Satanism is spreading in Ukraine - a former pro Russian Ukrainian oligarch speaks to Tucker and parrots Russian propaganda.
Novynskyi: Zelensky’s government is persecuting the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
[except that this is not Ukraine, but Russian, nd pushing Russian angles]
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Our parishioners are beaten [by whom? When? Evidence?]
Our churches are seized [No. Those were never your churches, you grabbed or rented them illegally] . Satanism is spreading in Ukraine [this Is insane]. 2/
Novynskyi: Armed soldiers raid churches across Ukraine daily
[Not true. There were cases where police had to evict Russian priests, true]
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Trump abandoned a joint U.S.-EU ceasefire ultimatum after Putin proposed talks in Istanbul, says New Lines Magazine. On May 10, U.S., UK, France, Germany, and Poland gave Putin 48 hours to accept a ceasefire. He refused. Trump backed off and pushed for Istanbul talks instead. 1/
After a 2-hour call with Putin, Trump declared the war is no longer his problem. His priority now is “TRADE with the United States,” not stopping missile attacks or ending the abduction of Ukrainian children. 2/
As Trump deferred to talks, the EU moved ahead. On May 20, it passed a 17th sanctions package targeting 200 Russian shadow fleet tankers used to evade oil sanctions and fund the war. 3/
Putin claims Russia leads global arms exports, has surplus weapons, and is winning. If that were true, he would have taken Ukraine by now. He hasn’t. Putin is delusional, but stubborn. 1/
Putin: Russia stays in the top five arms exporters and leads in key sectors. Supplying frontline units remains the top task. 2/
Putin: We study new tactics and tech with top brass and foreign experts. Combat units and factories work together to keep weapons upgraded. 3/
Lavrov: Vatican is an unrealistic venue for talks. [The excuse this time is that]
It's inelegant for Orthodox countries to discuss root causes of the conflict, including moves to eliminate the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, on a Catholic platform.
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Lavrov: We are ready to realize mutually beneficial projects together with the USA [Forget Ukraine and peace, let’s earn some money together]
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Lavrov: The U.S. lectures China, Russia, Iran, and Venezuela on human rights but ignores Ukraine's actions.
[Ukraine is the aggressor, not Russia. The U.S. you must side with us] 3/