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Livid Russia accuses US of 'blackmail' as Putin seizes area 'size of Greater Manchester'
Express UK ^ | 7/18/2025 | James Knuckey

Posted on 07/18/2025 8:17:11 AM PDT by marcusmaximus

Russia has lashed out at the US, accusing the Trump administration of “blackmail” as it continues to threaten Moscow with a sanctions ultimatum. Washington has told the Kremlin that if it does not agree to a Ukraine peace deal within 50 days, then it will impose 100% secondary tariffs on Moscow’s trade partners that buy Russian oil, gas and other products.

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It comes as Russia continues to suffer heavy casualties on the frontline in Ukraine.

The UK Defence Secretary said it is likely Russia seized 550 square kilometres of Ukrainian territory — “an area greater than the size of Greater Manchester” — last month but at a cost, with Moscow’s forces struggling to make meaningful gains.

John Healy told the Commons: “And yet, they face continuing difficulties attempting to take fortified towns or cities, and they have not taken a significant town for months. Indeed, they’ve tried without success to seize Pokrovsk for nearly a year.

“What ground they do gain is coming at great cost. Last month, the number of Russian troops killed or wounded surpassed more than a million.

“This year alone, Russia has sustained 240,000 casualties.

(Excerpt) Read more at express.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: axisofspamming; buyamerican; chanceofheavymugasm; marcusridiculous; putin; russia; spamusmaximus

1 posted on 07/18/2025 8:17:11 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

Marcus, just as a reminder… there’s an ongoing FReepathon to support this site, on which you are a very heavy user, financially. Nothing is free except, of course, for the OTHER-PEOPLE’S-MONEY crowd.


2 posted on 07/18/2025 8:23:16 AM PDT by House Atreides (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnVFlcTy0DcI’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX>)
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To: House Atreides

Good point.

Indeed - Mucus’ constant rump British empire / Atlanticist / globalist spam may be driving people away.

I hope he is making up the difference.


3 posted on 07/18/2025 8:29:28 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: marcusmaximus

From we don’t care to being livid.


4 posted on 07/18/2025 8:33:38 AM PDT by Raycpa
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To: marcusmaximus

At a CNN town hall in May 2023, Trump said: “They’re dying, Russians and Ukrainians. I want them to stop dying. And I’ll have that done — I’ll have that done in 24 hours.” He said that would happen after he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin. And he keeps repeating the claim on the campaign trail.

During last week’s debate with President Joe Biden, Trump claimed, “If we had a real president, a president that knew — that was respected by Putin ... he would have never invaded Ukraine.”

Trump campaign’s communications director Steven Cheung said Tuesday that “a top priority


5 posted on 07/18/2025 8:35:59 AM PDT by McGruff
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To: marcusmaximus

Operation Sandman ahead? I am sure Trump isn’t stupid enough to “ punish” China, India, or more than half the world’s population. Many countries have had enough of the US bullying- and may band together to shut us down…Operation Sandman can do that in one day.


6 posted on 07/18/2025 8:43:52 AM PDT by delta7
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To: marcusmaximus

“area ‘size of Greater Manchester’”

Is that some weird British measurement?

What is that in terms of Rhode Island?


7 posted on 07/18/2025 8:56:21 AM PDT by JSM_Liberty
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To: JSM_Liberty

14% of Rhode Island.


8 posted on 07/18/2025 9:14:46 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: delta7
When I read: will impose 100% secondary tariffs on Moscow’s trade partners that buy Russian oil, gas and other products

My first thought was, "How many of those countries have had sky high tariffs and import restrictions on us for decades?" It may that Trump is using Russia in an Art of the Deal style leverage to bring those countries to the table to lower their tariffs on us.

9 posted on 07/18/2025 9:27:29 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: marcusmaximus

Is Liverpool part of Greater Manchester?

Would that mean the Beatles were finally Back in the USSR?


10 posted on 07/18/2025 9:29:45 AM PDT by x
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To: x

A,Modest Proposal
Some Uke & Russian women give me wood the size of greater Manchester.
Since both countries seem determined to waste their young men in this war of attrition, we should enter into talks to ship the good looking ones here for our young incel hurting bucks.


11 posted on 07/18/2025 9:36:19 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: marcusmaximus

Just a reminder, the Russian government has never worried about casualties and does not worry about them now.


12 posted on 07/18/2025 10:10:20 AM PDT by Midwesterner53
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To: delta7

Bulying, bulying. ARE YOU KIDING ME!?? The whole World has ripped off the United States, they SHOULD bend down and kiss our but.


13 posted on 07/18/2025 11:13:48 AM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA, AND HE WILL HAVE NO GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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To: delta7

Putin reportedly almost fainted when he saw the Chinese contingency plans for Russian collapse from the Ukraine war. The Chinese defector to Russia in May 2025 brought documents about the detailed plans of the CCP for political, economic, and territorial gains. The Kremlin is now aware that Chinese ambitions in Central Asia are real and not just theoretical.


14 posted on 07/18/2025 11:53:29 AM PDT by Chad_the_Impaler
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To: marcusmaximus
If you search, you will notice that no one dares to do the same methodology in determining Ukraine causalities, and the reason why is that the money would have went dry.

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Feb 2022 - July 2025


15 posted on 07/18/2025 12:37:32 PM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: cowboyusa

they SHOULD bend down and kiss our but.
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Let me remind you, the West, led by senile Joe, stole $300 billion from Russia’s sovereign wealth fund.The world is aware of this theft, stealing, we are no longer the good guys.


16 posted on 07/18/2025 12:38:15 PM PDT by delta7
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To: delta7

Since 1941 , we saved the World 2 times. President Trump is right to demand the Woulrld pay up.


17 posted on 07/18/2025 1:01:20 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA, AND HE WILL HAVE NO GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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To: delta7

“Let me remind you, the West, led by senile Joe, stole $300 billion from Russia’s sovereign wealth fund.”

LOL! Only 9 billion Euros was frozen and they bu EU countries.

That “missing” $300 billion was spent by corrupt Putin on his twp week war. Probably, some of it found its way to Putin’s “retirement” fund.


18 posted on 07/18/2025 5:52:27 PM PDT by TexasGator (/i.. logo About Issues Projects Products Connect Subscribe Invest June 19, 2025 | Insight '1-1111 -)
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