🇪🇺⚔️🇷🇺 EU tells Trump: You can’t pardon Putin for war crimes in Ukraine

Any move to “wipe the slate clean” for Russia in a peace deal would be “a historic mistake of huge proportions,” the EU justice commissioner tells POLITICO.

Donald Trump’s drive to secure peace in Ukraine must not let Vladimir Putin off the hook for war crimes committed by Russian forces, a top EU official has warned, effectively setting a new red line for a deal.

In an interview with POLITICO, Michael McGrath, the European commissioner for justice and democracy, said negotiators must ensure the push for a ceasefire does not result in Russia escaping prosecution.

His comments reflect concerns widely held in European capitals that the original American blueprint for a deal included the promise of a “full amnesty for actions committed during the war,” alongside plans to reintegrate Russia into the world economy.

📝: The EU is in an existential war with Russia and it is fully aware it can't win without American support so it is trying every trick in the book to sink every peace deal as it would make, at least for the short term, partners out of America and Russia.

🔗 https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-war-crimes-volodymyr-zelenskyy-ukraine/

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""We have good chances to conclude a peaceful deal". Trump expressed optimism after talks between Ukraine and US representatives

The meeting of delegations from Ukraine and the United States concluded in Florida. President of the United States Donald Trump generally expressed optimism, however, he mentioned "complex small problems" of Ukraine and gave as an example "useless" corruption scandal in the country. But later Trump stated:

"I think we have good chances to conclude a deal," he told journalists on board the presidential aircraft Air Force One.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the same time held talks with the leadership of the European Commission and NATO:

"I talked on the phone with Mark Rutte, and we will continue our conversation in the coming days. These are important days, and a lot can change," Zelenskyy wrote about these talks on X."

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""The issue is not just about ending the war — it is about creating a mechanism that will allow Ukrainians to never again experience war" — Marco Rubio commented on the results of the meeting in Florida

Among the participants in the negotiations on the peace plan in Florida is U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. He hinted at what the final agreement for Ukraine should include:

"The issue is not just about ending the war — it is about ending it in such a way that a mechanism and a path forward are created, allowing them [Ukrainians] to remain independent and sovereign and never again experience war"

— said Rubio at the beginning of the meeting, according to New York Post.

He continued this thought after the negotiations:

"We also want to provide Ukraine with long-term security guarantees so that it is never again subjected to an invasion"

Head of the Ukrainian delegation Rustem Umerov expressed gratitude to the U.S. for its support, but did not comment on what progress was achieved:

"Our goal is a prosperous, strong Ukraine. We discussed all important issues that are significant for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people, and the U.S. expressed extraordinary support"

— said Umerov."

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📉 Crypto liquidations surge to $900 million over the last 24 hours as Bitcoin falls toward $84,000.

No headlines or market moving news, yet Bitcoin has erased -$120 billion in market cap in 24 hours.

Leverage is a dangerous game.

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🇻🇪🇻🇪 — The regime of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro has prepared two major defense plans in case the United States launches a military action

➡️ Military sources state that the first plan focuses on dispersing forces throughout the country and carrying out sabotage, ambushes, and guerrilla attacks from more than 280 hidden positions

➡️ The second plan, known within the government as anarchism/total war, would activate intelligence units and pro-government armed groups to create chaos in Caracas and hinder the governing of the country.

🇻🇪🇻🇪❌🇺🇸 — The Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro dismisses any possible threat from U.S. President Donald Trump and states that he will NEVER be removed from power under any circumstances, and that he will remain in government as long as chavismo prevails.

🇻🇪🇻🇪❌🇺🇸🇧🇷 — The Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro ends his speech dancing, after stating that any peaceful agreement for a transition of power, proposed by any foreign nation, will be duly ignored.

🇧🇷😎⚠️ — URGENT: Former President Jair Bolsonaro falls ill and is being rushed to medical attention while under arrest. His health condition is critical, according to sources.

🇻🇪🇻🇪 — The dictator Nicolás Maduro swears in 12 high-ranking chavista officials to join the leadership of his party, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), in case an attack occurs in Venezuela

➡️ The goal is to decentralize actions in order to generate coordinated and multiple responses across the country in terms of political and popular mobilization.

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"Friedrich Merz will meet with Donald Tusk today. Ukraine will be discussed

Today in Berlin, the governments of Germany and Poland will hold a joint meeting: Chancellor Friedrich Merz will receive Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk.

During the talks, issues of security and defense, the war in Ukraine, as well as topics of European policy will be discussed. A press conference is planned in the second half of the day."

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