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13/03/2025

The Kyiv Independent: Trump has repeatedly claimed that negotiating with Russia is easier than with Ukraine. Despite Russia’s nightly attacks on Ukraine, he continues to insist that Putin wants peace. Why do you think Trump is so eager to cater to the Kremlin's interests, especially when they have such maximalist demands?

John Bolton: Trump has said many times publicly that he believes if he has good relations with a foreign head of state, then the U.S. has good relations with that country. And the opposite is also true. If he has bad relations with a foreign head of state, U.S. relations with that country are bad. Trump thinks Putin is his friend. He trusts Putin. He has said in just the past few weeks, “Putin says he wants peace, and I trust him. I think if he didn't want peace, he would tell me.” So that gives you a pretty good idea of how he sees Putin.

Now, I don't think Putin thinks he's Trump's friend at all. I think Putin thinks Trump is an easy mark. And as a former KGB agent, Putin knows exactly how to manipulate him, and I think that's what he's been doing since the inauguration, if not before.

The notion that Russia is easy to deal with dates back to 2018, when Trump left Washington for the NATO summit — where he nearly withdrew from the alliance — before heading to Helsinki for a bilateral meeting with Putin. As he was leaving the White House to get on helicopter Marine One, he said to the assembled press, “You know, I've got this NATO meeting, then I'm going to meet Prime Minister Theresa May in London, then I'm going to meet Putin in Helsinki. You know, the meeting with Putin could be the easiest of them all. Who would think it?”

Well, there's only one person who would think it, and it's Trump. That was almost six years ago, and nothing has changed. The facts about Russia’s conduct in the war — being the aggressor from the start — simply don’t matter to Trump. After all, he believes in helping his friends.

11/03/2025

Elon Musk was once for me a marketing pro, what is happened? I am sorry for this beautiful tesla, because, nobody will buy it. The stock market, tesla goes again down, down... Purpose or Strategize?

Whitehouse, the new safe marketplace for Tesla?

I'm worried about America. Trump is now driving around in a red Tesla. I hope it's armored. I'm more worried about the people who expressed their anger. Will they now get the death penalty? America is going under. Tesla's stock is in free fall.

11/03/2025

The reality show continues, has Trump sold his soul or how can something like this happen? I don't think so, it's surreal from my perspective, the economy destroyed, the hopes of so many people taken away, the American dream turned into a nightmare, his own voters taken away. No war could break America like Trump has in the last few weeks. What is behind it, is Elon Musk human? Why a red Tesla. But seriously now, you can't be that stupid, there must be some kind of intention behind it, the two are standing there and even destroying the Tesla stock, will sink even lower, you don't have to be an expert to see that.

11/03/2025

Zelensky on Twitter, write:

"At this meeting with the Americans, Ukraine proposed three key points:

silence in the skies—stopping missile strikes, bombs, and long-range drone attacks; silence at sea; real confidence-building measures in this whole situation, in which diplomacy is ongoing, which primarily means the release of prisoners of war and detainees—both military and civilian—and the return of Ukrainian children who were forcibly transferred to Russia.

The American side understands our arguments and considers our proposals. I am grateful to President Trump for the constructive conversation between our teams.

During today’s talks, the U.S. side proposed taking an even bigger first step—a 30-day full interim ceasefire, not only stopping missile, drone, and bomb attacks, not only in the Black Sea, but also along the entire front line.

Ukraine is ready to accept this proposal—we see it as a positive step and are ready to take it. Now, it is up to the United States to convince Russia to do the same. If Russia agrees, the ceasefire will take effect immediately."

What will happen next? Is it a bluff? Is it a trap? Is Russia, ready to understand the reality, of ukrainian people and their people?
However it comes, nobody wins against hope ..

11/03/2025

Ukraine's armed forces "struck a number of strategic objects of the Russian Federation involved in ensuring armed aggression against Ukraine," they said in a statement Tuesday.

The Russian military said it shot down 337 Ukrainian drones over 10 Russian regions. Three people were killed and 18 injured, and several residential buildings damaged, according to Russian officials.

“The most massive drone attack on Moscow has been repelled tonight. Some 74 drones were shot down near Moscow, and hundreds at different frontiers,” the city's Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said in a statement. Russia has launched a criminal investigation into “terrorism.”

Ukraine's armed forces said the attack targeted strategic facilities involved in Russia's aggression, and said that Russian air defenses were to blame for damage to "a number of civilian infrastructure facilities."

Officials in Kyiv said the attack was a signal to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“All the drone strikes in Russia tonight — on Moscow, on airports and so on — are the signal to Putin that he also must be interested in a truce in the sky that Ukraine is going to offer today during talks. Not only oil refineries," Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Ukrainian government’s center for countering disinformation, said in a video statement. "Drones can also massively attack Moscow. Of course, air defense shoots down those drones. But this does not save Russians from panic.”

In Jeddah on Tuesday, a Ukrainian delegation headed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak, Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov are meeting representatives from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

The talks are now underway, with Yermak writing on Telegram that they began "very constructively," and they are "working to bring about a just and lasting peace."

Asked whether Ukraine’s overnight attack was perceived as an attempt to compromise peace negotiations, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said “there is nothing to disrupt yet” as negotiations with Ukraine haven't yet started.

“For now, the Americans, in their own words, are trying to understand how ready Ukraine is for peace negotiations. There are no negotiations yet, so there is nothing to disrupt here," said Peskov.

The Trump administration, however, had a different reading of the talks' progress on Monday. The White House included bringing "Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table through historic peace talks in Saudi Arabia in pursuit of peace," in a list of Trump's achievements since taking office.

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05/03/2025

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23/02/2025

President Donald Trump intensified his criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky this week, making several controversial remarks about Ukraine's role in the war and Zelensky's leadership. Here are the key developments:

Accusations Against Ukraine's Role in the War
Trump falsely claimed Ukraine "should have never started" the conflict, shifting blame from Russia to Ukraine248. This aligns with Russian disinformation narratives, as Russia launched the full-scale invasion in February 2022246.

He asserted that "Zelensky could have made a deal" with Russia earlier to avoid prolonged conflict, ignoring Ukraine’s sovereignty and Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014

Personal Attacks on Zelensky
Trump labeled Zelensky a "dictator without elections" and a "somewhat successful comedian", dismissing his democratic legitimacy despite Zelensky's 2019 landslide election457. Ukraine postponed elections due to martial law, a measure supported by Ukrainian law

He claimed Zelensky’s approval rating was "at 4%", contradicting a Kyiv International Institute of Sociology poll showing 57% public trust in Zelensky

Dismissal of Ukraine’s Peace Efforts
Trump criticized Zelensky for "persuading the U.S. to invest $350 billion" in the war, claiming Ukraine cannot resolve the conflict without American involvement36. This misrepresents U.S. aid as voluntary support for a sovereign nation under invasion.

He excluded Ukraine from U.S.-Russia peace talks in Saudi Arabia, prompting Zelensky to accuse Trump of operating in a "Russian disinformation bubble"356. European leaders, including Germany’s Olaf Scholz, condemned Trump’s rhetoric as "dangerous"

Responses and Fallout
Zelensky defended Ukraine’s stance, stating "Putin doesn’t seek peace" but believes Trump could pressure Russia into negotiations13. He emphasized that "no decisions about Ukraine should be made without Ukraine"

Republican senators like John Kennedy (R-La.) rejected Trump’s narrative, asserting "Vladimir Putin started this war"

I thought Trump stop the war? What is wrong with him? What is wrong with Elon Musk? Is he really stands for democracy? Is he act like playing games? What is wrong with me?

29/01/2025

"Putin’s Hi**er Youth" – Russia is building its future army with stolen Ukrainian children

🔴 Russian military recruiters visit facilities housing deported Ukrainian children, preparing them for combat, while the Kremlin sets special quotas for orphans in cadet schools.

📅 January 28, 2025 |

🧒🔫 A boy with a gun.

Russia is building its future army with stolen Ukrainian children
Just six days before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, nearly 1,000 children from occupied Donetsk and Luhansk were told they were going on an "excursion" or an "adventure" to Russia.

Russia justified these actions as an "evacuation" from an alleged imminent threat from Ukrainian forces – a fabricated narrative the Kremlin has repeatedly used to legitimize its aggression. But this was no humanitarian mission. It was the start of a state-sponsored program to erase Ukrainian identity through forced deportation and adoption.

📌 Nearly 20,000 Ukrainian children have been forcibly taken to Russia – but the real number is likely much higher.
Many deportations remain undocumented or concealed, making it impossible to determine the full extent of these forced transfers.

Personal stories behind the statistics
📸 Ukrainian children in a bomb shelter in Mariupol. Screenshot from the Azov Brigade’s video

Behind these numbers are harrowing individual stories:

💔 Vika (name changed for security) faced an impossible choice: accept placement with a Russian family or be separated from her younger siblings.

💔 Lyubov only realized she could not return to Ukraine after arriving at her new Russian "home." She thought it was temporary.

💔 Gleb clung to hopes of returning to Ukraine, but over time, he resigned himself to his new reality.

💔 Masha was taken from a Luhansk orphanage and separated from her friends. She withdrew into isolation.

📢 All these cases were uncovered by the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL), which identified 314 documented instances of Ukrainian children forcibly relocated to Russia. This is likely just a fraction of the real numbers.

The children were scattered across 21 Russian regions. While most documented cases come from Donetsk (80.4%) and Luhansk, evidence suggests this practice extends far beyond these areas.

A state-run brainwashing system – approved by Putin
🔎 Satellite images, flight records, Russian government documents, and social media posts expose a sophisticated state apparatus behind these operations.

👶 Children as young as two years old were stripped of their Ukrainian citizenship, given new Russian identities, and subjected to "re-education" programs to turn them into "good Russian soldiers."

💣 This is not humanitarian aid – it is slow-motion cultural genocide.

The Yale report reveals that Russia changed laws, funded databases, and created bureaucratic procedures to permanently sever Ukrainian children from their heritage.

📢 These findings provide further evidence for the International Criminal Court’s case against Vladimir Putin and his Children’s Rights Commissioner, Maria Lvova-Belova. Both already face arrest warrants for the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children.

📸 Maria Lvova-Belova and Vladimir Putin. Photo: Kremlin.ru

Putin personally oversees the child deportation machine
📌 Investigations show that Putin personally directed the child deportation program from the start, coordinating efforts between the Kremlin, the United Russia party, and occupation authorities in the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk "People’s Republics" (DNR and LNR).

🚨 Maria Lvova-Belova played a central role:
🔹 Coordinated the deportations with occupation authorities
✈️ Personally accompanied children on military transport flights
🆕 Led mass citizenship ceremonies for Ukrainian children

📣 These children are not just being relocated – they are being reprogrammed to forget who they are.

⏳ Time is running out. Memories fade, documents disappear, and young Ukrainians raised in Russia face increasing obstacles to returning home.

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28/01/2025

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko declared himself the victor in the country's latest so-called presidential elections on Jan. 26, in which no political opposition was allowed to take part.

The country's authorities claim Lukashenko won 86.82% of the vote, securing a seventh consecutive term in power.

Despite international condemnation and widespread opposition among Belarusians, Lukashenko's regime has only tightened its control since the last election. Relentless crackdowns on dissent, including mass arrests, imprisonment, and torture, have been ongoing in the country for nearly five years.

Despite international condemnation and widespread opposition among Belarusians, Lukashenko's regime has only tightened its control since the last election.

"Anyone following the situation knows it's a sham election, and for us, Lukashenko has been wholly illegitimate since 2020," Hanna Komar, a Belarusian author who has been living in exile for the past five years, told the Kyiv Independent.

Exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, widely recognized by election observers as the rightful winner of the 2020 presidential election, publicly condemned the latest so-called vote.

"Lukashenko, propped up by (Russian President Vladimir) Putin, holds nine million Belarusians hostage, drags us into war, and betrays our sovereignty. We will never accept him. He does not represent Belarus. The regime must end its repressions, release political prisoners, and be held accountable for its crimes," Tsikhanouskaya wrote on Jan. 26.

For the more than 500,000 Belarusians who have fled the country since 2020, Lukashenko's latest "victory" serves as a painful reminder of the democratic future they fought for and ultimately failed to secure.

Yet, even in the face of despair, many try to remain hopeful, using the hard-earned lessons of that tumultuous period to strengthen their exile community and continue working toward a future democratic Belarus that they still dream of having.

Point of no return
The 2020 presidential election in Belarus was defined by Tsikhanouskaya's bold challenge to Alexander Lukashenko's decades-long rule. By contrast, the latest so-called election lacked any real opposition, featuring three candidates from pro-government parties and one candidate seen as a figurehead.

In the months leading up to Jan. 26, Lukashenko staged an orchestrated spectacle by pardoning and releasing dozens of political prisoners. Lukashenko framed the move as an act of goodwill toward those who had "gone astray."

However, these individuals had been imprisoned solely for exercising their democratic rights and taking part in the protests against Lukashenko's regime that began in May 2020.

As of December 2024, at least 1,265 political prisoners are known to be held in Belarusian prisons, according to the Belarusian human rights organization Viasna. In December alone, up to 150 politically motivated sentences were handed down, with Belarusians consistently denied the right to a fair trial.

‘You’ll die here’ – Belarusian political prisoners recount experiences ahead of Lukashenko’s reelection

"I think Lukashenko understands that Russia is waiting for the right moment to replace him. He's deeply afraid of this and is now trying to play some kind of strange game with the West. He released some political prisoners to garner a 'favorable' image, but at the same time, he hasn't stopped the repressions. It's endless," Kseniya Halubovich, an exiled film director and journalist, told the Kyiv Independent.

"I think Lukashenko understands that Russia is waiting for the right moment to replace him."

28/01/2025

🇺🇦 Ukraine's Resilience on the Frontlines 🇺🇦

Incredible footage has emerged from the frontlines in Ukraine, showcasing the nation's unwavering spirit and tactical prowess in the ongoing conflict. These clips highlight Ukrainian forces effectively utilizing their arsenal to defend their homeland and push back Russian troops.

The bravery and skill of Ukrainian soldiers are evident as they strategically deploy advanced weaponry to protect their territory and ensure the safety of their people. Each scene is a testament to the resilience and determination that defines Ukraine's fight for sovereignty.

As these powerful images circulate, they serve as a reminder of the harsh realities faced by those in the conflict zones and the unwavering resolve of Ukraine's defenders. Let us stand in solidarity with Ukraine as they continue their courageous struggle for peace and freedom.

27/01/2025

Battle Update from Kursk: Russian Tanks Caught in Their Own Trap
Russian forces suffered a major setback today in the Kursk region as their own "dragon's teeth" fortifications and muddy terrain turned against them.

Ukrainian defenders used drones and modern anti-tank weapons to successfully repel multiple waves of Russian mechanized assaults. Near Malaya Loknya, Russian tank columns became easy targets as they tried to maneuver through flooded craters and their own defensive obstacles.

According to Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, about 40% of all combat engagements are currently taking place in Kursk Oblast. Ukraine is not only preventing significant Russian advances here but is also tying up crucial resources that could otherwise be used for offensives in the East.

Quite ironic how Russia's own defensive preparations from earlier in the war are now working against them!

17/01/2025

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27/12/2024

ISW: Russian forces likely capture Kurakhove after two-month offensive

After deploying tens of thousands of troops and conducting numerous armored assaults since mid-October, Russian forces have advanced to the settlement’s administrative boundaries.

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ISW: Russian forces likely capture Kurakhove after two-month offensiv

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported in its 26 December report that Russian forces have likely seized control of Kurakhove, Donetsk Oblast, following an intensive two-month offensive operation aimed at capturing the settlement and eliminating Ukrainian salient in the surrounding area.

According to geolocated footage from 24 and 25 December, Russian forces have advanced into western Kurakhove and reached a windbreak southwest of the settlement.

“ISW assesses that Russian forces have likely advanced to the administrative boundaries of Kurakhove and seized the settlement and the fields south of the settlement and north of Dalne,” the think tank wrote.

Russian military bloggers reported that elements of the Russian 5th Motorised Rifle Brigade (51st Combined Arms Army) have raised a flag over western Kurakhove. Additional forces, including the 51st CAA’s 110th and 114th motorised rifle brigades and the 20th and 150th motorised rifle divisions of the 8th CAA, Southern Military District, are reportedly attacking along the settlement’s northern and southern flanks.

Ukraine’s Khortytsia Group of Forces has acknowledged the loss of unspecified positions in the Kurakhove direction.

The captured settlement spans approximately 7.3 square kilometres. ISW notes that Russian forces intensified their offensive operations in mid-October 2024, with the first documented advances into the settlement occurring in late October 2024.

The Russian military reportedly deployed between 35,000 and 36,000 troops in the Kurakhove direction during recent months. These forces conducted numerous armoured assaults within and near Kurakhove, likely sustaining significant casualties and armoured vehicle losses during the operation.

26/12/2024

Air Defence Aviation incidents: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, World

A preliminary investigation confirms that the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane in Aktau was caused by a Russian missile fired by the Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft system.

The missile was fired at Flight 8432, en route Baku-Grozny, while fighting off a drone attack in the skies over Grozny. The fragments of the missile fired at the plane hit the passengers and crew.
Government sources reported that the damaged plane was not allowed to land at any Russian airports despite pilots’ requests for an emergency landing. Instead, it was ordered to fly across the Caspian Sea to Aktau in Kazakhstan.

According to the data, the aircraft’s GPS navigation systems were suppressed along the entire flight path over the sea, probably due to the electronic warfare systems in operation. It was due to this circumstance that the plane disappeared from radar in Russian airspace.

The version of the plane being hit by an anti-aircraft missile explains the numerous small damages on the fuselage, similar to the missile’s impact. It also explains the holes in the interior of the cabin and the puncture wounds inflicted on the passengers prior to the crash.

The publication of these photos effectively confirms that these systems were active in the region at the time of the Flight 8432 downing.

A total of 38 people were killed in the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane, Kazakh Transport Minister Marat Karabayev said. Among them were seven Russians, 23 Azerbaijani citizens, and six Kazakh citizens.

Currently, the preliminary version of the Russian version, voiced by the Federal Air Transport Agency spokesman, is a loss of control that could have been caused by damage from a collision with birds.

“After the collision with the birds due to an emergency situation on board the aircraft, its commander decided to go to an alternate airfield—Aktau was chosen,” Artem Korenyako, the spokesman, stated.

Militarnyi previously reported that based on video footage taken by passengers, the plane was damaged in Russian airspace.

26/12/2024

North Koreans are successfully countered in Kursk Oblast through advanced drone warfare tactics, exposing their combat readiness and adaptability deficiencies.

Ukrainian drone pilots turn North Korean fire against themselves
23 December.

Here, the North Korean forces find themselves thrust into a conflict shaped by technologies and tactics far beyond their experience.

Their struggle to contend with the relentless presence of drones reveals a dangerous gap in preparedness, setting the stage for a harsh lesson in the realities of modern warfare.

After a week of relentless human wave assaults by the North Korean soldiers, they failed to achieve their primary goal of retaking a significant part of the Kursk Salient. Similarly, the Russians cannot present the limited gains as a victory, because it would mean admitting to the integration of foreign North Korean troops to fill their ranks, as domestic recruitment fails to compensate for the Russian losses.

The failure of the North Korean assaults can be largely attributed to their troops’ lack of experience with modern warfare and their inability to adapt.

North Korea’s decades of isolation from the outside world, with minimal external influence or exposure, have left its military doctrine severely outdated, rooted in strategies dating back to the Korean War over seventy years ago. One of their largest shortcomings has shown to be the inability to adapt to the unprecedented use of drones, which take a central role in modern Ukrainian combat operations.

Their limited understanding of advanced reconnaissance and precision strikes, made possible by Ukrainians’ extensive drone warfare, allowed Ukrainian forces to inflict devastating losses on every assault. As a result, North Korean units performed even worse than even the least capable Russian assault units.

During their initial assaults, North Korean forces failed to recognise drones as a serious threat, advancing slowly across open fields, underestimating the danger from the skies.

The soldiers did not attempt to manoeuvre or evade FPV drone strikes, while Ukrainian drone operators, skilled in targeting fast-moving troops, exploited their vulnerabilities. This lack of awareness made the North Koreans easy targets, with even inexperienced Ukrainian drone operators using single FPV drones to decimate large infantry formations.

After suffering heavy losses in their initial encounters with drones, North Korean commanders attempted to adapt by setting up observation points and instructing soldiers to listen for buzzing sounds and scan the skies.

However, these efforts had little impact on the Ukrainian drone operators, as the North Koreans lacked electronic warfare countermeasures or other advanced systems, leaving them vulnerable to continued drone strikes. Combat footage from the area shows North Korean soldiers repeatedly failing to protect themselves from drone strikes.

Instead of attempting to maneuver, take cover, or lie down to reduce exposure, the soldiers often panicked, and tried to shoot down the drones with small arms fire while standing in place. Ukrainian drone operators took advantage of this, and repeatedly maneuvered their drones right in between the confused troops, causing the North Korean to kill each other, as they tried and failed to shoot down the drones.

Additionally, the North Korean soldiers stationed themselves on the outer edges of forests, remaining bunched together instead of moving deeper into the woods. By doing so, they missed an opportunity to use the dense trees and terrain to disrupt drone signals, which could have reduced the effectiveness of Ukrainian strikes.

23/12/2024

Ukraine shows Europe, Eastern Europe, that people are much stronger against corruption, as fake elections as usually against Russia. Hybrid war is winning in Europe; Russia lost everything they wanted to have and what they had already.

Why don't Russian people demonstrate like this? I mean, they threaten Europe with World War 3; their soldiers don't get back to their homes. the economy, what a society this is. Are they afraid, or are they staying with propaganda? What is your opinion.?

21/12/2024

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