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[Critter @asclepiasyriaca]

People ask why Jared Kushner, an unelected nepo baby with no government position or relevant experience, is representing the United States in multiple sensitive foreign negotiations.

BUT HE’S NOT REPRESENTING THE US. He’s representing Trump, Putin, Netanyahu, and his own wealth.

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

Russian Olympic jackets, just in case you still weren’t sure which team they are on.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

When the Americans and Russians talk about security, it’s not just about security guarantees for Ukraine. In fact, it’s more about some kind of new security framework between Europe and Russia.

We find this approach a bit strange. Because for 30 years after the Soviet Union collapsed, Europe treated Russia well. And Europe tried to have as much trade as possible, as much cooperation as possible, and as good relations as possible with Russia.

Putin’s wars are really about only his attitude toward others – not some kind of permanent confrontation with Europe that was impossible to avoid. But still, we hear what we hear today.

From an address at the 9th European Political Community Summit. (1/3)

[Visegrád 24 @visegrad24]

A Palestinian wedding in Hebron, West Bank, has sparked outrage after a camel was abused by wedding guests.

The men were filmed forcing the camel to drink energy drinks and dancing on its back.

[NEXTA @nexta_tv]

Ukraine rejects a US offer it simply couldn't refuse 😂

According to The Telegraph, Washington proposed redrawing borders in a way that would allow Russia to claim full control over Donbas and present it as a victory in the war.

The idea was supposedly meant to break the deadlock in peace negotiations. But Kyiv rejected it.

Strange, isn't it? Such an amazing deal! Everybody wins! 🤡🤡🤡

All Ukraine had to do was help the Kremlin declare victory!

[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

Jackson is reacting to the strike that destroyed specialized center for children with disabilities here, just so you know the depths of his bloodthirst.

[𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐊𝐨𝐦𝐬𝐚 🇪🇺🇵🇱🇺🇦 @Tweet4AnnaNAFO]

🔥Russians are panicking over Ukraine’s new refinery strike tactics. Drones reportedly switch targets mid-flight, and Trump can no longer simply pull the plug.

The Russian Telegram channel *Дневник Разведчика* (Intelligence Officer’s Diary, 147,800 subscribers) describes a major shift in Ukraine’s long-range drone campaign following the strikes on Kstovo, Samara and Yaroslavl.

Previously, Ukrainian drones were sent toward predetermined targets. If the first drones successfully hit a refinery unit, the rest continued toward the same target.

Now, according to the Russian channel, Ukrainian operators can monitor strikes in real time and redirect incoming drones while they are still in flight.

Once a primary distillation unit is hit, subsequent drones can be redirected toward storage tanks, cracking units, electrical substations or other critical equipment.

Instead of concentrating an entire wave on one target, Ukraine can distribute the damage across multiple parts of the refinery.

The Russians are describing something far more dangerous for their oil industry than simply larger drone attacks: the ability to adapt an entire strike while it is happening.

The channel attributes this capability to Israeli HiSKY SmartLight satellite communications terminals, which it says Ukraine is using as an alternative to Starlink.

It claims the terminals allow two-way communication over Russian territory, making it possible to adjust flight paths, identify air-defence positions and redirect drones around interception zones.

And then comes the most revealing part.

The Russian channel argues that American restrictions on Starlink have backfired spectacularly.

Its conclusion:

"Trump has simply lost his leverage over Kyiv’s long-range strikes."

And:

"Ukraine has slipped off the American leash and found a commercial alternative that the White House cannot switch off with a phone call."

That is coming from a Russian military channel, not Ukrainian propaganda.

Moscow is now discussing a scenario in which Ukraine can strike multiple critical refinery units in a single operation, adapt to Russian air defences in real time and continue its campaign without depending on American-controlled communications.

Putin has been trying to get Trump to restrain Ukraine’s refinery strikes. Now Russian military commentators are warning that even American pressure may no longer be enough.

The irony is extraordinary. Washington reportedly tried to limit Ukraine’s options. The Russians are now complaining that Ukraine has found a way around those limits.

The HiSKY deployment, electronic-warfare resistance and real-time retargeting capabilities are claims made by the Russian channel, not independently established technical facts. The attribution in the draft matters, especially for the claims about Trump’s leverage.

[Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov]

Zelenskyy: I see changes in what the US team says. From the start I told US envoys Witkoff and Kushner that Ukraine is not real estate.

You cannot talk about two kilometers plus, two kilometers minus on the land of people whose lives were destroyed. 1/

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

When I received the second report from our negotiating team after their meetings in Abu Dhabi, they told me that the Russians think and say they have already occupied half of Donbas, which remains under our control. These were military officers, Russian intelligence, and they were serious about it. Our team told them, “We don’t know how you can even say such things. We have video footage, images, other things proving that these areas are under our control.”

This is the problem. Putin lives in a different reality. Of course, he will be sharing with the Americans that he needs one or two months to fully occupy the east of Ukraine. I can draw a picture for him too where I fully occupy Russia. But it’s not true. What was good is that the American side confirmed the Ukrainian assessment of what is happening on the battlefield.

This is why we need to sit and speak at the level of leaders. There are a lot of questions. Like we spoke about the city of Kherson that is divided by the river today. The Russians control one bank, we control the other. But people want to live united on both banks. This is a Ukrainian city. Such issues are sensitive, but we have to speak about them. I think that tomorrow the teams will discuss the possibility of meeting at the level of leaders. I'm not sure that Russia is ready, but we will raise this topic.

From a conversation with journalists.

[Kateryna Lisunova @KaterynaLis]

ZELENSKYY:

When the Americans asked, “Can you exchange Donbas for security guarantees?” I responded, “Can you explain what that means? What kind of security guarantees? NATO?”

“Not NATO, but something similar to NATO.”

“Similar? But you don’t want a ‘similar’ answer when it comes to Donbas. You want a clear answer about Donbas. That is your goal. And that is Putin’s goal today.

Nobody trusts Putin to stop if we withdraw from Donbas. He will pause, and then he will come back in one year, two years, or five years.

And who will be to blame?”

From today’s interview with DR Nyheder.

[Primus @PrimusPilus2022]

“Russia already has a role in European security architecture - they’re the fucking enemy.”

@VolyaRadio quote of the week.

[MoosOnMoosOnMoos @motlemapanev]

@voyag @PeeterKo Kas keegi selgitaks mulle, mida see megahulk inimesi tegi Pipedrive'is? See on úks toode, üks CRM?

[🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @front_ukrainian]

❗️Kaja Kallas: the problem is that Russia does not abide by the agreements it signs. A European security architecture already exists — at least 30 international agreements (several of them concerning Ukraine) in which Russia committed to respect sovereignty and territorial integrity, including the Budapest Memorandum. The focus should be on ensuring Russia fulfills its existing commitments rather than creating a new model.

[Real Mike 🇨🇦🇺🇦 Fake Ezzie @fakeezzie]

Stephen Miller's first memo to staff.

[Tomi Lahren @TomiLahren]

Come again?

[katsu🇺🇦 @katsu0575jp2_2]

🇺🇦トランプが「多くのロシア人も戦争で亡くなっている」とたびたび語ることについて、ゼレンスキー大統領はこう答えた。

「私たちの領土に入り、私たちの人々を殺しているロシア兵が死んでいくのを見ても、私は涙を流さない」

侵略を決め、兵士を送り込んだのはプーチンだ。そして現地で人々を殺し、住宅や学校、教会を破壊しているのは、ロシア兵自身だ。「命令されたから」で、その行為の責任が消えるわけではない。

トランプがロシア兵の死を憂うなら、その死を生み続けているプーチンに侵略の停止と撤兵を迫るべきだ。家族を殺され、故郷を焼かれた人々に、侵略者への同情を求めるのは筋違いだ。

[WarMonitor🇺🇦🇬🇧 @WarMonitor3]

Hackers have got into Russias statistic agency Rosstat and found classified data which stated 450,000 Russian soldiers had been killed in the war in Ukraine.

[Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov]

Applebaum: Most Americans don't understand that Trump has prolonged war in Ukraine.

He made business deals with the Russians, refused to criticize them and looked away when they hit Ukrainians.

That gave Russia the inspiration to keep going. 1/

[𝕷𝖚𝖈𝖎𝖋𝖊𝖗 @LucifersTweetz]

Stephen Miller is probably out strangling a kitten to celebrate his promotion.

[Kaja Kallas @kajakallas]

Putin does not have a veto over European security.

Any agreement to end the war must prevent Russia from re-arming and re-attacking.

This is why earlier this year, I put forward a paper with core demands towards Moscow, which was discussed by EU Foreign Ministers. This should be the basis for any negotiations.

Concessions should be on the aggressor, not on the victim.

My press remarks in Warsaw alongside @sikorskiradek and @andrii_sybiha ↓