"Regarding Ukraine, the United States approved, for the first time, a text stating that it is no longer a neutral mediator, but rather supports Ukraine’s territorial integrity, provides military assistance, helps with the energy sector, and imposes sanctions on Russia." - French President Emmanuel Macron.
WATCH: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte unveils what he calls the "Trump trillion" as he credits President Trump with helping push European allies to boost defense spending.
Rutte said Europe and Canada have added roughly $1.2 trillion in defense spending since Trump first entered office, while also placing hundreds of billions of dollars in orders with U.S. defense companies.
"This is your evidence," Rutte said, pointing to the numbers as he argued the alliance is moving closer to sharing the defense burden with the United States.
Trump gave Zelensky the green light to pressure Russia into negotiations
According to a senior Ukrainian official briefed on the recent Trump-Zelensky meeting, Trump privately told Zelensky to act “more boldly.”
📰 The Kyiv Independent
Regarding the results of the G7 Summit.
First, I received a positive signal from the entire G7, including President Trump, on strengthening Ukraine’s air defense. For the first time, the idea of licensing the production of missiles is seen positively by the American side. Now, they will hold all the necessary consultations with Raytheon and other manufacturers. I really hope they come back with a positive answer.
Second, no one sees that Putin is willing to sit down and end this war through dialogue. There’s a sense that even people around him understand that he can’t occupy Ukraine and win this war. We very much want this war to end as soon as possible. For that, we need sanctions. And President Trump said he would return to this policy. That’s also a good signal.
Third, we will be receiving significantly more support. These are President Trump’s words. The goal is for Putin to understand that support will not stop, so it would be better for him to stop the war.
From the joint press interaction with the President of Honduras, Nasry Asfura. (2/3)
⚡️ BREAKING: Zelensky issued an ultimatum to the dictator of Belarus. Will it lead to direct confrontation?
“I am not offended by Lukashenko’s words, but along the borders with Ukraine there is equipment that adjusts fire on Ukraine.
I am giving a week for it to be withdrawn, otherwise we will do it ourselves.”
250,000. A quarter of a million!
That is the number of White British girls who were groomed, sexually abused and raped by predominantly Pakistani rape gangs.
That’s 250,000 girls who are owed an apology and deserve justice!
Source: Rupert Lowe’s Independent Rape Gang Inquiry
BREAKING: President Trump says he is going to continue bombing Iran "very hard" after it shot down a U.S. helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz.
"We're going to be attacking them and attacking them very hard."
"I've been working with Iran for a number of months, and they should sign their deal. It's a good deal. It doesn't give them the right to have a nuclear weapon. In fact, it totally prohibits them from ever having a nuclear weapon."
🚨 BREAKING : As fires blaze across the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland groups are visiting the supposed houses of migrants.
The anger after yesterday’s attack is through the roof.
🇮🇪 A message circulated in Irish WhatsApp and Telegram groups, calling on white men in Belfast to take to the streets tonight:
“All men aged 18 and over, wear dark clothing... and be prepared to fight or be arrested... All businesses must close at 5:30 p.m. tonight, no excuses.”
Source: Memoria Natio / Telegram
🇱🇹 Lithuania confirms talks on the possible deployment of US nuclear weapons on its territory
Lithuanian Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas has officially acknowledged that negotiations are underway regarding the potential stationing of American nuclear weapons in Lithuania.
“Discussions are indeed taking place. I won’t go into details as they are classified, but the talks continue, and Lithuania is not standing aside,” he stated.
The Constitution of Lithuania prohibits the deployment of weapons of mass destruction and foreign military bases on its territory.
The country’s authorities do not rule out discussing possible amendments to the Constitution. This idea has also received support from some opposition politicians.
🇺🇸 LRT: Former Obama adviser Ben Rhodes, in a new interview, confirms the US was prepared to go to war for the Baltic states in 2014, but not for 🇺🇦Ukraine.
"We were worried they were going to do a little green men play in the Baltic states. We would have sent troops. That was the message of the speech."
On Crimea, he says the White House was caught completely off guard:
"The briefing is: the Russians had taken Crimea. It's happened. We did not have advanced warning."
On Ukraine never being Obama's red line:
"Ukraine was not that line."
Putin exploited it — and Rhodes admits Obama's later decision not to arm Ukraine after Donbas was also a mistake he personally disagreed with.
Ukrainian soldier records what he thinks will be his final video as his unit is surrounded by Russian forces.
Look at the eyes of the soldier, you will feel this video.
It’s the traditional playbook. Both the XVIII century partitions of Poland and the September 1939 Soviet invasion in collaboration with Nazi Germany used the same pretext.
Just at the time when the Soviet Union was murdering millions of its own citizens in the purges, the GULAG and the Holodomor.
🥴 This is what a typical road looks like in a city with a population of almost 20,000 in Russia.
Zeya is one of the main centers of the gold mining industry in the Amur region.
All the money just went to Oreshnik and missiles to kill Ukrainians.
😳 A Finnish woman visited Karelia — territory the Soviet Union once seized from Finland — and was shocked by the poverty and decay
That’s basically the essence of the Kremlin’s Soviet mindset: invade a successful country, sacrifice hundreds of thousands of lives, seize territory — and turn it into a depressing dump.
In 1972, Lithuanian schoolboys Leonas Gudelis, Kęstutis Šakalis and Romas Žilinskas all aged 17, were arrested by Soviet authorities for distributing anti-Soviet leaflets and placing a giant “LAISVĖ LIETUVAI!” (Freedom for Lithuania!) sign on their school rooftop.
President Donald J. Trump has announced via Truth Social that the U.S. is sending an additional 5,000 troops to Poland following the election of his endorsed candidate, Karol Nawrocki. The move would further expand the U.S. military presence on NATO’s eastern flank amid ongoing security concerns in Eastern Europe and the war in neighboring Ukraine. It remains unclear whether these forces would come from the 5,000 U.S. troops previously slated for withdrawal from Germany or represent an overall increase in American troop levels in Europe.