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Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 8:36am On Feb 09, 2025
FPVdrone:
🎯✅ 🇺🇸 🆚 🇪🇺 Politico received $8 million from USAID and other U.S. agencies to create a positive image of Democrats, Trump said.

He called the publication a "left-wing newspaper," adding that the situation could become "the greatest scandal, perhaps, in history."

Trump also stressed that Democrats will not be able to get away with this.

Earlier it was reported that the United States would stop paying for the work of Politico, The New York Times and the Associated Press news agency.
When we tell our pro west brothers that most western media houses are bought and paid for by the CIA, they cry foul. Now, the cat is out of the bag. I knew Donald Trump would come for them once he gets reelected. Even CNN is now down tuning it's negative image of Donald Trump. grin
5

This second coming of Donald Trump will be full of surprises.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 5:59pm On Feb 07, 2025
Akhaz024:
Can't EU just stand alone and stop taking order from America in the long run they will be the one losing America has nothing to lose.

Imagine US thinking of taking Greenland or even trying to invade ICC and they called themselves ally.

EU doesn't need to fight Russia, they just need to respect each other boundaries.
Sorry, that ship has long sailed out of port. What you have now in Europe are goblins masquerading as bureaucrats.

Majority of the countries making up the EU today has no sane leaders.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 5:55pm On Feb 07, 2025
LordAdam16:
The war has already started.

It'll be mostly confined to the geopolitical and economic fronts.
But there will occasionally be a few hotspots like Ukraine.

Our pro-West cohort is five years behind the curve.
Although since Trump came with a sledgehammer, they've been awfully quiet and reticent.
It's dawning on them that their team lost the opening round.

-Lord
Trump is a wordplay maniac. He is playing both sides of the peace and war fence.

His mad rush rhetorics will definitely trigger hot conflicts at specific fronts across the globe, particularly in the Middle East.

I don't know whether he is doing this on purpose -- give the Deep State something to feed on while setting them up for the fall. Talk about draining the swamp. Who knows.

But one thing is certain: this current 'trouble-everyone's' path he has chosen will not end well for him and the US.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 8:57am On Feb 05, 2025
WritterNg:
I've been thinking about this all day.

More like adding fuel to both fires (US & EU)

Trump will now want to show them who's boss. You know he takes pride in Putin's compliments.

And the EU will now want to show they have spine lol pathetic! 😂 🤣
Exactly.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 8:41am On Feb 05, 2025
LordAdam16:
Ladies and gentlemen, Secretary of State Marco Rubio with the sauce:



Sourced from the official State Department website. Transcript of his interview with Megyn Kelly.
https://www.state.gov/secretary-marco-rubio-with-megyn-kelly-of-the-megyn-kelly-show/

The old world order is dead and buried.
Everyone on the planet is on the same page on that.

-Lord
That last paragraph should be eye-opening for the majority of our pro-west brothers Rubio's pragmatic realism just succinctly buried the so-called infallibility of the US as the sole superpower in global politics. The rise of China took them off guard and it's only going to get worse as the global economic tectonic plates shift from the West towards Asia. The resilience demonstrated by Russia in the current ongoing face-off with the West has further driven many nations to realign their national interest with the economic objectives of the East-Asia bloc. This, in turn, has led to the creation of alliances, although economic for the time being, and that's where my fears lie.

Alliance formation is a precursor to war.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 6:18pm On Feb 03, 2025
OkpaNsukkaisBae:
This man na REAL KGB agent. EU leaders go be like "are we going to wag our tails before Trump"?
No.. Let's prove Putin wrong. Let's confront Trump.

One of those European country sent representative to campaign for the Democratic Party. That's political interference.
Elon Musk will give them a run for their money
Psychological mind play at its best. cool

While he is being realistic as a knowledgeable observant, he is being psychological as well, tacitly playing with the minds of both camps.

He is not a KGB expert for nothing. cool
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 6:02pm On Feb 03, 2025
Kingsnairaland:
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMkqMrJcF/


Many videos popping up of how peaceful America is since Trump began to raid illegals in the USA

Lol Americans are saying they are happy the street is safe for them to move around lol
Coke man thinks in his head he matters really. By the time the powers that be have reached their own terms of settlement, it would be read out to him, and if he refuses, they'd order his take out, and that will be all with the sniffer.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 5:57pm On Feb 03, 2025
WriteerNg:
⚡DeepSeek was created based on Soviet developments from 1985, as the head of the startup Liang Wenfeng admitted.

It turned out that the basis for the most powerful neural network for today was the program code of Soviet programmers, written in the 1980's.

"I won't lie, our AI was created on the basis of Soviet developments, namely the OGAS system of Academician Glushkov. Without it, we would never have caught up with the Americans with their CHATGPT," Liang Wenfeng said in his interview on YouTube channel.

Earlier DeepSeek wrote in a reply to its user that it's integrated with Russian Yandex services.
Russia to the moon.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 5:33pm On Feb 03, 2025
WriteerNg:
⚡ President Trump says we're going to put tariffs on chips, oil and gas on the 18th of February.
Tariffs on oil and gas...Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Co smiling while awaiting potential giant strides to the bank as prices will soar.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 4:29pm On Feb 03, 2025
FPVdrone:
Things are not looking good for Ukraine on the battlefield honestly.
From day one, things have never looked good for Ukraine on the battlefield. It's just wishful thinking that they can match Russia in military warfare.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 6:30pm On Feb 02, 2025
WritterNg:
⚡Russia is about to enter mass production of a new Iskander ballistic missile, with twice the range of the original, now up to 1000 km.
Whenever Ukraine hears the name Iskander, they shiver, and Zele takes more rapid sniffs on his coke supply.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 6:15pm On Feb 02, 2025
Alamkiir:
🚨🇨🇳🇺🇸 CHINA HAS DEFEATED AMERICA

🇨🇳 DeepSeeak BEATS OpenAI 🇺🇸
🇨🇳 BYD BEATS Tesla 🇺🇸
🇨🇳 Huawei BEATS Apple 🇺🇸
🇨🇳 Huawei BEATS US Telecoms 🇺🇸
🇨🇳 Alibaba BEATS Amazon 🇺🇸
🇨🇳 CATL BEATS US lithium-ions 🇺🇸
🇨🇳 TikTok BEATS Instagram 🇺🇸
🇨🇳 DJI BEATS all US drones 🇺🇸
🇨🇳 Temu/Shein BEAT US ecomm 🇺🇸
🇨🇳 BRI BEAT Build Back Better World 🇺🇸

🇨🇳 China is also BEATING the US in infrastructure, high speed rail, healthcare, education, space technology, manufacturing, defense technology, gold production, energy, housing affordability & annual GDP PPP.
There is a reason the US realigned foreign policy tagged China as its major threat.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 6:07pm On Feb 02, 2025
Fash20:
The accident was terrible. What went wrong?
I'm confused.

I don't understand how a jetliner and a slow-moving helicopter could crash mid-air, especially during a clear nighttime. It's puzzling.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 5:59pm On Feb 02, 2025
WriteerNg:
⚡European officials are debating whether Russian pipeline gas sales to the EU should be restarted as part of a potential settlement to end the war against Ukraine, according to people familiar with discussions.

Advocates of buying Russian gas argue it would bring down high energy prices in Europe, encourage Moscow to the negotiating table, and give both sides a reason to implement and maintain a ceasefire.

But raising the idea of reopening flows of Russian gas into Europe, even in preliminary discussions, has already sparked a backlash among Ukraine’s closest allies in the EU.

Three of the officials briefed on the talks said the idea had been endorsed by some German and Hungarian officials, with support from other capitals that saw it as a way to reduce European energy costs. 

“There is pressure from some big member states on energy prices and this is one way to bring those down, of course,” said one official.
There is no substitute for cheap, and when you're big, you're big.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 8:55am On Feb 02, 2025
seunny4lif:
The US attempt to take Greenland from Denmark has likely prompted the Danes to fight back.

The Danish Ministry of Energy has issued a permit to Nord Stream AG, the operator of the Nord Stream pipeline, to carry out work to preserve the damaged branch of the pipeline.

NATO vs NATO
This movie will be long
Russia will just sit back and watch the scenario unfold while sipping a bottle of vodka. The west is in for a long long ride.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 9:32am On Jan 28, 2025
LordAdam16:
Them don already fold.
That is if recent White House correspondence is to be believed.

https://x.com/PressSec/status/1883716584843391025
Colombia's President retweeted it.

Trump used an economic tactical nuke.
Sanctioned everyone in the government, ruling party, and their families.
Made access to finances harder for Colombia globally. Flights into the US restricted.
And worse, every single product and Colombian national entering the US will be treated harshly with extra checks and inconveniences.

The silver lining in all of this is that BRICS will be getting a heck of a lot busier going forward.
Heck, EU countries may start seeking observer status.

Putin and Xi buried the old international order.
Trump is saying the prayers.

-Lord
Your head dey there.

Trump's rhetorics and high-handedness will drive nations to seek alternative alliances such as BRICS. 2025 will be one hell of a geopolitical game drive.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 9:13am On Jan 28, 2025
BoldBrainz:
Gents and lasses, the show has begun cool
It's funny how Colombia was the first to slap the US with Tariffs...something Trump was threatening everyone with.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 10:35pm On Jan 25, 2025
okeysoninv:
Prophecy on UK!!! Keir stamer leaving 2025!! He who has ear let them hear. A New Prime minister is coming. 🔥🔥🔥
My prophecy that this resident pastor will write another prophecy in less than a month has been fulfilled. grin
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 10:32pm On Jan 25, 2025
WrriterNg:
If a small country like Hungary lost this huge amount of money.

Imagine what countries like, Germany, Poland & France lost.
Germany's losses are horrendous.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 4:17pm On Jan 22, 2025
iykofias:
Prophecy with question mark.

Prophecy!!! Are you stup!d?
Prophecy alert: Okeysoninv will come here to write another prophecy in less than a month.

cool
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 4:12pm On Jan 22, 2025
iykofias:
Prophecy Alert: Russia will claim more territories.

cc: Okeysoninv
grin

Prophecy alert: Trump will pause heavy weapon deliveries to Ukraine grin
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 10:52am On Jan 16, 2025
WrriterNg:
⚡Former European Commissioner Thierry Breton says the EU has mechanisms to nullify a potential election victory of the AfD:

”We did it in Romania and we will obviously do it in Germany if necessary”
Democracy in the mud.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 10:51am On Jan 16, 2025
WrriterNg:
⚡US Vice President-elect JD Vance:

“Greenland is very important for America, strategically. It has a lot of great natural resources.

The Danish government has not done a good enough job of securing Greenland. I think there actually is a real opportunity here for us to take leadership.”


Imagine if this statement was made by a Russian official, let alone the second in command.

We are seeing western democracy and hypocrisy for what it is.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 11:09pm On Jan 15, 2025
WrriterNg:
⚡Los Angeles wildfires in figures:

11 people dead, 10,000 buildings destroyed, 20 arrested, 180,000 people evacuated, $150 billion in damages.
What's interesting to me is the fact that fire insurance was canceled just 5 days from the fire. Was it planned? Are some real estate companies planning to lower the land cost, buy them from land owners, and build new construction in this area? You never can tell. Such is the greed of a complete capitalist society.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 9:07am On Jan 15, 2025
LordAdam16:
They've been trying to deflect to no avail.
All falling flat.

In 2025, the winning tradition of exposing the Hegemony as the emperor without clothes continues.

Folks who were floating wild stories of Russian soldiers stealing Ukrainian toilets are now demanding sympathy and nuance while simultaneously cheering the delivery of billions to Ukraine. Meanwhile, North Carolina is still in the shitter and there's no water to contain the most destructive wildfire in recent history in America's richest state.

-Lord
This incident has lay bare what sane folks have long known: that the United States is one overhyped nation with infrastructural decay.


Another proposed $500 million for Ukraine but no water to quench wildfire. It's quite telling.

"They gat money for wars but can't feed the poor," 2pac Shakur.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 8:57am On Jan 15, 2025
WrriterNg:
Sweet sweet Fires.

🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥


Fire Fire 🎶
In our country country 🎶
Give me plenty water handbags 🎶
Make I quench the fire 🎶


😂 😁 🤣
cool
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 9:28pm On Jan 04, 2025
WriteerNg:
⚡US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken:

We made sure that Ukraine was prepared for a full-scale invasion by Russia.

Starting in September 2021, we quietly got a lot of weapons to Ukraine to make sure that they had in hand what they needed to defend themselves, things like Stingers and javelins that were instrumental in preventing Russia from taking Kyiv and erasing Ukraine from the map.
Stingers and javelin prevented Russia from taking Kyiv.

Mad man in Copeland.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 9:15pm On Jan 04, 2025
WriteerNg:
In Iskander i trust.

No problem is too big for it to solve.
There is no other weapons that Ukraine hate the most than the Iskander and KH-101 standoff strike platforms. They have wrecked untold destruction on the ukros.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m):
Alamkiir:
Why is it that their identity is always lying around to be found? Isis flag, Their passport, Explosive materials.
Same with 911 attack, plain crash into a building, burnt down the whole building, but somehow their passport fell to the ground untouched.
Make una dey play una self
That is why it is called a false flag op.

Trump must be given a reason to remain in Syria whether he likes it or not.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 3:56pm On Jan 04, 2025
WrriterNg:
I predicted this a few days ago 👆🏻

200,000 strong ex Assad troops and African troops defending Russian bases in Africa.



Masterviolence
LordAdam16
Shoodboi2
Alamkir
Boldbrainz
Vic2023
Procashtips
Regex
Emmaodet
Nigeriansamurai
Mysticwarrior
Appleyard
Kingsnairaland
Russia is too big a force to isolate.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 10:23pm On Dec 28, 2024
obedience4:
Ask yourself a simple question, Why will the IDF invade Yemen?? Is it political and military wise to embark on such campaigns??

The IDF did not say they want to take over Yemen. terrorist groups such as the Houthis are mostly fuelled by ideologies, they never die. Ideologies is difficult to kill So you simply suppress them to the point they can't carry attacks at you. Same way the US did with osaman's Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State. same way hazebolla has been suppressed in labenon. they couldn't even muster the strength to fight off the rapid onslaught against Assad’s forces.

Those attacks by the IDF are deliberate, they are meant to target infrastructure critical to the fighting/economic capabilities of the Houthis

The Houthis do not pose any territorial risk to the Jewish state. There will be no need for any ground incursion. Unlike Hamas and hazebolla. Houthis posses a limited risk to the Jews.

@The bolded...The question you should be asking is how will the Houthis sustain a prolong military confrontation with the IDF not the other way round, comparing a non state actor whose major source of funding and weapons comes from Iran. With one of the biggest economy in the middle-east, whose defence industry is one of the most robust in the world and has access to US and it partners military assets and intelligence in the region. Also a major recipient of US military aid. The Jewish airforce can and has the capability to carry out massive and sustained airstrikes on Houthis positions for years if it has to.


P.s the Jewish long range ballistic missiles like the jericho projectiles would easily strike any country in the middle-east, but why waste such costly ballistic missiles on inferior targets in Yemen when you can just fly your jets and bomb the shit out of does terrorist.
I merely responded to your earlier posts of strategy, and since you have not disputed the fact, we can call it a day.
Foreign AffairsRe: Russia-Ukraine War: World News, Weapons & Battlefield Discussions - Live by Appleyard(m): 10:14pm On Dec 28, 2024
shoodboi2:
Well said. I was wondering where his sudden support for SAA was coming from. I was even initially confused and thought he was rooting for HTS until he clarifed it was the SAA.

Syria is definitely going to be a hotbed of madness over the next few years. It will be quite interesting to see how quickly alliances will change. The crux will be the point where the same countries that armed groups fighting against the SAA will arm the SAA to fight against HTS/SNA.
Syria is one hell of a geopolitical paradox.

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