#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

[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…

[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…

[firstoccupier]

Trump's $50 Billion Decision: A Key Moment for Ukraine and U.S. Relations

Trump Faces Crucial Decision Over $50 Billion Ukraine Arms Deal Donald Trump, the 47th President of the United States, took office on January 20, 2025. He won the election on November 5, 2024, promising big changes. One of his boldest claims was that he would end the war in Ukraine by January 21, 2025. As many remember, this date came and went without any resolution to the ongoing…

[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.

[rightnewshindi]

यूक्रेन पर रूस का कहर: क्रीवी रीह में 16 की मौत, खार्किव में ड्रोन हमले, जेलेंस्की ने लगाया सीजफायर तोड़ने का आरोप!

Ukraine News: यूक्रेन में रूस के हमलों का सिलसिला थमने का नाम नहीं ले रहा है। शुक्रवार, 4 अप्रैल 2025 को केंद्रीय शहर क्रीवी रीह पर हुए भीषण रूसी मिसाइल हमले ने पूरे देश को झकझोर दिया। इस हमले में छह बच्चों सहित कम से कम 16 लोगों की जान चली गई, जबकि 50 से ज्यादा लोग घायल हो गए। उधर, खार्किव में ड्रोन हमलों ने पांच लोगों की जान ले ली। यूक्रेन के राष्ट्रपति वोलोदिमिर जेलेंस्की ने इन हमलों को रूस की…

[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

[theincpost]

In the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the latter has dealt a significant blow to the Russian military apparatus by targeting one of its most critical nuclear airbases.