Posted on 11/11/2026 7:56:19 AM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com
Following the first direct talks between Russia and Ukraine after a nine-month pause, negotiators agreed to a large-scale prisoner exchange — as they have after nearly every round of talks — but little else to bridge the gap on the major issues dividing them, including a plan for postwar security in the region.
There has also been no indication that Moscow has stepped back from its maximalist demands aimed at crushing Ukraine, as the country braces for what is likely to be its toughest winter yet because of relentless Russian strikes.
The two-day talks in Abu Dhabi exposed a deepening split between the U.S. and European visions of how to approach Russia in the talks, with Moscow welcoming the pitch from President Donald Trump’s envoys to open the conversation regarding what a postwar security architecture would look like, a long-standing Kremlin demand. Kyiv and its European allies are alarmed by the prospect of a Kremlin-drafted security order.
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It never ceases to amaze me the degree of other-people’s suffering “leaders” are willing to tolerate.
Funny how the Washington Post is a CIA-run communist newspaper.
VIDEO
‘PUTIN DOESN’T CARE’: Russia’s SHOCKING death toll exposed
Fox Business
3.4M subscribers
11-10-2026 2:00 p.m.
Length 5:14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjp14ML2tcI
Former Army special ops intelligence analyst and Powerus co-founder Brett Velicovich discusses Russia’s evolving attack drones, Ukraine’s air defenses and the latest battlefield challenges on ‘Varney & Co.’ #foxbusiness #varney
• 0:00 Russia’s NEW attack drones pose major threat to Ukraine
• 0:56 Is the U.S. prepared for Russia’s evolving drone warfare?
• 1:51 SHOCKING report claims 400,000 Russian troops killed
• 2:57 Putin’s BRUTAL war: Does he care about the staggering death toll?
• 3:45 Trump says Iran strikes aren’t necessary — can diplomacy work?
What if the Russian POWs don’t want to go back?..................
OFFICIAL MOTTO OF CIA
“The Work of a Nation. The Center of Intelligence.”
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UNOFFICIAL MOTTO OF CIA
And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free (John 8:32)
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The acronym CIA is for Central Intelligence Agency
* Others have said CIA stands for ‘Christians in Action’
“What if the Russian POWs don’t want to go back?”
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4402637/posts?page=6
“I want to live” is the state project of Ukraine. Many Russians, especially newly mobilized ones and their relatives call the project’s hotline.
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ARTICLES
1. I Want to Live Project: In 2026, Ukraine captures average of 107 more Russian soldiers per month than Russia captures Ukrainians
Interfax
10-06-2026 12:20
https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1215030.html
” “In January 2024, Putin claimed that the ratio of Russian to Ukrainian prisoners was supposedly ‘one to ten.’ In reality, since mid-2023, Ukraine has begun capturing more Russian soldiers than Russia has captured Ukrainians. In 2024 and 2025, Ukraine’s pool of prisoners available for exchange grew faster than Russia’s. In 2026, this gap widened further,” the message reads.
Ukraine achieves this primarily thanks to its soldiers, who risk their lives to capture the enemy alive. Systematic information outreach also plays a role: Russian troops are shown that surrendering offers a chance to save their lives and that, once in captivity, they will live in normal conditions.
[excerpt]
Russian POWs survive Meat Grinder! Truth about Russia in Ukraine War | Zolkin Interview
Zolkin Volodymyr
Jul 27, 2026
Length 40:03
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOTC6mBLxqc
In this shocking Zolkin Interview, three Russian POWs reveal how their entire units were wiped out by drone strikes. They survived a brutal Meat Grinder only to realize they were just used as “cannon meat.” Watch as these prisoners expose the harsh Truth about Russia, its penal battalions, and the dark reality of the Ukraine War.
CHAPTERS [Sync to video time]
1. 0:00 Frontline experience
2. 5:36 Critique of the conflict
3. 9:53 Final moments before capture
4. 14:06 Phone call to mother
5. 18:45 Final reflections and outlook
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