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Lew Anno Support#Israel #Ukraine 24/2-22

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May 16

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ISW. @TheStudyofWar explained what the #Kremlin is preparing the #russians for with statements about negotiations in Istanbul

The Kremlin has sent Russian media "methods" with recommendations for covering the talks between Ukraine and Russia in #Istanbul.

The main message is that they are supposedly a

"continuation of the interrupted talks" in Turkey in the spring of 2022".

Russia, like three years ago, continues to make demands on Ukraine that are tantamount to the capitulation of our state, which indicates Moscow's unwillingness to end the war and that the chances of success in these negotiations are low.

How the Kremlin recommends talking about "negotiations" and what these demands actually indicate, was analyzed by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW)
understandingwar.org/backgrounder/r…

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The opposition Russian publication Meduza reported the day before, on May 15, that Russian media outlets had received a "manual" from the Kremlin with instructions on how to cover the talks in Istanbul

Even before the talks began, the Kremlin administration sent out manuals to the media it controlled, clearly outlining how to interpret the events in Istanbul. The main goal was not to inform, but to create a pre-justified fiasco.

As Meduza has learned , the propaganda media have received clear instructions from the Kremlin administration on how to "correctly" cover the talks in Istanbul. This is not about objective reporting, but about another act of mass disinformation.
meduza.io/feature/2025/0…

In a leaked document obtained by journalists, Kremlin officials emphasize the need to convince Russians that Putin's delegation is acting "independently" and not subject to any external pressure.

In particular, the participation of Vladimir Medinsky, a faithful executor of the dictator's will, is presented as a "logical continuation" of his role in the failed 2022 negotiations

The instructions cynically keep silent about any specific positions that the Russian Federation will take to the meeting with Ukrainian representatives.

- Obviously, not because of secrecy, but because of the complete lack of real intentions to negotiate.

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This, by the way, was directly stated by Medinsky himself. Speaking to journalists in Turkey, he stated that Russia considers the talks in May 2025 to be a "continuation" of the previous talks in Istanbul in April 2022, which, according to him, were interrupted by Ukraine.

"Medinsky reiterates Putin's statement from May 11 that new bilateral talks in Istanbul will be based on the draft agreement on the Istanbul Protocols from April 2022, which contained conditions that would mean Ukraine's surrender and would leave Ukraine helpless to defend itself against potential future Russian aggression," the analysts noted".

At the same time,

- a political strategist working with the Kremlin told Meduza that Russian officials who control domestic policy believe that the Istanbul talks will end in a "dead end," and that the Kremlin estimates that the West will likely impose new sanctions in response to such a "dead end."

So the Kremlin is strongly "recommending" Russian propaganda media to preemptively talk about a "new package of sanctions" - emphasizing that the new sanctions "will not harm Russia's development" because Russia "successfully copes with the challenges of any sanctions."

- The Kremlin's lies continue, Putin is doing everything he can to increase the pressure and continue his war on terror

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May 14

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Diplomatic and espionage scandal: how @PM_ViktorOrban is preparing to "take control" of #Transcarpathia and for what tragedy #Hungary should apologize to #Ukrainians
obozrevatel.com/ukr/politics-n…

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The difficult relations between Ukraine and Hungary have become even more tense. For the first time in the history of Ukraine, the SBU has exposed a Hungarian military intelligence agent network that was spying against our state.

One of the main goals of the detainees was to understand the mood of the residents of Transcarpathia if the Hungarian military entered the region

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"However, it did not end there".

- Calling the actions and statements of the SBU "propaganda", our neighbors first expelled two current Ukrainian diplomats from the country, and then the Hungarian counterterrorism center also detained a former Ukrainian diplomat in #Budapest, whom the Hungarian authorities allegedly suspect of espionage.

#Ukraine responded by expelling two Hungarian diplomats from #Kyiv.

Hungary went further and refused to participate in the negotiations on the issue of national minorities, which were supposed to take place on May 12, which is one of the main obstacles in the bilateral negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the European Union

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May 14

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⚡️Despite growth claims, Russia’s war economy shows deep risks, @Reuters reports.

"Contrary to Kremlin narratives, time is not on Russia’s side," reads a new report from the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE).
kyivindependent.com/despite-growth…

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While the Kremlin continues to project economic strength—citing GDP growth of 4.3% in 2024—SITE researchers warned that the apparent resilience is misleading.
kyivindependent.com/putin-to-annou…

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"The fiscal stimulus of the war economy has kept the economy afloat in the short term, but the reliance on opaque financing, distortionary resource allocation, and shrinking fiscal buffers makes it unsustainable in the long term," the report read, according to Reuters.
reuters.com/world/europe/r…

"Contrary to Kremlin narratives, time is not on Russia’s side."

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May 10

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Stephen Miller: The Extremist Hiding in Plain Sight
The unelected architect behind Trump’s most brutal and racially driven policies.
Don Knight

Stephen Miller has shaped some of the most inhumane U.S. policies in modern history, quietly operating behind the scenes to avoid backlash.

This article explores the history, mindset, and methods of the unelected extremist subtly pulling the strings inside Trump’s inner circle.

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Most Americans don’t know much about Miller, and that’s exactly how he likes it.

But make no mistake: he’s one of the most dangerous and influential figures in modern #American politics, and the ideological engine behind some of the cruelest, most destructive policies to ever come out of the White House.

And if you want to understand who he really is, you have to start at the beginning—before the suits, before the power, when his obsession with cruelty first took root.

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Long before he was deporting children with cancer in the middle of the night or crafting Muslim bans from inside the White House, Stephen Miller was a middle schooler in Santa Monica, obsessively reading Guns & Ammo magazine and treating Wayne LaPierre’s book.

- Guns, Crime, and Freedom like gospel—a manifesto that painted America as a nation under siege by immigrants, criminals, and liberal elites.

Those close to him say it had a profound effect. It planted the seeds of a worldview rooted in paranoia, division, and authoritarian control.

That early exposure didn’t just shape his thinking—it laid the ideological groundwork for the cruelty he would later unleash through national policy.

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Lew Anno Support#Israel #Ukraine 24/2-22

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May 8

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Slovak Prime Minister Fico force to fly around the houses on his way to Moscow

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was forced to take the long way round on his trip to Moscow to attend Russia’s Victory Parade on Red Square on May 9.

His plans to accept Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invitation to attend the annual parade that this year commemorates the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII got the kybosh after #Lithuania, #Latvia, and #Poland all closed their airspace to his official aircraft, ignoring an agreement that should have given him automatic permission to cross their airspace.

Flying over #Ukraine, another shorter route, is also not possible as it has closed its airspace since 2022 due to Russia's invasion

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Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine three years ago, the EU banned all EU members from attending any public events in #Russia.

Fico has chosen to ignore the boycott as Slovakia remains dependent on Russian gas and Fico is a vocal critic of Brussels support of Ukraine and its plans to allow it to join the EU.

Fico’s plane took off in the afternoon of May 8 and will fly over Turkey and Azerbaijan before entering the Russian Federation via the southern republic of Dagestan, before flying north to Moscow where it is expected to arrive at 9:30pm local time.

A visibly furious Fico released a videoed public statement complaining the Baltics and Poland’s decision to cancel Slovakia’s overflight rights had screwed up his schedule and meant that he would make it on time for a slew of official meetings that had been prearranged. "This is exceptionally complicating our schedule...,"he said. The decisions were a "strange demonstration of sovereignty," he added

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Speaking to Slovak broadcaster RTVS, he said: “They closed the airspace above the Baltic countries and Poland for the governmental special plane. I take that as a strange demonstration of sovereignty, but if someone thinks they will deter me with such steps, they are very wrong.”

Fico is one of only two European leaders who will attend the event. Serbian President Aleksander Vucic arrived in Moscow on May 6 and posted a video of himself on Red Square early in the morning of May 7. Serbia is not an EU member, but is a candidate state, but following Vucic’s decision to defy the EU boycott of Russian events the candidature is now in danger, say experts.

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May 7

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Germany has transferred a new package of military aid to Ukraine: what will the Armed Forces of Ukraine receive?
obozrevatel.com/ukr/novosti-mi…

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Germany continues to provide Ukraine with weapons and equipment from its own reserves and through financing industrial supplies.

In total, approximately 28 billion euros in military assistance has already been allocated or is plannedobozrevatel.com/ukr/location/g…

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The new package includes both the transfer of equipment from the Bundeswehr arsenals and payment for supplies from manufacturers from the state budget, the German Chancellor's website reported
bundeskanzler.de/bk-de/aktuelle…

The new German aid package will include:

1. Armored combat vehicles:

• 66 mine and ambush-protected MRAP vehicles;

• ammunition for LEOPARD 2 main battle tanks.

2. Air defense:

• four kinetic defense vehicles (Diehl Defense);

• 38,000 units of GEPARD anti-aircraft ammunition;

• IRIS-T SLM missile.
3. Artillery and other weapons:

• three Zuzana 2 wheeled howitzers (the project is jointly funded by Denmark and Norway);

• 27,000 rounds of 155mm artillery ammunition;

• 1,000 rounds of 122mm artillery ammunition;

• 3,769 G3 assault rifles;

• 800 MK 556 assault rifles.

4. Drones and drone protection:

• 70 VECTOR reconnaissance drones with spare parts;

• 150 armed HF-1 drones;

• 10 ground drones.

5. Pioneer skills:

• 26 Bergepanzer 2 with spare parts;

• four WISENT 1 demining machines with spare parts;

• two trawls for mine clearance.

6. Protective and special equipment:

• 41 ground surveillance radars;

.•187 laser rangefinders;

• 92 infrared binoculars;

• 55 diving scooters;

• three border vehicles;

• 150,000 harnesses;

• 534 sleeping bags

• For security reasons, the federal government has refrained from providing further details, especially regarding the terms and timing of deliveries, until the transfer takes place.

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