Posted on 09/20/2026 8:56:57 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Days after President Trump asks Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt attacks on Russian oil refineries, Zelenskyy takes the attacks up a notch and brags about all of the different NATO country missile systems being used to attack Russian oil refineries.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on X, “One of Russia’s key oil industry facilities and the aggressor’s logistics facility were hit. These are billions of dollars that sustain the war machine. The systems used included FP-1, RZ-100, MICH-2000, Palianytsia, Vendetta, Liutyi, Bars, Flamingo, Sichen, and Pelican.”
Everyone can see this game for what it is.
Everyone can see it.
After weeks of various European/NATO countries hyping pending attacks from Russia, Zelenskyy now begins to name the missile systems being provided by those countries to target Russia. Zelenskyy and the EU-NATO group are intentionally trying to draw a Russian military response against the support the European countries are providing to Ukraine.
Zelenskyy is naming the missile systems as part of that antagonistic effort, and his NATO allies do it on the last day of the Russian elections. Specifically timed and coordinated for maximum propaganda use.
President Trump, or someone inside the U.S. administration needs to make a very public statement highlighting that everyone can see the organized effort for what it is. EU-NATO wants an expanded conflict with Russia, beyond the confines of the non-NATO Ukraine conflict.
Bloomberg reports that the Gazprom Neft-owned Moscow Oil Refinery, about 16 miles from the Kremlin, was struck by drones. The facility has a processing capacity of around 245,000 barrels a day and supplies fuel to the surrounding metro area.
Simultaneous with this increased provocation, the Ukrainian president announced plans for meeting with President Donald Trump in New York.
Zelenskyy feels emboldened by his relationships to his “NATO partners”, including Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
This is not going to end well unless someone steps on Zelenskyy to bring him back to reality.
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Want the war to end?
Tell Europe to stop funding both sides.
Case in point, per AI, sourced to S&P Global...
“Third-Country Refined Products: The UK imported roughly 1.6 million metric tons of diesel and jet fuel from India alone in 2025 (accounting for roughly 7% of total UK imports), a significant portion of which was processed from Russian crude feedstock.”
And don’t get me started on the UK’s importation of Russian jet fuel.
I’m thinking that this war is now being used to drive up fuel prices in the US in order to sway Trump supporters into stating home during the midterms.
Zelensky is such a POS. It is a wonder he still gets to breathe.
I recall a story from last winter where Ukraine had first tested the flamingo. It is a real intermediate range cruise missile. They were thinking they could build a few every week, ramping up to around 100 a week. That’s a lot of missiles over the past several months.
No, these are not NATO weapons.
They should be targeting the dachas of the folks around Moscow, not gas stations.
I had to check for myself, and you are absolutely right, NATO weapons were not mentioned by Zelensky and the weapons that were mentioned, according to Google, were Ukrainian.
This is but another misleading title, which is common these days, for those that do not go beyond the title to form an opinion. The titles are basically lies designed to sway public opinion. And it works.
And judging by the comments on this thread, that includes many here on FR.
Another excellent post.
Z and his neocon partners are intent on giving us another world war.
Globalists; Those who would indeed end our world as we know it, for their own gain...
Perhaps someone should make a list of names so all can know who they are... (?)
That sounds very high for diesel related products.
Aviation fuel is also a distillate.
Are you certain that the 1.9 mbd does NOT include aviation fuel?
I see our "war groupies" are still grouping, rooting for Ukraine's defeat, cheering on Russian aggression!
Nice work. </sarcasm>
On September 14, 2026, Zelenksy responded to Trump's request:
This suggests that Russians are rather enjoying the higher diesel prices which result from lower exports, and don't mind spending a few $millions to repair their equipment so long as it results in $billions more of additional oil revenues.
Why sell more product at lower prices when you can sell less product at higher prices?
Bottom line:
+1
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There is no stepping in to stop the madman from pulling every western country into his war. Doing that is his number 1 objective because he knows he can’t defeat Russia with a World War where every country is fighting to the last man to save his country.
We need to either cut him off permanently OR take him the f*** out and have another Ukrainian lead that country.
To your point and with the awareness that some are being careful in their words about "NATO" in the OP's article, here are some voices from recent news, all from NATO member states, to the larger point.
As to "proxy war," here are some hotlink sources to verify "proxy war."
Rubio says Ukraine conflict is part of US-Russia proxy war The Hill, 03/06/25And here are some hotlinked articles about NATO munitions supplied to Ukraine.Rubio labels Russia's all-out war against Ukraine 'proxy war' between Washington, Moscow Kyiv Independent, 21 September 2025
Kremlin says Rubio's view of Ukraine conflict as a US-Russia proxy war matches that of Putin Reuters, 6 March 2025
UK confirms supply of Storm Shadow long-range missiles in Ukraine BBC, 11 May 2023And here are continuing actions by NATO members in the "proxy war"Europe digs deep to buy U.S. weapons for Ukraine Washington Post, 26 July 2-25
France is sending Ukraine more AASM Hammer bombs Kyiv Independent via Yahoo, 5 May 2025
Britain tests long-range missiles to help Ukraine bomb Moscow Telegraph UK, 20 June 2026It's a proxy war, NATO members including these United States have been and remain involved, and it is wholly correct about this instance found in media that "you are absolutely right, NATO weapons were not mentioned by Zelensky." This time, but the longer picture is one of NATO involvement in weapons and ISR over a very destructive war.UK to Deliver 150,000 Drones 350 Air Defense Missiles and Radars to Ukraine by 2026. Defense News Army. 18 June 2026
Rheinmetall’s New German Ammo Plant Sends Its First 155mm Shells to Ukraine United24, 14 July 2026
As you can see from the above links, no reference to "The Conservative Treehouse - The Last Refuge" is to be found. Along with so many YouTube postings and more, there seems more opinion on various and competing sides than hard information.
Many want to keep it that way. How this war will actually turn out for all the players -- to include Ukraine and its supporters and Russia and its supporters -- is to be seen, and probably in only a year or two because of dear Herb Stein's adage in my paraphrase, 'that which cannot continue will stop.'
Best wishes to you, who wrote "I see Trump as the last ditch effort to save the country."
All of the systems mentioned are Ukraine made - none are made in the West or used by NATO.
Surprised that Russia has not nuked him already...
Agreed. If I were Putin the tacticals would already be in the air, and the "big boys" would be on a hair trigger, with warnings issued to every western nation.
The French aerospace and defense corporation Safran supplies guidance systems for the Ukrainian FP-5 “Flamingo” cruise missile and is also participating in the development of other defense projects in collaboration with Ukrainian manufacturers.
“ All of the systems mentioned are Ukraine made - none are made in the West or used by NATO.”
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Good…. then Zelensky doesn’t need MO’ BILLIONS that he’s begging for. Why should the West’s money create more Ukrainian Daddy War Bucks.
“France is supplying guidance systems for Ukraine’s Flamingo missile, according to Le Monde”
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Well evidently. it’s a small electronic component.
Just like there are tons of non-russian components in Russian missiles.
“Good…. then Zelensky doesn’t need MO’ BILLIONS that he’s begging for. Why should the West’s money create more Ukrainian Daddy War Bucks.”
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Ukraine isn’t getting a dime from America.
America is selling weapons to Ukraine. Thus, Trump just approved another batch of weapons to Ukraine.
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