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shavenferret 2 days ago

EU Plans Historic €700B Aid for Ukraine, German FM Says
Though details remain murky at present, the announcement could be interpreted as the most significant support for Ukraine since Russia’s 2022 invasion started.
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/47347

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Russia, you will lose.



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Farsala 2 days ago
Ryuu96 said:

Lets sum up America's talk the past few weeks.

1. Given Russia two major concessions before the negotiations even started.

- Offered to block Ukraine from being able to join NATO; Therefore leaving Ukraine alone and vulnerable in the future for when Russia eventually repairs its battered military and attacks for the 3rd time after their already two invasions targets in 11 years.

- Allowing Russia to keep the territory it has stolen from Ukraine, therefore giving them a major win and sending a signal to every other country in the world with imperialist ambitions; Steal some land, hunker down and eventually America will let you keep it.

Art of the deal is giving your opponent major wins before starting negotiations apparently.

2. Discussing pulling American troops from Europe's Eastern flank aka Baltic States, the countries most vulnerable to Russian aggression. Giving Putin another major win for further escalation.

3. Marco Rubio noted that America needs to take advantage of "the incredible opportunity to partner with the Russians geopolitically on issues of common interest" Yeah, sure, the incredible opportunity to partner with Nazis, that sounds amazing...America barely even offers America anything of importance, it's why they were able to sanction them so easily and more severely than Europe so this can only mean one thing: "We agree with Russia's Nazism and need Ukraine to surrender"

4. Blamed Ukraine for starting the war, victim blaming bullshit.

5. Said that Ukraine should have traded land for peace. Dumb fucks need to read a history book.

6. Demanded that Ukraine holds elections during wartime, despite the fact that Putin has ruled for 25 years in totally legit elections after murdering and imprisoning his political rivals. Despite the fact that there's currently millions of Ukrainian migrants not living in Ukraine, that Russia forcefully rules 15-20% of Ukraine and already held sham referendums in those areas, that Ukraine's constitution forbids elections during war, that other countries don't hold elections during war, that Russia will make threats and heavily try to interfere in the elections. The truth is, Trump wants Zelenskyy out of the way because he's too strong for Trump.

7. Made up bullshit and spread Russian propaganda that Zelenskyy has a 4% approval rating despite countless of actual polls saying otherwise but you don't need them to know that 4% is obvious horseshit.

8. Elon Musk praised Lavrov (a Nazi) as showing "competent leadership"

9. America/Trump lied about Ukraine being invited to Russian/American talks in Munich and then again lied about them being invited to Saudi Arabia peace talks.

10. Saudi Arabia proposed Ukraine be invited to peace talks, Russia and America both opposed inviting Ukraine to peace talks, they're both trying to go over Ukraine's head to discuss what to do with Ukraine. Just like how Trump negotiated directly with the Taliban and backstabbed the Afghan Government and look where that has got Afghanistan now.

11. Said that Ukraine had disappointed him, because they had 3 years to negotiate (Aka 3 years to surrender).

12. America demanded a higher share of Ukrainian GDP than Germany's 1st World War reparations. Sure fire way to make Ukrainians fucking despite America and create a few terrorists/extreme nationalists.

13. Demanded $500bn in "payback" from Ukraine for past military support under Joe Biden (despite American support coming nowhere near $500bn) and on top of that, this "deal" didn't come with new military support, so he was simply trying to extort Ukraine.

14. Vance went to Munich only to attack Europe and said he was more concerned about Europe than Russia.

15. They tried to blackmail Ukraine into signing the mineral deal, throwing it onto Zelenskyy and giving him an hour to read and sign it, told him he can't meet JD Vance if he doesn't sign it. Zelenskyy refused.

16. Trying to block Europe from being involved in peace talks, said that Europe made past mistakes (Aka stood up to a genocidal maniac)

17. Blamed Biden for a war that started in 2014.

18. Said that he trusts Putin.

19. Said that he wants Russia back in the G7.

Yeah and we knew these things before he got elected. But Americans still elected him. We had multiple pieces of evidence that Trump is a Russian stooge and Vance wouldn't care one bit. This is just what we have to deal with for 4 years.



Ryuu96 2 days ago

Trump - “President Zelensky is down to 4% approval rating”

First of all, it's a lie. Secondly, what about putin’s real approval rating? The fact that he hijacked power for 26 years and counting? Any word, Dummy Don?

— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated.bsky.social) 18 February 2025 at 22:16

The funny thing about this, aside from the fact that it is bullshit, is that the only dude who may have higher approval rating than Zelenskyy is Zaluzhnyi, a military general, that tells you everything you need to know about how Ukrainians feel about things. Trump and Putin want to replace Zelenskyy with a Russian puppet and will do so by any means necessary but Zaluzhnyi being elected would be a hilarious backfire.

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Ryuu96 2 days ago

Hungary blocked EU sanctions against Russian Orthodox Church leader Patriarch Kirill, according to Foreign Minister Szijjártó. Kirill calls the invasion of Ukraine a “Holy War” with the explicit aim of extinguishing Ukrainian independence and imposing direct Russian rule.

telex.hu/belfold/2025...

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 19 February 2025 at 11:10

The European Union's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, has warned that the discussion in Europe about the possible deployment of peacekeeping forces in Ukraine risks falling into a "Russian trap."

"They don't want peace," she said.

www.euractiv.com/section/poli...

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 19 February 2025 at 11:06

Zelensky revealed that at one city, there were no missiles for the Patriot air defense system, saying, “At 5 AM, the commander reported: ‘8 targets are incoming, but we have no air defense missiles.’”

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 19 February 2025 at 11:03

The former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi outlined four key conditions for victory: a prepared mobilization reserve for a prolonged war, consistent international support, competent military leadership, and effective management of the entire process.

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 19 February 2025 at 10:41

Zelensky dismissed claims of $500B U.S. aid as "not serious," stating Ukraine received $67B in arms and $31B in budget support. He accused the U.S. of helping Putin break isolation via Saudi talks. He said that that the war costs $320B—$120B from Ukraine, $200B from allies.

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 19 February 2025 at 10:57


Ryuu96 2 days ago

🇺🇦 Zelensky named four countries opposing Ukraine's NATO accession: Slovakia, Hungary, Germany, and the U.S. "The U.S. factor plays a significant role," he said after meeting Erdogan. He emphasized Ukraine’s need for security and economic guarantees.

www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/...

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 19 February 2025 at 10:19

Toretsk. How it was, how it became. Caught in the jaws of the ‘Russkiy mir’

t.me/noel_reports...

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 19 February 2025 at 10:02

Over 10,000 applications for "18-24 Contract" were submitted in just a week. Contract 18-24 is a new program that allows citizens aged 18 to 24 to voluntarily join the Defense Forces under a contract. Participants receive substantial payments, NATO-standard combat training, and social benefits.

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 19 February 2025 at 09:46

New EU sanctions on Russia will target the aluminum industry and the shadow fleet, according to FT. The list also includes several individuals and entities aiding Russia in its war against Ukraine.

www.ft.com/content/8735...

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 19 February 2025 at 09:11

"Putin cannot be trusted, he is a war criminal. He should be in prison for life, or even executed," says U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker.

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 19 February 2025 at 09:05


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Ryuu96 2 days ago

The U.S. and Russia have taken a major step toward a peaceful resolution of the war in Ukraine, according to Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. He also stated that a meeting between Putin and Trump could happen by the end of February, though the timing may be pushed to a later date.

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 19 February 2025 at 08:46

🇪🇺 EU ambassadors have just agreed on the 16th package of sanctions against Russia — Radio Svoboda.

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 19 February 2025 at 08:10

At least 160,000 Odesa residents are without heat and power after another Russian strike on energy infrastructure, Zelensky said. Schools, a kindergarten, and hospitals are affected. This comes just after Russia falsely claimed in Riyadh it doesn’t target energy infrastructure.

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 19 February 2025 at 08:09

1,000 North Korean troops are training in Russia on new military equipment, quickly adapting to modern warfare, per Ukraine’s intel official Vadym Skibitsky. Their combat effectiveness has increased, including in drone operations.

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 19 February 2025 at 07:47

Ukrainian UAV were active overnight, hitting the Syzran oil refinery overnight, confirmed by locals and officials. The refinery, with a capacity of 8.9M tons/year, was previously targeted in March 2024. After the strike, operations were halted, with the AVT-6 unit damaged.

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 19 February 2025 at 07:46


Ryuu96 2 days ago

The Shahed attacks become larger and larger. At night, Ukraine's Air Force repelled a drone attack.

Out of 167 launched, 106 were shot down and another 56 drones/simulators were supressed by electronic warfare. Mainly the Odesa region suffered from the attacks.

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 19 February 2025 at 07:31

Based on currently available information, Russia is not expected to make major concessions, placing the burden of concessions on Ukraine. The sentiment in Ukraine suggests that it won't accept a lopsided deal. Trump's team is being played by a former KGB officer like children

— Tatarigami (@tatarigami.bsky.social) 18 February 2025 at 16:15

Trump is simply repeating a Putin talking point here. Russia has insisted on intervening in basic issues of Ukrainian sovereignty for more than a decade. Now Trump is doing Putin’s PR work, making unsustainable arguments for an unjustifiable invasion.
www.axios.com/2025/02/18/t...

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— Timothy Snyder (@timothysnyder.bsky.social) 19 February 2025 at 00:28

I hope people understand what we are seeing here.
1) Trump and Putin are preparing a common plan to dictate to Ukraine.
2) Ukraine will surprise them (at least Trump) by refusing.
3) The War will continue.
4) The role of Europe will be decisive.

— Phillips OBrien (@phillipspobrien.bsky.social) 18 February 2025 at 17:02

The sad thing is that Europe still cant understand its role. Putin, Trump and now Zelensky know exactly what is happening. European states are still desperately trying to win Trump over.

— Phillips OBrien (@phillipspobrien.bsky.social) 18 February 2025 at 17:05

As U.S. and Putin Negotiate, Intel Shows He's Not Interested 'In a Real Peace Deal,' Sources Say

Moscow’s Media Gloats Over US-Russia Talks



Ryuu96 2 days ago

Here is a highly comprehensive review of Russian oil exports, shadow fleet and the role of the most recent Biden farewell sanctions.
Spoiler: these ones do hurt
ridl.io/will-russia-...

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— Anton Barbashin (@abarbashin.bsky.social) 19 February 2025 at 02:53

One more point about Rubio: I know that many in Europe were somewhat relieved when he was appointed Secretary of State, expecting him to be a sober, sane voice and a stabilizer of Euroatlantic relations. Surely, with his utterly humiliating performance this week, those hopes are now over.

— András Tóth-Czifra (@minczifra.bsky.social) 18 February 2025 at 23:47

"Not all Europeans were happy with Mr Macron’s mini-summit. Giorgia Meloni...was reportedly cross at the exclusion of smaller countries, not least because the format draws attention to Italy’s (and Spain’s) poor performance on defence." www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

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— Shashank Joshi (@shashj.bsky.social) 18 February 2025 at 18:32

🇺🇸🤔 Michael McFaul:

"Trump's team allegedly has offered Putin (1) Ukrainian territory, (2) no NATO membership for Ukraine, (3) no US soldiers in Ukraine, (4) the withdrawal of US soldiers from Europe, including from frontline states, and (5) sanctions relief. Putin's return offer -- nothing."

— MAKS 24 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) 19 February 2025 at 09:31

🇪🇺🇺🇸❗️EU countries are concerned that Russia may achieve the withdrawal of American troops from Europe during the negotiation process with the US, - FT

‼️ We are talking about the possible withdrawal of about 20,000 US troops sent to Poland, Romania, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia by Biden in 2022.

— MAKS 24 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) 19 February 2025 at 09:22


Ryuu96 2 days ago

‼️ "Russia wants to get rid of me. If not physically, then politically. I am a very inconvenient person for Putin," — Zelensky

"If tomorrow Ukraine is accepted into the EU and NATO, I will no longer be needed. But until that happens, I will defend my country."

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— MAKS 24 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) 19 February 2025 at 10:07

⚡️There will definitely be no victory for Ukraine without US support. But Putin will not be able to occupy us, — Zelensky

Zelensky added that the US will stop all support if Ukraine raises the issue of American soldiers in Ukraine.

— MAKS 24 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) 19 February 2025 at 10:07

The Russian post-war re-armament plans (and the desire to keep the military larger compared to 2021) will crash into this iceberg and new plans for the military will have to be made

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— Jakub Janovsky (@rebel44cz.bsky.social) 18 February 2025 at 20:27

⚡️Ukraine doesn't want to become 'center for extraction of raw materials,' Zelensky says.

"Ukraine is ready for investment, provided that the occupied territories are liberated and natural resources are protected," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

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— The Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent.com) 19 February 2025 at 11:18

The Turkish oil company Tupras has stopped buying Russian oil due to the US sanctions. In 2024 on average it bought 225 000 barrels of Russian oil per day.

www.kommersant.ru/doc/7515890

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— Stanimir Dobrev (@delfoo.bsky.social) 19 February 2025 at 08:03


Ryuu96 2 days ago

Several notable meetings between China and Ukraine and statements made during interviews indicate that Beijing is actively interested in the peace process and is open to cooperation with Kyiv. China is also positioning itself for post-war reconstruction efforts and potential security partnerships.

— Tatarigami (@tatarigami.bsky.social) 17 February 2025 at 18:48

Whether I like it or not is irrelevant, this is a natural and expected development. Moreover, there is a risk that if the U.S. administration continues its anti-European rhetoric, coupled with subtle threats to "buy" Greenland from its European NATO ally, shifts could emerge in Europe as well.

— Tatarigami (@tatarigami.bsky.social) 17 February 2025 at 18:48

Parts of the leaked critical minerals agreement that the US presented to Zelensky last week

I am told the original document stipulated that this agreement between the US and Ukrainian governments would be governed under.. NY State law!

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— Dmitri Alperovitch (@dmitri.silverado.org) 17 February 2025 at 16:12

Canada should ask the Trump administration to repay Canada in mineral resources for its participation in the Afghanistan war and the loss of over a hundred servicemembers. The payment is due.

— Tatarigami (@tatarigami.bsky.social) 16 February 2025 at 21:53