Michelle Rainer

2014. Luhansk, Ukraine. russian tanks entered the city.

The US has given Ukraine an ultimatum: there will be security guarantees only if Kyiv gives all of Donbas to Putin, — Zelensky.

Not just disgraceful: it betrays a credulous acceptance of inevitable Russian victory that seems less and less so. I thought Trump liked going for the win, which in Ukraine seems more achiveable than a year ago

Russian drones hit Dubai: Geran-2 now appears in the Persian Gulf The drone was shot down by UAE air defenses during a large-scale missile and drone attack in late February. This is not the first time fragments linked to Russian versions of Iranian Shahed drones have been found in the region.

U.S. peace plan delivered to Iran: details revealed Washington is demanding that Tehran abandon its nuclear program in exchange for lifting sanctions. The U.S. has sent Iran a 15-point plan to end the war via Pakistan. It calls for dismantling nuclear facilities in Natanz, Isfahan, and Fordow, halting uranium enrichment, and handing over existing stockpiles. The plan also includes limits on missile range and guarantees of free navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. In return, Washington promises to lift sanctions and support the development of a civilian nuclear plant in Bushehr under international oversight. Iran has already put forward a counter-demand — compensation for war damage. Media note that the proposal largely repeats previous demands. Tehran says it is wary of U.S. troop deployments in the Middle East and does not want to be “deceived again,” as past strikes occurred during negotiations. At the same time, the White House has not ruled out a ground operation. No final decision has been made.

Ghana wants reparations for the transatlantic slave trade ... But ... it was the Kingdom of Dahomey (Ghana!) that captured most of the slaves and sold them to the Arab traders first! Europeans rarely captured any blacks. They bought them from the Arabs who bought them from Ghana.

Trump's special envoy to Belarus John Coale tells some boozy tales of drinking with Alexander Lukashenko and how he had the authoritarian "in my hand" by bashing the EU on his visit to Minsk: "The State Department told me [Lukashenko] likes to yuck it up, so we yucked it up. About a half hour, 45 minutes into it... he starts complaining about the Europeans – Europeans this, Europeans that. So – and this is kind of crude and I'm sorry for the language – but I said to him, 'Yeah, they're a bunch of pussies.' So, I had him in my hand from then on. He loves to cuss, so you cuss back. And we got along fine. He did five hours he talked. Then we had lunch for two hours... He gets up and toasts President Trump... So I get up and toast him..."

‼️Update: On Tuesday evening, the Court in Pardubice ruled to remand two suspects in custody for allegedly setting fire to the LPP company’s warehouse on Friday. One of the detainees is Youssef Moursi, born in Egypt and a U.S. citizen. He is a student in Czechia, writes articles for the far-left group Druhá Směna, and is also active with Shella Radio, nur.prague, and tadamun_kollektive, which operate out of the Ankali club in Prague. They face 20 years to life in prison for a terrorist offense.