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Andrew Chakhoyan nails it yet again.
The Kremlin‘s internal apparatus for securing regime survival requires it to keep pushing the knife into its neighbours. So long as that knife meets mush the Kremlin‘s calculus won’t change. Why should it?
If we want peace stop presenting mush. Present steel
The Kremlin‘s internal apparatus for securing regime survival requires it to keep pushing the knife into its neighbours. So long as that knife meets mush the Kremlin‘s calculus won’t change. Why should it?
If we want peace stop presenting mush. Present steel
The 28-point wishlist from the kremlin is sucking oxygen out of every newsroom.
Meanwhile, we have 11 years of evidence that russia doesn’t want peace in Ukraine, it wants #Ukraine in pieces
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Meanwhile, we have 11 years of evidence that russia doesn’t want peace in Ukraine, it wants #Ukraine in pieces
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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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November 23, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Andrew Chakhoyan nails it yet again.
The Kremlin‘s internal apparatus for securing regime survival requires it to keep pushing the knife into its neighbours. So long as that knife meets mush the Kremlin‘s calculus won’t change. Why should it?
If we want peace stop presenting mush. Present steel
The Kremlin‘s internal apparatus for securing regime survival requires it to keep pushing the knife into its neighbours. So long as that knife meets mush the Kremlin‘s calculus won’t change. Why should it?
If we want peace stop presenting mush. Present steel
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So, Rubio not knowing much about the Trump-Putin plan doesnt mean that the Trump administration did not. Vance certainly seems delighted with the proposal. It means that Rubio is less influential than people think.
November 23, 2025 at 3:56 AM
So, Rubio not knowing much about the Trump-Putin plan doesnt mean that the Trump administration did not. Vance certainly seems delighted with the proposal. It means that Rubio is less influential than people think.
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What we might be learning tonight. JD Vance is on the inside with lots of influence over Trump policy towards Russia/Ukraine, while Rubio is kept in the dark.
Vance, btw, might be the most pro Russian/anti Ukraine person in the administration (other than Trump perhaps)
Vance, btw, might be the most pro Russian/anti Ukraine person in the administration (other than Trump perhaps)
November 23, 2025 at 3:49 AM
What we might be learning tonight. JD Vance is on the inside with lots of influence over Trump policy towards Russia/Ukraine, while Rubio is kept in the dark.
Vance, btw, might be the most pro Russian/anti Ukraine person in the administration (other than Trump perhaps)
Vance, btw, might be the most pro Russian/anti Ukraine person in the administration (other than Trump perhaps)
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The last few hours have proven 2 terrible things. First, the US and Russian governments are so close that the US government takes large parts of Russian proposals and passes them off as their own, and second that some people are so desperate to exonerate Trump that they act like this a good thing.
November 23, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The last few hours have proven 2 terrible things. First, the US and Russian governments are so close that the US government takes large parts of Russian proposals and passes them off as their own, and second that some people are so desperate to exonerate Trump that they act like this a good thing.
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The only “peace plan” that makes sense is the one from Sanna Marin, Finland’s former Prime Minister:
“The way out of the conflict is for Russia to leave Ukraine. That is the way out of the conflict.”
“The way out of the conflict is for Russia to leave Ukraine. That is the way out of the conflict.”
November 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The only “peace plan” that makes sense is the one from Sanna Marin, Finland’s former Prime Minister:
“The way out of the conflict is for Russia to leave Ukraine. That is the way out of the conflict.”
“The way out of the conflict is for Russia to leave Ukraine. That is the way out of the conflict.”
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The grovelling strategy, while imo justified for the sake of getting Ukraine patriots and the PURL scheme set up, always had an expiration date.
Agree that time is up now.
Agree that time is up now.
And Trump is weak right now. He just suffered a humiliating loss in Congress & the GOP was roundly defeated in the recent off-year elections. Trump’s approval ratings on the economy are dismal & SCOTUS may remove his ability to impose tariffs at will. Now is the time for Europe to stand up to him.
November 22, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The grovelling strategy, while imo justified for the sake of getting Ukraine patriots and the PURL scheme set up, always had an expiration date.
Agree that time is up now.
Agree that time is up now.
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Pertinent in the light of MTG’s swipe at Trump in her resignation speech.
He’s now a lame duck and he’s the only one who doesn’t realise it.
He’s now a lame duck and he’s the only one who doesn’t realise it.
Comedy Of Terrors
America’s most inept administration will destroy itself
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November 22, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Pertinent in the light of MTG’s swipe at Trump in her resignation speech.
He’s now a lame duck and he’s the only one who doesn’t realise it.
He’s now a lame duck and he’s the only one who doesn’t realise it.
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Amidst the Putin-Witkoff nonsense on handing Ukraine to Moscow, clear reporting as always from @michaeldweiss.bsky.social
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“He Must Have Got This From K.”
How a Russian operative used the American media to force a risible “peace deal” into existence
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November 21, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Amidst the Putin-Witkoff nonsense on handing Ukraine to Moscow, clear reporting as always from @michaeldweiss.bsky.social
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Btw, I do hope people understand what they have seen today. It was a well-planned and deliberate ambush of Ukraine by Trump, to force the Ukrainians to bend the knee to Putin's dictatorship. It was not slip-shod, rushed, impulsive or an accident. It was prepared malice.
November 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Btw, I do hope people understand what they have seen today. It was a well-planned and deliberate ambush of Ukraine by Trump, to force the Ukrainians to bend the knee to Putin's dictatorship. It was not slip-shod, rushed, impulsive or an accident. It was prepared malice.
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I served as our Ambassador in Ukraine for 3 years under Putin’s missiles and drones but resigned when Trump kept appeasing Putin. America does not bow to dictators. It’s not who we are.
Here's why this Trump-Putin so-called "peace plan" is a disaster:
Here's why this Trump-Putin so-called "peace plan" is a disaster:
November 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I served as our Ambassador in Ukraine for 3 years under Putin’s missiles and drones but resigned when Trump kept appeasing Putin. America does not bow to dictators. It’s not who we are.
Here's why this Trump-Putin so-called "peace plan" is a disaster:
Here's why this Trump-Putin so-called "peace plan" is a disaster:
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I was honored to speak at a conference “Intent to Destroy: Confronting Russia’s Campaign to Erase Ukraine & Its People” at Georgetown. The mere suggestion of amnesty for Russia's war crimes and genocidal actions against Ukrainians, contained in Trump's 28-point plan, is an unconscionable obscenity.
November 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I was honored to speak at a conference “Intent to Destroy: Confronting Russia’s Campaign to Erase Ukraine & Its People” at Georgetown. The mere suggestion of amnesty for Russia's war crimes and genocidal actions against Ukrainians, contained in Trump's 28-point plan, is an unconscionable obscenity.
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Trump’s problem is that while he may truly want to end this war, and the cost to Ukraine is probably pretty irrelevant to him, Russia clearly does not want the war to end. Trump may think that he’s working with Putin, but Putin isn’t working with him.
November 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Astute
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NEW: The judge has begun her sentencing remarks in Nathan Gill hearing.
She notes the behaviour expected of MEPs "members are to act solely in the public interest".
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She notes the behaviour expected of MEPs "members are to act solely in the public interest".
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November 21, 2025 at 12:32 PM
NEW: The judge has begun her sentencing remarks in Nathan Gill hearing.
She notes the behaviour expected of MEPs "members are to act solely in the public interest".
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She notes the behaviour expected of MEPs "members are to act solely in the public interest".
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BREAKING: Nathan Gill is sentenced to 10 & a half years in prison after pleading guilty to eight charges of bribery from a Russian agent.
The "ultimate source" of the funds came from "a close friend of Vladimir Putin," said Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb.
The "ultimate source" of the funds came from "a close friend of Vladimir Putin," said Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb.
November 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
BREAKING: Nathan Gill is sentenced to 10 & a half years in prison after pleading guilty to eight charges of bribery from a Russian agent.
The "ultimate source" of the funds came from "a close friend of Vladimir Putin," said Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb.
The "ultimate source" of the funds came from "a close friend of Vladimir Putin," said Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb.
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Excellent analysis of 'peace plan' (in reality, more likely a plan for a renewed war in a few years, at most). The point about the US acting as a mediator between NATO & Russia reflects something I've noticed about Trump before - he often speaks of NATO as though the US weren't a member. Not good!
Some notable things in what's being called the "Trump peace plan" but which could not have been more clearly written in Moscow if it came with a 2 for 1 deal on tickets to the Bolshoi Ballet. 🧵
November 21, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Excellent analysis of 'peace plan' (in reality, more likely a plan for a renewed war in a few years, at most). The point about the US acting as a mediator between NATO & Russia reflects something I've noticed about Trump before - he often speaks of NATO as though the US weren't a member. Not good!
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Some notable things in what's being called the "Trump peace plan" but which could not have been more clearly written in Moscow if it came with a 2 for 1 deal on tickets to the Bolshoi Ballet. 🧵
November 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Some notable things in what's being called the "Trump peace plan" but which could not have been more clearly written in Moscow if it came with a 2 for 1 deal on tickets to the Bolshoi Ballet. 🧵
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Agree. Coalition of the Willing has to stop deluding itself that after a ceasefire on reasonable terms it will send symbolic forces to Ukraine w US backing. UK, France, Germany, Poland &c must invest whatever it takes to defeat RU in UA, or they will have to fight it, without US help, further West.
It’s not a “US plan”, it’s Moscow’s plan, dictated to guilty men in the White House. Setting aside the injustices being pushed on Ukraine, this would be a disaster for European security & guarantee a war with 🇷🇺 in a few years, in which, presumably, 🇺🇸 and 🇷🇺 are on the same side.
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US plan for Ukraine-Russia peace calls on Kyiv to cede land under its control
Ukrainian officials say President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is being pressed to agree to terms negotiated by the US and Russia
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November 21, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Agree. Coalition of the Willing has to stop deluding itself that after a ceasefire on reasonable terms it will send symbolic forces to Ukraine w US backing. UK, France, Germany, Poland &c must invest whatever it takes to defeat RU in UA, or they will have to fight it, without US help, further West.
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Can we finally, totally and completely put to bed all the screaming that this was Witkoff?
It was Trump, always Trump, and now Ukraine and Europe are in the crosshairs www.nbcnews.com/video/trump-...
It was Trump, always Trump, and now Ukraine and Europe are in the crosshairs www.nbcnews.com/video/trump-...
Trump approved 28-point plan for peace between Russia and Ukraine
According to a senior administration official, President Donald Trump approved a 28-point peace plan between Russia and Ukraine. The move comes as U.S. Army leaders are making a surprise trip to Ukrai...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Can we finally, totally and completely put to bed all the screaming that this was Witkoff?
It was Trump, always Trump, and now Ukraine and Europe are in the crosshairs www.nbcnews.com/video/trump-...
It was Trump, always Trump, and now Ukraine and Europe are in the crosshairs www.nbcnews.com/video/trump-...
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People have done a massive disservice to Ukraine and Europe by pretending Trump might do the right thing and help Ukraine. It raised hopes in a fantasy and kept people from facing reality. Trump is with Putin and all Europeans need to face that squarely.
November 20, 2025 at 1:38 AM
People have done a massive disservice to Ukraine and Europe by pretending Trump might do the right thing and help Ukraine. It raised hopes in a fantasy and kept people from facing reality. Trump is with Putin and all Europeans need to face that squarely.
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We should get serious about sanctions. Russian missiles that kill Ukrainian civilians contain parts made in the West. And this repeated mass murder of civilians by Moscow should bring total boycotts on Russian gas and oil. And the Ukrainians should get everything they need to defend themselves
16 people were killed and 49 injured after russia’s strike on Ternopil. Missiles and drones hit 2 residential buildings and damaged an industrial facility. Rescue workers are still clearing the rubble. u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
We should get serious about sanctions. Russian missiles that kill Ukrainian civilians contain parts made in the West. And this repeated mass murder of civilians by Moscow should bring total boycotts on Russian gas and oil. And the Ukrainians should get everything they need to defend themselves
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In today’s Russian papers: the new icebreaker Stalingrad, 14-year-olds can now be prosecuted for sabotage & “Russia’s industry is somewhere between stagnation and decline.” #ReadingRussia
"Russian industry is somewhere between stagnation and decline,” says Russian paper.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:49 AM
In today’s Russian papers: the new icebreaker Stalingrad, 14-year-olds can now be prosecuted for sabotage & “Russia’s industry is somewhere between stagnation and decline.” #ReadingRussia
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Beware of Russia peace offers. Peace, for Putin, still means Ukraine’s complete & utter capitulation & submission to Moscow.
Yet again, the Kremlin is trying to get at the negotiating table what they can’t achieve on the battlefield: Ukraine’s end.
www.axios.com/2025/11/19/u...
Yet again, the Kremlin is trying to get at the negotiating table what they can’t achieve on the battlefield: Ukraine’s end.
www.axios.com/2025/11/19/u...
Scoop: U.S. secretly drafting new plan to end Ukraine war
"We feel the Russian position is really being heard," Russia's envoy told Axios.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Beware of Russia peace offers. Peace, for Putin, still means Ukraine’s complete & utter capitulation & submission to Moscow.
Yet again, the Kremlin is trying to get at the negotiating table what they can’t achieve on the battlefield: Ukraine’s end.
www.axios.com/2025/11/19/u...
Yet again, the Kremlin is trying to get at the negotiating table what they can’t achieve on the battlefield: Ukraine’s end.
www.axios.com/2025/11/19/u...
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Hi All, Just sent out my free weekend update. It starts with the Ukrainian corruption scandal--we must all remember that this war is not about Zelensky personally, it’s about that for which the Ukrainians are fighting and dying. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Weekend Update #159: Ukraine Is Much More Than Zelensky
Ukraine’s Ranged War: Thermal Plants and Ports; Russia's Ranged War: Darkness and Death; Pokrovsk is all about the Relative Losses
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November 16, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Hi All, Just sent out my free weekend update. It starts with the Ukrainian corruption scandal--we must all remember that this war is not about Zelensky personally, it’s about that for which the Ukrainians are fighting and dying. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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In the latest provocation, a Baltic Fleet special forces unit conducted parachute-landing and prisoner-capture exercises in the Kaliningrad region, directly along the borders of Lithuania and Poland.
My latest…
My latest…
While America Eyes a War in Venezuela, Russia Continues its Escalation Against NATO
Russia Carries Out Hamas-Style Exercises Near NATO Borders
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November 15, 2025 at 12:35 AM
In the latest provocation, a Baltic Fleet special forces unit conducted parachute-landing and prisoner-capture exercises in the Kaliningrad region, directly along the borders of Lithuania and Poland.
My latest…
My latest…
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Putin does not intend to conclude a peace agreement with Ukraine, — UK intelligence
Putin does not intend to make an agreement, as for him it is not just a matter of territory, but a matter of dominance and turning Ukraine into something resembling its neighbor, Belarus — said Moore.
Putin does not intend to make an agreement, as for him it is not just a matter of territory, but a matter of dominance and turning Ukraine into something resembling its neighbor, Belarus — said Moore.
November 13, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Putin does not intend to conclude a peace agreement with Ukraine, — UK intelligence
Putin does not intend to make an agreement, as for him it is not just a matter of territory, but a matter of dominance and turning Ukraine into something resembling its neighbor, Belarus — said Moore.
Putin does not intend to make an agreement, as for him it is not just a matter of territory, but a matter of dominance and turning Ukraine into something resembling its neighbor, Belarus — said Moore.