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Tim Gallagher

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Ukraine and Crystal Palace

  1. The fact that Monday’s White House meeting wasn’t a total disaster doesn’t make it a success. No solid commitments came out of it. And just yesterday, Trump once again blamed Ukraine for the war.

    Until Trump actually does something, anything he says is completely unreliable.

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  2. One reason Putin now wants a "peace process" (or rather a "get Ukraine to surrender" process) is because in strategic terms the balance is shifting - and not in his favor. He's taking tiny slivers of ground for huge losses, while new UA weapons threaten deeper strategic strikes.

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  3. Speaking of Starmer, I am mad at the Lib Dems. Tories are divided with Reform, Corbyn's "Stalin did nothing wrong" party will divide labour. Brexit increasingly unpopular. This is the ideal opportunity to make an E.U referendum the Liberal campaign promise, and win. Just. Do. It.

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  4. Budapest memorandum: Security guarantees for Ukraine, broken by Russia, US, UK. Minsk agreements: Included ceasefire deals, Russia broke them. Yesterday: Talk. Hard truth: The only “security guarantee” that will actually guarantee Ukrainian & European security is Russia’s defeat.

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  5. It’s simple. Pu wants Ukraine and will attack it until he can’t continue because his economy/army are collapsing and elite splits threaten him. Collapse isn’t imminent. But Trump is desperate for a « deal » so Pu thinks: why don’t I try to get Trump to force Ukraine to surrender and call it a deal?

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  6. I am speculating it wont happen

    There is growing speculation about a potential Putin–Zelensky meeting. Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at @mcgill.ca, @popovaprof.bsky.social joined @robynlisaflynn.bsky.social with more:

    <p>Maria Popova, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, McGill University</p> <p>Image: AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, left and center, Pavel Bednyakov, right, File</p>

    There is growing speculation about a potential Putin–Zelensky meeting - The Elias Makos Show | iHeart

    <p>Maria Popova, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, McGill University</p> <p>Image: AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, left and center, Pavel Bednyakov, right, File</p>

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