Brigadier General Serhiy Lysak has been appointed head of military administration in #Odesa, thus (eventually) replacing Gennady Trukhanov as Mayor now his citzenship removal prevents him holding political office.

It appears that the odious and distinctly dubious Odesa Mayor Gennady Trukhanov is about to have his Ukrainian citizenship removed, and thus can no longer act as Mayor. Rumour has it that the relevant decree awaits the president's signature imminently.

It's excurciatingly cringeworthy to watch a Beta male trying to act like an Alpha male and believe that he's pulling it off.

It seems that current whispers in the wind are that the next Kremlin provocation will be shooting down their own drones over Belarus and bringing Belrus officially into the fray, or claiming that RU drones falling in Poland were actually fired by UA as a false flag. A transparent Kremling play.

Ummmm, the airfield was built by the Soviet Union in the 1950s, and was the Soviet main base during the 1980s

If only I could find my surprised face......but I can't. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

In an attempt to secure a base for his presidential run......

Meaning that they won't be imposed.

And why not send drones to enter Romanian airspace? The lesson from the Poland incident is that there are no significant consequences.

This is #TACOTrump's way out, knowing full well his "friend" Orban (and Fico) won't stop buying RU oil. That said nobody ever expected #TACOTrump to seriously sanction RU, this, however, lets him blame others for his deliberate inaction.

At the Chinese LNG terminal Beihai a 4th LNG tanker carrying LNG from the US sanctioned Arctic LNG-2 project of NOVATEK has arrived. The US has to act or the sanctions will become meaningless. www.kommersant.ru/doc/8026685

Poland and the rest of the EU nations should also consider closing its airspace to Belarussian "Belavia" now the US has lifted sanctions on it.

Clearly there's a lack of windows to fall from in Kaliningrad

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Trump: "We should have won every war. We could have won every war but we really chose to be a very politically correct—wokey. We never wanted to win." - Is that part of his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech?

How much does it cost to rebrand the "Ministry of War" and "Secretary of War"? All that paper, seals, stamps, equipment. Where's DOGE?

I met president of Mongolia and made mistake of mentioning historical ownership of territories...

Here’s a list of invasions by Russia plus list of invasions OF Russia, with lists of former colonies and conquered peoples.

What will Donald announce today? A. "Russia has just two weeks" B. His successful defection C. A successful defecation D. His recent death E. A new crypto scam

And talking of bonds with the past, @johnwdean.bsky.social was a White House lawyer under Nixon. We are very lucky to have him on Bluesky. An outstanding account to follow.

Move over Trofim Lysenko, there's a new charlatan in town.

Incompetence Incorporated

The "coalition of the willing" would pull any reassurance force out the first time Russia tested its resolve and casualties were inflicted. They haven't gone to war now, and they wouldn't when tested. RU knows that just as we do. There is zero appetite for "boots on the ground" even if UA fell.

In local politics, Nasha Krai (Anton Kisse's disreputable pro-Kremlin/pro Bessarabia) political party has wound itself up, no doubt another casualty of Kremlin targetting of Ismail. It will be interesting to see where Kisse goes now, either politically or physically. #Odesa

Blair likes the idea of sexed up dossiers (Iraq). He does know the meeting is about Gaza and not Epstein? www.axios.com/2025/08/27/b...

Well it was going to happen sooner or later. Somewhere obvious to deflect the attention of the MAGA swivel-eyed loons

Alice is well and truly through the looking glass throughout this entire cabinet meeting.

You wonder whether those around Stalin could have been such a bunch of grovelling acolytes and their lives depended on it.

If true, let's hope that deal is inked before Colby has the chance to put a spanner in the works (which he probably would quietly even if it is inked and it was actually (if unlikely) to come to be implemented)

Well you can't say they weren't warned. One year ago Trump himself stated "Get out and vote. You won't have to do it anymore. 4 more years and you know what, it'll be fixed. It'll be fine. You won't have to do it anymore."

What a security nightmare that will be for the USA if Putin attends. If they're prepared to take pot-shots at #TACOTrump, there'll be queues lining up for Putin both home-grown and international fans attending. An absolute security nightmare.

Unfortunately it's extremely unlikely that even if/when they exist those giving the "guarantees" will be any more likely to go to war with RU than they are now. As they clearly aren't prepared to do so now why would Russia beleive they will in the future? Arm UA to the teeth!

I very much doubt that this will play out as the WH/FBI think it will. Potentially there is a huge amount of collatoral damage inside John Bolton's head and he will be given media time and coverage

Russia attacked Ukraine every day Donald was POTUS the 1st time Russia has attacked Ukraine every day Donald has been POTUS the 2nd time. He did nothing to stop us then. He will do nothing to stop us now.

Medvedev is on his second bottle of vodka whilst preparing his "apocolyptic" response no doubt

Well that might test the depth of the "no limits" partnership they declared.

Can somebody competent confirm that Witkoff knows the difference between a Kremlin "piece plan" and a genuine "peace plan" before we go any further?

If there is a Nobel prize for the most incompetent person in the room, I nominate Witkoff.

Witkoff: "Russia will legally enshrine its commitment not to attack other countries or territories and not to violate their sovereignty." While Witkoff is the definition of incompetence, the above statement is the definition of naivety and wishful thinking.

The fact Trump thinks this is good progress, & that he is urging Ukraine & its European allies to negotiate on this basis without even demanding a ceasefire now, shd finally convince European leaders to ignore the US & do what's needed for their own security - ie ensure Ukraine wins & Russia loses.

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And the myriad of "great telephone calls with Putin" don't count as listening exercises? #sarcasm

The simplest way to change #TACOTrump's tone permanently is simply to make it clear no Nobel Peace Prize unless the UN Charter and international law are uphelp. If he does, he can have his prize, if he doesn't then there's no chance.

I'm trying to find my surpised face......nope, can't find it.

Russia deliberately struck the infrastructure of Azerbaijan's state oil company SOCAR in Ukraine with missiles and drones. The Kremlin taking US involvement in Azerbaijan and Armenia as everyone would expect - like a petulant child

Are these mutally exclusive answers or can all of them apply?