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“I really believe Putin wants peace” says Witkoff
⚡️ Putin just ordered a full push to force Russian identity and language onto occupied Ukrainian regions.
Putin Signs Decree to Intensify Russification Efforts in Occupied Ukrainian Territories
On November 25, Putin directed a push for Russian identity and language in occupied Ukrainian territories, continuing efforts to reshape cultural narratives.
united24media.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
“I really believe Putin wants peace” says Witkoff
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We still need to get from a situation where Russia pretends to negotiate to a situation where they need to negotiate.
Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓
Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
We still need to get from a situation where Russia pretends to negotiate to a situation where they need to negotiate.
Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓
Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓
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OF COURSE the leaked transcript was an attempt to disrupt damaging US-Russian peace talks, which are extremely dangerous for Europe and Ukraine
www.nbcnews.com/world/russia...
www.nbcnews.com/world/russia...
Kremlin says leaked U.S. call is an attempt to disrupt Ukraine peace talks
President Donald Trump, whose envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Moscow next week, said he had no deadline for a deal after earlier pressuring Kyiv to endorse a proposal by Thanksgiving.
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
OF COURSE the leaked transcript was an attempt to disrupt damaging US-Russian peace talks, which are extremely dangerous for Europe and Ukraine
www.nbcnews.com/world/russia...
www.nbcnews.com/world/russia...
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When I worked for Obama, I advised him on how to talk to Russian leaders. I never gave the Kremlin advice on how to talk to Obama (and I talked to Ushakov many times!).
November 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
When I worked for Obama, I advised him on how to talk to Russian leaders. I never gave the Kremlin advice on how to talk to Obama (and I talked to Ushakov many times!).
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If I haven’t lost count entirely, this was the fourth time Europe was fooled.
So yes it’s about time to finally figure out our own strategy instead of putting all energy into humouring Trump.
So yes it’s about time to finally figure out our own strategy instead of putting all energy into humouring Trump.
Yes, but it is also a fact now that there is a pattern to it.
As the saying goes, fool me once, shame on you, fool my twice, shame on me. The Europeans should no longer dellude themselves that a Trump/Vance US can be a reliable ally.
As the saying goes, fool me once, shame on you, fool my twice, shame on me. The Europeans should no longer dellude themselves that a Trump/Vance US can be a reliable ally.
The Trump cycle on Russia-Ukraine. Some pro-Russian plan emerges. Instant commentariat renew their "Trump as Russian plant" stories. Plan is amended under EU (and US) pressure. Putin rejects it. Instant commentariat is puzzled. Rinse and repeat. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
November 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
If I haven’t lost count entirely, this was the fourth time Europe was fooled.
So yes it’s about time to finally figure out our own strategy instead of putting all energy into humouring Trump.
So yes it’s about time to finally figure out our own strategy instead of putting all energy into humouring Trump.
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The "Peace Plan"
Point 1. We re affirm Ukraine's sovereignty.
Point 2-28. We remove Ukraine's sovereignty.
Point 1. We re affirm Ukraine's sovereignty.
Point 2-28. We remove Ukraine's sovereignty.
November 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The "Peace Plan"
Point 1. We re affirm Ukraine's sovereignty.
Point 2-28. We remove Ukraine's sovereignty.
Point 1. We re affirm Ukraine's sovereignty.
Point 2-28. We remove Ukraine's sovereignty.
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This story should be covered waaaaayy more than it is.
The US has sanctioned six judges if the international criminal court ICC, because Trump didn’t like them issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
The US has sanctioned six judges if the international criminal court ICC, because Trump didn’t like them issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Nicolas Guillou, French ICC judge sanctioned by the US: 'You are effectively blacklisted by much of the world's banking system'
Six judges and three prosecutors at the International Criminal Court have been sanctioned by the Trump administration. In an interview with Le Monde, Guillou discusses the impact of these measures on ...
www.lemonde.fr
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This story should be covered waaaaayy more than it is.
The US has sanctioned six judges if the international criminal court ICC, because Trump didn’t like them issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
The US has sanctioned six judges if the international criminal court ICC, because Trump didn’t like them issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant.
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
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It’s taken a few days, but the penny is dropping: the 28-point plan wasn’t a diplomatic breakthrough, it was a case study in how effectively Moscow can work around US systems when the usual guardrails are removed.
November 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
It’s taken a few days, but the penny is dropping: the 28-point plan wasn’t a diplomatic breakthrough, it was a case study in how effectively Moscow can work around US systems when the usual guardrails are removed.
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I'm re-upping our new open access article on why armies shoot their own soldiers in light of recent reports that more than 100 Russian officers have been confirmed as ordering the execution of their own soldiers in more than 12,000 reported incidents
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Fratricidal Coercion in Modern War | International Organization | Cambridge Core
Fratricidal Coercion in Modern War - Volume 79 Issue 1
www.cambridge.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I'm re-upping our new open access article on why armies shoot their own soldiers in light of recent reports that more than 100 Russian officers have been confirmed as ordering the execution of their own soldiers in more than 12,000 reported incidents
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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More than 3 years into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and we still can't agree to use Russia's frozen assets to buy weapons for Kyiv
November 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
More than 3 years into Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and we still can't agree to use Russia's frozen assets to buy weapons for Kyiv
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Politics is about power. Us Europeans can complain about being ignored until it's time to pay, but we did this to ourselves. If we want to be taken seriously, we need to be able to build & use tanks, rockets and drones. I wish the world worked differently but it doesn't
November 24, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Politics is about power. Us Europeans can complain about being ignored until it's time to pay, but we did this to ourselves. If we want to be taken seriously, we need to be able to build & use tanks, rockets and drones. I wish the world worked differently but it doesn't
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Any analysis that treats the erratic incompetence of the Trump administration seriously is in itself unserious
November 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Any analysis that treats the erratic incompetence of the Trump administration seriously is in itself unserious
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Who's going to buy US weapons in future when it's clear Donald & GOP will cut you off if your invader bribes them as part of a "peace plan".
Art of the deal.
Art of the deal.
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Who's going to buy US weapons in future when it's clear Donald & GOP will cut you off if your invader bribes them as part of a "peace plan".
Art of the deal.
Art of the deal.
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All the rape, torture, and murder will be brushed under the carpet, a great lesson for any future war criminals.
November 21, 2025 at 7:08 AM
All the rape, torture, and murder will be brushed under the carpet, a great lesson for any future war criminals.
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Here is Trump's full 28 point plan for Ukraine. It would destroy Ukraine as a sovereign state and leave it helpless to face a Russian attack in the future. It would also give Putin full vindication and immunity from prosecution.
www.axios.com/2025/11/20/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/20/t...
Trump's full 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan
The full plan was obtained by Axios and verified by Ukrainian and U.S. officials.
www.axios.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Here is Trump's full 28 point plan for Ukraine. It would destroy Ukraine as a sovereign state and leave it helpless to face a Russian attack in the future. It would also give Putin full vindication and immunity from prosecution.
www.axios.com/2025/11/20/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/20/t...
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Drafting a "peace plan" with Putin and then telling the Ukrainians to accept it is not mediation. It's acting as an agent for the Kremlin. Trump's and Witkoff's efforts to appease Putin are deeply disappointing. I was fooled into thinking Trump had finally figured Putin out. Looks like I was wrong
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Drafting a "peace plan" with Putin and then telling the Ukrainians to accept it is not mediation. It's acting as an agent for the Kremlin. Trump's and Witkoff's efforts to appease Putin are deeply disappointing. I was fooled into thinking Trump had finally figured Putin out. Looks like I was wrong
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79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
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This act of sabotage on railways in Poland, after arson, assassination attempts, cyberattacks, other terrorist acts, etc. is nothing but a confirmation that russia is waging a war on Europe.
Let's expect more like this as long as Moscow is not defeated in Ukraine.
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
Let's expect more like this as long as Moscow is not defeated in Ukraine.
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
La Pologne dénonce le « sabotage sans précédent » d’une voie ferroviaire menant vers l’Ukraine
Depuis le début de l’agression russe contre l’Ukraine, en février 2022, la Pologne, membre de l’OTAN et de l’UE, dit être la cible de tentatives de sabotage orchestrées par la Russie.
www.lemonde.fr
November 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This act of sabotage on railways in Poland, after arson, assassination attempts, cyberattacks, other terrorist acts, etc. is nothing but a confirmation that russia is waging a war on Europe.
Let's expect more like this as long as Moscow is not defeated in Ukraine.
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
Let's expect more like this as long as Moscow is not defeated in Ukraine.
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
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Satellite pictures obtained by TG channel Exilenova confirm substantial damage to the important oil terminal in Novorossiysk, Russia. It completes the picture that the Ukrainian operation against Novorossiysk was a full success.
November 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Satellite pictures obtained by TG channel Exilenova confirm substantial damage to the important oil terminal in Novorossiysk, Russia. It completes the picture that the Ukrainian operation against Novorossiysk was a full success.
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ChatGPT can be useful for some tasks. But your "relationship" with ChatGPT is that it would lock you out of the airlock in a heartbeat if its algorithm told it to.
November 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
ChatGPT can be useful for some tasks. But your "relationship" with ChatGPT is that it would lock you out of the airlock in a heartbeat if its algorithm told it to.
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Our president is a joke (a very bad joke). So our country is becoming a joke.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Our president is a joke (a very bad joke). So our country is becoming a joke.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
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Authoritarian power looks strong until you see how fast it eats itself alive.
The heads of all but one of the People’s Liberation Army’s regional commands are currently unaccounted for, are under investigation or have been fired on.ft.com/4qZXPNE
November 15, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Authoritarian power looks strong until you see how fast it eats itself alive.
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The thing about the American Catholic Church is a lot of these guys aren't too many generations removed from ancestors who immigrated to America. A lot of these guys are my dad's age, and my dad remembers spending summers with his Irish immigrant grandmother.
Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
November 14, 2025 at 4:38 AM
The thing about the American Catholic Church is a lot of these guys aren't too many generations removed from ancestors who immigrated to America. A lot of these guys are my dad's age, and my dad remembers spending summers with his Irish immigrant grandmother.
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Never forget that the only country in NATO history which triggered NATO article 5 is USA after a bunch of Arab terrorists took down some buildings in New York.
Now when Europe is in existential threat by former Soviets, the USA is throwing us bones and expecting gratitude.
EU need to step up.
Now when Europe is in existential threat by former Soviets, the USA is throwing us bones and expecting gratitude.
EU need to step up.
November 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Never forget that the only country in NATO history which triggered NATO article 5 is USA after a bunch of Arab terrorists took down some buildings in New York.
Now when Europe is in existential threat by former Soviets, the USA is throwing us bones and expecting gratitude.
EU need to step up.
Now when Europe is in existential threat by former Soviets, the USA is throwing us bones and expecting gratitude.
EU need to step up.
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...