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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ US Army revamp includes 10,000 new drones

Plans involve equipping the Armyโ€™s ten active-duty combat divisions with about 1,000 drones apiece over a two-year period, with the news UAVs to be tasked with strike, surveillance and supply missions.

Officials and experts told WSJ the Armyโ€™s plans are based on the experience of the ongoing anti-Russia proxy war in Ukraine, where drones have proven to be a game-changing pillar of modern warfare.

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œLand warfare has transitioned to drone warfare. If you can be seen, you can be killed,โ€ retired general and former Army vice chief of staff Jack Keane told WSJ. โ€œA soldier carrying a rocket-propelled grenade, a tank, command and control facilities, an artillery position can all be taken out by drones very rapidly.โ€


The Armyโ€™s plans also include spending $3B on anti-drone warfare equipment. This, the drones themselves and revamped electronic warfare capabilities are expected to cost some $36 billion over five years as part of the โ€œArmy Transformation Initiative,โ€ which also calls for new tanks, missiles and other weaponry.

To raise the funds, the Army plans to halt purchases of new Humvees, JLTVs, M10 light tanks and to retire older Apache helicopters. Cuts of some civilian personnel are also planned.

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โ—๏ธRussian forces struck a site near the city of Sumy where Ukrainian militants who had fled from the Kursk region were gathering to form a new unit, Sergey Lebedev, a coordinator of the pro-Russian underground movement in Nikolayev region, told Sputnik.

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โ—๏ธTrump announced that he would nominate Waltz for the position of US Ambassador to the UN. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Rubio will temporarily assume the role of US National Security Advisor.

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๐Ÿ“น Art of the dopey: CIA drops Chinese-language recruitment videos targeting officials

The videos, published on the agencyโ€™s social media channels, look expensive, and feature two stories โ€“ one of a bitter old senior CCP official, and another of a young assistant frustrated over the lack of upward mobility, urging them to contact the CIA through a dark website to come spy for the US.

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œGrasp your fate in your hands,โ€ the video aimed at the older official urges. โ€œHeaven helps those who help themselves. Your fate is in your control,โ€ the one aimed at the younger one says.


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๐Ÿ—ฃTrump advisor promises action against DEI agenda

๐Ÿ’ฌ "This administration is not going to let our society devolve into communist, woke, DEI [Diversity, Equity and Inclusion] strangulation," White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller told journalists.


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โ—๏ธRT journalist Chay Bowes detained after arriving in Romania to cover elections Bowes, who arrived in the country to cover the May 4 first round of the redo of Romaniaโ€™s scandal-ridden presidential elections, was detained in Bucharest, with six police officersโ€ฆ
โ—๏ธ RT journalist Chay Bowes DEPORTED from Romania after airport detention

๐Ÿ’ฌ "Chay flew to Istanbul โ€” he was deported. He sat in the waiting area under police escort," an RT representative told Sputnik.


Bowes, an Irish citizen and EU national, had legally entered Romania to cover the May 4 re-run of the countryโ€™s scandal-ridden presidential elections.

Under EU law, deporting a fellow EU citizen is only allowed under EXCEPTIONAL circumstances, like posing a serious threat to public security.

Earlier, six police officers boarded his plane, escorted him off, and detained him.

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US-Ukraine minerals deal isnโ€™t โ€˜rapaciousโ€™, Trumpโ€™s Treasury chief assures๐Ÿ‘Œ

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œA strong Ukraine post this conflict will help Ukrainians maintain their national security,โ€ Secretary Bessent told Fox News, stressing that the agreement isnโ€™t just for rare earths, but infrastructure and energy as well.


Bessent assured that the new โ€œtotal economic partnershipโ€ will allow Trump to negotiate with Russia "on even a stronger basis".

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๐Ÿคก โ€˜You were warned.โ€™ โ€˜You will pay the CONSEQUENCEโ€™ โ€“ Hegseth doubles down with THREATS against Iran ๐Ÿ“ŒSubscribe to @SputnikInt
โš ๏ธ โ€˜All purchases of Iranian oil must stop, NOW!โ€™ โ€“ Trump issues new ultimatum

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โ—๏ธ RT journalist Chay Bowes DEPORTED from Romania after airport detention ๐Ÿ’ฌ "Chay flew to Istanbul โ€” he was deported. He sat in the waiting area under police escort," an RT representative told Sputnik. Bowes, an Irish citizen and EU national, had legallyโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿ“น Romania deems RT correspondent Chay Bowes โ€˜THREAT to security of the stateโ€™

Despite being an EU citizen, the journalist was detained and booted from Romania after arriving to cover the scandal-ridden May 4 presidential election re-run.

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๐Ÿ’ฌ Waltz โ€˜deeply honoredโ€™ to be shipped off to the UN ๐Ÿ“ŒSubscribe to @SputnikInt
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๐Ÿคก Not firing, but a PROMOTION โ€“ JD Vance on Trump nominating Waltz for UN Ambassador

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œHe's got the trust of both me and the president,โ€ the vice president insisted.


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โŒ Nothing to do with Signalgate โ€“ JD Vance on Waltzโ€™s firing ๐Ÿ“ŒSubscribe to @SputnikInt
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๐Ÿ“‰ Foxโ€™s Bret Baier: โ€œThe economy SHRANK. First time in THREE years. People are pointing to the tariff policy.โ€

โฌ…๏ธ JD Vance: โ€œThis is Joe Bidenโ€™s economy.โ€

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โ—๏ธ Houthis claim to have DOWNED US F-18 fighter jet The Yemeni Armed Forces say they launched a drone strike targeting the American aircraft carrier USS Vinson and its escort warships in the Arabian Sea. According to their statement, the operation resultedโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿคก โ€˜Weโ€™re in a good place for the Houthis to stopโ€™ โ€“ JD Vance after 48 straight days of US BOMBING Yemen

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œThe people who want to compare this to Vietnamโ€ฆ COME ON,โ€ the vice president scoffed.


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๐Ÿ—ฃ โ€˜Itโ€™s NOT going to end ANY TIME SOONโ€™ โ€“ JD Vance on Ukraine crisis

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œI really don't believe that any person, the 8 billion people in the world, I don't think anybody could have gotten this deal done other than Donald J. Trump,โ€ Vice President Vance BOASTED about a โ€˜dealโ€™ that DOESN'T EXIST.


๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œWhen I say this deal, I mean getting these guys to actually propose a peace settlement,โ€ Vance said โ€” blissfully unaware that Ukraine DITCHED the 2015 Minsk Agreements and the 2022 Istanbul peace deal, and has repeatedly ignored Russiaโ€™s calls for talks โ€” including President Vladimir Putinโ€™s 2024 peace proposal.

Zelensky also banned direct negotiations with President Putin back in 2022.

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โ—๏ธ Indian Army accuses Pakistan of seventh consecutive day of ceasefire violations โ€“ reports Pakistani forces reportedly opened fire near the Kupwara, Uri, and Akhnoor areas of Kashmir, according to NDTV. Indian forces โ€œhave responded proportionally,โ€ theโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿ—ฃ JD Vance worried about Indiaโ€“Pakistan โ€˜HOTSPOTโ€™

๐Ÿ’ฌ The vice president said he hopes Pakistan cooperates with India โ€œto make sure the terrorists are hunted down and dealt with.โ€

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โ—๏ธ Israel strikes target near Damascus presidential palace โ€“ Netanyahu

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œThis is a clear message to the Syrian regime. We will not allow forces to be sent south of Damascus or any threat to the Druze community,โ€ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a joint statement, The Times of Israel reported.


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