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Related: About this forumKursk Invasion Plans Revealed! Classified Documents Leaked. Zelensky's Urgent Laws - The Russian Dude
Last edited Wed Jul 16, 2025, 06:05 PM - Edit history (1)
Ukrainian military plans for a daring invasion into Russias Kursk region have just been exposed, with new classified details revealing the chaotic, high-risk preparation behind the bold incursion. Commander Dmytro Voloshyn speaks out for the first time about how Ukraines top brass, including General Syrskyi, scrambled to avoid internal sabotage and prepare for a cross-border strike in just one month. Meanwhile, in a shocking espionage case, retired U.S. officer David Slater leaked top-secret intel about Russia and NATO to a mystery woman he met on a dating siteraising serious questions about American national security. As all this unfolds, President Zelensky signs a series of urgent wartime laws: withdrawing from the anti-landmine Ottawa Convention, allowing dual citizenship, and greenlighting a war crimes tribunal targeting Russian leadership. These moves are more than headlinesthey represent Ukraine's shift into total wartime survival mode, where international treaties take a backseat to military necessity. As the old global rules unravel, the Kursk incursion, intelligence leaks, and Zelenskys legal overhaul all point to one thing: the war is entering a new, more desperate phase. This is not just geopolitics. This is the frontline of a collapsing international order.
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TexasTowelie
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Deuxcents
(23,105 posts)1. David Slater is 64 years old, a retired Army lt colonel and working with the Air Force but as a civilian
And he leaks war information on a dating app? Yeah, he got duped but hes gonna serve 10 years in prison for this..do I have this right?
TexasTowelie
(121,973 posts)2. The sentence has not been decided yet.
Slater could face up to 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000 for the conspiracy charge. He is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 8, according to the Justice Department news release.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/07/14/retired-army-officer-pleads-guilty-leaking-national-defense-info-foreign-dating-website.html
Deuxcents
(23,105 posts)3. Ok..thank you. My next question most likely doesn't have an answer but I'll ask..why? Why do this?