The Europeans should be crapping themselves following President Trump's stance on Ukraine, and Vice-president Vance's recent speech to them.

They spend sweet FA on their own defence; the US provides over 70% of the NATO budget, and that could be lost.

Like Australia, Europe is chockers with immigrants undermining its values. Freedom of speech is on the ropes.

Of course, just like Australia, Europe will just get the huff and bury its head further up its arse: ignoring its own people in favour of crappy little countries like Ukraine, which the US looks like being more than happy to dump on them.

Meanwhile, back on the ranch, Dutton is verbally aligning himself with Trump on material such as immigration and gender bending - but: he says he has no intention of putting Trump-like policies into practice here!

How nutty can he be! Admit the truth, then ignore it.

There is nothing for Australians to look forward to no matter who wins the election.

And, further shooting himself in the foot, Dutton posts, “Australia stands proudly with President Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian people”.

What a damn stupid thing to say by a man putting himself forward to lead his own country and people who expect him to concentrate on Australia, not some far off country which has absolutely nothing to do with Australia or Australians. It's our defence that our politicians should be interested in; and as far as getting involved with countries, only Taiwan in our own region comes to mind.

We are on the edge of war in the Pacific - for which we are utterly unprepared - and Dutton goes off the reservation on Ukraine.

China is live-firing barely outside our waters, and sh.t-for-brains is disagreeing with our main ally on something that has nothing to do with Australia.

I'm not entirely sure what the whole entire plot actually was about.

Certainly the U.S. wanted to remove Putin, put in a Western puppet ruler and ring-fence China who they were planning to going to go after next.
Maybe even balkanise the country into small manageable provinces that pose no threat to the West and send in Western companies to loot Russias wealth.
I think the US the UK and Europe were all in on it and they staked their economies on the outcome.
I don't think they were ever certain that Ukraine could win militarily, but they thought that the sanctions would create an economic crisis that would lead to a political crisis that would oust Putin, but their gamble didn't work out and now all of them that supported the Pro-Ukraine side of things are on borrowed time.

A western puppet ruler in control of Russia would've given the West much more leverage in the UN security council.

I told you all a few years back Putin wasn't going anywhere and there would come a time when all those western leaders would be gone, and Putin would still remain.

Many are gone, I think its Marcon, Meloni and Sholtz that remain, but tomorrows election in Germany might see Sholtz and the traffic-light coalition sent packing in favour of the AfD.

Not sure how much influence Kellogg has on Trumps intentions.
I think he's been sidelined in favour of Steve Witkoff.

Kellogg says U.S. plans to destroy Russian Federation's allied ties with three countries
http://en.iz.ru/en/1840061/2025-02-16/kellogg-says-us-plans-destroy-russian-federations-allied-ties-three-countries

Russia won't make any deals with Zelensky, because they consider him illegitimate, and I'm pretty sure that's why Trump wants him gone, because he's an impediment to his peace plans.

The EU backed Ukraine's constitutional changes that Ukraine cannot negotiate with Putin, and they mislead Russia in regards to the Minsk agreements, which is probably why none of them are getting a seat at the table.

Bill on full withdrawal from UN introduced in US Congress
http://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/02/21/7499403/

Putin will someday depart
Hopefully his replacement will have a heart
And like Gorbachev he shall try to reform
A corrupt, authoritarian, political system,
Hard to transform
Russia's an enigma that will need to dig deep
To wake up from the slumber of its comatose sleep
It will need to cut chains embedded in fear
And admit state control is far too severe
Only then can Russia stand up and proclaim
That centuries of abuse were not suffered in vain
Centuries of dreams, of hopes, and tears
Have been hiding in Russia's soul for years
All tied and tangled in one layer
Of burning hope wrapped in a prayer
All the while while Russia's been burning
Its people for Life have continued yearning.

I am reading the book - "Patriot" by Alexei Navalny.
There's a lot to take in.

We're told that:

It's his life in his own words.

His Soviet childhood, political awakening, his marriage
and his beloved family. His total commitment to taking
on a corrupt regime and his enduring love of Russia and
its people.

His 2020 poisoning by the Russian security services was
a global news event. In 2024 he died in a brutal Siberian
prison.

He began writing "Patriot" while recovering from his
poisoning . It ends with his prison diaries seen here for
the first time.

We witness his nationwide support. We see his many arrests.
And harrassment and in stunning detail the attempts on
his life. We understand why he felt he had to return to
Russia. In prison , he shows a spirit and a sense of humour
that cannot be crushed.

Here we meet the resolutely optimistic leader who offered
Russians what nobody else did, hope.

Who was charismatic, courageous, and whose deepest conviction
was that change cannot be resisted. That change will come.

This is a book as dramatic as the author's life - driven by
the passionate belief, against all odds, that good and freedom
will prevail.

It is Alexei Navalny's final letter to the world. A rousing
call to continue his work. An unforgettably positive
account of a life that will inspire every reader.

Alexei Navalny died 16th February 2024.

A year on from his death in an Arctic prison his
supporters around the world have established their
own places of rememberance in most capital cities,
including Australia.

" Love is stronger than Fear!"