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Liberal world order must be destroyed – Orban Western liberal hegemony has failed and must be destroyed, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban stated on Thursday, suggesting it could end as soon as this year. Addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC Hungary) in Budapest, Orban criticized the existing “world order based on progressive liberal hegemony,” saying it has spawned numerous figureheads who are “not fit to be leaders,” with even “beauty pageants” knowing more about peace then they do. He accused liberal politicians of building “hegemonic ideological control to which everyone must submit” instead of actual governing, while turning “state bodies into tools of oppression.” Such forces are a dangerous enemy whose time is coming to an end, Orban claimed.
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"Mark Sleboda - Pro-War Propagandist" A Heavily Redacted & Edited (by her) Video Interview I did with the Romanian "Feminist Pacifist" nutjob Maria Cernat from the Barricade" 29/03/24. https://open.substack.com/pub/marksleboda/p/mark-sleboda-pro-war-propagandist?r=mra7c&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true In which I am interviewed by the fruit loop Romanian "feminist pacifist" Maria Cernat from East European faux-lefty outfit “The Barricade”. She is vehemently against the Russian government and the Russian intervention in the Ukrainian Civil Conflict and believes that the Banderite fascists in power in Kiev should have been talked out of massacring the people of East Ukraine and indoctrinating the people of Ukraine to their hateful ideology. The primary purpose of the interview from her end was to attack the recent Russian Presidential Elections and Russian democracy (which is really rich coming from an American Europoean vassal state). She is the perfect roll over and play dead dupe for fascists. She really really didn't like the one hour and forty minute interview we did because it makes her look like a raving ninny disconnected from reality, tells me she won't release the video, and then releases a carelully edited 20 minute version of it anyway with only Romanian titles & commentary - calling the video an interview with a "pro-war propagandist". Ok. Whatever. That's class for you. Her commentary on the video Google Translated from Romanian: ”I had become so well used to the labels of Putinist, pro-Russian, traitor and the like that it was a novel experience to meet a pro-Russian propagandist of the hardest line. It's about Mark Sleboda. After a career in the US Army, he takes a job as an "expert" at Russia Today. Then, suddenly struck by love for Russia, he emigrates and gets married there, using his discursive skills to support the Kremlin's cause through all channels. Although he got his citizenship less than ten years ago, he claims to be more Russian than the Russians themselves, at least in demonizing the west. We, the Romanians, are considered members of "a client country of the United States" that has no right to express critical views against Russia. We had a tense discussion, much of which can be found in the video below. I pulled out the pure propaganda parts about the "humanity" Russia is fighting and other information I couldn't verify. I left the quintessence of his views as a pro-war propagandist. Obviously, he agrees that Russia will not be able to rule western Ukraine because "the cult of Bandera is strong" there. And then? Why did hundreds of thousands of people die, Russians and Ukrainians? For Russia to deal a death blow to the Western hegemon.” Please let Maria Cernat know what you think in the comment section of the edited YouTube Video she posted. Demand she release the whole video if you would like to see the other 1 hour and twenty minutes. Or email her your thoughts at [email protected]
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❗️German army out of funds to replenish stocks Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has cautioned that the Bundeswehr could undergo a "halt in rearmament" unless there's a substantial boost in the defense budget for 2025, Der Spiegel writes. The report indicates that Pistorius aims to secure a notable rise in the 2025 defense budget during forthcoming discussions with German Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner.
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Governor Greg Abbott stated that students participating in pro-Palestinian demonstrations should face expulsion from universities. He reiterated his stance, stating that "protesters belong in prison." "The arrests are underway and will persist until the crowd disperses," the governor stated on social media. D - democracy. @Slavyangrad | Inna 👋
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Moldova's Opposition Forms 'Victory' Bloc with Gagauzia, is Sending a Signal to Europe and NATO In Moldova, opposition groups have signed an agreement to form the "Victory" bloc, including the Șor Party and four other parties. Gagauzia has also joined the bloc. This move sends a signal to both Europe and NATO. The "Moldova-Romania" project is important for NATO to ensure its presence on the Black Sea. NATO needs access to the ports of Odessa, which are hindered by Transnistria and Moldova. Russia opposes this project and is taking countermeasures. Moscow is signaling to Moldova the possibility of a political settlement through the opposition, emphasizing the importance of maintaining control over Odessa. 📱 InfoDefenseENGLISH 📱 InfoDefense
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🇺🇸🇬🇪🇹🇭NEW VIDEO: The US-backed Mobs Fighting Georgia's Foreign Agent Bill ▪️Georgia's foreign agent law is based on the US' own Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA); ▪️Despite this, the US State Department opposes attempts by Georgia to protect itself from admitted US interference within its internal political affairs; ▪️The US has successfully coerced other nations into abandoning similar legislation; ▪️Georgia has already suffered immensely from US political capture; VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/at1F4ZzO67k?si=PFVMIqxWMgZzafM- Follow The New Atlas on Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand
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House Speaker Johnson, who pushed multibillion-dollar aid bills to Ukraine, Israel, and other US allies, was the first government official to address the student protests at Columbia University in New York. “Get back to class and stop doing nonsense!” Johnson urged the students. Some protestors were filmed chanting “Mike, you suck!” in response. Subscribe to @SputnikInt
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US Congress votes for weapons, free healthcare for Ukraine After months of languishing in congressional purgatory, Washington lawmakers finally passed renewed spending for Ukraine’s proxy war against Russia over the weekend. The bill’s passage prompted a dramatic display of patriotic pride – but not for the United States. A sea of Ukrainian flags was observed as representatives waved miniature versions of the blue and yellow banner. The scene prompted criticism from some Republicans, who questioned the legality of the display of a foreign flag in the legislative chamber. “You'll see that of that, only $14 billion is direct military aid to the Kiev regime in Ukraine,” said security analyst Mark Sleboda on Sputnik’s Fault Lines program. “The largest chunk of that is $20 billion worth that is supposedly going to restock US military inventories because the Biden administration cut too deep into the US military's own supplies already.” Perhaps most controversially, a significant portion of the aid will go towards simply maintaining Ukrainian civil society – a contentious prospect as the country is frequently ranked Europe’s most corrupt. “$8 billion is going to support the Ukrainian budget, because it is entirely dependent on Western aid,” said Sleboda. “So they'll be paying for peoples' salaries and health care for Ukrainians because actually Ukraine has a government health care system… Hey, American taxpayers, you can't get a health care system but the Kiev regime that you support in Ukraine thanks you for your hard-earned tax dollars for that, because that's part of the Ukrainian budget.” 👉 Follow the link for more details
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‼️🇷🇺 "🅾️" grouping has cleared Ocheretino and liberated Novobakhmutovka, are storming Novokalinovo and Semenovka and are approaching Keramik - Ukrainian military analysts publish new maps recognizing the complete failure of the AFU in the Avdeevka direction: ➖ "The RAF took Ocheretino and Novobakhmutovka, had success in the direction of Keramik and in Semenovka." ➖ "In the Pokrovsky direction: In Novokalinovo and east of the village, the Russians advanced along Stepnaya Street and two forest belts in an area up to 1.52 kilometers wide and up to 620 meters deep. ➖ In the area of Ocheretino, Russian troops had earlier occupied the territory of the Altkom brick factory and part of the territory of the vodokanal and advanced in a northerly direction in a section up to 1.67 km wide and 230 meters deep," other enemy resources belatedly acknowledged. ➖ "In Berdychy, Russian infantry advanced in the western direction to a depth of up to 140 meters," they wrote. ▪️ The AFU General Staff reports in a bulletin that during the day in the Avdeevka direction, the Russian Armed Forces, supported by aviation, conducted 21 attacks in the areas of Novokalinovo, Ocheretino, Novobakhmutovka, Berdychi, Yasnobrodovka, Netailovo, Pervomayskoye and Nevelskoye, seeking to dislodge AFU units from the occupied lines. Source Join Slavyangrad chat. Your opinion matters. https://t.me/+U_EDAcaO-HFjNzEx @Slavyangrad | Andrei 👋
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Reuters reports that Poland is prepared to assist in repatriating Ukrainian men of military age On Wednesday, Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysh stated that Warsaw is prepared to aid Kiev in the repatriation of male citizens of military age. Kosiniak-Kamysz mentioned in an interview with Polsat News that Poland has previously offered assistance to Ukraine to ensure that those liable for military service return to fulfill their civic duty in their homeland. "I believe many Poles are dismayed when they observe young Ukrainian men in hotels and cafes while recognizing the significant efforts we must exert to aid Ukraine," he remarked, without specifying the nature of Poland's assistance. According to the Eurostat database, as of January 2024, there are approximately 4.3 million Ukrainians residing in EU countries, with about 860,000 being adult men. Poland has granted temporary protection to 950,000 Ukrainians, the second-highest number after Germany. Kosiniak-Kamysh stated that Poland is open to any form of support if Kiev requests assistance in repatriating those Ukrainians who may lose their right to remain in Poland once their passports expire. @Slavyangrad | Inna 👋
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🇨🇳🇷🇺🇺🇸 Chinese Foreign Ministry responds to the US demand that China stop trading with Russia while the US Congress approves $95billion funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as Blinken lands in China for talks. 🐻 Funny observation from the Blinken visit video. They didn't even give him a red carpet. Via: Carl Zha on X 🔴 @DDGeopolitics
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🇺🇸🇵🇸 Student protests in support of Palestine in the US. 🔴 @DDGeopolitics
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🇬🇧🛢🇷🇺 "Britain is importing record volumes of Russian oil products," - The Guardian Despite officially banning the import of oil from Russia back in December 2022, Russian oil processed in third countries is not subject to the ban. According to this scheme, the import of refined oil into Britain from India, China, and Turkey in 2023 amounted to a record £2.2 billion. 🔴 @DDGeopolitics
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My latest Video Podcast Interview with Faultlines 24/04/24 What Really Happened to Zaluzhny? New $60 Billion Aid Package to Kiev Regime. NATO's New Strategy for Kiev Regime - Political Terror to Break Russian People, more... https://open.substack.com/pub/marksleboda/p/what-really-happened-to-zaluzhny?r=mra7c&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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🇺🇲🇺🇦 Today, Biden signed the bill on aid to Ukraine, passed the day before by both houses of the US Congress. Shortly thereafter, a new $1 billion package of military aid to Ukraine was announced. From the available reserves of the US Army the following will be transferred: ▪️ RIM-7 and AIM-9M anti-aircraft missiles for air defense; ▪️ Stinger MANPADS; ▪️ Small arms and additional ammunition, including 12.7 mm ammunition for mobile air defense teams; ▪️ Additional missiles for the HIMARS MLRS (unspecified); ▪️ 155 mm artillery shells; ▪️ 105 mm artillery shells; ▪️ 60 mm mortar mines; ▪️ Bradley infantry fighting vehicle (quantity not specified); ▪️ MRAP class armored vehicles; ▪️ HMMWV armored vehicles; ▪️ Logistics vehicles; ▪️ Tractors for towing equipment; ▪️ ATGM TOW; ▪️ Javelin ATGM and AT-4 anti-tank grenade launchers; ▪️ High-precision aviation ammunition; ▪️ Equipment for airfield support; ▪️ Anti-tank mines; ▪️ Claymore anti-personnel mines; ▪️ Explosive ammunition for clearing obstacles; ▪️ Night vision devices; ▪️ Spare parts, training equipment, and various auxiliary equipment.
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The United States secretly transferred a batch of ATACMS missiles to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, including them in the March aid package, Reuters reports. @Slavyangrad | Inna 👋
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❗️ 🇷🇺🇺🇦 About the preparation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces for attacks on Crimea and Sevastopol 🔻Yesterday was memorable because alarms were sounded several times in the southern Russian territories, either because of the takeoff of tactical aircraft or because of the appearance of unidentified objects on air defense systems. The exact reason still remains unclear. But, as a rule, when this happens, it is associated with the launch of decoy missiles (most likely, ADM-160 MALD) . And it was to them that the air defense stations probably responded. ❓ Why is this being done? This gives the enemy the opportunity to evaluate the reaction of our air defense units to targets appearing in the air. The radar stations are put into active operation, and NATO intelligence records this and determines the location. And all this is confirmed by the high activity of NATO aircraft and drones. In the air were American U-2S , P-8A , two MQ-9A Reapers, as well as a British RC-135V and a French E-3F AWACS aircraft, accompanied by four Rafale fighters. ❗️Their simultaneous appearance in the Black Sea region along with false missile launches does not look like an accident. The British electronic reconnaissance aircraft was approaching 230 km to Sevastopol , and the French AWACS was approaching 190 km to Sochi . ▪️And today the intensity of flights is not decreasing. Since night, an American RQ-4B drone has been actively operating south of the Crimean Bridge , and an Italian G-550 long-range radar detection aircraft, a rare guest in this area, has been operating over the Black Sea. ▪️NATO satellites are searching and detecting air defense positions throughout the peninsula. The number of sessions has almost doubled compared to the average number of shots. 🔻 Total noted over the past few days: ➖Increasing NATO reconnaissance activity ➖Launches of decoy missiles to Crimea ➖High intensity of filming the surface of Crimea If we add official statements about additional deliveries of long-range missiles, including ATACMS and Storm Shadow (not that they haven’t already existed, it’s just that the green light for their use has now been received) , we get a complete picture: new strike attempts are just around the corner. And this may happen during the May holidays, and even more likely, before the presidential inauguration on May 7. Considering the love of the authorities of the so-called Ukraine and their curators for symbolism, the target once again may be the Crimean Bridge, the attention to which is very high. @rybar Two Majors | Boost us
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⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Frontline #Summary for the Morning of 24 April 2024; pub. 08:07⚡️ 🔵On the #Zaporozhye Front, the line of contact without significant changes. The activity of fighting has significantly decreased over the last few days, but it is still impossible to call the direction even relatively "quiet". (Fig. 1) 🔵On the #Donetsk Front, fighting continues on the outskirts of #Paraskoviyevka. In #Krasnogorovka, as a result of assault operations, the RFAF advanced in the city limits from the southeastern side. In the area of #Netaylovo, Russian troops are pressing on the AFU defence, attacking Ukrainian positions. No significant advances so far. There is heavy fighting. 🟡In the area of #Umanskoye, a similar situation, where the AFU continue to hold back the attacks of the RFAF. In the area of #Semyonovka and #Berdychi, there are tactical successes of the RFAF, but advances in these settlements are not easy for the Russian troops. At the moment the fighting is unfolding on the outskirts of these villages. 🟡North of #Berdychi, there are significant advances in #Novobakhmutovka. The initiative also remains with the RFAF in #Ocheretino, where the AFU continues to withdraw further and further, abandoning its positions. In #Novovokalinovo, there are oncoming battles. (Fig. 2) 🔵In the #ChasovYar Direction, the offensive of the Russian forces "stalled" on the eastern outskirts. Fierce fighting continues in the suburbs of #ChasovYar. Also, the RFAF are trying to improve their positions on the side of #Bogdanovka. (Fig. 3) t.me/sitreports /@wargonzo/#smo/ Join SITREP🔺Map Reports - Top Videos - Analyses
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This is a great map that Harvard University published a few years ago. It shows the ratio of Bandera vs. Lenin monuments! You can clearly see Ukraine is not a homogeneous country, and people in western Ukraine are the total opposites of people in Donbass. #Russia #Ukraine
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Ukraine to Import Power Energy imports to Ukraine will rise by 50% due to domestic energy shortages. Russia's attacks on the Ukrainian power grid has crippled much of Ukrainian power generation and supply. Reuter's reports, "Ukraine plans to receive power from Romania, Slovakia and Poland." It remains unclear as to whether this deal has already been negotiated or whether it is still in the planning phase. It's important to note Ukraine's energy infrastructure meets the legal definition of a military objective under Customary International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and such lose their status as civilian objects. This distinction insures that Russia is adhering to international "rule of law." Rule 8 defines military objectives as those which "make an effective contribution to military action and whose partial or total destruction, capture or neutralization, in the circumstances ruling at the time, offers a definite military advantage." Russia has at all times adhered to the international "rule of law" even as Ukraine attacks oil refineries that do not meet this definition and, as such, are civilian objects protected under the same rules. They've also committed assassinations and other terrorist activities which are war crimes. The Biden administration has publicly stated their disapproval but also their respect of Ukraine as a "sovereign nation." t.me/Slavyangrad | Nagasaki Nightmare 👋
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US congressman says facing $500 fine for sharing video of lawmakers waving Ukrainian flags US Congressman Thomas Massie said on Tuesday that he faces a $500 fine for posting a video to social media of US House lawmakers waving Ukrainian flags during a passage vote on a bill with nearly $61 billion in Ukraine-related funding. “Instead of fining democrats for waving flags, the House Sergeant at Arms just called and said I will be fined $500 if I don’t delete this video post. [US House Speaker] Mike Johnson really wants to memory hole this betrayal of America,” Massie said in a statement via social media platform X. Users replied to Massie’s post, offering to crowdfund $500 to pay the fine. However, Johnson said in reply that Massie would not be fined, following a conversation with the House Sergeant at Arms. The House of Representatives’ rules prohibit members from recording or broadcasting material on the chamber floor. Johnson also chastised members who waved Ukrainian flags for violating House decorum rules. US Congresswoman Kat Cammack said that she is working on legislation to prohibit the display of foreign flags on the House floor in the future. Subscribe to @SputnikInt
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🚨 Government Media Office: — The Government Media Office has released an update on the key statistics of the genocidal war waged by the "israeli" occupation on Gaza Strip on the 200th day, Tuesday, April 23, 2024: - 200 days of genocidal war. - 3,025 massacres committed by the occupation army. - 41,183 martyrs and missing persons. - 34,183 martyrs reached hospitals. - 14,778 child martyrs. - 30 children martyred due to famine. - 9,752 female martyrs. - 485 medical staff martyrs. - 67 civil defense martyrs. - 140 journalist martyrs. - 7,000 missing persons. - 77,143 injured. - 72% of the victims are children and women. - 17,000 children living without one or both parents. - 11,000 injured needing to travel for surgery. - 10,000 cancer patients facing death and in need of treatment. - 1,090,000 people suffering from infectious diseases due to displacement. - 8,000 cases of viral hepatitis infections due to displacement. - 60,000 pregnant women at risk due to lack of healthcare. - 350,000 chronic patients at risk due to non-entry of medicines. - 5,000 detainees from Gaza Strip during the genocidal war. - 310 healthcare staff detained. - 20 journalists detained with known names. - 2 million displaced in Gaza Strip. - 181 government headquarters destroyed by the occupation. - 103 schools and universities completely destroyed. - 309 schools and universities partially destroyed. - 239 mosques completely destroyed. - 317 mosques partially destroyed. - 3 churches targeted and destroyed by the occupation. - 86,000 housing units completely destroyed. - 294,000 housing units partially destroyed and uninhabitable. - 75,000 tons of explosives dropped on Gaza. - 32 hospitals put out of service. - 53 health centers put out of service. - 160 health institutions targeted. - 126 ambulances targeted by the occupation army. - 206 archaeological and heritage sites destroyed. - $30 billion in preliminary direct losses due to the genocidal war on Gaza Strip. Government Media Office Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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Radio Interview on the Backstory with Rachel Blevins @RachBlevins 23/04/24 Russian Strategy for Looming Offensive - Fluidity, Multiple Plans & Vectors for Attack, Budanov Says Kiev Regime Faces Difficult Times But “Won’t be Armageddon”, New US Aid Package, more... https://open.substack.com/pub/marksleboda/p/russian-strategy-for-looming-offensive?r=mra7c&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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Russia’s Baikal-Amur Mainline to be the future ‘center of global development’ Russia’s Baikal-Amur Mainline railway from Europe to the Pacific will become “the center of global development,” Pavel Feldman, Associate Professor of the Academy of Labor and Social Relations, told Sputnik. Feldman noted that the entire concept of the route stems from Russia’s unique geopolitical location. “The BAM is not just a railway, but the most important factor in ensuring the territorial integrity and national security of the Russian Federation,” said the Deputy Director of the Institute of Strategic Studies and Forecasts of RUDN University. The construction of the BAM marked Russia's pivot to the East and the beginning of a shift towards a multipolar world order. The route also consolidates Russia’s interests in the Far East and the Asia-Pacific region to offset the ambitions of Western countries, Japan, and South Korea in the region. The BAM’s key economic and strategic importance is a proven fact, agreed veteran Russian military expert Ivan Konovalov. Current reality shows that this was an epic, far-sighted, long-term project, he said. From a military-strategic aspect, the BAM was built to offer an alternative to the Trans-Siberian Railway because the latter runs close to Russia’s southern borders. “Already then, before WWII, there were serious contradictions with Japan... So it was decided to move this mainline deeper into Russian territory. In some places, the BAM is 700 to 1000 kilometers away from the border, which is a serious strategic depth,” he said. The land route from Europe to Pacific ports shows that Russia’s reorientation to the East “is turning from a futuristic concept into an inevitable scenario for future development,” Pavel Feldman concluded. Subscribe to @SputnikInt
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Was Trump compromised by the US Deep State? Donald Trump, well-known for his anti-establishment rhetoric, appears to have been played by the US elites: he suddenly dropped his opposition to funding the Kiev regime's failing military effort, asserting to the US public that Ukraine's "strength" corresponds to American national interests. 🔺Trump's change of heart occurred during a joint press briefing with Republican Party House Speaker Mike Johnson at Mar-a-Lago on April 12, when the former president suggested funding Ukraine in the form of a loan. On April 17, the speaker unveiled the $60 billion Ukraine aid package, including $9.5 billion for economic aid in "forgivable loans." 🔺The WSJ claims Johnson's visit to Mar-a-Lago was part of a plan by Republican senators Lindsey Graham, Kevin Cramer, and Markwayne Mullin to "expand on the idea of the loan, and make it Trump's idea" in order to pass the Ukraine bill through the Republican-controlled House. 🔺The group of senators held a phone call with Trump telling the former president that arming the Kiev regime's military was indispensable for seizing former Ukrainian resource-rich territories, which have recently joined Russia, thereby allowing Kiev to pay back the money. 🔺During his Mar-a-Lago trip Johnson urged Trump to back Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan as part of a broader fight against Russia, Iran and China. The speaker told Trump that a reinforced Ukraine would be critical for Trump's second term, giving him an upper hand in future peace talks with Russia. 🔺Trump shielded Johnson from his MAGA Republican supporters in Congress after the Ukraine aid vote. Marjorie Taylor Greene opted not to force a vote of no-confidence in the speaker, as it could harm the party and Trump's election odds in November, Axios claimed. 🔺While US politicians are playing the Ukraine card, polls show the majority of Republican voters are against funding Kiev's military effort. Subscribe to @SputnikInt
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🇳🇴🇷🇺The commander-in-chief of the Norwegian troops said that the Russian army is improving at a faster pace than he expected. Russia has “essentially transitioned to a war economy” and is now capable of producing weapons at a faster rate than in 2023, Eirik Kristoffersen told Breaking Defense. ▪️ “The modernization of the Russian armed forces is now closer than I would have said a year ago, also based on what they are getting from Iran, from North Korea and how they were able to practically avoid sanctions,” the general said. ▪️He warned that, doctrinally, Russia is also learning lessons from the failures of 2022. ▪️“They have learned their lessons and are using their findings. I think it will take them a little while longer... But if you have a very hierarchical system, once you have some lessons learned that you really want to implement, you can do it quickly,” he said. ▪️ “So if they (decide) to move from manned to unmanned systems in one area, when they decide to do it, it will happen quickly,” Christoffersen added. 🔴@DDgeopolitics
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🇺🇦👀 Nice shirt 🐻 Our regular feature "No Nazis in Ukraine": no matter how many you show, Ukraine supporters still can't find them 🔴@DDGeopolitics
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Ukraine suspends all consular activities abroad for military-age men Kiev’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it will enforce the ban until the increased mobilization law is clarified, with the only exception being to issue identity cards to return to Ukraine. The new legislation introduced last week requires all men aged 18-60 to register at a military recruitment office within 60 days of a summons being delivered, even if the conscript has not seen the document in person. Details about what circumstances would allow men to avoid the draft were reportedly removed from the bill.
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❗️Ukrainian military losses since the beginning of the special military operation have amounted to nearly half a million personnel — Sergey Shoigu
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❗️Russian troops liberated Pervomaiskoye, Bogdanovka, and Novomikhailovka in the DPR, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu announced
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Switzerland brushes off neutral status to block over $14 billion in Russian assets — Bloomberg Bern has blocked 13 billion francs ($14.3 billion) in Russian assets in the country, including more than 7 billion francs in reserves and assets of Moscow’s Central Bank, Bloomberg reports. The decision is considered controversial in the historically neutral country that in 2023 froze a further 580 million francs in financial assets and two more properties, following its investigations and detailed clarifications by banks, the State Secretariat of Economic Affairs said on Tuesday.
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❗️BRICS security chiefs meet in St. Petersburg Security Council chairman Nikolay Patrushev met with his Chinese counterpart Chen Wenqing on the sidelines of the 12th International Security Summit of Russia to discuss strengthened ties between their respective law enforcement agencies and special services, TASS reports. Representatives from over 100 nations are in attendance, including the security chiefs of Iran, India, Brazil, South Africa and Iraq.
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Liberal world order must be destroyed – Orban Western liberal hegemony has failed and must be destroyed, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban stated on Thursday, suggesting it could end as soon as this year. Addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC Hungary) in Budapest, Orban criticized the existing “world order based on progressive liberal hegemony,” saying it has spawned numerous figureheads who are “not fit to be leaders,” with even “beauty pageants” knowing more about peace then they do. He accused liberal politicians of building “hegemonic ideological control to which everyone must submit” instead of actual governing, while turning “state bodies into tools of oppression.” Such forces are a dangerous enemy whose time is coming to an end, Orban claimed.
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"Mark Sleboda - Pro-War Propagandist" A Heavily Redacted & Edited (by her) Video Interview I did with the Romanian "Feminist Pacifist" nutjob Maria Cernat from the Barricade" 29/03/24. https://open.substack.com/pub/marksleboda/p/mark-sleboda-pro-war-propagandist?r=mra7c&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true In which I am interviewed by the fruit loop Romanian "feminist pacifist" Maria Cernat from East European faux-lefty outfit “The Barricade”. She is vehemently against the Russian government and the Russian intervention in the Ukrainian Civil Conflict and believes that the Banderite fascists in power in Kiev should have been talked out of massacring the people of East Ukraine and indoctrinating the people of Ukraine to their hateful ideology. The primary purpose of the interview from her end was to attack the recent Russian Presidential Elections and Russian democracy (which is really rich coming from an American Europoean vassal state). She is the perfect roll over and play dead dupe for fascists. She really really didn't like the one hour and forty minute interview we did because it makes her look like a raving ninny disconnected from reality, tells me she won't release the video, and then releases a carelully edited 20 minute version of it anyway with only Romanian titles & commentary - calling the video an interview with a "pro-war propagandist". Ok. Whatever. That's class for you. Her commentary on the video Google Translated from Romanian: ”I had become so well used to the labels of Putinist, pro-Russian, traitor and the like that it was a novel experience to meet a pro-Russian propagandist of the hardest line. It's about Mark Sleboda. After a career in the US Army, he takes a job as an "expert" at Russia Today. Then, suddenly struck by love for Russia, he emigrates and gets married there, using his discursive skills to support the Kremlin's cause through all channels. Although he got his citizenship less than ten years ago, he claims to be more Russian than the Russians themselves, at least in demonizing the west. We, the Romanians, are considered members of "a client country of the United States" that has no right to express critical views against Russia. We had a tense discussion, much of which can be found in the video below. I pulled out the pure propaganda parts about the "humanity" Russia is fighting and other information I couldn't verify. I left the quintessence of his views as a pro-war propagandist. Obviously, he agrees that Russia will not be able to rule western Ukraine because "the cult of Bandera is strong" there. And then? Why did hundreds of thousands of people die, Russians and Ukrainians? For Russia to deal a death blow to the Western hegemon.” Please let Maria Cernat know what you think in the comment section of the edited YouTube Video she posted. Demand she release the whole video if you would like to see the other 1 hour and twenty minutes. Or email her your thoughts at [email protected]
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"Mark Sleboda - Pro-War Propagandist"

A Heavily Redacted Edited (by her) Video I did with the Romanian "Feminist Pacifist" nutjob Maria Cernat from the Barricade" 29/03/24. [See her commentary below]

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❗️German army out of funds to replenish stocks Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has cautioned that the Bundeswehr could undergo a "halt in rearmament" unless there's a substantial boost in the defense budget for 2025, Der Spiegel writes. The report indicates that Pistorius aims to secure a notable rise in the 2025 defense budget during forthcoming discussions with German Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner.
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Governor Greg Abbott stated that students participating in pro-Palestinian demonstrations should face expulsion from universities. He reiterated his stance, stating that "protesters belong in prison." "The arrests are underway and will persist until the crowd disperses," the governor stated on social media. D - democracy. @Slavyangrad | Inna 👋
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Moldova's Opposition Forms 'Victory' Bloc with Gagauzia, is Sending a Signal to Europe and NATO In Moldova, opposition groups have signed an agreement to form the "Victory" bloc, including the Șor Party and four other parties. Gagauzia has also joined the bloc. This move sends a signal to both Europe and NATO. The "Moldova-Romania" project is important for NATO to ensure its presence on the Black Sea. NATO needs access to the ports of Odessa, which are hindered by Transnistria and Moldova. Russia opposes this project and is taking countermeasures. Moscow is signaling to Moldova the possibility of a political settlement through the opposition, emphasizing the importance of maintaining control over Odessa. 📱 InfoDefenseENGLISH 📱 InfoDefense
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🇺🇸🇬🇪🇹🇭NEW VIDEO: The US-backed Mobs Fighting Georgia's Foreign Agent Bill ▪️Georgia's foreign agent law is based on the US' own Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA); ▪️Despite this, the US State Department opposes attempts by Georgia to protect itself from admitted US interference within its internal political affairs; ▪️The US has successfully coerced other nations into abandoning similar legislation; ▪️Georgia has already suffered immensely from US political capture; VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/at1F4ZzO67k?si=PFVMIqxWMgZzafM- Follow The New Atlas on Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand
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The US-backed Mobs Fighting Georgia's Foreign Agent Bill

Article "Georgia Fight Against US Subversion & its Implications Worldwide" link:

https://journal-neo.su/2024/04/22/georgia-fight-against-us-subversion-its-implications-worldwide/

- Georgia's foreign agent law is based on the US' own Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA); - Despite this, the US State Department opposes attempts by Georgia to protect itself from admitted US interference within its internal political affairs; - The US has successfully coerced other nations into abandoning similar legislation; - Georgia has already suffered immensely from US political capture; References: NED Exposed by Russian Prank Call The New Atlas - NED Zoom Meeting Goes BAD! US Subversion Exposed… (May 2021):

https://youtu.be/VrpyD-A1Knc?si=GGezEsaqxYoQjgav

Current Bill CNN - Georgia presses on with Putin-style ‘foreign agent’ bill despite huge protests (April 18, 2024):

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/18/europe/georgia-foreign-agent-law-russia-first-reading-intl/index.html#:~:text=The%20bill%20is%20seen%20as,to%20join%20the%20European%20Union.

Reuters - Explainer: Why are Georgians protesting against a 'foreign agents' bill? (April 17, 2024):

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/why-are-georgians-protesting-against-foreign-agents-bill-2024-04-17/

Eurasianet - Far from FARA? Georgia's foreign agent law controversy (March 2023):

https://eurasianet.org/far-from-fara-georgias-foreign-agent-law-controversy

Eurasianet - About (disclosure of US government funding):

https://eurasianet.org/about

US Embassy in Georgia - Ned Price on Foreign Agents Law (March 2023):

https://ge.usembassy.gov/ned-price-on-foreign-agents-law/

US Political Capture of Georgia Reuters - Georgia started war with Russia: EU-backed report (2009):

https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE58T4MO/

The Guardian - US campaign behind the turmoil in Kiev (2004):

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/nov/26/ukraine.usa

Thailand’s Attempt to Check US Interference Fortify Rights - Thailand: Drop Draft Legislation on Not-for-Profit Organizations (March 2022):

https://www.fortifyrights.org/tha-inv-2022-03-29-2/

Fortify Rights - Annual Report 2015 (disclosure of US government funding): http://www.fortifyrights.org/downloads/2015-Fortify-Annual-Report.pdf Amnesty International - Thailand: Draft NGO law could be used to suppress civil society (2021):

https://www.amnesty.or.th/en/latest/news/976/

Thai PBS - Thailand’s NGO law: Uprooting foreign influence or gagging govt critics? (April 2021):

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailands-ngo-law-uprooting-foreign-influence-or-gagging-govt-critics/

The Nation - iLaw launches petition for charter rewrite (August 2020):

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/30392491

iLaw - About (disclosure of US government funding):

https://ilaw.or.th/about

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House Speaker Johnson, who pushed multibillion-dollar aid bills to Ukraine, Israel, and other US allies, was the first government official to address the student protests at Columbia University in New York.
“Get back to class and stop doing nonsense!” Johnson urged the students.
Some protestors were filmed chanting “Mike, you suck!” in response. Subscribe to @SputnikInt
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US Congress votes for weapons, free healthcare for Ukraine After months of languishing in congressional purgatory, Washington lawmakers finally passed renewed spending for Ukraine’s proxy war against Russia over the weekend. The bill’s passage prompted a dramatic display of patriotic pride – but not for the United States. A sea of Ukrainian flags was observed as representatives waved miniature versions of the blue and yellow banner. The scene prompted criticism from some Republicans, who questioned the legality of the display of a foreign flag in the legislative chamber.
“You'll see that of that, only $14 billion is direct military aid to the Kiev regime in Ukraine,” said security analyst Mark Sleboda on Sputnik’s Fault Lines program. “The largest chunk of that is $20 billion worth that is supposedly going to restock US military inventories because the Biden administration cut too deep into the US military's own supplies already.”
Perhaps most controversially, a significant portion of the aid will go towards simply maintaining Ukrainian civil society – a contentious prospect as the country is frequently ranked Europe’s most corrupt.
“$8 billion is going to support the Ukrainian budget, because it is entirely dependent on Western aid,” said Sleboda. “So they'll be paying for peoples' salaries and health care for Ukrainians because actually Ukraine has a government health care system… Hey, American taxpayers, you can't get a health care system but the Kiev regime that you support in Ukraine thanks you for your hard-earned tax dollars for that, because that's part of the Ukrainian budget.”
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‼️🇷🇺 "🅾️" grouping has cleared Ocheretino and liberated Novobakhmutovka, are storming Novokalinovo and Semenovka and are approaching Keramik - Ukrainian military analysts publish new maps recognizing the complete failure of the AFU in the Avdeevka direction: ➖ "The RAF took Ocheretino and Novobakhmutovka, had success in the direction of Keramik and in Semenovka." ➖ "In the Pokrovsky direction: In Novokalinovo and east of the village, the Russians advanced along Stepnaya Street and two forest belts in an area up to 1.52 kilometers wide and up to 620 meters deep. ➖ In the area of Ocheretino, Russian troops had earlier occupied the territory of the Altkom brick factory and part of the territory of the vodokanal and advanced in a northerly direction in a section up to 1.67 km wide and 230 meters deep," other enemy resources belatedly acknowledged. ➖ "In Berdychy, Russian infantry advanced in the western direction to a depth of up to 140 meters," they wrote. ▪️ The AFU General Staff reports in a bulletin that during the day in the Avdeevka direction, the Russian Armed Forces, supported by aviation, conducted 21 attacks in the areas of Novokalinovo, Ocheretino, Novobakhmutovka, Berdychi, Yasnobrodovka, Netailovo, Pervomayskoye and Nevelskoye, seeking to dislodge AFU units from the occupied lines. Source Join Slavyangrad chat. Your opinion matters. https://t.me/+U_EDAcaO-HFjNzEx @Slavyangrad | Andrei 👋
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Reuters reports that Poland is prepared to assist in repatriating Ukrainian men of military age On Wednesday, Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysh stated that Warsaw is prepared to aid Kiev in the repatriation of male citizens of military age. Kosiniak-Kamysz mentioned in an interview with Polsat News that Poland has previously offered assistance to Ukraine to ensure that those liable for military service return to fulfill their civic duty in their homeland. "I believe many Poles are dismayed when they observe young Ukrainian men in hotels and cafes while recognizing the significant efforts we must exert to aid Ukraine," he remarked, without specifying the nature of Poland's assistance. According to the Eurostat database, as of January 2024, there are approximately 4.3 million Ukrainians residing in EU countries, with about 860,000 being adult men. Poland has granted temporary protection to 950,000 Ukrainians, the second-highest number after Germany. Kosiniak-Kamysh stated that Poland is open to any form of support if Kiev requests assistance in repatriating those Ukrainians who may lose their right to remain in Poland once their passports expire. @Slavyangrad | Inna 👋
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