Russian forces now control a vast lithium deposit in the eastern part of Ukraine, which would have been used in the minerals deal that was reached between Kyiv and the Trump administration that sees the alkali metal as a top priority for national security in the future.
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RUSSIA SAYS IT IS IN CONTROL OF LUHANSK REGION AS IT CONTINUES TO SEE NEW BATTLEFIELD GAINS
The Russian military now completely occupies the entire Luhansk region in Ukraine, the Associated Press reported on Monday, citing Leonid Pasechnik, the Kremlin-installed leader in the region.
TRUMP HARDENS STANCE AGAINST PUTIN, SAYS RUSSIA COULD END UP INVADING EUROPE
Steve Witkoff, U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy, spoke with Tucker Carlson in March and was asked about the likelihood that Russia decides to roll over Ukraine and enter further into Europe.
LITTLE LITHUANIA KEEPS PUSHING FOR WWIII, INSISTS THAT UKRAINE GETS A NATO INVITE
Lithuania, the tiny Baltic state with a population of about 2.8 million, told Politico in an interview last week that it will never stop pushing for Ukraine to join NATO, which Russia has identified as its brightest red line.
PUTIN: RUSSIA HAS THE MOST ADVANCED NUCLEAR WEAPONS ON EARTH
Russian President Vladimir Putin said last week that his military operates the most advanced nuclear weapons on the planet and said his country continues to make upgrades to its nuclear triad.
AI TAKES CENTER STAGE IN UKRAINE’S DRONE ATTACK ON RUSSIA’S AIRFIELDS
Artificial Intelligence (AI) played a major role in Kyiv’s attack on Russian air bases and bombers earlier this month, showcasing how military technology is playing a more important role than ever in warfare.
AS FORECAST: THE LONGER THE UKRAINE WAR DRAGS ON, THE MORE LAND RUSSIA WILL TAKE
While Ukraine has had to resort to attacks on soft targets across Russia to try and prove to the West that it still has a viable military that can inflict pain on Moscow, the Russian military has taken more land in Ukraine in recent weeks on several fronts.
“BAD THINGS” HAPPEN IN WASHINGTON
There were quite a lot of what Donald Trump might describe as “bad things” taking place in Washington over the past week, to include the worsening of relations with China shortly after what appeared to be an agreement had been reached over tariffs.
ONLY THE U.S. CAN ARM ALLIES! WEST SAYS NORTH KOREA IS ARMING THE RUSSIANS
A group of Western countries issued a report last week that said North Korea has been arming the Russians with ballistic missiles and troops amid Moscow’s war with Kyiv in violation of UN resolutions that has helped Moscow “increase its missile attacks against Ukrainian cities, including targeted strikes on critical civilian infrastructure.”
PUTIN’S CONDITION FOR PEACE IS THE ROLL BACK OF NATO’S BORDER FROM RUSSIA
By Paul Craig Roberts The latest news on the war front serves to introduce today’s column: The Ever-Widening War With Putin focused on useless “peace talks,” Ukraine (or Washington or NATO) attacked four Russian Air Force bases and destroyed a number of strategic Russian bombers. The BBC reports: “In an operation said to have taken......