My latest article on Strategic culture :
King Charles was recently sent to the U.S. by the British House of Commons and the British government for a state visit. Perhaps they had a charm offensive in mind to persuade Trump to adopt a milder stance regarding the war with Iran, to take a tougher line against Russia, and to support Ukraine.
https://strategic-culture.su/news/2026/05/08/even-king-charles-could-not-save-soured-relationship-with-trump/

Vladimir Putin's speech at the military parade on Red Square marking the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War

I congratulate you on Victory Day, on our holy, sacred, and most important holiday.

We celebrate it with a sense of pride and love for our country, with understanding of our common duty to defend the interests and the future of our Motherland. We mark it with gratitude of true sons of the great generation of victors.

We honour the legacy left by the soldiers of Victory. Caring about the Fatherland unites our entire country, the people of Russia, and preserving the memory of the events of the Great Patriotic War, of its true history, of its true heroes, is a matter of honour for us.

We will always remember the heroic deeds of the Soviet people, because the Soviet people made the decisive contribution to defeating Nazism. The Soviet people saved their country and saved the world. They put an end to the total evil and brought the sovereignty to those states that surrendered to Nazi Germany and turned into accomplices of its crimes.

Our soldiers suffered huge losses and made huge sacrifices in the name of freedom and dignity of the peoples of Europe. They have become the model of heroism and courage, of fortitude and humanity, and it brought to the Soviet people the great honour of a great Victory.

See more on the Kremlin’s official website.

Address by the President of Russia Vladimir Putin at the Victory Day Parade on May 9, 2026. With English translation

A 22-foot golden statue (probably gold-plated) of Donald Trump at his Florida golf resort. And then they something about (usual stone) statues in the past from Lenin or Stalin https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2026-05-10/ty-article/.premium/the-hasidic-jews-behind-floridas-giant-golden-trump-statue/0000019e-12b2-d73c-a99e-dffb0d070000

Hundreds of women in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands were demonstrating peacefully today against the asylum seekers' center and for the safety of women.

❗️Israeli crackdown on female captives at Damon prison intensifies as reports of systematic abuse and medical neglect emerge

The Palestinian Prisoners' Society has exposed a severe escalation in systematic abuse within the Damon occupation prison by documenting at least ten violent raids against female detainees over the last two months. Testimonies from the facility describe a pattern of specialized repression units storming the sections where guards subjected women to severe beatings and forced them to remain handcuffed on the ground for extended periods. These raids have left numerous detainees with visible injuries and psychological trauma while the prison administration continues to deny them access to basic medical attention or legal oversight.

Conditions for the eighty eight women currently held at Damon have reached a critical state due to extreme overcrowding and the intensification of punitive measures across the facility. Cells designed for small groups are now packed with more than ten detainees each which has forced many to sleep on the floor without bedding or blankets. Among those facing these harsh conditions are Rima Blouei and Zahraa al-Kawazbeh, who are both being held despite being in stages of pregnancy with no access to prenatal medical care. The prison authorities have also expanded the use of solitary confinement and implemented policies that severely restrict the quality and quantity of food provided to the inmates.

The latest report further highlights the routine use of degrading strip searches and the denial of specialized care for detainees suffering from chronic illnesses such as cancer. Most of the captives are currently being held without formal charges under administrative detention based on secret files that neither the prisoners nor their lawyers are permitted to review. Human rights advocates argue that this campaign of organized violence at Damon represents a targeted effort to degrade the dignity of the detainees through institutionalized neglect.

Ein jetzt fertiggestellter Dokumentarfilm über den letzten DDR-Staatsratsvorsitzenden Krenz sorgt für Stress. Der Streifen sei zu unkritisch. CDU-Größen laufen Sturm. Jörg Arnold, Peter-Michael Diestel: Kriegstüchtig. Nein Danke. › COMPACT-Magazin - Der Shop Eine Dokumentation aus 2007 - Egon Krenz "Der Kreml und die deutsche Nation" - Gorbatschow, Honecker und den Untergang der DDR Egon Krenz "Der Kreml und die deutsche Nation" - Gorbatschow, Honecker und den Untergang der DDR - YouTube

Egon Krenz "Der Kreml und die deutsche Nation" - Gorbatschow, Honecker und den Untergang der DDR - YouTube Egon Krenz spricht 2007 mit Thomas Grimm über das schwierige Verhältnis zwischen der DDR-Führung und dem Kreml in den letzten Jahren der deutschen Teilung. Im Zentrum stehen seine Erinnerungen an Honecker, Gorbatschow, Kohl, die deutsch-deutschen Beziehungen, den 9. November 1989 und die Frage, welche Rolle Moskau beim Ende der DDR wirklich spielte.
Krenz schildert interne Spannungen zwischen SED und KPdSU, sowjetisches Misstrauen gegenüber Honeckers Deutschlandpolitik und seine eigene Begegnung mit Gorbatschow kurz vor dem Zusammenbruch der DDR. Ein historisches Zeitzeugengespräch über Macht, Vertrauen, Enttäuschung und die letzten Monate eines Staates.
Ein Interview von Thomas Grimm aus dem Jahr 2007.