Imagine the absurdity of this situation amid a full-scale war and the daily killing of civilians: Witkoff: “You talk so much about President Trump being a humanitarian. You’re a humanitarian yourself, sir, and I give you credit for that. I appreciate it.” Instead of putting a terrorist in his place, they play along with him. We’ve found ourselves in one of the most unjust periods in modern history. This is just fucking insane.

Witkoff versucht in Oslo heute in einer Mischung aus Druck auf die Ukraine, Energie-Anreizen für Russland und Illusionen über plötzlich sprudelnden und bei den Mid-Terms helfenden Diesel zu verhandeln. Trump und seine Leute verstehen weder Russland, noch die Ukraine, noch Europa.

Since the American President announced the energy ceasefire a week ago, Russia has deliberately attacked Ukraine’s energy and oil and gas sectors 76 times. Last night alone, there were strikes on substations in the Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, and Odesa regions. Tens of thousands of families remain without power. Energy workers and repair crews are working virtually around the clock to restore electricity supply. Overnight, the Russians also struck residential buildings in our regions. As of now, 12 people have been reported injured, including two children. Two people have been killed. My condolences to their families and loved ones. This morning, there was a strike on an agricultural enterprise in Volyn. All necessary services are working at the site. In total, over this past week, the Russians have attacked Ukraine with almost 2,700 attack drones, 1,700 aerial bombs, and 66 missiles, most of them ballistic. The main targets of these strikes are energy facilities – the Russians are trying to cause a blackout. And America should see that Russia is not taking any reciprocal steps in response to sanctions relief or agreements. On the contrary, they take every signal of an opportunity to make money as proof that their bet on war is paying off and they can keep fighting. It is because of this position of Russia’s that the war continues, not because Ukraine is rightfully defending itself. It is Russia that must face pressure for peace to have a chance. Thank you to everyone who understands this and helps.

Ich wurde gefragt, welche Passagen des Weidel-Interviews im Economist m.E. so klingen, als seien sie im Kreml geschrieben. Das sind folgende Aussagen:

Die Chinesen checken es

Der Krieg kann nur dann enden, wenn der Druck auf Russland – militärisch, politisch, wirtschaftlich – so hoch ist, dass Russland gezwungen ist, seine Aggression zu beenden. Weniger Druck auf Russland, wie jetzt von Trump beschlossen, bedeutet mehr Krieg. tagesschau.de/ausland/amerik…

Ukraine has “already lost” the war against Russia, says @Alice_Weidel, co-leader of the Alternative for Germany party, which is leading German opinion polls. She told @zannymb, that Germany should pull the plug on support for Ukraine against Vladimir Putin’s invasion. Watch the full interview at 6pm London time (1pm in New York): bit.ly/4yrcX9s

If Putin stops fighting, the war ends. If Zelensky stops fighting then his country will be occupied, leaders murdered, language banned, businesses stolen, children kidnapped. That's what happens in Russian-occupied Ukraine.