I always felt that the only way the US would change for the better is through war on US soil. I do not want that to happen but considering the history of that country, it’s the only language that is listened to. I probably sound terrible, but I just do not know how else to word this.

Okay so this is terrifying. I feel like we are nosediving into something incredibly big but I also do not want to sound paranoid. Is he US really willing to fight a war with Mexico? Right at the US border?

Canada’s response to the US bombing Venezuela was as lukewarm as one can get, stating that they hate Maduro’s “criminal regime” and boasting about sanctions while also saying that he US should follow international law. Canadians are just hoping to not b officially annexed, some even want to join the US so there’s that. It’s a weird ass country.

I feel like Canadians will not handle a bird flu pandemic well considering how people reacted to the culling of an Ostrich farm in BC due to the presence of avian flu.

Canadian chud media went insane framing this culling as an evil act by the government when it was unfortunately necessary due to the threat that this virus causes.

If the government tries to enforce a bird flu pandemic protocol then I am sure people will go as insane as they did during COVID’s initial phases.

I feel the same, what does Paraguay and North Macedonia have against Cuba?

Would love to see what that’d look like

Is he trying to play both sides?

“Yes, Cuba and Venezuela are run by evil commie dictators that need to be taken down but our embargo on Cuba is bad.”

No amount of softly condemning the USA’s deplorable actions right after tearing into AES countries is going to change people’s minds. Democratic Socialists are so annoying. Americans (and Canadians tbh) get so excited when these types come on the scene but they just end up capitulating to the empire every damn time.

Sometimes I really wish China and Russia utilized their veto power just as much as the US does, although I think I understand why they don’t.

Violence begets violence.

This is actually hilarious. God speed to the hackers!

Really looking forward to the new PSAs about land mines that are going to come out in the next decade. Super cool, Europe.

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark

Oka, this article is weird for multiple reasons (like comments on Putin’s fashion choices), the most egregious part for me is the end:

Unlike Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, who frequently visits the front line, Putin has largely avoided combat zones over the past three years.

Yeah, I wonder why. One reason for this is probably the fact that the combat zones Zelenskyy visited were Ukrainian, not Russian (I am honestly surprised he hasn’t been shot at yet by the Russian armed forces).

Also, doesn’t this direct attack give Russia the ability to go “scorched earth”? I do not want them to but, international law-wise, does this not count for anything? I know international law means nothing as it is only applied to certain countries and actors, but even so I would like to know.

Here is the archive link: https://archive.ph/FuwM7

Ukraine’s defense minister, Rustem Umerov, who led Kyiv’s delegation, confirmed that the teams discussed the prisoner exchange, a cease-fire and the possibility of organizing a meeting of the two leaders.

Mr. Putin, however, has taken aim at Mr. Zelensky’s legitimacy for months and would most likely be loath to meet the Ukrainian leader.

Did Zelenskyy not also question Putin’s legitimacy as leader? Even if he didn’t he still makes a lot of jabs, which I do not care about but I find his behaviour here very weird.

President Emmanuel Macron of France said on Friday that Russia had no desire for a cease-fire and that “increased pressure from the Europeans and Americans” would be required to obtain one.

Last time the Europeans were involved in peace talks, which also happened in Istanbul (so this is not the first time even if the author tries to portray it as such) everything fell apart instantly. Zelenskyy followed their lead and now Ukraine is in a worse negotiating position than what it was at the beginning of the war.

Last weekend, Mr. Putin proposed direct talks with Ukraine and announced that he would send a delegation to Istanbul for negotiations on Thursday. Mr. Trump chimed in that he supported the idea. Mr. Zelensky said he would himself go to the talks and called on Mr. Putin to also be there.

A Russian delegation arrived in Istanbul for the talks but Mr. Putin did not show up. Mr. Zelensky traveled to Ankara, Turkey, and met with the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but he did not go to Istanbul.

After a day of confusion as to whether talks would take place — and who would attend them — the parties did not end up meeting on Thursday. At a news conference that day, Mr. Zelensky questioned Russia’s seriousness and the way the talks were being organized. But he agreed to send a Ukrainian delegation led by his defense minister, saying he was doing so out of respect for Mr. Trump and Mr. Erdogan.

This whole thing is incredibly confusing. Turkey is a NATO country but it is also not a signatory of the Rome Statute which makes them a tricky mediator, could they still arrest Putin? Is that the reason he didn’t go? Also, even though Zelenskyy was in the country, he still wasn’t in Istanbul so I find it a little hypocritical to call Putin out on not being there, claiming he is unserious about negotiations.

Skeptics say Mr. Putin could be using the midlevel talks to convince Mr. Trump that the Ukrainians are the obstacle to peace, hoping that the U.S. president will walk away from Kyiv but continue his rapprochement with Moscow — or force a raw deal on Ukraine that is favorable to the Kremlin.

Please correct me if I am wrong but hasn’t Russia been calling for peace negotiations for forever? I believe China also said they’d gladly be a mediator for the process some time ago so I don’t understand this view of Putin trying to manipulate Trump into thinking it’s the Zelenskyy being difficult. Wasn’t he being difficult, or the very least easily manipulated by other world leaders?

The talks in Istanbul came as the Vatican’s new leadership offered to play host to future negotiations.

Pope Leo XIV said on Wednesday that he “will make every effort so that this peace may prevail.”

“The Holy See is always ready to help bring enemies together, face to face, to talk to one another,” he added.

I am a bit surprised by this, has the Vatican been involved in the war before Pope Leo XIV? Is the Vatican even a viable place for Putin to be because of the whole Italy being a signatory to the Rome Statute. I understand the Vatican is its own thing but I admit I do not know how all of that works.

In any case this entire article was a shit show. Sorry for the long comment but many parts of this piece pissed me off and confused me.

This is crazy to witness after seeing a poll on twitter asking where, in Europe, could you realistically see a communist revolution happening. Between the UK, France, Poland, and Romania, France was the winner with Romania in second place.

RIP Ukraine

He is very tall

RT has great articles but their comment section is always so so bad

Someone who’s good with economics, is this good?

I need more powerful world leaders to put this administration in its place. You know how Trump and Vance humiliated Zelenskyy in the White House? I need the same to be done to them.