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  • As Trump Wavers, Europe Is More Optimistic About Defending Ukraine

    06/07/2025 12:06:23 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 69 replies
    The New York Times ^ | June 4, 2025 | Steven Erlanger
    European nations are increasingly optimistic that they can support Ukraine financially and militarily against Russia even if President Trump decides to wash his hands of the conflict, as he often threatens, and instead focuses on normalizing relations with Moscow. But even with their best efforts, the Europeans cannot replace all of what the United States provides Ukraine — most important, real-time intelligence about Russian forces, incoming missiles and how and where to target the enemy. Ukraine’s ability to fight effectively relies largely on that American intelligence. “The Ukrainians don’t want this to be cut off no matter what,” said Camille...
  • Globalists Go Radio Silent As NATO Flirts With World War III

    06/07/2025 10:23:17 AM PDT · by frithguild · 21 replies
    Alt-Market.us ^ | June 6 3035 | Brandon zsmith
    Skip to content Alt-Market.us Alt-Market.us Globalists Go Radio Silent As NATO Flirts With World War III June 6, 2025 17 Comments By Brandon Smith Where have all the globalists gone? Yes, unfortunately they’re still out there free when they should be rotting in a frozen gulag or fertilizing an unmarked field somewhere. I get that. However, if you’ve been tracking the elitist cabal as long as I have you might have noticed a sudden and abrupt shift in public activity among the most prominent globalist institutions. From at least 2019 onward the mask had come completely off. The elites were...
  • Ukraine Has a ‘Secret Back Door’ Into NATO

    06/07/2025 5:03:55 AM PDT · by whyilovetexas111 · 76 replies
    National Security Journal ^ | 6/6/2025 | Andrew Latham
    When the guns fall silent in Ukraine – and they will, sooner or later – Western officials will rush to declare a new era of European security. There will be speeches about victory, resilience, the defense of democracy. But beneath the rhetoric, something far more consequential will already be taking shape: the emergence of Ukraine as a de facto member of NATO, regardless of whether Article 5 ever formally applies.
  • Europe can sustain Ukraine's war effort without U.S., German general says

    06/06/2025 7:29:56 PM PDT · by Mariner · 71 replies
    Reuters via Yahoo ^ | June 6th, 2025 | Sabine Siebold
    BERLIN (Reuters) -Europe is capable of sustaining Ukraine's resistance against Russia, even if the United States were to decide to completely halt its military support to Kyiv, the senior military official in charge of coordinating Germany's arms supplies told Reuters.Major General Christian Freuding said NATO's European members plus Canada had already exceeded the estimated $20 billion worth of U.S. military aid provided last year to Kyiv.They accounted for around 60% of the total costs borne by the Western allies, he said."The war against Ukraine is raging on our continent, it is also being waged against the European security order. If...
  • Rand Paul: Lindsey Graham wants to ‘secretly explode’ military budget

    06/05/2025 7:08:24 AM PDT · by RandFan · 18 replies
    The Hill ^ | 06/05/25 8:46 AM ET | by Alexander Bolton -
    Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) says Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is using President Trump’s legislative agenda to “secretly explode” the Pentagon’s budget by adding $150 billion in military spending onto the national debt. “This bill is going to spend $300 billion in the first two years … $300 billion on military and border,” Paul, a critic of the House-passed version of the GOP mega bill, told Fox Business host Larry Kudlow in an interview on Wednesday. Paul said the spending cuts in the bill amount to $1.5 trillion over 10 years or about $150 billion per year. “In the first year...
  • Troop Casualties in Ukraine War Near 1.4 Million, Study Finds

    06/03/2025 3:08:33 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 124 replies
    The New York Times ^ | June 3, 2025 | Helene Cooper
    Nearly one million Russian troops have been killed or wounded in the country’s war against Ukraine, according to a new study, a staggering toll as Russia’s three-year assault on its neighbor grinds on. The study, published on Tuesday by the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, said that close to 400,000 Ukrainian troops have also been killed or wounded since the war began. That would put the overall casualty figure, for Russian and Ukrainian troops combined, at almost 1.4 million. Officials cautioned that casualty figures were difficult to estimate because Moscow is believed to routinely undercount its war...
  • Opinion - How many more useless deaths before we admit Trump was always right on Ukraine?

    05/26/2025 3:18:14 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 38 replies
    Yahoo! News ^ | Sat, May 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM CDT | Douglas MacKinnon
    Two serious and literally life or death questions: Since when did trying to save the lives of hundreds of thousands of people — including countless children — become something to be criticized? Conversely, when did sending hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers into the teeth of the Russian war machine with absolutely no plausible plan to win become the untouchable go-to policy of certain neoconservatives, many on the left and a fair number of editorial writers?I thought of these questions while reading two recent columns. The first is by Rich Lowry from the New York Post, titled “Trump is getting...
  • 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 · 81 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
  • Finland to use proceeds from frozen Russian assets to supply ammunition to Ukraine

    05/19/2025 2:05:31 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 30 replies
    Reuters ^ | May 19, 2025 12:32 PM UTC | Essi Lehto
    HELSINKI, May 19 (Reuters) - Finland will supply 90 million euros ($101.35 million) of ammunition to Ukraine by using proceeds from Russian financial assets frozen by the European Union after Moscow's full-scale invasion in 2022, the Finnish defence ministry said on Monday.The EU has estimated that 210 billion euros of the roughly $300 billion worth of frozen Russian assets are held in the 27-nation bloc, mainly in the form of government bonds that Russia's central bank had stored as reserves.HELSINKI, May 19 (Reuters) - Finland will supply 90 million euros ($101.35 million) of ammunition to Ukraine by using proceeds from...
  • Kyiv seeks deeper defense ties with Raytheon

    05/19/2025 8:51:29 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 25 replies
    Defence Blog ^ | 5/19/2025 | Dylan Malyasov
    Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov held a high-level meeting with senior executives from U.S. defense contractor Raytheon on May 19, focusing on expanding collaboration in air and missile defense systems, particularly the Patriot platform. In a statement released after the talks, Umerov said he had a “productive meeting” with Joseph DeAntona, Raytheon’s Vice President for Land and Air Defense Systems. The conversation, he noted, centered on Ukraine’s urgent need for additional missile systems and interceptors to strengthen the country’s defenses against continued Russian air attacks. “The main topic was strengthening the protection of Ukraine’s skies,” Umerov said. “We discussed the...
  • ‘Deep State’ Instructed Europe to Continue Conflict in Ukraine — Georgian PM

    04/07/2025 1:39:39 PM PDT · by marshmallow · 17 replies
    TASS ^ | 4/7/25
    According to Irakli Kobakhidze, the same thing is happening with financing of organizations engaged in "anti-state processes," including in Georgia - these organizations are now funded only from the EUTBILISI, April 7. /TASS/. The so-called deep state has ordered European structures to continue military operations in Ukraine, said Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. "The deep state has instructed European institutions to continue the war in Ukraine. Before that, American structures were also involved in this process. Now the deep state has exclusively tasked European structures with prolonging the war in Ukraine," Kobakhidze told reporters. According to him, the same thing...
  • Finland Announces $200mn Cash Boost For Ukraine Defence Aid

    03/13/2025 9:02:11 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 7 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 03/13/2025 | Breitbart London
    WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Finland on Thursday announced a new arms package for Ukraine amounting to around 200 million euros ($217 million) and pledged more defense cooperation with Kyiv. The aid package for Ukraine involves artillery ammunition, “which is in great need right now,” said Finland’s Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen as he signed a memorandum of understanding alongside his Ukrainian counterpart Rustem Umerov. Finland’s Defense Ministry said other contents of the aid package would not be divulged at this time. Häkkänen said that Finland remains committed to supporting Ukraine and shares Kyiv’s “view of the Russian threat in light of...
  • Video: John Bolton says that a ceasefire isn't in Ukraine's best interest

    03/12/2025 9:10:34 AM PDT · by janetjanet998 · 78 replies
    John Bolton says that a ceasefire isn't in Ukraine's best interest
  • Democrat Senator Mark Kelly Visits Ukraine, Calls President Trump’s Pressure on Zelenskyy to Help Bring an End to Russia’s War “Sickening”

    03/10/2025 2:59:32 PM PDT · by Macho MAGA Man · 43 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | March 10, 2025 | Kristinn Taylor
    Democrat Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona visited Ukraine this weekend, trying to undermine President Donald Trump’s efforts to end the devastating war launched by Russia in 2022 during Joe Biden’s presidency. Kelly’s trip comes just days before Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet with Ukrainian officials on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia. (Update: Conflicting reports on whether Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is in Saudi Arabia on Monday, will stay for the meetings. National Security Advisor Michael Waltz and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff will also be in Saudi Arabia meetings.) Amazingly, in a statement on his visit to...
  • ​Ukraine Signs Memorandum With IRIS-T Manufacturer, Expects Threefold Increase in Missile, Air Defense System Supplies

    03/10/2025 12:53:59 AM PDT · by buwaya · 61 replies
    Defense Express ^ | 3/10/2025 | Defense Express
    Agreement between the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and German company Diehl Defence paves the way for large industrial projects Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the German company Diehl Defence, which produces IRIS-T systems and is "an important part of Ukraine's air defense shield." According to the minister, the signed agreement paves the way for large industrial projects that will strengthen the capabilities of Ukrainian air defense. In addition, the memorandum provides for a threefold increase in the supply of missiles and air defense systems, Umerov noted. IRIS-T is a medium-range...
  • Rationale for the forever war in Ukraine

    03/09/2025 6:01:34 PM PDT · by ganeemead · 12 replies
    The reason for the forever war The ocean of graft, grift, and corruption...
  • ESSENCE OF UKRAINE SUPPORTERS: "British troops should be in Ukraine, but I'm a conscientious objector" (Video at URL)

    03/07/2025 4:15:56 PM PST · by Its All Over Except ... · 30 replies
    X.com ^ | 3/7/25 | Lord Bebo
    ESSENCE OF UKRAINE SUPPORTERS: "British troops should be in Ukraine, but I'm a conscientious objector" (Video at URL) ...
  • 🚨 BREAKING: French President Macron addressed all Europeans to prepare for war with Russia. 🚨 BREAKING: German Foreign Minister Baerbock gave an impassioned speech to prepare Germans for war with Russia.

    03/05/2025 3:16:50 PM PST · by E. Pluribus Unum · 418 replies
    X.com ^ | 2:39 PM · Mar 5, 2025 | Igor Sushko✓ @igorsushko
    🚨 BREAKING: French President Macron addressed all Europeans to prepare for war with Russia. This was broadcast live across the continent. Europe will not accept capitulation of Ukraine to Russia under the guise of "peace negotiations." Americans must decide whose side we are on. 🚨 BREAKING: German Foreign Minister Baerbock gave an impassioned speech to prepare Germans for war with Russia. Germany urges European nations to start mobilizing now and not wait for the formation of the incoming government in Germany under Chancellor Merz, expected in April.