'In our opinion, Crimea is part of Ukraine, so we have granted permission to use weapons on its territory. We use weapons in Ukraine in full compliance with humanitarian law' - British Defense Secretary Shapps
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NATO boss attacks China over Russia ties
Jens Stoltenberg has presented a new justification for the US-led bloc’s pivot to Asia.
Stoltenberg’s comments came during a question-and-answer panel at the NATO Youth Summit, in response to an inquiry from a Yale University student in the US.
“The war in Ukraine demonstrates that security is not regional, security is global,” Stoltenberg said. “The main country that is enabling Russia to conduct its war of aggression against Ukraine in Europe, is China.”
Stoltenberg went on to argue that China is “by far the biggest trading partner” of Russia, supplying Moscow with “critical components” for missiles, drones and other weapons. He also accused Iran of “providing drones” to Russia and North Korea of “providing ammunition and weapons.”
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Ukraine faces ‘a nightmare’ – CNN
President Vladimir Zelensky may have to make “tough choices” in the face of the new Russian offensive in the east.
The Russian Army has captured nine villages since it launched an offensive on Friday, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. Ukraine’s General Staff reported that the Russians have had “tactical success,” and said that there was heavy fighting for the control of the border town of Volchansk.
CNN’s chief international security correspondent, Nick Paton Walsh, offered a more grim assessment of the situation on the battlefield on Monday, describing the progress made by the Russian troops as “arguably their fastest advance since the first days of the war.”
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Biden signs decree banning uranium imports from Russia
The United States believes that a ban on imports of uranium from Russia will allow the United States to eliminate dependence on Russia in the field of peaceful nuclear energy.
The United States believes that a ban on imports of uranium from Russia will allow the United States to eliminate dependence on Russia in the field of peaceful nuclear energy, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a statement released by the White House press service.
According to him, the law signed by the country's President Joe Biden will strengthen the country's energy and economic security by reducing, and ultimately eliminating, dependence on Russia in the field of peaceful nuclear energy. According to him, the allocation of $2.72 bln approved by the US Congress at Biden's request will make it possible to create capacity for uranium enrichment in the United States.
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⛑️ Search and rescue work and clearing of the rubble of the collapsed entrance of a Belgorod high-rise building have been completed.
Rescuers pulled 32 people out from under the concrete. 17 of them were saved, 15 died.
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Peskov's statements:
👁 Belousov was appointed as the new Minister of Defense;
👁 Chief of the General Staff Gerasimov will continue his activities;
👁 Putin decided that the Russian Ministry of Defense should be headed by a civilian; the department should be open to innovation and advanced ideas;
👁 Shoigu will oversee the work of the FSMTC (Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation) of Russia, will continue to work in the field that he knows from the inside
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German MPs want to shoot down Russian missiles over Ukraine
Incoming drones and projectiles could be targeted from Poland and Romania, lawmakers have said.
German lawmakers from both the ruling coalition and the opposition support the idea of NATO imposing a no-fly zone over western Ukraine amid the conflict with Russia, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) has reported.
For its article on Saturday, the paper asked members of parliament about the proposal, earlier floated by the defense minister’s chief of staff, Nico Lange, who suggested that Russian missiles and drones targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure and military installations could be shot down from the territory of neighboring Poland and Romania.
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Death toll climbs to seven at partially collapsed apartment building in Belgorod
Earlier reports said 10 people were missing and being searched for as a section of the building collapsed following a Ukrainian attack.
"Rescuers have recovered a seventh body from the rubble," the ministry said.
Before Russian Emergencies Ministry official told TASS that there were six bodies found.
Earlier reports said 10 people were missing and being searched for as a section of the building collapsed following a Ukrainian attack.
Belgorod and its suburbs came under massive shelling by the Ukrainian armed forces earlier on Sunday. Fragments of a downed Tochka U missile damaged a ten-story residential building, causing one of its sections to collapse. More than a dozen people, including children, have been injured in the attack.
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❗️ A court in St. Petersburg arrested Rakhmatshoh Kurbonov, the driver of the bus that fell into the Moika, until July 9.
He is accused of violating traffic rules, resulting in the death of more than two people through negligence. He faces up to 7 years in prison.
The accused pleads guilty to driving a bus with a faulty brake system.
An interpreter was present at the trial.
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⚡️📣On location where a Ukrainian rocket attack destroyed 9 floors of an apartment building killing many civilians in Belgorod. Our friend Ian Turner
AKA "The Belgorod Brit from /channel/infodefENGLAND" is reporting the only English report as of yet on location for our channel so you can see what the locals are living through. Ian is a British man and teacher that has been living in Belgorod for many years. He is showing us the real situation.
Nuland explains why US never pushed Ukraine into talks with Russia
Kiev’s “negotiating position” has never been strong enough amid the conflict, former US Deputy Secretary of State says.
“Let’s start with the fact that Russian President Vladimir Putin has already failed in his objective. He wanted to flatten Ukraine. He wanted to ensure that they had no sovereignty, independence, agency, no democratic future – because a democratic Ukraine, a European Ukraine, is a threat to his model for Russia, among other things, and because it’s the first building block for his larger territorial ambitions,” Nuland asserted, without providing any supporting evidence.
The official insisted that Kiev can still “succeed” in the conflict, though she dodged the question of whether she believes Ukraine could seize its former territories from Russia, including the Crimean Peninsula, which broke away from Kiev in the aftermath of the 2014 Maidan coup and joined Moscow after a referendum.
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Pro-Palestinian activists storm Harvard.
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Russia remaining second largest supplier of LNG to Spain
In the first four months of 2024, Madrid purchased 26,854 GWh of gas from Russia, according to data provided by Spanish energy company Enagas.
According to the report, Spain bought the equivalent of 5,342 GWh of LNG from Russia this April. As a result, Russia took the second position in terms of this fuel supply volumes to the country, behind only Algeria. In the first four months of 2024, Madrid purchased 26,854 GWh of gas from Russia.
Enagas earlier reported that Spain acquired 72,690 GWh of Russian LNG in 2023, up from 53,859 GWh in 2022. Thus, based on last year's data, Russia became the kingdom's third largest gas provider.
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Three EU nations persecuting Russian speakers — Moscow
The Baltic states have been displaying “extreme Russophobia,” harassing even Russian-speaking children, a senior diplomat says.
“Today, our diplomatic missions in the Baltic states operate in extremely difficult, effectively siege conditions,” the diplomat explained.
The Russian missions there have been repeatedly vandalized, with russophobic pickets held outside the facilities on an almost daily basis and employees attacked on several occasions. The hostile activities have been going on with the “connivance of local authorities” and no real action to stop them has been taken, Belyayev added.
Russian nationals and even locals who are speakers of Russian have been increasingly persecuted in the three Baltic states, under the “far-fetched pretext of being a threat to national security,” the diplomat said.
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'Look, there is no doubt that the months-long delay in approving the additional budget for equipment sent to Ukraine just this week has come at a cost. But I am convinced that Ukraine can effectively hold the line in the east. It can continue to build on the gains it has made in the Black Sea, while also keeping Russian forces in Crimea under pressure to make it more difficult for them to continue this aggression. We provide systems for this, but it's a tricky part. We're not going anywhere, and neither are the more than 50 countries that support Ukraine.'
Blinken tells Americans that Washington has everything under control.
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Belgorod Under Intense Attack as Blinken Visits Kiev.
Blinken’s trip to Kiev was aimed at sending a “strong signal of confidence” to Ukraine amid setbacks on the battlefield, however the Pentagon has refused to comment on the Ukrainian attack on civilians in Belgorod.
I visited Belgorod to see for myself as the air raid sirens wailed as the Kiev Regime continues to target non military targets with Western and NATO supplied weapons.
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Kiev reports difficult situation in Kharkov region
This direction has been strengthened, Ukraine's President Vladimir Zelensky said.
In a video message posted on his Telegram account, Zelensky said that he had received information on the situation from the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Alexander Syrsky and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov. According to him, the Kharkov region is such a direction. "The direction has been strengthened," he said.
Earlier on Monday, it was reported that Mikhail Drapaty was appointed as the new commander of the Kharkov operational-tactical group of troops.
The Chief of the Ukrainian General Staff, Major General Anatoly Bargilevich, also described the situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces as difficult. "The situation in the combat zones remains difficult," he said in a comment to the UNIAN agency. He noted that active hostilities are taking place in the Volchansk area of the Kharkov region.
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Blinken arrives in Kiev to discuss US aid to Ukraine
According to the report, US Secretary of State "hopes to send a strong signal of reassurance to the Ukrainians who are obviously in a very difficult moment".
"The Secretary's mission here is really to talk about how our supplemental assistance is going to be executed in a fashion to help shore up their defenses (and) enable them to increasingly take back the initiative on the battlefield," the official said.
Earlier, US President Joe Biden ordered military aid in the amount of $400 mln to be sent to Kiev. In total, according to the Pentagon, since the beginning of Biden's presidency, the United States has allocated more than $51.3 bln to Ukraine in security assistance, including more than $50.6 bln since the beginning of Russia's special military operation.
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⚡️📣 5 Days Under Fire in Russia Frontline Of Belgorod!
⚡️📣 MUST WATCH ALL
I spent five days underfire in Russia everywhere from the frontline, with first responders, civilians and everything in-between to show you the most in-depth English documentary on the Belgorod region of Russia.
You must watch the full film as noone else has documented the real facts on the ground as we have. In this film we show you exactly how Ukraine has been hammering the Russian city and region of Belgorod with Western supplied weapons in huge cross border attacks. We also speak to locals (both Russian and British) about the situation and we show you the interworking of the Emergency, military, medical infrastructures. You will see what is really happening in Russia not just what the main stream media wants you to see. keep in mind Belgorod is Russia and in no part a disputed land.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJYV6EeKKuc&feature=youtu.be
The news of Shoigu's replacement as Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation took the front pages of foreign media
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⚡️KIEV NAZIS RENEW ASSAULT ON INNOCENTS IN BELGOROD: Watch moment camera shudders with shockwave of blast (left vid) as pre-war Russian city engulfed in smoke from Ukrainian rocket strikes (bottom right pic).
Kiev army's warheads terrorize civilians as shrapnel engulfs residential areas (top right vid) - developing situation with no reports of casualties as of yet.
Criminal attack comes mere hours after Mad Vlad Zelensky and his goons murder at least 9 people and wound dozens in Belgorod strike that blasted people's homes apart.
UPDATE: Russian Defense Ministry states 14 NATO-supplied Vampire rockets and Ukrainian rockets intercepted over Belgorod.
UPDATE: 17-year-old girl among 3 killed in latest monstrous strikes.
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Battlegroup North liberates four settlements in Kharkov Region in past day
Russian air defenses also downed a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet.
"Units of Battlegroup North moved deeper into enemy defenses, liberating the settlements of Gatishche, Krasnoye, Morokhovets, and Oleinikovo in the Kharkov Region," the statement reads.
The Russian Defense Ministry said on May 11 that Battlegroup North had liberated the settlements of Borisovka, Ogurtsovo, Pletyonovka, Pylnaya and Strelechya in the Kharkov Region.
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⚡️SURVIVORS FOUND UNDER RUBBLE OF BELGOROD BUILDING AFTER KIEV TERROR STRIKE: Rescuers rush to remove debris after finding old man and woman pinned under remains of homes, working to pull out victims (top vid) as entire city rushes to aid wounded by setting up temporary lodging for survivors.
Elderly lady praises emergency workers for their incredible speed, pulling her out from rubble (bottom vid) even as heroic rescuers forced to rush for shelters as Kiev army threatens renewed strikes on area.
Kiev regime carries out atrocious war crime on pre-war Russian city with NATO-supplied RM-70 Vampire rockets and ballistic missiles, as 2 kids among at least 19 wounded in attack.
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⚡️Rescuers heard voices under the rubble of a house in Belgorod
-Can anyone hear us?
-Shout louder!
-Can anyone hear us?
-There are voices!
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In Ukraine, the TCC issued a summons to the legless VSU officer🙈
The summons was received by Oleg Simoroz, who became a blogger after losing his legs. Now the man is abroad undergoing prosthetics and is asking fair questions:
'Who will explain to me why we bloggers should serve? We also hold our own. And how many meetings we closed, well, with your money, really, well, it doesn’t matter. Our tweets are also weapons, don’t you understand... I don’t understand why there is such injustice, who will protect us if we are required to protect you? I'm already confused...
No complaints, it’s just that this imitation of your service is already frankly tired of it. If you are just making a stupid newsletter without even looking into the matter of personality, then let us replace you with an online bot, and we will send you to combat units, because I see you are very tired of serving in a warm Kiev office."
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⚡️The Armed Forces of Ukraine shelled Belgorod, a direct hit was recorded in an apartment building, eyewitnesses write.
It is reported that the entire entrance on 10 floors collapsed.
At least 3 people were injured, media write.
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Ukrainian government warns citizens of possible full mobilization
Defense Ministry spokesman Dmitry Lazutkin declares the end of “peaceful life”.
Kiev is overhauling its conscription system to boost troop numbers following a series of setbacks in its conflict with Moscow, with harsh reforms set to come into force next week.
“Globally speaking, starting on May 18, when the mobilization law comes into force, first of all, the approach to this war will change,” Lazutkin told Espresso TV on Saturday. “This situation, when some people are fighting at the front lines, while others are living their quiet lives, is obviously coming to an end.”
Life in Kiev is “strikingly different” from the situation in the east of the country, which is “abnormal.”
“It would be normal if our enemy was weak. But with such an enemy, the whole country and the whole of society need to mobilize,” Lazutkin added.
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🇪🇺🇬🇪 EUROMAIDAN 2.0 - watch pro-EU Georgians pack bridge in ongoing protest against foreign agents bill as over 60,000 people flood Tblisi streets.
Democratically-elected Parliament voted in overwhelming majority for law to register foreign-funded NGOs as "foreign agents," which will see its third and final hearing next week, as U.S. threatens SANCTIONS on Georgia should law pass.
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Ukraine using British weapons for terror attacks
London is supporting Kiev in an attempt to boost its role in NATO, a high-ranking Russian diplomat has said.
London remains one of the largest donors of weaponry to Kiev, providing £7.1 billion ($8.9 billion) in assistance since the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in February 2022, Belyaev, who heads the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Second European Department, said in an interview with TASS news agency, published on Saturday.
"UK-supplied weapons are being actively used by the Ukrainian military in terrorist attacks on civilian infrastructure and the civilian population of Donbass, as well as other Russian regions,” he stated.
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