"Putin lost twice yesterday," I heard several times, and I ask myself: Why exactly?
The Serbian students list is a heterogeneous group of people who agreed that they support good relations with Russia, no sanctions, and when it comes to foreign policy, its positions do not differ that much from what Vucic pursued for years, at least for what we know for now. There is also no change in the position regarding Kosovo, which they of course will not recognize, or in their anti-NATO stance.
Anti-Westernism, pro-Russian sentiment and nationalism have been part of Serbia's political culture for decades. Why are Western politicians so naive as to think it is only about Vucic? Is it wishful thinking? By the way, it is also not only Putin, it is Russian society, a political culture of imperialism and authoritarian, non-democratic traditions that shape Russian policy.
Putin is a product of Russia's political system and Vucic a consequence of Serbia's history. The difference is that Serbia is democratic enough that at least Vucic could be voted out and somebody else could come to power, but the fundamental ideological cornerstones of Serbian politics will not change overnight because of this.
There is no indication of that at all. Some supporters of the students' list even became furious, seeing Westerners celebrating a "loss" for Putin, highlighting that they seek good relations with Russia, well, as always.
The next, even more or at least equally stupid take: "Putin lost in Brazil." Why? Not defending Bolsonaro, father or son, at all, but Lula has always proved one thing: He is very much pro-Russian, seeking closer and closer ties with Moscow and being very critical of NATO.
He even visited Russia for the Victory Day parade and spread distorted, blame-shifting narratives about the Russian invasion, arguing that Western countries also bore responsibility for the war, invoking NATO expansion and Russia's security concerns, claiming that Western arms deliveries were prolonging the conflict and suggesting that Ukraine would have to accept territorial losses. Lula is very close to China, seeks "multipolarity" and is a devoted BRICS supporter.
So, I do not see where exactly Putin lost. We cannot compare this with Hungary, and we should be more careful with comparisons or even equating different situations in general.
BOMBSHELL: In the new House Judiciary report that details horrifying allegations against Donald Trump, Beatrice Keul who told Congress that Trump RAPED her in a says he then pressured her to stay silent.
She alleges Trump promised her admission to NYU and help securing a visa through Paolo Zampolli. Jeffrey Epstein allegedly approached her that same day, calling himself “Don’s best friend” and offering to pay for a trip to Mar-a-Lago.
And here’s the stunning connection: Zampolli is the very same modeling agent credited with bringing Melania to America and introducing her to Trump in 1998.
The report says it includes corroborating evidence from others at the pageant.
VOTE DEMOCRAT.
GET ANSWERS & JUSTICE!
The profound stupidity of Trump supporters is fucking breathtaking. Watch these red-hatted cousin-fuckers try to answer one simple question: “What is communism.”
😂 🤡
(Jordan Klepper, @TheDailyShow)
Der Sturz des Kreml-Vasallen Aleksandar Vučić in 🇷🇸 Serbien zeigt es: Autokraten sind verletzlich. Jahrelang perfektionierte er das doppelte Spiel als Moskaus 🇷🇺 Statthalter auf dem Balkan, während er sich nach außen hin verbog, um EU 🇪🇺-Milliarden abzugreifen. Bei den vorgezogenen Parlamentswahlen hat ihn die studentische Protestbewegung vom Sockel gestoßen. Die Menschen auf den Straßen feiern ihren Sieg über die Unterdrückung.
Diese Bewegung war nicht mit außenpolitischen Parolen angetreten; sie kämpfte rein innenpolitisch gegen Korruption, Vetternwirtschaft und einen erstickenden Mafiastaat. Doch genau das bricht dem Kreml das Genick: Wenn Putins wichtigster Vorposten von innen heraus entkernt wird, verliert Moskau einen zentralen Hebel.
Wer glaubt, Tyrannei sei unaufhaltsam, vergisst ein universelles Gesetz. Früher oder später siegt das Gute immer über das Böse. Kein Despot hält dem unbändigen Überlebenswillen freier Menschen auf Dauer stand. ✊
#Serbien #Widerstand
Zelenskyy: I offered the US three options if they want us to stop hitting Russian refineries:
1. Russia stops attacking our energy.
2. Open Starlink over Russian ballistic missile launch sites.
3. Give us Patriot missiles.
We got none. Instead, Starlink was restricted.
🇺🇦🔥 ZELENSKYY DRAWS A RED LINE: PEACE YES, SURRENDER NO!
Zelenskyy says Ukraine will demand an end to Russian strikes on energy infrastructure and shipping in any peace negotiations.
But three things are NOT negotiable:
🇺🇦 No limits on Ukraine’s military.
🇺🇦 No forced neutrality.
🇺🇦 No surrender of Ukrainian territory.
💥 Peace cannot mean stripping Ukraine of its defenses and rewarding Russia with the land it invaded.
Ukraine is ready to negotiate peace — not its own surrender.
The Storm Shadows sent by the UK last week have been rapidly put to good use.
The Proton plant in Oryol and the Energia plant in Yelets, which both produce missile components, were hit this week.
Thank you to our UK allies for helping us cut Russian missile production.💙💛
@JayinKyiv Serbia is closer to EU countries than to RU卐IA and if Vucic tries to takeover the country with Russias help, EU should stand together and help the Serbian people militarily, so it doesn't end up like Belarus.
@JayinKyiv This is just a preview of what t-rump, vance and musk will do between Nov. 3 and the end of January. They'll try to make the Jan. 6th riots look like a day at the beach by comparison.
@VikingNAFOFella@realDonaldTrump I won't even visit that shithole on a business trip, like I have declined business trips to RU卐IA over the last 25 year. Fuck RU卐IA and the US.
As a Dane to @realDonaldTrump:
You can fuck right off.
I haven't visited your shithole country since 2016 and I won't be back until you're dead and gone. Fucking fat POS.
@i_iangg Been saying that for at years... He is making sure pro-ukrainean accounts are isolated to bubbles while amplifying pro-russian and right wing accounts across the entire board, regardless whether they are bots or persons. Why else would he buy Twitter?
Es wird berichtet, dass Musk mit X genau das Gleiche gemacht hat wie mit Starlink.
Deshalb bekommen pro-ukrainische Beiträge fast keine Reichweite.
Sollte das wahr sein, offenbart sich Doppelmoral von #Freespeech und der Skandal, dass eine Privatperson über einen Krieg bestimmt.
🚨 A must-listen to:
Elon: If he loses, I'm fucked!"
Trump: "You don't have to worry about voting, we're going to fix it so you don't have to vote! Elon fixed it, thank you, Elon!"
Joe Rogan: "Apparently, Elon created an app he knew hours before the results that Trump won!"