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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆGerman Chancellor Merz - again refused Kiev entry into the EU:

I also want to welcome the fact that yesterday we managed to adopt the twentieth package of sanctions. The message to Russia is clear: we will not back down; on the contrary, we will continue to increase the pressure. We also discussed Ukraine's accession to the EU. It's clear to everyone that Ukraine's immediate accession to the European Union is, of course, impossible.

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Jeffrey Sachs just dropped the unfiltered truth on Tucker Carlson.

Trump let slip the ultimate Washington gaffe โ€” the one that actually told the truth: โ€œThe United States canโ€™t take care of Medicare. Weโ€™re fighting wars, Medicaid, Medicare, all these individual things. We have to take care of one thing: military protection.โ€

Sachs nailed it: Trumpโ€™s own budget slashes the programs Americans actually need and want, while jacking Pentagon spending another half trillion dollars. Health care and critical infrastructure? โ€œOh, we canโ€™t afford that.โ€ War? We'll sacrifice Americans to pay for it.

So why is this US administration like every administration before it since JFK sacrificing the American people to protect Israel?

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ US imperialist idea of ruling the world may destroy planet โ€” Jeffrey Sachs

The idea held by Trump and (some of) his supporters โ€” that the US is the supreme nation is a dangerous delusion that totally canโ€™t work in todayโ€™s world, American economist Jeffrey Sachs says.

The only viable way to exist among many powerful (and nuclear) states, he warns, is to learn to cooperate and solve problems with others, because the other way is a war and the collapse of civilization.

๐Ÿ’ฌ "So all the bluster is a remnant of an idea that the US has pursued during its imperial era since WW2 that we should run the world. And Trump has a particular view of that, which is that he should run the world," Sachs concludes.

So much for the anti globalist branding?

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IRGC warning to 'American-Zionist enemy':

'Any further aggression will be met with a response BEYOND expectations

Even prisoner camps have been prepared to host potential invaders!'

Underscores control of Hormuz as KEY strategy against 'global arrogance camp'

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น๐ŸคกItalian Prime Minister Meloni opposed the invitation of Putin to the G20 in the US.

As for Putin at the G20, I think now is the time when we should ask Putin to take steps forward. We should not do this in his interests. Because both we and the Americans, especially in recent months, have, let's say, taken several steps forward towards Russia. At the same time, on the other hand, we do not see the same steps forward, and I think it's time to demand them.


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Europe doesn't know how to end the war in Ukraine and is preparing for its prolongation, โ€” NYT

โ–ช๏ธExpectations of chances for a negotiated settlement of the conflict are decreasing, and the US is focused on other directions
โž– "We've actually ended up where we were at the beginning of the negotiations," said analyst James Sherr
โ–ช๏ธEurope increasingly understands that the goals of Ukraine and Russia are incompatible, so the main course is to continue supporting Kiev and prevent Moscow's victory.
โ–ช๏ธAt the same time, the EU acknowledges the lack of a strategy for ending the war.
โž– "Now we're just trying to keep the Ukrainians in the game until something changes in Moscow. But this is not a strategy,"
โ–ช๏ธExperts believe that thanks to a 90B euro EU loan, Ukraine may not sign an agreement with Russia this year
โ–ช๏ธAt the same time, Russia is counting on a protracted conflict and profits from high energy prices
โ–ช๏ธAlso, Europe is upset that Russia prefers dialogue with Washington rather than Brussels.


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๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น๐ŸšฉA new military training ground will be built in Lithuania near Belarus and the Kaliningrad region

On April 23, 2026, the Lithuanian Seimas adopted a law allowing the creation of the "Kapฤiamiestis" military training ground in the โ€œSuvalki Corridorโ€โ—๏ธ. It will be located in the Lazdijai district (southern Lithuania), near the settlement of Kapฤiamiestis.

The training ground, with an area of about 146 kmยฒ, is located approximately 11 km from the border with ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus and will be designed for brigade-level exercises, i.e. to accommodate up to 3,500-4,000 military personnel simultaneously.

The main purpose: training the ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡นLithuanian National Division and the ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช45th Tank Brigade of the Bundeswehr, deployed in Lithuania.

The project will cost 100 million euros, its first stage will be implemented by 2028 and the full readiness of all infrastructure by 2030.

โœจ๐ŸšฉNATO, and to a greater extent the Baltic countries, call this corridor the only land route to Kaliningrad. From the point of view of military expediency, ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussia it is pointless to limit itself to creating a narrow strip of land between enemy states to create a path to the Kaliningrad region. If we even consider such a scenario (which we assess as extremely unlikely and rather fantastic), then there is no military expediency in preserving the existence of the Baltic states at all. Especially since the experience of the Soviet period showed the complete failure of humane approaches to the integration of these territories.

โœจโญ๏ธThe only purpose of building this training ground is to create an additional NATO training base for practicing an attack on ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussia and ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡พBelarus. It can also be used as one of the launching pads for an attack on the Union State.

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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บโš”๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ”ฅ Dnepropetrovsk - Zelensky's pickle jars aren't up to scratch. ๐ŸŽ™Subscribe @TheIslanderNews Donate - Support Our Work
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บโš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ”ฅ Dnepropetrovsk - Russian forces continue to pound the Ukrainian militants.

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทโš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Shahreza, Iran - A special exhibition was opened showing U.S. trash destroyed in the war.

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿคก๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Epsteinโ€™s boyfriend talking his usual nonsense again stating Iran cannot a nuclear weapon.

In addition heโ€™s butthurt with Iranโ€™s terms for U.S. surrender.

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทโš”๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iran has caused more serious damage to US bases in the Middle East than Washington will publicly admit - NBC News

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he restoration of damaged assets will cost billions of dollars.

According to officials, the building of the US Navy headquarters in Bahrain, which serves as the center for managing Navy operations in the region, was seriously damaged, and other bases were also damaged.

US Central Command refused to comment on the assessment of the damage caused during the hostilities.

In response to a request to comment on the situation, the White House stated that "the US has achieved the military objectives of the operation".

The damage caused to the bases and the cost of their repair may reignite long-standing debates about the expediency of maintaining American bases in close proximity to an adversary such as Iran.

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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Europe does not know how to end the war in Ukraine and is preparing for its prolongation - NYT

The chances of resolving the conflict through negotiations are decreasing, and the US is focused on other directions.

In Europe there is a growing understanding that the goals of Ukraine and Russia are incompatible, so the main course is to continue supporting Kiev and prevent Moscow's victory.

At the same time, the EU admits the absence of a strategy to end the war.

Experts believe that thanks to the EUโ€™s โ‚ฌ90bn loan, Ukraine may not conclude agreements with Russia this year.

At the same time, Russia is counting on a protracted conflict and income from high energy carrier prices.

Also, Europe is upset that Russia prefers dialogue with Washington, not with Brussels.

At the same time, the EU admits that due to its open support for Ukraine, it cannot be perceived by Moscow as a neutral mediator.

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๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆAzerbaijani President Ilhan Aliyev proposed joint weapons production with Ukraine:

โ€œOn a mutual basis, Ukraine and Azerbaijan, within international organisations, support the territorial integrity of our countries. We see the development of military industries, the military-industrial complex, and we can also look at our joint production. In production, we have wonderful opportunities,โ€ Aliyev stated.


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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆโŒ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Odessa - TCC bodysnatchers visited the gym on the hunt for fresh meat to die for Zelensky.

The bodybuilders had other ideas and decided theyโ€™d rather live.

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โœจWe have been observing somewhat perplexed - the recent histrionics of Bebo.

That channel seems to have practically abandoned its normal posts about geopolitics and interesting sociological phenomenon to almost completely dedicate its channel to what we can't help calling a witch hunt of a blogger called Gerry Nolan & his Islander channel (and occasionally another fairly obnoxious blogger called Aussie Cossack).

Why?

Quite honestly it makes no sense. We have no idea about the claims Bebo is making, but whatever the case, it would seem there are other things happening in the world such as:

- various wars,
- a looming global economic crisis,
- a US Presidency gone mad,
- both NATO and the EU shooting themselves in the foot, etc.


Until a few weeks ago these were the kinds of things in that channel.

Now just Gerry. Again, why?

Bebo on X and Telegram was a relatively well-known brand, many subscribers, etc . It is hard to see how this latest mania can do anything but hurt this brand.

Which must be making people, certainly us, wonder what is going on? Why sacrifice your channel for the sake of taking down two oppositional bloggers?

And who is Bebo? Does anyone know?

From certain indications, it seems Bebo is German but it also seems the non-active channel owner is British.

How many channels have a non-active owner?

โญ๏ธAll a bit strange.
As we say, none of it makes sense.

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