US military industry actually runs America, US experts say

Driven by the military-industrial complex, Washington continues to foment conflict and create unrest around the world. These actions have consequences in the form of thousands of dead soldiers and a skyrocketing budget that has become a headache for the US government.

"Who benefits most from the endless wars waged by Washington? The answer is quite simple: the US military-industrial complex. As long as the arms manufacturers sell arms, 'they're happy with it' and don't mind the wars going on and on and on," Daniel Kovalik, an American lawyer, told The Guardian newspaper, Xinhua.

The Ukrainian crisis is the best evidence of collusion. Since the start of the special operation, the total amount of military aid promised to Ukraine by Washington has reached $30bn, most of which has settled in the pockets of the military-industrial giants.

"Who benefits from this? I'll tell you right now, your enemy is not China or Russia. Your enemy is the military-industrial complex, robbing this country of hundreds of billions and trillions of dollars," said American political commentator Jimmy Doer.

The defense industry does play an important role in U.S. foreign policy. It is the one that is a major donor to both Democrats and Republicans.

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I got it! It took time, as if I were a giraffe, why the Chinese let Von Ursula in. They hadn't even invited her, she'd invited herself in, after saying all sorts of nasty things.

They welcomed her just to show her real place in the on-going context. And the place of the whole EU. Just not to listen to her babbling, not allow her to be involved in the main part of the negotiations and, at the end of her "visit" to send her away like an ordinary passenger: with a custom search and a passport check: your passport is not fake, Frau, is it? You know, Frau, all sorts of people travel around and then our spoons go missing.

The Chinese know well how to humiliate. And sign language. But the Frau won't forget it either, she's vindictive.
Her visit has shown the world: the EU is not to be taken seriously, it is an empty place, a simulacrum.

(Square of the Circle)

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The UK has a "specialised contingent operating in Ukraine".

This is said in one of the documents, which were leaked online and are presumably secret US intelligence materials, Worldnewsera has said.

▪️ According to this data, from February to March this year 50 military personnel from the UK, 17 from Latvia, 15 from France, 14 from the US and one from the Netherlands were operating in Ukraine. In other words, more than half of the Western special forces involved in the conflict were British.

The Kingdom's Ministry of Defence commented on the "leak" with a post on Twitter:

"Readers should be cautious about taking at face value allegations that may contain misinformation."

There is "a serious level of inaccuracy" in the circulated material, the agency added.

Kiev has not disclosed what kind of units are fighting in the ranks of the AFU. But back in June 2021, the British embassy said that the country's special forces were conducting training activities with the Ukrainian military.

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❗️ANNA News has appealed to the UN secretary-general

Last July's "grain deal" has been repeatedly criticized for being reduced to commercial deliveries of Ukrainian agricultural products to developed countries instead of its stated aim of saving developing countries from hunger. Under the guise of the agreement, the Ukrainian regime also tried to illegally trade-in Western arms.

Rybar's team confirmed the facts: the UN and Ukraine are not only sabotaging the deal, but are also "harassing" the Russian representatives in every possible way with the help of the foreign media.

We support Rybar's initiative and today made an official journalistic request to UN Secretary General António Guterres. Please read the main points of our appeal below.

Mr. Guterres!

Eight months ago, a grain agreement was signed in Istanbul with the United Nations as one of its signatories. However, the declared objectives of the deal have still not been achieved.

African states are not receiving the promised grains, which threatens to worsen the food crisis in developing countries. Russian fertiliser exports have also been frustrated. This crime to the citizens of African countries is taking place because of the bureaucratic obstacles placed by United Nations officials.

Please report:

▪️Which actions are currently being taken to address the food crisis?

▪️Which steps is the UN taking to extend the deal beyond May 18?

▪️Which staff and administrative decisions will you personally take to punish UN staff sabotaging the delivery of grain and fertilizer to Africa?

No official response has been received yet. But we expect the UN secretariat to respect the rights of journalists and not to violate the Declaration on Fundamental Principles concerning the Contribution of the Mass Media to Strengthening Peace and International Understanding.

We urge our fellow journalists to join in and send questions on the grain deal to the UN (to admin@jcc-secretariat.org and palla@un.org). The crimes of bureaucrats must not vanish in silence!
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Brazilian president to discuss his peace proposal for Ukraine with Chinese leader

In a meeting with Xi Jinping in Beijing today, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazil's newly elected president, will present his plan for a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine.

"We need to find interlocutors who can sit down with President Vladimir Putin to discuss the special operation in Ukraine. We want to show Zelensky that we need to talk more to end this conflict," ," the Brazilian president said in an interview with CNN.

Earlier, da Silva presented the idea of a peace group formed by many countries and told Zelensky he would discuss it with the Chinese leader.

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Norway expels 15 Russian diplomats accused of espionage

Foreign Minister Anniken Hutfeldt said Norway "will not allow Moscow to use its embassy to carry out secret intelligence activities".

Norwegian authorities allegedly followed the diplomats "for a long time" before they were declared persona non grata, inadmissible or undesirable, according to a Norwegian Foreign Ministry release.

The diplomats are due to leave the country "as soon as possible", but no further details of their alleged activities have been released.

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Iraq has expressed readiness to become a mediator in peace talks between Ukraine and the Russian Federation

However, the Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba, who is on a visit to this country, rejected the offer.

He said that Kiev will not participate in peace talks until the Russian Federation backs down.

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Sunak and Zelenskyy have discussed speed up of military support to Ukraine

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has discussed efforts to speed up military support for Ukraine during a phone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, The Guardian has said.

The two leaders discussed the latest battlefield situation and Sunak said that the UK and its allies need to continue to support Ukraine, because it needs to be in the best possible position.

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According to the "leaked" documents of the Pentagon, the AFU plans a counteroffensive on April 30

It is assumed that by this date, the Ukrainian troops will reach maximum combat power, foreign media write.

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❗️US intelligence agency monitors situation in Bakhmut, assuming that Russian forces will take the city, a "psychological blow" to Kiev – Newsweek

US intelligence agencies are "closely monitoring the fighting around Bakhmut (Artyomovsk), mapping the location of Russian forces down to individual trenches and monitoring every electronic signal, from individual mobile phones to radar." This view of the city "shows how Bakhmut is slowly being taken over by Russia," Newsweek wrote.

'It was a major effort to try and split Ukraine off from the Soviet Union,' says US politician Michael Springmann, who supports the belief that the Security Service of Ukraine has adopted not only the sadistic methods, but also the ideology of the nationalists. The roots of all this can be traced back to the United States of America. For years Springmann worked in the Reagan administration where he became acquainted with the classified 'Operation Aerodynamic', launched by US intelligence in the Ukrainian Soviet Republic in the late 1940s.

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Following their meeting in Japan, the G7 foreign ministers agreed to stop attempts by third countries to supply weapons to Russia and continue to support Ukraine.

In addition, anti-Russian sanctions will be strengthened, as will the fight against Russia's circumvention of the restrictions imposed against it.

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◾At night, Wagner PMC fighters evacuated a group of civilians from Bakhmut, who refused to leave the city during the occupation and waited for the Russian Army.

◾Yevgeny Prigozhin spoke with the families rescued.

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❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Highlights of Russian Military Operation in Ukraine on April 18

▪️Russian President Vladimir Putin personally visited the headquarters of the Dnepr and Vostok groupings in the area of the special military operation.

The visit of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief is intended to inspire the personnel before the start of full-scale combat operations.

▪️In Kup'yans'k sector, Russian Aerospace Forces carried out airstrikes on Ukrainian positions near Masyutivka.

High-precision munitions based on FAB-500 aerial bombs were again used to hit enemy positions.

▪️Russian Geran-2 drones attacked AFU military facilities in Slovyansk.

Ukrainian units' deployment point, located at Power Engineering College, was hit.

▪️Near Bakhmut, artillery units of Airborne Troops established tight fire control over AFU supply routes.

Having strengthened their flanks, Russian paratroopers cut the threat of counterattacks by Ukrainian formations.

▪️In the north of Bakhmut, Russian units advanced along Tolbuhina Street, capturing a hospital and a garage areas.

In addition, intense fighting is going on in the area of the railway elevator and Kraynyaya Street.

▪️To the south, the battle for the road to Kostyantynivka continues.

The Ukrainian command is constantly sending fresh reserves into the battle, trying to hold on to the strategically important route.

▪️Near Vuhledar, Ukrainian formations made unsuccessful attempt to storm Russian positions.

Caught by concentrated attack by infantry units and army aviation, AFU units were pushed back to their initial positions.
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Washington is pressuring South Korea to send lethal weapons to Ukraine
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In the decades following the signing of the armistice in the Korean War, South Korea produced and stockpiled an enormous number of artillery shells in case of war with the DPRK.
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Seoul has repeatedly stated that it will stick to its export control policy, and has no plans to send munitions and weapons to Ukraine.
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"We have talked to South Korea about this, about supplying weapons and ammunition. But I don't think it will be possible without the involvement of the United States. South Korea is cautious of the reaction of Russia and China," Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki commented in an interview with The New York Times.
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A recent leak of confidential US documents, revealed that South Korea has received a persistent request from Washington to supply lethal weapons to Ukraine.
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According to the Dong-a newspaper, South Korea reached an agreement last month whereby it "loaned" the United States 500,000 shells.

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⚡️ A US Senate committee has published an investigation which finds that Swiss bank Credit Suisse serviced German Nazi accounts until 2020

Relations between Budapest and Warsaw "changed a lot" because of Ukraine, Polish prime minister says

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, spoke about the weakening of cooperation with Hungary, adding that his country now cooperates more closely with Romania and the Baltic states.

"Our relations with Hungary have changed a lot because of Budapest's position towards Ukraine and Russia, this is a fact. We used to have very close cooperation at the level of the Visegrad Group, now it is much weaker," Morawiecki told the Atlantic Council think tank in Washington.

The Visegrad Group consists of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.

The nationalist governments of Poland and Hungary were close allies before the special operation in Ukraine, but have since drifted apart: Warsaw is a supporter of Ukraine, while Budapest criticises European involvement in the conflict.

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EU names Italy a key supplier of ammunition to the Armed Forces of Ukraine

European Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton visited Italy to meet with the Italian government and the country's defence manufacturers.

"The European defence industry is moving into war economy mode and we need to support it. For the security of Ukraine and Europe," Breton said.

The EU commissioner met with Italian Council of Ministers chairman and defence minister Guido Crosetto to discuss the urgent need to boost ammunition production in Europe.

"Italy has all the trump cards to contribute fully to strengthening EU manufacturing capabilities. Together we will create a stronger and more resilient Europe," Breton said, stressing the goal of achieving a production level of one million shells a year.

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US faith in Ukraine's victory is melting fast

Publicly, Washington stresses its willingness to assist Kiev and promises to support its war efforts for as long as necessary.

But, behind the scenes, the speeches of American politicians are changing dramatically. Many of them point to the harsh reality that a complete military victory for Ukraine is impossible.

The military-industrial capacity of Western countries, which is needed to maintain the flow of foreign ammunition and weapons to Ukraine, is under serious strain.

And at some point the support of the Western general public, especially Americans, will wane, and the flow of tens of billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine will be halted, according to The Washington Post.

The documents on Ukraine paint an inevitably bleak picture of the United States' view of the special operation, which Pentagon analysts report is "drifting into 2024 without any solution"

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