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Ukraine expectations vs. reality 🦁
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“What is it mein Fuhrer?” “It’s from Steve Witkoff. He’s nominated me for the Nobel Peace Prize.”
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TRUMP: We gave nothing in exchange for Stephen. We never give anything in exchange for hostages. TRUMP LITERALLY MOMENTS LATER: If I implemented sanctions on Russia, Steven wouldn't be coming out right now.
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She got his ass and he knows he’s caught
Trump: We were in the midst of negotiating and a lot of stupid people said why aren’t you putting Russian sanctions— Collins: But you said you didn’t give anything for his release Trump: If I didn’t do that, you wouldn’t have him coming back. Collins: So you did give something. Trump: You don’t know anything. You’re fake news CNN. Collins: You’re saying you lifted the sanctions in exchange for his release? Trump: You don’t know what you’re talking about. You’re a low IQ person. You’re a dummy.
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Russia has hit Kyiv, Ukraine, with at least 6 ballistic missiles within the last 30 minutes, targeting 3 million civilians and infrastructure, after meeting with Trump's lapdog Witkoff, who praised Putin as a humanitarian and saluted him on behalf of the rogue United States.
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Igor Schatz retweeted
NEW!!! Senate Democratic aides who just returned from Ukraine told reporters on a call that Kushner and Witkoff did not even visit the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv during their recent trip, calling it a sign of how disconnected the U.S. negotiating team is from officials on the ground.
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“Sokol said his interceptor drones can fly at around 250 mph. Despite the disadvantage, they are still able to take out some of the Gerans. But the task becomes much more difficult if an interceptor drone can only fly at 90 mph, he said.”
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Sen. Shaheen on Hubbard release: "... make no mistake: he never should have been detained -- and his long overdue release does not suddenly make Putin a ‘humanitarian.’”
NEW: @SenatorShaheen welcomes the release of Steven Hubbard from Russian detention: “I’m relieved that Mr. Hubbard is finally coming home. But make no mistake: he never should have been detained—and his long overdue release does not suddenly make Putin a ‘humanitarian.’”
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This must be a “humanitarian mission” @SEPeaceMissions
KYIV’S MAYOR SAYS THE CITY IS UNDER ATTACK FROM BALLISTIC MISSILES, WITH A WITNESS REPORTING EXPLOSIONS IN KYIV
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More pushback from GOP senators. A U.S. alliance with Putin remains deeply unpopular.
Vladimir Putin is not our friend, and he is certainly no humanitarian. His relentless attacks on innocent civilians in Ukraine show his total disregard for human life. Appeasement won't end this war. Pressure will.
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Read about how @JDVance and others fell for a lie about Volodymyr Zelensky concocted by agents of Russia's Presidential Administration. And how the Vice President's falling for it was collected in a file sent directly to the Kremlin. Inside Putin's "Doppelgänger" operation, based on leaked correspondence between the PA and Russia's Agency for Social Design: theins.press/en/inv/298359
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U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT IS SET TO ORDER THE DEPARTURE OF CERTAIN STAFF AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM AMERICAN EMBASSIES THROUGHOUT THE GULF - U.S. OFFICIALS
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New - Trump approval poll 🔴 Disapprove: 67% (=) 🟢 Approve: 29% (-1) Lowest Trump approval in history American Research Group - 10/20
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You can’t spell Witkoff without WTF.
WTF, Steve? Look up the definition of “humanitarian.” What an embarrassing and outrageous thing to say. You should go back to Ukraine and ask the families of the children Putin has kidnapped and murdered whether they agree your friend Putin is a “humanitarian.”
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“I can excuse bombing Ukrainian cities, but I draw the line at damaging russian oil refineries.”
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Every time i think I’ve seen the low, these guys keep digging deeper..
Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff to Vladimir Putin today: “You talk so much about Trump being a humanitarian, you are a humanitarian also, sir. And I salute that. I commend you.”
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Americans actively dislike Russia, yet there's a very large percentage of political "influencers" that do nothing but try to push Russia as a potential friend and ally Have you ever stopped to wonder why that is...because the answer is pretty obvious
Three important observations from the recent Pew poll: 1. Americans see Russia (-70%) more negatively than not only Saudi Arabia (-55%), but even China (-54%), universally considered to be the chief US adversary. 2. Americans' attitude towards UK (+54%) is less warm than to Italy (+59%) and even to Japan (+65%). 3. Trump's policies towards Canada (confrontation) and Russia (appeasement) are diametrically opposite ones compare to predominant attitudes of Americans towards these two countries(+63% and -70%, respectively). pewresearch.org/global/2026/…
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Or as Trump said “Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine”
Baby Anhelina and her mom Inna were killed by Russia yesterday. Anhelina was just over a year old. Her mom, Inna Mariukhna, was a primary school teacher. They were in the park in Nova Vodolaha, Kharkiv region, when a Russian drone attacked. Little Anhelina was killed in her stroller. Her mom died of her injuries in hospital. Another girl killed in the strike was just 11 years old. Six people lost their lives from that Russian strike. All of them had simply been spending time in the park. At least 15 more were injured, including seven kids. Deepest condolences...
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Three important observations from the recent Pew poll: 1. Americans see Russia (-70%) more negatively than not only Saudi Arabia (-55%), but even China (-54%), universally considered to be the chief US adversary. 2. Americans' attitude towards UK (+54%) is less warm than to Italy (+59%) and even to Japan (+65%). 3. Trump's policies towards Canada (confrontation) and Russia (appeasement) are diametrically opposite ones compare to predominant attitudes of Americans towards these two countries(+63% and -70%, respectively). pewresearch.org/global/2026/…
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Igor Schatz retweeted
Economic normalization requires the EU to lift its sanctions regime, and it is doing the opposite: passing more packages. Moreover, secondary sanctions relief assumes Congress is going to lift all CAATSA and Graham-codified sanctions (waivers only get you so far). As of 2025, Europe has been bearing almost the full financial burden to assist Ukraine across all sectors. Is it doing that just so Russia can benefit from the military and/or political domination of the country it invaded and so Trump, Putin and Xi can carve up the world into spheres of influence? Trump’s diesel scheme benefits no one outside Moscow and Miami, but the real sunk cost losers for what he’s trying to do are 452 million people abroad. Who are being told to buy American or else.
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