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.
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.
AS FORECAST: UKRAINE TRIES TO GO NUCLEAR, TARGETS MAJOR NUKE PLANT WITH DRONES
Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), warned about the dangers of carrying out nuclear operations near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as Russian forces said they were forced to respond to repeated drone attacks by the Ukrainians.
“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.
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......
HEIL, MERZ: GERMAN CHANCELLOR CELEBRATES TROOP DEPLOYMENT IN LITHUANIA, APPROVAL FOR UKRAINE TO USE LONG-RANGE MISSILES TO HIT TARGETS DEEP INSIDE RUSSIA
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Lithuania last week to celebrate the deployment of his forces inside the country, stating that the brigade represents Berlin’s commitment to securing the Baltic states because their security “is also our security.”