Fredrik Lind

Syria 🇸🇾: celebrations erupt in the Damascus suburbs as reports of the death of Ali Khamenei spread across the region

Today’s military strikes on Iran — carried out by the United States and Israel — mark a catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression. Bombing cities. Killing civilians. Opening a new theater of war.  Americans do not want this. They do not want another war in pursuit of regime change. They want relief from the affordability crisis. They want peace. I am focused on making sure that every New Yorker is safe. I have been in contact with our Police Commissioner and emergency management officials. We are taking proactive steps, including increasing coordination across agencies and enhancing patrols of sensitive locations out of an abundance of caution. Additionally, I want to speak directly to Iranian New Yorkers: you are part of the fabric of this city — you are our neighbors, small business owners, students, artists, workers, and community leaders. You will be safe here.

This is Mykhailo Spitsin, he was only 10. Last night, russia mercilessly killed him and his mother, Svitlana, by bombing their home in Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv region 🕯

Iran has sent Russia $2.7 billion worth of missiles to help in the war against Ukraine, according to Bloomberg. Since the end of 2021, Russia has invested a total of $4 billion in Iran's defense sector. For this money, the aggressor received hundreds of Fath-360 ballistic missiles, 500 other short-range missiles, and 200 surface-to-air missiles. Tehran also supplied Russia with Shahed-136 suicide drones and transferred the necessary technologies, enabling the aggressor to establish its own production under the name "Geran-2."

🎯 For a year now, Trump has helped Russia by talking about peace plans and negotiations that have gone nowhere by design and done nothing to stop the fighting. It's been a performance to delay needed independent action by Europe.

Ukraine has never sought war. We agreed to an unconditional ceasefire, looked for opportunities for peace, and repeatedly offered the world ways to stop the strikes in the sky, on land, and at sea. But it is Russia that continually obstructs this process – manipulating, dragging out negotiations, terrorizing our people with airstrikes, and intensifying assaults along the front line. The war continues only because Moscow does not want it to end. Almost every day, Russian terrorists carry out hundreds of attacks on our critical and civilian infrastructure. This week alone, Russia has used more than 3,270 attack drones, 1,370 guided aerial bombs, and nearly 50 missiles of various types against Ukraine. We are constantly strengthening our defense and working with partners to enhance air defense: the PURL initiative, investments in Ukraine’s defense industry, bilateral and multilateral formats. Putin cannot be stopped with words – pressure is needed. The world sees that Russia responds to strength, which means that peace through strength can work. Ukraine will never grant terrorists any bounty for their crimes, and we count on our partners to uphold this very position. Decisive steps are needed from the United States, Europe, the G20 and G7 countries. Lives must be protected. I thank everyone who is helping in this effort.