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Ask your State Rep to bring the Sanctioning Russia Act to the floor and vote for it. It targets Russia’s financial sector, defense-industrial base, shadow fleet and those responsible for abducting Ukrainian kids, without requiring new American spending. americancoalitionforukraine.…
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⚡ "Never in our history have Iran and Russia worked as closely as now." Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi hosted Russian FM Sergey Lavrov in Tehran to deepen economic and nuclear cooperation.
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Ukraine lost access to Elon's Starlink satellites, so @jonstewart called Starlink customer service
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran posted on X today a photo of himself meeting with his Russian counterpart, stating that "never in our history have Iran and Russia worked as closely as now," (1/3)
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"Never in our history have Iran and Russia worked as closely as now." -Iranian Foreign Minister
Hosted FM Lavrov for timely talks in Tehran. We covered everything from Europe to West Asia, including Lebanon, Palestine, Ukraine and Yemen. Also focused on expansion of economic and nuclear cooperation. Never in our history have Iran and Russia worked as closely as now.
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Nothing to see here. Just Russian Foreign FM telling - whoever listens, including President Trump - that "the Iran's cause is just". Official position. Could it be more open that Putin considers the US and President Trump as his enemies?
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov: “I am convinced that Iran’s cause, like Russia’s, is just.”
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But Trump says Russia is only helping Iran murder Americans "a little bit" so it's okay to give them billions of dollars! Note that the timing and content aren't coincidental. This is Putin flexing his dominance over Trump for the world to see.
Nothing to see here. Just Russian Foreign FM telling - whoever listens, including President Trump - that "the Iran's cause is just". Official position. Could it be more open that Putin considers the US and President Trump as his enemies?
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This is what a civilized society that values life looks like. Not how putin sends russian cannon fodder to Ukraine's drone kill zone by the thousands daily, not the Islamist suicidal jihad, not how the Chinese crackdown on protests.. Ukraine values life, freedom and liberty! 🇺🇲🇺🇦
New video from Ukraine’s military shows a wounded service member evacuated from the war zone in what officials say is the first frontline combat rescue using a heavy-lift aerial drone.
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BIG: Zelensky confirms the Kyiv Independent's reporting, telling U.S. congressmen the Pentagon is refusing to approve the transfer of Patriot missiles to Ukraine. The weapons have already been paid for through the U.S.-NATO PURL program, Zelensky said.
🚨 NEW: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has yet to approve the transfer of a "significant" batch of Patriot interceptors for Ukraine, sources say. "It's hard to call this a 'monthly supply,' because there's no set amount of how much you need for a month," a senior Ukrainian official says. "But it's significant." Some in Kyiv suspect Washington is holding the missiles back on purpose to pressure Ukraine, as Russia keeps striking Ukrainian cities. With @JimmySecUK kyivindependent.com/its-sign…
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Radushne in Dnipro region said a final goodbye to five children killed by a Russian missile strike. It took over two months of DNA testing just to identify their bodies after Russia wiped out ten members of the same family.
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I can’t find the words. A little girl was killed instantly in her stroller. Her mother died in hospital. An 11-year-old girl was killed too. This is what russia did in the Kharkiv region today.
A horrific Russian strike in the Kharkiv region. A “shahed” struck people directly – in a park near an ordinary café. Pure atrocity. Six people were killed, including children. A little girl was killed in a stroller – her name was Angelina, she was just over a year old, born in August 2025… Her mother’s name was Inna. She died in the hospital… Another girl who was killed was 11 years old. My condolences to their families and loved ones. Another 14 people were injured, including six more children. I am grateful to everyone who supports Ukraine under these circumstances and helps us shoot down “shaheds,” shoot down missiles, and stop Russian assaults. These are horrific photos, but behind them are shattered lives and the truth about this war. Lives must be protected. Ukraine needs air defense. You can't think about making money with Russia as long as it continues its asinine war. We ask that sanctions on Russia stay in place as long as the killings continue. We ask America to be strong, and we ask it to apply the Lindsey Graham law. We ask Europe to continue its support. We ask that everything possible be done to bring peace and guarantee security. Ukraine wants peace. It is Russia that has insisted on continuing the killing all this time. The world has enough strength to stop the war. That strength must finally be used – against the murderers.
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We suspected this was the reason Ukraine’s access to Starshield was restricted. But to see it from senior officials in this reporting is still utterly unconscionable. Let’s be absolutely clear about what this means. The Trump Administration deliberately restricted technology Ukraine relies on to intercept Russian drones and ballistic missiles. It made it harder for Ukraine to defend itself and easier for Russia to carry out its deadly attacks against Ukrainian civilians. They knew exactly what was at stake. They knew that more Russian drones and missiles would get through, allowing Russia to kill even more Ukrainians. And yet they went ahead anyway. This is a deliberate weaking of Ukraine’s defenses that only Russia will benefit from. It is a betrayal of our ally that this Administration cannot wash its hands of. The American people deserve to know who made this decision, why they made it, and how they can possibly justify putting more innocent Ukrainian lives in the crosshairs of Putin’s war machine. reuters.com/world/europe/ord…
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If firefighters are trying to put out a fire and you cut the water to the hose, you are absolutely responsible for deaths that ensue as a result.
🇺🇸🇺🇦 Marco Rubio: I saw somebody associated with the Ukrainian government say that people in Ukraine are dying because the U.S. is denying them information. That's scandalous. That's outrageous. That's simply not true. That's not accurate. Trump is responding to the insinuation that somehow he is doing things to deliberately harm Ukraine, which is not fair and not true.
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“I can excuse bombing Ukrainian cities, but I draw the line at damaging russian oil refineries.”
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Russian military blogger says Ukrainian mid-range drone strikes on the main Russian supply route in occupied southern Ukraine have almost ceased because of the throttling of Starlink. No need to elaborate on what this new freedom of logistics for Russia means for the frontline.
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'Our president is morally blind on this war. He's pitched his lot in with a dictator and a war criminal, and he's being harsh and undermining the democracy, the country that wants to be part of the West... Putin hates us, but the president doesn't see that.' GOP Rep. Don Bacon joins @jaketapper to discuss President Trump's latest comments on Russia's war with Ukraine.
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"Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine. They haven't been doing much." - President Trump
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Ukraine is our ally, yet this administration's actions suggest otherwise. We must stand with the people of Ukraine in their fight for sovereignty against Russia’s illegal, brutal invasion.
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Recent reports on Starshield satellite communication disruptions in Ukraine raise serious concerns and must be investigated.   I joined @SenatorShaheen, @SenThomTillis, and six of our Senate colleagues in calling for the @DeptofWar Inspector General to determine what happened with this critical capability and protect American personnel. It remains in our national interest to help Ukraine defend itself from Putin’s aggression.
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❗️@SenThomTillis: I want to know who in the U.S. government is saying no to transferring Patriot missiles to Ukraine. This is not even taking it from our inventories. This is allowing it to be transferred from other European nations. Whoever that person is has the blood on their hands every bit as much as Putin.
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