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[Regnum] In recent years, bear tracks have increasingly been found near populated areas in the Moscow region. This may be due to an increase in the animal population in neighboring regions, the Moscow Region Ministry of Ecology and Nature Management reported on October 18.
"In recent years, cases of bear activity being detected near populated areas in the Moscow region have become more frequent," the agency's press service told RIA Novosti.
The agency added that this may be due to the growing bear population in regions neighboring the Moscow region. In the Tver region, the species' population increased from 3,000 in 2013 to approximately 5,000 in 2025; in the Smolensk region, from 500 to 2,380; and in the Yaroslavl region, from 650 to 1,300.
In August, rescuer and coordinator of the LizaAlert search and rescue team, Oleg Leonov, in an interview with the Regnum news agency, advised raising your hands when encountering a bear, since a person with their hands raised is much taller, and the animal always takes into account the size of the person standing in front of it.
Recently, in several Russian regions, there has been an increase in the number of bears entering public spaces and attacking people and pets. On October 14, for example, a bear attacked a cow in a pasture near a highway in Khakassia. The cow tried to escape. The driver honked the horn, but the bear did not retreat.
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[Korrespondent] 21.24 Volodymyr Zelensky will take part in the presidential elections in Ukraine, as soon as the smell is in the minds of the military camp.
The NBC News journalist clucked at her decision, as if the new presidential elections were held amid a war with Russia. Behind Zelensky’s words, he will definitely take part in them, but he will remain responsible for the share of the region as long as Russian aggression lingers.
“If there will be a war at the hour of war, it is clear that this is my responsibility. Because I am obliged to protect my country from the very beginning until the end of this war,” the president said.
20.15 In the Rivne region, as a result of the Russian attack, the industrial enterprise became aware of the fact that, through damage, it was difficult to force the work to take place. There are no injuries due to the Russian attack. The situation is under control.
19.30 Finance Minister Scott Bessent respects the “very hopeless” statements of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky regarding the US connection between Starlink and Starshield robots.
The journalist told Bessent that Zelensky had spoken with her, saying that the US government had given a signal to separate Starlink and Starshield, and she asked to comment on the fact that American President Donald Trump was confirming the turnaround.
“President Trump and Secretary of State Rubio have categorically stated that no one in the Trump administration has been harmed by anyone. And I respect the extreme uncertainty of President Zelensky’s side for such accusations,” Vidpoviv US Secretary of the Treasury.
At the nutritional clarification, why the work limit was reduced, Bessent said that he “knows nothing about it.”
“You see, I say again, I don’t know anything about this. We agreed very clearly. And, you know, President Zelensky will be even more careful with such statements, which are not consistent with efficiency," the head of the US Treasury added.
11/19 Ukrainian troops have gained more territory since the beginning of autumn, and the Russian occupiers managed to take over this period. President Volodymyr Zelensky stated this and gave evidence to the head commander of the ZSU, Mykhailo Drapaty.
“The trend of this fate continues: our warriors have conquered more territory since the beginning of autumn, but the Russians managed to want to do so. That’s what happened in other parts of the fate,” the head of state told the evening beastly.
In his words, the Ukrainian military is fighting off Russian assaults and defeating enemy groups that are trying to penetrate the positions of the Defense Forces in the Dobropil area. Also, Ukrainian teams are gaining positions in other directions of Donetsk, Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhya regions.
The President noted the results of the operation of the Airborne Assault Forces and the Third Army Corps within the active defense.
“Dobropillya, Kostyantynivka, Oleksiyevo-Druzhkivka, Orikhiv, Novopavlivka, Novoandriivka and Velikomykhailivka - all under the control of Ukraine. And the areas near Kramatorsk are being protected,” Zelensky said.
The President also stated that the Ukrainian military will defeat Russian forces 20 km from Zaporizhzhya, which was the result of the Russian ruler’s statement about five kilometers.
“The front is ours. I commend this to every warrior, to our every bastard, as I will finish the legacy,” Zelensky said.
18.30 President Volodymyr Zelensky met with representatives of US President Donald Trump, Steve Vitkoff and Jared Kushner, and discussed the results of the Ukrainian and American teams in Florida and further developments in diplomacy.
“In fact, our teams are at peace with communication. We are also preparing for the upcoming deadlines in diplomacy,” the president said.
In addition, Ukraine continues to inform American partners about Russian attacks and needs in anti-aircraft defense. “There’s a lot to be learned here based on America’s position itself,” the president said.
Zelensky said that Ukraine is ready for constructive intervention in order to achieve a real result and supports the strong position of the United States, which is acceptable to the neighboring world.
“Peace will come only through force and cooperation that will be based on trust,” the president said.
18.00 Europe must put up real barriers to entry of Russians into the sovereign territory, to help stop the war against Ukraine, as well as to protect the safety of its citizens. The head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Health Andriy Sibiga stated this.
“To seize Europe, close the European cordons for Russians already immediately. Russian combatants and members of their families are not guilty of their right to enter the EU. We need to implement real defenses as soon as possible “Come on,” the minister said.
The head of the Ministry of Health expressed respect for those who are already doing similar things on the national level, but also in Estonia. In my words, the stench is real.
“The Russian man who is involved in the war against Ukraine knows that by signing a contract with the Zagarbnytsky army, he will now be able to defend the entry to Europe and decide the world. The citizens of Russia need to limit their travel requirements to all European countries as much as possible,” said Sibiga.
In his words, we are talking about the national security of every European state.
17.49 President Volodymyr Zelensky suspects that US leader Donald Trump will change his decision to the Russian ruler Volodymyr Putin.
“Of course, we trust America. We trust bipartisan support, and we trust the President of the United States... And I am confident that we will change our decisions, the fragments, in my opinion, are all for mercy; the stink will not help us or the United States,” Zelensky said, responding to questions about trust in Trump.
According to the president’s words, Kiev, from the beginning of Trump’s presidential term, has seen changes in his position before Putin. “For us it’s not important, it’s not principled,” Zelensky said loudly.
The President stated that if the United States officially stands on the side of Russia, Ukraine cannot stand.
“This is a historic peace and a great tragedy,” Zelensky said, adding that Ukraine is willing to support the US President and his team or, for example, the neutral position of Washington.
16.53 The incident with the drone, which became a lie on the 18th in Lithuania, is likely a legacy of Russian attacks on radio electronic warfare. The representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Georgiy Tikhy, stated this.
In his words, the incident is likely to be a legacy of Russian radio-electronic warfare attacks aimed at changing the course of drones during operations against legitimate military targets in the territory Russia.
“We ask again for any inconveniences, risks and concerns that could have been caused,” Tikhy said.
16.39 Ukraine will not be able to overcome Russia in the face of a complete military defeat of the enemy. This was stated by Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto in an interview with the BBC.
“Ukraine will never be able to win this war,” he said.
Crosetto explained that under the defeat of Ukraine, people understand the further defeat of Russia and the appearance of the Ukrainian ensign over Moscow. However, the Italian minister considers such a scenario impossible.
“Ukraine will not be able to achieve victory over Russia against the backdrop of a complete military defeat of the enemy,” he said.
The success of Ukraine can only be assessed through military results, respect the minister. In my opinion, there was a significant victory in the introduction of Russian attacks and the restoration of freedom in the region.
“For Ukraine, victory means that Russia will go, start dropping bombs, and Ukraine will again become a free country - it will live in the future,” explained Crosetto.
15.23 Received The United States of America resumed the exchange of intelligence information with Ukraine after the exchange was temporarily suspended. President Volodymyr Zelensky stated this.
According to the words of the head of state, Washington has not passed on intelligence data to Ukraine for a long time, however, the exchange of information is starting to work again. At the same time, Zelensky did not specify how long the break took place and for any reason, the American side slowed down the procedure.
14.59 Ukrainian defense forces, assisted by FP-1 drones, hit the Peterburz nafta terminal near St. Petersburg. The Ukrainian defense company Fire Point reports this on Telegram.
The President's Advocate for Technological Innovations at the ZSU Sergey (Flash) Beskrestnov wrote in Telegram that our UAVs will need to fly 1000 km through 4 enemy areas to Peter, as they have stolen PPO and REB.
“Why don’t they fly missiles with special systems, but UAVs that can fly at speeds up to 200 km/year,” says Flash.
13.16 Russian troops attacked Odessa on the 18th of June. The head of the Odessa MBA, Serhiy Lisak, told us about this. For your information, the damage to the living quarters. A 13-year-old girl suffered. Doctors give her the necessary help
12.59 Zranka 18 June Russian drones attacked the Lviv region. As reported by the Lviv OVA, at about 10:30 am, anti-aircraft defense soldiers shot down a hostile drone over Murovan, whose tricks damaged two life guards.
Yesterday, at about 11:20, the Ukrainian PPO spotted a hostile drone over Malekhiv. As a result of the attack, the logistics complex was damaged and the warehouse was destroyed.
The enemy also attacked the Rivne and surrounding areas.
“I am once again focusing on the goals of the civil infrastructure. Services are already working on eliminating the legacy. The fires that have broken down have been localized. There’s no harm,” said OVA student Oleksandr Koval.
11.54 Drones hit the bridge near St. Petersburg. It connects two parts of the place. On the eve of the 18th, the largest and largest-scale attack of attack drones on St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region took place at the beginning of the war. Large-scale fires burned in the territory of the Petersburg oil terminal (one of the largest transshipment points for oil products in the Baltic region) and at the Ruchi oil depot.
There is also a giant Ozon military center with an area of up to 79,000 square meters. The great Data Processing Center (data center) of social media VKontakte was hit.
The surrounding area was affected by the 330 kV Vostochnaya power station, through which there was light in several districts of St. Petersburg and the region.
10.20 Latvia and Lithuania were deafened by the current alarm, and Poland was looking for an unknown object that could fly to the brink.
9.55 At Manevich in Volina, a wave of ammonia emerged after the Russian blow to the industrial enterprise, according to the head of the community, Oleksandr Gavrilyuk. They called upon the locals to leave their houses and immediately move to safe parts of the village.
9.17 At the end of the 18th, Russia attacked Ukraine with one Iskander-M ballistic missile and 180 strike drones. When the software is successful, dozens of incidents have been recorded. The Ukrainian ZSU forces inform you about this.
8.20 Legacies of the Russian military attack On June 18, critical infrastructure facilities were destroyed in Vinnytsia. The lights in the area have been turned off in an emergency, and the situation will become unstable in the near future. The head of the Vinnytsia regional military administration, Natalya Zabolotna, reports this.
7.55 US President Donald Trump announced large-scale sanctions against Russian energy companies under the Lindsey Graham Law, which he himself signed in the spring. This is limited to 60 days, said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
04.40 In Russian St. Petersburg, after the attack, there was a large-scale fire at the naphtha loading port. The Vkotakte data center and substation are also notified of the arrival. In addition, one of the drones was picked up at the cable-stayed place.
03.53 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio raised suspicions about the fact that the White House was directly cutting off the Starlink supply for Ukraine. “We can’t wait for this long-awaited change. No one has given orders to reduce the speed of the Starlink robot. Everything has become so, by itself. Well, as far as I understand, the robot has been restored. Everything has turned to its former state,” - confirm Rubio to the journalist's request.
02.54 The administration of US President Donald Trump wants Europe to resume purchasing gas from Russia in a peaceful manner until the end of the war in Ukraine. And Ukraine will now consider the possibility of upgrading the pipelines that previously transported Russian natural gas to Europe. According to the ZMI data, European officials who took part in the negotiations took a negative view of this idea.
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[NewsFront] 21:05 Seven people suffered during attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Belgorod region, the regional operational headquarters reported 20:22 During the day, from 8:00 to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 41 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Oryol and Pskov regions.
19:33 According to monitoring data, in the Rivne region struck building of the production and design association "MAANS"
19:19 Russian Armed Forces apply strikes on a target in the Khar'kov region
Ukrainian monitoring reports on the work of "Pancakes"
18:25 Operators of attack UAVs of the Vostok group destroyed groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhzhia region
17:57 Shortly before a major fire in Belgorod, another UAV damaged power line, - Regional Operational Headquarters
17:08 Today afternoon the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles against sea vessels involved in the delivery of military cargo to Ukraine
As a result of the strike, a dry cargo ship carrying military and dual-use cargo was damaged while transiting by sea 50 km southwest of the port of Odessa.
16:31 in Lviv region struck enemy industrial and warehouse facilities
The Ukrainian State Emergency Service confirmed drone strikes on a warehouse in the region. Another strike pierced the roof of an industrial building, the mayor's office reported. The businessman's property was damaged over an area of approximately 100 square meters.
15:28 Six people died and another 29 were wounded in the LPR as a result of attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces this week.
Residential buildings, cars, stores, and infrastructure were hit. In Luhansk, up to 1,500 square meters of commercial space burned after an overnight attack, and in Krasny Kut, a woman and her six-year-old daughter were injured.
14:50 BARS-Kherson shot down Ukrainian Armed Forces drone over Skadovsk
The Ukrainian UAV was destroyed at night by a platoon under the command of a soldier with the call sign "Cyprus".
14:18 As a result of the attack of a Ukrainian UAV on a civilian truck "Donetsk - Mariupol" a man born in 1966 died, said the head of Dokuchaevsk, Alexander Kachanov.
13:33 Three civilians in the LPR died and three more were injured, the head of the republic, Pasechnik, reported.
13:15 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the Special Military Operation as of October 18, 2026
Units of the "North" force group occupied advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, two motorized infantry brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a border detachment of the Ukrainian Border Service near the settlements of Tomakhovka, Vysokoye, Martovoye, Velykyi Burluk, Izbitskoye, and Kurgannoye in the Khar'kov region.
In the Sumy region, three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Gnilitsa, Sennoe, Sukhodol and Pustogorod in the Sumy region.
The enemy lost over 195 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 17 vehicles and two electronic reconnaissance stations.
Units of the "West" force grouping improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated the personnel and equipment of three mechanized brigades, two assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Maliyevka in the Khar'kov region, and Donetskoye, Vovchiy Yar, Starodubovka, and Raigorodok in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 240 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, 20 cars and an artillery piece.
Units of the Southern Group of Forces improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of four mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, two airmobile brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a naval infantry brigade, and two territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Kramatorsk, Slavyansk, Semenovka, Orekhovatka, Druzhkovka, Vasilevskaya Pustosh, and Nikolaevka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 175 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle and 35 vehicles.
Units of the Center Group of Forces occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of five mechanized brigades, a Jaeger and airborne brigades, an assault brigade of unmanned aerial systems, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two naval infantry brigades, five National Guard brigades, and the Azov Special Forces Brigade near the settlements of Novopavlivka, Raipole, and Ivanivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Novoyavlenka, Rohanske, Shilovka, Kryvorizhye, Starovarvarivka, Maryevka, Svyatogorovka, and Malotaranivka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 350 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, 12 cars, a Grad multiple launch rocket system, a field artillery gun, and two electronic warfare stations.
Units of the "East" force group continued their advance into the enemy's defensive lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of two assault brigades, three airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a naval infantry brigade near the settlements of Gavrilovka, Pavlovka, Pokrovskoe, and Kolomiytsy in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Vasinovka, Zalivnoye, and Volnyanka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 195 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, a pickup truck, a Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle, and an artillery piece.
Units of the Dnipro Forces Group improved their tactical position and defeated formations of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Orekhov, Kamyshevakha, and Kushugum in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Up to 30 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, and 14 vehicles were destroyed.
12:52 Woman died in Shebekino, Belgorod, as a result of an attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two more people were injured in the Graivoronsky and Shebekinsky districts, Governor Shuvaev reported.
12:04 In the village of Malekhiv, Lviv region logistics complex of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was damaged.
11:43 Russian Armed Forces apply new strikes on targets in Rivne
The Russian Armed Forces also destroyed a temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Gontarovka in the Khar'kov region with aerial bombs, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.
11:39 The Geranium and Lancet UAVs carried out precise strikes hit a large dry cargo ship and completely destroyed an unmanned boat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Black Sea.
10:19 Russian Aerospace Forces pilots destroyed temporary deployment point for militants from the 57th separate motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
9:59 Number of Ukrainian UAVs shot down overnight over the Leningrad region increased up to 145
9:37 Summary about the operational situation in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours.
In total, 133 enemy drones of various types were shot down between 9:00 a.m. on October 17 and 9:00 a.m. on October 18. The enemy used artillery on evacuated areas 41 times. Drones attacked our territory 15 times using explosive devices.
Two people were injured: a 56-year-old woman in the village of Kuibysheva in the Rylsk district suffered acupuncture and a head injury, and a 49-year-old man in the village of Bely Kolodez in the Zolotukhinsky district suffered a partial amputation of his left foot. A house in the hamlet of Aleksandrovka in the Rylsk district was completely destroyed as a result of the attacks.
In the village of Kuibysheva, the facade and windows of an administrative building were damaged. In the village of Belaya in the Belovsky District, the windows of a house were damaged. In the village of Kommunar, a car was damaged. In the village of Shchegolek, a car and a house were damaged. In the village of Vishnevo, a car was damaged.
9:15 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted group strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles on logistics centers and ports of Ukraine, as well as sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
As a result, the Nova Poshta logistics center in Rivne, where dual-use cargo was stored and distributed, was damaged, including components for long- and medium-range unmanned aerial vehicles.
In addition, 30 km east of the port of Odessa, a dry cargo ship carrying military and dual-use cargo was struck while crossing the sea.
8:55 During the past night, from 20:00 on October 17 to 8:00 on October 18, the air defense forces on duty destroyed 1015 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the fixed-wing type over the territories of Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Kaluga, Kursk, Leningrad, Novgorod, Oryol, Pskov, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tver, Tula regions, the Moscow region, Krasnodar Krai, the Republic of Crimea and over the waters of the Black Sea.
8:40 Ukrainian military continue attack the civilian population of border areas
Over the past 24 hours, an army of cowards and murderers, powerless to counter them on the battlefield, attacked civilians in the Belgorod, Kursk, and Bryansk regions. Unfortunately, there have been casualties and serious injuries, and infrastructure, homes, and vehicles have been damaged.
Belgorod Oblast
- In Shebekino, a woman died as a result of an attack by a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone on a passenger car.
A man was injured in a drone attack in the village of Voznesenovka, Shebekinsky District. He was treated for acupuncture and taken to Belgorod City Hospital No. 2.
A man was injured in a drone attack in the village of Dunayka, Graivoron District. Self-defense forces transported him to the Graivoron Central District Hospital with shrapnel wounds to his legs.
Bryansk region:
- As a result of an attack by a Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV in a forested area, a 58-year-old man died.
In Belaya Berezka, Trubchevsky District, a suicide drone struck a private home, causing a fire. The owner suffered burns and was hospitalized.
Near the village of Mamai in the Novozybkovsky urban district, a drone struck a moving vehicle. The driver sustained minor injuries and was prescribed outpatient treatment after a medical examination.
Kursk region:
In the village of Kuibyshev in the Rylsky District, an enemy aircraft-type UAV struck a sugar factory. A 56-year-old woman was injured. She suffered acupuncture and a head injury. She went to the hospital, where paramedics provided all necessary assistance.
Today, the Ukrainian Armed Forces dropped explosive devices of an unknown type from a drone in the village of Bely Kolodez in the Zolotukhinsky District. Unfortunately, a local resident was blown up by a mine while walking to his dacha. The 49-year-old man suffered a mine blast injury and a partial amputation of his foot. He was hospitalized in Kursk.
8:30 As a result of repelling an air raid over the territory of the Leningrad region, air defense forces shot down 135 enemy. Falling debris on power lines caused widespread power outages, leaving approximately 20,000 people without electricity.
Fire engulfed civilian infrastructure in the Nevsky, Krasnoselsky, Krasnogvardeisky, and Moskovsky districts of the city. A fire was detected at the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal, Governor Alexander Beglov reported. A VK data center and, according to preliminary reports, an Ozon marketplace warehouse.
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[Regnum] Over the past 24 hours, 512 Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) drones have been flying toward the Moscow region. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced this on October 18.
"Between 8:30 a.m. on October 17 and 8:30 a.m. on October 18, 512 UAVs were flying toward the Moscow region. Most of them were destroyed by air defense forces at distant locations," Sobyanin clarified in the MAX messenger.
He added that air defense systems neutralized 127 enemy drones as they approached Moscow.
According to Sobyanin, 2,730 Ukrainian drones were flying toward the Moscow region between October 10 and 17. Air defense forces destroyed most of the drones at distant borders, while 534 were neutralized as they approached Moscow.
Text taken from the Telegram channel of @opersvodki
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin is in italics.
[ColonelCassad] Over 200 drones destroyed on approach to Moscow and St. Petersburg
Last night, Ukrainian drones launched a massive attack on Moscow and St. Petersburg. Over 200 drones have already been destroyed on approach to the capitals.
In the Moscow region, 127 UAVs were shot down. No casualties were reported. Airport restrictions were in effect this evening, and several flights were diverted. One of the largest attacks in recent memory was repelled over the Leningrad Region: 95 drones were destroyed. Debris fell on an apartment building in Vsevolozhsk and a private home in Kirovsk, damaging power lines, causing power outages in the region.
Operations at Pulkovo Airport were limited, and passengers and employees were forced to seek shelter in safe locations. Fires at civilian infrastructure facilities are being extinguished in three districts of St. Petersburg and at an oil terminal.
One person was killed and five were injured in St. Petersburg. VK's data center was also attacked, but it suffered no significant damage. The attack also spread through the Baltics, with one drone crashing in Lithuania. The Moscow air defense center reliably repelled the attack. Over the past 24 hours, more than 500 drones attempted to breach the capital.
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[Regnum] The Ukrainian conflict must be resolved through negotiations, and Kyiv regime leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy is mistaken in presenting a Ukrainian victory as a condition for ending the conflict. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated thisin an interview with NBC News on October 18.
As the minister pointed out, US President Donald Trump has made it clear that he wants to end the conflict in Ukraine, and this must be done through diplomatic means.
"Zelenskyy presented a false dilemma this morning, [declaring] that Ukraine must win. The conflict must end. And this will be achieved through a negotiated settlement," Bessent emphasized.
He added that the US President is working on this issue every day.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Zelenskyy does not even want to move forward with agreements with Russia, as they would mean the end of his regime and himself.
Russian President Vladimir Putin previously stated that, in order to begin negotiations on a peaceful settlement of the conflict, Ukraine must withdraw its troops from the regions that returned to Russia in 2022 and fulfill a number of other conditions. The head of state emphasized the need to address the root causes of the conflict and ensure long-term peace. The president noted that Russia will liberate its historical territories by military or other means.
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The United States is now siding with a bloody aggressor who invaded Ukraine, aided by North Korean troops and weapons from Iran (a country the U.S. is in war with, and Iran is helped by Russia in this war).
It sounds like a particularily absurd episode of "Sliders", but here we are.
Russia has made it very clear what it wants to do with Ukraine. There is no "deal" to be made that doesn't lead to the destruction of Ukraine, with most Ukrainians fleeing the country and being replaced by Russians.
If you support this I have no more to say.
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being replaced by Russians.
I understand the theory, European Conservative, but where will Russia find the excess population with which to replace anybody? Vast swathes of their own country have become empty because the population had been aging and shrinking for decades — in the southeast Chinese settlers have been quietly moving into empty villages for nearly as long, but China has population shrinkage problems of its own.
Separately, not rhetoric but a real question: we’ve been reading about War Deptartment inventory replacement problems such that there are concerns about supplying the next round against Iran. Under the circumstances, can we honestly commit to resupply Ukraine’s needs for their war as well, or is it fairer to push them to face the reality that for the next while they’re going to have to rely on whatever Europe and England can come up with?
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#3 being replaced by Russians. I understand the theory, European Conservative, but where will Russia find the excess population with which to replace anybody?
Norks. They don't eat much
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#2 The United States is now siding with a bloody aggressor who invaded Ukraine
That is one way of looking at it. Another is that the EU/NATO actively worked to push Russia into a "Do we fight them now or fight them later?" choice.
Preposterous? Remember that interview Merkel gave where she stated that there was no intention of complying with the Minsk agreements and that the only purpose was to gain time to build up Ukraine. In that light, the current stated strategy of trying to force the Russians to negotiate via strategic bombing is unlikely to work.
Russia has made it very clear what it wants to do with Ukraine.
Indeed they have. End of the civil war in the Donbass, reconnection of Crimea, a de-militarized Ukraine. All things that could have been negotiated before the festivities jumped off. The Rus have explicitly stated they have no interest or intention of taking Ukraine. Given the lack of trust fallout from the Minsk agreements, a neutral buffer zone is no longer a consideration, so the Russians will want some sort of defendable border, like the Dniepr river.
tl;dr: From this side of the Atlantic, it appears the EU/NATO provoked a war to damage a traditional enemy using Ukraine as the tool.
Prediction: the war will end when the Euros get tired of poking the bear or the Russians control eastern Ukraine along the Dniepr.
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