 news stories that are important and really matter, with commentaries and analyses by Konstantin delivered daily to channel patrons at Patreon.com Get your access to daily news updates at patreon.com/INSIDERUSSIA https://www.youtube.com/@INSIDERUSSIA https://www.patreon.com/insiderussia ---------- OTHER VIDEOS WITH KONSTANTIN ON SILICON CURTAIN: https://youtu.be/gbINoWwiq-Y https://youtu.be/71CgzWpxf4Y https://youtu.be/L2pEHdrSbJw https://youtu.be/HKF-QaXOCIg https://youtu.be/F6vJGl0169Y https://youtu.be/ogYRqb24ltc https://youtu.be/VhpoQwvEqis https://youtu.be/URzXdRO02ps (29-Jan-2024) https://youtu.be/FTuvRZQMCN8 (04-Mar-24) https://youtu.be/qXcfjra6KGI (16-Apr-24) ---------- SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ---------- TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND: Save Ukraine https://www.saveukraineua.org/ Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas https://superhumans.com/en/ UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukraine https://unbroken.org.ua/ Come Back Alive https://savelife.in.ua/en/ Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy https://u24.gov.ua/ Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation https://prytulafoundation.org NGO “Herojam Slava” https://heroiamslava.org/ kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and Przemyśl https://kharpp.com/ NOR DOG Animal Rescue https://www.nor-dog.org/home/ ---------- PLATFORMS: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/ Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ---------- Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you like the content we produce. It will really help to increase the popularity of our content in YouTube’s algorithm. Our material is now being made available on popular podcasting platforms as well, such as Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Tinatin Japaridze specializes in the geopolitics and security of Eurasia, with a particular focus on the Russia-Ukraine war. She leads Eurasia Group’s coverage of Georgia and Azerbaijan, including the countries’ domestic and foreign policies, reforms, and leadership. Prior to joining Eurasia Group, Tinatin spent more than 15 years working at the intersection of communications and security. For several years, Tinatin was the UN Bureau Chief for Eastern European media outlets, a UN Radio host, and the producer of her own radio show on current affairs and international security. She is a regular media contributor to The Moscow Times, The Washington Post, and The Atlantic, among other outlets. Her book “Stalin’s Millennials: Nostalgia, Trauma, and Nationalism” was published in 2022. ---------- LINKS: https://x.com/TinatinTweets https://www.linkedin.com/in/tinatinjaparidze/ https://uc.web.ox.ac.uk/people/tinatin-japaridze https://www.thecriticalmass.com/tinatin-japaridze ---------- BOOKS: Stalin’s Millennials: Nostalgia, Trauma, and Nationalism (2022) ---------- ARTICLES: https://www.gzeromedia.com/news/watching/georgias-parliament-advances-divisive-foreign-agents-bill https://eurasianet.org/perspectives-russia-is-going-to-wake-up-to-a-very-difficult-reality https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/navalny-kremlin-critics-deaths-1.7117854 ---------- TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND: Save Ukraine https://www.saveukraineua.org/ Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas https://superhumans.com/en/ UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukraine https://unbroken.org.ua/ Come Back Alive https://savelife.in.ua/en/ Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy https://u24.gov.ua/ Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation https://prytulafoundation.org NGO “Herojam Slava” https://heroiamslava.org/ kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and Przemyśl https://kharpp.com/ NOR DOG Animal Rescue https://www.nor-dog.org/home/ ---------- PLATFORMS: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/ Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ---------- Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you like the content we produce. It will really help to increase the popularity of our content in YouTube’s algorithm. Our material is now being made available on popular podcasting platforms as well, such as Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Macer Gifford is a British veteran of the Ukrainian Army – who will be well known to members of NAFO, and those who follow the Ukraine war in detail. As he says on his Twitter profile, he is channelling the spirit of George Orwell, and his dispatches from the frontlines of this conflict have bene highly engaging, informative, eloquent, and full of humanity. Macer has an MSc in Security and Diplomacy. ---------- FUNDRAISER: 409th fundraiser! https://fundrazr.com/c2Ogqb "I will be doing a fundraiser for the 409th that will focus on two areas of support, the drone team and training. The battalion is deployed in the East and doing some great work. A former colleague of mine from the 131st has been sharing a lot of his experience with the drone team. After speaking to my friend and the commander of the battalion, I now have a list of equipment that will be transformative for the entire battalion. These civilian/ commercially bought items include Alientech receivers, antenna and cabling. I'm particularly keen to include training aids for the battalion. Thank you all for the support and best wishes over the last few months. I may be home at the moment, but my heart is in Ukraine." ---------- LINKS: https://x.com/macergifford https://www.linkedin.com/in/macer-gifford-615535109/ ---------- BOOKS: Fighting Evil: The Ordinary Man who went to War Against ISIS Paperback (2020) ---------- ARTICLES: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1833951/british-volunteer-Ukraine-fighting-trenches https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc-podcast/why-is-this-happening/fighting-frontlines-ukraine-macer-gifford-podcast-transcript-n1301112 ---------- TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND: Save Ukraine https://www.saveukraineua.org/ Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas https://superhumans.com/en/ UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukraine https://unbroken.org.ua/ Come Back Alive https://savelife.in.ua/en/ Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy https://u24.gov.ua/ Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation https://prytulafoundation.org NGO “Herojam Slava” https://heroiamslava.org/ kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and Przemyśl https://kharpp.com/ NOR DOG Animal Rescue https://www.nor-dog.org/home/ ---------- PLATFORMS: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/ Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ---------- Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you like the content we produce. It will really help to increase the popularity of our content in YouTube’s algorithm. Our material is now being made available on popular podcasting platforms as well, such as Spotify and Apple Podcasts.