🗣Europe is unable to produce the weapons systems Ukraine needs - Whitaker

"The reality is right now in Europe they cannot manufacture the armaments required on the battlefield in Ukraine or on the battlefield if there was a potential war in Europe. The US is the premier manufacturer of these weapons systems and they are going to deliver them to Europe and Europe is going to pay for them," US Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker told Fox News.

Russian Foreign Ministry earlier stated that Russia views military aid flows to Ukraine through NATO negatively, seeing it as evidence that allies are not truly invested in peace efforts.

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📊 Half of US citizens dissatisfied with amount of released information on Epstein case - poll

Only 3 percent of the respondents are satisfied with the released information, 29 percent said that it does not matter while 17 percent more said they had not enough heard about the matter. The level of dissatisfaction is higher among the Democrats (56%) than the Republicans (40%), a poll conducted by SSRS Polling for the CNN showed.

The poll was held on July 10-13 among 1,057 adults, the margin of error stands at about 3.5 percentage points.

The FBI and the US Department of Justice previously released a joint statement claiming that Epstein had not blackmailed influential people and had no "client list." At the same time, in an interview with Fox News in February, in response to a question about the list, US Attorney General Pam Bondi said that it was on her desk and waiting to be reviewed. This Tuesday, Bondi said that she had meant not a client list, but documents on the case.

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🚨Patriot missiles already being shipped to Ukraine, will be supplied from Germany - Trump

"They are already being shipped. They are coming in from Germany and then replaced by Germany, and in all cases, the United States gets paid back in full," Trump told reporters.

Russia has repeatedly said that Western arms supplies to Ukraine hinder the resolution of the military conflict and involve NATO countries in the crisis. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned that any cargo containing weapons for Ukraine will be a legitimate target for the Russian military.

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🇫🇷🪖France not planning to partake in initiative to purchase US weapons for Ukraine

France was not mentioned when NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte listed countries ready to take part in the initiative to purchase US weapons for Ukraine at a meeting with Trump, US media reported.

Macron has long been calling on Europeans to develop their own defense industry by purchasing weapons from local manufacturers, the outlet added.

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📈 Russia’s economy keeps climbing as it holds 4th spot in global rankings

Russia’s GDP in 2024 (adjusted for purchasing power parity) reached $6.92 trillion, up from $6.45 trillion in 2023, the latest World Bank data shows.

◾️ Japan kept 5th place with $6.4 trillion, compared to $6.25 trillion a year earlier.

◾️ The gap between Russia and Japan doubled over the year - now $514 billion, up from $264 billion in 2023.

◾️ Top 3 largest economies by purchasing power in 2024 include China ($38.2 trillion), the United States ($29.2 trillion), and India ($16.2 trillion).

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🚨CHECK OUT LATEST STATEMENTS BY KREMLIN

◻️ Kremlin on western arms supplies to Ukraine: Europe showing completely extremely militaristic attitude

◻️ Russia proceeds from fact that there is no talk yet about supply of long-range missiles to Ukraine from the US

◻️ Kremlin calls for all parties to put pressure on Ukraine so that new round of negotiations with Russia take place

◻️ Europe declares readiness to spend untold amounts of money on weapons purchases to keep conflict going

◻️ Kremlin on the US scheme for arms supplies to Ukraine: it is business

◻️ Europe will have its own disagreements over who will pay for arms supplies to Ukraine

◻️ Kremlin carefully monitors all statements on supply of western weapons to Ukraine, topic is high on agenda

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🚨Armenian authorities fabricate new case against Karapetyan

Armenian businessman Samvel Karapetyan has been hit with new charges of money laundering WITHOUT any proof, according to his legal team.

“It is clear that in recent years, 'money laundering' has become the most commonly used accusation in Armenia and is systematically applied as a tool of POLITICAL PERSECUTION,” the lawyers underscored.

They pointed out:

▪️The new accusation comes weeks after Karapetyan’s public defense of the Armenian Apostolic Church

▪️Just hours after his speech, PM Pashinyan issued public threats, and a criminal case was opened

▪️Karapetyan was first charged with “calls to seize power” — a charge his lawyers claimed was entirely baseless

Now, instead of dropping the case, authorities have added a fresh accusation of money laundering, despite:

✅No evidence of illicit activity
✅No direct or indirect involvement with financial transactions
✅No links to management decisions or property

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📹🇮🇷IRANIAN PRESIDENT PEZESHKIAN JOINS LATMIYA SOLEMN CEREMONY

Paying tribute to 57 army martyrs lost in 12-day war with Israel.

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🚨 Israeli Airstrike Hits Damascus: Civilian Casualties Reported

The IDF bombed the Syrian military HQ in Damascus, claiming to "monitor developments" in the region. Meanwhile, Syrian state TV reports two civilians wounded in the attack.

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🇷🇺 RUSSIAN ARMY STRIKES HARD: KEY LIBERATION & MASSIVE UKRAINIAN LOSSES

⚡️ NOVOKHATSKOYE (DPR) LIBERATED!

🔸 1,255+ Ukrainian troops eliminated in past 24 hours

🔸 Russian Aerospace Forces shoot down Ukrainian MiG-29

🔸 2x S-300PS launchers, command post & Israeli RADA radar destroyed

🔸 Air Defense intercepts 4 guided bombs + 178 drones

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🚨‼️🇷🇺🇮🇳 India & Russia are linking payment systems - Ambassador

85% of mutual transactions between Russia & India are now in national currencies, says Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov.

“I won’t go into details about specific projects, but we are discussing the integration of payment systems, linking Russian & Indian bank cards, and financial messaging systems—many areas.“

Sberbank, VTB, and Gazprombank are already operating in India, and Alfa-Bank has announced its plans to enter the Indian market.

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⚡️🇮🇳🇷🇺India-Russia ties go WAY BEYONG OIL: — Amb Denis Alipov

◼️ Bilateral trade is expanding fast: agriculture, equipment, defence, nuclear energy & more

◼️ Cultural & educational ties growing strong with thousands of Indian students in Russia

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🚨 IDF prepares to move two divisions to Golan Heights in light of escalation with Syria

Israel also launches airstrike on Damascus presidential palace area, expecting several days of fighting.

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🔊Ukraine lowers the bar: Army now RECRUITING OVER-60s amid desperate frontline shortages

Kiev is taking drastic measures as battlefield losses mount. Its parliament just passed a law allowing citizens over 60 to sign military contracts — health permitting.

But MP Irina Gerashchenko warns: vague rules on who approves recruits could open doors for abuse and favoritism.

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🚨🇺🇸☠️ Lindsey Graham isn’t just a standard DC neocon —
he’s a supporter of full-blown ROBBER IMPERIALISM, where the US goes around the world STEALING other countries’ resources.

1️⃣ UKRAINE

In 2022, Graham said, “With American weapons & money, Ukraine will fight to the last Ukrainian.” He later admitted this war is all about money:👇

Ukraine is a "gold mine" with $12 trillion worth of critical minerals, which the West "can't afford to lose".

2️⃣SYRIA

In 2019, Graham & Gen. Keane (Retd) used a map of Syria’s oil fields to convince Trump to keep troops.

In 2020, Graham revealed a deal between a US oil company & Kurdish-led SDF to “modernize oil fields in northeastern Syria” (i.e. steal them).

3️⃣GAZA

Graham was actively advocating for Israel to drop a NUKE on Gaza.

He's also received at least $1M from pro-Israel interest groups, according to AIPAC Tracker.

Coincidence?

4️⃣ VENEZUELA

In a WSJ op-ed from 2019, Graham openly called for US invasion of Venezuela.

Although the nominal reason was to fight "Cuban influence", it was more likely about the country's rich oil resources.

5️⃣LIBYA

Graham got around $1M from energy sector (Business Insider, 2011).

After the death of Gadhafi, he said:

“There's a lot of $$ to be made in Libya. Let's get on the ground & help them establish a democracy & a functioning economy based on free market principles.“

*Lindsey Graham's listed as a terrorist and extremist in Russia

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🇦🇲 Armenian regime CRUSHES church in ruthless POWER GRAB

The current government of Armenia is willing to sacrifice the country’s sovereignty and identity to remain in power, and makes no secret of it, Armenian political scientist Alen Ghevondyan tells Sputnik.

This is what Ghevondyan had to say about the current state of affairs in Armenia:

🔸 When the Armenian Apostolic Church opposed the government’s destructive actions, it immediately felt the latter’s ire, with archbishops being arrested and a massive smear campaign launched against the Church.

🔸 In this context, Armenian businessman Samvel Karapetyan voicing his support of the Church and of the Armenian people became a cause for concern for the powers that be in Yerevan.

🔸 Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was aware of the fact that Karapetyan, a well-known philanthropist, could become a problem for him and would thus have to be isolated “at any cost – through false and fabricated accusations.”

🔸 Under the pretext of anti-corruption investigations, Pashinyan’s government may try to pressure the church and its head into submission.

🔸 In this troubled time, the people and the political elite of Armenia should thus stand by the Church “until the end.”

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