Tymofiy Mylovanov
@Mylovanov
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President, Kyiv School of Economics; Minister of economy, Ukraine, 2019-2020; Associate professor, University of Pittsburgh
Joined August 2012
I have been asked today how to support Ukraine, financially. The best way is to give to military. Otherwise, please give to education, the future of Ukraine. Here is a story of a student at our KSE University. You can support people like her here . 1/
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Zelensky pushes back on Trump with facts, not rhetoric. Zelensky: The U.S. has provided Ukraine with $67 billion in military aid and $31 billion in budget support. Trump’s $500 billion fossil fuel claim isn’t a serious conversation. 1/
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"I dedicate this to those athletes who cannot come here because Russia killed them.". Olga Kharlan wins Ukraine's first Olympic medal. Last year, Olga was unfairly disqualified for her principled stance, refusing to shake hands with a Russian athlete supporting the war 1/
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Zelensky: We have captured two Chinese soldiers on Ukrainian territory. We have their documents, even credit cards. They are citizens of China. I believe the United States of America needs to pay more attention to what is happening today. 1/
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Macron: Zelensky was elected in a free election. This is not true for Putin .
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BBC: Are you ready to step down for peace?. Zelensky: I am ready to step down for peace. If no peace, I am happy to step down in exchange for NATO for Ukraine . I am focused on security for Ukraine here and today and not staying in power for decades
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The U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Brinks, who just resigned, goes nuclear on President Trump . Brinks: I was U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. I resigned because of Trump's foreign policy: to put pressure on the victim, Ukraine, rather than on the aggressor, Russia. 1/
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Zelensky: Russia is the aggressor - not Ukraine. We want the US not to search for balance in this words. I understand that President Trump’s looking for an approach [to end the war]. But you shouldn't say that Ukraine started a war. It's painful for our people to hear. 1/
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Zelensky tried to lead the world. Instead, he was forced to lead alone. He tells TIME what really happened in the Oval Office—his first interview since that fight 1/
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Waltz tells what happened after the fight in the Oval Office - the Ukrainian team was in tears, but Zelensky stayed argumentative. Q: After the press left, you and Rubio told Zelensky he should leave the White House?. Waltz: We had a meeting, and advised the president that after
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US military (volunteers) in Ukraine: F—- Trump and his deal . Telegraph interviewed Americans fighting in Ukraine. They say Trump’s “peace” terms isn’t peace - it’s a surrender, a gift to Putin. Veterans call president a ‘coward’ who won’t stand up to Putin .1/
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Zelensky in Munich says what many think but are afraid to say: The old days are over. The U.S. doesn’t see Europe as a partner. Europe must build its own army, together with Ukraine. 0/
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Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna was tortured to death in Russian captivity, The Guardian. Her body was returned without eyes, brain, or larynx. Burn marks on her feet. Stab wounds. Broken rib. Signs of strangulation. 1/
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Ukraine will not accept any peace talks behind its back and without Europeans, Zelensky today.
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Romania voted. Pro-European forces won. Nicușor Dan — 54.3%. Simion — 45.7%. Anti-EU, anti-Ukraine, pro-Russia. Putin’s worldview lost. It will keep losing. Trust this. Work for it.
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Zelensky: I will not recognize $500 billion debt to the U.S. The support was $100 billion. These were grants, and we agreed with Biden and the U.S. Congress [not Trump]. (Zelensky doesn’t name Trump directly, but he is clear that Trump can’t renew on what the U.S. agreed before)
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If Putin dies, the next Russian tsar will be worse. If Assad dies, Syria’s future will be worse. Syria. Today. No Assad. No hijab. Media interview. A woman to woman.
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Zelensky: I blocked the agreement with Trump on mineral rights as it does not protect Ukraine interests. Then he goes diplomatic. It must be legally correct regarding investments and security guarantees. I don’t yet see in the document. 1/
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Trump continues to surprise and disrupt:. Russia and Ukraine have no option but to sign a deal. I’m not deporting Ukrainians, and we won’t defend NATO allies that don’t pay their fair share. And why should Americans be expected to protect Japan? 0/
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Politico: Hegseth is losing control. His core team - Chief of Staff, Senior adviser, Deputy Chief of Staff, and the Deputy secretary’s Chief of Staff - were fired this Friday. A senior defense official calls it a “complete meltdown” after February’s purge of top generals. 1/
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Zelensky: I told Trump that in three years there will be another president in US. Putin can break promises he makes to you. Who will be responsible then? 1/
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I think Zelensky is pissed off. Zelensky: I will not travel to Saudi Arabia tomorrow; we have postponed the visit to March 10, and we expect U.S. representatives in Kyiv. I care about what our partners think of us. We are absolutely honest and open. That is why I will not go
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Zelensky to Americans: We are fighting for your rights and values, just as for our own. We are fighting Russians - your enemy, not your friends. We want to have this understanding in the US: we are partners. 1/
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The U.S. could have simply abstained at the UN. Instead, they chose to vote with Russia, deliberately . This is no longer just rhetoric or political theater. These are actions that leave not much room for interpretation 1/.
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I am stunned by how quickly checks and balances in the U.S. have collapsed. It’s as if they never existed-just a handful of people can seize control of the executive and ignore the courts. In Ukraine, that wouldn’t stand. If the judiciary failed, people would be in the streets /.
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The conflict between Zelensky and Trump now overshadows the conflict between Zelensky and Putin. Also, no one has dared to challenge Trump so far, not Europe, not Putin, not anyone else. Everyone diverted and waited out. But Zelensky decided to push back 1/
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Biden: In less than 100 days, this [Trump’s] administration has done more harm than anyone imagined. So much damage, and destruction. It’s breathtaking that it happened so soon. 1/
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Zelensky: Mineral deal from US is now radically different. Ukraine won’t accept past US military support as debt. Putin fears direct talks with me. France and the UK are ready to send troops. Ukraine will have European intelligence, ammunition reserves 0/
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Putin is bombing Ukraine. Do you still believe him that he wants peace?. Trump: I believe him. We're doing very well with Russia. But right now they're bombing the hell out of Ukraine. I'm finding it more difficult, frankly, to deal with Ukraine. 1/
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Putin says Trump must go harder on Europe and Ukraine; must move faster; he promised 24 hours; won’t meet with Trump until Trump is ready for serious results; the cause of the war is NATO. Putin: I’m surprised by Trump’s restraint toward allies who behaved rudely 0/
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Zelensky: Russia wants to keep the war going. NATO membership is off the table. The U.S. is backtracking on a ceasefire. Crimea is dying under occupation. Ukraine leads in drone warfare. Europe must step up. 0/
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Greenland is not for sale after all!. FT: Trump had call with Danish PM Frederiksen about Greenland takeover. Five senior European officials describe call as "horrendous" with Trump being aggressive after Denmark refused sale. 1/
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Trump didn’t know Pentagon paused Ukraine aid in February. Reuters: U.S. military aid to Ukraine was paused in early Feb — not by Trump, but by Defense Secretary Hegseth. There was no presidential order. The White House and State Department weren’t informed. 1/
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Zelensky of Trump: You think you understand what's going on here in Ukraine. But before any kind of negotiations, come to see people, civilians, soldiers, hospitals, churches, children destroyed or dead. You will see what Putin did. 1/
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Day 14. Good morning. Video: Kherson - the only regional capital that has fallen. Ukrainian crowd of protestors gets angry after Russian troop start beating up a protestor. Russians open fire (in the air) and that does not stop but mobilize protestors. Pure anger and no fear
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Zelensky might be a better diplomat than most think he is. So far, he is the only one who cut a deal with Trump, held his ground, and recovered from the Oval Office fiasco. 0/
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Why does Musk never attack Putin?.
Zelensky wants a forever war, a never-ending graft meat grinder. This is evil.
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Zelensky doubles down: Ukraine is not part of Russia-U.S. negotiations and won’t recognize their outcomes. Any talks about Ukraine without Ukraine are meaningless. 1/
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For the first time ever, a Ukraine maritime drone shot down a military fighter jet. Ukraine's Defence Intelligence destroyed a Russian Su-30 air superiority fighter using a Magura maritime drone equipped with anti-aircraft missiles. 1/
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Today, Putin admits that Russian economy is in trouble, the losses are not sustainable, but he won't negotiate with Zelensky, only with Trump. Why? Zelensky won't surrender Ukraine, he hopes Trump might. Here is what he says and what he means: 1/
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Prigozhin-Putin debacle has shown:. 1. Russia is a failed state. 2. Putin is weak and was forced to negotiate and let Prigozhin get away with the mutiny. 3. Putin’s intelligence services are a joke: they missed the mutiny. 4. The military was unable to suppress PMC. 1/.
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I am back in Ukraine and the mood is pitch black. Ukraine feels betrayed. "Failing that, the West will have years to repent the betrayal of the courageous Ukrainians, whose only crime was their wish to join the Western democratic order" 1/.
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Russia withdraws its last Black Sea Fleet ship, quietly accepting defeat in the sea warfare against Ukraine. Two immediate implications: . 1. Ukraine can successfully pressure Crimea, making it key leverage to end the war 1/.
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Good morning. Day 2 of the most recent Kyiv blackout. Day 274 of the war. There is no electricity, no heating, no water. Outside temperature is around freezing. The apartment is still warm from the previous days. We will see how long it lasts. We have blankets, sleeping bags, 1/
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Good evening. Day 5 after the latest Russian attack on Kyiv. Day 277 of the war. I am president of the Kyiv School of Economics, a former minister of economy of Ukraine, and a professor of economics at the University of Pittsburgh. I left the US for Kyiv 4 days before the war 1/
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Zelensky: Putin fears losing his power. He will die soon. I’m younger than Putin. Bet on me. Today Russia attacked civilian infrastructure, not energy. Russia lost control over the Black Sea and needs ceasefire there. 0/
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Rubio: . Trump is very upset with Zelensky. Biden was very upset with Zelensky. I am very upset with Zelensky. Zelensky told Vance and me that he is ok with the deal, but then later publicly said that he rejected the deal. That’s not what happened 1/.
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Trump claims Ukraine is collapsing (no cards), but the data tells another story: Ukraine stands firm while Russia grinds itself down, The Atlantic. I’d add: if you judge by territory gained, Russia is winning; but by lives lost for that territory, the results are disastrous.1/
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Russian accounts on X claim Zelensky refuses to negotiate. No, he refuses to surrender. In the video they share, he says: Russia demands a weaker disarmed Ukraine, a new constitution, and legal recognition of occupation. Not happening.
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Ursula von der Leyen defies Trump: Many Europeans feel disheartened by the new U.S. tariffs. Europe didn’t start this. But we have what we need — the biggest single market, the leverage to negotiate, the means to strike back. We’ll defend our interests. 1/
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Zelensky on the Trump-Putin call:. Ukraine supports peace, but if Russia talks and then bombs Slovyansk, we will respond. Russia’s goal is the same - no mobilization, no aid to Ukraine, so they can attack later. The prisoner exchange? Pre-planned, nothing new. 0/
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The Economist: In Crimea, Ukraine is beating Russia. It is becoming a death trap for the Kremlin’s forces. Ukraine success in Crimea provides lessons about how Ukraine can succeed elsewhere. Those lessons are straightforward, really: . 1. Saturate Ukraine with weapons 1/
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Zelensky to EU leaders in Kyiv:. The war is against Ukraine, so Ukraine must be at the negotiating table. Peace can’t be declared or announced. [it must be built]. No one trusts Russia. This trust should be built in baby steps. The first step is to exchange all prisoners 1/
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The UK should send troops to Ukraine, after the U.S. refused to provide Ukraine any security guarantees . The UK reaction to Trump: “Ukraine surrender will be the greatest betrayal since Poland in 1945. We must put Ukraine in the strongest position”
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Foreign policy asks a fantastic question - why don’t Russian soldiers revolt. After all they all die. Here is the answer. 1/
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Russia’s economy is in worse shape than Ukraine’s. Russian Central Bank head Nabiullina admits it has nearly exhausted its resources. Addressing parliament today, Nabiullina complained about . 1. No people left. A record-low unemployment at 2.4%, worsening labor shortages 1/
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European leaders shut the door on lifting sanctions, The Guardian. If no peace, then no relief for Putin. 1/
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Trump on Zelensky: I like him personally, but I don’t care about personally. I care about getting the job done. He allowed the war to go on, which shouldn’t even happened . Trump on Biden: he was grossly incompetent, he didn’t know what he was doing
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This is unbelievable. Orban’s Hungary apparently put spies in Ukraine to figure out people’s reaction to Hungary’s invasion. What a friendly neighbor!. They established a spy network to:. 1. Map military defenses. 2. Assess public reaction to potential Hungarian troop entry. 1/
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UK PM Starmer: “I am ready and willing to deploy British troops to Ukraine.”. Exactly what Ukraine needs - and the best it can hope for in a Trump world 1/
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Former Ukrainian President Kuchma to BBC: “When Hitler invaded Poland, no one knew that the WWII had started. If Ukraine can stop and win over Russia, WWIII will be avoided. Otherwise, it has already started.”.
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For the first time, Russian opposition and Ukrainians agree. Navalnaya: Don't negotiate with Putin. He will betray you. This is directed at Trump. Perhaps, Trump should listen to those Russians who have learned firsthand what Putin is. 1/
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Many believe that Russia is invincible, but they are wrong . There are important early signs that the ridiculously high losses of Russian soldiers are unsustainable 1/
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Saving cats, dogs, and humans in Kherson and Kakhovka 1/
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Trump: No recession, tariffs are working, we’re about to lift the intel-sharing block on Ukraine. Putin isn’t disrespecting me, China isn’t escalating, Elon and the cabinet get along fabulously. We are stronger than China, Russia, and Iran combined. The Saudi meeting is key 0/
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Ukrainian mathematician Maryna Viazovska has won the Fields Medal, a Nobel Prize for mathematics. She is the second woman ever to receive the medal. Maryna solved a 400-year-old sphere packing problem. Today she is teaching at a math summer school at our university KSE 1/
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Putin: Ukraine needs truce, we don’t; I agree to truce, but demand impossible conditions - no mobilization, no military aid or training for Ukraine, but I agree to truce 0/
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This is Moscow today. Russian media report over 20 Ukrainian drones intercepted over the city (though this one wasn’t) and 144 drones intercepted across Russia. Key things:. 1. Russian official media are no longer downplaying these attacks—they can’t ignore them anymore 1/
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Zelensky is cornering Putin. He signals readiness for peace, respects Trump’s initiative, and agrees to meet Putin on any terms. Zelensky: I will meet with Erdoğan in Ankara on Thursday. If Putin flies to Istanbul instead, President Erdoğan and I will fly there to meet him. 1/
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Zelensky is done with vague talks. Ceasefire must be for real. Russia must stop. UN won’t protect us. NATO will. Ukraine is ready for peace — with allies, specific plans, and demands. 0/
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Today Russia and Ukraine have exchanged conditions for peace. In short, Russia has asked Ukraine to surrender, Ukraine refused and asked Russia to withdraw. Russia has lost its standing and power, but it will take time for Russia to accept this 1/.
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Trump: you get a country [Ukraine] where 25% of its land is gone and where millions of people killed. This was Biden's war. They lose 2,500 a week, Russians & Ukrainians. Biden could have stopped it, Zelenskyy could have stopped it, and Putin should have never started it. 1
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Zelensky: Something changed. Europeans used to be skeptics. Now they understand the danger [from Putin]. (And I think from Trump as well) .
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This morning Telegraph publishes Trump's 7-point peace plan, labeling it as surrender. Yesterday, Zelensky (indirectly) rejected it as unacceptable. Next, Secretary of State Rubio canceled his participation in today's London discussions about the plan. 1/
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Russian accounts claim Italy’s Meloni has switched sides on Ukraine, but nothing could be further from the truth. From what I see, she’s doubling down by proposing an Article 5 security guarantee for Ukraine even without NATO membership. Here’s what she said . 1/
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Putin calls a victory. The U.S. is now on his side, he says, and he makes sure the FSB knows it. Putin at his meeting with FSB: Our current partners in the U.S. show pragmatism and a realistic view, moving away from stereotypes and messianic clichés. 1/
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Good morning. Day 3 of Kyiv Blackout. I woke up cold. The heating and electricity are off, again. Water is there. But it might not last. Another attack or just too much pressure on the system. So, yesterday, after the water came back, we filled every bottle and bucket. 1/.
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This is so unfair! . Ukrainian fencer Olha Harlan has been disqualified from the World Cup in Milan for refusing to shake hands with Russian opponent Anna Smirnova. Here is a picture of Anna wearing Russia military hat (tweeted by @Podolyak_M ). We Ukrainians have difficulty
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In case you are wondering - this is McDonalds in Kyiv, today, Friday night. Note how many young people are there.
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An incredibly tough but fascinating interview with Ukrainian military medic Yuriy Armash. Yuriy was captured by Russians in the early days of the war and recently released in a prisoners' swap. In captivity, he helped hundreds of tortured Ukrainians to survive. A must read 1/
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Russian conscripts in Kursk are surrendering en masse, citing fear of Ukrainian heavy armor, a lack of air defense, and complete abandonment by Kadyrov’s forces. Estimates suggest that up to 2,000 Russian soldiers have been captured by Ukraine 1/.
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Russian media outlet Kommersant reports from Kursk, and the quotes are telling. People feel abandoned, lied to, & disillusioned with the government. They harbor hatred for the West, but doubts are creeping in about whether they can actually win this war 1/
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Zelensky told Fridman that Ukraine is ready to spend $300B of frozen Russian assets on U.S. weapons, has Europe’s best anti-corruption system, and proves Western security promises are worthless. 1/
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Trump appears to have fallen for Ukraine: cooperating with Saudis to drop oil prices and hit Russia, pressing Xi to push Putin, says Zelensky ready to negotiate while Putin resists, NATO countries move to 5% defense spending, and (ouch!) Putin’s election results are frankly
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NY Post: Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff is under sharp criticism. Despite lacking diplomatic experience, he leads negotiations with Russia alone — without US diplomats and relies on Kremlin translators. 1/
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Zelensky: it was stupid for Ukraine to sign the Budapest memorandum and give up weapons, Putin wants to pause, not end the war, want to know the deal Biden and Putin struck in Switzerland, Russians killed 20 000 civilians in Mariupol. 1/
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The Pentagon's tone has noticeably shifted. Ukraine is doing what it needs to do. The days of concern over Ukraine taking back Kharkiv or Kherson are long gone. Now, no one seems to bat an eye that Ukraine has invaded Russia.
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Some in Washington argue that Ukraine holds no strategic value for the US and should be abandoned - a sentiment I’ve heard directly from certain, not all, voices in the Trump camp. Their point - a Ukraine fall doesn't threaten Ohio. Here are the reasons why they are wrong 1/.
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Medvedev: Russia is open to negotiations with Ukraine, and added later. “Today, Ukraine is facing a choice: to be with Russia or to disappear forever" . Well, I have news for you - Ukraine’s outlived the Soviet Union and it will outlive Russia .
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Ukraine's offensive in Kursk demonstrates that Russia's nuclear threat is a bluff and renders the entire US Biden administration's doctrine of de-escalation irrelevant. First, Ukraine has clearly escalated the conflict 1/.
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Trump isn't ending the war in Ukraine, he's prolonging it - The Telegraph. Facts: 1/
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Zelensky says Russia is preparing to attack the West, not Ukraine. Zelensky: Intelligence shows Russia is increasing its military size by over 100K. Putin wants a larger war, expanded outside of Ukraine 1/.
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32 years ago in 1991 the Soviet Union collapsed and Ukraine declared independence. That year I was graduating from high school. The world around me crumbled. I realized that my life was a lie. Everything I had been taught about the world was not true 1/
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Rubio: We have a better understanding of Russian position because we've spoken to them after 3 years of no talks. This is not our war. We didn't start it—we're trying to help end it. Now it's up to Russia and Ukraine. They must be willing to move closer to one another. 1/
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum writes the West must defeat Russia. But why? Why should an ordinary citizen of a Western democracy care about defeating Russia? Don't they have bigger problems at home?. Here is a list of 10 reasons why.1/.
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Biden attacks Trump for Greenland, Panama: What the hell’s going on? What president talks like that?. In a BBC interview, Biden slams Trump’s rhetoric on Ukraine, calls territorial concessions “modern-day appeasement” and says forcing Zelensky to give up land will reward Putin 1/
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78% of Ukrainians have relatives or friends who have died or been wounded in the war. That’s 4 out of 5. The Russian idea of brotherly nations is gone. By Russia’s doing. The war has become personal for everyone in Ukraine. It is us vs them. 1/.
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Vlad and other Ukrainian teens replaced a Russian flag with underwear at a Kremlin indoctrination camp. POLITICO tells an incredible story of Ukrainian children who survived Putin’s isolation, beatings, and humiliation- and eventually made it back home to Ukraine 1/
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Zelensky to NYTimes. Key points. 1. The U.S. policy of no strikes on Russia. Zelensky: I have asked Blinken, I have asked Sullivan, I have asked everyone … let’s us strike Russians when they gather at the border to attack us. 1/
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As a Ukrainian citizen and a US legal person, I am outraged. Elon Musk mocks the Ukrainian president asking for help to fight off Russians murdering Ukrainians. I wonder if Musk would find asking for help funny if his country was invaded and his friends and relatives killed
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Q: Iranian drones are killing Ukrainians every day. Why aren’t you doing something about that?. Trump: Iran makes a lot of drones. Very effective drones. I sent them a letter: Talk—or face bad, bad things. 1/
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