United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday he sees little chance for quick progress in ending the war in Ukraine, citing incompatible positions between Kiev and Moscow. Speaking at a press conference ahead of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, he warned that prospects for peace remain uncertain. “I am not optimistic about the short-term progress in the peace process in Ukraine. The positions of both sides are now largely incompatible,” Guterres said. He stressed that “Ukraine has a legitimate interest to preserve its territorial integrity, and it’s clear that Russia is determined to do something that would mean the occupation of large parts of Ukraine. “Looking ahead to the UNGA, Guterres also noted he would welcome a meeting with US President Donald Trump, adding that Washington’s ability to use both “carrots and sticks” could complement UN efforts in peace mediation.

NN: their will be no peace  deal. Why world  Putin fold a winning hand. If talking were bombs NATO and Ukraine would be winning… and they are not.

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Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte sent a new criminal referral against Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over allegations of mortgage fraud.
The referral concerns a property in Massachusetts and follows a complaint alleging that Cook fraudulently listed homes in Michigan and Georgia as her “primary residence” when she obtained mortgages in 2021.
Cook is seeking to block President Donald Trump’s move to fire her, filing a lawsuit that labels the president’s bid to oust her as “illegal” and casting it as a bid to seize control of the Fed.

Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte sent a new criminal referral against Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, intensifying the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against the central bank board member over allegations of mortgage fraud. The new referral, in a letter to US Attorney General Pam Bondi dated Aug. 28, concerns a third property in Massachusetts and follows a complaint earlier this month alleging that Cook fraudulently listed homes in Michigan and Georgia as her “primary residence” when she obtained mortgages in 2021, a declaration that typically secures more favorable loan terms. The latest complaint alleges Cook took out a mortgage agreement on a condominium in Cambridge, Massachusetts for $361,000, claiming that the property was a second home. Pulte alleges that eight months later, however, Cook declared that she had earned between $15,000-$50,000 in rental income and declared it an investment property. Cook’s attorneys did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The Federal Reserve declined to comment. President Donald Trump moved to fire Cook after the initial criminal referral, setting the stage for a contentious legal fight and escalating his battle with the central bank. Trump has hammered the Fed and its chair, Jerome Powell, to lower interest rates, and successfully ousting Cook would allow him to secure a majority on the central bank’s board of governors.

Cook, though, is seeking to block the move, filing a lawsuit in federal court on Thursday that labeled the president’s bid to oust her as “illegal” and casting it as a bid to seize control of the Fed. Her lawyers have also suggested that an unintentional “clerical error” may be behind the mortgage disputes in Pulte’s first criminal referral. The Department of Justice has already signaled plans to investigate Cook over the earlier referral. The latest Pulte referral also raises additional concerns about the Michigan and Georgia properties at the heart of the original referral. Pulte says that FHFA has reason to believe Cook’s Michigan property is “currently being used as a rental property,” and that she appears to have tried to rent the Georgia property despite calling it a “personal residence” in federal disclosures. He asks the Justice Department to investigate whether Cook has made “further potential criminal violations as well as material misrepresentations” in order to, among other things, “acquire and maintain her position as governor.” Pulte has attacked Cook over social media in recent days. “No one is above the law,” he wrote on Thursday after she filed her lawsuit, posting a graphic that he said shows matching signatures on mortgage documents for the properties in Michigan and Georgia. US District Judge Jia Cobb, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, has set a hearing for Friday on Cook’s request for a restraining order as she seeks to remain in her role.

In an unexpected moment during at the Oval Office President Donald Trump pulled out a photo of him and Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting in Alaska. Trump said Putin sent the picture and told reporters he planned to sign it for him.

Trump is pushing the Ukrainians hard to give up 40% of their territory And make a deal with Russia which will not allow the Ukrainians to have foreign troops on their land. Russia is also demanding that Ukraine’s army be  reduced to a skeletal size force. Basically opening the door for Putin to finish capturing all of Ukraine.  Trump pointed out in a recent interview that Russia  is seven times size Ukraine and that the war is hopeless.  I’d like to remind you that Putin’s strategy called for taking over Ukraine and capturing Kiev within 30 days.  The war has been going on for years. He hasn’t been able to conquer them for years now. There are many cases of very small brave freedom fighters successfully defending their country against an aggressive dictator. Unfortunately the United States, Europe and NATO do not realize the extreme threat Putin poses.  Crazy Putin regards Ukraine as a stepping stone for building back the former Soviet Empire with Poland  next. His dream is the conquest of Europe. He needs to be stopped when it is easy. Europe the US and NATO need to put boots on the ground and stop the Russian aggression. Just  troops arriving in the Ukraine will push Putin  back in his hidey hole. Right now he’s got the run  of the deck. Trump’s giving him everything and I believe this will end up in disaster and World War III,  Putin has got to be stopped now…  while he can be stopped. Rewarding him for the invasion of Ukraine is absolutely the wrong thing to do and the wrong time to do it