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„Bloomberg reported [1], citing sources familiar with the matter, that @realDonaldTrump stated on this call that Pootin wants Ukraine to cede all of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts but noted that it is up to Ukraine to decide what to do with its territory [2].”
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„Even in the annals of Mr. @realDonaldTrump's erratic presidency, the Anchorage meeting with Mr. Pootin now stands out as a reversal of historic proportions.
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Mr. Trump abandoned the main goal he brought to his subarctic summit and, as he revealed on Sat., would no longer even pursue an immediate cease-fire.
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Instead, he bowed to Mr. Pootin’s preferred approach of negotiating a broader peace agreement requiring Ukraine to give up territory.”
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„Just two days before the summit @realDonaldTrump vowed »very severe consequences« for Russia if Pootin didn’t agree to end his war in Ukraine during the meeting. But Hannity didn’t press him on that or the lack of specifics from the high-stakes meeting.
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He didn’t challenge him on what, if anything, was actually achieved. Instead, he lobbed softballs and let Trump drift into familiar delusions – recycling his tired false claims about the 2020 election, this time dressed up with Putin’s supposed endorsement.
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For MAGA Media personalities like @seanhannity, even basic morality is flexible, and supposed principles evaporate the moment Trump’s reputation is on the line.
@TomWlost @MarkGaleotti @thetimes 1).
„This is Pootin’s usual code for demands that Kyiv must surrender territory, be barred from Nato membership and shrink its military to a level that leaves it perpetually vulnerable.
@TomWlost @MarkGaleotti @thetimes 2).
He emphasised that from his perspective »to make the settlement lasting and long-term, we need to eliminate all the primary roots, the primary causes of that conflict«.
@TomWlost @MarkGaleotti @thetimes 3).
He is of course not talking about the unprovoked Russian invasion that started the war (which he ordered) but rather the supposedly »legitimate concerns of Russia«
@drPNapierala 1).
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Z 670 „A Farewell, the Queen’s Dolour” in a minor [1] from „Didoʼs Lament” („When I am laid in earth”) [2], the closing aria of the opera „Dido and Aeneas” (1688) [3] by Henry Purcell (1659–1695) [4] [5] [6].
@drPNapierala 2).
Transcription for piano of 1958 by Ronald Stevenson (1928–2015) [7] [8] [9], the piece is performed by Christopher Guild (@cguildpianist) [10] [11].
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„When citizens must think twice about criticizing or opposing the government because they could credibly face government retribution, they no longer live in a full democracy.
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By that measure, America has crossed the line into competitive authoritarianism. The @realDonaldTrump administration’s weaponization of government agencies and flurry of punitive actions against critics has raised the cost of opposition for a wide range of Americans.”
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„ANCHORAGE, Alaska – @POTUS @realDonaldTrump welcomed his Russian counterpart to Alaska with the former showman’s signature extravagance: a red carpet, a military flyover and a ride in the presidential limousine.
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But Trump headed back to Washington with little to show for all the pageantry.
Pootin, in remarks following the meeting, gave no indication he was prepared to agree to a cease-fire, repeating that Moscow wanted the root causes of the conflict addressed
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– a phrase that refers to Moscow’s demands to demilitarize Kyiv and block its hopes for membership in the @NATO. The Russian leader, however, offered Trump a political fig leaf,