Michael Linder
@michaellinder
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Journalist, writer, tv and radio 🇺🇸🇺🇦 Works include America’s Most Wanted and Berserkistan, first site to cover war on location https://t.co/gbaQqTkhk0
California's Central Valley
Joined February 2009
► Clinton featured extensively in Epstein files, Trump references minimal ► DOJ to release more Epstein documents, Trump may feature later ► Bipartisan vote forced release, Democrats criticize incomplete disclosure ► Trump ordered probe into Clinton's Epstein ties amid
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Ukrainian peace negotiators will start a new round of talks on Friday with the U.S. for ending the war with Russia, said the head of Kyiv's delegation, Rustem Umerov. Umerov is in the United States for the talks. “We have already held preliminary consultations with our European
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► US intelligence reports contradict Putin's denials of being threat to Europe ► Assessments of Russia's intentions similar to those shared by British and other European security services ► US officials plan to meet Russian representatives in Miami this weekend to continue
reuters.com
U.S. intelligence reports continue to warn that Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to capture all of Ukraine and reclaim parts of Europe that belonged to the former Soviet empire, six sources...
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Having won his battle over frozen Russian assets, Putin attacks new NATO chief Mark Rutte, saying the United States, NATO’s primary sponsor, does not consider Russia a threat.
🇷🇺 PUTIN SLAMS NATO CHIEF: “ARE YOU PREPARING FOR WAR THAT EVEN THE U.S. DIDN’T DECLARE?” Putin has launched a direct attack on incoming NATO chief Rutte, accusing him of stoking unnecessary conflict and preparing for a war that the U.S. itself hasn’t declared. Pointing to the
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► No deal on using frozen Russian assets to bankroll Ukraine ► EU to give Ukraine no-interest $105B loan for two years ► IMF: Ukraine will need around $158B for 2026 and 2027 ► KYIV: $18 to $20B needed to cover next year's budget gap. ► Merz warns Putin: 'This war will not
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Sorry, Donald. You’re no John F Kennedy.
The Kennedy Center was named after my uncle, President John F Kennedy. It was named in his honor. He was a man who was interested in the arts, interested in culture, interested in education, language, history. He brought the arts into the White House, and he and my Aunt Jackie
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EU leaders remained divided over using frozen Russian assets to back a multibillion-euro loan to Ukraine at a Brussels summit, as countries like Belgium and Hungary disagreed over the legal risks and questions of solidarity https://t.co/6A9lAjYQus
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► Ukraine will run out of money next year without more financing ► EU debates financing options amid strained national budgets ► Belgium seeks guarantees against potential Russian legal claims ► EU leaders aim to counter Trump's 'weak' Europe claim with Ukraine support plan
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Just want my grand-kids to randomly find this on the internet and ask what I did at the war. I think it really boils down to what we DID, not what we thought. Action is a decisive factor always, especially when you put your life on the line.
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Among the reactions… ► It isn’t America’s land to give away. ► Ukraine did not ask DC to trade borders ► Why is pressure never on Russia to leave? The United States has promised Russia that Ukraine will give up territory as part of a peace settlement, Moscow’s foreign
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Putin shrugs off U.S., Ukrainian and European peace plans, just says “nyet.” Are Western negotiators also crafting a backup strategy — what to do if or when Russia refuses to negotiate in good faith?
❗️❗️❗️ It appears that Russia is not even considering compromise or concluding a peace agreement through negotiations, let alone ending the war. Even discussion of a balanced, reciprocal compromise involving the simultaneous withdrawal of Ukrainian and Russian forces from Donbas
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► Includes $800 million for Ukraine, Baltic Security Initiative ► Limits reduction of U.S. forces in Europe, supports NATO role ► Provisions include military pay raise, equipment purchases ► Does not change department's name to Department of War The U.S. Senate voted
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The U.S.-European peace plan to deter future Russian attacks on Ukraine calls for a more robust Ukrainian military, the deployment of European forces inside the country and increased use of American intelligence, according to officials. American and European diplomats meeting
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says proposals being negotiated with U.S. officials for a deal to end the fighting in Russia’s nearly 4-year-old invasion of his country could be finalized within days, after which American envoys will present them to the Kremlin before
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► Hague-based commission to tally Ukraine's claims over Russian invasion ► Over 86,000 claims submitted to Register of Damage ► World Bank: $524 billion needed for Ukraine reconstruction ► Ukraine's Zelensky attends one-day conference Europe launched an International Claims
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🔴 Russian forces attacked Zaporizhzhia, targeting an apartment building. At least three people were injured, local authorities report.
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Zelensky recaps Day 2 of peace talks in Berlin with no illusions about what Russia wants to end its war on Ukraine.
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► Trump says ‘closer now than we’ve ever been’ to a deal to end Russia’s war on Ukraine ► Ukraine willing to drop NATO bid for security guarantees ► US says Ukraine could get guarantees could be similar to NATO’s Article 5 ► Significant differences remain over territory A
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