‘Act of war’ Trump sanctions ALREADY smash Putin as China AND India cut Russian oil imports devastating Vlad’s war chest

Sun UK ^ | 10/23/2025 | Juliana Cruz Lima

[Keflavik76]

China and India can’t buy Russian oil with these new sanctions.

And Russia, being the veteran sanctions-survivor it is, will just route its crude through the “shadow fleet”—tankers with more flags than a UN conference and less insurance than a teenage driver. The oil will flow, and more middlemen will make money along the way. ----- Sean Ring

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

--- "They just made a practice bombing run on Venezuela an hour ago. Lol!"

So happy that Happy is happy about this. Looking forward to multiple posts with sources. When you've time, of course.

In the meanwhile, here is an article with source hotlinked:

Source: AI-generated clip of American naval fleet in Venezuela spreads online Agence France Presse, via Yahoo, 23 October, 2025. About an hour ago.....

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

--- "They just made a practice bombing run on Venezuela an hour ago. Lol!"

Oh this is exciting. If you follow a "content creator" -- who is in New York, by the way -- you'll see some "lol" stuff to whip you into a frenzy of joy.

🚨BREAKING:️🇺🇸🇻🇪 Reports suggest U.S. airstrikes on Venezuela could begin within the next few hours. Tensions are at a breaking point. 43,778 views • 3 hours ago •via X (Twitter)

Nice underscoring too. And yeah, the various clip pieces and "camera angles" and more make is s delightful fake for those who get excited about such things.

[TexasGator]

Trolling for over 10 years

[kiryandil]

And being suspended for trolling, and having to buy your way back on FR for over 10 years... 😉😂😂

[TexasGator]

AI Overview
When Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy led a strategic response that proved far more resilient than Vladimir Putin’s planners had anticipated. Instead of fleeing, Zelenskyy rallied his nation and the world through a savvy communications strategy, a courageous refusal to capitulate, and effective leadership that fostered a fierce national and international resistance.

https://www.google.com/search?q=how+zelensky+outsmarted+putin%27s+invasion

[kiryandil]

TG: Instead of fleeing, Zelenskyy rallied his nation and the world through a savvy communications strategy, a courageous refusal to capitulate, and effective leadership that fostered a fierce national and international resistance.

And killed or invalided most of what's left of the AFU...

[kiryandil]

LOL!

Looks like The TexasTroller just got a five-day vacay from FR for trolling. 😉😂😂

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

---- "https://www.google.com/search?q=how+zelensky+outsmarted+putin%27s+invasion"

It is fascinating how "AI" and LLMs and heuristic search can be directed by the phrasing of a question. Give that I am skeptical of the whole AI game by reason of relying on Turing, Searle and others, reports by AI can go in various directions.

Google's just a great big LLM, when all is said and done, such that your query -- " how zelensky outsmarted putin's invasion " -- yields that which you wanted, and so eagerly conveyed to me, here is the inverse using your formulation.

Google on "how putin outsmarted zelensky"

One is referred to some "sources" saying something quite different. The AI mode:

As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is ongoing, it's impossible to definitively declare one side has "outsmarted" the other. The notion of one leader consistently outmaneuvering the other over an extended period is more of a simplistic narrative than an accurate reflection of the complex and shifting dynamics of a modern war.

However, some events have been framed by various commentators as strategic successes for Russian President Vladimir Putin over Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It's crucial to understand these analyses are often biased, contested, and subject to change as the war continues.

Given 2022 was 2022, and given that the events of this horrific land war between "officially" non-NATO Ukraine and non-NATO Russia are continuing today in 2025 and for the foreseeable future, some AI "overview" changes nothing as it is ongoing.

I tend to prefer direct sources, so both the Google AI things -- different, depending on query formation -- are rather silly.

[TexasGator]

“I tend to prefer direct sources”

Dozens at the link I provided ....

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

---- " 'I tend to prefer direct sources' Dozens at the link I provided ...."

And at the one I provided as well.

As I commented, "Given 2022 was 2022, and given that the events of this horrific land war between 'officially' non-NATO Ukraine and non-NATO Russia are continuing today in 2025 and for the foreseeable future, some AI 'overview' changes nothing as it is ongoing."

[kiryandil]

https://www.google.com/search?q=how+zelensky+outsmarted+putin%27s+invasion

We could ask the dead Ukies what THEY think of how Little Zelya outsmarted The Putin.

Oh, that's right - they're dead.

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

So many arm chair generals have FR opinions, including which of us Americans — most of us are Americans, and lots of us older ones are ex-military in one way or another — are somehow “Soviet stooges” and the like. Among other things, this seems to be affecting choices for many to continue to fund FR through the fundraisers.

What is sure is that the land war between "officially" non-NATO Ukraine and non-NATO Russia has been going on for years now, and the dead on many sides, including mercenaries, mount up. And right here, on FR, we have those who would holler "nuke 'em." It's a strange thing how angry some few get when the world does not "obey" some Freeper with an opinion.