"The Russian Empire must cease to exist as a political entity, and something may be built on its ruins,"
- Garry Kasparov

"[For Russia], defeat in Ukraine is existential because it means that Putin's regime will no longer be a threat to the rest of the world. That is why we constantly say that there can be no progress whatsoever in establishing peace in Europe and everywhere else as long as the threat from Moscow remains.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO

⚡️'Disingenuous' Hegseth paused Ukraine weapons despite Pentagon finding aid wouldn't hurt US readiness, NBC reports.

A senior military review had concluded that while some munitions stockpiles, including precision weapons, were low, they had not fallen below critical thresholds, according to NBC. Still, U.S.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth opted to stop the shipment. This is reportedly his third such move since February.
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Interview: "Buy More U.S. Weapons”

At NATO, Trump pressured leaders into increasing their military spending from 2% to 5% of GDP by 2035.

'Daddy' Trump actually means "buy more U.S. weapons. That’s what he is doing. He’s a salesperson for the military-industrial complex.”

~Gilbert Achcar, University of London

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#Trump#MIC #USWeaponsSales #Imperialism #USPol #NATO #UKPol #EuroPol .

“Buy More U.S. Weapons”: “Daddy” Trump Pushes Military-Industrial Complex on NATO Countries

President Donald Trump has returned to Washington after a NATO summit where leaders agreed to increase their military spending to 5% of GDP by 2035, more than doubling the current target of 2%.

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„Künftig fünf Prozent des Bruttoinlandsprodukts in Verteidigung und Sicherheit:

NATO beschließt Erhöhung der Verteidigungsausgaben – bisher lag Ziel bei zwei Prozent“

#NATO #Verteidigungsausgaben #bruttosozialprodukt #schwarwel

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“ #NATO leaders agreed Wednesday on a massive hike in defense spending after pressure from Trump, and expressed their “ironclad commitment” to come to each other’s aid if attacked.

The 32 leaders endorsed a final summit statement saying: “Allies commit to invest 5% of GDP annually on core defence requirements as well as defence-and security-related spending by 2035 to ensure our individual and collective obligations.”

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FRANCE 24's Kethevane Gorjestani reports from The Netherlands as NATO leaders meet. Speaking to FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, Charles A Kupchan, former advisor to President Obama, and senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, says that a US withdrawal from global alliances is unlikely and that Donald Trump 'will stand by Article 5 in the American commitment to collective defense'.
#NATO #Ukraine #Russia

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Soldiers have been told to take shelter at the #AinAlAsad Air Base in #Iraq's western #AnbarProvince. The #US supports Iraqi security forces & contributes to the #NATO mission from there.

Iranian missile strikes targeted the base in 2020, in retaliation for the US killing of Iranian General Qasem #Soleimani.

A rare ally of both the US & #Iran, Iraq hosts 2,500 US troops & has Iran-backed militias linked to its security forces.