Fox’s Kilmeade Throws Down With Rachel Campos-Duffy in Fiery Debate on Russia: Would Be Trump’s ‘Biggest Mistake’ to Work With ‘Modern Hitler’ Putin!

Jennifer Bowers Bahney

Oct 11th, 2026, 3:06

(Kilmeade is nuts and he loves war and obviously he knows more than our CIC and President!)

Fox News’s Brian Kilmeade threw down with Rachel Campos-Duffy on Sunday’s Fox & Friends Weekend after she attempted to defend President Donald Trump’s call to replace Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky.

“I know you’re a big fan of Zelensky, but yesterday the president said, maybe it’s time for an election, a new leader in Ukraine,” Campos-Duffy said. “Because [Zelensky] keeps blowing up the refineries after the president said ‘Please don’t do that especially before the midterm,’ and it’s hurting President Trump and the administration, who has been very generous towards him and his war efforts.”

“The president got ticked off because Zelensky came out and said ‘Do not buy 500 million tons of diesel,’ which is in violation, I thought, of the deal they just signed, of Lindsey Graham’s bill, that if you buy any energy from Russia, you’re gonna get sanctioned and tariffed. Are we gonna tariff ourselves?” Kilmeade snapped back.

“So, I have no idea. Zelensky’s frustrated because now all this money’s gonna flow into Russia, who started this whole war unprovoked. They are the bad guys. And there’s no way Zelensky turned down any plausible deal. In fact, since that time, when they told him he was gonna lose the Donbas, he has gained back portions of the Donbas,” Kilmeade said.

KILMEADE: There’s one person who’s responsible. Vladimir Putin — that is it. And he’s getting his a** kicked.

CAMPOS-DUFFY: “I think that there’s a reason that the president is buying the diesel from Russia —

KILMEADE: Well, we need diesel.

CAMPOS-DUFFY: —and that’s because Zelensky keeps blowing it up.

KILMEADE: Can you blame him? That’s the war machine that’s killing his people, that bombs apartment buildings —

CAMPOS-DUFFY: But he’s a dependent on us, and the president said, “Don’t do it.”

Kilmeade credited Ukraine with modernizing warfare through drone technology, leading Campos-Duffy to say, “I’m not so sure that’s a positive, Brian. I mean, there are 30,000 young men on each side that are dying every single month.”

“Vladimir Putin,” Kilmeade said bluntly.

“We should not be practicing drone, you know, technology, and using these kids as Guinea pigs,” Campos-Duffy said.

“What kids?” Kilmeade asked.

“The soldiers! These are young men —”

“Rachel, this is in response to attacks,” said an exasperated Kilmeade. “They’re getting rocketed so they found a way to out-drone —”

“The president said he wanted peace in Ukraine. He said he’s gonna do it,” Campos-Duffy declared.

“Tell Vladimir Putin!” Kilmeade exclaimed.

“Well, because of what Zelensky is doing we’re probably going to get peace there because President Trump is now working with Russia because Zelenskyy is so arrogant!” she said.

“It would be the biggest mistake of his administration to work with Russia. That is the modern Hitler of our generation,” Kilmeade said.

Watch the clip above via Fox & Friends Weekend on Fox News.

https://www.mediaite.com/

Russia and Ukraine agree to energy ceasefire – Trump

Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has demanded a 60-day ceasefire to hold presidential elections

Published 11 Oct, 2026 14:39 |

US President Donald Trump has said Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an immediate energy ceasefire. The announcement comes just days after Trump’s phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, during which the two leaders agreed on a deal aimed at easing the global fuel crisis through Russian diesel exports.

“Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday, adding that “both parties have agreed” and urging Moscow and Kiev not to “break it.”

Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky later confirmed on X that he discussed Trump’s announcement with NATO chief Mark Rutte, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Finnish President Alexander Stubb, adding that Kiev supports the initiative.

Moscow has not commented on Trump’s announcement so far.

On Friday, Trump and Putin held a phone call, shortly after which the US Treasury Department announced a temporary waiver of sanctions on Russian diesel, allowing the fuel to be sold, delivered, and imported into the US until April 7, 2027.

According to Trump, Moscow agreed to immediately supply more than 300,000 metric tons of diesel, followed by another 500,000 metric tons in November and one million more shortly thereafter. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak also confirmed the figures and said Moscow would begin lifting diesel export restrictions ahead of schedule “immediately.”

The US president allegedly struck a deal with Moscow after Zelensky ignored Washington’s requests to stop strikes on Russian oil refineries, Axios reported on Saturday.Trump has blamed Ukraine, and Zelensky personally, for exacerbating the global fuel crisis, saying that Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries have driven up fuel prices, including for American consumers.

On Saturday, Trump once again accused Zelensky of seeking to “make problems for the world” and ignoring US requests, suggesting that it was “time for Ukraine to get a new president.” The Ukrainian leader hit back by demanding a two-month-long total ceasefire to hold the vote.

“If President Trump really wants to have some changes during elections… please tell Putin, give us two months, 60 days off. Total ceasefire, 60 days, and we will organize elections,” he told ABC on Sunday.

Russia considers Zelensky illegitimate, as his presidential term expired more than two years ago and he has not called a new election, citing martial law.

Ukraine has ramped up long-range strikes on targets inside Russia, including civilian and energy infrastructure such as oil refineries, amid continued setbacks at the front.

Zelensky has recently threatened to intensify attacks on Russian refineries in particular. Moscow has denounced the attacks as acts of terrorism and vowed to intensify strikes on Ukrainian military-related facilities, including drone and missile warehouses, while maintaining that it never targets civilians.

https://www.rt.com/news/647045-russia-ukraine-energy-ceasefire-trump/

JUST IN: Russia Strikes Ukrainian Power Plant After Trump Announces Energy Ceasefire, Zelensky Says(VIDEO)

By Jordan Conradson Oct. 11, 2026

Russia reportedly attacked a Ukrainian power plant on Sunday, hours after President Trump announced an energy ceasefire.

As The Gateway Pundit reported earlier, Trump announced a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, which Zelensky said he supports.

“Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine. Both parties have agreed. Do not break it! Thank you for your attention to this matter,” Trump wrote on Truth Social this morning.

Zelensky later responded, writing, “Ukraine supports the ceasefire, and it is important that Russia support it as well. We are awaiting details from the American side.”

The announcement followed a back-and-forth in the press between Trump and Zelensky after Trump announced a deal to purchase diesel from Russia. However, Ukraine continued attacks, striking a Russian diesel export hub, which angered the President.

Trump went off on Zelensky on Saturday, calling for him to hold an election to replace him, and accusing him of dragging out the war.He doubled down hours later, saying Zelensky "should have an election" and that "Putin would like to see a settlement strongly," but "Zelensky does not want to make a deal."

Zelensky responded to Trump on Sunday ahead of the ceasefire announcement, telling ABC's Jonathan Karl that it's Russia's fault that the war has continued and calling for a ceasefire. (Zelensky lies all the time)

Russia reportedly hit the power plant this afternoon.

Per ABC:

Russia has attacked a power plant in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv despite President Donald Trump’s statement earlier Sunday that both sides had agreed to an "energy ceasefire," according to Ukrainian officials. (That is the power plant Ukraine was bombing and Russia was protecting, this is a lie by Ukraine.)

A local official told ABC News the thermal power plant CHP-5 was struck at least twice, causing a fire. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a statement confirmed Russia had attacked the plant, as well as another in Kyiv, saying it had taken place after Trump's announcement.

Announcing the energy ceasefire earlier on social media, Trump said both Russia and Ukraine had agreed and that it would immediately come into effect, but Zelenskyy has said Ukraine was caught off guard by the announcement. Russia has yet to comment.

Today, there was a statement from the President of the United States that an energy ceasefire has been secured. This is good news for everyone – and it is important that it become reality.

Unfortunately, Ukrainian skies have been infested with Russian “shaheds” all day today. There have been glide bomb strikes and strikes on our energy infrastructure too. A power plant in Kharkiv was attacked this evening.

Overall, this past week alone, the Russians have carried out more than 200 strikes on our electricity generation and transmission facilities in Ukraine, and another 17 strikes this week targeted gas and oil facilities. They have killed more than 150 of our people, and more than 700 people have been wounded.

Ukraine has proposed many de-escalatory steps. Putin had one answer to all of them – “nyet.” We do hope that he will finally say something to America, Ukraine, and the entire world that will lead to a real and dignified peace.

Zelensky released a video statement on X:

Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський

@ZelenskyyUa

Today, there was a statement from the President of the United States that an energy ceasefire has been secured. This is good news for everyone – and it is important that it become reality.

Unfortunately, Ukrainian skies have been infested with Russian “shaheds” all day today. There have been glide bomb strikes and strikes on our energy infrastructure too. A power plant in Kharkiv was attacked this evening.

Overall, this past week alone, the Russians have carried out more than 200 strikes on our electricity generation and transmission facilities in Ukraine, and another 17 strikes this week targeted gas and oil facilities. They have killed more than 150 of our people, and more than 700 people have been wounded.

Ukraine has proposed many de-escalatory steps. Putin had one answer to all of them – “nyet.” We do hope that he will finally say something to America, Ukraine, and the entire world that will lead to a real and dignified peace.

Ukraine wants peace. The question is whether Russia does. The Armed Forces of Ukraine have received all the appropriate orders. We are awaiting clear details of the dialogue between America and Russia – and we expect Putin to follow through on what President Trump said.

This is a developing story.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/10/just-russia-strikes-ukrainian-power-plant-after-trump/

Ukrainian drones target Russian tech giant’s data centers

A strike on a Yandex facility in central Russia forced a shutdown and disrupted digital services across the country

Published 11 Oct, 2026 16:54

A Ukrainian drone strike damaged a major data center operated by Russian tech giant Yandex, forcing a shutdown and reportedly disrupting services for businesses and users across the country.

Yandex is Russia’s largest technology company, offering search, ride-hailing, e-commerce, cloud computing, and AI services. The Yandex Cloud platform, which provides computing power, data storage, and AI tools, is used by more than a third of Russia’s largest companies.

The attack on Sunday targeted a Yandex facility in Vladimir Region, around 180 km (112 miles) northeast of Moscow.The site also houses Galushkin, one of the company’s three supercomputers used for AI development. The strike damaged the data center’s infrastructure and forced a shutdown, Yandex said on Telegram.

“The infrastructure of Yandex’s data center in Vladimir was damaged as a result of a drone attack, and the data center’s operations have been completely suspended. Some Yandex services are unavailable to users,” the company said.

No injuries were reported. Emergency crews and Yandex engineers worked to assess the damage and restore services.The company urged cloud customers to activate alternative disaster-recovery plans.

The attack forced Yandex Cloud into emergency operation, with outages affecting banks, online marketplaces, delivery services, retail apps, pharmacies, fitness clubs, and the website of St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport, according to media reports.

In a later update, Yandex said access to some of its services, including Alice AI assistant, Search, Maps, Taxi, and Mail, was gradually being restored.

This was the third attack on a Yandex hub in four days, amid intensified Ukrainian strikes on civilian infrastructure in Russia. Yandex’s data center in Sasovo, Ryazan Region sustained serious damage in an overnight attack on October 7, forcing it offline. A facility in Kaluga Region, around 150 km southwest of Moscow, was damaged in a drone strike on Friday.

The attacks come amid mounting US criticism of Kiev’s strikes on Russia, particularly against oil refineries. US President Donald Trump lashed out at Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky on Saturday, accusing him of rejecting peace deals and worsening global diesel shortages by ignoring warnings against targeting Russian refining infrastructure.

“I think it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president,” Trump said.

His remarks followed a phone call with President Vladimir Putin on Friday, in which the two presidents agreed on measures to ease the global fuel crisis. The US Treasury temporarily waived sanctions on Russian diesel exports in exchange for Russia releasing 300,000 metric tons to global markets immediately and another 500,000 next month to ease the fuel crisis. Tech billionaire Elon Musk later backed Trump, writing on X that Zelensky “has gone too far.”

Zelensky said on Sunday that Ukraine would continue its strikes until a ceasefire backed by “real guarantees” is secured. Later in the day, Trump claimed on Truth Social that Russia and Ukraine agreed to an immediate energy ceasefire, urging both sides not to violate it. Neither country has publicly confirmed the terms of the purported agreement.

Russia has rejected the idea of freezing the conflict without addressing the root causes, arguing that a temporary ceasefire would only give Ukraine time to rebuild its military and resume the hostilities. Putin recently warned that Kiev faces a “catastrophic scenario” by attacking Russian economic and civilian infrastructure.

In response to the attacks, Russia has stepped up strikes on Ukrainian military-industrial facilities, telecommunications infrastructure, mobile operators, and data centers, disrupting internet access, digital television, and other services. During the latest overnight strikes, Russian forces said they hit the Tenet data center in Odessa, on Ukraine’s Black Sea coast.Moscow maintains that it only targets Ukrainian military facilities and infrastructure that supports Kiev’s war effort.

https://www.rt.com/russia/647046-ukraine-drone-yandex-data-center/

Typical: Colleges Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day over Columbus Day

By Seth Segal Oct. 11, 2026

In the latest example of colleges being a breeding ground for leftist indoctrination, Campus Reform is reporting “several colleges are choosing to observe ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’ instead.”

Columbus Day is the national holiday that the left prefers to stir up trouble wherever they can and cause division.

President Joe Biden declared “Indigenous Peoples’ Day” a national holiday last year, stating: “NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim October 11, 2021, as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. I call upon the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.”

The schools choosingnot to celebrate Columbus Day include Colorado State University, which ” invited Native American Rights Fund attorney Beth Wright to keynote its Indigenous Peoples Day event. It is hosted by the Native American Cultural Center and RamEvents.”

In addition Dartmouth a once prestigious school will be foregoing celebrating Columbus Day in favor of celebrating this new holiday going as far to proclaim“We’re challenging people to think about their assumptions about Christopher Columbus and about this nation in general—challenging them to question their American identity in a way that recognizes who we are as Indigenous people and who we’ve become, despite all the challenges that we’ve faced,” student Ahnili Johnson-Jennings said in a Dartmouth article.”

Other schools choosing the Biden-invented holiday over Columbus Day include Mid Michigan College and the University of St. Thomas.

In addition, Lake Forest College “will host three events on Monday in honor of indigenous people.”

Instead of showing respect to a traditional American holiday, the schools are once again showing they put left-wing ideology and DEI before an actual patriotic education.

Patriotism at these schools seems to be viewed as a vice.

One can assume other schools will follow the lead and opt out of Columbus Day in favor of a Biden-created holiday.

Any opportunity for the Cultural Marxist Left to divide America, they eagerly galvanize.

While we respect Native Americans and their history, hijacking American history and ruining an important day for Americans is not the way to show respect.

One would have hoped by now DEI and its remnants would have been purged from the universities, but that is clearly far from the case.

Marxists seek to undermine America and hijack every American celebration in favor of alternative agendas.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/10/typical-colleges-celebrate-indigenous-peoples-day-columbus-day/

BREAKING: James Talarico Was Reportedly in Ohio Mental Health Hospital During Mysterious Disappearance – Talarico Campaign Responds! (AUDIO)

By Jordan Conradson Oct. 11, 2026 12:15 pm

We may now know where James Talarico really was when he disappeared for two weeks from the campaign trail.

His excuse was that he was suffering from the flu, but it appears he was suffering from a breakdown of sorts.

Talarico just vanished out of thin air after a September 28 fundraiser with TDS-infected actor Robert DeNiro and allies of NYC Mayor Zohran Mandani in New York. He was also raising money from the gay Human Rights Campaign in New York.

Talarico finally resurfaced on Friday, October 9, at the ACL music festival in Austin, Texas, the Gateway Pundit reported. His team tried to gaslight the country. “Hate to disappoint the conspiracy theorists, but James is still alive and meeting with voters at ACL today,” a Talarico spokesperson said as if it’s totally normal to disappear for two weeks in the heat of an election.

Trump called BS on his so-called flu last night while speaking at a rally in Clarksville, Tennessee.

Trump previously said that “bad rumors are coming out” as Talarico remained in hiding. Many speculated a mental health crisis or that he had fallen ill with a disease much worse than the flu.

It turns out he had a mental health-crisis and was allegedly holed up at the Lindner Center of HOPE, an inpatient mental health treatment facility and psychiatric hospital in Mason, Ohio.

In a phone call placed by political strategist Rhein Amacher and independent journalistNick Sortor to the Lindner Center, an employee allegedly confirms that Talarico had been "just discharged" from the facility on Saturday. He was seemingly discharged the day before, on Friday, but his discharge was likely not processed or finalized immediately. She did, however, confirm that he was at the facility.

LISTEN:

REVEALED: James Talarico Was in Ohio Mental Health Facility During Mysterious Disappearance

Nick Sortor broke the news on X after he and Amacher called the facility.

Amacher also shared receipts from his phone logs, showing his phone calls to the facility.

@RheinAmacher

Rhein Amacher

@RheinAmacher

🚨𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦: My independent investigation into @JamesTalarico follows the initial reporting by @SaraGonzales and @CarolineWren concerning a reported private aircraft charter traveling from Hamilton, Ohio, to Austin, TX ➡️ Dallas, TX ➡️ Austin, TX.

I personally contacted @LindnerCtrHope in Mason, Ohio, to determine whether Talarico was or had previously been a patient.

During my recorded call, an individual identifying themselves as a female facility employee reportedly stated that Talarico was no longer a patient and had been discharged within the previous 24–48 hours.

Texans deserve accurate, independently verified information about candidates seeking to represent them in the U.S. Senate.

The stakes are too high for speculation.

Due to HIPAA privacy laws, it is unclear whether the employee's disclosure of Talarico's name being in the Lindner Center system was legal.

As previously noted by GOP fundraiser Caroline Wren on Saturday, Talarico appeared to have taken a private plane from Hamilton, Ohio, back to Austin, Texas, on Friday morning, just before he emerged at the music festival. Wren also pointed out that this is the same facility where Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo stayed for nearly two months during an episode back in 2023.

And the facility hosts drag shows, which is an added bonus for Talarico. Maybe his favorite drag queen was there.

Former Los Angeles Mayoral Candidate Spencer Pratt also sounded the alarm on Friday, noting that while Talarico deserves "empathy," he also deserves people to "savagely mock his smug, awful campaign advisors" for lying to the people of Texas and trying to hide this.

"Campaigns are brutal, and not everybody is cut out for it. You need very thick skin. As much as I don't want Talarico anywhere near government, I also don't want wish him harm, and no political office is worth having a breakdown. His awful advisors are at fault for this. They pushed him to be something he isn't, and it didn't work," Pratt wrote.

We have contacted the Talarico campaign to ask for confirmation of this story and a statement. We will update this story when we hear back.

UPDATE:

Talarico campaign spokesman JT Ennis doubled down on the flu story, calling the story a "pathetic conspiracy theory."

"Last week James Talarico was home in Austin, Texas recovering from the flu," he said.

(https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/10/breaking-james-talarico-was-ohio-mental-health-facility/

(It should be highly doubtful the treatment center confirmed he was there and discharged, centers like that never release info when people are admitted or discharged, if so Talarico has a lawsuit on the Center!)

South Carolina Democrat State Lawmaker Arrested For Pointing Gun at Family Member of Opponent at Polling Location on Primary Day

By Cristina Laila Oct. 11, 2026

A South Carolina Democrat state lawmaker was arrested on Friday for presenting and pointing a handgun at a Democrat polling location on primary day.

On June 9, State Rep. Michael Rivers (D-St. Helena Island) retrieved a handgun from the glove compartment in his vehicle and pointed it at a relative of his opponent.

Michael Rivers engaged in a “brief verbal altercation” over the political campaign for his seat.He faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison for the felony pointing charge.

Rivers lost his primary to Shannon DeLocach.

An attorney for Rivers said his client is innocent.

“Representative Rivers is asserting his innocence to this accusation levied against him by a political opponent. Michael has served admirably in the State Legislature and he is a retired member United States military.He has been an upstanding citizen for nearly seven decades. We ask for the public to withhold judgment until the facts come to light and this matter is resolved in a Court of law,” the attorney, Seth Rose, said in a statement to WIS.

Rivers was released on a $15,000 bond.

The Post and Courier reported:

State Rep. Michael Rivers was formally charged with pointing and presenting a firearm after a June incident in which he allegedly brought out the weapon at a Democratic primary polling place.

Rivers, D-St. Helena Island, was booked into the Colleton County Detention Center Oct. 9 before being released on bond, according to court and jail records.

Rivers said he is innocent and that the accusation, which stems from an altercation at a Colleton County polling location during the June 9 primary, was from a political opponent.

He is alleged to have displayed a handgun at the Green Pond Community Center shortly before 2 p.m. on primary day. An incident report from the Colleton County Sheriff’s Office at the time didn’t provide any details on the alleged confrontation, according to The Post and Courier’s reporting at the time.

According to a State Law Enforcement Division affidavit attached to his arrest warrant, Rivers and another person, whose name is redacted, had a “brief verbal altercation” over the campaign for Rivers’ House District 121 seat.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/10/south-carolina-democrat-state-lawmaker-arrested-pointing-gun/

McDonald’s Sued, Accused of Using AI to Extract as Much Money Out of Customers as (In)Humanly Possible

By Brooklynn Robinson, The Western Journal Oct. 11, 2026

McDonald’s was sued in federal court in Chicago over claims that an artificial intelligence pricing system lets the company and its franchisees set menu prices together, and that customers pay more because of it.

Michael Thomas, of DeKalb, Illinois, filed the proposed class action lawsuit on Oct. 2 against McDonald’s Corp. and McDonald’s USA. He wants to represent customers who bought food at the chain.

The complaint says he regularly bought the same items at different restaurants and paid different prices.

The suit said about 95 percent of the roughly 14,000 U.S. McDonald’s restaurants are owned by independent franchisees, who are supposed to set their own prices and compete with one another.

It added that since at least 2019, the company has run a machine-learning “pricing engine” that takes in sales data from millions of daily transactions, including franchisees’ confidential figures, and recommends a price for each restaurant.

That engine, the complaint said, does more than cover costs.

It estimates what a restaurant’s customers will pay, uses other McDonald’s locations’ non-public data to gauge price sensitivity, and ties one store’s increases to whether other stores have already raised the same item.

“Independent businesses must set their prices independently,” the filing said.

Daily Mail

@DailyMail

McDonald's has been accused of using artificial intelligence to help push up the price of your Big Mac in a bombshell new lawsuit https://trib.al/AgVCsV4 🔗

The complaint added that McDonald’s pressured franchisees to use the tool and, starting in January 2026, required them to use the company’s approved pricing consultant and tools.

It said the company tracks stores that stray from the recommendationsand has told investors that “pricing non-compliance” can affect whether a franchisee is considered for renewal or more stores.

Franchisees who fall out of favor risk the investment in their restaurants, the suit alleged.

McDonald’s gains either way, according to the filing, because the company takes the sales at company-owned stores and a royalty on franchise revenue.

A May 29, 2024, company fact sheet was cited for a claim that average menu prices rose about 40 percent from 2019 to 2024. The 2022 and 2023 annual reports are cited as crediting “strategic menu price increases” for the revenue hikes.

The claims for relief are under Section 1 of the Sherman Act, the Illinois Antitrust Act, and the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.

Thomas is seeking treble damages, an injunction, and attorneys’ fees.

One section of the complaint isheaded “An $18 Burger.”

Reuters, which reported on the filing Monday, said the suit cites a Sept. 29 Reuters story on the McDonald’s pricing engine,and on other chains using AI for prices and operations.

(https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/10/mcdonalds-sued-accused-using-ai-extract-much-money/

(McDonald’s started the changes in 2025, they changed the size of the food, to much smaller for the either the same price, or more a year+ ago. I haven’t gone there since then. It doesn’t taste the same either. These people are stupid to think customers wouldn’t notice.)

WATCH: Zelensky Responds to Trump Calling for New President – Nearly Cries While Playing Victim and Demanding More US Support

By Jordan Conradson Oct. 11, 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ran to ABC for an interview on Sunday to respond to Trump’s fury toward him and whine about the United States not giving enough support for him to try and win the war.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, Trump went off on Zelensky yesterday after announcing a deal with Russia to sell diesel to the US. While speaking to reporters on Friday, Trump blasted the Ukrainian President’s refusal to make peace and blamed him for the continuation of the war with Russia after Ukraine’s latest attack on a Russian oil export hub.

“I think it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president,” Trump said, blaming Zelensky for high oil and diesel prices.

Trump later doubled down last night, saying Zelensky "should have an election" and that "Putin would like to see a settlement strongly," but "Zelensky does not want to make a deal."

Zelensky on Sunday told ABC's Jonathan Karl that it's Russia's fault that the war has continued, calling for a ceasefire. "Don't attack us. Don't kill our children. We will stop attacking your diesel. And I think it's fair, fair deal," he said. It should be noted that Zelensky turned down a US-backed ceasefire back in February 2025 when he and Trump had an explosive meeting in the Oval Office.

Zelensky further responded to Trump's calls for an election and new president,claiming "it's up to our people" to choose a leaderas he continues to hold the country under martial law, barring an election.

"President Trump said that that we need, Ukraine needs new president. So, first of all, with all due respect to President Trump, it's up to our society, up to our people, to choose one or another leader," he said. "Yes, we are in war, and how to do elections is really difficult. Not only that it goes absolutely not secured and it goes out of our law, out of our constitution, but the main thing is to have security infrastructure for this to give possibility people to vote."

"Of course, it's up to Ukrainians when to vote, how to do it, and to choose one or another person… I know that Putin wanted very much to change the president in Ukraine, I understand it, and if President Trump really wants to have some changes during elections," he continued. "So please tell Putin: give us two months, 60 days of total ceasefire, 60 days, and we will organize elections.(BS they plan on attacking Russia in many places in that 60 days.)

He went on to blame Trump for the rising cost of oil solely on the war with Iran, but said it's easier to blame Ukraine. "These people can't find a key how to stop Putin, because it's more difficult to stop Putin than to pressure others, because it's more simple to speak about the prices and connect it with Ukraine," he said.

He later appeared to becomeemotional near the endof the interview while calling for US support to keep fighting the war and "stop Putin."

"We count that United States will help us to do this… I think this is the main goal to stop him. This is the main deal to stop this war, and we count on American support," he said.

(The U.S. has contributed billions and billions including the EU, he will never end the war, because that will be end of him. The people want him out!)

"We will defend ourselves because otherwise we will lose our life and homes, our freedom, independence, Ukraine. We can't lose it, and the truth is on our side," he added while choking up and appearing to almost cry.

WATCH:

Zelenskyy gets emotional while talking about war with Russia

1:29

https://rumble.com/embed/v7ej5du/?pub=4

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/10/watch-zelensky-responds-trump-calling-new-president-nearly/

A Sovereign Economic World is Under Construction to Replace Globalist “Western Market Pricing”

October 11, 2026 | Sundance1/4

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent appears on Fox News morning program to discuss the current status of the U.S. economic targeting of Iran and the U.S. control of oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.

At 05:49 of the video below, Secretary Scott Bessent outlines the hypocrisy of the EU-NATO countries as it relates to purchases of energy from Russia. Secretary Bessent notes the same hypocrisy applies to voices in the U.S. congress who passed HR-5334, the Lindsey Graham Russian Sanctions Bill, authorizes the President to lift and/or impose sanctions related to Russia. {GO DEEP}

U.S. Department of the Treasury

5:50

https://youtu.be/axnLmADtGdU

Many EU-NATO countries continue to purchase oil and gas from Russia, yet those same EU-NATO countries feign outrage at President Trump making a deal with President Putin to supply diesel fuel to the world market and USA to the benefit of consumers.

In fact, the EU is buying more energy from Russia this year than ever before, which is interesting because congress has authorized President Trump to deliver up to 500% tariffs against those same EU-NATO countries for purchasing Russian energy products.

EURONEWS – Europe paid around €7.88 billion for liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia’s Arctic energy project in the first nine months of 2026 despite Brussels’ efforts to phase out gas from Moscow, according to the campaign group Urgewald.

The figures, compiled by Urgewald using data from the market intelligence firm Kpler, expose just how reliant the EU remains on Russian energy, with a record of 12.18 million tonnes reaching European ports between January and September this year.

[…] European LNG imports from the Russian Yamal project rose 9.5% year-on-year between January and September, with EU ports receiving 85% of Yamal’s recorded deliveries.

France received nearly three-quarters of September’s EU deliveries, with the Dunkirk and Montoir ports receiving 571.716 million tonnes of Arctic LNG, according to Kpler.

The Netherlands imported 146.461 million tonnes of LNG and Portugal 74.263 million tonnes. No cargoes were recorded in Spain or at Belgium’s Zeebrugge terminal.

[…] US sanctions under the Lindsey Graham Act could disrupt trade before the EU’s ban on Russian LNG takes effect, forcing European governments and buyers to respond.

The US administration faces an 18 October deadline for its first review under the law. However, the deadline should not be mistaken for an automatic ban on Yamal deliveries, Urgewald say, as the law’s practical impact depends on how the administration exercises its powers.

“The US President must compile a list of ships transporting Russian LNG by October 18. These ships will then be subject to sanctions unless Trump issues so-called waivers. This is possible and, given Trump’s track record regarding Russia, not unlikely,” Rötters told Euronews.

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This is a seismic distinction between the current system (western market price) and the system that is preferred by the BRICS assembly (national prices set by govt.). Competition among nation states for sales of oil/gas can make consumer oil/gas prices plummet. Purchasing nations can make purchase contract offers instead of being captive to the commodity price.

The BRICS issue before was that each nation would sell their commodity in their own currency. However, as we see in the Belarus (potash) and potentially the Russia (diesel) deals, President Trump is creating a hybrid system where the dollar remains the trade/transfer currency, but the price is entirely up to the two independent nations – one selling, one purchasing. This destroys the middlemen! Which is to say, this sovereign approach destroys the vulture capitalists and control mechanisms of the multinational banking interests (ie London).

Again, if you go back to the comments around that Alaska summit between Putin and Trump, the conversation about a strategic agreement between the two nations surrounding the energy sector was the primary statement at the end of the summit.

Keep in mind, the same system that controls the “western commodity market” is the same banking and finance system that controls the mechanisms of the green energy/climate change programs, including carbon trading schemes. It’s all manipulation by bureaucracy and ideology. Banks telling energy borrowers they cannot spend the funds on carbon extraction and climate friendly ESG systems are preferred for lending.

Take out these finance and banking “middlemen” and the western market control system collapses; at least for energy sales. Now put a value on that entire control system and you’ll likely agree it extends beyond the ‘trillions’ into the quadrillions. That’s the scale of opposition here!

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♦ Immediately following the August 2025, Alaska summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump, Russia restarted Arctic-2 LNG terminals and began increasing natural gas (LNG) production for storage on ‘floating platforms.’

President Trump met with President Putin on August 15, 2025, and the curious increase in Russian production began on August 18, 2025.

It absolutely did not make sense that Russia would start producing even more LNG considering the previously imposed western sanctions against them, and the fact that Russia was already overproducing LNG. As noted by analysts at the time. Russia had no market for this LNG, yet Russia began increasing LNG supply anyway. For six months Vladimir Putin extracted and stored LNG.

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Six months later, on February 28, 2026, Operation Epic Fury against Iran began.

Within 36 hours Qatar announcedthey were shutting down all LNG production, following retaliatory strikes carried out by Iran. Overnight the price of LNG skyrocketed, and immediate concerns were raised by ASEAN countries who are heavily reliant on LNG production from the Gulf.

Southeast Asia doesn’t use LNG for heating (don’t need it), that specific cheap energy resource powers everything else in their economy, cooking, transportation, electricity etc.

Six months earlier Russia began storing LNG and oil on floating platforms with no customers.

A few days after Qatar made their March force majeure shutdown announcement, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issued an interim license for Russia to sell oil and gas that was loaded onto “floating platforms and vessels” before March 12 and was valid through midnight Washington time on April 11. [Treasury Notice Here – OFAC Technical Details Here]

Either Russian President Putin was the luckiest guy in the world, or Russia knew something.

In August 2025 what Russia did following the Alaska summit did not make sense. However, in March 2026 what they were doing for the past six months suddenly looked like something more than simply fortuitous timing.

♦ On September 5, 2026, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner traveled to Moscow to discuss ceasefire negotiations. On September 8, President Trump and President Putin held a telephone call to discuss the visit. President Putin’s senior aide Yury Ushakov documented the phone call in a Kremlin readout.

Part of the readout: “[Russia’s] vision of the overall progress on the battlefield and achieving the goals and objectives of the special military operation. Speaking of which, actual tangible actions that the Americans could take to expedite the cessation of the hostilities were outlined.”

President Putin outlined tangible actions “Americans could take”?

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