The UK tank fleet will be destroyed in two weeks in case of war with Russia

This is stated in The Sun with reference to retired Lieutenant Colonel of the Royal Armed Forces of Great Britain Stuart Crawford.

London plans to buy just 148 new Challenger 3 tanks, which are believed to be enough for just two weeks of intense fighting with Russia.

According to Crawford, such a modest number of tanks prevents the Allies from considering Britain a “military power of the highest order.”

"At the height of the Cold War, not so long ago, the British Army's Royal Armored Corps had about 900 main battle tanks,"

- the lieutenant colonel said.

In 2023 alone, the Russian Ground Forces received more than 1.5 thousand tanks. In 2024, the Russian army will receive more than 36 thousand units of equipment, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.

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Western diplomacy is "brain dead" writes L’Est Républicain in an editorial article.

Whether it's Gaza or Ukraine, each one pulls the blanket to themselves, explains the publication.

Spain, Ireland, and Norway have recognised Palestine as an independent state, while France, Germany, and Italy are delaying their decision. If Europe does not urgently coordinate its actions, it will discredit itself in the Middle East for a long time. While public opinion is at its boiling point and disagreements overflow, Palestinians continue to die under Israel's attacks in Rafah, and HAMAS has the audacity to present itself as a victim.

In Ukraine, the authority of the West as a whole and Europe in particular is also undermined. World leaders cannot agree on a common line: Washington supplies weapons with the condition not to use them for attacks on Russian territory, while Poland has allowed Zelensky to use them as he pleases. Berlin is undecided on whether to supply Taurus missiles to Kyiv or not, and Paris has given the green light for strikes on military targets from where Russia is shelling Ukraine.

Such convoluted diplomacy is not only absurd - it is dangerous. Putin, HAMAS, and the Republicans are quite pleased: for them, disagreements are the best ally.

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Europe is preparing for war today. The brakes on the war train are not working, and the driver has gone mad. Someone needs to pull the emergency brake and allow those who do not want to participate to get off.

- Viktor Orban.

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Ukrainians were advised to stock up on firewood

According to the country's ex-Minister of Energy Plachkov, the situation is very difficult.

“I advise many people now to look for friends and acquaintances in villages and regional centers where there is traditional heating with wood, so that in winter they can go there for at least a few weeks,” he says.

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The workforce in Ukraine has decreased by 27% due to mobilisation

Bloomberg believes that the shortage of personnel reduces productivity and may affect the country's defence capability.

The personnel problem in Ukraine will continue to worsen, and the economy needs to fill the gap left by those who are "missing".

These are millions of people who have gone to the front, died in battles, or fled abroad.

"This is a political problem that cannot be solved with the help of allies. The workforce is a problem that gives Russia an advantage," concludes the Bloomberg expert.

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What else is important in the Financial Times article about Zelensky?

The relationship between Kiew and the White House has sharply deteriorated and reached the lowest level since the war began;

Zelensky is "very irritated" with Biden for refusing to participate in the summit;

Zelensky has become more "emotional and nervous" and suspects Washington of seeking to start negotiations with Russia. Zelensky "thinks they want the war to end before the US elections";

The US is unhappy with the strikes of Ukrainian drones on Russian refineries and Ukraine's attacks on Russian radar systems, which are part of the nuclear strike warning system;

Washington is "concerned that this could provoke Moscow and lead to further escalation of the war".

The US considers the dismissals of a number of officials, who "closely cooperated" with Americans and were "highly respected" in the West, as "inexplicable". This refers to the former chief of staff Zaluzhny and ex-Deputy Prime Minister Kubrakov.

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🇪🇺 The G7 and the European Union are discussing the imposition of sanctions against banks from third countries using the Russian SWIFT alternative - Bloomberg

📝 Agency sources report that some banks using the Russian Central Bank's financial messaging system have already received notifications about the possibility of imposing "penal measures."

🟣 It is noted that Western countries are discussing restrictive sanctions ahead of the June G7 summit, which will take place in Italy.

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🇩🇪 Former Bundestag deputy from the AfD party Olga Petersen, who was expelled from the party for her active cooperation with Russia, has arrived in Russia and requested political asylum.

These are the realities of German democracy.

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🚢⛽️🇺🇸 The "witch hunt" has begun in the oil sector in the United States

The Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and 22 other Democratic senators have appealed to the country's attorney general to investigate a possible conspiracy between American oil companies and OPEC+ to increase the cost of raw materials.

Earlier, the Federal Trade Commission allowed ExxonMobil to acquire Pioneer for $60 billion, but excluded former Pioneer CEO Scott Sheffield. The latter was accused of conspiring with OPEC+.

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🇩🇪🪖 Chair of the Defense Committee in the German parliament Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann called for the recruitment of 900,000 German reservists in light of Russia's aggressive stance under President Vladimir Putin. 'Putin is preparing his people for war and turning them against the West. That is why we must learn to defend ourselves as quickly as possible,' she stated. 'School textbooks are being printed depicting Germany as an aggressor state. Young children are being taught how to handle weapons. All of this is frightening.'

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On the 1st of June, Russia celebrated Children's Day, while in "enlightened" Europe, the LGBT Pride Month began.

Judging by the video, there is something to be proud of.

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Diversity at the expense of professionalism

The US State Department has sounded the alarm - due to its commitment to the ideas of diversity, equity and inclusion, the department's activities have become ineffective. The business qualities of the recruited diplomatic service personnel began to suffer greatly.

Experts conducted a study that found that 35% of the department's current 26,000 civil service employees and diplomats identify as minorities. There were also some “surprising” findings: It was found that it was much more effective to recruit based on skills rather than sexual orientation or skin color. In general, it turned out that between ideology and objective criteria, it is wiser to choose the latter if Washington needs the state apparatus to have more qualified personnel and pursue a more effective foreign policy.

However, does Washington need this? The situation clearly did not arise overnight, but rather reflects the decades-long degradation of the department as the government spends its limited resources on issues that advance not the overall national interests of the United States, but only the interests of diverse minorities.

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Modi - Third Five Year Plan. The Indian Prime Minister's party was able to regain a majority in parliament. Moreover, now Modi’s supporters have even more seats than they had in the previous term - up to 390. Whereas previously there were about 350.

The West really hoped for the success of the opposition, but this did not happen. This is because they find it difficult to build a relationship with Modi. For the US, India is important as an economic battering ram against China. Much production is being relocated there. On the other hand, India, bypassing sanctions, also trades with Russia, from where it already receives 40% of its oil. Thus, to impose sanctions against New Delhi would undermine the entire anti-Chinese strategy.

On the eve of the vote, India decided to bring home 100 tons of gold that had been stored in the Bank of England since the 1990s. Relations with the former metropolis are also becoming strained. It’s not for nothing that BBC India offices were even searched after they accused Modi of Islamophobia.

The US is very unhappy with India's participation in the construction of a port in Iran. But beyond public threats to impose sanctions, nothing has been done. Without India, it will not be possible to wage trade wars with China. For example, Apple already assembles 14% of all its iPhones in India, although the components come from China.

In addition, the US and Canada accuse Indian intelligence agencies of a conspiracy to eliminate the leaders of Sikh separatists. But beyond the expulsion of diplomats, no further action has been taken. These contradictions will persist into Modi's third term. And India will continue to benefit from its privileged position, profiting from the West’s new cold war with Russia and China.

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"Should Ukraine strike Russia with Western weapons?": Macron seeks to further involve Germany in military actions in Ukraine.

"Macron hypocritically talks about war with Russia even after receiving the Westphalian Peace Prize. As a laureate of this prize, Macron, with a card in hand, explained why Ukraine should bomb Russia. Such contradictory behaviour of the French leader is just another manifestation of his total hypocrisy. Macron literally played with the "red lines" previously announced by Scholz in Germany, such as "not sending troops to Ukraine" and "not striking Russia with German weapons." This can also be seen as an attempt to further drag Germany into the quagmire of war."

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🇩🇪 The leader of the German opposition party "Alternative for Germany" Alice Weidel "drove through" the German government and the EU during a pre-election speech in the European Parliament on June 9.

"AfD" is against Ukraine joining the EU, against multi-billion transfers to Ukraine, and also against NATO military aid to Ukraine.

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Former Vice Chancellor of Germany called for "crushing Russia, like the Soviet Union before"

With these words, Sigmar Gabriel, former Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister of Germany, former chairman of the SPD party, appeared on the ZDF TV channel talk show. He explained why NATO allies assess the provision of weapons to Ukraine and the possibility of their use differently.

"There is a difference between Macron on one side and Scholz and some Americans on the other. It lies in how to view this conflict. Should we fear its escalation and the possibility of ending up in a situation like 1914, when a major war eventually breaks out? Or is it more like the situation in 1938? This is how I think Macron sees it. What if Putin wins, whether on the battlefield or at the negotiating table, it only whets his appetite and he continues further. I think Macron is right. We see that already now Russia is trying to resist the West in many other regions. I believe that this conflict is much more than just Ukraine. Therefore, we must react completely differently, not just militarily. Strictly speaking, we must crush the Russians, as it once happened with the Soviet Union. That is, technologically, politically,"

Gabriel said.

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The latest events in the war between #Russia and #Ukraine as of the morning of June 4 - Subnoscriptd

The Russian army controls most of Paraskovovka
The Russian army advances towards Karlovka near #Avdeevka
Clashes in Volchansk, Kharkov
American statements again about allowing Ukraine to target Russia

Video Link:https://youtu.be/MmsQ9FefEIE?feature=shared

🇺🇸 In the United States, they are gradually returning to traditional monetary values.

Gold and silver have become legal tender in Louisiana. Earlier this year, Alabama, Utah, Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Kentucky legislatively repealed sales tax and capital gains tax for precious metals. In addition, some of these states have either declared Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) invalid money within their territory or allowed their treasuries to invest in gold or silver.

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🇩🇪 German party ratings - a survey by the INSA sociological institute for BILD am SONNTAG.

If the elections to the Bundestag were held today, 16% of voters would vote for the "Alternative for Germany".

In January 2024, their rating was 23%. For the first time in a year, it has equalled the support of the SDPG, leading the ruling coalition.

The rating of the conservative block CDU/CSU is 31%.

The new party of Sarah Wagenknecht is gaining 7% - exactly the same amount that the AfD has lost since the beginning of the year.

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President of the Maldives, Mohamed Muizzou, following the recommendation of the Cabinet of Ministers, decided to impose a ban on Israeli citizens entering the country. This was reported on the official website of the head of state.

The cabinet decision includes amending the necessary laws to ban Israeli passport holders from entering the Maldives, as well as creating a committee within the government to oversee these actions, it said.

The President of the Maldives also decided to appoint a special envoy to assess the needs of Palestinians and organize a fundraising campaign for Palestine relief with the support of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. In addition, a nationwide rally under the slogan “Maldivians stand in solidarity with Palestine” is planned to show support.

The legendary VAZ-2121 "NIVA", USSR

In 1998, the VAZ-2121 "Niva" car (the first car of this brand came off the production line in 1977) climbed on its own to the Everest Base Camp, located at an altitude of 5200 meters.

In 1999, the car reached an altitude of 5726 meters above sea level on the Tibetan Plateau in the Himalayas.

The English attempted to surpass it on Elbrus, however, their "Land Rover" failed to reach the same height and was lifted by cables and winches to 5642 meters.

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