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Proud New Englander Glory to Ukraine U.S. politics and Geopolitics Christian and Democrat Slavic immigrant (bilingual) https://substack.com/@nevercared?r=56aw74&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=edit-profile
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NEW: Russian state media and Kremlin officials appear to be leveraging select statements from US officials alongside long-standing Russian narratives to create tension between the United States and Ukraine and undermine faith in America's commitment to Ukraine. isw.pub/UkrWar022125

submitted 22 hours ago • 11 comments

Ukraine has not suffered "millions" of losses by any reliable estimate, either in terms of civilian or military casualties. isw.pub/UkraineFacts...

submitted 1 day ago • 6 comments

3. Putin’s protracted war in Ukraine is destroying Russia’s national wealth through the steady erosion of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund and growing inflation. (1/3) isw.pub/RussiaWeakness

submitted 2 days ago • 9 comments

Liz Cheney condemns Trump and his Republican enablers

submitted 3 days ago • 161 comments

Many recent Russian statements show that Putin remains uninterested in engaging in good faith negotiations and retains his objective of destroying the Ukrainian state while the Kremlin has offered no public indication that it would materially compromise.

submitted 3 days ago • 8 comments

Hi All--Just sent out this piece (free for all) on the most important example of Trump and Putin aligning. Its about the issue of Ukrainians holding elections soon. Before the US elections, neither Trump nor Kellogg cared about the issue--but for Putin is was key. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

submitted 5 days ago • 26 comments

🔵Trump calls Putin: positive news for Moscow 🇷🇺 ➡️Trump’s 🇺🇸 declared intention to hold bilateral talks, without the participation of Ukraine 🇺🇦 and European allies, aligns with Russia’s 🇷🇺 interests. ➡️More details by OSW's @menkiszakm.bsky.social ⤵️ osw.waw.pl/en/publikacj...

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

With Macron calling an intergovernmental summit in Paris tomorrow, many wonder what is best institutional venue to discuss Europe's response to biggest security crisis since 1945. Here are 8 reasons why intergovernmental route is crucial now instead of relying on 🇪🇺 & Brussels institutions. 🧵👇 1/10

submitted 6 days ago • 8 comments

Russian advances south and southwest of Pokrovsk have slowed over the last two weeks amid indications that the Russian military command may prioritize offensive operations against Kostyantynivka — the southernmost point of Ukraine's fortress belt in Donetsk Oblast — in Spring and Summer 2025. (1/3)

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

MORE: Iran received a large shipment of a chemical precursor for solid missile propellant from China on February 13. Western media reported on January 22 that two Iranian cargo vessels carrying over 1100 tons of sodium perchlorate, will travel from China to Iran over the “next few weeks.” (🧵1/4)

submitted 7 days ago • 7 comments

Europe is now staring at the beginning of a new post-American age. The policy collisions to come will be transformative for transatlantic relations and will reshape the transatlantic alliance. Read more from @erep.csis.org: www.csis.org/analysis/tra...

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Natalia, the wife of fallen Ukrainian soldier Vasyl, reads love poems at his grave on Valentine's Day at the Lychakiv Military Cemetery in Lviv, February 14, 2025. Natalia and Vasyl were married for 21 years and have three children. All we have left is love and memory. Photo: Yurko Dyachyshyn

submitted 8 days ago • 6 comments

Minsk II paved the way for Russia’s full-scale invasion — another weak deal today will invite an even bigger war, writes ISW Non-Resident Russia Fellow Nataliya Bugayova in her op-ed.

submitted 8 days ago • 10 comments

Estonia's Foreign Intelligence Service assessed that Russia is attempting to build its capabilities not only to support Russia's war effort in Ukraine but also to prepare for a potential future war with NATO, which is consistent with ISW's assessments. isw.pub/UkrWar021325

submitted 8 days ago • 20 comments

Oversight of federal cybersecurity and IT is nearly impossible. DOGE can work with congressional appropriators to fix this in year one of the new administration. Read more from the CSIS Defense and Security Department on fixing federal cyber budgets:

submitted 9 days ago • 4 comments

The Trump Administration’s illegal funding freeze is already hurting Maine farmers.   Imagine investing in a solar array to help lower your energy costs, applying (and being approved) for a USDA grant, only to find out that the funding has been illegally frozen. (1/2)

submitted 11 days ago • 12 comments

How Russia lies Exactly 3 years ago,on February 10,2022, Lavrov publicly announced that after the exercises in Belarus, Russian troops would not invade Ukraine but return to their territory Two weeks later,Russian troops invaded Ukraine.Russia always lies.Please share, people need to see this

submitted 12 days ago • 60 comments

"Today, I am introducing the 'FREEDOM FIRST LEND-LEASE ACT' to grant Trump the flexibility to send victory weapons to our partners, including Ukraine, to deter war criminal Putin, as Biden should have done long ago. Bring Russia to the table through American strength," Rep. Wilson announced.

submitted 12 days ago • 45 comments

Trump shuts down the Foreign Influence Task Force that investigated and brought foreign agents to justice. Tell me, can Putin just fax in his demands, and then Trump complies? www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/02/07/u...

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

Russian officials and information space have frequently framed the war in Ukraine as a part of a larger confrontation with the West. isw.pub/UkrWar020825

submitted 13 days ago • 3 comments

NEW: Russia may be providing drone & missile tech to North Korea in exchange for North Korean troops fighting in Kursk. Russia continues to expand its military capabilities, indicating that the Kremlin has no immediate interest in negotiations or a lasting peace w/ Ukraine. isw.pub/UkrWar020825 1/3

submitted 13 days ago • 6 comments

SitRep - 08/02/25 - Russian Su-25 destroyed ❌🛬 An overview of the daily events in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine shot down a Russian Su-25 near Toretsk, and Ukrainian forces regained ground near Pokrovsk. REPOST=appreciated! 1/X

submitted 14 days ago • 4 comments