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FRIENDS in Kiev. Trump backs Istanbul talks. Zelensky DARES Putin to meet. Germany Taurus ultimatum
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UK/EU Furious As Trump Backs Istanbul Talks, Vow More Sanctions; Moscow Scorns Latest Zelensky Stunt
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🇬🇧🏴 A power outage has occurred in the London Underground metro system, causing severe transport disruptions in London.
A spokesman for Transport for London (TfL) has stated that there was a power outage in Southwest London for "a matter of minutes" and that "everything shut down" due to a "National Grid issue".
Place your bets on how long it will take the British to blame Russia.
A spokesman for Transport for London (TfL) has stated that there was a power outage in Southwest London for "a matter of minutes" and that "everything shut down" due to a "National Grid issue".
Place your bets on how long it will take the British to blame Russia.
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🚨🇺🇸🇾🇪 NYT: Several American F-16s and an F-35 fighter jet were nearly struck by Houthi air defenses
In an explosive report, the New York Times has revealed President Trump ordered the end of the Anti-Houthi campaign as a result of their increasing capacity to inflict causalities on the U.S. as well as the unsustainable expenditure of munitions.
Among the many startling revelations of the article:
▪️General Michael Kurilla, commander of the the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), had been gunning for the Houthis since November 2023. According to NYT, he proposed an eight- to 10-month campaign in which Air Force and Navy warplanes would take out Houthi air defense systems before mountain a targeted assassination campaign. Over 18 months later, it’s safe to say Kurilla was gravely mistaken.
▪️In those first 30 days of the operation, the Houthis shot down seven American MQ-9 drones (around $30 million each), hampering Central Command’s ability to track and strike the militant group. Several American F-16s and an F-35 fighter jet were nearly struck by Houthi air defenses, making real the possibility of American casualties, multiple U.S. officials said.
▪️The cost of the operation was staggering. The Pentagon had deployed two aircraft carriers, additional B-2 bombers and fighter jets, as well as Patriot and THAAD air defenses, to the Middle East, officials acknowledged privately. By the end of the first 30 days of the campaign, the cost had exceeded $1 billion, the officials said.
▪️So many precision munitions were being used, especially advanced long-range ones, that some Pentagon contingency planners were growing increasingly concerned about overall stocks and the implications for any situation in which the United States might have to ward off an attempted invasion of Taiwan by China.
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In an explosive report, the New York Times has revealed President Trump ordered the end of the Anti-Houthi campaign as a result of their increasing capacity to inflict causalities on the U.S. as well as the unsustainable expenditure of munitions.
Among the many startling revelations of the article:
▪️General Michael Kurilla, commander of the the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), had been gunning for the Houthis since November 2023. According to NYT, he proposed an eight- to 10-month campaign in which Air Force and Navy warplanes would take out Houthi air defense systems before mountain a targeted assassination campaign. Over 18 months later, it’s safe to say Kurilla was gravely mistaken.
▪️In those first 30 days of the operation, the Houthis shot down seven American MQ-9 drones (around $30 million each), hampering Central Command’s ability to track and strike the militant group. Several American F-16s and an F-35 fighter jet were nearly struck by Houthi air defenses, making real the possibility of American casualties, multiple U.S. officials said.
▪️The cost of the operation was staggering. The Pentagon had deployed two aircraft carriers, additional B-2 bombers and fighter jets, as well as Patriot and THAAD air defenses, to the Middle East, officials acknowledged privately. By the end of the first 30 days of the campaign, the cost had exceeded $1 billion, the officials said.
▪️So many precision munitions were being used, especially advanced long-range ones, that some Pentagon contingency planners were growing increasingly concerned about overall stocks and the implications for any situation in which the United States might have to ward off an attempted invasion of Taiwan by China.
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Why Trump Suddenly Declared Victory Over the Houthi Militia
The militant group in Yemen was still firing at ships and shooting down drones, while U.S. forces were burning through munitions.
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Russian gains for the week of the 4th-11th were 106 sq km
Russian gains today 60 sq km
Russian gains today 60 sq km
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—❗️🇺🇸/🇾🇪 NEW: An American MQ-9 'Reaper' drone has been shot down over Saadah governorate, Yemen
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—❗️🇺🇸/🇾🇪 NEW: An American MQ-9 'Reaper' drone has been shot down over Saadah governorate, Yemen
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🇸🇪 Ok so this happened a couple of days ago, so we might be a bit late on the news, but it's too funny not to post:
Sweden’s new National Security Adviser Tobias Thyberg resigned less than 24 hours after his appointment on Thursday, following the emergence of “sensitive” photos linked to an old dating app profile.
“Shortly after the government’s decision to appoint Tobias Thyberg, entirely new personal information about him emerged that was previously unknown to the Government Offices,” Johan Stuart, State Secretary to Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, told POLITICO in a statement.
Thyberg served as Sweden’s ambassador to Afghanistan from 2017 to 2019, ambassador to Ukraine until 2023, and most recently headed the foreign ministry’s unit for Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Sweden has had only two national security advisers to date, both of whom have left the post under unusual circumstances.
Sweden’s new National Security Adviser Tobias Thyberg resigned less than 24 hours after his appointment on Thursday, following the emergence of “sensitive” photos linked to an old dating app profile.
“Shortly after the government’s decision to appoint Tobias Thyberg, entirely new personal information about him emerged that was previously unknown to the Government Offices,” Johan Stuart, State Secretary to Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, told POLITICO in a statement.
Thyberg served as Sweden’s ambassador to Afghanistan from 2017 to 2019, ambassador to Ukraine until 2023, and most recently headed the foreign ministry’s unit for Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Sweden has had only two national security advisers to date, both of whom have left the post under unusual circumstances.
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Trump TRASHES neocons. Macron, FRANCE in Ukraine. Putin, West sanction IDIOTS. Ursula court verdict
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Istanbul Talks Chaos; Trump Sends Witkoff Kellogg; Zelensky Talking Only To Putin; Moscow Hardline