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Rubio: Ukraine is a proxy war, and we asked Ukraine not to sabotage diplomacy. Zelensky tried to undermine Trump. Russia is ready to talk - Ukraine wasn’t. That changed when the U.S. applied pressure.

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Rubio: Zelensky challenged Trump’s push for diplomacy, undermining the plan. That led to the dustup.

Now, there’s a shift. Both sides need to make concessions. Ukraine and Russia must come to the table. Only Trump can make that happen. 2/
Rubio: We asked Russia - are you interested in ending the war. Because there can’t be a change in our relationship if the war doesn’t stop. They said yes.

But Ukraine signaled no interest in peace. Hopefully, that’s changed. Now, we’ll see if a deal is possible. 3/
Rubio: Trump wants to be a peacemaker. Ending wars should be a good thing.

But when Trump pushes for peace, somehow it’s a problem.

This war has cost billions, taken hundreds of thousands of lives, and left destruction that will take generations to fix. 4/
Rubio: No prenegotiations—Ukraine and Russia will have their demands. Diplomacy must bridge the gap.

Every war that ended in a truce took hard diplomacy. This is no different. The question is: will both sides engage? 5/
Rubio: Peace talks only work if both sides engage. Russia won’t be easy, but we need them at the table.

Ukraine resisted talks before—now that’s changed. If true, there’s an opening. Ending this war benefits Ukraine, Russia, the U.S., and our allies. 6/

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First time ever: a fully robotic evacuation under fire, of course in Ukraine.

Ukraine’s 13th National Guard Brigade “Khartia” did it — no humans on the battlefield, no one exposed to enemy fire.

Just a robot, a wounded soldier, and 24 km of warzone. 1/
No vehicle could reach the wounded — it would be destroyed.

Carrying by hand? Too dangerous. Too slow.

So “Khartia” deployed a robotic platform. It even crossed a broken bridge — precisely, carefully, alone. 2/
For the first time in history, a combat unit evacuated a wounded soldier using only autonomous ground robots.

The route: 24 km round trip. Not a single soldier put at risk. 3/
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Ben Shapiro: Zelensky says yes to everything Trump asks - Putin gives nothing back.

Kremlin wants domination, not a deal.

The West keeps projecting its values on a regime that doesn’t share them. 0/
Shapiro: Zelensky’s doing whatever White House wants him to do. They say '30-day ceasefire, mineral deal?'. He says 'No problem'

They say 'Turkey, talks with Putin without a 30-day ceasefire?' He says 'Ok, I’m in Ankara'

Putin is sitting there doing zero of these things 1/
Shapiro: Russia wants domination of Eastern Europe.

They believe that NATO is a thorn, a threat to their imperial aspirations for a Eurasian-dominated continent.

That means - the only way to get Russia to the table is to make clear that the West is going nowhere. 2/
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Rubio:

Ending the war requires talking to putin.

Without connection between the US and Russia in 1961, the world could ended.

The U.S. can no longer solve all the world’s problems. 0/
Rubio: Putin may be a war criminal, but ending the war requires talking to him.

Dialogue is essential despite Russia’s aggression. 1/
Rubio: If there had been no connection between the US and Russia in 1961, the world could have ended during the Cuban Missile Crisis. 2/
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May 21
Trump after a call with Putin:

- Ceasefire talks dropped
- No new sanctions
- NATO alliance split

NYT says he’s prioritizing Russian business ties over Ukraine’s sovereignty and Western unity.

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Trump told Zelensky and EU leaders that Russia and Ukraine should “resolve it themselves” — backing off from earlier claims that only he and Putin could strike a deal.

2/
He also walked back threats to join EU sanctions on Russia.

Bridget Brink, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, resigned — slamming the policy for punishing Ukraine instead of Russia.

3/
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May 21
Trump:

G7 is weaker without Russia.

After 2.5 hours with Putin, we made real progress.

I’m working with both Russia and Ukraine, but I don’t have to.

0/
Trump: The G7 used to be the G8 but they threw Russia out. It would have been a lot better if Russia was in. Because you wouldn't have this war [in Ukraine]. 1/
Trump: We tried to settle Russia–Ukraine. We spoke with President Putin for two and a half hours the day before yesterday. I think we made a lot of progress. 2/
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China will dominate the world no matter what the U.S. does

NYT: The "Chinese century" is underway.

PRC now dominates global production in steel, aluminum, batteries, EVs, drones, and 5G, and is on track to produce 45% of the world’s manufacturing by 2030. 1/ Image
Beijing is making bets on advanced tech, including a new $138B fund targeting quantum computing and robotics.

Recent milestones include DeepSeek’s AI, BYD overtaking Tesla, biotech breakthroughs, a surge in industrial robot installs, Huawei’s semiconductor advances. 2/
Trump's approach is shortsighted — focused on "inconsequential skirmishes" like tariffs while eroding the foundations of U.S. power.

His policies weaken U.S. competitive edge by threatening global market access, cutting R&D funding, undermining universities, diminishing soft power. 3/
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