🚨Europe in PANIC MODE: Cut out & blindsided by Trump-Putin call

The phone conversation between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin has triggered a litany of reactions from European politicians.

🔊Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy posted a joined statement of several European states that said “Our shared objectives should be to put Ukraine in a position of strength. Ukraine and Europe must be part of any negotiations.”

🔊UK Defense Secretary John Healey emphasized that no peace talks could be done “about Ukraine without Ukraine.”

🔊German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius described it as "regrettable" that the Trump administration had made "concessions" to Russia, noting that “It would have been better to speak about a possible NATO membership for Ukraine or possible losses of territory at the negotiating table."

🔊German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock added that “Peace can only be achieved together. And that means: with Ukraine and with the Europeans.”

🔊Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that "All we need is peace… Ukraine, Europe and the United States should work on this together."

🔊French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot insisted that "There will be no just and durable peace in Ukraine without Europeans."

🔊"Europe is investing in Ukrainian defense, and Europe is rebuilding Ukraine with European Union money, with our bilateral aid – so we have to be there," Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur said.

🔊NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte called for turbo-charging defense production among member states, adding: “We have to make sure that Ukraine is in a position of strength.”

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‘A sad testament of bad Brussels leadership’ – Orban slams EU stance

As US President Donald Trump and Russia’ Vladimir Putin explore paths to peace, Brussels clings to empty declarations.

Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán condemned a statement by the Weimar+ group – Germany, France, Poland, Italy, Spain, the UK and the European Commission – as “a sad testament of bad Brusselian leadership.”

He slammed EU leaders for issuing “worthless statements” instead of engaging in real diplomacy.

"You can’t request a seat at the negotiating table. You have to earn it!" Orban declared, blasting the EU’s approach of “supporting killing as long as it takes” as both morally and politically unacceptable.

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⚔️ Dresden in Ruins: the most controversial bombing of WWII

💣 On February 13-15 1945, Anglo-American forces bombed Dresden, reducing it to ruins. The destruction was catastrophic – 75% to 80% of the city was obliterated.

⛈ Operation "Thunderclap" was originally planned for Berlin or Leipzig, but early in 1945 the target shifted to Dresden.

👩‍👩‍👦‍👦 Before the war, Dresden had a population of about 650,000, but by February 1945 it was overcrowded with 1.5 to 2.5 million refugees – making the bombing even deadlier.

🇷🇺 Many historians argue that the attack was not meant to assist the Red Army – by clogging roads leading to the eastern front with refugees – but rather a political move: a display of military power intended to intimidate the Soviet leadership.

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