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โ—พIt's comedy time! I really like it when some news event takes me back to my childhood memories.

โ—พKing Charles portrait really reminded me of certain film, and once you watch this video you will understand perfectly, I also think that the comparison between him and this fictional character is very suitable.

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โ—พ Ukrainian minister Kuleba took US secret Blinken out for dinner to a popular pizza place. What the western media has not told you is that the restaurant is decorated with Nazi symbols and even pictures from the Odessa trade unions house massacre where Ukrainian Nazis burned civilians alive in 2014.

โ—พMind that Blinken is Jewish, it doesn't seem to bother him the Nazi symbology on the walls.

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A retired German general called for behind-the-scenes negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.

The country is bleeding and does not have enough soldiers to create reserves. The morale of Ukrainians has fallen, they are weak and tired. From the very beginning I advocated finding a solution, a way out of the conflict, at least behind the scenes,

- Roland Kater said on Die Welt.

According to him, finding a military solution for Ukraine will be difficult.

@Slavyangrad
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๐Ÿช–From neutrality to going nuclear: roots of Sweden's militarization

Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson announced on May 13 that Stockholm has no plans to send military personnel to Ukraine โ€” but may consider the options proposed by its new NATO allies.

The same day, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Sweden was ready to allow the deployment of nuclear arms on its territory in the event of war. Stockholm has shifted to openly bellicose rhetoric after nearly 200 years of neutrality formally declared by King Karl XIV John in 1834.

๐Ÿ”บSweden's neutrality stemmed from its crushing defeats and loss of nearly third of its territory during the Napoleonic wars (1803โ€“1815).

๐Ÿ”บIt kept its neutral status during WWI, but joined the League of Nations in 1920 seeking collective security protections.

๐Ÿ”บDuring WW2, the Swedish government remained neutral but nonetheless granted passage to Nazi German forces, while at the same time sheltering European and Jewish refugees.

๐Ÿ”บAfter the end of Cold War, Sweden joined NATOโ€™s โ€˜Partnership for Peaceโ€™ in 1994. In 1995 Swedish troops served under the NATO command for the first time.

๐Ÿ”บFrom 1995 onward, Sweden increased cooperation with NATO and the Baltic states which joined the military bloc in 2004.

๐Ÿ”บSweden announced its plans to join NATO on 16 May 2022, and was admitted to the bloc on March 20, 2024.

๐Ÿ”บSince February 2022, Sweden has sent 15 military aid packages to Ukraine, ranging from protective gear to Leopard 2 tanks.

๐Ÿ”บSweden has increased military spending by 28 percent in year 2024 and raised the annual armed forces draft from 5,500 conscripts to 10,000.

Sweden's quick transition from neutrality to bellicosity raises concerns among the nation's former officials and experts, who warn of the risk of NATO confrontation with nuclear-armed Russia.

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๐Ÿ—ฃ๐Ÿ—ฃ ROOM ERUPTS IN APPLAUSE AS PUTIN AND XI SIGN DOCUMENT STRENGTHENING NATIONS' PARTNERSHIP (top video).

DE-DOLLARIZATION ALMOST COMPLETE - Putin announces 90% of Russia-China trade deals are made in rubles and yuan.

Our cooperation in world affairs today is one of the main stabilizing factors internationally. Moscow and Beijing attach great importance to their partnership, a model of relations between neighboring countries - Putin.


Agreement will boost cooperation in industry and high-tech, space, renewable and nuclear energy, artificial intelligence and other innovative sectors.

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿค” COMPLETE 180 FROM CZECH PREZ WHO NOW WANTS PEACE IN UKRAINE: Pavel had been fanatical pro-Kiev warmonger but now he's changed his tune, admitting West needs to be "realistic" about future of Ukraine:

What we need is to stop war, and then start negotiations about future arrangement. There might be compromise, but this cannot be done without Ukraine, without Russia and without countries that would be guarantors - Pavel admits (00:18).


All this coming from infamous Russophobe and Kiev fanboy - what happened Pavel, did you hit your head and finally see sense?

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Ahahahaha! A masterpiece!
Putin seeks to weaponize corruption in Ukraine.

That is, Zelensky and his gang are stealing, but Putin is still to blame.

by @golosmordora
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Podolyak called Zelenskyโ€™s formula the only path โ€œto a just peaceโ€

All other proposals, he believes, โ€œshould remain historical scrap.โ€

The โ€œpeace summit,โ€ according to him, should โ€œinstitutionalizeโ€ Ukrainian point of view as the ultimate truth.

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Maria Zakharova Comments on NATO Secretary-General's Statement Regarding Ukraine

Maria Zakharova commented to "Izvestia" on the NATO Secretary-General's statement that there would be no point in rebuilding Ukraine in the event of its defeat. She stated, "The future of Ukraine is of interest only in this context. The future of the Ukrainian people does not interest them at all." This comment underscores a critical perspective on how external interests are focused more on Ukraine as a geopolitical entity rather than on the well-being of its citizens.

Source IZ.RU

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The "Alligator" is getting more dangerous

K-52 and K-52M helicopters have a pilot navigation system. Accuracy is ensured when hitting and destroying area linear targets to an accuracy of plus or minus 50-100 meters. This accuracy in combat use is excellent because the radius of shrapnel dispersion of their unguided weapons exceeds 200 or 300 meters.

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โฎ โš”๏ธ , โคด๏ธ ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ† โ˜ฎ๏ธ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

AFTER THE WAR, THEN THE CHALLENGE OF RUSSIA WINNING THE PEACE IN UKRAINE

โœ๏ธWritten by Wassim Morjaneโœ๏ธ

โœ๏ธEdited by Hikaru Kitabayashiโœ๏ธ

Everywhere in the news, we see stories about Ukraine. Everyone, talks about what is happening. Pro-Russians are talking about how the Ukrainian army is retreating on all fronts, pro-Ukrainians talk about how the USA is finally sending help, and lately how Chasov Yar is strategically unimportant, etc. 

But, no one talks about how easily all of this could've been avoided, all the killings and destruction, either Russian or Ukrainian, and all the miseries that struck Ukraine and many of Russia's border areas. And, let's not forget about the human trafficking, mainly of women and children, but also of young men. Neither should we forget forced enslavement and forced prostitution. Nor should we forget the organ harvesting of Ukrainians for the use of Western medical facilities.

As this was being written, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MOD) declared that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) lost 500,000 people. There are many numbers out there, many of them higher than what the MOD claimed. Some even go as high as one million. In the end, we are far from the delusional Zelensky number of 31,000. And, lately some NATO officials have expressed a desire to join in the fighting. Not that they don't already have a presence in Ukraine! 

Knowing all of this, it's ridiculous to think that, predating 2022, the solution wasn't easy and simple. What the Russian government wanted, wasn't that complicated and it wasn't for lack of trying. They tried Minsk 1 and 2. But, as the former German chancellor, Angela Merkel, said, โ€œWe tried to win time for Ukraineโ€. 

It is ridiculous, because, if a country is located near a โ€œGIANTโ€, what a country needs to do is to remember Admiral Yamamoto's words on Japan attacking Pearl Harbor, when he said "I fear that all we have done is awaken a sleeping giant." Though it's in a nation's best interests to keep good relations with neighboring giants. what Ukraine's leadership did was:

1- threaten Russia's security interests;

2- oppress Ukraine's ethnic Russian population and its language, two things which Russia historically has a special interest in; and, 

3- threaten Russia's strategic interests and financial affairs. 

The Ukrainian government from 2014 onward, could have easily guaranteed all of those points, by choosing neutrality and protecting the Russian minority. After all, peace with Russia was in Ukraine's best interest. Plus, many Russians and Ukrainians have always had family members residing in both countries. As an example, let's not forget that, Syrsky, the AFU commander in chief was born in Russia and is a Russian by birth. 

Unfortunately, the corrupt leaders of Ukraine, insanely decided to betray their country and people, provoking what we can consider a โ€œCivil War" with Russia, a giant that had been sleeping for 30 plus years. So, what will the result be? The disappearance of Ukraine as a nation state seems distinctly possible.

But, if Ukraine does disappear and Russia absorbs a large portion of its population, there will be a sizable percentage of the civilian population who will have suffered greatly because of family member deaths, dislocation, destroyed property, and who, for one reason or another, will continue to blame Russia and not Mr. Zelensky's government for their misfortunes. If the experience of the American South after the end of the Civil War can be taken as an example, it will take five generations before blaming the former victors will completely disappear.

Winning the war will prove to be the easy part for Russia. Winning the peace among the surviving civilians is going to prove to be much harder.

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๐Ÿ”ด Wikileaks Editor Calls UK Courts โ€˜Corrupt' as Key Assange Ruling Approaches

Kristinn Hrafnsson has denounced the UK courts as โ€œcrooked,โ€ days before Julian Assange's extradition hearing on May 20.

He said the US had been allowed to change its case while Assange's arguments of being a political target were ignored.

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โšก๏ธ FLASHBACK: Chilling footage of Slovak PM Robert Fico predicting his own assassination attempt - just one month before Wednesdayโ€™s shooting

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You gotta love Free Europe. @irishmaninrussia
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โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆโš”๏ธ RFAF Advance towards #Berestovoye in #Kupyansk Sector of #Svatovo Directionโšก๏ธ

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ The RFAF continue to advance near #Krakhmalnoye and are approaching #Berestovoye. Earlier, assault groups ๐Ÿ‘‰ advanced towards #Peschanoye.

๐Ÿ”ด Map Explanation: #Krakhmalnoye is north of, #Peschanoye west of and #Berestovoye south of the RFAF advance area marked in the pink. #Kupyansk itself is to the northwest.

๐Ÿ—บ Maps: @z_arhiv, the 2nd is a topographical

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