What It Will Take To End The War In Ukraine -- The end of this war awaits the U.S. election

"The apparent reason is that the Ukrainians

still expect to expel the Russians from Ukraine, including the Crimea, and Russia still purports to aspire to the complete absorption of Ukraine back into Russia, where it was for 300 years.
Following the shambles of the American and allied efforts in Afghanistan, and the general air of enfeeblement of the United States, President Putin executed his grand step to take his historic place with Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, and Stalin who expanded the Russian state and the influence of Russia in Europe.

The reason we have not got to this conclusion yet is that the United States hasn’t been pushing for it. The Ukrainian government is prepared to go on with the casualties, so America will fight on with it to the last Ukrainian.

Former President Trump has recognized that in addition to preserving Ukraine and its independence, the goal is to create conditions where a post-war Russia can be gradually enticed out of the arms of China.
A durable intimate alliance of those two countries could be strategically dangerous, as well as the practical end of Russia’s independence. For a year after the peace, Ukrainians could move to Russia or the revised borders of Ukraine, and a non-aggression agreement could be made between Russia and NATO.

The end of this war awaits the U.S. election, 

which will effectively determine the terms." 

ZeroHedge

Injury toll in missile strikes on Kryvyi Rih rises

"The number of people injured as a result of Russian ballistic missile strikes on Kryvyi Rih has increased to 17. Lysak added that as a result of the strikes, a hotel, a store, an administrative building, an educational institution, and seven apartment buildings were damaged. About one and a half dozen vehicles were also hit, including three fire trucks, three police cars, and an ambulance." Ukrin

France Struggles to Contain Martinique Protests as Price-Cutting Deal Falls Short

"Thousands of residents of the French overseas territory of Martinique in the Caribbean have taken to the streets in the administrative center of Fort-de-France to protest the high cost of living......26 police officers were injured during clashes with protesters. French authorities, for the first time in 65 years, deployed a special unit, the CRS, to suppress the protests on the island." Sputnik

Netanyahu’s decision to ignore Biden, Harris warnings not to invade Rafah responsible for Sinwar’s death: experts

"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to ignore dire warnings from President Biden and Vice President Harris not to conquer the last major stronghold of Hamas terrorists in Rafah proved to be correct, according to military and Middle East experts.

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the country’s Shin Bet intelligence agency announced Wednesday that “soldiers from the Southern Command eliminated Yahya Sinwar, the leader of the Hamas terrorist organization, in an operation in the southern Gaza Strip.”
Sinwar oversaw the massacre of nearly 1,200 people Oct. 7, 2023, including over 40 American citizens." NYP

Over 100 Ukrainian drones downed in Russia overnight

"Russian forces destroyed more than 100 Ukrainian drones attempting to target facilities in several regions overnight......Air defenses intercepted or destroyed 110 UAVs, 43 of which were taken down over the Kursk Region near the border." RT

Hezbollah Drone Targets Netanyahu’s House

"A Hezbollah drone that evaded Israeli air defenses managed to strike near, or at, the private home of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu early Saturday, though he was not physically present, and there were no reported injuries." Breitbart

Trump: Netanyahu Is Winning by Doing the Opposite of What Biden, Harris Say

"Former President Donald Trump told a rally in Pennsylvania that Israel was succeeding in its war because Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did the opposite of what President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris had told him." Breitbart

Leaked US Intelligence Documents Related To Israel's Attack Preparations On Iran Appear Online

"A major leak of US classified documents has appeared online ... or we should qualify alleged leaks of at least two TOP SECRET documents, with both marked NOFORN - which is among the highest classifications - given it indicates the specific intelligence cannot be shared with allied foreign intelligence agencies.

A breaking Axios report suggests their authenticity: "U.S. officials are extremely concerned about a potentially major security breach after two alleged U.S. intelligence documents about Israel's preparations for an attack on Iran were published by a Telegram account affiliated with Iran," Barak Ravid, who maintains close Israeli military and intelligence sources, writes." ZH

Ukrainian paratroopers destroy Russian marine unit in Kursk region

"Paratroopers of the 95th separate airborne assault Polissia brigade of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a unit of Russian marines in the Kursk region." Ukrin

202 combat clashes along Ukrainian frontlines

"202 combat engagements were recorded on Ukrainian battlefields, where the enemy was most active in the Kurakhove and Pokrovsk axes.
Ukraine’s Air Force, missile and artillery units three times hit Russian manpower clusters, destroyed three artillery systems in their firing positions, and engaged another “important target”.

Kharkiv axis: the enemy launched offensive operations in the Vovchansk area four times.
Kupiansk axis: the number of combat clashes reached 23. The defense forces repelled Russian attacks in the areas of Holubivka, Synkivka, Novo-osynove, Stepova Novoselivka, Pishchane, Kolisnykivka, Vyshneve, and Lozova.
Lyman axis: Ukrainian troops held back 14 Russian attacks. The invaders focused their main efforts in the areas of Hrekivka, Druzheliubivka, Terny, Makiivka, and Torske.
Kramatorsk axis: Ukrainian forces repelled three Russian attempts to advance near Chasiv Yar, Predtechyne and Stupochky. The situation is under Ukraine’s control. The enemy acted with air support, hitting the area near ​​Nykyforivka with glide bombs.
Toretsk axis: with the support of bomber aircraft, the enemy attacked seven times in the Toretsk and Deliivka areas.
Pokrovsk axis: Ukraine’s defense forces repelled 35 attacks in the past day as the enemy tried to advance in the vicinity of Romanivka, Selydove, Promin, and Mykhailivka.
Kurakhove axis: Ukraine’s defense forces continue to restrain Russian troops as the invaders attempted to penetrate the defense lines 35 times in the areas of Zhelanne Druhe, Novodmytrivka, Hirnyk, Novoselydivka, Kurakhivka, Heorhiivka, Antonivka, Dalnie, Katerynivka, and Kostiantynivka settlements.
Vremivka axis: the defense forces stopped 10 enemy attacks in the area of ​​Novoukrainka and Bohoiavlenka.
Orikhiv axis: Russian troops stormed the Ukrainian positions near Novodanylivka.
Prydniprovskyi axis: the Russian army took six unsuccessful attempts to seize the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the past day.
Volyn and Polissia axes: the situation saw no major changes.
Near the border with Ukraine’s Chernihiv region, the invaders maintain their military presence, running reconnaissance missions and firing off artillery rounds at Ukraine." 

Ukrin

Biden, Macron, Scholz, Starmer talk Victory Plan, aid to Ukraine

"The leaders of Germany, France, the UK, and US discussed President Zelensky's Victory Plan and aid to Ukraine at a meeting in Berlin.

That’s according to a report by the German government press service released after the meeting that brought together German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, U.S. Presidents Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ukrinform reports.
The heads of state discussed developments in the Middle East, including the impact of the death of Yahya Sinwar, the man responsible for the October 7 terrorist attack, on the return of hostages, ending the war in the Gaza Strip, and ensuring that humanitarian aid reaches the civilian population. In addition, the leaders again condemned the escalation caused by Iran's attack on Israel, and discussed coordinating efforts to hold Iran accountable and prevent further escalation." Ukrin

Cuba Paralyzed By Massive Power Blackout

"Cuba's Ministry of Mines and Energy announced that the nation's largest power plant has been "completely disconnected," sparking widespread blackouts across the island. Cuba's communist regime is undoubtedly at its weakest point in decades. Constant power blackouts and food shortages are merely signs that centrally planned economies don't function efficiently." ZH

NATO Membership Or Nuclear Weapons: Zelensky Stuns Allies With Demand

"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, having received a lackluster response when he pitched his 'victory plan' to US officials in Washington last month, now says that Ukraine must either join NATO or obtain nuclear weapons.

He made the ultra provocative comments while speaking before the EU’s European Council in Brussels, where he presented the victory plan before European lawmakers." ZeroHedge

Border guards destroy Russian video surveillance complex with drones in Kharkiv region

"Near Vovchansk, Kharkiv region, fighters of the Gart brigade of the 1st detachment of the State Border Guard Service used FPV drones to strike at the shelters of Russian troops and destroy their Murom-P video surveillance complex." Ukrin

Ukrainian forces shoot down 80 Russian attack drones overnight

"The Defense Forces have shot down 80 drones that Russian invaders have been using to attack Ukraine....As a result of the air battle, 80 enemy drones were shot down in the Odesa, Sumy, Cherkasy, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Kirovohrad, Chernihiv, Poltava, Khmelnytskyi, Rivne, Kharkiv, Kherson, Volyn, and Vinnytsia regions.

Forty-four Russian drones disappeared from radars, two flew to Belarus, and up to 10 enemy UAVs are in the airspace of central Ukraine." Ukrin