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[StratInt @StratInt]

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[Vatnik Soup @P_Kallioniemi]

The greatest lie Russia ever told was convincing people it is a superpower.

Its economy is smaller than Italy's.

Its GDP per capita is lower than Uruguay's.

Its military is the second-best... in Ukraine.

The only things Russia truly invests in and innovates are kinetic warfare and information warfare.

It has one of the worst demographic outlooks in the world.

Russia is a paper bear.

[NEXTA @nexta_tv]

Washington Changes Its Tune: Billions More for Ukraine

For the first time since Donald Trump returned to office, Congress has made significant progress on a new Ukraine aid package.

The House voted 218–204 to advance the bill, which includes $8 billion in military loans for Kyiv, an extension of military assistance through 2027, and new sanctions on Russia. Notably, several Republicans have played a key role in pushing the legislation forward.

The final vote is expected later today.

[MAKS 26 🇺🇦👀 @Maks_NAFO_FELLA]

🇺🇦🚀 In Ukraine, Thales will launch production of Belgian 70-mm guided missiles FZ275 LGR with a warhead filled with thousands of steel balls to shoot down drones, - SVT

Thanks to financial support from the EU, Thales created a finished product in record time - just 12 months before the first use on the battlefield.

According to Thales' plans, part of the large-scale batch of 100,000 missiles, which is planned to be produced annually from 2028, will be assembled directly at Ukrainian facilities.

[Savchenko Volodymyr @SavchenkoReview]

🇩🇪 Engines from the German company MAN continue to arrive in Russia, an investigation by the Dossier Center and the Süddeutsche Zeitung has shown.

They are supplied to Russia via a Turkish company, where they are installed on the Sobol border boats.

The Turkish company does not indicate Russia as the final buyer, so the manufacturer may not know where the products are going, but experts say that without engineers from the manufacturing company, the engines cannot be installed on Russian boats.

[Anders Åslund @anders_aslund]

It is Albanians, not Americans, who are protesting against American corruption.
The US appears to have accepted the corruption of the Trump family, so we Americans have to rely upon the sound anti-corruption sentiments of others.
Truly embarrassing, but thank you, Albania!

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Open Letter to the President of the Russian Federation: https://t.co/mEvYqYiqus

[NEXTA @nexta_tv]

⚡️Peskov immediately commented on Zelensky’s open letter

He said that the Kremlin has seen it, but Putin will be briefed on it later.

Peskov added that Zelensky can come to Moscow if he wants to meet the “host of the Kremlin.”

It looks like Putin is choosing to wait until his own people “take him out with a snuffbox.” WSJ reports that part of Russia’s elite is becoming disillusioned with the war.

Even among the “hawks,” there is a growing view that a full victory is unattainable and that the prospects of continuing the war are far from optimistic.

The bunker old man is being offered a chance to save face — but will he appreciate such a generous gift?

[VoteVets @votevets]

BREAKING: Rep. Pat Ryan just got the House Armed Services Committee UNANIMOUSLY to force Pete Hegseth to explain every senior military firing within the next 5 days. Hegseth has fired 24+ officers without cause or explanation. Even Republicans want answers.

[NSTRIKE @NSTRIKE1231]

🤡🗣️ “In Russia, as a result of our constructive steps, the level of poverty is radically decreasing,” — Vladimir Putin.

This statement is a classic example of Kremlin propaganda that is completely detached from reality. While Putin claims poverty is decreasing, independent data and the visible economic strain from the war (including fuel shortages, inflation, and falling living standards) tell a very different story. Such declarations are intended for domestic consumption to maintain the image of stability.

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[NEXTA @nexta_tv]

🔥 Historic vote in Congress: Ukraine gets billions, Russia faces new sanctions

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a major bill by a vote of 226–205. Even 18 Republicans broke ranks to support it.

The legislation provides up to $8 billion in military loans for Ukraine and paves the way for tariffs of up to 500% on certain Russian goods.

The bill passed despite calls from Republican leaders to vote against it, arguing that it could undermine ongoing negotiations.

The measure now heads to the Senate.

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Some of Russia’s best-known hawks have become more open in expressing a belief that Moscow simply doesn’t have the capacity to achieve an outright victory against Ukraine. https://t.co/FK73LNYD1N

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

Video footage leaked earlier today shows the Boikiy, a Steregushchiy-class corvette part of the Russian Navy’s Baltic Fleet, almost entirely engulfed in flames and smoke at the Veleshchynskyi Dry Dock in Kronstadt, Northwestern Russia, following Wednesday morning’s large-scale Ukrainian drone attack against military and energy infrastructure throughout St. Petersburg.

[Vatnik Soup @P_Kallioniemi]

According to Politico, the Trump administration may cancel planned Tomahawk missile sales to Germany because it fears the move could anger Russia.

Europe's largest economy wants to strengthen its defenses against an aggressive, expansionist Russia, and Washington's concern is how Moscow might react.

This is exactly why Europe needs to become militarily independent of the US.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

More than half of the publicly identified donors to President Trump’s White House ballroom project have won new or expanded federal contracts worth more than $50 billion, according to a report from a government watchdog group. https://t.co/wEAqxMA7AG

[NSTRIKE @NSTRIKE1231]

❗🇺🇦👊 Zelenskyy delivers a strong and direct message to Putin:
🗣️ “If you personally, in your own thoughts, have not yet reached the conclusion that the time has come to end this war, Ukraine will continue to fight for its existence. We will have those who will support us.
But you too will have to fight much harder for your own existence — not for Russia’s, but for your personal one. And this is not a threat from me or from Ukraine. These are the facts of Russian history, which you know very well:
When Russia gets tired, changes happen.”

This is one of Zelenskyy’s sharpest and most psychologically pointed messages to Putin. He places full personal responsibility for the war on the Russian leader and subtly reminds him of the historical fate of Russian rulers who exhaust their country in prolonged conflicts. The tone is confident, calm, and uncompromising.

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[Olena Rohoza @OlenaRohoza]

🇺🇸 THE UNITED STATES HAS UNBLOCKED $400 MILLION IN MILITARY AID FOR UKRAINE — THE PENTAGON HAD BEEN HOLDING THE FUNDS FOR MONTHS!

The Pentagon has released a $400 million military aid package for Ukraine.

The funds, approved by Congress last year, will be used to purchase new weapons and equipment from American companies. Priority items include ammunition, anti-tank systems, air defense equipment, drones, and other frontline supplies.

Will these systems arrive in time to make a difference on the battlefield, or will the process be delayed once again?

[UAVoyager🇺🇦 @NAFOvoyager]

Gasoline shortages are spreading across russia.

Fuel shortages are apparently the latest proof that the “SMO” is going exactly according to plan.

[Antti Häkkänen @anttihakkanen]

Tänään tein kieltävän päätöksen kaikkiaan 14:stä kiinteistökaupasta. Tällä kertaa taustalta paljastui kiinalaistaustaisten toimijoiden verkosto. Tämä on uudenlainen havainto tässä laajuudessa. Tutkimme kaikki tapaukset tarkkaan emmekä salli toimintaa, joka voi vaarantaa kansallista turvallisuutta, huoltovarmuutta tai maanpuolustuksen edellytyksiä. Rehellinen ja uskottavalla pohjalla oleva liiketoiminta sen sijaan on Suomeen tervetullutta nyt ja jatkossa.

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[John Jackson @hissgoescobra]

Russia and the U.S. will play a hockey game on July 1st in Moscow. This is humiliating and disgraceful. Any U.S. hockey player that attends this barbaric sportswashing of Russian genocide should be canceled and shunned for life. Let’s start exposing them.

[ABC News @ABC]

BREAKING: The House passed a measure to provide almost $2 billion in aid to Ukraine and impose new sanctions against Russia on Thursday, sending the measure to the Senate behind a 226-to-195 tally — despite GOP leadership in full opposition to the measure.
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