JUST PASSING THROUGH: Breaching what was once considered the most heavily defended airspace on earth, a Ukrainian AN-196 ‘Lyutyy' strike drone sails undisturbed over downtown Moscow. And in broad daylight, too.
Russia is among the world’s worst persecutors of Christians. This heinous attack on one of Ukraine’s most sacred Christian sites is an awful expression of Russia’s anti-Christian violence. I am grateful to sponsor the Countering Russia’s War on Faith Act to identify and sanction those responsible.
☠️ Ukrainian FPV drones destroy 40 Russian occupiers in the Pokrovsk direction of the front, Donetsk region.
🔥 The result of "Birds of Magyar" for June 13 - 122 Russians (64 were killed and 58 wounded)
❗️Total for June (1–13) - 1,307 Russians
By striking the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, one of the greatest holy sites of Christianity, Putin has forever put his name on the list of history’s worst barbarians.
He should be damned for centuries. And he will lose this war.
From the Horde in the 13th century to the Nazis and Bolsheviks in the 20th century, Kyiv’s sacred monasteries have suffered numerous barbarically attacks.
Now we are dealing with Russian terrorists who have already outmatched ISIS in their crimes against cultural heritage. Only Russian scum who have nothing sacred can deliberately damage the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, a unique UNESCO heritage site under special protection.
We will be urgently initiating all relevant procedures within UNESCO and all other international mechanisms, demanding immediate and adequate responses to this state barbarism.
We expect strong reactions by international institutions and capitals. No vague words, silence, or weak steps. We need action now to stop Russian barbarism.
Donald Tusk sobre a Ucrânia:
"Nem o Prémio Nobel da Paz seria suficiente.
Há quem diga que a Ucrânia deveria estar grata por tudo. A verdade é exatamente o oposto.
Nós, os outros, é que devemos estar gratos à Ucrânia."
Rep. Keating to Rubio: "I'm sure you're aware that Ukraine, country that at the time had third-largest nuclear arsenal, peacefully turned over their nuclear weapons in conjunction with Budapest Memorandum.
And in exchange for U.S. commitment to defend Ukraine if it ever came under threat. The U.S. gave its word to Ukraine that it would defend them.
And I find this amazing. In your opening remarks, as you took us all over the world and mentioned 15 different incidents where you have interceded — 15, the top 15 — not once did you mention Ukraine when you were prioritizing achievements that are there."
NEW! Rubio tells Senators that Russia will NOT achieve its objectives in Ukraine, and “they may not even be able to militarily EVER achieve the objectives they're demanding now in negotiations”
Says “not only are the Ukrainians bravely fighting, they're effectively fighting”
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Canadian PM Mark Carney:
Russia's losing 35,000 troops a month.
22 to 23 thousand, depending on the month, of those troops are killed.
They're losing troops faster than they can replace them. They are not gaining territory.
BROWDER: Lavrov called Rubio and threatened U.S. interests in Ukraine. Russia supplied information to Iran to target U.S. interests in Middle East.
Truly astounding to watch how Trump administration dealing with Russia right now. That would have been red line under any other U.S. government, any political party, at any other time in history.
I’m old enough to remember that if Russia made any kind of threat against U.S. interests, the U.S. would respond with most blistering, dangerous threats against Russian interests, and nobody would do anything about it.
That's how Cold War and post-Cold War era functioned. Every American president, every Republican and every Democrat, took very strong line with Russia, and any nasty thing they did was met with most severe and aggressive reprimand.
With a little help from you and me, Ukrainians can protect themselves from Russian missiles and drones. Please join in if you can.
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