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[W:#23,579]Ukraine War Thread

Roadvirus said:

Potato price surge fuels inflation pain for Russia's poorest​


"It is crazy. Potatoes have always been very cheap. At this price, I will not buy them - I think few people will," said Tamara, a 67-year-old pensioner outside a Pyaterochka discount store in Moscow.

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Russian households spent almost 35% of income on food in April, a record in five years of data and up from 29% last April, a study by the Romir think tank showed.

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The more Trump drags this out by playing Putins game, the more it actually appears as collusion. There can’t be any other valid explanation. The only thing I agree with Trump on is that we’re not the world’s policeman but providing arms to the Ukraine satisfies not being the world’s policeman and is the humanitarian responsibility of our nation. There’s a lot not being said now but was said and agreed upon by the two goes back to his first administration and possibly before that.
 
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Russia won't end Ukraine war until NATO scales back eastern flank: Moscow

NATO bolstered its presence in Eastern Europe in the wake of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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>The Ukraine war won't end until NATO reduces its military footprint in Eastern Europe, a senior Russian official has said. Sergei Ryabkov, Russia's deputy foreign minister, who is responsible for U.S. relations, nonproliferation and arms control, made the remarks in an interview with state-run news agency Tass. Ryabkov's comments indicate that Moscow wants the conflict's resolution to involve other nations, potentially including the easternmost members of the bloc. He suggested that the conflict's roots lie not only in Ukraine itself but in NATO's eastward expansion. According to Ryabkov, the withdrawal of NATO forces from Eastern Europe would help bring an end to the war.<

It seems Putin has his eyes on the Baltic States. This is what happens with a weak American president in office.


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Russia expands military cooperation with North Korea

"This is gravely concerning," said William Alberque, a former director of NATO's Arms Control, Disarmament and WMD Non-Proliferation Center.
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>Russia has agreed to help North Korea set up sites on the divided peninsula to manufacture Iranian-designed Shahed drones, a senior Ukrainian intelligence official has said. Russia has agreed to help North Korea set up sites on the divided peninsula to manufacture Iranian-designed Shahed drones, said Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Kyiv's GUR military intelligence agency. "It will for sure bring changes in the military balance in the region between North Korea and South Korea," the intelligence chief told The War Zone.<

Not a good development.


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Telegram messenger's ties to Russia's FSB revealed in new report

A cybersecurity expert warned Telegram could become "a tool for global surveillance of messenger users."
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>The Telegram messaging app may have ties to Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), according to an investigation. Independent Russian investigative outlet IStories said it has uncovered evidence suggesting that the platform's server infrastructure is maintained by companies who have collaborated with Russian intelligence services, raising significant concerns about potential government surveillance. Telegram's infrastructure is managed by Global Network Management (GNM), a small firm registered in Antigua and Barbuda, which provides the platform with over 10,000 IP addresses, according to IStories. GNM's owner, Russian national Vladimir Vedeneyev, previously testified in a U.S. court that he has employees based in Russia. IStories also found that Vedeneyev serves as Telegram's chief financial officer. Many of these IP addresses were previously owned by Globalnet, a St. Petersburg-based telecommunications operator. IStories reported that Globalnet has connections to the Kremlin and Russian intelligence services, including the FSB. Electrontelecom, a St. Petersburg-based company, also reportedly provided Telegram with another 5,000 IP addresses, according to IStories, which identified the firm as an FSB contractor.<

Telegram users.... beware.


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US to cut Ukraine weapons budget in 2026, says Pentagon chief

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>In 2026, the United States intends to reduce its budget for the purchase of weapons for Ukraine, stated US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the Associated Press reports. "It is a reduction in this budget," Hegseth said during a hearing in the US House of Representatives, responding to questions from congressmen about future arms deliveries to Ukraine. According to him, "this administration takes a very different view of that conflict (the war between Russia and Ukraine – ed.)."<

The Trump administration is not dependable. Everyone should understand that truism by now.


‘Gee, I Don’t Know How We Can Stop This’: Republicans Prepare to Push Trump on Putin

There may not be again such an opportune moment to squeeze Putin and finally force him to the negotiating table. There’s only one hold-up: Trump doesn’t seem to want to.

A good read.


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So everyone’s shooting for parity one way or another 😵‍💫. The world super powers have gone beyond nukes to build fairly robust technologies which may not see its limits for a long time. Chinas venture into biological warfare, once banned is now back in the game. The latest news of their spy craft only confirms what many said was the genesis of Covid. The U.S. is definitely at a crossroads because the ugliest of the world are definitely flexing their muscles.
 
Start the countdown to him getting fired....



Trump’s Joint Chiefs chair says Putin won’t stop at Ukraine

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine told senators Wednesday that he did not believe Russian President Vladimir Putin would stop at Ukraine if he succeeds in overtaking the country, a marked contrast to President Trump’s typical ambiguity on the question.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) asked Caine and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth whether Putin would “stop at Ukraine” in a series of rapid-fire questions on foreign conflicts.

“I don’t believe he is,” Caine told the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on armed services.

Graham turned to Hegseth with the same question.

“Remains to be seen,” Hegseth said.



Of course, Trump loyalist Haggis made sure to give a neutral to near ambiguous answer.
 
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