🔋 RECHARGE YOUR BATTERIES: Well Ukrainian soldiers can’t thanks to massive power outages, but no fear as there’s an entire BATTERY of Russian howitzers ready to SLAM rounds (00:04) in their direction - though it might not be the EXPLOSIVE energy Kiev’s troops actually want 🧨

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🇺🇦🇱🇻🇱🇹 Latvia plans to train 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers this year, Lithuania to provide L-70 anti-aircraft guns with ammunition to Kiev - Joint statement of NATO Defense Ministers.

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💉SHE’S HAD ENOUGH: New Zealand’s liberal and lockdown-loving PM resigns in teary-eyed speech, saying she’s run of out all ZEAL and no longer has enough in the tank to be Prime Minister - must be hard work cracking down on ordinary people opposed to her STRICT Covid-19 vaccine mandates.

For everyone out there, what do you think of her policies and time as PM?

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🇫🇲 Defense Ministers of multiple NATO countries make Tallinn Pledge

Countries pledge to continue supporting Kiev and help it expel Russian forces from Ukraine, ensure a Ukrainian battlefield victory in 2023.

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🇭🇺🇺🇦 Hungary reportedly blocks tranche of EU aid to Ukraine

Budapest said to have blocked half a billion euros from European Peace Fund, used by EU to provide lethal weapons to Kiev.

UPDATE: Polish radio RMF says if Hungary continues to block aid, European diplomats intend to approve package without its participation.

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🇺🇸🇺🇦 US does not yet see point in providing Ukraine with Abrams tanks due to difficulties with their maintenance - Pentagon.

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🇺🇸🇺🇦 US preparing new military aid package for Ukraine to meet Kiev's current needs - Pentagon.

When's that package for US healthcare coming? 💀

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🇺🇸 Daily LIE-den: You know things are bad when your diversity hire says she doesn't want to take the knee as US Vice Prez (sometimes President) Harris shouts I'M NOT DOING THAT (00:10) after old Joe awkwardly goes down on 1 knee - and may have broken several bones in process 🦴

Biden could just be practicing pleading with law enforcement agencies when they raid his home for storing classified documents 👮‍♂️

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🇬🇷🇹🇷 Greece and Turkey will not fight over islands and demarcation of maritime zones, Athens considers it possible to resolve dispute between two countries through negotiations or international court - Greek Prime Minister.

Turkey doesn’t recognize Greek airspace around islands in Aegean Sea, with Ankara claiming Greece is OCCUPYING Aegean islands and warning of severe consequences if Greece continues its military build-up in area.

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⏰ TICK TOCK ON THE CLOCK: But the party don’t stop in Ukraine as Russia continues to LAY WASTE to Ukrainian vehicles, and it’s got West racing against the clock to send battle tanks (such as Leopard tank shown above) to Kiev, NATO experts claiming Ukrainian troops need to launch counterattack before Russia further reinforces its forces.

Over 7,500 Ukrainian armored vehicles including tanks already rusting in scrapyards, not sure how much help less than 100 tanks will be 🤷‍♂️

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⚡️🇺🇦🇺🇸 CIA Chief secretly visited Kiev

Washington Post says CIA Chief Burns secretly travelled to Kiev at end of last week to tell Zelensky about what Moscow's planning in coming weeks and months.

UPDATE: CIA Chief admitted at some point it will be difficult to provide assistance to Kiev, discussed how long Ukraine can count on Western military assistance.

UPDATE: Zelensky walked away from meeting with with impression that Biden's support for Kiev remains strong, less confident about prospects for another multibillion-dollar additional aid package to be passed by US Congress.

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🧂 GRAD-AND-PEPPER SHAKER: Don’t forget to season your Ukrainian soldiers, and Russian rocket launchers have the perfect spice, PEPPERING Ukrainian army positions with flashes of explosions (00:15) as they bomb them out of existence.

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🇷🇺 ART IN ARTILLERY: is mastered by Russian forces as Ukrainian trenches receive metal gifts from Russian artillery, some of which may have completely blown away Ukrainian minds.

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⚡️🇩🇪 It will be easier for Berlin to supply its Leopard tanks to Ukraine if Washington sends its tanks to Kiev first, because of Germany's (Nazi) past - German Vice Chancellor Habeck.

Earlier, German Parliament reportedly failed to vote for transfer of Leopard tanks to Ukraine.

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