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This is the Bubba cup. When an ordinary cup isn't big enough. My Rose of Sharon in the background

Using my 30 ounce Bubba cup this morning.

Goodnight Resisters everywhere

I am late starting dinner. 8:25 PM here

💭🇺🇸🇺🇦 Kamala Harris and Zelenskyy had a difficult and tense relationship, she denied him weapons and sanctions before the war began, — Time

🟠 Harris provided intelligence on Russia's preparations for the operation, but rejected Zelenskyy's requests to accept preventive sanctions and immediately supply weapons. In response, Harris and the United States tried to force Zelenskyy to publicly announce the impending invasion;
🟠 All this increased Zelenskyy’s disappointment in his allies and worsened relations with Harris.
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Zelenskyy: Full Sanctions and Solutions Could Have Stopped Putin

In an interview with French journalists, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized that if there were no "half-sanctions" and "half-solutions," the international community could have already stopped Putin.

"Ukraine is fighting for itself, for survival. And if the whole world thought like us, I am sure that we would have stopped the Russians already. If we did not have half-sanctions and half-solutions, we would have stopped Putin already. Of course, we would have stopped him. The world is much stronger, the world is much bigger, much more powerful, more principled, economically stronger. But half-sanctions. Everything is 'half,'" Zelenskyy stated.

Interception of the Russian reconnaissance UAV "Tachion" by a Ukrainian FPV drone

Donald Trump, if re-elected as US president, might insist on Ukraine's refusal to join NATO, according to the Financial Times. JD Vance, the Republican vice-presidential candidate, has supported the idea of a neutral Ukraine, suggesting this approach could guarantee both Kyiv's independence and its neutrality. Vance mentioned in an interview with the New York Times in June that neutrality is a significant concern for Russia.

Ukraine, on the other hand, is adamant about restoring its full territorial integrity, including Crimea. The US and its European allies have pledged to support Ukraine for as long as necessary and have stated they will not impose peace terms on the Ukrainians. Gideon Rahman, chief international affairs columnist at the Financial Times, highlighted that the primary obstacle to peace is not just Ukraine's reluctance to make territorial concessions but also Russia's demand for a settlement involving the control of 80% of Ukraine's territory, which it currently does not possess. Ukrainians require guarantees that Russia will not use a peace settlement to rearm and launch further offensives.

Kyiv's stance is that Ukraine should join NATO to be covered by the Alliance's collective security guarantees. The recent NATO summit declared that "the future of Ukraine is in NATO," but specified this would occur "when the Allies agree and the conditions are met."

An alternative proposal in Washington is the "Israeli option," which would avoid a formal treaty obligation to defend Ukraine. Instead, it would involve providing advanced Western military aid to Ukraine, enabling it to independently deter future Russian aggression.

Belarusian self-proclaimed President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned German citizen Rico Krieger, who had been sentenced to death, according to media reports.

Rico Krieger, 30, worked as an ambulance paramedic for the Red Cross and was detained in November 2023. He was accused of being a member of the Kastus Kalinouski Regiment, a Belarusian volunteer unit fighting alongside the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Krieger was sentenced to death on six counts, including "terrorism," "participation in an extremist community," and "mercenarism."

🙅🏼‍♂️ Prime Minister Shmyhal Reaffirms Sanctions Against Lukoil, Addresses Slovakia's Energy Security Concerns

Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal stated that Ukraine will not lift sanctions against Lukoil and emphasized that these sanctions do not threaten Slovakia. Instead, Shmyhal pointed out that the real threat to Slovakia's energy security comes from "Russia, its hybrid energy war against the Slovak people, its blackmail, and political ultimatums."

"Slovakia is our reliable partner, from whom we do not expect blackmail or threats. Threatening Ukraine, which is defending itself from an aggressor, to allow the terrorist state to continue earning its bloody excess profits, is a dubious way," Shmyhal added.

A prisoner of war from the Azov brigade, Oleksandr Ishchenko, died in a Russian detention center, the Russian media outlet Mediaphone reported. The causes and circumstances of the death are currently unknown.

The soldier was 55 years old. In February 2022, he joined the Azov TRO as a military driver, and in the spring he was taken prisoner by Russia. He was accused of “participating in the activities of a terrorist organization” and “attempting to seize power by force.”

Azov's press service told Suspilne they did not comment on the information.

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❗️In the video, a heavily intoxicated Russian woman named Elya admits she's been touching (meaning beating) a Ukrainian girl that she adopted from Mariupol ‘for as long as the war has been going on’.

The video with her confession was published on July 28 on the TG channel ‘K-Inform Surgut’ with the following comment:

“A certain lady, sitting on social networks with signs of intoxication, tells everyone that she adopted a girl from Mariupol and regularly beats her. Judging by her story, she openly hates her and starts fights with her. I ask the guardianship service to respond and take action. Thank you in advance."

In the video, Elya gives the person she's talking to her address. It’s 5 Lenin Street in Surgut.

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The United States has agreed to equip the F-16 fighter jets being sent to Ukraine with advanced American-made missiles and other modern weaponry, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. Denmark and the Netherlands are preparing to deliver the first batch of these American-made F-16s to Ukraine this summer. Until recently, it was unclear where the critical weapons for these aircraft would come from.

Despite the Pentagon's limited stockpiles and production capabilities, it will supply the F-16s with air-to-ground munitions, precision bomb guidance kits, and advanced air-to-air missiles. This will be done in quantities sufficient to meet Ukraine's most pressing needs, according to a senior American official.

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The two ships Britain built for Ukraine

The Russians in Toretsk tried to use an FPV drone to hit the evacuation vehicle with which Vlada Liberova, a well-known Ukrainian military photographer, was working.

She was saved by a concrete bunker, into which she ran a second before the impact, a meter away.

The situation in Toretsk is deteriorating as the russians are advancing towards the city.