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'Real' Putin 'Hasn't Been Seen in Public for a Year' and 'Can't Even Get Out of Bed', Claims Top Ukrainian Military Figure

Story by Joshua Wilburn • 13h - 4-9-2023

Atop Ukrainian military figure claims that the "real" Vladimir Putin has not been seen for over a year, RadarOnline.com has learned.

Ukrainian Major-General Kyrylo Budanov, who has previously spoken about the Kremlin's use of doppelgangers and body doubles, raised doubts about the Russian President's whereabouts and even questioned if he was alive.

In a recent interview, Budanov, who is responsible for undercover operations and drone attacks, revealed that the last known sighting of the Russian leader was around 26 June 2022. He also said that there could be multiple reasons why the autocrat has allegedly disappeared from the public eye.

When asked about the footage of Putin checking his watch on the wrong wrist, Budanov left it up for interpretation: "Let's leave it to everyone [to decide], so everyone leaves it to their own fantasy." However, he personally believed that it was a body double.

The military figure's uncertainty about Putin's current state was evident when asked if he knew whether Putin was alive or not. Budanov responded, "I don't know what to answer you," adding to the speculation surrounding the Russian president's silence.

Rumors of Putin using body doubles have circulated for some time, with some individuals convinced of their existence.

According to the Daily Star, Dr. Valery Solovey, a former professor at the Institute of International Relations and political analyst, believes that the "real" Putin will not be able to participate in the 2024 Presidential election due to his declining health.

Solovey claimed that Putin struggles with basic tasks, stating that "he can hardly get out of bed, with difficulty getting dressed."

"President Putin … simply will not be able to participate in the elections … will not be able to, physically," Solovey told the outlet. "President Putin cannot put his own trousers on without external assistance, let alone participate in elections."

"And if he puts them on without external help, he then needs to rest afterwards."

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According to Solovey, Putin's physical condition has worsened over time, and in public appearances, he is replaced by a doppelgänger or a double. He further alleged that Western governments are aware of the Russian President's absence.

"Western governments know perfectly well that President Putin is replaced by double," the political analyst continued. "It is known by leaders of all more or less large countries across the world, but everyone turns a blind eye."

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Donald Trump's got a $15m problem on his hands

Story by Daniel Coughlin • Yesterday 7:00 pm - 20-4-2023

The former president's lavish Caribbean palace is still for sale
Donald Trump has been trying to offload the sumptuous Château des Palmiers on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin for years now. But despite slashing the asking price by almost half, no potential buyers have ponied up to purchase the manse. Click or scroll through for a tour of the dreamy estate and discover the secrets of this tropical retreat...

Caribbean idyll
Never one to do things by halves, Donald Trump went all out when he purchased the West Indian idyll in 2013. Billed as a world-class estate, the beguiling property is spread across 4.8 acres within an ultra-exclusive gated community on the southwest coast of French Saint Martin, overlooking one of the territory's most beautiful beaches.

Elite location
The estate's prestigious location is matched by its high-end design and amenities. The handiwork of local architect Jean-Paul Goergler, the Château des Palmiers, which translates to 'the Castle of Palms', was designed in 2000 in a grand Provençal style to evoke the luxe residences of the South of France, and has all the trappings of a billionaire's vacation home.

Upscale property
The property wows with an opulent five-bedroom oceanside villa, as well as a less formal four-bedroom garden villa and two-bedroom staff cottage. There's also a wealth of further amenities, ranging from a fabulous heated pool and a tennis court to a fitness centre and a state-of-the-art security system – a must, of course, for the Trumps.

Palatial villa
The oceanside villa is the jewel in the property's crown and contains the most elaborately decorated rooms. Serendipitously, the former owner, Indiana entrepreneur Steve Hilbert, shares Trump's taste for lavish Louis XIV-style furniture and copious bling – the bathroom fixtures in his Indiana manse for instance are plated in gold – and the villa has plenty of this sort of finery. Let's begin our tour here...

Coat of arms
Upon entering the villa you'll see a gilded coat of arms on the double front doors. The emblem bears an uncanny resemblance to the coat of arms registered in 1939 by Joseph Edward Davies, the husband of Marjorie Merriweather Post who built Trump's Florida residence, Mar-a-Lago. The two designs are identical, apart from the Latin word for integrity which has been replaced by the Trump name.

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Australia, China military officials break ice for talks

Story by Dominic Giannini • Yesterday 7:14 pm - 22-3-2023

Australian and Chinese military officials have held security talks for the first time in about four years as Canberra works to defrost its relationship with Beijing.

Australian Defence Force officials hosted a delegation from the People's Liberation Army in Canberra for a half-day meeting on Wednesday.

It was the first formal meeting of defence officials since 2019 after Defence Minister Richard Marles and his Chinese counterpart General Wei Feng agreed to reinstate the defence co-ordination dialogue in November.

"The dialogue was conducted in a professional atmosphere with both sides exchanging views on regional security issues," an Australian defence department spokesperson said.

China's National Defence Ministry said in a statement: "Negotiations have further enhanced mutual understanding, which is conducive to the healthy and stable development of the relationship between the two militaries".

While the relationship between Canberra and Beijing has been improving, China doubled down in its criticism of Australia's plans to get nuclear-powered submarines after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the pathway to the acquisition last week.

Australian Defence Force officials met a delegation from the People's Liberation Army in Canberra.
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Former NATO Chief: Trump Could Sabotage the War - Politico

Regardless of whether he wins, Trump’s nomination would blow up Republican support for Ukraine, says Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the former secretary-general of NATO, packs his prognosis for Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign into one loaded word.

“I think President Trump will be a loser,” he tells me.

It is a notoriously triggering term for the former president, evoking deep humiliation. Rasmussen uses it casually.

“His baggage is too heavy, too controversial,” says Rasmussen, 70, who was Denmark’s prime minister for most of this century’s first decade.

Yet Rasmussen, a right-of-center politician who is now a white-shoe international consultant, remains scared of Trump. What disturbs him more immediately than the idea of Trump back in the White House is a far likelier scenario: Trump winning the Republican presidential nomination.

It may seem counterintuitive to fear Trump’s nomination more than his return to power, a less probable but vastly more dangerous outcome. But Rasmussen’s mind is on the war in Ukraine — and what Trump’s candidacy might do to sabotage it.

The former NATO chief serves as an adviser to the Ukrainian government and recently came to Washington to see members of Congress and Biden administration officials. He is lobbying them to supply more and heavier weapons and to make long-term security guarantees to Ukraine.

That’s where the Trump angst comes into play.

Just by winning the Republican nomination Trump could shatter the bipartisan front in favor of Ukraine, Rasmussen fears. Trump has been forthright about his views of Russia’s invasion, praising Putin as a clever strategist in the early days of the war and recently suggesting that Ukraine should have ceded “Russian-speaking areas” in a deal with the invader.

Rasmussen says Trump’s apparent Ukraine policy would amount to “surrender.”

“I call it a geopolitical catastrophe if Trump were to be nominated, because in the campaign his influence would be destructive,” Rasmussen says. It would move Trump’s terrible ideas closer to the mainstream and make it harder to secure congressional support for the war.

Already, he notes, opinion polls show “a weakening of the support for Ukraine” in the United States. Trump’s nomination could accelerate that, Rasmussen argues: “The mere fact that his thinking appeals to a certain element, a certain segment of the American public, will push American politics in the wrong direction.”

“I really hope that Republicans will get their act together,” he says. “I do hope, I would say not only from a European perspective but from a global perspective, that Republicans will nominate a candidate that is much more attached to American global leadership than Trump and Trumpists.”

There are only a few candidates circling the Republican race who fit that description. The most promising may be Mike Pence, the former vice president who has called for aiding Ukraine extensively and denounced “apologists” for Russia in his own party. Nikki Haley, the former United Nations ambassador, has endorsed giving Ukraine all the weaponry it needs and describes the war as a fight for freedom. Neither is polling in the double digits right now.

Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘year of efficiency’ now means another 10,000 layoffs and a hiring freeze on 5,000 more jobs
BYTRISTAN BOVE
March 15, 2023 at 1:07 AM GMT+11

Meta’s brutal year of efficiency is only just getting started. After laying off around 11,000 employees in November, the company is resorting to even more firings and job cuts. The Facebook parent is terminating around 10,000 jobs and halting hiring for 5,000 open positions, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in a blog post Tuesday, in the latest tech sector push to lower costs and streamline operations.

Zuckerberg did not specify what areas of the company would be most affected by job reductions, although Meta’s recruiting team is one of the departments getting downsized, as slower hiring rates are likely to be a permanent reality at the company moving forward.

The first round of Meta layoffs affected around 13% of overall staff, and employees have been bracing for more terminations for weeks ever since Zuckerberg made publicly clear that the company was going to double down on efficiency and become leaner in every department during its last quarterly earnings call with investors last month.

The CEO declared at the time 2023 was going to be the company’s “year of efficiency” as it aimed to become a “stronger and more nimble organization.” He added that while Meta would double down in certain competitive areas including artificial intelligence, unnecessary and underperforming projects were on the cutting board. Of the November layoffs, Zuckerberg said it was the “beginning of our focus on efficiency and not the end.”

A turbid economic climate for tech companies has been especially difficult for social media platforms like Meta, which in addition to Facebook also owns Instagram and Whatsapp. Advertising revenue at the company has been slowing since last year, while investors and Meta shareholders have also grown critical of Zuckerberg’s decision to steer the company into uncharted waters with his metaverse push, first announced in late 2021.

Like many other tech companies, Meta expanded wildly during the early years of the pandemic and hired aggressively, but has since been forced into downscaling as the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates to cool down the economy last year. The company had more than 87,000 employees in September, a 28% increase from the year before.

In his blog post announcing the latest layoffs, Zuckerberg mentioned Meta’s “year of efficiency” six times. He referred to the company’s A.I. vision as “our single largest investment” and stated that the company’s long-term goal is to build A.I. “into every one of our products.” Zuckerberg also said A.I. will be employed within the company to improve efficiency, calling it one of Meta’s “tools that will make us most effective over many years.” He said Meta is planning to use A.I. to “help engineers write better code faster, enabling us to automate workloads over time, or identifying obsolete processes that we can phase out.”

But Zuckerberg also suggested Meta may have permanently moved on from its freewheeling past to focus on efficiency and cost-cutting. He warned the company may still struggle to stay profitable in the immediate future as conditions in today’s market environment threaten to persist past this year.

Buying nuclear subs is ‘like buying a house in Italy’: It will cost ‘double what you thought’

Story by Sky News Australia • 2h ago

Buying nuclear submarines is like “buying a house in Italy” as it will end up costing “at least double of what you thought it was going to cost”, says The Australian’s National Editor Dennis Shanahan.

His comments come as Australia’s new nuclear submarine program is set to cost $200 billion over 30 years – which is 0.01 per cent of GDP.

“The history of all of these big projects has been that they have spiralled in cost,” Mr Shanahan told Sky News host Peta Credlin.

“And how could anyone actually put a final figure on something that is 30 years out with a new submarine as part of it – it just doesn’t stack up.

“What we’re actually looking at is rising the level of GDP for national defence spending from two to about three per cent, or at least two and a half per cent.

“These are huge numbers and yet the Albanese government hasn’t shown any way it intends to be able to pay for this in the next three years or the next 15 years.”