The Fight in Ukraine and its Heroes
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Early in the Ukrainian war, Musk offered Starlink to the Ukrainians free of charge. It was a moment of clarity and moral courage. Zelensky should invite Musk to build Telsa plants in Ukraine.
Trump is beginning to see what negotiations are like with a Putin at war. Trump is coming off as weak.
Putin continues to hold the temporary ceasefire hostage, likely to extract further concessions from US President Donald Trump and delay or spoil negotiations for an enduring peace in Ukraine.
Putin continues to hold the temporary ceasefire hostage, likely to extract further concessions from US President Donald Trump and delay or spoil negotiations for an enduring peace in Ukraine.
Institute for the Study of War
Russian President Vladimir Putin did not accept the US-Ukrainian proposal for a temporary ceasefire along the frontline and reiterated his demands for a resolution to the war that amount to Ukrainian capitulation.
understandingwar.org
It looks like starlink is still being provided to Ukraine.
Despite this, Starlink was considered in 2024 a reliable partner to Ukraine in the war,[16] and has become a substitute for modern encrypted real-time communication in warfare.[17]
Starlink in the Russian-Ukrainian War - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
Putin made Trump wait an hour for their meeting yesterday. Putin has no respect for Trump, as evidenced when he allowed Russian state television to post nude pictures of Melania after Trump won the election. And I'm sure his opionion of Trump is declining every day while he watches Trump destroy America and our standing in the world.
Watch: Putin laughs upon being told he's running late for Trump call
The Russian leader could be seen laughing after being reminded he had a phone call with President Trump.
www.newsweek.com
Trump terminates the program used to track Russian abductions of Ukrainian children. This is a key part of the investigation of Russian war crimes.
He's nothing more than a Russian agent. What ever Putin and the Russians want, they get from Trump and Gabbard.
He's nothing more than a Russian agent. What ever Putin and the Russians want, they get from Trump and Gabbard.
From Mick Ryan, former Brigadier General in the Australian Army...
Peace Negotiations. The injection of Trump into peace negotiations for the war in Ukraine continues to exhibit elements of farce and gullibility on the part of U.S. negotiators. This week, the American negotiating position was further compromised when the U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, uncritically amplified a full range of standing positions of Putin about the war in Ukraine.
In an interview conducted on March 21, the Witkoff stated that Russia "reclaimed" five regions in Ukraine — Crimea and Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia, and Kherson oblasts — and that Russia "has gotten what it wants" and will not want more. Lots to examine here, with the most obvious point of critique being that Russia has not re-claimed this provinces because they weren’t Russia’s to reclaim. These are Ukrainian territory. The only thing Witkoff did here was to align himself with Putin’s frequently expressed view throughout this war, and beyond, that Ukraine is not a real state.
Peace Negotiations. The injection of Trump into peace negotiations for the war in Ukraine continues to exhibit elements of farce and gullibility on the part of U.S. negotiators. This week, the American negotiating position was further compromised when the U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, uncritically amplified a full range of standing positions of Putin about the war in Ukraine.
In an interview conducted on March 21, the Witkoff stated that Russia "reclaimed" five regions in Ukraine — Crimea and Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia, and Kherson oblasts — and that Russia "has gotten what it wants" and will not want more. Lots to examine here, with the most obvious point of critique being that Russia has not re-claimed this provinces because they weren’t Russia’s to reclaim. These are Ukrainian territory. The only thing Witkoff did here was to align himself with Putin’s frequently expressed view throughout this war, and beyond, that Ukraine is not a real state.
The Big Five - 23 March edition
My regular update on global conflict & confrontation. This week: Putin's 'Big Week' strikes against civilians, peace negotiations 'Witkoff style', Chinese peacekeepers and the Putin-Trump bromance.
open.substack.com
By the way... this is a direct result of Trump cutting off aid and assistance after the Trump and Zelensky blow-up in the Oval Office in February. The Himars the Ukrainians were using suddenly went dark. The Russians were able to advance. Trump is not a master negotiator. He is a petulant jerk.
The Frontline. After the significant events on the Kursk front in the past couple of weeks, events this week appears to return to the more normal tempo of operations on the ground in most parts of the frontline.
The Russians are continuing their assaults on the final Ukrainian positions in Kursk, although they have largely achieved their strategic goal of kicking the Ukrainians out of Russia before any peace negotiations about territory take place.
The Frontline. After the significant events on the Kursk front in the past couple of weeks, events this week appears to return to the more normal tempo of operations on the ground in most parts of the frontline.
The Russians are continuing their assaults on the final Ukrainian positions in Kursk, although they have largely achieved their strategic goal of kicking the Ukrainians out of Russia before any peace negotiations about territory take place.
I'm not sure how you or anyone else who voted for Trump can be surprised by his treatment of Ukraine and his siding with Russia. Trump indicated on numerous occasions prior to the election that he was not going to support Ukraine, and his own VP said he "could care less about Ukraine". And the Republican party of Putin will do nothing to stop Trump from giving Putin what Putin wants. If any Republicans speak out against Trump and the Ukraine policy, they will be primaried and singled out personally so they can receive death threats and harassment, like everyone else Trump targets.
An over-whelming majority of Republicans in the Senate and the House are in favor of a muscular foreign policy directed at Russia, China, Iran and NoKo. Statesmen like Lindsey Graham have direct access to Trump. We are just not privy to these conversations. Trump's son, Don, Jr., unfortunately has a lot of influence over the President.
So what is Trump going to do now? It's time for Trump to grow some stones. Putin is drafting another 160,000 (announced) people into his army. Everyone knows it will more than that.
Putin drafts 160,000 men into Russian army despite peace talks
Vladimir Putin has ordered 160,000 men to be drafted into the Russian army by mid-summer despite claiming to be working towards peace with Ukraine.
www.telegraph.co.uk
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Now the Russians are openly using drones to hunt civilians in Ukrainian cities. The Russians have dubbed these "safari hunts".
Quit leaning heavily on Ukraine and drop the hammer on Putin. We have played nice trying to entice him into a cease fire, he demurs. Ratchet up the price for holding out.
That's the right thing to do, but obviously Trump will never do it.
explain that to Donald, he was going to end this in day one, then gave away all of his bargaining chips
Trump is a bully when he deals with those he considers beneath him, and a coward when he deals with those he considers his equals, namely dictators. I wonder if he's written any love letters to Kim Jong Un lately, like he said he did during his previous administration.
He didn't bully anyone, he rallied the European nations against Russia's war on Ukraine and strengthened NATO. Trump has done the opposite. Biden also correctly called Putin a killer, Trump didn't even call Putin out when he allowed Russian state TV to post nude pictures of Melania. And Biden didn't exchange love letters with Kim Jong Un.
Ha! And how did Joe’s 4 years strategy work out?
Joe Biden was a train wreck. I ask the same questions now, as then. Where are the F-16s? Where are the Abrams tanks? This great country is the arsenal of democracy, we must fulfill our leadership role. We are the indispensable nation.
Biden created this mess and was totally incompetent to resolve. DT may not resolve either but he is attempting to negotiate a solution.
Didn't Rubio just say it was to hard so the US would give up and turn it over to UK, France and Germany? Trump the powerful one.
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