Russian Bullshit Produces $500 million Aid Package for Ukraine 

In the wake of President Donald J. Trump’s angry condemnation of Russia’s persistent throwing bullshit on America’s foreign policies, the Senate has approved $500 million in security assistance for Ukraine within the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

The NDAA is an annual policy bill that also authorizes funding levels and provides authorities for the U.S. military. It ensures that American forces have the necessary resources to carry out their missions and is closely watched by weapons makers like Lockheed Martin Corp and Boeing Co. 

The NDAA, passed by the Senate Armed Services Committee with a vote of 26-1 on Wednesday, July 9, includes a provision to extend the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative through 2028, increasing authorized funding to $500 million from $300 million in 2025. The initiative aims to bolster Ukraine’s defense capabilities as it battles Russian forces which invaded in February 2022. It comes a week after the Pentagon temporarily paused military equipment heading Ukraine and after Trump’s calling out of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin for constantly lying about his intention to end the war against Ukraine.

At a Cabinet meeting and encounters with reporters earlier this week, Trump admitted his change of heart regarding Putin. He was quoted as saying Tuesday, July 8, that he’s “not happy” with his Russian counterpart, saying Moscow’s ongoing war in Ukraine is “killing a lot of people” on both sides. Actually, Russia’s bombardment of residential locations has killed significantly more civilians than Ukraine’s drone attacks against Russian targets.

“I'm not happy with him, I can tell you that much right now. This is killing a lot of people,” Trump said of Putin during a meeting with his Cabinet.

Trump again expressed frustration with Putin’s resistance to a peace deal, complaining that the Russian dictator was throwing “a lot of bullshit” at the US. “I’m not happy with Putin,” he said during a Cabinet meeting. “I’m very unhappy with them.”

A congressional aide said on the condition of anonymity while briefing on the bill that “It’s not nearly enough in terms of scale. But the intent is to show that we believe Ukraine requires additional support.” 

The White House confirmed the pause, though it has since disputed that one ever took place, alongside the Pentagon. Shortly after it occurred, Trump said the US would actually keep supporting Ukraine’s military.

“At President Trump’s direction, the Department of Defense is sending additional defensive weapons to Ukraine to ensure the Ukrainians can defend themselves while we work to secure a lasting peace and ensure the killing stops,” Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement.

The assistance aims to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia’s ongoing invasion, which began in 2022. Ukraine continues to face heavy drone and missile attacks. June 2025 saw the highest civilian death toll in three years, with 232 people killed, according to the UN. The US, through this bill, is continuing its long-term support for Ukraine’s defense efforts.

Trump told NBC News that Patriot air defense systems will be sent to Ukraine via NATO. “We’re going to be sending Patriots to NATO, and then NATO will distribute that,” Trump said, as quoted by the BBC. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had asked for ten such systems and had a “positive dialogue” with Trump. These systems are key to shooting down incoming Russian missiles and drones.

‘I’ll Bomb Moscow’ as Russia launches 700 Drones against Ukraine

President Donald Trump’s hitherto amicable, supportive relations with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin turned dramatically belligerent as news emerged that Trump had threatened to bomb Moscow in order to defend Ukraine.

At the same time Russia launched a record-setting 700 drones against Ukraine in its ongoing effort to defeat, subdue and return to captivity all of Ukraine.

At a Cabinet meeting and encounters with reporters this week, Trump admitted his change of heart regarding Putin.

Trump was quoted as saying Tuesday, July 8, that he’s “not happy” with his Russian counterpart, saying Moscow’s ongoing war in Ukraine is “killing a lot of people” on both sides. Actually, Russia’s bombardment of residential locations has killed significantly more civilians than Ukraine’s drone attacks against Russian targets.

"I'm not happy with him, I can tell you that much right now. This is killing a lot of people," Trump said of Putin during a meeting with his Cabinet.

Trump again expressed frustration with Putin’s resistance to a peace deal, complaining that the Russian dictator was throwing “a lot of bullshit” at the US. “I’m not happy with Putin,” he said during a Cabinet meeting. “I’m very unhappy with them.”

As we warned in the past, Trump finally acknowledged that ending the latest chapter of Russia’s war against Ukraine has “turned out to be tougher” than he expected. The principal reason is that Trump and his entourage lacked the knowledge and comprehension about the genesis of the war, i.e., Moscow’s centuries old imperial wish to defeat, occupy and subjugated Ukraine and Ukrainians.

In its article, the Associated Press noted the complexity of dealing with Russia and its leaders of any ilk: “Still, his expressing open displeasure with Putin — especially after approving a resumption of U.S. weapons to Ukraine — underscores how much Trump’s thinking on Russia and Ukraine policy has shifted since he returned to the White House in January. It also lays bare how tricky navigating the ongoing conflict has proved to be.”

The latest Cabinet meeting comments came a day after Trump said the United States will now send more weapons to Ukraine — radically reversing an earlier announcement of a pause in critical, previously approved firepower deliveries to Kyiv in the midst of concerns that America’s own military stockpiles have declined too much. The earlier decision caught free world leaders by surprise and evoked their concern and disapproval.

“We wanted (to) put defensive weapons (in). Putin is not, he’s not treating human beings right,” Trump said during the Cabinet meeting, explaining the pause’s reversal. “It's killing too many people. So, we’re sending some defensive weapons to Ukraine and I've approved that.”

Trump added emphatically: “I will say, the Ukrainians were brave. But we gave them the best equipment ever made.”

It was also revealed this week that Trump told a private gathering of donors last year that he once sought to deter Putin from attacking Ukraine by threatening to “bomb the shit out of Moscow” in retaliation, according to audio provided to CNN.

“With Putin I said, ‘If you go into Ukraine, I’m going to bomb the shit out of Moscow. I’m telling you I have no choice,’” Trump said during one 2024 fundraiser, according to the audio. “And then [Putin] goes, like, ‘I don’t believe you.’ But he believed me 10%.”

The remarks, which came as Trump made his case for a second term, were among those captured in a series of audio tapes of 2024 fundraisers in New York and Florida, which were later obtained by Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager and Isaac Arnsdorf, who detailed some of the exchanges in their new book, “2024.” The audio has not previously been aired. The Trump campaign declined to comment on the content of the tapes.

As for Russia’s latest aerial assault, at least one person has been killed after Russia launched its largest drone attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its invasion, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday.

The massive attack involved 728 drones and 13 missiles, Ukraine’s Air Force said, eclipsing the previous record number of 539 drones, set on July 4, by hundreds – but it was largely repelled, with the damage limited. One civilian in the western Ukrainian district of Khmelnytskyi suffered fatal injuries from debris from a Shahed drone, local authorities said.

The White House’s surprising policy transformation into a genuine war of words with the evil empire surely caught Putin and the free world by surprise. Hopefully it won’t be a fleeting expression of disgust but rather a major plank in America’s policies toward Ukraine and Russia.

Washington’s Capricious Behavior Threatens Ukraine’s Independence

President Donald Trump’s policy toward Ukraine can be described as unpredictable at best, but, at worse, he is doing everything possible not merely to hinder Ukraine’s ability to defend itself against Russia’s latest wave of aggression but quite obviously to help Moscow fulfill its age-old mission of subjugating and eradicating the Ukrainian nation.

Washington’s capricious behavior comes at a time when “old” Europe, the former captive nations and regional blocs have criticized President Trump for singlehandedly abandoning Ukraine and endangering not only its independence but also the freedom of the free world. To be sure, it is difficult to find a national capital that does not believe that if Ukraine falls to Russian aggression, so will other countries up to the Atlantic Ocean.

Moscow’s historical saber rattling is raising anxiety across Europe and political advisers are urging it to dramatically ramp up its defenses against a resurgent Russia, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said in an interview with The New York Times published on July 5. Rutte has been navigating NATO through a dangerous period marked by Russia’s ongoing expansionist ambitions and doubts about the reliability of the United States as an ally.

“Russia is reconstituting itself at a pace and a speed which is unparalleled in recent history,” he told the newspaper, adding that “...they are now producing three times as much ammunition in three months as the whole of NATO is doing in a year. This is unsustainable, but the Russians are working together with the North Koreans, with the Chinese and Iranians, the mullahs, in fighting this unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine.”

All of this serves as a hellish omen for the Third World War.

Rutte emphasized the interconnectedness of security across different regions, noting that a secure Arctic is vital due to increased Chinese and Russian activity, and a secure Atlantic is “crucial” for the US. “If the Arctic, if the Atlantic Ocean, if Europe is not secure, the US has a big problem,” Rutte said, arguing that Russia is ultimately aiming to attack the US, a hypothesis that should make Washington as well as Ottawa stand up and pay attention to Moscow’s intentions.

Several European countries are also independently bolstering their weapons production, stepping up military drafts and reinforcing the front line between their countries and Russia.

The Estonian Defense Forces and the Estonian Center for Defense Investments will begin constructing anti-tank ditches along Estonia’s southeastern border. The ditches are part of the Baltic Defense Line initiative, designed to halt a potential enemy military attack right from the first yards of the national border.

The anti-tank ditches will be built in Setomaa Parish, in close proximity to the Estonian-Russian border. In the future, the ditches will be integrated into a broader defensive zone – a strategically positioned network of defensive support points that will include accommodation facilities, barrier elements, storage areas and other infrastructure.

“The development of the Baltic Defense Line is progressing at a rapid pace. At the end of last year, large quantities of barbed and tripwire, dragon’s teeth, and T-Wall roadblocks arrived,” Armin Siilivask, the project manager for the Baltic Defense Line at the Estonian Center for Defense Investments, said in a statement.

“We are about to announce the procurement of concrete bunkers, and the first defense strongpoints should be completed in the autumn. The construction of these anti-tank ditches supports the overall integrity of the Baltic Defense Line.”

Kaja Kallas, former Estonian politician and vice-president of the European Commission, observed that Russia isn’t seeking peace but rather it is playing games and Russia has escalated its attacks. “The only option is to put more pressure on Russia to negotiate seriously,” she said.

Kallas also observed: “Ukraine is Europe! We stand by Ukraine. We will step up our support to Ukraine so that they can continue to fight back the aggressor. Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.”

Unfortunately, the leader of the free world still isn’t convinced that Vladimir Putin’s unending manifest destiny is to return Ukraine and Ukrainians to captivity. Russian officials have constantly accentuated this objective in private and public statements but it has fallen on Washington’s deaf ears.

Most recently Putin reiterated during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum that all of Ukraine belongs to Russia. “Where the foot of a Russian soldier steps, that is ours,” Putin stated.

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha strongly condemned Putin’s remarks as “deranged,” accusing him of disregarding US and international peace efforts. Sybiha wrote on X that Russia’s dictator was demonstrating “complete disdain” for calls to end the killing, instead discussing plans to seize more Ukrainian territory and cause further loss of life.

"Hundreds of Russian drones and ballistic missiles rained down on the Ukrainian capital. Right after Putin spoke with President Trump. And he does it on purpose. Enough of waiting! Putin clearly shows his complete disregard for the United States and everyone who has called for an end to the war."

Consequently, Trump’s belief in the merits of negotiating peace and stability in Ukraine and the evacuation of the Russian invaders is ill founded. 

Speaking at a NATO press conference in The Hague on June 25, President Trump flippantly said it was possible Russia could target other countries beside Ukraine. When asked whether Russian President Vladimir Putin has territorial ambitions beyond Ukraine, Trump replied, “it’s possible.”

“I know one thing: He (Putin) would like to settle (the war). He’d like to get out of this thing. It’s a mess for him,” he added without any explanation.

International observers have noted the cynical nature of conversations between Putin and Trump, with the Russian fuhrer toying with the American president’s naivete despite his complaints regarding Moscow’s pigheadedness. 

Even though Ukraine has successfully hit targets far inside Russia, last week Moscow deliberately carried out a massive air attack on Kyiv just hours after the phone call between Putin and Trump. “The message sounds something like this: ‘Don’t interfere and don’t help Ukraine.’ Putin still wants all of Ukraine, to have our state within Russia’s sphere of influence. And he’s trying to achieve this by striking the rear, because he can’t accomplish his objectives on the front lines,” Center for Countering Disinformation Chief Andrii Kovalenko  wrote on Telegram.

Consequently, the number of civilian deaths and casualties has been dramatically rising.

Meanwhile, the Trump Administration’s fatal decision to halt deliveries of key military aid to Ukraine has caught Ukraine and European partners off guard and prompted urgent requests for clarification, Bloomberg reported on July 2, citing unnamed sources.

The pause affects the delivery of several weapons critical to Ukraine's defense, including Patriot air defense missiles, precision-guided artillery shells, Hellfire missiles, and munitions for F-16 fighter jets.

The White House confirmed the hold, describing it as part of a broader reassessment of U.S. military stockpiles.

This stoppage will certainly encourage Russia to step up its aerial attacks against Ukrainian cities, notably residential buildings.

In addition to drones and missiles, Moscow has begun using dreaded chemicals against in its war against Ukraine. Dutch and German intelligence agencies have gathered evidence of widespread Russian use of banned chemical weapons in Ukraine, including dropping a choking agent from drones to drive soldiers out of trenches so they can be shot.

Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans called for tougher sanctions against Moscow.

“The main conclusion is that we can confirm Russia is intensifying its use of chemical weapons,” he told Reuters.

“This intensification is concerning because it is part of a trend we have been observing for several years now, where Russia’s use of chemical weapons in this war is becoming more normalized, standardized, and widespread.”

The halt has initiated debate over the future of US support for Ukraine.

Lawmakers from both parties, including Republican Congressman  Michael McCaul, expressed frustration at the lack of advance notice. “Now is the time to show Putin we mean business,” McCaul wrote on X.

Republican Congressman Joe Wilson also reacted to the halt, warning of its consequences amid Russia’s ongoing strikes.  

“As Americans begin to enjoy the sounds of fireworks in celebration of our nation’s independence, war criminal (Russian President Vladimir) Putin, who is losing his pathetic war, resorts to scorched earth tactics across Ukrainian cities that predate Moscow's existence,” Wilson wrote.

Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, the co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, castigated the decision in a post on X.

Fitzpatrick, a staunch ally of Ukraine who has previously visited the front line, said he “will be aggressively looking into this matter and will be demanding accountability.”

“We must build up our own Defense Industrial Base here in the U.S. while simultaneously providing the needed assistance to our allies who are defending their freedom from brutal invading dictators. To not do both is unacceptable,’ the Congressman added.

In a letter to Trump about the reported halt of air defense deliveries, Fitzpatrick requested an emergency briefing from the White House and DOD on the shipments.

“Ukraine’s courage must continue to be met with action, and the United States must continue to lead with clarity and purpose,” Fitzpatrick wrote.

Fortunately, there is a lone voice in support of Ukraine emanating from Washington. Trump’s selection to be the top US general in Europe told senators that he believes Ukraine can win its war against Russia.

“I think Ukraine can win,” Air Force Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich said during his Senate nomination hearing. “I think any time your own homeland is threatened, you fight with a tenacity that’s difficult for us to conceive of.”

Certainly, this war is far from over. Ukraine is making regular successful aerial, naval and ground strikes against Russian military and commercial targets deep in enemy territory. However, for the safety and security of Ukraine and the free world, this war must come to a conclusion with Ukraine’s victory and Russia’s evacuation from all 24 oblasts of Ukraine as well as Crimea.

Civilian Casualties Increase, Says UN

Civilian Casualties in Ukraine Sharply Increased, UN Reports

Civilian casualties and violations in Ukraine have significantly escalated in recent months, including a sharp rise in often deadly drone attacks, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report published on Monday, June 30.

This is the UN’s polite diplomatic way of stating that the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has led to a sharp increase in the number of Ukrainian men, women and children killed as a result of Russian attacks. In recent months, Russians have resorted to targeting civilian apartment buildings, homes and shopping centers in hopes of demoralizing the population. In many instances, Russian commanders have kept their incompetent infantry away from street-to-street battles. Ukrainian soldiers have been successful in keeping the Russians at bay. Except, unfortunately, when small groups of Russian soldiers have separated from their main force and embarked on a killing spree of Ukrainian civilians.

The report covers the period from December 1, 2024, to May 31, 2025, during which 986 civilians were killed and 4,807 injured – a 37% increase compared to the same period the previous year.

“The war in Ukraine – now in its fourth year – is becoming increasingly deadly for civilians,” said Danielle Bell, head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU).

“We continue to document patterns of violence that are inconsistent with obligations under international humanitarian law.”

 

Concern over use of short-range drones

Most casualties occurred in areas under Ukrainian government control, primarily due to Russian attacks using long-range explosive weapons in populated areas and short-range drones near frontline locations.

Nearly half of all casualties were caused by missiles, loitering munitions and air-dropped bombs in densely populated areas, the report stated. At least three attacks involved the use of missiles with fragmentation warheads which detonated above ground and scattered fragments across large open areas, killing and injuring many civilians at once.

The use of short-range drones is driving the rise in civilian casualties, the report said. OHCHR verified that 207 civilians were killed and 1,365 injured in these attacks.

Among the deadliest incidents was a Russian drone strike on a civilian bus transporting employees of a mining company to work in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Eight women and two men were killed, and 57 people were injured.

“The high number of civilian casualties from the use of short-range drones, which allow operators to see their targets in real time, raises grave concerns,” Bell said “Our findings strongly suggest a failure to distinguish between civilian and military targets, and to take all feasible precautions to verify the military nature of those targets – or worse, an intentional decision not to.”

During the same period, Russian forces struck at least five hospitals directly. Some of the attacks used multiple loitering munitions, suggesting potential deliberate targeting of the hospitals in violation of international humanitarian law.

Prisoners of war

Serious violations against prisoners of war (POWs) also remain a major concern, according to the report. OHCHR documented credible allegations that at least 35 Ukrainian POWs were executed during the reporting period.

Staff interviewed 117 recently released Ukrainian POWs and two detained medical personnel, nearly all of whom described being tortured and ill-treated in captivity. This included severe beatings, electric shocks, sexual violence, dog attacks, and deliberate humiliation, often carried out by personnel wearing balaclavas to conceal their identities.

Bell said the continued brutalization of Ukrainian prisoners of war is not only inhumane, but a serious violation of international law. “These are not isolated incidents - they point to well-documented patterns of widespread and systematic torture that demand urgent and unambiguous accountability, and measures toward prevention,” she said.

Rights concerns in Russian-occupied areas

The report highlights ongoing human rights concerns with Ukrainian civilians unlawfully detained by Russian authorities, predominantly in occupied territory. People who have been released described torture, ill-treatment, and dire conditions of detention.

Ukrainians in occupied territory faced increased coercion to adopt Russian citizenship. OHCHR documented over 16,000 homes listed by Russian occupation authorities as potentially “abandoned” and therefore at risk of being confiscated.

Displaced residents faced severe legal and logistical obstacles, as well as security risks, to reclaim their property.

Ukrainian children recruited

Another issue covered in the report is the recruitment and use of Ukrainian children “for sabotage activities of increasing gravity against Ukrainian military objectives.”

The children reportedly were recruited by unidentified actors, likely affiliated with Russia, according to Ukrainian law enforcement authorities. Some of these youngsters were killed or injured, while others are facing prosecution after being enticed via social media to commit arson or plant explosives.

“Using children to commit acts of sabotage or violence exploits their vulnerability and endangers their lives,” Ms. Bell said. “It compounds their suffering by exposing them to violence, coercion, and harsh legal consequences.”

OHCHR also voiced concern over the situation of older people, mainly women, as well as persons with

Many are unable to evacuate due to poverty and limited housing options, while those who can often face long stays in shelters that lack appropriate facilities, or they are placed in institutional settings due to the absence of suitable alternatives.

 

 

 

Child abductions by Russians

Child Abduction: A Vile Crime that can’t Go Unpunished

We’ve been reading hair-raising accounts about the horrendous abductions of Ukrainian children — in many cases infants and toddlers — by marauding Russian cutthroats in uniforms since they invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Each story is worse than the preceding one.

One reason that has been offered is that the Russians want the population of Ukraine to be decreased with little chance of recouping the losses. Sort of a modern version of the Holodomor that killed 7-10 million Ukrainians in 1932-33.

What is most diabolical about his crime against humanity is that it has been sanctioned by Russia’s dictator Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, commissioner of children’s rights in Putin’s office. Both were convicted by the International Criminal Court, a UN agency, in March 2023.

The Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL), ran under the auspices of the Yale School of Public Health, estimates that Russian authorities may be holding as many as 35,000 children abducted from occupied Ukrainian territory.  It the actual number is unknown.

Experts believe some children have been illegally adopted by Russian families, transferred to “youth military camps,” or placed in boarding schools, forcing desperate Ukrainian parents to travel to Russia in search of their kids. The abducted children have also been forcibly taught to speak Russian and adopt a range of Russian habits while disavowing their native Ukrainian heritage.

An initiative Bring Kids Back has so far helped return 1,366 children, though researchers estimate that tens of thousands may still be illegally held in Russia or on occupied territories.

The HRL at Yale identified the abducted children through an analysis of databases, family ties, official documents, and satellite images. HRL director Nathaniel Raymond described the kidnappings as potentially one of the biggest crimes against children since World War II.

“This is likely the largest child abduction in war since WWII—comparable to the Germanification of Polish children by the Nazis,” he said. “Taking a child from one ethnic or national group and making them part of another ethnic or national group – that’s a war crime.”

In addition to other Russian war crimes against Ukraine, ripping a child away from its mother deserves the condemnation of all international organizations like the United Nations and all people of good will. There is no explanation or exoneration for stealing children. After Ukraine defeats Russia, it cannot be allowed to sneak away unpunished.

Putin Declares all of Ukraine is Russia; No Peace in Store; Is Declaration of War Next?

The latest astounding declaration by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin tops all others pronounced since 1999, when he can to power in the Evil Empire, coming in the wake of Ukraine’s brilliant clandestine attack against distant Russian airfields and internal calls for Putin to declare war on Ukraine.

It’s time that the free world and especially the current occupants of the White House, President Donald J. Trump and his team of Russophiles understand that there is no negotiating with Putin about Ukraine or any other former captive nation, there is no withdrawal of Russian murders from Ukraine, Putin and his army of cutthroats have not committed any war crimes, and Putin’s diabolical plans for Ukraine are rock solid, there will be no peace as long as the Kremlin exists.

Social media were abuzz Friday, June 20, when news appeared around Putin proclaiming his imperial doctrine at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum that Russia claims as its own the entire territory of Ukraine that was stepped upon by Russian soldiers’ feet, reported UNIAN.

This quote was immediately followed by a comparison with a similar citation from Nazi archives of World War Two: The German soldier will remain wherever his foot steps.

“There’s an old rule: wherever the foot of a Russian soldier steps, that is ours,” Putin said in response to a question about where the Russian army might stop in Ukraine. Then he repeated his oft repeated falsehood that Ukrainians and Russians are “one people” and stressing that, in that sense, “all of Ukraine is ours.”

President Trump, the Kremlin’s apologist, publicly stated many times that despite Russian drones and missiles exploding in Ukrainian residential neighborhoods, taking their toll of human lives, he believes contrary to all evidence that Putin wants peace. Recently, he repeated the same pro-Russian litany, saying he thinks Russia wants to end the war but might be “dragging their feet” on taking decisive action. 

Speaking at the annual economic forum, Putin insisted that Ukraine must become a non-aligned, non-nuclear, and neutral state, in other words, defenseless, exposed and aligned with Moscow. These statements substantiate the Kremlin’s refusal to seek a just peace but rather expose the true eternal goal of all Russian tsarist, soviet and putinist leaders: Ukraine’s complete subjugation.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a post on Telegram: “Yesterday, Putin put on a performance, particularly for the United States too, and he spoke completely openly. Yes, he wants all of Ukraine – and he had wanted it not just for four years, not just since 2014, but long before that, because he himself was shaped that way by Russian imperialism. And when he speaks about Ukraine and something else about Russian soldiers’ boots on the ground, he is also speaking about Belarus, the Baltic states, Moldova, the Caucasus, countries like Kazakhstan, and every place on Earth that Russian killers can reach. Putin’s power ends where Russian killers’ capabilities end.

“Of course, Ukraine will defend itself. Everyone in the world must choose where they stand. On our part, we in Ukraine have adopted a number of new decisions, taking into account the frankness of the Russian murderers who openly declare that they do not intend to stop.”

Putin’s admission to re-subjugate all of Ukraine comes in the wake of a weeklong nighttime Russian barrage of Ukrainian cities, considered by many one of the most savage since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

At least one person was killed in Ukraine Friday night as Russia continued its unrelenting attacks. A barrage of more than 20 Russian drones rained down on residential areas in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa and the northeastern city of Kharkiv overnight, according to officials. One civilian was killed and almost two dozen were injured, including two girls — 12 and 17-years-old — and three emergency workers.

The strikes sparked fires that caused the partial collapse of a four-story apartment building and tore through the upper floors of a 23-story high-rise, leading to the evacuation of about 600 residents.

The death toll kept rising last week across Ukraine. Civilians were killed in Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kherson and Sumy regions, local authorities said. Russia launched 58 drones at Ukraine overnight on Wednesday, June 18, 30 of which were shot down, the Ukrainian Air Force said.

The fresh strikes came as Ukraine marked a day of mourning on Wednesday after what Volodymyr Zelensky described as one of the worst attacks on Kyiv since the war began. At least 23 people were killed across Ukraine overnight on Tuesday, including 21 in Kyiv.

Russia continues to pose a direct threat to the European Union through acts of sabotage and cyberattacks, but its massive military spending suggests that Putin also plans to use his armed forces elsewhere in the future, the EU’s top diplomat warned on Wednesday.

The free world cannot forget about Ukraine or abandon it. Kaja Kallas, a European official of Estonian descent, said Europe must do “more for Ukraine, for our own security too.” Speaking during a debate in the European Parliament last Wednesday June 18, she continued: “To quote my friend Nato secretary general Mark Rutte: if we don’t help Ukraine further, we should all start learning Russian.” The obvious implication is that Russia will continue to fulfill its manifest destiny of subjugating all of Europe.

“Russia is already a direct threat to the European Union,” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said. She listed a series of Russian airspace violations, provocative military exercises, and attacks on energy grids, pipelines and undersea cables.

Kallas noted that Russia is already spending more on defense than the EU’s 27 nations combined, and this year will invest more “on defense than its own health care, education and social policy combined.”

Putin is said to be facing renewed calls to “declare war” on Ukraine following Kyiv’s audacious “Spider Web” drone attacks on four air bases deep inside Russia. Ukraine estimates more than 40 Russian bombers were damaged in the attacks by Ukraine’s SBU security service after drones were smuggled into the country and launched from trucks. Inside the Kremlin, there was “shock and outrage,” according to a high-ranking official. Among Russia’s hardline nationalist elite, there is reportedly a growing feeling that the Putin has not gone far enough in Ukraine and should formally declare war. There are calls for Russia to recruit a million more men and take out the Ukrainian government with daily strikes on Kyiv, reports The Telegraph, which spoke to Kremlin insiders, on the condition of anonymity, over whether the Ukrainian attacks could prompt further escalation by Russia.

You may be wondering why President Trump took such a bold, albeit necessary step against Iran, which is also supplying airborne ordinance for Russia to use against Ukraine, and he won’t help Ukraine bomb Russia to end its devastating war against Ukraine. Sadly, Moscow is Trump’s patron and advocate, Putin is his buddy.

Next They’ll be Cheering ‘For He’s a Jolly Good Fella” on Hitler’s Birthday

President Trump’s team Inside the Beltway is confused about which side United States of America is supposed to support. Or perhaps the officials never considered favoring Ukraine and President Zelenskyy on any occasion over Evil Empire called Russia and its dictator Vladimir Putin.

It defies America’s 250-year commitment to democracy and human rights. It defies the principles set down by Thomas Jefferson, Bejamin Franklin, John Adams, George Washington and the other Founding Fathers.

Recognizing a country like Russia that is led by Putin, a perpetrator of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, is a mockery of American values! The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for  Putin, and his comrade-in-crimes Maria Lvova-Belova, Russian commissioner for children’s rights, for the war crime of unlawful deportation and transfer of Ukrainian children during the Russo-Ukraine War. The warrant against Putin is the first against the leader of a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.

The United States oddly began recognizing Russia Day on June 12, 1992. This date commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) on June 12, 1990, a misnomer if there ever was one. The RSFSR later became the Russian Federation, which substantiates the explanation of some that a country called “Russia” doesn’t exist in any directory. You can’t point to borders of Russia like you can to Ukraine and the United States.

According to one flawed explanation, Russia Day commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the RSFSR in 1990 – sovereignty from what, itself? – and the subsequent first free and fair elections in 1991 – yes, at the point of a bayonet. Official sources falsely claim that these events marked significant steps towards the establishment of the modern Russian Federation and the principles of independence, freedom, and the rule of law—as the handful of dissidents. The U.S. uses the bogus holiday to reaffirm its desire for peace and mutually beneficial relations with Russia. 

Regardless of the hypocrisy imbued in these words, today, Secretary of State Marco Rubio displayed macabre fawning over the Russian people on this occasion.

“On behalf of the American people, I want to congratulate the Russian people on Russia Day.

“The United States remains committed to supporting the Russian people as they continue to build on their aspirations for a brighter future. We also take this opportunity to reaffirm the United States’ desire for constructive engagement with the Russian Federation to bring about a durable peace between Russia and Ukraine. It is our hope that peace will foster more mutually beneficial relations between our countries,” Rubio said.

First of all, there is no evidence that the so-called Russian people, which are not a singular people but rather a mishmash of Euro-Asian tribes, seek a democratic Russia, which has also never existed, or oppose Russia’s war against Ukraine and the murder of innocent, unarmed Ukrainian men, women and children. They even don’t care that one million of their citizens in uniforms have been killed in their war. If they’re to convince the free world that they are different, they must renounce and denounce Putin/Russia.

Furthermore, a rabid anti-Ukrainian mentality lives in the souls and hearts of all Russians which keeps them from pushing to end the war that they again resumed.

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha‎ castigated countries that extended good wishes to Moscow, as Rubio congratulated the Russian people on Russia Day.

No senior U.S. official before Rubio had congratulated Russia on its national day since the Kremlin began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. No other allied Western leaders have done so this year either.

Sybiha said at a meeting in Rome that it was “particularly unpleasant” for him to read “the public congratulations from certain countries to the Russian aggressor,” though he did not specifically name the countries in question.

By the way, for the diplocrats in Foggy Bottom, get your voices in tune for a hearty rendition of “For he’s a jolly good fella” on Hitler’s birthday April 20, and the establishment of the Nazi Party on February 20.