Alex Raufoglu
@ralakbar
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✍️ DC Correspondent covering South Caucasus and beyond | #PressFreedom advocate | @AmericanU 🎓 | @ForeignPressUSA Board | Tweets=personal
Washington, DC
Joined February 2011
Dear Europe, especially Germany, Stop obsessing over what Trump will or won’t do. Hoping & praying America will step up so we don’t have to is dangerously stupid. Step up yourself, destroy Russia’s war economy, & give Ukraine what they need to win. Europe must defend Europe.
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White House officials are missing the point by linking a Middle East ceasefire to Ukraine peace. Trump was harsh on Hamas terrorists and IRGC, yet his admiration for Putin means he withholds the decisive action Ukraine needs to defeat russian terrorist regime.
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump, describing himself as a “President of Peace,” believes there is a real opportunity for lasting peace in both the Middle East and Ukraine, and that he will remain committed to achieving it. #NYI
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My cousin and her 4 children can't "go home" because russians have destroyed their house in Novohrodivka. My other cousin and her daughters can't go to their "families" because russians killed her husband. My apartment is in occupation. If I go there - they'll kill me.
"Thousands of people being slaughtered each and every week — NO MORE, GO HOME TO YOUR FAMILIES IN PEACE!" - President Donald J. Trump
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This is what russia did to Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region. Another dying town, doomed because russia decided so.
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Any absurd attempt at drawing a moral equivalency between Russia and Ukraine defies all logic and common sense, and it must stop. If someone invades your home, murders your family, kidnaps your children, and burns down your house, no one should expect the homeowner to “get
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Any absurd attempt at drawing a moral equivalency between Russia and Ukraine defies all logic and common sense, and it must stop. If someone invades your home, murders your family, kidnaps your children, and burns down your house, no one should expect the homeowner to “get
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Europe 🇪🇺 has no choice — we must help Ukraine 🇺🇦 prevail in the war. In the near future, we must be prepared for new aggressive escalations from Russia 🇷🇺 against Europe.
After President Zelenskyy’s talks yesterday in the White House and with European leaders, one thing is absolutely clear: Europe’s solidarity with Ukraine against Russia’s aggression is today more important than ever before.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says Zelensky’s visit to the U.S. “did not go as he had hoped,” underscoring the urgent need for Europe to step up. In a Friday call with Zelensky, Merz stressed that Ukraine must remain militarily strong to secure peace, pledging continued
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Trump: Go home! Ukraine: We are home. We are literally defending our home against a genocidal invader
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"This public reversal ( by Trump) meant Kyiv was leaving the White House without the game-changing military support it had hoped would help force a swift end to the war." @ralakbar
NEW! Trump’s ‘Make a Deal’ Push Leaves Zelensky Empty-Handed on Key Weapons Ukrainian leader leaves Washington empty-handed as the White House prioritizes immediate negotiation with Moscow, triggering a furious Democratic backlash over ‘appeasement’ READ https://t.co/qiqRpnb9mh
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That bad, huh?
After President Zelenskyy’s talks yesterday in the White House and with European leaders, one thing is absolutely clear: Europe’s solidarity with Ukraine against Russia’s aggression is today more important than ever before.
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REMINDER!! While the concern about nuclear capability of Tomahawk missiles is often raised these days, US Navy's Tomahawks consists exclusively of conventionally-armed versions The real nuclear-capable threat?👇🏻 Russia is regularly employing them(ballistic & cruise) in Ukraine
Russia is using Nuclear capable Ballistics and Cruise missiles, flying them weekly into Ukraine. Putin must advising Trump, I see…….
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Vice President JD Vance is heading to Israel on Monday, joined by Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff. The visit will focus on moving into Phase Two of President Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan.
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The Main points from Zelensky's press conference after meeting with Trump - "The issue of territories is very sensitive. Russia wanted to occupy all of Ukraine. But my position is: first agree on a ceasefire to sit down at the negotiating table." - "We talked about Budapest,
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Note that Putin can only safely get in and out of the EU by traversing the most kleptocratic, impoverished hell-states that he is still paying.
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'More important than ever': Polish PM urges renewed European solidarity with Ukraine after Zelenskyy's US talks 👇🏻
After President Zelenskyy’s talks yesterday in the White House and with European leaders, one thing is absolutely clear: Europe’s solidarity with Ukraine against Russia’s aggression is today more important than ever before.
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NEW!! Trump admin pushes G7 to 'bypass NGO industrial complex' in global aid revamp Senior official urges allies to back Trump-era reforms, demanding 'efficient and targeted' development and a competitive front against 'debt trap diplomacy' DoS readout 👇🏻
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I met with the heads of American think tanks. We discussed the battlefield and the steps that can bring us closer to a guaranteed peace. Many think tank representatives are already working with our people and our military to find effective solutions. We appreciate this and count
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Instead of a promise of advanced weaponry, Zelensky received a demand: an emphatic call to negotiate peace
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