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Germany To Supply Ukraine With Six TRML-4D Radars Worth Over 100 Million Euros

German defense company Hensoldt announced on May 3 that it will supply Ukraine with six more TRML-4D radars by the...

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US Uses Ukrainians as 'Сannon Fodder' to Preserve 'Geopolitical Advantage'

The hefty $61 billion military aid package for the Kiev regime recently approved by US lawmakers will only help “prolong death and destruction” in the Ukrainian conflict zone, argued Dr. Edward Lozansky, president and founder of the American University in Moscow.

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German Economy Hit by ‘Unprecedented Outflow of Capital’ – CDU Chairman

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck earlier admitted that the government's forecast for economic growth for 2024 had been revised down from 1.3% to 0.2%.

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Russian Troops Fully Liberated Ocheretino Settlement in Donetsk People's Republic

Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 380 soldiers and another Abrams tank, while Russian forces improved their positions on the battlefield, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

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White House Admits Recent Military Aid to Ukraine Won't Stop Russian Offensive - Report

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said that the new aid to Kiev recently approved by Washington will not be able to prevent "Russian advances in the coming period" on the battlefield, the Financial Times newspaper reported.

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Boots on the Ground? French Foreign Legion Dispatched to Ukraine, Ex-DoD Official Claims

Media reports earlier stated that NATO currently does not have any operational plans for sending a military contingent to Ukraine even though the alliance has allegedly established “the two red lines” for its direct intervention in the...

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Russian Forces Repelled Attack Of Ukrainian Unmanned Boats In Crimea​

Russian Military Responded To Ukrainian Media Attack On Crimea​

French Foreign Legion Possibly Racked Up 'First Losses in Ukraine' - Report

The French Foreign Legion dispatched to Ukraine has possibly sustained its first personnel losses, military correspondent Boris Rozhin stated on Telegram.

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French Foreign Legion suffers first losses in Ukraine
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French Foreign Ministry denies France sent troops to Ukraine​

Russia Will Treat F-16s in Ukraine as Nuclear-Capable Aircraft - Foreign Ministry

Russia will treat F-16 multi-role fighter jets operated by Ukraine as nuclear-capable assets, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

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‘Russia’s Not Bluffing’: Tactical Nuke Drills are Deafening Warning to NATO to Stay Out of Ukraine

Russia’s military has parried bellicose statements by officials and lawmakers in Washington, Paris and London about deploying troops in Ukraine by announcing drills involving battlefield nuclear weapons. Sputnik asked Earl Rasmussen, a 20-year veteran of the US Army-turned independent military...

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Russia warns UK about military response should Ukraine use British weapons
See more at https://english.pravda.ru/news/world/159541-russia-uk-ukreaine/

 

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Russia issues military ultimatum to UK​

Russia warns UK about military response should Ukraine use British weapons
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Germany backs arming Ukraine with Russian funds​

‘We are in danger because of NATO membership’: Turkish Patriotic party is sounding the alarm​

Climbing the 'Escalation Ladder': French, British Threats Provoke Russian Warning

Moscow responded aggressively to claims that Kiev may use British weapons to strike within Russia, claiming such an attack would force the country to target UK military installations in Ukraine and beyond.

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In Photos: Kiev's Fake Victory On Dnieper Islands

After the strategic defeat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the town of Ocheretino in the Avdeevka last week,...

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Statement By Russian Foreign Ministry In Connection With Exercises To Practice Deployment Of Non-Strategic Nuclear Weapons

The Russian Foreign Ministry expressed hope that the upcoming exercises with non-strategic nuclear weapons will cool down the “hotheads” in...

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After Positioning Military Biolabs Around the Globe, US Officials Urge Biodefense Buildup

Russia’s Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defense Troops have spent over two years studying and publicizing sensitive documents and analytical materials on the extent of Pentagon, CDC and US biotech firms’ funding for unethical and potentially illegal military biological research in Ukraine...

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How US May Weaponize Confusion Around Nuclear Capable F-16 in Ukraine

The Russian Foreign Ministry has once again warned that Russia will treat F-16 fighter jets in Ukraine as nuclear-capable weapon systems, regardless of their model, and will consider their deployment a deliberate provocation.

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Ukraine’s Tragicomic Recruitment Strategy Mocked as ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ Scheme

Ukraine’s authorities approved a new mobilization law in April, with the legislation intended to mobilize hundreds of thousands more troops to fuel NATO’s proxy war against Russia. Along with draconian penalties for draft dodgers, the mobilization drive has been accompanied by some...

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Tisza Turned Into Death River For Ukrainians Fleeing Mobilisation In Ukraine

On May 6 alone, 6 Ukrainians died at the Ukrainian border, trying to escape from mobilization. 6 bodies of drowned...

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High-Ranked Ukrainian Security Officers Detained For Preparing Attempt On Zelensky

On May 7, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported that two senior officers of the State Security Department of...

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European Leaders Ignore Public Opinion, Domestic Concerns to Stoke Cold War

Europe’s economy has faltered amid the West’s obsession with undermining Russia, but leaders seem intent on ignoring public opinion in order to continue ramping up tensions.

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Western Media Acknowledges Ukraine’s Losing

Western media has rarely acknowledged Russia’s successful suppression of Ukrainian troops, even as the US continues to pour billions of dollars into the failed proxy war.

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Germany’s Blind Anti-Russia Policy Forecast to Hammer Domestic Economy

Germany's economy will stagnate in 2024, despite having shown a marginal upturn at the start of the year. This is the bleak forecast contained in a report by German Economic Institute (IW) cited by Reuters.

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Eric Denécé : "War in Ukraine, NATO and the USA Wanted to Overthrow Putin. Mission Failed”

The conflict in Ukraine was deliberately provoked by the United States and NATO with the aim of weakening Russia and...

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Blackmail From Ukraine. Elizaveta Story: "To Save My Father I Would Have Had To Betray My Companions"

The threat runs on the telephone wire and so to save her father ( a Russian serviceman captured in a war zone), Elizaveta Reznikova, , an activist of the "Young Guard" youth movement, would have had to betray her idealistic companions. The threat would bear the signature of the Ukrainian Armed...

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In Video: Russian Army Destroys British Makeshift Air Defense System In Ukraine

The Russian military has destroyed a Ukrainian British-made makeshift short-range air defense system based on the AIM-132 ASRAAM air-to-air missile....

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America Needs a New Dictator
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Zelensky Assassination Plot: Smokescreen to Divert Public Attention or Internal Strife?

Two Ukrainian counterintelligence officers were detained over an alleged plot to kill Volodymyr Zelensky. But what is behind the furore?

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NATO 'No Boots on the Ground' Ukraine Strategy Meant to Silence West's 'Loudmouths'

The rationale behind NATO's move to formally spell out its “no boots on the ground” in Ukraine strategy is to silence belligerent “loudmouths” in the West, international relations analyst Gilbert Doctorow told Sputnik.

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Putin: Revanchism, Mockery of History, Justification of Nazism Are Part of Western Policy

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday congratulated Russians on the occasion of the May 9 Victory Day.

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Lawmakers or War-Mongering Bullies?

Israeli officials reportedly said that their prime minister is ‘extremely nervous about the possible arrest warrants’, adding that he had spoken to several US lawmakers in recent days, asking them to press the ICC against taking action.

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Ukraine Gets US Weapons, But Europe to Foot the Bill

Germany will finance the procurement of three installations of the US-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) for Ukraine, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has announced.

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Russia Strikes Ukraine's Ammunition Depot in Kharkov, Suburbs

Russia has struck ammunition warehouses of the Ukrainian armed forces in Kharkov and the Kharkov region, underground network coordinator Sergei Lebedev told Sputnik on Friday.

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Over 882,000 Ukrainian men now EU refugees​

 

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EU moves to give profits from Russian assets to Ukraine

EU ambassadors have agreed in principle to use the profits from frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine.

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Military Overview: Russian Army Took Control Of Vast Border Areas In Kharkiv Region

The night of May 10, 2024, was marked by a sharp escalation on the Russian-Ukrainian border. Apparently, the Russian army...

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White House claims Russian forces started offensive on Kharkov​

Global Times (China):
"...Germany's foreign and economic departments, controlled by the far-right Greens... Baerbock and her far-right party are heavily biased in ideology..."
German FM hyping China issues during trip to S.Pacific exposes Germany's deep political divisions

 

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Scott Ritter Predicts How Ukraine Will End

Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter told radio Sputnik on Friday that he believes Ukraine will sue for peace sometime this summer.

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Ukrainians actively using British weapons to strike Russian regions​

Germany Buys Additional HIMARS Launchers For Ukraine

Germany will buy three additional M142 HIMARS multiple rocket launchers for Ukraine, the country’s defense minister announced on May 9....

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Russian Forces Liberate Four Villages in Kharkov Region

Russia's Sever (lit. North) Group of Forces took control over four villages in the Kharkov region over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

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Military Situation On Ukrainian Frontlines On May 12, 2024 (Map Update)

The Russian army expanded the buffer zone in the Kharkiv region and took control of the villages of Krasne, Morokhovets,...

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Why is Ukraine So Eager to Peddle Assets to Foreign Investors?

Kiev has invited Poland to participate in a massive privatization of its assets that is expected to begin this summer.

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Why is Rabotino Village a Death Trap for Ukrainian Soldiers?

The hamlet plays important role in Kiev regime’s propaganda and Ukrainian officers are sending their troops on certain death in futile attempts to reclaim Rabotino, liberated by Russian Armed Forces.

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No Game Changer for Ukraine: Patriot Systems Fail Against Russian Ballistic Missiles

The missile system does not protect the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Russian Iskander and Zircon missiles, an expert has affirmed.

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Sweden Not Ruling Out Deployment of Nuclear Weapons in Wartime

Sweden does not exclude a possibility of deploying nuclear weapons on its territory during wartime, while there is no such necessity in times of peace, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Monday.

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Military Situation On Ukrainian Frontlines On May 13, 2024 (Map Update)

The Russian army shot down 4 Storm Shadow cruise missiles and 7 UAVs were over Crimea; The Russian army shot...

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Russian Offensive In Kharkiv Region On May 14, 2024: Russian Army Advances On Wide Front

The Russian army is successfully developing its offensive in the Kharkiv region. As a result of only five days of...

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Why is US Media Softly Smearing Norway Over EU Gas Export Bonanza?

US business media has gently thrown America’s Norwegian allies under the bus, implying that Europe’s newfound reliance on Norway for 30% of its natural gas imports is “raising questions” about whether the bloc has once again put its energy-related eggs in one basket. That sounds like sour grapes...

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Scott Ritter: The Russians Advance and Ukrainians Can't Stop Them

According to military analyst Scott Ritter, the Ukrainian military, expecting robust defenses including anti-tank obstacles and minefields, was significantly outmaneuvered.

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Why Blinken's Surprise Visit to Ukraine is Bad Omen for Zelensky

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has made a surprise visit to Kiev just as the Ukrainian armed forces are on the retreat in Kharkov and Donetsk. What's really behind Blinken's Ukraine trip?

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Congress Asks Pentagon What Would Happen if Nukes Were Detonated in Space

DoD officials have accused Russia of secretly working on a space-based, nuclear antisatellite weapon. President Putin has stressed that Moscow is “categorically opposed” to the deployment of nuclear weapons in space, and urged all sides to adhere to their treaty obligations. Russia and the US...

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Military Situation On Ukrainian Frontlines On May 14, 2024 (Map Update)

At least 6 Ukrainian UAVs and 20 rockets of the Czech-made Vampire MLRS were destroyed in the Belgorod region; Three...

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EU shifts toward ‘war economy’ – official​

Western elites want to prosper at expense of others​

New NATO member has no plans to send troops to Ukraine​

Kiev blames US arms policy for Russian advances​

Ukraine Urges US to Lift Ban on Using US-Made Weapons to Attack Russian Soil - Reports

Kiev is pressing US President Joe Biden's administration to lift the ban on using the US-supplied weapons to strike inside Russian territory amid the advance of the Russian armed forces in the Kharkov region, Politico reported, citing undisclosed officials.

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Russian Forces Completely Liberate Village of Rabotino in Zaporozhye Region

The Russian Forces have completely liberated Rabotino, a village in the Zaporozhye region lying at strategic crossroads.

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Zelensky postpones all foreign trips as Russia advances​

Slovak PM Fico shot and injured, TASR agency reports​

 

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LIVE UPDATES: Robert Fico's Life No Longer in Danger - Deputy Prime Minister

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was injured on Wednesday in a shooting at the venue of the government’s offsite meeting, the Pravda news agency reported, adding that the attacker was detained.

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ATACMS missile submunitions scattered unexploded in Crimea in Ukraine's most recent attack
See more at https://english.pravda.ru/news/hotspots/159597-atacms-missiles-crimea/

Slovak Prime Minister Fico wounded in chest, stomach and arm
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US did not enable Ukrainian strikes beyond Ukrainian territory — Blinken​

LIVE UPDATES: Robert Fico's Life No Longer in Danger - Deputy Prime Minister

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was injured on Wednesday in a shooting at the venue of the government’s offsite meeting, the Pravda news agency reported, adding that the attacker was detained.

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Endgame for Ukraine? Peaceful Settlement Still Blocked by Anti-Russia West

Jim Jatras, a former senior foreign policy advisor to Republicans in the US Senate, joined Sputnik’s Political Misfits program to discuss Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, where the two will reportedly discuss the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war.

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Symbolic: Germany Quietly Deports Ukrainian Troops Over Use of Nazi Insignia

Ukraine’s NATO sponsors have a longstanding habit of ignoring a cornucopia of Nazi symbology in the Ukrainian military’s ranks, looking the other way when delivering fresh tranches of arms assistance to Kiev, and going so far as to disguise troops with obvious fascist and neo-Nazi leanings...

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Kyiv will fall in three months, US intelligence officer says
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Military Situation On Ukrainian Frontlines On May 16, 2024 (Map Update)

Strike of Russian Iskander missile destroyed the headquarters of the AFU in the Kharkiv region; Russian strikes in Mykolaiv destroyed...

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Satellite Imagery Shows Damage To Belbek Military Airfield In Sevastopol As A Result Of ATACMS Attack

The newly published satellite imagery revealed the damage caused as a result of the recent missile attack on the Crimean...

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Russia Has No Plans to Take Kharkov Under Control Now - Putin

Russia has no plans to take control of Kharkov, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with students and teachers of the Harbin Institute of Technology.

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Legitimate Ukrainian president needed to sign any agreements​

Starlink’s failure helps Russian army take Kiev forces by surprise in Kharkov Region​

 

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Biden currently not scheduled to attend Zelensky’s ‘peace conference’​

Zelensky blasts West for wanting conflict to end​

West ‘playing with fire’​

Missile Strike Hit Drone Production Facility Of Kiev Forces In Odessa (Video)

A missile strikes hit a facility used by Kiev forces to assemble and store searborne suicide drones in the Odessa...

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Fico Attack Conjures Up Ghosts of Maverick European Politicians' Strange Deaths

Slovakia's Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok has revealed that police are investigating some 40 “hateful” publications on the internet that could have played a role in the shooting of the country’s Prime Minister Robert Fico on Wednesday.

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Military Situation On Ukrainian Frontlines On May 18, 2024 (Map Update)

On May 17, eight civilians were wounded as a result of Ukrainian attacks in the DPR; Four French-made Hammer missiles,...

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Ukraine Conflict Reveals Russian Supremacy in High-Tech Warfare of the Future - Report

“The US has been Ukraine's single most important ally” in its war against Russia, observes analysis from Business Insider Friday, but Kiev’s use of American weapons systems has left it reliant on technology with “serious flaws.”

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Zelensky postpones all foreign trips as Russia advances​

Always laugh when I see Zelensky's name in headlines.

Zelensky does this and Zelensky does that.

Who in their right mind believes that comedian is a well respected, established politicians or leader, who is not corrupted and manipulated?

Zelensky's body language and movements alone show he is simply a puppet. Very stiff, poorly dressed and hardly any free relaxed movement. Compare that to Putin who always looks relaxed leaning to one side or the other, shoulders down, not tense, chest normal, unlike Zelensky busting out like a teenage body builder showing off his pecks trying to big him self up. Comedean and a clown indeed.


Some part of me thinks when / if he leaves Ukraine, it'll be an opportunity to ban him from entering back in, establish parliament and then the Ukrainian people could perhaps start governing them selves without US control again. Let's call it a hunch.

 

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. . . Some part of me thinks when / if he leaves Ukraine, it'll be an opportunity to ban him from entering back in, establish parliament and then the Ukrainian people could perhaps start governing them selves without US control again. Let's call it a hunch.

He'll almost certainly be gone by Christmas - if not before - and by the third anniversary of Russia's invasion at the very latest. Meanwhile, Putin and Russia go from strength to strength and the collective west are pooping their pants as there's sweet F.A. they can do about it. The Biden administration are praying to any god that will listen that they can continue the mayhem until the U.S. election is over. Not that it will make a lot of difference, as Trump looks almost as certain to be the next occupant of the White House as Keir Starmer does to No. 10.

 

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Raisi’s Death May Have ‘Serious Consequences Internationally’ – Professor

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian died in Sunday’s helicopter crash in the Islamic Republic’s East Azerbaijan province, Vice President Mohsen Mansouri has confirmed.

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FACTBOX: Iran confirms death of President Raisi in helicopter crash​

Russian Air Defenses Foiled Massive Ukrainian Missile, Drone Attack Overnight (Videos)

Russian air defense foiled overnight a large-scale Ukrainian attack with ballistic missiles and suicide drones that targeted the Crimean Peninsula...

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US should explain to Ukraine that military aid won’t last forever​

It is time for Ukraine to recognize realities on the ground​

 

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He'll almost certainly be gone by Christmas - if not before - and by the third anniversary of Russia's invasion at the very latest. Meanwhile, Putin and Russia go from strength to strength and the collective west are pooping their pants as there's sweet F.A. they can do about it. The Biden administration are praying to any god that will listen that they can continue the mayhem until the U.S. election is over. Not that it will make a lot of difference, as Trump looks almost as certain to be the next occupant of the White House as Keir Starmer does to No. 10.

Heard some interesting debates recently from people of some status.

It was said that after Gorbachov Russia genuinely tried to join the West and integrate more with peace and trade.

Russian Alliance favoured the West and the EU, rather than China.

Well as it transpired, US got it all wrong and forever considering Russia to be main enemy and expanding NATO, continuing the encirclement has led to this Ukraine war.

Perhaps equally important and more so, it has been China that has grown rapidly and become a 'perceived' (imo) competitive threat to US and EU, not Russia.

Russia really has become a king maker between the US and China. So the recent closer ties between Russia and China is a serious threat now to the US.


Similarly, EU block throwing in support behind US was a big mistake. Our leaders have got it seriously wrong.


In my personal view I don't see neither Russia or China a threat. They are simply playing the same international competitive game of perfect competition in international economics with some predatory pricing, centralised government subsidies and the rest. Nothing new and nothing threatening.

It is as with the old British Empire and others, the loss of influence and unhindered pursuit of national interest, enslaving other smaller countries, is no longer a free ride that the US struggling with. Hence, the chest beating and proxy wars.

In this scenario, uncle Sam and all their dogs of war enthusiasts frothing in the mouth need a really good swift kick in the bollox to wake them up. I think a lot of people can already see this.

Sweden or Poland's desire to host nuclear weapons is madness. As if it'll make any difference. Just few more targets to take out with hypersonic followed by other tactical nukes if war ever broke out.

I really do not understand why countries would want to make them selves a target to support US fecked up foreign policy. Total mystery to me???