(Take it with a grain of salt, it’s coming from Ukraine News)

Zelensky confirms plans to meet Trump in Washington this week

October 13, 2025 7:11 pm by Martin Fornusek

President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on Oct. 13 that he plans to meet his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, in Washington later this week.

The meeting, scheduled for Oct. 17, will follow two phone calls between the leaders regarding Ukraine's air defenses and long-range capabilities in the wake of escalating Russian attacks.

Talking at a press conference alongside EU diplomacy chief Kaja Kallas, Zelensky said the phone calls "were not enough" to discuss all key topics.

The planned summit, which is said to take place at the invitation of Washington, will be the fifth meeting between Trump and Zelensky since the U.S. president returned to office in January. The leaders previously met in New York during the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 23.

Zelensky also reminded that a Ukrainian delegation led by Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko is already en route to the U.S."I think we need to discuss the sequence of steps that I want to propose to President (Trump)," Zelensky told journalists.

The president previously said that the delegation aims to negotiate the purchase of additional air defense systems, as well as HIMARS rocket systems, as part of a "Mega Deal" with Washington.

Kyiv has been calling upon foreign partners to help strengthen Ukrainian air defenses as Moscow escalates aerial attacks against Ukraine's energy grid. A mass strike on Oct. 10 temporarily knocked out the power supply in Kyiv and across Ukrainian regions.

Trump has also publicly floated the possibility of supplying Ukraine with Tomahawks, long-range cruise missiles capable of striking targets at a range of 1,600 to 2,500 kilometers (1,000 to 1,600 miles).

The Kremlin has expressed "extreme concern" regarding possible Tomahawk deliveries, saying such a move would constitute a "qualitatively new stage of escalation."

According to Zelensky, the Tomahawks could be financed through the upcoming "Mega Deal" with the U.S., by frozen Russian assets, or via the NATO-led Priority Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) scheme. (this is never going to happen, what a troll, and criminal)

https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-confirms-meeting-with-trump-in-washington-this-week/

Trump is not even here in DC

Updated: 3h ago

Crypto tycoon found dead with gunshot wound to the head inside his Lamborghini in Ukraine

Konstantin Galich's body was found inside his luxury car, which was parked in Kyiv's Obolonskyi neighbourhood, alongside a gun registered in his name(We know who killed him)

By Frankie Elliott

A Ukrainian crypto tycoon was found dead inside his Lamborghini with a gunshot wound to his head, following one of the worst crashes in the digital currency market's history.

Konstantin Galich's body was found inside his luxury car, which was parked in Kyiv's Obolonskyi neighbourhood, alongside a gun registered in his name.

The 32-year-old, who was also known as Kostya Kudo, had become a well-known figure in the crypto industry and died after the market nosedived to record lows.

The entrepreneur, who became a well-known figure in the crypto industry, was reportedly found with a gunshot wound to his head in his black Lamborghini. Picture: Kiev Police

His death was confirmed on his Telegram channel in a post that read: "Konstantin Kudo tragically passed away. The causes are being investigated. We will keep you posted on any further news."

Kyiv Police are currently investigating whether his death was self-inflicted or involved foul play.

Galich co-founded the Cryptology Key trading academy, and he has a following of more than 66,000 people on Instagram.

Before he died, Galich reportedly told his familyhe was "feeling depressed due to financial difficulties" and also sent them a farewell message, officers said.(==I doubt that, he’s been in the most unstable plan for all the years of his life, he’s all of sudden depressed?00)

The crypto mogul's death came as the digital currency market went into meltdown, with an estimated £14 billion ($19 billion) wiped off within hours.

The tailspin was triggered after the US President Donald Trump threatened to impose fresh 100% tariffs on Chinese imports.

Cryptocurrency giant Bitcoin saw its price fall by almost 10% to around $111,500, while the price of Ethereum coins also dropped to a record low over the weekend.

The last time the market crashed this drastically was during the coronavrius pandemic, a nosedive that cryptocurrencies had only just started to recover from, despite Trump's threats and retaliation fears from Beijing.

Galich's death has sparked tributes from across the crypto world.

One trader said: "An early Ukrainian crypto investor, builder, and believer, gone far too soon. This space moves fast, and sometimes we forget there are real people behind every wallet, every trade, every loss."

https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/crypto-tycoon-dead-gunshot-lamborghini-5HjdFJc_2/

Traveling to the European Union is about to get more complicated. Here’s what you need to know

By Julia Buckley, (CNN sounds pretty happy about this)0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

Updated: 3:31 EDT, Mon October 13, 2025

The long wait is over.After years of planning and myriad delays, the European s Entry/Exit system (EES) will go live on October 12.

While nothing has changed when it comes to the rules of who can enter the EU, and how long they can stay, the new system will track cross-border movements in the Schengen area of 29 countries. This will be done by capturing the biometric data of visitors — just as other countries, including the US, already do.

How will it work, and how could it impact your vacation? Here’s all you need to know.

What is EES?

The EU’s Entry/Exit System will capture biometric data from non-EU citizens entering the Schengen area (essentially all EU states except Cyprus and Ireland, plus Switzerland, Iceland and Norway). In the same way that visitors are fingerprinted entering the US, travelers to the EU will be fingerprinted when they enter the bloc — and again, when they leave.

The aims are two-fold: to reduce crime and illegal cross-border movement, but also to ensure that visitors are not overstaying their welcome.

Third-party nationals, as non-EU citizens are termed, are only allowed to spend 90 out of every 180 days in the bloc.

How will it work?

The system should be simple, checking faces and fingerprints against the biometric data already on record. But creating the record will be a little more time-consuming. The first time a traveler encounters the system, they will have their photo and fingerprints taken, and passport data recorded. Border points across Schengen have already installed lines of self-service kiosks for travelers to register.

Once registered, on subsequent visits, your photo and fingerprints will be checked against what is already on the system. If you have a biometric passport and there are E-gates at your border crossing, you should be able to enter with that.

Will it be everywhere?

Not at first. To avoid the logistical logjams that had been predicted, the rollout is being staggered. Each member state can decide where and how they want to implement the system. The only requirements are that at 30 days in, countries must be registering 10% of travelers. By 90 days, they should be registering 35% of travelers, rising to 50% at 150 days. By day 180, on April 9, countries must be registering all travelers in the system.

At least one border crossing point in each EU country will need to have the system operational from October 12. The European Commission advises that member states roll it out at various crossing points by sea, air, and land.Outside that guidance, countries are free to implement it as they want.

What biometric data will be collected?

Your fingerprints and a photo of your face will be captured.

Also recorded will be your passport information (full name and date of birth), the dates and places of entry and exit into Schengen. If you were refused entry that will also be noted.

You’ll also be asked where you’re staying, and whether you have funds to cover your trip.

=Will there be delays?==

Officials are trying to minimize delays by rolling out implementation gradually, according to an EU official. However, they warn, “there might be some delays at the beginning.”

Self-service kiosks at entry points to register your initial details should help make things faster.

Is this the end of passport stamps?

Not quite yet. Because the system is rolling out over the next six months, your passport will still be stamped at border crossings — even if you’ve gone through EES. That’s so that crossings not yet using the technology can still keep track of your days in the EU. Once the system is fully effective, which should be on April 9, the passport stamps will end. (long article, go to site and read the rest)

https://lite.cnn.com/2025/10/10/travel/eu-entry-exit-system-explained

‘Bittereinder’ South Africa Left Out of Gaza Peace Summit in Egypt

Cyril Ramaphosa Joel B. Pollak 13 Oct 2025

South Africa was pointedly absent from the Gaza peace summit that convened Monday in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt, despite its experience in conflict resolution, after its strident opposition to Israel.

The list of 30 countries from four continents represented a broad range of backgrounds and interests. Arab and Muslim states were well represented, as were Asian countries, European leaders, and even — through Egypt — Africa.

However, South Africa was not involved.

South Africa has been one of the leading anti-Israel voices in the democratic world, falsely accusing Israel of “genocide” in a case at the International Court of Justice and otherwise attacking the Israeli government.

It has also led efforts to isolate Israel on the world stage for nearly 25 years.(Many of those countries did not actually do it only for Israel. And some did did not approve of what Israel was doing.)

One member of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) alliance was represented, in the form of the Indian Minister of State for External Affairs.

South Africa did not appear to react to the peace deal or hostage releases on Monday.

In that sense, South Africa evoked the example of the bittereinders — the Afrikaans term referring to those Afrikaners who refused to give up fighting the Boer War (1899-1902) until the “bitter end.”

Long after the rest of the region and the world had decided on a path to peace in the Middle East, South Africa finds itself one of the last holdouts for a path of increasing confrontation.

South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress, even met with Hamas.

Once priding itself on its peacemaking acumen, South Africa appears to have been left out in the cold.

https://www.breitbart.com/africa/2025/10/13/bittereinder-south-africa-left-out-of-gaza-peace-summit-in-egypt/

Photos: Israeli Hostages Reunite with Families

Joel B. Pollak 13 Oct 2025

The final Israeli hostages to be released by Hamas as part of President Donald Trump’s peace deal were reunited with their families on Monday — parents, children, brothers, sisters, lovers, friends, and neighbors.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released emotional photos and videos of reunions, as did the Government Press Office (GPO).

One photo in particular was particularly poignant: that of the reunion of Noa Argamani and her boyfriend, Avinatan Or.

The two were kidnapped from the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023, in a scene watched around the world: as Avinatan was frog-marched toward Gaza by terrorists,Noa reached out from the back of a motorcycle as she was driven away by her captors.

Noa Argamani was rescued by Israeli soldiers in the daring “Operation Arnon,” one of the few successful hostage rescues executed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Few were attempted due to the risk to the hostages’ lives.

The hostages were released in Gaza to the Red Cross, then driven to IDF posts in Gaza, where they were examined and then taken to hospitals in Israel itself to meet their loves ones and be examined by doctors.

The hostages were released as President Trump addressed the Israeli parliament, or Knesset.

Trump then traveled to Egypt for a summit with over two dozen leaders who have committed to participating in the rebuilding of Gaza, under American supervision. Trump will lead the “Board of Peace,” overseeing the effort.

https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2025/10/13/photos-israeli-hostages-reunite-with-families/

NEWS

On Columbus Day in 1963, Trump Marched up Fifth Avenue in New York’s Parade…

October 13, 2025 (4 hours ago)

The year was 1963. The New York Military Academy drill team participated in the Columbus Day Parade, led by none other than commanding officer Donald Trump.

The Washington Post:

The future president was 17 years old. Blond hair, blue eyes, a strapping 6-foot-2 or 3. He wore a dapper military uniform: white-crowned cap emblazoned with a bald eagle, fully pressed blue uniform with badges and shiny buttons, pristine white gloves.

As the commanding officer of the drill team for the New York Military Academy, Donald John Trump stood on Fifth Avenue and 44th Street, the starting point of the Columbus Day Parade on Oct. 12, 1963.

The country was poised between the hope of the March on Washington, held 45 days prior, and the devastation of a presidential assassination in Dallas, 41 days ahead. It was a sunny afternoon, wind blowing out of the north as the teen-aged Trump began marching uptown.

Thousands of spectatorslined Fifth Avenue to watch the city honor the Italian explorer credited with “discovering” America in 1492.There was no talk of Indigenous People’s Day, no beheading of statues, no commander in chief denouncing efforts to dismantle memorials to Confederate generals or slaveholding presidents. There was no pandemic canceling Columbus Day parades across the country, including New York’s, which is being held virtually this year.

In Manhattan, Columbus stood tall at the southwest corner of Central Park, 14 feet of solid marble atop a 76-foot monument, and no one denounced him as a killer and a slave trader.

https://revolver.news/2025/10/on-columbus-day-in-1963-trump-marched-up-fifth-avenue-in-new-yorks-parade/

Read the rest… long article… Link to WAPO posted on 10/12/2020

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/10/12/columbus-day-trump-parade-new-york/

Jack Posobiec: Even Overseas, President Trump Remains America First. Holy shit, guys. PDJT told the Knesset that "he asked Miramam what country do you love the most, Israel or America? She would not answer the question".

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https://rumble.com/embed/v6y2gh2/?pub=4

JACK POSOBIEC: This Is Nothing Short Of Biblical. Posters Are Going Up In Jerusalem About President Trump Saying, "Cyrus The Great Has Returned."

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https://rumble.com/embed/v6y2d96/?pub=4

President Trump: You Will See Tremendous Progress In The Middle East

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https://rumble.com/embed/v6y2g14/?pub=4