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Na Zdrobya!!!
That probably means Dump is disinvited
Na Zdrobya!!
Na Zdrobya!!!
That probably means Dump is disinvited
Found a fine, albeit dramatic article over on MSNBC (of all places) about Ukraine, Russia, the U.S., and the deal for the minerals...
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-...eal-rcna196368
The rare minerals agreement is a raw deal for Ukraine
[COLOR=var(--article-dek--color)]President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is allowing Ukraine to get ripped off by the United States to avoid being completely looted by Russia.[/COLOR]
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If Ukraine needs a wake-up call regarding how much agency it truly has,President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s humiliating decision to sign the rare minerals deal, which would see America and Ukraine jointly extract valuable raw materials such as lithium and anium, will do the trick. It’s hard to get more symbolic than watching the head of a client state get lambasted in the Oval Office, having the United States cut off sharing intelligence with his military, then shambling back over to his overseer to pay up.
There are, however, two underreported facets to this shameful episode that can help us understand the nature of both Washington and Ukraine. We can witness, in real time, the masks coming off of Washington’s foreign policy complex; we can also see why this particular betrayal is so traumatic and painful given Ukraine’s tragic history.
[COLOR=var(--liftout--text--color)]We can witness, in real time, the masks coming off of Washington’s foreign policy complex.[/COLOR]
The refreshing thing about President Donald Trump is that he speaks the quiet part out loud. Politicians and think tankers who comprise Washington’s sprawling foreign policy establishment — “the Blob,” as it was called by Obama deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes — love warbling about Ukraine’s battling on the front lines of freedom and Kyiv’s being our cherished partner, brimming with agency and sovereignty.
Trump doesn’t warble. Trump, who loves harping on Europe’s needing to pay for its own security, has made it clear that freedom ain’t free: If Ukraine wants the weapons it needs to hold Russia at bay, it better cough up its minerals.
The thing is, when it comes to looting Ukraine, the Blob is little different from Trump. Foreign policy insiders’ lofty concerns about Kyiv’s agency evaporate in the face of economic “opportunities.”
“Putin had two goals in invading Ukraine: robbing its territory, and robbing its sovereignty by preventing them from joining NATO,” thundered Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., on Feb. 16.
But just one day prior, Sen. Coons was striking a markedly different tone about Ukraine’s minerals.
“If this is an investment opportunity where American companies and other companies from Europe would be involved in mining and processing, so that we can be independent of Chinese sources of these strategic minerals, and if his helps deepen and strengthen our partnership to help ensure the security of Ukraine going forward ... that would be a positive thing,” he told CNBC.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s robbing Ukraine is a horrific violation of sovereignty; the United States’ doing so is a positive. Let freedom ring.
Or take Peter inson — the editor of a Ukraine-centric blog for theAtlantic Council, a Washington-based foreign policy think tank that receives funding from arms manufacturer Lockheed Martin, the kingdom of Bahrain, the Charles Koch Foundation and the U.S. Energy Department, among other luminaries. “We hear lots of talk about geopolitics and what Putin wants, but we should not underestimate the agency of the Ukrainian people or their desire for a democratic European future,” inson told Bloomberg in 2022.
[COLOR=var(--liftout--text--color)]Russian President Vladimir Putin’s robbing Ukraine is a horrific violation of sovereignty; the United States’ doing so is a positive. Let freedom ring.[/COLOR]
Later that year, the X handle ofBusiness Ukraine Mag (a publication edited and published by inson) took Elon Musk to the woodshed, posting, “Elon Musk seems unaware that Ukrainian sovereignty is not up for discussion.” Things appear to have changed last month, however, when inson was quoted in a Politico article with the amazing headline “Ukraine reels in Trump with mineral riches.” (It could have also read: “Bully’s victim reels in bully with lunch money.”)
inson acknowledged that for Kyiv, it “would mean a lot less mineral wealth in future” before adding, “But I doubt anyone is very concerned about that.” He continued, “Compared to the alternative of the country being wiped off the map entirely, it looks like a very good deal indeed! Most Ukrainians certainly seem to view it as perhaps distasteful but ultimately a no-brainer.”
The hypocrisy of Ukraine’s purported Washington advocates only deepens given the role its territorial resources play in Ukraine’s iden y — and the danger that could lurk for Zelenskyy, of all people, if he is strong-armed into conceding them.]]]
It's continued over there...
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He ain't wrong.LavGod
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-ne...costs-34869686Russian economy in freefall as mortgage costs triple and mass layoffs cripple major firms
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Olga Petrova, managing partner at VIZIVI Consult, one of Russia's top recruitment agencies, revealed to independent Russian news outlet The Bell: "Several companies are discussing behind closed doors about reducing up to 40-50% of contracted staff, including IT specialists."
The job cuts have been drastic, especially in sectors previously considered safe. The military-industrial complex, already under pressure from the cost of war, has taken a significant hit as production targets stumble.
Meanwhile, private sector firms like internet behemoth VK, mobile operator, and energy giant Gazprom are all making cutbacks.
Anastasia Ovcharenko, a partner at Kontakt InterSearch Russia, cautioned: "It's likely that IT specialists working on investment projects with uncertain prospects will be let go.
"These projects will be closed and their resources redistributed, but there won't be a big story where all tech staff are fired."
The downturn is also hitting medium-sized companies hard, especially those saddled with hefty debts. These firms are crumbling under unmanageable borrowing costs, forcing many to cut back on their workforce to survive.
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America too.
tee, hee.
...amen to the final paragraph. We'll be in there first, ahead of the European dead beats. That has been the old man's primary aim since he left Harris where he found her.
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No NATO.
Russia gets to keep the vast lion's share of the territory taken.
So Putin can still keep bombing hospitals and apartment buildings.
Well, if the Jews in Israel is granted the old man's permish to do likewise bombings of hospitals and apartment buildings there...then it stands to reason Putin gets the same leeway. & it ain't like Trump has to "wait till after the election" to make a deal with Poot like the Magic Negro did way back their after he'd made Hillary SoS while she waited him out for the WH to open up again, eh, Dumper?So Putin can still keep bombing hospitals and apartment buildings.
tee & hee.
And the huge war chest that Europe has amassed since passing hat the after the WH row twixt Z & the old man should be used to rebuild Ukraine (no pilfering in the interim!.)
The U.S.A. separately/alone will in turn help Russia rebuild. We'll build a Home Depot there. maybe 2.
After all we do owe Russia eternal thanks for saving the entire world during WWII., & for threatening to do to Russia what we'd just done to Japan.
So we go from immediately ending the war to "limited" ceasefire
Art
reportedly, Putin was on TV in Russia when it was time for his call with Trump, so Trump had to wait for a little bit
tee, hee. When you get that close to (((what you want))) a "little bit" in negligible. He's probably celebrating his ass off in the WH with the damn McDonald's.
And he wants that trade with/and rebuild of Russia...and the kicker? He gets a healthy cut of the minerals in Ukr + their trade, and ahhh WTF rebuilding their in' country. Who am I fooling, we've no other choice.
So, it's down to the front lines. Hold your fire, keep your head down.So we go from immediately ending the war to "limited" ceasefire
Art
Your pretty little wife, bene...how's she doin'? You treating her right?
To the Victor go the spoils
Na Zdrobya!!
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/49156Power Outage From Russian Airstrikes in Donbas After Putin Agrees to Energy Infrastructure Ceasefire
Russia launched an airstrike on the energy infrastructure of Slovyansk, a city of 100,000 people in the Donetsk region, according to local reports.
Kyiv Post sources within the military confirmed that part of the city is now without electricity.
Meanwhile, explosions were reported in Kramatorsk, where guided aerial bombs reportedly struck residential areas.
Ukrainian military correspondent Bohdan Miroshnykov wrote that the strike on Slovyansk’s energy infrastructure was carried out using an aerial bomb.
The attacks took place less than an hour after Trump and Putin had negotiated a 30-day ceasefire on strikes against energy facilities.
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That's war, Little v.
Tougheth lucketh.
Your boy had 4 years to try and broker peace and completely failed.So we go from immediately ending the war to "limited" ceasefire
Art
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