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Behind the lies of the latest guest on Tucker Carlson's podcast — a criminal Russian arms dealer
In 2022, American commentator Tucker Carlson condemned the U.S. giving up Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in a prisoner swap, calling him "an indisputably serious criminal" who "sold weapons to terror groups that killed Americans." Just four years later, Carlson welcomed Bout on his podcast to promote Russian talking points to his millions of viewers. "I can understand why (former U.S. President) Barack Obama wanted to put you in prison," Carlson laughingly told Bout, praising the arms dealer
New EU steel quotas are a crippling hit to Ukraine's industry
The EU's new steel allocation, set to enter into force on July 1, was introduced in response to global steel overcapacity, which has been hurting EU producers. The measure aims to restrict tariff-free steel imports to 18.3 million metric tons per year, a 47% reduction.
Russian threat will outlast Putin, Sweden's military intelligence chief says
Nilsson also said Sweden saw no signs that Russia's political system or Vladimir Putin's grip on power were under immediate threat, despite economic strains caused by the war and Western sanctions.
Hungary opposes scaling down EU protections for Ukrainian men
Even if the decision is adopted at the EU level, it will not prevent Budapest from accepting ethnic Hungarians fleeing Ukraine because of the war or mobilization, Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar said.
UK unveils landmark defense plan, incorporating lessons from Ukraine
The plan, backed by 300 billion pounds ($400 billion) in funding over four years, is part of a drive toward a more "European NATO" and will help the British forces deter the Russian threat, outgoing U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said.
Ex-Russian proxy minister in occupied Crimea arrested in Kyiv, SBU says
The suspect helped Russia take control of Crimea's energy infrastructure in 2014, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said.
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