Zelensky War Speech Shocks West; US: No Ukr NATO, Strikes Rus, F16 Delay; Ukr Troops Flee Selidovo
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Germany Merz gives Russia 24 hrs to capitulate. US/NATO reject Victory Plan. Kamala faces Baier
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US cancels Ramstein, Zelensky in trouble
The Duran: Episode 2040

The Duran: Episode 961
France's Marine Le Pen Acquitted in Case Over Violating Hate Speech Laws
https://sputniknews.com/europe/202105041082797685-frances-marine-le-pen-acquitted-in-case-over-violating-hate-speech-laws/

In 2024, the Pentagon budget was a record 860 billion dollars. If we evaluate it in so-called constant dollars (a certain average dollar taking into account the purchasing power in each specific year), it turns out that this is higher than during World War II, when about three hundred billion dollars were spent per year, and higher than during the Korean War of 1952 (844 billion) and the Vietnam War (715 billion).
US military spending was higher only when the country was waging two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan - in the peak year of 2010 (977 billion). In other words, now the US, according to military budget figures, is waging about one and a half wars, that is, Ukraine is comparable to the Korean or Vietnam campaigns.
Now, the so-called full military budget of the United States is not 800 plus billion, but 1.2 trillion per year! Even with that, the US can not provide its army with what it needs.
For example, the US has already started to delay salaries for military personnel. This fact...