This explains it all. How the Trump regime handles “US support of Ukraine”, and assures Russian diesel profits will allow his Kremlin handlers to continue the increasingly severe attacks on Ukrainian civilians, water works, power, and bridges through-out the coming winter.
Trump admitted he blocked energy funding to punish blue states he lost in 2024, including $586 million for Illinois.
Courts ruled it illegal. He's still blocking the money.
Bipartisan permitting reform won't work if Trump ignores the law. He must reinstate the grants first.
⚡️ Update: Denmark slams Norway-Finland call with Putin.
«I actually don’t know what the two countries think can be achieved with this. I think we should stand together and speak with one voice,» Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said.
A temporary ceasefire was established in the area of the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky(Kherson region).It began at 3:00a.m(4:00a.m Moscow time)
According to estimates by the Ukrainian government,between 2&six thousand civilians are trapped there under blockade&are suffering from hunger
A non-residential building was also partially destroyed, and the Pivdennyi Bridge (South Bridge) and medical facilities were affected. One person was killed and 15 others were injured.
Last night, Russia attacked #Ukraine with Iskander-M and S-400 ballistic missiles, as well as 280 drones.
Kyiv.Two fires broke out in non-residential buildings in the Obolonskyi district. In the Desnianskyi district, a university building, dormitories, residential buildings, and cars were damaged.
not on behalf of all of Europe.
President Stubb described the conversation as "open and substantive," while Støre noted that he and his colleague emphasized the necessity of de-escalating the war in Ukraine.
⚡️The President of Finland and the PM of Norway held a phone call with Putin-President Stubb's office
The call was initiated by the European leaders themselves.The statement from the office emphasizes that Alexander Stubb&Jonas Gahr Støre spoke strictly on behalf of their respective countries,
Poltava region: in the Omelnytska hromada of the Kremenchutskyi district, a country house caught fire due to the fall of a Russian drone debris. The glazing in neighboring buildings was also damaged.
Over the past day,Russian forces attacked Kharkiv&12 settlements in the region.3 people were killed
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski:
"I agree with President Kwaśniewski, and Norman Davis has been saying this for 30 years, that the Soviet Union minus Ukraine is Russia as a non-superpower. To be a global power, Russia needs Ukraine."
The Russians attacked an energy facility in Chernivtsi region.22 civilian guards were injured.Several houses were left without 💡
Donetsk region.Over the past day,1,768 Russian strikes on the front line&residential areas were recorded.3 people were killed,22 others were injured,including a child
Russian attack continues
Sumy region.In Konotop,there has been no electricity for the fourth day following Russian strikes.The hospital is operating on generators,water is supplied on a schedule.Restoration work is ongoing
📹Sumy
A metro station, schools, a dormitory, an office building, residential buildings, and other civilian facilities were damaged in Kyiv.
One of the offices of DTEK, Ukraine's largest private energy company, was also damaged.
Russians struck a university campus&the surrounding area in the city. 5 of those injured are university students&staff members.Two second-year students have already undergone surgery after suffering severe injuries, and another neurosurgical operation is needed, according to the university's rector.
This is what Kyiv's Pivdennyi (Southern) Bridge looks like after a Russian attack. Residents are crossing it on foot to get to work.
Last night,Russia attacked Ukraine with 16 ballistic missiles&more than 280 drones. Kyiv was the main target. Sixteen people were injured and one person was killed.
Polish FM Radosław Sikorski:
"There is a myth that has been successfully planted in the West that Russia always wins.
But things don't always go their way.
They lost the Crimean War. They lost the war against Japan. They emerged from World War I with their tails between their legs.
❗️The enemy attacked with Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles, 280 UAVs (69 jet).
❗️ The main direction of the strike was Kyiv.
💥 Air defense systems shot down 257 targets: 2 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles and 255 UAVs (56 jet).
Targets hit at 25 locations, fall of fragments at 16 locations.
🇵🇱🇭🇺 Polish PM Tusk reacted skeptically to reports that Trump administration is considering Orbán as a candidate for UN Secretary-General:
"I haven’t heard anything about it. He was a candidate for President of European Commission until recently. It seems to me as ridiculous as those first rumors."
🙏🇺🇦 One person was killed in a Russian attack in Kyiv. At least 10 people are currently reported injured.
Ballistics hit the territory of one of the universities: the building, dormitories and nearby residential buildings were damaged. Two medical facilities were damaged in the Dnipro district.
🤔 Donald Trump Jr. traveled with Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev to hunt in Mongolia, — FT.
The son of US president arrived in the country in late August, accompanied by the US Secret Service and Republican donor Kevin Small. Kremlev later flew to him from Kazakhstan with oligarch Artur Martirosov.
They avoided joint photos, although the organizers of Trump's son's trip appeared in Kremlev's video.
Trump Jr. met with the president of Mongolia, but the post was later deleted.
Kremlev secretly financed Trump Jr.'s wedding in the Bahamas for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
👀🙏 Russia is observing a regime of silence in the area of the humanitarian mission in Oleshky. No violations have been recorded so far, a spokesman for the Marine Corps said.
🇵🇱 Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski:
They emerged from World War I with their tails between their legs.
They lost their invasion of Poland. They lost Afghanistan. And they lost the Cold War. So things can turn out very differently.
🇵🇱 Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski:
There is a myth that has been successfully planted in the West that Russia always wins. But things don't always go their way.
They lost the Crimean War. They lost the war against Japan.
There were also strikes in Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Odesa, Chernihiv, Sumy, Donetsk, Kherson and Chernivtsi regions. Almost everywhere, Russian targets are energy, logistics and ordinary urban infrastructure.
In total, there were 16 ballistic missiles that night. More than 280 drones.
Unfortunately, there are casualties, there are hits in Kyiv, including on the Southern Bridge. A serious escalation in the Russian operation against our logistics.
🙏🇺🇦 Zelensky:
The number of injured after the Russian strike on the university campus and surrounding area risen to 12, five of them students and university staff.
While emergency services were helping people, the Russians used ballistic missiles again.
Each such delay is a new Russian hit on one or another object. Unfortunately, strikes occur every day.
Russia is constantly taking new escalating steps. We need pressure on Russia and real support for Ukraine to change the situation.
🇺🇦🇺🇸❗️Zelensky:
Artificial and long delays in the delivery of interceptor packages for Patriots and Nasams, which, unfortunately, have been happening recently, directly help Russia achieve the goals of its terrorist campaign.
🇵🇱🇺🇸🇺🇦 Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski:
The United States has now adopted a strategy of ending the war on whatever terms are necessary, so that it can return to economic cooperation.
But you can end any war by surrendering.
So the terms matter.
🇵🇱🇺🇦 Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski:
American negotiators are making a mistake by assuming that this is a war only about territory.
They think that if Ukraine simply gives up those last two cities in Donbas, Putin will be able to save face and the war will end.
🇵🇱🇺🇦 Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski:
There might be some kind of pause. But the Soviet Union minus Ukraine is Russia without great-power status.
To be a global superpower, Russia needs Ukraine.
🐕🥺 A small dog was rescued from the rubble in Kyiv at night, - State Emergency Service
The frightened and injured dog survived, but his owner, unfortunately, died. Rescuers provided him with first aid and, together with the police, took dog to the nearest veterinary hospital.
🕊️A ceasefire regime in occupied Oleshky now, – Lubinets.
Ukraine has introduced a regime of silence:
▪️deliver humanitarian aid to residents who remain in the city;
▪️prepare conditions for the free movement of civilians from Oleshky;
▪️ensure the safety and rescue of people.