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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦
@maks23.bsky.social

😄 The Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate a "terrorist attack" against the Energia plant, where peaceful Russians manufactured purely "civilian" components for "peaceful" missiles

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Anton Gerashchenko
@antongerashchenko.bsky.social

Vitalii Marchenko was just 19 years old. He was on his way to a shopping mall to buy a gift for his girlfriend when a Russian drone strike killed him. A fragment of a Russian drone hit him in the heart and damaged his lungs.

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NOELREPORTS
@noelreports.com

Russian forces struck an operating room at Kyiv’s Strazhesko Institute of Cardiology, according to Ukraine’s prime minister. One patient was wounded. The institute treats people with heart conditions from across the country. #Ukraine

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Reuters
@reuters.com

Firefighters try to bring a blaze under control in Kyiv, after a Russian airstrike that officials say killed three people. reut.rs/4zNr3TH

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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦
@maks23.bsky.social

🇺🇦Zelensky: A terrible Russian strike in the Kharkiv region. Park near an ordinary cafe. 6 people died, including children. A girl was killed in a wheelchair. Her name was Angelina, she was a little over a year old, she was born in August 2025… Her mother’s name was Inna, she died in the hospital…

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Maria Popova
@popovaprof.bsky.social

Europe needs to consider a No Fly Zone over Ukraine this winter. The chances of russia accepting it and focusing on the frontline are higher than the danger of it picking a fight w NATO. Not doing it out of fear means Ru sabotage and strikes on Europe will keep escalating because russia smells fear.

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Savchenko Volodymyr
@savchenkoua.bsky.social

🇫🇷🇮🇹🇪🇺 Russia is harming Europe through migration protests. Russian special services are in contact with all radical groups in different European countries. It is obvious that after Russia weakens Europe, there may be military action. In my opinion, what is happening now is just a dress rehearsal…

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Anton Gerashchenko
@antongerashchenko.bsky.social

President Zelenskyy: If [Ukraine is fighting] without United States' support, it's very difficult. But if the United States will support Putin - it's unbelievable, it's a tragedy. Of course, if these two countries will be together, of course we will not prevail. And we will not be able to stand.

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Anton Gerashchenko
@antongerashchenko.bsky.social

As Ukrainian combat units pushed forward during Operation Vivaldi, medics did everything they could to bring wounded Defenders off the battlefield alive. Every day, they performed complex surgeries and treated severe injuries.

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Logic of War
@feed.logicofwar.com.ap.brid.gy

In this video, I discuss the rupture in the relationship between the United States and Ukraine following Trump's diesel deal with Putin. By now, it should be clear that the European approach to dealing with Trump has not worked, and that a different approach is needed going forward. Watch the […]

logicofwar.comWhy Trump wants Ukraine to lose – and what to do about itIn this video, I discuss the rupture in the relationship between the United States and Ukraine following Trump's diesel deal with Putin. By now, it should be clear that the European approach to dealing with Trump has not worked, and that a different approach is needed going forward. Watch the video on the website or read the transcript below. Best, Anders * * * ### _Transcript:_ There is a new low point in the relationship between the United States and Ukraine. Trump has eased sanctions on Russia, and, it seems, at least temporarily, he also reduced intelligence sharing with Ukraine and limited the usability of Starlink. And Zelensky talks about how he feels betrayed by the United States and how it's painful to lose a strong partner that Ukraine has relied upon. It's too early to say where all this will end, and therefore it's also too early to say what the military consequences would be for the war. But what I want to do in this video is to talk about some of the underlying dynamics of what on earth is going on, and especially about where I think Ukraine has gone wrong in the negotiations with the United States since Trump came into office, and also what they and other European countries can do about it. So let's talk about it. This week, we saw a rupture in the relationship between Ukraine and the Trump administration. Trump has been talking about how Ukraine needs a new leader and how Zelensky is an obstacle to peace. And on the contrary, Zelensky has said straight out that Trump has chosen Russia over Ukraine and that the United States is on the wrong side of history. So clearly, these two leaders are quite far from each other right now. And it's remarkable, because since the big fight in the White House more than a year and a half ago, Zelensky has been careful not to be too direct in any kind of criticism of Donald Trump. Ukraine has always also been very eager to demonstrate that they have good faith in the peace negotiations and that they were very supportive of all the initiatives that Trump was taking. But now it's clear that this approach is not working anymore. And they have hit a roadblock where it's impossible for Zelensky to keep up the appearance of being supportive of the steps that Donald Trump is taking. The reason for that is the diesel deal that Trump has made with Putin. The United States is now easing sanctions on Russia in order to allow Russian export of diesel. And this is something that will give Putin more money that he can use to wage war on Ukraine. But it will also send a message to Putin that Russia is about to be welcomed back into the world economy. And this runs directly against Ukraine's idea of how they are going to end the war. Their idea is that they were going to be pressuring Putin into peace negotiations. But why would he do that when he's getting the benefit of sanctions relief even without actually ending the war in Ukraine? So with Trump's latest actions, he has crossed a line where it's no longer possible to say that the United States overall is reluctantly supporting Ukraine, for example, or even that they play a role as a neutral mediator. With this diesel deal, the United States is actually helping Ukraine's enemy prevail in the war. And that's obviously something that Ukraine has to respond to in one way or another. But I think the deep disappointment that we can see from the Ukrainian reactions also says something that is quite important about a misunderstanding that, unfortunately, has been quite widespread in Ukraine about how Trump operates and what it was possible to get out of the negotiations. And this is actually a bit unusual for me, because normally I talk about how the Ukrainians have the most clear understanding of the war and how it's people in the West or in Russia that misunderstand this or that thing. But in this case, it is a Ukrainian misunderstanding that we need to talk about. And the misunderstanding is about Trump's psychology. And it's, of course, not all Ukrainians who share this misunderstanding. But I've heard enough say it that I can say that it's a view that many people in Ukraine have had. And we can also see from public statements that even the people that are engaged directly in the negotiations with the Americans have, to a large extent, had this idea. And that idea is the idea that Trump likes winners and that he respects strength. So if Ukraine can show that they are winning the war and that they are strong, then it would be possible to change Trump's opinion about Ukraine. Because Trump likes to be on the winning team. And this would persuade him that the winning team is Team Ukraine and not Team Russia. This, unfortunately, is a tragic misunderstanding of how Trump works. There are many reasons why Trump behaves the way he does. Some of them are psychological. Some of them are related to narcissistic personality disorder. For example, Vlad Vexler has some great videos about that. Other reasons are related to corruption. Even though Ukraine is a country that has issues with corruption, there's just no way that they can compete with Russia when it comes to corruption. And Russia just has much more willingness to pay money to Donald Trump's family. But the misunderstanding that I'm talking about here is the failure to see that behind Donald Trump's actions is actually also ideology. Trump is not an ideologue in the sense that he can formulate these things very clearly. But when you listen to what he says, it is clear that there are some quite strong ideas behind it. And they are related to the mentality that might is right. And that's also why he thinks corruption is okay, for example. If I have the power to enrich myself, then, of course, why should I not do it? But it's also might is right in his understanding of countries and how great powers have the right to establish empires over their neighbors and to exploit those relationships with weaker states. Trump is, deep in his heart, an imperialist. It's an imperialist mindset that guides many of his foreign policy decisions. It is this mindset we see in relation to Venezuela, to Greenland, to Canada, and also to Ukraine. The difference between the first three and Ukraine is that when it comes to Venezuela, Greenland, and Canada, then we are talking about American imperialism. We are talking about the right of the United States to dominate these countries. But when we're talking about Ukraine, it's more of a mirror reflection. Trump doesn't really see that the United States has any particular interests in being in Eastern Europe. On the contrary, he sees Ukraine as a territory that Russia, quite logically, has the right to dominate. So Donald Trump ideologically actually believes that Putin has a good point. And he supports Russia's cause because it is the same principle that gives Russia the right to dominate Ukraine that also gives the United States the right to dominate Canada. Donald Trump fundamentally sees Ukraine as a kind of European version of Canada. He doesn't acknowledge Ukraine's right to sovereignty, just as he doesn't acknowledge Canada's right to sovereignty. And he also, and probably rightfully so, believes that if he helps Ukraine prevail against Russia, and Ukraine comes out of this war in a position of strength, then Ukraine will use that strength to support Canada in their struggle against him. So this is the understanding we need to have about what's going on inside of Trump and how he personally would like to see things go in the war in Ukraine. We need to understand that it is actually an ideological issue for him and that he wants to see Russia win. So the idea that if Ukraine can demonstrate strength and that they are winning over Russia, and then Donald Trump would change his mind and he would suddenly start supporting Ukraine, that's just absolutely wrong. Because it's quite on the contrary that the stronger Ukraine gets and the bigger trouble Russia is in, the more Donald Trump is going to turn against Ukraine, because ultimately he would like to see Russia win. So that's one thing we need to keep in mind when we are trying to understand what's happening within negotiations and why they haven't really led to anything over the last year and a half. And in itself, that is, of course, pretty bleak that the president of the United States wants to see Ukraine losing the war. But there is another thing that we also need to understand, and that is that even though Trump looks at it and feels about it this way personally, and he would like to see Russia win, it might still be possible for Ukraine to work with him and to get what they want. Trump is not omnipotent. He is a politician who is exposed to all kinds of pressures that limit his options and that set boundaries for what it's possible for him to do. And there is still very strong support for Ukraine in the United States, and this creates domestic pressures that Trump has to deal with. And that means that he can't just go ahead and support Russia as much as he would like. And also internationally, Trump runs into the problem that many other countries support Ukraine. And this means that it's not necessarily up to him to make these decisions alone. If the United States abandons Ukraine, but the Europeans keep supporting Ukraine, then Ukraine is not actually going to lose. It just makes him look weak. And if he goes too far, then it's going to push the European countries even more in the direction of abandoning America's weapons technology. And this will hurt American financial interests. What I'm saying is that the approach to handling Trump is not flattery. It's not about trying to persuade him to see your point or to change his mind or to say the things that he would like to hear. The way to handle Donald Trump is to focus on his weaknesses and to identify the pressure points that you can exploit to push him into giving you what you want, even when he doesn't want to. In other words, it's politics. The European countries need to acknowledge that there is a genuine clash of political ideas. That the current U.S. administration doesn't actually want a strong European continent that consists of small states that work together and that gain strength through collaboration. What they want is a lot of small, weak European states that empires can then dominate. So I think it's important that we elevate the discussion in Europe and stop pretending that it's some kind of rhetorical exercise in how to sweet-talk Donald Trump. People have had long debates about whether Zelensky has been too direct in his criticism in different interviews and how Donald Trump would feel about that. But that is totally missing the point. The focus needs to be on how Zelensky and other European leaders, through their words and actions, can target the pressure points that limit the political options that Donald Trump has. For example, some people have criticized Zelensky's interview with Piers Morgan because he was very direct in his criticism of Donald Trump. But the reality is that the interview was extremely successful because it hit all the right buttons in all the right places in American society. Most Americans don't like to hear that they are on the wrong side of history. Most Americans actually understand where Zelensky is coming from. So that interview generated political pressure on Donald Trump. And it actually looks like afterwards, suddenly, the intelligence sharing started working again, and Starlink also began to operate. We're at a point now where nobody in Washington wants to take responsibility for the decision to shut down these things in the first place. So I think this interview that Zelensky gave was an example of a very successful intervention. So instead of focusing on how to say things that Donald Trump wants to hear, we should start having a genuine political discussion about how the current U.S. government is not on Europe's side in this conflict and what we can do to still get what we want. I think in the end, it will be possible for Ukraine to maintain some level of support from the United States. Already now, as I said, Starlink is working again. And my hunch is that intelligence sharing will also continue. Many people actually have a wrong idea about what intelligence sharing actually means. But in reality, it is mostly early warnings about Russian airstrikes on Ukrainian cities. The intelligence that comes from American satellites allows the Ukrainians to sound the air raid alert, and then people will have time to seek shelter. When Trump talks about stopping intelligence sharing with Ukraine, what he's saying is really that he will remove that possibility for the Ukrainians to save civilian lives. And that is just an idea that's going to be extremely unpopular in the United States. And Donald Trump will realize that taking that step is something that is probably outside the scope of what is politically possible for him. I'm less certain about the diesel deal. And Trump might still go ahead and ease the sanctions on Russia. I hope the political pressure will be big enough to force him into changing course on that as well. But he might go through with it. Either way, I think he's going to have to realize that it will be impossible for him to stop Ukraine from actually attacking Russian refineries. And also that he's going to discover that even though they do that, then he will still have to maintain some level of support for Ukraine.

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Anton Gerashchenko
@antongerashchenko.bsky.social

Ukrainian Defense Forces are dependent on the Starlink/Starshield satellite connection. This technology became the foundation of military network in Ukraine, uniting drones, artillery and command points into one network in real time.

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Anton Gerashchenko
@antongerashchenko.bsky.social

Russia continues to strike Ukraine’s energy&civilian infrastructure More than 15 critical electricity generation&transmission facilities were attacked in various regions of the country. In Kherson,a 62-year-old ambulance driver who had arrived to help the injured was killed.

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Anton Gerashchenko
@antongerashchenko.bsky.social

I'm reading the latest news and thinking about Lindsey Graham. He was a true friend of Ukraine and fought for democracy and freedom. Lindsey Graham knew that weakening Putin is in the United States' interests. And I'm certain others know it, as well, today.

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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦
@maks23.bsky.social

🇺🇦 In Ukraine, Starlink turns off after 161 km/h, and in the EU it works at over 180 km/h, — Zelensky Several cars with Starlink were sent to the European Union countries for testing. Where such movement is allowed, the cars accelerated to over 180 km/h — and the connection worked.

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Jay in Kyiv
@jayinkyiv.bsky.social

Replying to @jayinkyiv.bsky.social

..political and military independence" and "what was Ukraine's war for independence may have become Europe's war for independence", Ukraine away from Russia and Europe away from America, forming an unbeatable block. Only Trump could ever find a way to dissolve these centuries-old alliances.

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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦
@maks23.bsky.social

🇺🇦🇺🇸 Zelensky: At a time when Russia has launched massive attacks on our energy infrastructure, America has unfortunately decided to completely ignore the Lindsey Graham Act. We must not give up and must strive to end the war. End it, not give Putin every reason to continue it indefinitely.

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UNITED24 Media
@united24media.com

⚡️ "No one will convince me that the surrender of those defending their freedom can be called peace," Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says. She sharply criticized the easing of sanctions on Russian diesel, warning that it contradicts efforts to push Putin to negotiations.

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Kate from Kharkiv
@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social

Dead and injured people are lying around. Russia struck a flea market in Kharkiv, killing two people and injuring several others‼️ These are the first moments after the attack. Terrorists!

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Darth Putin
@darthputinkgb.bsky.social

OTD in 2016 Gorbachev stated quite categorically that he never received a promise by NATO not to admit new members to the alliance. He said the idea that Russia was betrayed is a myth. Which triggers my trolls.

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Jake Broe
@realjakebroe.bsky.social

Crazy how in less than two years Trump went from “You don’t have the cards!” to “Stop playing so many cards!”

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Kate from Kharkiv
@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social

This is a building of the Rivne State University of Humanities, almost completely destroyed by a Russian strike. ​The main campus building was almost entirely gutted by fire and is no longer usable. Nearby buildings were also damaged. ​According to police, 25 people were injured.

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EUvsDisinfo
@euvsdisinfo.eu

The Russian ultranationalist group Black Rus, which claimed responsibility for an incursion into Latvia, also calls NATO an ‘occupier’. All while confessing to have unlawfully crossed another country’s border. A curious understanding of sovereignty.

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Adam Schwarz
@adamjschwarz.bsky.social

Ukrainian presidential advisor Serhiy Beskrestnov confirms Elon Musk's Space X crippled Ukrainian capabilities last night. In other words, the US deliberately sabotaged European defence operations mid-mission. Every country in the world should move away from buying American hardware ASAP.

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Kate from Kharkiv
@kateinkharkiv.bsky.social

Trump: "Putin has no respect for this person." Clinton: "That's because he'd rather have a puppet as president of the United States. You're willing to spout the Putin line, sign up for his wish list, break up NATO, do whatever he wants to do." October 19, 2016. She was right.

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EUvsDisinfo
@euvsdisinfo.eu

You cannot launch a war of aggression, occupy Ukrainian territory, launch indiscriminate nightly strikes on Ukraine’s cities, kill its civilians and forcibly deport its children, then claim ‘retaliation’ when the country you invaded fights back. Russia is the aggressor, not the victim.

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Henry Dyer
@direthoughts.com

Exclusive: Do you remember the polling company Redfield and Wilton, which appeared from nowhere in early 2020, whose polls quickly appeared in lots of publications? The company’s director is a registered solicitor, prompting questions over where the polling expertise came from. Here’s the answer…

theguardian.comNigel Farage adviser had unpublicised role at polling firmExclusive: Chris Bruni-Lowe used Redfield & Wilton Strategies role to develop potential campaign tactics, sources say

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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦
@maks23.bsky.social

🇺🇸‼️🇺🇦 CNN confirms FT reports that the US is threatening to suspend intelligence sharing and arms sales if Ukraine continues to strike refineries. Warnings from Pentagon were sent to Ukraine and Europe over the weekend, including messages from US military officials directly to Ukrainian command.

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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦
@maks23.bsky.social

😄 Can someone tell me why Russian bots have disappeared from the comments, and messages with death wishes and other bad things have dropped by 90% in my personal messages?

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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦
@maks23.bsky.social

Replying to @maks23.bsky.social

When everyone in the world understands that prices are rising because of the war in the Middle East. They are rising. They are rising because of the war in the Middle East, because of the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, because of these reasons. Everyone understands this," Zelensky emphasized.

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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦
@maks23.bsky.social

🇺🇦🇺🇸 Zelensky responded to Elon Musk's words that he "went too far" "These people cannot find the key to stop Putin. Because stopping Putin is more difficult than putting pressure on others. Because it is easier to talk about prices and link it to Ukraine.

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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦
@maks23.bsky.social

🔴 Occupiers launch airstrike on Slovyansk in Donetsk region, — MVA Previously, four people were injured as a result of hitting two high-rise buildings.

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Anton Gerashchenko
@antongerashchenko.bsky.social

20 people is the death toll in Zaporizhzhia from the Russian strike today. Three of them are kids. 18 more people injured, three of them kids, as well. Russia killed about 70 Ukrainian civilians within the past several days. Heartbreaking and painful.