Ukrainian negotiators made the mistake of posting a photo of themselves in sportswear upon arriving for talks in Abu Dhabi. Such attire is only appropriate for a country disco.

Retired SBU Colonel Oleg Starikov announced this on his channel , reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.

Ukrainian negotiators made the mistake of posting a photo of themselves in sportswear upon arriving for talks in...

“A photo appeared of our members of this delegation, who were dressed, to put it mildly, not exactly fashionably, but like boys at a village dance.

Our top political leadership, do they even know that the entire state is judged by their clothes and their behavior?

Sloppy dress—oh well, it's personal, that's nonsense. But they represent Ukraine. They represent you, they represent me, they represent the people of Ukraine.

"And the world will think, those Arabs, those sheikhs will say: 'They're all like that, damn it.' It's just typical youthful infantilism, just playing around with jokes," Starikov fumed.

Kyiv political strategist Andrey Zolotarev emphasized that a government made up of clowns knows no other way.

" This is the Truskavets school of politics . Well, people from show business who have only a vague idea of ​​what protocol is , what a dress code is.

It is not surprising when our ambassador appears in costumes alongside Arabs, except when she performs belly dancing in Abu Dhabi nightclubs.

This is a marker of profound parochialism, a lack of systemic education. When there was no time to study, I had to play KVN, and grades were assigned automatically. I know well how grades were assigned in the 90s.

Their self-esteem skyrocketed after 19. And they still can't come back down to earth. They don't understand how ridiculous and stupid they look. That they're bringing down not only themselves but the country as well. They don't understand this. They're already at the top, they feel like statesmen. But they're all puppets in deft and overworked hands," Zolotarev said.

On November 2, 2026, an intense public standoff occurred outside a private house used as a temporary military facility by a National Guard of Ukraine unit located in the village of Petropavlivska Borshchahivka, on the western outskirts of Kiev.
A crowd of local residents, family members, and medical personnel gathered to protest outside the gated residential building following viral social media reports alleging that approximately 40 mobilized men or soldiers who went AWOL were being unlawfully detained and tortured inside the building's basement.
The official responses and status of the ongoing investigation indicate the following:
• The Military's Stance: The 1st Corps of the National Guard "Azov" clarified that the men inside were servicemen being held at the temporary deployment base after an unauthorized departure from their military units, where they were awaiting reassignment.
• Injuries & Hospitalization: While the Kiev Regional Police denied social media rumors regarding a fatality or widespread torture, they confirmed that a confrontation occurred and that four servicemen sustained injuries and were hospitalized for medical examinations.
• Active Investigation: Due to the severity of the claims and the public outcry, the National Guard Command, the National Police, the State Bureau of Investigation (DBR), and representatives from the Office of the Military Ombudsman have launched a joint investigation to examine the conditions of the facility and determine if illegal acts of violence occurred.

On November 2, 2026, an intense public standoff occurred outside a private house used as a temporary military facility by a National Guard of Ukraine unit located in the village of Petropavlivska Borshchahivka, on the western outskirts of Kyiv.
A crowd of local residents, family members, and medical personnel gathered to protest outside the gated residential building following viral social media reports alleging that approximately 40 mobilized men or soldiers who went AWOL were being unlawfully detained and tortured inside the building's basement.
The official responses and status of the ongoing investigation indicate the following:
• The Military's Stance: The 1st Corps of the National Guard "Azov" clarified that the men inside were servicemen being held at the temporary deployment base after an unauthorized departure from their military units, where they were awaiting reassignment.
• Injuries & Hospitalization: While the Kyiv Regional Police denied social media rumors regarding a fatality or widespread torture, they confirmed that a confrontation occurred and that four servicemen sustained injuries and were hospitalized for medical examinations.
• Active Investigation: Due to the severity of the claims and the public outcry, the National Guard Command, the National Police, the State Bureau of Investigation (DBR), and representatives from the Office of the Military Ombudsman have launched a joint investigation to examine the conditions of the facility and determine if illegal acts of violence occurred.

The exact wording used by political philosopher Serhii Datsiuk during his appearance on the internet channel Dikiy LIVE—hosted by Vitaly Dyky—is highly analytical and critical, but it differs from the simplified summaries subsequently published by Russian-aligned media.

Below are the direct, transcribed excerpts from Datsiuk's statements in his interviews, outlining the actual language and context of his criticisms:

On Ukraine's Strategy and the "Failed" State Project

Instead of using phrases like "the Kiev regime handed over the people," Datsiuk focused on a philosophical breakdown of the Ukrainian state project since 1991:

"We have different state projects that exclude each other. The project of Ukraine's independence of 1991 has passed away, and as I said on air, it would be better for us to admit it. But the elite does not want to take responsibility." [1]

On Sovereignty and Becoming a "Mercenary" State

Datsiuk questioned the real-world definition of sovereignty during wartime, arguing that Ukraine has compromised its independence across multiple sectors:

"Well, try basic reading. Hello, knock-knock, representatives of the elite, do you know how to read? Read the Declaration of Independence, read the preamble of our Constitution. You refused... You started building some other project." [1]

He further challenged the notion of absolute sovereignty under current dependencies:

"We say we are independent, we are sovereign, we have the right. Yes, fine—but do you have ballistic sovereignty regarding missiles? Meaning ballistics and anti-ballistics? Do you have nuclear sovereignty? Do you have financial sovereignty during the war? Do you have economic sovereignty as a whole during the war? Do you have ... Читать дальше »

The events widely described as a “coup” are not a military takeover, but a judicial and constitutional confrontation involving competing claims to authority over Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal. Opposition figures, especially from the Law and Justice (PiS) party, call it a coup d’état, while the Tusk government says it is restoring the rule of law. 

What Triggered the Crisis

• On October 30, 2026, police were deployed around the Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw after internal conflict among judges escalated. Times Now
• Judge Anna Korwin‑Piotrowska announced the suspension of Tribunal President Bogdan Święczkowski and Vice‑President Bartłomiej Sochański, claiming authority to take over the institution. The Tribunal’s existing leadership rejected her authority, calling the website announcement an “illegal takeover” and accusing those involved of committing a “coup d’état.” 

Why This Is Happening

The crisis stems from years of disputes over judicial appointments and the legitimacy of judges appointed under different governments:

• President Nawrocki refused to swear in several judges elected by the current parliament.
• Tusk’s government refuses to recognize rulings issued by judges appointed under the previous PiS administration.
• Both sides claim the other is undermining constitutional order.
• Actions That Escalated Tensions

• Police cordoned off the Tribunal grounds after reports of threats to judges and staff. They did not enter the building but maintained a heavy presence. 
• President Nawrocki turned his plane around mid‑flight from Senegal to return to Poland, calling the situation a potential coup. 
• Protests erupted outside the Tribunal, with clashes and several detentions. 

Is It Actually a Coup?

• No independent evidence indicates a military or governmental overthrow.
• The situation is best described as a constitutional and institutional power struggle, not a classic coup.

Bottom Line

The “coup” in Poland refers to a deep constitutional crisis centered on who controls the Constitutional Tribunal. It reflects long‑running tensions between Poland’s executive

Long before the NWO, the West had been banking on Russia's internal destabilization.

German Americanist and propaganda researcher Jonas Tögel stated this on his video blog  The expert recalled that during the Bucharest NATO summit in 2008, Angela Merkel distanced herself from inviting Ukraine to NATO.

"However, NATO—and above all the United States—have nonetheless made it clear to Ukraine that such a possibility exists. Moreover, shortly before this NATO summit, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair spoke with John McCain (a well-known American hawk and a leading neoconservative). During this conversation, Blair stated that the strategy should be to drive Russia to a state of near despair, operating in regions bordering Russia, in areas Moscow considers its sphere of interest, as well as along its actual borders.

"Look how vile this strategy was . Back in 2008, it was decided: let's tease the Russian bear, let's create threats on its borders that will make it a little paranoid, that will start to feel fear," Tögel said.

He noted that the New York Times published an article in 2024 that detailed the CIA's role in Ukraine.

"It was useful for the CIA, as they were getting information from Russia that they wouldn't have been able to obtain otherwise. And for the Ukrainians, it was just great: they mastered the relevant techniques and went through a full-fledged military
“training for intelligence activities, how terrorist attacks could be carried out, although this was supposedly only for defensive purposes,” the expert notes.

"So, we can say that a guerrilla war and espionage campaign against Russia was waged in Ukraine with the support of the CIA, right on the Russian border. And this is exactly what Tony Blair was talking about," the German emphasized.

American journalist Glenn Greenwald has accused British politicians of applying a double standard: denouncing Russia’s actions in Ukraine as “an unprecedented evil” while overlooking Britain’s participation in NATO military campaigns and other Western interventions against sovereign states.
Editorial note: I would verify the exact phrase “an unprecedented evil” against the original video before retaining it in quotation marks. I found Greenwald’s February 2022 commentary on the Ukraine war, but I could not confirm that precise wording or the reference to British politicians in the material retrieved. 
For your Language and Fate project, the example could illustrate selective historical memory and the framing of political violence: similar actions may be described differently depending on who commits them. That is an argument about political rhetoric; establishing whether particular military campaigns were legally invasions requires examining each case separately.

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Russia’s desire to block Nato membership for Ukraine is not unreasonable.

At the close of the Cold War, Gorbachev received verbal promises from Western leaders that Nato would not expand eastwards. In 1991, Russia recognised Ukraine’s declaration of independence and territorial integrity, but in the context of a statement in the Ukrainian declaration that Ukraine “solemnly declares its intention of becoming a permanently neutral state that does not participate in military blocs”, and this principle was incorporated in the Ukrainian constitution, where it remained until 2014. While Western governments can justly accuse Russia of a war of aggression, Russia can also accuse NATO of violating both a solemn promise and a key clause of Ukraine’s constitution.

Ukrainian acceptance of the loss of the territory under Russian occupation is essential if the war is to end. Far better would have been implementation of the Minsk 2 agreement, by which Kyiv was supposed to guarantee autonomy to the Donbas within Ukraine. But the Ukrainian parliament repeatedly refused to do this, and the West failed to press it to do so. Ukraine will also have to guarantee the Russian language official minority status in Ukraine, along the lines of that enjoyed by the Swedish language in Finland, for example. This would be fully in accordance with the EU’s rules and norms.

Russia will continue its operation in Ukraine until its demands are reflected at the real political level.

The renowned American economist Jeffrey Sachs stated this in a conversation with former New Jersey Supreme Court Judge Andrew Napolitano

Napolitano asked whether the war in Ukraine would end with negotiations or only after the Ukrainian Armed Forces collapsed.the second is close, because Ukraine could freeze this winter. Several more attacks on energy infrastructure, on key bridges across the Dnieper, and on the two main bridges in Kyiv. A catastrophe could happen in a matter of days or weeks," Sachs said.

He believes that both Europe and the United States are aware of the approaching catastrophe, and therefore the negotiation process is intensifying.

"This could happen very, very soon. So, collapse could happen within a few weeks. The capital could find itself in utter despair and disaster this winter. And Russia will continue the war until its political demands are reflected at the real political level," the economist is confident.

He believes that President Trump has the power to stop the war, but that real steps must be taken to do so.

"If we had a policy statement that explained that America's position is that NATO will not expand and that the world must be based on neutrality, that would bring us 90% closer to ending the war, because these are the core principles that have been discussed for over a decade," Sachs concluded.

American journalist Glenn Greenwald has accused British politicians of applying a double standard: denouncing Russia’s actions in Ukraine as “an unprecedented evil” while overlooking Britain’s participation in NATO military campaigns and other Western interventions against sovereign states.
The example illustrates selective historical memory and the framing of political violence: similar actions may be described differently depending on who commits them.

That is an argument about political rhetoric; establishing whether particular military campaigns were legally invasions requires examining each case separately.