If Russia wins in Ukraine, the US may be stretched so thin it would leave the door wide open for China, war analysts warn (www.businessinsider.com)
Force Russia to make peace, Zelensky cries (www.bbc.com)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged Western leaders to pressure Russia into peace using “all means” necessary....
Ukraine's Zelensky stays in power despite term expiring (www.bbc.com)
spoiler“He’s doomed to not be loved!” Never was there a more clear-cut case of “commentator’s curse” than when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was inaugurated on a sunny Kyiv day exactly five years ago. The TV narrator’s inference was that, after a landslide election victory with 73% of the vote, it could...
The eldest son of the last shah says a Reagan-Thatcher style leadership pairing must confront Tehran’s threats and intimidation (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Reza Pahlavi, the eldest son of the last shah of Iran, is the founder and leader of the National Council of Iran, an exiled opposition group, and a prominent critic of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Islamic regime....
Can Ukraine Find New Soldiers Without Decimating a Whole Generation? (www.nytimes.com)
US Embassy: avoid large gatherings in Moscow over the next 48 hours (ru.usembassy.gov)
I wonder where this is going…
The Wall Street Journal publishes the "punishing peace terms" of Russia for Ukraine at the draft peace negotiations in 2022. (www.wsj.com)
In summary, the key points of the proposed peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine included:...
From the Wonder Weapon to a Problem (www.sueddeutsche.de)
Ukraine received “230 Leopard 1 and 2 tanks, 38 of which came from Germany”. The tank failed to live up to expectations during Ukraine’s failed offensive, with at least 20 destroyed, of which 7 being destroyed at Robotine alone....
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The communists fighting in Donetsk with RAF
Ukraine's military is shifting to a defensive strategy that failed Nazi Germany in WWII (www.businessinsider.com)
history repeating as a farce
Ukraine Flees Avdeevka as Russian "Aggressive Attrition" Takes Toll (youtu.be)
The state of the British navy: HMS Queen Elizabeth failed to depart on a NATO exercise, so they planned to send their only other aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, and it failed too. 😂 (www.bbc.com)
Ukraine’s Black Sea “Victory” is a Distraction (journal-neo.su)
NYT is now openly talking about a peace deal in which Ukraine would have to remain neutral and give up territory (www.nytimes.com)
Zelensky’s shake-up of military command, meant as a refresh, risks backlash (www.washingtonpost.com)
Borrell: Ukraine has revealed that this industry is nowhere near adequately prepared to meet the challenges we face. EU’s substantial military support to Ukraine came from existing stockpiles. (www.eeas.europa.eu)
Ukraine: Zelensky may soon oust military chief Zaluzhny (asiatimes.com)
Former NATO chief comes out and says what the proxy war in Ukraine is all about (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Russia Regains Upper Hand in Ukraine’s East as Kyiv’s Troops Struggle According To New Orc Times (www.nytimes.com)
Trump told EU that US would never help Europe under attack - EU official (www.reuters.com)
BREAKING: Israel's Channel 12 reports that IDF personnel have witnessed large quantities of Chinese-made weapons being used in Gaza (hexbear.net)
cross-posted from: hexbear.net/post/1504698...
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www.nytimes.com/2023/…/ukraine-military-aid.html
West sabotaged Ukraine peace deal with Russia, admit Zelensky ally and Germany's ex leader (www.youtube.com)
Ukraine Support Tracker: New aid drops to lowest level since January 2022 (www.ifw-kiel.de)
Mobilization in Ukraine has reached women. Resources are depleted. (www.nytimes.com)
