The New York Times:

Russia’s summer offensive in eastern Ukraine, launched in May, is showing battlefield gains across multiple fronts, probing and attacking with small, fast-moving units as fighting escalates daily.

The US/EU/NATO proxy army in Ukraine is still losing. As the Zionists race to drive up the price of oil with their stupid war in Iran, the Russians are likely to pick up even more momentum. Especially so, considering the fact that our arming of the puppet government in Kiev will take a backseat to our arming of the genocidal Zionist regime.

At least the POW swaps got back on track.

See also: Russia Sparks WW3 Panic As Putin’s Army Prepares Invasion On Nato Ccountry’s Neighbour

Reuters:

Despite talk of peace, the war is stepping up with Russian forces grabbing more territory in Ukraine and Kyiv unfurling high-profile drone and sabotage attacks on Russia’s nuclear-capable bomber fleet and, according to Moscow, on railways.

All we have to do is acknowledge the fact that Project Ukraine has failed, cut off all support to our puppet government in Kiev, and cut off all support to the EUro-peons who toil to prolong this very stupid, very unnecessary war. The sooner we do it, the better for Ukraine.

See also: Putin Unleashes A Summer Offensive To Break Ukraine

CNN:

Russia bombarded Ukraine’s second-largest city with massive strikes in the early hours of Saturday, its mayor said, killing at least three people, one night after Moscow carried out one of the war’s largest aerial assaults on Ukraine.

I would be surprised if this is all there is to the Russian reply to our coordinated attack on their strategic nuclear component.

Meanwhile, the US/EU/NATO sock puppet dictatorship in Kiev has torpedoed the prisoner swap.

President Trump stated this week that it may be best to let the Ukrainians continue fighting the Russians, but that will not be best for the Ukrainians. President Trump could shut this all down by turning off the spigot of support. The EUro-peons can not manage Project Ukraine on their own. This was is still President Trump’s war.

BBC News:

A second round of direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have ended without a major breakthrough, and only a deal to swap more prisoners of war.

Ukrainian negotiators said Russia had again rejected an “unconditional ceasefire” – a key demand by Kyiv and its allies in Europe and the US – but the two committed to return the bodies of 12,000 soldiers.

The Russian team said it had proposed a two- or three-day truce “in certain areas” of the vast front line, but gave no further details.

At Monday’s talks, which were held in the Turkish city of Istanbul and lasted just over an hour, the two sides did agree to exchange all sick and heavily wounded prisoners of war, as well those aged under 25.

We knew that a general ceasefire would not result; it is the fact that the two sides are communicating that is most important. A prisoner exchange is positive. There is still hope that this stupid war can be brought to an end before we get every last Ukrainian killed.

The US/EU/NATO-imposed sock puppet dictator in Kiev can talk as tough as he wants. Lindsey Grahamnesty and her band of fools in the Senate can talk as tough as they want, too. But Russia will eventually get what Russia wants.

Bloomberg:

More than 40 aircraft, including the Tu-95 and Tu-22 M3 long-range bombers capable of deploying conventional and nuclear weapons as well as the A-50, are reported to have been damaged in the operation on Sunday, an official in Ukraine’s Security Service said on condition of anonymity as the details are not public.

The Allies are doing everything they can to derail the peace talks, including a direct attack on Russia’s strategic nuclear capabilities, which the Russians may choose to interpret as a nuclear attack, in and of itself. Luckily for all of humanity, the Russians are way too intelligent to be baited into an overreaction by these idiots who run the US/EU/NATO axis of evil.

Peace and sanity still have a chance to win, but we will see what stunts our Ukrainian sock puppets will further try to pull from their dumb bag of stupid tricks.

See also:
–Seven Dead After Two Russian Bridges Collapse In Regions Near Ukraine
–Trump Was Not Informed Of Ukraine Attack On Russia

The Washington Post:

Russia and Ukraine will meet next Monday in Istanbul for a second round of peace talks if the Kremlin produces its promised memorandum of terms for an agreement.

After the first round of direct talks on May 16 in Istanbul, Russia and Ukraine agreed to prepare memorandums detailing their conditions for peace.

On Wednesday evening, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov proposed a second round of talks on June 2, again in Istanbul. Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, who led the delegation in the previous round of talks, said a meeting was possible, pending the receipt of the Russian terms ahead of talks.

It looks like the Allies are going to try to derail the talks based on the fact that the Russians are waiting to present their terms. Pretty stupid, since anyone with at least half of a brain already knows Russia’s terms.

But at least the talks are happening. As long as that is the case, sanity has a chance of prevailing over the Globalist and Neocon chickenhawks who made this stupid mess.

The New York Times:

President Trump accused President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia of “playing with fire” on Tuesday, a day after the president claimed he was considering placing additional sanctions on Russia for its bombardment of civilian targets in Ukrainian cities.

But after four months of empty threats against Mr. Putin, it remained to be seen whether Mr. Trump’s latest harsh comments were an indicator of a new aggressive phase against Russia or another fakeout in the conflict.

“What Vladimir Putin doesn’t realize is that if it weren’t for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened in Russia, and I mean REALLY BAD,” Mr. Trump said in a statement on social media. “He’s playing with fire!”

President Trump really ought to calm down his rhetoric. Hopefully he is just playing the ideologues who pressure him to go hard against Russia. In real life, however, President Trump has no leverage over Russia. The US/EU/NATO axis of evil can do nothing to stop Russia from ruining Project Ukraine. If he does not want to derail his own peace initiative, then President Trump should be more willing to put the ideologues in their place by dealing with Russia on a fair and equal basis.

See also: Kremlin Calls Trump ‘Emotional’ After US President Says Putin Is ‘Crazy’

Time:

President Donald Trump has said he will be speaking to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, amid attempts to procure a cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine.

The circus came to Istanbul last week. The ceasefire talks were dead-on-arrival, with the drama queen sock puppet Zelensky demanding that Putin come meet him face to face, with the Euro-peons clamoring for more sanctions, and with the idiot Keith Kellogg exposing our plans to flood Ukraine with allied troops once a ceasefire is established.

As anyone with at least half of a brain has surely caught onto by now, Russia has no use for a ceasefire. Russia is winning. Russia wants a final settlement. A temporary ceasefire for the purpose of moving allied troops into position against Russia is a non-starter for Russia.

I believe that President Trump does want to end this stupid war, but he is surrounded by unserious morons and ideologues who are steering him down the wrong path. President Trump must pull all support and funding for Ukraine immediately. He must also put the Euro-trash in their place. If we start pulling troops out of Europe (where we do not need them) and closing our bases in Europe (which we do not need), then idiots like Merz and Starmer might get in line and stop pretending like they are tough guys, or scary, or that they can pose a threat to Russia, or whatever the hell.

Russia is not threatening anyone. If we stop trying to take over the world, Russia will stop resisting our efforts to take over the world. Then there can be peace.

See also: Ukraine’s Leader Meets With US And European Officials Ahead Of High-Stakes Trump-Putin Call

CNN:

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is prepared to meet Vladimir Putin this week, shortly after US President Donald Trump urged him to “immediately” accept the Russian leader’s offer to hold peace talks in Turkey.

After meeting in Kyiv on Saturday, Ukraine’s major European allies gave Russia an ultimatum: agree to an unconditional 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine by Monday or face “massive” new sanctions. Trump supported the initiative, Germany’s new chancellor Friedrich Merz said.

In a late-night address, Putin did not acknowledge the ultimatum. Ignoring the ceasefire offer, he instead proposed holding “direct talks” with Ukraine in Turkey on Thursday – something not seen since the early weeks of Moscow’s full-scale invasion in 2022.

The Globalist psychopaths who run the US/EU/NATO axis of evil–who have undeniably lost their war of expansion in Ukraine–pathetically used the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Victory Day to demand Russia’s surrender. We call it a 30-day ceasefire, but there is no question that we would only use the time to prepare our proxy army for continued aggression. Russia does not want continued aggression, Russia wants to conclude our war. The only way our war will end is with a disarmed, neutral, and de-Nazified Ukraine.

See also: Trump ‘Starting To Doubt’ That Ukraine Will Reach Deal With Russia

Kiev Independent:

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a wide-ranging interview with NBC News on May 4 that the U.S. may consider implementing additional sanctions against Russia if it does not reach a peace deal with Ukraine to end the war.

When asked if Trump would sign a sanctions bill touted by close Republican ally Senator Lindsey Graham, Trump said that “it depends on whether or not Russia is behaving toward coming to a peace.”

“We want a peace deal. We want Russia and Ukraine to agree to a deal. We think we’re fairly close, and we’re going to save a lot of people from being killed,” Trump continued.

At least 72 U.S. senators are prepared to vote for “bone-crushing” sanctions against Russia and massive tariffs on countries supporting Moscow, Graham told reporters on May 1.

President Trump has failed the Americans, and the world.

The most important issue of our day is undeniably the Globalist quest to start nuclear World War III. President Trump was supposed to pull us back from the brink by shutting down Project Ukraine, but he has absolutely refused to do so. His entire foreign policy team is composed of Neocon idiots who have been wrong on every foreign policy issue for decades. President Trump was supposed to be too smart to listen to these morons. But here we are.

There is nothing tough or scary about the effete little ideologue Lindsay Graham. His stupid sanctions are not going to hurt Russia, or help Ukraine. President Trump and his merry band of dumbass Neocons can do nothing to control Russia’s “behavior.” Russia will continue to pursue Russia’s interests, and when the US/EU/NATO axis of evil insists upon interfering, Russia will counter.

There is no “peace deal.” If President Trump does not wise up and completely wash our hands of Project Ukraine like three months ago, so that the US/EU/NATO proxy army and puppet government in Kiev can finally collapse and surrender, then he is going to be responsible for starting nuclear World War III.

See also:
–US To Send More Weapons To Ukraine
–Putin Says He Hopes There Will Be No Need To Use Nuclear Weapons In Ukraine

Voice of America News:

Russia’s nearly three-year invasion of Ukraine has become a “war of attrition” and a “stalemate” that must be ended, Senator Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be secretary of state, told senators at his confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

President Trump’s pick for top diplomat, unfortunately, is Neocon garbage. And little Marco certainly does not understand the War in Ukraine, if he believes there is a stalemate. Never was. Russia has been winning since we started our war to expand NATO, and the Russians will never be interested in a ceasefire.

BBC News:

Ukraine has launched a fresh offensive in Russia’s Kursk region, the Russian defence ministry says.

In a statement, the ministry said efforts to destroy the Ukrainian attack groups were ongoing. Officials in Ukraine have also suggested an operation is under way.

Ukraine first launched its incursion into Russia’s Kursk region in August last year, seizing a chunk of territory.

In recent months, Russian forces have made big gains in the area, pushing the Ukrainians back, but failing to eject them entirely.

If you thought that the doomed Ukrainian Spring 2023 counteroffensive, the doomed Ukrainian Spring 2023 counteroffensive Summer 2023 reboot, and the doomed Ukrainian Summer 2024 Kursk invasion were beyond idiotic, have a slice of Kursk II. Remember, the entire point of the Kursk invasion was for our proxy forces to seize the nuclear plant for usage as a bargaining chip in the inevitable peace negotiations. The Kursk invasion was a total failure. It was not a successful offensive. Tens of thousands of our best Ukrainian proxy troops were pulled off the already-collapsing front lines, ordered to drive across a lightly-guarded border, and to hunker down in sparsely-populated Russian territory. Besides accelerating the loss of troops and the collapse of the front, the Kursk invasion achieved precisely nothing.

It is as if our foreign policy is run by gambling addicts. Addicts, addicted to gambling away the lives of the Ukrainians for the long lost cause of expanding NATO.

NDTV:

Ukrainian drones hit high-rise buildings in Russia today, presenting a chilling resemblance to the 9/11 attack in the US when planes rammed the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre in New York in 2001.

Speaking of “random acts of escalatory terrorism committed in Russia by the US/EU/NATO puppet government in Kiev” which “are not going to slow down the various Russian offensives”…

Politico:

“Legally, we cannot give up our territories. This is prohibited by the constitution. But let’s not use such big words. Russia actually controls part of our territory today,” Zelenskyy said in response to a question as to how far Kyiv is prepared to compromise to end the war following Moscow’s February 2022 full-scale invasion.

The US/EU/NATO Kiev regime sock puppet president states what everyone knew from the get-go. But hold onto your shorts, sportsracers. Forget those F-16s and ATACMS — Zelensky has brainstormed a brand new game-changing game-changer: the French.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had held a new discussion with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, on the latter’s proposal to deploy troops in Ukraine as a means to help achieve a stable peace. “We share a common vision: reliable guarantees are essential for a peace that can truly be achieved,” said Ukraine’s president, who was in Brussels on Wednesday for meetings with Nato’s chief and European leaders. “We continued working on President Macron’s initiative regarding the presence of forces in Ukraine that could contribute to stabilising the path to peace.”

French troops would serve only as additional targets. They would not change the fact that the Russians were always going to win the war that we chose to start against them in Ukraine.