In today’s Vatnik Soup, we’ll introduce an American conspiracy theorist, podcaster & antisemite, Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO). She’s best known for spreading conspiracy theories, attacking Ukraine, promoting pro-Kremlin BS, and becoming a favorite of Russian state media.
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⚡️⚡️⚡️ Zelensky wrote an open letter to Putin
When you came to power in Russia more than 26 years ago, many in Ukraine had a positive attitude toward you. That was true. That is now in the past.
Today, the absolute majority of Ukrainians positively view the fact that our long-range drones “visited” the opening of your forum in St. Petersburg, covering a distance of more than 1,000 kilometers. As you well know, this distance is not the limit of our capabilities.
But now we all see that this is finally becoming unacceptable for Russians — that the war is bringing more and more negative consequences to Russia.
They do not like our drones and missiles.
They do not like fuel shortages and constant price increases.
They do not like ongoing bans.
They do not like your intention to launch a second wave of mobilization to expand the war to another direction in Ukraine or to direct it against other neighboring countries.
They do not like that your war has no end in sight.
Yes, you can still force Russians to live this way. But your resources are significantly shrinking.
You cannot fail to notice this. After 26 years, old age is starting to take its toll. The further it goes, the more fatigue will grow — including from you.
It’s not that we in Ukraine are worried about Russians — after everything your war has brought to Ukraine. But I care about Ukrainians.
We are losing our people, and every loss is painful. And even when Ukrainian losses are one to five or one to six compared to Russian losses, it still matters greatly.
Ukraine preserves its independence. And it will preserve it — despite any predictions.
We have brought the war onto your territory, and you would not have managed it without help from North Korea. You are the first Russian leader who has had to turn to Pyongyang for assistance.
And today you are completely dependent on China — also a first in Russian history.
The choice is yours now. Stop the war. Ukraine offers to end this war. I propose a meeting.
We believe Europe’s participation is necessary — those who are truly capable of influencing the situation. We believe the United States must be involved, and this could determine the configuration of a new security architecture in our part of the world.
The frontline is now the line from which diplomacy should begin.
Ukraine is ready for a “all for all” prisoner exchange, and this could become a good prologue to ending the war.
If you do not personally come to the idea that this war must end, Ukraine will continue to fight for its existence. We will have those who support us.
But you will also have to fight much more for your own existence — not Russia’s, but your personal one. And this is not a threat from me or Ukraine. These are facts of Russian history: when Russia grows tired, changes happen.
We can work toward that fatigue. You can stop your war.
Eternal memory to all whose lives were taken by this war.
Glory to Ukraine.
“There is no other way out [for Putin] except to ask not to be attacked.”
— Russian Z-blogger Ilya Remeslo does not hold back when pointing out just how weak Putin is.
Full text of his post:
“The main intrigue is Putin’s speech at the SPIEF, which is expected to take place on 05.06.2026, or even earlier.
Today Ukraine showed that it can create a real threat in St. Petersburg.
Our leadership strongly dislikes this — recall the parade, Zelensky’s negotiations, and the previous scrambling for bunkers.
And so, they will definitely negotiate. No, not directly with those damned Ukrainian Nazis, as you might have thought.
They will again ask either Trump or Erdogan, or someone else from the “satanist NATO bloc,” to have someone authoritative act on behalf of Russia to request a “one-day ceasefire.”
An interesting question is what they will offer Zelensky this time?
He has clearly gotten a taste for it with his decree allowing the parade, and he will not miss an opportunity to humiliate the superpower and profit from it somehow.
After all, there is no other way out except to ask not to be attacked.
If there are no attacks on St. Petersburg on 05.06 or on any day of Putin’s speech, it will mean they came to an agreement and backed down.
And most likely, this time they gave the “Kyiv junta” something concrete. I’m afraid to even imagine what that might be…”
#ruZZia deliberately struck an ambulance in #Kherson
Not a military target.
Not a weapons depot.
An ambulance.
Every day #ruZZia proves again that its war is against civilians first 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
#KhersonHumanSafari
@Red_Hanrahan Dude wind your neck in. People are angry and the history of Irish republican/nationalist alignment with Moscow is poking its head out. At the same time many people are discovering the breadth of political inconsistencies in many countries of which Ireland is a prime example.
Lots of pro russian Irish people telling me to ‘go to the front lines & leave Ireland’
I’ve just come here from Nikopol. The press armour is still in my bag. I watched Russian drones hunt civilians with my own eyes. That’s why the indifference here is so despicable, especially while Ireland still supplies alumina to Russias war machine.
I’m not going anywhere. This investigation continues
@RichieMac_79@NitnelavGS@FenixFella And that it is not just Sinn Fein, but also elements of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael as well as all the indie whack jobs
@Mupper41@realLangerDan The paralysis is due to the inevitable clash of morality and money. If the Commission decides to sanction Alumina and the Irish govt rightly acts upon it, then it will create another anti EU backlash which will harm Ireland. It’s pathetic and this govt will fall as a result
Je m'associe, avec une vingtaine de députés du groupe Renew, à @NathalieLoiseau pour demander que Xenia Fedorova soit placée sous sanctions européennes.
Nous demandons à Ursula von der Leyen et Antonio Costa de la sanctionner, au même titre que Russia Today l'a été.
La propagande de guerre russe n'a pas sa place dans notre espace médiatique.
https://t.co/OO7PzScW51
I am a proud Pole and I proudly stand with Ukraine against Russia🇵🇱🇺🇦
I always say this: If I had a chance to save only one person, my fellow Pole who supports Russia against Ukraine and Ukrainian who is against Russia. I wouldn’t even blink and choose to save Ukrainian.
WATCH!!! @RepMoskowitz nails it!
“The algorithm is full of what's going on in the Middle East, but the Ukraine-Russia war — nothing, no images, no stories about the kids, no stories about the hundreds of thousands of people that are dead. Why is it?”
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