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🇺🇸🇺🇦 - Ukrainian outlet, Kiev Independent, confirms Trump's team held secret talks with Ukrainian opposition figures on holding elections, in a bid to remove Zelensky from power.
The talks were held with former Prime Minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, a veteran of Ukrainian politics. Tymoshenko belongs to the Batkivshchyna, a far-right conservative party. The party is far more anti-Russia than Zelensky's Servant of the Peoples Party.
Trump's team also spoke with Poroshenko, the former President of Ukraine, and post-Maidan President. Poroshenko's popularity in Ukraine plummeted after the 'Roshen Chocolate Company' scandal. Poroshenko's government was believed to have been influenced by Ukraine's far-right sectors, which was evident by several appointments he had made. Such as Azov-linked Avakov as Interior Minister, and Troyan as Kiev's Chief of Police (a former Azov Commander).
Both figures are unpopular, and unlikely to replace Zelensky in an election. With the only real candidate of succeeding Zelensky being Zaluzhny. Zaluzhny will end up proving more difficult to negotiate with than Zelensky. The US witnessed Zaluzhny's stubbornness during Ukraine's '2023 Counteroffensive', when Zaluzhny blasted NATO's tactics as 'obsolete' after multiple failed attacks. Instead launched his own tactics, and saw mild success.
All three opposition figures have rejected calls for an early election in Ukraine.
🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "There is no room for sending European peacekeeping forces to Ukraine and we will consider it a NATO presence," - Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister.
Читать полностью…🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "The United States is getting closer to Russia, refuses to acknowledge Moscow's aggression, and does not care about its international reputation," - Valeriy Zaluzhny, Ukraine's Ambassador to the UK, and former Commander-In-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Читать полностью…🇸🇩🇰🇪⚡- Kenyan authorities arrest Yasir Arman, Head of SPLM (a group currently fighting al-Burhan's government in Sudan), after his arrival at Nairobi's International Airport.
Читать полностью…🇨🇳⚡- China has begun building a massive military base on the Zhongshan coastline, Guangdong province, China. The base is located on the South China Sea.
Читать полностью…🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- "The Philippines would take measures to counter any attempt by China to impose an air defense zone or restrict freedom of flights over the [disputed] South China Sea," - Gilberto Teodoro, Defense Secretary of the Philippines.
Читать полностью…🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- "The greatest external threat actually is Chinese aggression, Chinese expansionism and the attempt by China to change the international law through the use of force or acquiescence…or its attempt to reshape the world order to one that it controls," - Gilberto Teodoro, Defense Secretary of the Philippines.
Читать полностью…🇺🇸🇹🇷🇸🇾⚡- Hakan Fidan, Turkey's Foreign Minister, says he hopes the US withdraws its support for the SDF and pulls out of northern Syria. Fidan proposes a new Turkish-led coalitions to "fight terrorism" instead of the current US-led.
Читать полностью…🇹🇷🇸🇾⚡- "We cannot allow the Syrian Democratic Forces to continue," - Hakan Fidan Turkish Foreign Minister.
Читать полностью…🇺🇸🇪🇺🇹🇷⚡- Turkey criticizes Trump's actions against Zelensky at the Oval Office, and continues its pivot towards Europe.
Читать полностью…🇺🇸🇺🇦⚡- "Ukraine is a sovereign state and Zelensky is the President of Ukraine. Legitimate until another is elected. Only Ukrainians can decide when and under what conditions they should change their government," - Yulia Tymoshenko, former Prime Minister of Ukraine.
Читать полностью…🇰🇷⚡- South Korean military claims the 8 MK-82 unguided bombs were dropped due to 'pilot coordinate input mistake'.
Читать полностью…🇺🇸🇷🇺⚡- Russia finally appoints an ambassador to the US. Alexander Darchiev, a North Atlantic expert, has been appointed by Russian President Putin.
Читать полностью…🇺🇸🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡️- President Trump’s full post on Truth Social:
Читать полностью…🇺🇸🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "Only sick and twisted people keep bodies, and you are sick and twisted! I am sending Israel everything it needs to finish the job, not a single Hamas member will be safe if you don’t do as I say. I have just met with your former Hostages whose lives you have destroyed. This is your last warning," - US President Trump.
Читать полностью…🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "Deploying a European military force in Ukraine means direct war by European countries on Russia," - Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister.
Читать полностью…🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "Russia will not agree to the deployment of European forces in Ukraine," - The Kremlin.
Читать полностью…🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡- "It is not just the axis of evil trying to revise the world order. The US is also destroying the world order," - Valeriy Zaluzhny, Ukraine's Ambassador to the UK, and former Commander-In-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Читать полностью…🇦🇫🇵🇰⚡- Clashes have erupted again between Pakistani and Afghan border forces at the Torkham border crossing.
Читать полностью…🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- Chinese right-wing media on Douyin have begun claiming that Palawan Island (of the Philippines) is apart of China. The island is 1,500 km away from mainland China. Manila responded to the claims as 'delusional' and as part of China's 'propaganda push'.
Читать полностью…🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- "That [China's annexation of the Scarborough Shoal] is a very serious transgression of international law, which will demand our response," - Gilberto Teodoro, Defense Secretary of the Philippines.
Читать полностью…🇨🇳🇵🇭⚡- "China’s increasing aggression in the [disputed] waters is now considered the greatest threat to the national security of the Philippines," - Gilberto Teodoro, Defense Secretary of the Philippines.
Читать полностью…🇹🇷🇸🇾⚡- "We will give Syria's President al-Sharaa time to deal with the SDF diplomatically," - Hakan Fidan Turkish Foreign Minister.
Читать полностью…🇺🇸🇪🇺🇹🇷⚡- "US president’s actions are a wake-up call for us to unite and design our own centre of gravity.
Turkey would want to be part of any new European security architecture if Nato unravels," - Hakan Fidan Turkish Foreign Minister.
🇺🇸🇺🇦⚡- "Elections during wartime are impossible and immoral because our military will not be able to participate in them. And without them, elections will never be legitimate," - Yulia Tymoshenko, former Prime Minister of Ukraine.
Читать полностью…🇺🇸🇺🇦⚡- Trump's team hold secret talks with Zelensky’s Ukrainian opposition.
The talks were held with Yulia Tymoshenko, a Ukrainian political veteran, and Petro Poroshenko, former Ukrainian President.
🇰🇷⚡- South Korea's military accidently drops bombs on its own residential areas during live fire military exercises. The incident occurred near the town of Pocheon, north of Seoul. 15 people have been injured.
Читать полностью…🇷🇺⚡- "Russia lacks migrants, and needs to attract more migrants. We should consider new countries, for example Myanmar has 55 million people," - Maxim Reshetnikov, Russia's Minister of Economic Development.
Russia already has the 8th largest immigrant population globally as of 2024.
Source: United Nations.
🇺🇸🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "For the leadership, now is the time to leave Gaza, while you still have a chance. Also, to the People of Gaza: A beautiful Future awaits, but not if you hold Hostages. If you do, you are DEAD! Make a SMART decision. RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW, OR THERE WILL BE HELL TO PAY LATER," - US President Trump.
Читать полностью…🇺🇸🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- "'Shalom Hamas' means Hello and Goodbye - You can choose. Release all of the Hostages now, not later, and immediately return all of the dead bodies of the people you murdered, or it is OVER for you," - US President Trump.
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