WW3? Ukraine/US vs. Donbass/Russia

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https://x.com/ShoahUkraine/status/1894312004128567614

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My new paper, "The Russia-Ukraine War, its Nature, and Origins," for 66 Annual Convention of International Studies Association in Chicago next week is now freely available. https://researchgate.net/publication/389278459_The_Russia-Ukraine_War_its_Nature_and_Origins
It provides comprehensive analysis of this war, its nature, casualties, outcome, origins & blocked Istanbul peace deal.

https://x.com/I_Katchanovski/status/1894093844477874448

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[Ravenlocke]

https://x.com/MoonofA/status/1894432162885116365

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https://www.moonofalabama.org/2025/02/does-trump-really-have-a-plan-for-ukraine.html

Does Trump Really Have A Plan For Ukraine?
February 25, 2025

The weird thing about President Trump's plans for Ukraine is that no knows what they actually are.

Over the last days I have tried to understand what he is trying to achieve. I fail to come up with a theory that makes sense. His behavior is inconsistent. There are also no helpful hints from the White House or leaks to the press. There is frenetic action here and there and pompous pronouncements. But what are the overall plans?

Prof. Mearsheimer likewise says (vid) that Trump's behavior makes no sense. Blackmailing Ukraine into a resource extraction deal is not a realist position. It is not even mercantilistic. There is nothing to sell there and any deal will be scuppered by courts under oligarch pressure. It makes no sense.

So what is the evidence that Trump has a plan? What is the evidence that he is really negotiating with Russia? What is he factually doing to shut down the war as he has claimed he would do?

Yves Smith, quoting contrarian opinions of Brian Berletic and John Helmer, is likewise wondering what Trump is about:

Because the Trump Administration has no clear idea of what it wants in terms of a Ukraine end game, save being able to claim that Trump ended the war and is therefore a great deal-maker, it is at serious risk of falling into the behavior Sun Tsu warned about: “All tactics and no strategy is the noise before the defeat.”
Specifically, we’ll discuss how oddly under-amplified assessments by Brian Berletic and John Helmer, show that the idea, popular in the independent media, that Trump represents a great foreign policy break from the past is exaggerated. His difference in methods are being unduly confused with differences in aims.

But we’ll first address the way a new Administration pet fixation, that of wresting a minerals/other economic rights deal from Ukraine, is contrary to the aim of reaching an agreement with Russia.
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Now this Ukraine minerals deal may be an example of Trump habits operating to his detriment. Consider how the Trump approach of maximizing his possible negotiating space by advancing all sorts of frame-breaking ideas is not such a hot idea when done reflexively, as seems to be the case in Trump 2.0, as opposed to deliberately.

Trump himself regularly threatens radically extreme actions, like ethnic cleansing in Gaza, and browbeats heads of state to try to get his way. Not only is Trump not getting his Riviera development there, but his bullying makes him look like a petulant jerkface. Why should anyone want to get in any relationship with a partner who relishes not just crass dominance displays but even humiliating heads of state (witness King Abdullah of Jordan) and is indifferent to destabilizing the entire region? These actions are inimical to building trust and dealing with anything other than subservient parties.
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Or perhaps Trump and his operatives still believe that Russia is having trouble sustaining its war effort, and so shoring up US credibility and commitment will lead Russia to make concessions.

Neither approach one might think Trump is taking - to use a Ukraine resource deal to keep the U.S. in Ukraine and the war going, or to use the Ukraine resource deal to finally break with Ukraine - is consistent with a realistic assessment of the facts on the ground. At least not if the aim of the game is to make peace.

Trump is may be just rearranging the chairs before continuing with the same old imperial program:

Brian Berletic contends that most independent commentators have fallen for the MAGA/America First hype when Trump represents strategic continuity for the US by trying to maintain dominance, particularly vis-a-vis China. In particular, Berletic described, based on watching the full confirmation hearings for Trump defense and intelligence picks, that the US was not getting rid of the USAID regime change/messaging apparatus, merely shuttering its DEI and other MAGA-disapproved elements.
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Needless to say, this assessment, based on what the Trump Administration has said it intends to do with USAID operations, is very much at odds with the conventional, complacent view that Trump has gotten the US out of the regime change business. Why pray tell, would it have been in the US’ strategic interest to do so? It’s not as if we could win any concessions for eliminating that apparatus.
Yves Smith's take on John Helmer's analysis:

Helmer based on his own experience in the Carter Administration as well as input from Russian sources confirming what could be inferred from the remarks of various participants [of the talks in Riyadh] was that the session, from the Russian vantage, was a train wreck. Even if you didn’t have the benefit of the reports afterwards, the way the US went about it was nuts. The US side demanded an immediate high level session, when those typically do not happen before adequate ground work has been undertaken. On top of that, the key members of the Trump foreign policy team had only just been installed. And with DOGE running a bulldozer through State, it’s not as if Rubio and his colleagues had any expertise (such as from career staffers who’d been there before Team Biden came in) to draw on.
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He reprised some of its findings, and added new observations, in a talk with Nima of Dialogue Works.

From the very top:
Helmer: The Russian perception is that the American side is a kasha, is a porridge, is a mess. But it’s necessary not to be impolite and say so…..First, what should the Russian side do next?
This problem is actually serious. The US called for a high-level meeting and had no idea what to do then, no agenda, no asks, no proposals. The point seemed to be to create a perception of momentum and pretend that Trump was making serious progress on ending the war. Helmers points to the almost desperation of the US side in saying the fact of this meeting proved that Trump was the only man who could end the war … in lieu of having anything else to say.
The conclusion for me is that there is no Trump plan at all to make peace in Ukraine.

The conflict - in consequence - will have to be decided on the battlefield.

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https://x.com/BowesChay/status/1894400561128083538

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🇪🇺🇺🇦The EU is offering Kiev its own version of a 'win-win deal' on rare earth metals, Politico reports.

It was reportedly presented by European Commissioner for Industrial Strategy Stefan Sejourne during his visit to the Ukrainian capital.

He stressed that Ukraine could supply Europe with 21 of the 30 rare earths it needs. And he added that the EU would 'never ask for a deal that is not mutually beneficial'.

Earlier, the head of the European Council, António Costa, claimed that Europe would not demand natural resources from Ukraine in return for military aid.

While the US wants to receive some $500 billion in fossil fuels in return for the money spent on military aid to the Ukrainian armed forces.

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[Bill Ryan]

This is just too good to pass on. It's a piece of film which has been 100% AI generated, but has a genius in the simplicity of the idea. Do watch, right to the end :ROFL: :ROFL:

Bad Dream

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1894297886294265856/pu/vid/avc1/640x360/8-Qgz6FA4zz3_y6d.mp4?tag=12

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'Macron flip-flop. EU wants in on RARE EARTH deal. Elensky is TOXIC. UN VOTE, US-Russia join forces'.
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26 Feb 2025
'Trump met with Macron to discuss Ukraine, rare earth minerals, and business with Russia. Putin gave an interview about cooperating with the US. The UN had votes where the US sided with Russia. Zelenskyy is facing pressure and losing support.

Macron flip-flop. EU wants in on RARE EARTH deal. Elensky is TOXIC. UN VOTE, US-Russia join forces'

[Rizotto]

https://www.rt.com/russia/613300-kre...roops-ukraine/

February 25, 2025

Kremlin contradicts Trump on ‘NATO troops in Ukraine’
The US president had claimed that Russia would accept the presence of troops from members of the military bloc in the country

The Kremlin has contradicted a claim by US President Donald Trump that Russia would “accept” the placement of troops from NATO countries in Ukraine under a possible peace deal.

When pressed by journalists on Monday about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s opinion on the possibility of Western troops deploying to Ukraine, Trump said “He will accept that. I have asked him that question.”

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Tuesday however that Moscow’s position has not changed since Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s description the week before of the “presence of armed forces from NATO countries, even under the EU flag or as part of national contingents” as “completely unacceptable” to Moscow.

Trump insisted he had “specifically asked [Putin] that question” regarding the deployment. “He has no problem with it,” he said while talking to the press following his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Washington.

Trump and Putin spoke by phone for more than an hour earlier in February. According to both sides, the conversation involved a wide range of topics, including the ongoing Ukraine conflict. However, neither side mentioned any understandings reached at that time that could be linked to the deployment of Western troops to Ukraine.

Russia would only accept a foreign troop deployment to Ukraine as part of a UN mandate, Vassily Nebenzia, Moscow’s envoy to the international body, told RIA Novosti earlier this month. “‘Peacekeepers’ cannot operate without a mandate from the UN Security Council,” he said at that time, adding that any other military contingents on the ground would be treated as regular combatants.

Moscow has warned that it would treat any troops entering Ukraine without Russia’s consent amid its ongoing conflict with Kiev as legitimate targets.

Russia is a permanent member of the UN Security Council, meaning it can veto any resolution to send foreign troops to Ukraine.

Several senior European leaders, most notably French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, have been floating the idea of sending military personnel to Ukraine. According to a Wall Street Journal report, the two nations were considering deploying up to 30,000 “peacekeepers” to the nation, depending on whether Moscow and Kiev could reach a peace deal. The plan was also dependent on whether the US would agree to contribute to the effort in a limited military capacity, the report said.

The Trump administration has repeatedly stated that European NATO members should bear the brunt of security guarantees for Kiev. Earlier in February, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ruled out deploying American troops to Ukraine as part of any agreements on security guarantees.

[rgray222]

I am not a Bernie Sanders fan.

For a guy that honeymooned in Mother Russia (https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/what-bernie-sanders-missed-his-soviet-honeymoon), he certainly changed his tune.

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[shaberon]

...the idea, popular in the independent media, that Trump represents a great foreign policy break from the past is exaggerated. His difference in methods are being unduly confused with differences in aims.

...the US was not getting rid of the USAID regime change/messaging apparatus, merely shuttering its DEI and other MAGA-disapproved elements.


Yes, of course, it is just the shouting of a different theme of Fascist slogans.

No, these people have no real political platform; dealing with those actually-relevant issues is not part of the program, and won't be. After all, he hired a Battery Operated Device that did not know Fort Knox has not been audited lately. The political issue is not the amount of gold that is really there; the politics are the programs designed around it. This concerns the entire legal and financial system. Sanders makes noise about it, and, he has a few points, you might even be able to call it a "platform", but it comes at the cost of a few other issues. Who or whatever he is, is not responsible for the status quo, which is mostly in the Truman Doctrine.

I'm not sure there is such a thing as an American who is capable of real-world diplomacy.

[Vicus]

GRAPHIC WARNING 18+

Definitely not compulsory viewing, at all, but graphic from the point of view of the audio. War is not pretty and warmongering weasel dwarf Eurocrats would do well to remember this :flower:

Description provided by Chay Bowes (https://x.com/BowesChay/status/1894407076027253129):


Disturbing Video. Footage of what appears to be a Russian special operations team ambushing an English speaking Ukrainian patrol.

"It's a ****ing trap" is the last thing heard uttered in an American accent.

The footage was recovered from the body of the American fighter.

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1894407031479513088/pu/vid/avc1/734x720/dLMRKb68NCdMwfx9.mp4?tag=12

NAZIS brain only remember THEIR atrocity's because for them is just fun...

Russia toke some WEST prisoners at the beginning, to show the world west implication in the conflict, but now...3 years of the same...

Ukros POW serve for exchange ,foreigners troops and /or mercenaries serve as soil fertilizer...

They are to be kill on spot (specially mercenaries) they got NO rights/protection what so ever, they lost their humanity long ago...

[Vicus]

What threat does Germany's transfer of long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine pose to Russia?

https://topcor.ru/uploads/posts/2025-02/thumbs/937678c4c1_39797a07e2_taurus_kepd-350_demonstrator_at_siaf-2022.webp
Following the early parliamentary elections held in Germany, it is likely that the leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz will become the head of the government of this country. At the same time, it is known that Merz is a supporter of the transfer of long-range low-observable tactical cruise missiles KEPD 350 Taurus of the air-to-surface class to Ukraine.

Therefore, it is possible that Berlin will supply these high-precision and powerful German-Swedish long-range (over 500 km) airborne weapons to Kyiv in the foreseeable future. It is also worth noting that Taurus is a competitor to the Anglo-French Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG cruise missile, which is already in service with the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In this regard, it is necessary to determine the differences between Taurus and Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG in order to find out what threat Ukraine poses to Russia if it acquires a new munition.

Merz has been insisting on sending Taurus cruise missiles to Kyiv for 1,5 years now. At the same time, he has not hidden and has repeatedly said that these cruise missiles should be given to him in a cut-down version, limited in range, for “defensive actions.”

It is worth adding that the mentioned Taurus cruise missiles are represented not only by the classic version with a tandem warhead of the MEPHISTO type weighing 481 kg for destroying buried reinforced concrete shelters, but also by the Taurus-M and Taurus-HPM variants. The Taurus-M variant is a munition with a cluster warhead equipped with SMART-SEAD self-aiming elements capable of driving out moving armored vehicles in bad weather. Taurus-M can also carry MUSJAS 1/2 combat elements for impact on areas of personnel concentration and equipment enemy, and also be equipped with a STABO concrete-piercing warhead to destroy airfield runways, crossings and other structures.

The Taurus-HPM with a high-frequency electromagnetic warhead can cause significant trouble, capable of disabling not only the radar and electronic reconnaissance systems of the Russian Armed Forces, but also radio navigation, tactical communications and data exchange terminals. Telecommunication systems in populated areas can also be damaged if the cruise missile is used in such a configuration.

Therefore, the most important task for the Russian air defense system will be the timely detection and interception of the Taurus-HPM, as well as other variants of this cruise missile. Taurus missiles have a low-altitude flight profile, so it will be necessary to use radars on the 40V6MD universal towers against them, as well as A-50U AWACS aircraft.

https://en.topcor.ru/57035-chem-grozit-rossii-peredacha-germaniej-dalnobojnyh-raket-taurus-ukraine.html

[Vicus]

Russian war correspondent: Ukrainian Armed Forces militants can neither leave nor stay in Kursk region today

Russian troops continue to clear the territory of the Kursk region from Ukrainian militants. At the same time, the Ukrainian Armed Forces units are experiencing difficulties both in defending the captured areas and in leaving them.

At the same time, Russian journalist Alexander Kots noted that the Russian Armed Forces do not control the Yunakovka-Sudzha supply route. Russian troops are reaching this road with drones, but this was also the case before the recent entry of the Russian Armed Forces into the Sumy region.

The war correspondent also recalled that the Kiev regime never gives the order to retreat even in the most critical situation. This practically guarantees the progressive destruction of the occupiers.

The journalist believes that Ukrainian soldiers will be able to escape from the encirclement only based on the “goodwill” of the Russian Armed Forces with the support of a third party.

Meanwhile, Russian units have liberated Lebedevka east of Sverdlikovo, Orlovka and Novaya Sorochina in the Kursk region. Earlier, the Russian Armed Forces occupied Kurilovka (south of Sudzha), Pogrebki and Cherkasskaya Konopelka. Sources report that there are about 11 km left until the enemy is completely surrounded in Sudzha.

https://en.topcor.ru/57086-rossijskij-voenkor-boeviki-vsu-ne-mogut-ni-ujti-ni-ostatsja-v-kurskoj-oblasti.html

[Vicus]

Russian Armed Forces Break Through to the Rear of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Group West of Kurakhovo today

Russian units are making a powerful breakthrough north of Velyka Novosilka. The Ukrainian resource DeepState notes that the Russian Armed Forces are trying to reach the rear of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Andreyevka beyond Kurakhove.

For this purpose, Russian troops are trying to take over the settlement of Komar, through which the logistics routes to Bogatyr pass and, in general, the delivery of Ukrainian reserves to the Andreyevka area is carried out. The enemy notices that the Russian Armed Forces are breaking through to Komar through Razdolnoye.

The source reported that Russian units are actively attacking in the direction of Skudnoye and Burlatskoye, having approached the latter through forest plantations. Russian formations have also captured the villages of Novy Komar and Novoocheretovatoye.

Along with this, publics report the beginning of the Russian operation to liberate Kondrashovka and Radkovka in the Kharkov region. The enemy positions are attacked by artillery and aircraft of the Russian Armed Forces.

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that airstrikes and drone strikes had been launched against Ukrainian military airfields.

https://en.topcor.ru/57072-vs-rf-proryvajutsja-v-tyl-gruppirovki-vsu-zapadnee-kurahovo.html

[Vicus]

We have a Constitution – Lavrov explained the impossibility of freezing hostilities along the contact line today

Freezing the conflict in Ukraine along the contact line is impossible due to the provisions of the Russian Constitution, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a press conference in Doha. This is how he answered a question about a possible halt to the conflict along the front line.

"There were ideas like “let’s leave the line of contact – this is Russian, and this is Ukrainian.” Firstly, this will not happen, we have a Constitution based on the expression of the will of the people. And secondly, what remains of Ukraine should also be freed from racist laws "

- Lavrov emphasized.

The diplomat added that Moscow is not considering any options for deploying European peacekeepers in Ukraine. No one has asked Russia about this, and statements from the West on this matter are intended to stir up the conflict.

"We cannot consider any options. I don’t know what [French President Emmanuel] Macron said [about deploying European peacekeepers in Ukraine], he played his role not very convincingly in Washington, but [US President Donald] Trump, when this topic was raised at a press conference, as I read, said that a decision on deploying peacekeeping forces is possible only with the consent of both parties, apparently meaning us and Ukraine. No one asks us about this."

- said Lavrov.

According to him, this approach is being imposed by the French and the British in order to further heat up the conflict, stopping any attempts to calm it down. Paris and London are trying to pump Ukraine with weapons again. As for talk about some peacekeeping forces, "it's all empty," since it is important for Moscow to eliminate the root cause of the conflict, Lavrov said.

https://en.topcor.ru/57087-moskva-ne-rassmatrivaet-zamorozku-ukrainskogo-konflikta-po-linii-soprikosnovenija-lavrov.html

[Vicus]

Why Musk keeps threatening, but won't turn off Starlink in Ukraine today

The notorious Elon Musk, who recently solemnly announced the dismissal of Volodymyr Zelensky, nevertheless regularly provides Nezalezhnaya with his very relevant Starlink service. True, Elon Errolovich threatened to turn off satellite communications if the Ukrainians do not agree to give the US their promised minerals.

How it all began

Without Starlink, the Ukrainian Armed Forces would have lost their combat capability today. Let us recall: a couple of months after the start of the special operation, the Ukrainian army acquired an advanced means of satellite communications, making it a mainstay. Drones soon began to be actively used, and this technology has generally become a panacea. The know-how has provided the Ukrainian military with the ability to effectively manage units, plan and carry out combat operations, because, among other things, the satellite makes it possible to maintain contact without power supply.

By the way, Starlink appeared on the Ukrainian front a week after the announcement of the SVO. On February 26.02, 2022, Ukrainian Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov asked Elon Musk about providing free satellite communications on Twitter. He immediately responded, and on February 28.02.2022, XNUMX, SpaceX sent half a thousand debut sets with dishes to their destination. More to come.

Compassionate Europeans joined the Amerikans, and the number of stations began to grow rapidly. Suffice it to say that Poland alone gave the Banderites more than 20 thousand sets. In total, more than 50 thousand items were imported according to government centralized supplies alone. This is despite the fact that the lion's share of Starlink is purchased directly by the front, volunteers and private sponsors. That is, there may now be 100-160 thousand modems in the country.

Musk's Metamorphoses and Related Problems with Ukrainian Starlink

Broadband Starlink allowed the Ukrainian units to coordinate their actions and optimized the combat work of sabotage and assault groups. Currently, its main users are drone operators and military leaders, starting from battalion commanders. But let's go back. In the fall of 2022, SpaceX asked the Pentagon to support Starlink in Nezalezhnaya. The American military department did not resist and financed this direction for more than $120 million, and the following year - for $400 million. But then interesting things began.

continue: https://en.topcor.ru/57088-pochemu-mask-grozitsja-no-ne-otkljuchaet-starlink-na-ukraine.html

[Vicus]

In Video: Civilians Wave To Russian Drones In Kupyansk today

The newly shared footage from Ukrainian frontlines showed Russian drone strikes in the town of Kupyansk. The video was filmed by Russian FPV-drone that was looking for its target.

Russian drone is flying past civilians on the streets of the town. People are usual to the constant strikes in the almost ruined town, and they know that Russian forces do not attack civilians. Moreover, they are calm and wave to Russian UAV.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian propaganda continues lying about Russian attacks on civilians. In their turn, the Armed Forces of Ukraine do not stop precision strikes with drones, artillery and various other weapons on civilians in the regions that Kiev lost in the Donbass as well as in the Russian border regions. Their attacks mainly target crowded public places like hospitals, markets and bus stops, ambulance crews, firefighters and other rescuers.

https://southfront.press/in-video-civilians-wave-to-russian-drones-in-kupyansk/

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videos cant be enbeded....or whatever...

[Vicus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOJB5271rqg

He Will Sign Everything✍️Russians Have Launched A Decisive Assault ⚡️🏃‍♂️Military Summary 2025.02.26

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Democrazy in full action everywhere... except in Russia.

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[Ravenlocke]

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There will be no cessation of hostilities in Ukraine along the contact line, - said Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a meeting with the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Other important details from Lavrov's statements

🟥 Russia is not considering any options for deploying European peacekeepers in Ukraine, no one asked Moscow about this;

🟥 What remains of Ukraine after the end of the conflict "must be freed from racist laws";

🟥 When the balance of political forces in Ukraine changes, Europe tries to undermine this trend, announcing new large military aid packages to Kyiv;

🟥 There were no specific discussions on frozen Russian assets;

🟥 A meeting of representatives of Russia and the United States on the work of embassies will take place on February 27 in Istanbul;

🟥 Europe is trying to openly undermine the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine;

🟥 Russia and the US did not discuss the issue of rare earth metals in Riyadh;

🟥 Russia is interested in ensuring that the processes in Syria do not lead to civil strife, such risks remain;

🟥 The possibility of US companies operating throughout Russia is provided for in accordance with the Constitution.

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[Ravenlocke]

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‼️🇷🇺 Report by the #Russian Defence Ministry on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (26 February 2025).

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise Armed Forces of #Ukraine formations on the territory of Kursk region.

The units of the Sever Group of Forces liberated Orlovka and Pogrebki.

▫️Russian units hit formations of a heavy mechanised brigade, a motorised infantry brigade, five mechanised brigades, an assault brigade, two air assault brigades, two territorial defence brigades, and two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Gogolevka, Guyevo, Zaoleshenka, Kubatkin, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Makhnovka, Mirny, Nikolskiy, Novaya Sorochina, Oleshnya, Rubanshchina, Sudzha and Yuzhny. Three enemy counter-attacks were repelled.

▫️Operational-Tactical, Army, and Artillery strikes engaged AFU manpower and hardware close to Agronom, Bondarevka, Viktorovka, Dmitryukov, Zamostye, Kazachya Loknya, Kositsa, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Melovoy, Nikolayevka, Cherkasskaya Konopelka, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye as well as Basovka, Belovody, Zhuravka, and Yunakovka (Sumy region).

▫️The AFU lost over 270 troops, two armoured personnel carriers, 13 armoured fighting vehicles, 26 motor vehicles, eight artillery guns, a mortar, a radar, 12 UAV command posts, and two ammunition depots during the day.

▫️Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to more than 63,595 troops, 381 tanks, 288 infantry fighting vehicles, 243 armoured personnel carriers, 2,055 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,211 motor vehicles, 485 artillery guns, 52 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and seven of MLRS made by the USA, 23 anti-aircraft missile launchers, one self-propelled anti-aircraft system, ten transport-loading vehicles, 116 EW stations, 15 counter-battery warfare radars, eight air defence radars, 50 units of engineering and other materiel, including 19 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, five bridge launchers, one engineering reconnaissance vehicle as well as 14 armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.

The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.

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[Ravenlocke]

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Kupyansk direction: Advance on the bridgehead behind Oskol

Active fighting continues in the Kupyansk direction. The greatest successes of the Russian Armed Forces are observed on the western bank of the Oskol, where the zone of control of the Russian Armed Forces has been significantly expanded over the past few days.
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More details about the situation in the Kupyansk direction:

▪️At the Figolovka - Dvurechnaya line, the enemy was driven out of several forests near the Redkodub highway. There were no large-scale advances; it is about strengthening the bridgehead and securing communications.

▪️To the south, between Dvurechnaya and Zapadny, the enemy tried to counterattack several times, but was stopped and destroyed by mines. According to sources, Russian troops already control the territory here not only from the air.

In addition, Russian troops managed to advance on a relatively wide front in the direction of Kondrashovka, occupying several gullies and ravines, as well as most of the territory of the now non-existent village of Kalinovo. There are also reports of a dash to Golubovka, but they have not yet been confirmed.

❗️Of course, it is too early to talk about storming Kupyansk, although further development of the bridgehead will definitely contribute to this in the future. At the same time, battles are also taking place in other areas of the direction, although they rarely make it into publications.

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[Ravenlocke]

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🇪🇺🇺🇸Secretary of State Rubio cancelled a meeting with EU diplomacy chief Kaja Kallas in Washington at the last minute "due to scheduling issues," Euronews reports.

According to their journalist, the European diplomat has already arrived in the US. During her two-day stay there, she will meet with representatives of Congress.

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🏳️🇺🇦 AFU POW: prisoners are captured and mobilised again

Aleksandr Chumak was captured during an attempt to invade the Kursk region. He says that Russian servicemen treat him well: 'Feed, give water, and let us wash. It's fine with it here.'

Aleksandr was mobilized by force. The POW notes that it is better not to show up outside due to the TCC. A prisoner is aware of cases where they captured people returned from captivity. 'It happens. They catch everyone,' says Aleksandr.

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🇺🇦 The Ukrainian Armed Forces are cutting off the fingers of their fellow soldiers killed in the Kursk region, who are not being evacuated in time, to account for the dead.

This was reported by fighters of the Russian group of forces "North", citing radio intercepts of enemy conversations.

"The Ukrainian Armed Forces are tasking their subordinates with collecting biomaterial, that is, cutting off fingers and other limbs from killed [Ukrainian] servicemen," they specified.
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🗣️US presidential trade policy adviser Peter Navarro has denied suggesting Canada should be excluded from the Five Eyes intelligence alliance, he told CTV News.

We would never compromise our national security ... with allies like Canada," the adviser told reporters.

Navarro also called the idea of excluding Canada from the alliance 'crazy'.

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The Russian army struck military airfield infrastructure, drone warehouses, and enemy troop and equipment concentrations in 139 areas, according to the Ministry of Defense. In the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces reportedly lost up to 1,005 fighters.

Air defense systems shot down five Hammer guided bombs, 19 Vampire rockets, and 185 drones.
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🇫🇷 An engineer and a chemist from France's National Center for Scientific Research have pleaded guilty in the case of the attack on the Russian consulate in Marseille, Provence reports.

Two pro-Kiev CNRS researchers detained hours after throwing explosive bottles into Russian consulate gardens plead guilty.
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🇵🇱🇺🇦 The third-ranked candidate for President of Poland Slawomir Mentzen (~16% support), came to Lvov and addressed his fellow citizens standing in front of the Bandera monument.

“We are in Lvov at the monument to Stepan Bandera. He is a terrorist who was sentenced to death by a Polish court for killing Poles.

He founded the Ukrainian nationalist organization and is responsible for the Volyn massacre. He killed 100,000 Poles, and these people erected a monument to him. It's like Germany erecting a monument to Hitler. Ukraine must put an end to the cult of Stepan Bandera as soon as possible.”
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Slovakia Calls for Reimbursement of Funds Spent on Ukraine Aid

Andrej Danko, leader of the Slovak National Party, which is part of Prime Minister Robert Fico’s ruling coalition, has called for the return of €3.5 billion that Slovakia spent on supporting Ukraine. He emphasized that this is a significant amount for the country and stated that if the U.S., Germany, and France begin demanding repayment of their aid, Slovakia cannot remain on the sidelines.

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🇷🇺🛡️🇺🇦98th Guards Airborne paratroopers from Kostroma evacuated a wounded driver of a BTR-MDM armoured personnel carrier, and repelled attacking AFU drones near Chasov Yar

During the movement of an armoured group of paratroopers after completing a combat task, a Rakushka BTR-MDM armoured personnel carrier trailing the convoy blew up by an anti-tank mine. The vehicle lost control and stopped. Paratroopers moved to the combat vehicle, the driver was promptly evacuated to a safe area and provided with first aid.

Soon, Ukrainian drones appeared in the sky and began to attack the vehicle standing on the road. The paratroopers engaged enemy drones with small arms fire, courageously and competently ensured the evacuation of the injured driver and the Rakushka armoured personnel carrier to the rear area.

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Trump: No More U.S. Money for Ukraine, Sanctions on Russia Could Be Lifted

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has declared that he no longer wants to spend American money on Ukraine and signaled a possible end to sanctions against Russia—but only after a settlement is reached in Ukraine.

🔹 The United States aims to build “excellent relations” with both China and Russia.

🔹 Ukraine’s NATO ambitions are off the table. Trump emphasized that the conflict began because of this very issue.

🔹 Washington will push for Ukraine to regain some lost territories, but Trump admitted this would be difficult to achieve.

🔹 Trump praised Putin as a “very smart” political leader and expressed confidence that a deal on Ukraine could be reached. However, he also insisted that Russia would have to make concessions to resolve the conflict.

🔹 Trump claimed that the European Union was created to cheat the United States, saying: “They did a good job of it, but now I’m president.”

🔹 The U.S. has already spent $350 billion on Ukraine, and Trump hinted that Zelensky will sign a deal on rare earth metals when he visits the U.S.

🔹 The United States will impose a 25% tariff on EU imports, not just on cars, but on “everything else.”
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Zelensky to arrive in US on February 28 to sign deal on Ukrainian minerals — Trump

On February 25, Trump said that Zelensky could come to Washington on February 28 to sign the minerals deal

WASHINGTON, February 26. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump has confirmed that Vladimir Zelensky will come to Washington this Friday and a deal on Ukrainian natural resources will be signed during the visit.

"President Zelensky is going to be coming on Friday. That's now confirmed, and we're going to be signing an agreement, which will be a very big agreement," Trump said during the first meeting of his cabinet.

On February 25, Trump said that Zelensky could come to Washington on February 28 to sign the minerals deal. The US leader indicated in early February that the United States sought access to Ukraine’s rare-earth minerals. On February 12, US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent delivered the agreement on natural resources to Zelensky. Despite Zelensky expressing willingness to sign the deal, he failed to do so during his meeting with Bessent, nor later when he met with US Vice President JD Vance in Munich.

Zelensky claimed that the draft presented to him lacked security guarantees. However, US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz declared on February 21 that Zelensky would sign the agreement with the US soon. Subsequently, sources within Zelensky’s office informed Ukrainian media that the document still required finalization, and Zelensky himself announced at a press conference on February 23 that he "does not want" to sign the agreement with the US because, in his view, future generations of Ukrainians would bear the financial burden.

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[bojancan]

Just watched both videos .... Napolitano and Macgregor...

COL. Douglas Macgregor : Why Is Trump Arming Ukraine?
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And Napolitano Pepe.... If Trump is seeing Zelensky as illegitimate... why is doing a deal with him????? I adore you Pepe... always!

Pepe Escobar : The Resistance Gathers
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[Rizotto]

Personal note: Trump has made too many inconsistent comments on the issue of UK, France or US troops in Ukraine. It should be evident to all by now that Trump is using the minerals deal with Zelensky as a potential trip wire to derail Russia's ownership of the 4 new provinces. Please wake up everybody, Trump is in this just to be able to brag he's the top wheeler-dealer, and has no real concern about the lives of ordinary people that he's playing with.

As the Durans expressed in the interview below, even Russia's foreign minister Lavrov has shown signs of annoyance about Trump's contradictory statements.

Starmer and Macron FAIL to trick Trump into war with Russia

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[rgray222]

I wondered how receptive Putin would be to the peace negotiations that Trump is proposing, and I think we are starting to see some strong indications that he is very receptive.

Russia says it proposed resuming direct flights with U.S.

At the U.S.-Russia talks in Istanbul on February 27, Russian representatives proposed restoring direct flights between the two countries, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

“The American side was invited to consider the possibility of restoring direct air service,” the ministry said.

According to the statement, the meeting involved a “substantive” discussion of “ways to overcome numerous ‘irritants’ inherited from the previous U.S. administrations.” The two sides reportedly agreed on “joint steps to ensure the unhindered financing of the activities of the diplomatic missions of Russia and the U.S. on a reciprocal basis and to create proper conditions for diplomats to fulfill their official duties.”

“Issues related to Russia’s diplomatic property in the U.S. were also raised in the context of returning six real estate properties that were unlawfully seized between 2016 and 2018. The importance of achieving practical results aimed at creating conditions for improving bilateral relations in the interests of the peoples of our countries was particularly emphasized,” the ministry added.

Source: https://meduza.io/en/news/2025/02/28/russia-says-it-proposed-resuming-direct-flights-with-u-s

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‼️🇷🇺🔥 In Donetsk, effigies of Boris Johnson, Ursula von der Leyen and Emmanuel Macron were burned in honor of Maslenitsa.

This tradition has existed for a long time. A scarecrow is burned on Maslenitsa to say goodbye to the passing winter and everything that was. The fire symbolizes the heat of the earth awakening from sleep, and the scarecrow symbolizes the cold winter, deprived of its power.

It is also believed that in this way people get rid of the past, of things that weigh down life, in order to meet the spring season clean and open to new events.

In addition, many believed that burning the scarecrow would bring good luck and release all prohibitions and mental burdens.

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US agrees to appointment of Darchiev as new Russian ambassador — Russian MFA

Alexander Darchiev is expected to depart for Washington shortly

MOSCOW, February 28. /TASS/. The US greenlighted the appointment of Alexander Darchiev as Russia’s new ambassador, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

"During the consultations that the delegations of Russia and the US held on February 27 in Istanbul to discuss a normalization of the operation of the two countries’ diplomatic missions, the American side handed over an official note with an agrement for the appointment of the director of the North Atlantic Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry, Alexander Nikitich Darchiev, as the new ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the United States of America," the statement said.

He is expected to depart for Washington shortly.

Darchiev was born in 1960. He graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University in 1983 with a degree in history. Darchiev enrolled in the diplomatic service in 1992, taking the job of first secretary at the Foreign Ministry’s North America Department. He then served as head of division at the department until 1997. From 1997 to 2002, he was counselor of the Russian Embassy in the US. From 2003 to 2005, Darchiev had the job of deputy director of the North America Department at the Foreign Ministry. From 2005 to 2010, he served as minister counselor at the Russian Embassy in the US. From 2010 to 2014, he was director of the North America Department at the Foreign Ministry. In October 2014, Darchiev was appointed Russia's ambassador to Canada, a post he held until January 2021. From 2021 to 2025, he served as director of the North America Department at the Foreign Ministry, a unit responsible for ties with the US and Canada. In 2025, he was named director of the Foreign Ministry’s North Atlantic Department, which oversees relations with the UK, Ireland, Canada and the US.

Darchiev is proficient in English and French.

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Russia offers US to consider restoring direct flights — Foreign Ministry

"The American side has been asked to consider the possibility of restoring direct air links," the ministry said

MOSCOW, February 28. /TASS/. Russia has proposed the US to consider restoring direct air links, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement following US-Russian consultations in Istanbul.

"The American side has been asked to consider the possibility of restoring direct air links," the ministry said.

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‼️🇷🇺 “🅾️tvazhnie” Crush NATO Equipment and Enemy Infantry While Advancing on Pokrovsk – Another Day of Battles by Group “Center”

▪️ A compilation of combat operations by the troops of Group “Center” on February 27, showcasing the destruction of Ukrainian military equipment, weapons, infantry, and positions during active offensive actions in the Pokrovsk direction.

▪️ The footage captures the destruction of tanks, NATO armored personnel carriers (APCs), MRAPs, combat vehicles, firing positions, pickup trucks, enemy infantry, and fortified positions.
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🇷🇺 Russian DFM Sergey Vershinin at #HRC58:

🇺🇦 Despite its WWII losses, Ukraine votes against anti-Nazism UN resolutions & prioritizes eradicating all things Russian.

❗ Years of ignoring human rights abuses by the Kiev regime have enabled rampant neo-Nazism & Russophobia in Ukraine.

🔗 FULL: https://tinyurl.com/3zrvc8xp

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🇷🇺 Russian DFM Sergey Vershinin at the Conference on Disarmament:

🌐 As the UN nears its 80th anniversary, global security is in deep crisis, which stems from the ongoing struggle over the model of the world order.

❗ The crises in Ukraine and the Middle East are direct consequences of this state of affairs.

🔗 FULL: https://tinyurl.com/a6ndc58p

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🔥 ‘HOW TRUMP AND VANCE HELD BACK AND DIDN’T PUNCH THAT SCUMBAG IS A MARVEL OF RESTRAINT’ – RUSSIAN FM SPOKESWOMAN

💬 “I think Zelensky's BIGGEST lie ever was his statement to the White House that the Kiev regime was left alone in 2022, without any support,” Russian FM spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote on Telegram, following Trump-Zelesnky clash in the Oval Office.

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🇷🇺💬🇺🇸🇷🇺 Dmitry Medvedev gave his opinion:

A fierce scolding in the Oval Office.
For the first time, Trump told the cocaine clown the truth to his face: the Kiev regime is gambling with World War III. And the ungrateful swine got a hard slap in the face from the owners of the pigsty. That's a good thing, but not enough – we must stop military aid to the Nazi machine.

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[Moemers]

wow, that humiliation ritual is hard to watch

[ExomatrixTV]

Zelensky just got kicked out the WHITE HOUSE:

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The poor soldiers and civilians who died on both sides.

[Rizotto]

Considering that it was the USA deep state that started the Ukraine war in 2014 with their CIA regime change coup, and continued the war thanks to Boris Johnson's meddling in March 2022. Trump team should acknowledge that.

Neither Zelensky nor Trump should be arguing about who's right or wrong. They need to stop this war now to stop the pointless killing at the frontlines.

If he's serious about peace, Trump could simply stop sending weapons to Ukraine, withdraw all USA troops from Europe, and get out of NATO. But instead he's trying to extract minerals from Ukraine, minerals which are now on Russia's side, and proposing US & EU troops in Ukraine to guard the minerals loot.

Surely Trump is aware that this would only inflame the war?

[Bill Ryan]

A personal facepalm. :) I've been following this whole thing daily, ever since my birthday (Feb 23!) in 2022. I've read every forum post and watched almost every video, read almost every article. I could write a book on the whole protracted geopolitical drama myself.

But today I was out all day (not yet properly caught up at all!) — and OMG, I missed the dramatic real-time televised denouement of it all.

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[SilentFeathers]

A personal facepalm. :) I've been following this whole thing daily, ever since my birthday (Feb 23!) in 2022. I've read every forum post and watched almost every video, read almost every article. I could write a book on the whole protracted geopolitical drama myself.

But today I was out all day (not yet properly caught up at all!) — and OMG, I missed the dramatic real-time televised denouement of it all.

:ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::ROFL:

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You missed a whopper!!!!!! Things are happening so fast there isn't even time to go to the bathroom!!!! LOL

[bojancan]

Very interesting talk below...
When I was listening.. it was.. like going back 3 years... never mind 3 hours... so much also about oil, rare minerals... deals...
In my humble opinion... about Ukrainian minerals and oil... the average citizens should have to say something too...
I am remembering.. In Slovenia... people's referendum is require when it comes to natural resources... to give away or not...


The Duran: Zelensky HUMILIATED by Trump, Melts Down After TRAIN WRECK Deal Hands Putin Victory

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[Bill Ryan]

Very interesting talk below...
When I was listening.. it was.. like going back 3 years... never mind 3 hours... so much also about oil, rare minerals... deals...
In my humble opinion... about Ukrainian minerals and oil... the average citizens should have to say something too...
I am remembering.. In Slovenia... people's referendum is require when it comes to natural resources... to give away or not...

The Duran: Zelensky HUMILIATED by Trump, Melts Down After TRAIN WRECK Deal Hands Putin Victory
uBVAm2nnptUJust a helpful note here. Yes, it's excellent (as Duran videos always are), but it's a shortened/edited version of the same conversation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnP-oPF_TgM) that Danny Haiphong livestreamed a couple of days ago, an hour and a half long.

So the video title here — Zelensky HUMILIATED by Trump, Melts Down — is NOT about the catastrophic televised Oval Office meeting that happened today. It was recorded before that took place.

[Satori]

Considering that it was the USA deep state that started the Ukraine war in 2014 with their CIA regime change coup, and continued the war thanks to Boris Johnson's meddling in March 2022. Trump team should acknowledge that.

Neither Zelensky nor Trump should be arguing about who's right or wrong. They need to stop this war now to stop the pointless killing at the frontlines.

If he's serious about peace, Trump could simply stop sending weapons to Ukraine, withdraw all USA troops from Europe, and get out of NATO. But instead he's trying to extract minerals from Ukraine, minerals which are now on Russia's side, and proposing US & EU troops in Ukraine to guard the minerals loot.

Surely Trump is aware that this would only inflame the war?

Trump is aware. He’s trying to do the things you say he should be doing. And more.

But international politics and economics etc… are highly adversarial processes. Those in power are not all pulling in the same direction. In fact, in politics, love and war, far too often those who you think are on your side are not.

“Honor dies where interests lie.”

[Bill Ryan]

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/trump-meets-zelensky-says-minerals-deal-be-signed-today-will-use-ukraine-rare-earthsWell worth reading (and copying here!) in full, as it's being continually updated. Here's the latest version of the long report:

Zelenskyy 'regrets' what happened today: Ukrainian Officials "Desperate" to get deal back on track after Oval Office meltdown, Trump not interested

Update (1922ET): The significance of today's meltdown in the Oval Office between Trump, Vance, and Zelenskyy cannot be overstated.

Essentially here's what went down:

A deal was done, as far as US officials were concerned, and then Zelenskyy asked for more after engaging in a spat with VP JD Vance. According to CBS News' Jennifer Jacobs (https://x.com/JenniferJJacobs/status/1895598009699934673):

"Trump fully intended to sign the minerals deal today. Two official binders were prepared -- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and his Ukrainian counterpart and the two presidents were going to sit at a conference table in the East Room and then trumpet their success at podiums."
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None of this drama [was] premeditated. Trump officials were incredulous that some media outlets suggested it might have been. The greeting with Trump and Zelenskyy was warm, with jokes and a guest book signing in the West Wing lobby. They went straight into the Oval and the vibe was positive. White House wanted this deal done today.
Trump believes that Zelenskyy missed out on a huge opportunity to have the US as a business partner, with US companies helping Ukraine monetize mineral resources such as gas, oil, aluminum, tritrium, gallium and others. Trump viewed it as the 1st step in in a progression towards peace.
Which explains why Secretary of State Marco Rubio looked like this in the middle of the spat:

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Later, Zelenskyy went on Fox News, where he acknowledged that he 'regretted' what went down - but said he doesn't think he did anything wrong.

"I am not sure we did something bad," he told Baier, adding "I respect president Trump and the American people, but we have to be very honest and direct to understand each other."

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According to Jacobs, Trump is "unwilling to talk to Zelenskyy further today."

Shortly before Zelenskyy appeared on Fox, Trump told the press that Zelenskyy "overplayed his hand."

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Conservative commentator Richard Hanania lays out (https://x.com/RichardHanania/status/1895562922593841557) what happened this afternoon (emphasis ours):
I watched the entire press conference with Zelensky. There was 40 minutes of discussion up to the argument. Most people saw at most the last ten minutes. The whole video gives the proper context.
When I first watched the argument without the proper context, I thought it was possible that Trump and Vance ambushed Zelensky or were even trying to humiliate him. That's not what happened.
You had 40 minutes of calm conversation. Vance made a point that didn't attack Zelensky and wasn't even addressed to him, and Zelensky clearly started the argument.
In the first 40 minutes, Zelensky kept trying to go beyond what was negotiated in the deal. When Trump was asked a question, it was always "we'll see." Zelensky made blanket assertions that there would be no negotiating with Putin, and that Russia would pay for the war. When Trump said that it was a tragedy that people on both sides were dying, Zelensky interjected that the Russians were the invaders.
For his part, Trump made clear that the US would continue delivering military aid. All Zelensky had to do was remain calm for a few more minutes and they would've signed a deal.
The argument started when Trump pointed out that it would be hard to make a deal if you talk about Putin the way Zelensky does. Vance interjects to make the reasonable point that Biden called Putin names and that didn't get us anywhere.
The Zelensky/Trump dynamic was calm and stable. It was when Vance spoke that Zelensky started to interrogate him. Throughout the press conference to that point, everyone was making their arguments directly to the audience. Zelensky decided to challenge Vance and ask him hostile questions. He went back to his point that Putin never sticks to ceasefires, once again implying that negotiations are pointless. Why on earth would you do this? Then came the fight we all saw.
Zelensky was minutes away from being home free, and he would have had the deal and new commitments from the Trump administration. The point Vance made was directed against Biden and the media, taking them to task for speaking in moralistic terms. This offended Zelensky, and that began the argument.
I've been a fan of Zelensky up to this point, but this showed so much incompetence, if not emotional instability, that I don't see how he recovers from this. The relationship with the administration is broken. Ukraine should probably go with new leadership at this point.
https://x.com/Heminator/status/1895618460652372330
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Update (1628ET): As expected, today's Trump-Vance-Zelensky cage match that nuked that Ukraine deal has erupted into an international firestorm.

A few select reactions...

Team World Police:


Spanish PM Sanchez says "Ukraine, Spain stands with you."
French Foreign Minister Barrot says Putin's Russia is the aggressor, there is one necessity: Europe, now the time for words is over, time for action.
German Chancellor Scholz says Ukraine can rely on Germany and Europe.
EU's von der Leyen says "be strong, be brave, be fearless, you are never alone, Dear President Zelensky"
Lithuanian President says Ukraine will never be alone.
Portuguese PM says Ukraine can count on us to support it
Czech Republic President says "We stand with Ukraine more than ever. Time for Europe to step up its efforts."
EU foreign policy chief Kallas says "Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to US, Europeans, to take this challenge."
Polish PM Tusk posts on X, "Dear Zelensky, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone".
French President Macron says Russia is the aggressor, and Ukraine is the aggressed people. We were all right to help Ukraine and sanction Russia 3 years ago, and to continue to do so.
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said "Trump and Vance are doing Putin’s dirty work."

The Atlantic's David Frum was mega-triggered, writing (https://archive.is/tQ7wx): "Trump and Vance have revealed to Americans and to America’s allies their alignment with Russia, and their animosity toward Ukraine in general and its president in particular. The truth is ugly, but it’s necessary to face it."

On the other hand:


Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Medvedev posts on X 'The insolent pig finally got a proper slap down in the Oval Office. And Trump is right: The Kiev regime is "gambling with WWIII," adding "For the first time, Trump told the truth to the cocaine clown’s face."
Hungarian President Vicktor Orbán thanks Trump for standing 'for peace.'

But perhaps the biggest indicator that Zelensky is ****ed came from deep state tentacle Lindsey Graham, who walked out of the White House and said "I have never been more proud of the president. I was very proud of JD Vance standing up for our country.

Graham then slammed Zelensky, saying "The way he handled the meeting, the way he confronted the president was just over the top," adding "What I saw in the Oval Office was disrespectful. And I don't know if we can ever do business with Zelensky again."

Watch (via Collin Rugg):

https://twitter.com/i/status/1895574080302338148
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Update (1530ET): Moments after Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky left the White House following an explosive argument in front of the press (scroll down), and President Donald Trump shredded any chance of a Ukraine deal to end the war (anytime soon), two things happened.

1) White House staffers literally ate Zelensky's lunch...

https://x.com/unusual_whales/status/1895557490689130626
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2) Secretary of State Marco Rubio terminated US support for restoring Ukraine's energy grid, which was funded by a USAID initiative that had invested hundreds of millions of dollars, NBC (https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/state-department-terminates-us-support-ukraine-energy-grid-restoration-rcna194259) reports
The State Department this week terminated a U.S. Agency for International Development initiative that has invested hundreds of millions of dollars to help restore Ukraine's energy grid from attacks by the Russian military, according to two USAID officials working on the agency’s Ukraine mission.
...
Based on a document obtained by NBC News, the State Department has also ordered the termination of a program focused on “financial sector reform activity.”
“We won’t have the eyes on where this money has gone over the last few years,” one of the officials said.
How much popcorn can one consume on a Friday?

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Update (1420ET): President Trump has effectively shredded any deal with Ukraine for the time being, writing on Truth Social (https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/114082877976878390) following a testy exchange (see full clips below) with Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelsnsky:
"We had a very meaningful meeting in the White House today. Much was learned that could never be understood without conversation under such fire and pressure. It’s amazing what comes out through emotion, and I have determined that President Zelenskyy is not ready for Peace if America is involved, because he feels our involvement gives him a big advantage in negotiations. I don’t want advantage, I want PEACE. He disrespected the United States of America in its cherished Oval Office. He can come back when he is ready for Peace.”
Trump also canceled a scheduled press conference with Zelensky that was set for later in the day.

https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/1895548977162125734
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Meanwhile, several GOP lawmakers and members of the Trump administration have voiced their support for Trump and Vance following the exchange.

"America FIRST. Strong, unapologetic leadership on the world stage is BACK!" said Rep. Randy Weber (R-TX) on X (https://x.com/TXRandy14/status/1895543721753788603).

"Amen, Mr. President," said (https://x.com/SecScottBessent/status/1895536042188665111) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in response to Trump's statement above.

"Thank you, President Trump, for standing up for the American people and our nation on the global stage," said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

"It is amazing to have a President and VP who put America First! Thank you President Trump and VP Vance for fighting for our country and our people!" said Rep. Riley Moore (R-WV) on X (https://x.com/RepRileyMoore/status/1895539789753172173).

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1895537389436833967
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See the exchanges below...

* * *

Just days after calling him a 'dictator without elections,' President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Friday, where the two discussed US efforts to end the war in Ukraine and the related minerals deal -- and then got into a giant argument that included VP Vance dropping serious shade to Zelensky's face (see below)

https://assets.zerohedge.com/s3fs-public/inline-images/image%2849%29.png?itok=xY_KHCkX

As for the minerals deal to end the Ukraine war, Trump said there's a 'very fair deal' on the table, which would allow the US to use Ukraine's rare earths for AI and military applications, adding that once the minerals deal is done, the war will be over, and "Russia won't want to return.

Trump said they've "made a deal."

Then Things Got Tense

Trump then slammed Zelensky for 'gambling with world war three," adding "You either make a deal or we are out..."

"I gave you the Javelins to take out all those tanks. Obama gave you sheets... You got to be more thankful because let me tell you, you don't have the cards. With us, you have the cards — but without us you don't have any cards."

https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1895528201713283105
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Vice President JD Vance chimed in, asking "Have you said thank you once? You went to Pennsylvania to campaign on the opposition."

https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1895527936939487722
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Zelensky, apparently not a historian, said that Putin 'began the war' and 'has to pay,' while Trump says he's "in the middle" regarding the war, adding "I'm for both Ukraine and Russia." Trump also added that he's committed to NATO.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1895521908495696096
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https://x.com/AutismCapital/status/1895536919699997164
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Trump also commented several times on Zelensky's attire...

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1895514356374520011
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https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1895521402880696498
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Wut...

https://x.com/RightGlockMom/status/1895518869978227080
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The day before the meeting, Trump softened his tone on the 'dictator' comment, saying that he now has a "lot of respect" for the Ukrainian leader (who's canceled elections (https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/hold-election-musk-blasts-ukrainian-parliament-vote-affirming-no-elections-during), banned the Orthodox Church (https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ukraine-adopts-bill-banning-orthodox-church-spiritual-ties-moscow), and outlawed (https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-helps-pro-ukraine-media-run-fog-machine-war-lee-fang) non-USAID propaganda media).

Earlier, Zelensky said he met with a bipartisan US Senate delegation, which he described as "an important visit to the United States."

"We take pride in having strategic partners and friends like the United States. We are grateful for the unwavering bicameral and bipartisan support for Ukraine throughout all three years of Russia’s full-scale aggression," he said on X.

https://x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1895510194550943828
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[Bill Ryan]

Trump's statement on Truth Social:

~~~

"We had a very meaningful meeting in the White House today. Much was learned that could never be understood without conversation under such fire and pressure. It’s amazing what comes out through emotion, and I have determined that President Zelenskyy is not ready for Peace if America is involved, because he feels our involvement gives him a big advantage in negotiations. I don’t want advantage, I want PEACE. He disrespected the United States of America in its cherished Oval Office. He can come back when he is ready for Peace."


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[SilentFeathers]

Trump's statement on Truth Social:

~~~

"We had a very meaningful meeting in the White House today. Much was learned that could never be understood without conversation under such fire and pressure. It’s amazing what comes out through emotion, and I have determined that President Zelenskyy is not ready for Peace if America is involved, because he feels our involvement gives him a big advantage in negotiations. I don’t want advantage, I want PEACE. He disrespected the United States of America in its cherished Oval Office. He can come back when he is ready for Peace."


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What a lot of people are not talking about is Zelensky met with a bunch of Democrats before the disastrous meeting with Trump and Vance in front of all those cameras.

They were all praising him and basically licking his feet and telling him how wonderful he is and how much they support him etc. Who knows what else they told him. I can't find the short video I watched showing him greeting all these Democrats. I actually think I saw General Kellogg sitting in that group of Democrats.

He also met with Lindsey Graham before the trump sit down also, hard to say what that two tongued poisonous snake told him.

All this happened while Rubio and some others were telling Trump Zelensky was on board and the deal was secured.

What I'm trying to say is that it's highly possible Zelensky was swayed by some of these rogue elites to avoid doing this deal with Trump.

Somethings way off about all of this in my opinion. I'm quite certain Bessent and Rubio had to have pounded it in Zelensky's head for days now that NATO membership is not on the table but yet during this televised spat Zelensky mentioned NATO a couple of times. He said other things that just made it appear he was contradicting everything in the Economic Deal, almost like he was sabotaging the deal. The way they went back and forth about a security deal was weird also.

My take: Sabotage and that there's a traitor(s) in the midst. I also think Zelensky is listening to and trusting these rogue actors when he should be bypassing them and dealing with Trump and his team only. Zelensky's days are numbered.

[JackMcThorn]

There is a third aspect of high emotion discourse by way of religion and politics, and that is property which includes territory and money.

The democrats are holding onto their idea of 'defending democracy' and 'defeating authoritarianism'. But the part of the barrel that is rotten includes many of the democrats pet projects -especially ukraine. America is America but with our two party system, it is a different america at times. This is difficult for the world to deal with as many times this changing america makes it very unpredictable.

The swiftness of the trump administration should not be at the expense of haste. At some point, they have to slow down a little or mistakes will be made. The russian is calculating and patient. In american history, patience is a virtue at times and not other times.

In the meantime, the media is insinuating that the trump administration is presenting a pro-russian bias; however, trump did squelch this in the oval even though the media seemed to ignore him.

The next steps are going to be real tricky.

[ExomatrixTV]

How the world reacted to Trump's outburst at Zelenskyy:

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European leaders have rallied around Volodymyr Zelenskyy, while Sir Keir Starmer has called both Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart.


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[gini]

Smr3OHPFdxk--5min--1/3/25-George Galloway destroying Piers Morgan

[apokalypse]

Considering that it was the USA deep state that started the Ukraine war in 2014 with their CIA regime change coup, and continued the war thanks to Boris Johnson's meddling in March 2022. Trump team should acknowledge that.

Neither Zelensky nor Trump should be arguing about who's right or wrong. They need to stop this war now to stop the pointless killing at the frontlines.

If he's serious about peace, Trump could simply stop sending weapons to Ukraine, withdraw all USA troops from Europe, and get out of NATO. But instead he's trying to extract minerals from Ukraine, minerals which are now on Russia's side, and proposing US & EU troops in Ukraine to guard the minerals loot.

Surely Trump is aware that this would only inflame the war?

so true...this whole crap is dog and pony show

[Rizotto]

Many online commentators made a similar observation: If only Trump dealt with Nethanyahu like he did with Zelensky on February 28 in the Oval Office...
That's what it would take to truly put 'America First'.

[Bruce G Charlton]

I would endorse the corrective viewpoint Rizotto puts forward here (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?114491-WW3-Ukraine-US-vs.-Donbass-Russia&p=1658420&viewfull=1#post1658420).

I think it would be a bit quick off the mark to describe what have been so far (necessarily) publicity stunts by Trump as “action”. All that has “happened” has been at the level of statements; and media reports, which certainly will not be accurate, will be distorted, and may be false.

This latest is another bit of PR; until we see what actually eventuates wrt Ukraine.

Thus far, I don’t see any serious realism wrt Russia from the DT administration. It does seem that DT wants to make “a deal” but he does not seem to appreciate that this will be a negotiation of surrender terms – and that Russia has much larger goals than a Ukr surrender (i.e. new global security and economic arrangements).


Further; we ought not to forget that Z is and always has been a puppet of the USA. He is in-place only because the US engineered a coup and installed/sustained the regime he inherited. Ukraine went to war and kept fighting only because the US wanted them to.

Consequently, especially given that Z is after all An Actor – it is far from impossible that this humiliation was done with Z’s complicity (whether willing or not – he is of course a puppet) and that it is part of some kind of exit-deal for him. Z was always going to be time-limited and expendable in his role – whether or not he realized it; and Z has (so says the media) feathered multiple luxury nests accordingly, to which he can retreat when the time comes.


I am so far completely unconvinced that the new DT administration has any genuinely positive strategy. So far, this frenzy of negative-destructive (Schadenfreude-inducing!) policies all looks to me just like a palace coup, office politics, a kind of civil war among the (all variously evil-motivated) oligarchs – replacing one lot of the baddies with another.

There is an analogous situation in Europe, in which the non-negotiable occupation of many/most European nations (and the UK) by large US military bases; is now being rhetorically re-described by Trump as the US military assistance that is now being withdrawn. The anger and angst of UK/ European leaders at this “liberation” from US control, is simply that they are Quislings who owe their position to being (at the bottom line) underwritten by the US military.


We also need to realize that for Trump (as opposed to Biden) Ukraine is a sideshow; and therefore watch carefully what actually happens in the Middle East, since DT’s major backers have their major stake in that region. I am waiting to see how DT is compelled to pay back the debt incurred by this essential support for the non-sabotage and actual awarding of the election to DT, and the (otherwise astonishing) feebleness of consequent opposition to his becoming President.

The new lot in charge may be less bad than the previous gang, in terms of wanting greater US functionality; or maybe they are just bad but in a different way – such as wanting to rebuild a more efficient and effective totalitarianism in The West?

[norman]

I would endorse the corrective viewpoint Rizotto puts forward here (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?114491-WW3-Ukraine-US-vs.-Donbass-Russia&p=1658420&viewfull=1#post1658420).

I think it would be a bit quick off the mark to describe what have been so far (necessarily) publicity stunts by Trump as “action”. All that has “happened” has been at the level of statements; and media reports, which certainly will not be accurate, will be distorted, and may be false.

This latest is another bit of PR; until we see what actually eventuates wrt Ukraine.

Thus far, I don’t see any serious realism wrt Russia from the DT administration. It does seem that DT wants to make “a deal” but he does not seem to appreciate that this will be a negotiation of surrender terms – and that Russia has much larger goals than a Ukr surrender (i.e. new global security and economic arrangements).


Further; we ought not to forget that Z is and always has been a puppet of the USA. He is in-place only because the US engineered a coup and installed/sustained the regime he inherited. Ukraine went to war and kept fighting only because the US wanted them to.

Consequently, especially given that Z is after all An Actor – it is far from impossible that this humiliation was done with Z’s complicity (whether willing or not – he is of course a puppet) and that it is part of some kind of exit-deal for him. Z was always going to be time-limited and expendable in his role – whether or not he realized it; and Z has (so says the media) feathered multiple luxury nests accordingly, to which he can retreat when the time comes.


I am so far completely unconvinced that the new DT administration has any genuinely positive strategy. So far, this frenzy of negative-destructive (Schadenfreude-inducing!) policies all looks to me just like a palace coup, office politics, a kind of civil war among the (all variously evil-motivated) oligarchs – replacing one lot of the baddies with another.

There is an analogous situation in Europe, in which the non-negotiable occupation of many/most European nations (and the UK) by large US military bases; is now being rhetorically re-described by Trump as the US military assistance that is now being withdrawn. The anger and angst of UK/ European leaders at this “liberation” from US control, is simply that they are Quislings who owe their position to being (at the bottom line) underwritten by the US military.


We also need to realize that for Trump (as opposed to Biden) Ukraine is a sideshow; and therefore watch carefully what actually happens in the Middle East, since DT’s major backers have their major stake in that region. I am waiting to see how DT is compelled to pay back the debt incurred by this essential support for the non-sabotage and actual awarding of the election to DT, and the (otherwise astonishing) feebleness of consequent opposition to his becoming President.

The new lot in charge may be less bad than the previous gang, in terms of wanting greater US functionality; or maybe they are just bad but in a different way – such as wanting to rebuild a more efficient and effective totalitarianism in The West?

It's impossible to pick all this apart with the significant factors labelled by the names of nation states.

The enemy doesn't and never has regarded modern first-world nation states (and many others) as relevant to their goal in any other way than as process management shell operations.

[Bruce G Charlton]

@Norman - "It's impossible to pick all this apart with the significant factors labelled by the names of nation states."

I certainly agree in an ultimate sense. It depends how deep you go.

But some nations and their leaders have considerably more autonomy and agency than others. Some are active units, to some extent; whereas others (the puppets) are more like middle managers, and merely implement decisions that are handed-down to them.

For me, all life including all politics is ultimately a manifestation of the spiritual war of this world; between the side of God the creator, and the side that is against God and creation.

But in the Western politics (especially geopolitics) of 2025 that we observe and have reported in the mass media and official sources - All the participants are on the anti-God side, and the powerful among them do not make even a pretence fundamentally to be guided by religious-spiritual motivations. Quite the opposite!

[ExomatrixTV]

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source (https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1895708317256912934)

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[norman]

@Norman - "It's impossible to pick all this apart with the significant factors labelled by the names of nation states."

I certainly agree in an ultimate sense. It depends how deep you go.



Whether we see ourselves as "God's Army" or as focussed in prayer and energy, if we don't go all the way, none of this get's fixed, it will only be like a divorce and re-romancing another faithless marriage.

[ExomatrixTV]

Trump Signs Orders LIVE | 'I'd Like To Buy...': Trump Accepts Putin's Offer; US To Ditch Zelensky?:

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Trump Signs Orders LIVE | 'I'd Like To Buy...': Trump Accepts Putin's Offer; US To Ditch Zelensky? U.S. President Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. One of them aims to improve price transparency on healthcare costs. He told reporters, "I’d like to buy minerals on Russian land, too."
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[ExomatrixTV]

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source (https://x.com/JohnKuhles1966/status/1895887500817940635)


Jeffrey Sachs Speaks Out Like Never Before!!:

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The media and governments are at it again, pushing another pandemic panic, with reports of a new virus discovered at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. They say it’s “MERS-like” and potentially deadly, but is this really about public health – or is it just another excuse for mass control, vaccine mandates, and lockdowns?

[bojancan]

I was thinking quite a lot... about yesterday happening in WH.. also about all what was happening for ten years or more...
The insistence of Trump administration... to plan to acquire Ukrainian natural resources as such a way surprised me and saddened me a lot....sorry!
War with Russia was not just Ukrainian fault... but mostly western countries fault.. primarily US!!!!
They insisted for decades to expand NATO toward Russian border we know and US was/is with that... they were running over 40 laboratories in Ukraine... bioweapons.. child trafficking.. etc.. and not yet in public exposure... Trump and Co... why do not expose about that NOW????
US and allies.. / crazy Boris / also prevented Ukraine from signing already agreed peace treaty with Russia in Istanbul.... specially US kept loading Ukrainians as Israel with weapons and money so that they wouldn’t stop fighting Russians... etc.
Now that Ukraine is very much beaten and destroyed... I am so sad about average people... I know one Ukrainian opera singer, came in Slovenia with their family... mother and father are there...
Ukrainians alone are now in need of a lot of resources to rebuild... but US wants to come in... and steal those very much needed resources...
Am I wrong by calling this kind of behaviour satanic.... I really don’t think so!
Thank you for your attention...

Here is Brian Berletič analysis of yesterday ....
"Brian Berletic" Kalibrated Live #138
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[JackMcThorn]

...but US wants to come in... and steal those very much needed resources...
Am I wrong by calling this kind of behaviour satanic.... I really don’t think so!

Henry Kissinger said, "To be an enemy of America is dangerous; but to be a friend is fatal."

I see your comment regarding 'stealing resources' and raise you that the world return all the financial resources Americans have provided in the past; to include all of the expenses of rebuilding after wars.

An ungrateful world continues to make its demands on America's sons and daughters for nary an opportunity to make her whole after the fact. They are so willing to take while Americans have been so willing to give.

Well, some of the evil in America is no longer - at least for a few short years. It is too early to judge this weeks old administration.

I understand, where you sit, you stand.

[kfm27917]

https://korybko.substack.com/p/zelensky-picked-his-fight-with-his?publication_id=835783&post_id=158159348&isFreemail=true&r=1tzotd&triedRedirect=true

[ExomatrixTV]

George Galloway SPANKS Piers Morgan Over Ukraine!:

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[kfm27917]

https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sociopolitica3/trump170.htm

shoking message to uS allies

US Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, told NATO allies on 13 February 2025 in Brussels,

The War [Ukraine] must stop

No more bloodshed, No NATO for Ukraine

No back to pre-2014 border

"We [the US] will not get involved in a war against Russia via Ukraine, no matter what"...

The latter are also President Donald Trump's words.

[Bill Ryan]

The insistence of Trump administration... to plan to acquire Ukrainian natural resources as such a way surprised me and saddened me a lot....sorry!That's not correct: the entire proposal for a deal by which US would obtain Ukrainian mineral rights was first suggested by Zelensky. Not by the Trump administration.

[Tintin]

Scott Ritter on RT yesterday comments on the fall-out from the Oval Office event. His view is that the minerals deal is just a secondary string; that this was a deliberate ambush to expose Zelensky for who/what he is following the recent barbs sent Trump's way. (In the meantime our snivelling lickspittle UK government welcome Zelensky (https://x.com/Keir_Starmer/status/1895957672874107059) with yet more theatre :facepalm: Mind you, just a brief scroll through the 10,000 or so comments gives one some comfort though :) )

https://avalonlibrary.net/Ukraine/2022_Russian_invasion_%28Operation-Z%29/Scott_Ritter/2025-02-28_Scott_Ritter_on_RT_INT_comments_on_the_Oval_Office_event.mp4

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[Jaak]

1895879529165701124

[apokalypse]

I would endorse the corrective viewpoint Rizotto puts forward here (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?114491-WW3-Ukraine-US-vs.-Donbass-Russia&p=1658420&viewfull=1#post1658420).

I think it would be a bit quick off the mark to describe what have been so far (necessarily) publicity stunts by Trump as “action”. All that has “happened” has been at the level of statements; and media reports, which certainly will not be accurate, will be distorted, and may be false.

This latest is another bit of PR; until we see what actually eventuates wrt Ukraine.

Thus far, I don’t see any serious realism wrt Russia from the DT administration. It does seem that DT wants to make “a deal” but he does not seem to appreciate that this will be a negotiation of surrender terms – and that Russia has much larger goals than a Ukr surrender (i.e. new global security and economic arrangements).


Further; we ought not to forget that Z is and always has been a puppet of the USA. He is in-place only because the US engineered a coup and installed/sustained the regime he inherited. Ukraine went to war and kept fighting only because the US wanted them to.

Consequently, especially given that Z is after all An Actor – it is far from impossible that this humiliation was done with Z’s complicity (whether willing or not – he is of course a puppet) and that it is part of some kind of exit-deal for him. Z was always going to be time-limited and expendable in his role – whether or not he realized it; and Z has (so says the media) feathered multiple luxury nests accordingly, to which he can retreat when the time comes.


I am so far completely unconvinced that the new DT administration has any genuinely positive strategy. So far, this frenzy of negative-destructive (Schadenfreude-inducing!) policies all looks to me just like a palace coup, office politics, a kind of civil war among the (all variously evil-motivated) oligarchs – replacing one lot of the baddies with another.

There is an analogous situation in Europe, in which the non-negotiable occupation of many/most European nations (and the UK) by large US military bases; is now being rhetorically re-described by Trump as the US military assistance that is now being withdrawn. The anger and angst of UK/ European leaders at this “liberation” from US control, is simply that they are Quislings who owe their position to being (at the bottom line) underwritten by the US military.


We also need to realize that for Trump (as opposed to Biden) Ukraine is a sideshow; and therefore watch carefully what actually happens in the Middle East, since DT’s major backers have their major stake in that region. I am waiting to see how DT is compelled to pay back the debt incurred by this essential support for the non-sabotage and actual awarding of the election to DT, and the (otherwise astonishing) feebleness of consequent opposition to his becoming President.

The new lot in charge may be less bad than the previous gang, in terms of wanting greater US functionality; or maybe they are just bad but in a different way – such as wanting to rebuild a more efficient and effective totalitarianism in The West?

great take and just what i thought...question that i have ask after that whole crap zelensky in white house with Vance/Trump is why they have this show on..zelensky is puppet to US.

[bojancan]

Regarding of spending money .. giving money to Ukraine...
I was listening Trump said, that US gave/spent 300 billions for Ukraine... and EU spent only 100 billions... I think... in these numbers of EU... UK is not included.. I think so...
Just minutes ago.. I red this article from today here....

How much has the US given to Ukraine?

Has the United States spent $300-$350bn on Ukraine aid?

President Trump has made this claim on a number of occasions - including when he hosted France's President Macron in the White House this week.
Short answer: Figures suggest the actual spend is much lower.
BBC Verify can find no evidence to back up the claim. There are different calculations on US spending in or related to Ukraine - and they produce a much lower figure.

The Kiel Institute is a German-based think tank tracking support going into Ukraine. It calculated that the United States spent $119.7bn (£94.3bn) on aid between January 2022 and December 2024.
Others have reached a higher figure - but with a broader definition of what counts as spending on Ukraine.
The US Department of Defense has provided a figure looking at all spending on Operation Atlantic Resolve - a response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
It says $182.8bn has been "appropriated" - a figure that covers US military training in Europe and replenishment of US defence stocks.
Either way, both figures are considerably lower than claimed by the president.
We asked the White House about the basis for the $350bn claim. So far, it hasn't provided an explanation...


Has the United States spent $200bn more than Europe?

President Trump has claimed: "We've spent more than $300bn and Europe has spent about $100bn - that's a big difference"
Short answer: Figures suggest Europe has spent more when all aid is included and, as above, we can't find any evidence for the $300bn figure.


Very interesting... more here:


https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crew8y7pwd5o

[Moemers]

"given" and "spent" are misnomers

a quick internet search will reveal videos of repugnantcan AND democrap senator/house members stating that the money is a loan - more like the money is being laundered. none of this money/support is given. it's all being sent immediately to Lockheed et al. and then added a tally sheet which will put the newly shrunk Ukraine into US debt for who knows how long

[ExomatrixTV]

This US-Russia Deal Could Save Us All From WW3?:

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‘Ukraine War is OVER’ – Jeffrey Sachs Stuns EU Parliament, Challenges US-Led Order!:

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Jeffrey Sachs delivers a shocking speech to the EU Parliament, declaring that the Ukraine war is effectively over and challenging the US-led world order. His bold statements question NATO’s role, Western influence, and the consequences of prolonged conflict. As his words send shockwaves across Europe, what does this mean for Ukraine, Russia, and the global balance of power?


The War in Ukraine Must Come To An End:

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'Ukraine DESPERATELY Regretting Not Signing 2022 Peace Deal! w/ The Duran'. -68DZhuOXM8I---23 min-3 Mar 2025 #TheJimmyDoreShow
'In 2022, shortly after Russian troops rolled across the border into the Donbas region of Ukraine, negotiators for both sides met and hammered out an agreement to end the fighting — a deal that would have maintained the Donbas as a semi-autonomous region of Ukraine and let Ukraine proceed with plans to join the EU. Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky turned down the deal, however, at the behest of NATO, and now the Ukrainian people are dealing with the fallout of this terrible decision.

Jimmy and The Duran hosts Alexander Mercouris and Alex Christoforou discuss the details of the 2022 agreement and how much more Ukraine will now have to concede to end the war.'

[BMJ]

From President Trumps TruthSocial account. 2nd March 2025.

Link: https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/114093654027859457

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Vladimir Putin unleashed a missile strike to 'sink' a cargo ship amid unconfirmed Russian claims it was carrying British weapons for use by Ukraine.

Two Iskander-M ballistic missiles hit the Panama-flagged container ship MSC LEVANTE F - reportedly Swiss-owned - soon after it arrived in Odessa on March 1, after making a stop in Turkey.

PS. Swiss owned, Panama flagged, loaded in Turkey with British weapons, yet everyone says that this war is still only between Russia and Ukraine.

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[grapevine]

UK media claims possible Russia collapse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfIL12DzPOE&ab_channel=TheDuran (15:49)
Sigh . . . can't believe the inaccurate propaganda in the UK mainstream media and besides, the government obviously don't give a damn what the public thinks, so must be doing it to inflame Russia still further.

One of the banner lines under GB News this morning stated that Zelenskyy is now ready to sign the US deal to share minerals (which are now thought to be either non-existent or in the areas which are currently occupied by Russia. You couldn't make it up.

[rgray222]

Hegseth Halts Cyber Attacks Against Russia

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Hegseth gave the instruction to Cyber Command chief Gen. Timothy Haugh, who then informed the organization's outgoing director of operations, Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Ryan Heritage, of the new guidance, according to these people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the matter’s sensitivity.

The order does not apply to the National Security Agency, which Haugh also leads, or its signals intelligence work targeting Russia, the sources said.

While the full scope of Hegseth’s directive to the command remains unclear, it is more evidence of the White House’s efforts to normalize ties with Moscow after the U.S. and international allies worked to isolate the Kremlin over its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

President Donald Trump has made a series of false statements and demands that align him with Russian President Vladimir Putin, including blaming Ukraine for the war and calling the country’s leader a dictator.

Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met in Washington on Friday to sign a deal that would give the U.S. access to Ukraine’s mineral resources. However, the deal did not happen following an Oval Office shouting match between the two leaders.

The exact duration of Hegseth’s order is unknown, though the command has been told the guidance will last for the foreseeable future, according to sources.

Heritage, who is expected to retire soon, knows all of the command’s mission packages and whether they are in a planning or execution stage. He would be responsible for contacting the relevant entities and telling them to hold off. That task likely extends to the 16th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber), the outfit responsible for planning and conducting digital operations across U.S. European Command.

The sources said Cyber Command itself has begun compiling a “risk assessment” for Hegseth, a report that acknowledges the organization received his order, lists what ongoing actions or missions were halted as a result of the decision and details what potential threats still emanate from Russia.

The implications of Hegesth’s guidance on the command’s personnel is uncertain. If it applies to its digital warriors focused on Russia, the decision would only affect hundreds of people, including members of the roughly 2,000 strong Cyber National Mission Force and the Cyber Mission Force. That is collectively made up of 5,800 personnel taken from the armed services and divided into teams that conduct offensive and defensive operations in cyberspace. It is believed a quarter of the offensive units are focused on Russia.

However, if the guidance extends to areas like intelligence and analysis or capabilities development, the number of those impacted by the edict grows significantly. The command boasts around 2,000 to 3,000 employees, not counting service components and NSA personnel working there. The organizations share a campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.

Hegseth’s instruction comes at a time when Cyber Command is struggling to staff up to target Mexican drug cartels, eight of which the administration formally labeled as terrorist groups. Trump officials have advocated for military action against cartel figures and infrastructure to stem the flow of drugs across the border.

A command spokesperson deferred a request for comment to the Pentagon.

In a statement, a senior Defense official said, “Due to operational security concerns, we do not comment nor discuss cyber intelligence, plans, or operations. There is no greater priority to Secretary Hegseth than the safety of the Warfighter in all operations, to include the cyber domain.”

Effects on Ukraine?

Outside of internal challenges, the order could derail some of the command’s most high-profile missions involving a top U.S. digital adversary, including in Ukraine.

The command sent “hunt forward” teams to Kyiv in the run-up to the Kremlin’s assault to harden its digital defenses. It has since paid close attention to how Moscow uses its digital capabilities, especially for intelligence purposes.

Russia is also a bastion for cybercrime, with state-linked and criminal ransomware actors striking targets around the globe. The command has become a key player in countering the malicious activity.

In addition, the stand-down order could expose private sector entities in the U.S. and around the world to greater risk if the command is not keeping Moscow’s intelligence and military services, which both feature notorious hacker groups, at bay.

Late last year Microsoft found Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) had targeted government employees and others in dozens of countries to gain access to their devices and systems.

Source: https://therecord.media/hegseth-orders-cyber-command-stand-down-russia-planning

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[Vicus]

‘Tragedy That Everyone Is Silent About’: Iskander-M Struck Ukrainian Training Ground today

The Armed Forces of Ukraine are suffering heavy losses both on the frontlines in the rear regions, where Russian precision strikes destroy Ukrainian hideout one after another.

On March 1st, Russian missiles struck Novomoskovsky training ground of the Armed Forces of Ukraine located near the village of Cherkasske in the Dnepropetrovsk region. The strike was confirmed by the smoke filmed in the area. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation confirmed the attack on the point of temporary deployment and training of the 157th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The attack was coordinated by Russian reconnaissance UAV, which also filmed the result of the strikes of Iskander-M missile with cluster munition:

Only two days after the strike, Ukrainian military sources confirmed the attack.

“A great tragedy has occurred, which everyone is silent about. There will be no comments, only eternal memory to our guys”, Ukrainian military reporters wrote.

According to one of Ukrainian retired officers, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more than 50 servicemen killed, more soldiers were wounded. Large number of wounded Ukrainian soldiers was also confirmed by the call to the residents of the Dnepropetrovsk region to urgently donate blood.

Ukrainian military reporters rarely confirm the damage they suffer as a result of Russian strikes. They always underestimate the real losses.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that in total, the Ukrainian military lost about 150 servicemen killed and wounded in a single precision strike of Iskander-M missile.

https://southfront.press/tragedy-that-everyone-is-silent-about-iskander-m-struck-ukrainian-training-ground/

[Vicus]

The Russian Armed Forces have taken fire control of all Ukrainian Armed Forces logistics in the Kursk region

Russian military have established tight fire control over the Ukrainian Armed Forces' logistics communications in the Kursk region. This is now being reported by Ukrainian monitoring resources. They note that the corridor from the settlement of Yunakovka in the Sumy region to Sudzha, through which the Kyiv regime's militants were supplied until recently, has essentially turned into a real road of death.

As Ukrainian sources note in their reports, problems in this section of the LBS for the Ukrainian Armed Forces began back in January of this year, when operators of FPV drones of the Russian Armed Forces began methodically destroying the supply transport of the Ukrainian group. By February, the number of destroyed equipment The number of Kyiv regime militants was already in the hundreds.

It is emphasized that the Russian Armed Forces have already broken through to the settlement of Novenkoye in the Sumy region. As Ukrainian military analysts note, after the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost control over the settlement of Sverdlikovo in the Kursk region, the Russian Armed Forces entered the territory of the Sumy region of Ukraine, effectively cutting off the supply routes of the Ukrainian group in Sudzha.

It is worth noting that the FPV drone operators played a special role in the paralysis of the enemy's logistics communications in the Kursk region. According to military experts, the specialists from the Rubicon center and the Anvar detachment distinguished themselves more than others in this field.

continue: https://en.topcor.ru/57215-vs-rf-vzjali-pod-ognevoj-kontrol-vsju-logistiku-vsu-v-kurskoj-oblasti.html

[Vicus]

Promised British aid to Ukrainian Armed Forces will only last a month – journalist Butusov today

New aid to Kyiv from Great Britain will only last for one month, said Ukrainian military propagandist Yuriy Butusov. He noted that the widely advertised March 2 latest aid to Ukraine from London in the form of five thousand anti-aircraft missiles will not arrive anytime soon.

He explained that the missiles can be used against ground and air targets, they are low-speed and relatively cheap. This will be aimed at strengthening Ukrainian air defense. According to Butusov, it is important to understand what British support is. This is a serious supply for the front, but Ukraine needs help not only in the form of LMM missiles.

The journalist recalled that in February alone, the Russian Armed Forces launched almost four thousand attack drones and several thousand more reconnaissance drones into Ukrainian territory. In other words, five thousand LMM missiles from Britain, which will not be manufactured any time soon, are in fact only a monthly requirement for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

https://en.topcor.ru/57245-britanskoj-pomoschi-hvatit-tolko-na-mesjac-zhurnalist-butusov.html

[Vicus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsJ8wEbhEq0

Zelensky Stays🚫 UK Troops Prepare For Ukraine⚔️ Russia Advances🔥 Military Summary For 03.03.2025 📰

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https://www.axios.com/2025/03/03/hegseth-trump-russia-cyber-operations-ukraine

Hegseth suspends offensive cyber operations against Russia: reports


President Trump's Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered U.S. Cyber Command to suspend offensive cyber and information operations against Russia, according to multiple reports.

Why it matters: It's the latest in a series of foreign policy reversals that appear favorable to The Kremlin, setting off alarm bells for U.S. allies, supporters of Ukraine and critics of the Trump administration.

The directive, issued last month and first reported by the Record, is another example of the U.S.'s about-face on Moscow.
Driving the news: The suspension is only intended to last as long as negotiations to end the Russia-Ukraine war play out, officials told the Washington Post.

Experts told the Post it's not unusual to halt operations during high-level talks but cautioned that the Kremlin could take advantage of the lapse.
The Pentagon declined to comment to Axios.
"Due to operational security concerns, we do not comment nor discuss cyber intelligence, plans, or operations," a senior defense official told Axios. "There is no greater priority to Secretary Hegseth than the safety of the Warfighter in all operations, to include the cyber domain."
The big picture: Moscow's cyber power remains a threat to critical U.S. and global infrastructure, the director of national intelligence's 2024 threat assessment concluded.

Russia views cyber disruptions as "a foreign policy lever" to shape other countries' decisions and employ influence, the assessment stated.
Even as Moscow prioritizes operations for its ongoing invasion of Ukraine, Russia still has the capacity to pose an "enduring global cyber threat," the assessment read.
Flashback: The U.S., at the end of 2021, sent cyber experts to Ukraine, a few months ahead of the Russian invasion.

U.S. officials applauded the hunt-forward operation for blunting Moscow's cyber effectiveness: "Presence matters," said retired Gen. Paul Nakasone, then the chief of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, in 2022.
Zoom in: Russia's alleged efforts to interfere in U.S. elections and amplify domestic divisions through malign influence campaigns and illicit cyber activities have prompted sanctions and legal action.

Asked about reports that the U.S. was pausing offensive cyber operations against Moscow, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz said on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday that a halt had not been part of discussions between Moscow and the Trump administration.
But he added, "There will be all kinds of carrots and sticks to get this war to an end."

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Over 30 Kursk Region residents evacuated to Russia from Ukraine — rights commissioner

The Russian citizens were brought back with the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the mediation of the Republic of Belarus
MOSCOW, March 3. /TASS/. A total of 33 residents of the Kursk Region have been evacuated to Russia from Ukraine, Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova wrote on Telegram.

"With the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the mediation of the Republic of Belarus, 33 residents of the Kursk Region have been brought back to Russia from Ukraine. They are in their homeland now," Moskalkova said.

The region’s acting Governor Alexander Khinshtein wrote on Telegram that many of the evacuees are elderly, minor or disabled.

"Many of them are elderly: one woman will turn 90 in May. There are also children among them: two schoolchildren, and two toddlers, with the youngest being under the age of two. There are also disabled persons," he wrote.

The governor assured that the evacuees will receive all the assistance they need.

"All the evacuees will be provided with clothing and other necessities, [such as] communication devices and hygienic items. We will ensure that their [lost] documents are re-issued promptly. We have already started handing out mobile phones so that they could stay in touch with their relatives. We will also provide them with financial support, including the monthly payment of 65,000 rubles [roughly $725 at the current exchange rate], as was decreed by the president," he wrote.

The acting governor pledged to continue the effort to bring all Kursk Region residents back from Ukraine.

"There is enormous effort behind every successful return. And we are ready to continue, bringing all our residents to their homeland. This effort will continue unceasingly, until all residents are back home," he wrote.

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Moscow bans nine Japanese citizens, including top diplomat — foreign ministry

The list also includes Japanese Ambassador to Ukraine Masashi Nakagome and former Ambassador Kuninori Matsuda

MOSCOW, March 3. /TASS/. In response to Japan's policy of sanctions, Russia is barring nine Japanese citizens from entering its territory, including Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

"As part of response to the ongoing so-called policy of sanctions, conducted by Tokyo against our country in connection with the special military operation, a decision was made to impose an open-ended ban to enter the Russian Federation [on certain individuals]," the ministry said.

The list also includes Japanese Ambassador to Ukraine Masashi Nakagome and former Ambassador Kuninori Matsuda, Senior Vice President of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Shohei Hara and the head of JICA’s office in Ukraine Hideki Matsunaga, as well as top executives of IHI Corporation, Isuzu Motors Limited, Prodrone and Cyberdyne.

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[ExomatrixTV]

MAGA Triumph! Trump and Putin Pulverize Globalists, Bring Peace As Zelenskyy Fades Into Irrelevance!:

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Globalists are in full-blown panic mode as President Donald Trump’s decisive takedown of Volodymyr Zelenskyy sends shockwaves across Europe and shifts the balance of global power back to America. The long-standing scam of endless funding for Ukraine has been exposed, and Trump’s refusal to bow to Zelenskyy’s desperate pleas for more aid has shattered the illusion of Western unity. European leaders, who once blindly followed the failed globalist agenda, are now scrambling to salvage what remains of their influence, while the radical left watches helplessly as their carefully constructed narrative collapses. Meanwhile, Trump’s diplomatic maneuvers have sparked unprecedented dialogue between the U.S. and Russia, laying the groundwork for a strategic realignment that promises peace, stability, and a return to American dominance on the world stage. The deep state, the military-industrial complex, and the corrupt bureaucrats who profited off war are now watching in horror as Trump dismantles their power structure piece by piece. With the globalists weakened, Europe in turmoil, and Zelenskyy abandoned by his former backers, the new world order is no longer dictated by elitist puppeteers—it is an American world order, driven by Trump, powered by MAGA, and unstoppable in its pursuit of putting America First.


The Truth About Zelenskyy’s Meeting With President Trump:

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[BMJ]

Exercising Your Leverage To Force Peace

Analysis: Donald Trump pauses all US military aid to Ukraine

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Sky News Australia
3 March 2025
Sky News Washington Correspondent Annelise Nielsen has examined the latest developments and the implications which could be seen as a result of the Trump administration pausing all US military aid to Ukraine.

This comes just days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s heated exchange with his American counterpart at the White House, which unfolded in front of the media.



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I like the way President Trump had that press conference putting Zelensky and his " more money " play book front and centre showing the world how Zelensky works the presidency.

President Trump needs to send Scott Ritter and a hand picked team to Ukraine and do an audit to determine where all the US funds went.

I'll start, Olena Zelensky one Buggatti Veyron @ $1.5 million USD check, one Luxury Home In Spain ... take it away Scott !!!



Below form President Trump X account, he ain't Biden and he is nobody's fool !!!

[ExomatrixTV]

Megyn Kelly Breaks Down Exactly What Zelensky Did to Provoke the Reaction From Trump and Vance:

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Megyn Kelly breaks down exactly what President Zelensky did to provoke the reaction he got from President Trump and VP Vance, the way the corporate media has misrepresented the interaction, what we know about Democratic senators urging Zelensky to reconsider the deal just hours before he sat with Trump, and more.


BREAKING: Trump Makes Major Move In Ukraine:

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Ukrainian Ambassador CAN’T WATCH As Trump Dismantles Zelensky!:

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Anyone who witnessed the recent White House meeting betwen Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky has to admit it was quite the spectacle — and no one would agree more than Ukraine’s ambassador to the US, Oksana Markarova, who spent a fair amount of the meeting with her head in her hands.

Jimmy and The Duran hosts Alexander Mercouris and Alex Christoforou discuss the gaping diplomatic hole left in the wake of the spat between Trump and Zelensky.

[Tintin]

Compilation of videos courtesy of NewRulesGeopolitics (https://x.com/NewRulesGeo/status/1896538604756992449) showing the stark disparity between the 'fortunes' of those who can afford to avoid having to fight, and those who can't. As NRG pointed out in their tweXt: "...should make your blood boil..." :rose: :flower:

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This young woman is partying in Odessa sometime around summer 2024:

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This shows the Zelensky Vogue photoshoot:

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[Tintin]

Interesting. This, from Simplicius on X (https://x.com/simpatico771/status/1896641922933964937):


"Crimea has not been attacked by UAVs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces for a long time. NATO resources write about a certain "super-REB" that blinds NATO intelligence over the peninsula. This electronic warfare system is capable of jamming GPS and Starlink signals, it has been operating in the Crimea for recent months and there is very little information about it.

It is known that on the instructions of the Head of the Crimea Sergey Aksenov, a group of talented engineers of JSC "Russian Dome"was assembled. It took several months of work and good investments for the electronic warfare system to work. The system appeared in the spring of 2024, and now with the help of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, they plan to scale it up and distribute it throughout the country. The software is Russian, the element base is partially Russian."

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One of its creators , call sign “Docent”, recalls those days:

"Previously, there were no necessary counter-drone systems on the territory of Russia. The employees of the "Russian Dome" were regularly in the zone of the SVO and decided to create electronic warfare devices to combat drones. The head of the Republic of Crimea gave the opportunity to conduct tests on the territory of the region, facilitated the trial operation, during which we have already achieved the landing of Ukrainian drones without damage."

Such effective electronic warfare was noticed at the very top. In the spring of 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the Ministry of Industry and Trade to provide assistance to the Russian Dome company and increase the share of the Russian component base in these systems.

More than 150 people are currently involved in the development, the software is entirely Russian. Domestic industry already covers part of the need for the element base.

The main indicator is that enemy UAVs and missiles fly anywhere but at the target. The adviser to the general director of the Russian Dome, with the call sign "Mayor", speaks out clearly:

"The devices operate within a radius of 20 kilometers, this has been confirmed by the Ministry of Defense. No one else has this. Our products are recommended for purchase for the needs of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in the interests of their deployment at critical facilities, as well as on the line of combat contact."

The reason for the lack of analogues to the Russian electronic warfare is simple: the use of combat experience and the participation of specialists from the front and technical advice from the Ministry of Defense. During development, there are also incidents: testing of the "Russian Dome" led to the suppression of GPS signals in one of the European countries neighboring Ukraine - the developers had to revise the operating parameters of their device.

"Russian Dome" also ensures the security of commercial enterprises. At one of the factories in the Rostov region, after the "Russian Dome" electronic warfare system was turned on, 25 drones were assembled in a field near the factory.

"The Ukrainians now often resort to trickery: they conduct a combined attack, first drones fly without a warhead, decoys, which are supposed to reduce the effectiveness of classic air defense systems against drones equipped with a warhead. But our electronic warfare system does not care who is suppressed - a "decoy" or a combat drone. Any one will be suppressed - says "Mer".

They also helped in Kursk: "almost immediately after the Ukrainian troops entered the territory of Kursk Oblast, we moved to the scene. We deployed one of our experimental devices, I can't reveal the details about it, but we managed to take very tight control of the sky in a week"

"We work with the entire oil industry," adds "Mer." "After working with us, all drone flights are reduced to zero. We protected the Zaporizhzhya NPP, the Kursk NPP. And there simply wasn't a single UAV flight to Crimea after the "super-REB" took over. And when the Ukrainians realized that they couldn't get through to us, they started flying to the Krasnodar Territory and even further."

As a result, the war has become more expensive for the enemy; initially, UAVs costing 30-40 thousand rubles were flying in dozens, but now their devices cost 2-3 million rubles, which significantly complicates their performance of combat missions.

And the Russian dome stands in defense of the Crimean peninsula

SMI2, Crimea

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Senior Tory MP Claims Donald Trump May Be A 'Russian Asset' After Pausing US Aid To Ukraine

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/tory-mp-claims-donald-trump-may-be-a-russian-asset_uk_67c6d094e4b0f2b81e9f2e26

A senior Tory MP has claimed that Donald Trump could be a “Russian asset” after the US president paused American military aid for Ukraine overnight.

Writing on X on Tuesday morning, former government minister Graham Stuart said: “We have to consider the possibility that President Trump is a Russian asset.

“If so, Trump’s acquisition is the crowning achievement of [Vladimir] Putin’s FSB career – and Europe is on its own.”

You never know, when reading things like this, whether it's been said to spur DJT on to make the deal, or whether it's meant to tip the balance for DJT to walk away. Either way, it's an idiotic accusation for a senior MP to make.

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This one however is (maybe) not a deep fake satire:
Selenskiy might have called Vance a 'b*tch'. :laughs:

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Two videos that may be of interest here:

Diana Panchenko interviews Alexander Dugin

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1896989870297423874/vid/avc1/1280x720/J8T9afMbXQ1cX7kB.mp4?tag=14

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Victor Shokin shares how he was forced to resign by Joe Biden in 2016

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1896895278927499264/vid/avc1/1280x720/4nKm5eTRZVH707-F.mp4?tag=14

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Leaks expose secret British military cell plotting to ‘keep Ukraine fighting’

https://thegrayzone.com/2024/11/16/uk-plot-keep-ukraine-fighting/

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‼️🇷🇺 Report by the #Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation (5 March 2025).

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

▫️In Kharkov direction, the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of a mechanised brigade of the AFU, a territorial defence brigade, and two border guard units close to Lobanovka, Kazachya Lopan, Veterinarnoye, and Volchansk (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 40 troops, an infantry fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, an artillery gun, and an electronic warfare station.

▫️Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian troops hit five mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Kupyansk, Podvysokoye (Kharkov region), Novoye, Shandrigolovo (Donetsk People's Republic), Novolyubovka (Lugansk People's Republic) as well as the Serebryansky forestry.

The AFU losses amounted to more than 200 troops, six pick-up trucks, five field artillery guns including three Western-made artillery pieces, an Anklav-N electronic warfare station, and three ammunition depots.

▫️Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian units damaged formations of four mechanised brigades of the AFU, a territorial defence brigade, and two national guard brigades close to Pleshcheyevka, Shevchenko, Dyleyevka, Krymskoye, Seversk, Aleksandropol, Minkovka, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 245 troops, two motor vehicles, three field artillery guns, and an electronic warfare station

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‼️🇷🇺 Report by the #Russian Defence Ministry on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (5 March 2025).

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.

▫️In the course of offensive actions, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of a heavy mechanised brigade, five mechanised brigades, a motorised infantry brigade, an assault brigade, two air assault brigades, two territorial defence brigades, and two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Goncharovka, Gornal, Zaoleshenka, Kazachya Lonknya, Pervy Knyazhy, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Malaya Loknya, Makhnovka, Rubanshchina, Staraya Sorochina, and Sudzha. Three enemy counter-attacks were repelled.

▫️Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the enemy near Bondarevka, Viktorovka, Guyevo, Dmitryukov, Zazulevka, Zamostye, Vtoroy Knyazhy, Kolmakov, Kositsa, Loknya, Melovoy, Mirny, Cherkasskaya Konopelka, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, Yuzhny as well as Basovka, Belovody, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, Zapselye, Miropolye, Novenkoye, and Yunakovka (Sumy region).

▫️Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 215 troops, a tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, four armoured fighting vehicles, 12 motor vehicles, two field artillery guns, and two mortars, a signal intelligence station, a counterobstacle vehicle as well as six UAV command posts

▫️Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to more than 65,060 troops, 384 tanks, 295 infantry fighting vehicles, 255 armoured personnel carriers, 2,131 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,307 motor vehicles, 510 artillery guns, 52 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and seven of MLRS made by the USA, 25 anti-aircraft missile launchers, one self-propelled anti-aircraft system, ten transport-loading vehicles, 118 EW stations, 15 counter-battery warfare radars, nine air defence radars, 52 units of engineering and other materiel, including 20 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, five bridge launchers, one engineering reconnaissance vehicle as well as 14 armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.

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‼️🇷🇺🇬🇧🪖British mercenary sentenced to to 19 years gulag in #Russia!

A military court sentenced 22-year-old #British citizen James Scott Rees Anderson to 19 years in a maximum security penal colony guilty of terrorism and mercenarism during an armed conflict.

According to investigators, the British citizen illegally crossed the Russian border in November last year as part of an "armed formation" and entered the territory of the Kursk region, where members of the formation allegedly "committed criminal acts against the civilian population."

Anderson is one of the first foreigners captured after the Ukrainian Armed Forces invaded the Kursk region, Mediazona notes.

Last year, the father of the prisoner, Scott Anderson, expressed fears in a conversation with the Independent that his son "will be tortured after he fought for #Ukraine.

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🗓 On 4 March 2018, the English town of Salisbury became a scene for the notorious chemical incident that London exploited to undermine Russia-UK relations and to deliberately sabotage our country's ties with a number of other states.

Read in full: http://t.me/RusEmbUK/2047

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🇷🇺 Russia at #HRC58:

❗ We support global efforts to prevent genocide. The 1948 & 1968 conventions, spurred by Nazi atrocities, form the legal basis for this fight.

🕯️ Nazi crimes have no statute of limitations - Russia continues investigating facts of genocide against Soviet citizens.

⚖️ The ICJ rejected allegations against Russia (Feb 2, 2024). The only remaining question: did Ukraine commit genocide in Donbas?

❌ We strongly oppose expanding the definition of "genocide" through national laws - such distortions are unacceptable.

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🗣 ‘US CELEBS TOOK MILLIONS OF USAID MONEY TO POSE AT SITE OF CYNICAL FABRICATION IN BUCHA’ — RUSSIAN FM SPOKESWOMAN MARIA ZAKHAROVA

"Can you imagine what will happen when everyone finally realizes what has long been obvious to us - that Bucha was a horrific staged performance carried out by Zelensky at the behest of the West? The Kiev regime scattered bodies on the streets and then organized a press tour for American celebrities and public figures using USAID money. All these Angelinas and Seans took millions just to pose at the site of a cynical fabrication. All these NATO rats played extras in Zelensky’s bloody circus multiple times," - Zakharova said.

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Maria Zakharova:

“I watch with amusement as world figures quietly delete their photos with Zelensky. For three years, they hid from Sergey Lavrov and took pictures in secret, sneaking away from the Russian delegation. And now they’re trying to erase this photographic kompromat, where they’re caught embracing the leader of a terrorist gang.

What world do they live in? Perhaps the one Vladimir Solovyov wrote about 130 years ago (not that Rudol’fovich is immortal—this is a different Vladimir Solovyov) in his parody of the Symbolists:

“The immanent mandrakes
Rustled in the reeds,
While the rough, decadent
Verses faded in withering ears.”

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🇺🇸🇬🇧The US authorities have banned the UK from transferring US intelligence data to Ukraine, the Daily Mail reports, citing an expert in the UK's Military Intelligence Service, Phil Ingram. The order has been received by the British intelligence services, the newspaper writes.

US intelligence partners, including the UK, have been stripped of their authority to transfer intelligence information.... The US will tightly control the transfer of its intelligence to Ukraine through Kiev-based agencies,' Ingram said.

- ukraine_watch

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BREAKING:

🇩🇪🇺🇦 After the US, Germany has also stopped the delivery of weapons to Ukraine, but not because it wants to but because their weapons are at a critical level

German Defense Ministry

"Germany has reached the limit of its ability to transfer weapons from its arsenals to Ukraine"

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦The Ukrainian armed forces have lost safe supply routes for their group in the direction of Sudzha, Russian security agencies have reported.

They noted that recently mobilized 18-year-old Ukrainians were already taking part in counter-attacks on the marines in the south of the Sudzha district.

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 Why have Odessa been so actively attacked in recent days?

Many are curious as to why Russian troops have suddenly begun to actively strike Odessa and the region in recent weeks. Strikes are being reported almost every day, both on energy facilities and on the port.

The answer is that Odessa has been a key element in supplying Ukrainian formations since the beginning of the conflict. At some point, the intensity of cargo transportation decreased, but in early 2025 it increased again.

Transportation of goods, weapons, fuel, equipment and parts goes through Odessa, which are sent to Ukraine by sea. There are also large production sites there, where UAVs and BEKs are assembled, which then fly to Crimea and other regions of the Russian Federation.

Such strikes allow Russian forces to hit the logistical capabilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. And this issue cannot be resolved with one attack. Targeted fire impact on key objects in the Odessa region is required.

As an example, you can see a document from the 12th special forces brigade "Azov", which requested the seizure of 23 fuel tanks from Odessa companies for their own needs.

It is clear that this is all a common thing for modern Ukraine to seize under the pretext of military needs. But due to its geographical location, there are reserves there, so the strikes will continue. And after midnight there was another such attack on an energy facility in the vicinity of Odessa.

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The €800 billion rearmament plan presented by European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen to the leaders of the 27 EU countries is far from reality. This is the assessment of the Euractiv portal.

According to the portal, the mobilisation of such funds is "based more on hopes and assumptions" than on the "realistic" possibility of increasing arms production and investment in the EU's defence sector. Von der Leyen has "shifted the burden of finding real money onto the shoulders of the member states" and Brussels' financial contribution to the plan is not impressive, the publication said.

- ukraine_watch

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 Combined strike of the Russian Armed Forces on Ukraine on the night of March 5

As the current day passes, it is already possible to roughly summarize the consequences of the night combined attack of the Russian army on Ukrainian cities. The main target of the attack, as usual, was the Odessa region.

There, according to data from various monitoring resources, our “Geranist” units struck five settlements at once: Sergeyevka, Belgorod-Dnistrovsky, Chernomorsk, Malaya Dolina and the Odessa suburb of Sauvignon.

In Sauvignon, the attack hit a 110 kV substation as part of the destruction of the Odessa region's power grid, which has already been written about several times. In Chornomorsk, the local port was attacked again, where, according to some reports, military cargo was hit.

There were also hits on the ship repair base in Malaya Dolina and in Belgorod-Dnestrovsky. The latter is very often used by Ukrainian formations as part of drone attacks on the south of Russia. And there was also a strike on Sergeyevka, where a local sanatorium was hit. In Sergeyevka in 2023-2024, GUR units were stationed at this facility.

Elsewhere in Ukraine, Geran drones attacked Boryspil. There, several logistics and oil facilities, including a railway station and local warehouses, were targeted. A fire was also reported at an oil depot.

In Kharkiv, Russian troops attacked a tractor plant. The enterprise was used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to repair weapons and military equipment. A fire was also reported in Varash in the Rivne region, but the cause of the fire near the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant is unknown.

In Pavlograd, a mechanical plant was hit by an Iskander-M ballistic missile. Missiles and rocket systems were being assembled there, but the extent of the destruction is still unknown.

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🇷🇺Russian Ministry of Defense Top News Today

▫️Russian Defense Minister held talks with Prime Minister / Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.

▫️The Vostok Group of Forces liberated Privolnoye, the Donetsk People's Republic.

▫️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralize AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region. Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 215 troops, a tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, four armored fighting vehicles, 12 motor vehicles, two field artillery guns, and two mortars, a signal intelligence station, a counterobstacle vehicle as well as six UAV command posts.

▫️Servicemen of the Sever Group of Forces tell about liberation of Novaya Sorochina.

▫️The Russian Defense Ministry shows footage of Msta-B howitzers, Giatsint-B guns, Grad MLRS, and T-72B3 tanks.

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 Main events as of March 5, 2025:

▪️ Military personnel of the "Vostok" troop grouping liberated the settlement of Privolnoye in the DNR, reported the Ministry of Defense.

▪️ The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 1,350 personnel, killed and wounded.

▪️ Throughout the day, Russian forces hit an oil depot, a base for boats of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' special operations forces, and the headquarters of the nationalist formation "Kraken."

▪️ According to the department, Ukrainian losses in the Kursk direction exceeded 215 personnel, with a tank and 6 UAV control points destroyed.

▪️ Coordinator of the Nikolaev's city underground Sergey Lebedev reported strikes in the Kiev region on training camps of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as on a warehouse and newly repaired NATO equipment.

▪️ CIA Director John Ratcliffe confirmed a "pause" in the transmission of intelligence data to Kiev.

▪️ President of the "Foundation" fund Alexey Anpilogov believes that the USA is trying to exit the Ukrainian conflict with minimal losses for themselves, prompting their allies towards actions beneficial to Washington.

▪️ Whole criminal enterprises specializing in fraudulently extracting money from Russians via the internet are concentrated in Ukraine today, said Kolokoltsev at an expanded meeting of the Ministry of Internal Affairs board.

▪️ Minsk would be the best place for Russia to negotiate on Ukraine, but this option has not yet been discussed, stated Peskov.

▪️ US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz stated that the USA is discussing the date and venue for possible negotiations with Ukraine.

▪️ UK Defense Minister John Healey will attempt to convince the US to resume military aid to Kiev and provide support to ensure Ukraine's security guarantees during his visit to Washington."

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https://x.com/dana916/status/1897380489872466384

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It’s time to “weaken” and “calm” France.

Either the French people accomplish this at the voting booth, or the United States must start viewing a nuclear-armed France as an existential threat to our nation and act accordingly.

In short, the world will always find its security at risk so long as France possesses nuclear weapons.

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‼️🇪🇺🇭🇺 #European Parliament Wants to Deprive #Hungary of Voting Rights — Politico

The UN has unanimous voting requirement to pass things, on Ukraine bills they can so one of these:

1) Convince Hungry to not veto
2) Drop the bill

Or break their rules:
3) Deprive Hungary of voting rights
4) Remove unanimous requirement

These two will lead to a collapse of the EU long term. But they can’t let #Ukraine go.

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Maria Zakharova:

“Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said he knows nothing about the glorification of Bandera in Ukraine.

What do you mean? What is the Israeli embassy in Kyiv doing then? And in Moscow too.

It turns out they have never reported the facts to the capital?

We will cite just a few of our numerous materials. Especially for the head of the Israeli Foreign Ministry - in English:

• On the origins of Ukrainian nationalism, crimes of OUN-UPA

• Regarding the Situation with the Glorification of Nazism and the Spread of Neo-Nazism and Other Practices That Contribute to Fueling Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (Report of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation)

• Kiev regime crimes and human rights violations

• Ukrainian Nazism today: origin and mental and political typology

• Operation Ukraine: Bandera's Dark Shadow

• From Berlin to Maidan: 80 years on — Nazism gaining notoriety in Ukraine

• Inconvenient truth about the coup d'etat in Kiev

• On the 10th anniversary of the coup d'état in Kiev

• The Truth Behind Events in Ukraine and Donbass (2014-2022)”

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1897189044280328289

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🇨🇳🇪🇺 Europe Faces Heavy Costs Over Russian Asset Freeze as China Prepares to Pull $62 Trillion from EU Markets

Hong Kong is developing a new financial infrastructure platform to rival European securities depositories Euroclear and Clearstream, aiming to reduce reliance on Western systems, according to the Financial Times. The Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) are upgrading the Central Money Market Settlement System (CMU) into an international depository capable of managing cross-border transactions and multiple currencies, including the Chinese yuan.

This move coincides with China’s potential withdrawal of $62 trillion in securities from European markets. Key figures:
- China’s debt securities market: $25 trillion total, with $5 trillion managed by CMU.
- Euroclear: Administers $42 trillion in assets.
- Clearstream: Handles $20 trillion.

The shift underscores efforts to reshape global financial dependencies amid escalating geopolitical tensions.

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A potential GAME CHANGER!!! 🔥

“🇨🇳🇪🇺 China is preparing to withdraw $62 trillion worth of its securities from the European market.

Hong Kong authorities are working on creating an alternative to European securities depositories Euroclear and Clearstream to reduce dependence on Western financial infrastructure, the Financial Times reports.”

@Sorenthek

@TFL1728

@LukeGromen

@Kathleen_Tyson_


Text above via Corrine

Source: Financial Times

Thanks
@New1Fabio
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@hk_nik
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Hi Yoda,

Here’s some more info on this subject. Is that what you want to know?


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https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/planes-carrying-arms-ukraine-were-turned-around-midflight

US Planes Carrying Arms To Ukraine Were Turned Around Midflight
After President Trump and Vice President JD Vance accused Ukraine's Zelensky of being 'ungrateful' amid last Friday's explosive row in front of media cameras in the Oval Office, the White House on Monday announced the suspension of military aid to Ukraine.

But it was initially unclear precisely when the pause in arms deliveries would take effect, or whether Trump was merely previewing a future suspension. New information revealed in fresh reports sheds more light on the matter, and clearly Trump means business. It was immediate upon the announcement.

"US weapons deliveries to Ukraine came to an abrupt halt on Monday evening after President Donald Trump ordered a pause on all aid to the war-torn country, the Pentagon confirmed on Tuesday," USA Today reports, based on an admin official.

Inbound shipments on military and transport plans literally turned around midflight, per the report:

After the order was given, all U.S. weapons shipments to Ukraine came to a stop, as of 6 p.m. on Monday evening, according to a defense official. Planes carrying supplies en route to Ukraine would have had to turn around, the official said.

"It was unclear, as of Tuesday, whether Ukraine's direct contracts with U.S. weapons manufacturers, procured through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, would also be impacted," USA Today continues. "As of mid-December, $1.7 billion out of the $21.2 billion fund had not been used."

There was anticipation that Trump might have unveiled a signed minerals deal with Ukraine during Tuesday night's lengthy 90-minute address to Congress, but that didn't happen. Trump only referenced a vague letter from Zelensky saying Ukraine was merely interested in a minerals deal as well as achieving peace.

Meanwhile, some Democrats on Capitol Hill are panicking over how rapid the Washington relationship with Kiev is breaking down.

Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee, said in a statement: "This act of retribution against our ally, who is on the frontlines defending freedom and democracy, is not only shameful—it is dangerous."

"I urge the administration to reverse course and remember that America’s values lie with the free world, not autocrats and murderous dictators," she said. She ignored the reality of the escalatory build-up to WW3 of the last three years under Biden policy.

And anti-Russia hawk Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) lashed out at Trump, writing the following on X:

The White House followed the weapons halt by lately ordering an intelligence-sharing pause as well, which has reportedly involved leaning on the UK to halt the sharing of intel information with Kiev, though it doesn't necessarily impact other European allies.

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UN demands answers from UK on terror law abuse

As the British state harasses and arrests a growing number of activists and dissident journalists, including the author of this piece, UN rapporteurs delivered a forceful letter of protest to London condemning its abuse of counter-terror legislation.

In December 2024, a quartet of UN rapporteurs focused on “peaceful assembly and of association” and the “right to privacy” delivered a strongly-worded letter to the British government. Expressing grave concerns about the potential “misapplication of counter-terrorism laws” to arrest, detain, interrogate and surveil dissident activists and journalists, including The Grayzone’s Kit Klarenberg, they demanded clarity on a number of serious issues. Given 60 days to respond, London remained suspiciously silent.

As a result, the UN’s correspondence with the British government has now been made public. The rapporteurs were clearly disturbed by reports of Schedule 7 of the 2000 Terrorism Act, and Schedule 3 of the 2019 Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act, which covers “hostile” state threats, “being used to examine and obtain data from journalists and activists Johanna Ross, John Laughland, Kit Klarenberg, Craig Murray and Richard Medhurst in circumstances where they appear to have no credible connection to ‘terrorist’ or ‘hostile’ activity.”

While awaiting a reply that never came, the UN “urged” British authorities to undertake “interim measures” to prevent any recurrence of potential human rights breaches under counter-terror legislation, and “ensure the accountability” of anyone responsible for “alleged violations.” Evidently undeterred by pressure from the UN, Britain has continued to escalate its war on dissidents.

Since the UN issued its letter of protest, British activists and journalists have since been arrested, raided, and prosecuted, including Asa Winstanley, Tony Greenstein, Sarah Wilkinson, Palestine Action cofounder Richard Barnard, and academic David Miller.

The UN letter focused on how “powers under counter-terrorism legislation have been used on multiple occasions to examine, detain, and arrest journalists and activists, particularly at the UK border.” Individuals “who are critical of Western foreign policy in the context of the conflict in the Middle East and the Russia-Ukraine war are especially affected by the reported misuse of these powers,” the rapporteurs wrote.

Ominously, the UN rapporteurs suggested this could amount to “over-use [or] misuse” of British counter-terrorism legislation “to target legitimate freedom of expression and opinion, including public interest media reporting, and related freedoms of peaceful assembly and association, and political dissent or activism.”

“Vague and broad” laws mean mass-persecution

The UN rapporteurs were especially scathing in their critique of the powers used to harass and potentially incarcerate targets. They charged that Schedule 7 of the 2000 Terrorism Act “may be unjustifiably used against journalists and activists who are critical of Western foreign policy.” In each case they investigated, detentions under this legislation were “premeditated [and] examination, confiscation of devices, and DNA prints were conducted despite the apparent absence of a credible ‘terrorist’ connection” with the individual in question.

Such promiscuous application of ostensible counter-terrorism laws creates the unavoidable “risk of intimidating, deterring, and disrupting the ability of journalists to report on topics of public importance without self-censorship” in Britain. This “serious chilling effect,” the rapporteurs cautioned, could extend well beyond media, and “unjustifiably interfere with the rights to freedom of expression and opinion and participation in public life” across “civil society and legitimate political and public discourse.”

The UN took repeated aim “at the vagueness and overbreadth” of the 2000 Terrorism Act’s criminalisation of “expressing an opinion or belief…supportive of a proscribed organisation.” The legislation’s terms provide no definition whatsoever of the term “support”, an “ambiguous” deficiency that “may unjustifiably criminalize” legitimate opinions “not rationally, proximately or causally related to actual terrorist violence or harms.” They noted this prohibition “goes well beyond the accepted restrictions on freedom of expression under international law concerning the prohibition of incitement to violence or hate speech.”

Indeed, “speech that is neither necessary nor proportionate to criminalize, including legitimate debates about the de-proscription of an organization and disagreement with a government’s decision to proscribe” could be categorized as “supporting” a terrorist group under the 2000 Terrorism Act’s sweeping terms. This is especially problematic given certain factions proscribed by Britain, such as Hamas or Hezbollah, may be “de facto authorities performing a diversity of civilian functions, including governance, humanitarian and medical activities, and provision of social services, public utilities and education”:

“Expressing support for any of these ordinary civilian activities by the organization could constitute expressing support for it, no matter how remote such expression is from support for any violent terrorist acts by the group.”

Working for “hostile” governments without knowing

Similar alarm was sounded about the wording of Schedule 3 of the 2019 Counter-Terrorism and Border Act, under which The Grayzone’s Kit Klarenberg was detained upon returning to his home city of London in May 2023. It stipulates that anyone entering British territory suspected of “hostile activity” on behalf of a foreign power can be held against their will and interrogated for up to six hours, while the contents of their digital devices are seized and stored. Non-compliance automatically results in arrest.

See the notice of detention issued by British state security to journalist Kit Klarenberg under Schedule 3 of the UK’s Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act of 2019 here.

Ever more disturbingly, Schedule 3 is suspicionless. Under the legislation’s terms, “it is immaterial whether a person is aware that activity in which they are or have been engaged is hostile activity, or whether a state for or on behalf of which, or in the interests of which, a hostile act is carried out has instigated, sanctioned, or is otherwise aware of, the carrying out of the act.” In other words, no conspirator in a suspected conspiracy has to have consented to potentially illegal activity.

“Hostile acts” are defined as any behavior deemed threatening to London’s “national security” or “economic well-being.” Again, the rapporteurs condemned this language as “vague and over-broad.” They concluded the phrasing granted British authorities “extraordinary discretion” to engage in “unnecessary, disproportionate or otherwise arbitrary interferences in the rights to liberty and privacy” of individuals detained under these powers. Moreover, as the Act’s targets are not formally under formal criminal investigation or arrest, or suspected of having committed any offense, they have no right to remain silent.

The UN branded this distinction as “artificial… given the punitive sanctions for non-compliance,” branding it as “inconsistent with the accepted meaning of ‘arrest’ or ‘detention’” under Article 9 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The “extreme breadth” of Schedule 3 also “enables unnecessary, disproportionate, arbitrary or discriminatory interference with an individual’s rights, including freedom from arbitrary detention, freedom of movement…and the rights to leave and enter one’s own country.” Article 17 of the ICCPR also states:

“No one shall be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with [their] privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to unlawful attacks on [their] honour and reputation.”

This is explicitly contrary to Klarenberg’s May 2023 experience at Luton airport. There, as the rapporteurs documented, he was “fingerprinted, subjected to oral DNA swabs, and photographed by the examining officer,” while asked excessively invasive questions about his financial affairs, personal and professional relationships, and living situation in his adopted home country of Serbia. His belongings were extensively “searched and he was compelled to provide the passwords to his digital devices, which included a smartphone, tablet, and two cameras.”

Not only was all data on these devices copied, but “the memory cards and SIM cards of the electronic devices were copied outside the interrogation room” and “retained by the police.” As of the letter’s dispatch, one of Klarenberg’s memory cards had “been retained for a period exceeding a year and five months” by British authorities, suggesting he “remains under criminal investigation” for uncertain offenses he did not knowingly or willingly commit.

The rapporteurs noted Klarenberg was among several journalists detained by British border officials whose “electronic devices [were] confiscated for a significant period of time and have not been updated on the use, retention or destruction of their data, or advised in relation to their personal data protection rights.” In many cases, these seized items have never been returned, without satisfactory explanation or seeming legal justification.

New British laws further criminalize dissent

In closing, the UN rapporteurs “encouraged” London to repeal legislation under which dissidents have been persecuted, or “amend it to protect freedom of expression, and…develop prosecutorial guidelines for its appropriate use to avoid the unnecessary or disproportionate incrimination of political dissent.” They further implored London to “indicate how the application of counter-terrorism laws” against activists and journalists “is consistent with international human rights law, and an appropriate application of the law,” while providing “an update on the retention of data taken from the journalists.”

They went on to “urge” the British government to “consider the growing number of instances” where laws purportedly intended to deal with violent terrorist threats “may have been inappropriately directed towards journalists and activists, and to consider addressing this through amendments to the legislation, guidance for relevant officials, and training of border security officers.” Britain’s failure to respond to the UN’s letter, and ever-ratcheting attacks on domestic dissent subsequently, amply indicate these entreaties have fallen on determinedly deaf ears.

In December 2023, Britain rammed through a new round of draconian legislation reinforcing and further codifying the “vague and over-broad” terms of the laws condemned by the UN, under the auspices of the National Security Act. Its terms introduce a number of completely new criminal offenses with severe penalties, and wide-ranging consequences for freedom of speech. Explicitly enacted to neutralize investigative journalism and prevent the emergence of a new WikiLeaks, the Act is so expansive, individuals will almost inevitably break the law without wanting to, intending to, or even knowing they have.

British journalist Johnny Miller seeks asylum in Russia following campaign of harassment

At almost exactly the same time when UN rapporteurs complained to the British government about its abuse of “counter-terror” legislation to persecute dissidents, independent journalist Johnny Miller was granted asylum in Russia. Miller, a British citizen, had reported from the front lines of the Ukraine proxy war for two-and-a-half years. During this period, supporters of the government of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky subjected him a campaign of intensive harassment, hacking his digital devices and Telegram account, bombarding him and his family with anonymous death threats, and publicly stalking him.

Miller told The Grayzone he’s not sure who or what was ultimately behind the campaign of harassment, but strongly suspects British and/or Ukrainian intelligence played a role. He says it was evident from the start of 2024 his movements in Moscow were being closely tracked while he travelled around the city, and seemingly in advance. At repeated meetings with friends and sources in bars, cafes and restaurants in the Russian capital, individuals would be waiting there for him, staring at him menacingly:

“It might sound crazy, but I think that’s the point. The purpose was to drive me insane, and make me look insane if I ever spoke up about this publicly. But these intimidating encounters from afar happened too many times to be a coincidence, and were witnessed by those I met with. One of them was George Dusoe, a US diplomat who quit out of protest over Gaza, after growing disillusionment with US government policy, and then moved to Russia.”

Miller met with Dusoe for a coffee a day before a formal interview. Afterwards, as they headed for the central Moscow metro, Dusoe quietly informed him they were being followed by multiple people. “He’d not only experienced that personally while posted abroad, but was specially trained in how to spot and evade it,” Miller noted. While the pair eventually eluded their stalkers, losing them in the metro, the experience shook Miller.

To this day, he can’t help but wonder, “what if I was alone, and this happened at night?,” citing the example of Adrian Bocquet. A French military veteran, he travelled to Ukraine in April 2022, witnessed Kiev’s forces commit countless grave war crimes, publicly testified to these atrocities while disputing Western claims of Russian atrocities in Bucha after returning home, then was stabbed in Turkey by Ukrainian nationalists. Miller is understandably relieved to finally be granted a degree of legal protection, personally and professionally:

“Their aim was to make me so scared for my life I stopped my work, and they almost succeeded. The psychological impact was massive, it was a form of warfare, and it stressed me like nothing I’ve ever experienced before,” he commented. “It’s a sick irony that one of the main reasons I sought asylum in Russia is [in order] to apply for a new passport, I would’ve had to give the British embassy in Moscow my address. No way!”

While detained in Luton airport in May 2023, The Grayzone’s Kit Klarenberg was not only forced under threat of arrest and prosecution to provide British counter-terror police his apartment address in Belgrade, but its location within the building, how much he paid for rent, and whether energy bills were included in that price. To what malign ends this information was put isn’t clear. From Miller’s point of view, British intelligence is determined to harass dissidents wherever they are, inside the country or thousands of miles away.

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The REAL REASON Zelensky Is Prolonging The War Will Surprise You!:

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In 2019 historian and Russia expert Stephen F. Cohen sat down with journalist Aaron Maté to discuss Ukraine’s newly elected President, Volodymyr Zelensky, and the threats he faced from neo-Nazi militants in his own country who were pressing to escalate the civil war in the east of Ukraine despite Zelensky running on a peace platform.

Zelensky, of course, caved to the pressure from these ultranationalist elements, as well as NATO, both of whom wanted Ukraine to go to war with Russia, and now we face the end game which could mean the end for Zelensky’s presidency, and worse.

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Kremlin Reacts To Rubio Calling The Ukraine Conflict A Proxy War

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This included the agency having secretly trained and equipped Ukrainian intelligence officers spanning back to just after the 2014 Maidan coup events, as well constructing a network of 12 secret bases along the Russian border—work which began over eight years ago.

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Katie Hopkins: Here’s what happens next with UKRAINE. Zelensky has reached his expiry date

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A group of European military experts have developed a plan called Sky Shield, which would see 120 European fighter jets defending Ukrainian cities and facilities. And it "would not necessarily provoke a wider conflict with Moscow," The Guardian claims.

It would definitely provoke a wider conflict with Moscow. Because Russia would not only shoot down these European fighter jets, it would also strike their airfields. Nuclear war would then be minutes away.
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‘US seeks Zelensky replacement to strike deal with Russia to end Ukraine war’ – Politico

‘Four senior members of Donald Trump’s inner circle held secret talks with Tymoshenko and Poroshenko. Discussions focused on whether Ukraine could hold quick presidential elections after a temporary ceasefire is agreed but before full peace talks begin in earnest’

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The Kremlin views Macron's address to the nation yesterday as confrontational, creating the impression that France is seeking to prolong the war.

This was stated by Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov during a briefing. He also pointed out a number of inaccuracies in Macron's statements, including regarding the Ukrainian settlement.

Other statements by Peskov:

🔘 Moscow has repeatedly stated that the situation in Ukraine is a proxy war, agreeing with the words of U.S. Secretary of State Rubio.

🔘 Russia agrees that the time to stop the Ukrainian conflict has come.

🔘 The U.S. is currently not a friendly country for Russia, and there is an attempt to revive relations.

🔘 Russia's reaction to the possible deployment of a French contingent on Ukrainian territory is obvious to everyone.

🔘 No signals for contact with Moscow have been received from Paris.

Additionally, the Kremlin pointed out several inaccuracies in Macron's address to the nation:

🔘 Nothing was said about how NATO's military infrastructure has been approaching Russia's borders.

🔘 Russia's legitimate concerns in this regard were not mentioned.

🔘 The French President did not mention that Hollande previously admitted that the Minsk agreements were never intended to be implemented.

🔘 Nothing was said about how the French Foreign Minister in 2014 signed a document guaranteeing Yanukovych's security, only for the Europeans to later deceive him.

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Zaluzhnyi Warns: “World War III Has Begun” as Global Order Crumbles

Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine's Ambassador to the UK and former Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, has issued a stark warning about the state of global security. In a recent address, he criticized the United States for actions that he believes are destabilizing the world order and cautioned that NATO itself faces the risk of disintegration amidst the ongoing conflict with Russia. (The Times)

Highlighting the wider implications of the war, Zaluzhnyi pointed to the involvement of Russian allies in Ukraine, emphasizing that the situation is no longer a regional struggle but a full-scale international crisis. He went so far as to declare that “World War III has begun,” underscoring the escalating tensions and the dangerous trajectory of global geopolitics. (New York Post)

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‼️🇷🇺🇩🇪 Moscow strongly urges Berlin to consider the risks of supporting anti-Russian terrorist organizations, such as the "Russian Volunteer Corps," which is banned in #Russia, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated.

‼️By backing such groups, #Germany is playing with fire, she warned.

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‼️🇺🇸🇺🇦 Reuters: #Trump Administration Plans to Revoke Temporary Status for 240,000 Ukrainians.

Reuters reports that the U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is preparing to revoke temporary legal status for approximately 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with #Russia. A senior Trump official and three sources familiar with the matter confirmed the plan, which could put those affected at risk of deportation. #Ukraina

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‼️🇷🇺 Report by the #Russian Defence Ministry on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (6 March 2025).

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.

▫️In the course of offensive actions, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of one heavy mechanised brigade, five mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one assault brigade, two air assault brigades, two territorial defence brigades, and two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Goncharovka, Gornal, Zaoleshenka, Kazachya Lonknya, Kurilovka, Pervy Knyazhy, Lebedevka, Malaya Loknya, Makhnovka, Rubanshchina, Staraya Sorochina, and Sudzha. Three enemy counter-attacks were repelled.

▫️Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the enemy near Bondarevka, Viktorovka, Guyevo, Dmitryukov, Zazulevka, Zamostye, Kolmakov, Kositsa, Vtoroy Knyazhy, Loknya, Melovoy, Mirny, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, Yuzhny as well as Basovka, Belovody, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, Zapselye, Miropolye, Novenkoye, and Yunakovka (Sumy region).

▫️Over the course of the day, the AFU losses were more than 170 troops, one tank, one infantry fighting vehicle, one armoured personnel carrier, two armoured fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, five field artillery guns, one mortar, one counterobstacle vehicle, and four UAV command posts.

▫️ Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to more than 65,230 troops, 385 tanks, 296 infantry fighting vehicles, 256 armoured personnel carriers, 2,133 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,315 motor vehicles, 515 artillery guns, 52 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and seven of MLRS made by the USA, 25 anti-aircraft missile launchers, one self-propelled anti-aircraft system, ten transport-loading vehicles, 118 EW stations, 15 counter-battery warfare radars, nine air defence radars, 53 units of engineering and other materiel, including 21 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, five bridge launchers, one engineering reconnaissance vehicle as well as 14 armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.

The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.

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They Don't Want You To Know... The Deep State’s Deadly Delusion | Worldwide Impending Disaster:

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Ravenlocke: you know how much we appreciate what you're doing here, and do carry on :flower: However, RT and Sputnik are blocked all across the UK, and Europe by way of 'legal' instruments (https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/post-withheld-by-country): essentially we can't access this content. If you are able to resource this content via other sources, as you do do, then that would be greatly appreciated.

I've thanked all these RT and Sputnik posts as a gesture of further appreciation for the effort you've made, but have never been able to see what they contain. This will affect members based in Europe, UK, and it seems Canada as well :flower:

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I haven't really had a problem accessing RT or Sputnik from Canada. Occasionally there's been some problems if using a 'google' browser in the past. But now it seems fine.

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Reactions to Macron's speech
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President Macron's address to the nation, which sounded like a declaration of war on Russia, provoked many reactions in Russia, including an official response from the Russian Foreign Ministry.

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by Anti-Spiegel
March 7, 2025 06:00 am

French President Macron delivered a speech to the nation on Wednesday that sounded for long stretches like a declaration of war against Russia . Here I translate the official statement issued by the Russian Foreign Ministry.

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Ahead of the EU summit on the crisis in Ukraine and the confrontation with Russia, French President Macron delivered a highly aggressive anti-Russian speech in an obvious attempt to set the tone for the upcoming meeting. For the umpteenth time, he called our country a "threat to France and Europe" and, as usual, accused it of all the mortal sins - from cyberattacks to election interference and the desire to outright attack other European countries.

He has expressed such inventions and provocative theses before. But this was probably the first time he presented them in such a concentrated and irreconcilable form. It was a kind of catechism for a Russophobic action program.

It must be said that the French leader has repeatedly stated his intention to call Russian President Putin to discuss the possibilities of a peaceful solution in Ukraine and ensuring security in Europe. The Russian side has always shown itself open to such a conversation. However, Macron has once again preferred the tactic of loud public rhetoric.

The French president is convincing his own citizens of the existence of an imaginary "existential threat" from Russia. In fact, Russia has never threatened France, but on the contrary helped the country defend its independence and sovereignty during two world wars. However, Macron's statements are de facto a threat to Russia.

The French leader draws on his country's foreign policy traditions, but his theses run counter to these traditions and the ideological legacy of Gaullism. He must be aware that France's authority on the international stage has been based for decades on the desire of his predecessors to play a balancing role in world affairs and to help reduce tensions between Russia and the West. At the time, it was de Gaulle who put forward the concept of indivisible security from the Atlantic to the Urals, building consensus by taking into account the opinions and interests of all the continent's states. Today, however, we are witnessing a break between official Paris and these fundamental principles of French foreign policy.

Macron's speech was permeated with the theme of security guarantees for Ukraine. But not a word about security guarantees for Russia. After all, it is precisely the lack of such guarantees, the constant creation of threats to our country by the West, primarily through the unrestrained expansion of NATO - contrary to the promises made - and the desire to turn Ukraine into an anti-Russian bridgehead, that has led to the current crisis. We have warned Western leaders, including Mr Macron himself, about this repeatedly and for many years. We are once again convinced that Paris still has no intention of taking into account the vital interests of our country and is aiming to "force" it to make decisions that the West wants. Of course, this will not work.

In response to Mr Macron's arguments, we must once again recall that the tragedy of Ukraine began in 2014, when, as a result of the coup d'état, with the connivance and support of the West, openly neo-Nazi forces seized power in the country and set about discriminating against the Russian and Russian-speaking population, eradicating the Russian language, culture and canonical Orthodoxy, and provoking a bloody civil war in Donbass.

The allegations that Russia has violated the Minsk Agreement, which are nothing more than a distortion of the facts, do not stand up to criticism. Our country has striven for the strict implementation of this agreement, while Kyiv, with the tacit consent and at the instigation of its Western curators, has sabotaged its obligations in every possible way. The former leaders of France, Germany and Ukraine have publicly admitted more than once that they used this agreement only to prepare for war.

What "path to peace" does the French leader propose? The recipes are the same: further Western arms deliveries to Ukraine and the continuation of hostilities, as well as an unprecedented increase in military spending by the European members of NATO and the EU. In this context, the accusations against Russia of increasing military spending and the size of its armed forces seem absurd. After all, the military budget of NATO countries combined is twice the defense spending of all other countries in the world, and the military budget of the EU countries is several times higher than Russia's defense spending. It must also be emphasized that Russia's military buildup program is a forced response to NATO's aggressive policy, including the forced accession of Sweden and Finland to the alliance.

As for the idea promoted by Mr Macron of stationing Western military contingents on Ukrainian territory under the guise of peacekeepers, we have repeatedly stated that this is unacceptable. Such an occupation of Ukraine would inevitably lead to an extremely dangerous escalation.

In Macron's statement, the notes of nuclear blackmail are clearly audible. Paris' ambitions to become the nuclear "patron" of all of Europe by equipping Europe with its own "nuclear umbrella" that will almost replace the American one have come to the surface. Of course, this will not strengthen the security of France itself or that of its allies. In addition, the potential of the French nuclear forces is not comparable to that of the United States. France has only 56 carriers of nuclear warheads, while the United States has 898. The total capacity of the nuclear component of the French armed forces is 67.2 megatons, while that of the United States is 1,814 megatons. But of course, Russia will take the French president's statement into account in its defense planning.

The speech leaves Macron himself, who wants to present himself as a kind of new leader of the "free world", feeling embarrassed. It is indicative of how bitter the current European elites have become. The barely emerging contours of normalization between Russia and the United States and the movement toward a peaceful solution to the Ukraine crisis are sending them into a real panic. It seems that the Europeans, who were at the center of the confrontation between the superpowers during the Cold War, should be more interested than anyone else in changing the vector of US-Russian relations, reducing tensions and promoting a constructive dialogue between Moscow and Washington.

Of course, the French president's demonstrative militarism is also dictated by the domestic political agenda. Behind it is the desire to distract the population from the worsening social and economic problems in France and the EU as a whole, to draw their attention to pseudo-threats from outside and to somehow strengthen the political position that has been shaken over the last year.

Macron’s speech finally throws off the masks and shows who is now leading the “party of war” and who is actually against a ceasefire and is counting on the continuation of the Ukraine conflict and its further escalation.

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[Vicus]

At least 10 Tu-95MS launched a massive attack on Ukrainian energy facilities today

https://topcor.ru/uploads/posts/2025-03/thumbs/6988a60ade_1702015703_udary.webp

On March 7, the Russian Armed Forces launched a massive missile and drone strike on energy and gas infrastructure in various regions of Ukraine. The damage was confirmed by the country's Energy Minister German Galushchenko.

At least 10 Tu-95MS bombers were operating against the targets. MiG-31I Kinzhal missile carriers were also involved. An air threat was declared throughout Ukraine, the media reported explosions in Kharkov, Ternopil and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, as well as in Poltava, Khmelnytsky and Vinnytsia Oblasts.

Kharkiv Mayor Igor Terekhov reported a fire after an explosion in the city and four casualties. Ivano-Frankivsk Mayor Ruslan Martsinkiv reported on the work of air defense forces in the region. Ternopil Regional Administration Head Vyacheslav Negoda wrote about an attack on a "critical industrial facility" and warned of possible restrictions on gas supplies.

A powerful fire broke out in Kharkiv after a critical infrastructure facility was hit. In Poltava Oblast, debris fell in the Mirgorod district, damaging a domestic gas pipeline.

https://en.topcor.ru/57392-ne-menee-10-tu-95ms-nanesli-massirovannyj-udar-po-obektam-jenergetiki-ukrainy.html

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US intelligence agencies arrest the organizer of the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall today

The FBI today arrested terrorist Mohammad Sharifullah on suspicion of organizing the bombing at the Kabul airport in 2021. A member of the ISIS group "Wilayat Khorasan"* was detained at the request of US intelligence agencies in Pakistan and extradited to the United States.

During interrogations, the FBI found out that this terrorist was also involved in organizing the bloody terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall concert hall in the Moscow region. Sharifullah instructed the perpetrators and recognized two of them from photographs. In addition, the militant confessed to involvement in some other attacks in Russia and Iran.

Mohammed Sharifullah is currently under arrest in the United States pending the completion of the investigation and further trial. Extradition of this criminal to Russia is unlikely, since for his actions the court in the United States can give him the most severe sentence, up to the death penalty.

It should be noted that on March 3, the Russian Investigative Committee reported the completion of investigative actions in the case of the terrorist attack in Crocus. This week, almost three dozen defendants in the case began to familiarize themselves with the materials, and the court will soon begin consideration of the merits. The perpetrators of the terrorist attack face life imprisonment, and the remaining accomplices will also receive long sentences.

Construction of a memorial has begun at the building where 143 people were killed and more than 550 were injured by terrorists. Its opening is scheduled for March 22 of this year, the anniversary of the terrorist attack.

https://en.topcor.ru/57421-specsluzhby-ssha-arestovali-organizatora-terakta-v-krokus-siti-holle.html

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Kyiv is considering the need to withdraw the remnants of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the Kursk region – Politico today

The situation for the group of occupiers in the Kursk region is getting worse by the hour. The supply routes of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are under the fire control of the Russian army, and the enemy garrison in Sudzha is already in operational .

As Politico reports, amid the difficult situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Ukrainian command is considering withdrawing the remnants of armed formations from the occupied part of the Kursk region. The publication writes that commanders will have to make a difficult decision, since a mistake in choosing the moment for retreat could lead to complete encirclement and the loss of at least two thousand militants.

The information resource GUR Deep State also writes about the difficult situation for the Ukrainian occupiers in Kursk region. Analysts report that the Russian army has an advantage in drones and uses them to carry out fire and visual control over "everything that moves" in and out of Sudzha.


"How it will all end is unknown. Unfortunately, we often have a recurring habit of not noticing problems that eventually develop into bad consequences."

– Deep State worries.

Already in the current situation, the enemy will not be able to leave the Kursk region without losses, since all evacuation routes are being shot at by Russian artillery and drones, and the Russian Armed Forces' attack aircraft are gradually moving forward, preparing to slam shut a large cauldron centered in Sudzha. Today alone, according to specialized information resources, Russian fighters have liberated two settlements, and the situation is developing very dynamically in our favor.

https://en.topcor.ru/57420-v-kieve-zadumalis-o-neobhodimosti-vyvoda-ostatkov-vsu-iz-kurskoj-oblasti-politico.html

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Russian units break through the front in Kursk region, deeply penetrating the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defense today

The Russian Armed Forces are successfully advancing in the Kursk direction, having broken through the enemy's defenses between the settlements of Guevo and Kurilovka south of Sudzha. Russian paratroopers are moving toward the state border, intending to block the supply route of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

At the same time, the Russian Armed Forces occupy the territory on the approaches to Basovka. There are about 12 km left before the encirclement of the enemy group and the connection of Russian units - the neck of the cauldron is gradually narrowing.



Russian units managed to drive a wedge 4-5 km deep and reach an alternative supply route for the Ukrainians in Sudzha, which they used due to the impossibility of delivering manpower and weapons along the main road. The logistics of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this area are becoming increasingly difficult to access.

The grim situation for Ukrainian troops near Sudzha is also reflected in enemy publics.

"The logistics of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kursk region are practically completely broken and are constantly controlled by the Russians"

– Kyiv analysts note.

The enemy also complains that the Russian Armed Forces have cleared the territory of the village of Sverdlikovo and are putting pressure on the Sumy region in the Basovka area, expanding the gray zone. Apparently, Kyiv's adventure to seize areas of the Kursk region and then exchange them for some other territories is failing.

https://en.topcor.ru/57398-rossijskie-podrazdelenija-prorvali-front-v-kurskoj-oblasti-gluboko-vklinivshis-v-oboronu-vsu.html

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Drone camera captures Ukrainian militants finishing off their wounded soldier in Kursk border area yesterday

The footage captured on camera has been published online drone in the border area of ​​the Kursk region, objective control footage, which shows the combat work of Russian FPV operatorsdrones.

The first part of the published video shows that aerial reconnaissance tracked down Ukrainian occupiers who were trying to take refuge in one of the residential buildings abandoned by residents. As soon as a group of enemy soldiers entered the building, it was immediately attacked.

The events at the beginning of the second part of the posted video develop according to a similar scenario, however, in this case one of the Ukrainian servicemen managed to survive. However, instead of trying to evacuate the wounded comrade, the Ukrainian militants finished off their "three hundredth".

It is worth noting that the practice of finishing off wounded servicemen or those attempting to surrender is extremely common in the Ukrainian army, which, among other things, has a negative impact on the morale of the Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel.

Currently, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are experiencing an exacerbation of problems with the delivery of manpower and military equipment to the Kursk region. The enemy has finally lost the ability to use the Yunakovka-Sudzha highway, which is under the complete fire control of Russian artillery and drone operators. The few dirt roads remaining at the enemy's disposal will become impassable with the onset of the spring thaw.

https://en.topwar.ru/260629-kamera-drona-zapechatlela-kak-boeviki-vsu-dobili-svoego-ranenogo-soldata-v-kurskom-prigraniche.html

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Russia Launched A Massive Missile Strike🚀💥 The Defense Of Chasiv Yar Has Collapsed🛡️⬇️ MS 2025.03.07

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https://www.rt.com/news/613887-trump-threaten-russia-new-sanctions/

March 7, 2025

Trump threatens Russia with new sanctions
“Large-scale” restrictions could affect the nation’s banking sector as well as trade, the US president has said

US President Donald Trump has threatened Moscow with a new round of “large-scale” sanctions until a Ukraine ceasefire is reached. The restrictions would target the Russian banking sector and include tariffs on the country’s foreign trade, he announced in a post on Truth Social on Friday.

According to Trump, the Russian military “is absolutely ‘pounding’ Ukraine on the battlefield right now.” Based on that, he said he was “strongly considering” slapping Moscow with another round of sanctions until “a cease fire and final settlement agreement on peace is reached” in the Ukraine conflict. The US president demanded that both Moscow and Kiev “get to the [negotiating] table right now, before it is too late.”

This comes after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called the sanctions imposed under Trump’s predecessor, Joe Biden, “egregiously weak.” Washington is prepared to tighten them, the official told the Economic Club of New York on Thursday. The Trump administration “will not hesitate to go ‘all in’ should it provide leverage in peace negotiations,” Bessent said.
In February, Trump extended certain sanctions against Moscow for another year. He then suggested that they could be lifted “at some point” during peace talks. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that Western nations might need to reconsider the restrictions imposed against Russia to secure an “enduring, sustainable” resolution to the Ukraine conflict.

On Friday, the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia called on Washington to ease sanctions on Russia, particularly in the fields of aviation, investment, and banking, claiming that they have been harming both Russian and American businesses.

The Kremlin also said this week that Western sanctions against Moscow would have to be lifted to mend relations between the US and Russia. Both nations agreed to work on restoring ties following a high-level meeting in Saudi Arabia last month.

Russia has repeatedly stated that it was open for peace talks, but has opposed a temporary ceasefire with Kiev, arguing that a true settlement of the conflict requires a permanent long-term solution addressing its root causes.

Russia demands that Ukraine demilitarize, denazify, adhere to a position of neutrality, and recognize the territorial “realities on the ground.” It also opposes any NATO presence on Ukrainian soil.

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Europe is showing its real face,scary & silly pushing for more war. "This is why Europe is COLLAPSING in real time': A deep dive | Redacted 40 min--8/3/25 llOfyrSbMRs

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Ravenlocke: you know how much we appreciate what you're doing here, and do carry on :flower: However, RT and Sputnik are blocked all across the UK, and Europe by way of 'legal' instruments (https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/post-withheld-by-country): essentially we can't access this content. If you are able to resource this content via other sources, as you do do, then that would be greatly appreciated.

I've thanked all these RT and Sputnik posts as a gesture of further appreciation for the effort you've made, but have never been able to see what they contain. This will affect members based in Europe, UK, and it seems Canada as well :flower:

Or you could use a VPN like Express VPN to log into Project Avalon and you would be able to see it then. (Just use the code BMJ to get 5% off for your first month, just joking).

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📑UKRAINE’S SITUATION IS ‘PRETTY BAD’ WITHOUT US HELP – REPORTS

The cessation of US intelligence and military support to Ukraine “pretty much guarantees a Russian victory,” making a peace agreement unnecessary, CNN writes, citing sources.

WHY UKRAINE’S WAR MACHINE WILL CRUMBLE WITHOUT US INTEL

Trump’s reported ban on Britain sharing the US intelligence with Kiev via the ‘Releasable to Ukraine’ program could deal a serious blow to Zelensky’s war effort. Here’s why: 🧵(1/8)



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🇸🇰 Slovakia WILL NOT PROVIDE Ukraine with military aid, contributions should be made voluntarily - Prime Minister Fico.

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Ravenlocke: you know how much we appreciate what you're doing here, and do carry on :flower: However, RT and Sputnik are blocked all across the UK, and Europe by way of 'legal' instruments (https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/post-withheld-by-country): essentially we can't access this content. If you are able to resource this content via other sources, as you do do, then that would be greatly appreciated.

I've thanked all these RT and Sputnik posts as a gesture of further appreciation for the effort you've made, but have never been able to see what they contain. This will affect members based in Europe, UK, and it seems Canada as well :flower:

Hi Tintin,

I didn’t know, sorry I needed a little timeout for a couple of days, but I will do my best to bring sputnik and rt news as you say thru other sources.:waving::flower:

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The youngest boy on this picture is little Boris, the Germans will hang him on a scarf but his relatives will be able to save him at the very last moment. After the war, he will work at a radio lamp factory.

The two elders (on the right and on the left) will be driven away by the Nazis to Germany, but they will be able to escape along the road and join the Red Army units. Valentin will become a carpenter, and the girl Zoya will finish nursing courses and work in a children's hospital.

As for the boy sitting on the chair, one morning on April 12, 1961 he will say “Let's go!” and write himself into history as the first person in world history to fly into outer space. Forever.

📸 1938. Valentin, Boris, Zoya and Yuri Gagarin.
🚀🚀🚀
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Since the morning publication on the situation in the Kursk region, the situation for Ukrainian formations has worsened even more. Russian troops have increased the pressure in several areas at once, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces are rapidly retreating from the front lines, abandoning the wounded and equipment.

Lebedevka, Okhotnichy, Loknya have been finally liberated. The nearby forest belts are being cleared of enemy remnants. The enemy has been trying to escape towards Sudzha for over a day, and from there to Yunakovka along the only road.

To the north of Sudzha, Russian army fighters have completely liberated Malaya Loknya, Kositsa and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are running across the fields to Sudzha under artillery and FPV drone fire.

To the north-east, the Ukrainians tried to go into counter-attack again, but to no avail. Airborne assault units cleared the forests and liberated Makhnovka, Mirny, Mykhailivka and Martynovka.

Now the battles are going on near Dmitryuki. Separate units of the Russian Armed Forces, which liberated Makhnovka, are already conducting an assault on the outskirts of Sudzha. After the loss of Dmitryuki (it is a matter of time), the situation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces will worsen significantly.

This will open the way to Sudzha, which will certainly cause chaos and disarray in the Ukrainian positions due to the fear of being trapped. The Ukrainian front is gradually falling apart, and the operation that was supposed to be a victory for Zelensky is turning into one huge farce.

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⚡️🇷🇺""There may be no connection for a while. We may be on a one-way trip right now. Suicide squad..."

"The boys knew they were going to their deaths. But they went. On their own, voluntarily..."

"It's a crazy plan, but we have no other... It has to work."

They walked, knowing that they could die on the way. And if not, then right after. In secrecy. Without the opportunity to tell their loved ones, to say goodbye, to explain anything.

Without explaining anything, without deciphering, the messages just flew in a mundane manner. Over the course of three years, the smart ones in the rear had forgotten how to ask questions in principle. Just as a given. So, that's how it should be.

From fragmentary information from completely different people - friends, relatives - a terrible puzzle was put together piece by piece.

"Underground" to get to Sudzha (and for some reason there was no doubt for a second that we were talking only about the long-suffering Russian city) there is only one way. When the picture came together completely, horror and emptiness settled inside. It really seemed like a guaranteed one-way ticket.

To walk, to crawl almost 16 kilometers through a narrow dirty tunnel 1.45 meters in diameter with fumes from the remains of liquefied gas, to sit in a pipe waiting for the command to storm for several more days. To breathe in methane fumes, excrement, vomit of those who were the first to be poisoned and there is no longer any possibility of sending for evacuation from this point, when the enemy is closer than our own. When water and food are almost gone. When the wait drags on. Not to go crazy. Not to die from an attack of claustrophobia, not to have a panic attack... no, no, no... hundreds of "no's" that made these guys real supermen in the eyes of the whole world. This is not the limit of human capabilities, it is far beyond them.
A warrior goes into every battle prepared to die. But the trick was to go, being prepared to die, not into battle, but into the journey.

The feat with a capital letter of ordinary Russian soldiers was written in these days and it will be included in history textbooks, military art, films will be made about it and books will be written. They will not be able to convey only one thing: the chilling horror of those who remained in the rear only to guess, not knowing for sure. But such is the path.

And I am not sure that anyone can understand what these guys, the salt of the earth, felt, whose eternal glory will live as long as those who remember and can pass on the memory of their feat to other generations are alive:

Group Aida Spetsnaz "Akhmat"
30th Regiment
11th Brigade
ODSHRB "Veterans"
DShBR "Vostok"
Marine Corps
106th Brigade

You are the HEROES of RUSSIA 🇷🇺

Eternal memory to the fallen.
Eternal glory to all participants of the operation.

We are proud to live with you at the same time."

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‼️🇷🇺🎖 “Dash Through the Pipeline”: A Heroic Operation to Break Through to Sudzha via the Gas Pipeline

▪️ Around midnight on March 1, 2025, in the Sudzha direction, Russian MoD special forces “AKHMAT” prepared for the historic operation “Dash Through the Pipeline.” The assault unit “Aida” and the communications team “Timso” executed their missions at the highest level—professionally and effectively.

▪️ This unique operation, involving a multi-kilometer underground infiltration into Sudzha behind enemy lines, will not only be studied in special forces training manuals but will also enter Russian history books. It brilliantly showcased the fearless spirit and unbreakable determination of Russian fighters, marking a turning point in favor of Russia in the course of the entire special military operation! declared Apti Alaudinov.
- RVvoenkor

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Kursk region

At 22:00 Moscow time, the Ukrainian Armed Forces leave the villages of Mirny and Bondarevka.

Radio intercepts once again confirm the confusion reigning in the enemy's headquarters.

There is still no clear combat mission from Kyiv and the Sumy OTG headquarters. Many communication channels with Kiev have been silent for three days.

Condottiero 🇷🇺 TG

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🇷🇺🏃‍♂️➡️🇺🇦 Ukrainian militants flee en masse from Mirny—Russian forces take control of the suburb near Sudzha!

➖ “Most likely, battles in Sudzha will begin tomorrow…”—Ukrainian military analysts report with concern.

▪️ Some sources indicate that Mirny is almost entirely under Russian control. The settlement is located right next to Sudzha, and the noose around the city is tightening rapidly.

- RVvoenkor

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🇷🇺🔥🇺🇦 Ukrainian counteroffensive near Dzerzhinsk crushed—Russian forces annihilate attacking troops!

▪️ Russian troops in the Dzerzhinsk area detected and eliminated Ukrainian militants who had declared a so-called “successful counteroffensive.” Small enemy groups infiltrating the area were swiftly identified and neutralized through skilled and professional military action.

▪️ Fighters from the 102nd and 103rd Regiments, along with the 174th Reconnaissance Battalion of the 150th Division, delivered devastating strikes on enemy strongholds.

▪️ Ukrainian militants who resisted and refused to surrender were eliminated by air-dropped munitions. Those who attempted to flee from their positions were tracked down and destroyed.

▪️ As a result, Ukrainian forces suffered heavy losses, completely shattering the myth of their “successful counteroffensive.”
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“Shaheds" visited the TCC in the Kharkov region.

In the town of Pechenihy, Kharkiv region, two "Geran-2" attack drones precisely hit the building of the TCC (Territorial Recruitment Center), almost completely destroying it.

As a result of the strike, TCC employees involved in mobilizing the local population were eliminated, and the archive department, which stored the personal files of mobilized individuals, was burned down.

Preliminary reports indicate that at least five TCC workers were killed.

Local residents have received a temporary respite from mobilization terror.

- ukraine_watch

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❗️ Von der Leyen got tangled up explaining why Europe is left without Russian gas. The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, advocates for a phased abandonment of oil and gas, especially Russian, although she admits that the EU's energy sector is experiencing problems because of this.

🔴 She stated this today at a press conference in Brussels, as reported by a correspondent from "PolitNavigator."

🗣 "Of course, I remain committed to this. It is absolutely necessary. We have succeeded, but of course, we always see loopholes that need to be closed. And we need to work on that.

🗣 The fact that we have gotten rid of our dependence on Russian gas has caused huge problems in the energy sector. But it also proves that when we are asked to act together, we can get rid of this dependence and create a secure and affordable energy market," said von der Leyen.

🔴 At the same time, she accused Russia of cutting off Europe from gas.

🗣 "Four years ago, we saw that Gazprom was not filling gas storage facilities as it should have, but we did not draw the right conclusions. This was before the start of the war. We saw it and were concerned, but we did not know or even suspect that this was the beginning of a hybrid attack on Europe's energy security to force us not to support Ukraine. They used our dependence, and then the storage facilities were not filled, and Putin cut us off from Russian gas," von der Leyen fabricated.

🔴 She decided it would be wise to boast that the consumption of Russian gas has decreased by 75%, and oil is only 3%.

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here 's a bit of satire to deal with the unbelieveable stupidity of the anti peace narrative

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Apparently, it is good for business to keep a war going. A donation such as this should only be allowed if Warren Buffet's son Howard actually had to go and fight in the war. Wealth is clearly not an indicator of intelligence.

Warren Buffett and his son Howard have given $500M to Ukraine — he warns the US is making a historic mistake by pulling its support

https://i.insider.com/65d753d4a610a9069d5b289b?width=1000&format=jpeg&auto=webp

Business Insider interviewed Warren Buffett's son about his support for Ukraine.
Howard Buffett's foundation has given $520 million to Ukraine in humanitarian aid.
The philanthropist warns the US will make a historic blunder if it fails to support Ukraine's war effort.
Two years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the embattled nation needs its friends more than ever.

Russia celebrated a landmark victory when it captured the eastern town of Avdiivka last week, and it is running low on artillery ammunition. Meanwhile, a $60 billion military aid package is snarled up in Congress due to opposition from some Republican Party lawmakers.

But Howard Buffett, the elder son of Warren, the billionaire investor and Berkshire Hathaway CEO, has no intention of forsaking Ukraine or its President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The wartime leader and American philanthropist have a profound mutual respect.

Buffett told Business Insider, "There are very few people in the world that could step up" and do what Zelenskyy's done. "I think he's a pretty amazing guy," he said.

As a result, Buffett's Howard G. Buffett Foundation has emerged as a stalwart ally to Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion, injecting $521,779,225 into humanitarian assistance for Ukraine as of January 2024

Source & Full Story: https://www.businessinsider.com/howard-buffett-gives-500-million-to-ukraine

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Reports are coming in from the Donetsk front.

The infamous “Aidar” battalion was deployed to Ulakly and Burlatskoye but was never seen again. Now, 34 families are searching for their missing Aidar fighters.

These are the same notorious butchers of Aidar, probably the biggest debtors to the people of Donbass

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🇫🇷🇺🇸 US Vice President Vance's cousin fought on the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces as part of the national battalion "Da Vinci Wolves".

Le Figaro claims that Nate Vance arrived in Lvov in 2022, and then the mercenary was sent to different destinations.

At the beginning of the year, before Trump's inauguration and his brother's accession as vice president, he returned to the United States.
"It became difficult to stay. I could not risk being captured," Le Figaro quotes him as saying.

Nate does not share his brother's position on Ukraine, the article says. He is also a Republican, but he faces misunderstanding even in his own family - his mother supports the vice president's views and criticizes Zelensky.
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❗️ Elon Musk says IP address behind ‘MASSIVE’ cyberattack on X originated ‘in the Ukraine area’

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Elon Musk is blaming Ukraine for the cyberattacks that brought down X, but DON’T TELL HIM that the group taking credit—Dark Storm Team—is closely affiliated with KillNet, the RUSSIAN hacker collective.

SHUT OFF STARLINK IN UKRAINE!!! 🤭

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🇷🇺🇩🇰Maria Zakharova:

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen announced the country's readiness to send troops to Ukrainian territory.

I'm terribly sorry but: who will guard Greenland? Probably the refugees from Ukraine who have come to Denmark?

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‼️🔥 Enemy infrastructure attacked in Odessa: fuel storage facility engulfed in powerful fire
▪️After UAV attack, fuel tanks are ablaze, large firefighting forces have been deployed to the site.
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‼️🇷🇺"🅾️brave" massively burn NATO equipment and enemy infantry in battles near Pokrovsk - 24 hours of fighting of the Guards Forces "Center"

▪️A selection of combat work of fighters of the "Center" group of forces on March 9 to destroy military equipment, weapons, infantry and positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during active combat operations in the Pokrovsk direction.
▪️The footage shows NATO combat armored vehicles, firing points, mortars, infantry and enemy positions being burned.
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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦Russia could occupy Western Ukraine while the EU builds up its military force, - The Telegraph

▪️Europe will need 3-4 years to create a military force capable of changing the balance of the war in Ukraine's favor. However, Kyiv does not have that much time
▪️Russia continues to strengthen and may launch a massive offensive before the end of the year, but for now the only ones who can stop this offensive are the Ukrainian Armed Forces with the support of the United States and the EU, the newspaper writes.
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‼️🇷🇺❌🇬🇧 The #Russia-24 TV channel showed photographs and named six British diplomats who were stripped of their accreditation in the Russian Federation based on materials from the #Russian FSB.

According to the channel, these are British Embassy employees Jessica Davenport, Grace Elvin, Andrew Daft Cullum, Catherine McDonnal, Thomas John Hickson and Blake Pattel.

"The British do not accept hints about the need to stop this practice (implementing intelligence activities in the Russian Federation), so we decided to first expel these six," the FSB officer said on the TV channel.
According to the FSB, all of them attended meetings of NPO foreign agents, both in Moscow and in neighboring cities:

"To be honest, we are tired of enduring this circus in the form of jogging along the Third Ring Road in the rain through all of Moscow and forest parks, one-day visits to cities neighboring the capital with the goal of sitting for a few hours on a bench in the bitter cold."

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🇺🇦🇸🇦 Zelensky arrives in Saudi Arabia for high-stakes talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky landed in Jeddah to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ahead of key discussions with the U.S. on the future of the war.

Ukraine is reportedly pushing for a “Sky and Sea” ceasefire, a proposal to halt aerial and maritime hostilities in an attempt to stabilize the battlefield. This comes as the U.S. has scaled back military aid and intelligence sharing, leaving Kiev scrambling for alternative support.

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Gordon Hahn On Europe's Role And A Possible Coup In Kiev
https://moonofalabama.org/2025/03/gordon

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Gordon Hahn On Europe's Role And A Possible Coup In Kiev
March 10, 2025

Two interesting thoughts from Gordon Hahn's latest piece:

The World Order’s Restructuring Intensifies as the Ukrainian War Implodes the West and Kiev

One question the piece tackles is a split between the U.S. and Europe. The core question:

The international level of the Ukrainian conflict is shifting from a bilateral confrontation between the West and Russia to a trilateral confrontation involving Russia, the U.S., and a new European-Ukrainian axis, with each riven by divisions generated by the intra-Atlantic cold civil war. This begs the question: Will Europe become a separate pole in the international system’s new multipolar stucture, adding to the U.S, and Sin-Russian pole?
Hard to tell, but I doubt it. Europe (which I understand to mean the European Union) does not have sufficient unity to become a real actor in a multipolar structure. The core project of the 'ever closer union' has failed politically and economically. It is bureaucratic laggardness, no intellectual heft, that is still driving it.

Europe's resistance to America’s rapprochement with Russia and peace efforts for Ukraine means stagnation which will only hinder its development towards a more autonomous structure.

Another point of Hahn's piece is made in his discussion about the future configuration of the government in Kiev. It is a warning to those who want to remove Zelenski:

Despite Zelenskiy’s weakened position domestically and internationally, this at least partially illegitimate president may be the last or next to last surviving pillar of the Maidan regime and the Ukrainian state. For all his narcissism, egoism, corruption, and mounting authoritarianism, Zelenskiy currently holds the Ukrainian elite together and is the face of Ukraine abroad, still well-liked in Europe. He remains a figure that minimally satisfies all the various factions in Ukrainian politics and is able to hold off opposition elements, many of which he has emasculated by banning parties and media and by either forcing their leaders into exile or arresting them (e.g., former President Petro Poroshenko and Viktor Medvedchuk).
For these reasons and perhaps others, Russian Vladimir Putin himself has been very careful not to seek Zelenskiy’s removal or reject him firmly and finally as a potential negotiating partner.

Currently there are only two potential replacements for Zelenski. Ukraine’s ambassador to London and former commander of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, General Valery Zaluzny. His deep relations with the radical (fascist) right in Ukraine would make him reluctant to look for peace. The other candidate, less popular, is the Director of the Military Intelligence Administration (HRU) General Kyryll Budanov. He has his own relations with the fascist right which is the power behind the throne in Kiev.

Zaluzny is Britain's man while Budanov is a CIA seeding. Both could be used to interrupt Trump's plan to replace Zelenski with a more pliant politician willing to make peace with Russia:

[This] could be seized upon by those who run secret operations. Not only could any order [Trump] issues be implemented by the CIA so as to achieve the Deep State’s alternative goals, but the CIA could pre-empt the White House by organizing its own coup operation, perhaps one led by Budanov and including the forces he has at his disposal as HRU chief but also the many disenchanted military units suffering at the hands of Zelenskiy and his use of the war for personal political and political-propaganda goals. If the CIA ushers in a truly neofascist Ukrainian regime replacing the partially neofascist Maidan regime, then the war could be dragged out by these extremist elements for quite a while, particularly if anti-Trump Europe supplies them with weapons, not to mention troops. Such a development would also sow distrust between Trump and Putin, perhaps helping to scuttle the US-Russian rapprochement. This is precisely what the globalist-wokist faction in the West wants.
Hahn only mentions the CIA and Budanov in the scheme of a 'deep-state' coup in Kiev sabotaging Trump's policies.

I regard a combination of the British MI6 and Zaluzny as the more likely initiators to install a forever-war regime in Kiev.

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‼️🇷🇺❌🇬🇧 The FSB has shown photos of spies working under cover at the #British Embassy in Moscow.

This is the second secretary of the embassy, Alkesh Odedra (left), and Michael Skinner (right), the husband of the first secretary of the embassy's political department, Tabasum Rashid.
When receiving permission to enter Russia, they deliberately provided false information. Signs of "intelligence and subversive activities threatening the security of Russia" were also identified.

Moscow will not tolerate the activities of undeclared employees of the British intelligence services, the Russian Foreign Ministry emphasized.

Russia has warned Britain that London will receive a decisive, mirror-like response if it escalates the situation.

The British are strongly advised to provide only accurate and complete information about themselves when applying for a #Russian visa, the diplomatic department noted.

🇬🇧 The wife of the spy Michael Skinner exposed by the FSB, diplomat Tabasum Rashid, worked in the British Ministry of Defense, with #NATO troops in #Estonia, and also in the German NGO Transparency International, financed by the State Department and the European Commission, RIA Novosti has found out.

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I'm unable to open any of the above X posts tonight. Anybody else experiencing the same?






Mod note from Bill:

Yes, same here. It appears to be a Twitter/X problem, as Elon has reported they've been affected by a large cyberattack, so maybe this hasn't at all been resolved yet.

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¨Massive Ukrainian Drone Strike Hits Moscow
Early Tuesday morning, Ukraine launched what has
been described as one of the largest drone attacks on
Moscow to date. Russian air defenses reportedly
intercepted and destroyed at least 73 Ukrainian
drones, with some drones causing damage to
residential buildings and sparking fires. The attack led
to one fatality, three injuries, and disruptions in
Moscow's air and train transport systems. This
incident marks a significant escalation in the conflict,
being the first attack on the Russian capital in 2025.¨

Read from some other place that Ukraine used 330 drones . Masonic nr ?
Not sure what they tried to achieve with this . To escalate the war ?
Meanwhile in Kursk ukrainians are running away by the thousands and abandoning equipment.

https://x.com/Roberto05246129/status/1899415855538069880

The pipeline assault explained :

Commander “Zombie”, who participated in the operation, explained how it was done:

1) The gas pressure pumps were stopped and the gas was sucked out
2) Oxygen was pumped into the pipeline
3) Diggers dug out rooms for assembly and toilets were installed
4) Water, food and ammunition was brought in to these assembly rooms
5) 800 soldiers went through the pipe to the assembly rooms
6) The soldiers waited 4 days in the assembly rooms and in the pipe close to the exit
7) When the signal was given, the ran out and went into the industry zone of Sudzha
8) The Ukrainian army was surprised to see such a huge force in their rear, they began to panic and became disorganized
9) Russians liberated many settlements in Kursk region, due to this

The preparation lasted 3 weeks.

He is well-known commander formally of the Wagner PMC, with the call sign "Zombie", now a commander of the Vostok battalion.

WOW, that is a crazy operation and since Ukrainian pocket in Kursk collapsed to a large extent, it is evident that it worked
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Zelensky gets last chance in Riyadh; Russia threatens SMO escalation; Russia enters Dnipro/Pokrovsk
The Sirius Report - 2 hours ago

Paul assess the latest developments in the SMO with respect to the US and Ukraine meeting in Riyadh and Russia's potential response to the outcome of those talks.

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Breaking! Ukraine Agrees To Ceasefire With Russia... But There's A Big Catch | Redacted News:

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Ukraine expresses readiness to agree to immediate 30-day ceasefire — statement

"The United States will communicate to Russia that Russian reciprocity is the key to achieving peace," said the statement published on Vladimir Zelensky's website

MOSCOW, March 11. /TASS/. Ukraine expressed readiness to accept the US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire, according to a joint Ukraine-US statement that followed the talks between the countries in Saudi Arabia.

"Ukraine expressed readiness to accept the US proposal to enact an immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire, which can be extended by mutual agreement of the parties, and which is subject to acceptance and concurrent implementation by the Russian Federation. The United States will communicate to Russia that Russian reciprocity is the key to achieving peace," said the statement published on Vladimir Zelensky's website.

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US, Ukraine to set up negotiating teams for peace talks — statement

"The Ukrainian delegation reiterated that European partners shall be involved in the peace process," the statement reads

MOSCOW, March 11. /TASS/. The US and Ukrainian delegations have agreed to form their negotiating teams and immediately begin talks on a lasting peace, as follows from their joint statement after talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

"Both delegations agreed to name their negotiating teams and immediately begin negotiations toward an enduring peace that provides for Ukraine’s long-term security. The United States committed to discussing these specific proposals with representatives from Russia. The Ukrainian delegation reiterated that European partners shall be involved in the peace process," the statement reads.

Apart from that, the sides "agreed to conclude as soon as possible a comprehensive agreement for developing Ukraine’s critical mineral resources to expand Ukraine’s economy, offset the cost of American assistance, and guarantee Ukraine’s long-term prosperity and security.".

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TRUMP ‘HOPES TO GET RUSSIA’ TO AGREE TO A CEASEFIRE

💬 “I've been saying that Russia has been easier to deal with so far than Ukraine, which is not supposed to be the way it is, but it is, and we hope to get Russia. But we have a full ceasefire from Ukraine,” Trump said.

TRUMP PLANS TO TALK TO PUTIN THIS WEEK

💬 “I'll talk to Vladimir Putin, yeah,” US President Donald Trump said.

💬 “So, you’re talking to him this week?” a reporter asked.

💬 “I think so, yeah,” Trump replied.

⚡️ TRUMP SAYS UKRAINE HAS ‘AGREED’ TO A CEASEFIRE, HOPES ‘PRESIDENT PUTIN WILL AGREE TO THAT ALSO’

💬 “We're going to meet with them later on today and tomorrow,” US President Donald Trump said.


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Trump decides to resume military, intelligence aid to Kiev immediately — Waltz

"The President has decided to lift the pause on aid and on our security assistance to Ukraine going forward, and that's effective immediately," he said

WASHINGTON, March 11. /TASS/. Following the US-Ukrainian talks in Jeddah, US President Donald Trump has decided to immediately resume military and intelligence aid to Kiev, US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz said.

"The President has decided to lift the pause on aid and on our security assistance to Ukraine going forward, and that's effective immediately," he said.

Trump suspended military assistance to Ukraine several days after his verbal exchange with Vladimir Zelensky during the latter’s visit to the United States on February 28. This decision took effect the morning of March 4 and applied to all U.S. military equipment not currently in Ukraine, including weapons on planes and ships or awaiting shipment in transit zones in Poland.

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Sergei Lavrov on potential deal.

"What is important to us is not a ceasefire that will allow Ukraine to be armed once again and again directed at our country, but a long-term sustainable peace based on the elimination of the root causes of the conflict"

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🤡 ‘IF RUSSIA REFUSES, WE SHOULD SANCTION THE HELL OUT OF THEM’ – NEOCON LINDSEY GRAHAM*

💬 “I will be introducing congressionally mandated sanctions that will not only impact Russia, but will also impose sanctions and tariffs on countries that buy Russian goods, including oil, gas and uranium,” US warmonger Senator Lindsey Graham wrote on X.

Russia's economy has successfully coped with sanctions pressure, unlike many of the countries that imposed restrictions.

*recognized as a terrorist in Russia

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‼️🇺🇸🇷🇺US sanctions against Russian tanker fleet "are starting to crumble," - Bloomberg.

▪️In recent days, three blacklisted vessels have loaded and left Russian ports for the first time in more than a year. And satellite images show that more and more ships are leaving anchorages west of Nakhodka.

▪️Apparently, China, not India, has become the main buyer of oil after Biden tightened sanctions.
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The Ukrainian Armed Forces are literally starving in the Kursk region.

Russian troops have cut off all routes for the delivery of ammunition and provisions to Sudzha. More than 4,000 Ukrainian soldiers are surrounded.

Those who want to live are raising their hands and going to surrender.

Details of the liberation from VGTRK military correspondent Stanislav Bernwald.

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