BREAKING: President Trump calls for a full and complete audit into all Ukraine funding.
He has also demanded an investigation. pic.twitter.com/R0vzAyLzgT— Ian Jaeger (@IanJaeger29) January 24, 2025
Posted on 02/24/2024 5:59:01 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then lost in service with its new owners, it is only added as a loss of the original operator to avoid double listings. When the origin of a piece of equipment can't be established, it's not included in the list. The Soviet flag is used when the equipment in question was produced prior to 1991. This list is constantly updated as additional footage becomes available.
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BREAKING: President Trump calls for a full and complete audit into all Ukraine funding.
He has also demanded an investigation. pic.twitter.com/R0vzAyLzgT— Ian Jaeger (@IanJaeger29) January 24, 2025
“Ukrainian MP Calls for Zelensky’s Removal, Citing Mental Health Concerns”
Ukrainian lawmaker Oleksandr Dubinsky has sparked controversy by calling for President Volodymyr Zelensky to be removed from office, claiming the leader’s mental health is in decline.
Dubinsky, a member… pic.twitter.com/4DRSsfzvVP— Zlatti71 (@Zlatti_71) January 24, 2025
Kremlin snuff box, 01/24/24
https://t.me/s/kremlin_secrets
Putin responded to Trump about the negotiations. Tension is growing in Moscow
Vladimir Putin spoke about Russia’s readiness for negotiations in Ukraine. This comment was a response to a number of sharp statements by Donald Trump. Recall, immediately after returning to the White House, he threatened Russia with new sanctions and promised to reduce the price of oil, thereby pushing Moscow by the end of the war.
On Friday, Vladimir Vladimirovich emphasized that “the sponsors of the Kyiv regime should force Zelensky to cancel the ban on negotiations.” In fact, the President demonstrated the readiness to sit at the negotiating table with Vladimir Zelensky.
However, one of the statements caused an ambiguous reaction among political elites. In particular, the President noted that he had “always business relations in Trump, but at the same time pragmatic relations.”
“I cannot disagree with him that if he were President, if he had not been stolen in 2020, it might not have been the crisis in Ukraine that arose in 2022,” said Putin.
Our interlocutors among the hawks considered such a statement ambiguous.
“This is some kind of humiliation. He (Trump - Ed.) Threats with sanctions, promises to collapse oil prices, and we, excuse him, kiss him in the ass. I hope the President knows what he is doing,” said one of the prominent hawks. Another interlocutor agreed with the assessment of “humiliation”, but noticed that Vladimir Putin had already proposed some ground for conversation.
“The President said that it is necessary to rely on the” realities of today. “That is, if the end of it will be, then on the current front line [ https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/5202 ]. The Kursk region needs to be completely released by that time,” the interlocutor said.
Putin demonstrated that he is worried about the effect that lower oil prices would have on his domestic stability and ability to wage war in Ukraine. Trump stated on January 23 that oil prices are currently “high enough” that Russia can continue its war effort in Ukraine and called for Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) states to “bring down the cost of oil” in order to decrease Russia's ability to wage war and bring about an “end the war.”[16] Putin responded to Trump during his interview on January 24, claiming that Russia and the US are both large oil producers and consumers and that “too high prices are bad” for both the US and Russian economies.[17] Putin claimed that Russia and the United States rely on energy resources for domestic industries and that “too low prices” would undermine energy companies’ investment opportunities. Putin attempted to portray the more modern and diversified US economy as operating similarly to that of Russia, which is a petrostate that heavily relies on revenues from energy exports.
Falling oil prices would decrease Russia's federal budget revenues and risk destabilizing the Russian regime's stability while also reducing Russia's share of the global oil market and economic influence on the global stage. Putin's emphasis on the need to maintain prices for the sake of energy companies’ investments also demonstrates the extent to which Putin feels it necessary to cater to the elite in his inner circle who have personal interests in the energy sector. Putin's focus on his inner circle's interests contrasts with US leaders’ larger focus on the general voting population and a broader array of business interests, which benefit from lower energy prices. Putin's attempt to portray lower oil prices as against US interests suggests that Putin is afraid of the harm such policies would cause Russia and is trying to persuade Trump to abandon these proposals without having to concede to Trump's insistence on meaningful negotiations to end the war.
more + maps https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-january-24-2025
What’s Going on With Shipping?
21JAN2025
In this episode, Sal Mercogliano—a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses the findings from the Office of the Trade Representative Report on China’s Targeting of the Maritime, Logistics, and Shipbuilding Sectors for Dominance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObGc-sr9XmY
HDMS NIELS JUEL https://www.vesselfinder.com/?mmsi=219105000 checking Yantar https://www.vesselfinder.com/?imo=7524419 click track
Exactly.
It's the terms of the final agreement which are today being debated -- on the battlefield, in negotiations and in public statements.
As of today, each side has publicly stated only their maximum demands, and has threatened the most dire consequences if those demands are not met.
How, when or even if all this can be wrapped up in a peace agreement is, as of today, totally unknown.
Sorry melon went on a cruise to celebrate Trump’s Victor and Russia’s demise
did you mean victory?
Still a 🍈
very Low IQ
Woopie - whoopi
Usuals have diarrhea today😂😩🦆
This certainly applies to all of the pootinistas.
“The US State Department’s aid suspension does not apply to military support for Ukraine, Pentagon correspondent Ostap Yarysh reports. The 90-day funding pause affects other foreign aid programs but excludes Ukraine’s military assistance. “
https://x.com/NOELreports/status/1883089233164005712
90,000 names.
I would say at this point, we have made up for Korea.
Now time to make up for Vietnam. That will require many more years.
“More than 90,000 Russian soldiers confirmed killed by @bbcrussian and @mediazzzona, with overall estimates ranging from 138,500 to 200,000. (Official Western estimates put overall Russian KIA and WIA numbers at more than 700,000)”
https://x.com/Mike_Eckel/status/1883094319860687169
Official Western estimates put overall Russian KIA and WIA numbers at more than 700,000
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If 700K is correct (at the time of counting), then 1/3 by statistical standards have to be KIAs - so the Russian dead would be in excess of 233,000.
The 90,000 must be those confirmed by obits and memorials.
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