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Originally published by Ekaterina Blinova on Sputnik International The Ukraine conflict has become a great boon for American Big Five defense contractors, sending their stocks up and boosting their profits. Before adopting the latest $61 billion package, the US Congress had passed four Ukraine spending bills totaling $113 since the beginning of the conflict in February 2022. The lion’s share of the entire spending initiative, or $61.8 billion (54.7%), went to the US Department of Defense which granted its major contractors lucrative new contracts. Still, $61.8 billion pales in comparison with the Pentagon’s nearly trillion-dollar budget that accounts for roughly 40% […] #Featured #Investigations #Military #UkraineWar #WarZone #World Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/04/big-five-us-arms-makers-profit-from-ukraine-conflict-and-overcharge-pentagon/?feed_id=11627

Russia hopes that the investigation into the rocket strike on the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant, which was carried out by the Ukrainian military last year, will concern the suppliers of HIMARS rockets, Russia’s permanent representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, told the UN Security Council in an open debate on the protection of civilians in civil conflicts. Russian Diplomat before UN Security Council in an open debate on the protection of civilians in civil conflicts. “The [UN secretary-general’s] report mentions some kind of investigations currently being conducted by the Kiev regime, including with regard to the destruction of the Kakhovka […] #Featured #Government #Military #UkraineWar #WarZone #World Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/05/russia-suggested-un-that-kakhovka-dam-disaster-investigation-have-to-focus-on-himars-strike/?feed_id=11539