(2025-04-30). US 'ready to pull plug on Ukraine if…' right before 100 days of Trump 2.0. hindustantimes.com The Trump administration has issued a stark ultimatum to Kyiv and Moscow that the U.S. will withdraw from its mediator role in the Russia-Ukraine war if both sides fail to present "concrete proposals" to end the conflict. At a State Department briefing on April 29, spokesperson Tammy Bruce stated that Secretary of State Marco Rubio relayed the Trump's growing impatience, emphasising that "how we proceed from here is a decision that belongs now to the president."
(2025-04-30). New U.S. envoy to China expected to improve relations. ecns.cn Former U.S. senator David Perdue, expected by President Donald Trump to strengthen U.S.-China relations, was confirmed by the Senate as the U.S.' 14th ambassador to Beijing on Tuesday.
(2025-04-29). Citizens of Belarus, Russia, Ukraine in bus crash outside Warsaw. eng.belta.by The bus was transporting 26 residents of Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus. As it was exiting the S79 express motorway, it crashed into highway fencing, dropped on a side, and ran into a light pole.
(2025-04-29). Marco Rubio and the Death of Diplomacy. counterpunch.org 
Rubio has made the Department of State virtually irrelevant, playing no role in key negotiations involving wars between Russia and Ukraine as well as between Israel and the Palestinians. Rubio is not participating in the sensitive talks between the United States and Iran to restore the Iran nuclear agreement. All of these matters are being handled by a billionaire real-estate developer, Steve Witkoff, who has no experience or knowledge in dealing with any of these issues. But Witkoff is worth $2 billion, and presumably Trump felt that clinching real estate deals is good training for crafting complicated internati…
(2025-04-29). Russia threatens preemptive nuclear strikes on NATO countries. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- The Deputy Chairman of Russia's Security Council has issued a stark warning, declaring that all countries that have joined NATO are now considered potential targets for preemptive nuclear strikes. His remarks come amid escalating tensions over the war in Ukraine and increased Western support for Kyiv.üö®‚ö°Ô∏è Russian Security Council: | "Countries that have joined NATO have become targets for us, with the possibility of receiving a preemptive nuclear strike."
(2025-04-29). Ukraine War Day Do You See The Gopher? Part I. awfulavalanche.wordpress.com 
Dear Readers: ⚪ In Russian popular culture there is a famous meme called "Do you see the gopher?" "No." "I don't see it either. And yet it is out there." American brains might immediately jump to a Bill Murray film, like "Caddyshacks" or perhaps "Groundhog Day". But no, In one famous scene, Captain Gera Liberm…
(2025-04-29). Les enjeux des négociations de Donald Trump avec la République islamique d'Iran. thealtworld.com Le grand public ignore tout des véritables enjeux des négociations entre Washington et Téhéran. Cet article présente une situation où les mensonges se sont succédés et accumulés depuis trois décennies, rendant particulièrement difficile la moindre avancée. Contrairement à ce que l'on croit, la question nucléaire en Iran n'est pas de savoir si Téhéran va ou non se doter de la bombe atomique, mais s'il parviendra à aider la Palestine sans recourir aux armes. | Il y a un mois et demi, j'annonàßais qu'avant même de conclure la paix en Ukraine, le président Donald Trump allait ouvrir des négociations avec l'Iran…
(2025-04-29). Pentagon Swears Secrecy on Yemen War After Senators Press Admin on Civilian Harm. truthout.org The Trump administration says it will not be disclosing details on its war in Yemen as Democrats are pressing officials to answer to concerns over civilian harm and reports find that the U.S. has killed hundreds of civilians in just over six weeks of strikes. On Sunday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that the military had struck 800 targets in Yemen since March 15… |
(2025-04-29). Being A Political Commentator … smoothiex12.blogspot.com for 30 minutes straight. Pay attention to Kellogg's "assessment" of SMO from 3 years ago ⚪ mind you, this guy commanded NATO's Special Operations. He obviously has no clue about warfare, which automatically qualifies him for … Trump's "special envoy for 404". Pardon my French, but this all is a ____ing circus in the West. Embarrassing.
(2025-04-29). Blocking Republicans' Cruel Health Care Cuts Is Not Enough — We Must Move to Medicare For All. commondreams.org Today, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Debbie Dingell (MI-06), reintroduced the Medicare for All Act."The American people understand, as I do, that health care is a human right, not a privilege and that we must end the international embarrassment of the United States being the only major country on earth that does not guarantee health care to all of its citizens," said Senator Bernie Sanders. "It is not acceptable to me, nor to the American people, that over 85 million people today are either uninsured or underinsured. Today, there are millions of people…