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Gerasimov was given strict orders to take Pokrovsk by mid-November; much of it is still in Ukrainian hands.
Gerasimov embarrassed Putin by giving him false information about the situation in Kupyansk which Putin then repeated.
Is Gerasimov about to be sacked? I hope not, he is a Ukrainian asset.
Gerasimov embarrassed Putin by giving him false information about the situation in Kupyansk which Putin then repeated.
Is Gerasimov about to be sacked? I hope not, he is a Ukrainian asset.
December 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Gerasimov was given strict orders to take Pokrovsk by mid-November; much of it is still in Ukrainian hands.
Gerasimov embarrassed Putin by giving him false information about the situation in Kupyansk which Putin then repeated.
Is Gerasimov about to be sacked? I hope not, he is a Ukrainian asset.
Gerasimov embarrassed Putin by giving him false information about the situation in Kupyansk which Putin then repeated.
Is Gerasimov about to be sacked? I hope not, he is a Ukrainian asset.
Ukrainian General Staff daily reports.
December 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Ukrainian General Staff daily reports.
Don’t forget having to produce five years of personal social media content.
December 12, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Don’t forget having to produce five years of personal social media content.
Russia has only lost a total of 18 choppers to Ukrainian action in the past twelve months. Given the limited rate of loss, maintaining the Mi-8 fleet at current levels would not seem to be much of an achievement.
December 12, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Russia has only lost a total of 18 choppers to Ukrainian action in the past twelve months. Given the limited rate of loss, maintaining the Mi-8 fleet at current levels would not seem to be much of an achievement.
That’s treachery for the future. As things stand he will not even agree to a peace plan that doesn’t amount to Ukrainian capitulation. Even the notorious 28 point plan would, according to Putin, only have been a basis for discussion.
December 11, 2025 at 11:44 PM
That’s treachery for the future. As things stand he will not even agree to a peace plan that doesn’t amount to Ukrainian capitulation. Even the notorious 28 point plan would, according to Putin, only have been a basis for discussion.
Both, and he has misplaced his moral compass.
December 11, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Both, and he has misplaced his moral compass.
Want the war to end; tired of talk; want action - here’s a thought, dramatically increase the Administration’s primary and secondary sanctions on Russia as requested by the Senate. You might even gain Putin’s respect, ‘cause you sure don’t have it now.
December 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Want the war to end; tired of talk; want action - here’s a thought, dramatically increase the Administration’s primary and secondary sanctions on Russia as requested by the Senate. You might even gain Putin’s respect, ‘cause you sure don’t have it now.
US moral authority is not under threat. It ceased to exist months ago.
December 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM
US moral authority is not under threat. It ceased to exist months ago.
It probably is as basic as that. He didn’t know where the Congo is, or ‘what’ it is; confused South Africa with South America; didn’t know that India and China share a common border; didn’t know the difference between Baltic and Balkan; thought Belgium was a city; and that Paris was in Germany.
December 11, 2025 at 8:05 AM
It probably is as basic as that. He didn’t know where the Congo is, or ‘what’ it is; confused South Africa with South America; didn’t know that India and China share a common border; didn’t know the difference between Baltic and Balkan; thought Belgium was a city; and that Paris was in Germany.
You’re looking for consistency? From Trump?
Though we shouldn’t exclude the possibly that he hasn’t actually read the Security Strategy, or he has read it but has forgotten its content.
Though we shouldn’t exclude the possibly that he hasn’t actually read the Security Strategy, or he has read it but has forgotten its content.
December 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
You’re looking for consistency? From Trump?
Though we shouldn’t exclude the possibly that he hasn’t actually read the Security Strategy, or he has read it but has forgotten its content.
Though we shouldn’t exclude the possibly that he hasn’t actually read the Security Strategy, or he has read it but has forgotten its content.
In January and early February 2022, Russia, we were assured, was not planning to wage war against Ukraine and had no such intentions.
Putin lies. Lavrov lies. Peskov lies. The whole rotten cabal can’t be trusted for a moment.
Putin lies. Lavrov lies. Peskov lies. The whole rotten cabal can’t be trusted for a moment.
December 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
In January and early February 2022, Russia, we were assured, was not planning to wage war against Ukraine and had no such intentions.
Putin lies. Lavrov lies. Peskov lies. The whole rotten cabal can’t be trusted for a moment.
Putin lies. Lavrov lies. Peskov lies. The whole rotten cabal can’t be trusted for a moment.
It is reassuring that the EU has a mechanism for nullifying the veto reflex of Orban and Fico when it comes to legislation affecting Russia.
December 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM
It is reassuring that the EU has a mechanism for nullifying the veto reflex of Orban and Fico when it comes to legislation affecting Russia.
The borders referred to were of the Soviet Union. Admittedly Crimea was incorporated into the UkrainIan republic during the post-war Soviet era, but the independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine were recognised by the Russian Federation in the nineties. Someone should buy her a history book.
December 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The borders referred to were of the Soviet Union. Admittedly Crimea was incorporated into the UkrainIan republic during the post-war Soviet era, but the independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine were recognised by the Russian Federation in the nineties. Someone should buy her a history book.
It is a document of which Americans should be ashamed. It asserts that commercial interests will take priority, and that what other countries choose to do and how they happen to be governed is of no interest to the US, with the notable exception of Europe. Largely aligned with Russia’s vision indeed
December 8, 2025 at 10:51 AM
It is a document of which Americans should be ashamed. It asserts that commercial interests will take priority, and that what other countries choose to do and how they happen to be governed is of no interest to the US, with the notable exception of Europe. Largely aligned with Russia’s vision indeed
Nor will any of his potential replacements.
December 8, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Nor will any of his potential replacements.
Birds of a feather.
December 8, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Birds of a feather.
That’s just a coincidence, surely?
December 8, 2025 at 10:19 AM
That’s just a coincidence, surely?
Perhaps the list of sectors where there are no manpower problems would have been shorter. 😊
December 8, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Perhaps the list of sectors where there are no manpower problems would have been shorter. 😊
Makeyevka - ‘liberated’ by Igor Girkin and his little green men in 2014.
December 7, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Makeyevka - ‘liberated’ by Igor Girkin and his little green men in 2014.
A well deserved award.
Heroyam Slava.
Heroyam Slava.
December 7, 2025 at 10:28 AM
A well deserved award.
Heroyam Slava.
Heroyam Slava.
Orban will not be able to veto this. It will take longer but there is a work-around.
December 7, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Orban will not be able to veto this. It will take longer but there is a work-around.
The Russian MoD claimed to have surrounded Pokrovsk on 10 October, yet here we are nearly two months later with a Ukrainian flag still present at the main railway station. Same with Kupyansk - surrounded 29 October, 5,000 Ukrainians trapped - today fighting ongoing in the town no Ukrainian prisoners
December 7, 2025 at 8:38 AM
The Russian MoD claimed to have surrounded Pokrovsk on 10 October, yet here we are nearly two months later with a Ukrainian flag still present at the main railway station. Same with Kupyansk - surrounded 29 October, 5,000 Ukrainians trapped - today fighting ongoing in the town no Ukrainian prisoners
Orban’s pitch to the Hungarian electorate is predictable. It remains to be seen whether, despite Orban’s control of the media, Hungarians are prepared to tolerate another term of his pariah administration.
December 7, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Orban’s pitch to the Hungarian electorate is predictable. It remains to be seen whether, despite Orban’s control of the media, Hungarians are prepared to tolerate another term of his pariah administration.
He has the unerring ability to embarrass the USA at every opportunity.
December 7, 2025 at 12:35 AM
He has the unerring ability to embarrass the USA at every opportunity.
To be fair to Trump, he made no secret of his contempt for the Constitution during the election campaign, and with the eager support of GOP senators he stacked the Supreme Court in plain sight during his first term.
December 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
To be fair to Trump, he made no secret of his contempt for the Constitution during the election campaign, and with the eager support of GOP senators he stacked the Supreme Court in plain sight during his first term.