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Watching the Clash of Civilizations, the Fall of Russia and the U.S. Four decades of Foreign Policy & International Security, Intelligence, Crude Oil, Energy. Inside knowledge. All retired or not much.
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panic among the Russian population — but this will only arise when strikes on Russian cities begin.
That's all. Sanctions are not included in this list.
Negotiations before Putin is really scared? - Bullshit.
Could Putin change his position?
Maybe. If he is very frightened by something and begins to doubt his victory.
What could scare him?
Just a couple of things: painful defeats on the battlefield — but these will not happen without massive military aid to Ukraine; >>>
ANY refusal to accept Russia's conditions for the de facto surrender of Ukraine and Europe will be met with some sort of escalation. The "best way" is to strike the population. That's always happened before.
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Tomahawks do not scare Putin - Moscow has considered various scenarios. Fifty units to strike military and energy facilities will not stop the war. But the Tomahawk theme can be used to scare Trump with escalation. >>>
We once tried (unsuccessfully) to explain that for those who understand Putin's PSYCHOLOGY well, there is nothing surprising about his actions and plans; he is easily predictable, and it is quite easy to plan your own actions in relation to him. Alas...
What should we know now? >>>
Who the f_ forbids Ukraine striking Russian cities? Their names!
"Ordinary cities were under attack — mainly our energy infrastructure, but there were also many strikes on residential buildings." - Zelenskyy said.

As of now, it is known that 17 people have been injured. Six people, including two children, have unfortunately been killed.
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From today’s Russian papers: “There isn’t a single reason Moscow should agree to a ceasefire [in Ukraine].” Same paper accuses Trump of “intellectual laziness.” Another: “Everything we’ve seen suggests [Trump] is not ready to take tough measures against Russia.” #ReadingRussia
Russian paper accuses Donald Trump of "intellectual laziness"
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Russians understand this plan to arm Ukraine.
The more Ukrainian long-range missiles, the greater the Russian readiness to end the war.

We will talk to the Europeans, to the Americans about long-range missiles. The priority is air defense, of course.
and, for applications that will be submitted to the Historic Preservation Review Board or the Commission of Fine Arts for a public hearing, place notice of the application in the District of Columbia Register and on the website for the Historic Preservation Office.

Anyone?
Code of the District of Columbia
§ 6–1104. Demolitions.
(a) Before the Mayor may issue a permit to demolish an historic landmark or a building or structure in an historic district, the Mayor shall review the permit application in accordance with this section ...

code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/counci...
§ 6–1104. Demolitions. | D.C. Law Library
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Putin’s refusal to prepare the Russian people, including the important ultranationalist constituency, to make any concessions in the war in Ukraine is another indicator that he does not intend to diverge from his long-held demands in any future peace talks. isw.pub/UkrWar102025
Will Hungary invade Ukraine now?
What if...?
Claimed as video from Hungary 🇭🇺👀
Europe, open production lines for parts production and assembling these drone-missiles in the UK, Germany, France, Poland, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Finland, Norway.
So, tell us, what was AGREED on in Alaska?
POTUS?
Lavrov?
Lavrov says calls for an immediate ceasefire “contradict what Putin and Trump agreed on in Alaska,” claiming most of Ukraine would “remain under Nazi rule” if fighting stopped now. Meanwhile, Peskov says no date has been set for a Trump-Putin meeting, which “requires serious preparation and time.”
It is very surprising (or not?) that Europe does not make mirror-like demands on Russia in its statements—demilitarization, creation of a security zone, denazification, compliance with democratic norms, Putin's resignation and regime change, cessation of persecution of the opposition, and so on.
that will then be used against the Baltic states and Moldova (first and foremost), which the Kremlin is already prepared to declare Nazi, infringing on the rights of Russian speakers, and so on.
It is so obvious that through the “transfer of territories” and the “change of the Nazi regime” in Kiev, the “restoration of the rights" of Russian speakers and Orthodox Christians, the Kremlin is seeking to create important international precedents >>>
Thus, Russia wants not only more territory, but even regime change in Ukraine. This is a return to the Kremlin's old maximalist demands for Ukraine's complete surrender.
Looks like the summit in Budapest (Russia now doubts if this should be Budapest) failed before it started.

Tomahawks?
Lavrov at official briefing: “An immediate ceasefire, which is suddenly being discussed again, as opposed to the need to resolve the root cause of the problem, would mean only one thing: that a large part of Ukraine would remain under the control of the Nazi regime.” - TASS
Anyway, Russia rejects the idea of an immediate ceasefire without first satisfying its other demands: the transfer of territories, the demilitarization of Ukraine, non-entry into NATO, and others.
That was evident.
Hungary informs the Kremlin about everything that is discussed in the EU and NATO regarding Ukraine.
The very idea of negotiating the current line of contact is a huge mistake. In essence, it is an admission of readiness to discuss the transfer of certain Ukrainian territories to Russia. A willingness to open Pandora's box for Europe and the whole world.