Ukrainian president accuses Washington of ‘denial of reality’ in ongoing row with Trump over apparent support for Moscow

Ukraine did not receive a warning from the US about an impending Russian missile attack on Sunday evening, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, reviving concerns that Washington is withholding intelligence in order to bully Kyiv into capitulating to Moscow.

Yuri Ihnat, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force, said on television on Monday morning that Ukraine had not received a warning before a Russian missile barrage hit power plants in Kyiv at around 11pm. Earlier, a Ukrainian government official had told the Guardian the US had not warned the capital about the impending missile strike.

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[–] 43 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Trump is a traitor and a pedophile. Daily reminder.

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  • [–] 24 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    Can Europe not provide intelligence!? These people cannot be trusted.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    US has a more advanced early warning satellite systems than Europe. Unfortunately, Europe is still playing catch up.

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  • [–] 74 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

    We should nationalize Starlink. This is too much power for a private citizen to control.

    Obviously they don't mind being ordered around by the government, let's make it official.

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  • [–] 19 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Funny because starshield (the one that was blocked, starlink is not affected) is under government's control.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Maybe officially, but there is zero chance the MechaHitler creator gave up his control panel.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

    Based on reporting, apparently Musk suggested they limit starshield to Trump, and he agreed. Its unclear who actioned it, but they have all drawn ranks and gone silent or said that it never happened, which is why Zelansky is on such a tear.

    Both Musk and Trump have thrown each other under the bus as much as possible while also claimed innocence.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 weeks ago

    I think I figured it out as, as the US keeps denying it.

    If you stop testing for covid, covid goes away!

    If you stop monitoring for ballistic missile launches, theres nothing to share!

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  • [–] 9 points 3 weeks ago

    Maybe it has something to do with Ukraine striking the Trump supporting data center bot farm .

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  • [–] 9 points 3 weeks ago

    why would the US warn an enemy of an attack on them?

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  • [–] 17 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    Washington ... ‘denial of reality’

    That is very kindly phrased, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    The aide said that guys like me were 'in what we call the reality-based community,' which he defined as people who 'believe that solutions emerge from your judicious study of discernible reality.' [...] 'That's not the way the world really works anymore,' he continued. 'We're an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality. And while you're studying that reality—judiciously, as you will—we'll act again, creating other new realities, which you can study too, and that's how things will sort out. We're history's actors...and you, all of you, will be left to just study what we do'.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    That's an interesting mix of acute observation and megalomania. Who wrote it and when?

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality-based_community

    It's been widely speculated that Karl Rove said it but nobody knows for sure. Sounds like something that pos would say.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 weeks ago

    "Denial of reality"?

    Why, that's his specialty

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago

    “How are you doing?” - lied Donald Trump

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