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Anders Åslund

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Economist & author, specializing in the economics of Eastern Europe, especially Russia & Ukraine.

Face up to reality: Trump has destroyed NATO. he hates democracy and freedom, preferring Russia and other kleptocratic autocracies. Today the US is only one man: Trump. It is folly to believe that the US under Trump would defend European allies. /4

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4. "...Allies stand united in our unwavering support for Ukraine in defending its freedom, sovereignty, and territorial integrity". No, the US under Trump is doing nothing for Ukraine. Pathetic that other Western countries lie so much to accommodate Trump. /3

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2. "To counter the long-term threat Russia poses to Euro-Atlantic security and stability, and the persistent threat of terrorism..." Trump prefers Russia over NATO. 3. "We are building...a stronger Europe in a stronger NATO..." No, Trump is abandoning NATO. Europe is reasserting its independence. /2

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8. SCOTUS has given Trump legal immunity. 9. Trump is one of the most corrupt leader in the world the captive US legal system does nothing to check his personal enrichment. /5 brusselssignal.eu/2026/06/germ...

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5. The Trump billionaires have bought most of US news media & lie without legal limits. 6. Various US bodies have banned at least 23,000 books for mentioning such things as slavery in the US. 7. The US has allowed a convicted felon to be elected president. /4

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3. The US pursues massive gerrymandering. Only about 40 out of 435 constituencies are competitive in House elections. 4. Since the SCOTUS verdict Citizens United in 2010, unlimited amounts of dark money are allowed & hundreds of million are used. US elections are to a large extent bought. /3

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1. As a US citizen, you are not automatically entitled to vote in US elections but have to register. The GOP has disqualified millions of legitimate voters on voter rolls. 2. US citizens in DC & Puerto Rico are not represented in Congress. /2

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This does not look very stable. /6

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Many senior people have fallen out of windows -I don't know if anyone among them is really close to Putin. It is rumored that Alina Kabaeva with her children with Putin is on Putin's yacht Graceful, which he salvaged to Kaliningrad two weeks before he started the war, on their way to Turkey, Bodrum?

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7. June 26, 2026, Very close Putin associate KGB General Sergei Ivanov died, admittedly 73, but the cause of death has not been publicized as far as I know. 8. Konstantin Makhov, an alleged righthand man of Arkady Rotenberg, has been arrested for corruption. /4

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6. June 17, 2026: Ilya Traber, a former top person in the Tambov gang and alleged mass murderer, long in charge of the St. Petersburg oil company and the oil port, was arrested for murder. He was a steady guest at Putin's private birthday parties. /3

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4. July 7, 2025: Roman Starovoit, minister of transportation & close to Arkady Rotenberg, was sacked by Putin. 5. September 18, 2025, deputy chief of presidential staff and long-time Putin associate Dmitri Kozak resigned. /2

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8. Ukraine's future victory is likely to mark not only the end of Russian imperialism, but also the demise of US power in Europe because of Trump's folly or treason. /4

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6. US pressure on Ukraine to give up territory to Russia has ended & the pro-Putin fools Kushner & Witkoff have lost all significance. 7. Amazingly, the US seems to have no policy on Russia or Ukraine apart from Trump's wild imagination. Without policy, Trump is unable to appoint US ambassadors. /3

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3. Europe has generously added the financing that Trump has withdrawn. 4. Europe does not pose stupid demands about what it does not understand unlike the US. 5. Ukraine has successfully developed its own arms, leaving the US behind, while Europe cooperates. /2

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4. His war on iran has presented the US as a global village fool. 5. His persistent insults of all friendly global leaders alienates all. 6. No US president has appointed more incompetent people. 7. Finally, a man who always lies can't have any credibility. /2

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US media need to work to restore the truth!

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The war will end when Ukraine weakens Russia enough. THIS WAR WILL NOT END THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS. /2

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8. Europe is more united behind Ukraine than ever after Orban's demise. Conclusions: Ukraine is winning, but slowly. The Ukrainians know what they are doing. Maintain full European support & keep Trump out! /4

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