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Kevin McCarthy ‘Agreed to Cut Aid to Ukraine’ to Secure US Speaker Role

by drran on 1/10/23, 4:53 AM with 11 comments

• by pyuser583 on 1/10/23, 7:35 AM

  The sources are “afp and rt” - that’s “Russia Today.”

  The website includes articles with titles: “Russia: Ukrainian Special Services Prepare Major Anti-Moscow False Flag in Kharkov” and “Ukraine Truce Ordered by Putin Takes Effect as West Vows to Send Heavy Weaponry.”

  This is a Russian propaganda site. They’re trying to demoralize Ukraine by claiming the US can’t be relied upon.

  Edit: I’m trying to find a reputable source for this. Some mainstream news sources talk about it “raising questions”, but nothing definitive. Some mainstream articles have scary headlines about this, but the articles don’t say anything specific.

  Zelenskyy has congratulate McCarthy on Twitter in what seems to be an effort to dispel this narrative.

  The only news outlet supporting this story is Russia Today.

• by netfortius on 1/10/23, 5:39 AM

  Successful penetration of Russian malicious interests into the American politics will probably lead the way to a much deeper impact than visible war efforts, even if only longer term. Politicians like those alleging "tax payers" protection (what other thing, second to religion, sells better to Americans?) are the cancer that will consume from inside. Slowly and surely. 2024 will then see the malignancy taking place to no recoverable state, probably, if Putin gets to survive in place until then.