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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #2050 on: November 28, 2025, 11:00:05 am »
The same orders that many Russian soldiers have been given.

Kim Jong Un Orders North Korean Troops in Ukraine to Self-Detonate Rather Than Surrender

Vlad Litnarovych  |  Nov 28, 2025 09:42  |  Updated 10:14

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly instructed North Korean troops deployed to Russia’s war in Ukraine to kill themselves with grenades rather than risk capture, according to Daily NK on November 27.

Sources told the outlet that North Korean units now undergo twice-weekly political indoctrination sessions where commanders glorify soldiers who blew themselves up on the battlefield. These sessions promote the idea that such actions demonstrate loyalty to Kim and surpass the bravery of Russian troops fighting alongside them.

Propaganda framing borrows heavily from religious-style martyrdom narratives, the source said, including the slogan: “If you give your life, you’ll live forever.” Another newly promoted slogan urges troops to, “Learn from the warriors who blew themselves up.”

Experts in Seoul argue the message reflects a complete disregard for the lives of North Korean soldiers, who are being deployed to a foreign war and encouraged to die rather than be taken prisoner.  .  .  .

https://united24media.com/latest-news/kim-jong-un-orders-north-korean-troops-in-ukraine-to-self-detonate-rather-than-surrender-13837
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #2051 on: November 28, 2025, 11:06:36 am »
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A purple smoke cloud rose over Russia's Yasny missile base in Orenburg region following an explosion, with locals reporting a failed rocket launch that detonated mid-air, Astra reports.



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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #2052 on: November 28, 2025, 01:49:02 pm »
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Putin's Brain speaks Russian propaganda here:

Dugin is speaking to the Russian public, not to the West, other than to terrorize the weak minded.  Too convince the weak-minded of Russia's might and the need to allow Russia to invade, murder, rape, torture with impunity any country it chooses, else any resistance will face Russian nuclear weapons.
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« Reply #2053 on: November 28, 2025, 02:23:36 pm »
More from Putin's Brain
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Kremlin snuffbox/Кремлевская табакерка, Nov 28 2025

"Russia has chosen war for another 20 years. I envy the hundreds of thousands who will die for their homeland."

Philosopher Alexander Dugin told us this, commenting on Vladimir Putin’s statements about the Ukrainian conflict [ https://t.me/rian_ru/327767 ] and our plans to continue the SVO [ https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/6473 ].

"I've already said that we'll be fighting for another 18-20 years [ https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/6433 ]. President Putin confirmed my words. We're ready to fight for those 20 years; the head of state has made his choice! It's clear that the next few years (and that, as the military says, is the best-case scenario) will be spent fighting in Ukraine. But there are other enemies, too. The war will be terrifying; hundreds of thousands will die. And they will find the best death in the world - to die for Russia, for the Motherland. God, how I envy them!" said Alexander Gelyevich.

He also announced "many decisions regarding Russia's transition to a military footing in the near future." He urged people to trust him, as the philosopher's predictions "are taken from the country's top officials and are almost always confirmed."

https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/6475
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #2054 on: November 28, 2025, 02:27:31 pm »
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Philosopher Alexander Dugin:  "I've already said that we'll be fighting for another 18-20 years [ https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/6433 ]. President Putin confirmed my words.

Eighteen to twenty years?  Gee, your army must really suck.  If Ukraine had what you started out with, they'd be teaching Ukrainian in Moscow schools today.
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #2055 on: November 28, 2025, 02:56:55 pm »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kgIBg94FRE


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3JGG0_JlEg

There seems to be something wrong with Russians' bloody rockets!
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #2056 on: November 28, 2025, 04:02:08 pm »
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Dugin is speaking to the Russian public, not to the West, other than to terrorize the weak minded.  Too convince the weak-minded of Russia's might and the need to allow Russia to invade, murder, rape, torture with impunity any country it chooses, else any resistance will face Russian nuclear weapons.

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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #2057 on: November 28, 2025, 04:16:24 pm »
Were they 'Made In China'?
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #2058 on: November 28, 2025, 04:21:28 pm »
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And they will find the best death in the world - to die for Russia, for the Motherland. God, how I envy them!" said Alexander Gelyevich.

Sounds just like the "recruiters" for Islamic terrorist groups ...

The "Recruiters" always say how great & enjoyable it is to be a martyr, yet they never seem to volunteer themselves ... odd ...
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #2059 on: November 28, 2025, 04:32:33 pm »
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Eighteen to twenty years?  Gee, your army must really suck.  If Ukraine had what you started out with, they'd be teaching Ukrainian in Moscow schools today.

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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #2060 on: November 28, 2025, 07:22:16 pm »
Quote from: Canuck Conservative on November 28, 2025, 04:21:28 pm
Sounds just like the "recruiters" for Islamic terrorist groups ...

The "Recruiters" always say how great & enjoyable it is to be a martyr, yet they never seem to volunteer themselves ... odd ...



My first thought as well.
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #2061 on: November 28, 2025, 07:56:46 pm »
Quote from: Canuck Conservative on November 28, 2025, 04:21:28 pm
Sounds just like the "recruiters" for Islamic terrorist groups ...

The "Recruiters" always say how great & enjoyable it is to be a martyr, yet they never seem to volunteer themselves ... odd ...

That's because they don't believe their own book.

Yet they call us 'infidels'.
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #2062 on: November 28, 2025, 11:42:29 pm »
Telegraph: Trump prepares to recognise Russia’s occupied territories in Ukraine

https://en.protothema.gr/2025/11/28/telegraph-trump-prepares-to-recognise-russias-occupied-territories-in-ukraine/
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« Reply #2063 on: November 29, 2025, 12:08:51 am »
This is what Trump will recognize?  The occupied territories?









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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #2064 on: November 29, 2025, 12:13:49 am »
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Reuters:

Two Russian shadow fleet tankers had explosions near the Bosphorus strait that caused explosions.

Kairos had an explosion and caught fire while en route from Egypt to Russian Novorossiysk - Turkish Transport Ministry.

One more tanker, Virat, had an explosion further east in the Black Sea, with heavy smoke coming from the engine room.

Both Kairos and Virat are on the sanctions list.

📷: reportedly, one of the tankers



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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #2065 on: November 29, 2025, 12:17:37 am »
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #2066 on: November 29, 2025, 07:21:17 am »
Not good.

Zelensky’s top aide, lead negotiator resigns amid corruption probe

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/11/28/yermak-resignation-zelenky-war-ukraine/

In Firing His No. 2, Zelensky Loses Both a Negotiator and an Enforcer

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/world/europe/zelensky-yermak-ukraine.html


Why Andriy Yermak’s ouster is a political earthquake for Ukraine

https://www.politico.eu/article/andriy-yermaks-ukraine-politics-volodymyr-zelenskyy-scandal-kyiv-russia/
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #2067 on: November 29, 2025, 12:31:38 pm »
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« Reply #2068 on: November 29, 2025, 12:33:06 pm »
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Telegraph: Trump prepares to recognise Russia’s occupied territories in Ukraine

https://en.protothema.gr/2025/11/28/telegraph-trump-prepares-to-recognise-russias-occupied-territories-in-ukraine/

Trump will lose me 100% if he does this.
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #2069 on: November 29, 2025, 12:37:33 pm »
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« Reply #2070 on: November 29, 2025, 12:41:19 pm »
Rosneft's net profit according to IFRS for 9 months amounted to 277 billion rubles

23:57, November 28, 2025

Moscow. November 28. INTERFAX.RU - Net profit attributable to shareholders "Rosneft", according to IFRS for the nine months of 2025 amounted to 277 billion rubles. compared to RUB 926 billion. for the same period last year, the company reported.
"The high level of the key rate of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation continues to have a significant negative impact on the size of the indicator. In addition, the dynamics of the indicator in the reporting period were negatively affected by non-monetary and one-time factors," NK explained.

Against the backdrop of falling oil prices and the strengthening of the ruble exchange rate, the company’s revenue decreased by 17.8% year-on-year, amounting to 6.288 trillion rubles. "At the same time, the rate of reduction in costs and expenses was less than that of revenue, including due to the indexation of tariffs of natural monopolies," the press release notes. As a result, EBITDA decreased to RUB 1.641 trillion. (RUB 2.321 trillion a year earlier)

The company's capital expenditures amounted to RUB 1.118 trillion, which is 6.3% higher than 9 months of 2024. The dynamics of the indicator are due to the planned implementation of the investment program, primarily on the assets of the Exploration and Production segment. Free cash flow decreased by 45%, to RUB 591 billion.
The net debt/EBITDA ratio at the end of September 2025 was 1.3x.  .  .  .

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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #2071 on: November 29, 2025, 12:45:41 pm »
Zelensky’s chief of staff goes to front line after resigning over corruption scandal

Zelensky’s chief of staff goes to front line after resigning over corruption scandal

Antonia Langford  |  29 November 2025  |  11:18am GMT


Andriy Yermak resigned from his position on Friday night Credit: Gleb Garanich/REUTERS

Volodymyr Zelensky’s former chief of staff said he will go to the front line and fight against Russia, just hours after resigning from his position amid a corruption probe.

Andriy Yermak, the president’s closest confidant, sent a message to an American journalist, saying: “I am going to the front and am prepared for any reprisals.” He apologised if he could no longer answer her calls.

Mr Yermak resigned on Friday night after increasing political pressure came to a head when his home was raided by anti-corruption investigators in connection with a £76m embezzlement scandal in the energy sector.

He denies wrongdoing and has not been officially named as a suspect, but told the New York Post’s Caitlin Doornbos: “I’ve been desecrated and my dignity hasn’t been protected. I don’t want to create problems for Zelensky; I’m going to the front.”



It is a remarkable fall from grace for the aide who was expected to be sent to the US this weekend to help lead peace plan negotiations.

Mr Yermak’s critics described him as a hatchet man who exploited his power to crush political rivals and held undue influence over Mr Zelensky, who had faced mounting calls to sack his closest ally in government.

The 15-month investigation into Ukraine’s Energoatom implicated several allies of the Ukrainian president, including Timur Mindich, his former business partner; Svitlana Hrynchuk, the energy minister; and Herman Halushchenko, the justice minister. Ms Hrynchuk and Mr Halushchenko quit their roles.

Investigators had secretly recorded conversations between top officials, uncovering a scheme to skim £76m from Energoatom, Ukraine’s nuclear power plant operator, using kickbacks of 10-15 per cent on contracts.

It is not clear how far back in time the scheme went.  .  .  .

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/11/29/zelensky-chief-of-staff-andriy-yermak-goes-to-front-line/

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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #2072 on: November 29, 2025, 12:46:44 pm »
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Trump will lose me 100% if he does this.

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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #2073 on: November 29, 2025, 12:46:54 pm »
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Trump will lose me 100% if he does this.

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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #2074 on: November 29, 2025, 12:48:00 pm »
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #2075 on: November 29, 2025, 01:09:10 pm »
Quote from: MeganC on November 29, 2025, 12:33:06 pm
Trump will lose me 100% if he does this.

It's worse than what Chamberlain did to Czechoslovakia, just to make a deal with Hitler.
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« Reply #2076 on: November 29, 2025, 02:03:18 pm »
Quote from: MeganC on November 29, 2025, 12:33:06 pm
Trump will lose me 100% if he does this.

A lot of these "unverfied sources" do turn out to be BS but... I'll tell you on Reddit they fully believe Trump will do that based on that article.
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« Reply #2077 on: November 29, 2025, 02:04:16 pm »
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Zelensky’s chief of staff goes to front line after resigning over corruption scandal

Zelensky’s chief of staff goes to front line after resigning over corruption scandal

Antonia Langford  |  29 November 2025  |  11:18am GMT


Andriy Yermak resigned from his position on Friday night Credit: Gleb Garanich/REUTERS

Volodymyr Zelensky’s former chief of staff said he will go to the front line and fight against Russia, just hours after resigning from his position amid a corruption probe.

Andriy Yermak, the president’s closest confidant, sent a message to an American journalist, saying: “I am going to the front and am prepared for any reprisals.” He apologised if he could no longer answer her calls.

Mr Yermak resigned on Friday night after increasing political pressure came to a head when his home was raided by anti-corruption investigators in connection with a £76m embezzlement scandal in the energy sector.

He denies wrongdoing and has not been officially named as a suspect, but told the New York Post’s Caitlin Doornbos: “I’ve been desecrated and my dignity hasn’t been protected. I don’t want to create problems for Zelensky; I’m going to the front.”



It is a remarkable fall from grace for the aide who was expected to be sent to the US this weekend to help lead peace plan negotiations.

Mr Yermak’s critics described him as a hatchet man who exploited his power to crush political rivals and held undue influence over Mr Zelensky, who had faced mounting calls to sack his closest ally in government.

The 15-month investigation into Ukraine’s Energoatom implicated several allies of the Ukrainian president, including Timur Mindich, his former business partner; Svitlana Hrynchuk, the energy minister; and Herman Halushchenko, the justice minister. Ms Hrynchuk and Mr Halushchenko quit their roles.

Investigators had secretly recorded conversations between top officials, uncovering a scheme to skim £76m from Energoatom, Ukraine’s nuclear power plant operator, using kickbacks of 10-15 per cent on contracts.

It is not clear how far back in time the scheme went.  .  .  .

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/11/29/zelensky-chief-of-staff-andriy-yermak-goes-to-front-line/

Engaging in corruption while at war is IMO outright treason. Death penalty.
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Re: Ukraine 7
« Reply #2078 on: November 29, 2025, 02:40:56 pm »
Quote from: Timber Rattler on November 29, 2025, 07:21:17 am
Not good.

Zelensky’s top aide, lead negotiator resigns amid corruption probe

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/11/28/yermak-resignation-zelenky-war-ukraine/

In Firing His No. 2, Zelensky Loses Both a Negotiator and an Enforcer

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/world/europe/zelensky-yermak-ukraine.html


Why Andriy Yermak’s ouster is a political earthquake for Ukraine

https://www.politico.eu/article/andriy-yermaks-ukraine-politics-volodymyr-zelenskyy-scandal-kyiv-russia/

TO be cheered not mourned - Yermak has been a problem ever since he quit to FSB and was appointed to the Presidential Administration where as one of his first acts was to direct the removal of the mine fields along the Crimean border, which allowed the Russian 57th Army to enter the country and take the southern oblasts unopposed on Feb 2022
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« Reply #2079 on: November 29, 2025, 02:50:51 pm »
Trump's 'real' plan for ending war in Ukraine 'revealed': $300 BILLION boost to America and joint space missions with Russia to Mars... but Putin may still have the last laugh

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By JAMES CIRRONE
29 November 2025



Donald Trump is reportedly eager to engage in business deals with Vladimir Putin as a way to end the war in Ukraine - hoping to bring billions of dollars from the Russian economy into America.

A report in The Wall Street Journal details how Trump's team - including his son-in-law Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve Witkoff - have been negotiating with Russia on how to 'bring their $2 trillion economy in from the cold'.

Witkoff reportedly hosted Kirill Dmitriev - Putin's 'handpicked' negotiator - and Kushner at a waterfront Miami Beach estate to draw up a plan to end the war, while also ensuring American businesses beat their European counterparts to making money once the conflict ended.

Dmitriev is said to have pushed for the $300 billion of Russian central bank assets frozen in Europe to be used for joint US-Russian investment projects, and a 'US-led reconstruction' of Ukraine.

There were also reportedly talks of pursuing a joint mission between Elon Musk's SpaceX and Russia to reach Mars, a far cry from the 'space race' of the 20th century.

Russia's strategy, according to the report, is to convince the Trump administration that they are a 'land of opportunity' - and not a threat.

The Kremlin reportedly hopes to 'reshape the economic map of Europe', while also creating friction between the US and its allies on the continent and beyond, potentially giving Putin the last laugh in negotiations.

'Russia has so many vast resources, vast expanses of land,' Witkoff told The Wall Street Journal.

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15336905/trump-plan-end-ukraine-russia-war-billions-dollars.html

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I was very slow and reluctant to come to the conclusion that Trump really is a 'pro-Russia' President. I did not believe any of the Russia collusion hoax. When I saw all the favorable terms Trump was giving to Putin, I always thought that Trump must have a higher cause or a secret plan.

I no longer think this way. Trump is PRO-RUSSIA. That has become clear and undeniable in the way he deals with Putin verses how he treats Zelinsky and Ukraine. In all his peace proposals Trump demands that Zelinsky admit that he has lost the war and to give Putin everything he wants. Even though the war is ongoing and Russia is very far from a clear win of anything.

Trump is salivating over all the land and resources in Greater Russia, and he is willing to throw Ukraine under the bus to gain access to potential Russian wealth.
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« Reply #2080 on: November 29, 2025, 08:02:15 pm »
Quote from: 240B on November 29, 2025, 02:50:51 pm
I was very slow and reluctant to come to the conclusion that Trump really is a 'pro-Russia' President. I did not believe any of the Russia collusion hoax. When I saw all the favorable terms Trump was giving to Putin, I always thought that Trump must have a higher cause or a secret plan.

I no longer think this way. Trump is PRO-RUSSIA. That has become clear and undeniable in the way he deals with Putin verses how he treats Zelinsky and Ukraine. In all his peace proposals Trump demands that Zelinsky admit that he has lost the war and to give Putin everything he wants. Even though the war is ongoing and Russia is very far from a clear win of anything.

Trump is salivating over all the land and resources in Greater Russia, and he is willing to throw Ukraine under the bus to gain access to potential Russian wealth.

It's ALWAYS about the $$$$.
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« Reply #2081 on: November 29, 2025, 08:38:56 pm »
What I find interesting about those tankers that got Sea-Baby-ed is that they were heading toward Russia and were loaded. That suggests the possibility that Russia has been forced to buy fuel from outside of Russia due to Ukraine's attacks on refineries.
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Quote from: PeteS in CA on November 29, 2025, 08:38:56 pm
What I find interesting about those tankers that got Sea-Baby-ed is that they were heading toward Russia and were loaded. That suggests the possibility that Russia has been forced to buy fuel from outside of Russia due to Ukraine's attacks on refineries.

That is highly likely.  Oil comes out of the ground.  Gasoline does not.
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The Kerch/ Crimea bridge area is now under a drone alert. Drones are reported to be coming from the NW and along the Crimean east coast towards the Kerch Crimean bridge area.



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👀 Russia will spend at least $166 billion on the war against Ukraine in 2026: Putin signed the budget law.

This is a third of Russia's entire annual budget and, probably, the largest military spending since the USSR. Russia has cut social spending.



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A purple smoke cloud rose over Russia's Yasny missile base in Orenburg region following an explosion, with locals reporting a failed rocket launch that detonated mid-air, Astra reports.



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Quote from: 240B on November 29, 2025, 02:50:51 pm
Trump's 'real' plan for ending war in Ukraine 'revealed': $300 BILLION boost to America and joint space missions with Russia to Mars... but Putin may still have the last laugh

There were also reportedly talks of pursuing a joint mission between Elon Musk's SpaceX and Russia to reach Mars, a far cry from the 'space race' of the 20th century.

Russia's strategy, according to the report, is to convince the Trump administration that they are a 'land of opportunity' - and not a threat.

The Kremlin reportedly hopes to 'reshape the economic map of Europe', while also creating friction between the US and its allies on the continent and beyond, potentially giving Putin the last laugh in negotiations.

'Russia has so many vast resources, vast expanses of land,' Witkoff told The Wall Street Journal.

I was very slow and reluctant to come to the conclusion that Trump really is a 'pro-Russia' President. I did not believe any of the Russia collusion hoax. When I saw all the favorable terms Trump was giving to Putin, I always thought that Trump must have a higher cause or a secret plan.

I no longer think this way. Trump is PRO-RUSSIA. That has become clear and undeniable in the way he deals with Putin verses how he treats Zelinsky and Ukraine. In all his peace proposals Trump demands that Zelinsky admit that he has lost the war and to give Putin everything he wants. Even though the war is ongoing and Russia is very far from a clear win of anything.

Trump is salivating over all the land and resources in Greater Russia, and he is willing to throw Ukraine under the bus to gain access to potential Russian wealth.

Trump and Witkoff are salivating over all the land and resources in Greater Russia, as god real estate agents should - there are lots of opportunities foe both the grow their fortunes and the Noble for (T)Rump.

As for space ventures, when the USSR fell Russia had 15 lunch pads, until a day ago that number had dwindled to 2 for lack of funds. One of the heavy lift launch pads retired was the one Gargarin lifted off from. Now, after the last Soyuz launch, the last remaining heavy lift pad crumbled in to constituent parts. Repairs are expected to take up to 2 years.

Russia does not have the money to repair the pad quickly.  And until the pad is repaired, there will be no more Soyuz launches to the ISS, no more Russian parts for repairs to their 40% of the station, no more garbage collections, only Dragon can bring people up and get them down.

The Russians have nothing left to partner with anyone in any space venture.
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Russian troops sent as disposable fighters without helmets or body armor

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Story by Bohdan Babaiev

Russian troops are conducting assaults without helmets or body armor in the Lyman direction, reports The Telegraph.

New footage from the Donetsk frontlines shows Russian soldiers attacking Ukrainian positions with no basic protection, with most dying before reaching forest lines or trenches.

Ihor Komok, Deputy Commander of Ukraine's 2nd Mechanised Battalion of the 66th Separate Mechanised Brigade, said the phenomenon has become widespread in recent months.

"Helmets were only worn in four groups out of the last 20," he emphasized.

In recent days, Ukrainian forces have repelled dozens of attacks in the Lyman direction. Russia is deploying infantry in large numbers, often under drone cover or even on motorcycles, despite heavy losses.

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Source:  https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russian-troops-sent-as-disposable-fighters-without-helmets-or-body-armor-the-telegraph/
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I haven't heard anything more about North Korean troops in Russia for a couple of months.
I speculate that the lack of training combined with the inability to integrate with Russian culture made this a failed experiment.

Also, Kim may not want to tie his military to the failed policies of Putin. Kim does not want to go down with Putin's ship. I doubt Kim is still sending tens of thousands of troops to Russia, only to have them used as cannon fodder and bullet catchers.
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Kremlin snuffbox/Кремлевская табакерка, Nov 30 2025

Total mobilization in Russia should begin on March 1

Philosopher Alexander Dugin gave this forecast in a conversation with us.

"President Putin has chosen war, and it will last for another 20 years" ( we wrote about this forecast,  ed. [ https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/6475 ] ).

"Next year, the war will become total. Everything will be total - mobilization, military operations. A total birthrate will also begin, because new soldiers must be conceived and born now to take part in this war," stated Alexander Gelyevich.

He predicts that the army will be replenished by approximately 1.5 million people next year. This mobilization, according to the philosopher, will begin on March 1.

It's worth noting that Dugin had previously predicted that total mobilization in Russia would begin on February 1 of next year [ https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/6359 ]. When asked why the deadline had been pushed back, he replied, "We need time to prepare."

The Kremlin declined to comment on these statements. The Ministry of Defense noted that they are always prepared for mobilization measures; this is one of their tasks. However, they declined to say how "all-out" such measures might be.

Alexander Gelyevich, however, urges people to believe his predictions. He notes that he is one of the few who, "amidst the incomprehensible cries and predictions about peace," predicted that Vladimir Putin would choose to continue the Second World War and wage a "long, heroic, real war."

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