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"PUTIN HAS UNDERESTIMATED TRUMP" President Donald Trump confirmed that U.S. forces successfully seized the Marinera, an oil tanker flying the Russian flag, in the North Atlantic. The operation has been described by international media as a significant "humiliation" for Vladimir Putin, as the vessel was intercepted despite Russian naval presence and diplomatic warnings. Putin assessed that Trump's attempts to broker a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine were a sign of weakness that could be exploited. Putin has interpreted this as Trump being afraid of Russia's military capabilities, especially Russia's nuclear weapons. Russia has made a grave miscalculation....... I am also of the opinion that Russia has placed all its bets on China emerging as the leading power in the years ahead, and that China will achieve both military and economic superiority over the U.S. I also think that is a misjudgment. With the US's overthrow of Maduro and the collapse of Venezuela's military, largely composed of Russian and Chinese weapon systems, everything will transition into a vastly different context. I think Putin has misjudged Trump's capacity to take action, and he is currently facing the consequences of that mistake.
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"PUTIN HAS UNDERESTIMATED TRUMP" President Donald Trump confirmed that U.S. forces successfully seized the Marinera, an oil tanker flying the Russian flag, in the North Atlantic. The operation has been described by international media as a significant "humiliation" for Vladimir Putin, as the vessel was intercepted despite Russian naval presence and diplomatic warnings. Putin assessed that Trump's attempts to broker a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine were a sign of weakness that could be exploited. Putin has interpreted this as Trump being afraid of Russia's military capabilities, especially Russia's nuclear weapons. Russia has made a grave miscalculation....... I am also of the opinion that Russia has placed all its bets on China emerging as the leading power in the years ahead, and that China will achieve both military and economic superiority over the U.S. I also think that is a misjudgment. With the US's overthrow of Maduro and the collapse of Venezuela's military, largely composed of Russian and Chinese weapon systems, everything will transition into a vastly different context. I think Putin has misjudged Trump's capacity to take action, and he is currently facing the consequences of that mistake.

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- Why not invite Zelensky to this summit? Whose decision is it not to invite him? Was it the president's decision or President Putin's? - This meeting happened because the President of Russia, through special envoy Steve Whitkoff, asked the President of the United States for a meeting. As you all know, Whitkoff traveled to Russia to have a conversation with Putin at his request. And the president agrees to this meeting at President Putin's request. The purpose of this meeting for the president is to gain a better understanding of how we can end this war. And I think for the US president, a face-to-face meeting in the same room with the President of Russia, rather than a phone call, will give Trump the best understanding of how to end this war and where everything is headed. - SK
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- Why not invite Zelensky to this summit? Whose decision is it not to invite him? Was it the president's decision or President Putin's? - This meeting happened because the President of Russia, through special envoy Steve Whitkoff, asked the President of the United States for a meeting. As you all know, Whitkoff traveled to Russia to have a conversation with Putin at his request. And the president agrees to this meeting at President Putin's request. The purpose of this meeting for the president is to gain a better understanding of how we can end this war. And I think for the US president, a face-to-face meeting in the same room with the President of Russia, rather than a phone call, will give Trump the best understanding of how to end this war and where everything is headed. - SK

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Vera Dmitrievna Gurevich, who is admired and loved by Vladimir Putin as his most favourite school teacher! Background and Role as a Teacher Vera Dmitrievna Gurevich was a school teacher at School No. 193 in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), where Vladimir Putin studied from 1960 to 1968, covering his primary and early secondary education. She taught Putin's class during his formative years, specifically during his time in what was then known as the Soviet school system. Gurevich is portrayed in Russian media as a figure of authority and affection in Putin’s early life. Putin himself has acknowledged her fondly, indicating she left a lasting impression. Her teaching style and personal demeanor are not detailed extensively, but her ability to maintain a connection with Putin decades later suggests she was a memorable and respected figure. Vera Gurevich’s relationship with Putin extended beyond the classroom, as evidenced by several notable interactions: - **School Years Memories**: In a 2017 article by *Komsomolskaya Pravda*, Gurevich shared recollections of Putin as a student. She described him as a "man of action" who stood out for his willingness to protect others during schoolyard conflicts. She noted his energetic and sometimes mischievous personality, suggesting he was not a model student academically but was memorable for his character and leadership qualities. These anecdotes paint a picture of a young Putin who was assertive and loyal, traits that align with narratives promoted about his leadership style. Gurevich remained a figure of significance in Putin’s life long after his school years. In May 2024, she attended Putin’s fifth presidential inauguration at the Kremlin, a high-profile event that underscores her enduring connection to him. Following the ceremony, Putin personally met with her, a gesture reported by Russian state media like TASS and RIA Novosti. This meeting highlights the respect Putin holds for her, as it is rare for a former teacher to be invited to such an event, especially decades after their last interaction in a classroom setting. Gurevich has been quoted in Russian media expressing pride in Putin’s achievements. In interviews, she reportedly spoke warmly of his character, emphasizing his sense of justice and protectiveness even as a child. As of 2024, Gurevich was still living in Russia, likely in St. Petersburg Gurevich is one of two teachers frequently mentioned in connection with Putin, the other being Mina Yuditskaya Berliner, his German teacher at High The information about Gurevich primarily comes from Russian state-affiliated media (e.g., TASS, RIA Novosti, *Komsomolskaya Pravda*), Vera Dmitrievna Gurevich was a pivotal figure in Vladimir Putin’s early education as his class teacher at School No. 193 in Leningrad during the 1960s. She described him as a protective and action-oriented student, and their connection endured, culminating in her attendance at his 2024 presidential inauguration. While her personal life and career details remain largely private, her role in Putin’s narrative underscores her importance as a symbol of his roots.
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Vera Dmitrievna Gurevich, who is admired and loved by Vladimir Putin as his most favourite school teacher! Background and Role as a Teacher Vera Dmitrievna Gurevich was a school teacher at School No. 193 in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), where Vladimir Putin studied from 1960 to 1968, covering his primary and early secondary education. She taught Putin's class during his formative years, specifically during his time in what was then known as the Soviet school system. Gurevich is portrayed in Russian media as a figure of authority and affection in Putin’s early life. Putin himself has acknowledged her fondly, indicating she left a lasting impression. Her teaching style and personal demeanor are not detailed extensively, but her ability to maintain a connection with Putin decades later suggests she was a memorable and respected figure. Vera Gurevich’s relationship with Putin extended beyond the classroom, as evidenced by several notable interactions: - **School Years Memories**: In a 2017 article by *Komsomolskaya Pravda*, Gurevich shared recollections of Putin as a student. She described him as a "man of action" who stood out for his willingness to protect others during schoolyard conflicts. She noted his energetic and sometimes mischievous personality, suggesting he was not a model student academically but was memorable for his character and leadership qualities. These anecdotes paint a picture of a young Putin who was assertive and loyal, traits that align with narratives promoted about his leadership style. Gurevich remained a figure of significance in Putin’s life long after his school years. In May 2024, she attended Putin’s fifth presidential inauguration at the Kremlin, a high-profile event that underscores her enduring connection to him. Following the ceremony, Putin personally met with her, a gesture reported by Russian state media like TASS and RIA Novosti. This meeting highlights the respect Putin holds for her, as it is rare for a former teacher to be invited to such an event, especially decades after their last interaction in a classroom setting. Gurevich has been quoted in Russian media expressing pride in Putin’s achievements. In interviews, she reportedly spoke warmly of his character, emphasizing his sense of justice and protectiveness even as a child. As of 2024, Gurevich was still living in Russia, likely in St. Petersburg Gurevich is one of two teachers frequently mentioned in connection with Putin, the other being Mina Yuditskaya Berliner, his German teacher at High The information about Gurevich primarily comes from Russian state-affiliated media (e.g., TASS, RIA Novosti, *Komsomolskaya Pravda*), Vera Dmitrievna Gurevich was a pivotal figure in Vladimir Putin’s early education as his class teacher at School No. 193 in Leningrad during the 1960s. She described him as a protective and action-oriented student, and their connection endured, culminating in her attendance at his 2024 presidential inauguration. While her personal life and career details remain largely private, her role in Putin’s narrative underscores her importance as a symbol of his roots.

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Vladimir Putin sheds light on Russia's complex relationship with the West following the collapse of the Soviet Union, detailing aspirations for collaboration with Presidents Clinton and Bush, concerns about NATO expansion, a CIA-backed coup in Ukraine, the Minsk Agreements, and the onset of the War in Ukraine in 2014. Russia's Post-Soviet Optimism Putin revisited the Soviet Union's dissolution, emphasizing Russia's initial hope for collaboration with the West. He highlighted Russia's voluntary acceptance of the Soviet Union's collapse, expecting the "civilized West" to view it as an invitation for cooperation. Putin recalled Russian President Boris Yeltsin's praised speech in front of the United States Congress, famously saying, "God Bless America," while expressing optimism for acceptance by the West. Putin's Missile Shield Plan In 2007, Putin proposed a joint U.S.-Russia-Europe missile defense system to President George W. Bush. While the U.S. claimed to build a missile shield in Eastern Europe to counter threats from Iran, Putin suggested a collaborative approach to avoid threatening Russia's security. Despite initial interest, Putin's proposal was rejected, leading to Russia's development of hypersonic missile systems. "I suggested working together: Russia, the United States, and Europe. They said it was very interesting. They asked me, "Are you serious?" I said, "Absolutely". I said, "Just imagine if we could settle such a global strategic security challenge together. The world will change. We'll probably have disputes, probably economic and even political ones. But we could drastically change the situation in the world." He says "Yes, and asks, "Are you serious? I said, "Of course". "We need to think about it." I said, "Go ahead, please." Putin describes how Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visited him in Moscow in 2007 to decline his proposal. In response, Putin explained that Russia would be forced to take countermeasures. "We are now ahead of everyone, the United States and the other countries in terms of the development of hypersonic strike systems. And we are improving them every day. But it wasn't us. We proposed to go the other way, and we were pushed back. Now, about NATO's expansion to the east. Well, we were promised no NATO to the east, not an inch to the east, as we were told. And then what? They said, well, it's not enshrined on paper, so we'll expand. So, there were five waves of expansion. The Baltic states, the whole of Eastern Europe, and so on." NATO Expansion Concerns Putin describes Russia's grievances regarding NATO's eastward expansion, emphasizing the breach of promises made during earlier negotiations. He recounted the diplomatic efforts to dissuade NATO from encroaching on Russia's borders, illustrating a growing rift in relations, particularly in the aftermath of NATO bombing Yugoslavia in violation of the United Nations charter. Putin recalled asking President Bill Clinton about Russia joining NATO. After initially expressing interest, Clinton said it would be impossible after he spoke to his advisors. Putin also mentioned the CIA's involvement in supporting opposition parties in Russia. "The promise was that NATO would not expand eastward. But it happened five times. There were five waves of expansion. We tolerated all that. We were trying to persuade them. We were saying, please don't... We are a market economy, and there is no Communist Party power. Let's negotiate." "In 2008, at the summit in Bucharest, they declared that the doors for Ukraine and Georgia to join NATO were open. Germany, France, and other European countries seemed to be against it. But then, as I was told later, President Bush exerted pressure, and they had to agree. It's ridiculous. It's like kindergarten. What kind of people are these? We're ready to talk, but with whom? Where are the guarantees? None. So they started to develop the territory of Ukraine." CIA's Role in Ukraine Putin took a deep dive into the Ukrainian crisis, particularly the contentious events surrounding the Orange Revolution in 2004 and Viktor Yanukovych's removal from power during the Maidan Revolution in 2014. He asserts that the United States, with a particular focus on the CIA and State Department, played a significant role in the 2014 Ukrainian crisis, characterizing it as a coup orchestrated with American backing. Putin explained that Germany, Poland, and France signed an agreement between Yanukovych and the opposition that would guarantee a peaceful resolution through an early election. Putin criticized the decision to resort to violence instead of allowing an early election, asserting that the CIA's actions were a political miscalculation. "He had no chance of winning, frankly speaking. Everyone knew that. Then, why the coup? Why the victims? Why threaten Crimea? Why launch an operation in Donbas? This I do not understand. That is exactly what the miscalculation is. CIA did its job to complete the coup. I think one of the deputy secretaries of state said that they cost a large sum of money. Almost 5 billion. But the political mistake was colossal. Why would they have to do that? All this could have been done legally, without victims, without military action, and without the loss of Crimea. We would have never considered even lifting the finger if it hadn't been for the bloody developments on Maidan." "The armed opposition committed a coup in Kiev. With the back of the CIA, of course. They have always been our opponents. A job is a job. Technically, they did everything right. They achieved their goal of changing the government. However, from a political standpoint, it was a colossal mistake. Surely, it was political leadership's miscalculation. They should have seen what it would evolve into." War in Donbas 2014 Putin discusses the events leading to the 2014 War in Ukraine, attributing it to NATO's open doors for Ukraine in 2008, the subsequent coup, and the persecution of those opposing it. "In 2008, the doors of NATO were opened for Ukraine. In 2014, there was a coup. They started persecuting those who did not accept the coup. They created the threat to Crimea, which we had to take under our protection. They launched the war in Donbas in 2014 with the use of aircraft and artillery against civilians. This is when it all started. There's a video of aircraft attacking Donetsk from above." "They launched a large-scale military operation. All this against the background of the military development of this territory and the opening of NATO's doors. How could we not express concern over what was happening? From our side, this would have been a culpable negligence." "We addressed the leadership of the United States and European countries to stop these developments immediately and implement the Minsk agreements." The Minsk Agreements Putin explained that current tensions result from Ukraine's leadership's refusal to implement the 2014-signed Minsk agreements. He highlighted Ukraine's reluctance to adhere to the agreements, with leaders openly declaring their refusal. Putin also mentioned former German and French leaders admitting to signing the agreements without intending to implement them. Despite the complexity, Putin expressed readiness to implement the agreements, criticizing Ukraine for favoring a military solution and accusing them of starting the war in 2014. "It was they who started the war in 2014. Our goal is to stop this war. And we did not start this war in 2022. This is an attempt to stop it." Why did the United States and the West refuse to collaborate with Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union? What do you think about Putin's interpretation of events that led to the War in Ukraine? Do you agree with Putin's assertion that NATO expansion and a CIA-backed coup in Ukraine led to the War in Ukraine?
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Vladimir Putin sheds light on Russia's complex relationship with the West following the collapse of the Soviet Union, detailing aspirations for collaboration with Presidents Clinton and Bush, concerns about NATO expansion, a CIA-backed coup in Ukraine, the Minsk Agreements, and the onset of the War in Ukraine in 2014. Russia's Post-Soviet Optimism Putin revisited the Soviet Union's dissolution, emphasizing Russia's initial hope for collaboration with the West. He highlighted Russia's voluntary acceptance of the Soviet Union's collapse, expecting the "civilized West" to view it as an invitation for cooperation. Putin recalled Russian President Boris Yeltsin's praised speech in front of the United States Congress, famously saying, "God Bless America," while expressing optimism for acceptance by the West. Putin's Missile Shield Plan In 2007, Putin proposed a joint U.S.-Russia-Europe missile defense system to President George W. Bush. While the U.S. claimed to build a missile shield in Eastern Europe to counter threats from Iran, Putin suggested a collaborative approach to avoid threatening Russia's security. Despite initial interest, Putin's proposal was rejected, leading to Russia's development of hypersonic missile systems. "I suggested working together: Russia, the United States, and Europe. They said it was very interesting. They asked me, "Are you serious?" I said, "Absolutely". I said, "Just imagine if we could settle such a global strategic security challenge together. The world will change. We'll probably have disputes, probably economic and even political ones. But we could drastically change the situation in the world." He says "Yes, and asks, "Are you serious? I said, "Of course". "We need to think about it." I said, "Go ahead, please." Putin describes how Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visited him in Moscow in 2007 to decline his proposal. In response, Putin explained that Russia would be forced to take countermeasures. "We are now ahead of everyone, the United States and the other countries in terms of the development of hypersonic strike systems. And we are improving them every day. But it wasn't us. We proposed to go the other way, and we were pushed back. Now, about NATO's expansion to the east. Well, we were promised no NATO to the east, not an inch to the east, as we were told. And then what? They said, well, it's not enshrined on paper, so we'll expand. So, there were five waves of expansion. The Baltic states, the whole of Eastern Europe, and so on." NATO Expansion Concerns Putin describes Russia's grievances regarding NATO's eastward expansion, emphasizing the breach of promises made during earlier negotiations. He recounted the diplomatic efforts to dissuade NATO from encroaching on Russia's borders, illustrating a growing rift in relations, particularly in the aftermath of NATO bombing Yugoslavia in violation of the United Nations charter. Putin recalled asking President Bill Clinton about Russia joining NATO. After initially expressing interest, Clinton said it would be impossible after he spoke to his advisors. Putin also mentioned the CIA's involvement in supporting opposition parties in Russia. "The promise was that NATO would not expand eastward. But it happened five times. There were five waves of expansion. We tolerated all that. We were trying to persuade them. We were saying, please don't... We are a market economy, and there is no Communist Party power. Let's negotiate." "In 2008, at the summit in Bucharest, they declared that the doors for Ukraine and Georgia to join NATO were open. Germany, France, and other European countries seemed to be against it. But then, as I was told later, President Bush exerted pressure, and they had to agree. It's ridiculous. It's like kindergarten. What kind of people are these? We're ready to talk, but with whom? Where are the guarantees? None. So they started to develop the territory of Ukraine." CIA's Role in Ukraine Putin took a deep dive into the Ukrainian crisis, particularly the contentious events surrounding the Orange Revolution in 2004 and Viktor Yanukovych's removal from power during the Maidan Revolution in 2014. He asserts that the United States, with a particular focus on the CIA and State Department, played a significant role in the 2014 Ukrainian crisis, characterizing it as a coup orchestrated with American backing. Putin explained that Germany, Poland, and France signed an agreement between Yanukovych and the opposition that would guarantee a peaceful resolution through an early election. Putin criticized the decision to resort to violence instead of allowing an early election, asserting that the CIA's actions were a political miscalculation. "He had no chance of winning, frankly speaking. Everyone knew that. Then, why the coup? Why the victims? Why threaten Crimea? Why launch an operation in Donbas? This I do not understand. That is exactly what the miscalculation is. CIA did its job to complete the coup. I think one of the deputy secretaries of state said that they cost a large sum of money. Almost 5 billion. But the political mistake was colossal. Why would they have to do that? All this could have been done legally, without victims, without military action, and without the loss of Crimea. We would have never considered even lifting the finger if it hadn't been for the bloody developments on Maidan." "The armed opposition committed a coup in Kiev. With the back of the CIA, of course. They have always been our opponents. A job is a job. Technically, they did everything right. They achieved their goal of changing the government. However, from a political standpoint, it was a colossal mistake. Surely, it was political leadership's miscalculation. They should have seen what it would evolve into." War in Donbas 2014 Putin discusses the events leading to the 2014 War in Ukraine, attributing it to NATO's open doors for Ukraine in 2008, the subsequent coup, and the persecution of those opposing it. "In 2008, the doors of NATO were opened for Ukraine. In 2014, there was a coup. They started persecuting those who did not accept the coup. They created the threat to Crimea, which we had to take under our protection. They launched the war in Donbas in 2014 with the use of aircraft and artillery against civilians. This is when it all started. There's a video of aircraft attacking Donetsk from above." "They launched a large-scale military operation. All this against the background of the military development of this territory and the opening of NATO's doors. How could we not express concern over what was happening? From our side, this would have been a culpable negligence." "We addressed the leadership of the United States and European countries to stop these developments immediately and implement the Minsk agreements." The Minsk Agreements Putin explained that current tensions result from Ukraine's leadership's refusal to implement the 2014-signed Minsk agreements. He highlighted Ukraine's reluctance to adhere to the agreements, with leaders openly declaring their refusal. Putin also mentioned former German and French leaders admitting to signing the agreements without intending to implement them. Despite the complexity, Putin expressed readiness to implement the agreements, criticizing Ukraine for favoring a military solution and accusing them of starting the war in 2014. "It was they who started the war in 2014. Our goal is to stop this war. And we did not start this war in 2022. This is an attempt to stop it." Why did the United States and the West refuse to collaborate with Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union? What do you think about Putin's interpretation of events that led to the War in Ukraine? Do you agree with Putin's assertion that NATO expansion and a CIA-backed coup in Ukraine led to the War in Ukraine?

KanekoaTheGreat

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KASPAROV: War always has strategic dimension. That’s why I speak of a goal: Ukraine must win, Russia must lose. What’s our goal? Who's clearly defined it? Words “We’ll support Ukraine as long as necessary” mean nothing. That’s not a goal. Putin has clearly defined his goal: liquidation of Ukraine as independent state, restoration of Russian influence in Eastern Europe. Have you ever heard Western politician say, “Russia must lose”? And until you set a goal, you don’t have appropriate tactical tools. “We’ll be with Ukraine as long as it takes” for what purpose? To eventually come to agreement with Putin? It’s unknown. That sentence remains unfinished. A clearly formulated goal is needed. Putin’s Russia poses a real threat to whole world. The goal of this war should be to inflict decisive defeat on Russia that leads to changes within Russian state itself. This is the only goal that can lead to removal of this Russian threat. Everything else is merely a temporary solution.
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KASPAROV: War always has strategic dimension. That’s why I speak of a goal: Ukraine must win, Russia must lose. What’s our goal? Who's clearly defined it? Words “We’ll support Ukraine as long as necessary” mean nothing. That’s not a goal. Putin has clearly defined his goal: liquidation of Ukraine as independent state, restoration of Russian influence in Eastern Europe. Have you ever heard Western politician say, “Russia must lose”? And until you set a goal, you don’t have appropriate tactical tools. “We’ll be with Ukraine as long as it takes” for what purpose? To eventually come to agreement with Putin? It’s unknown. That sentence remains unfinished. A clearly formulated goal is needed. Putin’s Russia poses a real threat to whole world. The goal of this war should be to inflict decisive defeat on Russia that leads to changes within Russian state itself. This is the only goal that can lead to removal of this Russian threat. Everything else is merely a temporary solution.

Kate from Kharkiv

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Eyes on 👀 Lavrov, the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, says that the Biden regime are provoking Russia with missile strikes via Ukraine as proxy, in an attempt to “leave as bad a legacy as possible” to the incoming Trump administration. Russia know what’s going on. They know the Deep State are trying to create a broader conflict, in an attempt to sabotage Trump’s upcoming presidency. The Biden regime are trying to bait Putin into a significant response, in order to justify full-scale kinetic war with Russia, before Trump assumes office and prevents it from happening. It’s reassuring to know Putin and his government are aware of the situation, but terrifying that the Biden regime are trying to instigate nuclear war for political gain. This is just the next extension of the Trump witch hunt. The Deep State are willing to start WW3 to stop Trump.
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Eyes on 👀 Lavrov, the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, says that the Biden regime are provoking Russia with missile strikes via Ukraine as proxy, in an attempt to “leave as bad a legacy as possible” to the incoming Trump administration. Russia know what’s going on. They know the Deep State are trying to create a broader conflict, in an attempt to sabotage Trump’s upcoming presidency. The Biden regime are trying to bait Putin into a significant response, in order to justify full-scale kinetic war with Russia, before Trump assumes office and prevents it from happening. It’s reassuring to know Putin and his government are aware of the situation, but terrifying that the Biden regime are trying to instigate nuclear war for political gain. This is just the next extension of the Trump witch hunt. The Deep State are willing to start WW3 to stop Trump.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Ukraine-Russia War: Diplomacy Collapses as Drone Strikes Escalate Peace efforts have hit a wall as Russia rejected Ukraine’s recent direct overture, while both sides are trading some of the largest aerial bombardments of the war. 🔸 Failed diplomacy: ➤ Zelenskyy published an open letter on June 4 — the first direct public message to Putin since the 2022 invasion — proposing face-to-face talks in a neutral country and a full ceasefire during negotiations. Putin dismissed the letter as “boorish” at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, saying he sees “no point” in meeting and demanding Ukraine accept the terms discussed at last year’s Trump-Putin Anchorage summit. ➤ On the sidelines, Zelenskyy met UK PM Keir Starmer, French President Macron, and German Chancellor Merz in London ahead of the G7, then stopped in Chișinău, Moldova for talks with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, calling it “a very positive conversation.” 🎥 The Ukrainian President spoke with Sky News’ Yalda Hakim on Sunday discussing his open letter and the state of the war. More below 🧵
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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Ukraine-Russia War: Diplomacy Collapses as Drone Strikes Escalate Peace efforts have hit a wall as Russia rejected Ukraine’s recent direct overture, while both sides are trading some of the largest aerial bombardments of the war. 🔸 Failed diplomacy: ➤ Zelenskyy published an open letter on June 4 — the first direct public message to Putin since the 2022 invasion — proposing face-to-face talks in a neutral country and a full ceasefire during negotiations. Putin dismissed the letter as “boorish” at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, saying he sees “no point” in meeting and demanding Ukraine accept the terms discussed at last year’s Trump-Putin Anchorage summit. ➤ On the sidelines, Zelenskyy met UK PM Keir Starmer, French President Macron, and German Chancellor Merz in London ahead of the G7, then stopped in Chișinău, Moldova for talks with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, calling it “a very positive conversation.” 🎥 The Ukrainian President spoke with Sky News’ Yalda Hakim on Sunday discussing his open letter and the state of the war. More below 🧵

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Marco Rubio will probably go down in history as one of the key members of this regime that absolutely knew what he did in service of this regime was wrong, but he did it anyway in furtherance of his own political ambition. Under his knowing watch, hundreds of thousands of people will die before this regime falls, as a direct result of both his complicity in conflicts in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran and the gutting of USAID. That’s before we discuss his treasonous complicity with Russia to abandon the people of Ukraine to an indicted war criminal. Rubio will be labeled the foreign policy Hannibal Lecter of the 21st Century. He is responsible for the gutting of the US foreign diplomatic service and as you will see from this clip answering questions from Rep McBride. Despite knowing it is NOT in the interests of American national security, he shows utter disdain for the sacrifice of NATO allies who gave their lives to honour NATO’s article 5 call to arms in defense of the US after 9/11. He has firmly cemented himself as the enabler in chief of the man running a transnational extortion gang from the Oval Office. Not only is he a traitor to his country, he is a Judas to his catholic faith. May God have mercy on his already rotting soul. 🎥 TikTok -
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Marco Rubio will probably go down in history as one of the key members of this regime that absolutely knew what he did in service of this regime was wrong, but he did it anyway in furtherance of his own political ambition. Under his knowing watch, hundreds of thousands of people will die before this regime falls, as a direct result of both his complicity in conflicts in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran and the gutting of USAID. That’s before we discuss his treasonous complicity with Russia to abandon the people of Ukraine to an indicted war criminal. Rubio will be labeled the foreign policy Hannibal Lecter of the 21st Century. He is responsible for the gutting of the US foreign diplomatic service and as you will see from this clip answering questions from Rep McBride. Despite knowing it is NOT in the interests of American national security, he shows utter disdain for the sacrifice of NATO allies who gave their lives to honour NATO’s article 5 call to arms in defense of the US after 9/11. He has firmly cemented himself as the enabler in chief of the man running a transnational extortion gang from the Oval Office. Not only is he a traitor to his country, he is a Judas to his catholic faith. May God have mercy on his already rotting soul. 🎥 TikTok -

𝔗𝔯𝔲𝔱𝔥 𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔰

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Russia doesn't want peace and compromise. Putin doesn't want and can't stop his war machine. Putin doesn't use negotiations to stop the war - but to continue the war. Russia isn't defeating Ukraine on the battlefield. Three vulnerability points that Russia sees in Ukraine within the war: ◾️Europe and the United States: decrease Allies' aid to Ukraine as much as possible (weapons and money), avoid new sanctions from the United States, block any decisions regarding the frozen Russian assets. ◾️Ukraine's internal political situation: disrupt the stability of power. ◾️The frontline which would be negatively affected by the previous two points. Russia's main goal is Europe. Putin spoke the truth yesterday: he's ready to attack, and Europe won't be able to withstand the attack. Putin sees the fear of war and Europe's lack of readiness to fight a war, so he will keep returning to this. ‼️To this day, Europe is in a position of waiting and defense - not in the position of confrontation and anticipating the enemy's actions. Europe must finally start acting proactively, not giving in - while that is still possible. When nothing is done for a long time, the possibility of doing at least something is often lost. If there is a threat, it needs to be destroyed, not be observed from a hiding place. In case of attack, a counterattack is necessary. This provides a chance for survival. Ignoring a threat means no chances, sadly. Otherwise, future scenarios mount up to Russia getting Ukrainian resources for a further war in Europe. 📹: Putin openly speaking that Russia would win in a war with Europe
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Russia doesn't want peace and compromise. Putin doesn't want and can't stop his war machine. Putin doesn't use negotiations to stop the war - but to continue the war. Russia isn't defeating Ukraine on the battlefield. Three vulnerability points that Russia sees in Ukraine within the war: ◾️Europe and the United States: decrease Allies' aid to Ukraine as much as possible (weapons and money), avoid new sanctions from the United States, block any decisions regarding the frozen Russian assets. ◾️Ukraine's internal political situation: disrupt the stability of power. ◾️The frontline which would be negatively affected by the previous two points. Russia's main goal is Europe. Putin spoke the truth yesterday: he's ready to attack, and Europe won't be able to withstand the attack. Putin sees the fear of war and Europe's lack of readiness to fight a war, so he will keep returning to this. ‼️To this day, Europe is in a position of waiting and defense - not in the position of confrontation and anticipating the enemy's actions. Europe must finally start acting proactively, not giving in - while that is still possible. When nothing is done for a long time, the possibility of doing at least something is often lost. If there is a threat, it needs to be destroyed, not be observed from a hiding place. In case of attack, a counterattack is necessary. This provides a chance for survival. Ignoring a threat means no chances, sadly. Otherwise, future scenarios mount up to Russia getting Ukrainian resources for a further war in Europe. 📹: Putin openly speaking that Russia would win in a war with Europe

Anton Gerashchenko

70,223 görüntüleme • 8 ay önce

Putin said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces' strikes on Russia are an "information operation" aimed at dividing Russian society and forcing the Russian Federation to stop the war in Ukraine. According to him, the West and Ukraine need to stop the war "even if only for a short time" to halt the advance of Russian troops at the front. The Russian Federation still aims to capture the entire Donbas, as well as "Novorossiya," Putin stated. Ukraine and Europe propose stopping the war along the front line. The Russian Federation rejected this, believing it would allow the Ukrainian Armed Forces to build up their forces in southeastern Ukraine. Russia intends to create a "security zone" in the border areas of the Sumy and Kharkiv regions. Putin commented on the power outages in Crimea and the fuel crisis on the peninsula. He stated that the issue of Crimea's energy supply will be resolved, and "we will increase fuel deliveries by land and by sea." Based on these statements, we can see that the dictator and maniac Putin lives in his own reality, he is briefed only on victories and has no intention of entering into negotiations. Against the backdrop of Russia's burning oil refineries, fuel shortages, and long lines, his speech sounds particularly schizophrenic.
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Putin said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces' strikes on Russia are an "information operation" aimed at dividing Russian society and forcing the Russian Federation to stop the war in Ukraine. According to him, the West and Ukraine need to stop the war "even if only for a short time" to halt the advance of Russian troops at the front. The Russian Federation still aims to capture the entire Donbas, as well as "Novorossiya," Putin stated. Ukraine and Europe propose stopping the war along the front line. The Russian Federation rejected this, believing it would allow the Ukrainian Armed Forces to build up their forces in southeastern Ukraine. Russia intends to create a "security zone" in the border areas of the Sumy and Kharkiv regions. Putin commented on the power outages in Crimea and the fuel crisis on the peninsula. He stated that the issue of Crimea's energy supply will be resolved, and "we will increase fuel deliveries by land and by sea." Based on these statements, we can see that the dictator and maniac Putin lives in his own reality, he is briefed only on victories and has no intention of entering into negotiations. Against the backdrop of Russia's burning oil refineries, fuel shortages, and long lines, his speech sounds particularly schizophrenic.

Anton Gerashchenko

161,384 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce

🇺🇸🇺🇦 In the book “Regime Change: Inside Donald Trump’s Imperial Presidency,” written by New York Times investigative journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan (official presentation on June 23), the following is reported regarding a dispute that occurred in the White House with the President of Ukraine in February 2025: 📌 During a high-level meeting in the Oval Office, Trump stated: “I am not a big fan of Ukraine — except for their women, because they always win ‘Miss Universe’.” 📌 The book also states that Trump later described his public confrontation with Zelenskyy as a “magnificent television spectacle” and “better than the show ‘The Apprentice’.” 📌 The book notes that Steve Witkoff was attempting to establish a personal relationship with Vladimir Putin while conducting negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine. During a meeting in the Kremlin, Putin was doodling on a piece of paper and wrote “3+2,” which, according to reports, referred to a territorial framework considered as part of a possible peace agreement. Witkoff asked Putin to sign the paper and leave it with him. Putin signed it, and Witkoff later framed the signature. These revelations provide a behind-the-scenes look at the personal dynamics and unconventional diplomatic approaches during the early months of Trump’s presidency in relation to the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
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🇺🇸🇺🇦 In the book “Regime Change: Inside Donald Trump’s Imperial Presidency,” written by New York Times investigative journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan (official presentation on June 23), the following is reported regarding a dispute that occurred in the White House with the President of Ukraine in February 2025: 📌 During a high-level meeting in the Oval Office, Trump stated: “I am not a big fan of Ukraine — except for their women, because they always win ‘Miss Universe’.” 📌 The book also states that Trump later described his public confrontation with Zelenskyy as a “magnificent television spectacle” and “better than the show ‘The Apprentice’.” 📌 The book notes that Steve Witkoff was attempting to establish a personal relationship with Vladimir Putin while conducting negotiations on ending the war in Ukraine. During a meeting in the Kremlin, Putin was doodling on a piece of paper and wrote “3+2,” which, according to reports, referred to a territorial framework considered as part of a possible peace agreement. Witkoff asked Putin to sign the paper and leave it with him. Putin signed it, and Witkoff later framed the signature. These revelations provide a behind-the-scenes look at the personal dynamics and unconventional diplomatic approaches during the early months of Trump’s presidency in relation to the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

NSTRIKE

32,131 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce

On July 27, as part of the Un’Estate da RE festival, a performance by Russian conductor Valery Gergiev and soloists from the Mariinsky Theatre is scheduled in Italy. Vincenzo De Luca, the founder and patron (president) of the Un’Estate da RE festival, said: "I see a truly great artist in Gergiev, together with the soloists from Saint Petersburg. I want to express particular satisfaction at this presence. When Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, there was a moment of stupidity in our country—a moment of madness. People almost started banning Russian artists from performing in Italy; there were even issues at La Scala. Even if some American political figures, NATO, and parts of Europe still don’t seem to understand that—doing everything they can to push Russia into China’s arms. Russia is Europe. That’s why we are especially proud to once again have Gergiev with us." I would like to ask the festival’s president: after hosting a friend of Putin like Gergiev - who openly supports the war and is a self-declared Putinist - will Russia immediately stop bombing Ukraine? By the way, Canada, the UK, and France have imposed personal sanctions against Gergiev. I’ve also heard that Gergiev owns expensive real estate in Italy. Where does that money come from? Back in 2022, an investigation revealed that Gergiev - a trusted associate of Putin - was allegedly using a charitable foundation funded by state-owned companies as his personal wallet. Among the sponsors of the foundation were VTB, Russian Railways (RZhD), Sberbank, oligarch Alisher Usmanov, and the Moscow government, as well as other state organizations. Gergiev is not just a conductor and musician—he is a representative of Kremlin propaganda, part of a criminal regime. His participation in a European cultural event is tantamount to normalizing Russia’s war crimes.
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On July 27, as part of the Un’Estate da RE festival, a performance by Russian conductor Valery Gergiev and soloists from the Mariinsky Theatre is scheduled in Italy. Vincenzo De Luca, the founder and patron (president) of the Un’Estate da RE festival, said: "I see a truly great artist in Gergiev, together with the soloists from Saint Petersburg. I want to express particular satisfaction at this presence. When Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, there was a moment of stupidity in our country—a moment of madness. People almost started banning Russian artists from performing in Italy; there were even issues at La Scala. Even if some American political figures, NATO, and parts of Europe still don’t seem to understand that—doing everything they can to push Russia into China’s arms. Russia is Europe. That’s why we are especially proud to once again have Gergiev with us." I would like to ask the festival’s president: after hosting a friend of Putin like Gergiev - who openly supports the war and is a self-declared Putinist - will Russia immediately stop bombing Ukraine? By the way, Canada, the UK, and France have imposed personal sanctions against Gergiev. I’ve also heard that Gergiev owns expensive real estate in Italy. Where does that money come from? Back in 2022, an investigation revealed that Gergiev - a trusted associate of Putin - was allegedly using a charitable foundation funded by state-owned companies as his personal wallet. Among the sponsors of the foundation were VTB, Russian Railways (RZhD), Sberbank, oligarch Alisher Usmanov, and the Moscow government, as well as other state organizations. Gergiev is not just a conductor and musician—he is a representative of Kremlin propaganda, part of a criminal regime. His participation in a European cultural event is tantamount to normalizing Russia’s war crimes.

Anton Gerashchenko

531,918 görüntüleme • 1 yıl önce

🇷🇺💰 Vladimir Putin has signaled that Russia's wartime spending will remain the government's top budget priority as Moscow prepares its next three-year financial plan. According to The Moscow Times, Putin stated that military expenditures will remain the central focus of Russia's upcoming three-year budget, underscoring the Kremlin's commitment to sustaining its war effort. 🗣️ Putin also accused Western countries of fueling what he described as a "Russophobic machine" and setting "world records" in imposing sanctions against Russia. Reiterating his message of resilience, the Russian president declared that "no one will be able to break the Russian people," portraying the conflict as a long-term struggle requiring continued national mobilization and economic commitment. The emphasis on prioritizing defense spending over the coming years suggests the Kremlin is preparing for a prolonged confrontation rather than a near-term resolution. Despite mounting economic pressure and sanctions, Moscow appears determined to allocate the resources necessary to sustain military operations while framing the conflict as an enduring strategic contest with the West. See the latest updates with us: Visioner
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🇷🇺💰 Vladimir Putin has signaled that Russia's wartime spending will remain the government's top budget priority as Moscow prepares its next three-year financial plan. According to The Moscow Times, Putin stated that military expenditures will remain the central focus of Russia's upcoming three-year budget, underscoring the Kremlin's commitment to sustaining its war effort. 🗣️ Putin also accused Western countries of fueling what he described as a "Russophobic machine" and setting "world records" in imposing sanctions against Russia. Reiterating his message of resilience, the Russian president declared that "no one will be able to break the Russian people," portraying the conflict as a long-term struggle requiring continued national mobilization and economic commitment. The emphasis on prioritizing defense spending over the coming years suggests the Kremlin is preparing for a prolonged confrontation rather than a near-term resolution. Despite mounting economic pressure and sanctions, Moscow appears determined to allocate the resources necessary to sustain military operations while framing the conflict as an enduring strategic contest with the West. See the latest updates with us: Visioner

Visioner

24,288 görüntüleme • 17 gün önce

🚨🚨🚨WAKE UP EUROPE 🛎️🛎️🛎️ If You Still Believe That Russia Started This Conflict in 2022, Then You Are Ignorant, or Brainwashed. The END to NATO. The Ukraine war, which I will argue was provoked by the West and especially the United States. This war will be settled on the battlefield where the Russians are likely to win an ugly victory. Settling the war diplomatically is not possible because the opposing sides have irreconcilable differences. Instead, it's likely to be, as I said, an ugly victory, where Russia ends up occupying somewhere between 20 to 40% of pre-2014 Ukraine, while Ukraine ends up as a dysfunctional rump state covering the territory that Russia does not conquer. Ukraine has effectively been wrecked. It has already lost a substantial portion of its territory and is likely to lose more land before the fighting stops. Russian leaders recognized that the Ukrainian army, which was larger than the invasion force, I want to emphasize this, the Ukrainian army was larger than the Russian invasion force, it was armed and trained by NATO, and it was becoming a de facto member of NATO. Immediately after the war began, Russia, not Ukraine, Russia reached out to Ukraine to start negotiations to end the war and work out a modus vivendi between the two countries. This move is directly at odds with the claim that Putin wanted to conquer Ukraine and make it part of greater Russia. Negotiations between Kiev and Moscow began in Belarus just four days, four days after the Russian invasion. And that Belarus track was eventually replaced by an Israeli as well as an Istanbul track. The available evidence indicates that the Russians were negotiating seriously and were not interested in absorbing Ukrainian territory, save for Crimea, which they had annexed in 2014, and possibly the Donbass region. The negotiations ended when the Ukrainians, with prodding from Britain and the United States, walked away from the negotiations, which were making good progress at the time. The Russians did not walk away from the negotiations. In the months before the war started, Putin tried to find a diplomatic solution to the brewing crisis. On 17 October 2021, remember the war begins February 2022, this is 17 December 2021, Putin sends letters to both President Biden and to NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg proposing a solution to the crisis based on a written guarantee that does three things. Number one, Ukraine would not join NATO, number two, no offensive weapons would be stationed near Russia's borders, and number three, NATO troops and equipment moved into Eastern Europe since 1997 would be moved back to Western Europe. Whatever one thinks of the feasibility of reaching a bargain based on Putin's opening demands, it shows he was trying to avoid war. The United States, on the other hand, refused to negotiate with Putin. It appears it was not interested in avoiding war. In fact, the United States and its European allies provoked the war. Bringing Kiev into the European Union and promoting a color revolution in Ukraine, you all remember the Orange Revolution, which was designed to make Ukraine a pro-Western liberal democracy, are the other two prongs of the policy. Russian leaders across the board said repeatedly before the war. that they considered NATO expansion into Ukraine to be an existential threat that had to be eliminated. Putin made numerous public statements laying out this line of argument before 24 February, 2022. Other leaders, including the defense minister, the foreign minister, the deputy foreign minister, and Moscow's ambassador to Washington also emphasized the centrality of NATO expansion for causing the crisis over Ukraine. Sergei Lavrov, the foreign minister, made this point succinctly at a press conference on 14 January, 2022. Lavrov says "'The key to everything is the guarantee "'that NATO will not expand eastward.' Substantial number of influential and highly regarded individuals in the West recognized before the war that NATO expansion, especially into Ukraine, would be seen by Russian leaders as a mortal threat and eventually would lead to disaster. William Burns, who was recently Joe Biden's head of the CIA, but he was the American ambassador to Moscow in April 2008 when the decision was made to bring Ukraine and Georgia into NATO, wrote a very famous memo that I'm sure some of you are familiar with to then Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. This is a quite remarkable memo, and I'm going to quote extensively from it. "'Ukrainian entry into NATO is the brightest "'of all red lines for the Russian elite, not just Putin. "'In more than two and a half years of conversations "'with key Russian players, from knuckle draggers "'in the dark recesses of the Kremlin "'to Putin's sharpest liberal critics, "'I have yet to find anyone who views Ukraine and NATO "'as anything other than a direct challenge "'to Russia's interests.' "'NATO,' he said, quote, "'would be seen as throwing down the strategic gauntlet. "'Today's Russia will respond. "'Russian-Ukrainian relations will go into a deep freeze. "'It will create fertile soil for Russian meddling "'in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine.'" This was written by Bill Burns in 2008. Burns was not the only Western policymaker in 2008 who understood that bringing Ukraine into NATO was fraught with danger. Both Angela Merkel, who was then the German chancellor, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy adamantly opposed moving forward to bring Ukraine into NATO. Merkel said, "'I was very sure that Putin is not going "'to just let that happen."'From his perspective, that would be a declaration of war.'" Putin saw Ukraine joining NATO as a mortal threat that could not be allowed and was willing to go to war to prevent it from happening, which he did, of course, in February of 2022. Relations between Europe and Russia will not only be poisonous, they will also be dangerous. The possibility of war will be ever-present. In other words, the threat of a major European war will not go away when the fighting in Ukraine stops. Russian victory in Ukraine, would be a stunning defeat for Europe. Or to put it in slightly different words, it would be a stunning defeat for NATO, which has been deeply involved in the Ukraine conflict since it started. The political fights, some will question the future of NATO, given that it failed to check Russia, the country that most European leaders describe as a mortal threat. Threats to the EU aside, the great reduction in the flow of gas and oil to Europe since the war started has seriously hurt the major economies of Europe and slowed down growth in the overall Eurozone. General Observations The Ukraine war has been a disaster. It has had catastrophic consequences for Ukraine. It has poisoned relations between Europe and Russia for the foreseeable future. It has made Europe a more dangerous place. It has also caused serious economic and political harm inside Europe, and badly damaged transatlantic relations. Most European leaders, and I'm sure most people in the various European publics, will blame Putin for causing the war, and thus for its terrible consequences. But they are wrong. The war could have been avoided if the West had not decided to bring Ukraine into NATO, or even if it had backed off from that commitment once the Russians made their opposition clear. Had that happened, Ukraine would almost certainly be intact today within its pre-2014 borders, and Europe would be more stable and more prosperous. Crimea would still be part of Ukraine. ***Professor John J. Mearsheimer, the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago and a globally recognized expert in international relations.
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🚨🚨🚨WAKE UP EUROPE 🛎️🛎️🛎️ If You Still Believe That Russia Started This Conflict in 2022, Then You Are Ignorant, or Brainwashed. The END to NATO. The Ukraine war, which I will argue was provoked by the West and especially the United States. This war will be settled on the battlefield where the Russians are likely to win an ugly victory. Settling the war diplomatically is not possible because the opposing sides have irreconcilable differences. Instead, it's likely to be, as I said, an ugly victory, where Russia ends up occupying somewhere between 20 to 40% of pre-2014 Ukraine, while Ukraine ends up as a dysfunctional rump state covering the territory that Russia does not conquer. Ukraine has effectively been wrecked. It has already lost a substantial portion of its territory and is likely to lose more land before the fighting stops. Russian leaders recognized that the Ukrainian army, which was larger than the invasion force, I want to emphasize this, the Ukrainian army was larger than the Russian invasion force, it was armed and trained by NATO, and it was becoming a de facto member of NATO. Immediately after the war began, Russia, not Ukraine, Russia reached out to Ukraine to start negotiations to end the war and work out a modus vivendi between the two countries. This move is directly at odds with the claim that Putin wanted to conquer Ukraine and make it part of greater Russia. Negotiations between Kiev and Moscow began in Belarus just four days, four days after the Russian invasion. And that Belarus track was eventually replaced by an Israeli as well as an Istanbul track. The available evidence indicates that the Russians were negotiating seriously and were not interested in absorbing Ukrainian territory, save for Crimea, which they had annexed in 2014, and possibly the Donbass region. The negotiations ended when the Ukrainians, with prodding from Britain and the United States, walked away from the negotiations, which were making good progress at the time. The Russians did not walk away from the negotiations. In the months before the war started, Putin tried to find a diplomatic solution to the brewing crisis. On 17 October 2021, remember the war begins February 2022, this is 17 December 2021, Putin sends letters to both President Biden and to NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg proposing a solution to the crisis based on a written guarantee that does three things. Number one, Ukraine would not join NATO, number two, no offensive weapons would be stationed near Russia's borders, and number three, NATO troops and equipment moved into Eastern Europe since 1997 would be moved back to Western Europe. Whatever one thinks of the feasibility of reaching a bargain based on Putin's opening demands, it shows he was trying to avoid war. The United States, on the other hand, refused to negotiate with Putin. It appears it was not interested in avoiding war. In fact, the United States and its European allies provoked the war. Bringing Kiev into the European Union and promoting a color revolution in Ukraine, you all remember the Orange Revolution, which was designed to make Ukraine a pro-Western liberal democracy, are the other two prongs of the policy. Russian leaders across the board said repeatedly before the war. that they considered NATO expansion into Ukraine to be an existential threat that had to be eliminated. Putin made numerous public statements laying out this line of argument before 24 February, 2022. Other leaders, including the defense minister, the foreign minister, the deputy foreign minister, and Moscow's ambassador to Washington also emphasized the centrality of NATO expansion for causing the crisis over Ukraine. Sergei Lavrov, the foreign minister, made this point succinctly at a press conference on 14 January, 2022. Lavrov says "'The key to everything is the guarantee "'that NATO will not expand eastward.' Substantial number of influential and highly regarded individuals in the West recognized before the war that NATO expansion, especially into Ukraine, would be seen by Russian leaders as a mortal threat and eventually would lead to disaster. William Burns, who was recently Joe Biden's head of the CIA, but he was the American ambassador to Moscow in April 2008 when the decision was made to bring Ukraine and Georgia into NATO, wrote a very famous memo that I'm sure some of you are familiar with to then Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. This is a quite remarkable memo, and I'm going to quote extensively from it. "'Ukrainian entry into NATO is the brightest "'of all red lines for the Russian elite, not just Putin. "'In more than two and a half years of conversations "'with key Russian players, from knuckle draggers "'in the dark recesses of the Kremlin "'to Putin's sharpest liberal critics, "'I have yet to find anyone who views Ukraine and NATO "'as anything other than a direct challenge "'to Russia's interests.' "'NATO,' he said, quote, "'would be seen as throwing down the strategic gauntlet. "'Today's Russia will respond. "'Russian-Ukrainian relations will go into a deep freeze. "'It will create fertile soil for Russian meddling "'in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine.'" This was written by Bill Burns in 2008. Burns was not the only Western policymaker in 2008 who understood that bringing Ukraine into NATO was fraught with danger. Both Angela Merkel, who was then the German chancellor, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy adamantly opposed moving forward to bring Ukraine into NATO. Merkel said, "'I was very sure that Putin is not going "'to just let that happen."'From his perspective, that would be a declaration of war.'" Putin saw Ukraine joining NATO as a mortal threat that could not be allowed and was willing to go to war to prevent it from happening, which he did, of course, in February of 2022. Relations between Europe and Russia will not only be poisonous, they will also be dangerous. The possibility of war will be ever-present. In other words, the threat of a major European war will not go away when the fighting in Ukraine stops. Russian victory in Ukraine, would be a stunning defeat for Europe. Or to put it in slightly different words, it would be a stunning defeat for NATO, which has been deeply involved in the Ukraine conflict since it started. The political fights, some will question the future of NATO, given that it failed to check Russia, the country that most European leaders describe as a mortal threat. Threats to the EU aside, the great reduction in the flow of gas and oil to Europe since the war started has seriously hurt the major economies of Europe and slowed down growth in the overall Eurozone. General Observations The Ukraine war has been a disaster. It has had catastrophic consequences for Ukraine. It has poisoned relations between Europe and Russia for the foreseeable future. It has made Europe a more dangerous place. It has also caused serious economic and political harm inside Europe, and badly damaged transatlantic relations. Most European leaders, and I'm sure most people in the various European publics, will blame Putin for causing the war, and thus for its terrible consequences. But they are wrong. The war could have been avoided if the West had not decided to bring Ukraine into NATO, or even if it had backed off from that commitment once the Russians made their opposition clear. Had that happened, Ukraine would almost certainly be intact today within its pre-2014 borders, and Europe would be more stable and more prosperous. Crimea would still be part of Ukraine. ***Professor John J. Mearsheimer, the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago and a globally recognized expert in international relations.

Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil

366,642 görüntüleme • 8 ay önce

Again a brilliant speech of Ukraine’s ambassador to the UN, Sergiy Kyslytsya, in which he lambasted the usual hawkish nonsense, written in the Kremlin. "As we are approaching the third anniversary of the “three-day military operation”, it is obvious that Putin cannot defeat Ukraine militarily. Now he and his generals throw all available reserves onto the battleground in an attempt to grab more lands, regardless of the losses. In October and November, Russian losses reached unprecedented levels, exceeding 40,000 soldiers per month. Remarkably, as follows from the Russian statements, these soldiers are dying in Ukraine’s Donbas region in a war against the United States—not against Ukraine. Moreover, Russia claims it has been attacked by the U.S. You may consider it to be nonsense and you will be right. But such nonsense, circulated most recently by Russian foreign minister Lavrov on the sidelines of the OSCE Ministerial meeting in Malta, serves a calculated purpose. By publicly labeling Ukraine's allies as Russia's primary enemies, the Kremlin sends a message of intimidation: we could do to you what we are doing to Ukraine. Genocidal destruction of energy infrastructure, medium-range ballistic missile strikes—these are the tools to intimidate the free world and discourage it from supporting Ukraine. However, these threats reveal that Putin himself is driven by fear. In truth, he dreads engaging directly with Ukraine's allies. This fear will persist as long as our allies demonstrate unwavering resolve in supporting us—particularly by enabling Ukraine to dismantle Russia's aggressive capabilities, in particular on Russian territory. The only factor that may alleviate his fears is our own weakness and readiness to capitulate. This will never happen. Putin's envoy may issue threats to this Council and indulge in the delusion of representing a superpower. However, the reality is starkly different: Russia’s overextended neo-imperial ambitions are steadily unraveling. The Kremlin’s intervention in Syria has culminated in failure, and the collapse of its ventures in Africa will follow. Putin’s "small victorious war" against Ukraine will meet the same ignominious end. He knows this, just as he knows that his portraits will soon be reduced to rags, not only in Syria but in Russia itself. The world must not succumb to the Kremlin’s bluff. Peace can and will be secured through strength, for strength remains the only language that an aggressor comprehends. I thank you.” (Security Council meeting on “Maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine” - December 16, 2024)
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Again a brilliant speech of Ukraine’s ambassador to the UN, Sergiy Kyslytsya, in which he lambasted the usual hawkish nonsense, written in the Kremlin. "As we are approaching the third anniversary of the “three-day military operation”, it is obvious that Putin cannot defeat Ukraine militarily. Now he and his generals throw all available reserves onto the battleground in an attempt to grab more lands, regardless of the losses. In October and November, Russian losses reached unprecedented levels, exceeding 40,000 soldiers per month. Remarkably, as follows from the Russian statements, these soldiers are dying in Ukraine’s Donbas region in a war against the United States—not against Ukraine. Moreover, Russia claims it has been attacked by the U.S. You may consider it to be nonsense and you will be right. But such nonsense, circulated most recently by Russian foreign minister Lavrov on the sidelines of the OSCE Ministerial meeting in Malta, serves a calculated purpose. By publicly labeling Ukraine's allies as Russia's primary enemies, the Kremlin sends a message of intimidation: we could do to you what we are doing to Ukraine. Genocidal destruction of energy infrastructure, medium-range ballistic missile strikes—these are the tools to intimidate the free world and discourage it from supporting Ukraine. However, these threats reveal that Putin himself is driven by fear. In truth, he dreads engaging directly with Ukraine's allies. This fear will persist as long as our allies demonstrate unwavering resolve in supporting us—particularly by enabling Ukraine to dismantle Russia's aggressive capabilities, in particular on Russian territory. The only factor that may alleviate his fears is our own weakness and readiness to capitulate. This will never happen. Putin's envoy may issue threats to this Council and indulge in the delusion of representing a superpower. However, the reality is starkly different: Russia’s overextended neo-imperial ambitions are steadily unraveling. The Kremlin’s intervention in Syria has culminated in failure, and the collapse of its ventures in Africa will follow. Putin’s "small victorious war" against Ukraine will meet the same ignominious end. He knows this, just as he knows that his portraits will soon be reduced to rags, not only in Syria but in Russia itself. The world must not succumb to the Kremlin’s bluff. Peace can and will be secured through strength, for strength remains the only language that an aggressor comprehends. I thank you.” (Security Council meeting on “Maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine” - December 16, 2024)

Yasmina

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