❗️Trump says Australia's ambassador to Washington Kevin Rudd ‘will not be there long’ if he is hostile to a Trump presidency.
🤣Donald Trump calls Kevin Rudd ‘nasty’ and says he ‘won’t be there long’ as Australia’s ambassador to US
In interview with Nigel Farage, Trump says ‘I hear he’s not the brightest bulb’ when asked about Rudd.
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🤣Donald Trump calls Kevin Rudd ‘nasty’ and says he ‘won’t be there long’ as Australia’s ambassador to US
In interview with Nigel Farage, Trump says ‘I hear he’s not the brightest bulb’ when asked about Rudd.
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❗️The moment former US president Donald Trump insults Australia's US Ambassador Kevin Rudd, says 'he won't be there long' if he's 'hostile'.
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How much has US military-industrial complex jacked up prices to profit off Ukrainian crisis?
Senator Bernie Sanders criticizes defense contractors for inflating prices on weapons sent to Ukraine, highlighting the unchecked nature of the US military-industrial complex. Examples include:
1. Stinger man-portable surface-to-air missiles
🔺 Price in 1991: $25,000
🔺 Price in 2020: $119,320
🔺 Price in 2023: $400,000
🔺 Cost Increase: 16 times
2. Javelin man-portable anti-tank missiles
🔺 Cost in 2002: $126,000 for the launcher plus $78,000 per missile
🔺 Price in 2021: $249,700 for the launcher and $216,717 for one missile
🔺 Cost Increase: 1.9 times and 2.77 times, respectively
3. M777 towed howitzers
🔺 $2 million apiece in 2008
🔺 $3.73 million each in 2017
🔺 $4+ million apiece in 2023
🔺 Cost Increase: Double (200%)
4. M142 HIMARS rocket artillery systems
🔺 $3.5 million apiece in 2014
🔺 $4.3 million each in 2022 for the domestic market, (or some $19-36.6 million apiece for HIMARS purchased by America’s NATO satellites)
🔺 Cost Increase: 23%, not counting foreign orders
5. Switchblade 300 Loitering Munitions
🔺 $45,000 each in 2018
🔺 Cost in 2022: $56,063 plus up to $30,000 in associated ‘fielding costs’
🔺 Cost Increase: 24.5%
6. Bradley fighting vehicles
🔺 $1.11 million in 1993
🔺 $1.84 million in 2016
🔺 $3.3-$4.35 million each in 2022
🔺 Cost Increase: 2.97 to 3.91 times (nearly 300-400%)
7. M1 Abrams tanks
🔺 $4.3 million in 1989
🔺 $10.66 million in 2023
🔺 Cost Increase: 2.47 times (nearly 250%)
8. Oshkosh M-ATV mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles
🔺 $385,000 apiece in 2017
🔺 $470,000+ each in 2023
🔺 Cost Increase: Almost 25%
9. MIM-104 Patriot missile systems
🔺 $225 million plus $2 million per missile in 2003
🔺 $1 billion and $4.1 million per missile in 2022
🔺 Cost Increase: Over 400% for the system and over 200% for the missiles
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Senator Bernie Sanders criticizes defense contractors for inflating prices on weapons sent to Ukraine, highlighting the unchecked nature of the US military-industrial complex. Examples include:
1. Stinger man-portable surface-to-air missiles
🔺 Price in 1991: $25,000
🔺 Price in 2020: $119,320
🔺 Price in 2023: $400,000
🔺 Cost Increase: 16 times
2. Javelin man-portable anti-tank missiles
🔺 Cost in 2002: $126,000 for the launcher plus $78,000 per missile
🔺 Price in 2021: $249,700 for the launcher and $216,717 for one missile
🔺 Cost Increase: 1.9 times and 2.77 times, respectively
3. M777 towed howitzers
🔺 $2 million apiece in 2008
🔺 $3.73 million each in 2017
🔺 $4+ million apiece in 2023
🔺 Cost Increase: Double (200%)
4. M142 HIMARS rocket artillery systems
🔺 $3.5 million apiece in 2014
🔺 $4.3 million each in 2022 for the domestic market, (or some $19-36.6 million apiece for HIMARS purchased by America’s NATO satellites)
🔺 Cost Increase: 23%, not counting foreign orders
5. Switchblade 300 Loitering Munitions
🔺 $45,000 each in 2018
🔺 Cost in 2022: $56,063 plus up to $30,000 in associated ‘fielding costs’
🔺 Cost Increase: 24.5%
6. Bradley fighting vehicles
🔺 $1.11 million in 1993
🔺 $1.84 million in 2016
🔺 $3.3-$4.35 million each in 2022
🔺 Cost Increase: 2.97 to 3.91 times (nearly 300-400%)
7. M1 Abrams tanks
🔺 $4.3 million in 1989
🔺 $10.66 million in 2023
🔺 Cost Increase: 2.47 times (nearly 250%)
8. Oshkosh M-ATV mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles
🔺 $385,000 apiece in 2017
🔺 $470,000+ each in 2023
🔺 Cost Increase: Almost 25%
9. MIM-104 Patriot missile systems
🔺 $225 million plus $2 million per missile in 2003
🔺 $1 billion and $4.1 million per missile in 2022
🔺 Cost Increase: Over 400% for the system and over 200% for the missiles
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❗️Maria Zakharova: Russia has fully ensured its citizens abroad their constitutional right to take part in voting.
“During the preparation and conduct of elections abroad, all branches of the Foreign Ministry system in the country and abroad worked harmoniously and accurately,” declared the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.
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“During the preparation and conduct of elections abroad, all branches of the Foreign Ministry system in the country and abroad worked harmoniously and accurately,” declared the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.
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❗️Drone wars: Rare video of a Russian drone stalking a larger "Baba Yaga" Ukrainian drone and destroying it in the air before it could reach Russian positions.
💪🇷🇺Russian soldiers are heard cheering after the success of the Russian drone operator.
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💪🇷🇺Russian soldiers are heard cheering after the success of the Russian drone operator.
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🚨 President Putin warns that the election victory is just the beginning of many impending Russian victories.
🇷🇺💪The Russians are coming.
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🇷🇺💪The Russians are coming.
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❗️President Putin on recent Ukrainian attacks against civilian targets within peaceful Russian mainland cities:
“We can respond by doing the same thing, but we have our own views on this matter, and our own plans"
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“We can respond by doing the same thing, but we have our own views on this matter, and our own plans"
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❗️💰The EU transferred the first tranche of 1.5 billion euros to Ukraine as part of a budget support program of 50 billion, Borrell said at a press conference following a meeting of the EU-Ukraine Association Council.
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❗🔥 The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 3.5 thousand militants in 8 days during fighting on the border - Defense Minister Shoigu
Ukrainian losses amounted to 3,501 people, of which 790 were irretrievable losses, 23 tanks, 34 armored vehicles, including 11 Bradleys, five Vampire MLRS launchers, and a Mi-8 helicopter.
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Ukrainian losses amounted to 3,501 people, of which 790 were irretrievable losses, 23 tanks, 34 armored vehicles, including 11 Bradleys, five Vampire MLRS launchers, and a Mi-8 helicopter.
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❗Ukrainian enlistment officers are mobilizing the construction workers in Ternopol right on the building site!
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❗⚡Ukrainian Deputy Goncharenko claims that France is indeed about to send troops to Ukraine
Here is what he claims on his Telegram:
1. The discussion about the introduction of French troops into Ukraine is really underway. The number of soldiers in the contingent has not yet been finally determined. But Macron is VERY determined.
2. France creates a coalition of allies. Poland will probably enter there. Baltic countries too. The search for other European countries is still underway.
3. Germany is against it because it believes that this is an unnecessary escalation that could lead to global risks. They fear a direct confrontation with Russia there.
❓What exactly is France's plan?
🇫🇷Macron is considering several options. The first is a joint base for training and production of ammunition on the territory of Ukraine. They choose exactly where. Currently, there are 2 main points in the West of Ukraine that are being considered.
⚡The second is not to create a separate place to accommodate the contingent, but to have groups of French troops where they are needed.
🇧🇾The idea of a mission of European soldiers on the border with Belarus is also being developed, which will free the Ukrainian military from this direction. This will make it possible to strengthen the Eastern and Southern directions.
⚡️ Goncharenko claims that they are not talking about "the direct participation of foreign military forces in hostilities"
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Here is what he claims on his Telegram:
1. The discussion about the introduction of French troops into Ukraine is really underway. The number of soldiers in the contingent has not yet been finally determined. But Macron is VERY determined.
2. France creates a coalition of allies. Poland will probably enter there. Baltic countries too. The search for other European countries is still underway.
3. Germany is against it because it believes that this is an unnecessary escalation that could lead to global risks. They fear a direct confrontation with Russia there.
❓What exactly is France's plan?
🇫🇷Macron is considering several options. The first is a joint base for training and production of ammunition on the territory of Ukraine. They choose exactly where. Currently, there are 2 main points in the West of Ukraine that are being considered.
⚡The second is not to create a separate place to accommodate the contingent, but to have groups of French troops where they are needed.
🇧🇾The idea of a mission of European soldiers on the border with Belarus is also being developed, which will free the Ukrainian military from this direction. This will make it possible to strengthen the Eastern and Southern directions.
⚡️ Goncharenko claims that they are not talking about "the direct participation of foreign military forces in hostilities"
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❗️The most EPIC 17 second interview between an Australian Sputnik reporter and a local Russian anti-Putin voter😂🤡
⚡️ In all, 55% of the 940 votes cast in Sydney went to Russian President Vladimir Putin according to official statistics and witness testimony from official observer Alexander Buryak.
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❗Congressman Jared Moskowitz came to Biden's hearing wearing a Putin mask 😁🇺🇸
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