The Pentagon is blocking Ukraine from using long-range missiles to hit Russian military targets. No wonder Putin still thinks he can win the war www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
The Defense Department has withheld approval for attacks as the White House has sought to entice Moscow to open peace talks.
Ukraine is now using it's own weapons and will not consult Washington before hitting targets inside Russia.
Slava Ukraini! Heroyam Slava! 🌻
Ukraine has brilliant strategists, trump & Hegseth probably fired US's best people...I don't like what is happening but 🇺🇦 can run circles around turnip's "best people". It is unfair, unjust and unconscionable what weak allies are doing to 🇺🇦; 🇺🇦 will be victorious.
Donald Trump is the commander in chief.
Seen in Utah.
NO!!! Dammit!!
There are already 1,700,000 dead soldiers🇺🇦 over half a million wounded in 🇺🇦 When the Ukrainians retreat, they simply pump their own wounded soldiers with morphine and then finish them off. War is terrible. War is inhumane and it must stop, Trump said about Ukraine
www.youtube.com/live/LnrjQAe...
YouTube video by Garland Nixon
The U.S. can’t win this war for Ukraine, but it can definitely slow them down by imposing unnecessary constraints. If Putin sees hesitation or limitation, he interprets it as weakness. Strategic restraint that undermines your partner’s effectiveness isn’t diplomacy—it’s self-defeating.
And it is not just Trump. The Senate has allowed this to happen by ceding all authority to the Executive Branch. Where is Mitch? What happened to Marco? The Senate is filled with slugs!!!
I'm surprised the drunk guy does anything quietly. He likes the accolades.
One more dot among many others which demonstrates that the U.S. are closer to Moscow than to Kyiv and the Europeans. From Paris, Berlin, London or Warsaw, Washington cannot continued to be called an "ally". Sharing with U.S. is now dangerous. The political leg of NATO is dead. Time to wake up.
Why in the world would Ukraine comply with a US demand? Save yourselves Ukraine.
The hell with that, smile nod, and bomb the hell out of Russia
How you going to tell someone HOW they can defend THEIR country and fight a war The absolute balls 😡😡😡
Four f**cks sake. Doesn't MI6 have a real James Bond?
They do fine with drones, which are cheaper anyway
I'd tell the Pentagon and DJ to shove it up their ass ... You want to block something, block Putin from killing civilians !!
Your country is fighting a WAR NOT PLAYING PADDYCAKE !
FIRE AWAY !!!!!!!
Weak.
When you realize it was a couple of days ago that Trump was excoriating Biden for only letting Ukraine fight a defensive war, it's clear that he has no position on anything. Just talk.
Jesus
Imagine being stupid enough and arrogant enough to try to be on both teams of any opposing conflicts. Sports. Debate. War. Etc. That's how you know it's compromised by Russia
This says EVERYTHING we need to know about Trump's loyalty to Russia.
As always, whatever Trump says is the opposite of what he really means and does.
🇺🇦 probably assumes that any request will be read by Russians before any attack can take place. Probably helped 🇺🇦 decide to attack targets not dependent on US intel.
Give Ukraine the weapons and they will rid the world of one of our many problems!
Apparently not so quiet now that you have published this. Trump is as guilty of the war crimes as Putin and Netanyahu. Disgusting tyrants.
Wtf!! And what more proof do we need???
Whoever thought that Trump would help europe and Ukraine should have your heads examined , when will you all learn , you cannot rely or trust this lunatic!!!
Didn’t the fascist last week criticize Biden for only allowing Ukraine to defend itself, not attack? This administration is a chaotic bunch of clowns. abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
Moscow continues to throw cold water on the prospect of Putin-Zelenskyy meeting, and is insisting Russia have a role in security guarantees for Ukraine.
america should have imposed strict sanctions on russia months ago-trumps personal ego was bruised by zelensky's integrity back in 2016-first impeachment-he wants zelensky to fall-he never cared about human life, the needless suffering, destruction of ukrainian culture-murder, anguish=trump happy
What a joke. After all this time of Putin’s genocide and yet the US is STILL restricting Ukraine from properly defending themselves! This is unconscionable and despicable!
Trump really wants Putin to win
His hands are covered with the blood of Ukraine Children.
If I’m remembering correctly, Biden also did this. When Ukraine was attacked, the Biden administration’s sense of self-defense was “hit back within your borders” and when Israel was attacked the Biden administration’s sense of self-defense was “hit them within their borders with all possible force”
Is there still any question that Trump is working for Putin and against Ukraine to win the war ? The Alaska spectacle was the last straw
Russia has initiated war on the UK and Europe. NATO should invoke article 5! By attacking European and British territorial buildings in Ukraine, Russia as started WW3. Nothing is off the table including nuclear response.
People like to say that Trump has been deceived by Putin. But what if that’s not the case? Isn’t it possible that since he doesn’t actually care what happens to NATO, to Europe, to Ukraine, he agrees with Putin because that’s what he actually wants? A quick deal and business for him in Russia.
It's their damn country. Why are we telling them what they can and can't do?
“…if the U.S. is not willing to use any economic, military, or political tools to help Ukraine, if Trump will not put any diplomatic pressure on Putin or any new sanctions on Russian resources, then the U.S. president’s fond wish to be seen as a peacemaker can be safely ignored. “
Good point, but please stop calling them "long-range missiles". Western partners never provided Ukraine with any, and US is the only free country other than UA to produce and use long-range weapons. it's just that they sit on long-range missiles while Ukraine uses homemade drones with small warhead
President Taco obeys his master.
So they build them themself www.twz.com/news-feature...
The new Flamingo cruise missile could put targets deep in Russia in Ukraine's crosshairs like never before.
Why can the Pentagon tell Ukraine what it can do? I'm confused here.
The war in Ukraine serves several of Trump's aims: first and foremost, decouple Russian energy from China and break up the BRICS, then weaken and subjugate the EU. If the Ukraine ended in Ukraine's favour, Russia would get even closer to China and the EU would gain territory and resources.
Go Ukraine, 🦩 using long-range missiles to hit Russian military targets.
So the abridged version if I may.
Trump protects Russia.
Ukraine develops It's own cruise missile
In 6 weeks after the delivery of the next (EU funded) weapons package Ukraine will be in a position to really fuck Russia up.
The US is becoming more irrelevant by the day.
Pentagon won't be able to stop these nice birds.. 🦩🦩🦩🦩
Part of the tRump buddy plan with Vlad. They agreed: tRump can threaten Russia but will always ultimately stand behind & support & protect his mentor.
Despicable
Fuck the Pentagon AND that panty waste Hegseth
America shouldn’t be backing Russia.
Not according to Zelensky.
The enemy within
It's Jake Sullivan all over again...
Doesn’t 47 need to pay for Ukraine’s Mineral Rights?
And just days ago Trump was saying this…
Trump ignores the law, Ukraine should as well! #Resist #NoKings #TACO #DeportElon #AbolishICE 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼
Time for Europe to stump up and push the US out of any intel or involvement in this war.
UZA politicians are hypocrites. They consider it acceptable to launch preemptive strikes against other countries, yet they deny Ukraine the right to fully defend itself with all available weaponry. Never trust UZA again.
"Other weapons, including the British Storm Shadow missile, which relies on U.S. targeting data, are also subject to the new review process."
kyivindependent.com/us-approves-...
Washington approved the sale of 3,550 Extended-Range Attack Munition (ERAM) missiles to Ukraine, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Aug. 23, citing two unnamed U.S. officials.
Trump is Putin’s Gloryhole!
Can't do anything that would escalate Russia's demise.
Are Americans fucking stupid? No, real question. Ukraine just hit the Ust Luga LNG plant in Russia using their own drones. Ukraine doesn't NEED American missiles, it's been taking out Russian refineries FOR TWO WEEKS. I'm sorry, but do you people just not know what the fuck goes on in the world?
This Regime is absolutely disgusting and vile… Slava Ukraine 💙🇺🇸
Putin has the pictures to control the traitor false president.
Ukraine has built Flamingo
“Ukraine's domestically developed long-range Flamingo cruise missile has entered serial production, Associated Press (AP) photojournalist Efrem Lukatsky reported on Aug. 17.
[…]the missile has a range of 3,000 km (1,864 miles).
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At the AK "summit," THE CONVICT willfully passed on the ceasefire and/or sanctions he warned before the event. Trump is effectively aiding and abetting WAR CRIMES perpetrated against innocent civilians in Ukraine daily. From demanding ceasefire or else to "they have to fight it out" — COLLUSION! 😠
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Putin thinks he can win the war because he's probably the guy who told Trump to block the long-range missiles....
It's also very "interesting" how Russian strikes against Ukrainian military sites became much more accurate almost immediately after Trump's second coup succeeded..
It’s so infuriating! 🤬
Is this Trump’s doing or Hegseth’s. Hegseth has a history of excessive independent thought that Trump has reigned in once made aware of (or, more likely, held responsible for).
Except Ukraine has quietly developed their own long range missile factory and Russia is about to find out.
One doesn't need any enemies if there are allies like the US & A.
No gift article option?
The US government supports Russia. They are traitors.
It also worth noting that Ukraine is developing its own long range missiles. First glimpses are impressive.
What a dedicated servant of Putin Trump is.
This is why Trump is firing top military officials. He wants to help Putin in Ukraine.
Why in THEEEE FUCK does Ukraine need the approval of a fascist dictatorship to FUCKING DEFEND THEMSELVES?????
I will never understand why America gets to block this. Why THEY decide Ukraine’s path of self-defense.
WSJ really thinks this is to or will entice Putin? They know better.
Ukraine and EU need to quit playing games with dumbfuckistan and Pukein…kick them to the curb and get it done
If Ukraine has them, they should use them. To hell with the Pentagon.
Never trust a traitor friend.
Another reversal of President Biden's permission. Reversed most likely because it retaliates against Biden more than anything. 😡😡😡😡😡
Reminder that Trump is also discarding sanctions, putting pressure on Ukrainians and ending support for Russian-language indepdendent media, all of which encourages the Kremlin www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Why would Putin need to make a deal with him?
America has become a traitor.
I'm sorry if you feel that's unfair bc you voted for Kamala.
Many Israelis didn't vote for Netanyahu. Israel is still a rogue, murderous state.
If your people vote in a traitor, your country becomes treasonous. Want to change your "branding"?
GET TRUMP THE FUCK OUT.
If trump wanted to look like a bad ass he would give Ukraine all the weapons they need to end this war, sadly he’s putins puppet
Unless there is some software or hardware switch that actually prevents the firing of the long-range missiles, I say Zelenskyy should play directly by Trump’s rule: “Fuck the rules!”
Killing Ukrainians. Elongating the way. He lied to maga.
What? I thought they were approved!!!!
This government is a bunch of saboteurs working on the ru side. No meaningful steps, just empty words by inflated egos. But what else is there to expect from the Republicans actively dismantling their country’s democracy and the rule of law?
Donald double-speak.
🤬💔💔💔🇺🇦🌻💙💛
Fuck of on it! The Pentagon can go and fuck it self.
The EU will sort it out
Now that Ukraine has its own missiles, let them carry on regardless.
Um, fuck the pentagon?
Russians missile strikes on Ukrainian civilian targets are okay.
Didn’t Trump just complain that a military strategy preventing UKR from striking all over is stupid—ie, Zelenskyy could fire away and say he was responding to Trump not Hegseth.
Traitors to democracy! Sham!
Why are they listening? At some point stop. What is Washington going to do? Just say stray drones missals Really just do it.
Very hard to like this but appreciate the heads up. How are they supposed to defend themselves with their hands tied behind their backs? 🩷 Ukraine.
Is blocking or has been blocking?
How long before Trump starts yapping about providing arms to Russia?
No one cares what the American Pikachu wants. Ukraine keeps hitting targets, restrictions be damned. 😀
What the hell is wrong with the whole republican pedo fascist party? (Okay…silly question) Is there no redeeming qualities in that party? (I know…but, had to put it out there)
This absolutely appalling corruption and incompetence it starts all of the way up from Trump and is engulfing the entire US government I condemn Trumps obsession with helping the criminal perpetrators that is Russia America you are a disgrace get fucked you war criminal scum
That’s why Ukraine’s developing its own weapons.
Did anyone expect different from Elbridge Colby? Even aside from him, this outcome was determined by Trump’s victory last year. The number of people who lied about that to themselves or others (they’re mostly still on X, AFAIK) is pretty depressing.
Long range pffffft
Ukraine should just ignore this directive and just do what is necessary to defend themselves. What’s the worst that could happen? The US would withhold weapons? Haven’t we done that a couple of times already?
The US is not an ally.
Mass murderer Putin's most powerful weapon sits in the White House.
No flamingo without target approval? „Elbridge C., the Pentagon’s undersecretary for policy, developed the “review mechanism” to decide on Kyiv’s requests to fire long-range U.S.-made weapons as well as those provided to Ukraine by European allies that rely on American intelligence and components.“
Yea, but that’s only the ones made in US…. Not the other ones…
Exactly. Here’s a paywall free link if anyone needs it.
So who will be next to be denied to use bought 🇺🇲 weapons because they go against Trump's vision of "peace" (Nobel peace prize, a Trump Moscow tower etc.🤷) Luckily there aren't any kill twitch on our F-35 (so they claim), but if we are denied intel etc. etc. what then? #nokings #standwithukraine 🇺🇦✊
The US is punishing its allies with tariffs, making all mutual defence pacts transactional, and seems to be backing putin's Ukraine Why? I hope the free world has time to reconfigure, now that the US has abandoned it.
😂😂
I could have sworn that Trump just accused Biden of doing that.
I was just reading about Ukraine’s new missile and remembering that USA asked them to abandon nukes and we’d “protect them”. Those missiles are a better deterrent than TRUMP.
Is Trump consciously pursuing a strategy of decimation of Ukraine on behalf of Putin by withholding offensive weapons? Claiming you can't win without going on the offense seems to confirm Trump's complicity.
The world is watching the U.S. government's betrayal, or don't they realize that?
country is being failed miserably (has been for some time of course BUT we are NOW being RULED, NOT GOVERNED)... the people have been usurped by ORANGE FASCIST FELON.... who is evilly and cruelly playing with the lives of humans.... STOP RELINQUISHING MORE POWER TO THIS ASSHOLE!!! CONGRESS - WAKE UP
I'm curious to know if hegseth cleared this with trump.
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Disgraceful
Look Putin visits with Trump last week. The following Friday this happened. And it is not discussed as it should be. That and the national guard issues in DC. In one week congress comes back to work?
www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired two Navy admirals and Air Force Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse from their posts.
Didn't Biden do that too, trump is now copying BIDEN.
Trump looks for any excuse to help russia,if we had a good president in the Whitehouse russia would collapse within 18 months and save the west
That's just President Pedophile obeying his daddy's "Putin" commands, like a good lil' soviet bitch.
How would Trump be acting differently if he really was an active Russian agent?
TACO strikes again.
How can it do this when Ukraine uses weapons of its own manufacturer?
The Nobel Appeasement Prize is in the post
#SCROTUS #TRAITOR
In other words Ukraine need to produce their own
Trump is obviously a Russian asset.
Trump is a traitor to the US, Ukraine, NATO, and the UN
His is Putin's asset .. a 'useful' idiot
.. and he's complicit in supporting the war crimes of Putin in Ukraine, and Netanyahu in Gaza
Trump is a Russian asset
Support Ukraine! 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦
Why isn’t this a bigger story! Just more of Trump cow-towing to Putin!
Do it anyway. Find Putin and bomb that building. We did it to Bin Ladin.
Let's use drones then??
I don't quite understand why the U.S. can dictate to Ukraine how it fights a war to protect their people and borders. WHY are we dictating to them what they can and cannot do?
With the US population as accomplices
nationalsecurityjournal.org/game-changer...
Ukraine's 'Long Neptune' missile, the Moskva-killer, now has a 1,000km range and new guidance for deep strikes inside Russia.
That's the definition of Treason! Trump is a fucking Nazi Sympathizer!
Fucking asshole evil monsters! Fuck Putin.
WTH!!!!!!
📌 Krasnov is his puppet
Russian stooges run it now
Putin the puppet master continues to control the narrative.
Quietly told the Ukrainians, LOL. The Pentagon has been hamstringing their efforts to fight the Russians from day 1.
Next we'll find out that the Pentagon is planning on sending weapons to Russia.
Wouldn't be the first time.
Still waiting for Trump to attack Ukraine.
I think it's coming.
We must not accept that mentally disturbed and apparently demented American president and his incompetent gang, is trying to punish the whole western civilized world to be friends with war criminal - Putin. All Trump is doing for Putin, strongly indicate that he is en enemy of Ukraine and Europe.
The Ukrainians are building long range drones capable of hitting deep inside Russia. They have the will and desire to fight.
This Ukrainian startup makes drones that strike deep inside Russia | AP News share.google/aK5XUoeJvEYe...
Ukraine's defense industry is gaining global attention for its innovative drone technology. Last September, a Ukrainian-made drone attacked a Russian ammunition depot more than 620 miles away.
#SlavaUkraini
Make it stop Anne.
WTF is wrong with this administration fuck Russia
I can understand why Trump is not allowing Ukraine to hit military targets in Russia with missiles since Trump is Putin best buddy, but Biden????
Well, unfortunately for Comrade Pedo King, Ukraine is building their own.
I wish the Trump administration would co-ordinate better: Trump complains Ukraine isn't striking far enough into Russia often enough, and Hegseth blocks long-range missiles on Russian targets! Is the US left hand unconnected to the US right hand ?
Fucking Hegseth
Direct result of Ukraine’s success in knocking out Russia’s energy infrastructure. In another week, Trump will probably cut off arms sales to the Europeans for donation to Ukraine.
Nobel Peace Award to GCN!
Wow. Putey commanded Rump to do this.
Trump has turned away the USA from the free world and turned it into Magastan, a satellite of Putin‘s empire.
😡😤🤬
@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu, it's time that you apply sanctions against the United States. Retaliate! Do something to justify your salary!
First Biden tried to appease Putin by limiting our weapons. It was to no avail. Now Zelensky has to deal with a Putin lover who will lie and cheat at every opportunity.
Terrible, but given Trump, Hegseth et al's attitude to Ukraine, it's unsurprising.
All I can hope for is one mighty dose of karma to fall on the lot of them - and soon.
US/Russia alliance. You were all warned. Here it is. Enjoy!
Da staunt unser Taurus-Merz aber.
And then Trump has the nerve to congratulate Ukraine on their Independence Day.
More of trump’s collusion with Putin and Russias war machine, He is nothing but a poisonous traitor to America and the West democracies , bring him down or your country is going to self destruct in a terrible war
Treason
Fuck Trump
All in all that 3-hour private strategy-session between Putin and his "asset" in Alaska turned out to be very profitable for Putin - as usual. But they must reckon with strong resistance from the EU leaders and NATO; because they know the Russian autocrat's agenda and it's a threat to all of them.
This is exactly what you would expect from Putin’s bottom.
#Krasnov
Putin's puppet.
Putin=Trump 🧵thread bsky.app/profile/edhi...
YouTube video by MSNBC
Trump intentionally gets involved to prevent ceasefire and treaty by then avoiding involvement only to get involved again. Delay, delay, delay was his strategy in court to escape accountability and now it’s his strategy to aid Putin.
Really?!? What say, does THIS pentagon (part of this evil regime) have in any of Ukraine’s military plans?!?
