Moscow Scorns Trump Ultimatum US Mulls Moscow Missile Strikes; Pokrovsk Collapses China Backs Russia
Topic 1609

Dangerous Tomahawk game. Trump's 50-day ultimatum
The Duran: Episode 2280

Russia given 50 day deadline or 100% tariffs. NATO Rutte buys US weapons. Tomahawk missile red line
Topic 1754

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/

Israel, with U.S. support, continues its valiant defense of international law and the "rules-based international order."

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-lawyer-linked-netanyahu-advisor-warned-karim-khan-drop-war-crimes-case-destroyed

Here's a nice Substack summary of the article from Marginalia Subversiva by Story Ember leGaïe:

LEGAL BLACKMAIL IS NOT JUST DIPLOMACY — IT’S COMPLICITY IN GENOCIDE

On May 1, 2025, in a private meeting at The Hague, ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan was threatened.

Not pressured. Not cautioned. Threatened.

Nicholas Kaufman—a British-Israeli lawyer with ties to Netanyahu’s inner circle—told Khan that if he didn’t withdraw arrest warrants for Israeli war criminals or halt efforts to indict more (like Ben Gvir and Smotrich), then:

“They will destroy you and they will destroy the court.”

Kaufman claimed he was “authorized” to offer Khan a secret backchannel: reclassify the charges, go quiet, let Israel privately challenge the evidence, and climb down the ...