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.
t.me/ForeignAgentIntel
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.
t.me/ForeignAgentIntel
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.
t.me/ForeignAgentIntel
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.
t.me/ForeignAgentIntel
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
t.me/ForeignAgentIntel
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).
t.me/ForeignAgentIntel
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."
t.me/ForeignAgentIntel
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.
t.me/ForeignAgentIntel
❗️ Tired of one-sided coverage of events in the media?
It's time to subscribe to Sputnik Africa!
Here you will find:
🔺 Stereotype-free news about what’s happening in Africa and around the world;
🔺 The latest information on the Ukrainian conflict;
🔺 Podcasts, videos with English subtitles, and simple explanations of key issues;
👉 Subscribe and be in the know!
Ukrainian soldier surrenders in a stolen T-64 tank.
Likhachev Maxim Anatolyevich, born March 21, 1985 in Svatovo (LPR).
In the fall of 2022, he returned to Ukraine from Poland.
On 10/22/22, through the Svyatoshinsky TCC, he entered service in the 101st brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
A year later, on October 23, 2023, he transferred to the 110th brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
02/01/24 transferred to the 119th brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
From 03/01/24 until capture in the 59th brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Likhachev came over to the Russian side in the Donetsk direction in a stolen Ukrainian T-64 tank. He stole the tank because he thought it would be safer to get to Russian positions, where he was expected in advance by prior agreement. No one would shoot him in the back, as for other Armed Forces officers in the forward positions, everything looked like an ordinary tank combat action.
Whom Maxim met in Poland, after which he returned to Ukraine, why every brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine where he appeared suffered losses and what he will do now, Likhachev will soon tell in his own words.
t.me/ForeignAgentIntel
❗️A foreign officer of the French Legion was captured by the Russian Armed Forces near Kleshcheevka (DPR). He is in very serious condition due to his injuries, doctors are trying to save his life. If he survives, he will become a valuable source of information.
t.me/ForeignAgentIntel
Boris Johnson follows the lead of the Canadian parliament, praising members of the Neo Nazi Azov battalion as heroes as he parrots the 'best investment' line.
Sending Nazis to their certain deaths is a noble endeavour, however Johnson calls for the normalisation of what Ukraine has been doing for nearly a decade, using Western weapons to terrorise civilian population centres.
t.me/ForeignAgentIntel
🇪🇺🇬🇪 European Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi acknowledged mentioning the incident involving Fico in a conversation with the Prime Minister of Georgia. The European Commission confirmed this.
However, Várhelyi stated that his words were not meant as a threat but were "taken out of context."
Earlier, Georgian Prime Minister stated that one of the European Commissioners "intimidated" him by citing the assassination attempt on Fico.
🔴 @DDGeopolitics
🇧🇭🇷🇺 Putin gifted a “long variant" of the Aurus car to the King of Bahrain.
@MyLordBebo | Boost us! | X
⚡Highly recommended: Geopolitics Live, one of the fastest-growing political Telegram channels in English. Check out the latest content and don't forget to subscribe:
Who recognizes the State of Palestine and who doesn’t?
NATO-CIA secret terror army ‘Operation Gladio’ up to its old tricks again?
Boeing’s at it again: Singapore incident adds to troublesome streak
👉 Subscribe to @geopolitics_live for more!
#PolitePeopleJoking
📱 InfoDefenseENGLISH
📱 InfoDefense
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.”
t.me/ForeignAgentIntel
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.
t.me/ForeignAgentIntel
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
t.me/ForeignAgentIntel
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.
t.me/ForeignAgentIntel
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."
t.me/ForeignAgentIntel
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.
t.me/ForeignAgentIntel
🇨🇿 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).
t.me/ForeignAgentIntel
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.”
t.me/ForeignAgentIntel
It is claimed Ukrainian Forces tried to 'finish off' the French Officer after he was wounded in the leg, with a shot to the heart.
Luckily for him, they failed.
Source
t.me/ForeignAgentIntel
◾ British premier Rishi Sunak lies with straight face to the public.
◾While transnational corporations make record profits out of the suffering of the working class, Sunak gaslights the Britons by as usual blaming Russia.
◾Follow:
/channel/European_dissident
"We are at war with Russia right now, they just haven't told you... Sunak is calling elections early because he wants out. He doesn't want to be a wartime Prime Minister."
Andrew Bridgen MP
t.me/ForeignAgentIntel
Israel lobby funded a third of Conservative MPs
https://www.declassifieduk.org/israel-lobby-funded-a-third-of-conservative-mps/
Georgian PM accuses EU of ‘blackmailing’ him with assassination threat
The bloc is trying to intimidate Georgia over its foreign agents law, Irakli Kobakhidze has said.
In a Facebook post on Thursday, Kobakhidze said that the unnamed commissioner warned him during a recent phone call that the West would take “a number of measures” against him if his government pressed ahead with a law requiring foreign NGOs in Georgia to disclose their funding.
“While listing these measures, he mentioned: ‘you see what happened to Fico, and you should be very careful’,” he wrote.
t.me/ForeignAgentIntel
