The Ukraine war thread

[jon-nyc]

Three years ago, Sen Rubio co-sponsored an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act to prohibit US recognition of Crimea as part of Russia.

[Mik]

It’s just kicking the can down the road in the vain and naive hope that the next Russian president will somehow be better.

[Renauda]

Another look at Trump’s plan. Not sure if I agree with how all facts are presented or whether “the peace deal” is a common sense approach. I still do not understand the rationale behind calling it anything other than an armistice agreement and, a tenuous armistice at that, given the political reality on the ground between Russia and Ukraine. It is an “Armistice Agreement” nothing more. Trump is only deluding himself thinking it can be anything other.

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/trump-ukraine-peace-plane/

[Mik]

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/russian-general-killed-in-car-bomb-attack-near-moscow/ar-AA1DCtHy

[Wim]

Pro-Russia American killed in Ukraine...

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/51486

[jon-nyc]

Senator Kennedy speaks

[Renauda]

Kennedy gets it, in fact, he got it all along.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Renauda said in The Ukraine war thread:

Kennedy gets it, in fact, he got it all along.

Will Trump listen?

[Renauda]

Said the spider to the fly…

negotiate with us not Washington…

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/04/30/kremlin-to-ukraine-negotiate-with-us-not-washington-a88930

[jon-nyc]

Hope it’s true and durable.

[Renauda]

Big holiday week throughout Russia this week celebrating 9 May, Victory Day. I doubt whether the mayhem will be sustained much past the weekend.