US world’s only superpower – Biden
America is also the “leading democracy” and “indispensable nation,” the US president claims.
The US is the “world’s only superpower” and the “leading democracy,” which is playing a critical role in supporting its allies around the globe, President Joe Biden said on Saturday.
The president spoke at the commencement of the US Military Academy at West Point, New York, addressing more than 1,000 graduating cadets. In his speech, Biden praised the role of the US military in the purported effort of “standing up to tyrants” around the globe, as well as of “protecting freedom and openness.”
“Thanks to the US Armed Forces, we’re doing what only America can do as the indispensable nation, the world’s only superpower, and the leading democracy in the world,” he stated.
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EU in serious danger – Macron
The bloc is living through a crisis of democracy and could end up “dying” altogether, the French president warns.
The EU is facing a record number of “external and internal enemies,” who pose an existential threat to the bloc, French President Emmanuel Macron has said, doubling down on a warning he’d given earlier, that “our Europe” could end up dying.
Macron made the remarks while speaking alongside Germany’s head of state, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, on the first of his three-day state visit. The two attended the Festival of Democracy, held in Berlin’s government quarter, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the country’s constitution.
“I think that we are experiencing a moment in our Europe which is existential because I really believe that our Europe can die,” Macron stated, referring to a keynote speech he’d delivered in April.
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Russia to answer with mirror measures if its assets in West illegally used — minister
Property of other countries, including central banks' gold and foreign currency reserves, are a taboo not covered by any sanctions at all, Russia's Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said.
"It has always seemed that the property of other countries, including central banks' gold and foreign currency reserves, are a taboo not covered by any sanctions at all. The ideology has changed by now as no fundamentals, no legal foundations are effective for Western countries," he said.
"Now they say the following: ‘Ok, we are not taking gold and foreign currency reserves at the moment, but we will allocate revenues from their use for targets that we define’. We have the same, all possibilities. We also have frozen funds on C-type accounts, we have assets as we also get profit. In case of a decision we will act similarly, with mirror measures. So we have an answer," the minister added.
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Scholz speaks against letting Ukraine use Western weapons against targets in Russia — DPA
According to Scholz, there are no grounds to change these rules.
"We have clear rules for the use of the weapons we supply. We have agreed them with Ukraine and they are in force," the DPA news agency quoted him as saying at a meeting with people.
Stoltenberg said in an interview with The Economist earlier that NATO allies should look at allowing Ukraine to use Western weapons to strike military targets located in the internationally-recognized Russian territory.
Germany in the second biggest weapons supplier to Ukraine after the United States. It has spent approximately 28 billion euro on military support for Ukraine.
Russia’s authorities, however, have been saying that Western weapons would not stop from achieving the goals of its special military operation.
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I'm back in Donetsk today and it is such a relief to feel the calm, see people in parks and cafes, children in playgrounds.
What a cruel 10 years they've endured, courageously, under Ukraine's terrorism.
Although what I've seen and documented here of Ukraine's endless war crimes pales in comparison to what Donbass residents & Russian war correspondents have seen, I've nonetheless seen a lot: several dozens of mutilated corpses of Donetsk civilians throughout 2022, and in years prior & subsequent taken testimonies from people (including in other cities & villages) under relentless Ukrainian bombing & sniping.
Many of the streets I walked along today carry memories of Ukrainian terrorism (usually bombing with NATO weapons and definitely with Western backing), and those victims I saw rendered lifeless.
I hope that the tranquility I've felt walking around the city the past few hours remains here in the Donbass, and that ultimately all Russian cities know peace and an end to Ukraine (NATO)'s bombings.
*Photos & video taken in afternoon when I arrived, and while lovely don't show the impressive amount of people I saw on the streets while walking later.
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British Prime Minister Sunak promised to return military conscription after winning the elections.
Britain will begin conscripting citizens again if the Conservative Party retains a majority of seats in Parliament after the July 4 election. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wrote about this in an article published by The Mail on Sunday .
According to the publication, Sunak and his advisers, who are preparing a plan to return military conscription, are afraid of the growing threat from Russia, Iran , China and North Korea. The Conservatives' initiative surprised British political scientists. It suggests that young British men and women from the age of 18 will have to serve one year in the army or for 25 days (two days off a month throughout the year) to perform socially useful work, for example, helping police officers, doctors or public utilities. The authors of the project expect that about 10% of school graduates will choose the first option.
“To those who complain that it is unreasonable to make such service compulsory, my answer is that being a citizen means not only enjoying your rights, but also fulfilling your responsibilities,” Sunak said.
He believes that the state “should do more for young people, and young people should do more for the country.”
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"We do have boots on the ground in Ukraine operating missile systems and the reason he's called an election is because he knows Russia are going to find out and they're going to retaliate."
British Army veteran breaks down the insanity of involving Britain in a war with Russia and its bearing on the sudden triggering of a general election.
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Belgrade comments on Moscow’s vote against UN ‘genocide’ resolution
President Aleksandar Vucic has thanked Russia and other countries that did not support attempts to “stigmatize” Serbia.
Despite the fact that the number of countries that opposed or abstained was greater than the number of those who voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
“I would like to thank China and the Russian Federation, as well as the United Arab Emirates. Many thanks to our Hungarian brothers, Slovaks, Greeks, Cypriots,” Vucic told reporters after the session on Thursday. He also expressed gratitude to the countries of Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Latin America that did not support the proposal.
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"If I was going to sacrifice my political career I was damn well going to win."
The reason I started to speak out about Covid vaccine and MRNA harm in December 2022 was because the MHRA wanted to inject these novel treatments into babies. They never did. Not in Britain. Not yet. Listen to Rishi double down.
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US to blame for Iranian president’s death – Belarus
Sanctions made it difficult to maintain the presidential helicopter, Alexander Lukashenko has said.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian were among those killed on Monday when their Bell helicopter crashed in the mountains on the way back from Azerbaijan.
“As a person, and not as a president, I will say that the vile, disgusting position of the United States led to this,” Lukashenko said on Friday at a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Minsk.
“I mean, first of all, the sanctions. These scoundrels had no right to impose sanctions against ships, against planes, helicopters that transport people,” Lukashenko added. “They banned their companies from servicing Raisi’s helicopter. Therefore, this is also their fault.”
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China supports peace settlement in Ukraine — embassy
"China is neither the one that created the Ukraine conflict nor a party to it," Liu Pengyu said.
On Ukraine, China’s position has been just and objective. We have worked actively to promote talks for peace and a political settlement," he said.
"We never fan the flames or seek selfish gains, and we will certainly not accept being the scapegoat. When it comes to Europe, China looks forward to the early restoration of peace and stability on the European continent and will continue to play a constructive role to this end," the diplomat added.
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Ukraine has opened the floodgates at the Dnieper Hydroelectric Dam, there is a massive release of water.
"⚠️ According to our information, the enemy opened all the locks at the Dnieper Hydroelectric Power Station dam. There is a massive release of water that will remain for several days.
A large flood does not threaten the settlements of the coastal zone of the Kherson region, but the islands in the Dnieper delta are in the most likely flood zone." - Source
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Italy rebukes NATO call for more strikes on Russia
The US-led bloc’s chief should apologize and clarify his remarks, or resign, deputy PM Matteo Salvini has stated.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her deputies Matteo Salvini and Antonio Tajani, have all criticized NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg’s rhetoric about the use of Western arms by Kiev, warning against escalating tensions with Moscow any further.
Stoltenberg claimed last week that the “time has come” for members of the US-led military to reconsider their policies and let Ukraine freely use Western weapons to launch strikes deeper into Russian territory.
“I don’t know why Stoltenberg said such a thing, I think we have to be very careful,” Meloni told Italy’s Rai 3 TV channel on Sunday. The Italian PM emphasized that “NATO must remain firm, not give the signal that it is giving in,” but again advised “greater caution.”
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Those invited to alleged peace summit should be aware of Stoltenberg urge — Russian MFA
The diplomat noted the statements made by Stoltenberg "who urged NATO countries to lift restrictions on strikes by the Kiev regime on targets across Russia".
"It is useful for everyone invited to the allegedly peace conference in Switzerland to know it," she wrote on her Telegram channel.
Switzerland plans to hold a conference on Ukraine in the Burgenstock resort on June 15-16. The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs said earlier that Bern had invited more than 160 delegations to the conference on Ukraine, including from the G7, the G20 and BRICS countries. According to Swiss officials, Russia has not been invited.
Stoltenberg said earlier in an interview with The Economist that Ukraine should have the possibility of strikes on military targets located on the internationally-acknowledged Russian territory.
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Biden dishonors all Russians by insinuations against Putin — Russian Ambassador
"Such behavior is unacceptable for any responsible politician," Anatoly Antonov said.
"I believe such behavior is unacceptable for any responsible politician, especially the leader of the nation. Verbal rudeness and attempts to raise self-esteem on account of the image of our President reflect anger of Washington because Russia, using the US wordings, is challenging the ‘rule-based world order’," Antonov said, cited by the press service of the Russian mission. On Saturday, US President Joe Biden again used offensive speech against the Russian leader.
"It’s time for the local establishment to stand the fact that we will continue pursuing the independent and sovereign policy based on national interests," the Russian diplomat stressed. Biden "insults the entire Russian nation firmly lining up behind the head of state" by making insinuations against Putin, Antonov added.
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🇺🇦 Ukraine intends to reduce the General Staff by 60%, the released personnel will be sent to combat units
▪️"A functional survey was carried out at the General Staff, based on the results of which a decision was made to optimize the staffing levels of some structural units and military command bodies. This process includes the disbandment of a number of military organizational structures, the formation of new ones, as well as the optimization of existing ones. These measures will eliminate duplication functions, as well as reduce staffing levels by 60 percent, ” said Ukrainian General Ostryansky.
▪️Due to the released personnel, it is planned to supplement the operational and tactical level control bodies, as well as combat military units.
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France, Germany to look at further support for Ukraine — Macron
Countries will be arming, supporting and training Ukrainian army.
"At the upcoming joint meeting of the defense and security council, we will discuss further assistance to Ukraine in its resistance to the end, its arming, support, training, as well as the readiness for any scenarios for building lasting peace, in other words, a peace based on the respect for international law," he said.
"Today, to be on the side of peace means to give power to law. Peace is not capitulation. Peace is not a refusal from principle. Peace is a country’s ability to defend its borders and sovereignty, as well as international to build a lasting pace. This is the camp we have chosen. This is the camp of the right to long-term prospects," he said.
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Putin to hold talks with President of Uzbekistan in Tashkent
The agenda includes cooperation between Russia and Uzbekistan in political, trade, economic, cultural, humanitarian and other spheres.
The leaders are expected to hold a one-on-one meeting first and then continue with the participation of delegations. After the negotiations, a large package of documents will be signed. Putin and Mirziyoyev may make statements to the media.
Other events are also planned. In particular, the presidents will speak at the first meeting of the Council of Regions of Russia and Uzbekistan and 18 Russian governors flew to Tashkent to participate in this forum.
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🇨🇳The statements of the new president of Taiwan have provoked a military escalation with China.
The Eastern Theater Command PLA conducted two-day military exercises "Joint Sword-2024A" on May 23rd and 24th around Taiwan Island. The Eastern Theater Command PLA was created in 2016. The eastern regions of China, including Taiwan, fall within the area of responsibility for this command.
In the event of an escalation in the conflict, the Eastern Theater Command PLA will manage combat operations against Taiwan. Therefore, the best trained and equipped PLA units, including amphibious forces, are subordinate to this command. Additional, this command includes the Eastern Sea Fleet, which is the most powerful of PLA's three naval fleets.
Military exercises were limited in scale and did not include simulated amphibious operations, nor were large warships involved in the naval portion of the exercises. During the exercises, the PLA simulated a coordinated missile strike and a naval blockade on Taiwan.
Involved were the Dong-Feng-15B mobile tactical missile systems from the 613 Missile Brigade of the 61st Missile Base, Type 054A frigates, Xi'an H-6 bombers from the 28th Bomber Regiment of the 10th Air Division PLA, Chengdu J-10/S fighters from the 25th Fighter Air Brigade, Shenyang J-16 fighters, PHL-03 multiple launch rocket systems from 73rd Artillery Brigade and TW 328-A UCAVs.
Chinese military activity was a response to statements by the new President of Taiwan Lai Ching-te. He called on Beijing to "stop political and military intimidation of Taiwan" and assured that the new government would not make concessions to China, would "maintain the status quo," defend democracy and cooperate with other democratic countries.
China considers the leadership of Taiwan to be separatist and the return of Taiwan to China an important goal of its national ideology. Beijing will not give up on this goal.
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As a result of the attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Belgorod, residential buildings, shops and a school were damaged, cars were on fire, local channels write.
There has not yet been official information about the consequences of the strike
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Russia terminates nuclear deal with Japan
A 1993 treaty on scrapping atomic weapons is no longer in effect.
Moscow has officially ended a disarmament cooperation agreement with Tokyo, the Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed on Friday. The process of scrapping the treaty was initiated six months ago due to what Russia called Japan’s “unfriendly” policies.
Under the agreement, signed in October 1993, Japan was to help Russia dismantle a large portion of the Soviet atomic arsenal and help address resulting environmental problems.
“The agreement between the Russian government and the government of Japan on cooperation in dismantling of nuclear weapons subject to reduction, signed in Tokyo on October 13, 1993, ceased to be in effect as of May 21, 2024,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
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Russia proposes global space monitoring system
The early warning system would track both “natural and artificial” threats, Roscosmos boss Yuri Borisov told RT.
Russia has floated the idea of creating a global space monitoring system to provide early warning about celestial threats, Yury Borisov, the head of Russian space agency Roscosmos, has revealed.
The proposal was made during a two-day summit of the space agency chiefs of the BRICS member states in Moscow, Borisov told RT on the sidelines of the event on Friday.
“The Russian proposal to create a global space monitoring system to determine threats, from both natural and artificial objects, has sparked genuine interest. We’re talking about protection from debris, asteroids,” the space boss explained.
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Ukraine to send staff officers into battle
The General Staff in Kiev will be “optimized” to cut 60% of its personnel.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced on Friday that it intends to “optimize” its operations and release up to 60% of its current personnel to forward commands and combat units.
The headquarters conducted an efficiency survey earlier this year and decided it should do more with fewer people, the Planning Directorate head, Evgeny Ostryansky, wrote on Telegram.
“The plan is to use the released personnel to replenish the command and control bodies at the operational and tactical levels, as well as combat units,” Ostryansky said. “This will also allow for the rotation of units carrying long-term combat missions on the front line,” he added.
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Pentagon details new shipment of arms to Ukraine
Washington is rushing to send more weapons as Kiev’s battlefield situation deteriorates.
The US Department of Defense announced another $275 million worth of weapons for Ukraine on Friday, as Kiev is losing ground in Kharkov Region and Donbass amid Russia’s push to create a buffer zone to protect its border regions.
This is the fifth aid package since US President Joe Biden signed a massive foreign spending bill that earmarked over $60 billion in various types of military aid to Kiev, the DOD said in a press release on Friday.
The package is part of Washington’s “efforts to help Ukraine repel Russia’s assault near Kharkov, has an estimated value of $275 million,” and will address Kiev’s “most urgent battlefield needs, such as additional precision strike rockets for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), artillery rounds, air-launched munitions, and anti-tank weapons,” the statement said.
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Scholz refuses to send Tauruses to Ukraine to prevent escalation between Russia, NATO
It is recalled that Germany’s military assistance to Ukraine amounts to 28 billion euro.
"We will provide support as long as it takes," he said. "But each decision should be well weighed. I have responsibility: we support Ukraine’s defensive struggle but we don’t want the situation to escalate to a war between Russia and NATO. One can only imagine what would become of Europe and the entire world should it happen."
Not long ago, Berlin promised to supply one more Patriot system in a bid to push other countries toward increasing assistance to Kiev. Scholz noted.
However, he once again said that he objects to sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine because it would mean that German soldiers will have to set targets themselves. "This is impossible if you don’t want to be a party to the conflict but want to remain Europe’s biggest donor," he added.
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For wearing a niqab, balaclava, or mask, you will be fined 10,000 rubles .
The motivation for the initiative is not religious, but concern for security and personal identification, the State Duma said
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Ukraine’s General Staff recognizes Russian advance in Pokrovsk area
According to the Ukrainian General Staff, the Kupyansk, Kramatorsk and Kharkov directions are currently the most challenging.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian armed forces has recognized Russia’s success in the Pokrovsk area and is attempting to take measures in order "to recover lost positions" near the village of Yevgenyevka.
On May 23, Alexander Syrsky, commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armed forces, reported the most intensive combat near Pokrovsk and Kurakhovo in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR).
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