🗣 The suspension of the transfer of US intelligence to Ukraine is "selective" in nature, but will deprive the Ukrainian Armed Forces of data that would allow it to strike deep into Russia, Sky News reports, citing sources.

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🚀🧛  SIGMA BOYS vs Globalist vampires — Dugin on JD Vance and Elon Musk

The Russian hit song “Sigma Boy” is going viral, and Alexander Dugin connects its message to J.D. Vance and Elon Musk—real-world examples of the Sigma mindset in action.

🔹 “Right now, we have an absolutely brilliant politician—J.D. Vance, the Vice President of the United States—who has read René Girard. So, in essence, Sigma Boy is about that.”

🔹 "For example, the term nerd sounds demeaning. But take Elon Musk—he’s exactly this kind of successful nerd, and it’s hard to imagine anyone more successful. When people call him a nerd or a sigma boy, he calmly responds, ‘Yeah, great, I’m a successful sigma boy.’"

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🇺🇸❌ The US has already reduced reconnaissance satellite flights over Ukraine, cutting back on intelligence sharing crucial for Ukrainian air defense & operations, CNN reports, citing a US official.

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🗣 New era of US-RUSSIA DETENTE on horizon – expert 

"Trump had no reservations" about ending all US military aid to Ukraine to pressure Zelensky into accepting a cease-fire and a US-brokered peace deal with Russia, former DoD officer David Pyne told Sputnik.

78% of Americans support Trump’s effort to negotiate an end to the conflict, Pyne stressed. “Even while Democrat leaders continue to support feeding Ukrainian soldiers into the meat grinder.”

Trump will continue to transform the US relationship with Russia “from one of adversaries to a new historic era of strategic partnership,” the analyst believed.

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'Claim that drones pose no threat to tanks is USUAL BLUSTERY from Americans'

A US tanker recently claimed in a viral video that artillery, not drones, is the biggest threat to tanks.

Yet, main battle tanks are now mainly used as individual fire support vehicles and are mostly being destroyed by drones, which was seen in the Ukrainian counteroffensive in 2023, Mikael Valtersson, a former Swedish Armed Forces and Air Defense officer, tells Sputnik.

“It's the usual blustery from the Americans, whose statements aren't based on real battle experience against a peer enemy,” he says.

“Drones are also being improved at an incredibly high speed and will be an even more important part of future warfare,” the expert concludes.

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🇺🇸💰 Supreme Court blocks Trump’s bid to halt foreign aid

The US Supreme Court has rejected the Donald Trump administration’s attempt to cancel $2 billion in USAID foreign payments, arguing that the funds remain allocated under existing contracts. The 5-4 ruling upholds a district court decision.

One of the four Supreme Court judges who opposed this ruling stated: "Does a single district-court judge who likely lacks jurisdiction have the unchecked power to compel the Government of the United States to pay out (and probably lose forever) 2 billion taxpayer dollars? The answer to that question should be an emphatic 'No,' but a majority of this [Supreme] Court apparently thinks otherwise. I am stunned."

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🗣The US stopped sharing intelligence with Kiev completely, rather than selectively, a few hours ago, Sky News reports.

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🇨🇳⚔️🇺🇸 'Those who long for peace must prepare for war,' - Defense Secretary Hegseth

“That’s why we’re rebuilding our military. That’s why we’re re-establishing deterrence in the warrior ethos. We live in a dangerous world with powerful, ascendant countries with very different ideology,” Hegseth said.

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🇩🇪🪖 Germany unlocks billions for defense: a historic shift or risky repeat?

Berlin plans to change its fiscal rules and “invest” $528 billion in infrastructure and defense, as explained by the chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz.

The planned package is FIVE TIMES bigger than the previous, already high defense budget from Olaf Scholz introduced three years ago.

Merz also said that there would be an amendment to the constitution to exempt defense and security from limits on fiscal spending.

“We know we need to do more,” Merz said. Europe needs to grow up and Europe needs to be able to defend itself.”

Is it about defense or something else?
The last time Germany militarized itself, it led to WWII.

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📌The blocking of Sputnik aims to "deprive the Western population of the spirit of analysis and reasoning," according to President de Gaulle's grandson

Depriving people of information is an intellectual crime, de Gaulle told Sputnik Africa, emphasizing that this is especially true "in such dramatic situations as war."

🗣 "We are depriving the French, we are depriving the West of common sense, not only of information, but also of the ability to analyze and reason. And this is again an intellectual perversity. We absolutely have to restore, for Sputnik as for other media, this openness and this... You have a duty to inform," the politician said.

Three years ago, at the beginning of Russia's special operation in Ukraine, the West banned the broadcasting of Sputnik.

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❗️Ukraine's stock of Patriot missiles could RUN OUT within weeks — report

"The Patriots are the crème de la crème of the equipment provided by the US to Ukraine and they play a crucial role in Ukraine’s air defenses. So the risk of losing them has sent Ukrainian officials into panic," CNN writes, citing a Ukrainian official.

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Will Musk get GRILLED by lawmakers over DOGE cuts?

Elon Musk is meeting with Republican lawmakers on Wednesday to discuss spending cuts proposed by his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

▪️In Congress, Republican leaders are currently aiming to pass a short-term budget that maintains existing spending levels.

▪️They are concerned about the rapid reductions affecting jobs and government programs in their home districts.

▪️US President Donald Trump, for his part, praised DOGE’s work during his speech to Congress, claiming $105 billion in savings.

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🇺🇸🛡The US Space Force has entered full planning mode for the 'Golden Dome' missile defense system, aiming to enhance national security against evolving threats

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🇺🇸✈️ US planes carrying weapons for Ukraine were turned around after an order was issued to suspend military aid, Sky News reports.

"The order was given while the US was actively moving equipment to the region," Sky News writes, citing sources.

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🇺🇸🇨🇦 Trump 'realizes' Trudeau 'trying to use tariffs to stay in power'

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🇺🇸 'America cut a key intel link for alerts at 2pm Kiev time. Before that: targeting data for HIMARS [was cut]' — The Economist correspondent

"Ukraine also isn’t receiving realtime information for long-range strikes," the correspondent claimed.

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