re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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I think it will end with the Russians in Kiev, Moscow won't accept anything else.

I do keep an eye out for public statements or discussions about where the border should be. I'm interested in what the Russians are thinking. One Russian official in Zaporozhzhia suggested last week that it should be Vinnytsia.

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Russia is being led by an old school KGB type who believes in the old ways of the old empire.

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Putin has made no secret of his Peter the Great ambitions.

Ukrainian POWs Reportedly Stripped Naked, Shot in Russia’s Kursk Region

Initial reports showed multiple bodies, stripped naked with only their underwear on, lying face down on the ground after allegedly being shot by Russian troops upon surrendering.

by Kyiv Post | October 13, 2024, 2:07 pm



Open-source intelligence DeepState, citing its own sources from Ukraine’s 1st Tank Brigade, reported the incident on Sunday in a Telegram announcement.

It said the incident took place on Thursday, Oct. 10, when nine Ukrainian troops, some of them working as drone operators, came into contact with Russian troops after “thinking that they were in the relative rear,” who then surrendered and were subsequently shot.

DeepState added a photo containing a map that indicates the location of the incident, as well as a top-down photo, presumably taken by a drone, of men lying naked on the ground in underwear and surrounded by troops in military uniforms.

DeepState added that “additional details of the circumstances are being clarified.”

There have been numerous recorded cases of Russian troops executing unarmed Ukrainian POWs.

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Replace him with a leader whose election isn’t rubber stamped and whose service is limited by real constitutional restraints and there would be no war.

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But Russia did launch wars against former Soviet-controlled regions and countries under Yeltsin and Medvedev (who was nothing more than a Putin puppet, if we're honest)...

Is Putin worse? Maybe... but every Russian leader since the Tsars has been obsessed with controlling these areas as a strategic defensive buffer and has used everything they could think of, including military campaigns, to get them.

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I'm not the only one who doesn't share your unwavering faith in Trump on these issues.

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Probably better to hear those like Gen. McMasters tell the truth instead of the ID10Ts at WaPo, NYT, CNN, etc...

Edit: He was tougher on Russia than Obama.

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I'm not the only one who doesn't share your unwavering faith in Trump on these issues.

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I can understand your opinion, but when you compare his term as president with Joe Biden’s and Obama’s you have to admit it was relatively free of major conflicts.

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Leon has been outed.

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BWAHAHAHA Putin and Trump are not actually friends.

FWIW, any property developer in NYC has had to deal with the mob. Trump knows how to handle thugs like Putain


He has never demonstrated any backbone where Putin is concerned in public (in fact, publically groveled and sold out his own intelligence agencies in favor of Putin standing next to him), only supposed tough guy threats no one can verify.

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Not saying he was correct when he specifically did that, but our intelligence agencies aren't infallible by any means. Them having their own foreign policy/national security agenda that transcends votes or presidents is something we have to get a handle on.

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For the first time in 48 days, Ukraine had a night without Russian-Iranian Shahed drones.

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Messages about mass “mining” are coming from different Ukrainian cities - Sumy, Zhytomyr, Lviv, Vinnitsa, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv and others

People are being evacuated from educational establishments, dormitories, ministries and courts, local blogs say.

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"After the "victory plan" was presented to foreign partners, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky will present it to Ukrainians "in the coming days"." - Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the head of the Presidential Office, said this on the air of the United News telethon on October 12.

According to him, the president will make a more detailed presentation of the "victory plan" as the main directions have already been presented. However, Zelensky will focus on the questions of what "this coercion program is and why it is important".

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First details of the Ukrainian victory plan will be presented in the coming days.

This was stated by Ukraine's Ambassador to Germany Oleksii Makeyev, Tagesschau reports.

Part of the plan includes military, diplomatic and economic steps to force russia to negotiate. It also includes sanctions against russia.

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Minister of Defense Belousov met with the Minister of Defense of China, and stated that the "friendly relations between Russia and China continue to develop at an unprecedented level", and that he hopes for "fruitful cooperation with Chinese comrades."

He also stated that "Russian-Chinese military cooperation is an important element in enhancing defense capabilities and maintaining global and regional stability".

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Biden confirms that US troops will be deployed to Israel to man new THAAD and Patriot missile defense systems.

The deployment will be mostly in northern Israel and will consist of approximately 100-200 troops to help defend Israel against Hezbollah and Iranian attacks.


I guess Dementia Joe is not a UkraineFirster. He is an IsraelFirster. All those Muslims in Michigan and Minnesota gonna love this.