Russia Declares War on Ukraine
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Ukraine's attacks on Crimea are hurting sales of Russia's S-400 air defense system, spy chief claims
Lt. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, head of military intelligence, said Ukraine is showing the "obvious inability of Russian air defense systems."
William Munny
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To be fair, it’s coming out our military budget, and it’s pennies.
Don’t disagree we have financial issues of our own, but the root cause sure as shit ain’t Ukraine.
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'They're just meat': Russia deploys punishment battalions in echo of Stalin
They're among hundreds of military and civilian offenders who've been pressed into Russian penal units known as "Storm-Z" squads and sent to the frontlines in Ukraine this year, according to 13 people with knowledge of the matter, including five fighters in the units. "Storm fighters, they're...
William Munny
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What a bunch of cynical cunts. For real, Candace is a fucking moron.
Her reasoning being “the rich men north of Richmond”…. A fucking astroturfed piece of shit country song? The rich men north of the Confederate Capitol????
She’s seriously so fucking stupid and it’s embarrassing how simple she is.
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it only matters to us
It’s like if a homeless crackhead says he’s in danger on the streets so you give him $20K for a down payment on a house. Once that money is handed over you already know where it’s going.
Corruption is like crack to Ukraine lol
William Munny
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We aren’t handing them blank checks. We are sending them our own kit and the “money” being sent is the valuation of the kit we are sending. At this point it’s something like 5% of just our military budget.
Considering Russia’s land army has been crushed, I’d say that’s a pretty good return on investment.
They are sending equipment and money in the billions
US has provided money, not just equipment, to Ukraine
Former Congressman Adam Kinzinger, a Republican from Illinois, made the inaccurate suggestion recently while taking aim at Republican Rep.
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William Munny
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Damn. I guess I was incorrect.They are sending equipment and money in the billions
US has provided money, not just equipment, to Ukraine
Former Congressman Adam Kinzinger, a Republican from Illinois, made the inaccurate suggestion recently while taking aim at Republican Rep.
Still doesn’t really change my opinion but I was indeed wrong about blank checks.
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Fact Check: Thousands of Ukrainian Soldiers Surrendered to Russia in Early October 2023?
"All of that money we sent over there did absolutely nothing. I would like a refund please," one X user commented on this viral rumor.
In all honesty I think it's wild af for anyone not to know that by now lol
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Russia appears to be preparing for 'multiple further years' of war in Ukraine as it plans major boost to defense spending, UK MoD says
Russia is planning to increase its defense spending by up to around 30% of total public expenditure in 2024, UK intelligence says.
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Nearly 50 European leaders stress support for Ukraine at a summit in Spain. Zelenskyy seeks more aid
Almost 50 European leaders are using a summit in southern Spain’s Granada to stress that they stand by Ukraine at a time when Western resolve appears somewhat weakened.
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Ukraine's Zelenskiy arrives in Spain to meet European leaders
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday he had arrived in the Spanish city of Granada to take part in the European Political Community Summit, a forum to foster cooperation among more than 40 countries established after Russia's invasion.
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