🚨Europe in PANIC MODE: Cut out & blindsided by Trump-Putin call

The phone conversation between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin has triggered a litany of reactions from European politicians.

🔊Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy posted a joined statement of several European states that said “Our shared objectives should be to put Ukraine in a position of strength. Ukraine and Europe must be part of any negotiations.”

🔊UK Defense Secretary John Healey emphasized that no peace talks could be done “about Ukraine without Ukraine.”

🔊German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius described it as "regrettable" that the Trump administration had made "concessions" to Russia, noting that “It would have been better to speak about a possible NATO membership for Ukraine or possible losses of territory at the negotiating table."

🔊German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock added that “Peace can only be achieved together. And that means: with Ukraine and with the Europeans.”

🔊Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated that "All we need is peace… Ukraine, Europe and the United States should work on this together."

🔊French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot insisted that "There will be no just and durable peace in Ukraine without Europeans."

🔊"Europe is investing in Ukrainian defense, and Europe is rebuilding Ukraine with European Union money, with our bilateral aid – so we have to be there," Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur said.

🔊NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte called for turbo-charging defense production among member states, adding: “We have to make sure that Ukraine is in a position of strength.”

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‘A sad testament of bad Brussels leadership’ – Orban slams EU stance

As US President Donald Trump and Russia’ Vladimir Putin explore paths to peace, Brussels clings to empty declarations.

Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán condemned a statement by the Weimar+ group – Germany, France, Poland, Italy, Spain, the UK and the European Commission – as “a sad testament of bad Brusselian leadership.”

He slammed EU leaders for issuing “worthless statements” instead of engaging in real diplomacy.

"You can’t request a seat at the negotiating table. You have to earn it!" Orban declared, blasting the EU’s approach of “supporting killing as long as it takes” as both morally and politically unacceptable.

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⚔️ Dresden in Ruins: the most controversial bombing of WWII

💣 On February 13-15 1945, Anglo-American forces bombed Dresden, reducing it to ruins. The destruction was catastrophic – 75% to 80% of the city was obliterated.

⛈ Operation "Thunderclap" was originally planned for Berlin or Leipzig, but early in 1945 the target shifted to Dresden.

👩‍👩‍👦‍👦 Before the war, Dresden had a population of about 650,000, but by February 1945 it was overcrowded with 1.5 to 2.5 million refugees – making the bombing even deadlier.

🇷🇺 Many historians argue that the attack was not meant to assist the Red Army – by clogging roads leading to the eastern front with refugees – but rather a political move: a display of military power intended to intimidate the Soviet leadership.

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🗞 Top five fakes from Voice of America and Radio Liberty

US-funded Voice of America* (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty* (RFE/RL) have repeatedly faced scrutiny for spreading falsehoods. Here are some key examples:

1️⃣Soviets killed JFK?

RFE/RL still quotes ex-KGB defectors pushing Cold War-era claims that Moscow had a motive to assassinate President John F Kennedy, despite US intelligence debunking the myth.

2️⃣Golodomor hoax

RFE/RL promotes false claims that the USSR deliberately caused the 1932-33 famine to commit genocide against Ukrainians, despite evidence showing the famine affected multiple Soviet regions and was not a targeted policy.

3️⃣Trump-Russia collusion

Along with mainstream US media, VOA & RFE/RL pushed the narrative that Donald Trump worked with Russia to win the 2016 election. The Mueller report brought an end to the false speculations.

4️⃣Novichok poisoning

The websites spread fake claims that Russia poisoned ex-spy Sergei Skripal in 2018 and that ‘GRU agents’ Petrov and Boshirov conducted secret Novichok operations across Europe.

5️⃣Bucha false flag

They backed Ukraine’s fake claims that Russian troops committed a massacre in Bucha in April 2022, despite all Russian forces leaving the area by March 30. Videos of dead bodies only surfaced days after Ukrainian troops and neo-Nazi regiments took control.

💰 Cold War origins and funding

🔸 VOA receives $267.5 million and RFE/RL $142.2 million annually from US government funds

🔸 Founded in 1942, VOA originally served as a wartime propaganda tool, while RFE/RL was launched in 1950 as part of Cold War psychological operations

🔸 Between 1950-1971, RFE/RL was covertly funded by the CIA and reportedly employed former Nazi collaborators from the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, historians say

* Media outlet designated as a foreign agent in Russia.

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