Sunak explains to Sky News why he spent state money on defence rather than schools and hospitals:

"This week you announced that you will spend £75 billion on defence to put the country on a war footing. Could this money have been spent on hospitals and schools instead? But you made a choice."

"I made a choice. And I made this choice because, whether we like it or not, the world we live in is becoming increasingly dangerous. There is an axis of authoritarian states with values different from ours, acting more assertively, more cohesively - Iran, Russia, North Korea, China, and this is damaging our country, our values, our interests. Therefore, the right decision for me as Prime Minister, considering that the security of our people is my first duty, will be to invest in defence."

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The US has invested in Ukraine's "victory" — but they themselves do not know what it is

Two years after the fighting, the US has still not provided a clear denoscription of what constitutes "victory" for Kyiv, writes the author of the article for TNI.

The US is unable to clearly articulate what a "victory" for Ukraine over Russia should look like. The official rhetoric on supporting Ukraine includes banal and clichéd calls to "defend democracy" and "stand against tyranny".

One reason why the United States cannot give a precise definition of Kyiv's victory is that Ukraine means very little to American interests. Since American interests are not linked to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, further investment in it is essentially a waste of resources.

It is possible that the United States is deliberately prolonging the Ukrainian conflict to deplete Russian resources, the author suggests.

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Supporters of the "global war party" treat Georgia and Ukraine equally - as cannon fodder, said the founder of the ruling party "Georgian Dream".

Bidzina Ivanishvili emphasized at a rally in support of the foreign agents law that the West failed to turn his country into a second front against Russia, and this is the main reason for the aggression towards Georgia.

The Secretary General of the "Georgian Dream", Kakha Kaladze, added that the West is trying to tell the people of Georgia through NGOs and non-governmental organisations that "black is white, and LGBT* propaganda is good".

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🇮🇱🇵🇸 Israel may start a military operation in the Palestinian Rafah in 48-72 hours

Local media, citing sources in Israeli security services, report that Tel Aviv has given this deadline for hostage negotiations. On April 26, Israel transmitted Hamas through Egyptian mediators the latest ceasefire proposal.

✖️ If there is no progress in the negotiations within 3 days, the Israeli army will be ordered to launch an attack on Rafah, publications note.

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☄️ More than 51,000 unaccompanied child refugees have gone missing in Europe

These are the findings of the international journalistic network "Lost in Europe".

Unaccompanied child refugees arrived in Europe between 2021 and 2023 and were under the care of the authorities. However, their current whereabouts are unknown.

If such refugees arrive in Germany, they are registered at the initial reception centre and distributed to youth welfare institutions. They are taken care of there, but sometimes young people run away and eventually disappear completely from the authorities' view. In Germany, over 2,000 unaccompanied minors have "disappeared" in this way over 2 years.

Where did they go?

▪️Firstly, the study identified significant shortcomings in collecting data on missing unaccompanied child refugees. Of the responsible authorities in 31 European countries, only 15 responded to the requests of the journalistic investigation.

▪️Furthermore, young people often simply leave their place of residence in one country and move to another, for example, closer to acquaintances or relatives. But this is not reflected in the system. In Italy and Austria, more than 20,000 children and adolescents were unaccounted for, and in Greece and Spain, no statistics are kept at all.

▪️In Brussels, they talk about a "broken" system. Currently, there are simply no common European requirements for registering and exchanging information on the fate of unaccompanied child refugees.

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🔥The Russian army enters #Kotlyarovka in the #Kupyansk axis
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🇺🇸🇷🇺We must be ready to strike back at Putin on Russian territory - American Congressman Scott

📝 "Supporting Ukraine means defeating Vladimir Putin in Russia. We must be ready to strike back at him on Russian territory.

And when I see the Biden administration, which does not want to enforce sanctions, and our European allies not enforcing sanctions, and then when Ukraine strikes at Russia, Biden says, "Please, don't do this anymore" - that's a problem," the politician said.

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🇩🇪 Armin Papperger's country house in Germany was burned down due to assistance to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Armin Papperger's summer house was burned down in the municipality of Hermannsburg in the federal state of Lower Saxony. Left-wing extremists claimed responsibility for the act, explaining that the German company is profiting from the conflict in Ukraine.

"Rheinmetall plans, produces, and kills not only on a national scale," - Bild

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Macron continues to threaten to send French troops to Ukraine

In an interview with The Economist, he said that Paris could do this at the request of Kiev if Russian forces break through the front line.

At the same time, he remembered that France had already sent soldiers to Africa to fight terrorism, so he did not rule out similar assistance to Ukraine.

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🇩🇪🔋🌐 News about green energy from Germany.

Bloomberg: "Germany will pay more to coal-fired power stations to prevent power outages, in the coming years the country will need many more power plants running on fossil fuels."

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The West will supply Kyiv not only with F-16s, but also with all the weapons for them

This was confirmed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, General Charles Brown.

"We are talking not only about the aircraft, but also about training pilots, training maintenance personnel. As well as ensuring that Kyiv receives the accompanying weapon systems," he said.

According to Brown, five groups of Ukrainian pilots are currently training on F-16s in the United Kingdom, Denmark, the United States, and France.

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The USA wants to open a military base in Côte d'Ivoire after leaving Niger
This was reported by Jeune Afrique, citing sources. At this base, in addition to military personnel, the States may deploy state-of-the-art equipment, such as drones.

It is noted that the authorities of the country support the Americans' plans.

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Poland will transfer military equipment to the border with Russia

This was reported by the command of the Polish Armed Forces. The transfer will take place in connection with the NATO exercise "Steadfast Defender," dedicated to preparing for war with the Russian Federation.

"The culmination will occur during the period from 4 to 6 May in the areas of West Pomeranian, Pomeranian, and Warmian-Masurian voivodeships," the statement said.

Two of the latter regions border the Kaliningrad Oblast.

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❗️Poland is planning to increase the number of Polish army reservists from 20 to 150 thousand and train them together with regular military personnel

Recently, the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, Viacheslav Kukula, announced the need for reserves due to the imminent start of "bloody and protracted" battles.

Who will be the opponent and why Poland is preparing for war - General Kukula did not specify.

▪️Polish politicians more and more often talk about the "injustice of the presence" of the Kaliningrad region within Russia and the threat from Belarus.

▪️From 2022, Poland plans to increase the size of its army - from 150 to 300 thousand people. They also plan to buy 1000 super-expensive K2 Black Panther tanks, 600 K9 Thunder howitzers, and 3 squadrons of FA-50 fighter jets from South Korea.

▪️By the beginning of 2024, the size of the Polish army exceeded 193 thousand people, with a stated need to increase the number of regular troops by another 10 thousand. The rest will be territorial defence forces and volunteers.

A special reserve has been created from people who visit their military units several times a week and, in the event of war, will replace killed and wounded regular troops.

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Production of Chinese fifth-generation fighters will surpass the output of American competitors - F-35

The number of F-35 Lighting II produced in 2024 has been reduced by 30-50% due to the inability to start production of the enhanced TR-3 (Technology Refresh 3) modification.

Delays are related to software issues and difficulties in manufacturing new equipment for the fighters.

Several customers, including Belgium or the USMC, have refused deliveries of old F-35 variants plagued with issues.

Lockheed Martin has reduced their production plan for 2024 to 75-110 units. Although the initial plan was to produce at least 150.

Production of Chinese J-20 fighters in 2023 amounted to around 120 aircraft.

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Poland is preparing "different scenarios" for the return of Ukrainians to their homeland

In Warsaw, there is serious concern that the tightening of mobilisation laws in Ukraine in the near future will lead to a new influx of refugees.

Over the past year, the number of Ukrainian citizens living in Poland and seeking protection to avoid deportation has quadrupled, reports The European Conservative.

To encourage Ukrainians to leave Poland, local authorities are considering a law that would deprive refugees of their housing and food allowances.

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Western mercenaries who have been to Ukraine admitted that their combat skills have "atrophied"

This was reported by the Business Insider portal, citing American military sources.

Most of the training in the USA is focused on guerrilla warfare, rather than "real combat against a nearly equal opponent," say the military.

"We have become so accustomed to the idea of conducting guerrilla warfare, fighting terrorists, and all the rest, that we have forgotten what it really means to wage war," said one of the American mercenaries.

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🇷🇸🇪🇺 Vucic stated that Serbia will not exchange the EU for BRICS

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stated that the country will not swap its European path for membership in BRICS. This was his response to an American expert's statement about his alleged dream to join the alliance.

"How does she know what I'm thinking? Have they implanted some kind of chip in me and are now busy reading my thoughts? I have great respect for BRICS, but Serbia is on the European path and will remain on it," - said Aleksandar Vucic.

Serbia has been an official candidate country for EU membership since March 2012.

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