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[ti-amie]

Ukraine Deliberately Blindsided Trump Before Massive Drone Attack on Russia; Trump was deliberately left in the dark about Ukraine’s unprecedented drone strike in Russia on Sunday, which destroyed nearly a third of the Kremlin’s strategic bomber fleet in a surprise attack

https://www.thedailybeast.com/ukraine-d ... on-russia/

But did President Zelenskyy wear a suit?

[dave g]

Ukraine Deliberately Blindsided Trump Before Massive Drone Attack on Russia; Trump was deliberately left in the dark about Ukraine’s unprecedented drone strike in Russia on Sunday, which destroyed nearly a third of the Kremlin’s strategic bomber fleet in a surprise attack

https://www.thedailybeast.com/ukraine-d ... on-russia/

But did President Zelenskyy wear a suit?

If you were Zelenskyy, would you tell Trump that you were planning such an attack?

[patrick]

No especially with Mr Delay relationship with Putin

[mmmm8]

This was a pretty brilliant operation for Ukraine. Took our so much of the air fleet, no human loss, I hear it's also halted passenger flights in a lot of Russia in fear of military drone traffic.

[ponchi101]

...

If you were Zelenskyy, would you tell Trump that you were planning such an attack?

It is so easy to imagine Tiny talking about the attack in any news conference, and trying to take the credit for it.
"We are going to have a beautiful attack soon, very soon, some people are saying it will be the greatest attack in history, the most spectacular attack ever, we love the attacks, Obama never had an attack like the one we are planning...".

[ti-amie]

Trump signs proclamation to ban travel from several countries
Kristen Holmes Alayna Treene Kaitlan Collins Samantha Waldenberg
By Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene, Kaitlan Collins and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN

Updated 8:17 PM EDT, Wed June 4, 2025


Trump signed a proclamation Wednesday evening to ban travel from several countries, citing security risks.

The ban will fully restrict entry of nationals from 12 countries: Afghanistan; Myanmar, also known as Burma; Chad; Republic of the Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Haiti; Iran; Libya; Somalia; Sudan; and Yemen.

People from seven countries will have partial restriction: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.

The proclamation includes exceptions for lawful permanent residents, existing visa holders, certain visa categories and individuals whose entry serves US national interests.

The president made the final call on signing this proclamation after the antisemitic attack in Boulder, Colorado, according to a White House official. He was considering it beforehand, but Sunday’s assault put it into motion faster.

The White House is touting the new president’s travel ban as “fulfilling” a campaign promise to “protect Americans from dangerous foreign actors that want to come to our country and cause us harm.”

“President Trump is fulfilling his promise to protect Americans from dangerous foreign actors that want to come to our country and cause us harm. These commonsense restrictions are country-specific and include places that lack proper vetting, exhibit high visa overstay rates, or fail to share identity and threat information,” White House deputy press secretary Abigail Jackson wrote on X.

Wednesday’s proclamation comes less than five months after the president was inaugurated into office for his second term. On his first day in office, he issued an executive order directing cabinet members, including the secretary of state, to compile a list of countries “for which vetting and screening information is so deficient as to warrant a partial or full suspension on the admission of nationals from those countries.”

In his first term, Trump barred travelers from seven majority-Muslim nations from coming to the US, a policy that saw court challenges before President Joe Biden repealed it when he took office in 2021.

The barring of nationals from Afghanistan could impact Afghans who worked alongside the US during its two decades of war there. Tens of thousands of Afghans have already been caught in limbo due to other Trump administration executive orders suspending the US refugee admissions program and the suspension of foreign aid funding for flights of Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders.

This story and headline been updated with additional information.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/04/politics ... id=ios_app

[ti-amie]

Putting this here

[mmmm8]

Minnesota votes blue, so it was probably more about threatening local Dems/Waltz to pay attention to them.

Still...

[ponchi101]

People from seven countries will have partial restriction: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.

I don't know about the other countries, but for Venezuela the ban is for holders of visa types B1, B2, B1/B2, F, M and J. Basically we are all banned from entering the USA.
Because of those pesky Vennie terrorists, bringing arepas and rum to the USA.

[mmmm8]

People from seven countries will have partial restriction: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.

I don't know about the other countries, but for Venezuela the ban is for holders of visa types B1, B2, B1/B2, F, M and J. Basically we are all banned from entering the USA.
Because of those pesky Vennie terrorists, bringing arepas and rum to the USA.

Since this is a tennis forum... B1 includes athletes.

[ponchi101]

I wonder what happens to the 50 odd Venezuelan players in MLB.

[Suliso]

Are they perhaps green cars holders?

[Suliso]

People from seven countries will have partial restriction: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.

I don't know about the other countries, but for Venezuela the ban is for holders of visa types B1, B2, B1/B2, F, M and J. Basically we are all banned from entering the USA.
Because of those pesky Vennie terrorists, bringing arepas and rum to the USA.

What other non immigrant visa categories are even there?

[mmmm8]

People from seven countries will have partial restriction: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.

I don't know about the other countries, but for Venezuela the ban is for holders of visa types B1, B2, B1/B2, F, M and J. Basically we are all banned from entering the USA.
Because of those pesky Vennie terrorists, bringing arepas and rum to the USA.

What other non immigrant visa categories are even there?

Most employment ones, including the famous H1-B.

[Suliso]

Wouldn't H1-B count as an immigrant visa?