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Ukraine is not dead yet

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    • Is your only concern Islam and to make it an integral part of a former civilized world, or is your concern the survival and safety of Ukrainians?

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      • 😂😂😂

        It’s not about Islam. It’s about control of the Black Sea.

        Crimea is still the “decisive terrain of the war” and will deter Putin’s ability to control the Black Sea, says Lieutenant General Ben Hodges.

        Putin’s fear will come true: The Crimean bridge is going to come down | Lt Gen Ben Hodges

        When Russian forces seized and formally annexed the Crimean peninsula in 2014, it gave Russian forces control of one of the most strategically valuable pieces of coastline in all of Europe – and it provided Vladimir Putin with a new, permanent military base that could project power across the Black Sea.

        After Russia launched the full-scale invasion in February 2022, Crimea became far more than a naval base – it became a major military logistics hub that supported the invasion. Nearly every major Russian operation in southern Ukraine has depended on the peninsula since. Supplies arriving from mainland Russia would cross the Kerch Bridge before being distributed through hubs in Kerch, Simferopol, Sevastopol, and Dzhankoi. And from there, trains and trucks would move fuel and military equipment – even troops – toward occupied regions of Ukraine.

        The peninsula also became home to Russian combat aircraft that were used to fly missions over southern Ukraine, as well as Black Sea Fleet warships that launched Kalibr cruise missiles. Crimea was critical, and now Russia is on the verge of losing it.

        The survival and safety of Ukrainians depends on regaining control of Crimea.

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  2. Footage of her walking beside pootin and documentations of her during her ‘gas princess’ years makes me want to throw up. 🤮
    pootin quote “it has been comfortable for us to work with the Tymoshenko government” while praising her as a pragmatic negotiating partner during her time as Ukraine’s prime minister.Context of Putin’s Remarks The Partnership: Following the 2009 Russia–Ukraine gas dispute, Putin and Yulia Tymoshenko reached a bilateral natural gas supply agreement.Political Impact: Putin openly stated that relations between Russia and Ukraine had grown more stable and stronger through their cooperation, contrasting her approach with that of then-President Viktor Yushchenko.Later Developments: Years later, following Tymoshenko’s imprisonment and subsequent political shifts, Putin remarked that Russia had worked constructively with various Ukrainian officials holding different political views, noting that while their past work was constructive, she was a political opponent with a “Western orientation”.Правительство РоссииPrime Minister Vladimir Putin had a meeting with the Ukrainian Prime …Yulia Tymoshenko: For my part I would like to thank Mr Putin for the fact that we have found a constructive approach to working out strategic agreements on natu…The Jamestown Foundation, Putin Tymoshenko Agree on Gas and Deride Yushchenko.

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  3. Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko signed off on a high-profile, 10-year natural gas supply and transit contract with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in January 2009. This agreement resolved a bitter supply standoff but committed Ukraine to specific purchasing volumes and debt-clearing terms that later led to her controversial 2011 criminal conviction for abuse of office.

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  4. Ukraine had the chance to execute serious attack on Russia – until Trump hindered it

    Deep-strike capabilities using satellite communications remain off-limits for Ukrainian forces operating long-range drone missions.

    Following direct talks at the White House between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump, requests to expand Starlink satellite internet coverage to support attacks inside Russian territory received no backing, leaving long-range strikes against missile sites restricted.

    Requests centered on leveraging SpaceX technology to target military infrastructure—specifically ballistic missile launch sites located up to 200 kilometers across the border.

    Starlink restrictions stall long-range drone strategy
    Discussions regarding satellite access extended to SpaceX owner Elon Musk, whom Zelenskyy hoped would lift geographic geofencing restrictions on the system. Musk has repeatedly maintained firm limits on Starlink usage for offensive operations inside Russian borders, citing concerns over nuclear escalation and advocating for a negotiated peace settlement between Kyiv and Moscow.

    Previous appeals directed to Musk by former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov similarly failed to expand access, despite earlier agreements secured to block Russian military forces from utilizing the satellite network.

    Targeting precision across long distances would see notable improvements under Starlink connectivity, offering Kyiv a mechanism to reduce incoming missile strikes amid dwindling stockpiles of advanced defense munitions.

    Dwindling stocks of interceptor missiles for American-supplied Patriot air defense systems have left defensive networks increasingly exposed to high-speed ballistic barrages. Unable to maintain comprehensive coverage across urban centers and military assets, Ukrainian officials have ceased publishing public data detailing total missile counts deployed by attacking forces.

    Without satellite-guided drone capabilities or adequate air defense interceptors, defensive military operations face severe operational constraints.

    (From: Dagens.com US, via MSN)
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/ukraine-had-the-chance-to-execute-serious-attack-on-russia-until-trump-hindered-it/ar-AA2aEYVA

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