"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (4 Viewers)

[Escuadrilla Azul]

This Kirov Battle Cruiser would be a nice Battle Cruiser sub:

Russia’s Upgraded Nuclear Battlecruiser Back At Sea After Nearly Three Decades

The deeply refitted Kirov class battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov is expected to become the new flagship of the Russian Navy. The deeply refitted Kirov class battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov is expected to become the new flagship of the Russian Navy.

www.twz.com

 

[GTX]

Europe thinks Trump’s peace talks will fail. It wants them anyway — to call Putin’s bluff.

The plan is to play along with Trump’s peace efforts until he realizes that Putin is not serious about ending the war.

www.politico.eu

 

[GTX]

How to keep Putin at bay? The deadlock over security guarantees for Ukraine.

Kyiv’s allies are trying to figure out how to protect Ukraine from another Russian attack in case of a peace agreement — but they aren’t close to finding a solution.

www.politico.eu

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej3cDdb68Dw

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Russia bombards Ukrainian city hours after Washington summit

Because Trump is unable to see middle fingers, but the world gets to see who got played.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

I've been following this.

Rob, I don't have 33 minutes to watch his video. Can you give us the skinny?

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

This Kirov Battle Cruiser would be a nice Battle Cruiser sub:

Russia’s Upgraded Nuclear Battlecruiser Back At Sea After Nearly Three Decades

The deeply refitted Kirov class battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov is expected to become the new flagship of the Russian Navy. The deeply refitted Kirov class battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov is expected to become the new flagship of the Russian Navy.

www.twz.com

I'm seeing at least three tugs towing. Looks like another Potemkin village to me. I guess their "carrier" gave up the ghost then, with that many tugs available.

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2ainZL8Tzk

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpY-IEuKu-M

 

[Frog]

So...we're all waiting for the results of the Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska. Unsurprisingly, Sergei Lavrov is included in the Russian contingent.

What's interesting is that he arrived in Alaska wearing a sweatshirt emblazoned with "CCCP." Aahhhh, the delicate are of diplomacy...delivered via 5-pound lump hammer.

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(Source: Live updates: Donald Trump to meet Vladimir Putin in Alaska for Ukraine talks)

Evidence of Russia's economy collapse : he is compelled to recycle his old USSR tees that he could not sell on Vinted.

 

[SaparotRob]

Rob, I don't have 33 minutes to watch his video. Can you give us the skinny?

One of the Russian lines of advance trying to encircle Kramatorsk, the northern pincer, got itself all encircled itself. Putin's gonna need a lot of Ladas.

 

[GrauGeist]

So be it. All I'm saying, is let Crimea decide their own fate

You know I was just joking, especially since ol' Vlad claims Crimea has always belonged to Russia.

But wait...maybe my kidding actually has merit:
What If Turkey Wanted Crimea Back? - The Globalist

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viwhuULKdI0

 

[GTX]

Russia wants … Russia to have veto over Western security guarantees for Ukraine

The Kremlin’s recalcitrant comments indicate the Trump administration’s whirlwind diplomacy has yielded little in the way of results.

www.politico.eu

Nope!! Not happenning

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNIX3tLo1Oc

 

[GTX]

US, NATO planners start to craft Ukraine security guarantee options

 

[GTX]

Russia, under war spending pressure, set for more austerity, tax hikes

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9x-v5dL3k4

 

[GTX]

Some useful, simple maps in this:

The territories Putin wants and what it will mean for Ukraine

A decade ago, Donetsk was the metropolis of Ukraine's east. Now, Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly has it squarely in his sights.

www.abc.net.au

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLRgCbE7fuA