>>22830194 lb
TREASONOUS POS
moar likely the sheriff is involved with the child trafficing ring and they weren't part of the club
https://www.rt.com/russia/614879-putins-move-why-ukraine-fears/
Putin's move: Why Ukraine fears the ceasefire deal it helped shape
Kiev pushed for a deal — now it’s nervous about the outcome
A month of intense diplomacy has paid off. Russia and Ukraine, with US mediation, have reached their first formal agreement – so far limited to reducing hostilities. The deal outlines a 30-day ceasefire in the Black Sea and a moratorium on strikes against energy infrastructure. Superficially, this resembles the “fake” air and naval ceasefire once floated by France and Britain to box Russia into a strategic dilemma. But the result turned out very differently.
Notably, Western European players are absent. Discussions about a second phase involving peacekeepers from France and the UK have stalled. Despite the noise, there will be no EU personnel monitoring this ceasefire. Instead, Russia has used the talks to extract valuable concessions from the Trump administration – chief among them, help regaining access to global agricultural markets.
The US has now placed sanctions relief for Rosselkhozbank, Russian food and fertiliser exporters, and shipping access to international ports on the agenda. These were the very demands Moscow had raised during the original 2022 Black Sea Grain Initiative, but at the time it received only vague UN assurances. Now, Russia has firm traction.
The energy truce also tilted in Moscow’s favour. Ukraine had wanted it to apply to all critical infrastructure, but the final version – negotiated by Russia and the US – is much narrower. It restricts attacks only on energy-related targets: oil refineries, power plants, hydroelectric stations, pipelines, and so forth. This specificity robs Kiev of opportunities to claim Russian ceasefire violations.
But there are caveats. The biggest: it remains unclear whether the ceasefire has actually come into force. All three parties have issued contradictory statements with conflicting terms.
On the Black Sea deal, for instance, the Kremlin says the ceasefire will not begin until sanctions are lifted. It also claims the agreement allows Russia to inspect all ships heading to Ukrainian ports for weapons.
However, the Ukrainian and US versions omit these conditions. Kiev even asserts that Russian naval vessels are barred from the western Black Sea and that the ceasefire started on 25 March.
Similarly, the timeline for the energy truce is disputed. Moscow insists it began on 18 March, the day of the Putin-Trump phone call. If so, Ukraine is already in breach: recent attacks on Russian infrastructure, such as the strike on the Sudzha gas station, occurred after that date. It’s no surprise then that Zelensky insists the ceasefire only began a week later.
In short, while a ceasefire has been announced, its fragility is obvious. There may not even be a unified written document. Its provisions are being interpreted differently by each party, and the sheer number of caveats allows any participant to declare the deal void at will. As a result, any real progress toward peace remains uncertain.
Now comes the most delicate phase: the battle for narrative dominance. The next few weeks will be filled with technical talks, diplomatic testing, and mutual accusations. Kiev’s aim is to portray Russia as violating the deal, hoping Trump will respond by tightening sanctions and increasing military aid. Moscow, by contrast, seeks to depict Ukraine as the spoiler, thereby strengthening its position in Washington and perhaps even reviving discussions about Zelensky’s future.
Who will succeed in this information war? Russia enters with a clear advantage: the deep mistrust that now exists between the White House and Bankova. Moreover, Trump has broader ambitions, including dismantling the Russia-China partnership. That aim may guide his approach to Moscow far more than anything Zelensky says.
The next big test is the long-delayed agreement on Ukraine’s subsoil resources – a key American interest that Zelensky sabotaged with his recent Washington visit. A revised 40-page draft is reportedly in the works, and insiders suggest it will be more demanding than the original.
Will Zelensky hold his ground? Or fold under pressure? The answer could reshape the peace process. If the Ukrainian leader concedes, Trump may move closer to Russia. If not, relations could once again stall.
Whatever happens, the US-Russia-Ukraine triangle is entering a new, unpredictable chapter. But for now, it is Russia that appears to have gained the most from this uneasy ceasefire – not least by turning a Western pressure tactic into a platform for negotiation on its own terms.
https://www.rt.com/news/614880-trump-greenland-hidden-threat/
Trump has ‘gone too far’ – Danish defense minister
The US president’s Greenland aspirations are “escalating tensions,” Troels Lund Poulsen has said
US President Donald Trump’s repeated promises to annex Greenland are not appropriate for a close ally and overall are “escalating tensions,” Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen has said.
“I think we’ll go as far as we have to go. We need Greenland, and the world needs us to have Greenland, including Denmark,” Trump told reporters on Wednesday.
“We have to have the land because it’s not possible to properly defend a large section of this Earth – not just the US – without it. So we have to have it, and I think we will have it,” he stated.
Speaking to Danish state broadcaster DR on Thursday, Poulsen condemned Trump’s recent remarks as escalatory and disrespectful. Trump’s rhetoric was becoming increasingly aggressive and amounted to a “hidden threat” against Denmark and its semi-autonomous territory.
“I think they are going too far – both in interfering in Greenland’s internal affairs and in showing a lack of respect for its people’s right to decide their future,” Lund stated, responding to Trump’s latest remarks on the island.
“These very powerful statements about a close ally do not suit the US president,” he added.
Over the past few months, Trump repeatedly invoked the topic of Greenland, insisting that Washington needed to take control of the island to enhance its “national security.”
The ramped-up rhetoric comes against the backdrop of a visit of a high-profile US delegation to the island led by Usha Vance, wife of US Vice President JD Vance, White House National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Energy Secretary Chris Wright. JD Vance is expected to join his wife on Friday.
The visit has been criticized by both Danish and Greenlandic authorities, with the semi-autonomous territory’s acting head of government, Mute Egede, who branded it a “provocation” and refused to meet the US delegation. Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has also condemned the trip, accusing the US of exerting “unacceptable pressure.”
“I have to say that it is unacceptable pressure being placed on Greenland and Denmark in this situation. And it is pressure that we will resist,” she told DR and TV2 broadcasters.
While the former Danish colony of some 57,000 has a strong pro-independence movement, a poll commissioned by the Sermitsiaq daily in late January suggested that 85% of Greenlanders opposed any incorporation into the US, while only 6% backed it.
from the all talk and bluster dept.
https://www.rt.com/news/614877-france-ukraine-reassurance-force/
France and UK rebrand possible military deployment to Ukraine
A “reassurance force” could be sent to the conflict zone, President Emmanuel Macron has said
France and Britain will continue to push for a deployment of a military contingent to Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron has said. A plan by Paris and London to send troops to Ukraine in case of a peace deal with Russia has been rejected already by several EU members.
While a shift in Western European thinking was reported by Reuters, citing multiple sources, Kiev has been pushing for a deployment of troops as a security guarantee, including combat troops ready to fight.
Speaking after a summit in Paris on Thursday, Macron announced that the so-called “coalition of the willing” will seek to deploy a “reassurance force” to Ukraine after a peace deal with Russia is reached. The French leader admitted that the proposal failed to win anonymous support, however, a French-British delegation would visit Kiev to discuss the plan anyway.
“It does not have unanimity, but we do not need unanimity to do this,” Macron stated.
The so-called “coalition of the willing” – initially coined by the US to refer to countries who supported the invasion of Iraq in 2003 - now involves countries that have pledged to continue to militarily support Kiev and who have previously discussed sending a peacekeeping force to Ukraine.
Establishing such a force would require consensus among EU member states and would operate under an international mandate, such as from the UN. The “reassurance force” would see countries provide direct military assistance to Ukraine.
Italy, Germany, and Hungary reportedly spoke against the Anglo-French peacekeeping plan, citing concerns over a possible escalation and financial implications. Moscow has repeatedly dismissed the idea of any NATO states undertaking peacekeeping roles in Ukraine.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has accused France and Britain of hatching plans for “military intervention in Ukraine” which could lead to a direct military clash between Russia and NATO.
Moscow has also accused France and the UK of deliberately escalating tensions to undermine efforts to resolve the conflict by the US and Russia.
The US recently brokered a limited ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, placing a moratorium on attacks on energy infrastructure. Moscow has accused Kiev of repeatedly breaching the ceasefire terms and attacking energy-related sites in Russia.
The EU has been pushing a militarization agenda despite the ongoing peace process. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen recently unveiled a €800 billion plan to ramp up military spending through loans. Southern European states, such as Italy and Spain, however, have reportedly been pushing back against the proposal amid concerns it could deepen their already heavy debt burdens.
https://www.rt.com/news/614859-estonia-uk-nato-defense/
Baltic NATO state voices alarm over UK troop reduction – Times
The move raises questions whether Britain can contribute to a peacekeeping force in Ukraine should a ceasefire be agreed, according to the outlet
Estonian officials are concerned about their national security due to a significant reduction in British troops and tanks deployed as part of NATO’s contingent in the Baltic nation, The Times reported on Wednesday. The drawdown also raises questions about Britain’s ability to send “peacekeepers” to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire, according to the outlet.
Riho Terras, former commander of the Estonian Defense Forces and now MEP, told Times Radio that the UK appears unable to provide the brigade-sized force, typically around 3,000 to 5,000 troops, it had pledged.
“The UK has difficulties to put together one brigade to participate in operations. I see it in Estonia every day,” Terras said.
He warned that the British military’s financial struggles were becoming visible on the ground, citing the UK’s likely inability to fully participate in Exercise Hedgehog – one of NATO’s largest training operations in the region – this coming May.
“The UK is not coming with the full power to the exercises because they have problems with the financing,” Terras said, adding “Of course it concerns me that we are not taking seriously our defence.”
According to the Times, the UK has reduced its troop presence in Estonia to around 1,000 – down from 1,650 in April 2022 – and now has fewer than ten Challenger tanks in the country. The figures mark a return to pre-Ukraine conflict levels, despite earlier British pledges to expand their footprint when hostilities began, the outlet noted.
Meanwhile, the UK and France are currently trying to create a “coalition of the willing” – countries ready to deploy troops to Ukraine after the ceasefire. The initiative envisions the potential deployment of a 30,000-strong “reassurance” force to secure key cities, ports, and infrastructure, as well as air-policing missions.
However, The Times questioned how the UK would be able to contribute to such a force if it cannot afford to keep even a small number of troops in Estonia.
While NATO positions itself as a defense bloc, Russia sees its eastward expansion as a threat. Moscow has repeatedly stated that the bloc’s enlargement closer to its borders since the 1990s, including promises of eventual membership for Ukraine, contributed to the escalation of the conflict in 2022.
https://www.rt.com/russia/614878-moldova-gagauzia-gutsul-putin/
Kremlin responds to arrested Moldovan governor’s appeal to Putin
Known critic of Moldova’s government Yevgenia Gutsul has been in custody since Tuesday
The Kremlin said on Thursday it had reviewed an appeal by Yevgenia Gutsul, the detained leader of Moldova’s autonomous Gagauzia region, to Russian President Vladimir Putin, asking for help in securing her release.
Gutsul was taken into custody on Tuesday evening at Chisinau International Airport, with the Moldovan authorities saying she was on a wanted list. In a statement released via her lawyers on Thursday, she accused the government of pursuing a plan to dismantle the region of Gagauzia’s autonomy through lawfare targeting her administration.
Also on Thursday, Gutsul appealed to both Russia and Türkiye to apply pressure on Moldovan President Maia Sandu’s administration in defense of Gagauzia’s rights. In her message to Putin – published on her Telegram channel – she said the region looks “with hope and faith to Russia,” a country that has “never betrayed friends” and always stood by those “who fight for the truth and their legal rights.”
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed to TASS that Moscow had “reviewed” Gutsul’s request, and said her detention was at odds with the democratic principles proclaimed by the West.
Peskov had already condemned the arrest on Wednesday, calling on Moldovan authorities to stop putting pressure on political opponents. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova echoed that criticism, accusing the government in Chisinau of cracking down on politicians and journalists who advocate for closer ties with Moscow.
According to Moldovan media, Gutsul was taken into custody as part of an investigation into the 2023 gubernatorial election in Gagauzia, which she won. Her campaign was accused of financial irregularities. The Moldovan government claims that Gutsul is part of a Russian influence operation aimed at disrupting the country’s attempts to become a member of the EU.
The Gagauz are a Turkic-speaking, predominantly Orthodox Christian ethnic group living in southern Moldova. Their region, Gagauzia, has been granted broad rights to self-government. Sandu has questioned Gutsul’s mandate as governor, denouncing her former party ‘Shor’ as a “criminal organization.” A court in Chisinau banned the party in 2023.
https://www.rt.com/russia/614873-zelensky-trump-envoy-remarks/
Zelensky lashes out at Trump’s envoy
Ukraine’s leader accused Steve Witkoff of spreading “Kremlin narratives” and “helping” Moscow
Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has reproached US President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, accusing him of disseminating “Kremlin narratives.”
Zelensky made the remarks on Wednesday in an interview with European broadcasters, including France 2. He accused Witkoff, a key official in opening negotiations on resolving the Ukraine conflict, of taking Moscow’s side and “helping” Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“I believe that Witkoff really does quote Kremlin narratives very often. I believe that this will not bring us closer to peace. And I believe that, unfortunately, this will weaken the American pressure on Russia. We can only fix this information backdrop through our actions. We’re trying to do that,” Zelensky stated.
“Witkoff’s statements are very much a hindrance to us, because we are fighting Putin and we really do not want him to have many helpers,” he added.
Zelensky was apparently referring to remarks made by Witkoff in a recent interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson, during which the special envoy spoke about the status of former Ukrainian territories that have joined Russia, describing the issue as “an elephant in the room” that “no one wants to talk about.”
“They’re Russian-speaking. There have been referendums where the overwhelming majority of the people have indicated that they want to be under Russian rule,” Witkoff said.
“The Russians are de facto in control of these territories. The question is: Will the world acknowledge that those are Russian territories? Can Zelensky survive politically if he acknowledges this? This is the central issue in the conflict,” he added.
The remarks outraged Kiev, with the head of Ukraine’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Aleksandr Merezhko, condemning what he called “disgraceful, shocking statements” and urging Washington to dismiss “completely unprofessional” Witkoff from his role.
Witkoff’s statements were welcomed by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, however, who suggested that, judging by his remarks, the special envoy had understood the very “essence” of the hostilities between Moscow and Kiev.
“I understand Steve Witkoff. He is a clever and energetic person who thinks that everyone should be aware of the things he regards as obvious. Judging by the statements he made during his conversation with Tucker Carlson, the essence of this conflict is clear to him,” Lavrov said in an interview with Russia’s Channel 1 this week
>This is literally suicide, for the troops, and for the politicians careers that are sending them.
you heard it said anon that they will burn the whole thing down to protect their rain and rule? well they are trying very hard for that article 5, except without US aid it won't work. everything [everyone] they throw into ukraine is fodder for russian troops and misslies. they know this..
now those four dead servicemen, who apparently died in a submerged troop carrier in an adjacent country, during a troop exercise.. were they really killed as described knowing that the US military routinely practices egress from submerged craft?
questions anon, questions!
>>22831111
the Lord never condones violence. that being said, wasted digits on a genocidal conflict by israel.
Luke 3:14
“And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.”
King James Version (KJV)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/03/27/border-patrol-recruiter-ask-leave-california-high-school-career-fair/
Border Patrol Recruiter Asked to Leave California High School Career Fair
A Border Patrol recruiter was asked to leave a college and career fair on Wednesday at a public high school in Southern California.
A post on the El Centro Sector Facebook page described the incident and questioned if “Extremist Agendas in our Schools” played a role in the high school’s principal asking the Border Patrol recruiter to leave the campus event.
“The principal refused to provide an explanation for the dis-invitation,” the El Centro Sector social media post reads. “Whatever the reason, it’s unacceptable. A taxpayer-funded school in the United States refusing to allow interested students to explore career information from a federal law enforcement agency? It appears the Coachella Valley High School principal did just this.”
Border Patrol has participated in the Coachella Valley High School career fair for three years. The request for the recruiter to leave the fair was “very strange,” David Kim, assistant chief patrol agent for the El Centro Sector, told The Daily Signal.
“Students depend on leadership promoting an environment of learning and creativity, not agenda-driven edicts,” Border Patrol El Centro Sector Chief Patrol Agent Gregory Bovino wrote on X.
Agendas in Schools?
After being invited to a career fair @ Coachella Valley High, the principal told our recruiter to leave – no explanation given.
Students depend on leadership promoting an environment of learning and creativity, not agenda driven edicts. Comment ?? pic.twitter.com/rJElTF4z67
— USBP Chief Patrol Agent Gregory K. Bovino (@USBPChiefELC) March 27, 2025
The Daily Signal made multiple attempts to contact the Coachella Valley High School principal’s office, but did not receive a response by time of publication.
Shortly after arriving at the school, the high school’s principal told the Border Patrol recruiter that he was not part of the vetting process required to participate in the career fair, according to Kim. The high school extended the invitation to the career fair to the El Centro Sector Indio Station, but the agent at the station was unable to attend and contacted “headquarters” to ask for someone else to attend in his place, the El Centro Sector public affairs office official explained.
When the Border Patrol recruiter arrived, the school had a marked table for the agent to set up, which he began to do before briefly walking outside to retrieve something from his vehicle. Upon attempting to reenter the room where the career fair was to take place, the principal told the recruiter he could not come back in, since he had not been properly vetted, according to Kim.
“To me, that sounds crazy to begin with, because we’re law enforcement officers,” he said, asking, “What do you need to vet?”
Kim said the vetting explanation feels like “just an excuse.”
Both the principal and the Border Patrol recruiter were professional and cordial, he said.
“I guess their presence was not wanted at the high school, which was pretty demoralizing for the agents of El Centro Sector,” Anthony Mayeli, president of the National Border Patrol Council Union for the El Centro Sector, told The Daily Signal.
“We always look forward to opportunities to educate the public and let them know that the Border Patrol is not only a great career, but also it’s a noble career,” Mayeli said.
Manny Bayon of the National Border Patrol Council Union in San Diego called it “disgraceful” when a “school within the United States chooses to discriminate [against] a uniform that is responsible for protecting America’s border.”
The Coachella Valley Unified School District issued a statement “extending our sincerest apologies for the misunderstanding,” the district wrote in a press release shared on Facebook on Thursday.
“We want to make it very clear that we do not condone this behavior, and appropriate disciplinary action will be taken with the involved staff members to ensure this does not happen again,” the district said, adding it “wholeheartedly” welcomes Border Patrol to participate in future career fairs.
“We’ve enjoyed a very informative and productive relationship with various components of that school,” Kim said. “We hold none of this against any of the students. … We just felt that the public should know that it just does not seem right to hold these type of events” and not have representation from “a bona fide U.S. federal law enforcement agency.”
https://caldronpool.com/conor-mcgregor-accuses-irish-government-of-genocide-against-native-irish/
Conor McGregor Accuses Irish Government of “Genocide” Against Native Irish
Two-time MMA Champion Conor McGregor has accused the Irish government of engaging in actions akin to “genocide” through its current migration system.
McGregor shared a screenshot on X of Article 8 from the UN’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, claiming, “Ireland’s government is in breach of the U.N. Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples!!!!”
He further asserted that “Ireland is being purposely ethnically cleansed by its government.”
Article 8 of the declaration stipulates:
1. Indigenous individuals have the right not to be subjected to forced assimilation or destruction of their culture.
2. States shall provide effective mechanisms for prevention of, and redress for:
a) Any action which has the aim or effect of depriving them of their integrity as distinct peoples, or of their cultural values or ethnic identities;
b) Any action which has the aim or effect of dispossessing them of their lands, territories or resources;
c) Any form of forced population transfer which has the aim or effect of violating or undermining any of their rights;
d) Any form of forced assimilation or integration;
e) Any form of propaganda designed to promote or incite racial or ethnic discrimination against them.
Ireland’s government is in breach of the U.N Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples!!!!
We are being put through a GENOCIDE BEFORE THE WORLD!
Save Ireland NOW 🇮🇪 pic.twitter.com/MeX0covtYD
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) March 27, 2025
McGregor’s remarks follow a recent meeting with US President Donald Trump, where they discussed Ireland’s ongoing migrant crisis. During this meeting, McGregor criticized the Irish government for a lack of action and accountability, stating, “What’s going on in Ireland is a travesty.”
He expressed concern that resources are being directed toward international issues at the expense of domestic challenges, particularly the impact of illegal immigration.
The word 'evil' is not used enough in modern times. Sometimes it really is just a battle between good and evil.
Forcibly planting 280 migrants into a rural Irish village with a population of 165 people is plain evil.
This is what Conor was talking about. pic.twitter.com/CEWOx1g2p0
— MichaeloKeeffe (@Mick_O_Keeffe) March 20, 2025
McGregor contended that this situation has led to the displacement of Irish citizens, claiming, “There are rural towns in Ireland that have been overrun; they have become a minority in one swoop.”
In light of these issues, McGregor has announced his intention to run for President of Ireland, asserting that the future should be determined by the people of Ireland.
However, just two days after his announcement, Ireland’s Department of Public Prosecutions (DPP) revealed they were considering charging him with “hate speech” related to comments made in 2023, allegedly tied to inciting hatred during the Dublin riots.
As reported on Thursday by Rod Lampard, the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (NBCI) has pushed for these charges, submitting a case file to the DPP, which could potentially imprison McGregor for seven years and bar him from politics if convicted—a convenient outcome for Ireland’s current regime.
Despite the accusations, McGregor’s 2023 tweet, “Ireland, we are at war,” lacks explicit calls to violence, and he has publicly rejected claims of fueling riots.
His political appeal, rooted in an “Ireland first” stance against mass immigration and aligned with Trump’s national identity focus, remains strong.
Critics argue the DPP’s pursuit may be a politically motivated attempt to silence a threat to Ireland’s EU-aligned establishment, potentially backfiring by boosting McGregor’s support and exposing bureaucratic overreach, somewhat reminiscent of what we witnessed during President Trump’s 2024 campaign.