Media Bubbles

Breaking News: President Volodymyr Zelensky made a dramatic visit to a city recaptured by Ukraine, underscoring Russia’s crippled campaign in the northeast. https://t.co/xUjEyj93UG

Russia has been quietly building up its domestic surveillance apparatus since its invasion of Ukraine. https://t.co/jLJNfIoUds

U.S. intelligence warned in July that Tehran planned to send hundreds of bomb-carrying drones to Russia to aid its war on Ukraine. https://t.co/NS6KTRxR0r

Ukraine's turnaround has been so potent and swift that Moscow’s propaganda machine had no time to send out the new script. https://t.co/ddyfQasD9x

Russia’s cyberattack apparatus has been surprisingly quiet since the invasion of Ukraine. Is that changing? https://t.co/vV1Uh4mrLD

What events could actually bring down Putin? And how likely might they be in the foreseeable future? In March, @zackbeauchamp wrote about what history teaches us about how autocrats lose power — and how Putin might hang on. https://t.co/jkEZ56VgAY

The Russia propaganda machine has weaponized its citizens and glorifies war. Ukraine's second-in-command, Andriy Yermak, sees through it. https://t.co/tSmJ9mcoc6

Putin is facing military humiliation. Experts say he could escalate the war. https://t.co/gHbqzIp34O

In Opinion "We’re in a worse place than I expected. The effects of the pandemic and now the effects of the war in Ukraine are very dramatic, and there are huge setbacks on all these measures," Bill Gates said in a conversation with David Wallace-Wells. https://t.co/u7UiBmOn8b

The State Department strongly criticized Russia for making what it called "spurious allegations" that the U.S. operated clandestine biological weapons laboratories in Ukraine, accusing Russia of using a diplomatic meeting to air its unfounded claims. https://t.co/1VJdWlaL4f

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy took part in a flag-raising ceremony in Izyum, his office says The city had been a key staging point for Russian troops before they retreated in the face of a lightning Ukrainian counteroffensive Latest updates: https://t.co/kaPmtWpGEB https://t.co/F0aYLq7KTQ

Inflation, Ukraine aid and a semblance of calm returning to markets Here's what you need to know ⬇️ https://t.co/TGVymnahi8 https://t.co/I2muXvZKls

Azerbaijan may be seeking to take advantage of Russia's difficulties in Ukraine. https://t.co/MKDt0BnHiW

Houses and shops lie in ruins in the small village of Hrakove outside of Ukraine's second-largest city Kharkiv. Its school is a bombed-out hull and the church is scarred by rockets and shells. Russian troops suddenly fled as Ukrainian troops advanced. https://t.co/r3u3uScuCo

Rapid loss of territory in Ukraine reveals spent Russian military https://t.co/viuiuGjxsP

Armenia-Azerbaijan clashes come with Russia focused on Ukraine https://t.co/lyzz43TL6K

The head of the European Union’s executive Ursula von der Leyen said she would make her third trip to Ukraine since the war began later Wednesday Latest updates: https://t.co/952YKbUJBx https://t.co/KRgWiFU7w9

Similarities exist between Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhia not only structurally, but in the existence of "an environment… in which people are dis-incentivized from communicating genuine problems to higher-ups," one expert said. https://t.co/l2t0Niiyya

The Ukraine military claimed Tuesday that it had downed one of Russia's Iran-built drones as Kyiv's counteroffensive continued to drive back the invaders from northeastern towns occupied since the early weeks of the war. https://t.co/EmY6uEyfJc

In Wednesday's paper: –London, world prepare for formal farewell to queen: Biden, world leaders advised to share a ride –Inflation report pulls stocks down –Biden's victory lap is probably premature: New numbers show danger signs –More Ukraine towns freed as Russians retreat https://t.co/37jgl10qzB

Ukraine gains heighten fears that Putin will use winter as a weapon https://t.co/XJFlFrpQGE https://t.co/aqBik62SMe

Ukraine said it was trying to extend its lightning counter offensive in the east, but pro-Russian officials said they were holding the line for now and U.S. President Joe Biden said the war still looked like a long haul despite Kyiv's recent success https://t.co/lv1TfHbAGK

Ukraine targets Donbas as advance gathers pace https://t.co/BBD6xW4YSz

Li Zhanshu, China's No. 3 official, was dispatched to Vladivostok and Moscow last week for meetings with Russian lawmakers. https://t.co/TpNMCzA5GE

'They wanted us to hear screams of electric shock victims' Accounts of Russian torture emerge in liberated areas of Ukraine https://t.co/2p9fniaYP3

Pope Francis said that God does not guide religions towards war, an implicit criticism of Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who backs the invasion of Ukraine and has boycotted a conference of faith leaders https://t.co/zhRN1LCtnP https://t.co/c6UKC7tkJL

Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now https://t.co/6qagZbqbvr https://t.co/ly69q8V836

Luhansk Governor Serhiy Haidai said the Russians are "not real warriors," though stressed Ukraine is suffering casualties. https://t.co/9yfRyiYM2p

Britain's Ministry of Defense said that Moscow was using Iranian drones for the first time. https://t.co/vxQoXq5WFa

The European Commission unveiled a series of proposals to curb the energy price spike that has hit Europe in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while stressing that the bloc's solidarity with Kyiv would be ‘unshakeable’ https://t.co/tjAbJJ6n6F

.@AmbJohnBolton: Putin 'a lot closer' to using nuclear weapons in Ukraine https://t.co/jFo2E07I4b

Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan are set to meet amid questions about the deal allowing exports of Ukrainian grain https://t.co/7mxpiw4q9W

Striking the right balance between pressing its advantage and exercising strategic restraint will be the key challenge facing Ukrainian military leaders. https://t.co/k1tENQdbCZ

The rapid pace of the Ukrainian counteroffensive comes with its own high-stakes questions, as military analysts Tuesday openly cautioned Kyiv to tap the brakes on its attacks or risk overextending itself. https://t.co/L23xmPJ9yR

Ukraine’s stunning success on the battlefield in recent days has sparked renewed optimism in Kyiv that a lasting, decisive victory over Russia may be within reach. https://t.co/IJV0lUhOti

Ukraine’s rout of Russian forces from some of their hardest-won positions has upended Moscow’s military goals https://t.co/EsoYGHZo9w

Ukraine says it shot down Russian-acquired Iranian drone in Kharkiv https://t.co/xcaeqzUTy5

Ukraine faces new dilemma: How far and how fast to press advantage over Russia? https://t.co/uBpslyYW65 https://t.co/itJl7kNfhP

Ukrainian forces are looking to maximize gains from a lightning-quick offensive in the country’s northeastern Kharkiv region https://t.co/lhLFHt99JH

Ukraine's military claimed Tuesday for the first time that it encountered an Iranian-supplied suicide drone used by Russia on the battlefield, showing the deepening ties between Moscow and Tehran as the Islamic Republic's tattered nuclear deal with... https://t.co/u6rdhseeRH

NATO should prepare for all-out war with Russia as Putin grows desperate amid Ukraine victories: ex NATO brass https://t.co/7gNpuyw7t4

War stories from Ukraine are becoming routine, and the world is growing numb. But as long as people suffer, there are stories to tell. | Opinion by Luba Kolomytseva https://t.co/f4Nh9iMMvb

Lights on the Eiffel Tower will soon be turned off more than an hour earlier at night to save electricity, the Paris mayor announced, as Russia's war in Ukraine deepens an energy crisis in Europe. https://t.co/0JKzcRcwNF

Paris moves to save energy due to Ukraine war by turning off the Eiffel Tower's lights https://t.co/f40XlwiWB1

There has been a very large number of UFOs over the skies of Kyiv this year, according to a new preprint paper published by Kyiv's Main Astronomical Observatory in coordination with the country's National Academy of Science, Vice reported on Tuesday. https://t.co/iWNcoWXlXk

Much of Ukraine, particularly in and around the region of the second city of Kharkiv (Kharkov), was plunged into darkness after missile strikes on energy infrastructure. https://t.co/4Z0vfeyPKz

Ukraine's soldiers inch toward Sievierodonetsk in major counteroffensive https://t.co/zaoSxJ1Luk

Iran-Russia relationship looms large over nuclear talks, Ukraine war https://t.co/vRDavAS6fB

Ukraine said on Tuesday it aimed to liberate all of its territories after driving back Russian forces in the northeast of the country in a rapid offensive but called on the West to speed up deliveries of weapons systems to back the advance. https://t.co/LcmYqjW369

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant shut down, but threat of disaster looms, expert says https://t.co/Yayf4sxPlv