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Russlands Präsident Wladimir Putin begründet den Angriff auf die Ukraine auch mit einer Bedrohung durch die Nato. Ex-Nato-General Erhard Bühler erklärt, warum er diese Argumentation für die größte Lüge im Krieg hält. Dabei geht er zusammen mit Host Tim Deisinger alte Aussagen von Ex-Außenminister Hans-Dietrich Genscher durch und schaut sich alte Vereinbarungen wie die Nato-Russland-Grundakte an. Deisinger und Bühler streiten auch sehr lebhaft über die Frage, ob die räumliche Nähe die Nato für Russland "gefährlicher" macht. Außerdem geht es in dieser Folge um den problematischen Umgang der Ukraine mit ihrer Vergangenheit. Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj hat eine Militäreinheit nach der UPA benannt. Dabei handelt es sich um die Ukrainische Aufständische Armee, die im Zweiten Weltkrieg Massaker an polnischen Zivilisten verübt hat. Das Vorgehen Selenskyjs bereitet auch Bühler Bauchschmerzen. Weiterhin berichtet Bühler, was zum ukrainischen Angriff auf ein Studentenwohnheim in Luhansk im Mai bekannt ist.Podcast-Tipp "punktEU": https://www.ardsounds.de/sendung/punkteu-der-europa-podcast-von-wdr-5/urn:ard:show:0f0ee49b2c1ed066/ Wenn Sie Fragen haben: Schreiben Sie an general@mdraktuell.de oder rufen Sie kostenfrei an unter 0800 637 37 37.Info: Die Veröffentlichung der nächsten regulären Folge von "Was tun, Herr General?" ist für den 17. Juni 2026 geplant.

Beim Wirtschaftsforum in St. Petersburg hat Russlands Präsident Putin über die Ukraine gesprochen. Er will die Kontrolle der besetzten Gebiete Donezk und Luhansk. Dabei verweist er auf Absprachen mit US-Präsident Trump.

Đầu năm 2026, nhiều thúc đẩy từ phía Nga cũng như nội bộ chính giới châu Âu để Liên Âu trực tiếp đối thoại với điện Kremlin nhằm tìm ra giải pháp chấm dứt cuộc chiến tranh Nga – Ukraina, kéo dài từ hơn 4 năm nay. Đầu tháng 6, trước thềm thượng đỉnh của khối 27 nước ngày 18-19/06/2026, theo một số thông tin báo chí, giới lãnh đạo châu Âu có thể đề nghị với Nga « một thỏa thuận ngừng bắn », như một điều kiện tiên quyết trước khi bước vào đàm phán chính thức.  *** Việc khối 27 nước tìm lập trường thống nhất để đối thoại trực tiếp với Nga là một diễn biến mới, và đáng được khích lệ, trong bối cảnh cho đến nay, « Liên Hiệp Châu Âu gánh vác một phần chủ yếu và ngày càng lớn cái giá về kinh tế, tài chính cũng như về chính trị của cuộc xung đột này, nhưng lại bị gạt ra bên lề trong các cuộc đàm phán quan trọng » (Le Diplomat). Thống nhất lập trường, duy trì áp lực để buộc Nga có giải pháp chấm dứt chiến tranh là điều cần thiết, tuy nhiên, nhiều chuyên gia hàng đầu cảnh báo, một thỏa thuận ngừng bắn vội vàng với Nga là lợi bất cập hại. Đọc thêm : Nan giải của châu Âu là tìm được “tiếng nói chung” để đối thoại Putin « Trên thực tế, một thỏa thuận ngừng bắn vội vàng hoặc được thiết kế kém có thể khiến việc đạt được một giải pháp lâu dài trở nên khó khăn hơn », theo nhận định của chuyên gia Trung tâm tư vấn độc lập Chatham House, thuộc Royal Institute of International Affairs, có trụ sở tại Luân Đôn (bài « Một thỏa thuận ngừng bắn giữa Nga và Ukraina có thể gây nguy hiểm cho an ninh của Ukraine và châu Âu như thế nào? » của ông Simon Smith, đồng tác giả, đồng phụ trách chương trình nghiên cứu về khu vực Á – Âu và Nga). Nhận định của chuyên gia Chatham House ngụ ý nhắc đến vết xe đổ của hai thỏa thuận ngừng bắn Minsk I và Minsk II, được xác lập hồi 2014-2015, rút cục đã bị nhiều người coi như một « thất bại của ngoại giao châu Âu », tạo điều kiện cho Nga tiếp tục lấn tới bảy năm sau đó, với cuộc xâm lăng trên quy mô lớn, kéo dài cho đến nay. Thỏa thuận Minsk I và Minsk II cụ thể ra sao ? Các thỏa thuận, được ký kết tại Minsk, thủ đô Belarus, trong hai đợt, tháng 9/2014 (tên chính thức là Nghị định thư Minsk, thường được gọi là Thỏa thuận Minsk I), và tháng 2/2015 (« Gói biện pháp nhằm thực thi các Thỏa thuận Minsk », thường gọi là Thỏa thuận Minsk II), có mục tiêu hướng đến chấm dứt xung đột ở miền đông Ukraina. Ký kết hai thỏa thuận này là các thành viên của nhóm tiếp xúc ba bên, bao gồm các đại diện của Nga và Ukraina, cùng đại diện của Tổ chức An ninh và Hợp tác châu Âu - OSCE. Thỏa thuận sau đó được các lực lượng ly khai được Nga hậu thuẫn ký kết. Các thỏa thuận này bao gồm 13 điểm: ngoài lệnh ngừng bắn, là việc rút vũ khí hạng nặng ra xa đường chiến tuyến, trao đổi tù nhân và con tin. Các thỏa thuận cũng quy định cải cách hiến pháp ở Ukraina để ban hành quy chế đặc biệt của hai vùng lãnh thổ, chiếm một phần của hai tỉnh Luhansk và Donetsk, do phe ly khai kiểm soát. Hai thỏa thuận này là kết quả các vận động ngoại giao của tổng thống Pháp François Hollande và thủ tướng Đức Angela Merkel, phối hợp với tổng thống Nga Vladimir Putin và đương kim tổng thống Ukraina Petro Poroshenko. Sự kết hợp của Bộ Tứ này thường được gọi là « Công thức Normadie », do bắt nguồn từ cuộc gặp không chính thức giữa lãnh đạo bốn nước tại lâu đài Château de Bénouville (Calvados), vùng Normandie - Pháp, bên lề lễ kỷ niệm 70 năm ngày đồng minh đổ bộ trong Thế chiến Hai, vài tháng sau khi chiến tranh bùng nổ ở Donbass.   Ít ngày sau khi Thỏa thuận Minsk II được đúc kết, Hội Đồng Bảo An Liên Hiệp Quốc đã ra một nghị quyết, yêu cầu các bên tôn trọng Thỏa thuận này, nhưng không mang tính cưỡng chế. Vì sao các thỏa thuận Minsk bị coi là nguy hại cho Ukraina ? Đằng sau các biện pháp có vẻ rất bài bản như trên là một thực tế hoàn toàn khác. Viện Nghiên cứu Chiến tranh ISW, có trụ sở Washington, trong một bài phân tích về « Những bài học rút ra từ Thỏa thuận Minsk » (Lessons of the Minsk Deal), nhận định hệ quả nói chung của các Thỏa thuận Minsk này là đã không mang lại nền hòa bình lâu dài mà chủ yếu giúp Nga có thời gian tái tổ chức lực lượng, tăng cường hậu thuẫn phe ly khai, chấp nhận « đóng băng chiến sự », củng cố nền kinh tế chiến tranh để chuẩn bị cho cuộc tấn công trong tương lai. Chuyên gia Viện Nghiên cứu Chiến tranh Mỹ nhấn mạnh, một thỏa thuận ngừng bắn mới được đưa ra nhanh chóng, vội vã và thiếu bảo đảm có thể lặp lại mô hình của các thỏa thuận Minsk, cho phép Nga phục hồi sức mạnh, thay vì buộc Matxcơva phải thay đổi các tính toán chiến lược. Đọc thêm : Bất đồng Nga-Ukraina về Donbass có thể khiến Thỏa thuận Minsk tan vỡ ? Chuyên gia chính trị quốc tế Kristian Åtland, người Na Uy, tác giả nhiều khảo cứu về các thỏa thuận Minsk, nhấn mạnh là các thỏa thuận này là hoàn toàn « không hiệu quả », « không công bằng », « không bền vững », Ukraina đã bị buộc phải chấp nhận trong bối cảnh lực lượng ly khai được Nga hậu thuẫn đẩy quân đội Ukraina vào chân tường tại vùng Donbass (« War, diplomacy, and more war: why did the Minsk agreements fail? », Springer, 2024). Vị chuyên gia này cũng là tác giả bài « Đàm phán ngừng bắn Nga-Ukraina: Những bài học từ Tiến trình thất bại của các thỏa thuận Minsk » (2025). Đàm phán bên họng súng : Hàng nghìn binh sĩ Ukraina bị bao vây, Putin báo động nguy cơ thảm sát Hai thỏa thuận được ký kết đúng vào thời điểm hàng nghìn binh sĩ Ukraina bị vây hãm tại Ilovaisk (từ ngày 7/8 đến ngày 2/9/2014) và Debaltseve (từ 14/01 đến 20/02/2015). Nhà ngoại giao Pháp Jacques Audibert, cố vấn của tổng thống Hollande, người có mặt trực tiếp trong các đàm phán dẫn đến hai thỏa thuận nói trên, cho biết cụ thể: « Tình hình càng trở nên căng thẳng hơn, bởi rõ ràng là ông Putin đã cố tình kích động. Tuyên bố đầu tiên của ông ấy trong cuộc đàm phán này là: ‘‘Tôi xin lỗi, có 8.000 binh sĩ bị mắc kẹt trong vòng vây ở Debaltseve. Bao vây họ là các lực lượng pháo binh của quân  ly khai mà tôi không thể kiểm soát được. Tôi không thể làm gì được ! Vì tôi là người Nga mà ! Tất cả những binh sĩ này đều có nguy cơ bị thảm sát, nếu chúng ta không đạt được thỏa thuận tối hôm nay." Đó là bầu không khí mở đầu cuộc đàm phán kéo dài 16 giờ. Rõ ràng khi bạn bị đặt vào trong tình huống căng thẳng và hoàn toàn khác biệt như thế này, khi ai đó nói thẳng với bạn rằng, có thể có hàng ngàn người chết, nếu đàm phán thất bại, bạn sẽ phải ở trong tâm trạng căng thẳng tột độ. Điều này đúng với tất cả mọi người, nhưng đặc biệt là với người Ukraina. » Nga đã sử dụng việc leo thang quân sự có chủ đích để buộc Kiev chấp nhận các nhượng bộ lớn, trong bối cảnh Kiev cũng chịu áp lực nhiều từ các nước phương Tây ủng hộ tiến trình Minsk, để buộc phải ký kết các thỏa thuận này.   Hàng loạt điều bất khả: Ngôn từ mơ hồ, Kiev không được quyền kiểm soát biên giới… Ngoài chuyện ý đồ và mục tiêu của các bên, chuyên gia Na Uy Kristian Åtland nêu bật diễn đạt mơ hồ trong các thỏa thuận cũng là một nguyên nhân trực tiếp dẫn đến việc Thỏa thuận trở nên bất khả thi ngay từ đầu (« The vagueness and ambiguity of the language used in the Minsk agreements became an obstacle to the agreements' implementation »). Các thỏa thuận nói trên không có giá trị pháp lý khi chỉ được ký kết bởi các đại diện cấp thấp, gồm cựu tổng thống Ukraina, Leonid Koutchma, đại sứ Nga tại Ukraina và đại diện của OSCE. Không chỉ đến sau này, mà ngay vào lúc Thỏa thuận Minsk II được ký kết, truyền thông Pháp đã ghi nhận triển vọng thỏa thuận bất khả thi, đặc biệt với việc Ukraina sẽ chỉ được quyền kiểm soát hơn 400 km đường biên giới Ukraina – Nga, nằm giữa các khu vực ly khai ở Donbass và lãnh thổ Nga, một khi bầu cử địa phương ở các vùng ly khai được tổ chức, mà thời gian lại chưa được ấn định. Tổ chức An ninh và Hợp tác châu Âu - OSCE cũng không có thẩm quyền gì với việc giám sát tình hình ở đường biên giới. Trong thời gian đó, không có gì ngăn cản Nga tiếp tục đưa binh sĩ và phương tiện quân sự vào các vùng đất của Ukraina, do phe ly khai kiểm soát. Niềm tin vào Thỏa thuận Minsk và Putin: Ngay trước thềm cuộc xâm lăng 2022 Ngay tại thời điểm đó, và giờ đây nhìn lại, các thỏa thuận Minsk đã được coi như là bình phong, một phương tiện câu giờ đối với cả hai bên. Không chỉ cho Nga có thêm thời gian để chuẩn bị cho cuộc xâm lăng lớn mà phía Ukraina cũng tạm thời tránh được các tổn thất lớn trong bối cảnh lực lượng vũ trang còn rất yếu. Điều đáng nhấn mạnh là 7 năm sau, trước thềm cuộc xâm lăng quy mô lớn của Nga, ngày 24/02/2022, trong một bộ phận giới ngoại giao, học giả châu Âu, về mặt chính thức, các thỏa thuận Minsk vẫn được xem như là một cánh cửa dẫn đến hòa bình. Ngay cả một nhà nghiên cứu hàng đầu trong lĩnh vực này, như Tatiana Kastouéva-Jean, giám đốc Trung tâm Nga thuộc Viện Pháp về Quan hệ Quốc tế - Ifri, hai tuần trước cuộc tấn công của Nga (24/02/2022), vẫn đặt hy vọng vào việc thúc đẩy thực thi thỏa thuận Minsk, trong lúc tổng thống Pháp đang tiếp tục các vận động ngoại giao dồn dập, với hy vọng còn nước còn tát: « Nước Pháp đang gánh vác một trách nhiệm đặc biệt vào thời điểm này. Thật vậy, Emmanuel Macron đang đưa tiếng nói của châu Âu trở lại vị trí hàng đầu, đặc biệt là về một khía cạnh: các thỏa thuận Minsk. Đây là những thỏa thuận được ký kết vào tháng 2/2015 với mục tiêu giải quyết tình hình ở miền đông Ukraina. Đó là một mảnh ghép trong bức tranh toàn cảnh đối đầu căng thẳng hiện tại, với việc Nga tăng cường quân đội áp sát biên giới, trước khi đưa ra các yêu sách rộng hơn liên quan đến an ninh châu Âu và trật tự của châu Âu nói chung, thời kỳ sau khi Liên Xô sụp đổ ». Đọc thêm - Nửa thế kỷ ''Hiệp định Helsinki'': Chiến tranh Ukraina xóa sổ "Kiến trúc an ninh châu Âu" Nhà nghiên cứu viện Ifri tin tưởng vào khả năng Nga có thể sẵn sàng cho một giải pháp ngoại giao : « Chúng ta còn rất xa mới giải quyết được cuộc khủng hoảng. Nhưng với những diễn biến mới nhất này, tôi nghĩ chúng ta có thể mang lại thêm một chút hy vọng cho giải pháp ngoại giao. Tổng thống Putin đã để ngỏ cánh cửa thỏa hiệp. Ông ấy đã dành nhiều lời khen ngợi cho tổng thống Pháp Macron, cảm ơn ông ấy đã trở lại, đã đích thân đến, v.v. Trên thực tế, nếu chúng ta đang ở bên bờ vực chiến tranh, thì đây ắt không phải là kiểu hành vi mà chúng ta thấy ». (« Ukraina/Nga, một thỏa hiệp bất khả? », Tọa đàm với đài Pháp France Info, ngày 09/02/2022).   Kẻ xâm lăng được coi là người hòa giải: Nghệ thuật đàm phán của Putin  Minsk I và Minsk II đã được điện Kremlin sử dụng hiệu quả để khẳng định tính chính đáng của Nga trong hồ sơ chiến tranh vùng Donbass của Ukraina. Tại châu Âu, có người còn mong muốn có thêm một Thỏa thuận Minsk III. Điều mà nhiều chuyên gia nhấn mạnh là ảo tưởng hòa bình nhờ có được thiện chí của Nga, đã từng khiến châu Âu mất phương hướng trong một thời gian dài, và có thể sẽ tiếp tục mắc bẫy. Đọc thêm : Sử gia Françoise Thom: ‘‘Cho đến nay, người Nga vẫn coi nước Nga là một đế chế'' Bà Céline Marangé, chuyên gia về Nga, Ukraina và Belarus, Viện nghiên cứu chiến lược IRSEM thuộc Trường Quân sự - Ecole militaire Paris, lưu ý đến việc tổng thống Nga đã thành công một cách ngoạn mục, khi thể hiện mình là một bên trung gian hòa giải trong các thỏa thuận Minsk : « Tổng thống Nga coi các thỏa thuận Minsk II là một chiến thắng cá nhân của mình, một dấu hiệu cho thấy kỹ năng đàm phán và giành được những nhượng bộ từ các đối thủ. Trên thực tế, ông ta đã thành công đáng kể trong việc bảo đảm rằng các thỏa thuận không xác định bất kỳ nghĩa vụ rõ ràng nào đối với Matxcơva. Vì vậy, theo một cách nào đó, Điện Kremlin có thể tự thể hiện mình không phải là một bên tham gia xung đột, như trên thực tế từ đầu đã luôn là như vậy. Nga thể hiện là một bên trung gian hòa giải trong một cuộc xung đột nội bộ ở nước láng giềng, do quản lý kém, giống như một người trung gian hòa giải đối với một cuộc nội chiến. Trong khi đó, trên thực tế, tình hình bất ổn đã được Matxcơva đạo diễn ngay từ đầu, và vũ khí hạng nặng mà phe ly khai có được rõ ràng là đến từ Nga. » *** Nhiều chuyên gia khẩn thiết nhấn mạnh là, trong các đối thoại có thể diễn ra với điện Kremlin sắp tới, các lãnh đạo châu Âu cần kiên quyết duy trì lập trường, chỉ có thể chấp nhận một thỏa thuận đình chiến khi có được các đảm bảo vững chắc, các cơ chế thực thi rõ ràng, chặt chẽ, cùng với việc hậu thuẫn để Ukraina gia nhập các cấu trúc an ninh của châu Âu, để khiến cho mọi hành động gây hấn của Nga trong tương lai phải trả giá đắt. Chỉ có như vậy, châu Âu mới không bị rơi vào vết xe đổ của các thỏa thuận Minsk.

Nga oanh tạc dữ dội Ukraine khiến 11 người thiệt mạng, sau khi Ukraine phủ nhận vụ tấn công ký túc xá. Nga cảnh báo rằng các cuộc "tấn công có hệ thống" là để đáp trả vụ tấn công bằng máy bay không người lái vào một ký túc xá ở Luhansk, điều mà Ukraine phủ nhận.

Anti-ICE Protesters Clash with Authorities in New JerseyMass demonstrations erupted outside ICE detention centers in New Jersey as activists confront federal agents. We break down what sparked the protests, who's being detained, and the growing resistance on the ground.

In this episode: Russian attack damages or destroys multiple Kyiv cultural institutionsRussia claims it will "retaliate" for a strike on a Luhansk college. They claim foreigners must leave Kyiv for safety. The claim falls flat but shows a turn in Russian rhetoric.Ukraine demonstrates new advantages in the drone warContrasting Kyiv protestsControversial move in historical memoryUpdates from Transnistria and BelarusEurovisionTwitterAnthony: @BartawayUkraine Without Hype: @HypeUkraineOther Social Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://youtube.com/@UkraineWithoutHype⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://tiktok.com/@ukrainewithouthype⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://instagram.com/ukrainewithouthype/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/UkraineWithoutHype⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Resources and Charitieshttps://linktr.ee/ukrainewithouthype

Die Kämpfe in der Ukraine dauern an – doch an der Front bewegt sich kaum etwas. Gleichzeitig eskaliert der Krieg in der Luft weiter. In dieser Folge von „Was tun, Herr General?“ analysieren Tim Deisinger und Ex-NATO-General Erhard Bühler die aktuelle Lage im Ukraine-Krieg, der zunehmend von Drohnen- und Raketenangriffen geprägt ist. Schauplätze sind Luhansk und Kiew. Im Fokus steht die neue russische Mittelstreckenrakete „Oreschnik“. Ex-General Bühler ordnet ihre Stärken und Schwächen ein. Sie sei wegen der sechs Gefechtsköpfe und schwerer Abfangbarkeit eine gefährliche, aber technisch nicht außergewöhnliche Waffe mit begrenzter Präzision. Den jüngsten Einsatz bewertet Bühler als politisches Signal, das mehr der Abschreckung denn der militärischen Wirkung gedient habe. Ein Podcast-Tipp: "Sieben Tage wach" https://www.ardsounds.de/sendung/7-tage-wach/urn:ard:show:f9c5f6d4e3e528db/ Wenn Sie Fragen haben: Schreiben Sie an general@mdraktuell.de oder rufen Sie kostenfrei an unter 0800 637 37 37. Info: Die nächste Ausgabe von "Was tun, Herr General?" ist für den 28. Mai 2026 geplant.

Die ukrainische Hauptstadt ist in der Nacht erneut von Russland angegriffen worden – nach den Drohnenangriffen auf Luhansk hatte Putin mit Vergeltung gedroht. Russland bestätigte den Einsatz der Mittelstreckenrakete Oreschnik. 

"Efficiency of Tyranny" Hosts: Darren Weeks, Vicky Davis Website for the show: https://governamerica.com Vicky's website: https://thetechnocratictyranny.com COMPLETE SHOW NOTES AND CREDITS AT: https://governamerica.com/radio/radio-archives/22666-govern-america-may-23-2026-efficiency-of-tyranny Listen LIVE every Saturday at 11AM Eastern or 8AM Pacific at http://governamerica.net or on your favorite app. DISCLOSURE: AI used for top-of-the-hour newscasts and break bumper music.One week after office was broken into by CIA and documents stolen, Tulsi Gabbard resigns from post as Director of National Intelligence to care for ailing husband. Contractor Dan Merrell, who paved over Charlie Kirk crime scene talks about FBI and Utah Governor's rush to get the job done right away. Israeli company announces dangerous aerial spraying operation with complete disregard for the environment. Trump skips Don Jr.'s wedding sparking speculation. Meanwhile, U.S. farmers speak out about the negative impact Trump's war on Iran is having on their operations. Nepal plagued by its "success" in saving tigers. Is the U.S. following the same pattern? Cougar sightings spike in Michigan. Trump says cyanide bombs can be used to target dangerous predators, and more.

Serangan pesawat tak berawak menghantam sebuah asrama mahasiswa di Kota Starobilsk wilayah Luhansk yang dikuasai Rusia. Otoritas setempat melaporkan sedikitnya enam orang tewas dan puluhan lainnya mengalami luka-luka akibat serangan yang dituding dilakukan Ukraina.

A deadly mine explosion has rocked northern China, killing at least 90 people according to state media. Ten people have been killed in a drone attack on a student dormitory, in Russian controlled Luhansk region of Ukraine. Six people killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, including 5 police officers and a 13-year-old boy. Around 40-thousand people have been placed under evacuation orders in Southern California over concerns of chemical explosion at plant. Premier Danielle Smith insists she wants voters to have a say on holding a referendum on whether to remain in Canada. Voting starts today in the BC Conservative leadership race. CBS News Radio shuts down after 99 years in service, as parent company Paramount cites budget cuts.

In Chapter 50, Ghost walks through the actual war that erupted in Eastern Ukraine following the 2014 Maidan coup, covering the timeline from the Donetsk and Luhansk separatist declarations all the way through the Minsk Two agreement of 2015. He breaks down the MH17 shootdown, the competing narratives around who fired the missile, and why the Western media's version may not hold up. Ghost also examines why both Minsk agreements ultimately failed due to unresolvable sequencing disputes between Ukraine and the separatists and explains how seven years of frozen trench warfare laid the groundwork for Russia's full-scale 2022 invasion. A methodical, plainspoken deep dive into one of the most misrepresented conflicts of the modern era.

Silicon Bites Ep319 | 2026-04-17 | Russia's Donbas ultimatum, America's contradictions, and why JD Vance doesn't know what he's talking about. How do I know? On April 8th, from Budapest — standing alongside Viktor Orbán — JD Vance looked into a camera and said this: "We're talking about haggling at this point over a few square kilometres of territory in one direction or another. Is that worth losing hundreds of thousands of additional Russian and Ukrainian young men?"A few square kilometres. That's the Vice President of the United States describing the fate of millions of Ukrainian citizens, a fortified defensive belt holding back a Russian army of 680,000, and territory that — if surrendered — would give Moscow a launchpad for the next phase of its invasion.Two days later, Zelenskyy responded. "The Vice President, with all due respect, does not take part in the negotiations. If he were involved, he would probably have a deeper understanding of what Ukrainian territory actually is."----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------SOURCES:Kyiv Independent — "Russia sets yet another Donbas capture deadline while demanding Ukraine withdraw without fighting, HUR says" (April 17, 2026) Kyiv Post — "Moscow Gears Up for New Offensive, Eyes Total Donbas Control by September – HUR" (April 17, 2026)Rubryka — "Russia prepares spring-summer offensive and aims to seize Donbas by autumn – Ukraine's intelligence" (April 17, 2026) Ostro Info / Hromadske — "Russia intends to carry out a summer offensive and capture Donbas by September" (April 2026) UNITED24 Media — "Russia Gives Ukraine Two-Month Deadline to Leave Donbas, Zelenskyy Says" (March 31, 2026) Al Jazeera — "Russia claims to take full control of Ukraine's Luhansk region" (April 1, 2026) CFR Global Conflict Tracker — "War in Ukraine" (updated April 2026) RFE/RL — "Rubio Accuses Zelenskyy Of Lying About US Position On Bid To End Russia's War" (March 27, 2026) Kyiv Independent — "'That's a lie' — Rubio dismisses Zelensky's claims US security guarantees tied to withdrawal from Donbas" (March 27, 2026)Kyiv Independent — "Zelensky responds to Rubio's accusation of lying" (March 28, 2026)Euronews — "Rubio slams Zelenskyy's Donbas comments and says US may divert Ukraine arms to Iran" (March 27, 2026)The Irish Times — "'That's a lie': Rubio denies Zelenskiy claim US is demanding Kyiv give up eastern Donbas" (March 28, 2026) Kyiv Post — "Rubio Rejects Zelensky's Claim That US Linked Security Guarantees to Ukraine's Withdrawal From Donbas" (March 27, 2026) ----------SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN Events in 2025 - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon Curtainhttps://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrasOur events of the first half of the year in Lviv, Kyiv and Odesa 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. Any support you can provide for the fundraising campaign would be gratefully appreciated. 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----------

In Folge 212 des Dachthekenduetts sprechen Martin Moczarski und Sascha Koll über Ausreisegenehmigungen, den Iran-Krieg, Trump, Staatsmacht, Eigentum und den Ausstieg aus dem System.Alle Links zur Sendung in unserem Artikel:https://freiheitsfunken.info/2026/04/09/23926-dachthekenduett-folge-212-tv-es-gibt-keine-hoffnung-mehr-scheitert-trump-grandiosMöchten Sie unsere Arbeit unterstützen?––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Spenden Sie Werkzeuge für die libertäre GlücksschmiedePayPal (auch Kreditkarte) / Überweisung / Bitcoin / Monero:

Sebanyak 41 pekerja tambang batu bara di wilayah Luhansk, Ukraina Timur, telah berhasil dievakuasi dalam keadaan selamat. Sebelumnya, para penambang tersebut sempat terperangkap di bawah tanah akibat pemadaman listrik skala besar yang dipicu oleh serangan pasukan Ukraina ke area pertambangan tersebut.

Sebanyak 41 pekerja tambang batu bara di wilayah Luhansk, Ukraina Timur, telah berhasil dievakuasi dalam keadaan selamat. Sebelumnya, para penambang tersebut sempat terperangkap di bawah tanah akibat pemadaman listrik skala besar yang dipicu oleh serangan pasukan Ukraina ke area pertambangan tersebut.

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2026-04-04 | UPDATES #162 | Russia recorded almost no territorial gains in March. With just 23 SQ km approximately taken in March and losses elsewhere offsetting that advance. Russia's rate of advance has collapsed compared with earlier months. (The Guardian)The fighting has not gone quiet. The war is not over. Moscow has not renounced its maximalist gains, not one bit. The big change is that their advance to achieve those aims has slowed already from a snail's pace to stall completely. The front is still burning across more than 1,200 kilometres. Russian missiles and drones are still hammering Ukrainian cities in what Zelensky has called an “Easter escalation.” Men are still dying every hour from Pokrovsk to Huliaipole. But something important has shifted. The central fact, the one that cuts through all the noise, is this: after more than two years of grinding, costly, attritional offensives, Russia's land campaign in Ukraine appears to have stalled. (Reuters) Does it have the techniques and resources to trigger movement again? ----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------A REQUEST FOR HELP!I'm heading back to Kyiv next month, to film, do research and conduct interviews. The logistics and need for equipment and clothing are a little higher than for my previous trips. It will be cold, and may be dark also. If you can, please assist to ensure I can make this trip a success. My commitment to the audience of the channel, will be to bring back compelling interviews conducted in Ukraine, and to use the experience to improve the quality of the channel, it's insights and impact. Let Ukraine and democracy prevail! https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrashttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformationNONE OF THIS CAN HAPPEN WITHOUT YOU!So what's next? We're going to Kyiv in April 2026 to film on the ground, and will record interviews with some huge guests. We'll be creating opportunities for new interviews, and to connect you with the reality of a European city under escalating winter attack, from an imperialist, genocidal power. PLEASE HELP ME ME TO GROW SILICON CURTAINWe are planning our events for 2026, and to do more and have a greater impact. After achieving more than 12 events in 2025, we will aim to double that! 24 events and interviews on the ground in Ukraine, to push back against weaponized information, toxic propaganda and corrosive disinformation. Please help us make it happen!----------SOURCES: Reuters, April 3, 2026 — Zelensky says the frontline situation is the best for Ukraine in 10 months. Reuters, April 3, 2026 — Zelensky denounces an “Easter escalation” as Russia intensifies daytime strikes. Reuters, April 1, 2026 — Russia claims full control of Luhansk; Ukraine disputes it. Associated Press, April 1, 2026 — Kyiv rejects Moscow's Luhansk claim; AP notes ISW sees Ukrainian tactics disrupting Russian advances. The Guardian / AFP, April 4, 2026 — Russian army records almost no territorial gains in March; January, February and March comparative figures; Starlink/Telegram factor. The Kyiv Independent, April 3–4, 2026 — Zelensky says Russian losses in March topped 35,000; General Staff tally reaches 1,302,370 on April 4. Kyiv Post, April 2, 2026 — Report that Ukrainian forces recaptured more ground in March than they lost; Syrskyi says 480 sq km liberated since late January. Euromaidan Press, April 1–2, 2026 — Russian advance slowing; Kovalenko estimate of 31,960 Russian losses for 155 sq km in March, or 206 troops per sq km. Institute for the Study of War correction, April 3–4, 2026 — March 2026 gains figure corrected to 5.46 sq km after adding Lyptsi-area occupied ground. ----------

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Chegámos à quarta semana de conflito no Médio Oriente. No Leste/Oeste em podcast, Nuno Rogeiro analisa os mais recentes desenvolvimentos da guerra que coloca EUA e Israel contra o Irão. O comentador alerta que existem cerca de 5000 fuzileiros americanos a caminho do Golfo, mas ainda não se sabe com que propósito militar. Ainda sem fim à vista, Trump alega ter destruído completamente o seu alvo e até “já se vendem nos Estados Unidos medalhas para comemorar”. A Europa continua à procura da melhor forma de lidar com o presidente norte-americanos, e o primeiro-ministro finlandês tem em curso uma proposta de colaboração: “nós, europeus, ajudamos os EUA no Golfo e eles ajudam-nos na Ucrânia”. Será que os aliados do Atlântico Norte vão chegar a um acordo para evitar o agravamento da crise energética e económica? O programa foi emitido na SIC Notícias a 22 de março. Para ver a versão vídeo deste episódio clique aquiSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ukraine has lost close to a quarter of its civilian workforce since the invasion. Three and a half million workers left government-controlled areas: mobilised into the armed forces, displaced inside the country, gone abroad as refugees, or killed. Giacomo Anastasia, Tito Boeri, and Oleksandr Zholud draw on an unprecedented wartime dataset to document how Ukraine's labour market adapted under that pressure. What they find is not what you might expect. Aggregate matching efficiency fell by only about 15%; less than the decline recorded in the United States during the 2008 financial crisis. Firms hired women into roles previously closed to them by law, took on older workers and people with disabilities, and expanded remote work to keep displaced employees and refugees connected to Ukrainian payrolls. The collapse was real, but concentrated: in contested territories near the frontline, employment fell to less than half its pre-war level and vacancy postings dropped to virtually zero. The question the paper poses for reconstruction is how to sustain that resilience, absorb close to a million returning soldiers, and begin to reverse what five years of disrupted schooling has done to a generation.The research behind this episode:Anastasia, Giacomo M., Tito Boeri, and Oleksandr Zholud. 2026. "A Wartime Labor Market: The Case of Ukraine." Economic Policy: Papers on European and Global Issues, special issue: "What's Next for Ukraine?"To cite this episode:Phillips, Tim. 2026. "What's Next for Ukraine: A Wartime Labour Market." Economic Policy: Papers on European and Global Issues (podcast).Assign this as extra listening. The citation above is formatted and ready for a reading list or VLE.About the guestsGiacomo Anastasia is a PhD student in Economics at Columbia University and Columbia Business School. His research interests include public economics, labour economics, and industrial organisation.Tito Boeri is Professor of Economics at Bocconi University and one of Europe's leading authorities on labour markets, unemployment insurance, and welfare state reform. He served as President of INPS, Italy's national social security institution, from 2015 to 2019.Oleksandr Zholud is a researcher at the National Bank of Ukraine. He was central to maintaining the economic data systems that continued to function through the war, and which made the empirical work in this paper possible. Research cited in this episodeThe civilian labour force contraction is estimated at roughly twenty to twenty-five per cent of the pre-war workforce in government-controlled areas, equivalent to a loss of around 3.5 million workers. The calculation combines refugees abroad (between six and seven million, of whom approximately seventy per cent are of working age), military mobilisation (at least 800,000 since 2022, up from 250,000 before the war), and combat casualties. The authors note that a shock of this scale has almost no modern precedent; the closest comparisons are Serbia's losses in the First World War and the economic disruption caused by the 1994 Rwandan genocide.Work.ua is the largest online job-search platform in Ukraine, covering around 125,000 firms and 4.5 million workers. The paper draws on weekly data from Work.ua on vacancy postings, job-seeker resumes, and offered and expected wages to track labour market dynamics across sectors and regions throughout the war. This platform data continued to be updated through the conflict and provided the primary source for the paper's matching analysis, replacing the State Statistics Service household survey, which suspended publication after the invasion.The InfoSapiens household survey, commissioned by the National Bank of Ukraine since 2021, serves as the wartime replacement for the State Statistics Service quarterly Labour Force Survey. It interviews around 1,000 individuals per quarter on employment, unemployment, and labour force participation, stratified by gender, age, region, and settlement size. Despite its smaller sample, it remains the primary regular survey-based source on Ukraine's labour market since the full-scale invasion.The State Employment Service (SES) firm survey, conducted in January 2025 in cooperation with Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation, covered 55,000 enterprises employing 4.2 million workers plus 70,000 registered unemployed persons. This cross-sectional survey provided the paper's evidence on how recruitment practices, remote work adoption, and workforce composition changed after the invasion; it is described in the paper as one of the largest wartime enterprise surveys of its kind.Air raid alarm data are used as the paper's proxy for regional exposure to the war. When missiles or drone attacks are detected, sirens activate across affected areas; the authors use the frequency and duration of these alarms to classify Ukrainian regions on a spectrum from low-exposure (western oblasts such as Lviv) to high-exposure (eastern regions such as Kharkiv) to contested (partially or fully occupied territories including parts of Donetsk and Luhansk). This classification is the basis for the paper's finding that war intensity is the primary driver of differences in labour market outcomes across regions.Matching efficiency is a standard labour economics measure of how effectively the market converts a given stock of unemployed workers and open vacancies into new hires. A fall in matching efficiency means that jobs and workers exist but find each other more slowly. The paper estimates that Ukraine's aggregate matching efficiency declined by about fifteen per cent after the invasion; a smaller fall than the more than twenty per cent recorded in the United States during the 2008 financial crisis, though with severe deterioration concentrated in frontline and contested regions, where matching efficiency dropped by close to twenty-five per cent.Remote work as a retention mechanism. A survey of Ukrainian refugees abroad found that roughly forty per cent of those in employment were working for Ukrainian firms remotely. Those maintaining an employment link to a Ukrainian company reported a significantly higher intention to return to Ukraine after the war compared with refugees employed by foreign firms. Anastasia argues this makes remote work not only an economic adaptation but a tool for sustaining the connection between displaced workers and the country they may one day return to rebuild.More in the "What's Next for Ukraine?" seriesThis episode is the third and final in a series based on papers presented at the inaugural Economic Policy winter conference, Paris, December 2025.Episode 1, with Yuriy Gorodnichenko and Maurice Obstfeld: why $40 billion a year in investment is more achievable than it sounds, why deep debt restructuring is a prerequisite for attracting private capital, and what the Euroclear frozen assets could unlock. Episode 2, with Edward Glaeser, Martina Kirchberger, and Andrii Parkhomenko: why the right model for rebuilding Ukraine's cities is postwar Tokyo rather than postwar Berlin or Warsaw, and why directing reconstruction spending towards the most damaged regions would be rebuilding in the wrong direction. Related reading on VoxEUThe labour market in Ukraine: Rebuild better, the companion VoxEU column by Anastasia, Boeri, and Zholud, summarising the paper's findings on matching efficiency, firm adjustment, and the policy priorities for reconstruction. You only live twice: A growth strategy for Ukraine, Gorodnichenko and Obstfeld's companion column to Episode 1, making the case for $40 billion a year in investment and explaining why EU and NATO accession momentum is the key enabling condition.Rebuilding cities in Ukraine, a VoxEU column on the spatial and urban decisions that will shape how Ukraine's cities develop in the decades after the war, and why the Tokyo model of decentralised land readjustment is the right precedent.

2026-02-16 | UPDATES #133 | Russian losses now outpacing recruitment (again) — and why Moscow is leaning harder on foreign fighters. The military math in Moscow does not add up – the tally between bodies in, bodies out. The difference between vodka fueled recruits and sunflower fodder. And for a war being fought at drone-speed and trench-distances, that's arithmetic Putin can't spin. Multiple streams of reporting and official claims over the last week — capped by fresh remarks out of Munich — point to the same brutal conclusion: Russia is bleeding manpower faster than it can refill the trenches, and it's increasingly padding the gap with foreign fighters — some recruited under false pretenses, some coerced, some simply disposable. Let's unpack what we know, what we can't independently verify, and why the Kremlin's recruitment logic is starting to look less like “strategic endurance” and more like a meat-processing plant with a military payroll department attached. ----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------A REQUEST FOR HELP!I'm heading back to Kyiv this week, to film, do research and conduct interviews. The logistics and need for equipment and clothing are a little higher than for my previous trips. It will be cold, and may be dark also. If you can, please assist to ensure I can make this trip a success. My commitment to the audience of the channel, will be to bring back compelling interviews conducted in Ukraine, and to use the experience to improve the quality of the channel, it's insights and impact. Let Ukraine and democracy prevail! https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extrashttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformationNONE OF THIS CAN HAPPEN WITHOUT YOU!So what's next? We're going to Kyiv in January 2026 to film on the ground, and will record interviews with some huge guests. We'll be creating opportunities for new interviews, and to connect you with the reality of a European city under escalating winter attack, from an imperialist, genocidal power. PLEASE HELP ME ME TO GROW SILICON CURTAINWe are planning our events for 2026, and to do more and have a greater impact. After achieving more than 12 events in 2025, we will aim to double that! 24 events and interviews on the ground in Ukraine, to push back against weaponized information, toxic propaganda and corrosive disinformation. Please help us make it happen!----------SOURCES: The Straits Times (via Bloomberg), 16 Feb 2026, “Russia's losses in Ukraine boosting reliance on foreign fighters, Britain says.” Bloomberg, 15–16 Feb 2026, “Russia's Losses Boost Reliance on Foreign Fighters, UK Says.”Ukrinform (citing Bloomberg), 15 Feb 2026, “Russia's losses increase its reliance on foreign fighters.” AP News, 13 Feb 2026, “Ukraine says 2 Nigerians fighting for Russia found dead in Luhansk after drone strike.” The Kyiv Independent, 12 Feb 2026, “Russian losses exceeded recruitment for second month in a row, Ukraine says.” Ukrainska Pravda (Eng.) (citing Bloomberg), 12 Feb 2026, “Russian losses in January exceeded number of new recruits.” Al Jazeera, 13 Feb 2026, casualty/recruitment reporting and Syrskyi Telegram quote.EuroMaidan Press, 13 Feb 2026, Brovdi drone-verified loss/recruitment discussion (context and claims).Reuters, 14 Jan 2026, “Ukraine's new defence minister vows innovation…” (Fedorov appointment background). Ukraine Ministry of Defence (official bio page), “Mykhailo Fedorov” (appointment details). NATO transcript, 12 Feb 2026, remarks with Ukraine Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. Financial Times, 10 Feb 2026, “Russian army casualties in Ukraine surge” (attrition context).----------

In Genf haben Vertreter der Ukraine, Russlands und der USA über ein mögliches Kriegsende gesprochen - die Gespräche heute waren sehr kurz und wenig drang nach außen │ Die Ukraine hat Sanktionen gegen den Staatschef von Belarus, Lukaschenko, verhängt - wie ist die Situation im Land aus Sicht der Opposition │ Die israelische Regierung hat Pläne zur Zukunft des Westjordanlandes - aus der internationalen Gemeinschaft gibt es nun Kritik

Ukrainian representatives at the talks with Russia on a possible end of the war have described the first day of negotiations as "substantive and productive". Newshour hears from injured Ukrainian soldiers and gauges public opinion inside the country.Also in the programme: the New START nuclear treaty expires; and iguanas on the menu in Miami.(Picture: An elderly woman pulls a sled with her belongings during the distribution of humanitarian aid brought by volunteers to a church amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, near the town of Popasna (Popasnaya) in the Luhansk region, a Russian-controlled area of Ukraine, February 4, 2026. Credit: Reuters)

Send us a textArticle by Adam Entous of the New York TimesThe Separation: Inside the Unraveling U.S.-Ukraine Partnershiphttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/30/world/europe/ukraine-war-us-russia.htmlWe trace Ukraine's war from early U.S.–Ukraine partnership to a fragile “separation,” where support is uneven, Europe scales up late, and a DMZ-style end state competes with continued attrition. Adam Entous of the New York Times lays out the battlefield, the backchannels, and the choices that could lock in peace—or prolong risk.• The shift from artillery dominance to drone warfare and frozen lines• Why Donetsk and Luhansk are strategic, not just symbolic• Security guarantees as deterrence architecture short of NATO• Sanctions and Ukrainian drone strikes targeting Russian refineries• U.S. policy splits: munitions for Ukraine vs Indo-Pacific stockpiles• The Whitkoff–Kushner channel and Russia's “inevitability” narrative• Europe's rearmament and the slow ramp of 155 mm production• Russian incompetence vs Ukrainian resilience on the ground• What a DMZ-style settlement might require to holdPlease tell your friends about my showYou can find out more about me at https://www.bookclues.com

Watch The X22 Report On Video No videos found (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:17532056201798502,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-9437-3289"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="https://cdn2.decide.dev/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs");pt> Click On Picture To See Larger Picture The UK temps for the green new scam are fake, the manipulated the data to push the scam, it has now been exposed. Fake news has no choice to tell the people that the economy has been improving. Trump is getting to move the economic system to the new system which will include sound money. The [DS] is now using everything they have to stop the Trump and his team. Judges are now dictating that the President doesn’t have the authority to remove someones security clearance. The Supreme Court just set the stage for Trump to use the insurrection act when the enemy pushes the insurgency. Never interfere with an enemy while they are in the process of destroying themselves. Economy https://twitter.com/ScottAdamsSays/status/2003668549857055223?s=20 (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:18510697282300316,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-8599-9832"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="https://cdn2.decide.dev/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs");   uncertainties of 2°C to 5°C. That’s not a typo – 5 degrees Celsius of potential error. Only 19 pristine Class 1 sites remain capable of measuring actual ambient air temperature accurately. The rest? Located on airport runways, walled gardens, next to main roads, and inside solar farms. Places where concrete, engines, and infrastructure create artificial heat islands that have nothing to do with atmospheric temperature changes. The Met Office database also contains data from over 100 stations that don’t exist. They’re using “estimated” temperatures from unidentified neighboring stations and presenting it as real data. When journalist Ray Sanders started asking questions through Freedom of Information requests, the Met Office dismissed them as “vexatious” and “not in the public interest.” After media inquiries, the Met Office quietly removed estimated data from 3 non-existent stations. Of 17 new sites opened since April 2024, nearly 65% were immediately placed in the worst quality categories. UK Science Minister Lord Patrick Vallance is calling scrutiny of this mess “misinformation” that weakens trust in science. Perhaps what actually weakens trust in science is using temperature readings from imaginary thermometers next to jet engines to justify trillion-pound Net Zero policies that reshape the entire economy. The data might be fine for tomorrow’s weather forecast. Using it to revolutionize Britain’s energy infrastructure? That requires stations that actually exist. https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/2003537920624677163?s=20 https://twitter.com/JeffPasquino/status/2003667251426197766?s=20   dollars” already – language and words are important – but this time the difference will be to the benefit of stablecoin holders. “But if it is pegged to the dollar, why will it matter?” you might wonder. That's a great question. The difference will be that today's bank accounts are in Federal Reserve “dollars”, which are debt-based, inflationary and losing value at a rapid pace. The new digital dollar stablecoins will be backed by gold or other assets (yet to be defined, but it's clearly how they're heading) and the purchasing power will go up. This is the first step out of the debt-based system enslaving most Americans – and by extension of the world reserve currency, most everyone in the Western world. People will eventually see that the asset-backed “digital dollar” is far superior to the Federal Reserve dollar. Once noticed, stablecoin dollars will be hoarded while Fed dollars will flood the market (Gresham's Law). No one will want the dying dollar -or any debt denominated in it – and much like the rise of gold and silver now against the Fed dollar, the digital dollar will also rise in value. Then everyone will transition, by choice, to an asset-backed currency without even knowing why they want those new dollars – they will just know that they hold value better. In other words, the “digital dollar” will actually be a store of value – evidence that it is actual money, not just a currency. Fix the money, fix the world. Political/Rights https://twitter.com/amuse/status/2003631214939218223?s=20   amounts to a green light for radical activists already attacking federal officers to escalate. The incident has triggered mounting calls for Frey to resign. https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/2003595914582364475?s=20 https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/2003559651586286006?s=20 https://twitter.com/TheSCIF/status/2003513211757134259?s=20   social media. No corroboration exists, no limo driver testimony, no Oklahoma death matching description. This story was a distorted version of another hoax that was debunked years ago. They are desperate and have nothing, and they know it and resort to literal A.I. pictures and confirmed hoaxes that have been debunked YEARS ago in an attempt to slander Trump because they are paid to and lie right TO YOUR FACE. You better wake up and stop listening to people who are paid to lie to you and telling you to stop asking questions. The truth ALWAYS prevails. https://twitter.com/TheSCIF/status/2003773196210692274?s=20  claimed he knew the 2nd Oklahoma City bomber. There was NO collaboration, NO limo driver testimony, and NO deaths in Oklahoma that even matched any real deaths. And they always pop up right before an election. Even the whole Trump on Epstein’s plane drama. YES, Trump never was on the Lolita Express. Epstein owned 5 aircraft. Trump took 7 trips between 1993 and 1997. Never with any underage girls or women, only family. Epstein didn’t even own the island until 1998. The flight logs have been out. They’re just recycling old information and acting like it’s new. How naive can you be? And how lame can you be for posting it? You’re not a journalist. You’re a fraud. The mainstream and every account pushing these lies didn’t verify their claims and authenticity before posting? Or did they know and were just hoping YOU wouldn’t check to push a false narrative? DOGE https://twitter.com/CynicalPublius/status/2003500113680085072?s=20 Geopolitical Disgraced Former Prince Andrew Stripped of His Gun License, Can Only Use Firearms Under Supervision Andrew had his gun license stripped by Met police. The hunter becomes the hunted. For his long association with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor is facing a long list of repercussions that seem to have no end. Now, the avid hunter has surrendered his firearms license to the Met Police – the same police force who dropped the investigation into his alleged crimes. The Telegraph reported: “The former Duke of York, 65, agreed to give up his firearms and shotgun certificates last month after he was visited by the Metropolitan Police at Royal Lodge in Windsor.   Andrew in Sandringham on the lap of five redacted women – presumably Epstein victims. Daily Mail reported:   Source: thegatewaypundit.com https://twitter.com/RobSchneider/status/2003720679892615609?s=20 https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/2003737409440350530?s=20   commissioner who crafted Europe’s Digital Services Act, basically a censorship framework disguised as content moderation. Imran Ahmed of the Center for Countering Digital Hate is also on the list. He had a very specific mission. Want to know what his organization’s annual priorities were? Internal documents show “Kill Musk’s Twitter” at the top of the list. Not “reduce hate speech” or “improve online safety.” Kill Twitter. Destroy the platform entirely because Elon wouldn’t play ball with their censorship demands. These groups operated by labeling anything they disagreed with as “misinformation” or “hate speech,” then lobbying governments to force platforms to remove it. Clare Melford’s Global Disinformation Index used U.S. taxpayer money to create scoring systems that effectively blacklisted conservative American news outlets, steering advertisers away from them to financially strangle speech they opposed. Breton personally sent threatening letters to Elon warning of consequences under EU law right before his live interview with Trump during the campaign. Now the banned activists are claiming this is an “authoritarian attack on free speech” and calling it “immoral, unlawful, and un-American.” These are the same people who built entire careers pressuring tech platforms to silence voices they found problematic. Suddenly they care deeply about censorship when it affects them. Free speech isn’t negotiable. It’s not something governments should regulate away because certain viewpoints make them uncomfortable, whether in Europe or America. The U.S. just made clear that exporting censorship regimes to silence American speech won’t be tolerated  https://twitter.com/UnderSecPD/status/2003567940462084439?s=20 https://twitter.com/DNIGabbard/status/2003635821719466479?s=20 regulate or silence our free speech is a gross violation of our sovereignty that must be answered with accountability. Thank you, @UnderSecPD . https://twitter.com/amuse/status/2003641415465566593?s=20 to end their relationship with Denmark. https://twitter.com/CynicalPublius/status/2003571566131704124?s=20 War/Peace https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/2003760225774444924?s=20  Russia has explicitly rejected the following point by insisting on stricter terms: Point 14 (Territorial issue): Russia rejects Ukraine’s proposal to “stay where we are” in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions, demanding instead a full Ukrainian withdrawal from the Donetsk region.    No other specific rejections from Russia on the new 20-point plan have been confirmed yet, as Moscow is still formulating its official position.  The US has reached consensus with Ukraine on most points but has rejected or disagreed with Ukraine’s proposals on the following, offering alternatives instead: Point 12 (Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant): The US rejects Ukraine’s option for joint US-Ukraine management on a parity basis, proposing trilateral management (involving the US, Ukraine, and likely Russia) with a key role for the American side.   Point 14 (Territorial issue): The US has not fully agreed to Ukraine’s “stay where we are” principle, proposing a compromise in the form of a free economic zone, potentially subject to a Ukrainian referendum if no other agreement is reached.  These disagreements were highlighted by Zelenskyy himself as areas where no consensus was reached with the US.  Medical/False Flags [DS] Agenda https://twitter.com/amuse/status/2003629130516955478?s=20  inside the department. She was promoted to lead the EMS in 2019 but by 2022 she was forced to retire. The FDNY is a complex organization of 17,000 employees who need a qualified leader, not a diversity hire. https://twitter.com/WallStreetApes/status/2003615869008814124?s=20   realtor confirms Somalians have bought over 455 homes just in one neighborhood alone. The Somalians have nice cars like BMWs and Mercedes @Brookerteejones “Here in Minnesota, a local realtor reached out to me to tell me about another way that Somalians are scamming Minnesotans out of their taxpayer dollars. In her community alone, Somalians have bought up over 455 homes. They buy these homes claiming they’re turning these homes into home health care centers. She says the way we know Somalians have bought these homes is because all of a sudden extremely nice cars start showing up. Mercedes, BMWs, the nicest cars are parked in the driveway. She said, by law, the state will not come out and inspect these homes and make sure these homes even have clients living in these homes. — Somalians have bought that home and they’re using that as a home health care center. She said these homes can even take people in who’ve just been released from jail and the neighborhood does not need to know about this. But she says, many of these homes do not even have clients in them. But the state is writing them checks every month for the clients that the Somalians say are in these homes. These Somalians are making millions of dollars off of these homes every year.” “The Somalians have figured out exactly the perfect plan as to how to scam Minnesota taxpayers out of their money. They are banking on this making millions of dollars and the government here in Minnesota is too lazy to go and check it out and to see if there’s even clients living in these homes. The fraud in Minnesota is so deep” https://twitter.com/C_3C_3/status/2003104576766140813?s=20 Democrats from Minnesota, Ohio, Maine, and Boston Embrace Somalians Democrats across the country are praising and supporting Somali migrants, despite growing evidence of massive anti-social fraud by the foreign arrivals. As millions of dollars in more fraud and theft of state and federal welfare funding are uncovered in Ohio, Minnesota, and other places committed at the hands of Somali migrants, democrats are falling all over themselves to show their unmitigated support for the fraudsters. Source: thegatewaypundit.com President Trump's Plan  https://twitter.com/MikeBenzCyber/status/2003550668796350710?s=20 JUST IN: Biden Judge Blocks President Trump's Attempt to Strip Security Clearance From Deep State Lawyer Mark Zaid https://twitter.com/C_3C_3/status/2003674593995944077?s=20 US District Judge, Amir Ali, said Trump's attempt to strip the security clearance from Mark Zaid may violate the US Constitution. Recall that Mark Zaid represented Eric Ciaramella, the Trump-Ukraine impeachment ‘whistleblower.' Zaid also represents intelligence officials and other Deep State actors. Earlier this year, President Trump stripped the security clearances of at least eight corrupt ‘antagonists' who worked for Biden or targeted him for ruin over the last several years: Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken Former NatSec Advisor Jake Sullivan New York Attorney General Letitia James Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Biden's Deputy AG Lisa Monaco Corrupt prosecutor Andrew Weissmann Deep State lawyer Mark Zaid Norm Eisen – the man behind all the lawfare against Trump Source: thegatewaypundit.com Jamie Raskin Reintroduces Radical “Ranked-Choice Voting” Scheme Ahead of Midterms in Latest Bid to Rig Future Elections Radical left-wing Jamie Raskin is once again pushing a sweeping overhaul of America's voting system, this time by reintroducing a federal mandate for so-called “ranked-choice voting” (RCV) just as the country barrels toward another high-stakes midterm election cycle. Raskin posted a video on X on Monday, pitching ranked-choice voting as a cure-all for American politics. The video was released after he reintroduced H.R. 6589, a bill that would mandate ranked-choice voting in elections for the U.S. House and Senate nationwide. Under the system, voters rank candidates in order of preference. If no candidate receives a majority of first-choice votes, the lowest vote-getter is eliminated and ballots are “redistributed” to remaining candidates until someone crosses the 50 percent threshold. Raskin even praised races where candidates who finished second in the first round ultimately “catapulted ahead” after vote redistribution. In Alaska, where RCV flipped a Republican seat to Democrat Mary Peltola despite 60% of voters backing GOP candidates, the system exhausted ballots and ignored second choices for top vote-getters. In New York, socialist Zohran Mamdani led on election night with 43.5% of first-choice votes, but after several rounds of eliminations and redistributions, he was declared the winner with 56%, while Andrew Cuomo finished with 44%. A study of Maine elections found that, of 98 recent ranked choice elections, 60 percent of the victors did not win by a majority of the total votes cast. RCV opens doors to fraud and manipulation. The multi-round tabulation delays create gaps ripe for accusations of tampering, while exhausted ballots mean winners often lack true majority support. Sites like RCVScam.com expose how it lets initial also-rans steal victories, undermining “one person, one vote.” In 2025 alone, Idaho, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, and South Carolina prohibited ranked-choice voting, joining 11 other states for a total of 17 bans. It is a scam, and Americans should push back hard. Source: thegatewaypundit.com  Supreme Court Rejects Trump Bid To Deploy National Guard In Chicago The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Trump’s emergency request to allow National Guard troops to be deployed in Chicago, dealing a setback to the admin’s attempts to curtail high crime rates in major cities. The 6-3 decision left in force a judge's ruling that has blocked the deployment since Oct. 9. “At this preliminary stage, the government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois,” the majority said. The government hadn't shown the president could legally “federalize the Guard in the exercise of inherent authority to protect federal personnel and property in Illinois.”   Justice Samuel Alito dissented from the high court's ruling Tuesday, saying he had “serious doubts” about the majority's reasoning. “The Court fails to explain why the President's inherent constitutional authority to protect federal officers and property is not sufficient to justify the use of National Guard members in the relevant area for precisely that purpose,” Alito wrote, joined by Justice Clarence Thomas. Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote a separate dissent, contending that the challengers to the National Guard deployment – the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago – had forfeited the argument about the meaning of “regular forces” by failing to present that issue in the lower courts. Trump contends military force is needed to protect federal immigration agents from what he claims are violent protests.   Source: zerohedge.com https://twitter.com/WarClandestine/status/2003592327244447867?s=20   cause the President to use the US military more than the National Guard”. The Supreme Court just admitted that Trump has the authority to invoke the Insurrection Act to bypass Posse Comitatus and send the troops to Chicago, and any other city he wants. Trump tried to exhaust every legal avenue possible before resulting to the Insurrection Act, but the Dems resisted and refused to cooperate. Sounds to me like Trump just got the green light. INVOKE THE INSURRECTION ACT! https://twitter.com/WarClandestine/status/2003681206148251711?s=20  THAT'S the hard part. Especially when the MSM are compromised and telling the public that Trump is literally Hitler and is going to unleash a military dictatorship. This had to be done delicately, as not to cause panic. The public must be psychologically prepared. That's why Trump has been giving us soft disclosure about the Insurrection Act for a long time. They have been mentally preparing us for what they knew had to be done, by showing us why it needed to be done. Here he is back in September addressing all his Generals, and reminded them how Washington and Lincoln used the military to keep the peace. This was always the plan. https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/2003586519374717151?s=20 (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:13499335648425062,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-7164-1323"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="//cdn2.customads.co/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs");

US futures edging higher at start of final full trading week of the year. European stocks opened higher and Asian equities are weaker. Treasury yields down 2 bps along curve while JGBs little changed. Dollar is strongest against kiwi after RBNZ governor's comments, while yen firmed against all majors. Crude and gold both higher. Bitcoin strengthening. Europe faces pivotal week as it works on Ukraine peace plans and attempts to reach loan agreement on funding Kyiv's war effort. Ukraine President Zelenskyy reiterated that ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia along current frontlines would be fair, but not Russia's demand for parts of Donetsk and Luhansk that Ukraine still holds. In a bid to reach ceasefire agreement Zelenskyy dropped bid for NATO membership in favor of similar security guarantees from US and European allies.Companies Mentioned: ServiceNow, Intel, SK Telecom

The rumour mill has stopped spinning, and the text is finally out. Donald Trump's administration has drafted a 28-point "peace plan" for Ukraine, and it reads less like a diplomatic treaty and more like a liquidation sale.In this episode, we sat down and analysed the entire document point by point, so you don't have to. We unpack the specific clauses that signal a complete collapse of Western strategy, including:The Territorial Concession: Why recognising Donetsk and Luhansk as "de facto Russian" is just the tip of the iceberg.The Profit Clause: The shocking provision where the US claims 50% of the profits from investment ventures using frozen Russian assets.The Cap: The demand to limit Ukraine's armed forces to 600,000 personnel, effectively crippling its future defence.The Rehabilitation: The proposal to invite Russia back into the G8, signalling the official end of the "rules-based order."We conclude by discussing what this document tells us about the "Western Bubble." The West spent three years talking about sovereignty and democracy, only to end up with a spreadsheet that treats a sovereign nation as a distressed asset.This podcast is published with the help of RAIA NOW gUG but is an individual project between the Director of RAIA, Dario Hasenstab, and Balder Hageraats. If you would like to get in touch with us, write us an email at thewesternbubble@gmail.com.

Darrell Castle discusses President Trump’s 28 point proposed peace plan along with a few words about the other war, the one in the Middle East. Transcription / Notes: PEACE IN UKRAINE Hello, this is Darrell Castle with today's Castle Report. This is Friday the 5th day of December in the year of our Lord 2025. Although the title of this Castle Report is peace, my beat is war today and as usual there is no shortage of war to talk about. Specifically, I will be discussing President Trump's 28 point proposed peace plan along with a few words about the other war, the one in the Middle East. Yes, President Trump is proposing peace in Ukraine. Perhaps he wants to turn his attention to other wars and potential wars or maybe he feels bad about campaigning that he could end the Ukraine war in 24 hours with just a few phone calls. I will be telling you what I propose the U.S. do in Ukraine and the Middle East but before we get to that listen to this important information. I am currently in the last month of my 46-year legal career which ends with the end of December. I still find it hard to say the word retirement but I guess that's what is happening to me. The profession of law has been great for me over the years. I worked hard to respect the profession and it returned the affection, but it doesn't give its favors, one has to earn them. The law allowed me the opportunity to earn a good life and I am very grateful for that. No top-down collectivized system told me what my life would be, instead I was free to chart my own course and achieve all that my ability could achieve. Having said all that, this is a very stressful and very busy month for me so this will be the last Castle Report for this year. I will join you again on the first Friday in January God willing. I plan to continue telling you each week what is wrong with the world and what I think the solutions should be. The President of the United States has proposed a 28-point plan to end the Ukraine war so let's take a look at that plan and compare it to what my version of a peace plan would look like. President Trump promised he would end the war 24 hours after he was elected. That was a little unrealistic as time has confirmed, but nevertheless it could have ended rather quickly. War means intervention by the United States and the best antidote to intervention is obviously non-intervention. No threats, no sanctions no weapons, no intelligence, no coordination, no missiles fired deep into Russia, and no need for elaborate peace plans. The real fix is much simpler than all that, just come home and mind your own business which is $38 trillion of debt. The President must know that intervention by the U.S. started the whole thing and this plan, though well meaning, is just more of that intervention. The U.S. has had its hands in this mess from the get-go and any plan has to consider that. The Orange Revolution in the early 2000s began it and the Maidan Revolution in 2014 completed the process from which conflict the U.S. apparently thought would result in a NATO military presence on the very border of Russia. Unless we come to understand the origin of this conflict it's hard to see how we can help resolve it. The two so-called revolutions that I mentioned were attempts to manipulate Ukraine into a hostile relationship with Russia from which Ukraine had no possibility of victory even with U.S. and NATO help. Looking back at the 2014 coup we see two U.S. senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham actually present in the capital of Ukraine demanding publicly that the people of that country overthrow their duly elected government and replace it with one more favorably inclined toward the U.S. Victoria Nuland, the State Department spokesperson for many presidents, including Joe Biden, was caught on one of those open mic telephone calls planning who would run the post-coup government. She took cookies to the protesters and bragged that we achieved it all with only $5 billion. So, as a result of this intervention, the U.S. is left trying to manage a problem that it created in the first place. Hundreds of thousands of dead and hundreds of billions of U.S. money expended and apparently all for nothing. No, actually it was not a war for nothing, so what was it for. A recent report tells us at least the main purpose. While the U.S. is $38 trillion in debt and Europe is trying to manage its decline under the weight of spiraling crime, collapsing birth rates and demographic destruction some in Europe and the U.S. are doing quite well. The global arms industry without which the bloody struggles in Ukraine and the Middle East would not be possible are enjoying record profits. The world's biggest weapons manufacturers posted an all-time record $679 billion in revenue in 2024. The globalists and neo-cons or whatever you choose to call them live to fuel these companies and make them happy. A report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reports what we already knew and that is that while the middle classes and poor are decaying rapidly, arms makers are thriving as never before. The U.S. companies lead the world of course with 39 companies making $334 billion. European companies are working hard to keep up the 26 largest enjoyed a 13 Percent increase in sales. Sweden's powerful Saab led the way with a 24 percent jump in profits. One other company, a Czech based company, though smaller than Saab was given the lead in feeding the Ukraine meat grinder and its revenue increased 200 percent. Israel didn't want to lose out so its companies which send weapons to conflicts all over the world increased profits by 16 percent. The SIPRI Report concludes that the arms giants are “capitalizing” on high demand. Therefore, they and the politicians they bribe have zero incentive to make peace. In World War two the situation was different because literally everyone including the President of the U.S. had sons or other relatives in the conflict but now the cannon fodder role is left for others. Russia's situation has seemed dire politically and economically at times, but not for Russian arms makers. Combined, their increase in 2024 was 23 percent. One might reasonably conclude that this whole war thing taken in its entirety is a conspiracy to destroy as many people as possible in order to make record profits. The people of the West may fear walking the streets of their cities but they never have to fear for the health of their “defense firms” because they are on the job. For the first time ever, several Middle East companies have cracked the top 100. The deal is so sweet everyone gets in on it. These companies anxiously search the world for rare earth metals to keep the killing going as long as possible. Could that have anything to do with all the talk and deal making about the Chinese controlling the rare earth market. Back in the Middle East Dubai's Edge Group made $4.7 billion much of it through drone and missile technology which they sell worldwide. For the first time Turkey's defense sector took in $31 billion combined. So, when we discuss peace and whether this or that plan will work we have to keep in mind that war is by far the most profitable racket on earth and the global elites who pontificate about climate change and moral values are the same ones who profit from the bloodshed. We should at least mention Just a few of the points in the President's 28-point plan. 1. Ukraine's sovereignty will be confirmed. 2. A full and comprehensive non-aggression agreement will be concluded between Russia, Ukraine, and Europe and all “ambiguities” of the past 30 years are hereby resolved. 5. Ukraine will receive “reliable” security guarantees. 7. Ukraine agrees to enshrine in its constitution that it will not join Nato and Nato agrees to include language in its charter that it will not accept Ukraine as a member. 8. Nato agrees to not deploy troops in Ukraine. 10. The U.S. will receive “compensation” for its guarantee. If Ukraine invades Russia it will lose the guarantee. If Russia invades Ukraine there will be a decisive, coordinated military response and all sanctions will be reimposed. If Ukraine, without cause, launches a missile at Moscow, the security guarantee will be dissolved. 11, Ukraine retains the right to EU membership. 12. A global package for the reconstruction of Ukraine will be prepared. The World Bank will develop the funds for this effort. 13. Russia will be reintegrated into the global economy. Sanctions will be gradually lifted. 17. The U.S. and Russia will reimpose arms control treaties including Start-1. 21. Crimea, Luhansk, and Donetsk will be recognized, including by the U.S., as Russian. 24. A humanitarian committee will be established to resolve humanitarian issues including exchange of all prisoners and bodies. 25. Ukraine will hold elections 100 days after the treaty is signed. 28. After the agreement is signed a ceasefire will immediately go into effect and all parties will withdraw to agreed upon lines. So, one thing that comes immediately to mind is that there are a lot of ambiguous terms in the agreement that will have to be defined and resolved. Right now, nobody seems to like it. Warhawk, Lindsey Graham hates it so it has that going for it. Zelensky hates it because there are a few Ukrainian people still alive and there are more profits to be made if he could just persuade Trump to give him more money. Russia seems at least willing to talk about implementation so despite the fact that it is perhaps not the best solution it is a solution so I pray that it works. Finally, folks, I pray that the U.S. will not bend to the will of Netanyahu and Zelensky, and their lobbyists in the U.S.. Come home close down much of the wasteful foreign “defense” spending. Mind our own business, reduce the deficit and defend America and its people. That's my peace plan. At Least that' the way I see it, Until January 2nd or thereabouts folks, This is Darrell Castle, Thanks for listening.

2025-11-30 | DAILY UPDATES #069 | The civil war has broken out in Russia – but not the one you perhaps imagined. It's a weird civil war between objectionable characters – one happening inside the pro-war camp. Z-Patriots and propagandists are turning on each other.The Z-patriots, “turbo-patriots,” Telegram war-bloggers and Kremlin talking heads who cheered on the invasion… are now denouncing, arresting and in some cases literally killing each other. Foreign-agent lists. “Terrorist” labels. Extremism charges. Car bombs, gunshots on occupied territory, and Chechen generals promising that troublesome bloggers will be “destroyed legally”. They also hint at illegal methods. But is ‘law' a redundant concept in Russia, in any case – where strength, status, brutality and connections define everything. This isn't dissent versus the regime. This is the regime's own shock-troops turning their knives inward – and the minions of the security state happily twisting the blade. Let's unpack how we got to the point where, as one Ukrainian adviser put it during an earlier bombing of a Russian war-blogger, “the spiders are eating each other in a jar.” (Reuters)----------SOURCES: The Guardian – “Putin's repressive machinery turns inward to target pro-war figures,” 6 Nov 2025Meduza – “‘Eating their own': What the latest scandal among Russia's pro-war pundits says about the Z-blogosphere's future,” 14 Nov 2025Novaya Gazeta Europe – “Falling foul: Who is Roman Alyokhin, the first pro-war blogger to be deemed a ‘foreign agent'?” 25 Sept 2025Meduza – “Russia changes military recruitment tactics… Russia's financial watchdog adds Tatyana Montyan to its list of terrorists and extremists,” 28 Oct 2025EADaily / Izvestia – “Blogger Montyan added to Rosfinmonitoring extremist list,” 27 Oct 2025United24 – “They'll Be Destroyed Legally: Russia Cracks Down on Its Own Pro-War Bloggers,” Nov 2025United24 – “Putin's Purge Turns Inward: Kremlin Targets Its Own Pro-War Propagandists,” 2025Hindustan Times / The Economist – “Russia's militant bloggers are clashing with their own regime,” 18 Nov 2025Meduza / BBC Monitoring – reports on the detention of pro-war blogger Oksana Kobeleva, Nov 2025Reuters – reports on the killing of Darya Dugina, Aug 2022Reuters – “Bomb kills Russian war blogger in St Petersburg café,” 3 Apr 2023RFERL / The Moscow Times – on the assassination of Igor Mangushev in occupied Luhansk, Feb 2023Reuters / AP – on the car-bomb attack on Zakhar Prilepin and subsequent life sentence for the bomber, May 2023–Sept 2024----------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 events of the first half of the year in Lviv, Kyiv and Odesa 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. Any support you can provide for the fundraising campaign would be gratefully appreciated. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------

2025-11-27 | DAILY UPDATES #068 | The civil war has broken out in Russia – but not the one you perhaps imagined. It's a weird civil war between objectionable characters – one happening inside the pro-war camp. Z-Patriots and propagandists are turning on each other.The Z-patriots, “turbo-patriots,” Telegram war-bloggers and Kremlin talking heads who cheered on the invasion… are now denouncing, arresting and in some cases literally killing each other. Foreign-agent lists. “Terrorist” labels. Extremism charges. Car bombs, gunshots on occupied territory, and Chechen generals promising that troublesome bloggers will be “destroyed legally”. They also hint at illegal methods. But is ‘law' a redundant concept in Russia, in any case – where strength, status, brutality and connections define everything. This isn't dissent versus the regime. This is the regime's own shock-troops turning their knives inward – and the minions of the security state happily twisting the blade. Let's unpack how we got to the point where, as one Ukrainian adviser put it during an earlier bombing of a Russian war-blogger, “the spiders are eating each other in a jar.” (Reuters)----------SOURCES: The Guardian – “Putin's repressive machinery turns inward to target pro-war figures,” 6 Nov 2025Meduza – “‘Eating their own': What the latest scandal among Russia's pro-war pundits says about the Z-blogosphere's future,” 14 Nov 2025Novaya Gazeta Europe – “Falling foul: Who is Roman Alyokhin, the first pro-war blogger to be deemed a ‘foreign agent'?” 25 Sept 2025Meduza – “Russia changes military recruitment tactics… Russia's financial watchdog adds Tatyana Montyan to its list of terrorists and extremists,” 28 Oct 2025EADaily / Izvestia – “Blogger Montyan added to Rosfinmonitoring extremist list,” 27 Oct 2025United24 – “They'll Be Destroyed Legally: Russia Cracks Down on Its Own Pro-War Bloggers,” Nov 2025United24 – “Putin's Purge Turns Inward: Kremlin Targets Its Own Pro-War Propagandists,” 2025Hindustan Times / The Economist – “Russia's militant bloggers are clashing with their own regime,” 18 Nov 2025Meduza / BBC Monitoring – reports on the detention of pro-war blogger Oksana Kobeleva, Nov 2025Reuters – reports on the killing of Darya Dugina, Aug 2022Reuters – “Bomb kills Russian war blogger in St Petersburg café,” 3 Apr 2023RFERL / The Moscow Times – on the assassination of Igor Mangushev in occupied Luhansk, Feb 2023Reuters / AP – on the car-bomb attack on Zakhar Prilepin and subsequent life sentence for the bomber, May 2023–Sept 2024----------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 events of the first half of the year in Lviv, Kyiv and Odesa 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. Any support you can provide for the fundraising campaign would be gratefully appreciated. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain----------

In der Nacht wurde das Dokument des sogenannten Friedensplans veröffentlicht: Luhansk, Donezk und die Krim sollen zu Russland gehören, die Ukraine soll ihre Armee reduzieren, ein NATO-Beitritt würde ausgeschlossen. Was kann die Ukraine dazu sagen? Prof. Marina Henke hat Antworten. - Mehr Rechte fürs Volk: diese Idee aus dem Parlament soll der Bundesrat prüfen. Es geht um das Instrument einer sogenannten eidgenössischen Volksmotion. In einigen Kantonen gibt es das schon. Aargauer Mitte-Nationalrätin Maya Bally setzt sich für den Vorstoss ein. - Schweizer Soldaten sollen noch länger im Kosovo bei der Friedenssicherung helfen. Der Bundesrat will den Swisscoy-Einsatz um weitere 4 Jahre verlängern. Aktuell sind bis zu 215 Soldatinnen und Soldaten im Kosovo stationiert, der Bundesrat möchte den Bestand um bis zu dreissig Personen erhöhen können, falls sich die Sicherheitslage verschlechtert. Auslandredaktor Janis Fahrländer ordnet ein. - Im westafrikanischen Nigeria sind vor einigen Tagen 25 Schülerinnen entführt worden. Bewaffnete seien in ein Internat eingedrungen, hätten einen Menschen getötet und die Mädchen mitgenommen, teilt die örtliche Polizei mit. Die freischaffende Journalistin Bettina Rühl ordnet ein.

Mit ihrem Verein "Friedensbrücke - Kriegsopferhilfe" sammelt die 53-jährige Brandenburgerin Liane Kilinc in Deutschland Spenden für Kriegsopfer in besetzten ukrainischen Gebieten. Doch Recherchen zeigen: Das Geld fließt offenbar nicht nur in Hilfsgüter für Zivilisten, sondern auch an prorussische Bataillone in von Russland annektierten Gebieten in der Ostukraine. Darunter sind militärisch nutzbare Güter wie Drohnenkomponenten und Tarnnetze. Während in Deutschland gegen Liane Kilinc wegen des Verdachts der Unterstützung einer terroristischen Vereinigung ermittelt wird, hat sie sich nach Moskau abgesetzt. Von dort führen ihre Spuren bis ins Umfeld des russischen Geheimdiensts. In dieser 11KM-Folge erzählt WDR-Investigativjournalistin Katja Riedel, wie sie sich mit Kolleg:innen von der Recherchekooperation NDR/WDR/SZ und dem ARD-Magazin Monitor auf die Spuren von Liane Kilinc begeben hat. Welche Rolle spielt diese Frau für Russland? Hier geht's zum Film “Putins Helferin aus Deutschland”: https://www1.wdr.de/daserste/monitor/sendungen/putins-helferin-aus-deutschland-100.html Hier findet ihr alle 11KM-Folgen zum Thema Russland: https://1.ard.de/11KM_Podcast_Russland Hier geht's zu “True Crime Hamburg. Der Polizei-Podcast“, unserem Podcast-Tipp: https://1.ard.de/truecrimehh?cp=11km Diese und viele weitere Folgen von 11KM findet ihr überall da, wo es Podcasts gibt, auch hier in der ARD Audiothek: https://www.ardaudiothek.de/sendung/11km-der-tagesschau-podcast/12200383/ An dieser Folge waren beteiligt: Folgenautor: Lukas Waschbüsch Mitarbeit: Hannah Heinzinger Host: Elena Kuch Produktion: Regina Staerke, Ruth-Maria Ostermann, Alexander Gerhardt, Marie-Noelle Svihla Planung: Caspar von Au und Hardy Funk Distribution: Kerstin Ammermann Redaktionsleitung: Fumiko Lipp und Nicole Dienemann 11KM: der tagesschau-Podcast wird produziert von BR24 und NDR Info. Die redaktionelle Verantwortung für diese Episode liegt beim BR.

Zehntausende ukrainische Kinder sind Berichten zufolge von Russland verschleppt worden - nur ein Bruchteil wurde inzwischen zurück zu ihren Verwandten in die Ukraine gebracht. Russland bietet die entführten Kinder im Internet zur Adoption an. Menschenrechtler vergleichen das Vorgehen Moskaus mit einem "Sklavenhandel". Moderation? Kevin SchulteSie haben Fragen? Schreiben Sie eine E-Mail an podcasts@ntv.deSie möchten "Wieder was gelernt" unterstützen? Dann bewerten Sie den Podcast gerne bei Apple Podcasts oder Spotify.Alle Rabattcodes und Infos zu unseren Werbepartnern finden Sie hier: https://linktr.ee/wiederwasgelerntUnsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://datenschutz.ad-alliance.de/podcast.htmlWir verarbeiten im Zusammenhang mit dem Angebot unserer Podcasts Daten. Wenn Sie der automatischen Übermittlung der Daten widersprechen wollen, klicken Sie hier: https://datenschutz.ad-alliance.de/podcast.htmlUnsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://art19.com/privacy. Die Datenschutzrichtlinien für Kalifornien sind unter https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info abrufbar.

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 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

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.

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)

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.----------

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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

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.

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----------