Peter Palmer
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Passionately pro-European #FBPE, posting on travel, the Black Sea region, politics and whatever takes my fancy. Standing with Ukraine.
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Passionately pro-European #FBPE, posting on travel, the Black Sea region, politics and whatever takes my fancy. Standing with Ukraine.
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Europe needs to wake up and take responsibility for its own security, in the first place by providing Ukraine with all it needs to win. The US is in a funk. It's no longer a reliable ally. We need to rely on ourselves.
Europe is on its own. Trump is absolutely clear. He's not going to do anything to stop Russia's aggression. He's Russia's man. A moral vacuum. Trump's America is lost. Europe must look to itself.
Trump proceeds from lies to madness to treason to the West.
Now he wants Europe to impose his mad 100% tariffs on India & China, just because he wants to help Russia, while illogically claiming that he wants to sanction Russia, which he never does & will not do. /1
Now he wants Europe to impose his mad 100% tariffs on India & China, just because he wants to help Russia, while illogically claiming that he wants to sanction Russia, which he never does & will not do. /1
September 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Europe is on its own. Trump is absolutely clear. He's not going to do anything to stop Russia's aggression. He's Russia's man. A moral vacuum. Trump's America is lost. Europe must look to itself.
Europe is on its own. Trump is absolutely clear. He's not going to do anything to stop Russia's aggression. Yet again he repeats his absurd libel that this is Zelensky's war, that it's Biden's war. The man is a moral vacuum. Trump's America is lost. Europe must look to itself.
September 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Europe is on its own. Trump is absolutely clear. He's not going to do anything to stop Russia's aggression. Yet again he repeats his absurd libel that this is Zelensky's war, that it's Biden's war. The man is a moral vacuum. Trump's America is lost. Europe must look to itself.
Moldova: A divided country
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Moldova: A divided country
I had first visited Moldova in July 2022, travelling down from Iaşi (pronounced Yash), in Romania, and spending a couple of days in Chişinău...
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August 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Moldova: A divided country
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Europe does not have to acquiesce in Trump's appeasement of Putin. Europe united has the capacity to provide Ukraine with the support it needs. It's just a question of whether Europe has the will.
Former UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace: “Will this be another Munich 1938? Probably as the appeaser in Chief seems to be Trump this time. “Peace in our time” followed by a round of golf and dodgy side deals on business.”
August 18, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Europe does not have to acquiesce in Trump's appeasement of Putin. Europe united has the capacity to provide Ukraine with the support it needs. It's just a question of whether Europe has the will.
War weariness in Ukraine
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War weariness in Ukraine
In the weeks before my arrival back in Ukraine in mid-July 2025, the country had been subjected to some of the most intense Russian missile ...
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August 11, 2025 at 11:34 PM
War weariness in Ukraine
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Trump stabs Ukraine in the back. He presumes to tell Ukraine to hand over territory that thousands of Ukrainians have shed their blood defending. Ukraine should reject the Trump/Putin dictat. Europe needs to step up and provide Ukraine with all it needs to defeat Russia.
⚡️US, Russia discuss deal to cement Moscow's hold on occupied Ukrainian territories, Bloomberg reports.
The proposed deal is aimed at freezing the conflict and laying the groundwork for a ceasefire and technical negotiations toward a final peace settlement, the news agency reported.
The proposed deal is aimed at freezing the conflict and laying the groundwork for a ceasefire and technical negotiations toward a final peace settlement, the news agency reported.
US, Russia discuss deal to cement Moscow's hold on occupied Ukrainian territories, Bloomberg reports
The proposed deal is aimed at freezing the conflict and laying the groundwork for a ceasefire and technical negotiations toward a final peace settlement, the news agency reported.
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August 9, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Trump stabs Ukraine in the back. He presumes to tell Ukraine to hand over territory that thousands of Ukrainians have shed their blood defending. Ukraine should reject the Trump/Putin dictat. Europe needs to step up and provide Ukraine with all it needs to defeat Russia.
America has abandoned any claim to leadership of the free world. Trump's America is now aligned with Russia against Europe. Longstanding US allies have lost all confidence in America. It will take decades to restore lost trust.
April 24, 2025 at 11:18 AM
America has abandoned any claim to leadership of the free world. Trump's America is now aligned with Russia against Europe. Longstanding US allies have lost all confidence in America. It will take decades to restore lost trust.
And Trump blames Zelensky.
🤬 Footage of the aftermath of the Russian attack on Kyiv: 8 people were killed in the attack, about 10 are still being searched for under the rubble of a destroyed house.
❗️A total of 11 missiles hit Kharkiv, injuring 6 people, one of whom is a child, — OVA
❗️A total of 11 missiles hit Kharkiv, injuring 6 people, one of whom is a child, — OVA
April 24, 2025 at 8:31 AM
And Trump blames Zelensky.
Russia sees Trump's cringing weakness and acts accordingly.
⚡️ US blocking G7 statement denouncing Russia's Sumy strike, Bloomberg reports.
The U.S. has told the other G7 members it would not support a joint statement condemning Russia's deadly attack on Sumy last week so as not to disrupt peace efforts, Bloomberg reported on April 15.
The U.S. has told the other G7 members it would not support a joint statement condemning Russia's deadly attack on Sumy last week so as not to disrupt peace efforts, Bloomberg reported on April 15.
US blocking G7 statement denouncing Russia's Sumy strike, Bloomberg reports
The U.S. has told the other G7 members it would not support a joint statement condemning Russia's deadly attack on Sumy last week so as not to disrupt peace efforts, Bloomberg reported on April 15, ci...
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April 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Russia sees Trump's cringing weakness and acts accordingly.
Europe should just ignore the Trump regime's antics on Ukraine. Let them cozy up to Putin, which is clearly their aim. Europe should step up support for Ukraine, so that Ukraine has no need to bow to the gangster demands of the White House mafia.
⚡️US envoy Witkoff proposes giving Russia 'ownership' of Ukrainian regions, Reuters reports.
Steve Witkoff has told Trump that giving Moscow "ownership" of four occupied Ukrainian regions would be the fastest way to achieve a ceasefire, Reuters reported.
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Steve Witkoff has told Trump that giving Moscow "ownership" of four occupied Ukrainian regions would be the fastest way to achieve a ceasefire, Reuters reported.
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US envoy Witkoff proposes giving Russia 'ownership' of Ukrainian regions, Reuters reports
The news came as Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg to discuss a possible path toward a settlement in Ukraine.
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April 12, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Europe should just ignore the Trump regime's antics on Ukraine. Let them cozy up to Putin, which is clearly their aim. Europe should step up support for Ukraine, so that Ukraine has no need to bow to the gangster demands of the White House mafia.
The best defence of Britain's interests against the Trump tariff onslaught would be to draw closer to our key allies in Europe and Canada. Starmer's approach reeks of weakness and cowardice. We need to stand up to the bully, not bow and scrape before him.
BREAKING: Prime Minister Keir Starmer responds to Trumps tariffs
April 3, 2025 at 9:10 AM
The best defence of Britain's interests against the Trump tariff onslaught would be to draw closer to our key allies in Europe and Canada. Starmer's approach reeks of weakness and cowardice. We need to stand up to the bully, not bow and scrape before him.
More evidence of how much Putin wants peace.
Russian drones target Kharkiv overnight, damaging 13 buildings
Three workers aged 50-60 were injured when Russian Shahed drones struck an enterprise in Kharkiv’s Kyiv district, causing significant fires and damaging surrounding buildings
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Three workers aged 50-60 were injured when Russian Shahed drones struck an enterprise in Kharkiv’s Kyiv district, causing significant fires and damaging surrounding buildings
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Russian drones target Kharkiv overnight, damaging 13 buildings
Three workers aged 50-60 were injured when Russian Shahed drones struck an enterprise in Kharkiv's Kyiv district, causing significant fires and damaging surrounding buildings.
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March 31, 2025 at 8:16 AM
More evidence of how much Putin wants peace.
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Sumy region, the border with Russia.
The Russian army is wiping that area off the face of the earth.
In some villages, it is impossible to even evacuate civilians - Russian FPV drones attack all vehicles.
This is what Putin really wants. He doesn't want peace.
The Russian army is wiping that area off the face of the earth.
In some villages, it is impossible to even evacuate civilians - Russian FPV drones attack all vehicles.
This is what Putin really wants. He doesn't want peace.
March 31, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Sumy region, the border with Russia.
The Russian army is wiping that area off the face of the earth.
In some villages, it is impossible to even evacuate civilians - Russian FPV drones attack all vehicles.
This is what Putin really wants. He doesn't want peace.
The Russian army is wiping that area off the face of the earth.
In some villages, it is impossible to even evacuate civilians - Russian FPV drones attack all vehicles.
This is what Putin really wants. He doesn't want peace.
There comes a point when Starmer needs to recognise that attempting to be a bridge between America and Europe isn't working. The Trump regime has fully sold out to Russia. We must look to ourselves. We must stand with Europe. We must stand with Ukraine.
March 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
There comes a point when Starmer needs to recognise that attempting to be a bridge between America and Europe isn't working. The Trump regime has fully sold out to Russia. We must look to ourselves. We must stand with Europe. We must stand with Ukraine.
And Trump says Putin wants peace. Enough of this nonsense. Russia will only stop when it is stopped.
This is what Odesa looks like right now. Putin’s forces just rained a swarm of deadly drones down on sleeping civilians.
A "ceasefire." Russian style.
A "ceasefire." Russian style.
March 21, 2025 at 12:49 AM
And Trump says Putin wants peace. Enough of this nonsense. Russia will only stop when it is stopped.
As long as the opposition to Trump in the US remains so feeble, he can do as he likes. But other countries have agency, and can reject the Trump dictat, as Canada & Europe are doing. As a consequence of the Trump regime's insanity, America's clout in the world is declining fast.
March 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
As long as the opposition to Trump in the US remains so feeble, he can do as he likes. But other countries have agency, and can reject the Trump dictat, as Canada & Europe are doing. As a consequence of the Trump regime's insanity, America's clout in the world is declining fast.
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The hypocrite Maria Zakharova, no less responsible for the war than her patron Putin, feigns concern for Kursk's children while having cold-bloodedly unleashed a massive bloodbath with cries of "Kyiv in three days." Now, these vile criminals have the audacity to play the victim.
March 16, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The hypocrite Maria Zakharova, no less responsible for the war than her patron Putin, feigns concern for Kursk's children while having cold-bloodedly unleashed a massive bloodbath with cries of "Kyiv in three days." Now, these vile criminals have the audacity to play the victim.
The British govt cannot maintain the fiction that Trump's America is an ally. It's actively supporting Russia. We should not even be sharing intelligence information with the compromised Trump regime. Britain needs to stand with Europe in giving full support to Ukraine.
March 7, 2025 at 8:26 AM
The British govt cannot maintain the fiction that Trump's America is an ally. It's actively supporting Russia. We should not even be sharing intelligence information with the compromised Trump regime. Britain needs to stand with Europe in giving full support to Ukraine.
At some point we all, Ukrainians and Ukraine's allies in Europe, need to recognise that the Trump regime is not a good-faith actor, that nothing can be expected from that quarter except treachery. Zaluzhny is right. America is lost to Putin.
⚡️US is destroying world order, Ukraine's ex-commander-in-chief says.
"We see that it's not just the axis of evil and Russia trying to revise the world order, but the US is finally destroying this order," said Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine's former commander-in-chief and current ambassador to the UK.
"We see that it's not just the axis of evil and Russia trying to revise the world order, but the US is finally destroying this order," said Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine's former commander-in-chief and current ambassador to the UK.
US is destroying world order, Ukraine's ex-commander-in-chief says
"We see that it's not just the axis of evil and Russia trying to revise the world order, but the U.S. is finally destroying this order," said Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine's former commander-in-chief and...
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March 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
At some point we all, Ukrainians and Ukraine's allies in Europe, need to recognise that the Trump regime is not a good-faith actor, that nothing can be expected from that quarter except treachery. Zaluzhny is right. America is lost to Putin.
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Meanwhile in Russia: State Duma member Oleg Morozov and giddy propagandists Olga Skabeeva and Evgeny Popov rejoiced about Trump keeping and exceeding his promises, while Moscow isn't giving an inch. They expect him to deliver even more blows to Ukraine.
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Oleg Morozov says Trump is keeping his promises
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
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March 6, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Meanwhile in Russia: State Duma member Oleg Morozov and giddy propagandists Olga Skabeeva and Evgeny Popov rejoiced about Trump keeping and exceeding his promises, while Moscow isn't giving an inch. They expect him to deliver even more blows to Ukraine.
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American satellites will see Russian planes setting off to attack Ukrainian cities, and won't warn Ukraine. That's how evil the Trump regime's denial of intelligence information to Ukraine is. Complicity in murder.
March 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
American satellites will see Russian planes setting off to attack Ukrainian cities, and won't warn Ukraine. That's how evil the Trump regime's denial of intelligence information to Ukraine is. Complicity in murder.
At some point we have to stop this mentality that Europe can do nothing without America. Trump's America is lost, it's gone. It's siding with Russia. Europe needs to find the strength within itself to stand with Ukraine and give it all the support it needs.
March 4, 2025 at 8:43 AM
At some point we have to stop this mentality that Europe can do nothing without America. Trump's America is lost, it's gone. It's siding with Russia. Europe needs to find the strength within itself to stand with Ukraine and give it all the support it needs.