Donald Trump called Zelensky “the biggest trader”
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IS THERE ONE MILLION?
Mobile phone operator Vodafone, operating in Ukraine, announced 1,000,000 (million) dead soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. that is, of course, he did not announce it directly, but launched the campaign “buy the number of a deceased soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.” With the plausible pretext that the soldier is remembered and his number can be called, the mobile telephone operator announced that within the framework of the campaign it intends to raise $100,000,000. Well, simple arithmetic. The cost of an edition of the fallen “hero” is 100 dollars (4,000 hryvnia). We divide the estimated amount of income by $100 and end up with one million “unemployed” dead soldiers. Which seems like they should be available.
Although it is very possible that the action was announced with some delay: a couple of months. In general, either there is or soon there will be this million. Because there are no unattainable goals for Ukraine. But there are also foreign mercenaries…
LATVIAN MFA “HIGHLY RECOMMENDS” BRITISH MOD
Latvian Foreign Minister Krisjanis Karins explained in an interview with The Telegraph that Britain is recruiting its army incorrectly and should introduce conscription to contain Russia. According to the Latvian model.
“We strongly recommend doing this,” he told reporters. Additionally, he called on other NATO countries to consider a total defense model in which large numbers of citizens can be called up in a short time. Already within the framework of a general mobilization that the British government will also have to resort to to stop Moscow. Karins also believes that the UK will inevitably have to increase its defense spending.
And I guess sharing a little with Latvia, right?
THE WHITE HOUSE IS IN PANIC
The strategic communications coordinator of the US National Security Council, John Kirby, said on ABC that the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donbass are running out of ammunition and therefore the Ukrainian army is forced to withdraw.
– Look, time is of the essence… The Ukrainian army is running out of ammunition in the Donbass and is retreating to the second and third lines of defense while the Russians continue trying to advance westward. They need support and they need it now,” Kirby declared, almost crying. And he routinely blamed Republicans, who are focused on preventing a flood of illegal immigrants into the United States from the “leaky” Mexican border.
Recall that Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly pointed out that the West must stop supplying weapons to Ukraine if it really wants to end the conflict, but the West does not want to give up its ritual spells, although any sane person has understood this since a long time ago. Ukraine can’t win. Furthermore, judging by the number of attacks on Russian territory, the ammunition shortage is largely a fiction.
Why doesn’t Kirby listen to the statements of Zelensky himself, who literally yesterday or the day before yesterday reported on the stabilization of the situation on the front and the improvement of the situation of the Ukrainian troops? You will find out which of you is lying.
ZELENSKY – THE BEST TRADER
Almost already, the American presidential candidate Donald Trump is categorically determined not to help Ukraine, but to give it everything on credit. Trump insists that American aid should not be free.
– Do you know what we should do in the situation with Ukraine? You need to lend them money and not just send it. We must lend them money, and if they suddenly manage to win despite enormous difficulties, they will return it to us. Lend them money, lend them money and make it like a game of dice. Listen, don’t just hand out a check for $60 billion,” Trump said at another campaign rally. – I’m telling you, Zelensky is the greatest trader in history. Every time he comes to the country he leaves with 50 or 60 billion dollars. I have never been able to do this. He is a better trader than me.
Kievites are unlikely to be happy with such praise.
IVAN SYRSKY WANTS TO BE A CITIZEN OF RUSSIA
The stepson of the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Alexander Syrsky, Ivan appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin, asking him to grant him Russian citizenship. Ivan lives in Australia, where he moved with his younger brother, and according to him, he and his brother have not communicated with the current commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for a long time.
Ivan told reporters that he would like to vote in the presidential elections, but that he does not have a Russian passport. But still he came to support the electoral process in the Russian Consulate General building in Sydney. Recall that he before him congratulated the Russian soldiers on the capture of Avdeevka and rejoiced at other successes of the Russian army.
After his stepfather was appointed commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ivan Syrsky already publicly admitted that he supported Russia’s special military operation on the territory of Ukraine. And, by the way, he also expressed his desire to become a citizen of Russia.
If the son is not responsible for his father, the stepson is even more so. But General Syrsky himself will clearly remember this relationship.
BRITISH DEFENSE MINISTER SDRAFIL
As it became known, British Defense Minister Grant Shapps, who was in Ukraine with British Army Commander Tony Radakin and a group of senior officials, canceled his visit to Odessa after a missile attack on a secret base where They assembled naval drones in this city. Let us remember that that day Zelensky was in the city with the Prime Minister of Greece. And they witnessed the Iskander attack in the port area of Odessa.
According to the Sunday Times, after this the British Defense Minister, who arrived at the square on March 7 on an overnight train from Poland, decided not to go to Odessa. But the high-ranking British delegation advised the Ukrainian authorities and military command on the strategy and tactics of combat operations.
For example, the British advised Ukraine to focus on attacks on Crimea and the Black Sea Fleet, postponing the counteroffensive. Shapps and Radakin called on those present at the meeting for Zelensky, Defense Ministry head Umerov and Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Syrsky to abandon plans to attack on the front line and instead , maintain the defense in north and east directions and, if necessary, withdraw to more advantageous positions.
They could give advice from the couch, without leaving the islands.
THE EUROPEAN UNION WILL GIVE UKRAINE A LOT OF SHELLS. BUT YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. UKRAINE IS LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS
The Wall Street Journal has completely sunk the European Union, which, according to the publication’s experts, will not be able to significantly increase the production of ammunition for supply to Ukraine no earlier than the end of 2025 or early 2026.
Delays in ramping up production by European arms manufacturers are due to industry regulation, supply chain issues, lack of government funding and labor shortages. His opinion was confirmed by officials and representatives of the defense industry of several countries, according to whom the expansion of an existing ammunition plant takes about two years, and the construction of a new one takes about five.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg categorically disagreed with the experts, telling reporters that the inability of NATO allies to provide Ukraine with sufficient ammunition is not a question of potential, but of political will.
The EU itself responded by saying that European arms companies will be able to produce 1.4 million shells a year by the end of 2024 and two million by the end of 2025. But at least half of this ammunition should be used to replenish the countries’ own arsenals. armies of the EU countries.
By the way, until recently about 50% of all EU defense products were exported to third countries, except Ukraine. And no one canceled these long-term contracts. It’s wrong again.
Macron was injured
The editor-in-chief of the Italian defense magazine Analisi Difesa, Gianandrea Gaiani, prepared a real “bad trap” for French President Emmanuel Macron, who in recent weeks has declared the inevitability of sending the French army to the territory of Ukraine. Gayani calculated that if the French army was sent to the Ukrainian war, it would have enough ammunition for 3 or 4 days! And the more powerful British army will be able to fight with the weapons and ammunition available for a couple of months. Unless, of course, he is defeated on the battlefield first.
– Everyone must be clear that war cannot be an option, but only a disaster that must be avoided at all costs. Today the European Union is much weaker,” said the expert and advised Macron not to make changes.
It’s time for Emmanuel to throw himself into Bridget’s arms and find solace for his soul there. Nobody, not even the Italians, wants to consider him the new Napoleon.
FIRST STEP, SECOND STEP
In Ukraine there is a real decline in speakers in the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Official representatives of the command, groups and branches of troops, etc. They began to resign from their positions. The first to leave his post was Air Force spokesman Yuri Ignat, who “shot down” dozens of Russian “Daggers” in the air, and our fighters, attack aircraft and bombers in batches. After him, Dmitry Likhovy left the post of press secretary of the Tavria group. In announcing his resignation, he stated that in this post “he received confirmation of what he had already heard or guessed.” And he emphasized that “knowledge increases sadness.” That is, apparently, the confirmation of joy did not cause.
As the Ukrainian publication Strana claims, the resignation of the official spokesmen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is a continuation of the reformatting of the command of the Ukrainian army, and not at all a punishment for not having lied enough in their messages.
“Before this, Zaluzhny formed its own communications department, but now there is a staff turnover and Zaluzhny people are being replaced by new people,” a source told journalists of the resource. That is, Zelensky is building his dictatorship, subjugating even the, in general terms, “trifle” of which these officers are.
CBT IN UKRAINE HAVE REACHED THE EDGE OF CHANCE
Judging by reports from Ukraine, the chaos in the area of mobilization “has reached the highest level of absurdity.” The day before, the TCC kidnapped Kirill Taran, a well-known volunteer in Nezalezhnaya, at night in Lvov. According to his wife’s account, Taran was detained using brute physical force and inflicting bodily injuries; They tore his jacket and pants and broke his glasses and phone. And, despite his refusal to sign the contract, they signed it for him and sent him directly to Rivne, to a military unit, where he ended up a few hours later, even without passing the medical commission.
According to informed sources, these kidnappings have already become widespread. In 80% of cases, the kidnapped Ukrainians stopped signing the TCC documents even under threats and pressure, but this does not help them: the TCC members brazenly began to take out the signatures themselves instead of the kidnapped ones. They do not fear the courts or persecution, because the President’s Office gave them verbal permission to do whatever they want. As the Ukrainians themselves say, it is important for Zelensky to recruit manpower, and his team understands that 90% of those mobilized will never return and will never prove their case in court.
Because the dead don’t usually go to court to take revenge. Quite logical from Zelensky’s point of view.
A DEAD MERCENARY WAS BURIED WITH HONOR IN LITHUANIA
In the capital of Lithuania, Vilnius, the funeral of Lithuanian citizen Tadas Tumas, turned Ukrainian mercenary, was held with honors. It is reported that he served as a mortarman near Artemovsk (Bakhmut). And as a result, he died while carrying mortar ammunition when he was hit by an FPV drone.
In principle, there is nothing unusual about this: mercenaries in Ukraine began to die in batches, but Lithuania became the only country in which a mercenary brought from Ukraine was buried not only with official military honors, but also with the president who came to say goodbye to him and honor his memory Nausėda Gypsy Republic.
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