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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Western weapons supplied to Kiev already hit Russian civilian facilities — Lavrov
The Russian foreign minister explained that the Western countries "are waging a war against Russia" despite all the statements that they do not encourage or advise the use of weapons supplied to Kiev against Russian territory.
"American weapons are already being used against a wide variety of facilities outside the combat zone," Lavrov pointed out. "We proceed from the fact that American and other Western weapons are hitting targets on Russian territory, primarily civilian infrastructure and residential neighborhoods."
Lavrov dismissed as ploys the soothing statements "that the Americans are trying to present to their public opinion or to NATO members."
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No unresolved issues between Russia, Belarus — Putin
The Russian leader added that if necessary, some things would be agreed on during the current negotiations.
"My colleagues and I held a meeting yesterday before coming here and I heard a report on certain areas of development. In my view, there are basically no unresolved issues, which is what I get from reports," Putin pointed out.
Putin arrived in Minsk on Thursday night. He held a brief meeting with the Belarusian president at the airport, where security issues were discussed. Friday is the main day of the visit; the parties are expected to address economic cooperation.
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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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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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NATO chief supports Ukraine’s use of Western weapons to attack Russia
"We don’t have any intention to send NATO ground troops into Ukraine," noted Jens Stoltenberg.
"The time has come for allies to consider whether they should lift some of the restrictions they have put on the use of weapons they have donated to Ukraine," Stoltenberg said in an interview with the Economist. "Especially now when a lot of the fighting is going on in Kharkov, close to the border [with Russia], to deny Ukraine the possibility of using these weapons against legitimate military targets on Russian territory makes it very hard for them to defend themselves."
However, Stoltenberg dismissed the idea that NATO members can use their air defense systems to shoot down Russian missiles over Ukraine. He also spoke against the alliance’s boots on the ground in Ukraine.
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Western special services collaborate with terrorists to destabilize Central Asia
Sergey Naryshkin pointed out that "odious terrorist structures such as Al-Qaeda and ISIS are the spawn of the US and UK special services".
"Despite the rather shameful flight of the Americans from Afghanistan a few years ago, British and American special services still do not refuse to cooperate with underground terrorist groups in order to destabilize the situation not only in Afghanistan, but also in the neighboring states of Central Asia and the whole of Eurasia," he said.
Naryshkin pointed out that "odious terrorist structures such as Al-Qaeda (banned in Russia) and ISIS (the outdated name of the terrorist group Islamic State, IS, banned in Russia) are the spawn of the US and UK special services." "These special services have been using such terrorist organizations," he emphasized. "Syria is the most vivid, but by no means the only example, and Afghanistan is the most affected state in this regard."
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West in disarray as Moscow seizes initiative in Ukraine, says Russian intel chief
According to Sergey Naryshkin, after a year and a half of "droning on about Russia’s so-called strategic defeat on the battlefield," Western politicians find themselves in a much different position today.
"Mixed and often conflicting statements and assessments regarding developments in Ukraine are coming from the West. The reason is that Western elites are pretty much in disarray after realizing the fact that all the strategic initiative on the battlefield has passed to the Russian Armed Forces," he pointed out.
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🇨🇿 Czech President Petr Pavel was hospitalized after the accident.
“The President of the Republic was injured while riding a motorcycle. The injuries are not serious, but will require short-term observation,” the office of the head of the country said.
Local media add that this happened on a closed sports track. Now Pavel is in a military hospital.
The head of the Czech Republic is known for his passion for motorsports. As Czech publications write, he often rides without a helmet (as in the photo).
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The International Grains Council has raised its forecast for Russian wheat exports at the end of this agricultural season, as a result of which the country will occupy almost 26% of the world market for the first time.
Thus, the organization now expects that in the current agricultural year Russia will export 53.1 million tons of wheat against the April forecast of 52.1 million tons. This will be the maximum export volume in modern history and will be almost 10% more than last year.
Significant increases in exports from Russia and Argentina (by 5.9 million tons) were offset by declines in Australia (by 11.2 million tons), Canada (2.4 million) and the USA (1.3 million).
On March 20, Vladimir Putin announced at a meeting with trusted officials that Russia is the leader in wheat exports in the world. He noted that the industry is becoming more and more technologically advanced, and before “no one could have imagined that the export of agricultural products would be many times greater than the export of weapons.”
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