Russian Invasion of Ukraine

[KaraBulut]

Well, at least they didn't inject anyone with a nerve agent this time.

Three men found guilty of Wagner Group-linked arson attack in London

Around £1m worth of damage was caused in the arson attack on an industrial unit in Leyton, east London, last year.

www.bbc.co.uk

Three men found guilty of Wagner-linked arson attack in London

Three men have been found guilty of an arson attack on a London warehouse linked to Ukraine on behalf of Russian mercenary group Wagner.

Jakeem Rose, 23, Ugnius Asmena, 20, and Nii Mensah, 23, were found guilty at the Old Bailey of aggravated arson with intent to endanger life after the blaze at the unit, which sent aid and internet satellite equipment to Ukraine.

The attack was orchestrated by Dylan Earl, 20, and Jake Reeves, 23, who had already admitted aggravated arson on behalf of the Wagner Group.

Around £1m-worth of damage was caused in the attack on the warehouse in east London last year, the Old Bailey heard.

 

[rareboy]

Hopefully MI5 sends back a reply in kind to Mockba.

 

[Kulindahr]

Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Say Ukraine Must Compensate Russia For Aircraft Destroyed In June 1, 2025, Drone Attacks (Lead Stories; June 2, 2025)

The sad thing is that him saying such a thing is entirely believable.

 

[Kulindahr]

And destroying the train tracks for good will be the real win.

Definitely -- and getting a train while doing it would be superb.

My ideal outcome would be leaving just half a lane of the roadway open so Russians can walk home from Crimea.

 

[rareboy]

No. At this point. Trap them.

Make them leave by boats.

But it isn't likely to happen.

 

[NotHardUp1]

And democracy struggles on:

 

[KaraBulut]

Russia seems to be having some military hygiene issues in the trenches.

A year ago, there was an outbreak of some sort of rodent transmitted fever (or fevers). At the time, it was believed to be leptospirosis. In severe cases, leptospirosis can cause a hemorrhagic condition that results in bleeding from the eyes.

Warning over 'rat-bite fever' that causes bleeding eyes

Rat-fever causes fever, vomiting and headache.

metro.co.uk

The latest troubles rumored to be afflicting Russian soldiers on the front is HIV. According to reports, sex between soldiers and needle-sharing accounts for a five-fold increase in HIV infections.

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www.thetimes.com

Russia’s armed forces have suffered a surge of HIV infections during the war in Ukraine, which has been attributed to fatalistic soldiers having unprotected sex and using drugs.

The number of HIV cases in the military has shot up since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, including a fivefold increase by autumn that year.

By the end of 2023, there were 20 times more HIV diagnoses among Russian soldiers compared with before the war.

 

[rareboy]

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[NotHardUp1]

The TACO King has left the summit claiming victory, to no one's surprise.

The deadline was for a ceasefire else sanctions would squeeze Russia via China.

Yet, no sanctions, no ceasefire, only TACO's public warning to Zelenskyy that he must settle witth Putin, and after a world superpower was able to exact precisely nothing in that goal.

Water seeks its own level. Evil strengthened evil in Alaska.

 

[NotHardUp1]

Aaaaaaaaaaaand the visual. Too lazy to edit "tariffs" to "sanctions".

 

[Ben1]

Once again, Trump has demonstrated his incompetence and amateurish foreign policy. He rolled out the red carpet for the mass murderer and applauded him. The outcome of the talks: zero. Trump's calls for a ceasefire? Zero. The worst president of all time.

 

[rareboy]

The Alaska summit was a total disaster.

Trump accomplished nothing but another diversion from the Epstein files.

The sight of American military literally rolling out the red carpet for Putin, him hitching a ride in the Presidential Limo, through the humiliating press conference showed the US as a total lackey to the Kremlin and incapable of actually negotiating a deal on anyone's terms but Putin's.

In a way, I imagine that Ukraine and Europe are likely a bit relieved that Trump wore his heart on his sleeve, achieved nothing and looked like an idiot. At least the adults in the room can maybe get back to preventing Putin from winning this war.

 

[rareboy]

A huge success for RRRzzzxxxia.

Russia gloats over Putin-Trump summit

The Alaska meeting provided a propaganda triumph for Russia and its leader, including Trump applauding the Kremlin chief and giving him a ride in his presidential limousine.

www.politico.eu

 

[rareboy]

Unforgettable image.

Says everything about the US relationship with rrrZZZia.

The men that did this will carry this shame to their graves because this image is shared around the world.

 

[KaraBulut]

I don't think I've ever seen Lavrov in anything but expensive business suits.

This is what he showed up wearing for the Alaska love-fest.

Putin’s foreign minister trolls Ukraine by wearing USSR sweatshirt to high-stakes summit between Trump, Putin

Sergei Lavrov was seen wearing a gray sweatshirt emblazoned with the Russian letters for USSR, and a black puffer vest as he entered the site of the talks in Anchorage.

nypost.com

 

[rareboy]

He has used this shirt before to troll Ukraine and the west.

But more than a troll gesture, it was intended as a clear messge for how important he and the rest of the Kremlin apparatchiks regarded this 'summit' to be.

 

[KaraBulut]

He has used this shirt before to troll Ukraine and the west.

But more than a troll gesture, it was intended as a clear messge for how important he and the rest of the Kremlin apparatchiks regarded this 'summit' to be.

It's also a message to the Poles, the Czechs and any country that ends in "stan".

Meanwhile, Trump probably asked if Lavrov was a fan of 1980s club music.

 

[rareboy]

Trump looked like the lickspittle lackey he is to Putin and the Kremlin.

And of course, by turning around and sying that it is all up to Zelensky now...he admitted that he accomplished nothing and that nothing has really chnged.

I also suspect that his wet dream fantasy of a Nobel prize vanished at this 'summit'. The Kremlin would never have given anything up
that would make them look weak just for Trump to get a trophy.

 

[rareboy]

Naturally Trump rated his performance 10 out of 10.

Again more or less reinterating that he is going to push Zelensky to accept Putin's terms on Monday by saying it is now all up to Ukraine.

I don't know why Zelensky is going to subject himself to another oval office meeting cum lecture from Trump.

'A 10' — Trump gushes about meeting with Putin after Alaska summit fails to win ceasefire in Ukraine

After speaking with Putin, Trump said he didn't think sanctions on Russia were a necessary measure — despite the lack of ceasefire.

kyivindependent.com

 

[rareboy]

But in reality....

The cancellation of lunch is a sure sign that all that happened was that Putin came in. Made the same demands as in 2022, rejected any kind of a ceasefire and then
cut the meeting short as a power play to show that at the heart of the 'summit', there was no actual goodwill or desire to even pretend to have any actual discussion by
having lunch with the Americans.