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The dude thinks his supporters are stupid.
Heโs bragging about not taking his $400,000 salary while making billions of dollars for himself and his family while heโs in office.
BBC journalists have visited one of Ukrainian power stations destroyed by Russia.
It has been rebuilt, and now Russia destroyed it again.
Russia continues its attacks - in two hours, there were five air raid alerts. This meant that repair works became impossible as the staff went to the shelter.
I am very grateful to all journalists who continue sharing with the world what is happening in Ukraine and bring Russian war crimes to light.
BREAKING: The Trump Administration is reportedly considering firing Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick over the China chip scandal.
This comes amid reports that Lutnick stalled curbing chip sales to China.
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๐บ๐ธ Reporter: โGas was $3 a gallon when Biden left office. Now itโs $4 a gallon.โ
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American journalists have apparently just discovered they have backbones.
P.S. I'm leaving Twitter/X and moving to Substack.
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"Tell the GRU I have a European passport and want to work for them to [fuck] the West," Anthony Hogan, a member of the pro-Russian disinformation network in Ireland, told John Mark Dougan.
Russia is returning to the playbook it used in Minsk before the full-scale invasion: using war to force the adversary to make concessions, and negotiations to lock those concessions in. Back then, Moscow sought to gain permanent leverage over Ukrainian politics through the Russian-occupied parts of Donbas. Now, Russia is striving to influence the security decisions of the whole of Europe.
The first common feature is the war continuing during negotiations. Following the signing of Minsk-2, Russian-backed forces continued the battle for Debaltseve. The OSCE recorded Russia's outright refusal of a ceasefire. Today, Moscow is conducting negotiations in a similar way while simultaneously launching strikes at Ukraine.
The second is the demand to change political rules in exchange for ending the violence. The Minsk agreements envisaged amendments to Ukraine's Constitution, a special status for certain areas of Donbas, and coordinating election issues with their representatives. Moscow wanted to return its controlled structures into Ukrainian politics while maintaining leverage over them. Russia counted on using these structures to limit Kyiv's independence. Now, it is trying to negotiate a veto power over European security policy.
The third is the imposition of a sequence of steps advantageous to Moscow. Under Minsk-2, Ukraine was to begin regaining control over the border only after local elections. Russia demanded political concessions while retaining levers of pressure. Today, Lavrov speaks even more directly: first we agree on a new security system, then we deal with the war. He even pushes a ceasefire off to the future.
The fourth is shifting the responsibility for the war. In the Minsk process, Russia called itself a mediator and denied being a party to the conflict. Now, hiding its involvement is impossible, so the explanation is different: the problem allegedly lies within the European security system itself, which failed to account for Russian interests. When Kushner talks about decades of mutual distrust and competing security interests, he is helping Moscow shift the conversation away from its aggression and onto grievances against the West.
The fifth is an attempt to force Western negotiators to pressure their own partners. During the Minsk process, Putin demanded that Berlin and Paris influence Kyiv. In August 2021, he asked Angela Merkel for this directly. Now, Moscow is trying to use Washington so that Americans persuade Ukrainians and Europeans to accept a framework advantageous to Russia.
The sixth is opposition to independent monitoring and strong guarantees. During the Minsk process, armed formations blocked access for OSCE observers. In 2021, Russia refused to extend the mandate of a separate mission at two Russian border checkpoints. Now, Lavrov rejects European stabilization forces in Ukraine after a truce. Moscow's shared interest is to retain the ability to threaten new violence and limit the presence of those who could prevent it.
It is important that the diplomatic process continues and remains constructive. Ukraine, more than anyone else, desires this horrific and unjust war to end as soon as possible. A very important achievement is the humanitarian agreement on preparing a new prisoner exchange - the humanitarian track. We will be able to bring some of our people home. I am grateful to the UAE for their help in organizing the negotiations. Thank you to everyone helping Ukraine achieve peace.
JUST IN: D.C. officials say Trump's proposal to use his "triumphal arch" for munitions storage, snipers and drones โ while also a tourist attraction โ would make it a potential terrorist target, impede flight paths and endanger lives.
Donnell Harvin:
https://t.co/7QNxrY7VYY
BREAKING: I just moved to subpoena the classified Volume II of Jack Smithโs report.
Republicans BLOCKED it. They wonโt be able to, come January.
The truth will come out.