Russia-Ukraine War (continuing)

It is bleak. Jesus

https://europeanleadershipnetwork.org/person/frank-ledwidge/

Denis Davydov saying the Russians are failing to encircle Pokrovsk.

Sky News analyst Michael Clarke says he believes we are headed for a major breakdown between the US and Europe over Ukraine. Says he expected it to happen last Summer but now it may actually happen.

Clarke says that what Russia was telling the West it wanted in 2021 was not only about Ukraine, but also that Russia wanted limits on the freedom of action of a number of countries on Russia's eastern borders. That can only mean, in my opinion, the Eastern European EU and NATO member states.

That is unacceptable. And shows that Trump considers Europe to be vassals of both the US and Russia. Council President Antonio Costa (ex Portuguese PM) and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen just had a press conference and say Europe wasnt consulted so they cannot comment on what has been announced by the US and Russia. But also said "nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine".

Sounds like he got a phone call from Trump and was told to put a positive spin on the capitulation - sorry, peace - plan

Ex Reform UK in Wales leader Nathan Gill being sentenced now for accepting Russian bribes. Sky News is showing the sentencing now.

His activities included making pro-Russian statements about events in Ukraine in the European Parliament and in opinion pieces to news outlets, such as 112 Ukraine.

“He said that he was travelling to Russia by invitation to attend a scientific conference in Moscow and that he had been invited to act as an observer in the Russian state Duma elections in the middle of that month.

“He also said that he had performed the same role on two previous occasions,” the prosecutor said.

Gill’s mobile phone was examined and messages were found between him and Oleg Voloshyn, 44, a pro-Russian Ukrainian government official before 2014.

Mr Heywood said: “The communications between the two men showed that an established relationship existed between them.”

WhatsApp messages between the pair included references to “promised x-mas gifts”, “postcards” and “5K” which was a reference to payments, he said.

After speaking from a script at one debate, Voloshyn told him: “Impressive… you are the perfect orator”, the court was told.

Leaked files show Russia's plan for aggression against more European countries.

Every term of the draft is a disgrace.

Corrupt Trump is looking for a distraction, any distraction, to his failing presidency and potential criminal involvement with Epstein.

We've seen more of it today with this nonsensical bullcrap below from the US state department.

Honest to God, the European block needs to tell Trump that if his only strategy is to sell Ukraine down the river, he should be told by all Europe to butt out and f**k off.

(BBC)

You have to be realistic, no EU/European country is going to start shooting down Russian planes over Russia or attacking SAM sites within Russia.

That is what would be required in order to close the skies. If that country is in NATO, article 5 can't be called upon if Russia retaliates.

It's just pie in the sky stuff.

Yeah seeing a lot of concern here, legitimate or otherwise.

This deal is a nothingburger. It's DOA. Ukraine are not going to accept it and neither should they. Europe will not force Ukraine to accept any of that ridiculousness, it was designed to be unacceptable. EU states may as well commit seppuku if we gave in on any of that Russian wishlist. Any sensible amendments(and nearly the entire document would need to be amended) will be rejected by Putin. Then the whole thing starts over.

The only question that remains is whether Donny will cut off the PURL initiative or lift the recent sanctions he put on Russian oil. The EU is paying billions of dollars into US pockets for weapons and surveillance so we'll see if TACO strikes again once the counterproposal is in.

This was leaked by Russia right now because of energy sector corruption scandal in Zelensky's government and the sketchy situation in Pokrovsk in order to pressure Ukraine more. And because the rotting pumpkin pig is looking for any distraction from his upcoming kid fiddling scandals. It's not a negotiation for peace its a tool of war. A propaganda move.

Going by history we'll be back where we were 2 weeks ago in the 2 weeks from now. If I'm wrong and its different this time round then so be it. Ukraine still can't be force to surrender. Which is what this document is.

Military / political analyst on Sky News saying his second year students at uni could have produced a better peace plan, suggesting it is 'unbelievably amateurish' and full of contradictions.

Flags raised in Kupyansk as those Ukrainian troops who could leave on the western side have mostly done so. Those on the other side of the river have no option but to surrender now. Amazing that just a couple of weeks ago we were told by Zelensky that only 60 Russian troops were left and mopping up was underway.

Could be propaganda like, you never really know who to believe do you ?

Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet some years ago in its airspace.

Russia is denying knowledge of this plan. Could be smoke and mirrors again.

Also Kremlin propagandist Maria Zakharova spreading conspiracy theories about Irish neutrality being for the chop.

The fcuking state of that tweet. If that's where you get your news updates you can be safely ignored…

Have you considered that maybe the US have an actual proper understanding of what is going on at the moment ?

I must admit, considering the US has been the main instigator of this problem going back decades, it's sickening to see them acting the as a neutral peacemaker and trying to be the good guy and gain from this. Europeans just jumped aboard the Biden express when most of them knew deep down it was not a good idea.

The Europeans and Biden should of made some sort of effort at diplomacy though, at least pick up the phone.