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[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

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[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

President Zelenskyy, stop wasting precious time on Trump. His party faces a reckoning in the midterms, and accountability will eventually come. His administration has stripped American assistance to Ukraine to the bone, while Europe increasingly pays for the weapons. His influence is diminishing. Treat him accordingly.

Turn away from MAGA America. It has demonstrated where its sympathies lie. Every hour spent trying to persuade Trump is an hour that could be spent strengthening Ukraine with reliable partners.

The post-Trump era is coming. History will remember him as the great loser who inadvertently united Europe, strengthened its resolve and isolated his own country.

Russia is bleeding men, money and strategic credibility. Its increasingly desperate threats are not signs of strength. They are signs of a regime running out of options.

Ukraine will win this. Europe must double down. More weapons, more production, more pressure. Stop asking Washington for permission.

The future of European security will be decided in Europe, not at Mar-a-Lago.

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

Global Stock Market Sell-Off: Wall Street Heads for a Sharp Decline in Tech Stocks.

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

When this war is over, the names Donald Trump, JD Vance, Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff will be remembered as the men who stood on the wrong side of history.

I look forward to reading how their lives unfold in the years that follow, when the offices, titles and political protection are gone.

History has a long memory, particularly when it comes to betrayal. And the chapters written about those who helped an aggressor while his victims suffered have rarely made for flattering reading.

[Jamie Bonkiewicz @JamieBonkiewicz]

I miss having a president who didn’t think murderous dictators were humanitarians.

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

Looks like the president is finally coming out of the closet, just in time for the midterms.

[CUBS WORLD @CubsWorld80]

CNN dropped a compilation of Trump being gay af

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

Let me see if I’ve got this straight. We have an American president who sides with Russia against both Europe and the United States. His country is a member of NATO, an alliance he now appears to regard as an enemy of America.

Have I got that about right?

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

Czech President Petr Pavel says a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine was “quite close” – until Donald Trump lifted sanctions on Russian diesel.

[POLITICOEurope @POLITICOEurope]

Czech President Petr Pavel says a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine was “quite close” – until Donald Trump lifted sanctions on Russian diesel.
https://t.co/hhsHHtJTNP

[Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦 @jurgen_nauditt]

Trump has decided to hold me—rather than Putin—responsible for all the problems. He claims to his supporters that diesel prices in America are rising because of us, — Zelenskyy.

I find it wrong and unacceptable that Trump blames me for Russian aggression and the crimes committed by Russia. He is distorting the context, and that is unfair. In my view, this is merely an attempt to divert attention from the situation in Iran and events in the Middle East. The Strait of Hormuz is blocked—that is the true core of the problem. Yet, all of this is being pinned on us, and I, as head of state, am being made a target.

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

Zelenskyy Turns to Norway for an Alternative to Elon Musk’s Starlink

During talks in Oslo, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked Norway to help develop alternative satellite communications capabilities, reducing Ukraine’s dependence on Elon Musk’s Starlink.

The strategic implications extend far beyond Ukraine. Satellite communications are essential military infrastructure, and dependence on a single American provider creates a serious vulnerability when access can be restricted.

Norway, with its advanced space and defence industries, could become an important partner in building independent European capabilities.

This is increasingly Europe’s strategic priority: replacing critical dependencies with systems it can control.

The message is unmistakable. European security cannot depend on one billionaire’s decisions.

[Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder]

Very valuable and very sober analysis
"The plot against Ukraine (and Europe): We are now part of the axis of evil."
By David R. Lurie
https://t.co/m2f7Cx5SNg

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

Russian humanitarian aid works its way in Ukraine.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Three waves of ballistic missiles have been launched at Kyiv by Russian “humanitarians” since yesterday evening. They used 21 missiles. Unfortunately, numerous sites across the city have been hit and damaged: ordinary residential buildings, energy facilities, infrastructure at one of the railway stations and the metro, shopping malls, and businesses. Even a monastery is among the damaged sites. Our emergency services are working at all the affected locations. Twelve of our regions came under Russian attack overnight. In Kyiv and across the regions, 34 people were injured, including five children. As of now, two people have been confirmed killed. My condolences to their families and loved ones.

Almost immediately after another round of talks, Russia launched a pointed attack. This means there has been no real change in its attitude toward everything that is happening. It is important to keep trying to find the right solutions to end this war. But when Russia responds to negotiations with ballistic missiles, real pressure on Russia is needed to bring about different steps – steps toward ending the killing. Stronger air defenses and the rapid delivery of missiles, the ability to destroy ballistic missile launchers, sanctions over the war – all of this must be in place. I am grateful to everyone who sees the situation for what it is and acknowledges the reality. The aggressor deserves to be treated accordingly. Ukraine deserves support. People's lives deserve protection. Thank you to everyone who stands with Ukraine!

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

@ashley_duffany Sweet 😊😊

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

Me, the day that noisy, orange, cholesterol-clogged hellscape of a man no longer has a microphone and the title of President of the United States.

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

Russia won.

[ProudCanRobz 🇨🇦 @RMapleCan]

The new Russian Territory
It’s no longer a joke.

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

@BrittanyinTexas He is too dumb (with a B).

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

👴A nation celebrating 250 years of progress has somehow arrived at the spectacle of its president taking a dump on stage, while an audience of beaming grandmothers and grandfathers, apparently wheeled in by their grandchildren from the local retirement home, applauds as though witnessing a particularly splendid performance at the Royal Albert Hall.

They nod approvingly, clap with tremendous enthusiasm and look positively thrilled at the prospect of welcoming their newest resident. One suspects they’ve already reserved him a room with a lovely view of the garden.

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

@NatalkaKyiv Can’t wait. Thanks.

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

Trump has to keep inventing achievements because the real ones never seem to materialise. Greenland is just another fantasy he repeats in the hope that repetition will eventually pass for reality.

What an extraordinary humiliation for the United States. The highest office in the land has become a platform for the sort of embarrassing pub talk you would expect from that hopeless childhood acquaintance who never amounted to anything but still insists he could have been a billionaire.

You didn’t get Greenland. You don’t own Greenland. And repeating the lie a thousand times won’t change the geography.

[Orla Joelsen @OJoelsen]

Hi Trump!

You can repeat your Greenland fantasy a million times. It still won’t make it true.

You didn’t get Greenland. You don’t own Greenland. And you never will. Period.

Sincerely
🇬🇱

[Joni Askola @joni_askola]

To save democracy, Europe must disarm Russia's fifth column

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

Ukraine will defeat Russia.

[Rick Wilson @TheRickWilson]

Ukraine will defeat Russia.