🤡 Russia is ready for negotiations on Ukraine, but not on the basis of someone’s "inventions", but on the basis of "Istanbul" and taking into account new realities, - Putin
He also stated that the executive power of Ukraine has lost its legitimacy, but Russia is ready to look for someone to negotiate with.
#Poland Academy of Sciences (PAN) statement on the proposed defense lines on the border with #Belarus and #Russia highlights that the defense goals may go hand in hand with environment protection, nature restoration and biodiversity restoration goals, if designed rationally. In short, they propose to rely as much as possible on restoring swamps, increasing ground water levels (stop melioration) and wild forest.
@kravietz@szescstopni
Im więcej zadymy będą ruscy naziści robić na granicy tym szybciej będzie się zwiększać poparcie dla tej inicjatywy. Myślę, że ono już na starcie jest wysokie tylko trzeba będzie pojechać na ostro z pro-ruskimi "rolnikami" i nie dać się zastraszyć i zakrzyczeć pro-ruskiemu lobby.
Najbardziej mi się podoba pomysł z tymi bagnami. Niech się ruscy potopią.
@kravietz@szescstopni
Trzeba im wtedy grzecznie powiedzieć: słyszymy wasze wątpliwości... ale spier......cie ;) Nie wiem, mam wrażenie, że Tusk na poważnie się zainteresował tematem i ruszy cała kampania pro-obronna. Oby.
Odnośnie tej mapki to ja bym więcej takich umocnień zrobił wzdłuż granicy z Ukrainą. Nie daj Boże jakby putin zajął całą Ukrainę to dla mnie jest więcej niż pewne, że atakowałby nas właśnie od tej strony.
#Russia has declared an intention to unilaterally extend its territorial waters on #Baltic sea in a way that collides with territorial waters of #Finland and #Lithuania. Russian Ministry of Defense (!) proposed to cancel the 1985 #USSR decision of demarcation of the sea borders and redraw them according to “new geographical references”, and then declare them “internal waters”.
Obviously, this looks very much like a poorly disguised attempt to create an strategic dilemma for #NATO by unilaterally opening a territorial dispute with two NATO members without really invading anyone yet. In case of NATO inaction the next step will be Russian actually enforcing their “new territorial waters” by threatening or sinking ships sailing to Finland and Lithuania. And if the inaction continues, the next step will be likely establishing “new geographical references” on one of the land borders of NATO countries.
1/ Two more incidents have been reported of Russians being fined or denounced for association with the colours of blue and yellow – Ukraine's national colours. They include a journalist who was denounced for being photographed in a yellow jacket against a blue sky. ⬇️
⚡️ Russian troops have executed a Ukrainian disabled person in a wheelchair near a hospital in #Vovchansk, according to Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office.
Authorities suspect the victim was trying to move away further from the medical facility, but was shot by the Russian forces, reported by United24 Media May 17, 2024.
@skykiss
A good reminder who we're dealing with: 21st century nazis, no different from hitler nazis.
Yet, for some reason, the world doesn't want to acknowledge this. And russian nazis will take advantage of that and spread their evil across the whole world.
#Putin said he had appointed #Belousov, who was dressed in a civilian suit, due to rising defence and security spending which he said would amount to 8.7% of gross domestic product or a little more. That is still below the Soviet level of 13% in the mid-1980s.
#Russia lieutnant Azatbek Omurbekov (Азатбек Омурбеков) was one of the tank commanders proudly presented on the Moscow 9 May victory parade. Omurbekov is mostly known for his role in the mass-scale execution of #Ukraine civilians in #Bucha - he was the commander who issued the orders to “kill any civilians with smartphones”. In recognition of his heroism, Omurbekov was granted Hero of Russia medal.
#Hungary will not participate in #NATO's long-term plan to aid #Ukraine, its foreign minister said on Wednesday, calling the plan a "crazy mission".
NATO allies agreed in April to initiate planning on long-term military support for Ukraine against #Russia's invasion, through setting up a fund worth 100 billion euros ($107 billion).
My impressions are 100% the same as Bloomberg reports below. Russian channels barely mention”Ukrainian trace” and instead raising hate towards Ukrainians they are highly critical (to put that lightly) about the failures of internal security services.
According to members of Putin’s entourage, there is no evidence linking Ukraine to the attack. Despite this, Russia’s leader is determined to use the terrorist attack to rally fellow Russians around the conflict in Ukraine. Furthermore, Bloomberg reports that Kremlin officials were taken aback by the security services’ failure to prevent attacks on civilians.
@kravietz
Yep. The nazi regime quickly changed its tune when they noticed that even most brainwashed russians don't believe the "Ukrainian trace".
For me it shows that the putin and his nazis do not control the nation as much as they would like to. Security apparatus failed. Propaganda attempts to blame Ukraine failed.
It's another proof for russians that their "dear leader" became weak. putin becomes synonymous with failure. Question is how long until russians depose him.
Protesting Russia’s war against Ukraine - sometimes even just holding a blank sheet of paper - will get you arrested within seconds in Moscow, but 4 armed terrorists with automatic weapons can rampage through a mall, killing probably more than 100 people, causing a fire which even requires wildfire equipment to be deployed and then successfully “escape” in one of the world most heavily surveilled cities?
@Tendar
Yes. This is highly suspicious. It smells of false flag from a mile away.
But... russia is a country made of shit, duck tape and propaganda. They are only tough against harmless people. You come prepared and their repression apparatus is worthless... just like their army.
If this isn't a false flag, it's another proof that if russians organized they would dismantle putin's regime within hours.
@xs4me2
I patiently wait for the day those in his inner circle will decide that he is more of a liability than an asset.
He is already a face of one of the biggest failures in russian history and it'll only get worse for them if he doesn't stop. He's old. His mental decline is visible. He's probably sick too (my bet is Parkinson's disease). He'll never conquer Ukraine. Attacking NATO is just some propaganda fever dream. When russians realize all of this he'll be gone in an instant.
Overnight #Russia rocket hits on hydro power dam in #Ukraine Zaporizhzhia killed personnel on a bus. Russia does not control any adjacent territory so they can’t blow the dam up as they did with the Nova Kakhovka last year but they can try to disable its generation capabilities.
@kravietz
There are days when I wish bombs could fall on people of moscow, st.shittersburg and other moscovian cities. This is one of these days.
But then I remember that it's just frail putin, flexing his Parkinson's shaking muscles. Trying to act like a tough nazi but in reality he's desperately fighting for his miserable life. He's a loser.
Hold on Ukraine. We will survive him. He's a dead man (barely) walking.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported the crash of an Il-76MD military transport aircraft in the Ivanovo region. The plane was performing a scheduled flight.
There were 8 crew members and 7 passengers on board.
The cause of the crash was a fire in one of the engines. All crew members died.
The plane was probably transporting the highly needed drones from Iran or some other crucial equipment for the war. The more they try to brush it off... the more proof it was a costly disaster.
"I have always wondered why NATO continues to exist, despite the fact that its sworn enemy and the reason for its creation, the Warsaw Pact Organization, has been dissolved" he wrote on the social network X
The President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs answered Musk why NATO exists:
“Dear Elon Musk, the reason NATO was founded, exists and will exist is Russia and other enemies of the free world” #AureFreePress
This footage saddens me. An illustration on how shell shortage looks like.
"It happens every night, 4-5km away from the front. Too far for the mortars, but perfect for artillery. One problem, we are short on ammunition. Russians simply overcrowd us now and we can't drop anything on them."
This is what I am being told by guys trying to hold Russians back. It is hard, everywhere.
I hope this opens some extra eyes, especially in the US.
Johnson and trump playing their games with putin meanwhile people die and America becomes weaker. If they think this will help them win the election, they are going to be very disappointed. Nobody will vote for those two traitors.
"I think that in June we will see F-16 in Ukraine," Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas said. This was also confirmed by two European officials who said Ukraine is on track. Ukraine expects to have 12 trained pilots on the new fighter jet.
@VikingChieftain@noelreports
I think Europe/NATO will soon have a serious panic attack because our leaders suddenly started talking about open conflict with russia and at the same time they don't do enough to help Ukraine.
If NATO wants to take back the initiative and avoid panic, they need to step up big time. Helping Ukraine is a a priority. And if russia tries anything against NATO, the answer should be devastating enough to show them (and ourselves) we're very serious about our safety.
"The world will be pointing to the murder of Navalny and trying to shame Trump’s party for supporting Putin.
It won’t work. Trump wants Putin’s power. He is in court demanding immunity to murder opponents. Violence is at the core of Trumpism.
As Tucker Carlson makes clear, Trump supporters look at Russia and ask, ‘Why can’t America be Russia?’ They hate the America we love. They must be defeated.”
@wdlindsy
For everyone living outside of US it's quite obvious that there are very dangerous russia fanboys working, almost openly, with putin. Carlson, Musk, Trump, many from the GOP. It's really scary that Americans still think it's just some election games between rival parties... when it's a clear attempt to take over the power and share it with putin to create some kind of right-wing nazi utopia, which means death for millions of people.
Portal X @Portal Elon Musk, the Tesla billionaire and founder of X has sadly passed away this morning at the age of 52. 74 Readers added context they thought people might want to know Elon Musk is not the founder of X, formerly known as Twitter. The original founders of Twitter are Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter, ... britannica.com/topic/Twitter LU NIRRT [
Ron DeSantis & i @RonDeSantis “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill I T " @ Not shown on X The quote is actually from a Budweiser ad in 1938
Andy Boenau @Boenau It's often safest for a cyclist to go through a red light. Here's an example of safely keeping momentum. Bicycles and motor vehicles should never be treated as equals, so "but red means stop!" isni't a useful reaction. Readers added context they thought people might want to know As per the Highway Code rule 69 cyclists "MUST obey all traffic signs and traffic light signals." With further guidance in rule 71
These are literal quotes from an interview that Adolf Hitler gave on 15 April 1940 to The Mail (Adelaide). Many of these statements are almost literally repeated paraphrased by #Putin today and I’m wondering if this is just a coincidence.
For example, this echoes “proposal for the US” published by Kremlin in December 2021, demanding withdrawal of #NATO from Eastern Europe and a Yalta-style division of the “global security zones”, where Russia would essentially “protect” Europe:
I am not interested in the Americas, but the Monroe Doctrine of the United States [that] should prevent that country from interfering in Europe.
This one has been many times stated by Lavrov and Putin:
I know that the delivery of United States planes and materials to our enemies will not affect the outcome of the war. The Allies will lose because of their bad military organisation and worse leadership.
This is literally the same narrative that Germany and USSR used prior to invading Poland, and Russia used while invading Donbas in 2014, and then once again in 2022:
I never intended to destroy the British Empire, but on the contrary I offered armed assistance to safe guard it, asking only that Britain should protect the German coast in the event of war, also the German colonies — which I will get. My offer was scorned, while it was openly declared and published in London that Germany must be broken up.
And this is a periodic reminder that NSDAP didn’t expand as “national socialist party of workers” for nothing :)
One thing will be destroyed, namely, the capitalistic clique which is prepared to sacrifice millions of lives for its petty interests. It will be destroyed not by me. but by the peoples of the countries concerned.
