QuoteIt's the question we've been asking all week ever since Vladimir Putin called for direct talks with Ukraine in Istanbul - would the Kremlin leader travel to Turkey to take part, or would he stay home?

Late last night we finally got the answer: "No" - or might that be "not yet"?

The Russian delegation for today's talks features no President Putin and no Russian minister. It will be headed by presidential adviser Vladimir Medinsky: a former culture minister and now chairman of the Russian Union of Writers.

Medinsky led the Russian delegation last time Moscow and Kyiv held face-to-face talks in 2022.

Joining him is a deputy defence minister, a deputy foreign minister and a military intelligence chief.

Based on the make-up of Moscow's negotiating team, Kremlin critics have accused Russia of not being serious about peace.

Yet if they go ahead later today, these will be the first face-to-face peace talks between Russia and Ukraine for more than three years. That, in itself, feels like an important moment.

QuoteAudio fragments from Mixes Of A Lost World have been pressed to vinyl acetate

A number of independent record stores worldwide – nominated by the remix artists – have received a copy

There is one copy per nominated shop – for visiting and listening in store

The acetates will decay more and more with each play

There are a small number of extra acetates... go to Instagram, Twitter or Facebook and nominate a favorite store. They might receive a copy...

Thank you to independent record stores everywhere and always

Quote from: Sacha8 on May 02, 2025, 15:51:06More specifically, I'd like to know how to hide my IP and email address and also when and if I log in, so that nobody sees it. Not because I don't want people to see when I'm active and visiting, but because it feels creepy somehow to read: "jane/john doe is reading this right now" while you are checking out something...