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

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Oct 21

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Why does Russia want Donbas? 6 things to know about the region Ukraine is being pressured to give up

Russian President Vladimir Putin is once again trying to seize through political backchanneling what he has failed to capture by force.
kyivindependent.com/why-does-russi…

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According to the Financial Times (FT),
ft.com/content/7960c6…
Putin once again is trying to entice U.S. President Donald Trump to pressure Ukraine into surrendering the eastern Donbas region — a territory Moscow
kyivindependent.com/tag/moscow/
has fought to occupy for more than a decade

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The newspaper reported that during their last meeting,

Trump urged President Volodymyr Zelensky to give Putin the entire Donbas, an area comprising two Ukrainian regions — Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts — including areas still under Ukrainian control.kyivindependent.com/ukraine-had-a-…

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

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Oct 21

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- I owe my Trump-supporting family and friends an apology.

- I’ve been critical of the Trump presidency and am still exhausted from the experience.

But to be fair, President Trump wasn’t that bad, other than when:

He incited an insurrection against the government
Mismanaged a pandemic that killed nearly half a million Americans
Separated children from their families, and lost those children in the bureaucracy

Tear-gassed peaceful protesters on Lafayette Square so he could hold a photo op holding a Bible in front of a church

Tried to block all Muslims from entering the country
Got impeached, got impeached again

Had the worst jobs record of any president in modern history

Pressured Ukraine to dig dirt on Joe Biden

Fired the FBI director for investigating his ties to Russia

Bragged about firing the FBI director on TV
Took Vladimir Putin’s word over the US intelligence community

Diverted military funding to build his wall
Caused the longest government shutdown in US history

Called Black Lives Matter a “symbol of hate"

Lied 30,000 times
Banned transgender people from serving in the military

Ejected reporters from the White House briefing room who asked tough questions

Vetoed the defense funding bill because it renamed military bases named for Confederate soldiers

Refused to release his tax returns

Increased the national debt by nearly $8 trillion

Had three of the highest annual trade deficits in U.S. history

Called veterans and soldiers who died in combat losers and suckers

Coddled the leader of Saudi Arabia after he ordered the execution and dismembering of a US-based journalist

Refused to concede the 2020 election

Hired his unqualified daughter and son-in-law to work in the White House

Walked out of an interview with Lesley Stahl

Called neo-Nazis “very fine people”

Suggested that people should inject bleach into their bodies to fight COVID

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Abandoned our allies the Kurds to Turkey

Pushed through massive tax cuts for the wealthiest but balked at helping working Americans
Incited anti-lockdown protestors in several states at the height of the pandemic

Withdrew the US from the Paris climate accords

Withdrew the US from the Iranian nuclear deal

Withdrew the US from the Trans Pacific Partnership which was designed to block China’s advances
Insulted his own Cabinet members on Twitter

Pushed the leader of Montenegro out of the way during a photo op

Failed to reiterate US commitment to defending NATO allies

Called Haiti and African nations “shithole” countries

Called the city of Baltimore the “worst in the nation"

Claimed that he single handedly brought back the phrase “Merry Christmas” even though it hadn’t gone anywhere

Forced his Cabinet members to praise him publicly like some cult leader

Believed he should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

Berated and belittled his hand-picked Attorney General when he recused himself from the Russia probe

Suggested the US should buy Greenland

Colluded with Mitch McConnell to push through federal judges and two Supreme Court justices after supporting efforts to prevent his predecessor from appointing judges

Repeatedly called the media “enemies of the people"

Claimed that if we tested fewer people for COVID we’d have fewer cases

Violated the emoluments clause

Thought that Nambia was a country

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Told Bob Woodward in private that the coronavirus was a big deal but then downplayed it in public

Called his exceedingly faithful vice president a “p---y” for following the Constitution

Nearly got us into a war with Iran after threatening them by tweet

Nominated a corrupt head of the EPA

Nominated a corrupt head of HHS

Nominated a corrupt head of the Interior Department

Nominated a corrupt head of the USDA

Praised dictators and authoritarians around the world while criticizing allies

Refused to allow the presidential transition to begin

Insulted war hero John McCain – even after his death

Spent an obscene amount of time playing golf after criticizing Barack Obama for playing (far less) golf while president

Falsely claimed that he won the 2016 popular vote

Falsely claimed that he turned down being Time’s Man of the Year

Considered firing special counsel Robert Mueller on several occasions

Mocked wearing face masks to guard against transmitting COVID

Locked Congress out of its constitutional duty to confirm Cabinet officials by hiring acting ones

Used a racist dog whistle by calling COVID the “China virus"

Hired and associated with numerous shady figures that were eventually convicted of federal offenses including his campaign manager and national security adviser

Pardoned several of his shady associates

Gave the Presidential Medal of Freedom to two congressman who amplified his batshit crazy conspiracy theories

Got into telephone fight with the leader of Australia(!)

Had a Secretary of State who called him a moron

Forced his press secretary to claim without merit that his was the largest inauguration crowd in history

Botched the COVID vaccine rollout

Tweeted so much dangerous propaganda that Twitter eventually banned him

Charged the Secret Service jacked-up rates at his properties

Constantly interrupted Joe Biden in their first presidential debate

Claimed that COVID would “magically” disappear

Called a U.S. Senator “Pocahontas"

Used his Twitter account to blast Nordstrom when it stopped selling Ivanka’s merchandise

Opened up millions of pristine federal lands to development and drilling

Got into a losing tariff war with China that forced US taxpayers to bail out farmers

Claimed that his losing tariff war was a win for the US

Ignored or didn’t even take part in daily intelligence briefings

Blew off honoring American war dead in France because it was raining

Redesigned Air Force One to look like the Trump Shuttle

Got played by Kim Jung Un and his “love letters"

Threatened to go after social media companies in clear violation of the Constitution

Botched the response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

Threw paper towels and toilet paper at Puerto Ricans when he finally visited them

Pressured the governor and secretary of state of Georgia to “find” him votes

Thought that the Virgin islands had a President

Drew on a map with a Sharpie to justify his inaccurate tweet that Alabama was threatened by a hurricane

Allowed White House staff to use personal email accounts for official businesses after blasting Hillary Clinton for doing the same thing

Rolled back regulations that protected the public from mercury and asbestos

Pushed regulators to waste time studying snake-oil remedies for COVID

Rolled back regulations that stopped coal companies from dumping waste into rivers

Held blatant campaign rallies at the White House

Tried to take away millions of Americans’ health insurance because the law was named for a Black man

Refused to attend his successors’ inauguration
Nominated the worst Education Secretary in history

Threatened judges who didn’t do what he wanted
Attacked Dr. Anthony Fauci

Promised that Mexico would pay for the wall (it didn’t)

Allowed political hacks to overrule government scientists on major reports on climate change and other issues

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

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Oct 19

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Putin demanded in a conversation with Trump to end the war in Ukraine – WP

In a phone conversation with US President Donald Trump, Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin demanded that Ukraine withdraw its troops from the territory of Donetsk region to stop the war. In return, Russia is allegedly ready to partially withdraw from Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.

This was reported by The Washington Post, citing sources. It should be noted that publicly, the American, Ukrainian, or Russian sides have not confirmed such conditions.

The publication's interlocutors claimed that during a meeting on Friday in Washington, the US President's special representative Steve Witkoff allegedly pressured the Ukrainian delegation to hand over Donetsk to Russia, arguing that "the region is mostly Russian-speaking."

Details
obozrevatel.com/ukr/politics-n…

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This was stated by The Washington Post , citing sources .
washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

It should be noted that neither the American, Ukrainian, or Russian sides publicly confirmed such conditions.

"What journalists learned about the negotiations"

The publication's interlocutors claimed that during a meeting on Friday in Washington, US President's special representative Steve Witkoff allegedly pressured the Ukrainian delegation to hand over Donetsk region to Russia, arguing that "the region is mostly Russian-speaking."

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Putin's forces have been trying unsuccessfully to conquer the region for 11 years.

Ukrainian soldiers have built up significant defenses in the #Donetsk region, viewing the land as a serious bulwark against #Russia's rapid advance further west.

"Putin's attention to Donetsk suggests that he is not backing down from his past demands that have led the conflict to a stalemate , despite Trump's optimism about a potential deal," the media reported, citing unnamed officials.

During the phone call, the Russian leader allegedly stated his willingness to partially withdraw from #Zaporizhia and #Kherson regions in exchange for full control of #Donetsk.

It is unclear how much territory Putin was offering to "give up."

The WP believes that these territorial demands by Moscow are slightly less than the conditions voiced in August at the Trump-Putin summit in Anchorage, Alaska.

Some White House officials presented this as progress, but #Ukraine and #Europe think differently

According to one senior European diplomat, Ukrainians are unlikely to agree to this proposal.

" It's like selling them their own leg for nothing ," the diplomatic staffer explained.

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

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Oct 18

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Ukrainian teenager killed in Ireland wanted to become a cybersecurity expert and fight against Russia — media

17-year-old Ukrainian citizen Vadym Davydenko, who died from knife injuries in a refugee center in Ireland, dreamed of becoming a cybersecurity expert and fighting against Russia as part of a cyber unit
hromadske.ua/europa/253304-…

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This is reported by the Irish Times
irishtimes.com/crime-law/2025…
and the Daily Mail , citing a family friend Vadim.
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

According to the sources, Vadym was fond of sports, studied IT, but wanted to study cybersecurity and then return home to fight on the front lines in a cyber unit.

"He wanted to get a better education in Ireland, because, you know, it would be difficult in Ukraine - very difficult.

- I don't understand how such a bright person could be taken from life like that ," the journalists quote a family friend.

The man allegedly missed his flight from Poland to Ireland and his family insisted he fly home, but he decided to continue. He also had a girlfriend in Ukraine who was planning to visit him in Ireland, but she is "absolutely devastated" after learning of his death.

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The man allegedly missed his flight from Poland to Ireland and his family insisted he fly home, but he decided to continue. He also had a girlfriend in Ukraine who was planning to visit him in Ireland, but she is "absolutely devastated" after learning of his death.

He was murdered shortly after arriving in Ireland—he had only been there a few days.

As a reminder, on October 15, a 17-year-old Ukrainian teenager died
hromadske.ua/europa/253211-…
from a knife wound in a reception center for people seeking international protection in Dublin, Ireland . Another boy and a woman were hospitalized with injuries.

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

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Oct 12

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⚡️US helps Ukraine target Russian energy infrastructure, FT reports.

Sources told the Financial Times that the U.S. is involved at every stage of operational planning, although Kyiv retains control over target selection, with Washington advising on target vulnerabilities.

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(A purported images of a fire burning at the Tuapse oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Krai following a reported attack by Kyiv on March 14, 2025. (Astra / Telegram)

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The U.S. has been assisting Ukraine in conducting strikes on Russian energy sites for several months, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Oct. 12, citing unnamed Ukrainian and American officials.

Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities
kyivindependent.com/tag/oil-refine…
intensified significantly this summer, disrupting operations and worsening a nationwide fuel shortage.
kyivindependent.com/russia-expands…

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According to the newspaper,
ft.com/content/f9f42c…
U.S. intelligence has supplied Kyiv with targeting data for Russian major oil refineries and infrastructure far beyond the frontline.

American support reportedly extends to helping plan the flight routes, timing, altitude and tactics of Ukrainian drones, allowing them to evade Russian air defense systems.

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

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Oct 11

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( - Interesting thoughts here, by an retired US admiral, he gets some good points here, war today is at big changing, regarding just 1 year ago.
- I will thread this out, hope you will having some points. ../Lewi)
What positive changes are happening in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, what might "trigger" Putin, and why Ukraine needs not only "Tomahawks." An interview with retired US Rear Admiral Montgomery

A conversation with retired US Navy Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery is not just an interview about the course of the war in Ukraine.

It is a strategic discussion about the balance of power, timing, and the limits of the West's political will.
Montgomery is among those military strategists who think not only in terms of the front line but also the security architecture in which that front exists.

His answers are always precise, pragmatic, and at the same time uncomfortably honest—about what Ukraine can and must do on its own, and what it cannot manage without external support.

About the future that is being decided now.
About whether Ukraine can regain the initiative, whether Europe can remain a bastion of stability without the American shoulder,

And whether the West is ready to force the Kremlin to peace not with words but with force?
—his thoughts were shared in an exclusive interview by retired Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery.
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Montgomery emphasizes three simple but harsh truths:
- modern technology and long-range weapons change the balance, unmanned systems compensate for the enemy's human superiority, and economic and political pressure is perhaps the only real mechanism capable of forcing the Kremlin to make concessions.

At the same time, the interview goes far beyond the Ukrainian context.

At its heart is a broader strategic dilemma:
- is Europe ready to take responsibility for its own security if the United States reduces its military presence on the continent? .....

The administration in Washington increasingly talks about "shifting focus" to the Indo-Pacific region, and in Europe - about the need to "do more."

- However, as Montgomery notes, none of the European armies has the full range of capabilities that American air and naval power or nuclear shield provide.

"And that is why the question is not only about money, but about Europe's ability to act quickly, coherently and decisively"....

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When dictator Putin tests the West with drones over Poland, attacks on telecommunications cables, or cyberattacks on European airports, he is not testing defense as such, but the limits of patience and unity.

The admiral says frankly:

- NATO is facing not a military but a political challenge.

About the future that is being decided now. About whether Ukraine is able to regain the initiative, whether Europe can remain a bulwark of stability without the American shoulder, and whether the West is ready to force the Kremlin to peace not with words, but with force - retired Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery shared his thoughts in an exclusive interview with OBOZ.UA.

– Let's start with the current difficult situation on the front. In your opinion, can Ukraine regain the initiative on the battlefield under today's realities, and what is needed for this

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