The US decision to suspend its supply of weapons to Ukraine could make Kiev’s situation dire in less than two months, the German tabloid Bild has reported, citing military experts. Without America’s support, the Ukrainian military would struggle to fight Russia in several major fields, the outlet stated.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte mentioning Jesus Christ when talking about Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov means that Moscow’s top diplomat is doing good job, ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said.
I bumped into something very strange last night. I was mucking around on Youtube watching a couple of very recent episodes of ‘8 out of 10 cats does countdown’ which I believe is one of the funniest shows on television. While there a couple of videos popped up in the list at the side of the video being played. They included Americans watching the video and listening to the Redgum song ‘I was only Nineteen’1 which is a song written by John Schumann2, and was based on the story of a relative of Schumann’s who served in Vietnam.
A relatively calm session here in Asia with only slight movements in currency markets as the Australian dollar had a small blip after some disappointing retail sales numbers while share markets are absorbing the passing of the “End of the Empire” bill in the US senate. Oil markets continue to steady after their recent correction
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As exciting as a new book release might be, it’s not as exciting as hitting a new 1RM in my deadlift, which I just did.
160kgs.
Now, Imma have a big steak.
In the past week, New Zealand’s financial markets have been primarily influenced by global events, with little guidance provided by local data. Markets continue to anticipate that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand will skip a cut at the next meeting on July 9 and then cut rates again in August. The RBNZ has already
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Failing US ambassador Kevin Rudd yesterday met with failing foreign affairs minister Penny Wong. Here is the happy couple responsible for a sharp deterioration in the US alliance. A nastier pair of beearches you are unlikely to meet. The failed Rudd now requires the support of the foreign minister to get his job done. Penny
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When the word freedom comes to mind in our collective consciousness, it can be interpreted in a number of different ways. It can be an expression of one’s ability to share their ideas or views freely, or it can relate to one’s capability to go about one’s day unimpeded by a Draconian state. But there
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