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“Army is your prison” — Russian enlistment officer to forcibly mobilized Ukrainian from Kherson region.

Pshenichny: Russians "found" weed in my house, called it mine. Judge gave me 12.5 years, I signed some documents. After that military enlistment took me. 1/
Pshenichny: Russians don’t ask if you want to be assault troop — you have no choice.

One friend, who was also charged, chose army himself. I signed from sentence years, he chose army so he wouldn’t stay here. 2/
Pshenichny: Russians tried to take my child, asked who she is, her mom, her dad. We have only Ukrainian docs, but they wanted Russian.

They take kids if mother alone, no home, no dad. From maternity hospital to Russia — once taken, they will never see her again. 3/
Pshenichny: I raised my hands, thinking maybe they’re Russians — they had guns. One Russian near me grabbed his, I said, “Put it down.”

I saw pixel uniform — Ukrainians. They took us POWs, gave water, listened to Russian radio chatter. 4/
Pshenichny: I didn’t plan to surrender, but was glad I did. Without water I’d die in days. A man with me was so dehydrated he didn't eat.

Russians give 1L for 2 people. I had no water for 5 days. The battalion said that guy smelled like a dead man. 5/
Pshenichny: If you’re wounded, only one way — better not wounded or dead. You’ll rot with no evacuation.

Even if you get back yourself, maybe no one will take you. Easier to stay there and rot slowly, that’s it. 6/
Pshenichny: Russians take your armor, gun, send you to a point; if alive, they give them back so you fight to find firing points or mines. They use people as bait — shots fired, they know. That’s their fate. 7X

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Aug 14
Trump: Tomorrow I meet Putin. More important is the second meeting—Putin, Zelenskyy, me, maybe some European leaders. We’ll see.

I think Putin will make peace, Zelenskyy will make peace. If they can get along, it’ll be great.

1/
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Trump: We’ll see what happens. The meeting is big—important for Russia, important for us. For us, it matters because we’ll save a lot of lives. 2/
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They owe us $2B, just sent $1B. Biden gave $350B, got nothing. We signed a rare earth deal to get years of supply and recoup costs. 3/
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Oil revenues down, deficit at a 30-year high, inflation and interest rates surging, debt crisis warnings from inside Moscow.

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War spending will reach nearly $172B in 2025 (~8% of GDP), says Alexandra Prokopenko (Carnegie).

Most costs are hidden in bank balance sheets, with lenders forced to issue low-interest loans to defense firms regardless of profitability.

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Much of it is opaque, with relaxed oversight on bad loans to defense contractors.

3/
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McFaul: I see no sign Witkoff coordinates with others like envoy Kellogg. He flies to Moscow, treats Putin as a friend, acts more like a mailman than a negotiator, and may have even misunderstood Putin’s offer. The system needs tightening. 2/
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INSANE!

The Telegraph: Trump will offer Putin access to rare earth minerals in Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories to reach ceasefire.

US is also opening Alaska's natural resources to Russia and lifting aviation industry sanctions. 1/ Image
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Trump threatens Putin with "severe consequences" if he refuses peace deal at Friday's Anchorage meeting. 2/
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Nearly 30% of Russia's Western-made aircraft could be grounded within five years due to maintenance restrictions. 3/
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CM/ECF has highly sensitive records that could reveal national security case details.

Hackers conducted a years-long infiltration effort to get cases with Russian surnames. 1/ Image
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