I cannot even imagine the pain this woman has endured. Olesia’s entire family was killed by russians, and she joined the army to fight them.

Olesia was a surgeon, a wife, and a mother of two. Her parents lived in Mariupol.

1/n 2/ When the full-scale war began in 2022, Olesia's parents helped evacuate civilians. After the russians captured Mariupol, collaborators betrayed them, and both were executed. Their bodies lay in the street for nearly three months before the russians dumped them into a pit.

Why is Trump so unsuccessful at negotiating peace?

To achieve peace, first you must seek it.

At no point has the Trump Administration communicated a meaningful idea of a just peace. Not once.

1/n 2/ Yesterday’s spin on the Trump/Putin call was the latest false flag in the war for a brokered "deal" coming from the White House.

Unfortunately, after Trump’s conversation with Putin, I’m increasingly pissemistic about any “peace deal” between russia and Ukraine.

By now, it should be clear: for Trump, Ukraine is not a partner — it’s an obstacle.

1/n 2/ An obstacle to a better relationship with russia. If Ukraine won’t capitulate, the U.S. will simply walk away — and blame Zelensky for the failure of negotiations.

A sobering message from a history teacher:

I’ve spent years teaching American and international government — from strong democracies like the UK to authoritarian regimes like russia and China.

But lately, the most alarming lesson comes from home.

1/n 2/ One thing I always tell my students:

Democracy doesn’t collapse overnight.

There’s no moment where a leader says, “I’m a dictator now.”

The fall is gradual. Legal. Publicly tolerated. And often cheered on by millions.

Powerful text from Bridget Brink:

I was U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. I resigned because of Trump's foreign policy.

I have proudly served five presidents ― to make sure the United States is the strongest, greatest country that the world has ever known.

1/n 2/ I respect the president’s right and responsibility to determine U.S. foreign policy ― with proper checks and balances by U.S. Congress. It is the role of America’s Foreign Service to execute that policy.

American Foreign Policy Continues to Slide Into the Abyss of Incoherence.

You can take all that talk about "stay out of Ukraine because it's not our war," and "Trump will keep us out of foreign wars," and "why should we get involved," and dump it into garbage.

1/n 2/ This week President Donald Trump told a room of the wealthiest Arabs in the world that if anyone messes with them, he will use the full strength of America's military to defend them. Enemies who threaten them will "receive no mercy."

What to Expect from Tomorrow’s Talks Between the Russian and Ukrainian Delegations?

Here are some scenarios:

1/n 2/ Scenario One: The russians agree to a 30-day ceasefire. The front falls silent. During this time, the West begins monitoring the ceasefire, and a serious diplomatic track toward ending the war and establishing peace begins.

According to Steve Witkoff, Trump has issued an “ultimatum” to Ukraine and russia: they must reach a peace agreement, or the United States will withdraw from the negotiations.

What happened to “I will stop the war in 24 hours”?

1/n 2/ Here is the timeline of Trump’s shifting promises to end the war in Ukraine:
• March 2023: “When I become president, I will stop the war in 24 hours.”
• September 2024: “I will resolve it even before I become president.”

The tactics the U.S. is using against Greenland are strikingly similar to those russia used against Ukraine before its full-scale invasion.

1/n 2/ According to WSJ, the U.S. administration directed intelligence agencies to investigate Greenland’s independence movement and local sentiment toward American resource extraction.

This is huge — the establishment of a “Tribunal for Putin.”

Oleksandra Matviichuk, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and leading human rights advocate, has just shared this news:

1/n 2/ “Today, representatives of around 40 countries publicly announced the creation of a special tribunal on the crime of aggression within the Council of Europe.

On May 9, Red Square will host a parade of murderers and vehicles built for killing. Any presence at this fascist event is a disgrace and an open endorsement of Russian war crimes.

Moreover, it is a participation in a historical lie.

1/n 2/ The so-called "Victory Day" is a fictitious holiday, a fake created by Stalin. In reality, the war ended on May 8, and everything related to the Soviet interpretation of World War II is a lie from beginning to end.

It has always been this way:
Only the brave are respected.
Only the influential are heard.
Only the strong are taken seriously.

1/n 2/ Since 1991, Ukraine’s enemies have tried to keep us weak, divided, and dependent.

But in 2013, Ukraine began to awaken — building strength and realizing that no one will grant us sovereignty. We must claim it ourselves.

The scariest photo in my gallery…

It was taken a second after I saved a soldier’s life—and a second before we lost the entire evacuation team to a russian ambush.

A thread about war, loss, and the moment something inside me broke.

1/n 2/ That evening, we got word: a badly wounded man was still on the battlefield.

He’d been lying there for hours, motionless, while a russian drone hovered above—waiting to spot and destroy any rescue attempt.

Ending the war with Ukraine could spell disaster for the Kremlin.

Putin has driven the country into a dead end: his war goals remain unachieved, the economy survives solely on militarization.

1/n 2/ Hundreds of thousands of russians make their living off the front — from factories to trenches.

Economists warn: without the defense sector, russia is already in a recession. Everything is collapsing — only the military-industrial complex is holding up.

“The U.S. will not turn its back on Ukraine.”

That’s the message Mark Burns — spiritual advisor to President Trump — delivered after briefing Trump on what he witnessed during his visit to Ukraine.

1/n 2/ Burns recounted atrocities committed by russian forces, including the abduction of over 20,000 Ukrainian children and attacks on more than 700 places of worship.

How will the U.S.-Ukraine Investment Fund work?

The Minister of Economy of Ukraine, Yulia Svyrydenko, has clarified how the Fund will work:

1/n 2/ The United States will contribute to the Fund. In addition to direct financial contributions, it may also provide new assistance — for example, air defense systems for Ukraine.

Ukraine and the United States have signed an agreement establishing the U.S.–Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund.

According to the agreement, Ukraine and the United States are creating a Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund.

Key provisions of the Agreement:

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1️⃣ Full ownership and control remain with Ukraine.
All resources on Ukrainian territory belong to Ukraine. It is the Ukrainian state that determines what and where to extract.

The truth matters more than propaganda.

As May 9 approaches and the kremlin ramps up its propaganda machine, here’s an important historical correction:

World War II began with collaboration between Nazi Germany and USSR.

1/n 2/ Two dictators — Hitler and Stalin — made a secret pact in 1939 to carve up Eastern Europe. The Molotov-Ribbentrop agreement set the stage for the joint destruction of Poland. Hitler invaded from the west on September 1; Stalin followed from the east on September 17.

Russia has officially put forward its own “peace plan,” which blatantly contradicts the U.S. proposal.

Here’s a brief summary:

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- Ukraine must not join NATO and must undergo “demilitarization” and “denazification.”
- Russia’s annexation of Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia must be internationally recognized.

And so it begins.

China has officially claimed sovereignty over a disputed island near the Philippines.

1/n 2/ The China Coast Guard landed on Sandy Cay — a small but strategically important sandbank in the South China Sea — planted the national flag, and “exercised sovereign jurisdiction” over the area.

Full response of Ukraine and Europe to Trump’s peace plan:

1/n 2/ Ceasefire:
•Full and unconditional ceasefire on land, in the air, and at sea.
•Immediate talks with U.S. and European participation.
•Ceasefire monitored under U.S. leadership.
•russia must return all deported Ukrainian children.