⚡️🇫🇷 French President Macron announces increase in defense spending by 1/3 between 2024 and 2030 - over $400 BILLION to be spent on French military.

Zelensky’s already licking his lips as he dials up Macron on his phone to beg for more cash 🤑

UPDATE: Macron says France intends to strengthen its nuclear deterrent.

UPDATE: France must have capacity to conduct large-scale operation with other European countries within NATO or outside alliance - Macron.

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⚡️🇪🇺 EU and its member states have allocated 10 BILLION euros in military assistance to Ukraine so far - EU Foreign Policy Chief Borrell.

UPDATE: EU not involved in war in Ukraine - Borrell 🤡

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⚡️ Ukraine conflict is not regional, but GLOBAL - International Monetary Fund Chief Georgieva speaking to global elites at World Economic Forum.

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😍 EMBRACING TRADITIONS: Look at Canadian Finance Minister Freeland, granddaughter of alleged Nazi, trying to push her ancestors' unrealized dreams of a Russian defeat as she says helping Kiev isn’t about doing country FAVORS, but actually in West’s self-interests because Ukrainian victory would boost their own struggling economies 🤑

🤡 "We don't control supply chains", who made her Finance Minister?

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⚡️ Countries backing Ukraine need to focus not only on sending new weapons to Kiev, but finding ammo for older systems and helping maintain them - NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg.

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⚡️ Next package of military aid to Ukraine will include NASAMS anti-air defense systems - Pentagon.

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💪 SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST: More like whoever’s got the bigger guns - whether Ukrainian troops will survive in next few seconds or not is mere TOS-S of a coin, as Russian TOS-1A flamethrower system sends PUMMELLING shockwaves into Kiev army positions (00:18).

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⚡️🇩🇪 German Federal Intelligence Service data reveals Ukrainian forces suffering 3-digit number of casualties PER DAY in fighting for Artyomvosk-Bakhmut, Donetsk Republic (ex-Ukraine)

Germany fears Russian capture of key city would jeopardize ENTIRE Ukrainian defense line.

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🇦🇲🇦🇿 Armenia has not responded to Azerbaijan's proposals for peace agreement, and Yerevan has abandoned trilateral format of talks with participation of Georgia - Azerbaijani President Aliyev.

Earlier, Azerbaijan cut off gas supply to disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.

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🇹🇷🇺🇦 Turkish President Erdogan speaks with Zelensky and confirms his readiness to act as mediator to establish peace between Russia and Ukraine.

Nothing like taking on mediator role right after sending arms to Kiev.

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🇪🇺 URSULA WON-DER LEYEN: We do wonder what’s going on in her head as Chief Gynaecologist EU Commission President von der Leyen says bloc has NO military capabilities … but EU must send as much of its weaponry to Ukraine as Kiev needs.

Don't worry Ursula, EU's Peace Fund ready to dole out the dosh to support Kiev regime's war efforts 🤑

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🇺🇦 Ukraine increasing number of mobile air defense groups in North of country - Ukrainian army command.

North of Ukraine borders with Russia and Belarus.

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⚡️ Discussion of supply of new weapons to Kiev at Ramstein Format meeting raises stakes in conflict, this is PROVOCATIVE incitement

Kiev and its Western patrons do not spare either Ukrainian population or the Ukrainian military, they are ready to sacrifice them for their desire to harm Russia - Russian Foreign Ministry.

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⚡️ Consultations on German supply of Leopard tanks to Ukraine continue, Germany is a real leader in supporting Ukraine in many, many areas - NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg.

German Defense Minister refutes allegations that Berlin’s blocking transfer of tanks to Ukraine, stating allies have not yet reached agreement on supplying such weaponry.

UPDATE: Military support will not only allow Ukrainians to defend themselves against new Russian offensives, but also launch their own offensives - Stoltenberg.

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🇷🇺 GET WRECKED: Video captures bombastic moment (00:13) Russian artillery annihilates Ukrainian big guns in a precise shot in Kherson, Russia (ex-Ukraine).

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⚡️🇺🇸 This is a decisive decade for world and decisive moment for Ukraine - US Defense Secretary Austin.

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