In the morning of August 21, 1968, the Russians put an end to the Prague Spring by invading Czechoslovakia & capturing its leader A. Dubček
They flew him to #Russia, where they forced him to sign the #Moscow Protocol, reinstating full #dictatorship
137 #Czechs & Slovaks were killed
#Russia needs another four years to take full control of Donbas, - #Zelensky
“In almost four years of full-scale war, they have occupied a third of Donetsk region. That is why I explained that the stories that they will occupy our Donbas by the end of the year are all nonsense. In other words, they need another four years to occupy our Donbas.”
The Vice President added that European leaders at the White House meeting had tried to dissuade Trump from calling Putin immediately, but Trump brushed aside bureaucracy and diplomatic protocol to “get things done.”
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says that Russia expects that both China and #Russia will have veto powers over any security guarantees provided to #Ukraine by #Europe and the #UnitedStates
In such a situation, Russia could attack Ukraine again & then veto any Western help
More #Russians not happy about the fuel crisis.
With the #US now paralyzed behind an orange mountain of lard, unable to inflict #sanctions on #Russia, Putin ups the stakes, striking Poland with a kamikaze drone last night, only 80km from Warsaw.
The West refuses to respond, so #Putin only increases the killing.