WASTE. OF. TIME.

If Starmer went up to Trump and punched him straight in the nose, he would instantly gain a boost in approval ratings in the UK.

Trump has been doing a fair bit the last few weeks that legally should have been approved by Congress first but he just did it anyway. He can’t be arrested and the Republican Congress would never impeach him so what exactly is going to stop him?

True but as with other things he is doing that normaly require congress approval it can and likely will be bugged down, at least temporarly, in the court system. This could give ukraine/europe precious time to mitigate any benefits to Russia. Also I believe everyday count more then ever right now.

Every day ukraine still hold is a day less with Trump in power. And with Trump popularity already weakening, mid term election might strip him of a lot of power.

Also the reality in ukraine now is that victory will not be achieve through gaining grounds for either parties. Even with all the help Trump can realisticaly give Russia through lifting sanction it won't change this fact. It might make it easier to sustain economicaly but it won't give the quick resolution Russia and Trump are seeking and as drone warfare devlops further any square miles will require more and more casualty to gain and I believe especialy so for the attacker.

So my question was more about trying to assess what timeframe can we expect Ukraine to still benefits from US sanction on russia is it days, weeks or a few months.

He’d also get a boost in much of the U.S. outside of the South.

The British government will announce another military aid package for Ukraine and new sanctions against Russia on February 24.

www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 22 February 2025 at 07:53

🇪🇺 The EU is preparing a €20 billion military aid package for Ukraine, including artillery, air defense systems, missiles, drones, and more. The package aims to strengthen Ukrainian brigades but faces potential delays due to opposition from Hungary.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 22 February 2025 at 07:44

"Kyiv should 'fall at the feet' of the U.S., announce elections, and prepare for surrender," says Kremlin jester Medvedev.

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 22 February 2025 at 07:29

General Jack Keane, retired 4-star general & Fox News Senior Strategic Analyst, called it regrettable that Trump and Zelensky are lashing out to each other. He added that there is one person that doesn't want peace: Putin.

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 22 February 2025 at 07:12

Trump may visit Moscow on May 9 to meet Putin, Le Point wrote. The report claims they will celebrate a Ukraine peace deal based on Kellogg's plan. No official confirmation from the U.S. administration.

Kremlin spokesperson Peskov has denied the report.

www.lepoint.fr/monde/trump-...

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 22 February 2025 at 07:09

The U.S. is discussing the possibility of cutting Ukraine’s access to Starlink if Kyiv refuses a mineral deal – Reuters writes. Meanwhile, WSJ reports that Zelensky may sign the agreement today.

www.wsj.com/world/white-...

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 22 February 2025 at 07:16

Pure Fucking Evil.

⚡️🇩🇪🇺🇸 German Foreign Minister Baerbock threatens the U.S. with a severing of ties over Trump’s remarks on Zelensky and Ukraine.

"We will increase pressure on the Americans to make them realize they have a lot to lose if they stop supporting Europe's liberal democracies," Baerbock stated.

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 21 February 2025 at 18:58

‼️ Zelensky’s presence at negotiations is not that important—he doesn’t even need to show up, says CBS News White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs, citing the U.S. president. He also called the Treasury Secretary’s trip to Kyiv pointless, adding that Zelensky is making deal-making much more difficult.

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 21 February 2025 at 18:56

Italian defence watcher NichoConcu reports that 'many' B1 Centauro's 'wheeled tank destroyers' are indeed on their way to Ukraine. Italy has a total of 259 in service after 141 were decomissioned and delivered to Jordan previously.

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 21 February 2025 at 14:55

🇺🇸🇺🇦 U.S. Speaker of the House says Congress is unlikely to approve a new large-scale military aid package for Ukraine.

“There is no appetite for a new bill with significant aid for Ukraine,” said Johnson.

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 21 February 2025 at 13:02

⚡️🇺🇸 US Special Envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg called Zelensky a "brave and courageous leader of a nation at war" and reported a "long and productive day" with Ukraine’s leadership. He mentioned "extensive and positive discussions" with the president and his "talented national security team."

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 21 February 2025 at 14:41

I legit think Kellog might get fired soon, Lol.

A YouGov poll of 4,071 Americans reveals differing views on whether Zelensky, Trump, and Putin are dictators. 41% see Trump as a dictator, with women (46%) more likely to agree than men (35%). 22% believe Zelensky is a dictator, while 45% disagree.

www.newsweek.com/nearly-twice...

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— NOELREPORTS (@noelreports.com) 21 February 2025 at 11:40

22% is basically the MAGA group who believe anything Trump says.

Timothy Ash - NATO is Dead, Europe is on its Own and the US is an Adversary - Toxic New World Order. - YouTube

Never expected a world where JD Vance would refer to Niall Ferguson’s arguments that dictators shouldn’t invade sovereign states as ‘moralistic garbage’.

— Ben Ansell (@benansell.bsky.social) 20 February 2025 at 16:17

Realistically if the USA security guarantee is gone, Europe (including the UK) is looking at something like 3-3.5% or so of GDP as regular defence spending. And very probably another 1-1.5% or so as additional defence capital spending for a good 5-10 years on top of that.

— Duncan Weldon (@duncanweldon.bsky.social) 20 February 2025 at 17:41

Short term: a lot of the additional capital spend is realistically going to be on US imports. Medium term: there’s going to have to be a concentrated effort to build up more European capacity.

— Duncan Weldon (@duncanweldon.bsky.social) 20 February 2025 at 17:50

A second source close to Trump concurred with the assessment and suggested that "the best case for [Zelensky] and the world is that he leaves to France immediately."

Exclusive | Zelensky's friend list dwindling in the Trump White House: 'Best case is that he leaves to France immediately'

Putin last year: US to put up with Zelensky until spring of 2025, but then will replace him, says Putin - Russian Politics & Diplomacy - TASS

The United States will put up with Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky until the spring of 2025, but then he will be replaced, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the heads of international news agencies, which was organized by TASS.