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@factforce.bsky.social@factforce.bsky.socialI'll drop this here for context;
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@kyivindependent.comReposted by @factforce.bsky.social⚡️Russia struck Kharkiv's power plant shortly after Trump announced 'energy ceasefire.’ Ukraine's Presidential Office confirmed that the attack occurred after U.S. President Donald Trump announced an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.
@factforce.bsky.socialMaybe not North Korea😂 ETO. European Treaty Organization. - USA + Ukraine And then strong industrial/defence cooperation with S. Korea, Australia and Japan. Usure though, about alliance with those states.
@bjornbert.bsky.socialReposted by @factforce.bsky.socialUkraine WILL win. It’s a choice of slowly, deadly and costly, at our current support level. Or; Quicker, cheaper and more humane, if we temporarily surge our support for Ukraine.
@factforce.bsky.social🎯🎯
@factforce.bsky.socialHere are previously categorized countries, frameworks for the project, and assessments of the concepts NEUTRAL versus OBJECTIVE👇
@factforce.bsky.socialP.S. Western, European, and NATO countries are judged more strictly in my categorization than others, because it is natural to hold allies to higher standards regarding the understanding of democracy, human rights, and agreements.
@factforce.bsky.socialA new chapter has begun.
Europe and Ukraine stand alone. Ukraine is fighting heroically, while Europe no longer has any excuses for burying its head in the sand.
Because it could always get worse👇
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@factforce.bsky.socialThis has major implications for the media, analysts, and politicians. No one can any longer maintain their credibility while claiming that the US/Trump does not support Russia.
@factforce.bsky.social▶️4: THE RED LINE HAS BEEN CROSSED.
@phillipspobrien.bsky.social writes very well about this crucial turning point here👇
Two years of charade are now over. Trump has stopped pretending he does not support the war criminal Putin.
@factforce.bsky.socialTrump is acting in direct violation of the law. Do Americans intend to accept even more law-breaking from this cruel president?
@factforce.bsky.socialThe purpose is to impose crippling sanctions on nations supporting Russia, in order to pressure Russia into accepting negotiations with Ukraine.
However, Russia maintains its maximalist demands and refuses to enter into meaningful negotiations.
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@factforce.bsky.social▶️3: American voters are being ignored.
A vast majority of the American public and Congress want tougher measures against Russia. That's why the "Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026" was recently passed.
@factforce.bsky.socialEverything the US has said publicly since then is, therefore, a charade.
Human life means nothing to Trump.
The backdrop is that Russian terrorism—and the systematic killing of civilians is terrorism—is escalating.
This matters not at all to this administration.
@factforce.bsky.social▶️2: The betrayal was premeditated.
The first ship carrying Russian diesel arrived at a US port less than 24 hours after the deal was announced. It takes weeks to sail an oil tanker from Russia to the US. This proves that the agreement was reached long ago.
@factforce.bsky.socialBut what was taking place was by no means "peace talks." Behind the backs of the other participants an agreement between the US and Russia, that significantly strengthens the latter, was announced. In other words, the meeting was a smokescreen, and Ukraine and Europe were deceived.
@factforce.bsky.social▶️1: Blatant, open betrayal.
An important meeting took place 10/09 in Miami involving the USA, Russia, Ukraine, and European states.
The agenda was to discuss how to end the war. The US Special Envoy to Russia, Steve Witkoff, described the meetings as "constructive".
@factforce.bsky.socialWe must look at the big picture and the context to understand the gravity of this situation. Here's the main issues⤵️
@factforce.bsky.socialThis issue is about a general normalization of relations between the USA and Russia.
“However, the real story here is not about diesel, it is about the US increasingly emerging as a supporter of Russia in this war”