Putin's wars are all wars of choice, pursued for imperialist restoration, out of a position of strength and expected impunity. One of Russia's greatest propaganda achievements convincing the bulk of American pundits and IR folks that it fights out of fear, humiliation, and prevention.
βFall in love, O dark-browed maidens,
But not with muscovites,
For muscovites are strangers,
They will do you harm.β
πΊπ¦ Taras Shevchenko, from the poem Kateryna (1838)
Today we mark the 212th anniversary of his birth β one of the greatest voices of Ukrainian culture.
I often get compliments (thank you) for the music I choose for my videos.
The thing is, I donβt listen to music at all.
So how do I choose it?
I open Spotify and type in a mood, a certain topic, a season, etc. Then I listen until the moment I think, βOh, here you are.β
A video from Sunday Letter
Trump announced lifting of some oil sanctions on Russia.
The SAME DAY we send OUR soldiers to defend YOUR bases with weapons developed at the cost of Ukrainian lives, you let those who killed them rebuild their cash reserves so they can kill more of us.
FUCKING UNBELIEVABLE!!!!
At least 10 people wounded in Russian attack on city of Dnipro tonight .
The youngest wounded by Russian drones today in Dnipro is only 12 years old.
It's Day 4,400 of Russia's plan to destroy Ukraine and Ukrainian culture.
That's how long ago Putin ordered the capture of Crimea.
It's Day 1475 of Russia's all-out invasion.
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
This is Monday'sπ§΅
This is how war criminal trump is propping up his favorite dictator, war criminal Putin. 1/Start an unprovoked war 2/Use russian propaganda to justify it 3/watch as oil prices go through the roof 4/fund Putinβs war against Ukraine #TrumpRussiaCollusion #TrumpsOwnsIransWar #FDT #DV1 #ProudBlue
The sons of US President Donald Trump β Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. β have invested in the drone startup Powerus, which is in talks to acquire Ukrainian drone manufacturers, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Powerus also plans to begin trading on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
Ukraine marks 212 years since Taras Shevchenkoβs birth, as his words still power Ukrainian resistance against Russian aggression.
β‘οΈ BREAKING: Hungarian forces kept Ukrainian bank employees blindfolded and in handcuffs for 28 hours while forcing them to give testimony in Russian during a brutal illegal detention.
OTD in 2015 I admitted that I was lying & that the masked, armed men in Crimea were indeed Russian soldiers.
In doing so I admitted I invaded Ukraine. You had the chance to do something. You chose short term profit. And long term losses
The neglect of Ukraine is appallingly dishonorable.
β‘οΈ BREAKING: Ukraine has received 11 requests for support in countering drones from Iran's neighboring countries, European states, and the US.
President Zelenskyy announced this, stating that Ukraine has already responded to some of these requests with specific solutions and support.
Trump has never wavered in his threats against Canada. What we learn from Ukraine is that the undermining of sovereignty, psychological psyops, supporting Donbas-style separatists is the playbook to take down a nation.
My latest:
charlieangus.substack.com/p/canada-is-...
NEW: Ukraine will send an unspecified number of Ukrainian military personnel with expertise in downing Shahed drones to the Middle East, underscoring how Ukraineβs experience in defense against Iranian drones can strengthen the air defenses of the US and its allies.
Latest: isw.pub/UkrWar030826
Ken White posted this over a year ago, I think about this often.
After yesterday's strike on a Shahed site in Russian-occupied Donetsk, the site burned down.
The kaboom was not just beautiful but very productive!
Glory!
President Zelenskyy:
The first group of Ukrainian military experts will head to the Middle East on Monday.
There is significant interest in Ukrainian interceptor drones. Three countries are going to buy them.
On international womenβs day I want to tell you about Tetiana. Sheβs a paramedic and she underwent rehabilitation after a combat injury while being 8 months pregnant
Women are extremely cool, I love women, happy womenβs day!
To clarify this: the context is college sports. Trump is saying that Russia helping Iran target Americans in a war is less important than the pay structure for athletes.
Combat medic and mother of a young son, Ukrainian servicewoman Anastasiia Mutsei wants to do everything she can so that her child will never have to take up arms. That is why, after the birth of her son, she returned to military service.
πΉ NV
As many have observed:
Trump is strong with the weak, and weak with the strong.
He perceives Putin as strong (incorrectly in my view). Soβ¦
There's been a huge turnout this evening at an opposition rally - anti OrbΓ‘n - in Hungary.
It's not even in Budapest. This is the city of PΓ©cs, near the Croatian border, with a population of 140,000
Opinion polls for govt controlled media show OrbΓ‘n ahead but all other polls show Tisza leading,
If Ukraine is indeed helping the U.S. counter Iranian Shaheed drones, this may ultimately hurt Ukraine.
Why? Because Trump is a narcissist who leads his country based on emotional whims.
Here's a psychologist's take on what to expect: narcissistic injury (1/2)
Putin knew that getting Trump to remove oil sanctions also required a week of refraining from filling global headlines with the massacre of Ukrainian civilians.
Less than 24 hours after the US removed sanctions, Russia resumes the massacres with a massive attack.
Russians admit Ukraine's campaign of destroying air defenses has left the Black Sea completeoy unguarded and thst the remnants of the Black Sea Fleet has no choice but to flee up the Volga River as the last means of preservation.
Russia-linked disinformation campaign targets Ukraine amid tensions with Hungary #Ukraine
Russian aggression gets normalized through sport and culture.
Another example is the Venice #Biennale 2026.
The Russian national pavilion was reopened with participation from Russian representatives despite Russiaβs ongoing war against #Ukraine.
Moment Russian drone hits residential building in Odessa region hfu.org #CrimesAgainstHumanity #ukraine
