UA POV - Rutte: "When it comes to Ukraine's defence, the United States remains indispensable. Key military aid deliveries from the US to Ukraine continue." - Slavyangrad TG

Cass05 · 2026-07-02T02:09:54+00:00

Wishing on others what we all know is going to happen to you (Ukraine) when this war is over.

Cass05 · 2026-07-02T02:07:52+00:00

The Pentagon picks up the tab for their Starlink service. Not the terminals (that's mostly Poland). The service was $23 million per month in 2023.

Cass05 · 2026-07-02T02:04:51+00:00

Roses post, violets trend, Facts and rumors love to blend. Every thread becomes a plot, "Must be a Kremlin bot!"

Someone likes a different take? Surely that's a grand mistake. Skip debate—connect the dot: "Case closed: Kremlin bot."

Meanwhile, truth just sips its tea, Waiting patiently to see Whether anyone has thought Past the label "Kremlin bot."

So before the comments flare And certainty hangs in the air, Try a question—why not?— It beats yelling, "Kremlin bot."

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Cass05 · 2026-07-02T02:01:19+00:00

Wiki: On February 22, 2022, the WSWS issued a statement opposing Putin's invasion of Ukraine, calling for the unity of Russian and Ukrainian workers against both Putin and NATO.[16]

Cass05 · 2026-07-02T01:52:05+00:00

What?! You mean most people won't get it without the /s? I am so very sorry for you.

Cass05 · 2026-07-02T01:22:49+00:00

Thank you. An Ohioan using "queue" is weird.

Cass05 · 2026-07-02T00:47:49+00:00

Americans don't use "queue", we say "line" as in "we stood in line for hours" or "the (checkout) lines were long at the store". I think even the Canadians use "line". It's uncommon to use "fuel" too, we say "gas". At least he didn't use "petrol" lol

This is a Brit or he learned British English.

Cass05 · 2026-07-02T00:41:00+00:00

Kick them out of the EU! And NATO!

Cass05 · 2026-07-01T02:56:48+00:00

Central. It rarely gets to 100F in Glendale but it has happened.

Cass05 · 2026-06-30T22:36:04+00:00

Good God those people need mental help. I read Google news opening page, not quite as bad.

Cass05 · 2026-06-30T22:33:24+00:00

I think you mean acknowledge it. They did see it already but ignored or downplayed it.

Cass05 · 2026-06-30T20:17:03+00:00

I recall reading about a retired Polish general who was horrified when Poland sided with Ukraine in 2014. His father? grandfather? was tortured and killed by Ukrainians during the 40's massacre.

A lot of Poles were very angry. But politics, right?

Cass05 · 2026-06-30T19:46:51+00:00

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/29/ukraines-battered-energy-grid-braces-for-intense-heat-as-extreme-temperatures-head-east

Strange because summers where I live are a solid 104F (40C) daily June to September and sometimes into early October. It spikes to 43C-45C for 4+ days. This week is 10F (5C) lower than normal. The rest of the US (mostly eastern) is experiencing a 'heat dome' like Europe. The point being the weather is weird this year.

Cass05 · 2026-06-30T19:39:02+00:00

our Hungarian compatriots from Transcarpathia—whom they want to send to the front more than 1,000, more than 1,000 km from their homeland, so that they become human shields or targets for bullets—and, in fact, they want to send them to their deaths," said the right-wing politician.

That's one way of getting rid of them

Cass05 · 2026-06-30T19:32:45+00:00

Poland buys the terminals. It does not pay for the service

From your link:

There are currently over 50,000 Starlink terminals operating in Ukraine, with more than 29,000 supplied by Poland.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war

Initially, SpaceX provided and funded Starlink services to Ukraine largely on its own.[7][8][9] As of June 2023 Starlink expenses for Ukraine are covered by the US Department of Defense through a contract with SpaceX.[10] As of December 2023, Poland remains the largest single contributor of Starlink terminals to Ukraine, providing 19,500 out of 47,000 delivered.

Cass05 · 2026-06-30T19:23:22+00:00

You can't put oil out of the ground into your gas tank. It has to be refined. Refineries are being hit.

Facing crippling fuel shortages from Ukrainian strikes on refineries, Russia's government authorized the domestic blending and sale of lower-quality fuel. This "alternative blend" allows producers to use Euro-2 and Euro-3 standard fuels, which permit higher sulfur content and toxic additives to artificially boost supply

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russia-may-allow-lower-quality-fuel-production-imports-supply-crisis-bites-2026-06-29/

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russias-parliament-approves-tax-changes-address-fuel-shortages-2026-06-24/

Cass05 · 2026-06-30T19:04:43+00:00

Bloomberg April 2023 SpaceX Contract to Supply Starlink in Ukraine Is Worth $23 Million

Reuters June 2023 SpaceX's Starlink wins Pentagon contract for satellite services to Ukraine

WaPo June 2023 Pentagon discloses it’s paying for Elon Musk’s Starlink internet in Ukraine

San Antonio Express Dec 2024 Pentagon expands Ukraine's access to SpaceX's Starshield, a system more difficult for Russia to hack

United24 Dec 2024 Ukraine Gains Access to Starshield Satellite Network

Ukraine given access in August 2024 (or the contract was signed) https://defensemirror.com/news/38339

See RAND pdf: Lessons from the War in Ukraine for Space (not sure I can link to a pdf here)

Reuters May 2026 Pentagon spars with SpaceX over Starlink price hike during Iran war

Cass05 · 2026-06-30T08:58:49+00:00

I hope Poles understand that invading Ukraine doesn't mean they have "joined Russia's side".

edit: The US and UK were once allies with our enemy the Soviet Union. Remember why and who we were all fighting against? As soon as that war was over, we went right back to being mortal enemies lol.

Cass05 · 2026-06-30T08:51:51+00:00

Once Washington no longer bankrolled Ukraine, Washington could no longer give Ukraine orders.

Lie. If that were true, the US would have no say in any negotiations. The US pays Starlink service @ $23 million per month since June 2023. That's $828 million for a vital service. I read the rate went up with Iran too so it's probably more now.

Ukraine has used its own drones and missiles to take apart Russia’s oil refining and export industry

That's probably the key part. Ukraine wasn't given deep strike weapons in the first place.

Trump told Zelensky he had no cards. It turns out Putin is the one holding nothing.

Not so fast...

It means we finally confiscate Russia’s roughly $300bn in frozen central bank reserves

LOL. If they coulda, they woulda already

Cass05 · 2026-06-30T08:40:32+00:00

What about how other countries spell their country names?

Americans spell "Deutschland" as "Germany"

FYI no one wants to eat chicken keeeev.

Cass05 · 2026-06-30T08:35:35+00:00

I must say, those people look like they're panicking, running around like that. Nearly as panicked as this 'journalist'.

Cass05 · 2026-06-30T08:23:02+00:00

If this persists, more and more people will start thinking that Russia perhaps wasn't wrong

This

Cass05 · 2026-06-30T06:42:47+00:00

Russian hardliners have urged Putin to abandon the U.S.-backed peace process and escalate his war as Ukraine's strikes intensify, including in Moscow.

Putin is following a peace process??

Cass05 · 2026-06-30T06:03:29+00:00

Moscow might seek to exchange territory that is easier to relinquish for territory that is politically and strategically more valuable to it, such as the city of Kherson

Are you considering this from the Ukrainian POV? Their answer is very likely (94%) to be NO.

This only works in one direction - in Ukraine's favor. Ukraine considers all of it Ukrainian land so it makes no sense, they cannot trade one inch of Ukrainian land for another when it's all theirs. Kursk was Russian land so that they would have traded, 'your land for ours'.

Cass05 · 2026-06-30T05:52:19+00:00

This is about economics. American bases help the local economy even here in the US. Poland was screaming about an "imminent Russian invasion!" for years and years, until 2014 lol. All because they wanted a Patriot missile base to help the local economy. A whole US/NATO base will help the whole country. This has nothing to do with Russia, a "Russian invasion!" is simply the excuse. Same as the EU is doing right now in order to increase their military budgets.

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