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‘NATO needs to have an ENEMY. During the 90s, it almost COLLAPSED because we were friends’ Sen. Konstantin Kosachev joins Olga and Tara to discuss: ◾️ Europe’s FIVE STRATEGIC MISTAKES in Ukraine ◾️ The issue with ‘rules-based’ world order ◾️ Whether Russia actually wants any more LAND WATCH OUR...

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Where we are now and what can we expect in the coming months within the context of Russia's war in Ukraine: ◾️Ukraine and the world continue to await tensely for the results of the US elections. In the meantime, Ukraine and Russia continue active diplomatic actions to consolidate support for their allies. ◾️ Russia's primary focus is on discrediting Ukraine in the West, dividing our allies, and interfering in the US elections to divide Americans and increase instability. ◾️ During his visit to the US, President Zelensky met with President Biden and had meetings with presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. ◾️ Ukraine continues to destroy Russian military depots and military logistics; Ukraine produces its own drones and other weapons. ◾️ Russia increases its weapons and drones production as much as it can, despite sanctions. It uses weapons supplied by Russian allies - Iran and North Korea. There are reports that production of Russian Shahed drones has exceeded Russian original plans. ◾️ Russia is intensifying its strikes on Ukrainian cities, deliberately targeting apartment blocks, hospitals, and nursing homes. Its main purpose is to cause as much panic as possible, intimidate Ukrainians, and force them to leave their lands and homes. Strikes are unfortunately likely to continue, especially for Sumy and Kharkiv. Zaporizhzhia is now within the range of Russian KAB bombs, so it is likely to be under constant strikes as well. ◾️Despite the lack of "cannon fodder", Putin doesn't dare yet to announce open mobilization in Russia and increases hidden mobilization instead: increases payments for signing army contracts and recruits soldiers from other countries, including countries of Africa. Russia is increasing its presence there at an alarming rate which is very dangerous for this region. ◾️ In the coming month, the Russians will probably try to solve the "Kursk issue" at any cost. The "deadline" is likely set before the US elections at most but a desirable timeline for them is before the BRICS summit in Kazan (22-24 October) - to demonstrate to the BRICS guests that Russia is in control of the situation and is a serious partner. Otherwise, the situation when a part of Russia's territory is under Ukrainian control (when Putin had the intention to capture Ukraine "in three days" almost three years ago), is rather humiliating for Russia. During August and September, Russians have accumulated forces, have reformed and will now try to counterattack our troops. How the situation in Kursk region will develop depends on many factors and on the decisions that AFU leaders will make. ◾️ One of the key elements of these upcoming months are the elections in Moldova and Georgia at the end of October, where the influence of Russia and pro-Russian forces is enormous. ◾️We are likely to hear increased nuclear threats and other escalation rhetoric from Russia. ◾️Ukraine will face further problems due to electricity shortage. ◾️ Due to the escalation in the Middle East and the US elections, Ukraine is fading from the information field, which Russia is actively using, knowing that its crimes against Ukrainian civilians will not make the headlines in the Western media. Accordingly, many people outside Ukraine have the impression that the situation is getting better. But this is not the case at all: the situation is very tough and complicated. And it will continue to get worse. The largest war in Europe since the Second World War continues to rage on. The whole world is waiting for the US elections. The situation of strategic uncertainty will last at least until November. It is crucial to go through this period with a cool head, keeping the focus on Ukraine and showing Russia that the West does not withdraw its support. I'd like to end with a reminder of these Putin's words, which he said in June 2024. Nothing has changed for him: he intends to wage a war until the end. And it must become his own end.

Anton Gerashchenko

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During Berlin International Literature Festival, Volodymyr Yermolenko, PEN Ukraine President delivered a powerful speech, emphasizing the need for Europe to keep faith in itself and fight tyrannies like Russia. I'd like to share some quotes by Volodymyr Yermolenko. Below, you will find a link to the whole speech. ◾️Europe wants to take as few risks as possible and thus make the world safer. Putin's Russia is willing to take greater risks, raising the stakes with each passing day, and making the world more dangerous. The fear of provoking Russia provokes Russia. If you constantly avoid risks in a fight with someone who constantly increases the risks, you will lose. ◾️Putin's Russia isn't just waging war against Ukraine . It's waging war against reality. It's waging war against justice. It's waging war against a world where the words good and evil have meaning. Where they aren't devalued or reversed. ◾️Putin wants Europe to disappear – not only as a political reality, but also as a reality of values. ◾️ Today, Europe is helping Ukraine, but Ukraine is also helping Europe. It helps Europe rediscover its purpose, which lies in resistance to tyranny. That is the origin of the European Union. ◾️ A hero is someone who stands up to one stronger than himself. Because he is carried by faith in the impossible. For us, the word "hero"is no longer melodramatic. It has become pragmatic. We challenge what seems stronger than us. We gain strength by doing what previously seemed impossible. That is why we say, "Glory to Ukraine, glory to the Heroes." Die Zeit DIE ZEIT published a full speech, which can be read here:

Anton Gerashchenko

28,424 次观看 • 10 个月前

🟥 Prime Minister Carney’s pre-budget speech last night was EPIC. He hit it out of the park! 😃🫡 It was a rousing and immutable speech, in which he highlighted the work the new government has been engaged in over spring and summer, and laid out the goals for the near future. 🇨🇦 A forward-looking, inspiring, Canada-strong vision … OPPORTUNITY. This is such an exciting time!! ✅ 🚀 Below is an edited and shortened version of the full speech, featuring most of the main highlights… 🎞️ PM CARNEY 🍁: ◾️ “We’ve learnt that now is not the time to be cautious because fortune favours the bold.” ◾️ “We used to build things in this country. We can build again… We used to take big, bold risks in this country – it is time to swing for the fences.” ◾️ “We’ll build a stronger economy where everyone has a chance to get ahead.” ◾️ “It’s not just what we build but HOW we build. We will build inclusively, in full partnership with Indigenous Peoples.” ◾️ “We will build in solidarity with workers - creating good union jobs.” ◾️ “All of the big projects we are driving forward … will create high-paying careers, many of them union careers here in Canada.” ◾️ “The upcoming budget will balance the operating deficit in 3 years.” ◾️ “It is fact that we are forecast to be the 2nd FASTEST growing economy in the G7 over the course of the next 2 years.” ◾️ “We will do what it takes. We’ll play to win. We will bet on Canada and all Canadians.” #LeadershipMatters

Fun Tom 🇨🇦 💂

35,372 次观看 • 9 个月前

"To end this war and go the diplomatic way, I don't need all this historical sh*t, because it's just a postponement," President Zelenskyy said on the potential negotiations with Putin. Other statements by the President of Ukraine from the interview with British journalist Piers Morgan: ◾️ Yes, people are tired. Yes, people want to finish with this tragedy. We want to stop Putin and end this war as quickly as possible, but in the right way, not losing dignity in any way. ◾️ Russians try to sell to their audience the successful steps, but they can't, really. Even the very nationalistic, very radical part of Russia doesn't trust their government and Putin because they see that there are no successful steps on the battlefield. ◾️ If the war is in Europe, I think peace negotiations have to be in Europe. The next meeting will also be in Switzerland. ◾️ We had two groups - military and diplomatic. The military group spoke about how to develop a monitoring mission for a ceasefire when it comes, when the political side opens those possibilities. ◾️ The result is closer in the military direction. We will have a paper where all the details will be written about how to monitor immediately after a ceasefire. In the political direction, it's more difficult. We don't have the same view. Even trilaterally, we have three different views on the land question. This is not simple. We try to be very constructive. ◾️ Russia's proposal for Ukrainians is to withdraw our forces from part of the Donetsk region, just to withdraw by ourselves, and the war will stop. But we can't just withdraw. It's unbelievable how that can be. It's our territory, and the temporarily occupied territory is also our territory. It's not just occupied, it's temporarily occupied. We are not recognizing it judicially, and we are not recognizing it de facto in any papers. Yes, it's temporarily occupied territories. It's very painful for us, but let's stop where we stand. And this is already a big compromise. ◾️ Donbas is a part of our independence. It's a part of our values. It's not just about the land, about territories. It's about people. It's about membership, and also about strategy for defending our country. For today, with all respect to the powerful American president and to America as a whole, nobody can give us a strong word that Putin will not come again. We need strong security guarantees so that the rest of the world, or some countries, will be ready to respond to Putin if he comes back with his aggression, or when he comes again. ◾️ It's not about me. We have to think about the next generation. We have to think about the next people who will sit in our chairs, and they have to manage this. We can't give them an empty paper. We need strong security guarantees. ◾️ I can't trust the person who killed so many people in Ukraine and who began a full-scale invasion against my nation. But in any way, it's not about trust. It's about deciding how to end the war. ◾️ I'm not sure that our teams can really decide the question of the land. At the end, it's our people who accept the peace deal or not. It's not up to anybody in the world. It's up to the Ukrainian people. ◾️ We speak about security guarantees because we don't trust Russians. Personally Putin, and personally Russians. It's not just about Putin. It's about the system, about people around him. Even when another person is in his place, and other people are in my place. It means that we have to speak about institutional trust. Trust not each other, but the institution of security guarantees.

Anton Gerashchenko

20,717 次观看 • 5 个月前

Limiting the size of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to 800,000 troops is acceptable for Ukraine, AFU's Commander-in-Chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said. "It really guarantees repelling armed aggression in case of its resumption. This figure also guarantees a planned mobilization process. At first, we were offered to reduce the number of our servicemen to 600,000. But we are satisfied with the figure of 800,000," he said in an interview with Channel 24. Other statements by the Commander-in-Chief: ◾️ Russia planned to fully achieve all the goals of the so-called 'SMO' this year. The plans were grandiose. But we can now state that they did not come to fruition; they were thwarted. The enemy suffered enormous losses. ◾️ We see a change in the structure of the war and its rise to a higher technological level. We observe that the war has become so technologically advanced that drones of all types now dominate the battlefield. Their quantity and quality have increased. ◾️ Russians planned to form 14 new divisions this year. They only managed to form 7, with two marine divisions consisting of only one regiment. They were forced to take these divisions' personnel and redistribute them into battle units. This confirms that they really do have problems recruiting people. ◾️ I recently met with the Chief of the Defense Staff of the UK and the Chief of the General Staff of France. So, the vector has changed. We are being asked to help train their armies and their units. I believe this is the highest praise, when it is no longer us asking, but others turning to us. I am told that we are the first in Europe, and probably in the world. ◾️ Some people are shouting about the insane advance of Russian troops deep into [Ukrainian] territory. Insane advance... Is 4.5 kilometers a month an insane advance, when the enemy pays for it every day with thousands of the lives of its soldiers? ◾️ A contract system has been developed whereby a serviceman who signs a contract with very flexible terms will receive a decent money allowance. It is at least three times higher than the current established level. At the same time, additional payments, bonuses, and financial support will be preserved. ◾️ The mission of our Armed Forces remains unchanged: to defend our homeland, its territory and borders, and to destroy the enemy.

Anton Gerashchenko

65,857 次观看 • 7 个月前