Author: Dal Stanton
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5/8/2025 — History Claps Back: As Russia gathers to praise itself don’t forget that in 1939, they started WWII on the side of the Nazis

From: Douglas Shepherd (MTW L’viv) — History Claps Back:As Russia gathers to praise itself don’t forget that in 1939, they started WWII on the side of the Nazis. You can change the name (Moscow centered Soviet to Moscow centered Russia) but they are still amoral, evil aggressors against their neighbors. Soviet traditional morality and spirituality…
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5/8/2025 — Lethal Exchanges: The War Intensifies on Multiple Fronts

From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro / May 8, 2025 Ukrainian Drones Strike Russian Defense Industry While Russian Missiles Kill 14 Civilians as Moscow Prepares for Victory Day Summary of the Day – May 7, 2025 Ukrainian long-range drones struck deep inside Russia today, hitting critical defense facilities in Saransk, Tula, and Moscow Oblast, while Russian forces unleashed…
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5/8/2025 — A tulip caught my attention today…

From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 1169) The Lord is on my side;I will not fear. What can man do to me?The Lord is on my side as my helper;I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.It is better to take refuge in the Lordthan to trust in man.It is better to take…
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5/7/2025 — How this teen fled Russian occupation and became a hero in Ukraine

From: NPR By Eleanor Beardsley and Kateryna Malofieieva KYIV, Ukraine — Ivan Sarancha was 7 when Ukrainian literature and history classes disappeared from his school. That was in 2014 after Russian President Vladimir Putin annexed Crimea and began to foment separatist unrest in his eastern Donbas region of Ukraine. Sarancha says he was too young to…
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5/7/2025 — Putin is escalating the war in Ukraine. He will not stop until he is stopped.
From: Atlantic Council By Alyona Nevmerzhytska Almost two months ago, Ukraine agreed to a United States proposal for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire. Russia still refuses to do likewise. Instead, Putin continues to engage in stalling tactics while escalating the war. Since US-led peace talks began in February, Russia has carried out some of the deadliest attacks…
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5/7/2025 — The shadow of 1930s appeasement hangs over US-led peace talks

From: Atlantic Council By Oleksandr Merezhko As the world prepares to mark the eightieth anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany, the shadow of events leading up to World War II hangs over efforts to end Russia’s current invasion of Ukraine. In order to avoid the horrors of another global conflict, Western leaders must apply the…
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5/7/2025 — Half of russia’s “allies” are skipping Putin’s Victory Parade.

From: Roman Sheremeta — Many countries either declined entirely or are sending only low-level delegations as a formality. From Europe, only Slovak PM Robert Fico and Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić are expected — and Vučić had to reroute through Azerbaijan after Latvia and Lithuania blocked his airspace. Naturally, one loyal ally will be there: Xi…
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5/7/2025 — The Battle of Wills: Drones Over Moscow as Prisoners Return Home

From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro / May 7, 2025 Ukrainian Drones Target Russian Capital for Third Consecutive Night While 205 Prisoners of War Exchange Hands in UAE-Mediated Deal as Europe Announces Phase-Out of All Russian Energy Imports Summary of the Day – May 6, 2025 Ukrainian drones targeted Moscow for the third consecutive night as Russia prepares…
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5/7/2025 — History teaches us this: Evil alliances and deals do not erase crimes — they only delay justice.

From: Mariia Mykhaliyk (1168th day) As May 9 approaches and the kremlin prepares its parades and propaganda, let’s set the record straight. World War II did not begin with Soviet heroism. It began with Soviet collaboration. In 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed the infamous Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact — agreeing in secret to divide…
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5/7/2025 — Russia Commits Genocide Against Ukrainian Children, US Lawmaker Tells Kyiv Post

Bipartisan US congressional body, the Helsinki Commission, expresses alarm about the Kremlin’s plan to transfer 50,000 Ukrainian children to Russia. From: Kyiv Post by Alex Raufoglu Bipartisan leaders of the US Congressional body known as the Helsinki Commission, on Tuesday, expressed alarm about Russian officials’ announcements that the Kremlin would transfer 50,000 Ukrainian children from the…