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On Thursday morning, my Ukrainian family had to hide in a basement as bombs landed near their homes.
This is the most emotional piece I will ever have to write. Russia’s invasion is inflicting awful pain on everyday people - my family are suffering. 🇺🇦
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If true, this article includes explosive details of a very favourable Ukrainian peace deal laughed at by Andriy Yermak. Well worth reading and makes you wonder about some of the peace offers Trump may be referring…
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Any fans of a football autobiography, James McClean’s is going to be well worth a read.
Will still see pro-Russian accounts shreek about how NATO started the war.
Putin on Ukraine:
The lands lost by Kyiv are not "their territory"; they are historically Russian lands.
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Kyiv predates Moscow by centuries, and southern/eastern Ukraine was ruled by the Cossack Hetmanate and Crimean Khanate long before 18th-century Russian Imperial annexation. In 1991, every Ukrainian region voted overwhelmingly for independence, recognized by Russia 1994.
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Sean Pollock retweeted
Three waves of ballistic missiles have been launched at Kyiv by Russian “humanitarians” since yesterday evening. They used 21 missiles. Unfortunately, numerous sites across the city have been hit and damaged: ordinary residential buildings, energy facilities, infrastructure at one of the railway stations and the metro, shopping malls, and businesses. Even a monastery is among the damaged sites. Our emergency services are working at all the affected locations. Twelve of our regions came under Russian attack overnight. In Kyiv and across the regions, 34 people were injured, including five children. As of now, two people have been confirmed killed. My condolences to their families and loved ones.
Almost immediately after another round of talks, Russia launched a pointed attack. This means there has been no real change in its attitude toward everything that is happening. It is important to keep trying to find the right solutions to end this war. But when Russia responds to negotiations with ballistic missiles, real pressure on Russia is needed to bring about different steps – steps toward ending the killing. Stronger air defenses and the rapid delivery of missiles, the ability to destroy ballistic missile launchers, sanctions over the war – all of this must be in place. I am grateful to everyone who sees the situation for what it is and acknowledges the reality. The aggressor deserves to be treated accordingly. Ukraine deserves support. People's lives deserve protection. Thank you to everyone who stands with Ukraine!
Sean Pollock retweeted
"Zelensky is suddenly talking about ending the war"
Jack, you have no clue what you are talking about. Here are NINE deals Ukraine has agreed to that Russia has rejected since 03/2025.
Ukraine said YES. Russia said NO.
1. Mar 11, 2025, Jeddah (US plan)
30-day ceasefire on land, sea and air.
Ukraine: accepted. Russia: "in principle," then demanded a halt to Western arms and Ukraine's mobilization first.
2. Mar 25, 2025, Black Sea truce
Safe shipping in the Black Sea.
Ukraine: agreed. Russia: tied it to lifting sanctions on its farm bank.
3. Apr 2025, no strikes on civilians
Both sides stop hitting civilian targets.
Ukraine: proposed. Russia: ignored it and declared a 30-hour Easter truce on its own.
4. May 12, 2025, Kyiv summit
30-day unconditional ceasefire, backed by France, UK, Germany and Poland.
Ukraine: accepted. Russia: refused and offered talks instead.
5. May–Jun 2025, Istanbul
30+ day ceasefire, a leaders' meeting, all-for-all prisoner swap.
Russia: offered a 2–3 day pause, or a ceasefire only if Ukraine gave up four regions.
6. Aug 2025, before the Alaska summit
Freeze the front line, then negotiate.
Ukraine and Europe: backed it. Russia: rejected it.
7. Late 2025 to Feb 2026, the 20-point US framework
Freeze the lines, security guarantees, limits on Ukraine's army.
Ukraine: helped write it, called it "90% ready." Lavrov: "a document no one gave us."
8. Oct 11–12, 2026, 60-day election ceasefire and energy truce
Ukraine: proposed the 60 days and accepted the energy truce.
Kremlin: "We do not want a ceasefire." Russia hit six Ukrainian energy sites the next day.
9. Sep 23, 2026: 51 UN member states said Ukraine had agreed to an unconditional ceasefire and called on Russia to do the same. Russia still hasn't.
A reminder, President Zelenskyy has called for a ceasefire on the current frontlines repeatedly. This is not new, no matter what you are reading today from Pro-Trump/Russian accounts.
Sean Pollock retweeted
Russians have just struck Kyiv six times with ballistic missiles.
Great progress in the negotiations, as Witkoff says!
Sean Pollock retweeted
Photo reveals Ukrainian mom, baby killed in drone strike at park: 'Unspeakable grief' trib.al/7t98jCd
It’s get worse.
BREAKING: President Trump provides a stark warning over Ukraine, demanding President Zelenskyy negotiate an end to the conflict while blasting the hundreds of billions sent overseas by the United States.
"Ukraine has to want to settle this war. Zelenskyy has to want to settle this war. And if he doesn't, I think it's going to be a very bad thing."
"We've got nothing back other than high diesel... We have given probably- possibly more money to Ukraine that almost anybody over the years, hundreds of billions of dollars."
This is what Trump enables.
Sean Pollock retweeted
Russia kills Ukrainian 1-year-old in stroller during strike on park - as civilian deaths surge 85% trib.al/1HflI0d
Sean Pollock retweeted
Today, russia struck a public park in Nova Vodolaha, Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, killing six people: three women, one man, and two little girls born in 2015 and 2025.
Fifteen others were injured, including seven children.
For President Trump, apparently, this is what “they haven’t been doing much” looks like.
Meanwhile the U.S. is still withholding approval for deliveries of Patriot interceptor missiles that have already been contracted and paid for by Ukraine’s allies.
Sean Pollock retweeted
Putin’s forces killed a baby in her stroller on a playground. Her name was Angelina.
She was just over a year old when a Russian Shahed drone struck a park in Kharkiv region.
Her mother, Inna, later died in hospital. An 11-year-old girl was also killed. Six people died in total, while 14 others, including six children, were injured.
Orwellian. No words.
Trump: "Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine. They haven't been doing much."
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Trump's remarks were made the same day Russia conducted a drone strike killing six civilians including children in a Kharkiv region park, plus missile and energy infrastructure attacks leaving hundreds of thousands without power.
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Sean Pollock retweeted
The russians have just murdered a baby and two adults in a park in the Kharkiv region, injuring seven more children and seven adults.
Is this what America now supports? Child murderers?
russia is cancer. Its accomplices are metastases.
Sean Pollock retweeted
At the funeral of one of the Ukrainian kids murdered by Russians this week, while the U.S. hobbled the country's defenses.
Elizaveta Sorochyshyna, age 6.
Relatives and friends left stuffed toys near her coffin.
Elizaveta was one of three children among the 23 people killed by russians that day.
