Posted on 02/03/2026 10:03:46 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has arrived in Kyiv and meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
"Maidan Nezalezhnosti. The People’s Memorial of National Remembrance," Zelenskyy wrote Tuesday on X.
"A memorial honoring our heroes, warriors, our people who defended Ukraine against the enemy, fought, and made the ultimate sacrifice in this war. Together with @SecGenNATO Mark Rutte, we honored the memory of fallen Ukrainian defenders today. Eternal honor to our warriors.
"Eternal gratitude for their sacrifice and for defending the country. It is our duty to preserve the memory of our fallen heroes."
Rutte's visit comes after Russia attacked Ukraine with 450 drones and over 60 missiles overnight.
Russia and Ukraine said last week they halted strikes on each other's energy infrastructure, but disagreed on the timeframe for the truce.
"🇺🇦 Zelensky: It is important that the Mark Rutte is with us in Ukraine at such a brutal moment of this war, when the Russians have once again disregarded the efforts of the American side," according to The Ukrainian Review.
"Today, Russia carried out a record strike in terms of the use of ballistic missiles. There were 28 cruise missiles, as well as 43 missiles of various types that approach their targets along a ballistic trajectory and can be intercepted only by Patriot systems.
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Hey Little Buddy...Are you catching on yet? You’re losing you little dumb a**...and the only reason that you even exist is because the US and to a lesser degree, the EU, has been flushing their money down the toilet for you.
Nato. Still trying to appear relevant.
Ukraine = Belarus.
"Today, Russia carried out a record strike in terms of the use of ballistic missiles. There were 28 cruise missiles, as well as 43 missiles of various types that approach their targets along a ballistic trajectory and can be intercepted only by Patriot systems.”
Translation: “Geev me mah-ney.”
Sounds to me like the wake, one last viewing of the corpse.....Ukraine’s long awaited funeral up next.
“...when the Russians have once again disregarded the efforts of the American side,”
Still losing, still whining.
Sure, its just money keeping the fight going and not the fact that Ukrainians are ferociously fighting vs the Afghans who received tons of money and aid but quickly collapsed.
LOL, you have been telling us for four years that the war in Ukraine was over.
The CSIS says Russia now occupies about a fifth of Ukraine but has taken roughly 1.5% more territory since January 2024, in some areas moving forward at only tens of feet per day. The study estimates nearly 325,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since the February 2022 invasion, and 415,000 Russian troops were killed or wounded in 2025 alone—about 35,000 a month.
Thoughts and a prayer for the fallen Ukrainian defenders today.
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LOL, you have been telling us for four years that the war in Ukraine was over.
Correct. Shall we recall the incessant “Ukriane’s army is going to die in cauldron” armchair fantasies from 4 years ago?
Happiness is being a fellow traveller of the Moscow Kremlin and never having to admit you a wrong. Just check your brain at the door and repeat whatever gaslighting pablum is spoon fed into the mouth.
If Putin wants peace he can just get out of Ukraine. If Europe wants peace, we can just tell Putin to get out of Ukraine. Neither of these things are currently happening, and nothing good will happen until one of them does.
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