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🔥🤦♂️ Trump’s diplomacy in a nutshell: "Hey, I just met your worst enemy—great guy, loves you!"
"We came from Saudi Arabia where we have another great man over there, a friend of yours. You two guys get along so well and like each other," the US president said.
🇫🇷🗣 Macron and his train buddies are in a panic this morning — Florian Philippot
"Trump has made it known that he does not want Zelensky to attend the next NATO Summit in the Netherlands at the end of June! Unlike what happened under Biden," the leader of the French Patriots party said.
🚨 The US just added a new twist to the Ukraine peace plan — they want to restart the Russia-NATO Council
The council, established in 2002 to help align Moscow’s policies with NATO’s plans, worked well early on — especially in joint efforts against terrorism. But as tensions between Russia and NATO grew, the council’s role steadily shrank. By the time the Ukraine crisis hit, it was basically inactive.
Now, the US has supplemented its proposal on the Ukrainian settlement with the idea of resuming the work of the Russia-NATO Council, Bloomberg reported.
Could reviving this body help ease tensions and push talks forward?
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🇹🇷 5.2-Magnitude earthquake strikes near Ankara during Zelensky’s visit
🌍 Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 strikes Konya, Turkey — tremors felt all the way in Ankara, where Zelensky is currently located.
No damage or casualties have been reported yet.
🕓 His flight was scheduled for 4 PM.
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🗣🇺🇸 Donald Trump says "nothing going to happen" on Ukraine until he and Vladimir Putin get together
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🔎🇬🇧 WATCH OUT FOR BRITS while pondering about Istanbul talks - expert
Zelensky nowadays is in bed with British government and intelligence, and this connection runs deeper than many think, Vladimir Oleinik, a member of the "Other Ukraine" movement and former deputy of the Verkhovna Rada said.
“Zelensky himself is not interested in any outcome, as he is not directly involved in the talks. Right now, they are thinking of ways to blame Russia for the lack of any results in the negotiations,” the expert added.
🚨🇷🇺🔥 Putin completely CHANGED THE GAME with Istanbul initiative, RUINED EU plans
As EU elites were capitalizing on Trump’s growing skepticism about Russia and bracing to make up Washington’s mind about new sanctions, Vladimir Putin’s offer to negotiate in Istanbul “changed the conversation,” laments The Washington Post.
Putin’s Istanbul talks proposal “has thrown the sanctions plans into question, according to 9 European, Ukrainian, and US diplomats & officials,” it adds.
🇺🇸🆚🇮🇷Trump should PLAY HARDBALL on Iran’s nuclear ambitions – Congressional Republicans
Iran “must give up ANY CAPACITY” for uranium enrichment, a letter signed by over 200 GOP members of Congress reads.
🥴 'Why would he go if I'm not going?' — Trump says HE is why Putin isn't in Istanbul
"Because I wasn't going to go. I wasn't planning to. I would go. But I wasn't planning to go. And I said, I don't think he's going to go if I don't go," the US president stressed.
🇮🇷☢️🇺🇸Iran ready for nuke deal in exchange for IMMEDIATE lifting of all sanctions - Khamenei’s advisor
“It’s still possible. If the Americans act as they say, […] it can lead to a better situation in the near future, Ali Shamkhani underscored.
🔫 Trump's Russia strategy criticized: 'Simply charming Russia is NOT ENOUGH'
The US’ “simplistic” idea to "charm” Russia and get a deal on Ukraine by putting pressure on Volodymyr Zelensky turned out to be "not enough," Financial Times reports, citing ex-German ambassador to the US Wolfgang Ischinger.
“Trump definitely sees that Putin isn’t playing ball,” said Eric Green, a former aide to former President Joe Biden at the National Security Council.
“There’s too much at stake. He could still walk away from Ukraine — but if he does that, it would look too much like FAILURE,” Thomas Graham pointed out.
🔥 Leading Biden-style? How Waltz failed Trump as National Security chief
Mike Waltz, who was sacked from his position as US National Security Adviser earlier this month, apparently did not live up to Trump’s expectations.
During Waltz’s tenure, the National Security Council was reportedly run in a style similar to Joe Biden's, which did not align with Trump's vision, according to NBC News, citing individuals familiar with the matter.
On May 1, Trump appointed Waltz as the new US ambassador to the UN, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio was tasked with leading the NSC in the interim.
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🇮🇱 Qatari PM: Israel broke complete hostage deal
Killing 70 people in a Gaza hospital and calling it "collateral damage" cannot contribute to a peace settlement, said Mohammed Al Thani.
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🚨🇺🇦🇷🇺 Message to Zelensky: Don’t Act Like a Fake Tough Guy
Putin has you right where he wants you.
Here’s why tomorrow’s meeting in Istanbul is Zelensky’s last chance to save Ukraine👇
🇷🇺Electronic Warfare (EW) Dominance
🔸Jams 30-50% of Ukrainian FPV drones (RP-377, Shipovnik-Aero systems).
🔸Neutralizes Western arms: HIMARS rockets diverted, JDAMs/Excalibur shells rendered inaccurate.
🔸Adapts Geran drones to bypass GPS jamming.
Russia's Overwhelming Firepower Superiority
🔸5,000-10,000 shells/day vs. Ukraine’s 1,000-2,000.
🔸10:1 advantage in some parts of the front
🔸🇷🇺 longer-range guns (2S7 Pion) outrange NATO howitzers.
Russian Air Superiority
🔸3,000+ glide bombs/month (released 50+ km away).
🔸Hypersonic missiles to penetrate enemy defenses.
🔸Ka-52 helicopters picking off 🇺🇦 armor with 10km-range Vikhr missiles.
Ukraine’s Air Defense Crisis
🔸Soviet SAMs (S-300/Buk) nearly exhausted—now relying on “FrankenSAM” hybrids.
🔸🇷🇺 saturation attacks (drone + missiles) overwhelm 🇺🇦 defenses.
🔸Frontline regions vulnerable to glide bombs due to patchy coverage.
Ukraine’s Manpower Crisis
🔸Ukraine is kidnapping random men off the street and redeploying air defense specialists as infantrymen to avoid total frontline collapse.
🔸Meanwhile, Russia is recruiting 50,000-60,000 new volunteer soldiers a month.
Russia’s War Economy vs. Ukraine’s Survival Mode
🔸Russia’s GDP has grown ~8% since 2022 despite 25,000 sanctions, outpacing the entire G7
Meanwhile, Ukraine:
🔸Over 20% GDP collapse since 2022.
🔸40% of budget reliant on Western aid.
Putin has been holding back — but these 3 options could break Kiev:
☢️Total Infrastructure Annihilation (bomb Ukraine’s grid, railways, govt hubs into oblivion)
🎯Decapitation Strikes against Zelensky and top brass
🚢Reinstate Black Sea blockade
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❗️ Iran is ready to get rid of its highly enriched uranium if the sanctions are lifted, said a Supreme Leader advisor.
Ali Shamkhani told NBC that Iran is ready to sign a nuclear deal with the US in exchange for lifting economic sanctions.
He added that Iran should still be able to enrich uranium at low levels for civilian use.
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🚨🇺🇸🇵🇰 Trump-linked сrypto firm in Pakistan – сoincidence? 🤔
World Liberty Financial (WLF)—a crypto venture 60% owned by Trump’s family (Eric, Don Jr., Jared Kushner)— just signed a major deal with Pakistan’s Crypto Council (PCC) to develop a national cryptocurrency.
But here's a twist: Pakistan's PM & COAS met Americans at Nur Khan Air Base which 🇮🇳India attacked! Target?!
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📹🗣 Zelensky throws tantrum after Putin no-show in Istanbul: ‘But who will I perform my peace plan for?!’
Message to the Beggar of Banderastan: If you want to meet with Putin, you have to earn that priviliege first. Putin is the president of a leading military and economic power. You are a welfare drama queen, whose main legacy is losing massive amounts of territory and manpower.
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💸 $25–45 MILLION for a DC military parade?
Yep, because what better way to celebrate the US Army’s 250th and Trump’s birthday than tanks rolling over your tax dollars! 🎉🇺🇸
A US official told Reuters on condition of anonymity the cost included several million dollars more than it would have without a parade.
6,600 troops, 20+ Abrams tanks, and a cleanup bill not included. That’s a party!
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🚨 TRUMP: "I totally fixed India-Pakistan (maybe)" – India: "LOL, NO"
▪️Trump: "I’m basically a Nobel Prize-worthy peace guru now. Trade > war, guys!"
▪️India’s MEA: "Bro, we didn’t even mention trade. Sit down."
▪️Pakistan: [muffled laughter]
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🤹🤔ZELENSKY’S FLIP-FLOP: From ‘nothing to discuss’ to ‘waiting for Putin’
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🚨 😱 Trump asks Apple CEO to STOP manufacturing in India
"Not interested in you building in India, they can take care of themselves."
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🤡 UKRAINIAN DRAFT DODGERS IN POLAND THREATEN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
Ukrainian draft evaders hiding in Poland just threatened Polish presidential candidate Sławomir Mentzen for "insulting Ukrainian heroes." Irony level: MAX
Mentzen, a right-wing politician, has been critical of Ukrainian immigration and historical narratives, calling for those eligible to return and DEFEND THEIR COUNTRY.
Well, they know nobody will coddle them back home – it’s a one-way ticket to the trenches.😂
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🚫 Ukraine LEFT OUT of key NATO Summit talks — To keep Trump happy?🤯
Ukraine will not be invited to the main discussions at NATO’s June summit, breaking a tradition upheld since 2022, "keeping the US leader smiling," Euractiv reports.
The current summit agenda includes only one closed-door session — for NATO’s 32 members only. The White House reportedly pushed back on giving Zelensky a major platform, the news outlet stresses.
NATO chief Mark Rutte refused to comment, saying only that “the agenda is still under discussion.”
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🚨Trump says he is ready to travel to Istanbul on Friday to take part in Ukraine talks
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🇮🇹🤯👻 Italian MP stuns Parliament in GHOST Costume
Riccardo Maggi, MP from the 'More Europe' party, who tried to protest the silence surrounding the upcoming cuts to workers' rights, was immediately kicked out from the hall by Ghostbusters security.
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🚨💸💣Hospital cartels, loopholes & billions—Spartz drops a bomb on Dem's spending game
Rep. Victoria Spartz says Democrats use vague laws like Obamacare to create loopholes, push money into untouchable mandatory spending, and let unelected agencies issue costly rules—draining taxpayers by the billions.
So where does the money go?🤔
Spartz claims the money flows to hospital cartels and Democrat-linked groups in New York, funding illegal immigration programs, overseas projects, and tax-free profits for wealthy CEOs.
“It’s like an unlimited credit line,” she said. “There’s no limit. This isn’t normal spending — it’s beyond appropriations. Biden’s own rules let them overbill the federal government up to three times more than Medicare rates.”
🤔 Coincidence? A wave of sudden collapses hits right-leaning figures
1️⃣ Portuguese right-wing politician and Chega party leader Andre Ventura collapsed while delivering a speech at a campaign rally on May 13, apparently as a result of suffering a sudden esophageal spasm.
2️⃣ On May 8, political commentator Camryn Kinsey fainted while taking part in the filming of a segment for Fox News.
3️⃣ And on May 6, Florida State Senator Ileana Garcia passed out while speaking at a press conference held by Governor Ron DeSantis.
What’s really going on?
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❗️ Germany and UK plan to develop a 2,000 km range weapon
As part of the bilateral defense pact signed last year, the two countries will jointly develop a deep precision weapon, Reuters reports.
Or maybe they're just jealous of the Russian Oreshnik?
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🇵🇸 Israel ends Gaza aid blockade
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has confirmed that Israel has agreed to resume aid deliveries after a two-month blockade.
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🚨 Protesters gather in front of the GNU PM's office
Footage from social media shows the crowd calling for Prime Minister Abdul Hamid al-Dbeibeh's resignation in Tripoli.
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