Yesterday, the President of Poland noted that the Order of the White Eagle is not an ordinary award. It is a symbol of the highest trust of the Republic of Poland. It signifies a special bond with the Polish state and the special gratitude of the Polish People. Such a symbol requires not only merit, but also respect for the values that form the foundation of our community.
Therefore, if it is considered that this special symbol may remain with Catherine II, Benito Mussolini, and Gerhard Schröder, then we in Ukraine will not argue with that.
Ukraine is grateful to the Polish People for their support and cooperation, which play a significant role in the struggle for our and your independence from Russia.
Ukraine never forgets solidarity and understands that cooperation between states and peoples in our region is one of the tangible security guarantees for Ukrainians and for each neighboring state.
Ukraine will continue to defend itself in this war unleashed by Russia, and we will undoubtedly achieve a dignified peace.
Ukraine is grateful to all peoples, states, and leaders who will continue to stand with us in the defense of freedom and who, together with Ukraine, will serve as guarantors of postwar peace in Europe and a new, real security.
Ukraine will remain open to all meaningful formats of engagement with Poland in order to try to avoid conflicting interpretations of the difficult and painful chapters of our shared past and to ensure proper respect for all innocent victims of the 20th century.
And Ukrainians are doing everything in our power to ensure that Europe does not suffer defeat in this century.
I am proud of our people and of EVERY Ukrainian warrior – of the millions of Ukrainian men and women who deserve unquestionable respect for the heroism the Ukrainian People have shown in defending themselves against Russian aggression.
We believed that the Order of the White Eagle, awarded in 2023, was meant for the Ukrainian People and our army. That is what was said at the time. Today, I sent the Order back to the President of Poland.
I believe the future will confirm the respect Ukrainians deserve.
Glory to Ukraine!
Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth’s crusade to purge women and people of color from our Armed Forces has never been subtle.
But today, a New York Times exposé revealed exactly how far he’s gone to dismantle the careers and achievements of our finest servicemen and women.
More than a dozen military insiders — both active duty and those already purged — spoke to the Times anonymously to unmask a horrific ongoing attack.
They detailed a process used by Hegseth and his team to halt senior officer advancements for reasons completely unrelated to merit, job performance, or fighting wars.
Hegseth’s efforts are part of a quest to advance his white-and-male centered worldview, facts, history, and actual service be damned.
In the absence of any such evidence, insiders confirmed that he has used his position to withhold promotions from qualified, decorated veterans. The Times cited several enraging examples:
• Last fall, Hegseth ordered Army Secretary Daniel P. Driscoll to remove two Black and two female officers from a 29-person promotion list. Driscoll repeatedly refused, citing their decades of exemplary service. In March, Hegseth bypassed him, removed their names, and sent the modified list to the White House.
• In total, Hegseth has removed 32 officers from Air Force and Navy one- and two-star promotion lists. He also pulled the only Black officer and the only female officer from a Marine Corps list, leaving their promotions in limbo.
• Vice Adm. Sara Joyner, a highly decorated three-star fighter pilot, saw her advancement stalled over a 2021 Navy recruiting ad where she said, "I’m not just a girl with a dream. I’m a sailor with one." Hegseth deemed the line a "big problem." Joyner has since retired.
• Rear Adm. Stephen D. Barnett was recommended for a promotion after successfully managing the aftermath of a massive Navy fuel spill in Hawaii. Hegseth blocked his advancement after Barnett participated in a Navy-sponsored Pride event back in 2018.
It is an outrage to watch a media personality whose greatest battles have been with hangovers intentionally harm the careers of people who risked everything to keep America safe. Hegseth’s actions are insult to all who have served and a risk to national security.
[Image: REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov]
Второй раз за эту неделю Силы обороны Украины нанесли удар по Московскому НПЗ. И на этот раз удар оказался куда более масштабным: завод горит, а имперская столица окутана чёрным дымом.
Москвичам, которые опередили большинство других регионов России в поддержке преступной войны против Украины, стоит задуматься. Вместе с НПЗ догорает и миф о сверхнадёжной противовоздушной обороне Москвы. Вы хотели войны — война пришла к вам, и никто больше не может чувствовать себя в полной безопасности.
Это называется справедливостью. Уже пятый год киевляне проводят ночи в метро, пока российские войска превращают жилые дома в руины. Пришло ваше время побегать.
Last night, our long-range sanctions once again reached the Moscow region – for the second time this week, the Moscow oil refinery was hit. Targets were also struck in the Rostov region and in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. This is a fully justified response to Russian attacks on our cities and communities, and another important result of our warriors’ work against facilities that sustain Russia’s war machine. I thank our Defense and Security Forces of Ukraine for their coordinated efforts – the Security Service of Ukraine, the Unmanned Systems Forces, the Special Operations Forces, Defense Intelligence, and our missile brigade for their precision.
In recent days, all of our partners have noted the precision and effectiveness of our mid-range strikes and long-range sanctions. It is time the war ended, and Russia must take the necessary steps in diplomacy.
I truly hope that the totally unnecessary Iran war, that is not a war, is truly over and peace is achieved.
It’s been incredible that we beat Iran dozens of times and nearly made peace almost 40 times.
It’s only cost upwards of $50 billion, probably more, part of which was spent bombing a children’s school.
And now hundreds of billions more will be spent to build more weapons to replace all the weapons and ammunition we used in the Iran war that is not a war.
Americans should be grateful to have spent so much of their own money on high gas prices and inflation caused by the war that is not a war that we won dozens of times and almost have had a peace deal for the 40th time.
The noble purpose of this war that is not a war was to free the Iranian people, who have not been freed, from a regime that needed changed and still remains in place.
And most importantly of all things is Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon so that is why we will most likely not be removing the enriched uranium from the facilities buried deep underground that we bombed before and Iran rebuilt because they we bombed them again and it’s too hard to reach even though we are the best and the only ones who could do it.
And the world should be thankful that because this peace deal is almost done for the 40th time, the Strait of Hormuz will now be re-opened just as it was before the war that is not a war.
Most importantly, there will be a $300 billion dollar Iran rebuilding fund that certain super duper special people can donate to and most likely be awarded contracts so they can become even richer and more elite than they already are all to make Iran great again after we bombed them in the war that is not a war.
All of this would never be possible without the Peace President, whom established the Board of Peace and appointed himself the head of the board without term limits, right before he waged the Iran war that is not a war.
Now that he is on the verge of securing peace for the 40th time after defeating Iran dozens of times, he must be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize!
And of course special mention must be made for our greatest ally who never wants peace, continues bombing killing children daily, and is furious that there is now almost a peace deal.
Thankfully their fury at Trump’s audacity to almost make peace is being made known to the American people by their highly funded and most loyal foreign agents, I mean supporters, social media personalities, and Fox News hosts.
And even though they now vigorously criticize the President and disagree with him, they are not called traitors because you only get called a traitor if you go against him on the Epstein files because they are all totally ok with rapists and pedophiles.
But alas, our good friend and greatest ally, should not be too upset, as they are soon to be rewarded with a gift far greater than the nuclear material they stole from our country years ago.
Our very own elected leaders in Congress are going to fuse our own military intelligence and tech with theirs and throw in lots of other goodies that the American people will never be able to undo and do not support in the first place.
This will surely enable our greatest ally to be even more lethal than it already is as it kills countless innocent children and innocent people, imprisons them and rapes and tortures its prisoners, all with a free pass because AIPAC donations steadily flow and Genesis says that you will be cursed if you don’t go along with everything they do even though Genesis wasn’t really talking about our greatest ally.
In conclusion, congratulations to all for almost achieving peace to the war that is not a war, spending hundreds of billions of U.S. tax dollars again for another foreign war, special mention goes to the real insiders who have gamed the market with massive profits from inside information and shout out to friends and family landing highly coveted Gov contracts.
This is what winning looks like you losers!
Today, with the full-scale war now lasting as long as World War I, it’s worth remembering how russia began it.
📽 These 49 seconds show what russia did to Ukraine in just the first three months — a relentless campaign of missile terror against an entire nation.
I’m gonna simply say this: if you are at all interested in a Stargate show with ANY of the original creators/performers involved, now is the time to say something. Otherwise it really will be the end of that chapter forever. Let them know you are THERE
My poor Kyiv.
Smoke.
Fire.
44 injured.
My city looks like hell again.
russians are trying to kill us all.
Just for our existence.
Just because we are Ukrainian.
I am so full of hatred right now.
russia brings nothing except terror, death and pain.
Zelensky on Russian missile attack overnight:
It was a heavy strike. 90 missiles of various types. Many of them were ballistic — 36. And 600 drones.
Unfortunately, not all the ballistic missiles could be shot down. The most hits were in Kyiv, and Kyiv itself was the main target of this Russian attack.
Putin can't even pronounce the word 'hurrah' normally anymore — he slurs his words, yet he is still defeating residential buildings with his missiles.
Three Russian missiles against a water supply facility. He burned down a market, damaged dozens of residential buildings, and several ordinary schools.
He launched his Oreshnik against Bila Tserkva. Well, he is truly unhinged.
After yesterday’s savage strikes against our cities and communities – Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Kramatorsk, and others – the Russian army continued active hostilities and terrorist shelling throughout this day as well. Russia’s choice is an obvious spurning of a ceasefire and of saving lives.
Assaults continue across all key sections of the front, and since the start of this day alone, the Russian army has already carried out nearly 30 assaults. More than 20 air strikes using over 70 aerial bombs have been recorded just overnight and this morning.
Throughout the night, the Russian army also launched strikes with various types of drones. In particular, Ukraine’s Defense Forces neutralized nearly 90 attack drones alone. There were also missile strikes. In total, as of 10 a.m., the Russian army had committed 1,820 violations of the ceasefire regime – shelling, attempted assaults, air strikes, and the use of drones.
I am grateful to our warriors for defending Ukrainian positions. Ukraine clearly stated that it would act in kind, taking into account Russia’s persistent appeals through the media and social networks asking for a ceasefire during the Moscow parade. It is obvious to any reasonable person that a full-scale war and the daily murdering of people are a bad time for public “celebrations.”
Russia must end the war it is currently waging. Even with the internet shut down and communications blocked, it is perfectly clear to most Russians that their leadership can come out of the bunker and choose peace. The Russian side has our diplomatic proposals, and the only thing needed is Russia’s willingness to move toward real peace.
As of today, we can confirm that the Russian side has disrupted the ceasefire regime. Based on the evening reports from our military and intelligence, we will decide on our further actions. Glory to Ukraine!
200,000 years of human warfare and we have landed on the 3 platonically ideal weapons. AR15, rc plane with a lit stick of dynamite taped to it, and Machine That Rips Apart The Fabric Of The Fucking Universe