It's just fucking disgraceful that these Tory traitors are given a platform on national TV to bleat and whine about defence spending.
When they spent 14 years destroying Britain's armed forces and defence infrastructure.
@BBCNewsnight@kevinhollinrake@KemiBadenoch@Conservatives
Our security guarantees are our security guarantees. They cannot be dictated by the Russian side. Restrictions on our army and Ukraine’s neutrality are not up for discussion. The territorial issue is a red line that can only be discussed at the level of leaders. The Americans have long been raising the issue of exchanging territories – they call it “land swaps.” There are also other formats and proposals for discussion.
Everyone must understand. First, we are not exchanging anything for anything. We are ready for discussions. If it is the territorial issue, then it must be discussed at the level of leaders. Other issues – at the level of technical groups. So all of this can be discussed in November.
From an interview with Alla Mazur for TSN Week on 1+1, as part of the United News telethon. (2/5)
The speed limits on Starlink and Starshield are still there. The speed has not been restored. And the delivery of interceptors to protect us against Russian ballistic missiles is still delayed. We’re waiting for interceptors that were already agreed on. But they are still not coming. This is a real problem, because the Russians attack us almost every single day.
All of this is happening while we continue our quite successful operations on the front. We keep defending positions. Things have become harder – partly because of the Starlink and Starshield policies and speed limits. But our frontline is still holding and I am proud of how strong our people are.
From an address at the Hudson Institute. (2/3)
⚡️"Bucha became the most terrible day of my life. I have never seen so many bodies in the streets," — Zelensky.
The President of Ukraine admitted that what he saw in Bucha for the first time caused in him a desire to kill — to find those responsible for what was done and to take revenge for the dead.
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In my Mother-in-Law's care home, 38 out of 52 residents
died, of Covid, 20 in 1 week. She died later with lungs destroyed by Covid (said by a doctor) but without a post mortem, it wasn't allowed to be on her death certificate.
Hancock, Johnson & others should be in jail.
Democide
Wales is not England, nor a region of it.
Our institutions are different.
Our communities are different.
Our geography is different.
Where power can sit as closely to the people it affects, it should.
That’s the case I’ll be setting out tonight.
America may eventually change its president. But Europe may never return to the dependency it once accepted.
Something remarkable is happening across Europe.
First, defence. Europe is investing in its own military industry, production capacity and strategic capabilities.
Then satellites. European programmes such as IRIS² and GOVSATCOM are building alternatives to dependence on American-controlled communications infrastructure.
Now, even payment systems. Europe is developing alternatives to Visa and Mastercard through initiatives such as Wero and the digital euro.
Different industries. The same underlying objective.
Strategic autonomy.
Europe learned from Russia that energy dependence could become a geopolitical weapon.
Now it is confronting an uncomfortable question: what happens when even your closest ally can use technological and economic dependence as political leverage?
The irony is extraordinary.
Washington wants to preserve American influence in Europe. Yet its confrontational policies may be accelerating the very European independence that could reduce that influence.
And here is the part that future American administrations should consider carefully:
Diplomatic relations can be repaired. Trust takes much longer.
Factories will not close because a new president takes office. Satellite constellations will not disappear. European payment infrastructure will not simply be dismantled.
Europe can remain America's ally without remaining dependent on America.
The United States may change its leadership in four years. But Europe is changing its strategic architecture for decades.
And that may prove to be one of the most lasting geopolitical consequences of this era.
Ukrainian drones struck Saint Petersburg overnight, hitting Russia’s largest Baltic oil terminal, a VK data center, and a power substation.
The strikes knocked VK services offline, and targeted a major cable-stayed bridge.
Photos and videos: Telegram channels
Sanctions relief will continue. I think the diesel deal and the move regarding the Lindsey Graham Act are not the end of it. Unfortunately.
It’s unfortunate because we all had great respect for Lindsey. He devoted his life to America. We had an excellent relationship with him. And shortly before the tragedy, Lindsey was in Ukraine. He always supported us very strongly and pushed for as much assistance to Ukraine as possible.
It’s difficult without him, I’ll be honest. I want to thank both Democrats and Republicans who supported his bill. That was a major victory: this truly bipartisan support. And now, the decision to undo all of this, to block all of it, seems wrong to me. And it definitely helps only the Russians. It only fuels their satisfaction and their desire to keep killing people. This certainly does not stop the war.
From answers to journalists’ questions. (1/3)
🌼 Gwers hanes bwysig i ni gyd!
🌼 An important history lesson for us all! Asking for a fair funding deal for Wales is not begging but reparation for centuries of exploitation!
Trump: “I want Zelensky to stop.”
Zelensky: “I’m sorry, I couldn’t hear you over the sound of another Russian data center exploding, you traitorous fucking weasel.”
🔥🔥🔥💀
I met with Prime Minister of Poland @donaldtusk. Donald is well informed about the situation with Russian strikes and how it is escalating every day. The Russians are using “shaheds” almost constantly. Today alone, 52 people have been injured. Throughout the day, there were Russian strikes on a store, a pharmaceutical plant, and logistics facilities. It is very important that Poland is helping us defend against these attacks.
We discussed in great detail all the existing threats and the steps that will help strengthen our defense against Russian strikes. I also thanked Donald for his clear and principled position on sanctions: there must be no steps that help Russia continue this war.
I thank Donald and Poland for their assistance to Ukraine.
Last night, Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck an airfield in the Voronezh region. Four Su-34 aircraft were destroyed and two more Su-34s were hit. The Russians used them to terrorize our people. These very warplanes were ready to launch new attacks on Ukraine and were loaded with aerial bombs.
Our Long Neptune missile was used to strike the target. I thank the warriors of the Ukrainian Navy for their precision!
Our long-range sanctions also reached a site in the Oryol region used to store and launch attack drones. A target was also hit in the Black Sea.
These are our justified responses to all of Russia’s terror against Ukraine. Russia is dragging out the war, so our long-range operations will continue.