recent exchange of messages between Putin and Trump, Orban – Google Search https://t.co/NVCmFB2cEL
— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) June 13, 2024
Day: June 13, 2024
In today’s edition of Ukrainska Pravda Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who met with US presidential candidate Donald Trump on 8 March, claimed that Trump has “quite detailed plans” to end the war in Ukraine and will not be giving “a single penny” to fight Russian aggression in Ukraine. This was taken from his interview with TV channel M1, following his visit to meet former US President Donald Trump. M1 is the 24hour Hungarian news channel owned and operated by Duna Media
Once you read through the mutual fawning love fest, the message is simple and frightening.
There are no detailed plans, Trump’s thinking is all transactional and based on the money. The core message from Putin’s courier is Trump has already decided about future funding for Ukraine. If he is elected President of the US, he will stop all funding for Ukraine Trump also believes Europe and NATO allies will do likewise. He has already let the world know he will shut down NATO.
Trump’s life is driven by the money and his own self-interest. He assumes everyone else thinks the same, and those who do not, are stupid, and based on his previous and current words, they are weak and irrelevant.
Why is Hungary a member of the EU and NATO? Is it because it suits Putin. His man, Orban is at the table where he can delay and veto decisions.
Another simple question, why did Orban travel to Mar Lago to meet with Trump, why should Trump meet with Orban? Conclusion, to exchange information, and to do Putin’s will, which was to send a message to the outside world, funding for Ukraine will end when Trump is re-elected.
Let us pause for a moment and assume Trump is re-elected. He stops all military support for Ukraine, along with Europe and NATO. Let us follow through on Trump’s assumption. This allows for the real opportunity for Putin to storm through Ukraine in a 21st century blitzkrieg following which, the state of Ukraine no longer exist as it is becomes part of the new greater Russia.
Having achieved his stated objective, namely Putin’s domination and removal of Ukraine, which of the Baltic states, or any other state that borders with Russia will be next.
Should this happen, here are a series of potential scenarios to be considered.
What if Ukraine is a decoy? A means to an end, if so What end? Conflict with NATO, or worse still WW3?
Does Putin believe he can destroy NATO and expand the new Russian empire? Probably yes, and he has no problem about creating a nuclear Armageddon.
or
Putin attacks a member of NATO to test the reaction, if its war, he is ready, if it is delay and negotiate, Putin also wins.
I doubt very much of Putin would find many allies to commit to WW3.
There are several established facts we must never forget about Putin. He can’t be trusted. Russia, and therefore Putin, is always the victim. Everyone else is guilty except him. Anything and everything can be used as a weapon against his real or perceived enemies. He feels neither guilt nor compassion.
Who does that remind you of?
Donald J Trump. He is the past master of deflecting blame and responsibility onto his accusers and enemies. He is always right. He is always the victim.
If Orban is Putin’s European courier, who is Putin’s American courier? Could it be Elon Musk? Both Orban and Musk have visited Trump in the last 7 days. Musk, through third parties, is supplying Russia with Starlink GSP equipment. Russia is on the banned list for US companies. One must assume as one of the richest men in the world Musk is also driven by self-interest and the mighty money.
Whatever happens is the next 12 months – after the US elections, we had better prepare for a rough ride.
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Заседание Совета по науке и образованию • Президент России https://t.co/IqnDZ14Jzv pic.twitter.com/ch7UBB4c0i
— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) June 13, 2024
Заседание Совета по науке и образованию • Президент России https://t.co/wNn6969SPb
— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) June 13, 2024
Putin and Musk talk regularly – Google Search https://t.co/5WqcjG67wA
— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) June 13, 2024
Trump, Orbán, and Musk. Is this Putin’s secret global private group? | Ukrainska Pravda https://t.co/wmexNdQgib
— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) June 13, 2024
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American MQ-9 Reapers like this one are provIding critical intelligence support to Israel’s hunt for Hamas hostages in Gaza. (Etsy)
US-Israel Intel Sharing: American intelligence helped Israel pull off its most daring hostage rescue since the 1976 raid to rescue Israeli civilians held by Palestinian terrorists at Entebbe airport in Uganda.
Details are still murky, but The Washington Post reported that a team of U.S. military and intelligence personnel working out of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem provided some of the information that helped the Israeli military plan the complex operation on June 8 to rescue four hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.
Israeli commandos rescued the four hostages from two locations about 200 meters apart at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. Both locations were breached simultaneously. The operation was conducted in broad daylight, a tactic that was intended to maximize surprise but also carried a high degree of difficulty and risk
IDF spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said the operation was “based on precise intelligence” and had been in the works since the hostages were located in May. Another IDF spokesman, Lt. Col. Peter Lerner, said on X that the intelligence was at an “extremely high level” that allowed the military to build mock buildings and train the Yamam, Israel’s national counter-terrorism unit.
“The United States has been providing support to Israel for several months in its efforts to help identify the locations of hostages in Gaza and to support efforts to try to secure their rescue or recovery,” National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Sunday. “I can only just say that we have generally provided support to the IDF so that we can try to get all of the hostages home, including the American hostages who are still being held.”
A Yamam commander, Chief Inspector Arnon Zamora, was shot and killed during the operation. Gaza casualty numbers, which Hamas controls, are unreliable. However, it’s clear that many Hamas fighters were killed, and many civilians died in the crossfire.
According to the Post, the information provided by the Americans for Saturday’s rescue “appeared to be secondary to intelligence gathered by the Israelis.”
An American team has been in Israel since the war began in October and has shared information from U.S. drone surveillance, communications intercepts, and other sources.