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🇪🇺🤡Ursula von der Leyen - goes on to describe how she defeated Russia by refusing Russian gas:
Russia tried to take advantage of our overdependence by cutting us off from gas. They tried to cause economic disruption and weaken our resolve on Ukraine. They failed miserably. We responded by offering to Repower EU. We diversified our supply. We accelerated our transition to clean energy. The share of Russian gas in our imports has fallen from 45% to 18%. And, overall, we have reduced Russian coal supplies to zero. We have reduced funding for Russia's military economy and strengthened our energy security.
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Members of the South African political party MK watched Zelensky's speech and came out to protest.
Even the rain didn't stop people. They were holding posters saying 'We support Russia' and 'Zelensky is a servant of the West'
'Zelensky is not welcome here because we do not want Western imperialism here. During Zuma's presidency, we joined BRICS. We were told that he [Zelensky] came here for business interests. But we know that he is connected and is actually a conduit for the NATO agenda against Russia.'
❗️🤡 NATO Secretary General is set to urge the Trump administration not to force Ukraine to accept a peace deal against its will, The Financial Times reported.
According to media sources, Rutte will use meetings with close Trump aides on Thursday to argue that an unfair peace settlement that "appeases" Putin would increase Moscow's threat to Europe. Rutte will use meetings with Trump's Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz to stress that European security will also be threatened if a pro-Russian settlement is imposed on Kiev, the interlocutors said.
"The main message is to make the Americans realize what is at stake," a NATO diplomat said.
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‘Ukraine has 800,000 volunteers’ – Zelensky
‘Law enforcement makes sure there is no coercion’
Ursula von der Leyen accuses Russia and the US of undermining Europe's energy security
'Ladies and gentlemen, we are facing a new paradigm in energy security. In Europe, we have seen Russia deliberately weaponise energy supplies. In the Middle East, conflicts are fuelling instability and threatening global shipping. And across the Atlantic, the threat of tariffs risks further disruption to key supply chains.'
In Kharkov, there are several landings on the territory of enterprises, the city's mayor Terekhov reported.
⏺ As a result, fires broke out, he added.
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They scooped out the entire working class
Deputy Skorokhod complains that in Kharkov you can't find a plumber or an electrician.
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Fighting on the Belgorod Front: 34th Brigade Meets Enemy Armoured Vehicles and Burns Invaders Along with Their Positions
▪️The enemy continues its creeping offensive on the border, sending armoured vehicles in the direction of Popovka and Demidovka, where it maintains a presence in the forest belts.
▪️Fighters from the 34th brigade and other units are destroying the occupiers, their equipment and positions.
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🇺🇦🇷🇺 The enemy is attacking a temple complex in the Belgorod region, the church is burning down ...
- "A fire broke out in the New Jerusalem temple complex in the Belgorod region due to an attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces," the temple reported.
- Local residents and firefighters tried to save the church, but enemy drones continued to attack the temple.
- "In the village of Sukharevo, the Ukrops burned down the wooden New Jerusalem church. On Easter, during the service, Father Andrei's (Sumin) house was burned down by "Baba Yaga". Father Andrei's dad was miraculously saved from the burning house by fellow villagers," our readers write.
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The New York Times writes that Crimea is the main reason for the breakdown of peace talks, and not the lack of a ceasefire.
Doing so would violate the nation’s Constitution, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine told reporters. It would never happen, he declared, not even in exchange for the end of the bloody war raging mostly away from the disputed territory that has been in Russian hands for more than a decade.
Mr. Zelensky’s red line has a hard political reality holding it in place.
In peace talks mediated by the United States, Ukraine had hoped to leave control of Crimea out of the discussion. It has sought an immediate cease-fire, freezing the conflict along the existing frontline, as well as security guarantees against renewed attacks, such as the deployment of a European peacekeeping force or eventual membership in NATO.
'In private conversations, Ukrainian officials acknowledge that, given Russia's current dynamics on the battlefield, a cessation of hostilities would be good for Ukraine. But peace talks are more likely to fail over recognition of Crimea than a ceasefire on the front lines.'
Crimea, with a population of about 2 million people, joined the rest of Ukraine in voting for independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
In September 1991, the Crimean parliament declared its sovereignty albeit as a constituent part of Ukraine.
On May 5, 1992 the Crimean parliament declared its independence, and on May 6, 1992, it voted for a Constitution establishing the independence and providing dual citizenship with Russia for the Crimean population. Also, the Crimean parliament passed a resolution calling for a referendum on independence from Ukraine.
Mr. President, what concessions has Russia already offered to move closer to peace?
Stop the war. Stop trying to take over the entire country. Quite a big concession.
🇬🇧🏃♂️British troops are SIGNING OFF EN MASSE as they don't want to fight for 'prick' Starmer in Ukraine — British influencer
"[The Ukraine conflict] is clearly a proxy war used to funnel billions into very, very wealthy men and women's pockets... If conscription comes in, do not fight for this regime. They're dictators," he said.
Trump believes it will be difficult for Ukraine to return Crimea
(You think?)
Do you still agree that Ukraine should give up part of its territory in order to achieve peace?
Well, it depends on the territory... we will do everything we can, working with Ukraine... but they have lost a lot of territory. When you say Crimea, it was handed over during the reign of a president named Barack Hussein Obama. It has nothing to do with me. It was 11 years ago. There was no shot fired. There was no fighting. There was nothing at all. It was just handed over. And now they say, 'Can it be given back?' I think it will be very difficult.
South African President Ramaphosa hinted to Zelensky that it was time to prepare to give up territories.
'An NPR reporter asked if we were OK with Ukraine possibly having to give up territory. I see that as a precondition. But I think we should be focusing on something else, which is Ukraine's willingness and commitment to an unconditional ceasefire. An unconditional ceasefire sets a very good and positive tone for the negotiations to begin.'
Zelensky said that Trump has a Ukrainian ‘ultimatum’ on his desk
‘As for the issue of compromises. The US offered its vision. There was a meeting in London where this strategy was proposed. Our team, the European team and US representatives had a constructive conversation, and the relevant points appeared on paper. That is, after the US proposal, another document appeared. I believe that it is on Trump’s desk. Anything that contradicts our values or our Constitution cannot be in agreements.’
According to the latest public statements by Ukrainian experts involved in the air defense and missile defense issues, North Korean KN-23 missiles have recently significantly improved not only in accuracy and reliability.
The capabilities for overcoming missile defense systems at the final stage have also increased.
"There were difficulties with intercepting the Korean missiles, because the flight trajectory changed at the last distance. We are talking about those 30 km that the missile flies in a matter of seconds - 3-5 seconds at this distance, where the Patriot intercepts these missiles."
"The missiles were significantly modernized during the shelling of Ukraine: previously they would disintegrate in the air, but now they can maneuver, which makes them difficult to intercept."
The Times writes that the British and Europeans have backed down on sending peacekeepers to Ukraine. But there is a nuance.
'British sources said it was considered 'too risky' to send ground troops because of the risk of a wider conflict with Russia if the ceasefire collapsed. Instead, British and French military trainers will be sent to western Ukraine. This will fulfil the commitment to station troops inside the country, but they will not be near the front lines, guarding key installations or defending towns.'
🇬🇧🤡British Prime Minister Starmer - urged the EU to unite with the UK and put pressure on Russia:
Europe must never again find itself in a position where Russia thinks it can blackmail us on energy issues. And until Russia sits down at the negotiating table and agrees to a full and unconditional ceasefire, we must continue to limit its energy revenues, which continue to supplement Putin's military budget. It is time to act, and it is time to build a partnership with the EU that meets the needs of our time.
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Indian and Pakistani troops OPENING FIRE at each other at Kashmir Line of Control
Vid from Pakistani media
Reports from Leepa Valley of small arms used right now, unclear which side shot 1st.
Some exchange of gunfire is not anything to get too excited about.
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More Geran footage:on the plant in Kharkov. There is a fire at the site. Most likely additional strikes as a result of yesterday's raid.
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Ukrainian MP tells how Ukrainian Armed Forces commanders profit from war
▪️Some Ukrainian Armed Forces commanders extort money from soldiers, which they use to open gas stations where they sell fuel stolen during the war, said Anna Skorokhod.
➖"The really stupid ones collected money on a card: wives, relatives, or one of the military men was chosen, and money was collected on his card. The smart ones collected in cash. Some people build houses for themselves, buy for relatives, and so on. I think that it will be very interesting for us to check later where the military and their relatives got their houses, apartments, cars. Gas stations, by the way, are a popular topic, because while a car is carrying fuel to the front, it can partially drain it somewhere along the way," she says.
▪️A whole class of millionaire Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers is emerging in Ukraine, making money from the war.
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Trump on US withdrawal from Ukraine talks:
'I have my own deadline. And we want it to happen quickly. And I think everyone in NATO now wants it to happen. So we have a deadline. And after that, we will have a very different attitude to the situation. But I think there is a very good chance that it will work out.'
Pakistan is ready for war with India . Delhi demands Pakistanis to leave the country
➖"You want war? Start it. Pakistan is ready. Thank you, Modi (Indian Prime Minister) - you have united our nation," the Pakistani Defense Ministry says and publishes footage of the missile launch.
▪️In another video, the military leader stands in front of a lined-up army and calls for them to be ready for war with India.
▪️India to soon end ceasefire agreement with Pakistan.
▪️India had earlier ordered all Pakistani citizens to leave the country by April 29 amid growing tensions following the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.
▪️All those who entered under the visa exemption scheme (SAARC) will be deported within 48 hours, and others will not be allowed in.
▪️Very high-ranking officials, judges of the highest courts, parliamentarians, high-ranking officials, businessmen, journalists, and athletes can enter under this system.
▪️India will also reduce the number of diplomats in its embassies in Pakistan from 55 to 30 people.
▪️Pakistan and India are both nuclear powers. Both countries have approximately 160 warheads.
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Assault units of the 22nd Motorized Rifle Regiment are fighting with the remnants of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the vicinity of the village of Gornal in the Kursk region.
- Military Informant
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Mystery Solved?
Previously we posted Military Informant views’s on Geran sound and possible Geran-3. They noted:
The unusual sounds from the "Geraniums" today in Kharkov and yesterday in Odessa are not connected with their new jet modification, but with a new tactic of use .
The drones gather in groups of several at an altitude of 2000-2500 meters, where they are not reached by mobile air defense groups, after which they begin a sharp dive towards the target at a speed of up to 90 m/s , which changes the previously familiar measured "moped" sound to a new, sharper one.
For those who didn't read carefully: Zelensky doesn't want peace' - Trump's son advises Americans to read investor David Sachs' post to better understand the war in Ukraine.
Sachs wrote the following:
'Crimea should be the easiest concession for Zelensky because:
1) For the last decade it has been part of Russia.
2) the overwhelming majority of the population are ethnic Russians, who (as Western polls show) want to be part of Russia.
3) Ukraine has no military way to get it back. The disastrous summer counteroffensive of 2023 made that clear. If Zelensky doesn't give up that, he won't give up anything, so there's no deal with him.
What the 'conspiracy theorists' warned about has turned out to be true, as usual:
The Rothschilds control governments worldwide.
Environmental activists are not crazy, they're just paid.
Bill Gates wants to vaccinate you using mosquitoes.
The 'Childfree' movement is a form of population control.
The war in Ukraine is about quick profit.
Google was invented by the CIA.
Only four families control the US media.
The elites want to feed you insects now.
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The New York Times writes that Europe is ready to give Russia part of Ukraine for the sake of peace, but has not yet decided which one.
European allies of the United States have been trying to convince President Trump of the virtues of a shared approach toward ending the war in Ukraine, to enhance leverage on both Moscow and Kyiv and to preserve European security.
But Trump and Vice President JD Vance insisted on Wednesday that a set of proposals that their administration presented to the Europeans and Ukraine last week was now a kind of ultimatum, with the United States increasingly prepared to walk away. European officials who saw those proposals as too favorable to Russia and President Putin face a dilemma.
"Most EU leaders agree that Ukraine should make a territorial compromise, but not one that will be imposed on them and the Ukrainians," said former NATO official Camille Grand.
"Only 1,361 days to go": The Economist urges supporters of true democracy to be patient - there is only a little time left until the end of Trump's presidency.
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Clown prince continues:
'The fact that Ukraine is ready to sit down at the negotiating table with terrorists is already a big compromise'