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July 3, 2025
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Immigration

Syrian Migrant Goes on Axe Rampage on Train.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: At least four people were injured when a 20-year-old man attacked passengers with an axe and hammer on a train in Germany.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The suspect is believed to be a Syrian migrant. Several passengers were involved in stopping the attack.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The incident occurred on an intercity express train headed to Vienna, Austria, between Straubing and Plattling in southern Germany.

💬KEY QUOTE: “A police operation is currently underway in Mellrichstadt. Police officers and emergency services are on scene in large numbers.” – German Police

🎯IMPACT: The railway line was closed, and a major police investigation is underway. The incident underscores ongoing issues with migrant crime and deteriorating social cohesion in Germany.

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A violent attack has occurred on a packed train in Germany, where a 20-year-old man, believed to be a Syrian migrant and identified by the authorities as Mohammed A., injured at least four passengers. The train was an intercity express (ICE) heading to Vienna.

The suspect, believed to be a Syrian national, was carrying both an axe and a hammer during the attack. Early reports suggest train passengers ended the attack by taking on the Syrian, with one managing to grab away one of his weapons and use it against him. Now in custody, the migrant is reported to be seriously injured.

The railway line between Straubing and Plattling was subsequently closed as several police units, firefighters, and emergency personnel responded to the scene. Some passengers reportedly activated the train’s emergency brake, which led to the closure of the tracks.

This incident follows another violent event in Germany, where one person was killed and three others injured in a stabbing spree. The suspect in that case stormed a utility company and attacked several employees. As of the time of publication, no information has been released regarding the motive behind these attacks.

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Crime
News

War Sec Hegseth Reports Another Military Strike on Narco-Terrorists.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced a fifth military strike on narco-terrorists near Venezuela.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, U.S. Armed Forces, cartel smugglers.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The strike took place in waters near Venezuela on October 3.

💬KEY QUOTE: “These strikes will continue until the attacks on the American people are over!!!!” – Pete Hegseth.

🎯IMPACT: The latest strike comes amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela as the Trump administration declares war on drug cartels.

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The U.S. military has killed four men in a strike on a vessel off the coast of Venezuela involved in drug trafficking tied to terrorist networks. In a statement posted October 3 on X, War Secretary Pete Hegseth said the targeted vessel was “affiliated with designated terrorist organizations” and was “transporting substantial amounts of narcotics headed to America to poison our people.”

Hegseth said intelligence confirmed the people on board were “narco-terrorists” operating along a known drug trafficking route. “These strikes will continue until the attacks on the American people are over!!!!” he warned.

The strike is the latest in a series of escalating military operations ordered by the Trump administration against cartel threats. So far, U.S. forces have carried out five lethal strikes on boats near Venezuelan waters.

President Donald J. Trump officially informed Congress last week that the United States is engaged in an “armed conflict” with foreign drug cartels, asserting that his administration is acting within its legal authority to eliminate threats to national security. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has strongly backed the campaign, saying of drug traffickers, “What will stop them is when you blow them up. You get rid of them.”

The Venezuelan government has condemned the strikes as a violation of its sovereignty and launched military drills in response. President Nicolás Maduro’s administration conducted a three-day naval and aerial exercise last month near the island of La Orchila, involving drones, warships, and electronic warfare units.

Maduro has also threatened to invoke emergency powers under the Venezuelan constitution and recently signed a decree granting him expanded authority over security and economic infrastructure in the event of a foreign military intervention.

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1 hour ago
Jack Montgomery
Immigration
UK

The UK Synagogue Terrorist Was on Bail for Rape When He Attacked.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Jihad al-Shamie, the Syrian immigrant responsible for the Islamic terror attack on a synagogue in Manchester, England, on Thursday, was on police bail for rape when he struck.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Jihad al-Shamie, his victims, and the British authorities.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The terror attack occurred in Manchester, England, on Yom Kippur, with responding police officers shooting him dead.

💬KEY QUOTE: The terrorist’s father, Faraj Al-Shamie, stated, “May God protect Palestine and its heroic people,” following the October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel by Hamas, whom he described as “Allah’s men.”

🎯IMPACT: The attack has raised concerns over public safety and the monitoring of suspected criminals on police bail.

IN FULL

Jihad al-Shamie, the Syrian immigrant who carried out a deadly Islamic terror attack at a synagogue in Manchester, England, on Yom Kippur, was on police bail for an alleged rape when he struck.

The Syrian, granted British citizenship in 2006, caused the deaths of two Jewish men and the serious injury of three others during his attack, which involved a vehicle ramming followed by a knife rampage. Police shot al-Shamie dead at the scene, unintentionally injuring two of al-Shamie’s victims in the process, one fatally.

Reports have also revealed that al-Shamie’s father, Faraj al-Shamie, posted online praising the Hamas terror organization after their October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, which left over 1,200 dead and saw hundreds of hostages taken, including women, children, and the elderly, many of whom have subsequently been killed in Gaza. On the day of the October 7 massacre, Faraj called Hamas “Allah’s men on earth” and wrote, “May God protect Palestine and its heroic people.”

Reform Party leader Nigel Farage has lamented that the attack symbolizes “broken Britain,” noting how “Within hours of this horrific incident, we saw pro-Palestinian flags on the streets in London, Glasgow, and elsewhere, with people demonstrating in what were not planned protests… they weren’t demonstrating—they were celebrating.”

Farage also had harsh words for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and the governing Labour Party, noting that his government “emboldened these people by recognizing ‘Palestine’ two weeks ago.”

Investigations into the Manchester attack and al-Shamie’s background are ongoing, with more details expected to emerge.

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2 hours ago
Christopher Tomlinson
Religion
UK

High Priestess: Church of England Names Pro-Abortion Woman as Top Archbishop.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Church of England has selected a “pro-choice” woman to be the Archbishop of Canterbury, its most senior clerical office, for the first time.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Archbishop Sarah Mullally, the Church of England, the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON), and Anglicans.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The announcement was made on October 3.

💬KEY QUOTE: “This appointment abandons global Anglicans, as the Church of England has chosen a leader who will further divide an already split Communion.” – GAFCON.

🎯IMPACT: The move will likely deepen the divisions in the Anglican Communion, and comes at a time when more and more young people in England are turning to Roman Catholicism.

IN FULL

The Church of England has appointed Sarah Mullally as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, the first woman ever to hold the Anglican church’s most senior clerical role. Mullally, 63, was known as a champion of Black Lives Matter and diversity as Bishop of London, and has previously described herself as “pro-choice” on the question of abortion.

Mullally has backed blessings for same-sex couples, pushed for greater inclusion of gender and sexual minorities, and branded the Church of England “institutionally racist” in a prior conversation with Anglican minister Calvin Robinson. “Calvin, as a white woman, I can tell you that the Church is institutionally racist,” she told the biracial conservative.

Mullally steps into the role less than a year after former Archbishop Justin Welby resigned following a child sex abuse cover-up, adding another stain to the institution’s already tarnished reputation. She is set to be officially installed in March 2026 at Canterbury Cathedral.

Her rise comes amid a broader ideological shift in the Church of England, which is widely regarded as abandoning its theological foundations in favor of woke, secular activism, using the image of Christ to promote anti-borders politics, for instance.

Last year, the Church faced backlash after St. Paul’s Cathedral, one of its most iconic institutions, even labeled wartime Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill a “white supremacist.”

The Church’s leftward drift has also been linked to falling attendance and declining public trust. A growing number of young Britons are reportedly turning to the Roman Catholic Church, seeking stability and tradition. There are now more young practicing Catholics in England than young practicing Anglicans, with Catholics expected to outnumber Anglicans in England overall in the coming years.

Mullally’s appointment has already drawn fire from the global Anglican community, particularly from leaders in Africa and Asia, where the majority of Anglicans live. The conservative GAFCON network, representing churches across the Global South, condemned the announcement, stating, “This appointment abandons global Anglicans, as the Church of England has chosen a leader who will further divide an already split Communion.”

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2 hours ago
War

Trump Issues ‘Last Chance’ Ultimatum to Hamas: Accept Peace Plan or Face ‘All Hell.’

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump has set a deadline for Hamas to agree to a deal to end the Gaza conflict, warning the Islamic terror group that they will face “all Hell” if they do not.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Hamas, and other Palestinian armed factions.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The peace proposal was unveiled on Monday at the White House; a Sunday 6 PM deadline has now been set for compliance.

💬KEY QUOTE: “If this LAST CHANCE agreement is not reached, all HELL, like no one has ever seen before, will break out against Hamas.” – Donald Trump

🎯IMPACT: The deal seeks to end the conflict through a ceasefire, Hamas disarming, the establishment of a Palestinian-led governing committee, and the replacement of Israeli forces with an International Stabilization Force, but Hamas has yet to agree.

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President Donald J. Trump has issued a Sunday deadline for Hamas to agree to a deal aimed at ending the ongoing conflict in Gaza. In a Friday morning Truth Social post, he warned that failing to accept the terms would result in crushing military action. Since being made public on Monday, Trump’s proposal has received significant backing from a number of key Middle Eastern governments, ramping up pressure on Hamas to accept the peace terms.

“Hamas has been a ruthless and violent threat, for many years, in the Middle East! They have killed (and made lives unbearably miserable), culminating with the October 7th MASSACRE, in Israel, babies, woman, children, old people, and many young men and women, boys and girls, getting ready to celebrate their future lives together. As retribution for the October 7th attack on civilization, more than 25,000 Hamas “soldiers” have already been killed. Most of the rest are surrounded and MILITARILY TRAPPED, just waiting for me to give the word, “GO,” for their lives to be quickly extinguished,” Trump wrote.

Laying out his deadline to accept the deal, he added: “RELEASES THE HOSTAGES, ALL OF THEM, INCLUDING THE BODIES OF THOSE THAT ARE DEAD, NOW! An Agreement must be reached with Hamas by Sunday Evening at SIX (6) P.M., Washington, D.C. time. Every Country has signed on! If this LAST CHANCE agreement is not reached, all HELL, like no one has ever seen before, will break out against Hamas.”

The proposal, unveiled by Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday, outlines a 20-point plan that includes an immediate ceasefire, the release of hostages, the disarmament of Hamas, Israeli forces withdrawing in favor of an International Stabilization Force, assurances that no one will be forced to leave Gaza, and the establishment of a Palestinian-led governing committee overseen by a “Board of Peace” including President Trump and former British Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair.

While Israel has agreed to the terms, Hamas has stated it needs additional time to review the details and consult with other Palestinian armed factions. The peace deal has already been rejected by the head of Hamas‘s military wing in Gaza, Izz al-Din al-Haddad.

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3 hours ago
Jack Montgomery
News
UK

WATCH: Farage’s Powerful Rallying Cry After Islamic Terror Attack.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Reform Party leader Nigel Farage responded to a radical Islamic terror attack targeting Jews in Manchester, England, yesterday.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Reform Party leader Nigel Farage, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, the governing Labour Party, and British Jews.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The attack was carried out on Thursday, October 2, in Manchester, England; Farage responded on Friday.

💬KEY QUOTE: “The scenes of Jewish people being butchered on the streets of Manchester yesterday have shocked many of us deeply to the core.” – Nigel Farage

🎯IMPACT: The Jewish community in Britain is now deeply fearful, with Farage stressing concerns about societal breakdown in the United Kingdom.

IN FULL

Reform Party leader Nigel Farage has responded to the radical Islamic terror attack targeting Jews at a synagogue in Manchester on October 2, perpetrated by Syrian immigrant Jihad al-Shamie. “The scenes of Jewish people being butchered on the streets of Manchester yesterday have shocked many of us deeply to the core,” he said, extending condolences on behalf of his party—but warned that the situation is even worse than it first appears.

“Within hours of this horrific incident, we saw pro-Palestinian flags on the streets in London, Glasgow, and elsewhere, with people demonstrating in what were not planned protests. The truth is, they weren’t demonstrating—they were celebrating,” he said, adding: “I can’t imagine we’ve ever seen such vile scenes on our streets, certainly not in my lifetime.”

Farage criticized the governing Labour Party and senior party figures such as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, noting that they “emboldened these people by recognizing ‘Palestine’ two weeks ago.”

Notably, a major pro-Palestinian march is still planned in London this weekend, despite calls for it to be canceled or postponed, with Farage describing it as a “hate march.”

“[W]e’re a country that allows peaceful protest, but not one that permits the celebration of murder,” he said, confessing: “I must admit, as I speak to you today, I am more worried about the state of broken Britain than ever before.”

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4 hours ago
Jack Montgomery
Corruption
Immigration
Media

Portland Police Arrest Conservative Journalist Nick Sortor Amid Antifa Violence.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Portland Police arrested conservative journalist Nick Sortor while he was covering a protest at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility involving Antifa-linked anti-ICE agitators.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Nick Sortor, Portland Police, Antifa-linked agitators, and Post Millennial reporter Katie Daviscourt.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The night of October 2, at an ICE facility in Portland.

💬KEY QUOTE: “You thought arresting me would make me shut up and go away. You couldn’t have been more wrong.” – Nick Sortor

🎯IMPACT: The incident has sparked criticism of the Portland Police’s handling of protests and claims of bias.

IN FULL

Portland Police arrested conservative journalist Nick Sortor while he was covering a protest at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility involving Antifa-linked anti-ICE agitators on Tuesday night. Sortor was booked into Multnomah County Jail on disorderly conduct charges.

Post Millennial reporter Katie Daviscourt noted that Sortor was being targeted by Antifa shortly before his arrest. Anti-ICE demonstrators initiated several fights with pro-ICE counter-demonstrators on the night, but observers expressed bemusement that Sortor was targeted by police, with independent journalist Mark Wilson reporting he did not see him involved in any lawbreaking prior to his arrest. Wilson also noted the Portland Police had previously failed to arrest an anti-ICE agitator who assaulted Daviscourt with a metal pole.

Following his release from jail on Friday morning, Sortor issued a statement on social media, warning: “Hey [Portland Police]: you made a big freaking mistake. You PROVED what we’ve all been saying for years: you’re CORRUPT and CONTROLLED by vioIent Antifa thugs who terrorize the streets.”

He continued: “You thought arresting me would make me shut up and go away. You couldn’t have been more wrong. Stay tuned.”

Portland Police and Portland officials have long been accused of at worst enabling and at best turning a blind eye to the regular attacks on federal immigration enforcement in Portland, due to local politicians’ stance against taking action against illegal immigrants. Portland’s government is actively harassing the ICE facility where Sortor was arrested, alleging land use violations.

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4 hours ago
Jack Montgomery
News

FBI Cuts Ties with SPLC: ‘Partisan Smear Machine.’

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has officially cut all ties with the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Kash Patel, the FBI, and the Southern Poverty Law Center.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Announced on October 3, 2025, via a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter) by Daily Signal senior editor Tyler O’Neil.

💬KEY QUOTE: “The SPLC long ago abandoned civil rights work & turned into a partisan smear machine.” – Kash Patel

🎯IMPACT: The decision follows the FBI severing ties with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), signaling that the Trump administration intends to detach the federal government from partisan nonprofits pushing far-left agendas.

IN FULL

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), under the leadership of Director Kash Patel, has officially ended its relationship with the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). Patel criticized the SPLC for straying from its civil rights mission, stating, “The SPLC long ago abandoned civil rights work & turned into a partisan smear machine.”

Patel particularly stressed the SPLC’s “hate map,” which lists the Turning Point USA (TPUSA) conservative youth organization founded by the late Charlie Kirk alongside the Ku Klux Klan, arguing that it “has been used to defame mainstream Americans and even inspired violence.”

“That disgraceful record makes them unfit for any FBI partnership,” he added.

Leading figures such as Raheem Kassam, Editor-in-Chief of The National Pulse, Jack Posobiec, and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) frontman Elon Musk have long been lobbying for the FBI to cut ties with the SPLC, intensifying their efforts in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, allegedly by radical leftist Tyler Robinson, who explicitly cited the TPUSA chief’s supposed “hatred” as his motivation.

The FBI severing its links to the SPLC follows a similar cutting of ties with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which also listed TPUSA in a glossary of “extremist” organizations—but defended the Antifa movement recently designated as a domestic terror threat by President Donald J. Trump as misunderstood and generally non-violent.

“[Former FBI Director] James Comey disgraced the FBI by writing ‘love letters’ to the ADL and embedding agents with an extreme group functioning like a terrorist organization and the disgraceful operation they ran spying on Americans,” Patel said of the ADL decision.

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5 hours ago
Jack Montgomery
News
Religion
UK

WATCH: UK Police Threaten Christian With Arrest for Street Preaching.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: Street preacher Ollie Sabatelli was issued with a “Community Protection Notice” warning him to stop causing “annoyance, upset, and distress” by preaching from the Bible over a speaker system and threatened with arrest in Guildford, England.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Ollie Sabatelli, a preacher known for his social media presence.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Over September and October 2025, in Guildford and Brighton.

💬KEY QUOTE: “You need to listen to me, if you breach this, you can be arrested and you will be arrested.” – Police officer to Ollie Sabatelli.

🎯IMPACT: Sabatelli attempted to circumvent the notice by preaching using only his voice, with no microphone.

IN FULL

Christian street preacher Ollie Sabatelli was issued with a “Community Protection Notice” by police in Guildford, England, to prevent him from preaching in public using a speaker system. Officers alleged the “manner” of his preaching was causing “causing annoyance, upset, and distress,” which is unlawful in the United Kingdom.

Video of the incident shared to social media on October 2, 2025, shows an officer warning Sabatelli, “You need to listen to me, if you breach this, you can be arrested and you will be arrested.”

He accused the preacher of “causing annoyance, upset, and distress” to “the local community and businesses,” citing “the content you are choosing to preach… and the choice of words,” as well as his use of a loudspeaker.

Despite clearly indicating that his words as well as his volume were the issue, the officer backtracked when Sabatelli asked him if he was banned from preaching the word of God, saying it was only the “manner” of his preaching “using a loudspeaker” that was at issue. Sabatelli therefore continued preaching using only his voice.

Sabatelli, who has amassed a significant following, with 91,000 followers on Instagram and 184,000 on TikTok, was previously driven out of Brighton last month for preaching on topics such as homosexuality, which the Bible describes as a sin.

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7 hours ago
Immigration
News

Over a Third of 35-Year-Olds in This European Country Have a Migration Background.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: A study marking German reunification revealed that over one-third of 35-year-olds in the country have a migration background.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The study was conducted by Germany’s Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) and included data from 1990, the year West Germany and East Germany reunited.

📍WHEN & WHERE: The study focused on those born in 1990, the year the Berlin Wall fell, and reflects on the current demographics of Germany.

🎯IMPACT: The findings highlight the growing demographic and economic challenges posed by mass migration, including unemployment and social tensions.

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Germany’s Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) has released a new report examining the demographic profile of individuals born in 1990, the year East and West Germany were reunified. The report highlights that approximately 1.1 million people were born in that year, representing about 1.4 percent of the country’s current population. Of this group, 36 percent have a migration background, significantly higher than the 26 percent observed across the total German population. Destatis noted that around 80 percent of those with a migration background in this cohort arrived in Germany after reunification.

The data reflects broader demographic shifts in the country. According to recent figures, one in three young adults in Germany aged 20 to 39 now comes from a migration background. The proportion of the overall population with migration roots continues to climb steadily, with migrants and their descendants making up more than a quarter of the total population as of 2024.

This trend has accelerated particularly since 2015, when former Chancellor Angela Merkel made the decision to open Germany’s borders during the European migrant crisis. Between 2015 and 2020, approximately 1.5 million people entered Germany as refugees. Millions more followed through chain migration, reshaping the country’s social and cultural fabric.

The economic and social impacts of this demographic change have been significant. Data from the Federal Employment Agency shows that 33 percent of the long-term unemployed in Germany are migrants. In addition, migrants make up a large share of those receiving social welfare. A 2023 report revealed that 60 percent of welfare recipients in Germany come from a migration background.

Public opinion on the consequences of mass migration remains sharply divided. A Forsa poll found that only 21 percent of Germans believe the country has successfully managed the influx of migrants. Meanwhile, 41 percent say Germany has not coped well, and 37 percent believe the country has not coped at all.

Negative attitudes towards mass migration have been reinforced by a number of violent incidents in recent years involving asylum seekers or others with migration backgrounds.

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War
World

Trump Admin Will Share Intelligence on Russian Energy Targets with Ukraine.

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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The United States is assisting Ukraine in locating key Russian energy infrastructure and considering providing it with long-range weapons like Tomahawk and Barracuda cruise missiles.

👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

📍WHEN & WHERE: Recent developments include meetings in New York and ongoing discussions involving the United States, Ukraine, and NATO allies.

💬KEY QUOTE: “If they [Russia] attack our energy, President Trump [supports] that we can answer on energy,” said President Zelensky.

🎯IMPACT: The policy shift marks a first in U.S. dealings with Ukraine, potentially escalating pressure on Russia to make peace.

IN FULL

The United States is taking a more aggressive stance in supporting Ukraine’s war effort against Russia with new intelligence-sharing efforts and potential long-range missile deliveries. The U.S. is now helping Ukraine identify key Russian energy infrastructure, including refineries and pipelines, which could become targets in future strikes. The goal is to undermine Moscow’s oil and gas sector, a major source of revenue for its military operations.

President Donald J. Trump is also reportedly considering providing Ukraine with Tomahawk and Barracuda cruise missiles, marking a significant shift in U.S. policy. Washington had previously avoided helping Ukraine carry out strikes deep inside Russian territory, especially on energy assets. The new approach signals a willingness to support more direct pressure on Russia’s economy.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Trump in New York in recent days to request the missile systems. Zelensky said Trump backs Ukraine’s right to respond to Russian attacks on its own infrastructure. “If they attack our energy, President Trump [supports] that we can answer on energy,” Zelensky said.

Trump has voiced optimism about Ukraine’s ability to push back Russian forces if it receives enough international support. In a Truth Social post, he wrote, “With time, patience, and the financial support of Europe and, in particular, NATO, the original Borders from where this War started, is very much an option. Why not? Russia has been fighting aimlessly for three and a half years a War that should have taken a Real Military Power less than a week to win.”

He also defended Ukraine’s right to strike inside Russia, stating, “It is very hard, if not impossible, to win a war without attacking an invader’s country. It’s like a great team in sports that has a fantastic defense, but is not allowed to play offense.”

However, Trump has made it clear that he will not commit American troops to Ukraine. In an interview, he ruled out U.S. boots on the ground under any future security agreement. “There’ll be some form of security… but it can’t be NATO,” he said.

Trump feels let down by Russian President Vladimir Putin since they met for peace talks in Alaska in August, believing the Kremlin supremo has not been making a serious effort to wind down the conflict. In late September, a senior Russian official issued a nuclear threat directed at the United States in response to U.S. support for Ukraine.

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