The sports ministers of 9 European countries demand the EU cuts funding to the International Olympic Committee over its decision to let Russia compete in the Olympics again:
🇸🇪 Sweden
🇫🇮 Finland
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🇵🇱 Poland
🇷🇴 Romania
🇪🇪 Estonia
🇱🇻 Latvia
🇱🇹 Lithuania
Unglaublich, wie viel Arroganz man besitzen muss, um als Ruzze in Europa 🇪🇺 mit so einem T-Shirt herumzulaufen. Wenn man den Krieg so sehr feiert, warum bleibt man dann nicht einfach in Ruzzland 🇷🇺 ?
Dass die Frau im Video so angegangen wird, ist die absolut einzig richtige und notwendige Reaktion. 👏
#StandWithUkraine #NoZ
So Putin responds to Ukraine’s successful attacks on Russian oil depots - by targeting innocent civilians in Kyiv and murdering women and children. The Russian President is going to lose his revolting war, which he never should have started. But the truth is that Western governments are doing nothing like enough to bring him to the negotiating table. Why won’t we systematically take out the shadow fleet? Why won’t we give the Ukrainians the hundreds of billions of frozen assets? And why the hell is the UK - of all countries - now buying Russian aviation fuel, even if it has been refined in third countries, under a loophole recently opened by Keir Starmer? This means British cash is helping to fund Putin’s war machine. It’s a total disgrace and if Starmer wants a legacy he should end the practice now.
Overnight Russian attack on Kyiv update: The death toll has risen to 18‼️ Another 85 people have been injured, including 2 children.
Bastards. Fucking terrorists.
D-Day commemoration, Omaha Beach, June 6 2024
Zelensky arrived, the crowd applauded. And then this happened:
🇺🇸 veteran: You’re a saviour of the people
Zelensky: No, no, you saved Europe
🇺🇸 veteran: My hero
Zelensky: No, you are our hero
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ZELENSKYY: Unfortunately, Russian side is choosing war again. Everyone heard today's response. A weak response. Putin simply does not want to end the war.
I think this response disappointed many people around the world. Putin does not want to change anything, he does not want to acknowledge that his war is liked only by him and those who extract money from him.
They were all very telling today. This means there should be less money in Russia and more pressure on Russia. I thank everyone who helps us. I thank everyone who is with Ukraine, who wants a real peace.
Last night, the House chose to stand with Ukraine, and I was proud to cast my vote.
We passed military and reconstruction aid for Ukraine, plus hard new sanctions on Russia.
We did it over the objections of Mike Johnson and Republican leadership, who spent over a year trying to keep this bill from ever hitting the floor.
Eighteen Republicans crossed the aisle and did the right thing.
Why does this matter?
Because when a giant authoritarian state invades a smaller democracy, there is no gray area. There is no “both sides.”
Vladimir Putin is a thug. He started an unprovoked war. He flattened cities. He stole children from their families. Helping Ukraine isn’t charity. It’s the test of whether we still mean a single word we say about freedom.
I heard every excuse. The war’s winding down, they said, so let’s wait and see. Nonsense. You don’t strengthen a democracy by going wobbly the second things get hard. You don’t stop the next invasion by telling the world American resolve comes with an expiration date. Putin is watching. So is every dictator who dreams of taking what isn’t his by force.
This bill still has to clear the Senate and survive a presidential signature. The odds are long. But the House did its job. And we said it plainly: no country gets swallowed whole just because a tyrant wants it.
I’ll keep fighting to see this through. Ukraine’s fight is our fight, and we do not abandon our friends.
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On Thursday, I voted for the Ukraine Support Act, one of only 18 Republicans who sided with Democrats in the House to advance aid for Ukraine and strengthen sanctions on Russia. The bill passed the House by a vote of 226-195 and provides critical support for Ukraine's recovery and defense while increasing pressure on Russia's financial and energy sectors. Supporting our allies and standing up to authoritarian aggression remains an important American interest.
Rep. McCaul was one of 18 Republicans who voted for Ukraine Support Act in the House, defying GOP leadership. "This is the time to standup", he tells me. "And I wish my own party could put the bill on the floor"
Конгресмен Кітінг до Рубіо: Я впевнений, ви знаєте, що Україна, країна, яка на той час мала третій за величиною ядерний арсенал, мирно передала свою ядерну зброю в межах Будапештського меморандуму
В обмін на це, вони отримали зобов’язання США захищати Україну, якщо вона коли-небудь опиниться під загрозою
США дали своє слово Україні, що вони її захищатимуть
Мене вразило у вашому вступному слові, що ви провели нас по всьому світу і згадали 15 різних випадків, де ви втрутилися. 15! Топ-15!
І жодного разу ви не згадали Україну, коли говорили про пріоритети ваших досягнень
ZELENSKYY’S response to JD VANCE:
Vice President, with all due respect, isn't taking part in negotiations between US, Ukraine, and Russia.
Otherwise he would understand the difference between 'scrap of land' and sovereign territory of Ukraine.
This important territory is priority from security perspective with strong defensive structures, fortifications, and where about 200,000 people currently live.
He would understand that Russia's goal is occupation of Eastern Ukraine in order to prepare a bridgehead for subsequent offensive actions.
So, before doing anything, we need to have detailed security guarantees. For now, Ukraine simply does not have security guarantees necessary to talk about other steps.
And of course, every square meter of our land is Ukrainian land and, with all due respect to any of our partners, it is definitely not theirs.
Tell me, if that’s how elections are held in Russia, how can anyone possibly trust any referendums in the occupied territories?
Why do people in Europe vote for pro-Russian politicians, when all of them are trying to turn their countries into dictatorships and cling to power indefinitely?
Look at any country ruled by the Kremlin’s puppets. Can’t you see how they’re all trying to stay in power forever, even at the cost of their countries’ independence?
PM Tusk: Orbán blocked €90 billion in critical aid for Ukraine. His closest associates are working with Russian authorities, passing on sensitive details from European meetings. It is not in Poland's interest to support Orbán in his pro-Russian and anti-European endeavors.
I admire these people 🫂❤️
So much pain and suffering, and there is such immense strength in those people.
You can't defeate this nation.
Slava Ukraini 🫡🇺🇦