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Schooled by Trump, Americans are learning to dislike their allies in c/world@lemmy.world
[–] MonsterMonster@lemmy.world 34 points 6 days ago (3 children)

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP repeatedly claims that the European Union was “formed in order to screw the United States”. Canada, America’s northern neighbour and second-largest trading partner, is “one of the nastiest countries”. Russia was “doing what anyone would do” when it bombed Ukraine’s energy infrastructure during a pause in American intelligence sharing. Our polling with YouGov shows how this rhetoric is reshaping people’s opinions about their countries’ allies.

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Israel to expand military operation and seize 'large areas' of Gaza (www.bbc.co.uk)
 

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz says the military will expand its operation in Gaza and seize "large areas" of the territory.

UK government says anyone working in Britain for the Russian state will have to register and declare what they are doing or face jail in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
UK government says anyone working in Britain for the Russian state will have to register and declare what they are doing or face jail in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
[–] MonsterMonster@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Sergei & The Westminster Spy Ring

UK government says anyone working in Britain for the Russian state will have to register and declare what they are doing or face jail in c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
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Germany decides to leave history in the past and prepare for war (www.bbc.co.uk)
 

Germany's military, the Bundeswehr, recently got the all-clear for a massive increase in investment after parliament voted to exempt defence spending from strict rules on debt.

The country's top general has told the BBC the cash boost is urgently needed because he believes Russian aggression won't stop at Ukraine.

"We are threatened by Russia. We are threatened by Putin. We have to do whatever is needed to deter that," Gen Carsten Breuer says. He warns that Nato should be braced for a possible attack in as little as four years.

"It's not about how much time I need, it's much more about how much time Putin gives us to be prepared," the defence chief says bluntly. "And the sooner we are prepared the better."

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Trump envoy Steve Witkoff dismisses Starmer plan for Ukraine (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Sir Keir Starmer's plan for an international force to support a ceasefire in Ukraine has been dismissed as "a posture and a pose" by Donald Trump's special envoy.

Steve Witkoff said the idea was based on a "simplistic" notion of the UK prime minister and other European leaders thinking "we have all got to be like Winston Churchill".

**In an interview with pro-Trump journalist Tucker Carlson, Witkoff praised Vladimir Putin, saying he "liked" the Russian president.

"I don't regard Putin as a bad guy," he said. "He's super smart."**

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Trump dismantles Voice of America with executive order - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
 

US President Donald Trump has signed an order to strip back the federally-funded news organisation Voice of America, accusing it of being "anti-Trump" and "radical".

A White House statement said the order would "ensure taxpayers are no longer on the hook for radical propaganda", and included quotes from politicians and right-wing media railing against the "leftist", "partisan" VOA.

‘Nobody Is Safe’: Canada Sends World a Warning Against Trump in c/world@lemmy.world
[–] MonsterMonster@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

"Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly had one stark warning to share Wednesday: “If the U.S. can do this to us, their closest friend, then nobody is safe.”

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Stock markets sink as Trump confirms tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)