Unwinnable Trump's proxy war: "After getting to know and fully understand the Ukraine/Russia Military and Economic situation and, after seeing the Economic trouble it is causing Russia, I think Ukraine, with the support of the European Union, is in a position to fight and WIN all of Ukraine back in its original form. With time, patience, and the financial support of Europe and, in particular, NATO, the original Borders from where this War started, is very much an option. Why not? Russia has been fighting aimlessly for three and a half years a War that should have taken a Real Military Power less than a week to win. This is not distinguishing Russia. In fact, it is very much making them look like “a paper tiger.” When the people living in Moscow, and all of the Great Cities, Towns, and Districts all throughout Russia, find out what is really going on with this War, the fact that it’s almost impossible for them to get Gasoline through the long lines that are being formed, and all of the other things that are taking place in their War Economy, where most of their money is being spent on fighting Ukraine, which has Great Spirit, and only getting better, Ukraine would be able to take back their Country in its original form and, who knows, maybe even go further than that! Putin and Russia are in BIG Economic trouble, and this is the time for Ukraine to act. In any event, I wish both Countries well. We will continue to supply weapons to NATO for NATO to do what they want with them. Good luck to all!

DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTru…

Andriy Parubiy, who was reportedly one of organizers of false flag Maidan massacre & Odesa massacre, is just assassinated in Lviv in Ukraine. He headed neo-Nazi Patriot of Ukraine in 1990s & became head of National Security & Defense Council & Ukrainian parliament after Maidan massacre. There is no information about motives of his assassination or his assassin. The Maidan Massacre in Ukraine
The Mass Killing that Changed the World
link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9… "This mass killing of the protesters and the police led to the overthrow of the democratically elected and pro-Russian government of Viktor Yanukovych and gave the start of a civil war in Donbas, Russia’s military intervention in Crimea and Donbas, the Russian annexation of Crimea, and an interstate conflict between the West and Russia and between Ukraine and Russia. Russia drastically escalated these conflicts by launching its illegal invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. The Russia-Ukraine war also escalated into a proxy war between the West and Russia."

Wow! Declassified text of Ukrainian court verdict in March 2025 confirms false flag shooting of Maidan activists in Khmelnytsky by far-right Maidan activists during Maidan massacre & confirms my study findings. Expert examination of videos, forensic ballistic and medical examinations, on-site investigative experiments, and witness testimonies & investigations by SBU & Ukrainian military prosecutor showed that gunshots made from SBU veranda, which was occupied by Maidan activists, killed elderly female Maidan protester & wounded 4 others. Verdict acquitted ex-head of Khmelnytskyi SBU & SBU Alfa officer for shooting of these Maidan activists because of lack of evidence and because of such evidence of false flag shooting.

The verdict cites various eyewitnesses who testified that several Maidan activists broke into veranda (extension) of SBU building, that gunshots at Maidan activists came from this veranda when it was occupied by "radical" Maidan activists & that accused SBU officers did not make these gunshots.

The verdict states that investigation after it was transferred to the same special department of Prosecutor General Office that investigated Maidan massacre "was not conducted fully and comprehensively, and was also obviously biased" and "committed a number of significant violations of the requirements of the Criminal Code, as well as the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine, which entailed the recognition of evidence as inadmissible."

Relevant parts of verdict: (automatic translation):
- Security Service of Ukraine "commission, based on the results of an official investigation involving specialists in firearms and tactical and special training of the CSO "A" of the SBU, concluded that "the burst of shots from automatic weapons that rang out on February 19, 2014 at 12:36 p.m. and as a result of which some civilians who were near the administrative building were injured, was fired from the vestibule of the central entrance of the Department, where at that time unidentified individuals from among the aggressive protesters were located";

- expert's conclusion based on the results of the ballistic examination of weapon traces, gunshot traces and situational circumstances of the shot under No. 5935/5936/16-33 dated 01.07.2016, from which it follows that: 1. According to the results of the investigative experiment dated 12.04.2016, 18.03.2016 and 25.02.2016, it can be concluded that under the known circumstances and materials of the criminal proceedings, it was not possible to fire shots into the lower right static sash of the glass extension to the central entrance to the department, nor from the second floor of the administrative building, nor from the steps between the first and second floors of the Department. 2. The shots were fired from the middle of the glass extension of the central entrance of the Department of the Security Service of Ukraine in Khmelnytskyi region, outside. 3. The shots were fired from inside the glass extension of the central entrance of the Security Service of Ukraine in Khmelnytskyi region, to the outside; the weapon, at the time of the shots, was behind the back of the victim PERSON_131, at the level (or below) of the belt;

- expert opinion based on the results of the forensic examination of the video recording dated 12.08.2016 No. 10358/10359/16-35, from which it follows that... according to their general and individual acoustic parameters, the experimental shots fired in the extension of the USBU administrative building in Khmelnytskyi region correspond to the shots of the second stage (out of eight shots) recorded in the studied video recordings;

- protocols of investigative experiments with the participation of PERSON_22 [accused SBU Alfa officer] as a witness dated 09.03.2016, conducted by the previous pre-trial investigation body, from which it follows that from the place where PERSON_22 was on the 2nd floor, it was not possible to fire shots at the lower part of the door of the central entrance of the office covered by an anti-vandal roller shutter.

Under such circumstances, the court finds the information from the aforementioned investigative experiments and expert conclusions not refuted.

On the morning of February 19, 2014, Colonel PERSON_21 was informed by the head of the USBU in the Ternopil region, Colonel PERSON_141, about the movement to the city of Khmelnytskyi of a group of radical individuals numbering about 80 people, whose goal was to organize the seizure of the USBU building in the Khmelnytskyi region and gain access to the storage areas of weapons and ammunition.

This information was confirmed by the ZND department of the USBU, in addition, it was established that in the courtyards of residential buildings located near the administrative building of the Department, radical individuals who arrived from the western regions of Ukraine were preparing for future active actions, in particular, filling glass bottles with an incendiary mixture.

Taking into account the available information, the leadership of the USBU concluded that radically minded protesters were preparing to implement a planned scenario of seizing the building of the Department, as happened on February 18, 2014 in Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Ternopil regions.

Under such circumstances, the defense's claim, with reference to the evidence presented, regarding the possibility of causing bodily harm to the victim on February 19, 2014, at 12:36 p.m., near the USBU in Khmelnytskyi region by third parties is not excluded, which in turn makes it impossible for the court to make a decision beyond reasonable doubt on the involvement and guilt of PERSON_22 in the charges brought.

Taking into account the above, the court comes to the firm conviction that the conclusions of the pre-trial investigation body on the guilt of PERSON_21 [Khmelnytsky SBU head] and PERSON_22 [SBU Alfa officer] in the presented accusation were based mainly on assumptions not confirmed properly by admissible, reliable and sufficient evidence. Not only the involvement of the accused in the commission of the criminal offenses with which they are incriminated, that is, the causal connection between the actions of the accused and the consequences in the form of causing bodily harm to the victim, but also the generally unlawful nature of the actions of the accused remained unproven."

reyestr.court.gov.ua/Review/1265432… Just declassified Ukrainian court verdict confirms findings of my "Maidan Massacre in Ukraine" open access book & other academic studies of false flag massacre of Maidan protesters with far-right involvement link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

"An investigation by the Military Prosecutor Office in Lviv found that an elderly female Maidan protester was killed and several other Maidan protesters were wounded in Khmelnytskyi on February 19, 2014, by another Maidan activist from the SBU porch that was then occupied by Maidan protesters. Forensic ballistic examinations showed such bullet trajectories. However, the GPU reversed this investigation as politically inappropriate and charged an SBU Alfa officer for shooting the protesters from the second floor inside of the SBU building. But the Security Service of Ukraine publicly stated that the GPU investigation was falsified. This is consistent with the content analysis showing that the protesters were shot from the SBU porch and not from the second floor (see Video, 2023)."

Admission by former British prime minister Boris Johnson that "Ukrainian nationalists couldn't accept the compromise" and vetoed in 2019 peace that Zelensky promised during his elections refers to neo-Nazi Azov movement, whom Johnson called "heroes."

https://twitter.com/aaronjmate/status/1901663404776960096

https://x.com/I_Katchanovski/status/1793677226367483924

Wow! USAID-funded London-based Ukrainian OSINT agency still lists Elon Musk, JD Vance, Tucker Carlson & many other prominent Western politicians, journalists & scholars in its "register of Russian Federation terrorist regime foreign propagandists." molfar.com/en/enemies x.com/wyattreed13/st… US Senator @RandPaul is also blacklisted by USAID-funded London-based Ukrainian OSINT agency in its "register of Russian Federation terrorist regime foreign propagandists." molfar.com/en/enemies

Overwhelming evidence presented in my studies shows that Yanukovych was ousted not by mass protests but by means of false-flag massacre by protesters & police, assassination attempts & falsified unconstitutional vote in parliament under duress & without required constitutional majority, Such overwhelming evidence is presented in my 3 open access peer-reviewed journal articles & my open access book "The Maidan Massacre in Ukraine: The Mass Killing that Changed the World." They are freely available to read & download. link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

Open scolding of Zelensky & his refusal of peace deal by Trump and Vance. And

https://x.com/I_Katchanovski/status/1895536194068558264

Wow! As I predicted, Trump envoy Steve Witkoff says that Spring 2022 Istanbul agreement, which was "very close to signing," can be "guidepost" of peace deal to end war in Ukraine. Istanbul peace deal included no NATO accession/neutrality & disarmament of Ukraine. Annexation of Donbas & Kherson & Zaporizhzia regions by Russia are also likely to be part of new peace deal. So many lives of Ukrainians could have been saved if US & UK did not block this peace deal in Spring 2022 & Zelensky signed it. Nuland basically admitted that Ukraine-Russia peace deal, which was close to being finalized in spring 2022, “fell apart” because US, UK & other Western governments “advised” Zelensky government not to sign it.

https://x.com/I_Katchanovski/status/1832894760257991007

As I predicted, Trump states that he wants elections in Ukraine & suggests that Zelensky would lose elections because he has 4% approval. My research suggests that Zelensky has very low electoral support. His 16% electoral support in 2024 poll was inflated & is lower now. I said in my interview that Trump can remove Zelensky by using expiration of his term as president of Ukraine & forcing presidential elections if Zelensky refuses peace deal. 16% electoral support for Zelensky in 2024 poll was inflated & is lower now. x.com/I_Katchanovski… "Just 16 per cent would vote to re-elect him for a second term, according to an opinion poll of 1,200 Ukrainians by the Social Monitoring Centre in Kyiv. About 60 per cent would prefer Zelensky not to even stand for re-election." And polls significantly overestimate his popularity in Ukraine because of exclusion of pro-Russian Crimea & Donbas & fear to express views contrary to undemocratic Zelensky regime.

US & EU grants funded Ukrainian prosecutors, Maidan lawyers, journalists, & New York architecture firm researchers, who misrepresented Maidan massacre & covered up mass murderers. I funded 11 years of my research from my own money. My house & all other property were seized in Ukraine in retaliation for my studies of this massacre.

Ongoing crowdfunding, my own money & small university grants have funded open access fees to pay publishers to make my book & articles concerning this crucial massacre free. I forwent royalties for my "Maidan Massacre in Ukraine. The Mass Killing that Changed the World" book to make it open access.

And all this has been accompanied by rhetoric of US, EU, & Ukraine officials about supporting Ukraine, Ukrainian voices, democracy, freedom, rule of law, justice, human rights, independent media, and Ukrainian scholars. My open access book "Maidan Massacre in Ukraine. The Mass Killing that Changed the World." This book & its individual chapters already have over 255,000 views & downloads just on Springer Nature website in 5 months since publication. …link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

"Several major Ukrainian media outlets have appealed to their readers for financial support due to the suspension of American grant programs by the new President Donald Trump.

In particular, Hromadske and BihusInfo directly report this. "Some of the projects that we implement thanks to grants are temporarily stopped. That is why we especially need the support of each and every one of you," writes Hromadske.

"The agency (USAID) covered a significant part of our activities. Therefore, now the role of donations from viewers is changing from an alternative source to one of the key ones. What will happen in 90 days, we do not know, but we know one thing: now is the time to find out whether our work is really needed by Ukrainian society," the editorial board of BihusInfo noted.

"Ukrainska pravda" and "Detector Media" also asked for donations, but did not directly name the suspension of USAID projects as the reason for this." strana.today/news/479103-rj… Major Ukrainian media outlets financed by the US and other Western governments, such as Ukrainska pravda & Detektor media, propagated the war to the last Ukrainian, glorified & whitewashed neo-Nazi-led Azov, the OUN, and the UPA, & smeared anyone who opposed this as Russian agents paid by Kremlin. Many Ukrainians were fooled by such propaganda which was in fact sponsored by the US and other Western governments.

In his @TuckerCarlson interview, @TheOliverStone says that evidence heavily points to neo-fascists who shot Maidan protesters from rooftops & that this massacre led to Western-backed overthrow of Ukrainian government. My scholarly studies show such overwhelming evidence of far-right involvement in false-flag Maidan massacre of protesters & police, including videos of Right Sector & Svoboda-linked Maidan snipers, confessions by 14 self-admitted Maidan snipers, testimonies of absolute majority of wounded Maidan activists & several hundred witnesses, forensic ballistic & medical examinations by government experts & even de facto admission in Maidan massacre trial verdict in Ukraine that many Maidan protesters were shot from Maidan-controlled Hotel Ukraina. link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9… The Maidan Massacre in Ukraine. The Mass Killing that Changed the World. link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…
"This open access book provides a comprehensive analysis of the Maidan massacre in Ukraine. The book draws on publicly available videos, photos and audio recordings of the massacre in English, Ukrainian, Russian, Polish and other languages, along with several hundred individual testimonies and revelations from the Ukrainian investigation and a trial and its verdict. By examining which parties were responsible for the massacre, the book analyses its implications for not only Russia’s war on Ukraine but also political developments across the globe."

Orwellian: I am on Myrotvorets hit list for “launching campaign against” SS Galicia Division veteran hailed as hero in Canada parliament, tweeting that neo-Nazi was given fellowship in Austria & my studies of far-right involvement in Maidan massacre.

My post with @elonmusk like about Nazi SS Galicia veteran, my tweet about neo-Nazi Azov leader, who gave Nazi salute in front of Nazi flag, my academic study of far-right involvement in Maidan massacre in Ukraine & my Ukrainian media interview about my research are posted by Myrotvorets as evidence of "deliberate act against the national security of Ukraine, the peace, the security of humanity and the international legal order, as well as other offenses."

This Ukrainian government-linked hit list and blacklist targets Ukrainian and Canadian scholar for research-based social media posts, interviews, and peer-reviewed academic publications. It whitewashes and equates with Ukraine Nazi collaborator from SS division, neo-Nazi Azov activist & far-right mass murderers of police & Maidan protesters.

Myrotvorets falsely labels Nazi collaboration of SS Galicia Division veteran, neo-Nazi Azov activist giving Nazi hand salute in front of Nazi flag with swastika, & involvement of far-right Right Sector in Maidan massacre of protesters and police, which was de facto admitted even by Maidan massacre trial verdict in Ukraine, as “anti-Ukrainian propaganda myths that distort events in Ukraine” and “Russian propaganda myths.” It is hardly coincidental because of evidence linking government official involved in Myrotvorets hit list to organizers of Maidan massacre and neo-Nazi-led Azov battalion which used Nazi symbols and glorified SS Galicia Division, whose members perpetrated mass murder of Jews, Poles, and Ukrainians.

Myrotvorets hit list with total impunity blacklisted as “criminals” many Ukrainian and Western politicians, journalists, and scholars for challenging government propaganda or for promoting peace in Ukraine. They included Tulsi Gabbard, who is nominated by Trump as Director of National Intelligence, Tucker Carlson, and another University of Ottawa professor, who was adviser of Canadian prime-minister.

My home, land, and all other property in Western Ukraine were illegally seized with involvement of oligarchic politicians, who were linked to far-right Maidan snipers, in retaliation for my academic studies of Maidan massacre. I presented these studies in leading academic conferences in Canada, US, and Sweden and published as peer-reviewed book, 3 peer-reviewed journal articles, and book chapter. There was also Ukrainian far-right-linked attempt to block GoFundMe crowdfunding for open-access publication of my book, "From the Maidan to the Russia-Ukraine War."

This is truly Orwellian. Would there be any reaction?


My viral post about SS Galicia Division veteran given standing ovations by Zelensky & Canadian parliament & government.
Myrotvorets hit list labeled this post "deliberate act against the national security of Ukraine, the peace, the security of humanity and the international legal order, as well as other offenses."

https://x.com/I_Katchanovski/status/1705739708683128836

It's revealing that Zelensky is still completely silent about this epic debacle.

https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1874885946359115938

My viral tweet

https://x.com/I_Katchanovski/status/1705739708683128836

Besides EU & Estonian foreign affairs chiefs, my studies cite over 500 witnesses, incl. majority of wounded Maidan activists (5 in this video), corroborating false-flag Maidan massacre. Ukraine verdict ruled that 2 activists in this video were killed & 1 wounded from Maidan-controlled Hotel Ukraina.

But governments & media deliberately omitted, denied or covered up this and other evidence of false-flag Maidan massacre. Ukrainian government investigation did the same.

BBC report in this video compilation shows far-right Right Sector and Svoboda-linked company of Maidan snipers. 4 of them admitted in BBC and Ukrainian media interviews killing/shooting police during Maidan massacre. But nobody is in prison for false-flag Maidan massacre of protesters and police. This mass killing ultimately led to Russia-Ukraine war.
link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9… The Maidan Massacre in Ukraine. The Mass Killing that Changed the World. link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…
This open access book provides a comprehensive analysis of the Maidan massacre in Ukraine... The book draws on publicly available videos, photos and audio recordings of the massacre in English, Ukrainian, Russian, Polish and other languages, along with several hundred individual testimonies and revelations from the Ukrainian investigation and a trial and its verdict. By examining which parties were responsible for the massacre, the book analyses its implications for not only Russia’s war on Ukraine but also political developments across the globe.

Orwellian: Routledge refuses to publish my open access book "From the Maidan to the Russia-Ukraine War" which is under contract. They express “concern” with my analysis of the West blocking the peace deal, @elonmusk involvement in promoting my GoFundMe gofundme.com/f/openaccess-b… open access book crowdfunding, my analysis of Ukrainian and US involvement in the Nord Stream bombing, and my analysis of all other conflicts and issues. They state that I have to include "alternative" sources and perspectives.

This unprecedented refusal to publish my book is made by Routledge even though two anonymous reviewers provided extremely favorable reviews and recommended my book publication by Routledge without any substantive changes. And four leading American, British, and Ukrainian experts wrote very favorable endorsements of the book. Several of my book chapters are also based on my updated and expanded peer-reviewed publications.

My book was supposed to be published by Routledge, a major British academic press, under the terms of the signed contract simultaneously as an open access electronic book, paperback, and hardcover the last summer since I submitted my final manuscript in February 2024: routledge.com/our-customers/…

I already paid Routledge the standard open access fee, which, in addition to a University of Ottawa grant, was crowdfunded via GoFundMe & PayPal with over 200 contributions, including by world-renowned American podcasters and journalists, in spite of Ukrainian far-right-linked attempt to block it:
gofundme.com/f/openaccess-b…

But Routledge states that my book cannot be published unless I would revise the entire manuscript, including chapters based on my peer-reviewed publications, and would use other perspectives and alternative sources concerning the Russia-Ukraine war, the peace deal, the Nord Stream bombing, and all other issues and conflicts that I examine in my book, including the EuroMaidan, the Maidan massacre, the war in Donbas, and the far-right. They specifically state that "significant differences of opinion need to be reflected" on the Nord Stream bombing. This essentially means the conspiracy theory of Russian false flag bombing of its own pipeline.

In my two major revisions of the manuscript, I addressed all the comments and suggestions, examined all major narratives and sources, and added hundreds of additional sources which corroborate my analysis. In addition to a Zelensky adviser and a former German chancellor, I cited similar statements by an ex-Israeli prime-minister, the head of Ukrainian delegation, Ukrainian officials close to Zelensky, a Turkish foreign minister, and other corroborating sources concerning the blocking of the peace deal by the US and the UK. I also added statements and suggestions by Victoria Nuland, two members of the Ukrainian delegation and the Turkish president that the US and the UK blocked peace deal which was closed to being finalized. I also added discussions of results of the official German investigation of the Nord Stream bombing and investigations by leading German, US, and Danish media.

I am a Ukrainian and Canadian scholar and the most cited political scientist, who specializes primarily in conflicts in Ukraine. My academic publications include 5 books, 21 articles in peer-reviewed journals, and 13 chapters. My new open access book concerning Maidan massacre was just published by a major British academic press: link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9… I have another forthcoming book concerning Ukraine since independence from another major Western academic press. But many books by overnight experts in the conflicts in Ukraine were already published by Routledge and other Western academic and trade presses.

My book is based on the analysis of tens of thousands of primary and secondary sources, overwhelmingly Ukrainian and Western. I cite about 1,500 of them in my book manuscript and its video appendixes. I posted many of such sources concerning the Russia-Ukraine on @X and they reached over 100,000,000 views.

I am now given a choice by Routledge to delay significantly my book publication and to do a full revision of my book using "alternative sources" or to cancel my book contract. But I cannot commit academic fraud and base my book on politically convenient narratives and sources propagated by any government and media. My study does not accept at face value any claims by any governments, the media, the social media, or any other sources, unless they are corroborated by independent and reliable sources or if they go against vested interest.

I can cancel the contract and publish the open access book with another academic press. But the peer-review and publishing process would take close to 1 year and would significantly delay the publication of my book on the crucial ongoing war in Ukraine.

I have never received before such decisions by the publishers concerning my 5 other books and 13 chapters, including chapters in 3 Routledge books. I do not know any such refusals to publish books by Routledge and other such academic presses. This highly irregular and unprecedented decision by Routledge looks like political censorship and is extremely dangerous development. This is from peer-review by anonymous expert: "I recommend the book for publication. This will be a very important contribution, based on the unsurpassed broad empirical base, to some of the hotly debated issues of the Russia-Ukraine war, with high attention from the academic and non-academic audiences all over the world.

I will certainly buy this book and recommend it to my library. I would also recommend it to students as a recommended source and essential for those who want to study Ukrainian and Russian politics, post-Soviet revolutions, wars, nationalism, violent conflicts, and political radicalism.

There are very few issues that are more timely for the international public than the Russia-Ukraine war. The book is likely to become one of the most cited sources on the subject. The author is one of the best-known researchers of Ukrainian politics, both in the scientific community and among the non-academic public. He is certainly qualified to write this book. All previously published materials on which parts of the chapters are based have been widely read and cited by both professional and lay audiences. The scholarship of the book is very good and the amount of sources that the author has analyzed is outstanding. The author's attention to factual accuracy is very commendable."

Neo-Nazi Azov movement & other neo-Nazi organizations seized by force cathedral of Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Cherkasy in Ukraine after violent clashes with priests & parishioners to transfer it to Orthodox Church of Ukraine.


"Depoliticized" neo-Nazi-led Azov brigade

https://x.com/Dreznicagoat/status/1846910639140184151

Apparent Facebook & X/Twitter accounts of alleged suspect in another attempt to assassinate Trump are filled with support of proxy war in Ukraine, including personal involvement in recruiting of foreigners to fight & trip to Ukraine. His Facebook account, which I examined, is now removed. This is his photo on Maidan in Ukraine. In this interview, reported suspect in attempted assassination of Trump says in 2022 that he is recruiter for International Legion in Ukraine & that he himself came to Ukraine to fight. His Facebook & X/Twitter accounts are dominated by posts with support of proxy war in Ukraine. newsweek.ro/international/…

Wow! Nuland basically admits that Ukraine-Russia peace deal, which was close to being finalized in spring 2022, “fell apart” because US, UK & other Western governments “advised” Zelensky government that it was not “good deal” even though even members of Ukrainian delegation stated in recent interviews that this was very good deal, best deal that Ukraine could get & “very real compromise” & that Ukrainian delegation celebrated it with champagne. She basically confirms statements by ex-Israeli PM, head of Ukrainian delegation, Ukrainian officials close to Zelensky, ex-German chancellor & Turkish FM that US & UK blocked this peace deal, which was close to being finalized.

Victoria Nuland does not mention at all Russian war crimes in Bucha, which were inflated & mispresented by politicians, media & self-proclaimed experts as reason for ending peace talks. The peace deal agreement included withdrawal of Russian forces from all territory of Ukraine, with exceptions of Donbas & Crimea, whose status was to be determined at meeting of Putin & Zelensky, in exchange for neutral status & demilitarization of Ukraine.
youtu.be/HiS2dg_atfc?si… Former Israeli prime minister said that US and other Western leaders blocked #Ukraine & #Russia peace deal which he negotiated on #Zelensky request in March because they wanted to continue to strike Putin. He said that there was good chance of such deal.

https://x.com/I_Katchanovski/status/1622270833421946880

Hunka debacle: "Releasing names of 900 alleged Nazi war criminals who fled to Canada could embarrass federal government, bureaucrats told. Large numbers of soldiers from a Ukrainian Waffen SS division fled to Canada after the Second World War. Those consulted included members of Canada’s Ukrainian community, records show, but Library and Archives Canada, also known as LAC, did not include Holocaust survivors nor Holocaust scholars who had advocated for a full release of the list of alleged Nazi war criminals, Jewish and Holocaust academics say."

I was not consulted even though I am both scholar researching this issue & Ukrainian Canadian & had leading role in exposing SS Galicia veteran debacle in Canadian parliament. ottawacitizen.com/news/national/… "It has been almost a year since MPs of all parties gave two standing ovations to Yaroslav Hunka, a resident of North Bay, Ont., who was described by then House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota as a hero.

But news quickly emerged that Hunka had served in a Ukrainian Waffen SS unit.

The incident became an international embarrassment for Canada as Holocaust historians, Jewish groups and the Polish government pointed out that Hunka’s unit had been involved in war crimes, including massacres of women and children. The division was also used by the Nazis to crush a national uprising in Slovakia, again prompting allegations of war crimes.

But the sight of MPs cheering on a Waffen SS veteran caused intense anger among Canadians, according to documents obtained in June by the Ottawa Citizen using the Access to Information law." ottawacitizen.com/news/national/…

Freedom & democracy: "The Verkhovna Rada adopted in its entirety bill No. 8371 on the de facto ban of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. In the second reading, the document was supported by 265 people's deputies. The president's party cast 173 votes out of a faction of 233 deputies." strana.today/news/470668-ra… As I said, Zelensky became Poroshenko on steroids. He abandoned as result of far-right & Western pressure his election promises of peace & reconciliation & adopted Poroshenko's nationalist election program of "army, language & faith" after defeating him in presidential elections. This opportunism & weakness of Zelensky had devastating consequences to Ukraine & Ukrainians.