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BREAKING: TRUMP BETRAYAL! Zelensky reveals he offered the U.S. THREE OPTIONS to halt Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries — but Trump accepted NONE.
President Volodymyr Zelensky just provided stark evidence of Donald Trump’s betrayal of America’s commitment to defend Ukraine from the Russian invasion of its sovereign territory.
Trump has been pressuring Zelensky to unilaterally stop taking out Russia’s oil refining infrastructure, but the Ukrainian leader said in an interview with the Kyiv Post that the United States has met none of the three conditions he says his country requires before agreeing to a stop to its successful campaign to cripple Russia’s revenue-generating energy businesses. Therefore, the strikes continue.
Here are the conditions that Zelensky said that Trump can choose from to convince Ukraine to impose a ban on blowing up Putin’s petroleum refineries:
Option one: an “energy truce,” where Russia stops hitting Ukraine’s power infrastructure. “That is fair,” Zelensky said, and it’s hard to argue with that. Expecting Ukraine to stop hitting Russia, while its opponent continues to bomb away, makes no sense at all.
Option two: enable Starlink coverage over Russia so Ukraine can show the U.S. where Russian ballistic missile launchers are and destroy them. Zelensky noted that Trump’s team has said Elon Musk doesn’t want to. Who the f@#k cares what Elon Musk wants? If Musk continues to be an obstacle, the U.S. should nationalize Starlink on security grounds and turn Ukraine’s spigot back on.
Option three: if Starlink is off the table, give Ukraine missiles for its Patriot systems, something that “doesn’t depend on Musk or Putin.” Given the fact that the American military has blown through a significant portion of its arsenal in the misbegotten Iran war, this last option might be the toughest for Trump to fulfill.
“Ukraine had received none of the three proposed forms of support,” he said. “That is why the reaction is what it is. We are fighting for our lives.”
Zelensky also argued the refinery strikes can’t move global prices much, since Russia accounts for only 2% of global diesel exports and the other 98% comes from elsewhere.
Zelensky smartly warned against lifting sanctions on Russia before negotiations, saying they were imposed in response to aggression, “not as a price for the mere opportunity to talk.” He said lifting them early would leave Ukraine without leverage and that rebuilding support for new sanctions after more than 20 packages would be hard, a warning that lands after Trump waived sanctions and tariffs on Russia. “I do not want us to find ourselves without any leverage,” he said.
Meanwhile, the U.S. delegation went to St. Petersburg after talks in Oslo and then gave Kyiv a briefing. Now a broad meeting between Ukraine, the U.S., the EU and NATO is planned in Brussels this week. As long as Trump is in Vladimir Putin’s pocket, however, the prospect for successful negotiations is slim to none.
Of course, the Kyiv Post is only reporting Zelensky’s point of view. The White House has not responded yet to his comments. But one of his points is hard to dodge: Ukraine is being asked to hold back while the other side keeps firing. Only a fool like Donald Trump would expect any invaded country to agree to a deal like that.
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This 👇
Imagine being a CEO of an US energy company and thinking that you work with close associates of the Trump family, only to find out that behind them is a sanctioned Russian company, really pulling the strings.
This happened in Alaska. Polar Train LNG's CEO, Joel Riddle, stepped down after finding out that the Russian "Novatek" company, which is under US sanctions, has been involved in a $25 billion energy project in Alaska. The CEO thought that he was working with Gentry Beach, a close friend of Donald Trump Junior.
Reportedly, that project was also discussed between Witkoff and Jared Kushner when they were with Putin. The White House admitted that the project was talked about "briefly".
We are witnessing the greatest corruption scandal the USA has ever witnessed. It all leads to Trump, his family and the Russians, and apparently they were even ready to sell riches of Alaska to the Russians.
The people in Alaska just need to look over to Russia, where the richest regions in terms of minerals and hydrocarbon resources have been stripped-mined, transferring all the wealth to Moscow and Saint Petersburg and leaving a scarred landscape in extreme poverty. That is the result of rampant corruption.
We are starting to see more details why Trump and his friends are trying so strongly to bully Ukraine into surrender. This is most certainly only the tip of the iceberg.
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Liz Truss’s book getting a zero star review is peak Liz Truss 😂
Not sure which is the funniest about this, the headline, the 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 1 star filled in, or the accompanying photo👇
When you've lost even the batshit @Telegraph 🤡
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I will say this- again.
In a safety critical 'industry' like healthcare?
Lesser trained staff usage-at scale-will cause harm.
You will 'get away with it' a lot of times.
Yet all it needs is 'one miss'.
And the higher training reduces the chance of that 'one' - it's what training is all about.
If you don't understand that?
You fail safety issues
And you fail as an educator and trainer.
Thank you @JanetEastham for continuing to raise the issue.
The irony?
Every single person responsible for such decisions regards 'what the public can have' - reaches out to a doctor when they need help for their loved one.
'Cake for me. None for you.'
Dylan Cope died after an A&E nurse practitioner mistook his abdominal pain for flu, having ignored his GP’s referral for suspected appendicitis. His family thought she was a doctor.
A coroner found he would have survived had a senior doctor examined him.
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Always the same
If we need more Drs ? we can’t fill the service with other staff and expect patients to be safe .
The gap is still UNFILLED !
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I view Boris JOHNSON as a criminal. He knew what he was doing and did it gleefully. He should have been locked up by now. This is what is wrong with this country. A fascist, sociopathic and psychopathic RULING ELITE who don't think the rules apply to them.
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PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES SCANDAL
Yvette COOPER
Andy BURNHAM
see also Wes STREETING
see also Keir STARMER
LABOUR PARTY
Remember these announcements ?
The mental health workers are PAs with no experience in mental health, learning on the job…. not mental health nurses or psychiatrists
This isn’t ‘ minor conditions ‘ @YvetteCooperMP
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Well said 👍
🇺🇸🛰️🇺🇦 Elon Musk’s $445 Million Political Gamble: Desperation, Ukraine And The MAGA Trap
Elon Musk accuses Ukrainians of enriching themselves with Western aid and suggests US taxpayer money is laundered back into American political campaigns. That’s a hell of an accusation from a man reportedly putting over $445 MILLION into Republican politics this election cycle, including $76 MILLION in early October.
Is Musk exposing corruption, or projecting his own political and financial interests onto everyone else?
Let’s get something fucking straight. Ukraine didn’t invade Russia. Russia invaded Ukraine. Ukrainians are defending their country, families, and right to exist. Yes, Ukraine has corruption, definitely not bigger than Russia and in Trump administration. Its own anticorruption agencies, NABU and SAPO, investigated the Energoatom scandal, Operation Midas, exposed in 2025. Officials faced allegations and detention; some suspects fled. Zelensky has not been publicly charged in that case. Even Grok acknowledged that distinction after I challenged it.
And Musk’s allegation that Ukrainian aid funded US political campaigns? Where are the transactions? Which politicians? That investigation doesn’t prove his US election claim.
Meanwhile, reports put Musk’s contributions to a Republican super PAC supporting Ken Paxton’s Texas Senate effort at $158 MILLION. Texas is central to his empire: SpaceX’s Starbase and Tesla’s headquarters are there. Apparently, only other people’s financial incentives deserve scrutiny.
Here’s my hypothesis: Musk looks increasingly desperate as the midterms approach. He’s tied his reputation, influence and businesses to Trump and MAGA. A Democratic House could bring investigations, subpoenas, hearings and scrutiny of government contracts. Not automatic arrests or collapse, but headaches for companies tied to government. I can’t prove panic, but it also seems like it. His spending and escalating accusations make me suspect it.
And I suspect another possibility: Trump and his circle may have Musk psychologically hooked, almost like a mafia style relationship with someone who is not fully their own. Once somebody believes they’re on the hook, they may feel trapped even without real blackmail material. As a neurodivergent person myself, I know how difficult manipulation can be to recognize. His autism alone proves nothing about susceptibility. I have no evidence Trump is blackmailing him, but sometimes it’s feels like it. My point is that perceived leverage can sometimes work like real leverage. Or he may believe his claims or be calculating. Several explanations can coexist.
Poland’s foreign minister Radosław Sikorski, who has repeatedly clashed with Musk, pointed out that Europeans pay for American weapons supplied to Ukraine, benefiting US companies, and warned that politicizing products damages Musk’s brand. Europe has reasons to develop alternatives to Starlink. Technology still needs customers and trust.
And look at the voters: an October 19–20 Economist/YouGov poll found sympathy for Ukraine versus Russia at 82% to 1% among Democrats, 64% to 4% among Independents, and 52% to 4% among Republicans. That’s sympathy, not a vote on military aid. Even Republicans sympathize far more with Ukraine than Russia.
I’ve said it before: I believe Musk thought he could RIDE TO THE STARS ON MAGA’S BACK, using political power to advance his technological ambitions. What if the alliance has become a dependency? What if the man trying to use politics for business has made his businesses vulnerable to politics? Even MAGA retaining power won’t guarantee European or even American customers or permanent public trust.
Musk can correct a rocket’s trajectory. Can he recognize when his own political trajectory is heading toward disaster?
Being a successful entrepreneur, businessman, or even the richest man in the world absolutely doesn’t mean you’re successful at being a damn good human being.
Is our NHS good enough for our mum's healthcare?
Please read this👇
"It seems to me that a decision has been made to replace doctors and to remove distinctions between doctors and other professions.
It's no coincidence that the NHS continues to struggle with efficiency, productivity, and safety problems while we progress further towards a blended workforce without the necessary training supervision or regulation."
Via @bmj_latest
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The @GOP must be thrilled that 11 days before elections, we learn that the Trump family secretly orchestrated a deal to allow Russians to drill Alaska in exchange for a $25 billion "investment" funneled through their proxies.
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Reform UK's private police in Colchester have been given an official reprimand after they illegally handcuffed two teenage girls.
Operation Vanguard is a private security patrol employed at the cost of £150,000 to the taxpayer, to wander the streets of Braintree, Chelmsford and Colchester.
If we look a little further though, unsurprisingly, Reform UK have some serious questions to answer.
The BBC reported yesterday that two of the private police patrol, run by a firm called My Local Bobby, were officially rebuked by the police for illegally detaining these girls.
Essex Police said two offences of assault without injury were recorded and “learning requirements” had been “passed to the security staff employers”.
The £150,000 contract for Operation Vanguard was awarded without tender to My Local Bobby by Peter Harris, Reform leader of the council.
The goons handcuffed two teenagers they believed to be shoplifting, but these security staff have zero powers of detention under the law.
As you can see from Essex County Council's own website FAQs below, they have no powers at all.
It feels to me that the citizens of Essex should be aware of this fact and be prepared to stand up to these glorified store detectives.
FAQs state that they cannot arrest people, they have no powers of stop and search, no power to ask questions and absolutely zero enforcement powers.
They are literally performing 'citizens arrests' and being paid £150,000 by the council for it.
If those in Essex know this then it could easily open the council up to substantial lawsuits if their vigilantes carry on 'arresting' people illegally.
Reform UK are wasting public money again and setting themselves up to be sued. Again.
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