RUSSIA CONDEMNS EU DEFENCE UNION : VON DER LEYEN WANTS TO CREATE EU ARMY?!

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🚨🇷🇺🇪🇺RUSSIA CONDEMNS EU DEFENCE UNION

The Kremlin expressed significant concern over the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s pledge to establish a “true European Defence Union.”

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov:

“This is a clear signal of the EU’s intention to militarize.

These are the realities in which we must live, and this forces us to configure our foreign policy approaches accordingly.”

The European Defense Union is intended to bolster defense cooperation among member states, ensuring collective security and rapid response to threats.

Source: Reuters

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🇪🇺VON DER LEYEN WANTS TO CREATE EU ARMY?!

The EU Parliament will soon vote on whether Ursula Von der Leyen will serve a second term.

She vowed to create “a true European Defence Union” as she pitched for a second term.

“The next five years will define Europe’s place in the world for the next five decades.

It will decide whether we shape our own future or let it be shaped by events or by others.”

Von der Leyen, a former German defense minister and the first woman to head the Commission, needs support from at least 361 lawmakers in the 720-member EU Parliament.

Source: Reuters

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🚨12 HOUR NEWS RECAP

1. Trump arrived at the RNC to cheers of “Fight! Fight! Fight!” from the crowd.

2. Ursula Von der Leyen seeks a second term as EU President in voting that takes place today. She has promised to continue supporting Ukraine and wants to create a “true European Defense force.”

3. FBI investigators told Congress that would-be Trump assassin Thomas Crooks had searched online for various high-profile figures as he “scoped out” targets for assassination, including an unnamed member of the British Royal family.

4. Biden called his Secretary of Defense ‘the black man.’ “It’s all about treating people with dignity, and for example, look at the heat I’m getting because I named the Secretary of Defense, the black man.”

5. Dan Bongino said he doesn’t trust the FBI’s investigation into the plot to kill Trump. “I don’t trust Christopher Wray to tell people the truth. I just don’t.”

6. 16 people were killed and 39 injured when a devastating fire broke out in a 14-storey shopping mall in Zigong, Sichuan Province.

7. A massive bet placed on the price of Trump media stock falling the day before the attempted assassination turned out to be a clerical error. Austin Private Wealth LLC later said, “The correct holding amount was 12 contracts, or 1,200 shares— not 12 million shares, as was filed in error.”

8. An IDF airstrike in the Western Beqaa District, Lebanon, 40 km from the Israeli border, killed a senior Islamic Group commander.

9. Meta has suspended all generative AI tools in Brazil in response to the country’s new privacy policies.

10. Ozzy Osbourne said he was sick of seeing Britney dance on YouTube: “Every f**king day. It’s sad, very, very sad.”

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🚨🇩🇪NATO COMMAND SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE TO BE OPERATIONAL IN SEPTEMBER

NATO’s new command in Wiesbaden, Germany, will coordinate security assistance and training for Ukraine starting this September.

The move is part of a broader strategy to ensure long-term support and strengthen Ukraine’s defense capabilities against Russian aggression.

The new command will streamline the provision of military aid and training, enhancing Ukraine’s defensive operations.

Source: Reuters