If Putin thinks Belarus will bale him out of his Ukrainian debacle he has another thing coming. He tried it before with the Chechens and they ran away. And if Belarus fights like Russia it will just mean a worse morass for Putin.
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“We do not rule out that the Russian Federation could at some point use the territory of Belarus, the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus, against Ukraine,” said Andriy Demchenko, spokesperson for Ukraine’s State Border Service, according to Reuters.
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The Ukes are not playing around…FNC: A grisly image has emerged purportedly showing bodies of Russian soldiers arranged in the letter “Z” after Ukraine’s military recaptured a village in the country’s east.
The photo was taken Monday outside the city of Kharkiv and shows four corpses lined up to form the letter that has become a sign of support for Russia’s military and its invasion of Ukraine.
The Associated Press described the area where its photographer took the image as having “the feel of an open-air morgue, where the dead lie unclaimed and unexplained, sometimes for weeks on end, as Ukrainian and Russian forces fight for control of slivers of land.”
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Ivan wants a parade… Russia’s Ministry of Defense said “11,000 people, 131 pieces of weapons and military equipment and 77 aircraft will take part in the parade on Red Square, dedicated to the 77th anniversary of the Victory.” Are they serious? Dear God.
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I thanked @luigidimaio for Italy’s leadership on sanctions, including an oil embargo, and arms deliveries to Ukraine. We discussed facilitating trade between our countries and security guarantees for Ukraine. I stressed the importance of granting Ukraine EU candidate status.
— Dmytro Kuleba (@DmytroKuleba) May 4, 2022
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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of May 4, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/Hsw7vt18E5
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 4, 2022
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Poland is in…”Democratic values and traditions, the pursuit of justice unite our states and people. Today we feel the strong leadership support of Poland in the selfless struggle of the Ukrainian people for the protection of European values. We appreciate it!” Zelenskyy reportedly said.
“Russia has already started an energy war against Poland and the whole of Europe. EU states must get rid of energy dependence on Russia,” he warned.
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“Various Ukrainian cities have once again become targets for Russian missiles and Russian strikes. Lviv, Vinnytsia, Kyiv region, Dnipropetrovsk region, Odesa, Kharkiv region – such a scale of today’s shelling clearly does not indicate that Russia has any special military purpose,” Zelenskyy commented on Wednesday.
“A strike at Zakarpattia? What exactly can it give Russia? They are trying to vent their powerlessness. Because they can’t beat Ukraine,” he added. “The more [they conduct] such strikes, the farther Russia is from civilization,” he said.
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Chicoms playing Putin for a sucker…FNC: China does not appear to be providing significant military or economic support to Russia, despite initially gesturing to do so, U.S. intelligence officials said.
Russia and China announced a “no limits” agreement in February, and trade volume spiked between the two countries as the war kicked off, but no significant moves have since been made, Reuters reported.
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Zelenskyy hits back on Russian propaganda…”The whole free world is united so that no one justifies Nazism, kills children or destroys peaceful cities as Russia does,” Zelenskyy said.
“The Armed Forces of Ukraine heroically repel the occupiers’ attempts to advance. Kharkiv direction, Donbas, the south of the country – everywhere the situation remains extremely difficult. But I am grateful to each and every one of our defenders who are holding the defense,” Zelenskyy said.
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