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As part of a peace deal, Vladimir Putin wants the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. But that would mean ceding a key line of defence -- and making Ukraine vulnerable to another Russian invasion. A Canadian Labour Congress leader says it's time to throw out the labour-code rule that the Liberals have leaned on to end strikes -- at the expense of workers' rights. Canadian soldiers are allegedly caught on video at a party giving Nazi salutes -- which suggests the military still has an extremely concerning problem with extremism. Archaeologists unearth new artifacts at the homestead of John Ware -- a formerly enslaved man who became Canada's most famous cowboy.Chocolate scientists continue their life-changing work, uncovering what gives the confection its flavour -- and unlocking the stunning possibility of chocolate that could taste even better. A history-making discovery in oral hygiene could see a new product on shelves in just a few years: toothpaste made out of hair.As It Happens, the Wednesday Edition. Radio that hopes they've performed a thorough tress rehearsal.

The M5M has their Trump hatred and Globalist West aligned talking points back on display, include classic "He's not going to stop at Ukraine", "He wants to recreate the USSR", and who could forget the sweet sound of, "This war began on 2022 and appeared out of thin air." The Alaska summit had coverage from a professional body language reader to Jake Tapper diatribes. We cover the Monday meetings, where Europeans drop everything they are doing to fly to the US to have a meeting they probably could have had over Zoom. Honestly the first half is pretty Russia heavy but it's good stuff. I'm not going to tell you about the second half, but do know its fun and contains information about an epic new pandemic sweeping the nation, including the heart of the nation, Washington D.C.   Producers for MMO # 183 Executive Producers Colin Schultz Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth Podcast   Fiat Fun Coupon Producers Colin Schultz Preator Porrecca of Peoria Doiceses: Hempress Emily M. Sam S. Of Bourblandia & Beargrass Leif Hart Trashman Nail Lord of Gaylord Sir Cascadia Wiirdo   Booster Producers coincat | 5,000 | BAG DADDY BOOSTER! trailchicken | 5,000 netned | 2,000 boolysteed | 1,234 Salty Crayon | 1,182 everydayjay | 1,101   Creative Producers: Episode Artwork Woof, Once again wins by not only default but by a decisive default! End of Show Song Song: Krista Lyza - Dimension B Artist: PoddyMouth   Follow Us: X/Twitter MMO Show John Dan Youtube (while it lasts) MMO Show Livestream Rumble MMO Show Livestream Twitch MMO Show Livestream   Shownotes: Dan's Sources Record Spanish wildfires close part of Camino de Santiago route | REUTERS New workplace trend 'quiet cracking' raises health concerns Air Canada grounds entire fleet after flight attendants refused a government order to end strike Explosion at factory in Russia's Ryazan claims 11 lives, injures 130 Finland president describes mood during White House meeting with Zelensky Why Russia and Ukraine are both so keen to hold on to Donetsk & Luhansk | DW News Trump says he expects to have a meeting with Zelensky and Putin together Tapper says Trump’s failed ceasefire push raises bigger questions John Mearsheimer BREAKS DOWN Trump Putin Summit Record Spanish wildfires close part of Camino de Santiago route | REUTERS New workplace trend 'quiet cracking' raises health concerns Air Canada grounds entire fleet after flight attendants refused a government order to end strike   John's Shownotes   Trump Putin Meeting Alaska            Body Language CNN     Epshtein            Ghislane Maxwell Update            Israeli Cybersecurity Director Arrested in Child Porn Raid   South Korea            Former First Lady Arrested   Healthcare            AI Doctor Salesmen CBS Mornings   Economy            Women Leaving Workforce CBS Mornings   D.C. Policing            MSNBC on DC Enforcement   Faith            Doug Wilson New Church in DC   Pets            Dog Health

The story we've been told is simple: in February 2022, Vladimir Putin woke up one morning, decided to invade a peaceful, democratic Ukraine, and launched an “unprovoked war.” That's the official narrative. But history is never that simple.From the 1990s onward, Moscow warned that NATO expansion into its backyard was a red line. Gorbachev and later Yeltsin were assured that the alliance would not creep eastward. Yet step by step—Poland, Hungary, the Baltics, talk of Georgia and Ukraine—NATO advanced. To Washington, enlargement was “stability.” To Moscow, it was encirclement.The real break came in 2014. Ukraine's elected president, Viktor Yanukovych, leaned toward Moscow on trade and energy. That was unacceptable to Washington and Brussels. When mass protests erupted in Kyiv, the U.S. wasn't a bystander. Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland and Senator John McCain both appeared on the ground, cheering the crowds. In a leaked call, Nuland infamously dismissed Europe's hesitance—“F*** the EU”—while handpicking who should form the next government. To Moscow, this was regime change with CIA, State, and USAID fingerprints all over it.The revolution ousted Yanukovych and installed a Western-leaning government. Overnight, Ukraine shifted from Moscow's orbit to Brussels'. What followed wasn't peace. In Donbas, the Russian-speaking east rose in rebellion. Kyiv responded with force. Shelling, rockets, and artillery fire turned towns into rubble. Between 2014 and 2022, more than 14,000 people died in a grinding low-intensity war. For people in Donetsk or Luhansk, the war didn't begin in 2022—it had already been burning for eight years.This backstory matters because it reframes 2022. Putin didn't invade a neutral neighbor out of nowhere. He acted after decades of ignored warnings and eight years of bloodshed in the Donbas. Was the invasion brutal? Yes. Was it unprovoked? Hardly.Critics will call this “carrying water for Putin.” But acknowledging how the West lit the fuse doesn't absolve Moscow of blame. It explains why Russia saw the stakes as existential. When Ukraine amended its constitution to commit to NATO membership, Moscow heard one message: eventually, U.S. missiles could sit 300 miles from Moscow. For a nuclear power that lost 27 million lives in World War II, this wasn't abstract.The West believed sanctions would collapse Russia's economy and that Putin would face regime change. Instead, Moscow built its own military-industrial base, deepened ties with China, India, and the BRICS bloc, and weathered the storm. Far from isolating Russia, the war accelerated a global realignment away from dollar dominance.Meanwhile, Ukraine—brilliant engineers, fertile farmland, energy transit routes—has become a pawn. Western politicians invoke democracy while oligarchs, defense contractors, and energy interests profit. Hunter Biden's Burisma board seat was not an outlier; it was a symptom of how entangled Washington had become in Ukraine's internal affairs.This isn't a defense of Russia's invasion. It's a reminder that wars don't appear overnight. They build. They escalate. They ignite only after a fuse has been laid. In Ukraine, that fuse was NATO expansion, the 2014 coup, and the long, bloody stalemate in Donbas.The world didn't start burning in 2022. We just finally saw the explosion.

Voor iedere sterveling geldt een universele waarheid: de grootste teleurstelling, wraakzucht of woede is bijna altijd het niet uitkomen van een verwachting. Wat zich sinds de ontmoeting van Trump en Poetin in Alaska afspeelt is een schoolvoorbeeld. Trump verwachtte dat hij Poetin, met een vorstelijk onthaal en een boodschap van begrip en steun, kon overhalen tot een wapenstilstand, als opmaat naar vrede in Oekraïne. Maar daarvoor kwam Poetin niet naar Alaska. Dat was geen verrassing, maar Trumps verwachting werd verpulverd. Hetzelfde gold voor de politieke leiders die, in het kielzog van Zelensky, het Witte Huis bezochten. Niet de ‘enorm grote delegatie’, zoals het werd geframed: vijf Europese leiders, een Brit en de secretaris-generaal van de NAVO is op 27 EU-lidstaten een bescheiden club. Ook zij koesterden een verwachting, namelijk dat zij een klap kwamen geven op de contouren van een door Poetin en Trump uitgewerkt vredesplan, dat ze daarin een rol zouden spelen, en dat met een week of twee Poetin en Zelensky rechtstreeks zouden onderhandelen, misschien met Trump erbij. En dat zij vredesgaranties zouden geven, met Amerikaanse steun. Dat was simpelweg allemaal niet, of niet helemaal, waar, waarmee ook de Europese verwachting werd verpulverd. De enige die wist wat hem te wachten stond en redelijk overeind bleef was Zelensky, want die begreep wat een eventueel Amerikaans-Russische vredesplan inhield en koesterde geen enkele verwachting. Evenals het Oekraïense volk, dat niet naar Washington keek, maar naar de eigen hemel, van waaruit de drones en raketten bleven neerdalen. Het Amerikaans-Russische plan was simpel: Rusland kreeg de Krim en de provincies Luhansk en Donetsk. En een garantie dat Oekraïne nooit lid zou worden van de NAVO, en dat er verkiezingen kwamen om het naziregime van Zelensky te vervangen door pro-Russische patriotten. Oekraïne mocht de provincies Zaporidja en Cherson, door de Amerikaanse onderhandelaar Witkoff met Orwelliaanse Newspeak ‘ruilgebieden’ genoemd, houden. Dus Oekraïne moest eigen grondgebied afstaan in wat een ‘ruil’ werd genoemd. Voor zover bekend, steunt Trump deze constructie. Zoals minister Rubio (buitenlandse zaken) zei: omwille van vrede moet je soms pijnlijke, oneerlijke concessies doen. De werkelijkheid is dat er helemaal geen vredesoverleg tussen Poetin en Zelensky in het verschiet ligt. Het komt wel, maar niet nu . Deze hele exercitie is aan het mislukken. Anders gezegd: er gebeurt niets onvoorspelbaars. Behalve dat allerhande regeringsleiders en analisten zich niet hebben gebaseerd op feiten maar op verwachtingen. En dus op illusies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Putin pushes for Ukraine to give up Donetsk and Luhansk in exchange for freezing the front line. Zelensky refuses, citing Ukraine's constitution. With over a million casualties, Trump, Putin, and Zelensky weigh next steps. EU leaders push back on land concessions as peace talks hang in the balance.

US President Donald Trump will meet with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy today, just days after meeting Russian President Putin, and the UK's solar output is reaching record levels. Plus, tech companies are spending trillions to build AI data centers.Mentioned in this podcast:‘Absolutely immense': the companies on the hook for the $3tn AI building boomPutin demanded Ukraine cede Donetsk and Luhansk in exchange for freezing rest of front lineVolodymyr Zelenskyy to press for ceasefire at Donald Trump meetingBritish solar power surges past 2024 totalToday's FT News Briefing was produced by Ethan Plotkin, Katya Kumkova, Marc Filippino, and Lulu Smyth. Additional help from Alex Higgins and Derek Brower. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show's theme music is by Metaphor Music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

US President Donald Trump will meet with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy today, just days after meeting Russian President Putin, and the UK's solar output is reaching record levels. Plus, tech companies are spending trillions to build AI data centers, and China's battery giants are deploying thousands of new vehicle swapping stations. Mentioned in this podcast:‘Absolutely immense': the companies on the hook for the $3tn AI building boomPutin demanded Ukraine cede Donetsk and Luhansk in exchange for freezing rest of front lineVolodymyr Zelenskyy to press for ceasefire at Donald Trump meetingBritish solar power surges past 2024 totalChinese companies expand battery swapping stations in latest EV advanceToday's FT News Briefing was produced by Ethan Plotkin, Katya Kumkova, Marc Filippino, and Lulu Smyth. Additional help from Blake Maples, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. The show's theme music is by Metaphor Music. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Americký prezident Trump před jednáním s ukrajinským protějškem Zelenským a evropskými lídry v Bílem domě vzkázal, že Krym už Ukrajina zpět nedostane a nemůže počítat se členstvím v NATO. Jaký posun můžeme od dnešního dění čekat?Hostem Ptám se já byl ministr zahraničí Jan Lipavský (nestr.).  V Bílém domě bude v pondělí v podvečer pokračovat jednání o budoucnosti Ukrajiny. Po pátečním summitu mezi prezidenty Donaldem Trumpem a Vladimirem Putinem na Aljašce pozval Trump do Washigtonu svůj ukrajinský protějšek Volodymyra Zelenského a zástupce evropských států a Severoatlantické aliance. Jednání, které americký prezident označil za „velký den“ v Bílém domě, se má spolu se Zelenským zúčastnit také šéfka Evropské komise Ursula von der Leyenová, francouzský prezident Emmanuel Macron, německý kancléř Friedrich Merz, italská premiérka Giorgia Meloniová, finský prezident Alexander Stubb, britský premiér Keir Starmer a šéf NATO Mark Rutte.Státníci chtějí vyvinout tlak na Rusko, aby přistoupilo k ukončení války, kterou Moskva proti Ukrajině vede už čtvrtým rokem. Prezident Zelenskyj doufá, že právě společná síla Ukrajiny, evropských zemí a USA Kreml přinutí k míru.  Prezident Trump ale ještě před společnou schůzkou vyloučil návrat Krymu Ukrajině i případný vstup země do NATO. To odmítá i ruský prezident Putin, který zároveň podmiňuje ukončení války tím, že se Ukrajina vzdá celého Donbasu včetně Doněcké a Luhanské oblasti, kde se nachází opevnění bránící ruským silám v dalším postupu na západ.Jaké možnosti teď prezident Zelenskyj? Jak mají vypadat bezpečnostní záruky pro Ukrajinu? A proč do Bílého domu nejel i český premiér Petr Fiala? --Podcast Ptám se já. Rozhovory s lidmi, kteří mají vliv, odpovědnost, informace.Sledujte na Seznam Zprávách, poslouchejte na Podcasty.cz a ve všech podcastových aplikacích.Archiv všech dílů najdete tady. Své postřehy, připomínky nebo tipy nám pište prostřednictvím sociálních sítí pod hashtagem #ptamseja nebo na e-mail: audio@sz.cz.

Vladimir Putin is reported to have told President Trump that he wants Ukraine to hand over more of its sovereign territory in the east, in return for Moscow freezing front lines elsewhere. According to sources involved in Friday's talks in Alaska, the Russian president said it should gain all of Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions, including parts that Ukraine currently controls. Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has said he will not give up sovereignty of any territory. On Monday, he is due to meet the US President Donald Trump in Washington. Also: Orwell's "Animal Farm" at 80, and are mangoes good for diabetes?The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk

Vladimir Putin has reportedly demanded a Ukrainian withdrawal from the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in exchange for a freezing of front lines elsewhere. The Russian president made the demand during Friday's meeting with President Trump in Alaska, according to sources involved in the talks. We speak to Dmitry Polyanskiy, Russia's First Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations.Also in the programme: Environmentalists have welcomed a deal signed by Mexico, Belize and Guatemala to protect the second large rainforest in the Americas; and are mangoes good for diabetes?(Photo credit: Getty Images)

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint.. I'm Nelson John and here are today's top stories. Wang Yi's Delhi Visit: Setting the Stage for Modi's China Trip China's foreign minister Wang Yi will be in New Delhi on August 18 to meet NSA Ajit Doval under the Special Representatives dialogue — just ahead of PM Modi's August 31 visit to Beijing for the SCO summit. The talks aim to rebuild ties fractured by the 2020 Galwan clash that killed 20 Indian soldiers. Recent thaw signs include meetings between EAM Jaishankar and Wang, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's China visit, and the resumption of direct Delhi-Beijing flights. Analysts say Trump's 50% tariff hike on Indian imports has also pushed New Delhi to keep Beijing channels open. Perplexity's $34.5B Bid for Google Chrome AI search startup Perplexity, led by Aravind Srinivas, has made an audacious $34.5B cash offer to buy Google Chrome — despite being valued at just $18B. The firm, backed by Nvidia and SoftBank, says unnamed funds are ready to finance the deal. Chrome's 3B users could supercharge Perplexity's AI browser, Comet. Google hasn't put Chrome up for sale but faces monopoly rulings and interest from OpenAI, Yahoo, and Apollo. Karnataka MLC Admits to Killing 2,800 Stray Dogs JDS MLC SL Bhojegowda told the Karnataka Legislative Council he poisoned and buried 2,800 stray dogs to curb attacks on poor children. His statement came days after the Supreme Court ordered all stray dogs in Delhi-NCR removed to shelters within eight weeks. The admission has sparked outrage from animal rights groups and could lead to legal consequences. Zelensky Rejects Donbas ‘Land Swap' Ahead of Trump-Putin Talks With Trump and Putin set to meet in Alaska to discuss ending the Ukraine war, President Volodymyr Zelensky has ruled out ceding Donbas. He insists Ukraine must be part of the talks and warns the region is key to Russia's future offensives. Trump says he'll try to win back some territory for Ukraine, but Putin wants Kyiv to withdraw entirely from Donetsk and Luhansk — 9,000 sq km of land Russia hasn't fully seized in over a decade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Europa spartelt, Zelensky bungelt, Trump spreekt in cryptogrammen, en alleen Poetin leunt tevreden achterover. Hoe deze week ook afloopt, hij is de zwarte band judoka die alle spelers in het Oekraïense drama moeiteloos tegen de mat knalt. Hij wilde Trump ontmoeten en krijgt zijn zin. Hij wilde dat in de Russische oud-kolonie Alaska en krijgt zijn zin. Hij wilde geen Zelensky en krijgt zijn zin. Hij wilde geen Europa en krijgt zijn zin. Trump presenteert het als de Donald Show, maar het is de Vladimir Show. We weten wat Trump wil: een bestandlijn langs het huidige front, en alles rechts daarvan aan Rusland toewijzen, en alles aan de linkerkant aan Oekraïne. Niets nieuws, want dat wil hij al sinds zijn presidentscampagne. Volgens de Britse Telegraph is Zelensky wel bereid tot een territoriale concessie, maar niet van deze omvang. Er gaat een gerucht dat Poetin van de vier door hem geannexeerde provincies Luhansk en Donetsk wil houden, maar Zaporizja en Cherson wel wil opgeven. Wie het gelooft, mag zijn vinger opsteken. Het is bij het zielige af om te zien hoe Europa, inclusief het VK, maar exclusief Hongarije, probeert mee te praten. En Zelensky zijn land machteloos ziet verkwanselen. Wat trouwens de vraag oproept wie namens Europa met Trump zou moeten praten. Als ooit duidelijk was dat Europa geen leider heeft en feitelijk stuurloos is, dan is het nu. Een gezamenlijke verklaring luidde: ‘het Oekraïense volk moet de vrijheid hebben zelf over zijn toekomst te beslissen’. En ‘internationale grenzen mogen niet door geweld worden veranderd’. Geniale teksten, toch? Het grootste enigma is Donald Trump, een soort weerman die zijn verwachting dagelijks bijstelt. Eerst stond zijn plan als een huis: beetje grenscorrecties, een belofte dat Oekraïne geen NAVO-lid zou worden en hup, een paraaf eronder. Een dag later werd het ‘veel succes met de voortzetting van de oorlog, of ik kan misschien zeggen dat we een deal hebben’. Nog weer een dag later: ‘misschien moeten we maar zien wat eruit komt’. Zoals gezegd: Trump spreekt in cryptogrammen. Poetin gaat vast iets doen wat hij zelden doet: glimlachen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a summit on Aug 15 in Alaska, both leaders confirmed this week. The meeting marks their first in-person talks since 2021 and follows months of escalating US pressure on Russia over the Ukraine conflict.两位领导人本周证实，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普和俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京将于8月15日在阿拉斯加举行峰会。这次会议标志着他们自2021年以来的首次面对面会谈，此前数月，美国在乌克兰冲突问题上对俄罗斯的压力不断升级。‘Trump announced the meeting via his Truth Social platform on Aug 8, stating, "Will be meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska next week — big things on the table!" Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov confirmed the details hours later, noting the talks would focus on a "long-term peaceful solution for Ukraine".特朗普于8月8日通过他的Truth Social平台宣布了这次会面，并表示：“下周将在阿拉斯加与弗拉基米尔·普京会面——重要的事情摆在桌面上！”克里姆林宫助手尤里·乌沙科夫在数小时后证实了细节，并指出会谈将侧重于“乌克兰的长期和平解决方案”。 The choice of Alaska — where Russia and the US are separated by around 85 kilometers across the Bering Strait — carries deep historical weight. Putin will become the first Russian leader to visit Alaska, a region Russia sold to the US in 1867. Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy welcomed the event, calling the state "a bridge between nations".特朗普于8月8日通过他的Truth Social平台宣布了这次会面，并表示：“下周将在阿拉斯加与弗拉基米尔·普京会面——重要的事情摆在桌面上！”克里姆林宫助手尤里·乌沙科夫在数小时后证实了细节，并指出会谈将侧重于“乌克兰的长期和平解决方案”。 In remarks on Aug 8, Trump hinted at potential land swaps between Ukraine and Russia, stating, "We're actually going to take back some land and exchange some...There will be territorial adjustments beneficial to both sides." While he provided no specifics, sources indicate US and Russian officials are drafting proposals involving recognition of Russian-controlled territories (Luhansk, Donetsk, Crimea) in exchange for Russia relinquishing claims to Kherson and Zaporizhzhia. Trump also asserted his interventions prevented the Ukraine crisis from escalating into "World War III".在8月8日的讲话中，特朗普暗示乌克兰和俄罗斯之间可能会进行土地交换，他说：“我们实际上会收回一些土地并交换一些……领土调整对双方都有利。”虽然他没有提供具体细节，但消息人士表示，美国和俄罗斯官员正在起草涉及承认俄罗斯控制的领土（卢甘斯克、顿涅茨克、克里米亚）的提案，以换取俄罗斯放弃对赫尔松和扎波里日亚的主权要求。特朗普还声称，他的干预措施防止了乌克兰危机升级为“第三次世界大战”。 On Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, excluded from the summit, urgently coordinated with European leaders after Trump declared Putin did not need to meet him first. In a video address, Zelensky insisted Russia must "initiate a ceasefire" and stressed Europe's role in ensuring "just and lasting peace".周五，被排除在峰会之外的乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基在特朗普宣布普京不需要先会见他后，紧急与欧洲领导人协调。泽连斯基在视频讲话中坚称，俄罗斯必须“启动停火”，并强调欧洲在确保“公正持久和平”方面的作用。 Meanwhile, according to American news media platform Axios, senior US, Ukrainian, and European officials will gather this weekend in London to align positions, fearing Trump may accept Putin's terms without consulting allies.与此同时，据美国新闻媒体平台Axios报道，美国、乌克兰和欧洲高级官员将于本周末在伦敦聚集，以调整立场，担心特朗普可能会在不咨询盟友的情况下接受普京的条款。 The US-Russian summit occurs just days after Trump imposed 25 percent tariffs on Indian goods to punish New Delhi for buying Russian oil — a move underscoring his pressure campaign on Moscow. European leaders, though briefed by Trump, were reportedly "stunned" by their exclusion from the talks. Kremlin aide Ushakov acknowledged preparations "won't be easy", and revealed Russia has invited Trump for a follow-up meeting on Russian soil.就在几天前，特朗普对印度商品征收25%的关税，以惩罚新德里购买俄罗斯石油，此举突显了他对莫斯科的压力。据报道，尽管特朗普向欧洲领导人介绍了情况，但他们被排除在谈判之外，这让他们“震惊”。克里姆林宫助手乌沙科夫承认，准备工作“并不容易”，并透露俄罗斯已邀请特朗普在俄罗斯领土上举行后续会议。 initiate a ceasefiren.启动停火/ɪˈnɪʃieɪt ə ˈsiːsˌfaɪə/ stunnedn.惊呆了/stʌnd/

Vãn hồi hòa bình tại Ukraina không phải là ưu tiên của cả Trump lẫn Putin. Trong phiên giao dịch 11/08/2025, bốn ngày trước thượng đỉnh Alaska, chỉ số chứng khoán tại Matxcơva tăng giá, phản ánh kỳ vọng của giới đầu tư Nga trước những viễn cảnh kinh tế tươi sáng hơn : Mỹ ngừng các biện pháp trừng phạt Matxcơva về việc xâm chiếm Ukraina. Chấm dứt chiến tranh Ukraina hay thảo luận để đưa đầu tư của Mỹ trở lại Nga mới là trọng tâm thượng đỉnh Trump- Putin ngày 15/08/2025 ?  Tháng 2/2025, một tuần lễ sau cuộc điện đàm đầu tiên giữa tổng thống Mỹ thứ 47 Donald Trump và đồng cấp Nga Vladimir Putin, Quỹ đầu tư quốc gia của Nga dự phóng « từ quý 2/2025, một số công ty Mỹ sẽ quay lại » Nga. Cuối tháng 3/2025, đặc phái viên của điện Kremlin Kirill Dmitriev khẳng định, lãnh đạo hai nước đã « bắt đầu đàm phán về hợp tác khai thác đất hiếm và các dự án khác ở Nga ». Cũng nhân vật này, được báo Anh The Guardian trích dẫn, đã đầy tự tin tuyên bố các công ty dầu khí của Hoa Kỳ « không bỏ qua cơ hội tiếp cận tài nguyên của Nga ». Washington dưới chính quyền Trump và điện Kremlin thẳng thắn nhìn nhận « những thỏa thuận kinh tế khổng lồ là một phần trong mối bang giao » giữa hai quốc gia, như tác giả cuốn Zero Sum: The Arc of International Business in Russia, Charles Hecker đã ghi nhận trên tạp chí tài chính Fortune. Đất hiếm và khoáng sản, chiêu bài của Nga dễ « dụ » Mỹ  Vào lúc Trung Quốc, một đối tác mật thiết của Nga, đã khai mào cuộc chiến đất hiếm với Hoa Kỳ, rồi Washington o ép Kiev để đạt cho bằng được một « thỏa thuận khổng lồ về khoáng sản » dễ dàng mở đường cho Putin dùng lá bài đất hiếm để « nói chuyện » với chủ nhân Nhà Trắng. Đầu tháng 3/2025, lãnh đạo điện Kremlin đã nhấn mạnh « sẵn sàng hợp tác với các đối tác Mỹ, gồm cả các tập đoàn nhà nước và tư nhân » trong các dự án đồng khai thác đất hiếm, và « Nga có thể giúp làm hạ nhiệt thị trường nhôm, qua việc cho phép xuất khẩu trở lại » mặt hàng này sang Hoa Kỳ. Tổng thống Putin đã chỉ định một người thân tín dẫn đầu phái đoàn đàm phán với Washington : Kirill Dmitriev là một chuyên gia về tài chính từng được đào tạo và giàu kinh nghiệm ở Hoa Kỳ. Ông hiện điều hành Quỹ đầu tư quốc gia của Nga và được Thời Báo Matxcơva mệnh danh là người đã « kiến tạo chiến lược mang những dự án đầy hứa hẹn ra để chiêu dụ » Donald Trump, đặc biệt là những dự án về khoáng sản, do Nga được cho là 1 trong 5 quốc gia tiềm năng nhất trên thế giới về đất hiếm. Nhà nghiên cứu Alexandra Prokopenko trong một bài viết trên trang mạng của trung tâm Carnegie Politika cảnh báo Quỹ đầu tư quốc gia của Nga có thể là « bãi đáp cho vốn đầu tư của Mỹ ». Số tiền đó sẽ được dành để « phát triển các lĩnh vực đang trong tay những nhân vật thân cận với tổng thống Vladimir Putin ». Vẫn Thời Báo Matxcơva nhắc lại, dưới tác động chiến tranh Ukraina và chính sách trừng phạt Matxcơva, xuất khẩu của Mỹ sang Nga năm 2024 bị đẩy xuống còn khoảng 500 triệu đô la, trái lại thì Hoa Kỳ vẫn mua vào đến 3 tỷ đô la nguyên liệu và cả năng lượng của Nga. Trước 2022, Mỹ từng là « nhà đầu tư nước ngoài lớn nhất » vào Nga, tham gia nhiều tập đoàn của Nga như Yandex trong lĩnh vực tin học, hay Ozon chuyên về mua bán trên mạng.   Đôi bên cùng đang « diễn tuồng » Câu hỏi kế tiếp là liệu Nga-Mỹ có dễ hợp tác về kinh tế hay không, Maximilian Hess, sáng lập viên công ty tư vấn Ementena Advisory, Luân Đôn cho rằng « đầu tư hay hợp tác với Matxcơva sẽ không dễ, nhất là khi liên quan đến những dự án nhạy cảm » như khai thác tài nguyên quốc gia. Ngoài ra, trong một số lĩnh vực như năng lượng, Nga và Mỹ là hai đối thủ cạnh tranh trực tiếp : Washington luôn gây áp lực với Bruxelles đòi Liên Hiệp Châu Âu « mua khí hóa lỏng của Mỹ thay vì nhập khẩu nguyên liệu này của Nga ». Trong cuộc chiến thương mại giữa Mỹ và Ấn Độ, New Delhi cũng đang « khốn đốn » vì lách lệnh cấm vận dầu hỏa của Nga … Do vậy, những đề xuất hay tuyên bố « hợp tác Nga-Mỹ » về khoáng sản và đất hiếm « chỉ là một màn trình diễn », « thực chất không nhiều » và « môi trường làm ăn ở Nga không mấy thân thiện » như chuyên gia về Nga của viện Chatham House - Luân Đôn, Timothy Ash ghi nhận. Dù vậy, một bên là Vladimir Putin chính thức kêu gọi Mỹ đầu tư vào Nga và bên kia, đích thân Donald Trump (ngày 24/02/2025) xác nhận « thảo luận nghiêm túc » về những « thỏa thuận lớn để phát triển kinh tế » giữa hai nước, mọi việc đang « tiến triển tốt ». Vẫn trên mạng xã hội cá nhân, nguyên thủ Hoa Kỳ khẳng định « hợp tác kinh tế với Nga bảo đảm người dân Mỹ lấy lại được hàng chục tỷ đô la, đó là số tiền Mỹ đã viện trợ và cấp thiết bị quân sự cho Ukraina ». Matxcơva hiểu rằng Trump thích những « dự án chóng sinh lợi, dễ đem về lợi nhuận cao và nhất là dễ có sức thu hút các phương tiện truyền thông », như Alexandra Prokopenko phân tích. Còn nhìn từ Matxcơva, hợp tác với Hoa Kỳ là chìa khóa tốt nhất để phá vỡ vòng vây cấm vận của phương Tây, đồng thời tiếp cận công nghệ cao và thiết bị điện tử của Âu, Mỹ. Trong bối cảnh đó, báo tài chính Mỹ Bloomberg ngày 12/08/2025 đặt câu hỏi liệu tổng thống Trump có sẽ lại bị đồng cấp Putin « qua mặt » lần nữa tại thượng đỉnh Alaska ngày 15/08/2025?   Vãn hồi hòa bình cho Ukraina chỉ là một phần của thượng đỉnh Alaska   Trên đài truyền hình tư nhân BFM TV (ngày 09/08/2025) phóng viên Olivier Weber cũng cho rằng, chấm dứt chiến tranh Ukraina chỉ là một phần trong số các hồ sơ sẽ được Putin à Trump thảo luận tại Alaska trong vài ngày nữa. Cả hai cùng không muốn « có bất kỳ một sự hiện diện nào khác » của Liên Âu hay của quốc gia liên quan là Ukraina: « Donald Trump mong muốn một mối quan hệ cá nhân cực kỳ mạnh mẽ với Vladimir Putin, do đó trên nguyên tắc, tại thượng đỉnh lần này, có thể là Ukraina, Liên Âu và cả NATO cùng đứng ngoài, để chiều theo ý tổng thống Nga. Về phía Matxcơva, Putin cũng sẽ làm tất cả để Trump hài lòng vì vừa muốn Ukraina nhượng lãnh thổ và hơn thế nữa, Nga đang chờ đợi Mỹ dỡ bỏ các lệnh cấm vận. (...) Trên nguyên tắc thượng đỉnh Alaska hoàn toàn thuận lợi cho Matxcơva. (…) Điều mà Kremlin muốn tránh bằng mọi giá là Washington tăng cường các biện pháp trừng phạt, và nhất là áp dụng các biện pháp trừng phạt gián tiếp nhắm vào những khách hàng của Nga. Ấn Độ, Trung Quốc và Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ mua dầu khí của Nga với giá rẻ. Mỗi ngày Nga sản xuất 4,7 triệu thùng dầu. Thiệt hại từ đòn trừng phạt này sẽ rất nghiêm trọng. (…) Tổng thống Putin thừa biết lãi suất ngân hàng Nga hiện tại ở khoảng 20-21 %, tức là ở ngưỡng quá cao. Bằng mọi giá ông muốn tránh để kinh tế Nga rơi vào khủng hoảng cho hai năm sắp tới. (…) Tuy nhiên, đây sẽ không là một cuộc họp thượng đỉnh mang lại hòa bình, mà chỉ dẫn tới lệnh ngừng bắn và có thể là phía Nga sẽ rút quân khỏi một số vùng trên lãnh thổ Ukraina, như những thông tin hiện có do Nhà Trắng cung cấp. Có khả năng hai vùng Luhansk và Donetsk sẽ vẫn do Nga kiểm soát, nhưng quân Nga sẽ dừng lại ở địa điểm đang chiếm đóng, lùi bước và sẽ không đi xa hơn. Ngay cả trong việc đình chiến cũng có lợi cho phía Nga, giúp cho lực lượng quân sự của Nga lấy lại sức. Ukraina rất sợ kịch bản này. Trái lại với Mỹ, điều quan trọng là phải đạt được một chút kết quả gì đó để cho phép Trump khoe thành tích ông là một nhà trung gian hòa giải hiệu quả. Điều quan trọng nhất đối với Donald Trump là thượng đỉnh Alaska sẽ thỏa mãn được cái « tôi » quá lớn của ông ấy. Về phía Nga, rõ ràng là Vladimir Putin rất hài lòng khi đàm phán riêng với nguyên thủ Mỹ không qua bất kỳ một trung gian nào khác, nhất là không muốn tổng thống Ukraina Volodymyr Zelensky tham dự. Nhìn đến Ukraina, về cơ bản, việc Mỹ càng lúc càng ít cấp vũ khí cho Kiev khiến Ukraina kiệt quệ. Kiev và công luận Ukraina luôn khẳng định muốn giữ tất cả lãnh thổ. Điều này có thực tế hay không ? Tôi không dám chắc ». Người muốn khoe thành tích, kẻ muốn bẻ gấy vòng vây cấm vận Nhìn từ Mỹ, báo tài chính The Wall Street Journal trích lời Guy Anderson, chuyên theo dõi các hoạt động trong lĩnh vực công nghệ quốc phòng, khẳng định : Đối với ông Putin thì ưu tiên lần này tại Alaska không phải là Ukraina, mà là thuyết phục tổng thống Hoa Kỳ dỡ bỏ trừng phạt đang gây phương hại đến thu nhập của các tập đoàn năng lượng của nước Nga, mà đây vốn là những nguồn tài trợ cho cỗ máy chiến tranh của Matxcơva:  « Từ khi xâm lược Ukraina, Matxcơva đã tăng chi tiêu quân sự. Hồi 2022, chi tiêu quốc phòng của Nga khoảng 50 tỷ đô la một năm. Hiện nay, ngân sách đó là 150 tỷ đô la. Dưới tác động các biện pháp trừng phạt của phương Tây, năm đó, kinh tế Nga đã suy giảm nghiêm trọng. GDP giảm 2 %. Nhưng điều thú vị là kinh tế của nước này đã nhanh chóng bật dậy trở lại. Trong khi đó Liên Âu mất hẳn thị trường của Nga. Matxcơva chuyển sang trông cậy chủ yếu vào Trung Quốc và Ấn Độ. Nhưng giờ đây, Hoa Kỳ đòi mở rộng các biện pháp trừng phạt đến các khách hàng của Matxcơva. Ấn Độ và Trung Quốc hiện đang mua vào đến 50 % tổng kim ngạch xuất khẩu dầu hỏa của Nga. Đây sẽ là một thảm họa đối với Matxcơva vì xuất khẩu năng lượng bảo đảm đến 1 phần 3 ngân sách liên bang hàng năm ». Tuần báo Anh The Economist ghi nhận : Thứ Sáu 08/08/2005 là hạn chót để tổng thống Mỹ đưa ra một quyết định mạnh mẽ đòi Nga ngừng chiến tranh Ukraina. Đến cuối ngày, Nhà Trắng thông báo thượng đỉnh Trump-Putin tại Alaska. Một lần nữa Trump tuyên bố rất hùng hồn, nhưng luôn áp dụng chiến thuật « dơ cao đánh khẽ » và tạo điều kiện thuận lợi cho chủ nhân điện Kremlin.

Edition No218 | 07-08-2025 - Ukraine is striking at the core of Russia's war machine—not on the front lines, but behind them—through surgical attacks on key logistics hubs.On the night of 5–6 August 2025, Ukrainian drones struck the Tatsinskaya railway junction in Russia's Rostov region. The hub serves as a frontline artery for transport of troops, ammunition, fuel and equipment into the occupied Donetsk and Luhansk regions.Reports confirm fires at the rail yard, damage to infrastructure, and disruption of rail services. These are not isolated incidents—they join a deliberate and escalating campaign targeting Russia's logistics deep inside its territory. (Militarnyi.com)According to multiple Ukrainian outlets: the drone strike “ignited fire at a key railway hub in the Rostov Oblast”, specifying damage to locomotive tracks and fuel tank railcars. Firefighters responded overnight, extinguishing major flames by dawn 6th August. (United24media.com)Russian evacuation reports around the time confirm passenger train services halted for hours, and overhead electrification systems were disrupted. Though civilian casualties were not reported, rail logistics in the region were significantly delayed. (Kyiv Independent)----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------DESCRIPTION:Ukraine Targets Russian Rail Logistics: Deep Strikes Behind Enemy LinesIn this episode of Silicon Bites, we delve into Ukraine's strategic campaign targeting Russian rail and logistics infrastructure. Highlighting surgical drone strikes on key railway hubs, such as the Salsk railway junction, we explore Ukraine's efforts to cripple Russia's supply lines and undermine its war efforts. The discussion includes specific incidents, like the Tarsinka strike, the broader implications on Russian logistics, and the contrast between Ukrainian and Russian targeting strategies. The episode underscores the importance of supporting Ukraine through intelligence sharing, sanctions, and enhanced military capabilities to sustain and escalate these strategic attacks.----------CHAPTERS:00:00 Introduction and Fundraiser Announcement00:47 Ukraine's Strategic Strikes on Russian Logistics01:38 Detailed Account of the Tarsinka Strike02:29 Broader Campaign Against Russian Rail Infrastructure03:32 Impact and Analysis of Ukrainian Strikes04:36 Russian Vulnerabilities and Ukrainian Strategy06:36 Russian Counterattacks on Ukrainian Infrastructure08:55 Conclusion and Summary----------SOURCES: Militarnyi.com, “Drone strike hits Tatsinskaya rail junction in Rostov region”, 6 Aug 2025.Pravda.com.ua, “Ukraine attacks Tatsinskaya railway station in Russia's Rostov region”, 6 Aug 2025.UNN.ua, “Tatsinskaya railway station attacked by drones again”, 6 Aug 2025.United24media.com, “Overnight drone attack ignites fire at key Russian railway hub in Rostov”, 6 Aug 2025.KyivIndependent.com, “Ukrainian drones strike Russian railway hub in Rostov Oblast”, 6 Aug 2025TWZ Newsletter via Howard Altman, “Ukraine repeatedly targets key rail line inside Russia”, 29 Jul 2025.Odessa Journal, Andriy Kovalenko quote on Novocherkassk hub, 23 Jul 2025.KSE Institute report, July 2025 (logistics nodes and shipment volumes).CNA Corporation report, “Russian Military Logistics in the Ukraine War”, Sept 2023.SJMS (P. Skoglund), “Russian Logistics Failures & Ukraine targeting”, 2022.----------

Ukraina påstår sig veta vart Ryssland kommer rikta sitt fokus i kriget kommande månader. Enligt Ukraina har Putin som mål att ta över hela Donetsk och Luhansk i höst, för att sen skapa en slags buffertzon i norra Ukraina längs den ryska gränsen. I sommar har Rysslands krigföring intensifierats, i slutet av juli träffades till exempel huvudstaden Kiev av den dödligaste attacken på ett år. Hur går det i kriget, var ligger de olika ländernas fokus militärt och kan USA:s hot om sanktioner mot Ryssland få effekt? Gäst: Jörgen Elfving, tidigare överstelöjtnant vid Försvarsmakten. Programledare/producent: Sally Sjöberg. Klipp från: CNN, DW News, Al Jazeera English. Kontakt: podcast@aftonbladet.se

President Putin has only been able to sustain his war by bribing the poor, desperate and marginalised. The deal has been straightforward: sign up and you will be paid a fabulous lump sum and generous salary. You will receive benefits and a veteran's pension. In the event of your death your family will be compensated. A surprising majority believe they are signing one-year contracts and are unaware that service is indefinite until the end of the war. Even when told they still sign on, taking the gamble that the war will be over soon and anxious not to miss out on a get-rich-quick scheme. Just five percent of volunteers have a higher education and 40% are 50-year olds and older (last year the recruitment age was increased to 70 years-of-age, and the oldest recorded death has been a 72 year-old). The sums offered are stupendous. The one-time signing on bonus in Nizhny Novgorod can be as high as 3 million roubles ($38,300). Impoverished Bashkortostan - which has suffered the most war losses with over 3,100 confirmed volunteer deaths - offers 1.5 million roubles. 'You'll earn 3.7 million roubles [$44,000] your first year!' shouts an advertisement in Novosibirsk. Who wants to be a millionaire? The reality, naturally, is different and the subject of this article. The reality of life in occupied Ukraine A volunteer may earn a monthly salary of between 200,000-300,000 roubles $2,550-$3,800). This is many times higher than the average Russian salary and unimaginable in the poorer regions of Russia. Yet the soldiers are not kings of the castle. The costs of serving in occupied Ukraine swallow salaries. Some of those costs are itemised below: Food: Soldiers have to supplement inadequate rations by buying their own food. Locals routinely double and triple prices to Russian soldiers because they know they can pay. A monthly bill can run to 20,000-30,000 roubles ($255-$380). In one unusual case, a Russian soldier serving in 68 Motor Rifle Division on the Kupyansk front saved on food money by turning cannibal and eating a dead comrade. Reportedly this provided him with sufficient meat for two weeks. Water: Occupied Donbas is a water disaster area with daily rationing and water cuts. Tap water - when it runs - is undrinkable ('you cannot even wash in it', one soldier has averred). A daily five litres of water costs 100-150 roubles, or around $38-$57 per month. Sex: The Donbas has been transformed by a sex industry chasing roubles. As much as 500,000 roubles ($6,380) can be earned in week. Roughly one third of prostitutes work from stationary brothels and the remainder do 'shift work', or two-week shifts in rented houses in Mariupol, Berdyansk, Melitopol, Donetsk and Luhansk. A chat with a prostitute can cost 15,000 roubles ($190). One night costs 120,000 roubles ($1,530). Payments are in cash. 'It seems to me that 90% of my clients feel regret [about joining the war],' one prostitute has opined. Another has said that every second order she gets is 'just to sit down and talk, because they don't see anything there except men and corpses.' Cigarettes: The issue cigarettes are unsmokable and thrown away. Cigarettes are sold at inflated prices in the Donbas (around 200 roubles or $2.50 per packet) and are smoked apace. Roughly half of all Russian males smoke, one of the highest rates in the world. Smoking in the army is widespread. Alcohol: There are no numbers for alcohol consumption. There is abundant anecdotal evidence that the high alcohol consumption rates of Russian civilian society - and alcoholism - have been exported to the frontline. Indeed, some volunteer to get their lives in order, having lost control to alcohol in their home towns and villages. Clothing: Soldiers invariably resort to buying their own uniforms, especially cold weather clothing. There are mobile 'uniform shops' operating in the Donbas. They can charge as much as 10,000 roubles for a uniform ($125), or twice the going rate in a shop in 'the mainland' (it is telling th...

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Ukrayna bir kırılmaya doğru gidiyor. Ruslar, İstanbul'da müzakere için üçüncü tur teklifini yaptı. Kiev'den henüz bir dönüş olmadı. Yani işin diplomasi safhasında bir değişiklik yok. Ama sahada önemli bir hareketlilik yaşanıyor. Son bir haftada gelen iki önemli haberi buraya bırakayım. Bir. Moskova, Ukrayna Savaşı'nda ilk kez bir bölgede tam kontrol sağladığını duyurdu. Luhansk, Rusların eline geçti. İki. ABD, “Kendi stoklarım azalıyor” diyerek Ukrayna'ya bazı silahların sevkiyatını durduracağını açıkladı. Deniyor ki… Ukrayna'ya gönderilmeyecek silahlar arasında hava savunma füzeleri (Patriot), hassas güdümlü füzeler de var. Ukrayna için oldukça kötü bir haber. Fransa Cumhurbaşkanı Macron'un üç yıl sonra ilk kez Rus lider Putin'i araması, iki saatlik bir telefon görüşmesi yapması da ”ABD yoksa Avrupa var” diye düşünen Kiev'i tedirgin edecektir.

After the US paused the delivery of some weapons to Ukraine pledged under the Biden administration, how soon will the impact be felt on the front line? As Russia claims full control of Luhansk, what is life like for Ukrainians living in occupied territories? And is Ukraine united behind the Russian opposition movement?Lucy and Vitaly answer all that, and discuss French President Emmanuel Macron's call with Vladimir Putin, alongside BBC Verify's Olga Robinson, and our diplomatic correspondent James Landale.Today's episode is presented by Lucy Hockings and Vitaly Shevchenko. The producers were Laurie Kalus, Polly Hope and Nik Sindle. The technical producer was Ricardo McCarthy. The series producer is Tim Walklate. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham. Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to +44 330 1239480You can join the Ukrainecast discussion on Newscast's Discord server here: tinyurl.com/ukrainecastdiscord

As Donald Trump reveals discussions with Russia's President Vladimir Putin, allies scramble to respond to a US pause in weapons shipments to Kyiv. Meanwhile, Ukraine faces record-breaking drone attacks, relentless nightly bombardments, and Russia's symbolic victories in Luhansk. Reporting from Kyiv, The Times' Tom Ball shares the latest updates and delves into his interview with opposition leader Petro Poroshenko.The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists. Watch more: www.youtube.com/@ListenToTimesRadio Read more: www.thetimes.com Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine via Getty Images Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this marathon pre–Fourth of July broadcast, CannCon and Chris Paul break down the Senate's passage of Trump's massive “One Big Beautiful Bill,” exploring whether the legislation is a genuine America First achievement or an elaborate setup to expose the unit party. They debate potential moves like line-item vetoes, impoundments, and rescissions, and how these could reshape executive power and funding battles. The hosts also cover the end of USAID as a standalone agency, with foreign aid shifting under the State Department and igniting media panic over “14 million projected deaths.” They tackle Elon Musk's threats to launch the America Party, the political theater around CBS paying Trump a massive settlement, and arguments over free speech after CNN promoted an app tracking ICE agents. Other highlights include John Diddy Combs's partial conviction, Ukraine weapons cuts, and Luhansk's final integration into Russia. The episode wraps with Trump's vow to claw back funding from Ivy League schools pushing transgender athletes, reflections on the Smith-Mundt Act's propaganda legacy, and an epic tangent about the broken two-party system.

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:  First—a Danish national of Afghan origin has been arrested on suspicion of spying on behalf of the Iranian regime, collecting information on Jewish sites and prominent individuals in Germany in preparation for potential terror attacks. Later in the show—despite Moscow's largely stalled summer offensive, a Kremlin-backed official is claiming that Russian forces have now seized complete control of Ukraine's eastern Luhansk region, which would mark Russia's first complete regional occupation since the full-scale invasion began more than three years ago. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President's Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief TriTails Premium Beef: Celebrate with steak worth standing for. Get a free ribeye with the Freedom Box at https://Trybeef.com/PDB. Birch Gold: Text PDB to 989898 and get your free info kit on gold Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Russland greift die Ukraine weiter an. Während Selenskyj Deutschland für die politische und militärische Unterstützung dankt, spricht sich UN-Generalsekretär Guterres für eine sofortige Waffenruhe aus. Deutschlands Außenminister kündigt eine verstärkte Zusammenarbeit im Rüstungssektor mit der Ukraine an.

Netanjahu soll sich offenbar am Montag mit Trump treffen │ Allerdings geht der Krieg weiter - mehr als 30 Tote bei israelischem Angriff in Gaza-Stadt │ Trump hebt Syrien-Sanktionen auf │ Russland meldet Einnahme von Luhansk │ EU und Ukraine einigen sich auf neues Handelsabkommen

AP correspondent Marcela Sanchez reports Russia claims to have full control over a Ukrainian region.

Edition No167 | 24-06-2025 - Russia has sustained staggering troop losses in Ukraine. Can the regime admit to itself, let alone its people that this has been a tremendous waste for a senseless purpose, and in exchange for trivial gains? Has Russia inadvertently just admitted to the scale of its losses? The staggering troop losses incurred by Moscow's armed forced during the full-scale invasion of Ukraine may just have been blurted out by a senior Russian official on June 19. Mostly likely by accident. He now needs to beware of windows in tall buildings, and a growing list of other hazards that Russia officials, businessmen and military officers are falling prey to. But the war goes on, and Russia's demands remain maximalist. They continue to demand Ukraine withdraws from the four partially occupied regions — Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia, and now are making incursions into a new oblast – Sumy. According to figures from Kyiv, Russia has suffered more than 1 million dead, wounded, and missing soldiers since the start of its full-scale invasion, and burned through a large chunk of the Soviet era military equipment that was bequeathed to Russia upon the dissolution of the USSR. And then fell into the hands of pathological kleptocrat, Vladimir Putin.In return for their losses, Russia has received just a few hundred square kilometres of blasted and wrecked earth and the piles of rubble that were formerly towns and villages on those territories. In an interview with CNN, Russian Ambassador to the U.K. Andrey Kelin dismissed the 1m figure of killed and wounded but did confirm that "about 600,000" Russian soldiers were fighting in Ukraine, a number which tallies with some Ukrainian estimates.----------LINKS: https://kyivindependent.com/russia-just-accidentally-admitted-to-its-staggering-troop-losses-in-ukraine/https://kyivindependent.com/by-dumping-bodies-during-exchanges-russia-afraid-to-admit-scale-of-casualties-zelensky-says/https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/jun/22/one-million-and-counting-russian-casualties-hit-milestone-in-ukraine-war?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-gb----------Car for Ukraine has once again joined forces with a group of influencers, creators, and news observers during this summer. Sunshine here serves as a metaphor, the trucks are a sunshine for our warriors to bring them to where they need to be and out from the place they don't.https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/summer-sunshine-silicon-curtainThis time, we focus on the 6th Detachment of HUR, 93rd Alcatraz, 3rd Brigade, MLRS systems and more. https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/summer-sunshine-silicon-curtain- bring soldiers to the positions- protect them with armor- deploy troops with drones to the positions----------CHAPTERS:00:00 — Introduction and thanks to supporters.00:24 — Channel support helps ongoing Ukraine coverage.02:32 — Recruitment rates and implications for Russian losses.05:05 — Russian economy at risk; government spending out of control.08:13 — Official casualty numbers; independent verification by Mediazona and BBC.10:40 — Funeral industry profits; bureaucracy's role in reporting.14:18 — Workforce impact; pandemic deaths; falling life expectancy.16:40 — Example of a bereaved parent urging escalation.18:00 — Massive government compensation for families; online support groups.19:45 — Recent recruitment figures; wasteful tactics.19:58 — War continues until public or families refuse to participate.20:19 — Closing remarks; senseless death continues at Kremlin's behest.----------SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISERA project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to Ukraine's front-line towns.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------

Iran und Israel greifen einander weiter massiv an │ Der deutsche Außenminister Wadephul, seine Kollegen aus Frankreich und Großbritannien und die EU-Außenbeauftragte Kallas sprechen mit dem iranischen Außenminister Araghtschi │ Wie schauen die arabischen Nachbarn von Israel und Iran auf den Konflikt │ Die russische Armee kommt im Osten der Ukraine weiter voran und kontrolliert nach eigenen Angaben fast die ganze Region Luhansk

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Nguyên thủ Mỹ những ngày cuối tháng 5/2025 đã có những tuyên bố gay gắt đối với tổng thống Nga Vladimir Putin, rằng ông « hoàn toàn điên rồ », « đang đùa với lửa »…Những lời chỉ trích này phải chăng đánh dấu một bước ngoặt trong chính sách của ông Trump về Nga? Phải chăng Donald Trump đang thoát khỏi sự kìm kẹp ảnh hưởng từ đồng nhiệm Nga ? Trên đây là những thắc mắc từ nhiều nhà quan sát. Tổng thống Mỹ Donald Trump có những phát biểu như trên sau những đợt oanh kích quy mô lớn chưa từng có tính từ đầu cuộc xung đột Nga – Ukraina, phối hợp tên lửa và drone nhắm vào nhiều vùng trên lãnh thổ Ukraina.Thiếu kiên nhẫn chiến thuậtPhải chăng tổng thống Nga đã đánh mất sự hậu thuẫn của Donald Trump ? Cựu đại sứ Pháp tại Nga giai đoạn 2020-2024, Pierre Lévy, trên làn sóng RFI Pháp ngữ ngày 27/05/2025, tỏ ra cẩn trọng khi cho rằng đối với Donald Trump, « cần phải chờ xem » những tuyên bố sắp tới.Nhưng theo ông, điều này thể hiện rõ một phương pháp tồi từ phía Washington, « không phải là cách để đối phó với Nga », với một dân tộc mà trong tâm trí luôn quan niệm rằng « nhà lãnh đạo thống trị và tự ngự trị mình. Do vậy, vị lãnh đạo đó không có tâm trạng và ông ta không nên thể hiện cảm xúc quá mức. Đó là dấu hiệu của sự yếu đuối ».Cũng theo cựu đại sứ Pháp Pierre Lévy, cách tiếp cận này của Nga là rất rõ ràng, được thể hiện rõ qua lời đáp trả của phát ngôn viên điện Kremlin Dmitri Peskov khi đánh giá những phát biểu của Donald Trump là « trả lời theo cảm xúc trước các sự kiện ».Nhà ngoại giao Pháp giải thích tiếp : « Vì vậy, tôi thấy rằng về cơ bản đây là một cách tiếp cận khá khinh thường. Vụ việc thể hiện sự tương phản giữa một bên là sự thiếu kiên nhẫn về chiến thuật của Donald Trump và bên kia là sự kiên nhẫn chiến lược của Nga với một quyết tâm lạnh lùng. Và do vậy, không chút tâm trạng. »Vladimir Putin : Ukraina chỉ là « Tiểu Nga »Sự thiếu kiên nhẫn đó có lẽ phần nào phản ảnh tâm trạng hụt hẫng của Donald Trump khi nhận ra rằng ông không dễ chấm dứt chiến tranh « trong vòng 24 giờ » như tuyên bố khi vận động tranh cử. Ngày 04/06/2025, sau cuộc điện đàm với đồng nhiệm Nga Vladimir Putin, tổng thống Trump thừa nhận sẽ không có « hòa bình tức thì » giữa Kiev và Matxcơva.Một sự thật hiển nhiên và chẳng có gì đáng ngạc nhiên. Ông Brian Whitmore, nhà nghiên cứu, giáo sư trường đại học Texas – Arlington, trên trang Atlantic Council ngày 29/05/2025, từng viết là sẽ « không có một thỏa thuận nào với Nga về Ukraina. Điều đó chưa bao giờ có và sẽ chẳng bao giờ có ».Đơn giản là vì, theo ông, không có một công thức kỳ diệu nào, không một nhượng bộ hay một sự mặc cả lớn nào có thể thỏa mãn những mục tiêu tối đa và mang tính tiêu diệt của điện Kremlin : Chấm dứt chủ quyền, quốc gia và nhà nước Ukraina. Trong khi Ukraina muốn tiếp tục tồn tại như một quốc gia có chủ quyền độc lập. Do vậy, không có một sự thỏa hiệp nào là khả thi.Trong một cuộc trao đổi với đồng nhiệm Mỹ, tổng thống Putin đã tuyên bố mọi giải pháp cho cuộc xung đột phải xử lý điều mà ông gọi là « nguồn cội sâu xa của xung đột ». Nói một cách cụ thể, đó là sự tồn tại của Ukraina như là một quốc gia có chủ quyền, điều mà từ lâu ông Putin coi là đáng nguyền rủa.Tại thượng đỉnh NATO ở Bucarest, Bulgari năm 2008, trước sự hiện diện của đồng nhiệm Mỹ lúc bấy giờ là George W. Bush, tổng thống Nga đã nói rằng « Ukraina thậm chí không phải là một quốc gia », mà chỉ là một « Tiểu Nga » như nhiều lần ông nói đến. Đây là một thuật ngữ được sử dụng dưới thời Sa hoàng để mô tả vùng lãnh thổ Ukraina. Vẫn theo ông Whitemore, « đối với ông Putin và giới tinh hoa điện Kremlin, sự thống trị thuộc địa Nga đối với Ukraina là một vấn đề tư tưởng không thể đàm phán ».Quyết tâm chinh phục Ukraina của Nga đã được một trong những nhà tư tưởng Nga thân cận với Putin, Vladimir Medinsky, thể hiện rõ qua tuyên bố « Nga sẵn sàng chiến đấu mãi mãi » và không quên nhắc lại cuộc chiến tranh phương Bắc 1700 – 1721 chống Thụy Điển trong vòng 21 năm. Trong cuộc đàm phán tại Istanbul gần đây, ông thách thức phái đoàn Ukraina : « Các người có thể sẵn sàng chiến đấu trong bao lâu ? ».Kinh tế : Mắc xích yếu của Nga, mồi nhử Donald TrumpTuy nhiên, Nga cũng ý thức được rằng chiến tranh kéo dài, họ cũng trả giá đắt. Theo ước tính của Viện Nghiên cứu Chiến tranh Mỹ, trong vòng bốn tháng đầu năm 2025, cứ mỗi một cây số vuông đất Ukraina chiếm được, Nga mất gần như 100 quân.Với nhịp độ này, Nga sẽ phải mất đến gần 4 năm để chiếm hết phần còn lại của bốn vùng Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporijia và Kherson mà Matxcơva đòi sáp nhập vào Nga, và có lẽ phải mất gần một thế kỷ để chiếm toàn bộ Ukraina, ngoại trừ các khu vực biên giới phía Tây nước này, với cái giá phải trả là 50 triệu thương vong, tương đương với khoảng 1/3 dân số Nga hiện nay.Nền kinh tế Nga hiện tại gặp khó khăn nhưng vẫn chống chọi được với các biện pháp trừng phạt của phương Tây. Nhưng nếu kéo dài cuộc chiến, kinh tế của Nga chịu được sức ép trong bao lâu nếu phương Tây bền bỉ duy trì áp lực với Matxcơva ?Trong điều kiện này, mục tiêu của điện Kremlin đối với Hoa Kỳ là tìm cách tách rời cuộc chiến với mối quan hệ Nga – Mỹ, bình thường hóa quan hệ song phương Matxcơva – Washington, và được nới lỏng trừng phạt. Tổng thống Nga Putin đưa « củ cà rốt », mời mọc Mỹ hợp tác khai thác đất hiếm. Ông tuyên bố mối quan hệ hợp tác kinh tế mới giữa Mỹ và Nga sẽ có lợi hơn cho đôi bên, nhất là trong lĩnh vực năng lượng nếu như « lệnh trừng phạt được dỡ bỏ »…Những ý tưởng mà ông Trump có vẻ như không muốn bỏ lỡ. Nguyên thủ Mỹ bày tỏ ý muốn thiết lập quan hệ kinh tế bình thường với Matxcơva. Đây có lẽ sẽ là một sai lầm, bởi vì điều đó sẽ giúp mang lại cho ông Putin chút dưỡng khí để tiếp tục cuộc chiến tại Ukraina. Thực tế trên chiến trường cũng đã cho thấy rõ : Bất chấp các cuộc đàm phán, Nga gia tăng oanh kích bắn phá các thành phố của Ukraina.Theo phân tích từ cựu đại sứ Pháp Pierre Lévy, trên đài RFI, « tổng thống Nga vẫn chưa đi chệch mục tiêu ban đầu của mình, đó là phá vỡ chủ quyền của Ukraina và đi đến cùng các mục tiêu của mình. Nói một cách đơn giản, trong phương trình này, ông phải cẩn trọng để cho ông Trump không hoàn toàn phải xa lánh. Ông ấy có thể điều khiển ông Trump, sao cho người đồng cấp vẫn hiện diện ở đó. Và đến một lúc nào đó thì ông Putin sẽ chuyển qua bước tiếp theo … »Ukraina : Chống trả hay đầu hàng, chọn lựa sinh tửĐây cũng là điều khiến nhà sử học, giáo sư Laurence Saint-Gilles, trường đại học Sorbonne, Pháp lo lắng. Trái với Ronald Reagan, vị tổng thống thứ 40 của Hoa Kỳ giai đoạn 1981 – 1989, chỉ bắt đầu đàm phán với Matxcơva sau khi đã tái lập đươc thế ưu việt chiến lược của Mỹ, tổng thống Trump đã vội vàng đồng ý ngay lập tức hầu hết các yêu cầu của đồng nhiệm Nga trước khi bắt đầu đàm phán, biến câu nói « hòa bình thông qua sức mạnh » thành « hòa bình thông qua đầu hàng ».Về phía Ukraina, bất chấp màn hạ nhục trước ống kính quốc tế tại Phòng Bầu Dục và những dọa dẫm cắt viện trợ quân sự, tổng thống Trump không nhận được sự nhượng bộ nào từ Kiev để có thể nhanh chóng đi đến một lệnh ngừng bắn, mở đường cho đàm phán hòa bình.Nhà nghiên cứu Brian Whitemore dẫn nhận định từ nhà chính trị học Ukraina Anton Shekhovtsov đưa ra hồi trung tuần tháng 5/2025, nêu lên một thực tế cay đắng : « Ukraina phải chọn giữa chống trả và nguy cơ bị giết, hay đầu hàng và bị giết. Bằng cách chống trả, Ukraina có một cơ hội, nhưng nếu đầu hàng, họ sẽ không có cơ hội nào và do vậy, việc đầu hàng không phải là một giải pháp khả thi. »Trong hoàn cảnh này, các nước Pháp, Anh, Đức và khối Liên Hiệp Châu Âu nỗ lực gia tăng viện trợ cho Ukraina và ban hành một loạt trừng phạt mới nhắm vào Nga. Thủ tướng Đức Friedrich Merz gần đây dỡ bỏ giới hạn tầm bắn đối với vũ khí Đức cung cấp cho Ukraina, buộc Matx cơva phải lên tiếng cảnh báo đó là « một quyết định nguy hiểm ».Dù vậy, ông Brian Whitemore cảnh báo một trong những thách thức lớn nhất trong tương lai là châu Âu có sẽ vượt qua được những chia rẽ trong nội bộ, nhất là từ các nước Hungary và Slovakia, và có thể cung cấp được vũ khí cho Ukraina hay không.Donald Trump có thoát được bóng Putin ?  Về phía Washington, các nước đồng minh châu Âu của Ukraina và giới quan sát đều có một câu hỏi : Liệu Donald Trump có thoát được chiếc bẫy Nga để ban hành loạt trừng phạt mới hay không, với hy vọng có thể chặn đứng được tham vọng bành trướng của Matxcơva và đi đến đàm phán hòa bình ?Nhà sử học Laurence Saint-Gilles trên La Croix lưu ý thêm rằng, nếu như những quyết định của Nhà Trắng cho đến lúc này làm hài lòng một bộ phận cử tri thân Nga, chống viện trợ cho Ukraina, thì Donald Trump khó thể phớt lờ một bộ phận lớn người dân Mỹ ủng hộ Ukraina và xem Nga như là một kẻ thù.Đây không phải lần đầu tiên Donald Trump bày tỏ bất bình công khai với đồng cấp Nga Vladimir Putin, nhưng không ai có thể đoán đâu là phạm vi hành động của ông. Theo quan điểm Laurence Saint-Gilles, tổng thống Trump rất có thể « núp bóng » sau một cuộc bỏ phiếu tại Thượng viện, vốn dĩ đã báo hiệu ý định áp đặt các lệnh trừng phạt mới đối với Nga và áp đặt mức thuế quan nặng đối với các quốc gia mua dầu, khí đốt và uranium của Nga.Kết quả của cuộc bỏ phiếu này sẽ cho thấy những phản ứng gay gắt gần đây của Donald Trump chỉ là phản ứng cảm xúc, hay là khởi đầu của một cuộc giải thoát khỏi sự quyến rũ mà tổng thống Nga đang tác động lên ông!

For review:1. Ukrainian negotiators said Russia had again rejected an "unconditional ceasefire - but the two committed to return the bodies of 12,000 Soldiers. The two sides agreed to exchange all sick and heavily wounded prisoners of war, as well those aged under 25.2. During talks in Istanbul, the Russian delegation handed Ukraine a "peace memorandum" with its proposals for a ceasefire, Russian-state media outlet TASS reported on June 2, publishing the alleged document.According to the document, among Russia key demands are the official recognition of Russia's annexation of Crimea, as well as the annexation of Ukraine's Kherson, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Luhansk oblasts. Other demands include that Ukraine sticks to its neutral status, abandons its aspirations to join NATO, and an official end to Western arms supplies and intelligence sharing with Ukraine.3.  Iran Readies a "No" Response to US Talks Proposal. “Iran is drafting a negative response to the US proposal, which could be interpreted as a rejection of the US offer,” the senior diplomat, who is close to Iran's negotiating team, told Reuters.The US  proposal for a new nuclear deal was presented to Iran on Saturday by Oman's Foreign Minister (Sayyid Badr Al-Busaidi).4. The Israel Defense Forces said Monday it had expanded its ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza over the past day. Palestinian media reported overnight that Israeli ground forces were approaching southern Gaza's Khan Younis.5. UK to Increase Defense Spending to 2.5% GDP by 2027. The UK Prime Minister (Sir Keir Starmer) said the increases represent “the largest sustained increase in defense spending since the end of the Cold War.” 6. The United States is urging Australia to raise defense spending to 3.5% of GDP.Australia already plans to raise its defense budget to 2.4% of GDP by 2033-34, up from the about 2% it spends now.7.  The Navy awarded a $536 million contract to NorthStar Maritime Dismantlement Service to dismantle, recycle and dispose of the former aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN-65)- a four-year undertaking.  

Friedensgespräche in Istanbul: Ein fragiles Unterfangen mit pessimistischen AussichtenEin Kommentar von Sabiene Jahn.„Die Verhandlungen zwischen Russland und der Ukraine in Istanbul sind fast garantiert zum Scheitern verurteilt“, warnt der russische Journalist Vitaly Ryumshin in einem scharfen Kommentar auf Gazeta.ru. Mit dieser düsteren Prognose beginnen heute die ersten direkten Gespräche zwischen den beiden Ländern seit über drei Jahren. Ein historischer Moment, der die Welt in Atem hält. Unter der Moderation der Türkei, angeführt von Präsident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, treffen die Delegationen in einer Atmosphäre ein, die von Misstrauen, widersprüchlichen Interessen und geopolitischen Spannungen geprägt ist. Die Verhandlungen stehen vor enormen Herausforderungen: unvereinbare Positionen, eine chaotische Vorbereitung und konträre US-Vermittler.Die Verhandlungen wurden durch einen überraschenden Vorschlag des russischen Präsidenten Wladimir Putin am 12. Mai 2025 ausgelöst, der direkte Gespräche ohne Vorbedingungen forderte. Die Ukraine unter Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj hat ihre Teilnahme zugesagt, doch Selenskyj besteht darauf, nur persönlich mit Putin zu verhandeln – eine Forderung, die Russland als performative Geste bewertet. Die Vereinigten Staaten, vertreten durch die konträren Gesandten Steve Witkoff und General Keith Kellogg, drängen auf Fortschritte, drohen aber bei ausbleibendem Erfolg mit einem Rückzug aus dem Prozess. Die Europäische Union, angeführt von EU-Chefdiplomatin Kaja Kallas fordert einen 30-tägigen Waffenstillstand und droht Russland mit weiteren Sanktionen, obwohl diese möglicherweise kaum noch umsetzbar sind. Der russische Analyst Ryumshin sieht in der europäischen Haltung ein zentrales Hindernis: „Die Ukraine wird von der ‚europäischen Troika‘ – Großbritannien, Frankreich, Deutschland – unterstützt, die erfolgreich jede amerikanische Initiative für ein schnelles Ende des Konflikts blockiert.“ Diese Spannungen prägen die Ausgangslage, während die Welt auf einen möglichen Durchbruch hofft – oder ein weiteres Scheitern fürchtet.Die Voraussetzungen für die Gespräche sind alles andere als vielversprechend. Die ukrainische Position ist von Widersprüchen geprägt. Selenskyj unterstützt öffentlich einen „vollständigen und bedingungslosen Waffenstillstand“, wie er in den Sozialen Medien erklärte, doch Ryumshin wertet dies als taktisches Manöver: „Selenskyjs Strategie ist, Trump gerade genug zu appeasieren, um seinen Zorn zu vermeiden, ohne sich zu Verpflichtungen für eine Friedenslösung zu binden.“ In einem Interview räumte Selenskyj ein, dass die seit 2014 verlorenen Gebiete wie die Krim oder Teile von Donezk und Luhansk militärisch nicht zurückzuerobern seien, lehnt aber ihre Anerkennung als russisch ab. Ein ukrainisches Gesetz von Oktober 2022 verbietet Verhandlungen mit Russland, doch Selenskyj umgeht dies, indem er sich selbst als alleinigen Verhandlungsführer definiert, wie Anti-Spiegel berichtet. Gleichzeitig zeigt die Ukraine militärische Aggression: Während einer russischen Waffenpause vom 8. bis 10. Mai 2025 griff sie ein russisches Grenzdorf an, was Ryumshin als Beleg für mangelnde Verhandlungsbereitschaft wertet...hier weiterlesen: https://apolut.net/fast-garantiert-zum-scheitern-verurteilt-von-sabiene-jahn/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bulgarian club Ludogorets are the starting point in a Europe-focused Part 1. But what continental record have they equalled? And how might the Crazy Forest gang's story have turned out so differently? Next up is the Vatican. But what is the link between Serie C club Avellino and the Pope? And why have the Swiss Guard withdrawn from the league in the world's smallest state. Then it's over to the world's largest country: Russia. Why are spin-offs of Ukrainian clubs from occupied territories springing up? And will UEFA allow it to happen? Part 2 is dedicated to the rest of the world and starts with continental finals in Asia. How have Lion City Sailors of Singapore been impacted by Lady Gaga? And have Arkadag of Turkmenistan finally dropped points or not? Over in Belize, a 24-year old female coach has almost won the Premier League title with a men's team. How do her achievements compare to other female managers in men's football? And finally, South America: Why did Chelsea-bound Estêvão have an 18th birthday to remember? And does posting a highlights reel on Facebook pay off?Join The Sweeper on Patreon for bonus content – including extra episodes, Discord access, blogs, weekly newsletters, quizzes, interactive maps, club profiles & more.Support The Sweeper on Buy Me A CoffeeEditor: Ralph Foster Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special Geopolitics with Ghost, host Gordon McCormick (aka Ghost) draws a powerful line from the battles of Lexington and Concord to today's multipolar geopolitical landscape. Ghost begins with a sweeping retelling of the American Revolution's origins, complete with Patrick Henry's legendary “Give me liberty or give me death” speech, Paul Revere's midnight ride, and the vital role of Virginia in catalyzing a movement that would change the course of human history. But this isn't just a history lesson, it's a framework for understanding how power, sovereignty, and narrative warfare continue to play out globally. Pivoting to the present, Ghost dissects the ongoing Ukraine-Russia peace talks led by Trump envoy Steve Wyckoff, and how Putin, Iran, and even Qatar are positioning themselves as key players in a new diplomatic alliance, one that bypasses the neocon and NGO apparatus of the West. He examines tensions within MAGA foreign policy circles, the deep state's media machine, and why Russia views Trump as a trusted negotiator. With expert breakdowns of Syria, Kurdistan, Netanyahu's war posture, Trump's Middle East endgame, and the weaponized role of NGOs and narrative management, this episode is a masterclass in pattern recognition. From 1775 to 2025, the revolution never ended...it just changed battlefields.

Edition No128 | 15-04-2025 - A new commander has been appointed to the Eastern frontlines of Ukraine, and according to Euro Maidan Press, is bringing about a transformation of the performance of Ukraine's armed forces. General Mykhailo Drapatyi has overseen an increase in combat effectiveness, in the Kharkiv, Luhansk, and Donetsk directions, that is crippling Russian artillery and armour. Ukrainian forces are shattering Russian artillery in record-breaking numbers, according to reports, countering Russia's rumoured plans for a massive offensive in the Borova-Lyman sector. General Drapatyi commands the Third Assault Corps and has built a ferocious defensive line that is stopping Russian forces, as well as assembling an elite force. Human and material losses on a phenomenal scale will be the reality for any major Russian offensive plan.----------Links: https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/04/09/frontline-report-ukraines-new-commander-appointment-transforms-eastern-battlefield/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR71oSs3EaGft4OxzcgwqUrMBuCnpH6Gp_SKL3dtGF-01A8X8arAXQ2O7JtYTA_aem_BwLFc8jH6cEW6rRA4YcaDAhttps://nypost.com/2025/04/12/world-news/moscow-wont-be-able-to-afford-troops-in-ukraine-past-2026-experts/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgkm7lly61do----------Easter Pysanky: Silicon Curtain - https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/easter-pysanky-silicon-curtainCar for Ukraine has joined forces with a group of influencers, creators, and news observers during this special Easter season. In peaceful times, we might gift a basket of pysanky (hand-painted eggs), but now, we aim to deliver a basket of trucks to our warriors.This time, our main focus is on the Seraphims of the 104th Brigade and Chimera of HUR (Main Directorate of Intelligence), highly effective units that: - disrupt enemy logistics - detect and strike command centers - carry out precision operations against high-value enemy targetshttps://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/easter-pysanky-silicon-curtain----------SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISERA project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to Ukraine's front-line towns.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon Curtainhttps://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasOur first live events this year in Lviv and Kyiv were a huge success. Now we need to maintain this momentum, and change the tide towards a Ukrainian victory. The Silicon Curtain Roadshow is an ambitious campaign to run a minimum of 12 events in 2025, and potentially many more. We may add more venues to the program, depending on the success of the fundraising campaign. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasWe need to scale up our support for Ukraine, and these events are designed to have a major impact. Your support in making it happen is greatly appreciated. All events will be recorded professionally and published for free on the Silicon Curtain channel. Where possible, we will also live-stream events.https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:Save Ukrainehttps://www.saveukraineua.org/Superhumans - Hospital for war traumashttps://superhumans.com/en/UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukrainehttps://unbroken.org.ua/Come Back Alivehttps://savelife.in.ua/en/Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchenhttps://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraineUNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyyhttps://u24.gov.ua/Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundationhttps://prytulafoundation.orgkharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and Przemyślhttps://kharpp.com/----------

Christian Parenti, Professor of Economics at John Jay College, City University of New York and author of Radical Hamilton: Economic Lessons from a Misunderstood Founder (Verso, 2020), returns to the show with a searing analysis of the US political scene and various international theatres. Kicking off with an evaluation of the Trump v2.0 administration, Parenti reviews some of Trump's pre-presidential promises, from the Jeffrey Epstein file dump that was vastly redacted to Trump's enthralment with the Israeli lobby. Delving into the Israeli lobby, deeply entrenched within the US government, Parenti notes that this “lobby” is much more than simply monetary, and suggests that it is much more entrenched within the US political system. Parenti also develops a deeper examination of the war in Ukraine and the “demonology” of Russia within legacy media that has taken up the Cold War era model of anti-Communism by eliding the fact that some of Ukraine's oblasts (Donetsk and Luhansk) are still occupied by Ukrainian Nazis. Observing how the domestic pressure upon Putin is coming from the Communists and the far-right parties, both highly critical of Putn's longstanding abandonment of the Russian people who have been militarily occupied by Ukrainian forces wearing swastikas, Parentis evidences the machinations within the US proxy war against Russia from its provisions of munitions to Ukraine to the Ukrainian government's banning the Russian language in 2019 and Law 5371 which denies unionisation, exempting workers in companies with fewer than 250 employees from the coverage of collective agreements. Parenti also discusses the situation of free speech in the United States that is currently being eroded, specifically regarding any criticism of both the Israeli government and Zionism, as he explores the broader questions of academic freedom and anti-war sentiment within American universities where today the managerial class of university administrators within these institutions outnumbers faculty while itinerant workers with PhDs, the adjunct class, provide approximately 78% of all university teaching. Get full access to Savage Minds at savageminds.substack.com/subscribe

Ruská válka proti Ukrajině nezačala vpádem ruských vojsk před třemi lety, ale už v roce 2014, kdy Rusko vytvořilo dvě loutkové republiky na východě Ukrajiny – v části Luhanské a Doněcké oblasti. I tento konflikt má své hrdiny, oběti a pozůstalé.

In today's war diary, Nikolai Feldman and Alexey Arestovich discussed the main news on the 1083rd day of war:➤ 00:00 Situation at the front. New trends, achievements, key tasks of the Russians. Kharkiv region, Slavyansk, Kramatorsk.➤ 10:10 Chasov Yar, Toretsk, Pokrovsk.➤ 16:43 Russians managed to solve the problem of overcoming the strategic impasse. Ugledar, Constantinople, Velyka Novoselivka, Kherson. The enemy is conducting formative operations to capture the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.➤ 22:02 The pace of the Russian offensive has not slowed down. Signs of acute trouble in the Ukrainian army.➤ 24:44 Avdiivka operation. Failure at the operational level of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. Who killed the Ukrainian army: the scale of the catastrophe and possibly the highest achievement of Russian special services. The whole levels of officers are amiss in the Ukrainian army. Someone very smart did everything to make Ukraine lose the war.➤ 38:19 The circle of suspects in the collapse of the Ukrainian army and the failure of the operational level. Blocking Zaluzhny's initiatives.➤ 43:08 The episode about the battle between the SBU forces and the forces of the Ukrainian Defense Army at Zaluzhny's headquarters in the center of Kyiv is an attempt by the OP to suppress and scare the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.➤ 46:45 The outcome of the end of the war will be terrible for Ukrainians.Olexiy Arestovych (Kiev): Advisor to the Office of Ukraine President : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleksiy_ArestovychOfficial channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjWy2g76QZf7QLEwx4cB46gNikolay Feldman - Ukranian journalist, social researcher, blogger.

On today's program, sponsored by HII, Sam Bendett of the Center for Naval Anlyses, discusses Russia's grinding advance on Ukrainian positions in Kursk and Donbas and Luhansk, importance of Germany's new $700 million pledge and US efforts to surge weapons to Kyiv, Vladimir Putin's challenges as casualties mount and Russia's economy falters, statements by leading European officials that Moscow may be behind the deadly crash of a DHL cargo plane over Lithuania, Putin's call for a new Russian unmanned force, the unmanned air warfare lessons Syrian and other rebel groups have learned from Ukraine; and Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses the “headline risk” that defense and aerospace firms will be subjected to in a second Trump administration whether from the president or his acolytes, impact of possible tariffs on companies in Canada and Mexico that are integral to the US aerospace and defense industrial base, what Trump's personnel picks may mean, balancing manned and unmanned capability, the good and bad characteristics of the “tech bro” venture capital mindset, an update on the budget and appropriations as Congress returns to DC, and a look at the week ahead with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

On today's program, sponsored by HII, Sam Bendett of the Center for Naval Analyses and Dr. Eugene Rumer of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace discuss Russia's war on Ukraine as Moscow celebrates its day of national unity, Russian battlefield gains as Ukraine increasingly struggles not to lose, whether Vladimir Putin will be satisfied retaking Donbas and Luhansk or will drive to Kyiv, Ukraine's ability to stop Russia if a breakthrough happens, and how the outcome of the US presidential election will shape the Ukraine war; and Byron Callan of the independent Washington research firm Capital Alpha Partners discusses defense implications of the US presidential election, a review of his November “scorecard,” takeaways from last week's earnings reports and what to expect from companies disclosing results next week, and a look at the week ahead with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

What Ukrainian non-fiction books are available in English? Why is Ukrainian non-fiction important to read for those who want to understand Ukraine, Eastern Europe, and Russia's war against Ukraine? Why has documenting wartime reality become so important for today's Ukrainian literature? The Explaining Ukraine podcast speaks to Iryna Baturevych, co-founder and development director of Chytomo.com, a Ukrainian media about books and literature. Host: Volodymyr Yermolenko, Ukrainian philosopher, chief editor of UkraineWorld and president of PEN Ukraine UkraineWorld (ukraineworld.org) is brought to you by Internews Ukraine, one of Ukraine's largest media NGOs. Listen on various platforms: https://li.sten.to/explaining-ukraine Support us at patreon.com/ukraineworld. We provide exclusive content for our patrons. You can also support our volunteer trips to the front lines at PayPal: ukraine.resisting@gmail.com. This episode is produced in partnership with the Ukrainian Book Institute. Some books mentioned in this episode: Illia Ponomarenko, I Will Show You How It Was. The Story of Wartime Kyiv https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/i-will-show-you-how-it-was-9781639733880/ Oleksandr Mykhed, The Language of War https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/461801/the-language-of-war-by-mykhed-oleksandr/9780241690840 Kateryna Zarembo, The Rise of the Ukrainian Sun: History of Donetsk and Luhansk at the Beginning of the 21st Century. Academic Studies Press (USA) - to be published Victoria Amelina, Looking at Women Looking at War. A War and Justice Diary https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250367686/lookingatwomenlookingatwar Pavlo Kazarin. Wild West of Eastern Europe. Ibidem Verlag, Germany - to be published

It's Tuesday, September 10th, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Kevin Swanson Russian army has destroyed or harmed 630 Ukrainian churches Mission Eurasia reports that 630 Ukrainian church buildings have been harmed or destroyed, in the ongoing war with Russia — including 206 Evangelical “houses of prayer.” This includes 73 in the Kiev area, and the majority in the south and east areas of Donetsk, Luhansk, and Kherson.   Those affected include the Ukrainian Pentecostal Church which had 94 buildings harmed or destroyed, Evangelical Christian-Baptists which had 60 buildings harmed or destroyed, and the Seventh-Day Adventists, which had 27 buildings harmed or destroyed. According to the report, “The Russian armies have conducted searches, made lists of the church members who were present, and collected their personal and biometric information, which they used for further surveillance. After such raids, the faithful were forbidden from conducting any activity in their religious community's premises. In seized church buildings, occupation authorities sawed off crosses and used the premises to house their administrative institutions as bases for Russian soldiers and offices of the Kremlin's political party, United Russia.”  And by the spring of 2023, “almost all non-Orthodox churches in occupied territories were stripped of their right to hold church services.” In one Ukrainian region controlled by Russia, the report found “only one out of 20 religious communities active in the first denomination, none are left out of 16 communities in the second denomination, and four remain out of 48 communities in the third denomination.” Brazilian public revolt over banning of X social media platform What has been touted as the largest free speech rally in the world took place on the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil on Saturday. Tens of thousands of people flooded into the streets to protest the Luiz Lula government's banning of Elon Musk's X platform.   Former president Jair Bolsonaro joined the crowd, elements of which called for the impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. Moraes ordered a nationwide ban of X on August 30th, assigning a $9,000-a-day fine for any Brazilians who use Virtual Private Networks to access their X accounts. Former GOP Congresswoman Liz Cheney endorsed Kamala Harris Last Wednesday, former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney of Wyoming,  announced that she will be voting for Kamala Harris. She made the remarks at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina to the applause of the liberal students, reports The Duke Chronicle. LIZ CHENEY: “As a conservative, as someone who believes in and cares about the Constitution, I have thought deeply about this. Because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, but I will be voting for Kamala Harris.” (students applaud) Former Vice President Dick Cheney also endorsed Kamala Two days later, her father, former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney, tweeted that he will also vote for Kamala Harris in the upcoming November election. Cheney served with Republican President  George W. Bush between 2000 and 2008.  Meanwhile, George W. Bush has stated he will not be endorsing any candidate for the presidential race. In fact, Bush did not vote for either major candidate in the 2016 and 2020 elections, distancing himself from the Trump campaigns. Colorado parents suing school district over dangerous transgender policy Several Colorado parents are suing the Jefferson County School District after their children were allegedly forced into transgendered situations, reports Fox News. One 11-year-old girl had to share a bed with an 11-year-old boy who was pretending to be a girl. Another young boy reports to have been assigned a female counselor pretending to be a man, sleeping in the boys' cabin, and supervising boys' showers. The lawsuit submitted by Alliance Defending Freedom accuses the school district of not providing truthful information to parents concerning school-sponsored trips. God's Word reminds us that, “A woman shall not wear anything that pertains to a man, nor shall a man put on a woman's garment, for all who do so are an abomination to the Lord your God.” (Deuteronomy 22:5) Korean dog strollers outselling baby strollers A South Korean online marketer, Gmarket, has pointed out that dog strollers are now outselling baby strollers. The nation touts the lowest birth rate in the world — at 0.71 children per woman.  South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is married without children — and, according to one news source, owns at least 10 dogs and cats.  Deuteronomy 28:15-18 reminds us of God's judgment upon nations: "But it shall come to pass, if you do not obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments and His statutes which I command you today, that all these curses will come upon you and overtake you: Cursed shall you be in the city, and cursed shall you be in the country. Cursed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. Cursed shall be the fruit of your body and the produce of your land, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks.” Filipino cult leader arrested for child sex trafficking A Filipino cult leader, Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, has surrendered to police after a two-week standoff with 2,000 officers at his compound in Davao City.   Quiboloy faces charges of child sex trafficking in the Philippines and the United States. James Earl Jones, the actor with the authoritative voice, died at 93 And finally, remember this signature voice? JONES: “This is CNN.” Actor James Earl Jones died yesterday at the age of 93, reports ABC News. He starred in blockbusters like Hunt for Red October and Field of Dreams. And through his voice alone, he starred in the Star Wars series as Darth Vader. JONES: “Luke, you do not yet realize your importance. You have only begun to discover your power. Join me, and I will complete your training. With our combined strength, we can end this destructive conflict and bring order to the galaxy.” A Catholic convert, Jones said one of his greatest honors “came when I was asked to read the New Testament on tape.”   JONES: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him, and without Him was not anything made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men, And the light shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehended it not.” Amazingly, he once stuttered so badly, he went mute from age 8 to 14. It's remarkable to think that God redeemed the vocal chords that were once mute to glorify Himself as Jones read the Word of God. Close And that's The Worldview on this Tuesday, September 10th, in the year of our Lord 2024. Subscribe by Amazon Music or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

0:00 Countdown-Intro Music 1:00 Hello Everybody 4:18 Does sir really think PM Modi will take serious steps regarding what's happening in Bangladesh? 20:32 Who could be behind the coup? 23:31 Is it failure from Bharat intelligence agencies & govt in averting or coverting the urrent situation in banglades..? 26:12 What should be the action plan of the common man and the govt?... 39:22 How does Russia see it? Can you explain the situation from Russian perspective 41:45 Does sir think that Indian govt has been taken off gaurd?given the clever people in power? 43:45 Should India try to develop good relations with Bangladesh, like it is doing with Maldives despite their anti-India stance, or should India cut off all ties and seal border? 50:04 Can Trump coming to power help India? 52:13 Should India give asylum to Bangladesh PM..? 53:19 What is sir's skincare? 53:36 Implications of Bangladesh situation in Tripura 55:40 Why does she want to go to the US when they were behind dethroning her? 57:21 Why is sir saying that Bangladesh is now new Pakistan? 58:45 We should take military action and undo mistake of 1971? 1:00:10 Why does the US want St. Martin's Island?... 1:03:20 Will Russia help India if pak, Bangladesh and west attack India?.. 1:06:01 Are these never ending games? 1:08:02 What role did Social networks like Insta, Facebook, etc had in instigating this coup?... 1:10:27 Is US's aim to isolate India force war against India, weaken China and divide India...? 1:15:20 Will there be war between India and Pak as 600 ssg have entered India? 1:16:48 Donald trump election election is of any hope? 1:18:26 US wants to create a Christian nation with Bangladesh, but their majority is muslim, then how? 1:20:17 Sheikh Hasina may go to finland? 1:20:35 Was china successful in hong kong when US did the same there? 1:22:17 Is Bangladesh coup a plot to flood India with refugees like ISIS did to Europe 1:24:30 What are the possible steps Indian govt can take if persecuted hindu minorities come to Indian borders? 1:26:52 Haris has chosen weak governer as VP(tim walz).. 1:28:01 US taking over St. Martin's island what next? Are they bringing nukes over?.. 1:29:19 Was assassination of benazir Bhutto a coup as well?... 1:30:32 Someone feels saddened about these situations 1:32:38 Should India invade Bangladesh and create region like Donetsk and Luhansk? 1:33:55 Can we create out education system and ecosystem to replace the rotten anti bharat system? 1:36:27 Sir's views on UK riots 1:37:31 How does sir think Iran will retaliate?... 1:39:35 Can India seal the border with Bangladesh without damaging ties too much..? 1:41:01 Cant we civilians replace the education system of Bharat instead of relying on Govt? 1:43:36 Why do anti india forces there think they can continue as both pak and india dependent on india for water..? 1:44:50 Somebody's birthday 1:45:27 What about mohammad yunus? Is he going to become the new PM in Bangladesh...? 1:47:28 Now IMF is ready to help Bangladesh 1:47:50 Is there possibility of similar situation happening in China, what will the situation look like post fall of PRC? 1:49:37 What is USA end goal by staging this coup in Bangladesh? 1:53:30 Conclusion

August 5th 2024 Yuriy unravels the shocking truth behind a supposed ally—a Spanish journalist who turned out to be a Russian spy. Yuriy describes a real-life encounter with a Russian intelligence agent and the haunting aftermath of betrayal on the front lines of Ukraine. You can email Yuriy, ask him questions or simply send him a message of support: fightingtherussianbeast@gmail.com    You can help Yuriy and his family by donating to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yuriys-family   Yuriy's Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy   Buy Yuriy a coffee here: https://bmc.link/yuriymat  Subscribe to his substack: https://yuriymatsarsky.substack.com/  ----more---- TRANSCRIPT: (Apple Podcasts & Podbean app users can enjoy accurate closed captions)      It's August five.  I'm truly burnt out, which makes it difficult for me to do even simple tasks. Honestly, I even wanted to take a couple more weeks off from recording any episodes, but a few days ago I received a few dozen dollars on PayPal from you and realized that I still have an obligation to you. Today, I will tell you a real spy thriller to which I, for a long time without realizing it had a connection.  You have probably heard that last week there was an exchange of convicts between Russia and Western countries. The Russians sent to Europe and the USA journalists and several minor local and anti Putin politicians, and in return, they received a bunch of real criminals, illegal agents who hunted for secret information, hackers who stole money from Western citizens and transferred it to accounts associated with Russian special services and even real hired killers. I must admit, I personally know one of  those whom the Russians pulled out from behind bars.  We met in 2014, a few weeks after the then limited Russian invasion of Ukraine. At that time, we seized Donetsk and Luhansk, and there was a threat of an advance on the city of Dnipro. In the summer and autumn of 2014, there were a lot of journalists there, including foreigners. Among them was a Basque with a Spanish passport who spoke Russian with a noticeable accent, but very well. He eagerly told everyone that his grandmother and grandfather fled to the Soviet Union during the Spanish civil War, learned the language there, passed the knowledge on to their grandson. His name was Pablo Gonzalez.  At first, this name seemed too charicatured to me; there is no more stereotypical Spanish name in the world than Pabla Gonzales, but I did not pay attention to it at that time. Gonzales was as pro Ukrainian as possible. He condemned the Russian aggression, supported the revolution, and even criticized the West for insufficient support for Ukraine. He visited Kyiv and our cities quite often, and he even had a Ukrainian girlfriend. Usually, he wrote to me a few days before his arrival and invited me to a bar. I always declined and instead invited him to my radio show. It was actually interesting- a Spanish journalist, a Basque supports Ukraine, talks about what Europe and USA should do to help us and mentions details of political life in Spain and other countries unknown to the broader Ukrainian public.  I even encourage my colleagues from our media to contact Pablo if they needed someone knowledgeable about European affairs and people indeed contacted him. Pablo's round face with a truly Spanish conquistador-like beard occasionally appeared on Ukrainian television.  Then the big war came. I quit journalism and joined the Army, and I forgot about Pablo as well as almost everything from my peaceful life. And a few days ago I read about the exchange. The article had a photo of the exchanged. Among them was the portrait of Pablo Gonzalez. As it turned out, he was neither Pablo, nor Gonzalez. His name was Pavel Rubstov. He's a Russian intelligence agent. His task was to establish friendly relations with journalists and politicians in Ukraine and neighboring countries. He was detained in Poland a few days after the start of a full scale invasion in February, 2022, he was snooping around the Ukrainian border. He definitely did not learn anything secret from me- I never had access to any secrets, but unfortunately I helped legalized him in Ukraine. Made him recognizable without knowing the truth about him and recommended him to others as a speaker. I feel ashamed and hurt because of this.  Pablo Gonzales. This name is not caricatured as it seemed to me. It is a cover name. Go and try to find data about every Gonzales in the world. He chose it, or rather it was chosen for him by his commanders to lose him among millions of real Gonzalez's.   It's a pity that he was handed over to the Russians. I would like spies to stay behind bars, and I'm also curious about what happened to his Ukrainian girlfriend. Is she also a victim of his deception or an accomplice of a enemy who helped him in his wild work?  

//The Wire//1800Z June 14, 2024////ROUTINE////BLUF: HOUTHI TARGETING AGAIN INTENSIFIES IN THE RED SEA. SAUDI CROWN PRINCE CANCELS ATTENDANCE OF G7 SUMMIT. PUTIN PUBLICIZES TERMS OF POTENTIAL UKRAINE PEACE TALKS.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE------International Events-Red Sea/HOA: Houthi targeting increases with two major incidents occurring over the past few days. Yesterday, three ASCMs successfully targeted the M/V VERBENA in the Gulf of Aden, causing severe damage. CENTCOM confirmed that at least one crew member was medically evacuated from the VERBENA due to wounds sustained during the attack.On Wednesday, Houthi forces successfully targeted the M/V TUTOR, a Greek-flagged cargo vessel (carrying coal) in the Red Sea. This attack was carried out via an Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) and resulted in the TUTOR sustaining severe damage to the engine room. Per the latest reports, the vessel is experiencing severe flooding, and is reportedly not under command at this time. However, her current status remains unclear.AC: These attacks come as a Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) report was released yesterday confirming that maritime traffic through the Red Sea has decreased by approximately 90% since Houthi targeting began.Middle East: Tensions between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia quietly increase following various diplomatic slights over the past few weeks. Last week, the 1974 petrodollar agreement between Saudi Arabia and the U.S. allegedly expired, with no replacement treaty scheduled to take effect. AC: While the 1974 agreement is legitimate, it's not clear as to if a 50-year expiration date is indeed contained within the text of the agreement. Regardless of the formalization of such a specific expiration date, the opportunity not being taken to renew Saudi-US relations during such a critical time in both nation's histories speaks volumes.Notwithstanding the formalization of such poor relations, the Saudis have been trading in oil using non-USD currencies for some time now (most famously including the recent unconfirmed claims of OPEC shifting to the Chinese Yuan). This recent diplomatic spat continues the already apparent shift in the diplomatic status between the two nations, and probably will result in more OPEC+ member states shifting away from the United States and more favorably in the direction of BRICS+.Additionally, Saudi Arabia has more directly signaled increasing dissatisfaction with the U.S. via Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) abruptly canceling his attendance of the G7 summit currently underway in Italy. AC: MBS was scheduled to be a critical attendee of the summit (as Italy seeks to improve relations with the Middle East, and court various trade agreements that have been in the works for months). However, he canceled his trip just a few hours before he was supposed to arrive in Rome, citing pressing duties to oversee the Hajj season (which is a poorly-camouflaged excuse, as his attendance is not required for this holiday season, which has likewise been scheduled for many months). This G7 summit would have been his first attendance as he increasingly takes over the duties of the Saudi empire.Europe: In a televised press conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin has publicly stated the conditions for a peace proposal in Ukraine.-----END TEARLINE-----Analyst Comments: Though the publicity of Putin's proposal may be surprising to some, this is probably Russia's last warning before the summer offensive comes to fruition. Though Putin's demands may seem unfair to the West (the annexation of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia, and Kherson, along with dropping Ukraine's NATO bid), Ukraine is almost certainly not in a position to offer much flexibility in negotiations (if they were to occur). Consequently, this may be the best deal Ukraine is likely to get. Despite the hubris of the

2025-05-29 | Michael Naki | How Putin Destroyed Luhansk ---------- Russian propaganda has been trying for 10 years to pretend that there was no Russian invasion of Donbass. That in fact, a civil war took place in Ukraine 10 years ago, and the residents of Donbass simply wanted to secede, they wanted independence from Kyiv. And the bloody Kiev regime came and began to destroy Donbass in response. Where have you been for eight years? Asked during the start of the Russian full-scale invasion two years ago? All kinds of TV presenters. Eight years while Ukraine bombed Donbass. In fact, Ukraine destroyed enemy troops that occupied its territory. In fact, there was no civil war in Ukraine. There was the Russian army, there were Russian representatives who came to Donbass and simply began to seize everything there, masquerading as some kind of local population, and so on. Over the course of 10 years, Donbass was transformed from a prosperous region that needed almost nothing, into a garbage dump, where shells rattle every day, into a garbage dump, where the stadium has been empty for a long time and where people simply live not like in the 90s, but much worse. Because various kinds of bandits who came from Moscow constantly do nothing but divide the remaining fragments of Donbass that still exist. ---------- Материал "Важных историй": https://istories.media/stories/2024/0... Россия вот уже 10 лет пытается формировать нарратив, что в Украине началась гражданская война, и из-за этого Луганск и Донецк перешли под крыло Москвы. Но никакого отношения к действительности этот выстраиваемый миф не имеет. На самом деле, в эти города буквально приехали россияне, скооперировались с местными маргиналами и начали открытую войну. Что происходило в Луганске 10 лет назад – смотрите в новом ролике. ---------- LINKS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtt00fcniTo https://www.youtube.com/@MackNack ---------- SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ---------- TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND: kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and Przemyśl https://kharpp.com/ Save Ukraine https://www.saveukraineua.org/ Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas https://superhumans.com/en/ UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukraine https://unbroken.org.ua/ Come Back Alive https://savelife.in.ua/en/ Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine Ukrainian Freedom News https://www.ukrainianfreedomnews.com/donation/ UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy https://u24.gov.ua/ Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation https://prytulafoundation.org NGO “Herojam Slava” https://heroiamslava.org/ NOR DOG Animal Rescue https://www.nor-dog.org/home/ ---------- PLATFORMS: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconcurtain/ Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ---------- Welcome to the Silicon Curtain podcast. Please like and subscribe if you like the content we produce. It will really help to increase the popularity of our content in YouTube's algorithm. Our material is now being made available on popular podcasting platforms as well, such as Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

The air strike targeted leaders of Hamas but killed dozens of Palestinians instead. The UN Security council has called an emergency meeting to discuss the incident, with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres describing the situation in southern Gaza as "a horror that had to stop". Also on the podcast: a series of explosions have hit the Russian-held city of Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, China bans a famous influencer from social media for boasting about his wealth, and why people flock from around the world to chase a wheel of cheese down a hill.

#UKRAINE: Russia winning the minimum territory -- Crimea to Luhansk and Donetsk-- may work to end the war.   Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute https://harpers.org/archive/2024/05/coming-to-terms-the-diplomatic-path-to-a-secure-ukraine-george-beebe-anatol-lieven/ 1943 Ukraine

In February 2022, Russia launched a full scale invasion into Ukraine in the largest attack on a European country since World War II. This invasion did not start a new war, but escalated the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War that started in 2014 when Russian forces captured Crimea and invaded the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts.In his book, “The War Came to Us: Life and Death in Ukraine,” author and journalist Christopher Miller tells the story of the past fourteen years in Ukraine through his personal experiences living and reporting in Ukraine since 2010. For this week's Chatter episode, Anna Hickey spoke with Chris Miller about his book, what led to the full scale invasion in 2022, the 2014 capture of Crimea, and his journey from being a Peace Corps volunteer in Bakhmut in 2010 to a war correspondent.Among the works mentioned in this episode:The book, “The War Came to Us: Life and Death in Ukraine,” by Christopher MillerThe article, “Documents show Russian separatist commander signed off on executions of three men in Sloviansk” by Christopher MillerThe book, "Voroshilovgrad" by Serhiy ZhadanChatter is a production of Lawfare and Goat Rodeo. This episode was produced and edited by Cara Shillenn of Goat Rodeo. Podcast theme by David Priess, featuring music created using Groovepad.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.