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2/2 Photos from the White House meeting. Budanov in a suit! No bullying today.

Ukraine's confirmed Monday's strike in Udmurtia. It hit the Federal State Treasury Institution "Priority" combine plant, "a strategic closed-type facility under military protection. It's a large oil depot of national importance - intended for long-term storage of fuel."

It still sends shivers down me when I see a car with a Ukraine flag outside the White House. But the pack has been shuffled and as Zelenskyy got out of the car a few minutes ago he knows he is stronger and Trump is said to be more sympathetic. We shall see.

This was the moment an FP-1 jet drone hit the logistics warehouse in Moscow region.

9/ Dumb & Dumber (Vitkov + Kushy nepo kid) will AGAIN go to Russia with the plan, while disrespectfully having NEVER been to Kyiv. The Estate/Realty agent is a disgrace, completely out of his depth. Countless mistakes, played like a fiddle and an embarrassment to the U.S.

7/ Will this latest 'initiative' bring peace closer? It seems unlikely, especially after Putin set his budget for continuing war for the next 3 years & already recruiting people to manage conscription in Russia in the autumn But Putin will do his usual 'delay dance' with Trump.

4/ Sen Graham's first Russia mega-sanctions bill was laid down 16 months ago and still we've seen no action. Graham was well intentioned, but his grovelling to Trump proved ineffective. Will the US leader finally honour his so called 'friend' and actually penalise Putin?

3/ Lindsey Graham's casket, will be taken to Capitol Hill for colleagues to say goodbye, before Trump, Zelenskyy (and Netanyahu) will attend a service at Washington National Cathedral. Incidentally his body will then be flown home to South Carolina for tomorrow's private funeral.

2/ Senator Graham died 17 days ago, and although an autopsy found natural causes for the 71 year old's death, toxicology reports have not been released. They don't have to be made public, but I think this is of international importance, considering his criticism of Russia.

1/ There is no urgent news from Ukraine right now, and there are a few things to say about the latest Trump vs Zelenskyy meeting/confrontation, so let's begin there. Firstly, that meeting is happening today because Pres Zelenskyy wanted to pay tributes to Lindsey Graham.

Je suis en train de travailler sur le nouveau plan d’Infantino, FIFA, Coupe du monde, investisseurs proches de la Maison Blanche… Wow !!!! La confirmation de l’adage : « Tout ce que touche Trump, meurs »

Yes, addressing our climate crisis requires an effort similar to what was done to defeat fascism in the 20th century and it is now time for everyone to chip and do whatever they can to decarbonize their lives.

Simple.

Agree this is sensible, but is coming from already announced Growth & Skills Levy funding so flipside is less of that left for apprenticeship training! How much will depend on details & generosity... bsky.app/profile/step...

A good reminder that careful research can inform sensible policy changes!

And research from the University of Bath, which found that "the withdrawal of child benefit can make the apprenticeship route a less appealing option to those from low-income households, even if there are suitable opportunities available to them". www.bath.ac.uk/publications...

Fox: “If it was 25 years ago,” Mamdani would “be probably supporting the attackers on the World Trade Centers” The hijackers: 19 men, 15 from Saudi Arabia, 2 from UAE, 1 from Egypt and 1 from Lebanon. Mamdani: dual U.S. and Ugandan citizen born in Uganda, to parents of Indian descent. Meanwhile⬇️

The hypocrisy runs deep. Farage previously boasted about taking 'a knife to civil servants' and picking up a rifle if Brexit was blocked. Yet when Polanski accidentally shared a T-shirt photo and deleted it immediately, Farage demanded a police arrest for 'inciting murder'. 🔍

He should have more respect for the dead.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) is demanding that Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) prove his “capacity to serve” or resign his seat, ramping up pressure on the former Senate majority leader as his absence stretches into a seventh week.