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Russia's war is now almost entirely aimed at the massacre of Ukraine's civilians, nothing to do with military - accompanied with a Russian disinformational blitz on western audiences to present events as having military aims. Its genocide, and its escalating, every day.

Thinking you'll achieve peace by rewarding invasions is like thinking you'll cure alcoholism with vodka.

While claiming to seek peace, Russia launched a deadly airstrike on Kyiv. This isn't a pursuit of peace, it’s a mockery of it. The real obstacle is not Ukraine but Russia, whose war aims have not changed.

Jan Marsalek, a spymaster for Russia, hired by the Kremlin, plotted to use private armies to control migration from Africa into Europe. He planned to create a 15,000-strong band of mercenaries to control the border in the key migration route through Libya. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03...

This morning, Russian cruelty struck again, killing men, women and children in the city of Sumy. A barbaric attack, made even more vile as people gathered peacefully to celebrate Palm Sunday.

Another massacre by Russians - the city center of Sumy hit with ballistic missiles, aimed at killing Ukrainians crowding to church services for Palm Sunday.

The right’s “bastion of Christian values” just once again killed large amounts of innocent civilians by launching a ballistic missile at a city center during Palm Sunday. The day after Witkoff was following Putin around like an obedient little puppy.

Things that US allies cannot unsee: US cutting off intelligence sharing for Ukraine, exposing an already victimized ally; EU being hit with tariffs like an enemy while Russia is spared; being bullied and then being invited to join the US against China. Thanks, but no thanks.

This gruesome photo was taken today in Kryvyi Rih. It's the coffin of three-year-old Tymofiy, who was killed by a Russian missile on Friday. Tymofiy is one of nine Ukrainian children killed in this attack. 1/

This is what the ceasefire Putin promised Trump looks like. Russia is shelling Kyiv with missiles. People are hiding in the metro.

Death toll as a result of a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kryvyi Rih rises to 18. Half of them, nine, are children. Absolutely heartbreaking. At the same time, Russian envoy in DC talks deals with the Trump's team. Russia senses impunity and will get more aggressive. Ukrainian kids will pay

Grieving parents held their son’s body—one of six children killed in Russia’s latest strike on Ukrainian civilians. The missile hit near a playground, according to officials.

Tragic and inhumane images coming out from Kryvyi Rih. Another reckless Russian attack struck a crowded residential area, reportedly killing at least 14, including 6 children. Russia continues to destroy Ukraine, no interest in peace.

The scene of the Russian ballistic missile strike on the city of Kryvyi Rih in which 6 kids and 11 adults were just massacred. Residential neighborhood, hundreds of kilometers from the front, zero military objective

If you ever wondered how the KGB manipulated foreigners and got them to repeat Soviet propaganda, spend some time listening to Steve Witkoff talk about his wonderful conversations with Vladimir Putin.

Witkoff's repeating of Kremlin lies about "russian-speakers" wanting to "join Russia" is truly chilling. This is nothing less than carte blanche for Putin's genocidal imperialism. Hearing Americans talk like this should be an electric shock for Europe, not a wakeup call.

We're now at the point where American state secretary has to assure that USA won't provide Russia any military support to help Moscow subjugate Ukraine.

True leadership means respect for partners and allies. Even for the smaller and weaker ones. Never arrogance. Dear friends, think about it.

Trump's Ukraine policy right now: let's make Ukraine surrender to russia while also giving us some resources. And let's get rid of Zelensky because my friend Putin doesn't like him and also because he didn't submit to me like all the Republicans did a long time ago.

just taking tonight to really appreciate all these years of journalistic tut-tut-tutting about how over-the-top it was for anyone to focus on trump's affinity for russia and putin.

At least 20 Ukrainian civilians have been killed just this night by Russian missiles and drones. Hundreds of soldiers were killed on the frontline in recent days. These are the first results of the US suspension of military aid and intelligence to Ukraine: more deaths time.com/7265679/sate...

This is what happens when someone appeases barbarians. More bombs, more aggression, more victims. Another tragic night in Ukraine.

If someone acts like a Russian shill, it's not that important whether this person's actually a Russian shill. It's already enough to treat that person as one, because the consequences of their actions are just the same.

So, Trump's brilliant plan for "peace" was to cut off Ukraine’s air defenses so Russians could pour ballistic missiles onto the people of Ukraine until the daily massacres force the survivors to yield to Putin's demands. The Great Dealmaker is merely Putin's whore.

European leaders need to free themselves from the delusion that rational arguments will have any effect on the MAGA White House. They are not rational. MAGA is a cult of personality fueled by weaponized lies. They speak only the language of power. Europe must speak it back.

The „Reverse Kissinger“ theory is a coping mechanism for transatlantic think tankers who cannot face the sheer destruction Trumpism brings to America’s standing

Anyone cheering for this aid suspension is celebrating an aggressor who destroyed a maternity hospital, a cancer ward, dozens of religious sites, a theater where civilians were sheltering, a dam. They are celebrating rapes and torture. They are celebrating entire families obliterated.

And Nixon was impeached just for such a nothingburger like Watergate.

This is a very difficult time to be a Tankie. Suddenly they have to be in favor of the USA grabbing the mineral wealth of a small country.

It's just unbelievable how a president of the still kinda most powerful country in the world could be such a pathetic piece of shit. All this machismo is unable to cover how weak he is and actually makes it more apparent.

The best explanation for Trump’s Ukraine strategy (from someone with a long career in D.C.): The deal was always going to be so unacceptably bad that Ukraine would have to reject it. Trump can then say we tried to make peace but Ukraine (& Europe) didn’t want peace. And wash his hands of it.

Ukraine is Europe! We stand by Ukraine. We will step up our support to Ukraine so that they can continue to fight back the agressor. Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.

“The habit of civilization is fragile.”--Czesław Miłosz

I think Trump-watchers urgently need to retire the idea of a "transactional" foreign policy. In the light of what's happening, this is another rationalization of something much darker.

Things happening to US now can absolutely happen to every democratic country, that won't get serious about Russian or Chinese active measures via disinformation, buying local political elites and igniting crises (terrorist attacks, migration, you name it). Every leverage they have must be addressed.

I have never posted this photo before. I took it in Bucha. During the occupation, Russian soldiers killed this young woman and four or five of her relatives. Then they threw their bodies and set them on fire. Not everything burned. What remained was eaten by starving dogs.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but this seems to be another innovation of the Trump administration: for the first time, the invaded and pillaged country is asked to pay reparations for being the victim, while the aggressor is rewarded.

It's not important, whether Trump is throwing Ukraine under the bus because he's fooled by Russia, or it reflects his worldview that is similar to Putin's. The end result of these "peace proposals" will be the destabilisation and weakening of Ukraine and Europe. It must be addressed accordingly.

Russia is hurting Europe from Africa and even from Europe itself. Europe has to wake up. It must be proactive, decisive and serious about tackling Russia. Do something Europe, even if it means doing it alone.

Auspuffrohre mit Bauschaum verklebt, @robert-habeck.de -Sticker auf Scheiben gepappt: Das Werk soll nach @spiegel.de -Recherchen auf das Konto russischer Auftraggeber gehen. @russlandwatcher.de @russlandverstehen.eu @russland-analyse.bsky.social @dgap.org @baks.bund.de @wahlrecht.de @gruene.de

Overnight, Russians targeted a residential area of the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia with ballistic missiles, leaving 24 victims. Russians continue expanding their culture into the civilized world.

Everybody's discussing how high Musk was giving a Nazi salute like it wasn't the richest guy on Earth at the inauguration ceremony of the US president where everyone has seen it. It doesn't matter that much whether one is a genuine idiot, junkie idiot, or Nazi idiot. Musk is dangerous in any case.

By sponsoring coups in the Sahel, Russia has acquired a new hold on Europe: Emigration www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...