Professor, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin/Professor Emeritus, University of Birmingham; Founder, EA WorldView (eaworldview.com); Co-host, EuroFile. Political analyst on TV and radio near you. Website: eaworldview.com Website: ucdclinton.ie Specialism: International Politics Country: UK/Ireland
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Last Notes npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/116826200938251230 #Iran Foreign Ministry on American strikes late Saturday: “These brutal attacks…show that the US does not place the slightest value and credibility on its commitments, and breaking promises is part of its nature" #IranWar #IranTalks #note17ks…jtnm npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas US- #Israel Wars, Day 122: US Renews Attacks on #Iran #IranWar #IranTalks #StraitOfHormuz https://eaworldview.com/2026/06/us-israel-wars-day-121-us-renews-attacks-on-iran/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/116/826/199/477/931/073/original/03f52811e2615c6d.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas #JDVance: 2 big wins of framework to end #IranWar: 1) #StraitOfHormuz open; 2) #Iran commits not to develop nuclear weapons On Feb 26, in talks before war: 1) Strait was open and not under Iran control 2) Iran had committed not to develop nuclear weapon https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/116/754/486/111/605/860/original/7cb578b60118b47f.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas US- #Israel Wars, Day 109: Framework Deal Between #Iran and US --- But What Are The Terms? #IranWar #StraitOfHormuz #Lebanon https://eaworldview.com/2026/06/us-israel-wars-iran-framework-deal/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/116/752/702/628/036/016/original/82d83fb24cb0826c.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas US- #Israel Wars, Day 102: Ceasefires Collapse --- #Iran and #Israel Attack Each Other After Israelis Strike #Beirut #IranWar #Lebanon https://eaworldview.com/2026/06/us-israel-iran-wars-ceasefire-collapse/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/116/713/156/990/768/155/original/1a2aa638db655d98.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/116684730075654953 1 killed and others injured by #Iran drone and missile strikes on passenger terminal at #Kuwait International Airport Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry expresses “condemnation and denunciation, in the strongest terms, of the brutal and ongoing Iranian attacks" Reserves “full and inherent right” to take measures and respond to the “sinful and repeated Iranian aggressions” #note1py0…vn7q npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas US- #Israel Wars, Day 97: US and #Iran Renew Strikes on Each Other #IranWar #Lebanon #Hezbollah #StraitOfHormuz https://eaworldview.com/2026/06/us-and-iran-renew-strikes-on-each-other/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/116/684/729/281/008/302/original/acd31f4ff41bfbff.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/116656562984411351 #Zelensky on #Russia drone strike on apartment block in #Romania "We are ready to support Romania in whatever way is necessary. We count on #EU 's new sanctions measures against Russia to be truly strong and to make Russia feel that its strikes mean significant losses for Russia itself" #Ukraine #note1nv0…lp8n npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas #UkraineWar, Day 1,556: #Russia Drone Hits Apartment Block in #Romania #Ukraine #NATO https://eaworldview.com/2026/05/ukraine-war-romania-russia-drone-hits-apartment-block/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/116/656/560/501/797/183/original/8fe61696dc4bd5fc.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas EA on ANewz: #Ukraine Brings Post- #Brexit UK and #Europe Closer (Scott Lucas with Guy Shone) #UkraineWar #EU https://eaworldview.com/2026/05/ukraine-brings-uk-and-europe-closer/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/116/521/502/051/210/839/original/3137bf1f1e241ef9.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/116438968581789565 "Returning to airstrikes does not force regime surrender. The regime has taken US punches for close to 8 weeks. Their leaders have been killed, their officials and commanders assassinated, they have taken a lot of damage, but still they are there. So #Trump folks have two options: go into talks w #Iran or put in ground troops" #note1g9n…lqft npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas EA on International Outlets: #Iran Tightens Its Control of #StraitOfHormuz #IranWar #Trump https://eaworldview.com/2026/04/strait-of-hormuz-iran-tightens-its-control/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/116/438/966/622/230/759/original/b71194fa0ef42ca9.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/116390122250483379 #Trump repeats threats of war crimes, w destruction of civilian infrastructure in #Iran "I could take out Iran in one day. I could have their entire energy everything, every one of their plants, their electric generating plants, which is a big deal.... In one half of a day they wouldn’t have one bridge standing, they wouldn’t have one electric generating plant standing and they’re back in the Stone Ages" #IranWar #note14mx…cvvk npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas US- #Israel War, Day 45: “No Deal” in #Trump- #Iran Talks in #Pakistan #IranWar #StraitOfHormuz https://eaworldview.com/2026/04/us-israel-war-day-45-no-deal-in-trump-iran-talks-in-pakistan/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/116/390/120/892/955/352/original/d3f23a84c67b09f8.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/116373387777699626 Commenting on #Israel attacks on #Lebanon, #Spain PM Sánchez on #Netanyahu: “His contempt for life and international law is intolerable" It's time to speak clearly. Lebanon must be included in the ceasefire. The international community must condemn this new violation of international law" #IranWar #note1ver…rmr4 npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas Ceasefire? #Israel Kills 254 in #Lebanon as US and #Iran Trade Verbal Punches #IranWar #Trump https://eaworldview.com/2026/04/israel-kills-254-in-lebanon-as-us-and-iran-trade-verbal-punches/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/116/373/386/414/186/354/original/feaa7a7a8c331322.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/116350445234200756 Rescue of 2nd crew member of downed US F-15E Attack aircraft dropped bombs and opened fire on #Iran convoys - Forces engaged in firefight 2 C-130 transport aircraft trapped at a temporary airstrip inside the country and had to be blown up - 3 other warplanes sent into Iran for evacuation #note1que…ys54 npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas UPDATES: US- #Israel War on #Iran, Day 37 --- US Loses 2 Warplanes #IranWar #StraitOfHormuz https://eaworldview.com/2026/04/us-israel-war-on-iran-us-loses-2-warplanes/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/116/350/442/427/883/996/original/719f74904d682383.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/116175255063663224 #Spain firmly rejects #Trump camp claim that it now supports US- #Israel war on #Iran Foreign Minister Albares: "Our 'no to war' stance remains clear and unequivocal. I’m the Foreign Minister of Spain and I’m telling [them] that our position hasn’t changed at all" #IranWar #note1q3w…0p6q npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas #Israel- US War: Americans Sink #Iran Warship, Killing 80+ Crew #IranWar #IrisDena https://eaworldview.com/2026/03/israel-us-war-on-iran-americans-sink-warship-killing-80-crew/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/116/175/245/692/151/574/original/2c8d909b6f80cd12.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas The Billionaire Blame Game: How UK Tax Exile #JimRatcliffe Fueled Class Division and Bigotry — and How We Must Respond (Hasan Patel) #Immigrants #WorkingClass #ManchesterUnited https://eaworldview.com/2026/02/uk-tax-exile-jim-ratcliffe-class-division-and-bigotry/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/116/090/326/302/706/042/original/ed4d2516ec22e449.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/116045365747060751 #Estonia foreign intell knocks back #Trump Admin claims that deal to end #Russia invasion of #Ukraine is imminent "Russia is setting long-term operational objectives in the war against Ukraine. This confirms that the so-called peace talk rhetoric is merely a tactic to buy time, and Russia has no intention of ending the war until its objectives are achieved" #note157g…kqyw npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas #UkraineWar, Day 1,447: #Kyiv and #France to Start Joint Weapons Production #Ukraine https://eaworldview.com/2026/02/ukraine-war-kyiv-france-joint-weapons-production/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/116/045/368/358/447/755/original/ec7b01acf2cbe48d.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/115897796378250554 On 21st day of #IranProtests, Internet still almost completely cut off Traffic only 2% of normal Despite regime claim that protests quelled, strikes reportedly continue in Tehran 3 explosions at 4:40 am on Fri Revolutionary Guards drones fly close to homes in some areas, recording inside #Iran #note1mde…lc4f npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas We're at point where Washington Post headlined, "Videos show security forces firing into crowds in at least six cities" And I wondered: #Iran or #US? #IranProtests #ICE #Trump #Minneapolis npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas #IranProtests: #Trump Backs Out of Military Action #Iran https://eaworldview.com/2026/01/iran-protests-trump-backs-out-of-military-action/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/115/897/795/487/092/356/original/a42252a6ef59a4e8.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/115880730849349306 Doctor on shift on Jan 8 to use of live ammo v #IranProtests “My belief is that security forces were told there would be no accountability. No investigations. This was treated as a wartime situation. Go and suppress by any means" #Iran #note1ehm…fecs npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/115880730849349306 Human rights activists: Confirmed death toll 538+, including 490 protesters --- 10,600+ detained Despite Internet cutoff by regime, messages trickle out, including of the use of live ammo by security forces and bodies stacked up in morgues and even prayer rooms #Iran #IranProtests #note1ehm…fecs npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas UPDATES: #IranProtests Continue Despite Rising Death Toll #Iran https://eaworldview.com/2026/01/iran-protests-authorities-cut-internet/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/115/880/729/912/275/913/original/2d8436d6d497c4f5.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/115875048313885234 Human rights activists: 490+ protesters and bystanders killed by #Iran security forces and 10,000+ detained during #IranProtests #note17h2…gz4m npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/115875048313885234 UN Secretary-General Guterres "shocked by the reports of violence and excessive use of force by #Iran authorities against protesters" Calls on authorities “to exercise maximum restraint and to refrain from unnecessary or disproportionate use of force" #IranProtests #note17h2…gz4m npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/115875048313885234 Traveller who left #Iran on Saturday "On Thursday, Enghelab Street [a main thoroughfare in Tehran] was so crowded that the beginning and end of the crowd were impossible to see. On Friday, the crowd was far, far larger, to the point that even people who had been out the night before could not believe it" By Friday night, "many areas of Tehran were effectively in the hands of the people because security forces were spread too thin" #IranProtests (1/2) #note17h2…gz4m npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas UPDATES: #Iran Authorities Cut Internet Amid Mass Protests In Cities #IranProtests https://eaworldview.com/2026/01/iran-protests-authorities-cut-internet/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/115/875/046/217/108/586/original/b3aa90a9cb9d8405.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/115870953315510035 "This is not an 'unfortunate tragedy'. This is a killing. We need dialogue. We need proper, responsible action. But we have group of people at the top of government who have deployed masked, unIDed men w firearms who sweep into communities w no accountability and no legal process" #ReneeNicoleGood #note1lzm…qfcs npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/115870953315510035 W BBC Radio Ulster: Setting out facts of #ICE killing of #ReneeNicoleGood v. #Trump Admin disinfo and smearing of her as "domestic terrorist" Dealing w unsupported claims of Trumpist activist Colton Taussig, including his dismissal of the facts as "speculation" and repetition of smears #note1lzm…qfcs npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas EA on UK and German Outlets: #ICE Kills #ReneeNicoleGood https://eaworldview.com/2026/01/ice-kills-renee-nicole-good/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/115/870/941/717/373/942/original/af513e4cad328605.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas I’ve seen the video. This needs to be said clearly and firmly without hesitation or reservation. It needs to be repeated clearly and firmly v. disinfo already coming out from #Trump officials. #ICE murdered a woman in Minneapolis today. npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/115843967128115031 34-minute deep dive "There are no more rules of game, however much we try to make this rational. There are no more alliances for Trump folks. There are no more regional organizations. There are only what #Trump thinks is good for Trump and what his advisors think is good for US power" #Venezuela #note10nu…xtnq npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas EA-Times Radio VideoCast: #Venezuela and Taking #Trump Global Threats Seriously (Scott Lucas w Fergus Macphee) #Maduro #Cuba #Colombia #Mexico #Greenland https://eaworldview.com/2026/01/venezuela-taking-trump-global-threats-seriously/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/115/843/961/970/728/764/original/e594d419408ad97f.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/115825220400365369 Another protester slain by #Iran security forces IDed Ahmad Jalil, 22, shot during demos in Lordegan in west #Iran on Thursday Agents from Revolutionary Guards' intelligence branch reportedly summon Jalil’s relatives, threatening not to release his body unless they blame protesters for his death #note1203…h7dm npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas UPDATES: Strikes and Protests Spread Over #Iran Economic Problems #IranProtests https://eaworldview.com/2026/01/strikes-tehran-iran-economic-problems/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/115/825/218/834/552/236/original/960bdafb3b514a1d.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/115767582681282171 #Zelensky on #Russia overnight attacks: "This Russian strike sends an extremely clear signal about Russia’s priorities. An attack ahead of Christmas, when people simply want to be with their families, at home, and safe. An attack carried out essentially in the midst of negotiations aimed at ending this war. Putin still cannot accept that he must stop killing. And that means that the world is not putting enough pressure on Russia. Now is the time to respond" #Ukraine #note18kt…5cwu npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas #UkraineWar, Day 1,398: #Russia Missile and Drone Assault on West of Country #Ukraine #RussiaWarCrimes https://eaworldview.com/2025/12/ukraine-war-russia-missile-and-drone-assault-on-west-of-country/ npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/115722131643146664 Nobel Peace Prize laureate #NargesMohammadi: I was beaten on head and neck w batons by #Iran plainsclothes agents Told “We will put your mother into mourning" and accused of “cooperating with the Israeli government” Taken to emergency room twice for treatment #IranHumanRights #WomanLifeFreedom #note1f6y…qsx6 npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas UPDATE: #Iran Authorities Detain Nobel Prize Laureate #NargesMohammadi #IranHumanRights #WomanLifeFreedom https://eaworldview.com/2025/12/narges-mohammadi-iran-authorities-detain/ npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas #Russia threatening Faroe Islands — population 55,000 — w retaliation after Faroese Parliament gave government the authority to bar Russian fishing companies from its waters #Ukraine npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas #UkraineWar, Day 1,380: #Macron to #Europe Leaders — “A Chance the US Will Betray #Ukraine” #Russia #TrumpRussia https://eaworldview.com/2025/12/ukraine-war-macron-us-will-betray-ukraine/ npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas In conference call on #Trump camp collusion w #Kremlin, leaders agree on risk of US selling out #Ukraine and #Europe. #Macron: “There is chance that US will betray Ukraine on territory w/o clarity on security guarantees" #Merz: #Zelensky needs to be “very careful" - “They are playing games w both you and us #Finland 's Stubb: “We must not leave Ukraine and Volodymyr alone with these guys" #NATO head Rutte "We need to protect Volodymyr" npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas #UkraineWar, Day 1,379: #Witkoff and #Kushner to Meet #Kyiv 's Top Official Umerov #Ukraine #TrumpRussia https://eaworldview.com/2025/12/ukraine-war-witkoff-and-kushner-to-meet-kyivs-top-official-umerov/ npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas Toll from Wednesday's #Russia strikes on Ternopil in western #Ukraine rises to 26 murdered, including 3 children, and 93 injured, w 22 missing Search and rescue operations continue #UkraineWar npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas Some analysts say US Secretary of State #Rubio is pulling back "28-point plan" as a personal initiative of #Trump envoy #Witkoff, amplified by #Russia to bounce Administration into acceptance of its maximalist demands on #Ukraine Note Rubio's framing of "extensive exchange of serious and realistic ideas" and his caveat that "both sides" must "agree to difficult but necessary concessions" npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas 28-point plan: US military assistance rolled back, and no long-range weapons - No foreign troops on #Ukraine soil Recognition of #Russia as official state language in Ukraine - Local branch of Russian Orthodox Church given formal status #TrumpRussia (2/2) https://eaworldview.com/2025/11/ukraine-war-trump-kremlin-plan-for-capitulation-of-kyiv/ npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas 28-point plan: #Ukraine gives up 22% of #Donetsk region which it holds, "opening highway to #Kyiv" for #Russia in future Kyiv to cut size of its armed forces by half and abandon key categories of weaponry #TrumpRussia (1/2) npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas #UkraineWar, Day 1,365: #Trump - #Kremlin Plan for Capitulation of #Kyiv #Ukraine #Russia #TrumpRussia https://eaworldview.com/2025/11/ukraine-war-trump-kremlin-plan-for-capitulation-of-kyiv/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/115/580/807/330/793/055/original/8711bbff9871334a.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas On air soon w DW News to analyze situation now that #Trump has accepted release of #EpsteinFiles * How much of the material will be released? How much will #Trump hold back? * Is pressure on Trump eased? *A damaging split in Trump base? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuKwFajn37U npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas Details of US- #Russia 28-point plan for #Ukraine capitulation: US military assistance rolled back, and Ukraine gets no long-range weapons - No foreign troops allowed on Ukrainian soil Russian recognized as official state language in Ukraine, and local branch of Russian Orthodox Church given formal status (2/2) npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas Details of US- #Russia 28-point plan for #Ukraine capitulation: #Kyiv gives up 22% of #Donetsk region which it holds Cuts size of armed forces by half and abandons key categories of weaponry (1/2) npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas #UkraineWar, Day 1,364: Secret #Trump - #Kremlin Talks #Ukraine #Russia #TrumpRussia https://eaworldview.com/2025/11/ukraine-war-secret-trump-kremlin-talks/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/115/574/812/998/056/485/original/e1cec91baaed396e.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas Video: #Zelensky on latest #Russia strikes and mass killing "Every night requires multi-component air defense – air defense systems, combat aviation, mobile fire groups, interceptor drones. We are actively working with partners on each component to reinforce #Ukraine ’s protection" #UkraineWar npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas #UkraineWar, Day 1,361: Amid Corruption Scandal, #Zelensky Announces Reforms of Energy Sector #Ukraine https://eaworldview.com/2025/11/ukraine-war-energy-zelensky-announces-reforms/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/115/558/408/614/545/404/original/45d37ed956b5ff0d.jpeg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas The 67-Year-Old Iranian Woman Condemned to Death After a 10-Minute Trial...Over A Piece of Fabric #Iran #IranHumanRights #ZahraShahbazTabari https://eaworldview.com/2025/11/iranian-woman-condemned-to-death-after-a-10-minute-trial/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/115/535/964/304/321/331/original/303f603c2ab9ddd0.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas 90-min special: "More than 20 years ago, I wrote, 'We are beyond Right and Left' I did not anticipate the #Trump era, but amid his discord, wannabe authoritarianism, and destruction of the legal, the responsible, and the decent, the approach is needed more than ever" npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas EA-CEO Retort VideoCast: A Positive Politics Beyond “Left” and “Right” (Scott Lucas w Tim El-Sheikh) #Decency #Respect #Tolerance https://eaworldview.com/2025/11/positive-politics-beyond-left-and-right/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/115/490/294/280/285/826/original/29bbaa76d485ed92.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas #Ukraine condemns #Russia for "shameful" imprisonment of engineer at Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Ruslan Lavryk condemned to 16 years in strict regime colony for donating money to Ukrainian Armed Forces and allegedly providing details on location of Russian military personnel npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas #UkraineWar, Day 1,332: #Trump Hesitates on #Tomahawk Missiles for #Kyiv #Ukraine #Russia #TrumpRussia https://eaworldview.com/2025/10/ukraine-war-trump-hedges-on-tomahawk-missiles-for-kyiv/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/115/393/812/751/411/411/original/3a587001521e03d9.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas Hospital damaged and 6+ civilians injured by #Russia guided bombs on #Kharkiv Svitlana Vodolazka, one of patients: "Russia boasts that it does not harm [civilians] but look, are we not [civilians]?" #Zelensky: "An utterly terrorist, cynical attack on a place where lives are being saved" #Ukraine npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas #UkraineWar, Day 1,328: #Zelensky to Meet #Trump on Friday #Ukraine #Russia #Tomahawks https://eaworldview.com/2025/10/ukraine-war-zelensky-trump-meet-friday/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/115/370/976/129/896/699/original/dc69e3c3ec3e0872.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas Toll from #Russia overnight missile and drone strikes rises to 5+ civilians murdered and 14+ injured #Lviv region: 4 killed and 4 injured #Zaporizhzhia city: 1+ murdered and 10 wounded #Ukraine #UkraineWar #RussiaWarCrimes npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas #UkraineWar, Day 1,319: "Brutal" #Russia Attack on Railway Station Kills 1, Injures 30 #Ukraine https://eaworldview.com/2025/10/ukraine-war-railway-station-savage-russian-attack/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/115/320/235/647/238/827/original/4977ec158b63b2d8.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas #Zelensky pays tribute to #Moldova after its Parliamentary election: "The idea of #Europe won, the idea of normal and stable national development. #Russia subversive influence will not spread further into Europe" #Ukraine #UkraineWar npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas #UkraineWar, Day 1,313: #Zelensky on #Russia "Treacherous Strikes" #Ukraine #RussiaWarCrimes https://eaworldview.com/2025/09/ukraine-war-zelensky-russia-treacherous-strikes/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/115/286/038/531/226/050/original/268f1d29435d7ab4.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas "Today, all is good with US and UK. And maybe tomorrow. But the challenge of flattering #Trump is that it is not just a one-time extravaganza. You have to do it each day, every day" #TrumpUK #TrumpUKVisit npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas US-UK "Special Relationship" is a Hostage to #Trump Mood (co-published w LBC) #TrumpUK https://eaworldview.com/2025/09/trump-us-uk-special-relationship/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/115/235/428/422/948/160/original/8dd8104dfe2c4847.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas Zelensky: #Russia attacks, with some drones over Poland, are “another step of escalation” and “an extremely dangerous precedent for Europe” 8+ drones targeted #Poland out of an overnight total of about 415 drones and more than 40 missiles #Ukraine #UkraineWar npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas #UkraineWar, Day 1,294: #Poland and #NATO Down #Russia Drones #Ukraine https://eaworldview.com/2025/09/ukraine-war-day-1294-poland-and-nato-down-russian-drones/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/115/178/629/884/119/891/original/718edfa3f3ed4475.jpeg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas #Iran Authorities Execute Another " #WomanLifeFreedom" Protester #IranHumanRights https://eaworldview.com/2025/09/iran-executes-proterster-woman-life-freedom/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/115/163/036/497/541/572/original/e410a601ef4df769.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas Amnesty and UN: Alarm at Attacks on #Druze in Southern #Syria in July #Suwayda https://eaworldview.com/2025/08/un-alarm-druze-southern-syria/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/115/134/383/585/980/791/original/cb7dd94c7a85f514.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas "Those of us who care about a humane, inclusive #Britain have to get strategic, get organized, and get loud --- not just in Westminster or on TV, but on doorsteps, at work, and in every corner of the country. We must offer a vision that speaks to people’s hearts, not just their heads" npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas A Wake-Up Call: Solving the Problem of #NigelFarage (Hasan Patel) #UK #Decency #Tolerance #Rights https://eaworldview.com/2025/08/solve-problem-nigel-farage/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/115/123/177/765/327/390/original/de234426a6633603.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas Gasoline prices in #Russia at record highs #Ukraine long-range drone strikes knock out 13% of Russia’s oil refining capacity since Aug 1 Wholesale prices up 55% since start of 2025 and up 8% since Aug 1 #Kremlin suspends exports of petrol - Rationing in #Crimea and in parts of far eastern Russia npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas #UkraineWar, Day 1,275: #Zelensky Highlights #Russia "Massive Attacks" #Ukraine #Lviv #Zaparpattia https://eaworldview.com/2025/08/ukraine-war-zelensky-highlights-russias-massive-attacks/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/115/071/114/725/776/654/original/211c69ef0b8dd86d.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas 25-minute discussion of why #DonaldTrump does not merit #NobelPeacePrize "Some past recipients: Albert Schweitzer, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams And then there is a convicted felon found guilty of sexual abuse and fraud" #Trump npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas EA on BBC: Should #DonaldTrump Get #NobelPeacePrize? (No.) (Scott Lucas/Fred Fleitz w William Crawley on BBC Radio Ulster) https://eaworldview.com/2025/08/ea-on-bbc-should-donald-trump-get-nobel-peace-prize-no/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/115/026/197/971/357/599/original/e25076f60497dda8.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas #UkraineWar, Day 1,267: Is #Trump Serious About "Serious Consequences" for #Russia? #Ukraine #TrumpRussia https://eaworldview.com/2025/08/ukraine-war-trump-serious-about-serious-consequences-for-russia/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/115/025/766/878/042/022/original/60d5c5a70f817fea.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas Analyzing #Trump Admin latest restrictions and threats to foreigners wanting to do business, study, or visit US #Zimbabwe added to list w visa suspensions --- Demands for five years of social media records from nationals of countries such as #Kenya #Trump #Africa #Xenophobia npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas EA on Monocle Radio: #Trump to Foreigners — Don’t Come to the US (Scott Lucas w Georgina Godwin) #Zimbabwe #Kenya #Xenophobia #Africa https://eaworldview.com/2025/08/trump-to-foreigners-do-not-come-to-the-us/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/115/021/902/408/318/083/original/54ec749b705eb4f0.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas 10-min analysis: #Trump fumes & threatens legal action over #EpsteinFiles and his crude, lewd drawing Then kills billions in funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting such as urgent announcements, news, & #SesameStreet Also: how serious is his venous insufficiency? #Epstein npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas EA on Dublin NewsTalks: Frustrated by #Epstein, #Trump Kills Kermit, Elmo, and Miss Piggy (Scott Lucas w Pat Kenny Show) #SesameStreet #EpsteinFiles https://eaworldview.com/2025/07/epstein-trump-kills-kermit-elmo-and-miss-piggy/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/114/874/611/766/862/948/original/d69bb0e21e2cdb49.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas 5 stories from the 1000s of #Afghans at risk of torture and killing because of a UK data breach "We are talking about people being hunted, arrested, tortured, killed. They are going to die in that hell unless someone acts. And let me be clear: it is only the UK government’s responsibility to save them. This is their mistake. They owe us our lives." #Afghanistan #Taliban #Refugees npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas “They Owe Us Our Lives”: The UK Data Breach That Threatens 1000s of #Afghans (Deepa Parent) #Afghanistan #Refugees (h/t The Guardian) https://eaworldview.com/2025/07/afghans-uk-data-breach/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/114/868/760/471/572/919/original/560a4ffa6afff13f.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas #Israel attack on #Tehran 's Evin Prison on June 23: Report - about 100 transgender inmates missing after their section of the prison was flattened, & authorities presume they are dead Former political prisoner Narges Mohammadi: Attack"in front of families & visitors is clearly a war crime" #Iran npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas UPDATES: #Iran Supreme Leader Reappears After #Israel War https://eaworldview.com/2025/07/iaea-iran-suspends-cooperation/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/114/810/708/127/697/594/original/cd5a0b46b23440a3.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas #Germany Gov't: Talks underway to purchase Patriot air defense missile systems from US and provide them to #Ukraine Spokesperson: "There are various ways to fill this Patriot gap. I can confirm that intensive discussions are indeed being held on this matter" #UkraineWar npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas #UkraineWar, Day 1,226: #Russia Bombards #Kyiv After #Putin Tells #Trump “No Compromise, No Ceasefire” #Ukraine https://eaworldview.com/2025/07/ukraine-war-day-putin-trump-russia-pounds-kyiv/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/114/793/688/147/024/616/original/f543e15110e46888.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas Implicitly addressing #Israel, #EU says diplomacy is best method to address #Iran nuclear program Foreign policy chief Kallas: "We all agreed the urgent need for de-escalation. Iran cannot have a nuclear bomb, and diplomacy is the solution to prevent this, and EU will play its part" npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas #Israel Calls for #Tehran Evacuation; #Trump Bails Out of #G7Summit #Iran https://eaworldview.com/2025/06/israel-call-tehran-evacuation-trump-bails-out-g7/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/114/697/224/197/074/374/original/61bcc310101191d8.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas #Zelensky speaks as #Russia bombs #Kharkiv in early morning and early evening, murdering 4+ and wounding 40+ "This makes no military sense. This is pure terrorism. And this has been going on for more than three years of the full-scale war. This cannot be ignored" #Ukraine #RussiaWarCrimes npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas #UkraineWar, Day 1,200: #Zelensky --- #Kremlin "Wants The Complete Destruction Of Life" #Ukraine #Russia #Kharkiv https://eaworldview.com/2025/06/ukraine-war-zelensky-kremlin-wants-the-complete-destruction-of-life/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/114/646/427/313/372/997/original/aa7195f8110ad3f3.jpg npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas #Zelensky responds to #Putin bluster after #Ukraine drone attacks on #Russia warplanes "If the world reacts weakly to Putin’s threats, he interprets it as a readiness to turn a blind eye to his actions" #Trump flip-flops on sanctions but int'l partners step up military support at Ramstein meeting npub1yyhrkkcqnr6pus9g5x97ax3jf2cd270t8qw4tyy5q02v3ff2q3vq2t7c4m Scott Lucas #UkraineWar, Day 1,197: #Zelensky — Don’t Show Weakness to #Putin #Ukraine #Russia #TrumpRussia https://eaworldview.com/2025/06/ukraine-war-zelensky-putin-no-weakness/ https://assets.journa.host/media_attachments/files/114/629/392/723/397/306/original/c1bf0116450fcb06.jpg