Ukraine invasion

IlIlIlIlI · Jul 14, 2023

As NATO looks for answers to the Ukraine conflict, Poland seeks the nuclear option

The ambitions of individual NATO members only bring the world closer to a nuclear catastrophe

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NATO adopts new anti-Russia defense plan

NATO has come up with a new defense strategy designed to counter a potential Russian attack on the bloc’s territory

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US former intelligence officer: Zelensky will be annihilated
See more at https://english.pravda.ru/news/world/157115-zelensky_death/

IlIlIlIlI · Jul 15, 2023

Ukraine’s top general bristles under US restrictions

Valery Zaluzhny wants to strike at Russia, but the Washington Post says the West has placed “figurative handcuffs” on Kiev

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Kiev Forces Suffer More Losses Near Bakmut, Kupyansk And In Zaporozhye (Videos, Photos)

The Russian military has inflicted more human and material losses on Kiev forces while repelling attacks in different directions. On...

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Biden Sends 3,000 U.S. Troops To Ukraine(?) Against Russia

On the morning of Friday July 14th, the New York Post published a very carefully worded headline, "Biden authorizes Pentagon to deploy 3K reserve troops to Europe in response to Ukraine war", and an equally carefully worded news-report under it, which might be today's equivalent to a repeat of...

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Biden’s decision to mobilize reserve forces pushing US toward Third World War — Trump

Biden’s decision to mobilize reserve forces proves that his reckless escalation in Ukraine is straining the US military to the point of disaster, former US President said

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Grain deal may be extended if Russia approves UN chief’s proposals – source

Interlocutor considers other scenarios unlikely

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Russian oil exceeds Western price cap – media

Spot prices for Russian oil have jumped above the EU and G7 cap for the first time since the mechanism was implemented

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UK depot supplying missiles to Ukraine goes on strike – media

Workers at a key UK depot supplying missiles to Ukraine have gone on strike in a pay dispute, the Daily Mirror reports

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Crimea invasion would kill 200,000 Ukrainian soldiers – ex-Zelensky aide

Stopping the Ukraine conflict along the current frontlines is a “fairly good deal” for Kiev, Aleksey Arestovich has said

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Ex-Russian President tells Boris Johnson to sign into ‘mental hospital’

Former UK PM Boris Johnson should be treated by psychiatrists over his call to accept Ukraine into NATO, Dmitry Medvedev has said

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US VP Harris speaks of desire to ‘reduce the population’

The VP listed population reduction alongside clean energy and electric vehicles as the route to cleaner air and water

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20% of Ukrainian weapons destroyed in just two weeks – New York Times

Heavy losses during the initial days of Kiev’s counteroffensive prompted a pause on the battlefield

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Hunter Biden threatens Trump with ‘legal trouble’

Lawyers for the son of US President Joe Biden have sent Donald Trump a ‘cease and desist’ letter

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Rufus_Leakey · Jul 16, 2023

Victims of “Donbas genocide” were paid actors, Prigozhin’s fired trolls reveal

In the aftermath of Prigozhin's media empire collapse, former employees spoke out about the dark tactics employed, including hiring individuals to portray "victims of Ukrainian Armed Forces” in staged reports that underpinned Russia's fake pretext for the full-scale invasion of Ukraine -- its...

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I guess this means ...

Phylo · Jul 16, 2023

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Why Did NATO Bomb Yugoslavia? | Flashback with Palki Sharma

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Why did Erdogan Support Sweden's NATO Entry? | Vantage with Palki Sharma

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South Africa grapples with Putin’s plan to attend BRICS | In-Depth Analysis

Phylo · Jul 16, 2023

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Our Rule of Law in Armed Conflict Online Portal (RULAC) classifies all situations of armed violence that amount to an armed conflict under international humanitarian law.

Today, it monitors more than 110 armed conflicts and provides information about parties, the latest developments, and applicable international law. Some of these conflicts make the headlines, others do not. Some of them started recently, while others have lasted for more than 50 years.

Today’s Armed Conflicts - The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

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Phylo · Jul 16, 2023

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World military expenditure passes $2 trillion for first time

World military expenditure passes $2 trillion for first time

(Stockholm, 25 April 2022) Total global military expenditure increased by 0.7 per cent in real terms in 2021, to reach $2113 billion. The five largest spenders in 2021 were the United States, China, India, the United Kingdom and Russia, together accounting for 62 per cent of expenditure...

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IlIlIlIlI · Jul 16, 2023

It’s Russia’s fault that Germans can’t afford vacations – Berlin

Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine is the reason behind the economic problems in Germany, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says

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EU is warned against sanctioning Russian aluminum giant – Reuters

Trade body European Aluminium would support restrictions on Russian aluminum, but not major producer Rusal, Reuters reports, citing a memo

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Five EU states want Ukraine grain ban extended – official

EU countries bordering Ukraine call for an extension of the Ukrainian grain import ban, according to Hungary’s agriculture minister

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US supply of cluster munitions to Ukraine is a crime – Putin

Washington’s decision to provide Kiev with cluster munitions amounts to a crime, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said

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Putin reveals fate of captured Western weaponry

Moscow could try to reverse engineer certain features of Western weaponry captured in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has said

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Rufus_Leakey · Jul 17, 2023

Six-part guide to Russian propaganda:

https://youtu.be/meCJEyjCHfI

IlIlIlIlI · Jul 17, 2023

In Video 18+: Ukrainian Nazis Killed Civilians In Ugledar Region

Russian drone spotted a group of Ukrainian militants hiding south-east of Ugledar. Ukrainian servicemen wanted to establish their military...

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US volunteer faked Ukraine battlefield heroics – report

US fighter in Ukraine reportedly lied about his exploits against Russian forces and planned to profit from his false image as a war hero

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Ukraine's propaganda machine is vital for Zelensky: Here is how it works

Ukraine is waging an extensive information war against Russia and it began long before the military conflict

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Rufus_Leakey · Jul 17, 2023

https://twitter.com/x/status/1680764975168602113

Too bad about the civilian casualties, but I guess they will have to find a different way to cross the strait.

Phylo · Jul 17, 2023

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What weapons are being given to Ukraine by the UK?

What weapons are being given to Ukraine by the UK?

Ukraine and the UK have been discussing weapons supplies ahead of an expected Ukrainian counter-offensive

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Phylo · Jul 17, 2023

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Major strike hits Putin's £3billion bridge linking Russia to Crimea: Footage 'shows the moment kamikaze drone attack sparks fireball and resulting damage' as furious Kremlin condemns Ukraine 'terror'

Two explosions were heard on Vladimir Putin's bridge linking Russia to Crimea
At least two people were killed in the suspected kamikaze drone attack

Major double strike hits Putin's £3bn bridge linking Russia to Crimea

Dramatic footage appears to show the moment a deadly kamikaze drone strike hit Vladimir Putin's £3billion bridge linking Russia to Crimea, sparking a huge fireball explosion.

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Phylo · Jul 17, 2023

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Putin 'planning to use Wagner fighters to invade key strategic strip of land straddling border between Poland and Lithuania in move against Nato's Baltic states', crony reveals

Russia is 'threatening' the Suwalki corridor - strategically important land
Putin parliamentarian Andrey Kartapolov announced the threat on state TV
However Poland's intelligence service insists it is monitoring the Wagner threat

Putin threatening to 'use Wagner fighters to invade key territory'

The Suwalki Corridor is a 60-mile strip of land straddling the border between Poland and Lithuania - and holds massive strategic importance for both Nato and Russia.

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IlIlIlIlI · Jul 18, 2023

New Ukrainian attack on Crimean Bridge: What we know so far

Ukraine has launched a sea drone attack on the Crimean Bridge, killing two people and damaging the road surface

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Putin vows retaliation for new Crimean Bridge strike

Russia will retaliate for the “terrorist attack“ on the Crimean Bridge staged by the Kiev regime, the president has said

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US comments on Crimean Bridge attack

Ukraine has the right to fight any way it wants, US Secretary of State Blinken has said after another attack on the Crimean bridge

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Phylo · Jul 18, 2023

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Nuclear Testing
Since the first nuclear test explosion on July 16, 1945, at least eight nations have detonated 2,056 nuclear test explosions at dozens of test sites, including

Lop Nor in China,
Atolls of the Pacific,
Nevada,
Algeria where France conducted its first nuclear device,
Western Australia where the U.K. exploded nuclear weapons,
tSouth Atlantic,
Semipalatinsk in Kazakhstan, across Russia, and elsewhere.

Nuclear Testing

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Rufus_Leakey · Jul 18, 2023

He checks all the boxes.

The man Putin wants to take over Wagner was once admitted to the hospital blind drunk with $60,000 cash, military maps of Syria, and receipts for weapons: report

Andrei Troshev was once admitted to a hospital comatose from alcohol, with money, maps of Syria, and receipts for weapons on hand, per The Telegraph.

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IlIlIlIlI · Jul 18, 2023

Crimean Bridge partially reopened after attack (VIDEOS)

Vehicle traffic is once again flowing across the Taman-Kerch bridge, after the Ukrainian attack that killed two civilians

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The big lie behind modern Ukraine: Why does Kiev refuse to properly investigate the mysterious 2014 ‘Maidan massacre’?

For ten years Ukrainian officials have refused to resolve the crimes of Maidan, despite all the eyewitness accounts and evidence

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IlIlIlIlI · Jul 19, 2023

Elon Musk urges clarifications on how Ukraine uses US financial aid

Reuters reported on Tuesday that the US authorities would announce yet another military aid package for Ukraine worth $1.3 billion in the upcoming days

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