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Let's Be Honest Russian Military SUCKS - Here's the Proof... The Military Show 1.63M subscribers 307,691 views #militarydevelopments #themilitaryshow #militaryanalysis Russia’s military was once feared—but Ukraine exposed the truth. From rusted tanks and fake armor to outdated tactics and corruption, the Russian war machine is crumbling in real time. In this video, we break down how one of the "world’s strongest" armies became a global embarrassment.

Reuters) - Russian troops are trying to carve out a buffer zone in Ukraine's northeastern Sumy region, although so far without substantial success, the regional governor said on Tuesday. The Sumy region borders on Russia's Kursk region, where Russian forces have lately recaptured territory seized last year in the Ukrainian military's only major cross-border incursion of the war. Kyiv has said for months that it is concerned about Moscow's troops trying to advance into Sumy. Russia has said its forces have captured some territory there and have driven all Ukrainian troops out of Kursk.

Russia's military says it has regained full control of the country's western Kursk region - a claim denied by Ukraine. Ukrainian forces have been in retreat in Kursk in recent months, facing 70,000 Russian troops and heavy drone attacks as part of Russia's drive to regain the territory. In its latest report on 25 April, the US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) think-tank said: "Russian forces recently advanced near the international border in Kursk Oblast [region] as part of efforts to push Ukrainian forces from their limited remaining positions in the area." The ISW also reported that "fighting...

Vladimir Putin initially denied having anything to do with Russia's capture of Crimea in February 2014, when mysterious masked commandos in unidentified green uniforms seized the local parliament and fanned out across the peninsula. Those "little green men" marked the start of Russia's war on Ukraine, which culminated in the 2022 full-scale invasion. The future of Crimea is now at the centre of President Donald Trump's peace plan and has prompted Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky to rule out recognising Russian control of the peninsula. The exact terms of his plan have not been published, but reports suggest it would include the...

Once again, a pattern repeats itself: on the eve of important negotiations, Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky goes to the press to make bombastic statements that undermine the whole purpose of the meeting.This time, the Kiev regime leader repeated his position that he will never recognize Crimea as part of Russia, and also presented a slew of other demands – it sounds like he believes his country is winning the war.Besides that, in the UK there was nasty a reporting with official sources stating that host Foreign Secretary David Lammy was to ‘make sure Kiev’s negotiators were not led into an ambush’.With...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, April 20, said Russian forces were continuing their shelling and assaults along the front line despite Russian President Vladimir Putin announcing a surprise but brief Easter truce. The 30-hour truce starting Saturday evening would be the most significant pause in the fighting throughout the three-year conflict. But on Sunday, Zelensky accused Russia of having maintained its attacks on the front line after the truce started at 4 pm Paris time Saturday. "Across various frontline directions, there have already been 59 cases of Russian shelling and five assaults by Russian units," Zelensky said on social...

The European Liberal-Globalist media is slowly and painfully awakening to the reality of US President Donald J. Trump’s new approach toward Ukraine policy.The last time Kiev’s embattled leader backtracked on a previously agreed Mineral Deal, we heard Trump warn that ‘he was going to have big, big problems’.And it seems that it’s already started, as reports arise that he has passed on a $50 billion deal with Kiev – funded with EU money.Among many other priorities, Ukraine urgently needs new air defense systems.BILD reported (translated from the German):“Since only [in the US] the Patriot missiles are manufactured and the president...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday chided Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s request to purchase Patriot air defense systems. Zelensky made that statement during an interview that aired Sunday on CBS News‘ 60 Minutes program.“He’s always looking to purchase missiles,” Trump said when asked about Zelensky’s offer. “Listen, when you start a war, you got to know that you can win the war, right? You don’t start a war against somebody that’s 20 times your size, and then hope that people give you some missiles.”

Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. must understand both Russia and Ukraine's strategic red lines to end the war, and dismissed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's "absurd" suggestion that Washington is taking Moscow's side. Zelensky had told CBS' 60 Minutes program that he believes "Russian narratives are prevailing in the U.S." and that he understood Vance to be "somehow justifying Putin's actions" by presenting Ukraine as an aggressor, too. Why it Matters There are ongoing tensions between the leaderships in Washington and Kyiv as the Trump administration tries to broker an end to Russia's war. Some in Washington see Zelensky...

What happens when all of the men of marriageable age in a country get killed of in a neocon proxy war....If memory serves, there used to be a little gaggle of ukraine/zelensky supporters on FR calling themselves "zeepers" or something like that....

At the same time, he noted his distrust of Russian authorities and continued to demand security guarantees from the WestMOSCOW, April 14. /TASS/. Vladimir Zelensky has recognized the inability of Ukrainian armed forces to reclaim lost territories and has not ruled out new losses in the event the Kiev regime loses Washington’s support. "We lack the strength to [regain] everything. And this is the situation today. And that is why this war will end diplomatically," he said in an interview with CBS News. That said, Zelensky reasserted that Ukraine will not recognize the lost territories as Russian. "Undoubtedly, there will...

Either the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, will conclude a truce on acceptable terms, or Ukraine will face a collapse of the front before autumn, the war is over. This was stated by Verkhovna Rada deputy Alexander Dubinsky. According to him, the official number of desertion cases registered by the State Bureau of Investigations is 175,435 as of April 1. In reality, the MP notes, 60-70% of desertion cases are recorded, that is, in fact, "about 250 thousand people are on the run today, or a third (!) of the Ukrainian army." "Add here about the same number...

Vladimir Zelensky announced after a conversation with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer that military officials would hold a meeting to prepare for the deployment of foreign troops to Ukraine. According to him, such a step is being taken "to achieve peace and ensure security," Nezavisimaya Gazeta reports."Recent statements by the leaders of a number of European countries, including Great Britain, France and Germany, about their readiness to send troops to Ukraine are an alarming signal," Russian military expert Yury Knutov pointed out. "Russian service members say that oftentimes, they only hear foreign speech from the other side of the frontline....

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Gen. Jack Keane: We have to apply leverage against Putin . . [Fox News senior strategist analyst Gen. Jack Keane joins ‘America Reports’ to discuss Russia’s attack on Ukraine just hours after more ceasefire talks.]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expressing anger over an apparent thaw in U.S.-Russian relations while indicating he will refuse to award the U.S. rights to Ukrainian minerals as compensation for the aid and military assistance he has received. The idea that Ukraine should be “giving back in minerals” to pay its debt to American taxpayers “is not a serious conversation,” Zelensky insists.

For three years, President Trump and I have made two simple arguments: first, the war wouldn't have started if President Trump was in office; second, that neither Europe, nor the Biden administration, nor the Ukrainians had any pathway to victory. This was true three years ago, it was true two years ago, it was true last year, and it is true today. And for three years, the concerns of people who were obviously right were ignored. What is Niall's actual plan for Ukraine? Another aid package? Is he aware of the reality on the ground, of the numerical advantage of...

“Zelensky wants to keep the gravy train going.” “Zelensky has done a terrible job. His country is shattered. Millions of people have unnecessarily died."

MIAMI (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that he “better move fast” to negotiate an end to Russia's invasion of Ukraine or risks not having a nation to lead.The rhetoric from Trump toward Ukraine comes amid an escalating back-and-forth between the two presidents and rising tensions between Washington and much of Europe over Trump's approach to settling the biggest conflict on the continent since World War II.Trump's harsh words for Zelenskyy drew criticism from Democrats and even some Republicans in the United States, where Ukraine’s defense against Russian aggression has had bipartisan support. Zelenskyy...

On Tuesday President Donald Trump told reporters he believed Ukraine should repay the United States the $350 billion the Biden regime sent to the country to fund their war with Russia. Of course, the billions of US dollars were never audited once they crossed the Atlantic. Much of the money disappeared. Even Ukrainian President Zelensky says he does not know where $100 billion US dollars went missing. One Ukrainian citizen responded to President Trump’s request to repay US billions donated to his country to fight Russia. Ukrainian citizen to President Trump: “We have lost the war with the United States....