25 Feb, 2025 17:34

Kremlin contradicts Trump on ‘NATO troops in Ukraine’

The US president had claimed that Russia would accept the presence of troops from members of the military bloc in the country

The Kremlin has contradicted a claim by US President Donald Trump that Russia would “accept” the placement of troops from NATO countries in Ukraine under a possible peace deal.

When pressed by journalists on Monday about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s opinion on the possibility of Western troops deploying to Ukraine, Trump said “He will accept that. I have asked him that question.”

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Tuesday however that Moscow’s position has not changed since Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s description the week before of the “presence of armed forces from NATO countries, even under the EU flag or as part of national contingents” as “completely unacceptable” to Moscow.

Trump insisted he had “specifically asked [Putin] that question” regarding the deployment. “He has no problem with it,” he said while talking to the press following his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Washington.

Trump and Putin spoke by phone for more than an hour earlier in February. According to both sides, the conversation involved a wide range of topics, including the ongoing Ukraine conflict. However, neither side mentioned any understandings reached at that time that could be linked to the deployment of Western troops to Ukraine.

Russia would only accept a foreign troop deployment to Ukraine as part of a UN mandate, Vassily Nebenzia, Moscow’s envoy to the international body, told RIA Novosti earlier this month.“‘Peacekeepers’ cannot operate without a mandate from the UN Security Council,”he said at that time, adding that any other military contingents on the ground would be treated as regular combatants.

Moscow has warned that it would treat any troops entering Ukraine without Russia’s consent amid its ongoing conflict with Kiev as legitimate targets.

Russia is a permanent member of the UN Security Council, meaning it can veto any resolution to send foreign troops to Ukraine.

Several senior European leaders, most notably French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, have been floating the idea of sending military personnel to Ukraine. According to a Wall Street Journal report, the two nations were considering deploying up to 30,000 “peacekeepers” to the nation, depending on whether Moscow and Kiev could reach a peace deal. The plan was also dependent on whether the US would agree to contribute to the effort in a limited military capacity, the report said.

The Trump administration has repeatedly stated that European NATO members should bear the brunt of security guarantees for Kiev.Earlier in February, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ruled out deploying American troops to Ukraine as part of any agreements on security guarantees.

https://www.rt.com/russia/613300-kremlin-trump-nato-troops-ukraine/

(I don't understand this miscommunication PDJT knows Russia won't tolerate this, it's specifically why the war started, pushing NATO anywhere Russia is a disaster,unlessTrump plans on offering to include Russia in NATO, now that would be a great Fuck You to the EU Atlanticists, that have been trying to destroy Russia since before the 1900s.)I think this back and forth communication from Trump and Putin through the media, is interesting. I really wonder what is going on.

25 Feb, 2025 09:09

Biden accuser Tara Reade seeks $100mn over US govt ‘weaponization’

The tenfold increase in her damage claim follows the confirmation of Kash Patel as the new FBI director (why?)

Tara Reade, a former congressional staffer who has accused Joe Biden of sexual assault, has amended her tort complaint against US agencies and officials following last week’s appointment of Kash Patel as FBI director.

Reade’s complaint stems from her time working with Biden in the 1990s, when he was a US senator for Delaware.

Originally filed last year, the complaint alleges that Reade became the target of a concerted effort to discredit her after she publicly voiced her accusations against Biden during the 2020 presidential campaign. The purported campaign involved the “weaponization” of government entities, including the Department of Justice and the FBI, for which Reade initially sought $10 million in damages. The updated filing now claims ten times that amount.

Reade's attorney, Jonathan Levy, told Newsweek that they waited for Patel’s confirmation before revising the claim, noting that the increase was partially influenced by E. Jean Carroll’s recent lawsuit victory against Donald Trump. In May 2023, Trump was ordered to pay Carroll $5 million after a jury found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming her. In January 2024, this total rose to $83.3 million in compensatory and punitive damages. (This is sick, she won’t get any of it, why didn’t she sue Bidan personally?)

Reade asserts that in 1993, Biden assaulted her inside the Senate by penetrating her with his fingers without consent. Biden has denied the allegations, while media outlets supporting his candidacy labeled the claims as not credible.

In 2023, citing safety concerns, Reade relocated to Russia, where she now contributes to RT. According to Levy, the case “strikes right at the heart of both the weaponization of the DOJ and FBI and the Russia collusion hoax. Tara Reade was immediately attacked by the FBI as a Russian disinformation asset in 2019, the same game plan used for the Hunter Biden laptop.” (Which also persecuted Trump, Nunes, Patel and anyone they could)

That case involved a laptop left by Joe Biden’s son at a repair shop, which contained extensive personal and business records, some suggesting he had engaged in influence peddling. The Biden campaign vigorously rebutted the allegations, orchestrating a letter from dozens of former intelligence officials, which dismissed the story as bearing “all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation.”

Throughout Biden’s presidency, Trump denounced various civilian lawsuits and criminal investigations against him as politically motivated “weaponization” of the government by the Democratic administration.

https://www.rt.com/news/613268-tara-reade-tort-complaint/

So now she will use money grubbing ambulance chasing attorney to represent her. She must have lost her mind.

25 Feb, 2025 22:50

Trump doubles down on peacekeepers in Ukraine

The US president hopes to reach a deal “satisfactory to everybody”

US President Donald Trump has stated that he wants to find a “form of peacekeeping acceptable to everybody,” after the Kremlin contradicted his claim that Russia would “accept” the deployment of NATO troops in Ukraine under a possible peace deal.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Tuesday that Moscow’s position has not changed since Foreign Minister SergeyLavrov said last week that the “presence of armed forces from NATO countries, even under the EU flag or as part of national contingents” was “completely unacceptable” to Moscow.

When pressed by journalists later on Tuesday, Trump insisted that“it’s actually something I did discuss” with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a “form of peacekeeping that’s acceptable to everybody.”

“You’re going to need some form of peacekeeping.So something will be done that’s going to be satisfactory to everybody,” Trump told reporters. “Ultimately we’ll be able to agree on something, I’m sure”.

On Monday, Trump suggested that Putin would “accept” Western troop deployment in Ukraine. “He has no problem with it,” Trump claimed while talking to the press following his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Washington.

In February, Trump and Putin spoke by phone for over an hour. According to both sides, the conversation involved a wide range of topics, including the ongoing Ukraine conflict. However, neither side mentioned any understandings reached at that time that could be linked to the deployment of Western troops to Ukraine.

Russia would only accept a foreign troop deployment to Ukraine as part of a UN mandate, Vassily Nebenzia, Moscow’s envoy to the international body, told RIA Novosti earlier this month, stating that any other military contingents would be considered regular combatants.

Several senior European leaders, most notably Macron and British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, have been floating the idea of sending military personnel to Ukraine.The Trump administration has repeatedly ruled out sending American troops, asserting that European NATO members should take primary responsibility for security guarantees in Kiev.

Moscow has warned that it would treat any troops entering Ukraine without Russia’s consent amid its ongoing conflict with Kiev as legitimate targets.

https://www.rt.com/news/613310-trump-peacekeeprs-ukraine-satisfactory/

(He’s having meetings all day and night long, with interviews, and foreign leaders coming, I hope he is getting more sleep because his schedule is beyond packed and busy)

25 Feb, 2025 16:20

France could deploy nukes in Germany – Telegraph

President Macron has previously said that the EU needs to bolster its defenses in the face of changing US priorities

(The EU is constantly threatening Russia, and dropping threats in the news, and that little faggot Macron is the worst just like his buddy Boris Johnson)

France is prepared to extend its nuclear deterrent to other EU countries and send fighter jets armed with nuclear weapons to be stationed in Germany, The Telegraph reported on Monday citing an unnamed French official.

The report comes as Friedrich Merz, whose Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won Germany’s parliamentary election on Sunday,has urged the UK and France to extend their nuclear protection to Germany. France’s nuclear arsenal, estimated to containaround 300 warheads, currently operates independently from NATO, whereas Britain’s nuclear capabilities are integrated into the bloc’s defense strategy.

German diplomatic sources told The Telegraph that talks on the issue have not yet begun and that a formal request for an EU nuclear deterrent isunlikely to be made unless the US pulls its own out of Germany. Nevertheless, the CDU is reportedly interested in a “nuclear umbrella” and is willing to pay for it, the diplomats said, noting that the prospect of a

French nuclear deployment in Germany could also pressure the UK to “follow suit.”

Meanwhile, a French official told the outlet that deploying nuclear-armed fighter jets in Germany “should not be difficult and would send a strong message” to Russia. His comments alluded to concerns among some EU leaders that Moscow could launch an attack on the bloc in the future, which the Kremlin has repeatedly denied.

The outlet claimed that Macron has already discussed the issue with Merz and presented hisEuropean security plan to US President Donald Trump, who recently said that the US would not be part of any security guarantees to Ukraine once a peace deal is reached.

In the past, Macron has also called on the EU to develop a “massive defense plan,” boost military spending, and create a “European army” due to rising tensions with Russia and Washington’s refusal to continue upholding European security.

Trump has repeatedly expressed dissatisfaction with the level of defense spending by NATO’s European members and has threatened to withdraw US protection from states that fail to pay their fair share.

Russia has repeatedly denied having any intention of attacking NATO, with President Putin describing the speculation as “nonsense.” Moscow has also reiterated itscommitment to nuclear non-proliferationand that its nuclear doctrine only allows the use of such weapons when the country’s sovereignty or existence is at risk. The Kremlin has also repeatedly criticized NATO’s continued expansion, naming it as one of the root causes of the escalation of the Ukraine conflict.

(These EU countries should stop lobbing around the idea of using nuclear weapons on Russia or elsewhere constantly, like Trump said, it was never done before. And both Trump and Putin have agreed to not use them as threats to countries. It's really insane the EU is even using this as a threat)

https://www.rt.com/news/613298-france-germany-nuclear-deterrent/

25 Feb, 2025 19:19

Kiev agrees to Trump’s minerals deal – media

It reportedly gives the US half the future proceeds from the industry, but says nothing of security guarantees

Kiev has agreed to US President Donald Trump’s minerals deal, Financial Times, Bloomberg and AFP reported on Tuesday. The document could be signed as early as Friday according to AFP, citing an anonymous Ukrainian official.

“Now government officials are working on the details. As of now, we are considering a visit to Washington for Friday to sign the agreement,” the official reportedly said.

Trump had been demanding the “equivalent of $500 billion” worth of natural resources, as compensation for aid provided to Kiev throughout the conflict with Russia. Initially presented by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on a visit to Kiev earlier this month, Ukraine’s leader Vladimir Zelensky rejected the proposal, citing a lack of security guarantees.

FT said that the Ukrainians agreed to sign the deal after the US dropped demands for a right to $500 billion in proceeds from the resources. Kiev had been disputing this figure, insisting that Washington actually provided Ukraine with only $100 billion in aid.

According to the newspaper,the agreement also lacked any mention of US security guarantees, something Zelensky has repeatedly asked for. Binding Kiev to the US via economic ties, however, would provide a de facto security shield, Bloomberg wrote on Tuesday, citing US officials. (The president had to get this stick out instead of offering a carrot. How can a contract be signed without any details?)

The final draft, dated Monday and seen by the outlet, would requireKiev to create a fund and set aside 50% of the revenuefrom the “future monetization” of its state-owned mineral resources, including oil and gas and related logistics. (Ukraine's money disappears, never to be found again, if they expect them to set anything aside, pay attention, but don’t count on it.)

The fund would invest in Ukrainian industries.

According to FT, this monetization would not cover resources already generating revenue for the Ukrainian government, such as the country’s gas and oil companies Naftogaz or Ukrnafta. However, the document reportedly does not name the size of the stake Washington will hold in the fund.The terms of “joint ownership” deals are to be determined in future agreements, FT wrote.

The agreement stipulates that Washington intends to make a “financial commitment to assist Ukraine,” but the extent of this assistance will be determined at a later date, Ukrainska Pravda wrote on Tuesday.

Kiev officials told FT that the nation’s justice, economy, and foreign ministers approved the deal.

Zelensky will apparently need to get approval from the Ukrainian parliament in the coming days. The nation’s cabinet is expected to recommend signing the deal on Wednesday, Bloomberg wrote, citing anonymous Kiev officials.

https://www.rt.com/news/613306-kiev-trump-mineral-deal/

(Why is the US making this deal? I was hoping to never hear the name of the country again.)

Culprit behind 'disturbing' government TV hack of Trump kissing Elon Musk's toes revealed

By CHARLIE SPIERING, SENIOR POLITICAL, WASHINGTON, DC

Updated: 14:13 EST, 25 February 2025

An individual believed to be behind an extremely strange government TV hack that went viral on Monday has been found and will likely be fired.

The TVs at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) started suddenly streaming a video of Donald Trump kissing Elon Musk's feet.

'Yesterday an individual was escorted off the property,' a spokesperson for HUD confirmed to DailyMail.com.

The video featured the words 'Long Live the Real King' in front of AI-generated footage of President Trump kissing billionaire 'first buddy' Elon Musk's feet.

HUD located a person connected with the bizarre incident and confirmed plans to hold that person accountable.

'Legal ramifications are being explored,' the spokesperson said. 'Additionally, termination or suspension of certain services are being explored as it relates to the department.'

Employees at the Department of Housing and Urban Development cafeteria on Monday were surprised by a strange video of President Donald Trump on the television screens.

Footage of the video playing on thecafeteria screens was shared by a HUD source with Vox reporter Rachel Cohen who posted it on social media.

It is unclear how the footage ended up on cafeteria television screens, but a spokesperson for HUD immediately condemned the action as 'another waste of taxpayer dollars and resources.'

The department said Tuesday evening that the video monitors in the room were updated with new information.

'The monitors at HUD are now showcasing the wins of the Trump administration, including action to lower the cost and expand the supply of affordable housing,' a spokesperson told DailyMail.com, dismissing the incident as one of many 'frivolous stories' pursued by the media.

Musk is a special adviser to the president and spearheading the Trump administration's DOGE program to make government more efficient.

While many Musk opponents celebrated the defiant actions, others found it disturbing and evidence that the department needed more cuts. 'Pretty sick, disgusting video,' wrote X user 'MountainMomma' on social media. 'But federal workers don't have time to tell us what they did last week?''The fact that they had the time to sit around and do this and thought it was a good idea is why they need to be restructured,' wrote another user on X.

'This is funny, but disgusting as well,' noted X user 'Odin Olak.'

Government workers are increasingly agitated by Musk's efforts to thin their ranks, especially after the billionaire adviser to the president asked employees to inform him of what they had accomplished in the past week.

An email with the subject line 'What did you do last week?' triggered the anger of federal employees after it demanded they reply with 'approx. 5 bullets of what you accomplished last week and CC your manager.'

Musk threatened in an X post that failure to comply with the email's instructions would be 'taken as a resignation' from the employee in question. The deadline for response was the end of Monday.Musk's flippant dealings with federal government employees have sparked the anger of entrenched bureaucratswho continue protesting that he is acting as an unelected dictator.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14435069/trump-elon-musk-toes-government-tv-hack-culprit-revealed.html

EXCLUSIVE: TSA Under Biden Focused on Speeding Up Checkpoints for Illegal Aliens Without IDs, Not National Security

BREANNA MORELLO FEB 24, 20251/2

During the Biden Administration, expediting TSA security checkpoints took precedence over national security concerns. Through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit I filed after TSA stonewalled my initial request—I’ve exclusively obtained the protocols that allowed illegal aliens to board commercial flights with IDs under Biden’s watch. TSA officials claimed these documents didn’t exist during his tenure, but the Trump Administration has since granted me access to this information.

On March 26, 2021, TSA issued “a revised Operations Directive to address a significant increase in the number of non-U.S. citizens at certain airports who do not have acceptable ID documents.”

The OD added a series of DHS-provided documents that were suddenly acceptable for illegal aliens traveling without IDs. Here’s the list of those documents that were suddenly deemed acceptable:

-Warrant for Arrest of Alien

-Warrant of Removal/Deportation

-Order of Removal on Recognizance

-Order of Supervision

-Notice to Appear

-Arrival and Departure Form

-Alien Booking Record

These documents could be displayed electronically at TSA security checkpoints, meaning an illegal alien could present a photo or screenshot on their device, and TSA agents were permitted to grant them passage.

On April 2021, TSA rolled out a CBP One Pilot program. That program was led by Director of Aviation Coordination Julian E Williams and Director of Capability Management and Innovation Requirements and Capability Analysis Melissa Conley.Pic 1

The primary goal of the pilot program wasn’t tied to national security but rather to reduce wait times at TSA security checkpoints. This focus is emphasized repeatedly throughout the Concept of Operations.

In the document,TSA says the influx of illegals without IDs “places a severe burden on TSA checkpoints when attempting to vet multiple individuals.”Pic 2

The document goes on to brag about reducing the wait times since rolling this pilot program out, “use of CBP OneTM also resulted in an efficiency improvement in process cycle time over the IVCC procedures. The average cycle time for ID verification with CBP OneTMwas 1.48 minutes as compared to an average IVCC cycle time of 12.87 minutes, an 88.50% reduction of average cycle time per individual.““CBP OneTM, TSA partnered with CBP to investigate adapting the app for use by TSA as a viable, effective, and efficient operational alternative solution to validate travel documentation for adult non-U.S. citizens with valid boarding passes who are not in possession of acceptable travel documents and are subject to ID validation.” Pic 3

The pilot program allowed “TSA personnel use a TSA-issued smartphone equipped with the CBP OneTM app to take a photograph of that individual and transmit the biometric through the app for comparison with CBP records.”

The CBP One Pilot also advised illegal aliens that the capturing of their facial biometrics was optional. According to the Patriot Act, all non-U.S. citizens must submit their biometrics to DHS.

https://breannamorello.substack.com/p/exclusive-tsa-under-biden-focused

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Here are a list of the airports that participated in the Pilot Program for CBP One:

• Alexandria International Airport, Louisiana (AEX)

• Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Texas (AUS)

• Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Texas (DFW)

• Denver International Airport, Colorado (DEN)

• Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Florida (FLL)

• George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Texas (IAH)

• Miami International Airport, Florida (MIA)

• Monroe Regional Airport, Louisiana (MLU)

• Palm Springs International Airport, California (PSP)

• Shreveport Regional Airport, Louisiana (SHV)

• YumaInternationalAirport,Arizona(NYL)

The Biden administration jeopardized national security by dispersing unvetted illegal aliens across the country. How many terrorists might now reside among us? We could learn the answer through harsh consequences if the Trump administration fails to swiftly locate those spread nationwide during Biden’s tenure.

https://breannamorello.substack.com/p/exclusive-tsa-under-biden-focused