🇺🇸🇰🇷 For the first time in nearly 6 years, US nuclear-powered submarine arrives at South Korean port, day after joint South Korea-US drills.

US Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announces that by its appearance at the port, Seoul and Washington intend to “test their special warfare capabilities and interoperability" to respond to "the growing threats” from North Korea through joint warfare exercises

The 18,000-ton submarine is about 170 meters long and can be armed with 150 Tomahawk missiles with a range of 2,500 kilometers - surely this won't cause an escalation!

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🇪🇺🇩🇪 The European Commission may require additional payments to the long-term EU budget due to assistance to Ukraine, but Germany will not be able to take part in that - German Finance Minister Lindner (pictured).

Deutschland broke? 😢

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🌾🌾Russia in 2023 has the ability to export grain to almost 160 countries - Russian diplomat Dankvert.

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🇷🇺🇦🇪 The UAE is a very good and comfortable partner for Russia - Putin at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

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🇿🇦🇺🇦 Footage of South African President Ramaphosa strolling calmly through Kiev refutes Ukraine's accusations that "Putin is intentionally bombing Kiev as a signal to Africa that he doesn't want peace".

Correction: Footage is of African delegation's Uganda representative.

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💉🇨🇳 Chinese Prez Xi Jinping shakes hands (wAsH yOuR hAnDs) with creepy, jab-loving US billionaire Bill Gates in China, says he hopes US-China "friendship" will continue.

Chinese leader refers to Gates as the only American "old friend" he met this year.

🗣 I often say the foundation of US-China relations lies with its people. I place my hopes on the American people - Xi.

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😈🇵🇬GANGSTER'S PARADISE: Freshly inked defense agreement between Papua New Guinea and US gives Washington a free-to-do-whatever-the-fuck-you-want card in the country, as Uncle Sam pushes to increase military footprints in the Pacific to warmonger China.

The 15-year agreement grants Washington “unimpeded access” to Papua New Guinea (PNG) military bases, 6 key ports and airports to “pre-position equipment, supplies and materiel”, gives “exclusive use” of some base zones, where development and “construction activities” could be carried out.

Papua New US State @IntelRepublic

🇪🇸🇺🇦 Spanish Defense Minister Robles (pictured) says her country will send Ukraine 20 armored vehicles, 4 Leopard 2 tanks and (most urgently) a field military hospital (😂).

🗣 on June 19, the equipment will arrive in Poland, and then it will be moved to Ukraine - Robles.

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Russia's leader holds talks with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in St. Petersburg.

🗣 Relations between the two countries are developing very successfully - Putin.

🇫🇲🇺🇦 NATO may agree to a "simplified entry" of Ukraine into the Alliance - German Defense Minister Pistorius.

Basically, they're asking Kiev to IDENTIFY as a NATO member, which is very stunning and brave in this day and age! 🌈

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The Russian President during meeting with Emirati counterpart thanks the UAE for helping resolve humanitarian issues, including exchange of POWs on the Ukrainian front.

🇦🇺😯 WHAT A SHOCKER! Australian Liberal Party Senator David Van (pictured bald) loves to touch females down under without consent as he is expelled from his political party after Senator Lidia Thorpe and former Senator Amanda Stoker accused him of sexual harassment and groping.

A couple of months ago, Van's inappropriate love to see things violated, had him demanding Germany and France "get off their arses" and send Ukraine tanks so it can have a "successful counteroffensive in Kherson (ex-Ukraine)".

It's always the creeps @IntelRepublic

🇪🇺 EU declares not supporting the initiative of African leaders on Ukraine if it involves freezing the conflict.

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🌾 Russian FM Lavrov weighs in on possibility of extending the grain deal.

🗣How do we extend something that does not work? - Lavrov.

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🐊ALLIGATOR ON THE HUNT: Watch as Russian Ka-52 ("Alligator") attack helicopter launches pinpoint missile strikes on 2 Ukrainian-operated tanks, destroying both, eliminating their entire crews after repelling another failed attack South of Donetsk region (ex-Ukraine).

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