Tag: US
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[Sharing] 54 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
Eighty years ago today, the Red Army began the Vienna Operation, which led to the liberation of Austria’s capital and western Hungary. In the meantime, intense fighting was going on close to Altdamm and southwest of Koenigsberg [end] Related March 15, 2025: 55 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik March 14, 2025: 56 Days to Victory…
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[Sharing] The Minsk Agreements and why they failed – Ian Proud, Strategic Culture Foundation
The Minsk agreements fell apart because delivering special status for the Donbas was politically too difficult in Ukraine The Minsk agreements fell apart because delivering special status for the Donbas was politically too difficult in Ukraine. And because sanctions policy against Russia both disincentivized their compliance, and actively incentivised Ukrainian non-compliance. Claiming that Russia reneged…
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[Sharing] 60 Days to Victory Day – Sputnik
In an effort to free the eastern regions of the present-day Czech Republic and deny the Wehrmacht access to metallurgical resources, the Red Army began the Moravia–Ostrava offensive operation on this day eight decades ago. Over 100,000 people were killed when the US bombarded Tokyo at the same time [end] Related April 30, 2024: Soviet…
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[Sharing] Zelensky’s Oval Office Melt-Down – David Stockman, Antiwar.com
It goes without saying that the Donald can never get enough of the limelight. But last Friday in a live Oval Office broadcast seen around the world that thirst for public attention may have actually changed the course of history. And very much for the good – even if the trigger was pulled by a…
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[Sharing] Zelensky’s friend list dwindling in the Trump White House as peace talk tensions escalate: ‘Best case is that he leaves to France immediately’ – Diana Glebova & Steven Nelson, New York Post
WASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has few — if any — advocates in President Trump’s inner circle as the pair’s souring relationship threatens to tank Kyiv’s standing in peace talks with Russia. The ever-tenuous relationship between the two leaders descended into open hostility this week after Ukraine’s president rejected an initial US proposal to…
