i agree, and have said so before:

"#IMF believes funding #Ukraine now is more cost-effective for partners than to risk its defeat"

essentially: forget the moral arguments

not that morality doesn't matter, but you don't even need morality to make a coherent argument to support ukraine

if #russia wins the next step will be much more expensive for the #west than stopping russia in ukraine

#europe, it's on you now

the #usa just went full clown dementia

pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/11…

#ukrainewar

IMF believes funding Ukraine now is more cost-effective for partners than to risk its defeat

Ukraine has demonstrated that it is a reliable borrower with a sound debt repayment plan, making it more advantageous for its partners to provide funding now and prevent Ukraine’s defeat in the war.

^{Artur Kryzhnyi (Ukrainska Pravda)}

#analysis

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 The use of what #Putin said was a ballistic missile with multiple warheads in offensive combat is a clear departure from decades of the Cold War doctrine of deterrence.

Ballistic missiles with multiple warheads, known as “multiple independently targeted reentry vehicles,” or MIRVs, have never been used to strike an enemy, experts say.

edition.cnn.com/2024/11/22/eur…

#ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar

Anti war Russian ballet star dancer falls from 5th floor window. Drugs blamed but let’s get real:

“Shklyarov condemned Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in a now-deleted Instagram post from March 2022, declaring his opposition to “all kinds of military actions.”

“It is impossible to watch everything that is happening today without tears,” Shklyarov wrote.

In contrast to Olga Smirnova, a star ballerina of the Bolshoi Ballet who fled Russia and moved to Europe, Shklyarov continued performing in Russia and refrained from further commenting on the war.”
#russia #russiaUkraineWar #ukraine #putin
theguardian.com/stage/2024/nov…

Vladimir Shklyarov, Russian ballet star, dies aged 39 after falling from building

St Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theatre says dancer was taking painkillers for an injury and fell from fifth floor

^{Sian Cain (The Guardian)}

Legendary heavy metal band Metallica shared a video of a performance by Taras Stoliar, a Ukrainian Defender and bandura player.

Taras performed the Nothing Else Matters song on a bandura.

Taras Stoliar is one of the members of the Cultural Forces led by Mykola Serga. Taras used to work as a member of the electronic band ONUKA, but now serves in the 112th Separate Brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO

Since the tankies seem to be coming out again, a reminder:

👉 If Russia stops fighting, there will no longer be a war.

👉 If Ukraine stops fighting, there will no longer be an Ukraine.

#Ukraine #Russia #RussiaUkraineWar

🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Russia says Ukraine fired 6 U.S.-made ATACMS at the Bryansk region, days after Biden policy shift

"KYIV, Ukraine -
Ukraine fired six U.S.-made ATACMS missiles at Russia's Bryansk region, Russia's Defense Ministry said Tuesday, days after U.S. President Joe Biden eased restrictions on Ukrainian use of American-made weapons in the war that has reached its 1,000-day milestone.
Ukraine claimed it hit a military weapons depot in Bryansk in the middle of the night, though it didn't specify what weapons it used. The Ukrainian General Staff said that multiple explosions and detonation were heard in the targeted area."

#News #Ukraine #US #War #Russia

ctvnews.ca/world/russia-says-u…

Moscow says Ukraine fired 6 U.S.-made longer-range missiles into Russia

Ukraine fired six American-supplied longer-range missiles at Russia's Bryansk region, Moscow said Tuesday, in what would be Kyiv's first use of the weapons inside Russia in 1,000 days of war.

^CTVNews

🇷🇺 Putin signs new Russian nuclear doctrine after Biden's arms decision for Ukraine

"Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a revised nuclear doctrine declaring that a conventional attack on Russia by any nation that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack on his country.
The signing of the doctrine, which says that any massive aerial attack on Russia could trigger a nuclear response, demonstrates Putin's readiness to tap the country's nuclear arsenal to force the West to back down as Moscow presses a slow-moving offensive in Ukraine."

#News #Russia
#US #Ukraine #EU #Canada #War

ctvnews.ca/world/putin-signs-n…

Putin lowers the threshold for using his nuclear arsenal after Biden's arms decision for Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday formally lowered the threshold for Russia's use of its nuclear weapons, a move that follows U.S.

^CTVNews

BREAKING NEWS 🚨

The underwater fiber-optic communication cable C-Lion-1, the only one connecting Finland with Central Europe, has been cut!

It is 1,200 kilometers long and runs close to the Russian gas pipeline Nord Stream.

The cable is torn. The cause is unknown. An investigation is currently underway.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky #war #Breaking #BreakingNews

RUSSIAN CIVIL WAR?

Has the "Caucasian Repartition" Begun? An Assassination Attempt Has Been Made on the Former Deputy Prime Minister of Ingushetia

In the Moscow region, an unknown person fired four bullets at Sherip Alikhadzhiev. He survived, but is in hospital in serious condition.

As is known, yesterday Kadyrov declared a blood feud against Senator Suleiman Kerimov and State Duma deputies Bekkhan Barakhoev and Rizvan Kurbanov.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia

🇷🇺 🇺🇦 A Russian ballistic missile struck a residential building in Sumy on the evening of 17 November. It is reported that 8 people were killed.

pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/11…

#ukraine #russia #russianwarcrimes

Russians hit residential building in Sumy with ballistic missile: 10 people killed, more than 50 injured – photos, videos

A Russian ballistic missile struck a residential building in Sumy on the evening of 17 November. Ten people are reported to have been killed, including two children, and more than 50 were injured.

^{KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO (Ukrainska Pravda)}

The “Dove of Peace” Sent Us Yet Another Barrage of “Kinzhal” and “Kalibr” Missiles; That’s His Diplomacy – Address by the President #Zelenskyy of #Ukraine 17.11.2024

Extract
Today, there’s a lot of talk in the media about us receiving permission for respective actions. But strikes are not carried out with words. Such things are not announced. Missiles will speak for themselves. They certainly will.

president.gov.ua/en/news/golub…

#Biden Allows #Ukraine to Strike Russia With Long-Range U.S. Missiles

With two months left in office, the president for the first time authorized the Ukrainian military to use the system known as ATACMS to help defend its forces in the Kursk region of #Russia.

🎁 nytimes.com/2024/11/17/us/poli…

"No-one will stop putin with phone calls. The attack last night, one of the biggest in this war, has proved that telephone diplomacy cannot replace real support from the whole West for #Ukraine"

- #Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk

(Thank you, Donald Tusk for putting Olaf Scholz straight)

ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/…

No-one to stop Putin with phone calls – Tusk

No-one in the world can stop Russian leader Vladimir Putin simply by calling him. — Ukrinform.

^Ukrinform

German Chancellor Olaf #Scholz is staking his political future on what he frames as his cautious approach to #Ukraine.

In a speech to parliamentarians on Wednesday, Scholz said he stands by his decision not to supply #Kyiv with long-range missiles that could be used to strike Russian territory, claiming the approach helped avoid escalating the war.

politico.eu/article/olaf-schol…

#Germany #EU #Russia

Scholz stakes reelection bid on his ‘prudent’ Ukraine policy

With an early election coming in February, the German chancellor is depicting himself as the safe choice for preventing an escalation of the war.

^{Nette Nöstlinger (POLITICO)}

This gives me hope for #Ukraine:

Trump has picked Mike Waltz as his National Security Advisor, and he is not some ignorant MAGA politician but a combat-decorated Green Beret who served in Afghanistan.

Waltz has written several articles demanding more Ukraine aid from both the US and Europe.

Interesting quotes:

"Doing nothing in the face of aggression is how World War III will eventually start."

"Stopping Russia before it draws NATO and therefore the U.S. into war is the right thing to do."

Here's the Historical context of appeasement in Europe. One of those things we actually learned when I was in High School.

#WWII #Europe #NATO #RussiaUkraine
#Ukraine #Russia #Appeasement #israel
#gaza @hanse_mina

#Ukraine military warning of expansion of #Russia offensive into south of country

“The Russians have been preparing for some time, for several weeks, to conduct assault operations in several directions, specifically in the #Zaporizhzhia direction"

#UkraineWar

#UkraineWar, Day 994: #Russia Kills Mother and Her 3 Children in #KryvyiRih

#Ukraine #RussiaWarCrimes

eaworldview.com/2024/11/ukrain…

themoscowtimes.com/2024/11/11/…

"Russia Faces a Wave of Bankruptcies as Borrowing Costs Skyrocket"

#russia is on a devastating decline

any "peace" deal (meaning surrender, no peace without justice) in #ukrainewar gives russia time to recover

if you aren't airhead naive, take a wild crazy guess what russia will do after it recovers 🤔🤔🤔

#usa just died in regards to any international legitimacy, so it's all on you #europe:

give #ukraine everything

the pressure is working. slowly. but it is working

Russia Faces a Wave of Bankruptcies as Borrowing Costs Skyrocket

Russian businesses are bracing themselves for a financial crunch that could put many of them out of business.

^{Ben Aris for bne IntelliNews (The Moscow Times)}

Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

After an explosion blew out the windows of Maria's Kyiv coffee shop, she shook off the glass and got back to work.

In #Ukraine, coffee shops have become a symbol of resilience, and they are only becoming more popular.

Russians have started using #Shahed-136 kamikaze drones with a new thermobaric warhead.

When the drone hits, a flammable mixture is sprayed, which ignites in an instant and creates a fireball with a burning temperature of ~2500 degrees Celsius.

t.me/operativnoZSU/162647

#Ukraine #Russia

#Trump #Kamala #USA #USPol #UK #Brexit #Labour #Starmer #UKPol #Putin #Ukraine

🚨*Shots Fired by Macron!*🚨

Following the stunning, but unwanted Trump victory, President Macron outlines his future vision for the #EU & #Europe

He acknowledges that Europe can no longer rely on America for its military security & economic stability, & that the EU needs to stand on its own 2 feet & see #America & #China as rivals

North Koreans are fighting #Europeans in Europe, for a Trump backed #Russian dictator

“The #Biden administration has lifted a de facto ban on American military contractors deploying to #Ukraine to help the country’s military maintain and repair US-provided weapons systems, particularly F16 fighter jets and Patriot air defense systems, an official with direct knowledge of the plan told CNN.”

cnn.com/2024/11/08/politics/bi…

#Ukraine finds US, German, Swiss parts in russian new stealth drone Okhotnik despite sanctions

A rare russian drone valued at $15 million met its end in Donetsk Oblast, revealing moscow’s continued access to restricted Western technology.

euromaidanpress.com/2024/11/08…

Ukraine finds US, German, Swiss parts in Russian new stealth drone Okhotnik despite sanctions - Euromaidan Press

A rare Russian drone valued at $15 million met its end in Donetsk Oblast, revealing Moscow's continued access to restricted Western technology.

^{Yevheniia Martyniuk (Euromaidan Press)}

The #US will send #Ukraine the full $6 billion in outstanding military aid before President-elect Donald #Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20, Deputy #Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina #Singh said at a briefing on Nov. 7.

Ukraine will receive $4 billion under the Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA), which pulls weapons from U.S. stocks, and $2 billion from the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI).

kyivindependent.com/ukraine-to…

#Russia

Ukraine to receive $6 billion in US military aid before Trump's term begins, Pentagon confirms

When asked if the U.S. had enough weapons stockpiled to get shipments to Ukraine before Trump's inauguration, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said Washington was "confident" it could keep its commitments to Kyiv.

^{Abbey Fenbert (The Kyiv Independent)}