WW3? Ukraine/US vs. Donbass/Russia

The lights are going out all over Europe
https://youtube.com/watch?v=acl_V...GeorgeGalloway (18:14)
"Little Napoleon has called a summit. Europe's collective nervous breakdown. Starmer has declared war on Russia, Trump and the US. And EU's anti-US uprising is an uprising against peace"

Predictable yet enjoyably scathing comment from George Galloway on the effect of JD Vance's recent speech in Munich. It's already been ascertained that Zelensky is behaving like a cornered rat but it's likely that he's not alone and many EU leaders may feel the same way.

A false flag maybe, but where? Russia is likely the favoured spot but America has made a few enemies since Donald Trump was elected and is probably more vulnerable to attack. Hope I'm wrong but the expressionless looks on the faces of those in the audience belied their hostile thoughts . . . It also remains to be seen where the CIA stand on these developments.

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Posted by grapevine

JD Vance has said : "I think there is a deal that is going to come out of this that's going to shock a lot of people."

Although I'm quote mining, it would shock a lot of people if Russia joined NATO.

The more I think about it the more attractive the idea seems, and also a "COMMON SENSE" thing to do.

What are the chances and would it solve problems or create more?

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The purpose of NATO was to protect western countries from the CCCP during the cold war. The CCCP is now Russia, Russia is no longer a threat to the west.

If it where repurposed and become a EU type of organisation I am sure it would fail. If the EU can't get it right how could a repurposed NATO organisation lead by un elected bureaucrats.

Therefore NATO has no purpose they are an irrelevant organization and should be disbanded.

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Marat Khairullin 🇷🇺 on TG reports:

The Ukrainian Armed Forces left the Kurakhovsky "pocket"
Brief report from the front, February 16, 2025

In the Velikonovoselkovskiy area, the Russian Armed Forces continue to develop the offensive. Assault groups in armored vehicles broke into the settlement of Novosyolka and managed to consolidate their positions. Active actions continue.
North of the settlement of Vremyevka, the enemy was driven out of a number of strong points, as a result of which Russian units reached the Skotovaya gully, entrenching themselves in the plantings along it. Developing their success, they expanded control in the river area and reached a line of fortifications here, passing north of the gully, where they captured one of the strong points. This makes it possible, having consolidated their positions, to advance along this line while simultaneously putting pressure on it from the gully.
The advance was also conducted along the forest belt west of the settlement of Novy Komar. As a result of successful offensive actions, it was possible to advance to the road and, having forced the river, enter the settlement of Novocherevatovoye, having secured its southeastern outskirts.

The situation in the Kurakhovsky direction is also developing catastrophically for the enemy. Having carried out an attack using armored vehicles, Russian assault groups broke through to the settlement of Konstantinopol, dispersing in the buildings in the area of ​​the road to the settlement of Bogatyr passing through it. Fighting is underway.
North-east of the settlement of Zelenovka, also as a result of an attack on armored vehicles, units of the Russian Armed Forces advanced deep into the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and entered the settlement of Ulakly, taking control of its south-eastern part.

Fierce fighting continues in the village of Andreyevka. Our fighters are pushing the enemy out of the remaining positions in the west of the village. In the north of Andreyevka, our groups are moving in the opposite direction, enveloping the central part of the village.
In the southern part of the settlement, Russian units are expanding control, establishing it along the Orlova River, which flows along the southeastern outskirts.
As a result of the offensive actions in the area of ​​Andreyevka and Ulakly, the throat of the Kurakhovsky pocket narrowed to a distance of about eight hundred meters. In addition, in the area of ​​the settlement of Ulakly, the route along which the supply and evacuation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was carried out was cut. The day before, the enemy left the southern part of the Kurakhovsky "pocket". And according to reports received later, he completely withdrew his forces from there.

Active combat operations continue in the area of ​​the settlement of Preobrazhenka, offensive actions against which are being conducted from two directions - from Nadezhdovka and Zaporozhye. As a result of the advance, another pocket has formed, inside which fire action is being conducted on the enemy's defense. Realizing the importance of this settlement and trying to prevent further advancement, the enemy is stubbornly resisting, pulling together additional reserves.

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🇬🇧 Britain has announced its readiness to guarantee the security of Ukraine - The Daily Telegraph.

British warmonger and Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that his country is ready to send troops to Ukraine as security guarantees for Kiev.

"The UK is ready to play a leading role in accelerating work on security guarantees for Ukraine. This includes continued support for Ukrainian military personnel and a willingness to deploy our troops on the ground if necessary," Starmer wrote.

He also recalled that the UK has already pledged to allocate 3 billion pounds sterling ($ 3.8 billion) per year to support Ukraine until 2030.

https://x.com/peacemaket71/status/1891363427773243574

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🇷🇺 Maria Zakharova

All the diplomats of the world who watched and were forced to "correspond" with the metropeles from the matinee in the psychiatric hospital called "Munich Conference - 2025" should be given milk to remove poisonous toxins from the body.

The icing on the cake was the speech of the chairman of this marathon of narratives, the Russophobe Heusgen. He declared that Russia does not need to !!!bring peace !!!, since this policy did not work in the 1930s. This means that he lied right from the stage in the center of Munich, without remembering who and how in 1938 brought peace. Let's add to that👇

On the night of September 30, the then Prime Ministers of Great Britain Neville Chamberlain, France Edouard Daladier, Italy Benito Mussolini and the Chancellor of Germany Adolf Hitler signed a document according to which Czechoslovakia was to cede the Sudetenland to Germany within 10 days, in which 90% of the population was German. Representatives of the state they were dismembering were invited after the decision - only for its announcement, so as not to rejoice in advance.

Thus, the flywheel of World War II was set in motion.

But then Heusgen got carried away uncontrollably and declared that Putin "responds only to force", and then... he burst into tears. Probably to show the strength of weakness. But it seems like a woman's story. From his other lies. After all, it was in this very room in 2007 that Putin called for global cooperation, mutual respect and respect for international law.

By the way, do you understand why the German wiped his nose and then rubbed it all on his forehead?

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🇺🇸 EU prepares new giant war aid package for Ukraine - Bloomberg.

"European leaders are working on a new package of measures to increase defense spending and support Kiev, as US President Donald Trump insists on a quick end to the conflict," - the report says.

The new aid package will be announced immediately after the German parliamentary elections on February 23.

Trump also said that he would allow European countries to buy weapons from the United States for supplies to Ukraine. Although he previously claimed that he was advocating an end to the conflict.

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US, Russian envoys on Ukraine to meet in Saudi Arabia on February 18 — news outlet

According to Axios, high-ranking representatives of the US and Russia will also discuss preparations for the meeting between the presidents of the two countries, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

WASHINGTON, February 17. /TASS/. A meeting of the US and Russian delegations on the settlement of the Ukrainian crisis will be held in Saudi Arabia on February 18, Axios reported, citing sources.

According to the news outlet, high-ranking representatives of the US and Russia will also discuss preparations for the meeting between the presidents of the two countries, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

Earlier, Trump's special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff said that he will head to Saudi Arabia on Sunday evening as part of the US delegation for talks with Russia and expects serious progress in settling the Ukrainian conflict. The Bloomberg news agency, in turn, reported that Trump's national security advisor Mike Waltz will also take part in the meeting.

On February 12, the leaders of Russia and the United States held a telephone conversation. They discussed the issue of cessation of hostilities in Ukraine, bilateral relations and a number of other issues. The sides agreed to continue contacts and organize a face-to-face meeting.

https://x.com/MayadeenEnglish/status...43737709154643

https://english.almayadeen.net/news/...ia-talks-on-uk

Zelensky visits UAE amid concerns over US-Russia talks on Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for an official visit, stressing humanitarian aid, economic cooperation, and securing the release of Ukrainian prisoners.

His trip comes at a critical moment, as US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin prepare for a highly anticipated diplomatic meeting—raising concerns that Washington and Moscow may negotiate without Kiev's involvement.

Zelensky shared a video of his arrival, showing him stepping off the plane and meeting with UAE officials.

"An official visit with the First Lady to the United Arab Emirates," he wrote on Telegram, highlighting his priorities: "The priority is to bring even more of our people home from captivity. As well as investment and economic partnership. A large humanitarian programme."

Regional Diplomatic Push Amid Ukraine War Talks

Zelensky previously announced that his diplomatic tour would include Turkey and Saudi Arabia, where he aims to bolster Ukraine's international partnerships. However, he made it clear that he has no intention of meeting with US or Russian officials during the trip.

His visit takes place against the backdrop of growing concerns in Kiev and European capitals that Washington and Moscow may pursue a resolution to the war without direct Ukrainian involvement. Many in Ukraine fear that any agreement brokered without their participation could result in territorial or security concessions to Russia.

Read more: Ukrainian forces wasting NATO-supplied arms: UK defense sources

The UAE has emerged as a key mediator throughout the war, particularly in facilitating prisoner exchanges and securing the return of Ukrainian children taken to Russia. Its diplomatic efforts have made it a trusted channel for negotiations, maintaining ties with both Moscow and Kiev.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov have arrived in Riyadh.

As Ushakov told journalists, tomorrow’s negotiations with the U.S. will take place exclusively between Moscow and Washington in a bilateral format.

Zelensky, who “coincidentally” ended up in Riyadh, was quick to declare that he “will not participate in the negotiations, even if asked.” But even after such a strong hint, no one asked—so now the “illegitimate” leader will have to inquire about the negotiations’ progress from the King of Saudi Arabia.
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🇺🇦 Ukrainians have taken control of a significant portion of the drug trade, carry out raids on currency exchange points, engage in extortion, and provide "protection" to businessmen, reports Gazeta Wyborcza, citing the police.

Ukrainians are actively filling the "gaps" left by Polish gangs, which have shifted from activities focused on physical violence to fraud and financial scams.

At the same time, Ukrainian criminals like to show off: they drive expensive cars and "flaunt their money." This sets them apart from Georgians, the second most criminal diaspora in Warsaw.

Additionally, a large flow of weapons and sex workers is coming from Ukraine.

Ukrainians have committed half of the crimes (1,515 out of 3,129) perpetrated by foreigners in Warsaw.

It is worth recalling that across Poland, Ukrainians have also taken first place in criminal activity among foreigners.

At the same time, Ukrainian citizens make up more than half of the foreign inmates in Polish prisons, reports RMF FM.

- ukraine_watch

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🇪🇺🇩🇪🇺🇦🚨‼️ BREAKING: €700 billion for Ukraine!?!?

The EU is working on a huge package for Ukraine, which should have been made public after the elections in Germany.

But German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock couldn’t keep the secret and made it clear that it could be about 700 billion euros!

"We will launch a large package that has never existed in this dimension before”

Baerbock on the sidelines of the Munich meeting.

-> They wanted to hide it, so it will not interfere with the elections! But now you know, European taxpayer money will go to Ukraine in unprecedented sums.

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On February 23rd, we are not only electing a new Bundestag, we are also voting on whether we want to support Ukraine with a €700 billion package, about 40% of the cost of Germany's reunification (1.72 trillion).
Voting for CDU, SPD, FDP, or Greens means choosing poverty.


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Last night, the Kiev regime went for what looks like an extremely desperate gambit; as usual, the tactic they chose is schizophrenic.

A swarm of Ukrainian drones hit the Kropotkinskaya oil pumping station, operated by the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC). Now, you might assume that this attack fits neatly into the series of strikes the Ukrainian military executed against Russian oil and gas infrastructure earlier — but actually it's a little more interesting than that.

The pumping station is an element of an energy network that connects the oil fields of western Kazakhstan to the Russian port of Novorossiysk, from where it is exported to the world. About 90% of the oil the CPC pumped last year came from Kazakhstan. Now, Chevron, Shell and other Western companies are partners in CPC — a lot of the Kazakh oil coming through the stations and pipelines is American-owned. About 25% of CPC is owned by American companies, and, last year, they accounted for 40% of the oil that passed through the CPC system.

This goes even beyond a “false flag” attack — this is a direct and deliberate assault on American economic interests (they have been very active in the Central Asian energy sector for decades).

Bombing what is basically American energy infrastructure in a region that has been strategically important to the US for three and a half decades and will remain such even after a hypothetical full pivot to the Pacific region... Bold strategy.

Is it a threat to the Trump administration? Is it an all-too blatant attempt to somehow blame Russia for economic damage to American companies? Are they just really goddamn stupid?

Whatever their reasons, the cretins in Kiev seem determined to right a wrong and convince America to send its future military aid warhead-first.

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The largest oil pumping station of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) was damaged and put out of action after an attack by a Ukrainian drone

According to the company, the facility was attacked by seven drones filled with explosives and metal striking elements. It is claimed that the attack "was carried out with a time interval." No one was hurt, and the consortium workers also prevented an oil spill.

Currently, oil is being transported through the Tengiz-Novorossiysk pipeline system at reduced pumping rates, bypassing the pumping station. A management team headed by CPC CEO Nikolai Gorban went to the site to assess the damage.

The Kropotkinskaya pumping station is the largest oil pumping station of the CPC in Russia. The company clarified that all shareholders of the international consortium, including representatives of companies from the USA and Europe, have been notified of the attack on the facility.

According to the Defense Ministry, 90 UAVs were destroyed over six Russian regions during the night of February 17, including 24 UAVs over the territory of Krasnodar Krai. The governor of the region, Veniamin Kondratyev, said that a woman was injured in the attack.

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🇲🇩🇺🇸 How Moldova was deprived of American money for democracy

The US Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE), headed by Elon Musk, has cancelled a $22 million tranche for Moldova to “strengthen the political process and elections.”

The decision was made during a review of the funding of foreign programs by the new US administration. Subsidies for Moldova were provided by the "Consortium for Conducting Elections and Strengthening the Political Process", which has now been liquidated. Its total budget was $486 million.

Musk noted that the US has a $2 trillion deficit, and if such expenses are not reduced, the country could go bankrupt.

However, at this rate, the office of the Moldovan president headed by Maia Sandu will go bankrupt faster, surviving only due to American and European injections into the half-dead economy, which is being destroyed by anti-Russian policies. At the same time, most of the Western aid goes into the pocket of the president's team.

Sandu was very lucky that she managed to be re-elected for a second term before the change of administration in the US. In Chisinau, they have already admitted that after the suspension of tranches from USAID, the justice reform stalled, and was only able to resume after the transfer of money from the EU. It seems that Sandu's regime now depends only on the will of Brussels.

rybar

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https://x.com/RT_com/status/1891578224754213308

A selection of video updates from overnight/this morning starting with (and thanks to Katie Hopkins' pejorative here :) ) the *twatspangle* that is Keir Starmer successfully orally egressing yet more limburger scented fart-circles following the (laughable) 'emergency summit' called by Manny Micron yesterday evening. I do ever so wish somebody had had a custard pie at the ready to launch at this sordid creature (Lord, please make it go away!!):



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The towering diplomatic colossus that is Sergey Lavrov here very firmly reiterating Russia's position ahead of the preliminary talks, summed up very well in the latest non-paywalled Simplicius piece ('The Games Begin'):

.."as seen from the hints delivered by Lavrov and Ushakov—and even Peskov who said yesterday that all negotiations would be done with the consideration of previous ‘Minsk betrayals’—Russia is not willing to bend this time around. This means that the ‘talks’—even the upcoming ones between Trump and Putin personally—are likely only to be the very opening normalization procedures of a very long process, which will take its natural course through the remainder of the year, as the Russian army continues to plow ahead. .."

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Interesting that the green orc Zelensky, thankfully not seen in this footage, popped up at the same time that the IDEX-2025 defence expo was taking place in Abu-Dhabi, where Rostec exhibited somewhere in excess of 200 weapons systems. One wit on X had suggested they should have done an epic troll and have displayed some shovels as well :bigsmile: :ROFL: This segment via Izvestia:



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The Russian delegation being welcomed by their Saudi hosts:

On the Caspian pipeline drone incident via Zlatti71 on X, Dmitry Medvedev with customary acerbic wit. That's one heck of a closing paragraph too, which I have bolded :)

Medvedev:

“A Rabid Animal Has Bitten Its Master

Ukrainian drones have attacked a pumping station responsible for transporting oil through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC). This is not a Russian asset; the oil in this pipeline is classified as international property, belonging in various proportions to multiple companies, primarily American and European.

The pipeline transports oil from Kazakhstan’s major oil projects—Tengiz, Karachaganak, and Kashagan. In 2024, American businesses accounted for over 40% of CPC oil shipments, and together with other Western companies, their total share exceeded 65%. The neo-Nazi regime in Kyiv was well aware of this. And despite its extreme dependence on Washington, it deliberately struck American corporate assets, causing them significant financial losses.

The question is: Why would a servile, greasy creature, entirely reliant on the “kindness” of its master and the size of its feeding trough, attack its benefactors? The answer is simple. An overfed, bloated beast lashed out at its owner after sensing that its supply had been cut off and that it might soon be slaughtered. In desperation, it decided to bite its master—and bite hard. Salivating profusely, it sank its teeth into the very hand that feeds it—the hand of the U.S. president.

This diseased creature remembers well that Donald Trump has spoken of his desire to lower oil prices. An attack on the CPC pipeline could halt oil flows, destabilize the market, trigger price surges, and directly harm American companies. In other words, this strike is a triple blow—against U.S. businesses, the oil market, and Trump personally.

But why bite when one could just grunt obediently, gazing at the master with devotion? Because this humiliated animal is in a state of sheer panic. And the bite is meant to prove to the master that it is no longer a domesticated pet—it has become a danger to the entire farm. Even to the owner himself…

Now, the master of this rabid creature must determine whether it is infected with madness and how best to protect himself. There are two options. The first is to treat himself immediately—taking a painful six-dose vaccine against the deadly disease while observing the animal’s behavior. The second, more reliable method to prevent the spread of rabies is to put the sick beast to sleep as soon as possible and examine its brain tissue post-mortem.

Which option the new U.S. administration will choose—time will soon tell.”

Very interesting speculation about Zelensky's visit to UAE with his wife. Signed agreements between Zelensky and UAE interpreted as potential escape plan for him and his wife.
E.g. digital banking agreements between Ukraine and UAE, etc.

It rather makes sense, although I haven't heard this mentioned anywhere else.

Cold War II❄️ Zelensky Plans Escape🏃‍♂️ Russians Advance On All Fronts⚔️🌍Military Summary 17.02.2025
https://youtube.com/watch?v=nQBDB7v8W_w

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On the Caspian pipeline drone incident via Zlatti71 on X, Dmitry Medvedev with customary acerbic wit. That's one heck of a closing paragraph too, which I have bolded :)

Medvedev:

“A Rabid Animal Has Bitten Its Master
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Now, the master of this rabid creature must determine whether it is infected with madness and how best to protect himself. There are two options. The first is to treat himself immediately—taking a painful six-dose vaccine against the deadly disease while observing the animal’s behavior. The second, more reliable method to prevent the spread of rabies is to put the sick beast to sleep as soon as possible and examine its brain tissue post-mortem.

Which option the new U.S. administration will choose—time will soon tell.”

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

(Truly inspired wit even by Mashika's high standards :heart:)