#володимир зеленський

[dadsinsuits]

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

[tomorrowusa]

Exactly five years ago today, 25 July 2019, Donald Trump phoned President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine and threatened to withhold US aid unless Zelenskyy could provide "dirt" on Joe Biden.

That's a nice little country you have there. It would be a shame if my buddy Vlad rampaged through it with his war criminals and took away all your washing machines and toilets. Sad!

This attempted Mafia style shakedown of a friendly power led to Trump's first impeachment.

Trump later defended his conversation with Zelenskyy by calling it a "perfect phone call".

Trump has since made other phone calls of varying degrees of perfection.

We recall the two calls he made to Georgia Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger to try to overturn the 2020 election results in that state. In case anybody has forgotten the context...

Jimmy Kimmel's reaction on 05 January 2021 belongs in the Smithsonian.

Donald Trump's perfect phone calls continue to the present time. Over a week ago he called anti-vaxxer RFK Jr. with whom he traded bizarre conspiracy theories and seemingly offered him a place in his administration if Bobby would drop out of the race. Yeah, imagine Trump as president with RFK Jr. as Secretary of HHS; their campaign slogan should be "Make Pandemics Great Again!".

If you'd like to mark Perfect Phone Call Day today, call vote slackers or low information voters and remind them that Democrats have a reality-based presidential candidate who is 18.3 years younger than Trump.

Trump will not be defeated without extra effort from all of us this year. That means real world volunteering, vote registration, and contributions. Take it upon yourself to be the virtual pro-democracy precinct captain to your group of friends and colleagues.

[blorbo-of-the-people]

»Office Romance« — part 2

[that-is-who-you-are]

I can't believe that another year has passed since my last post about our Independence Day.

I want to thank our military again, who have been fighting for our independence and protecting our homes and lives for the ninth year.

I also, want to thank the volunteers who collect funds, find and deliver the necessary goods,save the lives of people and animals.

And thank you to everyone who joins the path to victory, with their work or donations.

I congratulate all Ukrainians on the 32nd anniversary of our Independence, and I wish us the fastest victory.

GLORY TO UKRAINE 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

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What a day. What a significant moment for my country.

VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY IS IN SLOVAKIA. 💙💛

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whenever I think I have already heard the best speech of my life and it can’t get any better, Volodymyr Zelenskyy shows up in a foreign parliament once again and absolutely outshines himself

[ninavova]

Volodimir Zelensky in Hungary ❤️

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Volodymyr Zelensky and Olena Zelenska ("bird version" WIP)

Note: Rooster is a majestic, responsible and brave animal despite the small size - and so this is in fact a very respectful portrait of the noble figure. I mean really very VERY respectful.

And just a little bit cute by the way❤

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Дмитрий Буряк: рашисты будут отвечать в суде за каждую забранную украинскую жизнь, - Зеленский 

Обращение президента Владимира Зеленского к гражданам Украины в конце 386-го дня войны с РФ. Соответствующее видео опубликовала пресс-служба президента, информирует UA2DAY. “Год назад российские военные совершили одно из самых страшных преступлений этой войны. Российскими бомбами были разрушены театр в Мариуполе. Здание, которое использовалось как укрытие. Там были женщины с детьми, беременные,…

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I realize a bunch of you are probably tired of hearing about the war in Ukraine, but here's an interesting video I found that shows just how poorly the Russian Armed Forces are doing. Granted, the information is from about a month ago, but I doubt things have changed to Russia's favor.

[dadsinsuits]

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

[tomorrowusa]

Russia started its unprovoked full scale invasion of Ukraine 864 days ago. Putin knows he cannot win the war but he continues it despite enormous losses of Russian military personnel and equipment. And he certainly hasn't done anything for Russia's reputation as a competent military power.

If these sorts of losses don't do anything to make Russia change course, it's time to seize Russian assets and use them to defend and rebuild Ukraine. But there's some reluctance to do so in some countries.

The biggest slice of the pie is Russian state assets (reserves of the Russian Central Bank, Russia’s central financial institution) – approximately $300 billion. They’ve been frozen in banking institutions across the G7 countries. So why are these assets parked there in the first place? At the time of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia kept some assets in money and securities abroad in reliable banks, scooping up foreign currency. The lion’s share of these assets, €192 billion, is held in Euroclear, a financial institution headquartered in Brussels specializing in the safekeeping and settlement of securities. The rest of the assets’ exact size and location are a bit of a mystery since that information is classified, but it’s a safe bet that a hefty chunk is in the USA.

The USA, you say? Now that the US Supreme Court has given presidents immunity, Biden should just scoop up all that Russian loot and put it into an account which Ukraine could draw from for its national security and reconstruction. 😉

Our G7 partners are a bit more skittish about seizing Russian assets. This is what happens when certain countries become too dependent on Russian fossil fuels and other trade with Russia.

One big step forward to the confiscation of these funds was the US passing the REPO (Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians) Act on 23 April 2024. While successfully implementing it depends on further actions and certifications, the REPO Act lays out a legal mechanism for asset confiscation, gives the President the power to start the confiscation process, and allows for coordination with G7 countries, the EU, and other partners. It could potentially give Ukraine access to several billions of Russian sovereign assets located in the US. However, the G7 did not follow the US’s lead. Instead, on 3 May 2024, the Financial Times reported that the G7 was no longer considering a full confiscation of frozen Russian assets for Ukraine, with an official saying that these assets could be used as leverage in potential peace negotiations with Russia. This stance fails to recognize Russia’s true objectives and the pointlessness of using these assets as a bargaining chip, given Russia’s continued escalation of aggression and substantial revenues from fossil fuel exports.

On a slightly different note, the change in government in the UK will make no difference regarding support for Ukraine. It's one area where Labour and the Conservatives see eye to eye. Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited President Zelenskyy in Kyiv last year.

Sir Keir spoke with President Zelenskyy on Friday – his first day in office.

Zelenskyy had a conversation with the new British Prime Minister: an unprecedented agreement was discussed

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Зеленський: "В України поки немає сил відвоювати окуповані Крим та частину Донбасу"

Президент Володимир Зеленський заявив, що в України поки немає сил відвоювати окупований Крим та частину Донбасу, які Росія “фізично” контролює, але Захід може вплинути на правителя РФ Володимира Путіна, щоб змусити його сісти за стіл переговорів. Про це Зеленський заявив під час спілкування онлайн з читачами Le Parisien, відповідаючи на питання, чи могла би Україна “тимчасово” відмовитись від…

[blorbo-of-the-people]

»Office Romance« — part 1

[molfarua]

💛💙 Volodymyr Zelensky met with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier 🤝

💛💙 Володимир Зеленський вже зустрівся з президентом Німеччини Франк-Вальтером Штайнмаєром 🤝

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