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local idiots and foreign agents........

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has accused “local idiots” and “foreign agents” of stoking tensions between Poland and Ukraine, following the display of a flag used by Ukrainian Nazi collaborators who participated in the ethnic cleansing of Poles during World War II, at a rap concert in Warsaw.

Former Polish ambassador to Washington, Marek Magierowski, said that the concert had been attended by “hundreds of able-bodied, conscription-age Ukrainians.” He added that they were “Proudly displaying a red-and-black nationalist flag, an outrageous insult to most Poles.”

In a post on X on Tuesday, Tusk accused Russia of seeking to pit the two nations against each other.  “The resolution of the Ukrainian war is approaching, so Russia is doing everything to sow discord between Kiev and Warsaw,” he claimed. Moscow has consistently denied interfering in the affairs of other nations.

While admitting that the “anti-Polish gestures” were made exclusively by Ukrainians, he suggested that it was Moscow’s “scenario, orchestrated by foreign agents and local idiots.”

Tusk said that authorities had begun deportation proceedings against 63 foreign nationals – 57 Ukrainians and six Belarusians – after the disturbances. He did not say whether those carrying the UPA flag had been arrested.

Footage from Saturday's concert by Belarusian rapper Max Korzh showing fans waving a red-and-black banner – associated with the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) – sparked a national outcry. 

Warsaw police said 109 people were detained at the event for offenses ranging from drug possession to assaulting security personnel.

The UPA is widely considered to be behind the murder of between 40,000 and 100,000 Poles in the Volhynia and Galicia regions in 1943 and 1944. The Volhynia massacre – as well as Kiev’s reluctance to officially take responsibility for the atrocities – has complicated Polish-Ukrainian relations despite Warsaw’s support for Kiev in its conflict with Russia.

https://www.rt.com/news/622803-polish-concert-nazis-kiev/?ysclid=me8vhe87nw903625429

 

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         POLITICAL CARTOONIST SINCE 1951.

time for peace....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iag4dy0II-Y

Col Doug Macgregor: TRUMP'S BEST PLAY at Alaska Summit w/PUTIN

 

Recognizing Russia’s security interests

The speaker compares Western disregard for Russia’s security concerns in Ukraine to ignoring foreign military buildups in Canada or Mexico.

He argues the U.S. and NATO must acknowledge Russia’s legitimate national security interests for a settlement to work.

Challenges for a Trump–Putin deal

Even if Trump and Putin agree on concepts like Ukraine’s neutrality and no NATO membership, there’s the question of who enforces neutrality.

Trump has little real authority over NATO leaders, who often pursue their own agendas (examples: UK, France, Germany).

Without the ability to deliver on commitments—especially from Zelensky, Britain, France, or Germany—Trump might have to publicly admit that the U.S. can’t move its allies and disengage, leaving Ukraine’s fate to Europeans.

Eastern and Central European stakes

Countries like Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, and possibly Moldova or Romania must consider whether they want hundreds of thousands of Russian troops on their borders.

Russia doesn’t seek that outcome, but could be compelled if no one negotiates seriously.

Some nations might eventually push for direct talks with Moscow to avoid “permanent war,” though political and economic ties to the U.S. make this risky.

Putin’s offer & Western rejection

Retired General Jack Keane frames Putin’s position as a demand for Ukraine to give up strategic territory in Donetsk (a fortified belt of five cities along Highway 20) while Russia gives nothing in return.

Keane calls this unacceptable, but the speaker points out that Russian forces are currently penetrating deeply into those same areas, making such dismissals unrealistic.

Putin’s position hasn’t changed—Russia is advancing faster and is unwilling to give up gains. The only alternative to accepting this reality would be direct war with Russia, which could escalate to nuclear conflict.

Trump’s public stance & contradictions

Trump says Zelensky is not invited to the Alaska meeting, criticizing his three years of talks without results.

He claims he can tell within two minutes of meeting Putin whether a deal is possible—because “that’s what I do, I make deals”—yet also says it’s “not up to me to make a deal.”

His plan is to meet Putin, then brief Zelensky and European leaders afterward.

Criticism of Trump’s Azerbaijan–Armenia “deal”

The speaker dismisses Trump’s recent Azerbaijan–Armenia agreement as meaningless:

It requires parliamentary approval in both countries and faces strong opposition.

Iran views it as a hostile encirclement move.

Russia, with troops still in Armenia, is skeptical.

The deal is seen as an example of U.S. lack of staying power in distant conflicts, which is weaker now than at any time in the last 50 years.

 

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         Gus Leonisky

         POLITICAL CARTOONIST SINCE 1951.