”Zelens'kyi ran for president in 2019 as the peace candidate, promising to negotiate with Putin to end what was then a war that had been ongoing for five years. Russia did not respond to these overtures, except with contempt, and then with the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.”
—Timothy Snyder, The War Trump Chooses
#russia #ukraine #putin #zelensky #zelenskyy

”If we attend to what Vance and Trump said yesterday, we can work our way to the unreason of American policy, and to the chaos that will follow. JD Vance opened hostilities against Volodymr Zelens'kyi with a claim about negotiations with Russia, treating them as a formula that will magically end the war. Zelens'kyi had said, calmly and correctly, that negotiations with Russia have been tried before and have not worked.”
—Timothy Snyder, The War Trump Chooses
#trump #vance #jdvance #zelensky

”The Americans claim that their attempt to humiliate the Ukrainian president in the White House…was about peace. On that premise, nothing they said makes any sense. The attempted mugging of a visiting president was about the world war that Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and JD Vance have chosen.”
—Timothy Snyder
https://snyder.substack.com/p/the-war-trump-chooses
#trump #jdvance #musk #zelensky#zelenskyy #usa #ukraine

A European air force of 120 fighter jets could secure Ukraine’s skies from Russian attacks without escalating the war, say military experts.

The proposed Sky Shield would be EU-led, separate from NATO, and protect Kyiv, Odesa, Lviv & nuclear plants.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war #Breaking #BreakingNews

The emergency EU summit in Brussels has begun

President Zelensky has arrived in the Belgian capital.

Key discussions on Ukraine’s future support and security are expected.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war #Breaking #BreakingNews

Trump aumenta la pressione su Kyiv - ritirando i supporti USA e incontrando gli oppositori di #Zelensky - e su Gaza - rigettando le proposte di ricostruzione dei leader arabi e confermando l’intenzione di fare di #Gaza una riviera senza Palestinesi.

Le sue ingerenze, inaspriscono i conflitti e rendono le operazioni diplomatiche una manovra commerciale per favorire i suoi alleati.

#trump

Four senior members of Donald Trump’s entourage have held secret discussions with some of Kyiv’s top political opponents to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, just as Washington aligns with Moscow in seeking to lever the Ukrainian president out of his job. #us #usa #news #minimarketonlineltd #minimarket #America #AmericaNews #AmericaFirst #SaveAmerica #trump #donaldtrump #UkraineWar #ukraina #Putin #russia #Zelensky

#Trump was always going to join Putin's war against Ukraine. The #OvalOffice ambush was staged to give them a public excuse and rally hatred for #Zelensky.

#Ukrainian #military stopped receiving data for #HIMARS even before Zelensky's meeting with Trump, — WP

According to the #soldiers, at least one unit has not received coordinates for strikes further than 60 km from the contact line over the past month.

#France 's #Macron considering visit to US w #Zelensky and UK Prime Minister #Starmer to meet #Trump

No plans have been set

#Ukraine #TrumpRussia

#UkraineWar, Day 1,106: #Zelensky — “I Reiterate Our Commitment to Peace”

#Ukraine #Russia #TrumpRussia

https://eaworldview.com/2025/03/ukraine-war-zelensky-commitment-to-peace/

”As seemed evident even at the time, the ambush of Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office on Friday was a setup to provide justification for cutting off congressionally approved aid to Ukraine…”
—Heather Cox Richardson, March 3, 2025
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-3-2025
#trump #vance #zelensky #usa #ukraine

National Endowment for Democracy Deletes Records of Funding Projects in Ukraine

The NED played a pivotal role in helping to trigger the conflict with Russia by supporting two color revolutions directed against Ukraine’s pro-Russian (not really - note mine) leader Viktor #Yanukovych — a potential successor to Vlodymyr #Zelensky if Russia wins.

The 2004 color revolution replaced Yanukovych with Viktor Yushchenko, who favored admitting Ukraine to NATO and adopted an International Monetary Fund (IMF) structural adjustment program that benefitted U.S. investors while cutting social programs.

NED activists employed a broad public relations strategy that included: a) busing paid out-of-town protesters into Kyiv; b) creating an online TV protest station and agitation paraphernalia; and c) providing offshore training to the anti-Yanukovych student leadership. The strategy was based on the writings of Gene Sharp and a template that the NED had successfully employed in Serbia with a youth group called “Otpor,” which helped secure the defeat of socialist Slobodan Milosovic in September 2000 elections.
…
As a sign of the NED’s influence, Ukrainian President Petro #Poroshenko (2014-2020)—a main beneficiary of the #Maidan coup currently awaiting trial on treason charges—bestowed the Order of Princess Olga, one of Ukraine’s highest honors, on Dr. Nadia Diuk,[42] a former vice president and senior adviser to the NED for Europe and Eurasia.

US: overt and covert destabilisation

When a scandal in the 1980s revealed the CIA’s 35 years of international manipulations, President Ronald #Reagan established the National Endowment for Democracy as a more discreet and less controversial instrument. It had the same purpose – to destabilise unfriendly governments by funding the opposition.

#NED #USA #US #american #democracy #CIA #IMF #NATO #deepstate #intelligence #NED #propaganda #fraud #psyops #ukraine #ukrainian #war against #Russia #russian #history

RE
#russiarussiarussia #joycevance

everytime we hear #Trump say RRR, we are reminded of the fact that his campaign manager #PaulManafort #Manafort gave internal polling data to #Kilimnik who was a #RussianAgent

By USB memory stick.
By hand.
Fact to fact meeting.
In person.
Physically together in the same room.

Sad, seems #zelenskyy #zelensky has lost weight, see? He moved his wedding ring to a larger finger.

“Some Thoughts On Ukraine”

by Caitlin Johnstone in Caitlin’s Newsletter on Substack

@BBC5Live
@BBCRadio4
@guardian @Independent @thetimes

“The western empire provoked this war. The western empire sabotaged peace talks in the early weeks after the invasion. They refused off-ramp after off-ramp in pushing Ukraine into this situation, and as a result Ukraine is going to be much worse off than before this all started”

https://open.substack.com/pub/caitlinjohnstone/p/some-thoughts-on-ukraine?r=27oltk&utm_medium=ios

#Press #Ukraine #Europe #Trump #Zelensky #NATO

The US has paused military aid to Ukraine. Today's cartoon by Andy Bunday. More cartoons: https://www.cartoonmovement.com/search?query=&sort=created&order=desc

#Trump #Zelensky #Ukraine #Europe

"Speaking with Ukrainian and British journalists about the Ukrainian army as the strongest component of security guarantees, the contingent for Ukraine, the future of the peace process and the necessary steps in this direction, the impossibility of Ukraine recognizing its occupied territories as Russian, readiness to sign an agreement on minerals with the USA, the ceasefire, the importance of reliable security guarantees..."
- President Zelensky
#AureFreePress #News #press #Zelensky #war

"Scorrendo la lunga lista di capi di stato, di intellettuali e di opinionisti che si sono indignati per il trattamento ricevuto da Zelensky, si fatica a trovarne qualcuno che abbia espresso sentimenti simili mentre Israele faceva a pezzi regole e principi ... -> continua qui: https://t.me/slowforward/6293

#Gaza #Zelensky #genocidio #intellettuali #Palestina #trump

They don't want you to know
#Ukraine #Zelensky #Iraq #Invasion #Politics #Gaza #Netanyahu #NeverForget #USpol #EUPol

@palestine @israel

#WION Israel To Halt Power To Gaza: Report | Rains Lash Kashmir, Temperatures Drop | WION Headlines

Israel To Halt Power To Gaza: Report | Rains Lash Kashmir, Temperatures Drop | WION Headlines Top headlines of the hour: - Israel To Halt Power To Gaza: Report - Rains Lash Kashmir, Temperatures Drop #zelensky #israel #worldnews About Channel: WION The World is One News examines global issues with in-depth analysis. We provide much more than the news of the day.

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Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett apologized to the world for the way Trump and Vance behaved in the Oval Office in an explosive meeting with Ukraine's President Zelensky.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Zelensky

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/jasmine-crockett-response-trump-zelensky-b2707241.html

#WION PM Modi On Lion Safari In Gujarat | Russian Drone Hits Kharkiv: Mayor | WION Headlines

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less encouraging:

#Trump’s #NationalSecurity adviser, #MikeWaltz, stopped short of calling for Pres #Zelensky’s resignation but said #Ukraine’s leader must be more cooperative. “We need a leader that can deal with us, eventually deal with the Russians & end this war,” Waltz said on CNN. “And if it becomes apparent that President Zelensky’s either personal motivations or political motivations are divergent from ending the fighting in this country, then I think we have a real issue on our hands.”

An encouraging sign:

Sen #JamesLankford, #Republican of #Oklahoma, also spoke w/NBC’s Kristen Welker, saying that #Putin was “a murderous KGB thug” & a “dictator” & that he understood why President #Zelensky of #Ukraine wanted assurances that #Russia would actually abide by any #ceasefire agreement that he signed.

“Zelensky is rightfully concerned that Putin has violated every single agreement he’s ever signed & that he can’t be trusted. He’s looking for some kind of #security guarantees.”

Back to London…

#Starmer opened the #summit of #Europe’s leaders in London w/ #Macron & #Zelensky seated beside him. “We’re gathered here today because this is a once in a generation moment for the #security of Europe, & we all need to step up,” Starmer told the assembled leaders. “Getting a good outcome for #Ukraine is not just a matter of right & wrong, it’s vital for the security of every nation here & many others too.”

#GlobalSecurity #geopolitics #Putin #Russia #expansionism

Secretary of #State #MarcoRubio has reiterated the #Trump admin’s attitude toward #Zelensky, saying that #Ukraine’s president had disrupted efforts toward a peace process w/ #Russia by challenging #JDVance in the Oval Office on Friday. Zelensky “found every opportunity to try to ‘Ukraine-splain’ on every issue,” Rubio said. [a. Ridiculous terminology. b. Someone had to]

#geopolitics #UnitedStates #MafiaState #RevengePolitics #authoritarianism #ForeignPolicy #allies #NATO #Europe

#VanHollen called Friday’s display in the Oval Office “a despicable display of bullying” by #Trump & #JDVance against #Zelensky. He also characterized the Trump admin’s rare #minerals deal as an “#extortion” of #Ukraine.

#geopolitics #Russia #UnitedStates #MafiaState #RevengePolitics #authoritarianism #ForeignPolicy #allies #NATO #Europe

Sen Chris #VanHollen, #Democrat of MD, told FoxNews on Sunday that he regretted voting to confirm his fmr colleague #MarcoRubio to be Sec of #State. Van Hollen said #Rubio used to acknowledge that #Russia was the aggressor in the #war against #Ukraine & would never have accused #Zelensky of being a #dictator as #Trump has. But since joining the admin, Rubio has adopted Trump’s talking points.

#geopolitics #UnitedStates #MafiaState #allies #NATO #Europe #ForeignPolicy

Sen #ChrisMurphy said he believed President #Zelensky of #Ukraine appropriately asked #Trump & #JDVance how they could reassure him that #Putin of #Russia would abide by the terms of a #ceasefire agreement. “It is a sad day in America when we are getting closer & closer to Russia, a brutal #dictatorship, & further & further away from #democratic #allies,” Murphy said.

#geopolitics #US #MafiaState #Europe #ForeignPolicy #authoritarianism #RevengePolitics

In another interview, on NBC’s Meet the Press, #Republican #House Speaker #MikeJohnson suggested that President Volodymyr #Zelensky of #Ukraine should step down if he doesn’t sign #Trump’s deal [#extortion] on rare #minerals & agree to end the #war. “Something has to change. Either he needs to come to his senses & come back to the table in gratitude, or someone else needs to lead the country to do that,” Johnson said.

#geopolitics #MafiaState #Putin #Russia #US #ForeignPolicy #RevengePolitics

Meanwhile in the #US…

#Republican #House Speaker #MikeJohnson defended #Trump’s & #JDVance’s conduct during the Oval Office meeting on Friday, saying that President Volodymyr #Zelensky of #Ukraine “acted so inappropriately” & should have “shown more gratitude.”

“For him to act as he did was rather shocking to everyone,” Johnson said of Zelensky, speaking to CNN. “Instead of showing gratitude, he interrupted & berated his hosts at a very perilous time for his country.”

#sycophant #geopolitics

In addition to #Britain PM #Starmer & Presidents #Zelensky of #Ukraine & #Macron of #France, in attendance at the summit were, Chancellor Olaf #Scholz of #Germany & Prime Minister Justin #Trudeau of #Canada, Ursula #vonderLeyen, the president of the European Commission, #MarkRutte, the secretary general of #NATO, & #Turkey’s foreign minister, Hakan #Fidan.

#geopolitics #Putin #Russia #Trump #UnitedStates #allies #Europe #ForeignPolicy

#Starmer of #Britain held a phone call w/ the leaders of #Estonia, #Latvia & #Lithuania – 3 countries that were not invited to attend Sunday’s #summit – in which he welcomed their support for #Ukraine, Starmer’s office said in a statement. “The Prime Minister updated them on his discussions with the leaders of Ukraine, #France & the #UnitedStates in recent days,” the statement said.

#geopolitics #Zelensky #Putin #Russia #Trump #US #Europe #allies #NATO #ForeignPolicy #RevengePolitics

Sergey #Lavrov, #Russia’s foreign minister, said that #France Pres #Macron & PM #Starmer of #Britain were “impertinent” in proposing thousands of #peacekeeping troops for #Ukraine. “No one is asking us,” Lavrov said in an interview with Krasnaya Zvezda, the Russian state news agency #Tass reported on Sunday. Lavrov praised #Trump for “behaving correctly,” according to the report.

#geopolitics #Zelensky #Putin #US #Europe #allies #NATO #ForeignPolicy #RevengePolitics

On Sunday in, #Europe wrapped Pres #Zelensky in a warm embrace. He won expressions of support from the 18 assembled leaders, including Pres #Macron of #France, Chancellor Olaf #Scholz of #Germany & PM #GiorgiaMeloni of #Italy. After meeting them, he was scheduled to visit #KingCharles III at his country estate, Sandringham, NE of London.

Yet behind the carefully choreographed show of solidarity, there was a recognition that keeping the #UnitedStates on board remains critical.

#geopolitics

#Starmer said that he, Pres #Zelensky & Pres #Macron of #France had agreed they “would work on a plan for stopping the fighting & then discuss that plan w/the US.” Any #peace agreement “is going to need a US backstop,” Starmer added, saying British & #US teams were discussing the idea.

Sunday’s #summit was first set up to inform European leaders about Starmer’s meeting w/ #Trump. But it gained new importance after Friday, making supporting #Ukraine & beefing up their defenses more critical.

The comments came ahead of a #summit in #London on Sunday, where #Starmer met w/ President Volodymyr #Zelensky of #Ukraine & other European leaders to discuss the #war. The gathering took on greater urgency after Zelensky’s meeting w/ #Trump & #JDVance on Friday raised fears the US would try to strong-arm Ukraine’s president into making a #peace deal on whatever terms the Americans [#Putin] dictated.

#geopolitics #Russia #US #allies #NATO #Europe #ForeignPolicy #RevengePolitics #PutinsPuppet

#Britain, #France & #Ukraine to Develop Cease-Fire Plan to Present to #US.

Britain’s PM Sir Keir #Starmer announced the move ahead of a meeting w/ #Europe leaders as the region reeled from #Trump’s attack on President Volodymyr #Zelensky of Ukraine.

#geopolitics #Putin #Russia #UnitedStates #MafiaState #allies #NATO #ForeignPolicy #authoritarianism #RevengePolitics #PutinsPuppet

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