Ukraine’s top spy admits failure of forced conscription

Citizens coerced into fighting have shown “zero” effectiveness on the front line and must be motivated properly, Kirill Budanov says Forcibly conscripted Ukrainians are performing poorly on the battlefield, Kiev’s military intelligence chief, Kirill Budanov, has admitted. He warned, however, that the country’s harsh recruitment drive must continue, and that no one will be able to…

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American steelmaking giant sold to foreign company

Japan’s Nippon Steel has agreed to buy US Steel in a takeover valued at $14.9 billion US Steel, a symbol of American industrialization and once the largest corporation on the planet, has agreed to a takeover by Japan’s Nippon Steel in a $14.9 billion deal that lawmakers from both of Washington’s major political parties have…

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China seeks exemption from US sanctions for Russian LNG – Reuters

Restrictions on the Arctic LNG 2 energy project endanger vital fuel supplies, according to Chinese energy majors China’s state energy majors CNOOC and China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) have both asked the US government for exemptions from sanctions on a new Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant. They are seeking to prevent disruption to…

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