Former CIA intelligence analyst Larry Johnson and aide to former Secretary of State Colin Powell, Col. Larry Wilkerson on the Ukraine peace proposals and the prospects for a wider war
It is increasing clear that ordinary Ukrainians have lost interest in the war. The Ukrainian Army is plagued by a severe manpower shortage, compounded by thousands of desertions. Zelensky’s corrupt regime no longer has any support and the only people keen on the war are NATO countries. Indeed, if Putin wants to end the war he may have to confront NATO itself. Is that the plan?
Trump pushes Ukraine to make major concessions on land, size of armed forces and weapons
According to one U.S. official, Ukraine is likely to lose the territory anyways if the war continues so “it is in Ukraine’s interest to reach a deal now.”
Moscow has seen a surge in interest among overseas buyers in its weapons systems, following a spate of successful interceptions by Russia’s air defenses. In the latest incident, Russian S-400 missiles successfully intercepted four state of the art U.S. ATACMS missiles fired from Ukraine into Russia
The German defence minister echoes many other leaders in the West who are warning of a possible Russian attack. They do so even as they arm and equip their Ukrainian proxies and NATO deploys ever further east; almost as if they were trying to provoke a Russian strike.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has proposed plans to transform the German army into Europe’s most powerful, ostensibly to deal with a threat posed by Russia
Two of Zelensky’s associates and business partners have fled Ukraine after a scheme involving kickbacks of $100 in energy sector contracts was uncovered. Both Timur Mindic and his business partner Aleksandr Zukerman are thought to have fled to Israel
Nearly 100,000 young men fled Ukraine amid rising conscription pressure, as Kiev struggles with troop shortages and dwindling public support for the war
Under cover of dense fog, Russian forces ride motorcycles into the city of Pokrovsk – once described as the last fortress of Donbass – as Ukrainian defences collapse
The fall of Donbass looks imminent as these videos illustrate. The Western mainstream media is pointedly ignoring them, which come via Indian media
As the situation worsens in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky may be preparing to flee — not to Poland, but to the UK, which has provided him with protection and a future residence permit.