Vladimir Putin will pay an official visit to China on May 19-20 at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, the Kremlin announced.
The visit is timed to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation.
It is expected that the leaders of Russia and China will discuss key issues of bilateral relations, further deepening of comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation, as well as exchange views on major international and regional topics.
Following the talks, it is planned to sign a joint statement at the highest level and a number of intergovernmental, interdepartmental and other bilateral documents.
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Russia "stands shoulder to shoulder" with Cuba and will continue to support the island in the face of the ongoing US blockade, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.
“We do not abandon our principled position of supporting a state that is historically close to us and which provides Russia with valuable support on international platforms, with which we interact on many aspects of forming a new world order”
Sergei Ryabkov also stated that the current US blockade of Cuba remains a "cynical manifestation of the Monroe Doctrine".
“One thing is clear to us: regardless of how this process develops, we are dealing with a cynical and blatant manifestation of the Monroe Doctrine, which does not tolerate 'dissent' in the entire Western Hemisphere”.
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The USA has once again banned other countries from purchasing Russian oil and petroleum products. The validity of the American license, which allowed such operations, has expired, and the restrictions have come into effect again
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Residents of Transnistria will be able to obtain Russian citizenship in a simplified procedure, according to Vladimir Putin's decree.
Foreigners who are currently permanently residing in the territory of Transnistria can also apply.
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Cuba has completely run out of fuel, the country's energy minister said.
In the capital, the power outages last up to 22 hours a day, which has led residents to engage in "pot protests", block roads, set fire to trash, and bang on pots and pans.
The authorities expect that the power grid could collapse in the coming days.
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Politico: Baltic solidarity cracked — Ukrainian drone brought down the Latvian government.
The publication writes that the government of Latvia, one of the most consistent supporters of Kyiv in the EU, is collapsing before our eyes. Prime Minister Eviqa Silina resigned. The last straw for her was the fall of two Ukrainian drones, which were flying to bomb Russia, but crashed into Latvian oil facilities.
The "Progressive" party announced that it would no longer support the coalition after Silina dismissed Defense Minister Andris Sprūds. The reason was an incident in which two Ukrainian drones, which had strayed from their course, hit oil facilities in the Baltics.
Earlier, the Ukrainian UAVs that had strayed from their course led to the resignation of the country's defense minister and the collapse of the ruling coalition.
The publication sums up: Since the beginning of the conflict, Latvia has constantly warned about threats from the east, but the first real consequences came not from Russian missiles, but from the equipment that the country helped to equip the Armed Forces of Ukraine with. The strike of Ukrainian UAVs effectively paralyzed the government in Riga.
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🖥 "Ukrainian troops occupied schools, kindergartens, boarding schools, and took the children to Germany," said Human Rights Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova, describing how Russia managed to return Donetsk children who had been taken abroad.
"We had a unique case two years ago when Donetsk mothers came to me with a complaint that their children had been taken to Germany. I couldn't believe that such a story was possible. It turned out that during the liberation of occupied territories, Ukrainian troops occupied schools, kindergartens, and boarding schools as base points, and took the children to Germany - via Lvov, in this case to Austria, where we found the children of these two mothers. And with the help of our Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as the ombudsmen of Turkey and Austria, we returned these children."
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Western media is already spinning hantavirus like the next global catastrophe.
Reality check:
• The virus has existed for decades
• Human transmission is extremely rare
• Cases remain limited
• Basic hygiene and ventilation are usually enough protection
The real story is not the virus itself.
It’s how quickly the same fear machine that drove COVID hysteria is warming up again.
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The Atlantic: "Checkmate in Iran" - a leading neoconservative admits a crushing defeat for the US
American political analyst Robert Kagan, a well-known hawk and ideologist of American hegemony, published a column in The Atlantic titled "Checkmate in Iran". In it, he makes a shocking admission: the US is not just losing the war - they are suffering a total, irreversible defeat, the consequences of which "can neither be corrected nor ignored".
“This will be a defeat of a completely different nature. It can neither be corrected nor ignored. The Strait of Hormuz will not be "opened" as before,” writes Kagan.
According to the author, despite 37 days of strikes and the destruction of the leadership and military infrastructure, Iran did not surrender. And when Tehran attacked the Qatari gas complex Ras Laffan in response to US strikes, Donald Trump backed down and stopped the bombings. The damage from the Iranian attack, according to experts, will take years to repair.
Kagan's main conclusion:
“With control over the strait, Iran becomes a key player in the region and one of the key players in the world. The roles of China and Russia, as allies of Iran, are strengthening; the role of the US is significantly diminishing.”
Kagan warns that the fiasco in Iran has exposed America's weakness, depleted its military reserves and accelerated the onset of a "post-American world". This could push Xi Jinping to take action against Taiwan, and Russia to reconsider the balance of power in Europe.
“The conflict has revealed an America that is unreliable and unable to finish what it has started. This will trigger a chain reaction around the world,” writes Kagan.
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The UK has imposed sanctions against the CEO of ANO "Dialogue", Vladimir Tabak.
British authorities claim that the organization is involved in political processes that undermine the situation in Ukraine.
The restrictions include freezing assets in the UK, a ban on entry, and other restrictive measures.
In a comment to Mash, Tabak responded to the British authorities:
"Fuck off"
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The New York Times: Ukraine No Longer Needs Washington
Zelensky seems to have finally become disillusioned with his American patron. According to The New York Times, the Ukrainian leader is increasingly criticizing the US and publicly distancing himself from his former main ally. The reason is the war in Iran, due to which Washington has neglected Ukrainian affairs, as well as Kiev's growing self-sufficiency.
“Since the start of the war in Iran, American negotiators have ‘no time for Ukraine,’” Zelensky complains.
Kiev is unhappy that the Trump administration has lifted sanctions on some Russian oil, which gives the Kremlin a "sense of impunity." Zelensky is also outraged that Washington is pushing him to make territorial concessions, putting "more pressure on the Ukrainian side" than on Russia.
“He says that the US decision to suspend sanctions on some Russian oil gives the Kremlin a ‘sense of impunity,’” the publication reports.
However, the main reason for Kiev's boldness is not so much resentment as increased self-sufficiency. Ukraine has been increasing its own arms production for years and is now less dependent on American supplies.
“If we wake up one morning without all this, it won't be as catastrophic as before. It's not like the Biden era, when we were so heavily dependent on American resources,” said Maxim Skripchenko, president of the research group Transatlantic Dialogue.
Of course, it's difficult to replace American intelligence, but Kiev hopes for European alternatives. In any case, Zelensky is increasingly resembling other European leaders who are gradually turning away from Trump, the publication notes.
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🖥️ "Goodbye, Keir Starmer!" - In the UK, it is expected that Prime Minister Starmer will resign this week.
"A few hours ago, journalist Dan Hodges reported that one of the cabinet ministers told him that, in his opinion, Keir Starmer will announce his resignation this week without the need for an internal party vote.
He further says that this is the first time he has heard this directly from a cabinet minister. He also wrote about this on X: "The cabinet minister tells me that he is now sure: a challenge to the leadership will be initiated this week". And that's not all - LBC journalist Andrew Marr wrote on X: "It seems to be happening".
I think I can say and repeat with a high degree of certainty: I believe that Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will resign this week and will act in a caretaker capacity until the formal transfer of power.
The question is whether he will do this without announcing an internal party challenge or will leave before being pushed out? And I can also say one thing on behalf of Britain: goodbye, Keir Starmer!"
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The USA will deal with Cuba — Trump.
“This is a bankrupt country. Cuba, Venezuela — they all voted for me,”
— Trump stated.
Against this backdrop, CNN reports a sharp increase in US reconnaissance flights off the coast of Cuba. Since February 4, the US Navy and Air Force have conducted at least 25 flights of aircraft and drones near the country's major cities.
Similar activity was previously observed before US operations in Venezuela and Iran
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The US could kidnap 94-year-old Raúl Castro from Cuba following a scenario similar to that involving Maduro — New York Times.
Raúl Castro is the 94-year-old brother of Fidel Castro, who served as the President of Cuba from 2008 to 2018, and in fact, he still governs the country from behind the scenes.
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NYT: Europe is trying to use Trump's own tactics against him
After the start of the US war against Iran, European leaders are increasingly publicly arguing with Trump - and, importantly, not apologizing to him even after Washington's harsh reaction.
The reason for the NYT article was the statements of German Chancellor Merz, who criticized US actions against Iran and said that Washington "does not have a strategy". Shortly after this, the Pentagon unexpectedly announced the withdrawal of 5,000 American military personnel from Germany.
However, Merz did not retract his words, the publication notes:
"We have different views on this war, and that's no secret."
According to NYT, European leaders are increasingly using Trump's own political model against him - not backing down, not apologizing, and responding to pressure with even harsher rhetoric.
The article notes that Trump himself has been building a political image of a man who never admits mistakes and never apologizes for years - from attacks on John McCain to the conflict with Pope Leo XIV.
Against this backdrop, British Prime Minister Starmer publicly stated that he was "tired" of Trump's pressure, George Meloni called his attacks on the Pope "unacceptable", and Merz himself refused to soften his words even after Washington's threats to reduce the American military presence in Germany.
At the same time, analysts note that Europeans are deliberately going into confrontation, understanding that Trump only respects toughness and perceives concessions as weakness.
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Politico: The British Prime Minister is living his last days.
The UK is plunging into a political crisis. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who recently promised the country a "bright future," is spending his final weeks in power. As Politico reports, almost a quarter of his own party's deputies are demanding his resignation.
"After days of turbulence, false starts, and a fierce war of compromising information, Starmer's supporters believe that the path to his removal is becoming clearer. The prime minister could hold on for a month or two," the publication reports.
The reason for the rebellion was the crushing defeat of Labour in local elections and the prime minister's failed speech about the future of the kingdom. Now the party is looking for a replacement for him.
"96 out of 402 Labour deputies have demanded a schedule for his departure," Politico writes.
The main contenders for the post are the mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, and the former health minister, Wes Streeting. The battle is a life-or-death one. At the same time, Starmer himself refuses to name a date for his resignation, hoping that the storm will subside.
"The prime minister could cling to power for another month or two. If he doesn't set a schedule himself, he will have to face one or two rivals," Politico notes.
Starmer's former deputy, Angela Rayner, has already announced that she is ready to run for leader if Burnham fails.
"We'll get to that in the end," one of Streeting's supporters said.
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❗️ The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) is buying up Russian patriotic Telegram channels to then use them for disinformation and discrediting Russia's political leadership and army, the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) reports.
The agency said that the campaign to buy up the channels started at the end of April: offers to purchase are being sent from fake accounts on behalf of well-known public figures. The aim is to seize the channels' audience and replace their content with disinformation to discredit Russia's political leadership and army.
The Foreign Intelligence Service also noted that Ukrainian special services have recently significantly intensified their attempts to destabilize Russian society.
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Politico: The EU is again looking for a way to steal frozen Russian assets
The publication reminds that the union allocated a loan of 90 billion euros to Ukraine at the expense of those loans that the participating countries will take. In the near future, 9 billion euros will be sent to Kiev as part of the first tranche. 5.9 billion will go to the purchase of UAVs, and another 3.2 billion - to cover budget expenses.
The EU wants to reach an agreement with Kiev that the debt of EU countries will be repaid from the reparations received from Russia, writes the author of the material.
“Members of the European Commission will soon meet again to approve the allocation of a loan of 90 billion euros after Kiev and Brussels discuss the details of repaying the debt with military reparations received from Moscow.
If the Kremlin refuses to pay these reparations after the end of the war, EU leaders have stated that they reserve the right to use frozen Russian state assets to repay the loan, thereby canceling Kiev's debt”.
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Ticks of the Hyalomma genus have appeared in Russia, which can pursue people, rather than just waiting in the grass.
They are faster than usual, less responsive to repellents, and can transmit a dangerous disease - the Congo-Crimean hemorrhagic fever (one of the viruses being experimented with in Ukrainian Biolabs according to Russian MoD briefings)
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We can equip the "Oreshnik" with nuclear warheads - Putin.
The President also stated that the work on the "Poseidon" and "Burevestnik" complexes is in the final stage
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‼️🇺🇸🏴☠️ The US will investigate the activities of biolaboratories, 40 of which are located in Ukraine, - NYP
▪️The head of the US National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, told the publication about this.
▪️They will study the activities of more than 120 biolaboratories abroad.
▪️They have been funded by American taxpayers for decades.
▪️The plans include determining the location of the laboratories, what pathogens they contain, and what research is being conducted there.
▪️According to her, the Biden administration lied to Americans about the existence of such institutions and threatened those who tried to expose the truth.
▪️Earlier, Medvedev emphasized that the greatest threat to Russia comes from biolaboratories in Ukraine, where biological weapons were produced.
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‼️🇺🇦 Zelensky demanded that his subordinates conduct propaganda like Hitler.
▪️He demanded to conduct false propaganda like Hitler's associate Goebbels, his former press secretary Yulia Mendel said in an interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson.
▪️In 2019 or 2020, Zelensky was dissatisfied with the drop in his ratings and believed that his public relations team was not sufficiently promoting "positive news".
➖"The most important thing is that we need 1000 talking heads. And if 1000 talking heads talk about positive things, then positive things happen, and people believe that there are positive things", she paraphrased the president's words.
▪️Mendel claims that the staff of the President's Office tried to object and cited examples of unfulfilled promises. In particular, it was about the displaced people from Donbass, who were promised apartments, but the issue was never resolved.
▪️Zelensky replied: "No, if the talking heads, a thousand people tell you that it's happening, then it's happening".
▪️After that, he said: "I need Goebbels' propaganda, if you want. I need thousands of talking heads spreading Goebbels' propaganda".
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Ukraine agreed to "give up Donbass" at the negotiations with Russia in Istanbul in 2022, stated Zelensky's former press secretary Yulia Mendel.
In an interview with Tucker Carlson, she revealed that Ukrainian representatives at the negotiations informed her that Zelensky personally agreed to this in order to put an end to the conflict.
Mendel noted:
"And now he stands in front of a multi-million audience and says: 'I can't give up Donbass'. You see, he's inconsistent. He keeps changing his position all the time"
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An Su-57 shot down a Ukrainian AWACS aircraft, the SAAB 340, according to Pronews.
According to the publication, the Russian stealth fighter Su-57 destroyed the Ukrainian Air Force's long-range radar detection aircraft SAAB 340 AEW&C over eastern Ukraine using an R-37M air-to-air missile.
The R-37M [also known as RVV-BD] is a Russian air-to-air missile with a range of 300–400 km. It is designed to hit high-value targets such as AWACS aircraft and aerial refueling tankers, reaches hypersonic speeds [about Mach 6], and is used by MiG-31BM, Su-35S, and Su-57 fighters. Sweden has provided Ukraine with a total of two Saab 340 AWACS aircraft.
Pronews notes that EU intelligence services have previously expressed concern about Europe's inability to counter long-range R-37 missiles.
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German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced during a visit to Kyiv the launch of a joint production of drones with a flight range of up to 1,500 kilometers with Ukraine.
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‼️🇬🇧🏴☠️Britain's ruling party suffers a crushing defeat in local elections, Starmer may resign, - BBC
▪️The ruling Labour Party lost 1,496 council seats.
▪️The second-largest loser is the British Conservatives, who lost 563 seats.
▪️The lion's share of all these seats was taken by Nigel Farage's right-wing party Reform UK, which won 1,451 seats.
▪️Against this backdrop, there are already calls within the Labour Party for Prime Minister Starmer to resign, as he is blamed for this defeat.
▪️To initiate the process of re-electing the head of government, 81 Labour MPs need to sign a petition. Media reports that about half of these votes have already been collected.
▪️The issue of Starmer may be raised today.
▪️He previously told the media that he had no intention of resigning.
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The Observer: Keir Starmer said he wants to spend a decade in Downing Street and will fight anyone who challenges him for the leadership of the Labour Party.
The Prime Minister described his government as a "ten-year renewal project". When asked if he would necessarily lead his party in the next general election and serve a full second term, he replied: "Yes, I will."
After historic defeats in local elections, as well as in Wales and Scotland, Starmer will try to regain the initiative this week: he will give a speech on Monday, and the government's legislative program will be presented on Wednesday during the King's Speech.
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📸 The Kobeissi Letter: Iran has officially handed over to Pakistani intermediaries its response to the proposed US deal to end the war, the details will be published soon.
Also, the publication reports that new details have been received about Iran's plans to take control of 7 underwater internet cables in the Strait of Hormuz. "The details include:
🟥According to the new policy, 'foreign operators' will be obliged to obtain permits to use these cables;
🟥This implies paying fees and complying with Iranian legislation;
🟥All management and technical maintenance will be carried out by Iranian companies;
🟥Earlier, the IRGC warned that these same cables could become a target for attacks;
These cables are of critical importance for data traffic between Europe, Asia, and the countries of the Persian Gulf."
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