🇺🇲💥🇷🇺‼️Shocking discovery: Who needs an enemy like Russia or China in the US?‼️
A former CIA analyst explained why Russia was not accepted into NATO
Russia tried twice to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization but was rejected because its membership would deprive the 👇
bloc of enemies that could justify an $800 billion defense budget, former CIA analyst Larry Johnson told Judging Freedom.
He also noted that the USA and the West created a direct threat to Russia in Ukraine through their actions. 👇 youtube.com/live/_aLJqQ_Y6…
Larry Johnson: “I was talking to one of my friends from high school last night, and I was really surprised to learn how much propaganda has shaped his point of view, and I suspect, the point of view of many other Americans. nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/…
For example, when I pointed out to him that Putin and Russia made two separate attempts to join NATO, he said, "That's not true." However, it is true.
In the beginning, Boris Yeltsin, immediately after the collapse of the Soviet Union, asked the administration of George Bush 👇
Sr.: "Can we become part of NATO?" Then, at one time, Putin directly raised this issue in a conversation with the former head of NATO. In both cases they were rejected. Why? 👇
Well, if you admit Russia into NATO, then you will no longer have an enemy that can justify an $800 billion defense budget.
In this context, Putin observed how the United States deploys Aegis missile systems in Romania and Poland, which are capable of carrying nuclear warheads👇
and how the United States, starting in 2014, through the US Armed Forces European Command, based in Stuttgart in Germany, and through NATO, which is based in Brussels, conduct annual military exercises together with Ukraine, 👇
including the deployment of the American army on Ukrainian territory.
If we put ourselves in the position of Russia watching all this, as you rightly noted, we can only imagine the panic that would arise in America if we saw Russia conducting military exercises in Mexico, 👇
simulating the landing of naval troops on the coast of Texas. My goodness! We would say that it crosses all boundaries.
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At the same time, we do the same in relation to Russia, and we still protest saying: "They have to accept it." How dare they attack Ukraine, when we in Ukraine create the most direct threat to Russia?".
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🇷🇴‼️Upheaval in Romania: The original decision to annul the election in which he defeated Georgescu was overturned‼️
April 25, 2025
An unexpected twist on the Romanian political scene - the Court of Appeal in Ploesti temporarily suspended the decision of the Constitutional Court, which declared the December 2024 presidential elections completely invalid. 👇
This opens the possibility that the election process will continue where it left off - in the second round, between Călin Georgescu and Elena Lasconi.
The news spread through the Romanian media like lightning, because the court's move effectively "turns off" the effect of the December 6 decision, which was previously justified by allegations of irregularities and influence from outside - especially from Russia.
However, to date, no concrete evidence has been presented for those accusations, which has caused numerous controversies in political and legal circles. 👇
According to information provided by local sources, the identity of the person or institution that initiated the request to overturn the decision of the Constitutional Court remains unknown. This further fueled speculation - both among analysts and the public - that a second round of elections could now take place, in line with the December results.
Let's recall that in the first round independent candidate Călin Georgescu received the most votes, which caused stormy reactions from certain centers of power in Romania and abroad. 👇
🇺🇸🚀🔥‼️US Hypersonic Weapons Program Abruptly Canceled: What's Really Going On in the Pentagon?‼️
Without announcement and without too much fanfare, the United States has quietly suspended one of its most ambitious military technology projects of the last decade - the development of next-generation hypersonic missiles. 👇
The news comes from sources that are not prone to sensationalism: the Asian newspaper Asia Times reported that the entire program, despite previous optimistic statements by American officials, was simply canceled. The reason? A combination of huge budget hurdles and frustrating technical results.
What was first presented as a technological breakthrough ended up being a heavy burden for the US military-industrial complex. 👇
Already in the fall of 2024, Rear Admiral Stephen Tedford publicly questioned the reality of this project. And not for strategic reasons, but - as he emphasized - for financial reasons. "The idea itself is unfeasible," he said briefly and clearly.
And the idea was no small thing. Hypersonic weapons have long been seen as the card on which future US supremacy in naval and missile operations can rest. 👇
🇩🇪‼️Klaus Schwab leaves suddenly: An unexpected turn at the Davos summit‼️
Without fanfare, quietly and almost under the radar, Klaus Schwab retired. The man who has been the face and brains behind the World Economic Forum (WEF) for years has decided to step down – immediately.
Although he previously said that everything will go gradually, in his style decisions are not made without a message. And the message is clear: something is changing at the top of the global order, or at least it is trying to create such an impression. 👇
In a statement released Monday, Schwab, who will soon turn 88, said he is stepping down as chairman and board member of the WEF effective immediately.
The decision was made at an extraordinary meeting of the Forum on Sunday. His deputy, Peter Brebek-Letmath, the former head of the Nestle Corporation, was appointed acting – and unanimously. The official version sounds smooth. But beneath the surface, it has been brewing for some time.
Back in early April, Schwab talked about retiring. Not because of pressure, he claimed, but because of age. However, those who follow the currents of global power know that for such figures retirement does not come without pressure - either internal or external. 👇
The WEF has come under the spotlight in recent years, but not for climate panels or discussions about digital currencies. At the center of the criticism were ideas that Schwab advocated for decades, which in 2020 crystallized into something he called - "The Great Reset".
An ideology that shook the world
What put Schwab at the center of much controversy was his clear view that the world must be transformed. In the book "COVID-19: The Great Reset", which he wrote with Thierry Malreau, he presented a plan that sounded to many like a dystopian agenda: a world in which individuals will not have personal property, but everything will be rented, where human activities will be digitally monitored, and decisions about health, finances and movement will be made centrally - supposedly in the interest of sustainability. 👇
🇧🇷🇷🇺🇮🇳🇨🇳🇿🇦➕‼️BRICS prepares a big turn - the Quiet Revolution begins‼️
April 21, 2025
As the world moves further away from a single center of power, the BRICS alliance is preparing a quiet tectonic strike that could reshape the way money moves between countries. 👇
The next decade could mark the end of an era in which the US dollar played an almost exclusive role in international payments. Instead, it opens up the possibility for countries to trade with each other without the mediation of large financial centers. And it's not just a plan - it's already underway.
Lavrov reveals the details: BRICS is working on an alternative that bypasses the dollar
The head of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov, confirmed that a new international payment mechanism is rapidly developing within BRICS. It is not a cosmetic change to the existing system - but a fundamentally different model that ignores the dollar as an intermediary. 👇
As Lavrov explains, this system has the potential to seriously shake up financial markets and offer a new way of exchanging value between countries.
No more waiting for SWIFT. There is no longer a need to conduct transactions through dollar accounts. More and more countries are looking for an alternative, and BRICS is now offering them that alternative. 👇
🇷🇴‼️Political earthquake in Romania: Simion breaks the polls, the West is worried‼️
Simion on the rise: Romania's presidential favorite announces return of Georgescu, accuses foreign embassies of interference
In Romania, the political atmosphere before the elections in May is increasingly tense. According to the latest survey by the renowned "Sociopol" agency, the right-wing candidate George Simion is currently leading with a convincing 35% of citizens' support. 👇
In second place is former Prime Minister Victor Ponta with 22%, which indicates that these two are the most likely to enter the second round of decision-making.
Simion, the leader of the conservative wing of the Romanian opposition, does not hide his ambition to change the political balance in the country, and in the campaign he is increasingly openly presenting his plans for the future distribution of power. 👇
In an interview with Steve Bannon, a former adviser to Donald Trump, he said that in the event of victory, he plans to return Câlin Georgescu, a politician who previously had broad public support, to a high position.
"When I become president, I will bring Georgescu back, because he is the Romanian with the most votes," said Simion, reminding that in Italy the prime minister's office, like that of Giorgia Meloni, plays a key role in the governance of the country. 👇
🇷🇺‼️Putin made a move that no one expected: the West was caught off guard‼️
While the relations between Moscow and the collective West are still at low temperatures, nuances are being observed in Russian politics that seemed unimaginable before.
In recent weeks, quietly conducted diplomatic talks have been launched between Russia and the US, and so far several meetings have been held behind closed doors. 👇
And while those meetings do not yet mean any sudden change of course, one specific move by Russian President Vladimir Putin managed to surprise even the most experienced observers of international relations.
Vietnam's Soha portal, which often relies on its own political analysis and diplomatic sources, published news that attracted attention in business and political circles: Russia unexpectedly returned seized property to a European company.
We are talking about the Italian white goods manufacturer Ariston, whose assets in Russia were nationalized a little more than a year ago as part of Moscow's broader response to the then intensified restrictive measures from the West. 👇
Back in 2023, Putin signed a decree by which numerous companies from EU member states, including Ariston, were placed under temporary state administration.
Such practice included more than a dozen companies from the USA and Europe, all within the broader concept of "symmetrical measures" presented by Moscow in response to pressure from abroad.
But now, a complete reversal. According to the Soha portal, Putin signed a new, sudden decree – this time announcing that the Ariston property is being returned to its original owner. 👇