🇩🇪 Merz: Putin is a war criminal. He is perhaps the most serious war criminal of our time that we have seen on a large scale. We must be clear about how to deal with war criminals: There is no room for leniency.
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🇩🇪 Merz: Putin is a war criminal. He is perhaps the most serious war criminal of our time that we have seen on a large scale. We must be clear about how to deal with war criminals: There is no room for leniency.
The Russian Orthodox Church is nothing more than a front for the FSB, formerly known as the KGB. All Russian Orthodox Church pastors are outright spies and/or subversive sleeper agents of the FSB!
Today's ISM survey commentary is fun: "Tariffs continue to wreak havoc" "There is absolutely no activity in the transportation equipment industry. This is 100 percent attributable to current tariff policy. "We are also in stagflation: Prices are up due to material tariffs, but volume is way off.”
Over 70 years of the USSR’s existence, the evil of communist ideology was merely layered atop the evil of a Frankenstein 🇷🇺 state. In 1991, USSR collapsed, but revanchism and Moscow’s deep fear that 🇷🇺 would implode under its own contradictions remained. www.newsweek.com/russia-gasli...
The russian terrorist state doesn’t respect any rules. Western countries respecting rules when it comes to russia is effectively surrender. The only way to restore a rules-based international order is to fight nasty, fight dirty, and destroy the russian terrorist state now.
Tomahawks. ...right up their fascist ruzzians asses.
One European federal government One European border One European foreign policy One European defence supplied with European weapons, made by European workers and engineers, financed by European tax money. Independent from the DSA. And, ruzzia must be destroyed.
1/7 The Trump admin’s plan to lure russia away from china by gifting Ukraine to russia is not just failing—it’s backfiring spectacularly. Instead of isolating china, it’s fueling a deeper russia-china-india axis. This thread breaks down the strategic disaster 👇
Le mal a un nom La Russie commet le génocide de #Ukrainians. La Russie frappe nos villes, tue des gens pacifiques, tue des enfants. Il vole des centaines et des milliers d’enfants ukrainiens, torture des soldats et enfreint constamment les lois de la guerre, assassine, viole, vole
💬 “For me it is clear: there can be no sustainable peace without Ukraine at the table, and its security requirements must be addressed,” says Austria’s FM Beate Meinl-Reisinger.
Putin has not changed. In the last 25 years he started four wars. He can only be kept in check through strong deterrence. We must be precise and fast with the surge in our defence posture ↓ europa.eu/!wgH6QK
"Putin is a predator. Putin's proxies have been targeting our societies for years with hybrid attacks, cyber attacks, and the weaponizing of migrants." - Ursula von der Leyen Slowly, Europe is waking up. Very slowly.
🚀 The Economist: Ukrainian Flamingo Cruise Missile Costs Less Than One Million Euros. 👉🏻 Read more: militarnyi.com/en/news/the-...
The EU has already trained over 80.000 Ukrainian soldiers. We must be ready to do more. Today, EU Defence Ministers broadly supported the expansion of the mandate for our EU Military Assistance Mission to provide training in Ukraine, after any truce. Extract from my press remarks ↓
Only when the Moscow invaders are utterly defeated and all occupied territories are liberated can the war end. Only when the Moscow empire is utterly destroyed and dozens of nation-states emerge from the ruins can there be peace.
The S&P 500 notched its second consecutive record high, rising 0.2% and climbing above the 6,500 level for the first time. finance.yahoo.com/news/live/st...
⚡️Putin heads to Beijing desperate to sell off Russia’s resources as trade with China drops and Moscow admits it can’t build missiles or drones without Chinese tech
“The Kremlin will stop at nothing to terrorize Ukraine, killing men, women and children.” The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, responds to russia's terrorist attack on Ukraine last night.
“This has not been a peace process. It has not even been appeasement. It has been the US throwing its power on Russia's side in a war of aggression.” Timothy Snyder, Professor of History
Portugal’s President Rebelo de Sousa: “The top leader of the world’s foremost superpower is, objectively, a Soviet or Russian asset. He operates as an asset.”
🇮🇹🇺🇦 The latest Russian strike on Kyiv shows that Russia has no intention of negotiating an end to the war, — Italian PM Meloni ❗️The country's Foreign Minister also spoke on this topic, stating that he does not see the end of the war in Ukraine by the end of this year.
Even if mortgage rates dropped to zero, typical homes would still be unaffordable for median earners in some major metro areas, according to a recent Zillow analysis. nyti.ms/3JCmE11
"Russia has not changed its position one iota. The war is raging on... We don't have a clear strategy of how to get Putin to stop the war." Kurt Volker
The muted market reaction to The Crazy doesn't tell you much about what will happen. Markets almost *never* react in advance to large but only potential disruptions. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/why-arent-...
The President of Portugal stated that his US counterpart, Donald Trump, has acted as a "Soviet asset" by favoring the Russian Federation in the war against Ukraine. "I am saying that, objectively, the new US leadership has strategically favored the Russian Federation."
⚡️'Admission of guilt' — Ukraine blasts Russia’s planned withdrawal from torture prevention convention.
You'd think a UN permanent security council member withdrawing from Convention for the Prevention of Torture would be bigger news. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-call...
💙💛 #Reminder 6 Aug 2022 “They really are orcs. Twenty-first century, occupied Popasna, human skull on the fence,” Haidai wrote. “There is nothing human about the Russians. We are at war with non-humans.” www.theguardian.com/world/2022/a...
JD Vance cited World War II as an example of how all wars in human history end with some kind of a negotiation... this man is an idiot.
Telling detail in @dsorennie.bsky.social’s column. “Fully 45% of American casualties [in the Korean war] occurred after talks began. Veterans recalled deadly night-time skirmishes on hills overlooking the floodlit negotiation compound.” www.economist.com/internationa...
The Kremlin knows Trump’s threats are empty and Europe has no plan. As long as Russia has nothing to fear, they have nothing to lose by continuing the war. Full article here: berlinbridge.substack.com/subscribe
#MarchOnMoscow united24media.com/latest-news/...
B of A DESK: “.. Average Sept returns for the S&P500 over the past ~100 years are -1.17%. .. Take a look at the anatomy of September price action. It’s pretty much a swoon from the get-go.”
Pastor Mark Burns: "I’m here,..to remind Putin that #Ukraine belongs to Ukraine!Let us stand as one people,…declare real loud to Putin -we will not allow the Russian Orthodox Church back in 🇺🇦to be used as a weapon against the people of Ukraine.This nation will stand,as a nation,forever&ever"
🇩🇪🇺🇦 German Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil arrived in Kyiv. “Putin must have no illusions that our support for Ukraine can waver. On the contrary: we remain the second largest supporter of Ukraine in the world and the largest in Europe. Ukraine can continue to rely on Germany.”
😔 The Russians are brainwashing our children in the temporarily occupied territory of the Zaporizhzhia region and using them for propaganda purposes.
⚡️Zelenskyy awarded US Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal Ukraine’s highest honor for their push to punish Russia with tougher sanctions and tariffs.
Welker to Lavrov: “Russia has hit maternity wards, churches, schools, hospitals, a kindergarten just this week. So either the Russian military has terrible aim or you are targeting civilians. Which is it?" 🤡Lavrov: We never attack civilians.
Satellite images have revealed six strikes on the Deng Xiaoping logistics complex in the Alabuga district of Tatarstan, where Shahed kamikaze drones are stored militarnyi.com/en/news/six-...
The Kremlin feigns concern over Zelenskyy’s constitutional legitimacy while shamelessly rewriting the entire Russian Constitution to extend Putin’s dictatorial rule. This cynical attempt to disrupt US-led peace efforts is further proof that Russia has no intention of ending the invasion
⚡️UK extends Operation Interflex to 2026—training tens of thousands of Ukrainian troops.
An “unattractive combination of machismo and self-pity. .. If you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.” @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
What scares russia the most is people united, especially those who see through the lies, corruption & propaganda. Ukraine knew russias true face long before the rest of the world had to face it. Ukraine has singlehandedly unmasked the illusion of “strong russians”.
Ukraine continues to dismantle the Russian world. youtu.be/U945Ocqd6a8
Bonne fête du jour de l'Indépendance aux Ukrainiens
🇳🇴🇺🇦 Norway allocates about $700 million for air defense systems for Ukraine. 🇩🇪 As noted, the air defense systems will be delivered from Germany to Ukraine.
🇺🇦 Zelensky: We are building a Ukraine strong and powerful enough to live in security and peace. So that here, on this square, on our Independence Square, beneath our flags, on our land, our children and grandchildren will celebrate Independence Day.
🇺🇸🇺🇦 US administration this past week approved the sale of 3,350 Extended Range Attack Munition air-launched missiles, or ERAMs, which are set to arrive in Ukraine in about six weeks, - WSJ The $850 million arms package, mostly funded by European nations and includes other items.
US approves sale of ERAM missiles to Ukraine, WSJ reports #Ukraine
🇦🇺🇬🇧Defense companies from Australia and the United Kingdom have agreed to work together on the Copperhead project, which is intended to provide the troops of both countries with cheap guided missiles. 🔗Read details: militarnyi.com/en/news/aust...
I don't understand how some people can support both Ukraine and Trump at the same time. Since russia launched its invasion, Trump has been one of the worst things to happen to Ukraine
Trump constantly siding with russia over Ukraine is no excuse for Europe's inaction and insufficient aid to Ukraine. On the contrary, it should have been a wake-up call for us to do much more
As usual, making the important points. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Trump’s inaction on Ukraine speaks louder than his words
Diane Swonk, chief economist at KPMG US said: "(Fed Chair) Powell opened the door a little wider to a cut in rates in September," talking to the BBC's Lucy Hooker. www.bbc.com/news/article...
One of the most terrible crimes of Russia’s terrible war. www.newsweek.com/president-pu...
Trump’s rambling and total lack of understanding of the region ‘it’s totally stupid’, has only fueled more attacks on Ukraine, not less. From bragging he’d end the war in 24hrs to bailing out and blaming Biden, he’s weak, confused, and dangerous. For us in Ukraine, there’s no choice.
KPMG chief economist Diane Swonk on Fed Chair Powell's speech: -Powell opens door to September rate cut. -The challenge the Fed faces is to tame inflation, which has moved up again & been above the Fed’s 2% target >4 years. -Debate in the Fed has flared-not clear a quarter point cut would be enough.
The biggest failure of the past week wasn’t about Trump or Putin, but Europe. Europe must decide what we’re willing to do to secure our continent. That starts with Ukraine. Until we do that & act accordingly, Putin & Trump will determine the direction of this war. berlinbridge.substack.com/subscribe
"For Trump, the primary objective is not an end to the war but a renewal of relations with Russia.... No amount of careful diplomatic manoeuvring by European leaders is likely to alter this element of Trump’s foreign policy." 💭 @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social on the Trump-Putin meeting 🔗 bit.ly/4605KSy
Russia is trying to use scorched-earth tactics and genocide to seize Ukrainian land. People lived there. 📍Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas called Russia’s demand for Ukrainian territorial concessions a “Putin trap” and warned it only serves the Kremlin’s plan, as Moscow has made no real concessions and continues to escalate violence. www.bbc.com/news/article...
A significant majority of Americans — including a slim majority of Republicans — support Ukraine. So why does Trump oppose that support? It goes against the will of the people. We can guess why
How Ukraine can win by outlasting Russia without surrendering
Fly, flamingos, fly!
This is a farce. Russia and US are playing games with the lives of millions of Ukrainians who live in the invaded territories including Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Crimea! Putin has no intentions in honoring any agreement. This has been a delay tactic by Putin and Trump.
FUNDSTRAT: “.. when SPX gets under .. 6212.21, it will be proper to discuss a pullback getting underway. .. failure of Technology to make a strong comeback into mid-September, which negatively affects breadth and momentum, would likely mean the much-anticipated Fall 2025 pullback is upon us.”
This is the first year in US history when population shrinks. Just when tariffs suddenly spike to highest level since 1930. And housing inventory soars to 2008 level. I mean no ill to our beloved economists when I say they do not know how to model this shit. It’s a three body problem.
Reality check: Nothing that happened in Alaska or Washington will make Russia think they have anything new to lose by continuing to kill Ukrainians. They won’t stop until we stop them.
And the Russian side, because they feel they've gained momentum on the battlefield, and frankly, they don't really care how many Russian soldiers are dying in this operation. They're just going to keep it going.
Putin risks major consequences for Russia if he rejects Trump's 'super advantageous' offer — expert
President Macron: I don't see Putin really willing to make peace.
From the FT, "Investors warn of ‘new era of fiscal dominance’ in global markets: Combination of record government debt and rising borrowing costs puts central banks under pressure." (This is quite a generalized advanced country phenomenon as ... 1 of 2
Russia paints a glossy image of Mariupol's reconstruction, but beneath the facade of propaganda lies a city in ruins, enduring repression and genocide. 🧵 1/12
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When will Ukraine and Europe realize Putin will never agree to end this war? He wants Zelensky assassinated. He wants all of Ukraine.He'll never return the children the Russians have abducted. He will never agree to meeting with Zelensky because he refuses to acknowledge he's a legitimate president
Even if peace is concluded or the war is frozen, we must constantly prepare for war, for its continuation by Russia or the outbreak of a new one: “Because Russia has not abandoned its intentions to seize all of Ukraine.”
Meloni: If we want to reach peace we have to do it united.
Ukraine's most reliable security guarantee is its own armed forces—far more dependable than any ally. However, that doesn't mean Ukraine should avoid pursuing alliances or additional security assurances
European nations must stop using Trump’s horrible behavior as an excuse and take greater responsibility by increasing their military support for Ukraine—the war is far from over
🇺🇸❗️🇮🇳 Bessent: Before the war in Ukraine, less than 1% of India’s oil came from Russia. Now it is 42%. The system is allowing India to profiteer by buying cheap Russian oil, reselling it, and pocketing $16B in excess profits. This opportunistic arbitrage is unacceptable.
💙💛 Ukraine’s New 100-Km FPV Drone Ditches Radio to Outsmart Jamming Fold’s fiber-optic design is based on FPV quadcopters, small commercial systems that cost only a few hundred dollars but can carry enough explosives to take out armored vehicles. thedefensepost.com/2025/08/19/u...
1/4 If Trump truly believes Putin wants peace, he’s a huge idiot. If he doesn’t, he’s a traitor helping Putin. Putin has zero incentive to stop the war—he hasn’t achieved his goals, isn’t close, and faces no real pressure from the West, especially from the Trump administration
🚨 Did NATO promise not to enlarge? Gorbachev says "No". Gorbachev "It is a myth that you were betrayed by the West regarding NATO's eastward expansion. Yes, It's definitely a myth." 👀 counteracts the Kremlin lie 👇
Positive indications on US security guarantees are welcome — but Donald Trump still believes in personal diplomacy with a Russian leader who has yet to even hint at concessions. Read Orysia Lutsevych's analysis of the Zelenskyy-Trump summit for @chathamhouse.org⤵️
He wants to get the security guarantees approved by the enemy?!! What an abject imbecile.
EU's 19th sanctions package against Russia expected to be ready in September, Kallas says #Ukraine
Consequences…
Russian state outlets and pro-Kremlin media focused on Putin and Trump's call during the meeting — and said Kyiv and Europe were powerless to influence U.S.-Russia talks on the war.
Macron: “Putin is an ogre at our doorstep”, Russia constant threat to Europe
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Putin remains confident that he can outlast the West in Ukraine and eventually secure a more favorable outcome than what's currently on the table. The key to ending the war lies in changing that belief — which means providing Ukraine with more weapons. Europe needs to step up!
🇫🇷💯 Macron called Putin a “predator” and “a cannibal at the door of Europe.” The French president warned that Russia has become a permanent source of destabilization and a long-term threat to Europe. Macron also stated that he does not share Trump’s optimism about a possible peace agreement.
This is the way the bubble ends: Not with a pop, but with smog and brownouts. [Disappointed that some readers didn't recognize the TS Eliot ref] paulkrugman.substack.com/p/what-happe...
S&P: “.. Corporate sentiment has collapsed from +19 to -22 in six months, while tariff mentions in S&P 500 earnings calls exploded 19x to over 6,500. With 23% of large enterprises planning workforce cuts .., a coordinated pullback that could signal broader economic deceleration ahead.” 👀
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