Posted on 06/01/2025 5:04:08 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
Hand it to the Ukrainians: They’re not only fighting heroically on, more than three years after Moscow launched its savage and utterly unprovoked war to destroy their nation, they’re fighting with cheek and style.
The latest, of course, is Sunday’s surprise drone strikes on airbases deep inside Russia, targeting strategic warplanes that have been pummeling mostly-civilian targets in Ukraine.
It counts as an intelligence coup, too: The drones were infiltrated to near their final targets over months, with Vladimir Putin’s massive internal-surveillance agencies left utterly in the dark.
Then again, Vlad’s secret police were caught clueless back when the Wagner Group launched its aborted coup two years back: Putin should be losing sleep over what else his minions might be missing.
And any Russian patriots looking to save their country from his disastrous misrule can only be emboldened.
Nor can Moscow complain that Kyiv launched these strikes on the eve of a fresh set of peace talks: Putin is the one who’s refusing any kind of ceasefire, and he’s had his forces in overdrive ever since President Donald Trump launched his diplomatic drive to stop the slaughter.
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“ Agree, it’s like demanding that the US surrender after the Pearl Harbor attack”
In what way?
That is the Russian/Asian way of war.
The Murdochs are neocons.
>>>>The people who have egg all over their faces are no doubt Pres Trump and VP Vance, who belittled that guy in that Oval Office and arrogantly told him “you don’t have any cards left“… And there he is smiling, knowing behind the scenes his SBU has been brilliantly planning this attack on aging strategic nuke/cruise bombers at diverse bases all throughout RF for over a year and would he would deploy them soon<<<<
Your globohomo, grifter, genius, Dictator Zelensky, couldn’t have carried out his brilliant plan without America’s money or technology.
One who appreciates that he might not have been born had some MORON not decided to place Jupiter missiles in Turkey and that detente revolved around recallable bombers rather than missiles.
DUMBASS.
I want nothing to do with any of it, yet idjits keep trying to drag in the west.
You really get off on war, don't you "REVEREND"-mommy?
Odd for someone who claims to be a Christian cleric.
Shouldn't a person in your position be advocating for peace talks?
DUMBASS.
;-)
BREAKING: Massive Explosions Reported Across Ukraine 🇺🇦💥
Air raid sirens are sounding in multiple cities amid reports of missile strikes. Social media footage shows apparent blasts in Kyiv, Lviv, and Odesa.
Russian forces may be responding to recent drone attacks on strategic sites — but official confirmation is still pending.
https://x.com/JimFergusonUK/status/1929284722829443375?t=-MuKg1qN2nRzCy1IzPbUUQ&s=19
“The people who have egg all over their faces are no doubt Pres Trump and VP Vance, who belittled that guy in that Oval Office and arrogantly told him “you don’t have any cards left“”
They were right. Zelensky still doesn’t have any cards. This will do nothing to alter the situation. It’s a puny PR stunt and does nothing to push the Russians out of Ukraine. This is what Ukraine is reduced to, meaningless stunts like the Kursk operation and sinking Russian navy ships.
I am certain Russia pays a lot less than American for their bombers BUT.
Losing 40+ in a day has gotta hurt in the wallet.ouch.
His style of war
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is actually the Russian style of war.
Putin already was talking peace
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Yes peace, only if Ukraine agrees to total surrender, to the dissolution of the entire state and to agree that anyone Russian deems a “Nazi” to submit themselves for execution.
Because we all know invasion pays.
“My own opinion is he doesn’t care. His style of war has always been excessively destructive and at home he eliminates those who might offer him better advice.”
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4320420/posts?page=4#4
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“Ukraine says it worked on this for 1 and 1/2 years. Never would have happened if Russia sought peace anytime up until a few days ago.
Trump had been telling everyone how dangerous this war is and it needs to stop.”
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4320420/posts?page=23#23
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EXACTLY CORRECT! Putin is too full of himself to care about the people of Russia or Ukraine. President Trump will suggest, yet Putin will continue to ignore.
However, President Zelenskyy showed true presidential leadership vs Puyin developing the Ukrainian 10-point peace formula back in 2022.
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HIGHLIGHTS OF UKRAINE PEACE PLAN
2022-12-28
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/28/what-is-zelenskyys-10-point-peace-plan
Excerpts from the Ukrainian 10-point peace formula President Zelenskyy outlined:
1. RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY
Russia must immediately withdraw all its militants from the territory of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. The station must be immediately transferred to the control of the International Atomic Energy Agency and Ukrainian personnel. The normal connection of the station to the power grid must be restored immediately so that nothing threatens the stability of the reactors.
The same goes for the crazy threats of nuclear weapons that Russian officials resort to. There are and cannot be any excuses for nuclear blackmail.
2. FOOD SECURITY
the initiative, Grain From Ukraine has already begun. Ukraine can export 45 million tonnes of food this year. And let a significant part of it be directed to those who suffer the most.
Each country can join with a specific contribution and become a co-creator of the victory over hunger and the food crisis.
3. ENERGY SECURITY
About 40% of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure was destroyed by strikes of Russian missiles and Iranian drones used by the occupiers.
A related goal of this terror is to prevent the export of our electricity to neighboring countries, which could significantly help them stabilize the energy situation and reduce prices for consumers.
I thank all our partners who have already helped Ukraine with the supply of air defense and missile defense systems. This allows us to shoot down some of the Russian missiles and Iranian drones.
If Russia is trying to deprive Ukraine, Europe and all energy consumers in the world of predictability and price stability, the answer is price restrictions on Russian energy resources & forced limitation of export prices for Russia.
4. PRISONERS and DEPORTEES
Thousands of UKRAINIANS – military and civilians – are in the Russian captivity being subjected to torture.
In addition, 11,000 children know by name were forcibly deported to Russia. They are separated from their parents in full knowledge that they have families.
Additionally, hundreds of thousands of deported adults and political prisoners are held in Russia and in the temporarily occupied territory as well as in Crimea.
We must release all these people.
5. UNITED NATIONS CHARTER AND UKRAINE’S TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY
The validity of international law must be restored without any compromises with the aggressor. The UN Charter cannot be applied partially, selectively or at will.
Russia must reaffirm the territorial integrity of Ukraine within the framework of the relevant resolutions of the UN General Assembly and the applicable international legally binding documents. It is not up to negotiations.
6. RUSSIAN TROOPS AND HOSTILITIES
Russia must withdraw all troops and armed formations from the territory of Ukraine. Control over all sections of Ukraine’s border with Russia must be restored. This will result in a real and complete cessation of hostilities.
7. JUSTICE
The world should endorse the Special Tribunal regarding the crime of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and create of an international mechanism to compensate for all damages caused by this war. Compensation at the expense of Russian assets because as the aggressor must be responsible to do everything to restore the justice it violated.
A resolution of the UN General Assembly regarding an international compensation mechanism for damages caused by the Russian war has been proposed and endorsed.
8. IMMEDIATE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Millions of hectares of forest were burned by shelling. Almost 200,000ha of Ukraine land is contaminated with unexploded mines and shells.
I thank all the countries that are already helping us with de-mining. However, there is an urgent need for increased number of equipment and experts for these operations.
Funds and technologies are also needed for the restoration of water treatment facilities.
9. PREVENTION OF ESCALATION
Ukraine is not a member of any alliances. Russia was able to start this war precisely because Ukraine remained in the grey zone – between the Euro-Atlantic world and the Russian imperialism.
An international conference should be held to finalize the key elements of the post-war security architecture in the Euro-Atlantic space, including guarantees for Ukraine. The main outcome of the conference should be the signing of the Kyiv Security Compact.
10. CONFIRMATION OF THE END OF THE WAR
A document confirming the end of the war should be signed by the parties when all the anti-war measures are implemented and security and justice begin to be restored.
States ready to take the lead in this or that decision can become parties to the arrangement.
Both countries should annihilate each other. They’re equally corrupt and terrible. (But we want our money back from Ukraine first.)
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