Those images below are recent scenes from Kharkiv, Ukraine. The woman speaking above is @Alice_Weidel , leader of Germany’s @AfD , arguing that Putin should simply be left to do as he pleases. Imagine Churchill saying Hitler had to be accommodated. Imagine De Gaulle accepting occupation. Imagine the Italian partisans deciding fascism was inevitable. Neville Chamberlain already tried appeasement once. This time is even worse, because nobody can say they do not know what Putin is.

Russia: Don’t attack the Moscow parade, or we’ll attack Kyiv. Ukraine: Ok, no attack, have your parade. Russia, a few days later: attacks residential buildings in Kyiv while people are sleeping, killing 1, injuring 23.

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A group of investigative journalists, including @michaeldweiss, obtained another intercepted conversation between Hungary’s FM Péter Szijjártó and Lavrov. It appears that Moscow may have been able to access virtually any information it sought from the EU/NATO via Budapest.

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They all knew who Donald Trump was before he was elected. They all know who he is now. This video was deleted from Twitter, you know what to do !!

🏆⚽️ Sepp Blatter - the last person to evangelise about principles, values, and good governance - has spoken!

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Das Bild ist schwer zu ertragen, wenn man die Geschichte kennt. Budapest 1956: Sowjetische Panzer. 2.500 Tote. 200.000 flohen. Prag 1968: Sowjetische Panzer. Das Ende des "Sozialismus mit menschlichem Antlitz". Dubček abgeführt nach Moskau. Und jetzt stehen da ihre politischen Erben – Fico, Orbán, Babiš – vor dem "V4 Connects"-Logo und blockieren Hilfe für ein Land, das heute von russischen Panzern überrollt wird. Samtene Scheidung 1993: Die Slowakei und Tschechien trennten sich 1993, weil sie angeblich "verschiedene Wege" gehen wollten. Juni 1991: Ungarn war das erste Land des Warschauer Paktes, das vollständig von sowjetischen Truppen befreit wurde, bevor der Pakt selbst offiziell aufgelöst wurde. Und wohin führen diese Wege jetzt? Zurück nach Moskau. Noch bevor die Visegrád-Länder in die EU aufgenommen wurden und nur einen einzigen Euro Mitgliedsbeitrag gezahlt haben, haben Polen, Ungarn, Tschechien und die Slowakei inflationsbereinigt mindestens 25–30 Milliarden Euro an Aufbauhilfe kassiert. Jetzt spucken sie auf das Land, das heute von den Russen niedergerungen wird. Nicht einen Cent steuern sie für die EU-Kredite in Höhe von 90 Mrd. bei. Nur Polen steht auf der Seite der Ukraine. Danke nach Warschau! Die Väter und Großväter dieser Generation haben auf Panzer gespuckt. Ihre Söhne lecken Stiefel. Das ist keine Politik mehr. Das ist historischer Verrat an den eigenen Toten.

BREAKING DESHALB MÖCHTE TRUMP DASS DIE UKRAINE SOFORT KAPITULIERT. Robert Magyar berichtet, dass seine Drohneneinheit allein an einem Tag ein ganzes russisches Bataillon vernichtet hat. Das entspricht bis zu 1.000 russischen Soldaten. „Die russische Hauptreserve im Donbass wurde eingesetzt. Die gesamte 76. Division, eine Eliteeinheit der Luftlandestreitkräfte, wird derzeit in beeindruckendem Tempo dezimiert. An einem einzigen Tag wurde ein feindliches Bataillon ausgelöscht.“

#NewsMap In one of the boldest, most badass moves in modern history, Volodymyr Zelenskyy shows up in Kupyansk – just 2 km from the nearest Russian position.

📸🇩🇪 Der Spiegel's new cover Two villains, one goal. How Trump and Putin are attacking Europe.

This year, the US presented six peace proposals. Ukraine accepted all of them, while Russia rejected every one.

In 2014, Marco Rubio reminded the world that Ukraine had given up the third-largest nuclear arsenal on the planet in exchange for security assurances under the Budapest Memorandum — and he insisted the United States would support Kyiv for as long as necessary. Rubio in 2025 sounds very different. Now he is pressuring Ukraine to make concessions to Moscow and hand over territory without any real security guarantees.

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🇺🇦 The Armed Forces of Ukraine will not withdraw from Donbas, even if a corresponding order is received, - as NBC News writes, this was stated by Ukrainian soldiers stationed in this direction. Ukrainian military sees Trump peace plan as capitulation, not peace they seek. On the front lines of Donetsk, soldiers are outraged by the idea that Ukraine could give territory to Russia. No one will make concessions on territory, this is our land, and we stand here, — one of the soldiers told NBC News. Staff Sergeant Volodymyr Rzhavsky, who serves near Pokrovsk, called the proposal “a real capitulation.” He emphasized that soldiers in the trenches have the right to decide whether to leave their positions. Another officer, Oleksandr from a special forces unit in the south, also rejected key points of the plan, emphasizing that “no one will give up the size of the army — this is our guarantee of security.”

🚨NEW: The Department of Defense has announced it is investigating Senator Mark Kelly for “misconduct.” Kelly is a 25–year Navy veteran who flew almost 40 combat missions. Donald Trump threatened to execute him last week. RETWEET if you stand with @SenMarkKelly against the GOP!

Last night, search and rescue operations in Ternopil at the site where a missile struck a residential building were completed. Rescuers worked nonstop for four days. As a result of this Russian crime, 33 people were killed, including 6 children. My condolences to the families and loved ones. Sadly, 6 people are still considered missing. I thank all the services involved in responding to the aftermath of this strike and working to save our people. Emergency work is ongoing in Dnipro at the site where a Russian drone struck near a residential building. Fourteen people were injured in the attack, including a child. I thank all of our services that responded swiftly to extinguish the fire and are providing assistance on the ground. In Nikopol, the Russians struck with an FPV drone, injuring two children and a woman. Once again, there were strikes on residential and civilian infrastructure, as well as on energy facilities in various regions of our country during the night. Throughout the entire week, these attacks continued unabated – more than 1,050 attack drones, nearly 1,000 glide bombs, and over 60 missiles of various types were used. Already today, our advisors will be working in Switzerland with representatives of the United States, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom. But in parallel with the diplomatic track, we must do everything to strengthen our defense against such wicked Russian attacks. It is extremely important to speed up the implementation of all our agreements with partners regarding air defense systems and missiles for them. I thank everyone who helps protect lives. I thank everyone who works for peace.

In 1932–1933, Stalin’s regime made a decision to destroy Ukrainians as a political nation capable of seeking an independent state. To achieve this, it imposed impossible grain procurement quotas, the blockade of entire villages, repression, and a ban on moving to other Soviet republics. People were stripped of their last remaining food and left to die. In the information sphere, any documentation of swelling from starvation or death by hunger was strictly forbidden. Today, Ukraine commemorates the victims of the Holodomor of 1932–1933 and the mass artificial famines of 1921–1923 and 1946–1947. We remember the millions of Ukrainians whom the communist totalitarian regime murdered by starvation – methodically and deliberately. As Russia again commits crimes against humanity on Ukrainian soil – mass killings, occupation, deportations – we see the continuity of Kremlin’s methods. As then, the aim is to destroy our culture, language, identity, and very statehood. The memory of the Holodomor helps the world better understand the nature of Russia’s current war against Ukraine and its genocidal practices. On 22 November at 16:00, Ukrainians in Ukraine and abroad will pause for a moment of silence to commemorate those murdered by famine. We call on everyone to visit local memorial sites and, with nightfall, to light a candle in the window – wherever you are.