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  • German Chancellor Says No Limits on Ukraine Using Western Weapons to Attack Russian Mainland

    05/26/2025 9:24:33 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 32 replies
    Breitbart ^ | May 26th, 2025 | BREITBART LONDON
    (AFP) — Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Monday that Germany along with Ukraine’s other key Western backers had lifted range restrictions on weapons they send to Kyiv to fight against Russia. Merz, who took office early this month, also vowed that “we will do everything in our power to continue supporting Ukraine, including militarily”, in close coordination with other supporters. “There are no longer any range restrictions on weapons delivered to Ukraine — neither by the British nor by the French nor by us nor by the Americans,” he said. “This means that Ukraine can now defend itself, for example, by...
  • Berlin No Longer Puts Restrictions on Range of Weapons Supplied to Kiev — Merz

    05/26/2025 7:30:47 AM PDT · by marshmallow · 79 replies
    TASS ^ | 5/26/25
    The German Chancellor said that now Ukraine can attack military targets in Russia BERLIN, May 26. /TASS/. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said that Germany will no longer limit the range of weapons Berlin and its allies supply to Kiev. "There are no longer any restrictions on the range of weapons supplied to Ukraine – not from the British, not from the French, not from us. And none from the Americans either," he said during a discussion at a forum organized by the WDR broadcaster. "That means that now Ukraine can defend itself by, say, attacking military targets in Russia,"...
  • US, Germany, France and UK will no longer impose range restrictions on arms for Ukraine

    05/26/2025 6:09:08 AM PDT · by janetjanet998 · 28 replies
    German Chancellor Friedrich Merz Merz said that Germany, France, Great Britain and the United States have lifted range restrictions on military supplies to Ukraine - Kyiv can attack positions throughout Russia with long-range weapons This opens the way to the supply of German Taurus cruise missiles
  • If Russia won’t go for peace, US must boost Ukraine aid

    05/15/2025 4:52:25 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 49 replies
    New York Post ^ | May 14, 2025
    Thursday’s talks in Turkey between Moscow and Kyiv will serve as the latest test of whether Vladimir Putin is serious about a cease-fire deal. And if Putin fails, President Donald Trump faces a test of his own. The prez expressed optimism that “some pretty good news” will emerge from the negotiations. Yet Moscow has feigned an interest in peace before, only to show its real stripes. Remember, Putin was the one who started this war and who’s broken past cease-fire terms. As long as he believes he can gain some advantage, he’ll keep up his attacks — no matter what...
  • Pakistan launches 'military operation' against India

    05/09/2025 6:01:08 PM PDT · by McGruff · 57 replies
    Sky news ^ | May 9, 2025
    Pakistan has launched attacks on "multiple targets" across India, according to the media wing of Pakistan's military. In a statement, Pakistan said it has unleashed Operation Bunyan ul Marsoos (Solid Wall of Steel) in response to what it calls "continuous provocation" by India. "Multiple targets in this operation are being engaged all across India," the statement added. Reuters said Pakistan has targeted the BrahMos missile storage facility in Beas and airbases in Pathankot and Udhampur. The news agency has also stated India has launched air operations in Pakistan, quoting an Indian military source. State-run Pakistan television said retaliatory attacks were...
  • Kremlin: Attempted Ukraine Drone Strikes Before WWII Parade 'Terrorism'

    05/07/2025 8:45:45 AM PDT · by Navy Patriot · 16 replies
    Newsmax ^ | May 7, 2025 | Reuters
    The Kremlin said on Wednesday that attempted overnight Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow ahead of the commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany showed Kyiv's tendency to commit "acts of terrorism." Russian air defense forces downed 14 Ukrainian drones on Wednesday, the city's mayor said, as Kyiv targeted the Russian capital for the third consecutive day. The drones forced most of the Russian capital's airports to close hours before Chinese President Xi Jinping was due to fly in for a visit that Kyiv has made clear it opposes. In a call with...
  • Mass drone attack on Moscow: Airports shut as Russia claims to have shot down more than 100 Ukrainian drones

    05/06/2025 4:13:55 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 52 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 5/6/2025 | JAMES REYNOLDS
    Moscow closed all four of its main airports for several hours into Tuesday after state media reported the military had shot down 105 Ukrainian drones overnight. Sergei Sobyanin, the mayor of Moscow, said that at least 19 drones were destroyed on their way to the capital as it prepares for Victory Day celebrations this week. Debris fell on a major avenue in the city's south without causing injuries, Sobyanin wrote on Telegram. Governors in other Russian cities, including Penza and Voronezh, said they had also been targeted by Ukrainian drones. It was the second night in a row that Russia...
  • Russia says all airports in Moscow shut after drone attack

    05/05/2025 5:18:22 PM PDT · by McGruff · 31 replies
    BBC ^ | May 5, 2025 | Hafsa Khalil
    Russia says Ukraine has launched an overnight drone attack targeting Moscow for the second night in a row. All four of the capital's major airports have been closed temporarily to ensure safety, Russia's aviation watchdog Rosaviatsia said on Telegram. Moscow's mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, said on social media at least 19 Ukrainian drones had been destroyed before they reached the city "from different directions". He said some of the debris had landed on one of the key highways into the city, but there were no casualties. Ukraine has not yet commented on the reports
  • Trump says he had ‘productive’ call with Turkey’s Erdogan about Russia-Ukraine war, Gaza

    05/05/2025 11:36:28 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 5 replies
    Fox News ^ | 5/5/2025 | Stephen Sorace
    President Donald Trump on Monday said he held a "productive" call with Turkish President Recep Erdogan on a range of topics, including the war between Russia and Ukraine. Trump shared details of the call in a post on his TRUTH Social platform. "I just had a very good and productive telephone conversation with the President of Turkey, Recep Erdoğan, concerning many subjects, including the War with Russia/Ukraine, all things Syria, Gaza, and more," Trump wrote. The president added that he is looking forward to working with Erdogan to end the "ridiculous, but deadly" Russia-Ukraine war.
  • Ukraine claims strike in Russia's Kursk amid reports of fresh incursion

    05/05/2025 12:06:28 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 18 replies
    BBC News ^ | 5/5/2025 | Hafsa Khalil
    Ukraine said it hit a drone command unit in the Kursk region, amid reports of fresh attempts to cross into Russia. Sunday's attack on the unit was located near the Russian village of Tyotkino, according to the Ukrainian general staff. Multiple Russian military bloggers also reported that Ukrainian forces had attempted to cross into the village, posting images - as yet unverified by the BBC - of vehicles breaking through tank traps on the border. The reports come after Moscow claimed in April to have regained control of the entire region, nine months after a Ukrainian forces launched a surprise...
  • Ukrainian forces have reportedly opened up a third vector of attack in Glushkovsky district, Kursk Oblast

    05/05/2025 4:25:25 AM PDT · by janetjanet998 · 17 replies
    Ukrainian forces have reportedly opened up a third vector of attack in Glushkovsky district, Kursk Oblast, this time towards the Novy Put tract. They are taking advantage of bad weather conditions. Fierce battles are reported at these three points on the map. Rain is seriously complicating drone usage.
  • INSANE: Zelensky Hints Ukraine May Attack Victory Day Parade in Moscow That Will Include 20 Heads of State

    05/01/2025 2:28:29 PM PDT · by little jeremiah · 78 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | May. 1, 2025 | Paul Sperry
    Will Zelensky attack ther Victory Day parade and escalate the war to the maximum? On the one hand, we all know ‘talk is cheap’, so it may be that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky is just posturing when he hints that his forces may well attack the May 9th Victory Day Parade in Moscow, Russia – an event that will gather thousands of people, including as many as 20 heads of state. This would amount to an especially damning escalation since Putin declared a 3-day truce from May 8-10 – a proposal that Kiev sneered at, but hasn’t publicly rejected. However,...
  • Europe ‘would struggle to put 25,000 troops on the ground in Ukraine

    04/29/2025 12:51:23 PM PDT · by janetjanet998 · 54 replies
    Europe would struggle to collectively muster 25,000 troops to be part of a “deterrence” force in Ukraine because its armies are undermanned and underfunded, sources have disclosed. The Times was given a rare insight into conversations between Europe’s defence ministers and military chiefs as they thrashed out plans for a “coalition of the willing” force. Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, the British chief of the defence staff, is said to have asked his counterparts on the Continent if they could put together a 64,000-strong force to send to the country in the event of a peace deal.
  • Legacy Media's Latest Scripted Buzzword: "Escalation!!!" (video)

    04/29/2025 4:05:14 AM PDT · by Strict9 · 20 replies
    Rumble ^ | 4-28-25 | Staff
    this is a montage video of several talking heads in the media using their new buzzword: “Escalation.” It just goes to show that all of the mainstream media fools get the phone call or the email in the morning telling them what the news is that day, and exactly how to report it. They are too stupid to mix it up though, and so they read the script they are given word for word.
  • Scott Pelley opens his mouth again. Uh-Oh.

    04/29/2025 4:18:00 AM PDT · by Racketeer · 26 replies
    X ^ | April 27, 2025 | Brent H Baker
    Scott Pelley ended @60Minutes by lamenting the resignation of Executive Producer Bill Owens who “did it for us and you.” Pelley ludicrously claimed Owens made sure stories on Israel and the Trump admin “were accurate and fair.” Pelley complained: “Paramount began to supervise our content in new ways. None of our stories has been blocked, but Bill felt he lost the independence that honest journalism requires.”
  • What to know about the battle for Russia’s Kursk region

    04/26/2025 1:27:03 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 7 replies
    AP News ^ | Updated 11:35 AM CDT, April 26, 2025 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
    Nearly nine months after losing chunks of the Kursk region to a surprise Ukrainian incursion, Russia announced that its troops have fully reclaimed the border territory. Ukraine denied it, saying the fighting was still ongoing. If confirmed, Moscow’s victory in Kursk would deprive Kyiv of key leverage in U.S.-brokered efforts to negotiate an end to the more than 3-year-old war by exchanging its gains for some of Russia-occupied land in Ukraine. Here are key moments of the battle for Kursk and its impact:A Ukrainian blitzUkrainian forces pushed into Kursk on Aug. 6, 2024, in a surprise attack, with battle-hardened mechanized...
  • UK Considers Deploying Troops to Ukraine for Five Years

    04/10/2025 6:35:29 PM PDT · by marshmallow · 22 replies
    TASS ^ | 4/10/25
    According to the plan under discussion in London and Paris, Western forces may be sent to Ukraine following a settlement of the conflict, acting as a "deterrent force" purportedly to prevent the resumption of hostilitiesLONDON, April 11. /TASS/. The United Kingdom is considering the possibility of deploying troops to Ukrainian territory for a period of up to five years, pending the country’s remilitarization, The Daily Telegraph reported citing sources. According to the plan under discussion in London and Paris, Western forces may be sent to Ukraine following a settlement of the conflict, acting as a "deterrent force" purportedly to prevent...
  • Bessent: China Escalation ‘Big Mistake,’ Playing a ‘Losing Hand’

    04/08/2025 1:15:37 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 29 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 04/08/2025 | Pam Key
    Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that China’s escalation of tariffs is a “big mistake” because it is playing a “losing hand.” Bessent said, “If we put up a tariff wall, the ultimate goal would be to bring jobs back to the U.S. But in the meantime, we will be collecting substantial tariffs. If we’re successful, tariffs would be a melting ice cube, in a way, because you’re taking in the revenues as the manufacturing facilities are built in the U.S., and there should be some level of symmetry between the taxes we begin taking in...
  • Press review: Ukraine gets ready to host foreign troops as US prepares for trade war

    04/06/2025 2:52:43 PM PDT · by ransomnote · 53 replies
    TASS ^ | April 2, 2025 | TASS
    Vladimir Zelensky announced after a conversation with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer that military officials would hold a meeting to prepare for the deployment of foreign troops to Ukraine. According to him, such a step is being taken "to achieve peace and ensure security," Nezavisimaya Gazeta reports."Recent statements by the leaders of a number of European countries, including Great Britain, France and Germany, about their readiness to send troops to Ukraine are an alarming signal," Russian military expert Yury Knutov pointed out. "Russian service members say that oftentimes, they only hear foreign speech from the other side of the frontline....
  • First German troop deployment since WWII lands on Putin's doorstep

    04/02/2025 2:43:18 PM PDT · by yesthatjallen · 81 replies
    Daily Express via MSN ^ | 04 02 2025 | Ryan Fahey, Yelena Mandenberg
    Germany has embarked on its first permanent foreign deployment since World War II, with the nation's parliament approving the dispatch of troops to eastern Lithuania, along NATO's eastern boundary. This marks a historic moment for Germany, as it will be the inaugural occasion of a continuous German military presence overseas since the Second World War. The full operational capability of the unit is expected by 2027. Brigadier General Christoph Huber, who leads the brigade, stated, "We have a clear mission. We have to ensure the protection, freedom and security of our Lithuanian allies here on NATO's eastern flank." While Germany...