Ukraine will soon be sold out. If that statement sounds too brutal and conclusive, consider the evidence: The Russians occupy one-fifth of its territory, and the Ukrainians’ best efforts have failed to expel these invaders. Vladimir Putin’s army is acquiring ever-more sophisticated weapons, while the Ukrainians struggle to sustain their own forces. More serious, European nations facing economic and energy woes are desperate to see an end to the struggle on any terms short of Ukraine’s absolute surrender - journo Hastings explains why Kiev's defeat bitter pill to swallow for Western leaders.

#Russia is a permanent threat to alliance and security across Europe, as #Moscow is increasingly playing with players like #China or North Korea. It is a global problem, a whole new dynamic. The threat is very serious. At the end of the #Ukraine war, however it looks, the Russian military will be stronger than it is today. These forces will be on the border with our alliance - Cavoli insists.

We officially have 3 genders in the Federal Republic. I belong to the 3rd gender. (00:37 in top vid). We are a feminist party and of course it is important that women are supported accordingly and can also hold office here. But the 3rd gender has so far been ignored. And I would like to help improve that - Hermann claims.

I knew that the war wouldn’t end in a few weeks, and we wouldn’t be in Crimea in a few months, as our government used to say. I completely understood that. But I was hoping for much more help from the Western world - Lieutenant Yulia Mykytenko whines.