The Daily Populous

Putin’s weakness is terminal – I saw the beginning of the end

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, with the skill of the comic actor he once was, even made an impudent attempt to steal Putin’s show.

He issued a decree saying he would permit the parade to go ahead, and that Ukrainian weapons would not target Red Square while it did.

I first witnessed the parade in 1995, in a different Europe and a different world.

It was the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.

Vladimir Putin attends a scaled-down Victory Day military parade in Moscow’s Red Square on Saturday (Photo: Vyacheslav Prokofyev/AFP).

Instead, the conflict has already lasted longer than the four years that the Soviet Union fought Hitler.

James Rodgers is the author of The Return of Russia: from Yeltsin to Putin, the story of a Vengeful Kremlin (2026). »

Former Polish Justice Minister Ziobro flees to US

Authored by politico.eu

Ziobro confirmed his arrival in the U.S. in an on-air interview with the right-wing Polish broadcaster TV Republika on Sunday evening.

Onet reported he had received a U.S. journalist visa linked to the station, which declined to confirm or deny the report.

Polish Justice Minister Waldemar Żurek said Sunday his ministry would launch extradition proceedings against Ziobro. »

California farmers to destroy 420,000 peach trees after Del Monte collapses

Authored by the-independent.com

Central California peach farmers are preparing to destroy around 420,000 clingstone peach trees afterDel Monte Foods shut down its canneries earlier this year.

Central California peach farmers will receive up to $9 million in federal aid after Del Monte collapse, leaving crops without buyers and forcing growers to remove hundreds of thousands of trees ( Getty/iStock ).

After a court allowed Del Monte to sell its assets, Pacific Coast Producers bought Del Monte's canned fruit business. »

‘Ghost of the forest’ returns to Kenya as conservationists reintroduce rare antelope into the wild

Authored by apnews.com

A critically endangered species, the animal is being slowly reintroduced into the wild by conservationists to increase the number of the rare antelope that are indigenous to Kenya’s forests.

The mountain bongo is a rare antelope known for its brown skin and distinct white stripes.

With fewer than 100 individuals left in the wild, a conservancy based in Kenya is breeding them and slowly reintroducing them into the wild, with a target of 750 wild bongos by 2050. »

Russia breaks 3-day ceasefire as strikes kill 1, injure 19 across Ukraine

Authored by kyivindependent.com

Ukraine's Air Force said it intercepted all 27 drones launched by Russia from Primorsko-Akhtarsk and Millerovo overnight.

Three people suffered injuries in Russian strikes in Kharkiv Oblast, Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported.

Ukraine's General Staff also reported that fighting on the front lines continued despite the ceasefire, with 147 combat clashes recorded over the past day.‌‌. »