…Kyiv’s chief #Europe backers have taken the lead on funding & arming #Ukraine forces since #Trump took office. The #PURL initiative, brokered last year by #NATO, offered a work-around for Ukraine to keep getting #US weaponry, so long as the Europeans pay the bill. The deal provided Trump a political “win” & a way for NATO to quell fears that Kyiv could be left exposed by the admin’s ambition for a peace deal with #Russia.

#TrumpsWar #Iran #war #law #Congress #geopolitics #StandWithUkraine

With the #US focused on its own conflict with #Iran, #Trump is applying pressure to #Ukraine in an effort to bring a quick end to the 4-year war triggered by Russia's 2022 invasion, #Zelensky said.

#MafiaState #law #InternationalLaw #geopolitics #Europe #NATO #PutinsPuppet #Russia #StandWithUkraine

What?!? #Extortion!

Exclusive: #US links #security guarantees to #Ukraine giving up #Donbas, #Zelensky says

The US is making its ​offer of security guarantees for a peace deal in Ukraine conditional on Kyiv ceding all of the country's eastern region of Donbas to #Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky told Reuters ‌in an interview.

#MafiaState #law #InternationalLaw #geopolitics #Europe #NATO #Trump #PutinsPuppet #StandWithUkraine
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-links-security-guarantees-ukraine-giving-up-donbas-zelenskiy-says-2026-03-25/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

The #DOJ cast the settlement as an “important step in redressing” what it says was a “historic injustice” of the #Russia investigation that shadowed #Trump for much of his first term.

…The settlement is the latest turn in the long-running legal saga involving #MichaelFlynn, one of 6 Trump associates charged as part of special counsel #RobertMueller’s investigation into potential ties between Russia & Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.

#law #corruption #propaganda #disinformation #DOJ

The #DOJ cast the settlement as an “important step in redressing” what it says was a “historic injustice” of the #Russia investigation that shadowed #Trump for much of his first term.

…The settlement is the latest turn in the long-running legal saga involving #MichaelFlynn, one of 6 Trump associates charged as part of special counsel #RobertMueller’s investigation into potential ties between Russia & Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.

#law #corruption #propaganda #disinformation #DOJ

It also represents a stark turnabout in position for a #DOJ that during the #Biden admin had pressed a judge to dismiss the complaint. AG #PamBondi, a fmr personal lawyer for #Trump, has been a vocal critic of the #Russia investigation in which #MichaelFlynn was charged & the #FBI & DOJ over the last year have pushed out ofcls who participated in #criminal inquiries of Trump.

#law #corruption #propaganda #disinformation

NEWS OF THE DAY:

#MOLDOVA FACES POWER CUTS AFTER #RUSSIA STRIKES #UKRAINE: A massive #Russian attack on Ukraine knocked out Moldova’s cross-border “Isaccea‑Vulcănești” power line, cutting electricity from #Romania. Prime Minister Alexandru Muntianu is calling a government meeting to propose a 60‑day energy emergency, according to Suspilne.media.

https://suspilne.media/1271808-cerez-udar-rf-po-ukraini-moldova-znovu-bez-svitla-urad-moze-ogolositi-nadzvicajnij-stan/

#US PRESSURES #UKRAINE ON #DONBAS, MAY SHIFT FOCUS TO #IRAN: The U.S. is reportedly pushing Ukraine, alongside #Russia, to withdraw troops from #Donetsk. Sources say if talks stall, Washington could exit negotiations and focus on military operations in Iran, according to UP.

https://www.pravda.com.ua/news/2026/03/24/8026903/

NEWS OF THE DAY:

#MOLDOVA FACES POWER CUTS AFTER #RUSSIA STRIKES #UKRAINE: A massive #Russian attack on Ukraine knocked out Moldova’s cross-border “Isaccea‑Vulcănești” power line, cutting electricity from #Romania. Prime Minister Alexandru Muntianu is calling a government meeting to propose a 60‑day energy emergency, according to Suspilne.media.

https://suspilne.media/1271808-cerez-udar-rf-po-ukraini-moldova-znovu-bez-svitla-urad-moze-ogolositi-nadzvicajnij-stan/

The International Congress of Mathematicians ( #ICM) decided not to meet in #Russia in 2022, for a list of reasons including Russa's "war of aggression in #Ukraine and the potential dangers…in regards to freedom of political expression and the safety of #LGBTQ participants." Now some ICM members have launched a petition asking it not to meet in the US in 2026, for a list of reasons including US aggression in #Gaza, #Greenland, #Iran, and #Venezuela, and "serious concern that academics (or anyone) traveling to the US may be denied entry."
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHJhc8X83b8oL6rH2KDX0I730eraum5I8_IlWY23F82mHuag/viewform?fbzx=7063048079651794343

#Mathematics #USPol #USPolitics

The International Congress of Mathematicians ( #ICM) decided not to meet in #Russia in 2022, for a list of reasons including Russa's "war of aggression in #Ukraine and the potential dangers…in regards to freedom of political expression and the safety of #LGBTQ participants." Now some ICM members have launched a petition asking it not to meet in the US in 2026, for a list of reasons including US aggression in #Gaza, #Greenland, #Iran, and #Venezuela, and "serious concern that academics (or anyone) traveling to the US may be denied entry."
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHJhc8X83b8oL6rH2KDX0I730eraum5I8_IlWY23F82mHuag/viewform?fbzx=7063048079651794343

#Mathematics #USPol #USPolitics

Fatih Birol, #IEA exec dir, said the resulting #EnergyCrisis was worse than the 2 #oil shocks of the 1970s & the #gas shortage connected to #Russia's 2022 invasion of #Ukraine put together.

#Iran's Defence Council escalated its threatened retaliation Monday, prior to Trump's delay, saying Tehran would cut all Gulf routes by laying sea #mines if #Trump followed ​through….

"In this case, the entire Gulf will practically be in a situation similar to the #StraitOfHormuz for a long time..."

#Trump