Trump … also found out exactly how bat-shit crazy the Ukrainian leadership, zelenskyy specifically, but did not use his immense leverage over them to force them to change anything … Now, is he going to throw that away over a war that is already lost?
Posted by: Bird Vader | May 8 2025 4:46 utc | 303
Not alone, but he also created them and they’re his personal puppets now. I’m pretty sure there are no surprises, it’s the original plan, you fell in the trap created by Trump propagandists. I hope you have not invested in his memecoins as well.
And what war has Trump lost? Let’s see this quote: “Almost all of Europe wages war on Russia under Nazi banners — Lavrov” ( tass.com/politics/1953481 )
So Russia doesn’t see US to be a problem at all, they’re trying to get back on the dollar train, the Swift train, nothing else matters. Biolabs are no more a problem, Putin shoots down his drones on Trump’s command and also Putin invited Blackrock to buy Russia too ( en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/76331 ) and announced it on TV.
Also, it’s it funny that the “war under Nazi banners” is stopped exactly during 80th anniversary? What message Lavrov wants to send if not one of complete obedience? You assumed that if Trump is dumb he can never win anything. Anyone can win as long as the other is dumber. Which is what is happening here. You have the setup of a war between Europe controlled by US and Russia controlled by US, which will remove them from the map while US watches it like a movie, with popcorn. I think China has bought some popcorn too. The great reset.

Posted by: rk | May 8 2025 5:27 utc | 304

Posted by: James M. | May 8 2025 3:56 utc | 301
An excellent post James M.
It is a true summary of how the SMO started which should be widely read and appreciated, and in particular the pivotal role of the BOJO critter.
Of course the insulting and dismissive attitude of the collective western “diplomats” to the RF offer for far ranging and serious discussions about common security concerns at end of 2021 were the ultimate reason for the situation.
From my POV the collective west wanted to goad Russia into war, and they succeeded. While they initially considered that their proxy Ukraine-with copious military aid -would be sufficient to defeat Russia, things did not go anywhere as well as they anticipated.
They now have a very, very angry bear on their case, a bear that is no longer likely to accommodate any fantasies or false proposals from western political/financial or diplomatic institutions. The RF (hopefully) realises that any such pleas are to be handled as very strong and toxic bullshit, and be dealt with accordingly.

Posted by: Barrel Brown | May 8 2025 6:05 utc | 306

Kiev’s neo-Nazi regime lionizes Roman Shukhevych, names streets for him, builds monuments to him: they dub him a “hero and a freedom fighter of Ukraine” who resisted Moscow. When likeminded Ukrainians make their home in a Chicago suburb just east of O’Hare, they implant the Kiev regime’s orthodoxy concerning a man who slaughtered Jews in ditches and murdered Poles in heinously graphic ways.
The state of Holocaust remembrance/revision in the U.S. sinks or swims in relation to Ukrainization, a mainstreaming of WWII figures who suited up as Nazis, like Roman Shukhevych did. He bootstrapped his hands-on experience w/ the Reich in conducting Lvov’s 1941 genocidal pogrom to then lead the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, a paramilitary group that butchered thousands of Jews and between 70,000-100,000 Polish villagers.
Cleansing the appalling history of Ukraine’s “freedom fighters” involves a mind-bending act of Holocaust revisionism, which morphs war criminals into role models. It happened not only in Canada’s parliament in September 2023 but *is* happening in Chicago too.
St. Joseph the Betrothed Ukrainian Greek Catholic parish commemorated Roman Shukhevych on 9 March, celebrating his heroics in opposing Moscow and conveniently ignoring his Black Hands in the monstrous pogroms. Serhiy Koledov, consulate general of Ukraine in Chicago, joined in.
Notice that the virtue of opposing Moscow cleanses the blood of genocidal murder.
On 7 May, Koledov posted to X: “Russia parades not to remember history but to justify its current war. While Ukraine honors the victims and sacrifices of WWII, Russia uses the day to glorify its aggression and ongoing genocide against Ukrainians.”
Two million Ukrainians died fighting against the Nazis and their enablers. Only a portion of the country’s populace today defend its Nazi collaborators; millions more revile them. Saying Ukraine idolizes Shukhevych is like saying America idolizes Robert E. Lee.
Weirdly, though, Ukrainization as it manifests in the Chicago heartland includes venerating the likes of Roman Shukhevych. This version of history has come to our shores as a result of a transplanted population that privileges the current Kiev regime’s stance. The dominant mood among Chicago Ukrainians is the Robert E. Lee-truther mood, so to speak. Which Ukraine is Chicago getting-? Chicago is getting the Robert E. Lee Ukraine.
Neither the Jewish federation in northern Illinois nor the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum weighed in. The Anti-Defamation League remained mute to the Shukhevych commemoration too. Drawing attention to Ukraine’s penchant for exalting Nazi collaborators feeds into Russia’s focus on denazifying Ukraine, after all—-a distinct no-no when trying to Stand With Ukraine.
But if you don’t want to be accused of honoring Nazis, the first thing to do is to quit honoring Nazis.
In *standing with Ukraine* people don’t comprehend the Ukraine they’re unwittingly standing with. It is part of the Ukrainization that has visited our shores.

Posted by: steel_porcupine | May 8 2025 7:14 utc | 308

The gains RUAF is making in the Konstantinovka and Kramatorsk direction suggest the following:
-RUAF is on verge of taking a powerful AFU stronghold SW of Konstantinovka, effectively compromising the rest of the AFU pocket S of Konstantinovka
-This allows RUAF to move west, to the NE flank of Pokrovsk and threaten it from the behind, or it allows RUAF to move NW or N, multiplying the AFU necessary line of defense (or collapse the front)
-potential movement NW of Chasov Yar, moving to flank Konstantinovka from the north
-AFU offensive in Novy Put failed as RUAF managed to destroy all their mobile and de-mining equipment
-The latest data suggests RUAF has forced AFU to pull back from the western outskirts of Tetkino (Kursk region)

Posted by: unimperator | May 8 2025 8:12 utc | 310

unelected fascist and nazi ursula von der leyen:

‘The war in Ukraine will eventually end, but how it ends will determine the future of our continent for generations to come. The future of Ukrainians is at stake, but also our own. A bad deal could inspire Russia to new aggression. Our task is to help Ukraine enter peace talks on its own terms. And the best guarantee of a just and lasting peace is Ukraine’s accession to the EU. We must accelerate this process and open all clusters of negotiations in 2025. Let us welcome Ukraine into our union. Glory to Ukraine! Long live Europe.’

glory to ukraine? confirmation that she is indeed a closet-banderite? geez, ursula the nazi, who wouldve thought. of course, the brits and the rest of the illegal “eu” entity will look the other way, in true fascist way.
but lets disect her shitty little speech there:
* the future of our continent – no ursula, europe is NOT a continent, it is at best a subcontinent, like you love to call india. and it certainly is not YOUR continent
* russias new aggression – if you dont want “aggression”, then dont provoke. the only agressive one here is YOU ursula, you unelected poodle.
* peace talks on its own terms – no ursula, you want “peace” talks on YOUR terms, you fascist dont care about the ukrainian people, especially not about those of russian origin.
* ukrainian ascension to the eu / clusters of negotiation – the whole issue started WITH THE EU in the first place. janukovich was against seperating ukraine from the russian markets, but the fascist eu pushed and ultimately overthrew a democratic state (you know the eu does not know the word democracy even if you feed them the crayons they used to write it) to sever those ties so that they can exploit them, as the eu has done prior.
and dont get me started on “negotiations” when it comes to the warmongering nazi fascists from the eu/uk.
god im so glad that im almost done with the eu!

Posted by: Justpassinby | May 8 2025 9:52 utc | 312

Polish border force helicopter up and down the Ukr border opposite Lvov – looking for deserters?
Yesterday a Polish aerial mapping company, MGGP, had a plane doing the same run, presumably doing a Lidar map of the terrain.

Posted by: YetAnotherAnon | May 8 2025 10:31 utc | 314

New post from S
Kursk2 and RF advances

Posted by: Newbie | May 8 2025 11:01 utc | 316

berlin once again prohibits russian symbols on victory day
bet they wont forbid some azov symbols.

Posted by: Justpassinby | May 8 2025 11:51 utc | 318

Generally things seem quiet at the front, a few breaches by Ukraine who’ve failed at Tyotkino. Not sure if I’d go out collecting bodies under enemy drone surveillance, though, as both sides did last time. Ukraine’s ceasefire is de facto but they’ve not announced it AFAIK.

Posted by: YetAnotherAnon | May 8 2025 12:30 utc | 320

Usually the whore gets paid to be fucked.
Times change.

Posted by: Newbie | May 8 2025 13:03 utc | 322

LoW:
The Ukrainian Armed Forces, ignoring the ceasefire, are rolling across the Dnieper in the area of ​​​​the Antonovsky Bridge. Extremely difficult terrain for both sides, many channels and islands, and also “greenery” in full force.
Although, Krynki has long demonstrated the full capability of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to attack in this direction.
❗️A new element of the situation is the artillery preparation and drone strikes on the Kinburn Spit.
Another important element of the situation is the enemy’s activity in the area of ​​​​the Tenderovskaya Spit, a long-standing location for enemy landings.

Posted by: YetAnotherAnon | May 8 2025 19:07 utc | 324

OT but IMHO relevant – Chinese J-10 reportedly shoots down 3 Rafales.
https://www.reuters.com/world/pakistans-chinese-made-jet-brought-down-two-indian-fighter-aircraft-us-officials-2025-05-08/
While Reuters reported on Wednesday that three Indian planes went down, citing local government officials in India, this marks the first Western confirmation that Pakistan’s Chinese-made jets were used in the shootdowns. Pakistan’s Defense minister, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, told Reuters on Thursday that the J-10 was used to shoot down three French-made Rafale planes, which were newly acquired by India. Altogether, Pakistan says it downed five Indian planes in air-to-air combat. Social media posts highlighted the face-off between China’s PL-15 air-to-air missile against the Meteor, produced by European missile group MBDA/BAe/Leonardo.

Posted by: YetAnotherAnon | May 8 2025 19:49 utc | 326