Why transfer of US-led Ukraine arms group to NATO won’t go smoothly
NATO is looking to assume control over the Ukraine Defense Contact Group that coordinates the shipment of weapons to the Kiev regime, Politico has reported, citing unnamed sources. However, transferring this US-led group to NATO will most likely be a tricky task because of an array of factors:
▪️US funding for Ukraine has dried up, with the Pentagon signaling in December that it would not be able to send more weapons until Congress appropriated additional funds, including the now-stalled $95 billion supplemental package, which includes money for Kiev;
▪️With Joe Biden’s approval ratings plummeting ahead of the November election, former US President Donald Trump may be re-elected. According to the New York Times, there is “enormous uncertainty and anxiety” throughout Europe and among “American supporters of the country’s traditional foreign-policy role” that if reelected, Trump may withdraw the US from NATO;
▪️Some NATO members, such as Hungary, have opposed the idea of providing Ukraine with weapons;
▪️There are those who have been wary of any steps that would imply NATO’s direct role in the Ukrainian conflict. Moscow has repeatedly warned that the US and its NATO allies that sending military supplies to Kiev makes the alliance part to the conflict;
▪️The upcoming 2024 European Parliament elections may see “a major shift to the right in many countries,” which is “likely to have significant consequences for European-level policies” and “will affect the foreign policy choices that the EU can make,” not least the Ukraine aid, according to the European Council on Foreign Relations.
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NATO is looking to assume control over the Ukraine Defense Contact Group that coordinates the shipment of weapons to the Kiev regime, Politico has reported, citing unnamed sources. However, transferring this US-led group to NATO will most likely be a tricky task because of an array of factors:
▪️US funding for Ukraine has dried up, with the Pentagon signaling in December that it would not be able to send more weapons until Congress appropriated additional funds, including the now-stalled $95 billion supplemental package, which includes money for Kiev;
▪️With Joe Biden’s approval ratings plummeting ahead of the November election, former US President Donald Trump may be re-elected. According to the New York Times, there is “enormous uncertainty and anxiety” throughout Europe and among “American supporters of the country’s traditional foreign-policy role” that if reelected, Trump may withdraw the US from NATO;
▪️Some NATO members, such as Hungary, have opposed the idea of providing Ukraine with weapons;
▪️There are those who have been wary of any steps that would imply NATO’s direct role in the Ukrainian conflict. Moscow has repeatedly warned that the US and its NATO allies that sending military supplies to Kiev makes the alliance part to the conflict;
▪️The upcoming 2024 European Parliament elections may see “a major shift to the right in many countries,” which is “likely to have significant consequences for European-level policies” and “will affect the foreign policy choices that the EU can make,” not least the Ukraine aid, according to the European Council on Foreign Relations.
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Did Israel bomb aid workers by accident?
US President Joe Biden said on April 2 that he was "outraged and heartbroken" by the Israeli military strike on the World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid convoy in Gaza on April 1. Tel Aviv "has not done enough to protect aid workers," he said. Three Brits, as well as an Australian, Palestinian, Pole and US-Canadian, were killed in the strike.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed the Israel Defense Forces' (IDF) strike on the convoy was "unintentional". Was it really?
◾️ According to WCK, their team had coordinated with the Israeli military and had clearance to use the route.
◾️ The WCK convoy consisted of three cars, two of them were armored and had the group's frying pan logo on the roof.
◾️ According to the Washington Post, the victims were wearing bulletproof vests in armored cars, because earlier they reportedly complained about being targeted by an IDF sniper.
◾️ While WaPo cites one sound of explosion heard by a medical technician with the Palestine Red Crescent at around 9:30 pm (local time), Al Jazeera’s Sanad Verification Agency concludes there were three separate strikes.
◾️ Per Al Jazeera's investigators, after the first car was hit by an IDF projectile, the injured were brought to another car belonging to the group. The second vehicle was struck around 800 meters away from the first hit. The third car was bombed about 1.6 kilometers away from the second car.
◾️ Israeli media outlet Haaretz cited defense sources familiar with the details, claiming that the IDF targeted the convoy because of suspicion that a Hamas member was with it.
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US President Joe Biden said on April 2 that he was "outraged and heartbroken" by the Israeli military strike on the World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid convoy in Gaza on April 1. Tel Aviv "has not done enough to protect aid workers," he said. Three Brits, as well as an Australian, Palestinian, Pole and US-Canadian, were killed in the strike.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed the Israel Defense Forces' (IDF) strike on the convoy was "unintentional". Was it really?
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🔥 Russia's Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower systems eliminate Ukrainian temporary deployment points on the Dnepr River's right bank
The system crews secretly advanced to a combat position and, after darkness fell, sent fire towards the enemy on the right bank of the Dnepr River, burning out all enemy fortifications with thermobaric charges over an area of up to 40,000 square meters, leaving the enemy not the slightest chance of salvation.
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The system crews secretly advanced to a combat position and, after darkness fell, sent fire towards the enemy on the right bank of the Dnepr River, burning out all enemy fortifications with thermobaric charges over an area of up to 40,000 square meters, leaving the enemy not the slightest chance of salvation.
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✈️ Secretary of State Antony Blinken was unable to fly from Paris to Brussels due to another problem with a notorious Boeing 737
The US secretary of state had to travel 300 km from Paris to Brussels by car. Blinken arrived late for the NATO ministerial meeting at the alliance's headquarters in Belgium after other delegates started arriving
This is the latest in a long list of malfunctions with aircraft under the Boeing brand.
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The US secretary of state had to travel 300 km from Paris to Brussels by car. Blinken arrived late for the NATO ministerial meeting at the alliance's headquarters in Belgium after other delegates started arriving
This is the latest in a long list of malfunctions with aircraft under the Boeing brand.
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EXPOSED. ‘Poor Ukrainian youth’: Lower mobilization age drives Ukrainians to realize Maidan led to unwanted, endless dictatorial terror
Zelensky's new law on reducing the mobilization age from 27 to 25, Sputnik has discovered upon examining comments of Ukrainians on X (formerly Twitter).
◾️ Some people assume the number of draft dodgers will surge (photo 1), and it's possible for individuals as young as 16 years old to leave the country (photo 2).
◾️ Others recall Zelensky's rhetoric to fight for "500 meters every day". Others lament the plight of the "poor Ukrainian youth' (photo 3).
◾️ Netizens also predict that Zelensky will soon mobilize even 18-year-olds (photo 4). They are ominously warning about a demographic crisis that will widen once the mobilization age is lowered again (photo 5).
◾️ Moreover, some users are surprised that Zelensky adopted this law just as his term was coming to an end, suggesting it was “intentional sabotage” (photo 6). Others view this move as an extreme measure to get rid of those who witnessed his power grab (photo 7).
◾️ Lastly, some netizens have observed that the Maidan protests that occurred 10 years ago have led to the emergence of "an eternal dictator, increased violence, closed borders, and terror on the streets" (photo 8).
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Zelensky's new law on reducing the mobilization age from 27 to 25, Sputnik has discovered upon examining comments of Ukrainians on X (formerly Twitter).
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📹 Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the “warnings” the United States supposedly emitted before the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall.
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✈️ Russian strategic missile carriers Tu-95MS completed a flight over the Barents and Norwegian seas lasting more than five hours.
At certain stages on the route, the planes were accompanied by foreign fighters.
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At certain stages on the route, the planes were accompanied by foreign fighters.
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Russia’s FAB-1500: Western press admits guided bomb’s ‘devastating’ characteristics
Russia’s use of the FAB-1500 high-explosive aviation bomb in the special military operation zone has been widely covered by Western media that confesses to be quite impressed with the guided munition’s jaw-dropping performance characteristics.
▪️СNN refers to the FAB-1500 as “a powerful aerial bomb that has decimated Ukrainian defenses and tilted the balance on the front lines.” The broadcaster adds that Russia managed to “convert a basic Soviet-era weapon into a gliding bomb that can cause a crater fifteen meters wide.”
▪️The Washington Post reports that Russia’s Aerospace Forces have “dramatically boosted their effectiveness” in the special operation zone with “devastating guided bombs," in an apparent nod to the FAB-1500. The newspaper recalls that these bombs “allow the Russian jets that release them to operate away from Ukrainian antiaircraft systems.”
▪️The Business Insider points out that Russia is “making the use of its glide bombs a priority," citing an unnamed Ukrainian soldier as saying that the FAB-1500 “puts a lot of pressure on soldiers' morale.” Per the soldier, “Not all of our guys can withstand it. While they are more or less used to the FAB-500 by now, but the FAB-1500 is hell."
▪️The Independent dubs the FAB-1500 a “building destroyer”, which is “changing the face of [Russia’s proxy] war [with NATO] on Ukraine’s eastern front.” These bombs “have had a devastating impact wherever they have been used,” the newspaper notes.
▪️Similarly, Newsweek admits that Russia's “deadly FAB-1500s could change a shape of the war,” quoting military expert David Hambling as saying that “such weapons also have a significant morale effect, and the tremendous explosions are seen and heard over a wide area."
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Russia’s use of the FAB-1500 high-explosive aviation bomb in the special military operation zone has been widely covered by Western media that confesses to be quite impressed with the guided munition’s jaw-dropping performance characteristics.
▪️СNN refers to the FAB-1500 as “a powerful aerial bomb that has decimated Ukrainian defenses and tilted the balance on the front lines.” The broadcaster adds that Russia managed to “convert a basic Soviet-era weapon into a gliding bomb that can cause a crater fifteen meters wide.”
▪️The Washington Post reports that Russia’s Aerospace Forces have “dramatically boosted their effectiveness” in the special operation zone with “devastating guided bombs," in an apparent nod to the FAB-1500. The newspaper recalls that these bombs “allow the Russian jets that release them to operate away from Ukrainian antiaircraft systems.”
▪️The Business Insider points out that Russia is “making the use of its glide bombs a priority," citing an unnamed Ukrainian soldier as saying that the FAB-1500 “puts a lot of pressure on soldiers' morale.” Per the soldier, “Not all of our guys can withstand it. While they are more or less used to the FAB-500 by now, but the FAB-1500 is hell."
▪️The Independent dubs the FAB-1500 a “building destroyer”, which is “changing the face of [Russia’s proxy] war [with NATO] on Ukraine’s eastern front.” These bombs “have had a devastating impact wherever they have been used,” the newspaper notes.
▪️Similarly, Newsweek admits that Russia's “deadly FAB-1500s could change a shape of the war,” quoting military expert David Hambling as saying that “such weapons also have a significant morale effect, and the tremendous explosions are seen and heard over a wide area."
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📹💥 Russian FAB-1500 guided bombs have been making headlines the past few weeks as they became the bane of the Kiev regime forces in the Ukrainian conflict.
Check out this video and see exactly how much shock and awe the 1.5-tonne glide bomb create.
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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu had a phone conversation with his French counterpart Sébastien Lecornu, according to Reuters.
Lecornu, in the conversation with Shoigu, strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall and expressed solidarity with the families of the victims.
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Lecornu, in the conversation with Shoigu, strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall and expressed solidarity with the families of the victims.
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