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Politico’s Defense News presented by military-industrial complex US defense contractor Lockheed Martin has been 'presenting' the outlet's articles on defense, with plenty of focus on Russia-Ukraine tensions. “Russia could at any point launch an attack in Ukraine” & "Inside Biden's secretive weapons shipment to Ukraine" were proudly sponsored by LM. That's the very same security and aerospace company behind Javelin - the anti-missile systems spotted in the arms of the Ukrainian military last month. Politico has a history of stories “Presented by” partisan interest groups. ExxonMobil sponsored a piece in February 2021 on the US Carbon tax, and CVS Health on a Covid relief article. A press release hiding in plain sight as journalism? Should companies with a CONFLICT of interest be 'presenting' the news?