GOP leadership sabotaging Donald Trump to help Ukraine – US Senator JD Vance
Trump’s reelection chances could be in jeopardy due to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s fanatical push for $60 billion Ukraine aid package, Vance argued in a column for The American Conservative magazine.
McConnell’s decision to push a Biden-backed border deal has created an unwinnable political predicament for Republicans, according to Vance. On the one hand, the deal is unacceptable to the vast majority of Republicans due to its weak border security measures. At the same time, however, McConnell’s support of the bill means that Democrats can now force a political crisis that will be blamed on Trump and his allies in Congress.
“For months, I have been confident that Donald Trump would be reelected as president. But this is how you snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. The Republican establishment is going to war for more Ukraine money. They don’t care if a second Trump term is collateral damage.”
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Trump’s reelection chances could be in jeopardy due to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s fanatical push for $60 billion Ukraine aid package, Vance argued in a column for The American Conservative magazine.
McConnell’s decision to push a Biden-backed border deal has created an unwinnable political predicament for Republicans, according to Vance. On the one hand, the deal is unacceptable to the vast majority of Republicans due to its weak border security measures. At the same time, however, McConnell’s support of the bill means that Democrats can now force a political crisis that will be blamed on Trump and his allies in Congress.
“The Republican establishment of Washington is so obsessively committed to Ukraine that they will use every tool at their disposal to apply pressure to other Republicans to write that big Ukraine check. The problem is that every time they apply pressure, they create an opening for Democrats and the media to tank our nominee,” Vance warned.
“For months, I have been confident that Donald Trump would be reelected as president. But this is how you snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. The Republican establishment is going to war for more Ukraine money. They don’t care if a second Trump term is collateral damage.”
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❗️The United States and Britain are persuading other G7 countries to establish the post of "special envoy" for Ukraine and appoint the current NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg, the Foreign Intelligence Service of Russia says.
It is assumed that this appointee will have permanent access to Zelensky, he will also block the steps of the Ukrainian leadership that are not coordinated with the United States and Britain, the agency notes.
The very introduction of such a position is being discussed due to the fact that the West fears betrayal by the Ukrainian elites, who may try to "play ahead of the curve" by switching to the side of future winners in advance, the agency adds.
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It is assumed that this appointee will have permanent access to Zelensky, he will also block the steps of the Ukrainian leadership that are not coordinated with the United States and Britain, the agency notes.
The very introduction of such a position is being discussed due to the fact that the West fears betrayal by the Ukrainian elites, who may try to "play ahead of the curve" by switching to the side of future winners in advance, the agency adds.
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📹 Netizens slam Team Biden's video on the "banned" TikTok
Apparently, Joe Biden is no longer coping with things at all. While his team stops selling its leader or focusing on serious political decisions, it resorts to making Tiktok videos where the POTUS talks about his preferences.
While US government officials are officially banned from using this application, apparently such norms are optional for the current president.
Netizens have already commented on this video and were surprised how the current POTUS even had the strength to record this TikTok video. "Why did they make Biden an account on the very app that he's threatening to ban," wrote one of the netizens. "He got tired after answering those questions," wrote the other. One of netizens wrote: "Joe Biden is a traitor".
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Apparently, Joe Biden is no longer coping with things at all. While his team stops selling its leader or focusing on serious political decisions, it resorts to making Tiktok videos where the POTUS talks about his preferences.
While US government officials are officially banned from using this application, apparently such norms are optional for the current president.
Netizens have already commented on this video and were surprised how the current POTUS even had the strength to record this TikTok video. "Why did they make Biden an account on the very app that he's threatening to ban," wrote one of the netizens. "He got tired after answering those questions," wrote the other. One of netizens wrote: "Joe Biden is a traitor".
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🔥 Tornado-G MLRS crews disrupted Ukrainian Armed Forces rotation
Taking advantage of the bad weather conditions, the Ukrainian nationalists tried to rotate their personnel. Using aerial reconnaissance, Russian soldiers calculated this attempt and transmitted the coordinates of the target to the Tornado-G MLRS crew.
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Taking advantage of the bad weather conditions, the Ukrainian nationalists tried to rotate their personnel. Using aerial reconnaissance, Russian soldiers calculated this attempt and transmitted the coordinates of the target to the Tornado-G MLRS crew.
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Bingo! NATO defense ministers in Europe repeating the same false thesis
Yet another NATO defense minister is scaring his country's citizens about an imminent war between Europe and Russia.
For the past month, top military officials of Poland, Norway, the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Latvia, Belgium, North Macedonia, the UK, the Czech Republic, Germany and Estonia have all declared pretty much the same thing. Nothing like this has been said (yet?) by officials from fellow NATO members Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Albania, Croatia, Iceland, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Montenegro, Turkiye, Slovakia or Slovenia.
Russia has repeatedly debunked all accusations that it's preparing for war with Europe.
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Yet another NATO defense minister is scaring his country's citizens about an imminent war between Europe and Russia.
"Denmark should speed up its military investments after new intelligence indicates that Russia is rearming faster than expected and that it could attack a NATO country within three to five years," Denmark's Troels Lund Poulsen said.
For the past month, top military officials of Poland, Norway, the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Latvia, Belgium, North Macedonia, the UK, the Czech Republic, Germany and Estonia have all declared pretty much the same thing. Nothing like this has been said (yet?) by officials from fellow NATO members Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Albania, Croatia, Iceland, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Montenegro, Turkiye, Slovakia or Slovenia.
Russia has repeatedly debunked all accusations that it's preparing for war with Europe.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to a peace deal on Ukraine, American journalist Tucker Carlson said during a speech at the World Government Summit in Dubai.
However, Carlson noted that the longer the conflict drags on, the less incentive Putin will have to accept Western terms.
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However, Carlson noted that the longer the conflict drags on, the less incentive Putin will have to accept Western terms.
"Russia's industrial potential is much greater than we thought. Russia is having a pretty easy time making missiles, rockets, and artillery shells, whereas NATO is not," he added.
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Ukraine’s military leadership reshuffled after becoming face of ‘defeat’
Ukraine's top military brass has undergone a major reshuffle following a series of defeats on the battlefield. President Volodymyr Zelensky has replaced several top generals, including Valery Zaluzhny, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. These changes come as Ukraine's forces continue to suffer setbacks on the front and struggle with a shortage of capable connoscripts and dwindling support from Western sponsors. The following changes have been made to Ukraine's top military brass:
▪️Valery Zaluzhny, the former commander-in-chief of the armed forces, has been replaced by Oleskandr Syrsky, who previously served as the commander of Ukraine's ground forces.
▪️Vadim Sukharevsky and Andriy Lebedenko have been selected to be the deputies to the new commander-in-chief, Syrsky. Sukharevsky became the head of Ukrainian drones division, while Lebedenko was put in charge of 'technological warfare';
▪️Serhiy Shaptala, the chief of the General Staff, has been replaced by Anatoly Bargilevich, the former commander of Ukraine's territorial defense forces.
▪️Maxim Mirgorodsky, the commander of Ukraine's airborne assault forces, has been replaced by Igor Skibyuk.
▪️Serhiy Nayev, the commander of Ukraine's Joint Forces, has been replaced by Yury Sodol.
▪️Ihor Plakhuta has been appointed as the new commander of Ukraine's territorial defense forces.
▪️Vladimir Gorbatyuk, Alexey Shevchenko and Mikhail Drapaty were appointed as deputies to the new chief of the General Staff.
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Ukraine's top military brass has undergone a major reshuffle following a series of defeats on the battlefield. President Volodymyr Zelensky has replaced several top generals, including Valery Zaluzhny, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. These changes come as Ukraine's forces continue to suffer setbacks on the front and struggle with a shortage of capable connoscripts and dwindling support from Western sponsors. The following changes have been made to Ukraine's top military brass:
▪️Valery Zaluzhny, the former commander-in-chief of the armed forces, has been replaced by Oleskandr Syrsky, who previously served as the commander of Ukraine's ground forces.
▪️Vadim Sukharevsky and Andriy Lebedenko have been selected to be the deputies to the new commander-in-chief, Syrsky. Sukharevsky became the head of Ukrainian drones division, while Lebedenko was put in charge of 'technological warfare';
▪️Serhiy Shaptala, the chief of the General Staff, has been replaced by Anatoly Bargilevich, the former commander of Ukraine's territorial defense forces.
▪️Maxim Mirgorodsky, the commander of Ukraine's airborne assault forces, has been replaced by Igor Skibyuk.
▪️Serhiy Nayev, the commander of Ukraine's Joint Forces, has been replaced by Yury Sodol.
▪️Ihor Plakhuta has been appointed as the new commander of Ukraine's territorial defense forces.
▪️Vladimir Gorbatyuk, Alexey Shevchenko and Mikhail Drapaty were appointed as deputies to the new chief of the General Staff.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to a peace deal on Ukraine, American journalist Tucker Carlson said during a speech at the World Government Summit in Dubai. However, Carlson noted that the longer the conflict drags on, the less incentive Putin will…
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When did Syrsky go down the wrong path?
On February 8, Alexander Syrsky was appointed by Zelensky as commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine instead of Valery Zaluzhny.
But what details is the new head of the Ukrainian military concealing?
The new commander was born in the Russia’s Vladimir region and graduated from the Moscow Higher Combined Arms Command School. After graduation, he was member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and in 1986 marched through the Red Square past Lenin's mausoleum, recalled his classmate Andrey Valikov. (photos 1 and 2)
In 2020, Vladimir city administration published a letter of the mother of Syrsky, Lyudmila, to her father, who was in the ranks of the Soviet army and died fighting against the German Nazis in WW2. (photo 3)
Syrsky's parents still live in Russia and participate in the "Immortal Regiment" movement in memory of the heroes of the WW2. They were terrified with the news of their son's appointment to such a position.
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On February 8, Alexander Syrsky was appointed by Zelensky as commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine instead of Valery Zaluzhny.
But what details is the new head of the Ukrainian military concealing?
The new commander was born in the Russia’s Vladimir region and graduated from the Moscow Higher Combined Arms Command School. After graduation, he was member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and in 1986 marched through the Red Square past Lenin's mausoleum, recalled his classmate Andrey Valikov. (photos 1 and 2)
In 2020, Vladimir city administration published a letter of the mother of Syrsky, Lyudmila, to her father, who was in the ranks of the Soviet army and died fighting against the German Nazis in WW2. (photo 3)
“In 1945, in May, a man came to the mother… and told her how you died. You were ambushed. You were wounded in the leg, stayed to cover your comrades, asked them to leave a grenade and ammunition, and to tell your wife about your death. The man said: 'We heard a grenade explosion, several shots and that was it. Kurkin Ivan [Alexander Syrsky’s grandfather] was a communist and would not have given up alive. He saved us from the Germans, but died.'"
Syrsky's parents still live in Russia and participate in the "Immortal Regiment" movement in memory of the heroes of the WW2. They were terrified with the news of their son's appointment to such a position.
"I don’t know how he [Syrsky] works with them [Ukrainian Armed Forces]," his father lamented.
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Syrsky the Butcher’s ‘right-hand man’: what to know about Ukraine’s new drone force head
President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree to create a new type of troops within the Ukrainian army - the so-called Unmanned Systems Force (USF) - last week. The USF will be headed by Colonel Vadim Sukharevsky.
What is known about him?
▪️The 39-year-old is believed to be the first officer from the Ukrainian Armed Forces to give the order to shoot to kill in the city of Slavyansk during hostilities in Donbass in April 2014. At the time, Ukrainian authorities launched the so-called antiterrorist operation against the population of Donetsk and Lugansk that did not support the February 2014 Western-backed coup in Kiev;
▪️Under Sukharevsky’s command, the 59th brigade carried out combat missions in the Nikolayev and Kherson regions following the beginning of the Russian special military operation, according to Ukrainian press;
▪️Before being appointed head of the 59th brigade, Sukharevsky served (with the call sign Badger then) as the chief of staff, and later - commander of the 503rd Separate Battalion of the 36th Marine Brigade;
▪️In early April of that year, marines from the 503rd Battalion – notoriously known as a punitive military unit - reportedly opened fire with all types of weapons on the city of Gorlovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic;
▪️After the attack, the marines threatened they would “destroy Russia” in the same way;
▪️Ukrainian media currently describe Sukharevsky as a “right-hand man” of the military’s new Commander-in-Chief Alexander Syrsky, earlier dubbed by rank-and-file Ukrainian soldiers “The Butcher” and “General200” – a reference for a special military code for those killed in action, according to the US news outlet Politico.
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President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree to create a new type of troops within the Ukrainian army - the so-called Unmanned Systems Force (USF) - last week. The USF will be headed by Colonel Vadim Sukharevsky.
What is known about him?
▪️The 39-year-old is believed to be the first officer from the Ukrainian Armed Forces to give the order to shoot to kill in the city of Slavyansk during hostilities in Donbass in April 2014. At the time, Ukrainian authorities launched the so-called antiterrorist operation against the population of Donetsk and Lugansk that did not support the February 2014 Western-backed coup in Kiev;
▪️Under Sukharevsky’s command, the 59th brigade carried out combat missions in the Nikolayev and Kherson regions following the beginning of the Russian special military operation, according to Ukrainian press;
▪️Before being appointed head of the 59th brigade, Sukharevsky served (with the call sign Badger then) as the chief of staff, and later - commander of the 503rd Separate Battalion of the 36th Marine Brigade;
▪️In early April of that year, marines from the 503rd Battalion – notoriously known as a punitive military unit - reportedly opened fire with all types of weapons on the city of Gorlovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic;
▪️After the attack, the marines threatened they would “destroy Russia” in the same way;
▪️Ukrainian media currently describe Sukharevsky as a “right-hand man” of the military’s new Commander-in-Chief Alexander Syrsky, earlier dubbed by rank-and-file Ukrainian soldiers “The Butcher” and “General200” – a reference for a special military code for those killed in action, according to the US news outlet Politico.
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A secret financial organization, the International Institute of Banking Research, has been operating in Europe for more than 70 years, writes the Financial Times. It is an exclusive secret club where bank chiefs communicate with all kinds of guests - from…
'Not like Davos': Europe's most exclusive and secretive financial forum
For over 73 years, the Institut International d'Etudes Bancaires (IIEB) has remained the most secretive organization in European finance, according to the Financial Times.
"This is not like Davos, where anyone can buy their way in. This really is exclusive," an unnamed IIEB member told the FT, referring to the World Economic Forum's annual meetings in the Swiss town.
▪️Twice a year, the IIEB brings together the heads of Europe's biggest banks to discuss a range of issues related to global policymaking, holding meetings in posh hotels and royal palaces across the continent.
▪️Notably, the organization has no website, and its membership, agendas, and minutes are not made public. In addition, members are reportedly discouraged from sharing details of discussions.
▪️In addition to being an influential financial forum, the IIEB reportedly remains an elite social club where bankers and their partners enjoy "gala dinners, private tours of historic landmarks and high-end shopping trips."
▪️The IIEB was founded in Paris in 1950 by the heads of four European lenders, including France's Credit Industriel et Commercial, Union Bank of Switzerland, Societe Generale de Belgique and Amsterdamsche Bank.
▪️The stated goal was to "bolster international capital movements and tackle currency controls in the face of increasing government interference." In the late 1990s, however, IIEB discussions focused on the impact of the euro, the growing derivatives market, and mergers and acquisitions between major banks.
▪️There has been almost no press coverage of the IIEB's activities in its more than seven-decade history, except for a few meetings, including the most recent in October 2023, when over 40 of Europe's most powerful bankers gathered at the Dolder Grand Hotel in Zurich to discuss the collapse of lender Credit Suisse.
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For over 73 years, the Institut International d'Etudes Bancaires (IIEB) has remained the most secretive organization in European finance, according to the Financial Times.
"This is not like Davos, where anyone can buy their way in. This really is exclusive," an unnamed IIEB member told the FT, referring to the World Economic Forum's annual meetings in the Swiss town.
▪️Twice a year, the IIEB brings together the heads of Europe's biggest banks to discuss a range of issues related to global policymaking, holding meetings in posh hotels and royal palaces across the continent.
▪️Notably, the organization has no website, and its membership, agendas, and minutes are not made public. In addition, members are reportedly discouraged from sharing details of discussions.
▪️In addition to being an influential financial forum, the IIEB reportedly remains an elite social club where bankers and their partners enjoy "gala dinners, private tours of historic landmarks and high-end shopping trips."
▪️The IIEB was founded in Paris in 1950 by the heads of four European lenders, including France's Credit Industriel et Commercial, Union Bank of Switzerland, Societe Generale de Belgique and Amsterdamsche Bank.
▪️The stated goal was to "bolster international capital movements and tackle currency controls in the face of increasing government interference." In the late 1990s, however, IIEB discussions focused on the impact of the euro, the growing derivatives market, and mergers and acquisitions between major banks.
▪️There has been almost no press coverage of the IIEB's activities in its more than seven-decade history, except for a few meetings, including the most recent in October 2023, when over 40 of Europe's most powerful bankers gathered at the Dolder Grand Hotel in Zurich to discuss the collapse of lender Credit Suisse.
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🚇📹 Tucker Carlson says Moscow “radicalized” him, bashes New York for having a dirty and dangerous subway system.
Sputnik decided to compare the metro systems in Russia and the US. Which country does a better job of providing their citizens with basic public infrastructure?
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Sputnik decided to compare the metro systems in Russia and the US. Which country does a better job of providing their citizens with basic public infrastructure?
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President Joe Biden cautioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against a military operation in the city of Rafah if that operation did not include the evacuation of civilians in the area. “A military operation in Rafah should not proceed without a credible…
🇪🇬🇮🇱 Any violation of the borders by Israel will jeopardize the 1979 Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty, Secretary of the Committee on Defense and National Security of the Egyptian House of Representatives Mohammed Rady has said.
Regarding media reports about Egypt increasing its military reinforcements in Sinai near the border, the speaker said that this is “normal in light of the changes taking place,” emphasizing that “the Egyptian state has the right to defend its borders in accordance with international norms, charters and agreements.”
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“Egypt supports the peace agreement with Israel, but if there is any violation on the Israeli side, it will be considered violation of an international agreement and would expose him to danger," Mohammed Rady confirmed to Sputnik.
Regarding media reports about Egypt increasing its military reinforcements in Sinai near the border, the speaker said that this is “normal in light of the changes taking place,” emphasizing that “the Egyptian state has the right to defend its borders in accordance with international norms, charters and agreements.”
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🇪🇬🇮🇱 Any violation of the borders by Israel will jeopardize the 1979 Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty, Secretary of the Committee on Defense and National Security of the Egyptian House of Representatives Mohammed Rady has said. “Egypt supports the peace agreement…
The speaker emphasized that “Israel has always behaved aggressively and criminally, so it is not particularly concerned about the opinion of the international community and international laws.”
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry confirmed on Sunday that Egypt completely rejects statements by senior Israeli government officials regarding the intention of Israeli forces to launch a military operation in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, calling for the unification of all international and regional efforts to prevent an attack on Rafah.
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The Egyptian Foreign Ministry confirmed on Sunday that Egypt completely rejects statements by senior Israeli government officials regarding the intention of Israeli forces to launch a military operation in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, calling for the unification of all international and regional efforts to prevent an attack on Rafah.
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Pentagon head Lloyd Austin handed over his duties to his deputy, Kathleen Hicks, due to hospitalization, the press service of the Pentagon reported.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will not go to Brussels for a meeting between Ukraine's donors due to his hospitalization, the Pentagon told Sputnik.
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