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What “poor Russian conscripts” is he talking about? The Russian soldiers fighting against Ukraine serve under official contracts and are paid for it. Their salaries are funded in part by the extra money Putin is receiving as a result of Trump’s recent decisions to waive some of the sanctions on Russia.
And now, something very important.
Russia pretends to be “great,” yet it is a very poor country. Its entire economy is comparable in size to that of the U.S. state of Texas. Millions of Russians live in economically depressed regions. For them, signing a contract with the Russian army is often the only realistic path to social advancement, because it lets them earn the kind of money they could only have dreamed of in their impoverished home regions.
The families of Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine are perfectly satisfied. They receive sums of money that their husbands or sons could never have earned, even if they had worked for the rest of their lives.
That’s why our Russian human rights colleagues call this kind of economy a “necronomy,” meaning a “death economy.” Russia sells death. Literally.
Yes, this bloody war must be stopped. And to stop it, we must make the cost of war for Putin higher than the cost of peace.
So if Musk truly cares about the lives of Russian soldiers, America must break the Russian necronomy’s ability to fuel this bloody war. But the Trump administration has done exactly the opposite. America has begun to finance it.
I am attaching to this post just a few examples of Russian state advertising, showing the amounts in rubles for which “Russian kids” go to kill Ukrainians.
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Elon claims Ukraine broke Starlink's rules by using it for drone strikes.
But Ukraine was using Starshield, the military version of Starlink. The Pentagon had signed contracts with SpaceX to provide thousands of Starshield terminals to Ukraine.
According to the Wall Street Journal and CBS News, Musk himself ordered the restrictions that disrupted Ukrainian drone operations.
Elon is deliberately mixing up Starlink and Starshield to shift the blame.
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And on day 1,702 of the 3 day special military operation, Ukrainian balloons armed with drones descend on Moscow.
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Kyiv. More than 3 million people. russia is hitting the capital with an Iskander missile armed with a cluster warhead.
A city full of civilians. Deliberate terror.
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The Russians tortured 500 people in Bucha.
The Russians tortured children in Bucha.
The Russians tortured dogs in Bucha.
The Russians killed animals in Bucha.
In Bucha, the Russians used military vehicles to hunt people—turning it into a game.
People ran, the Russians fired, they hunted them down, playing games.
And this didn’t just happen in Bucha.
Trump and his mafia gang call this "humanitarian."
What do you call it?
Bucha. It was a genocide, recognized by everyone. They buried hundreds of people. They tortured people. We found the grave. There were, I believe, around 500 people. When we liberated those towns near Kyiv, there emerged this, you know, this kind of hatred for the Russians, right at that moment. Not even at the moment when they started the full-scale war. Back then nobody understood what it really was yet. People understood what this war was and what Putin did personally when we found those mass graves of tortured adults, children. I mean they didn't just kill them, they tortured and killed them.
When we liberated Bucha, I said, bring every journalist here. Don't touch anything, just bring the journalists. The whole world simply has to see this. Imagine finding a mass grave in the U.S. or in Britain, God forbid, with 500 tortured people, adults, kids, dogs, animals shot dead. I mean, they held hunting sprees there from military vehicles. People were running, they were shooting, just hunting, playing games. They literally just played with people, like slavery. So how, after this, can you listen to Putin? And how, after this, can you forgive?
From The Diary of a CEO podcast with Steven Bartlett. (2/3)
Can this level of incompetence from Trump be called anything other than being a *traitor*? Trump’s clearly trying to destroy American super power in one 4 year presidential term.
So, MAGA, let me make sure I understand the strategy.
Canada is the enemy. Europe is the enemy. Japan is the enemy. South Korea is the enemy. Australia and New Zealand are the enemy.
Russia is the friend.
You want to trade the richest, most technologically advanced alliance network on Earth, representing tens of trillions of dollars in economic power, for Russia.
You are trading a fleet of aircraft carriers for a rowboat.
You are trading North America, Europe and the advanced democracies of Asia-Pacific for Russia.
You are trading an economic and military network spanning three continents for one country with an economy comparable to a single small European state.
And this is supposed to make America stronger?
That is a big downgrade. But it is who you are.
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Zelenskyy simply and accurately explains why giving up the Donbas won’t end the war:
"Putin says he wants the Donbas, but why, at the start of the full-scale invasion, was he trying to occupy Kyiv?
Is that the east of our country? Is that the Donbas? No, that’s the capital. Without a capital, there is no state.
Putin wants to destroy Ukraine. For us, the question is not about withdrawing from the Donbas.
The real question is the survival of our state. We stand and fight, because what is the alternative? To be destroyed.
Simply put, not everyone feels this because Ukraine is still standing. We have stabilized the battlefield.
We are grateful to our partners in Europe, America, and other countries, Japan is helping, Canada is helping, Australia, New Zealand, whoever can.
Ukraine stands against such a powerful enemy as Russia. We stand, otherwise we will be destroyed.
It’s always difficult, you know, in communications with partners, to find the right words, the warnings that they will truly understand.
Putin wants to destroy us. He doesn't respect us, our sovereignty, or our territorial integrity.
He genuinely believes that we are not a country, not a nation.
So do you really trust that he only needs the eastern part of our country? Of course that will never be enough for him.
And what will happen if we fall? How many people, I don’t know, maybe twenty million Ukrainians, will come to Europe?
Because Putin will destroy our homes and force us out. For me, this is absolutely clear.
That’s why we are standing strong, defending our country. Yes, with pain, with huge losses.
That’s why we are asking: stop the killing. And as I have heard so many times from POTUS, 'they have to stop the killing.'
Russia is killing us on our own territory. They came onto our land and keep pushing further.
They do not want to stop. They do not even want to freeze the war, as you can see.
So, do you think what Putin really wants is just the eastern part of our country? No. It will never be enough for a person like him."
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A Newsmax journalist in Kyiv, @Shelby_Wilder, explains life in Kyiv under constant Russian attacks:
Under the Trump administration, we have only seen the death toll rise. I am in Kyiv. This is now a front-line city.
We are under attack constantly, 24-7. The question is now, with regards to sharing intelligence, do you want to save Ukrainian civilian lives, or would you rather hinder and kneecap what's supposed to be your ally in its fight for survival against Russia? That's simply what it comes down to now.
It is a dire time here.
Russia is hitting hospitals, schools. They are hitting universities. They are hitting the bridges, the highways.
This is not military targets. These are civilian targets, and Putin is throwing everything he has now at this country to make them pay.
President Trump:
"I have just concluded a highly successful discussion with President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, wherein it was agreed that Russia will immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel to the American and Global Marketplace, another 500,000 Tons during the month of November, and 1,000,000 Tons immediately thereafter.
Additionally, based on the condition of their Diesel Refineries, Russia will then deliver, within a short period of time, 3,000,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel. Between our TOTAL CONTROL of the Strait of Hormuz, and this great announcement on Russian Energy, Diesel Prices for Americans and, indeed, the World, will be COMING DOWN, IN RECORD NUMBERS, AND FAST!
Lower prices for Americans, especially our Great Farmers, Ranchers, and Truckers, is my Greatest Priority. This is a very big and important announcement."
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While Trump makes deals with Putin, Europe stands up for the man fighting for the continent.
One by one.
Ukraine just hit another russian refinery. 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🔥
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Українці 4 дні одностороннє притримувались заборони не бити по НПЗ в Московії.
Протягом цього часу, Московія постійно та усім, що в неї є била по українській енергетиці.
США за ці 4 дні припинили надавати розвіддані. Припинили, а потім повернули, но вже з обмеженнями роботу старлінків, що суттєво знизило бойові та особливо ППО можливості України.
Виконання трампівських забаганок з НПЗ було в білому домі та у кремлі однаково сприйнято як слабкість. Тому Зеленський зняв обмеження з ЗСУ. Удари по НПЗ будуть поновлені!
Сьогодні вночі вибухнув резервуар у Ростові та запалав НПЗ на Рязані. Наше невід'ємне право захищатися буде виконано.
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And we have a fourth strike!! Ukraine has struck a fourth Russian data center, despite new Starlink restrictions 🇺🇦
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‼️🇩🇪/🇷🇺 Dingue : une journaliste se fait passer pour une poutiniste… et se fait recruter par les services russes.
Pendant plusieurs mois, la journaliste allemande Angelique Geray anime une fausse chaîne sous l’identité de « Katya », militante pro-russe.
Très vite, elle reçoit des missions : photographier des sites en Allemagne, surveiller des membres de la CDU, des entreprises d’armement et des ONG, ou encore recueillir des données sur leurs employés.
Le recrutement commence par de petites tâches rémunérées — prendre une photo, récupérer un colis, acheter une carte SIM — avant de passer à des missions plus sensibles. Tout se fait principalement sur Telegram.
Jovica Jovitch, responsable politique du parti rouge-brun BSW, contacte même « Katya » et lui conseille notamment de se filmer en train de danser sur un drapeau de l’OTAN. Il nie aujourd’hui tout lien avec les services russes.
Après avoir révélé son infiltration, la journaliste a reçu des menaces de mort.
Notre continent, et la classe politique européenne est infiltrée par la Russie. Il y a du ménage à faire en urgence.
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To see what Russians truly are, you must understand that the Ukrainian trains that cross the Poland/Ukraine border all day are 95% women and kids. Ukrainian men under 60 cannot without rare military exemptions.
Russia has begun targeting these trains.
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With Saudi oil now blockaded, Americans are about to discover why maintaining stability in the Middle East and not handing it to a consortium of Russia and Iran was always important.
Walking through every step of Trump's actions in Iran, it almost seems like a wishlist drafted in the Kremlin.
- Start a war with Iran that drives up oil prices
-Take sanctions off Russia long enough to allow 180 million barrels of unpurchased floating crude oil to be sold at high prices
- Burn up US interceptor stockpile with no plan for mass production
- Cut off Ukraine's supply
- Refuse to aid Saudi Arabia as Houthis blockade Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Next up - $200/barrel oil and take sanctions off Russia as solution.
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Vance has never asked Russia to halt its attacks on Ukrainian civilians.
JD Vance asked Ukraine to halt strikes on tankers using Russian port
ft.com/content/725b4d15-bd8d…
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Yesterday's massive Ukrainian attack on the ports of Russia's Novorossiysk, as well as the destruction of 90% of their country's grain exports, burning of 4 ships of their Black Sea Fleet and the ongoing blockade of both the Azov Sea and Black Sea seems to have alerted Russians to the fact that war was much more fun when it was all about the risk-free genocide of a peaceful neighboring nation.