❗️Russian troops liberated the settlement of Lebedevka in Russia's Kursk region and Novenkoye in the Sumy region , the Russian Defense Ministry said.

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Zelensky in hot water after Trump clash and US aid cuts

He is "SCRAMBLING" to repair ties with Washington after an unsuccessful "gamble on a confrontational strategy" with US President Donald Trump, The Washington Post reports.

Volodymyr Zelensky's situation is further complicated by the fallout from this dispute, which has sparked discussion about the need for elections in Ukraine.

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🤡 'To enter the country ILLEGALLY IS NOT A CRIME' - Democrat Rep.

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❗️Russian troops liberated the settlement of Konstantinopol in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

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German intel chief wants Ukraine to bleed for NATO for another five years

If the Ukrainian crisis ended before 2029 or 2030, Russia would “use its technical, material and personnel resources” to threaten Europe, BND chief Bruno Kahl claimed in an interview with DW.*

💬 “An early end to the war in Ukraine would enable the Russians to direct their energy where they actually want it, namely against Europe,” the spy chief said, claiming Russia’s ultimate aim was to push back NATO’s “protective presence” to where it was in the late 1990s before the bloc’s eastward expansion.

Kahl’s message shocked and outraged Ukrainian politicians finally realizing their nation is being used cannon fodder for the West, but it’s far from the first time a Western official has expressed such sentiments.

1️⃣In early 2022, Biden Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin explicitly said the US’s goal in fueling the proxy war was to “weaken” Russia and “degrade” its military capabilities.

2️⃣“As long as we help Ukraine with the weapons they need and the economic support, they will fight to the last person,” Senator Lindsay Graham** boasted, calling US aid the “BEST MONEY WE’VE EVER SPENT.”

3️⃣“The Ukrainians are willing to fight the fight for us if the West will give them the provisions. It’s a pretty good deal,” Senator Roger Wicker echoed.

*LISTED AS A FOREIGN AGENT IN RUSSIA
**RECOGNIZED AS A TERRORIST IN RUSSIA

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