U.S. President Donald Trump:
"The two major earthquakes that just hit the great people of Venezuela are both massive in scale and have left a devastating number of deaths. The U.S.A. stands ready, willing, and able to help! I have instructed all agencies of our government to get ready to move quickly. We will be there for our new and great friends. Early reports are not good!!! President DJT".
POTUS:
"Wow! The Senate just changed its vote on Iran from 50-48 against, to 50-47 for. Rand Paul and Bill Cassidy changed. Thank you to Leader John Thune, Lindsey Graham, Bernie Moreno, and all. This vote puts Iran on notice! President DJT"
⛽️❌ In Irkutsk, Russland 🇷🇺, ist heute Nacht die Treibstoff Versorgung zusammengebrochen. Die Nachricht verbreitete sich dort schnell, so dass plötzlich alle mitten in der Nacht versuchen noch irgendetwas zu ergattern. Die russischen „Sprit Hunger Games“ sind in vollem Gange.
BREAKING:
Massive Ukrainian drone swarm attack against Russian-occupied Crimea.
The drones are striking targets across the fuel-poor peninsula tonight.
A fire aboard the freedom variant of the littoral combat ship USS Indianapolis (LCS-17) sent six sailors to the hospital while pierside at Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, FL earlier today. All personnel were treated and released. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
EXCLUSIVE: Sir Keir Starmer is considering a plan to sell sanctioned oil seized from a Russian shadow tanker to fund the war in Ukraine, The Telegraph understands.
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❗️Russian gasoline prices surged 3% from June 16 to 22, reaching 71.2 rubles per liter after Ukrainian strikes on refineries, Bloomberg reported. It was the largest weekly jump in at least two decades. Fuel restrictions or supply problems are now recorded in about 75% of Russian regions, while Moscow is discussing a diesel export ban and incentives for gasoline imports. #Russia
The Russian leadership is now pulling more air defense assets to Moscow, Valdai, and Putin’s bridge across the Kerch Strait – at the expense of air defense elsewhere.
In the Moscow region alone, they have amassed hundreds of launchers for S-400, S-500, and Pantsir systems. Nearly 90 launchers have been redeployed to Valdai from other regions of Russia, and a special air defense division is also being formed there to safeguard the peace and quiet of the Russian chief.
To compare, there are only a couple of launchers per direction across Russia and around their other cities. Those are their priorities. They are protecting their power – the source of this war. More than 60 Russian regions are already experiencing fuel shortages. There has also been a sharp increase in gas and diesel prices – if they are available at all.
Russian security services have even proposed postponing or cancelling altogether the ritual of electing “United Russia” to the State Duma. Their latest imitation of elections was scheduled for September, and intelligence reports now show that Russia itself is not confident about what will be happening by September.
There are many difficulties – all because Putin refuses to end his war and to hear our proposals for a meeting, genuine negotiations, and a dignified peace.
Asked about allowing Turkey to acquire F-35s, Trump says: ‘I’m going to probably do something that’s going to make him very happy’, referring to Erdogan.
The traffic jam to leave Crimea on the last road out has turned into a parking lot, with cars starting to run out of fuel.
Sevastopol, Crimea's largest city, is without power. Electricity has been knocked out for half of Crimea.
All the roads, bridges, and the ferry have been disabled or are under too great a threat to use.
All fuel sales have been suspended.
Crimea's tourism industry has collapsed.
Strikes against Russian airfields, administrative centers, air defense, and energy infrastructure have been carried out by Ukraine's elite Alpha Unit.
The systematic dismantling of Russian civil and military systems in Crimea will either lead to complete abandonment of their position or a poorly-supplied force without the fuel and munitions to sustain a long fight.
Crimea, already strategically vulnerable, is now isolated, and it's only going to get worse.
The war started in Crimea. Now it may end there too.