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🇩🇰 Denmark has allocated €42.5 million for the purchase of artillery shells for Ukraine, the country’s Ministry of Defense announced.
Denmark Allocates €42.5 Million for Ukrainian Artillery Ammunition in Major Military Aid Package
Denmark has committed 317 million kroner to purchase artillery shells for Ukraine, enhancing support amid ongoing aggression from Russia.
united24media.com
April 24, 2025 at 10:15 AM
🇩🇰 Denmark has allocated €42.5 million for the purchase of artillery shells for Ukraine, the country’s Ministry of Defense announced.
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The Telegraph launched a bold ad campaign across the UK.
Social media users noticed this eye-catching banner in Kent.
Social media users noticed this eye-catching banner in Kent.
April 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The Telegraph launched a bold ad campaign across the UK.
Social media users noticed this eye-catching banner in Kent.
Social media users noticed this eye-catching banner in Kent.
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UNITED24 Media spotlights powerful new books by Ukrainian authors, now available in English.
Look out for these literary gems at your local bookstore!
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Look out for these literary gems at your local bookstore!
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April 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
UNITED24 Media spotlights powerful new books by Ukrainian authors, now available in English.
Look out for these literary gems at your local bookstore!
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Look out for these literary gems at your local bookstore!
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A wonderful image of Australian soldiers, deployed as trainers in the UK, farewelling their fellow soldiers from #Ukraine who have just completed the Section Commander Battle Course. 🇦🇺 🇺🇦 (Image courtesy of @AustralianArmy)
April 12, 2025 at 3:21 AM
A wonderful image of Australian soldiers, deployed as trainers in the UK, farewelling their fellow soldiers from #Ukraine who have just completed the Section Commander Battle Course. 🇦🇺 🇺🇦 (Image courtesy of @AustralianArmy)
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How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia?
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
April 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia?
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
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🪖 In 2024, Ukraine’s defense industry hit major wartime milestones—tripling weapons output, leading global FPV drone production, and advancing missile, robotics, and air defense tech.
How a Nation at War Became a Defense Tech Powerhouse
Ukraine’s defense sector achieved significant growth in 2024, tripling weapons production and becoming a leading FPV drone manufacturer.
united24media.com
April 12, 2025 at 9:11 AM
🪖 In 2024, Ukraine’s defense industry hit major wartime milestones—tripling weapons output, leading global FPV drone production, and advancing missile, robotics, and air defense tech.
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Three years of Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine have reshaped global military strategy, offering key lessons for analysts and theorists.
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April 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Three years of Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine have reshaped global military strategy, offering key lessons for analysts and theorists.
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The Return review – Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes bring fierce class to elemental Odyssey adaptation
The Return review – Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes bring fierce class to elemental Odyssey adaptation
Uberto Pasolini’s raw and urgent drama, from a draft by Edward Bond, sees a traumatised Odysseus face the shameful aftermath of war
www.theguardian.com
April 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The Return review – Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes bring fierce class to elemental Odyssey adaptation
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For the first time, the man the KGB codenamed ‘the Inheritor’ tells his story: www.theguardian.com/news/20...
April 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
For the first time, the man the KGB codenamed ‘the Inheritor’ tells his story: www.theguardian.com/news/20...
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can't wait to see the retaliation to the retaliation to the retaliation against the retaliatory tariffs
April 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
can't wait to see the retaliation to the retaliation to the retaliation against the retaliatory tariffs
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a lot of people think you need a lot of money to buy clothes. now you're right. ok. my bad.
April 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
a lot of people think you need a lot of money to buy clothes. now you're right. ok. my bad.
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Tariffs are also making inputs more expensive, such as quality fabrics. And while we confuse our trading partners with constantly changing trade policies, they are forming free trade agreements between themselves. Andrew of 3sixteen explains:
April 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Tariffs are also making inputs more expensive, such as quality fabrics. And while we confuse our trading partners with constantly changing trade policies, they are forming free trade agreements between themselves. Andrew of 3sixteen explains:
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I support the US garment industry. I don't believe in making life harder for immigrants or erecting blanket tariffs. So how can we reshore some of our US garment manufacturing without xenophobia or protectionism? Here's my view. 🧵
April 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I support the US garment industry. I don't believe in making life harder for immigrants or erecting blanket tariffs. So how can we reshore some of our US garment manufacturing without xenophobia or protectionism? Here's my view. 🧵
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Some of you have never seen all the angry panda commercials (actually a brilliant campaign for Egypt's Panda Cheese) and honestly especially these days there's no downside in getting you better educated on this particular matter
Top 7 Panda Cheese Commercials
YouTube video by Chingate esta... 😎🤪
www.youtube.com
April 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Some of you have never seen all the angry panda commercials (actually a brilliant campaign for Egypt's Panda Cheese) and honestly especially these days there's no downside in getting you better educated on this particular matter
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Trump admin cancels sanctions on jet-set wife of Russian oligarch allied to Putin.
www.kyivpost.com/post/50191
www.kyivpost.com/post/50191
Trump Admin Cancels Sanctions on Jet-Set Wife of Russian Oligarch Allied to Putin
The US 24 hours later hit almost every country on Earth with import tariffs – but not Russia. The White House said it wasn’t making a special exception for the Kremlin, but the data shows it is.
www.kyivpost.com
April 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Trump admin cancels sanctions on jet-set wife of Russian oligarch allied to Putin.
www.kyivpost.com/post/50191
www.kyivpost.com/post/50191
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Today in 1944 British naval aircraft attack and sink the German submarine U-288. In this photo, a Grumman Avenger from the aircraft carrier HMS Tracker passes over the boat's conning tower. A member of the U-boat crew can be seen manning a twin 20mm anti-aircraft gun.
#IWMcollections A 22861
#IWMcollections A 22861
April 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Today in 1944 British naval aircraft attack and sink the German submarine U-288. In this photo, a Grumman Avenger from the aircraft carrier HMS Tracker passes over the boat's conning tower. A member of the U-boat crew can be seen manning a twin 20mm anti-aircraft gun.
#IWMcollections A 22861
#IWMcollections A 22861
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March 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Ukraine’s clandestine book club defies Russia’s push to rewrite history
Ukraine’s clandestine book club defies Russia’s push to rewrite history
Risking discovery and even prison, teenage readers meet in secret to discuss texts that Putin’s troops are trying to erase
It must be one of the most dangerous book clubs in the world. Before they can feel safe enough to talk about poetry and prose, 17-year-old Mariika (not her real name) and her friends have to first ensure all the windows are shut and check there is no one lurking by the flat’s doors.
Informants frequently report anyone studying Ukrainian in the occupied territories to the Russian secret police. Ukrainian textbooks have been deemed “extremist” – possession can carry a sentence of five years. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 23, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Ukraine’s clandestine book club defies Russia’s push to rewrite history
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Annual inflation exceeded 10% last month for the first time in two years, with price increases expected to average between 7% and 8% this year.
Russian Central Bank Holds Key Rate Steady Amid Soaring Inflation - The Moscow Times
Russia's central bank held its key interest rate at 21% on Friday, maintaining unprecedented borrowing costs as the country struggles with soaring inflation.
www.themoscowtimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Annual inflation exceeded 10% last month for the first time in two years, with price increases expected to average between 7% and 8% this year.
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Reports say Germany seized the Russian tanker "Eventin" from the "shadow fleet" along with 100,000 tons of crude oil worth 40 million euros. The vessel, adrift near Rügen since January, and its cargo are now German property.
March 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Reports say Germany seized the Russian tanker "Eventin" from the "shadow fleet" along with 100,000 tons of crude oil worth 40 million euros. The vessel, adrift near Rügen since January, and its cargo are now German property.
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An update on the war following a recent trip. The situation has improved compared with Fall 2024. Russian offensive momentum slowed significantly over the winter, though it is premature to claim that the front has stabilized, especially following AFU withdrawal in Kursk. /1
March 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
An update on the war following a recent trip. The situation has improved compared with Fall 2024. Russian offensive momentum slowed significantly over the winter, though it is premature to claim that the front has stabilized, especially following AFU withdrawal in Kursk. /1
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European officials told Bloomberg that the U.S. was “mostly unresponsive” in one working group and that it had “gone quiet” in another.
Europe Says U.S. Scaled Back Russian Sanctions Evasion Enforcement – Bloomberg - The Moscow Times
The United States has reduced its participation in several working groups with European allies that focus on punishing Russia’s evasion of Western sanctions that were imposed over its invasion of Ukra...
www.themoscowtimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
European officials told Bloomberg that the U.S. was “mostly unresponsive” in one working group and that it had “gone quiet” in another.
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🦾 Ukraine’s defense industry has the potential to double the production of “Bohdana” self-propelled howitzers by manufacturing the artillery systems on multiple chassis.
Ukraine Set to Double Bohdana Howitzer Production, Overcoming Chassis Shortages
Ukraine plans to increase "Bohdana" howitzer production significantly, supported by new chassis options and strategic partnerships with European firms.
united24media.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
🦾 Ukraine’s defense industry has the potential to double the production of “Bohdana” self-propelled howitzers by manufacturing the artillery systems on multiple chassis.