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June 5, 2025
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Trump Pulls Plug on NATO’s Proxy War in Ukraine
A master stroke by the old man in the White House.
As I wrote yesterday, no Article 5 for Europe’s aggression against Russia.
The US has announced its refusal to provide air cover to European forces in post-war Ukraine | Bloomberg |
The US is refusing to provide air defenses to back the “coalition of the willing” the UK, France and Germany are planning in a postwar Ukraine.
The ill-conceived escalation with the drone attacks on Russian strategic nuclear assets has backfired. Trump was not amused …
“You don’t have the cards.”
The natives are getting more restless:
In Kiev, the mobilized staged a riot in the [TCC]-social networks
In one of the capital’s territorial recruitment and social support centers, there was a riot of the mobilized. Video of the incident appeared online
This is reported by RegioNews with reference to a video that was distributed in social networks.
It is reported that the incident occurred in the distribution center. In the video, the men first communicate in raised tones with the management of the [TCC], and then they try to barricade the door and call for armed with sticks to get out.
After that, the security forces and police enter the room, who begin using batons to put people on the ground.
https://regionews.ua/ukr/news/kiev/1749110110-u-kievi-mobilizovani-vlashtuvali-bunt-u-ttsk (via translation add-on.)
A lack of enthusiasm for being “The last Ukrainian”.
Posted by: Jeremy Rhymings-Lang | Jun 5 2025 13:41 utc | 2
There are, however, some pertinent questions raised in today’s Glenn Diesen’s discussion with Bhadrakumar.
Posted by: DyslexicFingers | Jun 5 2025 14:01 utc | 3
Tinkerbell-thinking—-that “we must keep Ukraine in the fight,” as mouthed by NATO chief Mark Rutte—-means that sending a brigade of Ukrainian soldiers to the frontline is less important than cobbling together expendable but nimble shock-teams to engage in terroristic acts of high-PR value against Russia.
The *Ukraine* Rutte and others are trying to keep in the fight does not really exist. Given the skill of perception management & narrative shaping by marketing agencies in service to NATO, *Ukraine* only needs to exist in so far as Rutte & his compatriots can utilize the fig-leaf of *Ukraine* as a predicate for *fighting* Russia without actually declaring war on Russia directly.
If *Ukraine* is nothing more than that well-photographed train station in Kiev, the one where Euro-crats disembark after their lengthy sojourn from Poland, then that will be *Ukraine-enough* for NATO to keep this fig-leaf *Ukraine* that does not really exist “in the fight.”
While Russia has a significant advantage in better-trained troops on the battlefield, Ukraine has a personnel problem: they can’t mobilize troops. Even if DJT goes full-bore Joe 2 and supports the AFU to the nth as Joe did, it won’t matter: what the U.S. provided during Collective Biden underperformed and yielded unimpressive results.
They are tending in the abyss of the idols
their blood-atoned European
freedom, honor and peace.
(paraphrasing Pushkin)
Posted by: steel_porcupine | Jun 5 2025 14:01 utc | 4
Americans who do not understand their country is a state sponsor of terrorism have no excuse for that. There are many of us who berate and browbeat “fake news” and at the same time cling to it. This is the national identity.
Let it be known that without the role of Americans in US backed and led former state of Ukraine none of this would be happening.
Posted by: chunga | Jun 5 2025 14:02 utc | 5
From poster 53 to 218, there are several contradictory posters about Arestovich in the previous thread.
I did some research to find out how and where he is living (after Zelensk’s sanction and his blocking on YouTube), but I couldn’t find it. Is it in Belarus?
Posted by: Elber | Jun 5 2025 14:09 utc | 6
I guess European oligarchs still stinging from getting kicked out.
Posted by: drifting | Jun 5 2025 14:10 utc | 7
Oui | Jun 5 2025 13:40 utc | 1
Wait 5 minutes and your dancing clown hero will be condemning Russia again and sending more weapons and money to Ukraine. Oh, and which country do you think provides the satellite data that enabled the attacks on Russia? The pattern is so obvious now: fool the dopes with meaningless news headlines so that they ignore the obvious reality in front of their faces.
Posted by: Moonraker | Jun 5 2025 14:11 utc | 8
“Ukraine’s military intelligence, or HUR, has built covert ops into a weapon as deadly as Israel’s Mossad, its only international rival,” crowed Owen Matthews in his 4 June op-ed in the Telegraph.
“The HUR has, like Mossad, also shown a steely disregard for moral niceties in pursuit of revenge,” Matthews explains, kind of giddy with it all.
He describes how back in October 2022 a Russian truck driver was recruited as an unwitting suicide bomber as he picked up a commercial payload across the Kerch Bridge linking Russia proper with occupied Crimea. The container was packed with explosives, seriously damaging the bridge and killing the driver. Suicide bombing by false-flag recruitment has become an HUR signature.
“Until this year,” Matthews tells us, “Kiev’s allies and sponsors in Washington had frowned on this kind of borderline terror activity for fear of provoking Russian escalation. But with DJT’s admin disengaging from both material support for Kiev and control over Project Ukraine, the gloves are now off.”
BTW, Matthews, whose op-ed was entitled *Ukraine Is Gaining The Upper Hand. Putin Will Be Terrified*, criticizes both DJT and Joe for the problems which now, in Matthews’ estimation, plague Europe: “Putin did not content himself with the ‘minor incursions’ which President Biden foolishly said, early on in proceedings, might be all right. Putin’s attack on Ukraine is an absolute and deliberate defiance of the basis of the post-1945 peace. One of the terrifying things is that President Trump seems not to understand this.”
Ultimately, though, an op-edder like Matthews comes round to blaming the UK: “Currently, Russia recruits about 50,000 men a month. We struggle to recruit 7,000 in a year. We are still not serious.”
It’s not that the UK is unserious—-it’s that the UK obeys a Target Fixation which, as w/ pilots who stare so unrelentingly @ a singular quarry that they crash into it, disallows an ability to *course correct* and maintain a system of checks & balances that scans for delusion.
Exhibiting behavior like this, the UK becomes a place devoid of self-protective survival mechanisms.
Posted by: steel_porcupine | Jun 5 2025 14:16 utc | 9
VSG PDJT to Z….”Stop war with Russia because US support is ending”…Hal Turner Radio Show… no show head of DoD on fckg* NATO meeting…..
Orban revealed the plans of EU leaders for a preemptive strike on Russia
https://eadaily.com/en/news
Posted by: Elber | Jun 5 2025 14:40 utc | 11
Posted by: Elber | Jun 5 2025 14:40 utc | 11
In this case, in Putin’s place, what would you do: would you continue to retaliate against the WEB or would you wait for this preemptive strike?
Posted by: Elber | Jun 5 2025 14:45 utc | 12
FAB bombs. The building is completely gutted
🇷🇺🇺🇦❗️The Kherson administration building was completely destroyed by two strikes
It was used by pro-Ukrainian authorities
Posted by: Norwegian | Jun 5 2025 14:50 utc | 13
Posted by: steel_porcupine | Jun 5 2025 14:16 utc | 9
Exhibiting behavior like this, the UK becomes a place devoid of self-protective survival mechanisms.
Holds for many countries too. Perhaps the UK is a bit more extreme in this regard. I wondered the same but I also believe if the shit really hits the fan then the leadership will be quickly replaced by someone who can make ends meet with the winner (Russia).
Recall how Winston “we slaughtered the wrong pig” Churchill of Operation Unthinkable fame dealt with the USSR/Stalin. I agree it doesn’t look like it now but the actual circumstances can force one’s hand. The other option: ideological fixation into a cul-de-sac is depressing and … unthinkable 🙂
Posted by: Konami | Jun 5 2025 14:59 utc | 14
Posted by: Oui | Jun 5 2025 13:40 utc | 1
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It’s my pet peeve when people say that Trump “did” something when at best he spoke about doing something.
Trump is not in control. France and the UK are not on his program like Ukraine doesn’t listen to him. The Senators are committing treason and the CIA doesn’t respond to the President.
The truth is, Trump, like Biden, is a hostage.
When one sanction is lifted, when one delivery is cancelled, then we can say Trump “did” something. Right now, we’ve got SecDef watching an attack (in real time) on Russia’s triad that supposedly Trump did not know about or authorize.
One needs only to parse the public statements and claims to understand that little that is said has truth value.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Jun 5 2025 14:59 utc | 15
America is not agreement capable because it is the Empire of Lies.
Trump is agreement incapable because he is mercurial and lacks integrity.
What happens when a “leader” is a materialist, lacking any spiritual or philosophical center.
Don’t get me wrong, no one with character gets into power unless they are manufactured like Obama. Vance is obviously someone’s puppet, an insurance policy on Trump.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Jun 5 2025 15:06 utc | 16
Pentagon Redirects Missile Components From Kiev To Own Forces – WSJ
https://www.rt.com/news/618682-us-redirects-kiev-missile-components/
“Fuzes meant for Ukraine’s air defence have been diverted to US units in the Middle East, according to the outlet…”
Posted by: JohnGilberts | Jun 5 2025 15:13 utc | 17
steel_porcupine | Jun 5 2025 14:01 utc | 4
My Leatherman multi-purpose tool analogy. Ukraine exists as a vehicle to explain away all and sundry NATO activities as a shield to avoid the appearance of direct contact.
As I’ve often professed my admiration for Heller’s masterpiece (“That’s some catch, that catch-22. It’s the best there is.”), I dare say the Russians were forced to admit it was a pretty damn clever strategy.
Ah, but the eternal temptation to go further, to push the limits. Ukraine could have, would have continued as a constant aggravation if NATO had limited themselves to tactical military strikes.
But now the fates have intervened, handing moral authority to the Russians (for those ambivalent to charges from either margin), and cementing the future settlement of the conflict.
Posted by: Markw | Jun 5 2025 15:14 utc | 18
Perhaps Oreshniking the UK bases in Cyprus could be a retaliatory move not susceptible to cause too much escalation. I’m sure Cyprus would unofficially approve…
Posted by: scc | Jun 5 2025 15:20 utc | 19
https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2025/06/02/at-least-13-russian-strategic-aircraft-completely-destroyed/
Funny stuff – “according to Andriy Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation”
Sounds like something Orwell named in a book.
So in reality, “Ukraine’s Center for Spreading Disinformation”. The same folks who regularly claimed to shoot down 125% of the missiles Russia launched…..while also claiming the missiles hit hospitals and kindergartens.
Lies are the currency of fools. Ukraine is rich.
Posted by: saner | Jun 5 2025 15:26 utc | 20
More restlessness?
In Kiev, a garbage can exploded: two people were injured
In the Darnytskyi district of the capital, an explosion occurred, as a result of which two men were injured. According to preliminary police data, the explosion occurred in a garbage can-an unknown object detonated.
This was reported by the metropolitan police, reports RegioNews .
It is noted that the explosion injured a local resident who was passing by, as well as a house guard. Both received injuries of varying severity.
The investigative and operational group of the Darnytskyi police Department, as well as the explosives service, is working at the scene of the incident.
Law enforcement officers establish all the circumstances of the incident.
The causes of the explosion and the nature of the explosive device have not yet been reported.
https://regionews.ua/ukr/news/kiev/1749115739-u-kievi-vibuhnuv-smitteviy-bak-postrazhdali-dvoe-lyudey (via translation add-on.)
Posted by: Jeremy Rhymings-Lang | Jun 5 2025 15:30 utc | 21
Elber
Arestovych. Good god man. Of course not Belarus. Are you mad.
Israel. He’s in a safe haven in Israel.
Posted by: Whereswally | Jun 5 2025 15:30 utc | 22
An hours or so ago a USN P-8 Intel, command aircraft was refueled over Rumania and turned off its beacon. The refueler is on its way back west to base in UK.
US direct support to nazis
Posted by: paddy | Jun 5 2025 15:31 utc | 23
Posted by: steel_porcupine | Jun 5 2025 14:01 utc | 4
Then send your numbers without number,
Your madden’d sons, your goaded slaves,
In Russia’s plains there’s room to slumber,
And well they’ll know their brethren’s graves!
Posted by: Paco | Jun 5 2025 15:36 utc | 24
Russian media has been consistent in describing this as a NATO war.
Check out the iconography of this hit song
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zMj5qD0sJ6Q&pp=0gcJCbIJAYcqIYzv
Posted by: Exile | Jun 5 2025 15:40 utc | 25
Posted by: Elber | Jun 5 2025 14:45 utc | 12
The news was at 13:55 GMT; could Orban have heard some counter-information, to make Putin confused and reluctant!?
At 16:06, EADaily claims that 1/3 of its readers want a nuclear attack on Ukraine (an absurdity; which indicates that these readers are foreigners, I suppose).
In the text of the 16:06 news, there is a curious reference to the American science fiction writer Clifford Saymak (news from 10:01), mocking Putin’s parsimony.
Yesterday, in Trump’s note (deleted and republished), it is assumed that Trump wants or approves a vengeful attack by Putin on the European Union! Why would Orban and Trump be rooting for this? Is the European Union so desperate that it has no other option?
How do the barflies see all this?
Posted by: Elber | Jun 5 2025 15:51 utc | 26
Here’s the Bhadrakumar interview, he channels his inner Paul Craig Roberts, very heavy duty criticism of the Putin admin’s running of the war, constantly allowing red lines to be crossed: @37:28 “Putin shies away from taking tough decisions that’s why I said that I really don’t know whether these some of these people are compromised, it can happen history shows that such things happen weak leaderships bring about calamities on a nation”.
Meh, it’s sound reasoning but Bhadrakumar, like Paul Craig Roberts, is as much in the peanut gallery as the rest of us, w/o knowing what exactly the Pentagon has planned, what Russia believes the Pentagon has planned, and what the long range plans of Putin, MoD, Stavka, and Russia’s alliance with China are working out, it’s pointless to go out on a limb and be so absolutist. One thing is for sure, the Russians are not just going ahead wantonly, their “lack of response” is part of their plan, their problem is they insist on playing the west’s PR game and it makes them look weak and always two steps behind. Time to shut up and go dark.
I still wonder what would have happened if on 24 February 2022 Russia hit NATO HQ in Brussels w/ say, a 5 kiloton bunker-busting hypersonic nuke, would everything be better or far worse? The smart money is on the latter, I always make bad bets so it’s a good thing I’m not in charge.
Anyways, vargas, the shadowbanned handle, etc., are going to bust a nut over this one, the trolls best have some tissues next to the computer, ugly work day at the NAFO shack:
Amb. M.K Bhadrakumar: Russia Must Respond to the Attack on Its Nuclear Forces
Posted by: LightYearsFromHome | Jun 5 2025 16:14 utc | 27
Putin does not shies away from tough decisions, he’s just a sane and calm person and not a mass murderous psychopath.
Mass murderous psychopaths and people who are captured in the world of these confuse this with weakness.
Posted by: Beatrice | Jun 5 2025 16:22 utc | 28
Posted by: Paco | Jun 5 2025 15:36 utc | 24
RE: in Russia’s plains there’s room to slumber
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Beautiful, Paco.
From his own slumber Pushkin steers as powerfully as in life, if not even more so on account of the weight of time.
Posted by: steel_porcupine | Jun 5 2025 16:29 utc | 29
Eber @ 26
That’s Clifford D. Simak, excellent and thoughtful American science fiction writer from the 1950s and 1960s.
https://old.bitchute.com/video/dSarS03MWJRa/
That won’t be fixed with a bit of tape and plaster.
Posted by: saner | Jun 5 2025 16:34 utc | 31
https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/royal-navy-flagship-sails-into-indian-ocean-for-next-stage-of-global-mission/
Prince of Wales carrier group sailed through Red Sea without incident and headed to the Pacific. The lack of an attack by Houthis using advanced weapons is evidence that Russia has limited contact with the Houthis. Russia is not supplying them with anti-ship missiles.
Posted by: gdp | Jun 5 2025 16:40 utc | 32
I watched Scott Ritter with the Judge this morning and Scott says Russia is going to take a week and bring Ukraine down.
I agree…we get to all watch as armchair generals. What special treat does Russia have for the UK and the City Of London Corp? Will all the action happen in Ukraine?
Posted by: psychohistorian | Jun 5 2025 16:44 utc | 33
Putin has refused to simply accept as true the fact the US, UK, and NATO are integral to the attacks on Russia to include civilians.
Any response that does not hit a NATO target relevant to the NATO war on Russia will invite further NATO escalation.
Posted by: Jim C. | Jun 5 2025 16:46 utc | 34
@ Moonraker, §8:
Yep, The Deep State™ has pulled a fast one on The Donald.
He´s not in charge any more. Sufficient of Congress have been bribed for business as usual . . .
Posted by: John Marks | Jun 5 2025 16:48 utc | 35
Well, anyone who is currently following the Oval Office briefing between Trump and German Chancellor Merz (warmonger) must believe otherwise given the answers Trump gave the journalists regarding Ukraine… he’s suddenly backing Merz and the “willing” France and England…
I hope Putin sees this and in the future completely ignores what this man has to say or thinks he can say…
This Trump cannot be trusted in ANY of his statements…
He let this Merz rant unchallenged about kidnapped Ukrainian children… who were now demonstrably found in Germany.
He agreed with this Merz that Russia can ONLY be forced to negotiate with weapons…
For us Germans, it’s just depressing, because we had hoped for more from Trump’s meeting with the warmonger, the one who is actually working TOTALLY against Trump when it comes to Ukraine. Apparently, Blackrock = the power of money called Trump and showed him the way…
Sorry…I’m just disappointed, like millions of Germans who are probably being driven into war and had hopes for Trump…this will be a cold awakening for everyone.
Feedback geben
Posted by: Beobachter II | Jun 5 2025 16:53 utc | 36
From 24 hours to… maybe. Low expectations are the key to success
“We’d like to see it end, and maybe it’ll end,” Trump said.
Understatement of the year + “mistakes were made” award
“But we get some news, there’ll be some fighting. Something happened a couple of days ago,”
Posted by: Newbie | Jun 5 2025 16:56 utc | 37
Citing the Russian Ministry of Defense, Times of India has reported that elements of three Ukie brigades have surrendered in South Donetsk. I’ve long been awaiting such news. SAVE THOSE LIVES !
Posted by: aristodemos | Jun 5 2025 16:58 utc | 38
This critic of the Neo-Nazi dictator Zelensky had better watch out – the Neo-Nazi’s won’t think twice on finding him and killing him, afterall many Ukie Neo-Nazi’s are guns for hire – no doubt like Roger Waters – the guy will be on the Ukie assassination list called the Mirotvorets.
“A Ukrainian court on Tuesday sentenced Spain-based journalist Anatoly Shariy, a vocal critic of Vladimir Zelensky, to 15 years in prison in absentia on treason charges. Shariy dismissed the verdict as a sham trial driven by political motives and executed by a judiciary loyal to Kiev.
Shariy, who was granted political asylum in the European Union in 2012, initially supported Zelensky’s 2019 presidential campaign but later turned against the administration, accusing it of drifting toward authoritarianism and aligning with radical nationalist elements. He gained prominence for his political commentary on YouTube, where he has amassed more than 3.3 million followers.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) highlighted the conviction in a statement, emphasizing that it presented crucial evidence to the Vinnitsa city court. The agency noted the “unprecedented” section of the ruling that ordered the confiscation of Shariy’s YouTube channel.”
Posted by: Republicofscotland | Jun 5 2025 16:58 utc | 39
🇺🇸🇺🇦 Trump assures he is with Ukraine
🇺🇸 Trump said the U.S. could impose sanctions not just on Russia, but on Ukraine as well.
is he now playing good cop bad cop by himself?
Posted by: Justpassinby | Jun 5 2025 17:00 utc | 40
Fico stands his ground – cue another assassination attempt by EU bigwigs/USA/UK/Ukraine.
“The Slovak parliament has passed a resolution opposing sanctions on Russia. The motion prohibits government representatives from supporting new international restrictions against Moscow, citing economic harm to Slovakia’s industry and population.
Of the 76 MPs present for the vote on Thursday, 55 voted in favor, 23 abstained, and one opposed the resolution. Opposition lawmakers were absent from the vote.
The resolution, introduced by the Slovak National Party (SNS), claims sanctions have triggered rising energy costs, disrupted supply chains, and hurt the EU nation’s competitiveness. It urges the government to prioritize national economic interests and resist international actions that may negatively impact Slovak businesses and citizens.
“This is a historic document, the first of its kind within the EU,” SNS leader Andrej Danko said. “It clearly states that sanctions against Russia harm Slovakia’s economy and the plenary session of the Slovak parliament has agreed.””
Posted by: Republicofscotland | Jun 5 2025 17:10 utc | 41
re: #39. I have posted his tweets here before. Here’s more…
Anatoliy Sharij
https://x.com/anatoliisharii/status/1930529891369320812
“From the court materials in the case that sentenced me to 15 years in prison for publishing a video: ‘Enemies of the People from the Armed Forces of Ukraine’, published on the Internet on Youtube…”
Posted by: JohnGilberts | Jun 5 2025 17:11 utc | 42
@ Justpassinby | Jun 5 2025 17:00 utc | 40
🇺🇸🇺🇦 Trump assures he is with Ukraine
🇺🇸 Trump said the U.S. could impose sanctions not just on Russia, but on Ukraine as well.
is he now playing good cop bad cop by himself?
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I mean, there certainly is a kind of twisted logic at play here. Say what you will, he certainly is keeping everyone guessing what he’ll do or say next. Literally no one can say with confidence what will come out of his mouth next- likely even himself! Kind of like if we replaced senior leadership with Magic 8 balls?
Posted by: Clown Shoes | Jun 5 2025 17:11 utc | 43
Posted by: Beobachter II | Jun 5 2025 16:53 utc | 36
“(…)
He agreed with this Merz that Russia can ONLY be forced to negotiate with weapons…
(…)
Sorry…I’m just disappointed, like millions of Germans who are probably being driven into war and had hopes for Trump…this will be a cold awakening for everyone.
Feedback geben”
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I agree with Trump and this Merz that Russia can ONLY be forced to negotiate with weapons… which the West does not have.
Posted by: Elber | Jun 5 2025 17:13 utc | 44
Posted by: John Marks | Jun 5 2025 16:48 utc | 35
RE: DJT not in charge
Like LoveDonbass posted @ #15—“The truth is, Trump, like Biden, is a hostage.”
(Posted by: LoveDonbass | Jun 5 2025 14:59 utc | 15)
And Professor Mearsheimer w/ Danny Davis on 4 June: “When Israel controls 20 senators and the president only controls 8, you see what he’s up against.”
Danny Davis frequently alludes to several senators, including Lindsey Anne, on the take for the Ukraine Lobby.
But this phenomenon—bought & paid for senators—did not *begin* w/ DJT’s admin, naturally: it was also true of Collective Biden. With Collective Biden, however, no one within the admin was auguring to buck the trend of bought-and-sold interests, so the machinations were less visible. Only reps like MTG and Thomas Massie and Ron Paul were popping off about it—and JD, too, who was still in the senate then.
Now the more visible tension vector concerns America First-ers, who think they should be in control of the admin vs. the bipartisan neocons who are serving their deep-pocket interests w/ gusto.
Toss DJT into the mix, who also has interests to serve, and you see something gnarly every-which-way.
Professor Mearsheimer to Danny: “Trump is screwed.”
Russiagate was a veritable cakewalk comparatively. At least it didn’t have genocide.
Posted by: steel_porcupine | Jun 5 2025 17:16 utc | 45
Meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence (& vids)
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/events_235715.htm
“Allies to agree on new capability targets…”
Roshel Begins Armored Vehicle Production in Ukraine
https://defence-blog.com/roshel-begins-armored-vehicle-production-in-ukraine/
“Canadian armored vehicle manufacturer Roshel has begun production operations in Ukraine…”
Posted by: JohnGilberts | Jun 5 2025 17:18 utc | 46
Posted by: Clown Shoes | Jun 5 2025 17:11 utc | 43
he certainly is keeping everyone guessing
For the last nine years this has been most baffling to me. This fixation on the names of the puppets in the white house. No, there is no need to guess anything. There is no agency at all in any of them. There is only the continuity of the imperial agenda. This was the case in ancient Rome and even before, this was the case in the spanish, the french and the british empire. Until their power whithers away they all dominate by any means neccessary, they view the world through a supremecist and exceptionalist lense and they will never accept any rival until that rival has fought his way on the iron throne with brute force, claws and teeth. No one has ever stepped down from that throne out of the realisation that he no longer has anything to offer to the world.
Anyone who ever at any momoent had put any hopes in that intellectually impaired clown Trump should consider himself fooled by a grifter. The system does not allow for any other cause of action but the continuity of agenda. No matter the public utterances!
Trump does not want peace, he is part of the eternal imperial machine which has no brakes but just lies and tricks and sales pitches.
Posted by: Hamburger | Jun 5 2025 17:32 utc | 47
“This is a historic document, the first of its kind within the EU,” SNS leader Andrej Danko said. “It clearly states that sanctions against Russia harm Slovakia’s economy and the plenary session of the Slovak parliament has agreed.””
Posted by: Republicofscotland | Jun 5 2025 17:10 utc | 41
Addendum
Hungary’s Orban had also hinted at similar options…
Then the EU will collapse!
Posted by: Beobachter II | Jun 5 2025 17:35 utc | 48
Men like Putin are few and far between and Russians are every fortunate.
Posted by: chunga | Jun 5 2025 17:36 utc | 49
🇺🇸🇺🇦 Trump assures he is with Ukraine
🇺🇸 Trump said the U.S. could impose sanctions not just on Russia, but on Ukraine as well.
is he now playing good cop bad cop by himself?
Posted by: Justpassinby | Jun 5 2025 17:00 utc | 40
Nah, just a time honored New York tradition: can’t dazzle em with brilliance, baffle em with bullshit. Poor Trump, the world found out he’s not in charge. Otherwise, Lady Lindsay Graham, Dick Durban, and Mike Pompeo would already be indicted for Treason.
Man, I’m glad I did waste any hope in Trump 2.0. He’s just another Zelensky now.
Posted by: Nooneuknow | Jun 5 2025 17:37 utc | 50
Posted by: Beobachter II | Jun 5 2025 17:35 utc | 48
Well, things will get tight for the EU if Slovakia unanimously approves the renewal of the sanctions, which have to be confirmed every six months…
Because if these aren’t confirmed unanimously, let alone if there are new ones… what will then happen AUTOMATICALLY, at least according to the theoretical guidelines the EU has set for itself?
Right… Russia’s frozen billions would be released… BUT the interest is missing!!
Who will take responsibility now: Belgium as the administrator of the billions, or FROM the lie?
Posted by: Beobachter II | Jun 5 2025 17:37 utc | 51
Man, I’m glad I did waste any hope in Trump 2.0. He’s just another Zelensky now.
Posted by: Nooneuknow | Jun 5 2025 17:37 utc | 50
Edit: I’m glad I DID NOT WASTE ANY HOPE in Trump…
Posted by: Nooneuknow | Jun 5 2025 17:39 utc | 52
Edit: I’m glad I DID NOT WASTE ANY HOPE in Trump…
Posted by: Nooneuknow | Jun 5 2025 17:39 utc | 52
That’s exactly how people in Germany are starting to think…after today’s Trump-Merz briefing…new hypocrisy..
Posted by: Genesis | Jun 5 2025 17:42 utc | 53
No one has ever stepped down from that throne out of the realisation that he no longer has anything to offer to the world.
Posted by: Hamburger | Jun 5 2025 17:32 utc | 47
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Diocletian, maybe?
Posted by: malenkov | Jun 5 2025 17:42 utc | 54
I agree with Trump and this Merz that Russia can ONLY be forced to negotiate with weapons… which the West does not have.
Posted by: Elber | Jun 5 2025 17:13 utc | 44
Agreed.
Also
“when I see the moment where it’s not going to stop, and <...> we’ll be very, very tough.” “And it could be on both countries to be honest,” Trump stressed.”
real prase was “ukraine or anybody else”
is more of a threat to ukraine and europe (with some collateral damage on india etc)
and the way he mentioned talking to putin sounds like , i have to let ukraine/europe get a bloody nose
Also not sure if the “children fighting” was not a joke on europe, it’s (still) not a war for RF, but for EU it’s a war they already lost and still huff and puff and have to get some extra bruises before calling it off
As before, trump mentions millions killed, much more than reported…
Merz pretty much said europe can’t face RF
But can someone get a full transcript? Even supposed quotes are so slightly changed….
P.S. Trump just ignored when Merz went for the “narrative script” for MSM quotes
Posted by: Newbie | Jun 5 2025 17:43 utc | 55
Seriously if no serious transcript arrives, just watch it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD53i4lmk2k
Posted by: Newbie | Jun 5 2025 17:47 utc | 56
That’s exactly how people in Germany are starting to think…after today’s Trump-Merz briefing…new hypocrisy..
Posted by: Genesis | Jun 5 2025 17:42 utc | 53
Well, I was wondering how the tiny hats were going to keep the Democrats alive as a party (to keep up the Uniparty ruse that voting means anything at all anymore). I guess having Trump pull a Biden sort of decline into senility will give those Dems enough ammo to win the midterms so that the Republicans can show us their hands and say, “Oh, how we tried, America.”
It’s all about the bullshit, the ruse(s), the cover for the fact that America is ruled by Zion now.
Posted by: Nooneuknow | Jun 5 2025 17:47 utc | 57
“That’s exactly how people in Germany are starting to think…after today’s Trump-Merz briefing…new hypocrisy..”
Germans voted with way over 80% for more warmongering. This includes the AfD which is massively for more military spending.
Don’t act like it’s not the fault of the people in the west. THEY constantly elect that crap back into power. Again and again and again.
The only consequent party against all that NATO insanity and warmongering and racism (yeah, it’s still racism if its against China and Russia and alike) got NINE percent.
First thing BSW did was instant sell out to Merz’s CDU. All lies (and by that already losing the few votes they mainly stole from that 9% party).
Posted by: Beatrice | Jun 5 2025 17:49 utc | 58
WhoIs this fu*king moronic warmongering defense minister from Lithuana … “our intelligence tell us Russia will be capable to breach our border in 5 years’ time” … European NATO states have promised its citizens we are on a path to war with the Russian Federation .. in 2022 Russia was not ready for any major war or offensive … NATO expansion forced them to invest in its military … cause and effect, don’t bull$hit me lady.
Is there a select media who REFUSE to ask the tough questions?
May Have to Start Learning Russian If Defense Spending Fails: Lithuanian Minister Warns NATO
Lithuania the provocative Baltic dwarf state …
That’s exactly how people in Germany are starting to think…after today’s Trump-Merz briefing…new hypocrisy..
Posted by: Genesis | Jun 5 2025 17:42 utc | 53
They can think whatever the hell they like.
They made their choice at the polls a couple of months ago and won’t be asked again for some years.
They’re stuck with it.
Suckers.
Posted by: ChatNPC | Jun 5 2025 17:55 utc | 60
Don’t act like it’s not the fault of the people in the west. THEY constantly elect that crap back into power. Again and again and again.
Posted by: Beatrice | Jun 5 2025 17:49 utc | 58
Are you sure? You’re absolutely sure that the elections aren’t constantly a series of frauds perpetrated ON the people of the west?
The Peoples of the West might be innocent victims, but their governments, their militaries, their “intelligence”, might be the real perps, after all.
Posted by: Nooneuknow | Jun 5 2025 18:01 utc | 61
is he now playing good cop bad cop by himself?
Posted by: Justpassinby | Jun 5 2025 17:00 utc | 40
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Imagine Trump in front of a mirror yelling at himself, interspersed with slapping his face. The left hand is trying to stop the right hand.
Basket case. We were all so innocent and naive 4 months ago about ceasefires in Israel and Lebanon.
I am thankful that the Western chauvinists have finally become quieter as China’s economic dominance is slowly becoming common knowledge.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Jun 5 2025 18:10 utc | 62
Times of India has reported that elements of three Ukie brigades have surrendered in South Donetsk.
Implies Battalion level surrenders.
Yuge if true.
Posted by: Exile | Jun 5 2025 18:10 utc | 63
Is there a select media who REFUSE to ask the tough questions?
May Have to Start Learning Russian If Defense Spending Fails: Lithuanian Minister Warns NATO
Lithuania the provocative Baltic dwarf state …
Posted by: Oui | Jun 5 2025 17:51 utc | 59
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For the first part, yes of course.
For the rest. That the Lithuanians will need to learn a foreign language is a given, as there will soon be more of them outside the country than in it.
Baltic depopulation trajectory being what it is.
Anyway there won’t be a war outside of the U.S.S.R’s old borders, Russia has no incentive to take the burden of occupation even if it had the capability.
The Eurocucks would simply be a massive net-drain, with no upside at all.
Posted by: Urban Fox | Jun 5 2025 18:17 utc | 64
Posted by: steel_porcupine | Jun 5 2025 17:16 utc | 45
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This is what I hoped for. It is testing my stomach. I love sausage, but it’s not fun watching it being made.
America is done. The West is done. Its moment has passed. Thus far, there has been minimal bloodshed. That won’t last if the colonies come for vengeance.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Jun 5 2025 18:17 utc | 65
“Are you sure? You’re absolutely sure that the elections aren’t constantly a series of frauds perpetrated ON the people of the west?”
You don’t need election fraud when you keep the people stupid, uneducated, misinformed and well manipulated.
A short talk with the typical voter instantly makes that clear. They simpyl got zero clue and are absolute ignorant about it, what means that this simply never changes. And if one of them gets angry and wants to “protest vote”, that’s for what all the fake opposition parties exist, like the Green, the SPD – or the AfD, which are all from the same block.
Hell, the USA does not even need that, the just got one party which prentends to be two parties and that’s absolutely enough, because the peopel still think that this are two completely different sides.
Posted by: Beatrice | Jun 5 2025 18:21 utc | 66
The only consequent party against all that NATO insanity and warmongering and racism (yeah, it’s still racism if its against China and Russia and alike) got NINE percent.
Posted by: Beatrice | Jun 5 2025 17:49 utc | 58
Die Linke? You must be kidding.
I agree with the rest. Nur die dümmsten Kälber…
Posted by: Cherrycoke | Jun 5 2025 18:36 utc | 67
“Hell, the USA does not even need that, the just got one party which prentends to be two parties and that’s absolutely enough, because the peopel still think that this are two completely different sides.
Posted by: Beatrice |”
to a degree it is true. There are two sides.
Only because those horrible voters gave Trump thumbs up in 2016 and sent the Bush familia scurrying behind the skirts of Democrats.
ALL of the Trump trashing serves those interests, and those interests alone. Rehabilitation of Bush policies and the brand
has been a top concern for Trump haters, they just have to hide their handiwork behind all of the outrage marketing.
Otherwise, he would simply be just another emcee, if only the best suited for reality TV kayfabe as the bloodthirsty wealth pirates do their own will unto all.
Whoever picks the lead actors in shows featuring Trump, Zelensky and Vance are the ones you are looking for. Assuming sincerity.
Posted by: Not Ewe | Jun 5 2025 18:53 utc | 68
■ Brennpunkt: Merz im Weißen Haus | ARD tagesschau |
D-Day June 6th moment for German Chancellor Merz in the White House
■ Merz bei Trump: Grünes Licht für Putins Vergeltung! 💥
Ein Smalltalk mit brisanten Details: Im Gespräch mit Schlaftablette Friedrich Merz kündigte Donald Trump eine brisante Wende an – Grünes Licht der USA zu Putins Vergeltung nach dem ukrainischen Drohnenschlag gegen die russischen Atombomber-Basen. – Paul Klemm und Jürgen Elsässer ordnen ein, was heute im Weißen Haus passiert ist.
Posted by: Oui | Jun 5 2025 17:51 utc | 59
I think Russian is a beautiful language. I would be happy to speak it here in the US.
Russians speak very diplomatically. That is something many in the West could learn from them, too.
Posted by: lex talionis | Jun 5 2025 18:58 utc | 70
In the sixties my USA high school years, one foreign language had to be chosen from the curriculum … Spanish or Russian .. was never a problem during the Cold War years. Much better to understand your presumed adversaries … VP Richard Nixon traveled as a “tourist” in the USSR.
THIS. IS. GREAT.
Everyone is talking about how Trump is enabling Graham’s sedition.
And now Musk wants to start a third party.
This is not how a strong Empire behaves. LOL
MAGA is dead but the suckers remain.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Jun 5 2025 19:05 utc | 72
“Die Linke? You must be kidding.”
No. And it doesn’t matter what you think, what will just be the usual lies of our (social) media.
“The Left” is going against this whole insanity since it they exist. And not just this but all the others, too.
Are they perfect? No. But they are at least democratic, what you can’t say about any other party in german parliament. They are all right wing, oligarchy parties who only serve the interets of a few rich – and simply sell that with different lies.
The Left already said over twenty years ago, that the Euro is bad as it was createad, because it pushed nations into poverty and all that the richer nations like germany could profit from it.
They are fighting agains the whole low wages policy that ruined germany eitherway.
They fought against all the capitalistic corruption that is detonating germanies debt.
They fight for fair wages for all since the very beginning.
They are the only one with a clear concept how to solve the immigrant crisis: by stopping the warmongering (in every aspect, not just military), exploitation and brain drain, what ruins other countries, forcing the people to flee.
And they are againt NATO since decades meanwhile as it is and see all the problems with the EU as a economical alliance for the rich, not a social alliance of the European people.
But of course people don’t know all this. They think The Left is about “gendern” and whatever, what is ridiculous. Of course a democratic party is for human rights for EVERYONE, what includes minorities. But they absolutely got not focus on this. Their main focus was always the people, the society. That’s what a democratic party HAS TO BE.
It’s overall insane to even allow right wing parties in demoratic elections, because the whole DEFINITION of “right wing” is to be AGAINST democracy. AGAINST humanr rights. AGAINST worker rights. AGAINST the very basic of democracy that all peopel are equal in worth and rights.
But in the west we got 90-100% right wing parties. And those nations with these 10% left wing parties do everything that those will never ever be in power.
They don’t need voter fraud. The system itself is already the fraud.
There is no right life in the wrong one.
You can’t have democratic elections in an antidemocratic system.
Our western systems is like the election for a police chief, but 9 of the 10 candidates are from organized crime organisations – who also controle the whole information process beforehand. And while people COULD be smart enough to still vote for that one good police officer, because it’s obvously the right choice, while to vote for the other 9 is borderline insane – they are not.
Posted by: Beatrice | Jun 5 2025 19:05 utc | 73
Mercouris does an examination of the Russian Istanbul memorandum – on the fly, too, since he seems to be busy in Tblisi – that covers it brilliantly:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4S4hbT3fsE&ab_channel=AlexanderMercouris
My view on Colonel Lang’s old site:-
After Istanbul ’22 it was obvious that the only negotiations the Russians would be prepared to engage in would be discussions on the terms of surrender. This Russian memorandum sets out the terms of surrender for Kiev.
Trump is more or less impotent at the moment because of domestic and European opposition so he doesn’t have much influence on these discussions (but see McGovern and Helmer below). The Ukrainians won’t accept these terms, any of the terms by the looks of it except for some minor clauses, and I think it likely that the next set of terms from the Russians will be tougher and will probably lead to further loss of territory.
An interesting feature of the terms was also seen in the June 14th Putin speech to Foreign Office officials, on which this memorandum is partly based. Then as now, some of the conditions set are conditions it is not in Kiev’s power to satisfy. They can only be satisfied with the consent of Washington and the Europeans. Since it is unlikely this will be given, Borrell’s prophecy will come about. “This contest will be decided on the battlefield.”
But didn’t we always know that? The attrition will continue until it is impracticable for us to send in any more proxies to be attrited. We cheer them all on. They die. Dulce et decorum est pro chickenhawks mori, I always think when I hear Graham or Merz and the rest of them.
Though there’s always the wild card. The underground resistance movement within remnant Ukraine is increasing in effectiveness. The “ultra” dominated government in Kiev is increasingly disliked. There are splits within that government itself. And the opposition to the press-ganging is beginning to coalesce into a sort of resistance movement itself. It’s always possible therefore, if unlikely, that the Ukrainians themselves will take a hand in ending the war. But aside from that it looks as if Washington and Berlin, and London and Paris, will as ever fight on to the last Ukrainian.
………………..
That was my own take on the memorandum. But then Juliania, in the last comment section, put in the view from McGovern and Helmer:-
Posted by: karlof1 | Jun 4 2025 22:03 utc | 82
Thank you for both reports, karlof1. I think you will find the following discussion on Dialogue Works by John Helman and Ray McGovern very helpful.
“>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQrQGI_Y6hc
So is Trump as impotent now as I thought? Both McGovern and Helmer still see him as, for good or bad, a central player.
………………….
Many thanks, Juliania. I try to keep up with Nima but I missed than one. I believe it was a real find. Putin at the Oreshnik moment. Hope not.
Also second your thanks to Karlof1. That’s a huge amount of work there, that otherwise wouldn’t get done.
Posted by: English Outsider | Jun 5 2025 19:06 utc | 74
About the Cold War …
■ Moscow’s Doomsday Radio Resumes Broadcasts Sending Mysterious Cryptic Messages … Fear.
Glenn Diesen talked to M.K.Badrakumar (former indian diplomat).
“Amb. M.K Bhadrakumar: Russia Must Respond to the Attack on Its Nuclear Forces”
https://glenndiesen.substack.com/p/amb-mk-bhadrakumar-russia-must-respond (length: 45 minutes)
Bhadrakumar points out that “Operation Spiderweb” has send a message to Russia:
1- Russia can’t hide from attacks from the West / NATO, with or without bufferzone (Ukraine).
2- We still have a possibility to defeat Russia. All is not lost for the West.
Posted by: WMG | Jun 5 2025 19:08 utc | 76
And now Musk wants to start a third party.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Jun 5 2025 19:05 utc | 72
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-12% https://finviz.com/quote.ashx?t=TSLA&p=d
Posted by: too scents | Jun 5 2025 19:10 utc | 77
Moar: too scents | Jun 5 2025 19:10 utc | 77
The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts. I was always surprised that Biden didn’t do it!
https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114632206992330264
Let them fight!
Posted by: too scents | Jun 5 2025 19:18 utc | 78
Elon just posted that Trump is in the Epstein files (most of us already knew that). This will create drama for weeks. What are they covering up?
THE.
GREATEST.
DAY.
EVER.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Jun 5 2025 19:19 utc | 79
Though there’s always the wild card. The underground resistance movement within remnant Ukraine is increasing in effectiveness. The “ultra” dominated government in Kiev is increasingly disliked. There are splits within that government itself. And the opposition to the press-ganging is beginning to coalesce into a sort of resistance movement itself. It’s always possible therefore, if unlikely, that the Ukrainians themselves will take a hand in ending the war. But aside from that it looks as if Washington and Berlin, and London and Paris, will as ever fight on to the last Ukrainian.
Posted by: English Outsider | Jun 5 2025 19:06 utc | 74
Nicely summarised; it’s something I monitor Ukrainian outlets for, reports of resistance to the press-gang commissioners, anti-Kiev junta sentiments etc, it can be surprising just how much is going on.
Another ‘wild card’ I’d add in is the attitude and outlook of the “poor bloody infantry”, the conscripts on or near the frontlines. Reports periodically emerge of an increasingly mutinous mood, aggravated by poor command decisions, lack of equipment and very little R & R available via rotation. The remnant AFU may have a role to play in the upcoming months, but not in a way the Western instigators hope for.
Posted by: Jeremy Rhymings-Lang | Jun 5 2025 19:26 utc | 80
Trump Musk kayfabe.
Musk will lose, he is too dependent on gubbermint money.
Posted by: ChatNPC | Jun 5 2025 19:27 utc | 81
Posted by: Nooneuknow | Jun 5 2025 17:37 utc | 50
RE: Trump is another Zelensky now
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It's as if there are layers of Zelenskys---not nesting doll matryeshkas exactly but a series of faux figureheads who never sniff the control levers at all though they tap dance on centerstage as if they do, and DJT is one of them.
The problem w/ DJT is that he *believes* he has his hands on the control levers, so he acts w/ alarming confidence, convinced he has agency, never guessing that he does not. In some ways he's the perfect matryeshka because he doesn't have to *pretend*---just as long as he never wakes up to the fact that he's not in fact in charge.
For all the jokes made @ Gen Kellogg's expense, he's a matryeshka who comprehends his matryeshka-ness. He knows the rules and lives within the confines the rules dictate. Gen Kellogg colors inside the lines and never allows the tip of the Crayola, which *someone* gave him, to venture outside the lines.
DJT, a non-system guy, can't learn the rules. On the sliding scale of matryeshka-ness, he thinks he's the great Big Beautiful Mega-Sized matryeshka---the matryeshka that stirs the drink---not the itsy-bitsy tiny tiny pebble of a matryeshka.
Because he can't accept his role, he cannot matryeshka well.
BTW, the phone call DJT didn't have w/ Xi was "great."
Posted by: steel_porcupine | Jun 5 2025 19:28 utc | 82
Posted by: ChatNPC | Jun 5 2025 19:27 utc | 81
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Money is fungible.
Musk will have what he needs.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Jun 5 2025 19:37 utc | 83
Recommendation – M. K. BHADRAKUMAR is interviewed on YouTube channel G Diesen. Finally back with his sharp eye and analysis. To dare to criticize Putin – after Minsk 1 & 2, Istanbul 1 & 2, in addition to all the broken red lines – requires integrity and clarity.
Posted by: Kim Sejrskild | Jun 5 2025 19:37 utc | 84
The Official Story of the Trump admin is that he knew nothing, he saw nothing.
So who did it then? Who paid for the operation, who supplied the materials, who picked the date, who provided the satellite info?
If Trump really didn’t know, then there are rogue elements in the CIA or the Pentagon, or both, who attacked a nuclear state’s nuclear assets, which has never been done before.
Heads should roll!
If Tulsi or Ratcliffe or Hegseth are not up to the challenge, maybe get some help from western favorite al Julani. He’s an expert on beheading people.
Or what cartel is the CIA supporting in Mexico now? Because they are also good at decapitations.
But just telling Putin “I wasn’t told” is not an excuse, unless it is followed by some major housecleaning.
Posted by: wagelaborer | Jun 5 2025 19:38 utc | 85
Ah, year four of the Great Russian Adventure™, and what a spectacle it’s been. One might have thought that a nuclear power with delusions of empire could at least secure a few square miles without tripping over its own boots. But alas, here we are: Russia still floundering, objectives unmet, and its military doctrine revealed to be a charming museum piece—equal parts nostalgia and negligence.
Ukraine, to its credit, has performed its assigned role admirably. It destabilised Russia, handed the Western narrative a neat little villain, and exposed the Red Army redux as less Red Storm Rising and more Rusting Tractor Sinking. Job done. Curtain call.
Now, of course, Ukraine is little more than geopolitical clutter—an emotional keepsake the West can’t quite bring itself to throw out. The smart move? Wait for Russia to collapse under the weight of its own theatre, then pick through the wreckage for minerals, pipelines, and whatever’s left of their dignity.
But instead, we’re still sending aid packages and moral support—as if Ukraine were a brave little democracy instead of yesterday’s proxy. Continuing to fund it now is like lovingly oiling a bent screwdriver: pointless, performative, and vaguely tragic. But sure—carry on. Nothing says ‘strategic clarity’ like flogging a dead proxy in the name of values nobody actually intends to uphold.
Posted by: Louis | Jun 5 2025 19:39 utc | 86
i havent been here as much, is Anonymous still posting sqkm gain reports?
Posted by: UWDude | Jun 5 2025 19:41 utc | 87
Posted by: Kim Sejrskild | Jun 5 2025 19:37 utc | 84
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So many fall for Bhadrakumar’s scam.
He’s got criticism except for his Zionist, corrupt government.
He keeps your attention on others so that it never falls upon him.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Jun 5 2025 19:43 utc | 88
destabilised Russia,
Posted by: Louis | Jun 5 2025 19:39 utc | 86
really?
Posted by: UWDude | Jun 5 2025 19:43 utc | 89
@ LightYearsFromHome | Jun 5 2025 16:14 utc | 27
The Diesen / Badrakumar discussion was a bit surprising to me, and I think it was surprising to Glenn Diesen also. Badrakumar sounded frustrated and suggested a full on attack to “end it quickly” with Oreshniks et cetera. Well, I also want this to end as soon as possible, but not sooner. I think the Russian leadership will make the right decisions. A forceful action is to be expected in some form.
Posted by: Norwegian | Jun 5 2025 19:44 utc | 90
Posted by: Beatrice | Jun 5 2025 19:05 utc | 73
“The Left” is going against this whole insanity since it they exist. And not just this but all the others, too.
You lost me here, Beatrice. Die Linke? With eminent figures like Bodo Ramelow (“Putin as bad as Hitler”), the party that voted *for* war money (Kriegskredite) and allowed Merz to become chancellor as quickly as possible, without any necessity? The party that helped sell communal flats large scale in Berlin? The party that is so far on the Sozialdemokratisierung that Heidi Reichinek is hyped throughout mainstream media?
I remember a time when PDS had communal offices (Bürgerbüros) throughout the East. There’s nothing left. These are class traitors, like the “left parties” that came before them.
But the worst: if you support this party, just like supporting any party, you assume that parties and elections are good for something. Haha, die Deutschen 🙂
Posted by: Konami | Jun 5 2025 19:46 utc | 91
But just telling Putin “I wasn’t told” is not an excuse, unless it is followed by some major housecleaning.
Posted by: wagelaborer | Jun 5 2025 19:38 utc | 85
Indeed, and that is how the RF will measure the veracity of Trump’s claim.
(IMO Hegseth is likely to go).
Posted by: ChatNPC | Jun 5 2025 19:47 utc | 92
The Grayzone Live: ‘I Think I’m A Drone Now’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-x001lUv9g
Analysis by Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate.
Posted by: JohnGilberts | Jun 5 2025 19:47 utc | 93
The real terrorists are sitting in summit meetings, holding hands, and announcing partners, initiatives, endless weapon procurements.
Putin still insists the need to destroy Ukraine is beyond reason, and logic. Evidence is clear in writing and images for the whole world to witness it. Yet the Russians continue to disseminate a country that has little to no lead in its actions.
Source: mod.gov.ua/en/news/
“Partners also affirmed that all output from such facilities will be allocated to meet the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as long as the war continues. They are prepared to fully finance these production facilities and are even considering additional funding.”
Leading weapons manufacturers from Europe and North America are expected to join the initiative, which is supported by funding from the European SAFE program, envisioning €150 billion for defense industry development.
“This initiative marks a significant strategic breakthrough. Together, we will produce drones, missiles, ammunition, Electronic Warfare (EW) systems, and other types of weaponry,” said Rustem Umerov.
Several projects are already underway:
A Western European company announced the production of modern anti-Shahed missiles in Ukraine;
The United Kingdom and Ukraine are launching joint production of LMM missiles and launchers;
Rheinmetall (Germany) is building modern Lynx combat vehicles in Ukraine;
Ukrainian companies are manufacturing ammunition under license from Nammo (Norway–Finland);
SAAB (Sweden), Kongsberg (Norway), KNDS (France–Germany), FFG (Germany), and Raytheon (USA) are actively expanding their presence in Ukraine.
Posted by: Roxy | Jun 5 2025 19:47 utc | 94
Everyone is talking about how Trump is enabling Graham’s sedition.
Posted by: LoveDonbass | Jun 5 2025 19:05 utc | 72
O RLY?
mr president do you support the Graham bill on putting high tariffs on China
but they’ll be guided by me that’s the way it’s supposed to be they’re going to be guided by me no I haven’t looked at it it’s a bill on sanctions etc
uh when it I’m a very quick study at the right time I’ll do what I want to do uh
but it could very well be okay i’ll have to see but uh they’re waiting for me to decide on what to do and I’ll I’ll know maybe very soon it’s a harsh bill yeah very harsh
translation: I’m reading the f**ker the sedition act soon
Check the transcript on the open thread
Posted by: Newbie | Jun 5 2025 19:48 utc | 95
My view on Colonel Lang’s old site:
Also second your thanks to Karlof1. That’s a huge amount of work there, that otherwise wouldn’t get done.
Posted by: English Outsider | Jun 5 2025 19:06 utc |74
I went to that site recently and perused the comments. What a stinking load of bombastic western exceptionalism and anti-Russian horsepuckey.
But then I came across a rational and polite respondent, patiently making points and setting the lies straight.
Hey, wait! I know that guy! That’s English Outsider, from MoA.
You are truly the David of rationality, going up against the Goliath of regurgitated media bs. Congrats.
Also, I third the thanks to Karlof1.
Posted by: wagelaborer | Jun 5 2025 19:50 utc | 96
i havent been here as much, is Anonymous still posting sqkm gain reports?
Posted by: UWDude | Jun 5 2025 19:41 utc | 87
Hasn’t been seen since the Sumy front opened up.
Posted by: Jeremy Rhymings-Lang | Jun 5 2025 19:50 utc | 97
@LoveDonbass | Jun 5 2025 19:19 utc | 79
Elon just posted that Trump is in the Epstein files (most of us already knew that). This will create drama for weeks. What are they covering up?
I suppose they are covering up that the whole western mafia with Trump, Macron, Starmer, Stoltenberg and many others are deeply compromised by Epstein-like stories.
If so, the whole system in the west will self-destruct and Russia can just watch as they finish off Ukraine.
Posted by: Norwegian | Jun 5 2025 19:51 utc | 98
Posted by: UWDude | Jun 5 2025 19:41 utc | 87
i havent been here as much, is Anonymous still posting sqkm gain reports?
Conveniently, he dropped the ball *exactly* when the Russian army was picking up pace. Hasn’t been seen since.
There was a day when the PRINOs went from “muh, attrition” to “Russia has no pity” but that didn’t catch on. That was when the West was hysterically screaming for its “unconditional ceasefire”, for entirely humanitarian reasons, you know.
Posted by: Konami | Jun 5 2025 19:53 utc | 99
. Yet the Russians continue to disseminate a country that has little to no lead in its actions.
Posted by: Roxy | Jun 5 2025 19:47 utc | 94
Servant of the People and its coup dictatorship has plenty of lead in its actions. half of Ukraine wanted none of that lead, and Russia is helping them destroy their usurpers.
“Ukraine, oh so innocent”… bullshit.
Posted by: UWDude | Jun 5 2025 19:53 utc | 100