The Brutalist Report

• Russia Confirms 'Sporadic' Contacts With US On Nuclear Weapons [1278d]
• U.S. asks UN Security Council to condemn Russia for 'sham' referendums in Ukraine - Reuters [1278d]
• Outside the Box: Russia’s invasion has been very profitable for the IMF, which is gouging Ukraine and other countries in crisis [1278d]
• Results Show Huge Majorities In Favor Of Joining Russia As Ukraine Annexation Polls Close: State Media [1278d]
• Russia Prepares to Annex Parts of Ukraine as Staged Votes End [1278d]
• Pro-Moscow officials say 1 occupied area of Ukraine has voted to join Russia [1278d]
• Facebook 'influence operations' run by Russia and China were shut down by Meta [1278d]
• Moscow's proxies in occupied Ukraine regions report big votes to join Russia - Reuters [1278d]
• Meta Shuts Down Influence Operations Started in China, Russia [1278d]
• Desperation on Russia's borders as draft-eligible men flee - Reuters [1278d]
• NATO warns Russia of "severe consequences" in case of a nuclear strike - Reuters [1278d]
• Occupied regions of Ukraine vote to join Russia in staged referendums [1278d]
• Citigroup names Grant Carson to oversee standalone Russia business - memo - Reuters [1278d]
• Ukraine war: Russia to open war enlisting hub on Georgia border [1278d]
• Russia's Gazprom rejects Ukraine's Naftogaz claims in arbitration - Reuters [1278d]
• Disinformation wars for the midterms have begun: Meta takes down sprawling campaigns from China and Russia [1278d]
• Over 96% said to favour joining Russia in first vote results from occupied Ukraine regions - Reuters [1278d]
• Russia Is Reportedly Boycotting Next Year’s Oscars [1278d]
• Massive Leak in Russia’s Gas Pipeline to Europe ‘Act of Sabotage,’ Polish PM Says [1278d]
• Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines to Europe suffer mysterious leaks [1278d]
• Russia seen suggesting OPEC+ cuts oil output by 1 mln bpd - source - Reuters [1278d]
• Oil Surges After Russia Proposes 1 Million Barrel OPEC+ Output Cut [1278d]
• Russia’s war is a crime, but all sides face legal questions [1278d]
• Russia plans to boycott the 2023 Oscars amid Ukraine tension [1278d]
• Russia plans to boycott the 2023 Oscars amid Ukraine tension [1278d]
• Facebook takes down political influence operations from China and Russia [1278d]
• Russia's digital ministry scrambles to help key workers avoid mobilisation - Reuters [1278d]
• ‘Smash and grab’: Meta uncovers Russia's ‘largest and most complex’ info op since the war began [1278d]
• Russia Boycotts Academy Awards, Set to Forgo Oscar Submission [1278d]
• Sabotage not ruled out in Russia gas pipeline leaks [1279d]
• Japan says Russia 'blindfolded and restrained' its consul in Vladivostok [1279d]
• Russia's mobilization drive devolves into chaos [1279d]
• Russia's Medvedev raises spectre of nuclear strike on Ukraine - Reuters [1279d]
• Russia's Gazprom to keep gas supply to Europe via Ukraine stable on Tuesday - Reuters [1279d]
• Russia Enacts Lengthy Prison Sentences For Wartime Desertion & Refusal To Serve [1279d]
• Japan lodges protest after Russia detains diplomat in Vladivostok [1279d]
• At school in central Russia, a Swastika-wearing gunman kills at least 17 before ending own life [1279d]