Russia Direct

Sourced Russian views and analysis.

[Russia Direct @RussiaDirect]

Trump doubles down on call for a Zelensky replacement, says it's time for "somebody else to negotiate on behalf of Ukraine."

🔗 Source: https://t.co/hEo5IrJgYA

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Lavrov: A Ukraine peace deal acceptable to both Russia and the U.S. entails removing the Zelensky regime.

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Lavrov: A Ukraine peace deal acceptable to both Russia and the U.S. entails removing the Zelensky regime.

🔗 Source: https://t.co/37wu5IrvaH

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The U.S. lead in AI is built on Russian and Chinese talent, says technology analyst and Hoover Institution research fellow Dan Wang.

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AfD leader Alice Weidel: Ukraine is a lost cause. Europe must pull the plug on Kyiv and finally acknowledge the decades-long mistake of ignoring Russia's security concerns.

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Marine Le Pen, who leads polls ahead of France's 2027 presidential election, vows to end aid to Ukraine, oppose its EU accession and restore ties with Moscow.

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Trump appears to have just confirmed this, telling reporters he's open to a trilateral summit with Putin and Xi on denuclearization (the central pillar of global security), not Ukraine.

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If a Putin-Trump-Xi summit materializes, expect the issue of Ukraine to be folded into a much broader conversation about a new global security architecture.

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Ukrainian official: "The Americans are telling us to withdraw from Donbas."

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If a Putin-Trump-Xi summit materializes, expect the issue of Ukraine to be folded into a much broader conversation about a new global security architecture.

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The U.S. and Russia are discussing a broad portfolio of joint projects spanning energy, logistics, fertilizers, aluminum, rare earths, and even data centers, says Putin’s special envoy Kirill Dmitriev.

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Trump accuses Zelensky of not wanting to end the war with Russia, blames Europe for bankrolling its prolongation.

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Trump is pushing Ukraine “to capitulate,” says Zelensky, following the U.S.-Russia diesel deal, sanctions waiver and reports of restricted Starlink access, disruptions to intel sharing and weapons deliveries.

🔗 Source: https://t.co/uh8tNVGUO0

[Christopher Miller @ChristopherJM]

NEW: Ukrainian troops have been caught off guard by restrictions on Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet systems that disrupted frontline operations, as Kyiv received no advance warning from its partners of a Russian missile attack on its energy facilities for the second day running, Ukrainian officials and troops tell @FT.
https://t.co/x4bKeZSikR

[Rob Lee @RALee85]

"Ukrainian troops have been caught off guard by restrictions on Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet systems that disrupted frontline operations, while Kyiv received no advance warning from its partners of a Russian missile attack on its energy facilities for the second day running, according to Ukrainian officials.

Starlink terminals used by Ukrainian drone units began experiencing signal failures at speeds above 160kph, disrupting several missions early on Wednesday morning, according to military personnel and senior Ukrainian officials.

'Logistics at the frontline and middle strikes are badly limited,' one senior Ukrainian official familiar with the situation on the front told the FT. Ukraine’s middle strikes target Russian military supply lines and logistics. The limitations came with 'no warning, just in the middle of the night', the official said"
@ChristopherJM
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[Oliver Carroll @olliecarroll]

Major new development with Trump/Musk apparently restricting use of Starlink above Ukraine.

[Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto]

New: Trump administration has warned Ukraine and allies in Europe that the US could suspend intelligence sharing and European purchases of US weapons for Ukraine if Kyiv does not halt its deep strikes on Russian energy facilities, two European offcials tell CNN. (Confirming FT’s story with some additional details). https://t.co/rOlqVx2xxP

[Russia Direct @RussiaDirect]

Cutting off Starlink in Ukraine would certainly hasten Zelensky's ouster.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

@zerohedge I agree, time for Ukraine to get a new leader

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

@RapidResponse47 @POTUS Zelensky has gone too far