Do you have a source for that number? Or is it a hyperbole?
One other significant part. Russia has stated they don't want a ceasefire. So it's not just a matter of "trusting" them to hold a ceasefire. It's that they won't even agree to one.
Quoting the article….residents of Crimea voted to cede from Ukraine…..that was after the Russians invaded and controlled the elections….President Putin made a similar claim to Tucker Carlson in an interview without being asked or providing proof,I was not asking about previous actions of the C.I.A often verified ,I am just asking if you have credible sources to reinforce your statement of the C.I.A in the uprising against the then Ukraine government
This article goes into detail some C.I.A involvement in Ukraine which is post 2014
Ukraine’s 2014 coup was CIA’s political mistake — Putin
The Russian president noted that the US agency had achieved its goal of changing the government but failed to see what it would evolve intotass.com
How do you think there can be peace with the Russians demanding demobilisation of the Ukraine Military, Russian controlled elections, Ukraine cede the land that was taken, and that Russia will hold any ceasefire when they have broken 4 other ceasefires when it suited them.
You arae aware that Lindsay Grahams nick name is flip flop? He changes position weekly on everything depending on which way the wind is blowing. It’s interesting that a nobody senator who weeks ago was dismissed as a dumb anti Russian is now widely quoted and this week seen to be smart.Conspiracy hat time-
This is Ukraine playing 4d Chess. Zelensky has made all the US MAGA anti Ukraine rehtoric anti Zelenksy rhetoric instead. Look at Lindsay Graham's ( most anti russia war hawk) statement today, it was antu Zelensky not anti Ukraine.
If Zelensky has a chosen successor who is as anti russia as he is, he can simply step down and give trump a massive egoo boost and "win". The new successor can just come in and simply say that Zelensky was wrong , Trump was right, Trump is awesome, Putin is an evil dictator and a weakling compared to the mighty trump. Ukriane gets all the US support back, Europe no more ramped up than ever before, gives more aid to Ukraine and Ukraine's position is better than ever. Zelensky has his legacy solidifed as the manwho sacrifieced his leadership for Ukraine and remains the ultimate darling of Europe.
Conspiracy hat off.
If Ukraine is not plaanning this, then they should and they should also hire me as a consultant and give me 10 million dollars for by big brain ideas.
I think the answer there is a firm no. The EU would have to get through the political process of making it happen and the physical process of spinning up production within a very short time window to save Ukraine. Given how long absolutely everything takes to happen in the Western world, you're probably talking 2-3 years minimum before sufficient aid is available to Ukraine. The war will be over by then.
apparently the Ukrainians have developed a method to follow fibre optic cables with Counter drone teams. Special Kherson Cat (@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social)
I saw the post, but other pro Ukr OSINT already talked about tis wekanesses. The sheer number of Russo Fibreoptics does not makes this a proper sustainable counter.
Yes. But last time I checked, the US was not buying Russian energy at a higher rate than it aided Ukraine.
This is a key point, all Euro Ukr supporters conveniently ignore. They contantly badger Turjey and India for being middlemen to Russian gas/oil, while ignoring who are the end users of said gas/oil.
Sure. On the flip side the US benefited from the war in that they could now sell LNG to Europe.
I would rather say "yes and no". In the short term, 3 to 6 months, Ukraine has enough material to keep fighting almost as today, after that, it will be gradually more and more difficult. Russian advance will inevitably accelerate but the Ukrainian defence won't collapse.Ananda said:
Me too, I would be shocked because aid to Ukraine is now aid to Europe as a whole. There is no differentiation any more between military efforts on different points of the western Russian Federation/Eastern Europe border, aka the "Line of Contact". The same security guarantees should apply from Crimea to Finland.SinisterMinister said:
The meeting with Russians was not at presidential level. Ukraine held numerous meetings and phone calls at the same level as that of the meeting in Saudi Arabia with the Russians which were not made public.Bob53 said:
Yes, ambushing an elephant in a China shop.Here is a transcript of the meeting that everyone is interested in. I'm sure most have seen something similar already. When I watch the videos and read the transcript it seems clear to me that Zelenskyy was ambushed by Vance and Trump. We know there is no love lost between Trump and Zelenskyy. Trump recently called Zelenskyy a dictator. Then there is the fact that Trump got impeached for trying to extort Zelenskyy so there's history. I have to wonder why sensitive negotiations were being hashed out in front of the media. Was the media in the room when the US and Russia were working on their backroom deals, without any European countries present? Why was Tass allowed in the oval office when AP and Reuters were banned? There's lots to digest here in regards to Trumps America. It's clear to me the US is going their own way from now on and not relying on allies which is their right of course. Perhaps the next time though when the US is trolling for a coalition of the willing they may well have to go it alone.
Read the transcript of Trump, Zelenskyy and Vance’s chaotic meeting - National | Globalnews.ca
Zelenskyy left the White House in his motorcade shortly after the meeting wrapped up, and a joint press conference with Trump scheduled for Friday afternoon was cancelled.globalnews.ca
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How do you achieve peace? Through negotiations. The agreement, not the initial positions. What (fantasy) is Ukraine initial position?
There is an Ukrainian manpower problem; just that, it could mean Russian superiority.
I said it the way I did because "prolonging the war" has been carried very negative connotations, I would never describe the aid given to the USSR during WW2 as "prolonging the war", just like I would never describe the lease lend and north Atlantic convoys that auded the UK in defending itself against Germany as "prolonging the war".
Or by not attacking and invading in the first place? That's a good way of maintaining peace.
Trump is anti anyone that isn't trump.
Providing aid and support to South Vietnam was also sold as "helping them defend themselves". Hindsight is 2020. Is Ukraine South Vietnam or South Korea? Neither, it's Ukraine. So the aid prolongs the war. Connotations are irrelevant. Perhaps prolonging the war is a good thing. Perhaps it's not. Time will tell.
Well it's a little too late for that.
Ukraine has been down that road before when they gave up their nukes with supposed security guarantees. After all the blood Ukraine has shed, Zelenskyy has to have peace, but Ukraine can't have guaranteed peace without security guarantees. Nobody other than Trump and fence sitters actually trust Russia to honour anything without guarantees in place.Yes, ambushing an elephant in a China shop.
Inside the Trump White House, officials blamed the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, for the meltdown in the Oval Office on Friday, and expressed frustration that he pushed for security guarantees even though the US had made clear they wanted to negotiate that later, according to people familiar with the matter.
The officials had told their Ukrainian counterparts in advance of the meeting that Trump wanted to sign an economic partnership this week at a ministerial level, as aides worked on the details about security guarantees.
Trump officials fume at Zelenskyy for disregarding advice before meeting
Officials say minerals deal would serve as commitment to US security guarantee and Ukraine leader shouldn’t have pressed issue
No matter what, the comedian wanted his 15' on screen.