#music #rihanna - 4 April 2025 - Happy birthday webmaster John Nichols

4 April 2025

It is with great regret at 89 today I must stop publishing but with the current political scene in the world today with 2 "wannabe" dictators #Trump #netanyahu & the dictator #putin and the atrocities (war crimes) happening in both the #ukraine #Israel / #Gaza  and elsewhere in the world this will be my last post.

Just publishing this news is depressing but you can follow news here

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When I was in Korea in 1955 I was in the United Nation forces stationed opposite Gloucester Hill with the British Royal Signals (video of attack 4 years earlier)

Why are they not keeping the peace in Ukraine

I need to return to enjoying my music for which I am told I have a good ear for noticing music picking the Rolling Stones; Eric Clapton´s first records for being famous + many more and Rihanna´s first CD c2007/2008 when I was diagnosed with cancer. About that time a lady from UA dreams Donetsk (UA Dreams) wrote to me and we corresponded for about 18 months before she moved to Germany. I warned her then about the Russians when they invaded Georgia

Too much hot air throughout the world and not enough action

Future of Ukraine discussed at UN Security Council 

Thank you for following my posts all over these years on this site and others - my My Google Maps photos

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Hope that history rights itself and that there will be love and peace in the world: those breaking it will meet their karma before they bring their tyranny to the peace lovers of this world

Passing out parade at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Summer 1958 John Nichols Dettingen Company

https://archive.org/details/dettingen-company-royal-military-academy-sandhurst-winter-term-1964.

 

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#DonaldTrump #Russia - Ukraine talks at risk as Trump fails to strong-arm Putin: Times Radio

30 March 2025

Trump's unbalanced approach to Ukraine talks has failed to pressure Putin into peace talks as Russia adds more conditions to negotiations to "drag out" the war,

The Times's Michael Binyon tells Frontline on #timesradio

US-Ukraine Minerals Deal: Looting and Economic Colonization

#Ukraine #Russia - Ukraine destroys 96 Russian cruise missiles (Engels-2 air base) as Zelensky says Putin will ‘die soon’: The Sun (The Frontline with Jerome Starkey)

27 March 20225

Ukraine claims it has destroyed some 96 Russian cruise missiles in one of the most successful strikes of the war as Zelensky says Putin ‘will die soon’ and a fragile ceasefire appears to falter. Jerome Starkey breaks down the latest news for the war in Ukraine in 'The Frontline with Jerome Starkey'

The Frontline with Jerome Starkey

💯 ! We must STOP asking Russia or Trump's permission, and start moving NOW ! Macron is right, Europe must make it's own decisions 🇪🇺 https://t.co/I6wZOpqo3K pic.twitter.com/vdcbKmC1S2

— Zelenskyste 🇫🇷🇺🇦 (@VolodimirZelen1) March 27, 2025

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#europe #ukraine #russia - Macron says 'now is not the time' to lift Russian sanctions as he announces 'reassurance force': Sky News

27 March 2025

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that a "reassurance force" in Ukraine will act as a security guarantee and be deployed the day after a peace deal. It comes after Moscow warned the UK and France are risking a direct clash between Russia and NATO. #skynews #macron #ukraine #russia #france #ukrainerussiawar

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A MESSAGE FROM THE ARMED FORCES OF UKRAINE...
...To the people of the Free World, and especially to the people of the EU and the United States.

Telling you about how they feel...
...and what YOU can do to help them.

(A thread - PLEASE read it to the end)
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— Aleksandr X (@AleksandrX13) March 27, 2025

#Ukraine #Trump #Putin - Why Trump is selling out Ukraine for peace with Russia: Caspian Report

22 March 2025

Stay better informed https://ground.news/caspian and access world-wide perspectives on global developments. Subscribe for 40% off unlimited access through my link. Behind closed doors, #Trump has allegedly offered #Putin concessions on #Ukraine. Through this appeasement policy, Trump looks to flip Russia to contain #China.

#Ukraine #Trump #Putin

Steve Witkoff is a ‘Kremlin lover’ | Andrew Neil

What it tells us that Russia is sending low-ranking diplomats to the ceasefire talks | DW News

Today, we held meetings focused on diplomatic efforts. I spoke with Rustem Umerov. Yesterday there was a meeting with the U.S. team. Today, U.S. representatives spoke with the war team—that is, with representatives of Russia. After that, another meeting took place between the… pic.twitter.com/ZNNtU86ZLG

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) March 24, 2025

We know Kremlin's methods well.
1949 March 25, operation Priboi: occupant deported more than 90,000 people from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to inhospitable areas of the Soviet Union. To stop resistance. But over 70% of the deportees were women and children under the age of 16. pic.twitter.com/sKIgT9HfQj

— Lithuania MFA | #StandWithUkraine (@LithuaniaMFA) March 25, 2025

#ukraine #ceasefire - US, Russia Conclude Meeting on Truce Prospects, Ukraine Embraces Idea of Full Ceasefire: Bloomberg

25 March 2025

US and Russian officials concluded 12 hours of talks in Saudi Arabia on Monday as part of President Donald Trump's campaign for a ceasefire for the war in Ukraine.

Following the meeting, Ukraine's envoy to the US said the European nation unconditionally supports the idea of a full ceasefire with Russia that goes beyond the one-month energy infrastructure truce currently under discussion. Bloomberg's Tony Halpin reports.

#Ukraine #Russia #USA - What to expect from US-Russia talks on Ukraine ceasefire? • FRANCE 24 English

24 March 2025

U.S. and Russian negotiators on Monday sat down for talks in Saudi Arabia on a partial ceasefire in Ukraine, hours after a round of negotiations between U.S. and Ukrainian delegations, Russian news reports said.

France 24's Kethevane Gorjestani takes a look at what the main sticking points of the talks are set to be - and whether a deal is likely to be reached.

#Ukraine #Russia #ceasefire

❗️🇫🇷French company Dassault is ready to offer 🇨🇦Canada and 🇵🇹Portugal Rafale fighters instead of 🇺🇸American F-35s pic.twitter.com/dAK3YobJV9

— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) March 23, 2025

The center of Moscow is no longer not violently exploding..

Elite residential complex "Rosa Rossa", where alot of well connected high level Russians happen to live, now resembles everything Russia has ever touched. pic.twitter.com/3Mpn9pGEc8

— Jay in Kyiv (@JayinKyiv) March 24, 2025

#Russia #Ukraine #energy - Russian strikes target Ukraine's energy infrastructure • FRANCE 24 English

22 March 2025

Russia launched a drone attack on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing three people and wounded 12, Ukrainian officials said Saturday, despite agreeing to a limited ceasefire.

Ukraine and Russia agreed in principle Wednesday to a limited ceasefire after US President Donald Trump spoke with the countries’ leaders, though it remains to be seen what possible targets would be off limits to attack.

#Russia #Ukraine #energy

Czech President Petr Pavel @prezidentpavel about the Russian drone attack on Odesa during his visit:

"We had left Odesa by train about 20 minutes before the first explosions were heard. It was not pushed by this incident. We were there in a planned time frame, so it was just a… https://t.co/M6ZuXwUmrl pic.twitter.com/SuprVh1fsH

— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) March 21, 2025

#Ukraine #mineralresources #graphite - US seeks to reopen negotiations with Ukraine on minerals deal • FRANCE 24 English

22 March 2025

US sources say that the Trump administration is seeking to negotiate more favourable terms in its deal to gain access to Ukraine’s mineral resources.

FRANCE 24’s Catherine Norris-Trent reports from a mining region in central Ukraine on how local people feel about the prospects of US investment in the area’s mines.

#Putin #Trump #Ukraine - Europe prepares for ‘imminent war’ with Putin as Trump deemed unreliable | Robert Fox: Times Radio

21 March 2025

“We are in an imminent, if not actual, state of war.” Keir Starmer has realised that Europe must step up to combat “Trump’s unpredictability” as the Ukraine-Russia war escalates, says The London Standard’s Robert Fox.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni reiterated calls for extending NATO's Article 5 security guarantees to Ukraine, arguing that doing so would demonstrate whether Russia is serious about peace, she said in a speech to the Italian Chamber of Deputies on March 19.

Article 5, the cornerstone of NATO's collective defense, says that an attack on one member is considered an attack on all. It has only been invoked once, after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York.

"Extending NATO's Article 5 to Ukraine seems to be the simplest and most effective proposal of all, also because it would help call a possible bluff," Meloni said.

🚨 NO FLY ZONE FOR UKRAINE ?! A group of European experts and elected representatives are proposing that we send 120 European and British jet fighters to the skies of Ukraine to protect civilians - and help bring peace : operation Sky Shield. Let me explain 👇 pic.twitter.com/5WbYBm2t4O

— Zelenskyste 🇫🇷🇺🇦 (@VolodimirZelen1) March 6, 2025

Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski:

“How we came to a place where we're fighting now with Canada, and we're making nice with Russia. It's beyond me…”pic.twitter.com/uXFOAZA0lu

— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) March 20, 2025

#Ukraine #Russia - Trump’s plan or a wishlist for Putin: Who decides the future of Ukraine? | To the Point: DW News

20 March 2025

What’s the deal for a ceasefire in Ukraine? Two months into the Trump presidency, things are still largely unchanged on the front lines. Many say they want the war to end, but the crucial question remains: under what conditions?

After more than three years of war, the US president has made peace negotiations a top priority. He seeks a quick deal with the aggressor, Vladimir Putin.

But a highly anticipated phone call between the two achieved little so far: 30 days without attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, yet Russia continues its assaults.

Ukraine and its European partners fear a one-sided agreement at the expense of the embattled nation. On To the Point the question is: Trump’s plan or a wish list for Putin:

Who decides the future of Ukraine? Our guests: Nico Lange is a political consultant and security expert, and a Senior Fellow at the Munich Security Conference Anna Sauerbrey is a journalist and international editor at Germany’s weekly Die Zeit

#Turkey #NATO #Ukraine - As Trump pivots to Russia: Will Europe's defenses need Turkey? | DW News

13 March 2025

Turkey has one of the biggest and strongest militaries within NATO. So what role could Turkey's armed forces play in a world without NATO?

It's a question being posed now as doubts grow over America's commitment to protect Europe. What's behind the idea of a Turkish protective shield for Europe?

#Turkey #NATO #Ukraine

#Ukraine #defence #drones - The Killer Ground Drones Hunting Russians in Ukraine | Frontline | Daily Mail

7 March 2025

Daily Mail Frontline reporter Richard Pendlebury and cameraman Jamie Wiseman travel to the Kharkiv Oblast’s frontline areas, where they meet the futuristic ground drones deployed by Ukraine’s most innovative combat unit, which has been given the nickname the ‘Billionaires Brigade.’

It claims to be the template for a future, cutting edge Ukrainian army. As such, the brigade is able to recruit Ukraine’s best officer cadets, counts a number of celebrities among its volunteer soldiers, and is no stranger to visiting global dignitaries.

So who are these poster boys?

#Ukraine #DonaldTrump - 'Washington hopes that Kyiv changes its stance and gives in to Russia' • FRANCE 24 English

10 March 2925

Ukrainian and US negotiators are set to meet in Saudi Arabia this week for peace talks on the Russia-Ukraine war. While the upcoming talks are an improvement from the results of the desastrous oval office meeting, there is still uncertainty about the outcome as US President Donald Trump has refused to reconsider the pause in US military aid to Ukraine,

reports FRANCE 24's Emmanuelle Chaze from Kyiv.

Fiona Hill says decision to stop sharing intelligence with Ukraine has "emboldened Russia"

#music #ukraine #8kays - 8KAYS - Live set from Blockbuster Mall, Ukraine 08.03.2025: Ryzhik 1🎧1

9 March 

8Kays is an artistic project founded in 2014 by Iryna Shvydka, the Ukrainian sound-producer, and live act.

Ryzhik 1🎧1

#8kays #afterlife #anyma #edm #techno #melodictechno #ukraine #blockbustermall #svet

#EU #Ukraine #Security - A European plan for Ukraine? EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen about first 100-days of second mandate: DW News

9 March 2025

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen holds press conference ahead of the first 100 days of her second mandate.

#EU #Ukraine #Security

#Australia #Ukraine #peacekeeping - Ukraine: Australia to consider peacekeeping mission • FRANCE 24 English

8 March 2025

Australia is considering joining the European-led coalition of the willing to support a lasting ceasefire in Ukraine, a statement issued by U.K.

Prime Minister Keir Stamer's office read on March 8. France24 correspondent Gregory Plesse tells us more.

#Australia #Ukraine #peacekeeping

Australians were in Gloucester Valley Korea when I served there and for 6 months I was attached to the Australian Signals Unit in Kure Japan 1955/56 prior to returning to the UK for my Regular Commission Board at Westbury Wiltshire which I passed and gained entry to RMA Sandhurst in September 1956 (Intake 21 Dettingen Company)

Intake 21 Passing out parade in 1958

#Ukraine #Russia - Russian strike on Ukrainian town kills 11 as US cuts intelligence (Donald Trump´s order) sharing with Kyiv: Associated Press

8 March 2025

A Russian strike on a town in Ukraine's embattled Donetsk region killed at least 11 people, officials said Saturday, as a wave of heavy aerial attacks continued into the second night following a US decision to stop sharing satellite images with Ukraine.

Willful killing, that is, intentionally causing the death of civilians, and "willfully causing great suffering or serious injury" when wounding victims, are war crimes. Persons who commit, order, or condone war crimes are individually liable under international humanitarian law for their crimes.

Zelenskyy gives details on Russia's latest attacks in Ukraine

zelenskyy #ukraine #news

Malcolm Nance spent three decades in U.S. intelligence before taking up arms with Ukraine’s foreign legion. Now, he’s sounding the alarm: The American president isn’t just disengaged from Ukraine—he’s actively undermining its fight for survival.

#Ukraine #Russia #Tariffs - “Gratitude” expressed, “apology” received, Ukraine back at the table • FRANCE 24 English

7 March 2025

This week, the US tightened the screws on Ukraine, pausing military aid until Kyiv shows more willingness to negotiate—starting with handing over half its rare earth resources to America. Moscow welcomed the shift, calling it “aligned with the Kremlin’s vision,” while Ukraine scrambled to smooth things over with a letter to Trump.  

 Trump also kicked off the biggest protectionist move since 1930, slapping heavy tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China. Markets tanked, and The Wall Street Journal called it “the dumbest tariff war in history.” 

By week’s end, signs of a rollback emerged, and Justin Trudeau hit back with his own “Dear Donald” letter.  In Turkey, a major breakthrough: the PKK declared a ceasefire after its jailed leader called for disarmament, signaling an end to a four-decade conflict that claimed over 40,000 lives. 

A rare good news story—one that could also extend Erdogan’s rule.

Produced by Gavin Lee, Luis Miguel Cabrera and Guillaume Gougeon.

#Ukraine #Russia #Tariffs