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Even Finland is getting fed up with the anti-democratic planted despot in Kyiv, a little man who's term as president of Ukraine was up 18 months ago but who refuses to hold elections....even though he's banned opposition parties.
FILE PHOTO: Market stalls and a car damaged in a reported Ukrainian drone attack in Bataysk, Rostov region, Russia. © Sputnik / RIA News
Vladimir Zelensky should end “senseless” attacks on Russia as they merely end up worsening the security situation in Ukraine due to retaliatory strikes by Moscow, Euroskeptic Finnish politician Armando Mema said on Monday.
Long-range strikes on Russian regions using domestically produced drones have become a central element of Kiev’s military approach. Zelensky has repeatedly pledged to cause blackouts in Moscow and other places to “bring the war” to the Russian people. Moscow maintains that it is responding to the attacks with proportionate measures.
“Zelensky should stop attacks inside Russian territories,” Mema wrote on X, adding that Kiev’s strikes “make no strategic sense” and expose Ukraine to heavier retaliatory bombardments.
Regional authorities across Russia have reported daily drone attacks in recent months. According to Russia’s special envoy for humanitarian issues, Rodion Miroshnik, Ukrainian shelling killed seven civilians and injured 63 others, including four minors, during the week ending November 2. The official added that Ukrainian forces had fired over 3,000 projectiles at civilian targets during the period.
In response, Russia has intensified long-range strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, with the stated aim of degrading Kiev’s arms production and military logistics.
Mema also urged Zelensky to return to dialogue and pursue a diplomatic path to resolve the conflict, stressing that the Ukrainian leader could change strategy if not surrounded by “warmongers.”
Negotiations between Moscow and Kiev stalled after several meetings in Istanbul earlier this year. Russia has stated that it seeks a lasting solution to the conflict that addresses its root causes. Ukraine and its Western backers have repeatedly called for an immediate ceasefire, which Russia insists would only allow Ukraine to regroup its military and receive more weapons.
Zelensky should halt ‘senseless’ attacks on Russia – Finnish politician
The Ukrainian leader would be better off seeking a diplomatic path to resolve the conflict, Armando Mema has suggested
FILE PHOTO: Market stalls and a car damaged in a reported Ukrainian drone attack in Bataysk, Rostov region, Russia. © Sputnik / RIA News
Vladimir Zelensky should end “senseless” attacks on Russia as they merely end up worsening the security situation in Ukraine due to retaliatory strikes by Moscow, Euroskeptic Finnish politician Armando Mema said on Monday.
Long-range strikes on Russian regions using domestically produced drones have become a central element of Kiev’s military approach. Zelensky has repeatedly pledged to cause blackouts in Moscow and other places to “bring the war” to the Russian people. Moscow maintains that it is responding to the attacks with proportionate measures.
“Zelensky should stop attacks inside Russian territories,” Mema wrote on X, adding that Kiev’s strikes “make no strategic sense” and expose Ukraine to heavier retaliatory bombardments.
Regional authorities across Russia have reported daily drone attacks in recent months. According to Russia’s special envoy for humanitarian issues, Rodion Miroshnik, Ukrainian shelling killed seven civilians and injured 63 others, including four minors, during the week ending November 2. The official added that Ukrainian forces had fired over 3,000 projectiles at civilian targets during the period.
In response, Russia has intensified long-range strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, with the stated aim of degrading Kiev’s arms production and military logistics.
Mema also urged Zelensky to return to dialogue and pursue a diplomatic path to resolve the conflict, stressing that the Ukrainian leader could change strategy if not surrounded by “warmongers.”
Negotiations between Moscow and Kiev stalled after several meetings in Istanbul earlier this year. Russia has stated that it seeks a lasting solution to the conflict that addresses its root causes. Ukraine and its Western backers have repeatedly called for an immediate ceasefire, which Russia insists would only allow Ukraine to regroup its military and receive more weapons.
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Experts begged Kiev to pull troops out of encircled stronghold – FT
Military experts and civil groups have pointed to Ukraine’s ongoing manpower shortages and climbing desertion rates
FILE PHOTO: Russian servicemen fire towards Ukrainian positions in the Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk) sector of the front line. © Sputnik / Stanislav Krasilnikov
Ukrainian civil groups and military experts have been pleading with the country’s leadership to withdraw its forces from the city of Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk) before they become fully encircled by Russian troops, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
Many insiders see little chance of holding the city, which is located in Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic, due to critical manpower shortages and widespread fatigue among Ukrainian troops, the paper wrote.
Former Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Vitaliy Deynega warned last week that “despite the official bravado, the situation is more than complicated and less than controlled,” urging the country’s leadership to pull out “while it is possible.”
In recent weeks, Russian troops have encircled both Krasnoarmeysk (known in Ukraine as Pokrovsk) and Kupyansk in Ukraine’s Kharkov Region, trapping roughly 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers, according to the Defense Ministry in Moscow.
Military experts and Ukrainian servicemen told FT that Kiev’s battlefield setbacks stem largely from a persistent manpower crisis that has plagued its forces since the escalation of the conflict in 2022.
“All of this might have been avoided if we had more people,” one Ukrainian soldier fighting near Krasnoarmeysk told the outlet, adding that recapturing the city would require “a huge number of people” that Ukraine currently lacks.
The issue, FT wrote, has been aggravated by a surge in desertions, citing one official who said many newly mobilized recruits flee long before reaching their units.
FT quoted Poland-based Rochan Consulting as saying: “the Ukrainian force density is already so low that there are parts of the front that are essentially only guarded by drones.”
Top Ukrainian commander Aleksandr Syrsky claimed on Sunday that the situation in Krasnoarmeysk was “generally under control.”
According to FT, Kiev’s refusal to acknowledge the worsening conditions has fueled concerns that its leadership may be sacrificing troops to preserve political appearances.
Russian President Vladimir Putin offered Kiev the opportunity to order a surrender and spare its forces. Vladimir Zelensky rejected the proposal, claiming his troops remain in control and accusing Moscow of trying to mislead Kiev’s Western backers.
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Sky News recently launched a podcast called “The Wargame” involving senior Labour and Conservative politicians and military figures to map out a scenario whereby Russia unilaterally attacks the U.K. This podcast begins with a fictitious assault on a Russian naval base which is wrongly blamed on the U.K. The scrip handily ignores the fact that the U.K. has been using Ukraine as a proxy to fight Russia since at least 2022 and, in truth, Western countries were interacting with Ukrainian nationalists immediately after World War 2.
If Russia did attack the U.K., it wouldn’t need to misattribute blame for a fictitious terrorist attack, because it could reasonably claim that the U.K. was a co-belligerent in Ukraine. The more conspiratorially minded could even claim that the Sky News podcast is predictive programming!
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If Russia did attack the U.K., it wouldn’t need to misattribute blame for a fictitious terrorist attack, because it could reasonably claim that the U.K. was a co-belligerent in Ukraine. The more conspiratorially minded could even claim that the Sky News podcast is predictive programming!
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A potentially existential crisis being used as doom porn.Sky News recently launched a podcast called “The Wargame” involving senior Labour and Conservative politicians and military figures to map out a scenario whereby Russia unilaterally attacks the U.K. This podcast begins with a fictitious assault on a Russian naval base which is wrongly blamed on the U.K. The scrip handily ignores the fact that the U.K. has been using Ukraine as a proxy to fight Russia since at least 2022 and, in truth, Western countries were interacting with Ukrainian nationalists immediately after World War 2.
If Russia did attack the U.K., it wouldn’t need to misattribute blame for a fictitious terrorist attack, because it could reasonably claim that the U.K. was a co-belligerent in Ukraine. The more conspiratorially minded could even claim that the Sky News podcast is predictive programming!
Any sign of self awareness and reality.?
Then this is the plan.
A Mr Watlings proposal.
Ukraine’s Hardest Winter
With the Donbas in peril, Europe must pressure Russia now.
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$100 Million Corruption Scandal Rocks Ukraine; Zelensky Associate Flees Country Before Police Raids | ZeroHedge https://share.google/bDGatuueAOmbelmKx
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Party's coming to a close.
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Zitler is fucked.....
A $100-million graft scandal has blown the issue of systemic graft in Zelensky’s Ukraine wide open
By Nadezhda Romanenko, political analyst
Vladimir Zelensky. © Beata Zawrzel/Getty Images
For years, the EU has treated Zelensky’s Ukraine like a recovering alcoholic – praising every small step towards “democratic reform” while trying to ignore the chronic issue of systemic corruption.
That balancing act has now collapsed. A $100 million energy-sector corruption scandal, the arrests of senior officials, and months of political pressure on Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies have forced the uncomfortable truth into the open: Ukraine’s corruption problem isn’t being solved. It’s fighting back.
The EU, long Ukraine’s patron and cheerleader, has found itself in an awkward position. Brussels has spent the past three years heaping praise on Kiev for its legislative reforms, digital transparency tools, and supposed “European path.” Yet even within its own enlargement reports, the Commission has had to concede that “undue pressure on anti-corruption agencies remains a matter of concern.” In diplomatic speak, that’s as close as one gets to an alarm bell. Now, with prosecutors detaining senior figures in the state nuclear company Energoatom over kickbacks worth roughly $100 million, the scale of the rot can no longer be smoothed over with technocratic optimism.
Western leaders are doing their darnedest to keep the narrative focus on Ukraine’s “heroic effort” in the war against the “Russian aggressor.” But Kiev’s deep-seated corruption is not helping. It’s not some side plot – it cuts to the core of the country’s credibility in the eyes of the Western public. Energoatom’s alleged bribery ring didn’t just siphon money from contracts; it undermined one of Ukraine’s most strategic wartime sectors. That alone should make this scandal more than an internal affair. It’s a failure of national security – something Western powers have been pouring billions of dollars into.
The revelations are hardly isolated. Over the summer, the Zelensky administration faced a storm of criticism after parliament passed legislation that effectively stripped Ukraine’s two main anti-corruption bodies – the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) – of much of their independence. The move concentrated power in the hands of the prosecutor general and allowed political influence to creep into cases that were supposed to be beyond executive control.
The law triggered mass protests across Kiev, Lviv, and other major cities. Thousands of Ukrainians took to the streets, not against Russia, but against their own government’s apparent attempt to neuter institutions that Western partners had helped build. Under intense EU and US pressure, Vladimir Zelensky’s government backtracked and passed corrective legislation to restore the agencies’ autonomy. But by then, the damage had been done. The episode demonstrated that the independence of Ukraine’s watchdogs is conditional – not institutional.
Equally troubling are the intimidation tactics that followed. Ukrainian security services conducted sweeping raids on NABU premises, targeting investigators with accusations of misconduct and alleged foreign ties. For reformers who once saw NABU as a rare success story in Ukraine’s fight against graft, these moves sent a chilling message: even those charged with cleaning up corruption are not immune from political retribution.
The EU can no longer pretend not to notice. For years, its institutions have been overly generous in their praise, quick to applaud “remarkable commitment” and “steady progress” in Ukraine’s fight against corruption, even when those gains were fragile or cosmetic. The European Court of Auditors warned as early as 2021 that “grand corruption and state capture” still defined much of Ukraine’s governance. Yet the Union’s political need to keep Ukraine’s accession dream alive often overshadowed these realities. The rhetoric of solidarity replaced the rigor of scrutiny. Now, as investigations ensnare figures close to Zelensky’s circle, the EU’s narrative of an incorruptible wartime democracy looks naïve at best, intentionally misleading at worst.
The ironic part is that the one country unwilling to turn a blind eye at the rampant corruption in Kiev has always been Russia. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry’s Peskov recent statement that graft is “eating Ukraine up from the inside” is just the latest of Moscow’s attempts to make the world stop looking the other way.
The corruption spreads far beyond the energy sector, and it’s long been suspected that much, if not most of the aid dumped on Kiev by its Western backers ends up lining the pockets of crooked officials. Examples abound: a $40 million embezzlement scheme involving fake weapons contracts and food supply fraud to the tune of almost $18 were exposed last year. Who knows how many went undiscovered and unpunished.
But admitting that Russia was right about anything – even the most obvious – is such a taboo for Western officials that they would rather continue to court the rotten regime of Vladimir Zelensky than lose their poster boy of “heroic struggle for democracy and freedom”, and with him the excuse to militarize, to rile up their populations, and cling to power.
Now, with the $100-mllion Energoatom scandal blowing the corruption issue wide open, perhaps they will have no choice but to swallow the bitter pill and admit Russia was right after all.
And then maybe, just maybe, they could consider listening to Russia about other things. Perhaps we can talk about Ukraine’s neo-Nazi problem next?..
Russia was right: Nobody can ignore Kiev’s corruption now
A $100-million graft scandal has blown the issue of systemic graft in Zelensky’s Ukraine wide open
By Nadezhda Romanenko, political analyst
Vladimir Zelensky. © Beata Zawrzel/Getty Images
For years, the EU has treated Zelensky’s Ukraine like a recovering alcoholic – praising every small step towards “democratic reform” while trying to ignore the chronic issue of systemic corruption.
That balancing act has now collapsed. A $100 million energy-sector corruption scandal, the arrests of senior officials, and months of political pressure on Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies have forced the uncomfortable truth into the open: Ukraine’s corruption problem isn’t being solved. It’s fighting back.
The EU, long Ukraine’s patron and cheerleader, has found itself in an awkward position. Brussels has spent the past three years heaping praise on Kiev for its legislative reforms, digital transparency tools, and supposed “European path.” Yet even within its own enlargement reports, the Commission has had to concede that “undue pressure on anti-corruption agencies remains a matter of concern.” In diplomatic speak, that’s as close as one gets to an alarm bell. Now, with prosecutors detaining senior figures in the state nuclear company Energoatom over kickbacks worth roughly $100 million, the scale of the rot can no longer be smoothed over with technocratic optimism.
Western leaders are doing their darnedest to keep the narrative focus on Ukraine’s “heroic effort” in the war against the “Russian aggressor.” But Kiev’s deep-seated corruption is not helping. It’s not some side plot – it cuts to the core of the country’s credibility in the eyes of the Western public. Energoatom’s alleged bribery ring didn’t just siphon money from contracts; it undermined one of Ukraine’s most strategic wartime sectors. That alone should make this scandal more than an internal affair. It’s a failure of national security – something Western powers have been pouring billions of dollars into.
The revelations are hardly isolated. Over the summer, the Zelensky administration faced a storm of criticism after parliament passed legislation that effectively stripped Ukraine’s two main anti-corruption bodies – the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) – of much of their independence. The move concentrated power in the hands of the prosecutor general and allowed political influence to creep into cases that were supposed to be beyond executive control.
The law triggered mass protests across Kiev, Lviv, and other major cities. Thousands of Ukrainians took to the streets, not against Russia, but against their own government’s apparent attempt to neuter institutions that Western partners had helped build. Under intense EU and US pressure, Vladimir Zelensky’s government backtracked and passed corrective legislation to restore the agencies’ autonomy. But by then, the damage had been done. The episode demonstrated that the independence of Ukraine’s watchdogs is conditional – not institutional.
Equally troubling are the intimidation tactics that followed. Ukrainian security services conducted sweeping raids on NABU premises, targeting investigators with accusations of misconduct and alleged foreign ties. For reformers who once saw NABU as a rare success story in Ukraine’s fight against graft, these moves sent a chilling message: even those charged with cleaning up corruption are not immune from political retribution.
The EU can no longer pretend not to notice. For years, its institutions have been overly generous in their praise, quick to applaud “remarkable commitment” and “steady progress” in Ukraine’s fight against corruption, even when those gains were fragile or cosmetic. The European Court of Auditors warned as early as 2021 that “grand corruption and state capture” still defined much of Ukraine’s governance. Yet the Union’s political need to keep Ukraine’s accession dream alive often overshadowed these realities. The rhetoric of solidarity replaced the rigor of scrutiny. Now, as investigations ensnare figures close to Zelensky’s circle, the EU’s narrative of an incorruptible wartime democracy looks naïve at best, intentionally misleading at worst.
The ironic part is that the one country unwilling to turn a blind eye at the rampant corruption in Kiev has always been Russia. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry’s Peskov recent statement that graft is “eating Ukraine up from the inside” is just the latest of Moscow’s attempts to make the world stop looking the other way.
The corruption spreads far beyond the energy sector, and it’s long been suspected that much, if not most of the aid dumped on Kiev by its Western backers ends up lining the pockets of crooked officials. Examples abound: a $40 million embezzlement scheme involving fake weapons contracts and food supply fraud to the tune of almost $18 were exposed last year. Who knows how many went undiscovered and unpunished.
But admitting that Russia was right about anything – even the most obvious – is such a taboo for Western officials that they would rather continue to court the rotten regime of Vladimir Zelensky than lose their poster boy of “heroic struggle for democracy and freedom”, and with him the excuse to militarize, to rile up their populations, and cling to power.
Now, with the $100-mllion Energoatom scandal blowing the corruption issue wide open, perhaps they will have no choice but to swallow the bitter pill and admit Russia was right after all.
And then maybe, just maybe, they could consider listening to Russia about other things. Perhaps we can talk about Ukraine’s neo-Nazi problem next?..
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Moscow mocks Zelensky after Berlin asks Kiev to keep fighting-age males
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has commented on Germany’s efforts to keep fighting-age Ukrainians at home
“Merz: Herr Zelensky, take Ukrainians back from Germany. Zelensky: Herr Merz, I lack the tools to get them killed in large quantities. If you send more weapons and money, we will close borders and further lower the conscription age. Otherwise, expect a greater influx.”
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The Banned Interview - Vox Popoli https://share.google/JjtNx3vgxEhFVRRru
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BOOM!
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Russia pummels Ukraine with drones and missiles targeting energy facilities, leaving at least 8 dead
It was one of the biggest attacks on Ukraine’s capital to date.
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These fuckers are pushing for the red button.
Nuclear Plant In Southern Russia Taken Offline After Ukrainian Drone Attack | ZeroHedge https://share.google/lSeDvMkbpOPpIeDpA
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In ukraine, the white men are sent to the trenches to die. The jieu Israelis stay behind and steal the money. Then these jieus flee to Israel.
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The Nazis in Germany are mad for it.....
Boris Pistorius © Omar Marques / Getty Images
Russia could attack NATO as early as next year, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has said, while calling for the country to further ramp up a multi-billion-euro rearmament and militarization push.
Western officials, including Pistorius, have used the claim to justify huge military spending spikes, including the EU’s €800 billion ($928 billion) ReArm Europe plan and NATO members’ pledge to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP.
Moscow has rejected the accusations as “nonsense,” saying the West is using Russia as a “monster” to fuel tensions, expand military budgets, and distract from domestic problems.
In an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung released on Friday, Pistorius said, “military experts and intelligence services can estimate when Russia will have rebuilt its forces enough to attack a NATO member in the east. We have always said this could be from 2029 onward.”
“Now, however, some say it’s conceivable as early as 2028, and some even believe we have already had our last summer of peace.”
Pistorius lamented the state of the military, which he said is bleak – with infrastructure “partly dilapidated” and personnel numbers “drastically reduced.” He added that it urgently needs structural updates, from procurement to arms stockpiles and manpower, citing the threat of an imminent Russian attack.
He went on to say that Germany “must respond quickly and decisively by strengthening our defense capabilities,” and outlined several initiatives in progress, from drone procurement to boosting the army reserve to 200,000 soldiers by 2030 and infrastructure projects such as reinforcing bridges in case the country is used as a transit point for military equipment.
READ MORE: Germany’s leaders share Hitler’s goals – Lavrov
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned that Pistorius’ comments do not “improve the situation,” and could push Russia to take preventative measures.
“Such militaristic rhetoric is increasingly heard from Europe,” Peskov told reporters on Monday. “Russia does not advocate any confrontation with NATO. But we may be forced to take measures to ensure our security.”
Russia could strike NATO much earlier than predicted – German defense chief
Moscow has dismissed claims that it has any plans to attack members of the US-led military bloc as “nonsense”
Boris Pistorius © Omar Marques / Getty Images
Russia could attack NATO as early as next year, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has said, while calling for the country to further ramp up a multi-billion-euro rearmament and militarization push.
Western officials, including Pistorius, have used the claim to justify huge military spending spikes, including the EU’s €800 billion ($928 billion) ReArm Europe plan and NATO members’ pledge to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP.
Moscow has rejected the accusations as “nonsense,” saying the West is using Russia as a “monster” to fuel tensions, expand military budgets, and distract from domestic problems.
In an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung released on Friday, Pistorius said, “military experts and intelligence services can estimate when Russia will have rebuilt its forces enough to attack a NATO member in the east. We have always said this could be from 2029 onward.”
“Now, however, some say it’s conceivable as early as 2028, and some even believe we have already had our last summer of peace.”
Pistorius lamented the state of the military, which he said is bleak – with infrastructure “partly dilapidated” and personnel numbers “drastically reduced.” He added that it urgently needs structural updates, from procurement to arms stockpiles and manpower, citing the threat of an imminent Russian attack.
He went on to say that Germany “must respond quickly and decisively by strengthening our defense capabilities,” and outlined several initiatives in progress, from drone procurement to boosting the army reserve to 200,000 soldiers by 2030 and infrastructure projects such as reinforcing bridges in case the country is used as a transit point for military equipment.
READ MORE: Germany’s leaders share Hitler’s goals – Lavrov
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned that Pistorius’ comments do not “improve the situation,” and could push Russia to take preventative measures.
“Such militaristic rhetoric is increasingly heard from Europe,” Peskov told reporters on Monday. “Russia does not advocate any confrontation with NATO. But we may be forced to take measures to ensure our security.”
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The scandal continues. As always, follow the dirty money.
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Macron, Zelensky in deal for Ukraine to buy fighter jets
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky have signed a letter of intent for Ukraine to acquire up to 100 Rafale fighter jets and other air defence hardware from French companies, the French presidency said.
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If America had the " " right " " to use two nuclear bombe in Japan , does Russia have the " " right " " to use two nuclear bombs against it's enemies ? !The Nazis in Germany are mad for it.....
Russia could strike NATO much earlier than predicted – German defense chief
Moscow has dismissed claims that it has any plans to attack members of the US-led military bloc as “nonsense”
Boris Pistorius © Omar Marques / Getty Images
Russia could attack NATO as early as next year, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has said, while calling for the country to further ramp up a multi-billion-euro rearmament and militarization push.
Western officials, including Pistorius, have used the claim to justify huge military spending spikes, including the EU’s €800 billion ($928 billion) ReArm Europe plan and NATO members’ pledge to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP.
Moscow has rejected the accusations as “nonsense,” saying the West is using Russia as a “monster” to fuel tensions, expand military budgets, and distract from domestic problems.
In an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung released on Friday, Pistorius said, “military experts and intelligence services can estimate when Russia will have rebuilt its forces enough to attack a NATO member in the east. We have always said this could be from 2029 onward.”
“Now, however, some say it’s conceivable as early as 2028, and some even believe we have already had our last summer of peace.”
Pistorius lamented the state of the military, which he said is bleak – with infrastructure “partly dilapidated” and personnel numbers “drastically reduced.” He added that it urgently needs structural updates, from procurement to arms stockpiles and manpower, citing the threat of an imminent Russian attack.
He went on to say that Germany “must respond quickly and decisively by strengthening our defense capabilities,” and outlined several initiatives in progress, from drone procurement to boosting the army reserve to 200,000 soldiers by 2030 and infrastructure projects such as reinforcing bridges in case the country is used as a transit point for military equipment.
READ MORE: Germany’s leaders share Hitler’s goals – Lavrov
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned that Pistorius’ comments do not “improve the situation,” and could push Russia to take preventative measures.
“Such militaristic rhetoric is increasingly heard from Europe,” Peskov told reporters on Monday. “Russia does not advocate any confrontation with NATO. But we may be forced to take measures to ensure our security.”
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The only country ever to use nuclear/atomic weapons in wartime is America, under a Degenerate Party president.
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And they were capable of doing just as much damage ( probably more ) with the conventional bombing that they were already doing !
They had already done more damage to a Japanese city ( was it Tokyo ) with conventional bombing !
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One simply doesn't buy 100 jet fighters off the shelf and start shooting down the enemy after breakfast the next day. These things take time, the planes have to be built, the pilots and ground crew trained, supply and servicing infrastructure put into place and so on. We are talking years rather than months, so just how long do they believe this war will continue?The scandal continues. As always, follow the dirty money.
Macron, Zelensky in deal for Ukraine to buy fighter jets
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky have signed a letter of intent for Ukraine to acquire up to 100 Rafale fighter jets and other air defence hardware from French companies, the French presidency said.
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What's he been promised to go spouting this rubbish?The Nazis in Germany are mad for it.....
Russia could strike NATO much earlier than predicted – German defense chief
Moscow has dismissed claims that it has any plans to attack members of the US-led military bloc as “nonsense”
Boris Pistorius © Omar Marques / Getty Images
Russia could attack NATO as early as next year, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has said, while calling for the country to further ramp up a multi-billion-euro rearmament and militarization push.
Western officials, including Pistorius, have used the claim to justify huge military spending spikes, including the EU’s €800 billion ($928 billion) ReArm Europe plan and NATO members’ pledge to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP.
Moscow has rejected the accusations as “nonsense,” saying the West is using Russia as a “monster” to fuel tensions, expand military budgets, and distract from domestic problems.
In an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung released on Friday, Pistorius said, “military experts and intelligence services can estimate when Russia will have rebuilt its forces enough to attack a NATO member in the east. We have always said this could be from 2029 onward.”
“Now, however, some say it’s conceivable as early as 2028, and some even believe we have already had our last summer of peace.”
Pistorius lamented the state of the military, which he said is bleak – with infrastructure “partly dilapidated” and personnel numbers “drastically reduced.” He added that it urgently needs structural updates, from procurement to arms stockpiles and manpower, citing the threat of an imminent Russian attack.
He went on to say that Germany “must respond quickly and decisively by strengthening our defense capabilities,” and outlined several initiatives in progress, from drone procurement to boosting the army reserve to 200,000 soldiers by 2030 and infrastructure projects such as reinforcing bridges in case the country is used as a transit point for military equipment.
READ MORE: Germany’s leaders share Hitler’s goals – Lavrov
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned that Pistorius’ comments do not “improve the situation,” and could push Russia to take preventative measures.
“Such militaristic rhetoric is increasingly heard from Europe,” Peskov told reporters on Monday. “Russia does not advocate any confrontation with NATO. But we may be forced to take measures to ensure our security.”
Another pen pushing general who's working to see who knows how many people butchered for what.
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135 million each then another 100% for all the additional stuff over its lifetime at least
These things cost 25 k/ hr to keep airborne ball park.
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Look at the Jieu faces. The faces of stealing money while the white men die in the trenches.
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Another of Zitler's corrupt scumbags for the chop.
Andrey Yermak. © Getty Images
Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky could fire his influential chief of staff, Andrey Yermak, as a full-scale “riot” unfolds within parliament over a vast corruption scandal that allegedly links Yermak to a roughly $100 million kick-back scheme in the country’s energy sector, according to several media reports and lawmakers.
Ukraine’s anti-corruption authorities alleged earlier this month that Timur Mindich – a former business partner of Zelensky – and several other officials pressured contractors working with the state nuclear operator, Energoatom, to hand over 10-15% of their contract value as kickbacks.
Opposition MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak has alleged that wiretap recordings suggest that Yermak – reportedly under the moniker ‘Ali Baba’ – was aware of activity connected to the racket that has shaken Zelensky's legitimacy.
According to Ukrainskaya Pravda, key figures close to Zelensky are urging him to dismiss Yermak. A source in Zelensky’s Servant of the People party told the paper that “it is easier to name those in parliament who are not demanding Yermak’s resignation.”
Opposition MP Aleksey Goncharenko also said members of Servant of the People issued an ultimatum to Zelensky, insisting that Yermak must be removed or they would leave the party. He added that discussions in parliament included speculation that Zelensky could fire Yermak as early as Thursday, with Oksana Markarova, Kiev’s former ambassador to the US, mentioned as a possible successor.
Strana.ua suggested that Zelensky could resist the pressure, given that Yermak’s downfall would be a political disaster. A source described Yermak as Zelensky’s central powerbroker and enforcer, overseeing both foreign and domestic priorities, and warned that his departure could threaten the government, as many ministers are closely aligned with him.
Journalist Oliver Carroll reported that planned discussions in Türkiye between Yermak and Steve Witkoff, the US special envoy to the Middle East and a key figure in the Ukraine conflict settlement process, were canceled, saying the US official “might not have been aware of the scandal he was walking into.”
Top Zelensky aide facing imminent firing – media
MPs are reportedly demanding the resignation of Andrey Yermak, who they say knew about a $100 million extortion scheme
Andrey Yermak. © Getty Images
Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky could fire his influential chief of staff, Andrey Yermak, as a full-scale “riot” unfolds within parliament over a vast corruption scandal that allegedly links Yermak to a roughly $100 million kick-back scheme in the country’s energy sector, according to several media reports and lawmakers.
Ukraine’s anti-corruption authorities alleged earlier this month that Timur Mindich – a former business partner of Zelensky – and several other officials pressured contractors working with the state nuclear operator, Energoatom, to hand over 10-15% of their contract value as kickbacks.
Opposition MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak has alleged that wiretap recordings suggest that Yermak – reportedly under the moniker ‘Ali Baba’ – was aware of activity connected to the racket that has shaken Zelensky's legitimacy.
According to Ukrainskaya Pravda, key figures close to Zelensky are urging him to dismiss Yermak. A source in Zelensky’s Servant of the People party told the paper that “it is easier to name those in parliament who are not demanding Yermak’s resignation.”
Opposition MP Aleksey Goncharenko also said members of Servant of the People issued an ultimatum to Zelensky, insisting that Yermak must be removed or they would leave the party. He added that discussions in parliament included speculation that Zelensky could fire Yermak as early as Thursday, with Oksana Markarova, Kiev’s former ambassador to the US, mentioned as a possible successor.
Strana.ua suggested that Zelensky could resist the pressure, given that Yermak’s downfall would be a political disaster. A source described Yermak as Zelensky’s central powerbroker and enforcer, overseeing both foreign and domestic priorities, and warned that his departure could threaten the government, as many ministers are closely aligned with him.
Journalist Oliver Carroll reported that planned discussions in Türkiye between Yermak and Steve Witkoff, the US special envoy to the Middle East and a key figure in the Ukraine conflict settlement process, were canceled, saying the US official “might not have been aware of the scandal he was walking into.”
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Western Ukraine getting the treatment now.
Still Zitler won't come to the table for talks.
All that mooola, eh?
www.rte.ie
Still Zitler won't come to the table for talks.
All that mooola, eh?
At least nine dead in Russian strikes on western Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that an overnight Russian attack killed nine people, wounded dozens more and damaged energy and transport infrastructure.
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The energy sector and corruption? Never!! I mean, look at all those wonderfully clean windmills with their beautiful subsidies that it has blessed us with!Another of Zitler's corrupt scumbags for the chop.
Top Zelensky aide facing imminent firing – media
MPs are reportedly demanding the resignation of Andrey Yermak, who they say knew about a $100 million extortion scheme
Andrey Yermak. © Getty Images
Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky could fire his influential chief of staff, Andrey Yermak, as a full-scale “riot” unfolds within parliament over a vast corruption scandal that allegedly links Yermak to a roughly $100 million kick-back scheme in the country’s energy sector, according to several media reports and lawmakers.
Ukraine’s anti-corruption authorities alleged earlier this month that Timur Mindich – a former business partner of Zelensky – and several other officials pressured contractors working with the state nuclear operator, Energoatom, to hand over 10-15% of their contract value as kickbacks.
Opposition MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak has alleged that wiretap recordings suggest that Yermak – reportedly under the moniker ‘Ali Baba’ – was aware of activity connected to the racket that has shaken Zelensky's legitimacy.
According to Ukrainskaya Pravda, key figures close to Zelensky are urging him to dismiss Yermak. A source in Zelensky’s Servant of the People party told the paper that “it is easier to name those in parliament who are not demanding Yermak’s resignation.”
Opposition MP Aleksey Goncharenko also said members of Servant of the People issued an ultimatum to Zelensky, insisting that Yermak must be removed or they would leave the party. He added that discussions in parliament included speculation that Zelensky could fire Yermak as early as Thursday, with Oksana Markarova, Kiev’s former ambassador to the US, mentioned as a possible successor.
Strana.ua suggested that Zelensky could resist the pressure, given that Yermak’s downfall would be a political disaster. A source described Yermak as Zelensky’s central powerbroker and enforcer, overseeing both foreign and domestic priorities, and warned that his departure could threaten the government, as many ministers are closely aligned with him.
Journalist Oliver Carroll reported that planned discussions in Türkiye between Yermak and Steve Witkoff, the US special envoy to the Middle East and a key figure in the Ukraine conflict settlement process, were canceled, saying the US official “might not have been aware of the scandal he was walking into.”
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The filthy EU gowls don't want peace, too much dirty money to be made through the corrupt Zitler....
Zelensky receives Ukraine peace plan, will speak to Trump
https://www.rte.ie/news/ukraine/2025/1120/1544898-ukraine-russia/
Zelensky receives Ukraine peace plan, will speak to Trump
https://www.rte.ie/news/ukraine/2025/1120/1544898-ukraine-russia/
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He's a fkin idiot.The Nazis in Germany are mad for it.....
Russia could strike NATO much earlier than predicted – German defense chief
Moscow has dismissed claims that it has any plans to attack members of the US-led military bloc as “nonsense”
Boris Pistorius © Omar Marques / Getty Images
Russia could attack NATO as early as next year, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has said, while calling for the country to further ramp up a multi-billion-euro rearmament and militarization push.
Western officials, including Pistorius, have used the claim to justify huge military spending spikes, including the EU’s €800 billion ($928 billion) ReArm Europe plan and NATO members’ pledge to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP.
Moscow has rejected the accusations as “nonsense,” saying the West is using Russia as a “monster” to fuel tensions, expand military budgets, and distract from domestic problems.
In an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung released on Friday, Pistorius said, “military experts and intelligence services can estimate when Russia will have rebuilt its forces enough to attack a NATO member in the east. We have always said this could be from 2029 onward.”
“Now, however, some say it’s conceivable as early as 2028, and some even believe we have already had our last summer of peace.”
Pistorius lamented the state of the military, which he said is bleak – with infrastructure “partly dilapidated” and personnel numbers “drastically reduced.” He added that it urgently needs structural updates, from procurement to arms stockpiles and manpower, citing the threat of an imminent Russian attack.
He went on to say that Germany “must respond quickly and decisively by strengthening our defense capabilities,” and outlined several initiatives in progress, from drone procurement to boosting the army reserve to 200,000 soldiers by 2030 and infrastructure projects such as reinforcing bridges in case the country is used as a transit point for military equipment.
READ MORE: Germany’s leaders share Hitler’s goals – Lavrov
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned that Pistorius’ comments do not “improve the situation,” and could push Russia to take preventative measures.
“Such militaristic rhetoric is increasingly heard from Europe,” Peskov told reporters on Monday. “Russia does not advocate any confrontation with NATO. But we may be forced to take measures to ensure our security.”
Why?
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The talking is done!
This is actors performance before the curtain falls
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As the corruption involving Zitler and Ukraine gets exposed this week all of a sudden we get this.....
Russian money launderers bought bank to evade sanctions
https://www.rte.ie/news/crime/2025/1121/1545079-money-laundering/
Western propaganda is off the scale.
Russian money launderers bought bank to evade sanctions
https://www.rte.ie/news/crime/2025/1121/1545079-money-laundering/
Western propaganda is off the scale.
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Have you any idea about the amount of dirty money and kickbacks the gowls in the EU are making from this war?
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/11/14/ukraine-war-kyiv-hit-russian-attack/
"Ukraine has struck one of Russia’s largest oil terminals as part of a huge overnight cruise missile and drone attack."
The Ukrainian attack on Russia's energy sector makes progress.
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Hiroo Onoda: The Japanese Soldier Who Refused to Surrender
Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda was an Imperial Japanese Army intelligence officer sent to garrison an island in the Philippines in 1944 towards the end of...
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Ireland sent 5 radar systems to ukraine. I guess Ireland has no air defences now.
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Russia dangling $100,000,000,000 'carrot' as payoff to Trump
Vladimir Putin is dangling a $100,000,000,000 'carrot' as payoff to Donald Trump for putting pressure on Ukraine to accept the 'peace agreement'.
metro.co.uk
So, the war is to end with a settlement far far worse for Ukraine than what they could have had in March 2022.
Basically an unconditional surrender.
Zellensky is a dead man.
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Emanuel Macron being Emanuel Macron ! !
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Russia pulling the last remaining AFVs from its stockpile.
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Some comical backpedaling going on.
"U.S. lawmakers attempted Saturday to reverse days of confusion around a leaked peace plan for Ukraine, saying Secretary of State Marco Rubio assured them the document does not represent the Trump administration’s position.
Rubio called the bipartisan delegation to the Halifax International Security Forum on Saturday afternoon, they said, while en route to Geneva for talks with Ukrainian officials. He described the plan as a Russian proposal, they said, and not a U.S. initiative."
Thats pretty obvious:
www.yahoo.com
This plan is DOA anyway.
www.politico.eu
I am starting to think it was leaked to embarrass the Russians. Which either might get them to compromise or dig their heels in further.
nypost.com
The longer the war goes on, the weaker and poorer Russia gets. In the cold light of day, thats probably the calculation thats been made here.
"U.S. lawmakers attempted Saturday to reverse days of confusion around a leaked peace plan for Ukraine, saying Secretary of State Marco Rubio assured them the document does not represent the Trump administration’s position.
Rubio called the bipartisan delegation to the Halifax International Security Forum on Saturday afternoon, they said, while en route to Geneva for talks with Ukrainian officials. He described the plan as a Russian proposal, they said, and not a U.S. initiative."
Thats pretty obvious:
Trump’s Ukraine Peace Deal Appears to Be Translated From Russian
Certain phrases in Trump’s proposed deal seem to be using Russian language.
This plan is DOA anyway.
Ukraine’s allies rush to counter Trump’s ‘non-starter’ peace plan
Top British and European officials will join high-level talks between the U.S. and Ukraine starting Sunday, after Kyiv’s allies voiced concern at Trump’s proposed deal.
www.politico.eu
I am starting to think it was leaked to embarrass the Russians. Which either might get them to compromise or dig their heels in further.
The Ukraine ‘peace plan’ distracts from the real issue: why Russia’s desperate to keep fighting
Say what you will about President Trump’s methods, but his wish to end Russia’s war is genuine. The problem is Moscow doesn’t want peace in Ukraine, it wants Ukraine in pieces. A panicking Vladimir…
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The longer the war goes on, the weaker and poorer Russia gets. In the cold light of day, thats probably the calculation thats been made here.
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