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by pyuser583 1263 days ago
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.
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BossHogg 1263 days ago
AFP is most likely Agence France Press which is not Russia Today and is reputable.
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pyuser583 1263 days ago
Saying “AFP and Russia Today” is like saying “Encyclopedia Britannia and the Protocols of the Elders of Zion.”

Which information is coming from where?

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drran 1263 days ago
It looks like copy of https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/01/07/kevin-mcca...
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pyuser583 1263 days ago
It’s copy of a Russia Today story.

The details of the Telegraph article are different from the headline.

> According to reports, to end the impasse, Mr McCarthy agreed a deal that the House would commit to passing bills that would cap all discretionary defence spending at 2022 financial year levels, meaning roughly $1.47 trillion. Congress has passed four emergency supplementals totalling more than $100 billion since Russia’s invasion in February.

> President Joe Biden will require Congress to approve any additional military aid later this year. Should one of the rebel lawmakers - who have vowed to oppose any further aid packages - be given leadership roles in the House Rules Committee it could create immense hurdles to passing additional assistance legislation.

Capping defense spending, and creating a veto-ocracy are very different than “cutting aid to Ukraine.”

The Telegraph article headline includes a quote: “agreed to cut aid to Ukraine”, but nowhere in the article is that quote found.

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