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Scott Lucas
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Professor, journalist, political analyst, cynical optimist

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 6h
#Ukraine and UK sign license agreement to produce Octopus interceptor drones

Mass production of interceptors may reach several thousand per month, with the means of manufacturing transferred to Ukraine

#UkraineWar

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 7h
#Putin #Zelensky Govt must go for #Russia invasion of #Ukraine to end

US plan - originally developed by #Kremlin - could become basis of future agreements but needs further work

Invasion will stop once Ukrainian troops withdraw from their positions. If not, Russia will achieve objectives by force

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 10h
#Zelensky Thanksgiving greetings to #Trump:

"We deeply appreciate all the support, which has saved so many lives in #Ukraine and helps us defend our independence each day"

#UkraineWar #TrumpRussia

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 10h
IMF staff-level agreement w #Ukraine to provide $8.2bn over four years to 2029, supporting financial and economic stability

#UkraineWar

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 11h
Defeated by technical issues! Will have to sort #Trump out another time....

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 11h
Explaining #SteveWitkoff relationship w #Trump & how man with no qualifications in diplomacy or expertise on #Ukraine - #Russia became envoy

Witkoff affinity for #Russia, including praise of #Putin

Can his support of Kremlin be checked by others w/n Trump Admin and by #Europe defenders of Ukraine?

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 11h
EA on Dublin NewsTalk: #Trump Envoy #Witkoff Collusion With #Kremlin Over #Ukraine (Scott Lucas w The Hard Shoulder)

#UkraineWar #TrumpRussia

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EA on Dublin NewsTalk: Trump Envoy Witkoff's Collusion With Kremlin Over Ukraine - EA WorldView
Vladimir Putin poses with Donald Trump’s envoy, real estate developer Steve Witkoff, St. Petersburg, Russia, April 11, 2025 Ukraine War, Day 1,372: Europe Warns Against Trump-Kremlin “Carve-Up” of Ukr...
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 11h
On air soon w Pat Kenny Show on Dublin NewsTalk to analyze #Trump response to shootings of National Guard in Washington, latest Trump insults of opponents, and mass detentions of #migrants and #AsylumSeekers --- including mother of nephew of White House Press Secretary Leavitt

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 12h
Senior Republicans in US Congress criticize collusion of #Trump envoy #Witkoff w #Kremlin

Rep. Don Bacon: "Would a #Russia paid agent do less than he? He should be fired"

Sen. Mitch McConnell: "A deal that rewards aggression wouldn’t be worth the paper it’s written on"

#Ukraine #TrumpRussia

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 12h
#UkraineWar, Day 1,372: #Europe Warns Against #Trump - #Kremlin "Carve-Up" of #Ukraine

#TrumpRussia

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Ukraine War, Day 1,372: Europe Warns Against Trump-Kremlin "Carve-Up" of Ukraine - EA WorldView
Ukraine's partners in Europe warn against a "carve-up" of the country, as some Trump officials collude with Kremlin to press Russia's demands
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 12h
#EU 's #VonDerLeyen as some #Trump officials collude w #Kremlin for #Ukraine capitulation

"We need to be clear that there cannot be unilateral carving up of a sovereign European nation, and that borders cannot be changed by force"

#Zelensky: "It is worth standing with Ukraine"

#TrumpRussia

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 12h
#UkraineWar, Day 1,272: #Europe Warns Against #Trump - #Kremlin "Carve-Up" of #Ukraine

#TrumpRussia

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Ukraine War, Day 1,272: Europe Warns Against Trump-Kremlin "Carve-Up" of Ukraine - EA WorldView
Ukraine's partners in Europe warn against a "carve-up" of the country, as some Trump officials collude with Kremlin to press Russia's demands
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 1d
On air soon w Dublin NewsTalk to analyze #Trump envoy #SteveWitkoff colluding w #Kremlin for #Ukraine capitulation

#UkraineWar #TrumpRussia

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 1d
80-minute deep dive navigating #SocialMedia, #Disinformation, and scandal around #JeffreyEpstein and #DonaldTrump

How can we ensure we are informed to get transparency, accountability, and justice?

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 1d
#Zelensky after conversation w #EU 's Von der Leyen:

“We see eye to eye: as long as Russia continues to rebuff all peace efforts, sanctions against it must be tightened, and defense and financial assistance for #Ukraine must continue"

Discussion of "current diplomatic situation”

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 1d
#Putin foreign policy advisor Ushakov, who colluded w #Trump envoy #SteveWitkoff on 28-point "plan" that now faces a European counter-proposal:

"Some aspects can be viewed positively, but many require special discussions among experts"

#Ukraine #TrumpRussia

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 1d
#Putin's top economic advisor #KirillDmitriev, trying to contain the fallout over revelation of his collusion w #DonaldTrump 's envoy #SteveWitkoff, posts a defiant image of Trump

"TRUST THE PLAN"

#Ukraine #UkraineWar #TrumpRussia

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 1d
19+ civilians by #Russia mass drone attack on #Zaporizhzhia city

Assaults destroyed shops and damaged 31 apartment blocks, 20 homes, other buildings, and cars

#Ukraine #UkraineWar

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 1d
Revealed: How #Kremlin got its maximalist demands on #Ukraine into #Trump "plan"

#Putin top advisor Dmitriev: "I think we’ll just make this paper from our position, & I’ll informally pass it along, making it clear that it’s all informal. And let them do it like their own"

#UkraineWar #TrumpRussia

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 1d
#Witkoff to #Kremlin: "I told the President that the Russian Federation has always wanted a peace deal.....Maybe just say this to President Putin, because you know I have the deepest respect for President #Putin"

#Ukraine #TrumpRussia

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 1d
#Witkoff advice to #Kremlin:

"I would make the call [from #Putin to #Trump and just reiterate that you congratulate the President on his achievement, that you supported it. That you respect he is a man of peace"

#Ukraine #UkraineWar #TrumpRussia

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 1d
#Kremlin denies proposal to ends its invasion of #Ukraine was discussed in Abu Dhabi on Monday and Tuesday w Trump rep Driscoll

#Putin top aide Ushakov: “No, the peace plan was not discussed in Abu Dhabi. The peace plan has not yet been discussed in detail with anyone"

#UkraineWar #TrumpRussia

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 1d
EA on BBC and DW News: Will #Trump Be Taken Down By Release of #EpsteinFiles?

#TrumpEpstein

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EA on BBC and DW News: Will Trump Be Taken Down By Release of Epstein Files? - EA WorldView
Will Donald Trump stall over release of case files of late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, now that disclosure has been approved by Congress?
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 1d
Addressing European Parliament, #VonDerLeyen notes last week’s #Russian attack on #Ternopil which murdered 34 civilians, including 6 children, and wounded 90+

"This is daily reality on the ground, & it shows that we can never lose sight of what #Ukraine is sacrificing, what Ukraine is fighting for"

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 1d
#Putin decrees that officials consolidate #Russia language and identity in parts of #Ukraine occupied by Moscow's invasion

“Strategy of Russia’s National Policy in the Period to 2036” demands that 95% of the population identify as Russian within the next 11 years

#UkraineWar

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 1d
#Trump: Son-in-law #Kushner may join envoy #Witkoff in trip to #Kremlin next week

Implicitly endorses #Russia seizure of all
Donetsk: “Way it’s going, if you look, it’s just moving in one direction. Eventually that’s land that over next couple of months might be gotten by Russia anyway"

#Ukraine

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 1d
EA-CEO Retort VideoCast: #SocialMedia, #Disinformation, and #Trump- #Epstein (Scott Lucas w Tim El-Sheikh)

#TrumpEpstein #EpsteinFiles

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EA-CEO Retort VideoCast: Social Media, Disinformation, and Trump-Epstein - EA WorldView
80-minute deep dive navigating social media, disinformation, and the scandal around the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 1d
#Trump envoy #Witkoff colludes w #Putin top advisor Ushakov in Oct. 14 call

Says #Russia can have all of #Donetsk - Advises #Kremlin to flatter Trump

2 days later, Putin calls Trump - Next day, Witkoff tells #Zelensky that Donetsk should be Russian

In late Oct, #Kremlin develops plan w Witkoff

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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 1d
#UkraineWar, Day 1,371: #Trump Envoy #Witkoff to #Kremlin — You Can Have All of #Donetsk Region

#Ukraine #Russia #TrumpRussia

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Ukraine War, Day 1,371: Trump's Envoy Witkoff to Kremlin - You Can Have All of Donetsk Region - EA WorldView
Donald Trump envoy, real estate developer Steve Witkoff, told Kremlin last month that Russia can have all of Donetsk region in east Ukraine.
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 2d
#UkraineWar, Day 1,370: #Russia Strikes Kill 7, Injure 21 in #Kyiv

#Ukraine #RussiaWarCrimes

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Ukraine War, Day 1,370: Russia Strikes Kill 7, Injure 21 in Kyiv - EA WorldView
Responding to European proposal to end Kremlin's 46-month full-scale invasion, Russia has launched missile and drone strikes across Ukraine.
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