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LetMyPeopleVote

(182,065 posts)
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 12:25 PM Aug 2025

Viral video of Russian vehicle waving US flag and attacking Ukraine sparks fury in Kyiv

trump caved to Putin at this "summit" and the Russian Pundits are bragging about trump's cave

Viral video of Russian vehicle waving US flag and attacking Ukraine sparks fury in Kyiv – POLITICO

https://www.europesays.com/uk/354296/

“The Russians are using the symbols of the United States in their own terrorist, aggressive war,” Andriy Yermak,…#uk #news #uknews

(@uk-news.bsky.social) 2025-08-18T14:17:02+00:00

https://www.politico.eu/article/viral-video-russia-vehicle-wave-us-flag-attack-ukraine-fury-kyiv/

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s most senior adviser condemned a viral video showing a Russian combat vehicle waving an American flag speeding through Ukraine’s front lines.

The footage shows an M113 armored personnel carrier, manufactured by the U.S. and captured by the Russian military, flying both Russian and American flags as it speeds through a village in Zaporizhzhia in eastern Ukraine, according to Russian state-controlled broadcaster RT.

“The Russians are using the symbols of the United States in their own terrorist, aggressive war,” Andriy Yermak, Zelenskyy’s right-hand man in Kyiv, fumed on Telegram. “Maximum audacity.”

The propaganda video follows Russian President Vladimir Putin’s summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska over the weekend, which was widely criticized as a publicity win for the Kremlin.

Here is the footage that was NOT included the politico article

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Viral video of Russian vehicle waving US flag and attacking Ukraine sparks fury in Kyiv (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2025 OP
Zero pushback from Trump. Disgusting. LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2025 #1
If I'm an American General.... FalloutShelter Aug 2025 #2
Any doubt about Trump being a Russian asset should be gone now Botany Aug 2025 #3
trump switched sides as soon as he was sworn in. PSPS Aug 2025 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author Chasstev365 Aug 2025 #4
This means that Russian troops gab13by13 Aug 2025 #6
We ARE their allies now, and enemies of NATO and all of Europe Eliot Rosewater Aug 2025 #8
Possibly a requirement from Trump/GOP post Alaska event. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Aug 2025 #7

FalloutShelter

(14,630 posts)
2. If I'm an American General....
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 12:35 PM
Aug 2025

This is really pissing me off. Russia is attacking Ukraine UNDER AN AMERICAN FLAG?!?!?!?!?!?!
Who am I taking my orders from now? Krasnov... Putin?

WTAF?!?!?

Botany

(77,863 posts)
3. Any doubt about Trump being a Russian asset should be gone now
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 12:47 PM
Aug 2025

Everybody in America needs to see that video. Does this have something to do with
Karoline Levitt looking so ashen @ the Trump/Putin meeting?

PSPS

(15,376 posts)
5. trump switched sides as soon as he was sworn in.
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 12:57 PM
Aug 2025

This is, sadly, a succinct symbol of the real situation.

Response to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

gab13by13

(32,785 posts)
6. This means that Russian troops
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 01:12 PM
Aug 2025

in Ukraine believe that the United States is its ally.

Wonder if Krasnov will condemn this today or risk angering his master?

Eliot Rosewater

(34,296 posts)
8. We ARE their allies now, and enemies of NATO and all of Europe
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 02:37 PM
Aug 2025

And the rest of the free world as well.

This was something he practically came right out and said he would do and 70 million people still voted for him, even though the election was rigged that’s way too many.

I unfortunately have to predict, and I say unfortunately because they’re usually accurate because I just predict that they will do the worst thing imaginable, that our troops will be sent to fight alongside Russian troops in attacking Ukraine and eventually Europe.

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