#Russia-Ukraine war

[deadpresidents]

I can't believe we're at a place where MIKE PENCE is the voice of reason standing up to President Trump.

[charlesoberonn]

The epitome of people in glass houses.

[perjuryfan]

this is not a joke

[contemplatingoutlander]

“Putin went through a hell of a lot with me. He went through a phony witch hunt where they used him and Russia, Russia, Russia, Russia.”

—President Donald Trump, during the Feb. 28, 2025 meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine

Ironically, despite Trump's protests that the FBI's Russian investigation was a "witch hunt," Trump's defense of Putin, and his awful behavior towards Zelensky during their meeting provided proof to most of the world that Trump has indeed always been a witting or unwitting Putin/Russian "asset."

"You see the hatred he’s got for Putin. It’s very tough for me to make a deal with that kind of hate. He’s got tremendous hatred. And I understand that. But I can tell you the other side isn’t exactly in love with him either."

—President Donald Trump, during the Feb. 28, 2025 meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine

OF COURSE, Zelensky has hatred for Putin! It is beyond the pale that Trump would admonish Zelensky for hating Putin, a war criminal who has brutally attacked Zelensky's nation.

I wonder if Trump realizes what he has done to himself (and to the reputation of the U.S.) in the eyes of the world by defending Putin to Zelensky?

Photo source (before edits)

This is a gift 🎁 link, so you can read the entire article without the paywall.

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[divinum-pacis]

July 2024, Novoekonomichne, Ukraine The damage at the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary after Russian shelling in Novoekonomichne. The 110-year-old church, which had withstood Soviet rule and second world war battles, has now suffered significant destruction due to Russian shelling Photograph: Jose Colon/Anadolu/Getty Images

[euginemicah]

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,038 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Here are the key developments on the 1,038th day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Here is the situation on Saturday, December 28: Fighting: Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Saturday it had foiled a plot by Ukrainian intelligence services to kill a high-ranking Russian officer and a war blogger, the Interfax news agency reported. Ukrainian forces have killed or wounded more than…

[nezoriy]

"Time to plant and time to uproot," 84x52cm, acrylic on carton, 2023

I created and submitted this artwork for the open call for Ukrainian queer artists by Ljubljana Pride. This year, they're doing an exhibition themed "Queer Solidarity. Images of Resilience and Hope."

And guess what? I was selected, and this piece will be exhibited in a gallery in Ljubljana during June, and I'm actually asked to come and participate in a discussion panel with costs covered and get some extra money, so it's like dream come true?? i'm a Real Actual Artist now??? still can't believe it

this is the story of the pieces I submitted with the application:

"A year ago, in March 2022, when the ruzzian army was still standing near Kyiv, I was walking home and saw two old ladies who were planting flowers on a patch of land near our house – just as they used to do every year before that (and yes, this year they are doing it as well). I sketched it immediately because nothing spoke to me of hope and endurance more than these ladies, trying to create life and beauty when rockets were flying over our heads. Life will prevail, I wrote then.

"Time to grow."

Half a year later, after years of fear and indecisiveness, I finally started my medical transition. 

The constant risk of being killed by a random rocket made me realize that whatever I fear, whatever pain I may encounter on my way, even from the people I love, I don't want to get killed without having lived my authentic self. Fear of death finally gave me courage. The autumn and winter were dark – due to the shellings, electricity was often off, sometimes for days on end. It happened that I did my testosterone shots only with the light from my phone or a candle. Still, it filled me with joy and hope.

Time to grow as well, but also time to uproot... 

I painted it on carton because in the spring 2022 I hadn't had the ability to buy art supplies, so I used what was on hand. Two parts of this diptych are connected with the tape. One of the first things we all did when the war broke out was to tape our windows crisscrossed for the chance they would withstand the shock wave if a rocket hit close. So, just like the images themselves, this bit of tape is also all about trying to persevere."

That's the best thing that happened to me in very very long time. So idk if you happen to be in Ljubljana during June, do drop by Gallery Alkatraz 

[ncfcatalyst]

From frontlines to diplomatic quagmire: two years of war in Ukraine

Feb. 26 will mark year two of Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, a war that has been worth small territorial gains for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russia Matters, a project launched in 2016 by Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, reported that as of Feb. 6 they can confirm 130,000 Ukrainian soldiers and 10,191 civilians have been killed and…

[frogeyedape]

I'm tired of seeing antisemitism on my dash, in all its subtle forms. War is an atrocity, and Israel is not unique in that. Where is the outrage against Russia's ongoing genocide of Ukrainians? What about China's genocide of Uyghurs? What of all the other atrocities being committed around the world? Why is there *so much attention* devoted to hating Israel and seeking, not an end to the conflict, but the end of Israel? Is it just that they're a little country, an easy target to potentially dismantle, compared to the big fish of Russia and China?

Keep calling out the atrocities, by all means, but for the love of humanity maybe broaden your targets and reduce your own genocidal wishes?

Any ideology that says: "They did horrible things so 'they' [the group they belong to] all deserve to die horribly" is an evil one.

[politicoscope]

Ukrainization in International Organization Events: The Dangers and Counterproductivity

Ukraine Crisis Overshadows Global Cooperation and Hinders Progress In today’s interconnected world, the importance of international organization events cannot be underestimated. These gatherings allow for discussions and negotiations among nations, fostering global cooperation and finding solutions to pressing issues. However, recent trends suggest a concerning shift towards Ukrainization of…

[deadpresidents]

"The drama going on between President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine raises one of the most disturbing questions I've ever had to ask about my own country: Are we being led by a dupe for Vladimir Putin -- by someone ready to swallow whole the Russian president's warped view of who started the war in Ukraine and how it must end? Or are we being led by a Mafia godfather, looking to carve up territory with Russia the way the heads of crime families operate? 'I'll take Greenland, and you can take Crimea. I'll take Panama, and you can have the oil in the Arctic. And we'll split the rare earths of Ukraine. It's only fair.'

Either way, my fellow Americans and our friends abroad, for the next four years at least, the America you knew is over. The bedrock values, allies and truths America could always be counted upon to defend are now all in doubt -- or for sale. Trump is not just thinking out of the box. He is thinking without a box, without any fidelity to truths or norms that animated America in the past."

-- Here's a gift link from me to bypass the New York Times paywall and read this piece from Thomas L. Friedman, which was actually published three days BEFORE President Trump and Vice President Vance ambushed President Zelensky in the Oval Office and berated him in front of the world with propaganda right out of Russian state media (which actually had a reporter in the Oval Office at the time, unlike media outlets like the Associated Press and Reuters.)

[charlesoberonn]

Donald Trump is responsible for the spike in international conflict in recent years.

His 2020 "peace" deal with the Taliban which completely sidestepped the Afghan government and gave the Taliban everything they wanted directly led to the botched withdrawal of US troops in 2021 and the subsequent Taliban reconquest of the country.

This was a reversal of US geopolitical efforts and a successful war of conquest by an enemy of the US. While the whole world watched. It empowered autocrats and enemies of the US and its allies worldwide to attempt to do the same. Most notably with Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

So next time you hear Trump boasting that there were no wars during his term, remember that it was his incompetence that led to the current state of affair.

[nachrichtenukraine]

Russischer Angriff Kiew, mindestens 1 Toter

Eine Person wurde durch herabfallende Trümmer einer abgefangenen Drohne getötet. Die Ukraine gab an, mehr als 40 Drohnen abgeschossen zu haben, der größte Angriff auf Kiew seit Kriegsbeginn. Ein von der Kiewer Militärverwaltung zur Verfügung gestelltes Foto zeigt die Folgen herabstürzender Trümmer eines Gebäudes in Kiew am Sonntag.Credit…Kyiv City Military Administration, via Reuters Mindestens…

[rightnewshindi]

नाटो देशों का F-35 खरीद पर पुनर्विचार: ट्रंप की टैरिफ धमकियां और रूस-यूक्रेन युद्ध का असर

America News: अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रंप की लगातार टैरिफ धमकियों और रूस-यूक्रेन युद्ध पर उनके विवादास्पद रुख के बाद नाटो देश F-35 लड़ाकू जेट खरीदने की अपनी प्रतिबद्धता पर दोबारा विचार कर रहे हैं। वर्तमान में, F-35 का संचालन अमेरिका के साथ-साथ 19 सहयोगी देशों द्वारा किया जाता है, जिसमें दक्षिण कोरिया, जापान, ऑस्ट्रेलिया और इजरायल जैसे गैर-नाटो देश शामिल हैं। कई नाटो सदस्यों ने अपने पुराने…

[divinum-pacis]

July 2023: Odesa, Ukraine A woman prays next to a Kasperovskaya Mother of God icon recovered from inside the Transfiguration Cathedral after a Russian missile strike

Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

[fandfnews]

US Officials Anticipate Trump-Putin Call Amid Ceasefire Negotiations

WASHINGTON – In a development aimed at advancing a ceasefire agreement in the Russia-Ukraine war, US officials have revealed that former President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to speak in the coming days. The expected dialogue comes as efforts intensify to broker a lasting ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv. According to Trump’s foreign envoy, Steve Witkoff, in…