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Today — 10 December 2025Main stream

Ukraine Could Be ‘Ready for Elections,’ Zelensky Says

10 December 2025 at 08:44
The Ukrainian president told reporters that a vote could be held in 60 to 90 days if the country received security protections from the United States.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine speaking at the White House in Washington, D.C., in October.

Trump Calls Europe ‘Decaying’ and Suggests ‘Size Will Win’ in Ukraine War

10 December 2025 at 00:17
President Trump’s comments deepened his rift with mainstream European leaders over defense and Ukraine policy.

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President Trump with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and other European leaders during a meeting at the White House earlier this year.

The Territorial Sticking Point Between Russia and Ukraine

10 December 2025 at 01:12
The Kremlin says any peace deal must cede to Russia the entire eastern Donbas region, including territory Ukraine still controls — a nonstarter for Kyiv.

Yesterday — 9 December 2025Main stream

Another Front in the War in Ukraine: Who Gets to Claim a Famed Artist?

9 December 2025 at 18:44
Looking to shake off Moscow’s cultural influences, Kyiv has been seeking to highlight the Ukrainian roots of Kazimir Malevich, a renowned avant-garde painter.

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A train car dedicated to Kazimir Malevich in Kyiv, Ukraine, in October.

Russian Court Sentences 4 Soldiers to Prison for Killing Texan

9 December 2025 at 06:07
Russell Bonner Bentley III, 64, who was living in the occupied Donbas region of Ukraine, was beaten and tortured to death after he was suspected of being an American saboteur, investigators said.

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Russell Bonner Bentley III visiting a memorial to victims of Nazi killings, in Donetsk, Ukraine, in 2017.

The U.S. Gave Mexico a List of Russian Spies. Mexico Let Them Stay.

9 December 2025 at 00:37
Moscow has ramped up covert operations in Mexico, with spies meeting handlers in its bustling capital and seaside resorts, U.S. officials say.

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The Russian Embassy in Mexico City is one of Moscow’s largest around the world, according to its Foreign Ministry, although the Kremlin and Mexico have few economic, cultural or military ties.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Trump Criticizes Zelensky as Ukraine Peace Talks Drag On With European Leaders

9 December 2025 at 05:12
Despite pressure from the Trump administration, Mr. Zelensky, after meeting with European leaders who vowed continued support in the war, said Ukraine’s position on territory had not changed.

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From left: President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain, President Emmanuel Macron of France and Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany outside 10 Downing Street on Monday.

Russian Drone Strike on Chernobyl Hasn’t Led to Rise in Radiation Levels

8 December 2025 at 01:50
Despite the finding, the authorities have been unable to fix the damage from a drone that punctured Reactor No. 4’s outermost protective shield in February.

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Emergency workers outside the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in February after the confinement structure was punctured by a Russian drone in Pripyat, Ukraine.

Macron Urges Xi to Help End War in Ukraine

4 December 2025 at 18:03
As President Emmanuel Macron of France visited China, its leader, Xi Jinping, said his country would play a constructive role in ending the fighting.

fun with flags

By: fivestone
17 April 2024 at 17:02

有个新闻,我这一年闲聊时经常提起。从各方面都切合了我的审美。

2022 年 12 月 18 日,乌克兰国防部在 twitter 发文,感谢来自 52 个国家的军事及个人援助,视频中列出了这些国家的国旗。其中,没有大陆的五星红旗;有台湾、有香港,而代表香港的旗子,是时代革命运动中的黑紫荆旗。

(视频里有 8×7=56 面旗子,推文里说是 52 个国家,其对应关系,大家有兴趣可以连连看。)

随后,香港官方各种抗议,具体后续不了了之。原始的推文已经被删除。

这些国旗的出现,可以追溯到 2022 年 6 月,在基辅独立广场(Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Kiev)上的一个展示项目。

从网上搜的图片可以看到,中间有一小段时间,是已经挂上了台湾国旗,但还没有挂上黑紫荆。第一批在乌克兰参加志愿者的台湾导游「莊育瑋」,也在这个期间,就去合影

后来黑紫荆旗怎么挂上去的,无从考证。但是很容易想象:有个来自香港的家伙,也在乌克兰做志愿兵,看到挂了台湾旗,就跑去说:我来自香港,所以你们也要挂香港的旗帜啊,就挂黑紫荆吧!


这个事情让我觉得很嗨的原因,在于:以往涉及国旗的场合中,那些对于个体,构成被迫的身份绑定,甚至是负担的层面,在这个事件中,消失了。参战的志愿者,可以凭借自己的意愿,来决定我所属的「国家」的旗帜,应该用什么样的方式展示。

而且,我们经常面对的,同一类身份的人,在另一个层面上意见不一致,而带来的割裂感,这里似乎也消失了。

就是说,理论上会有这样的情况:一个爱国小粉红,也去乌克兰参战,看到这种场面,坚持要改成五星红旗、或者红紫荆旗,怎么办?——但现实中,真会有这样的人,去乌克兰参战吗?没有啊。只有几个脑残,跑去俄罗斯那边当炮灰

即使有中国大陆籍贯的人,在乌克兰做志愿者(我相信是有的),也不介意国旗被改成什么样吧。这样的人,看到黑紫荆旗,会与之争吵吗?不会的啊。大概只会为此感到欢乐。

这种在现实层面实现的同温层过滤,感觉很好。

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