EU's handling of Ukrainian refugee issue could lead to new crisis, says Russian official

According to Vyacheslav Volodin, European Union countries would like "to get rid" of refugees because supporting them has taken a toll on the economy.

"This is why the EU leadership has found itself in a situation where it’s better to do nothing. Any decisions on the issue are fraught with negative consequences," Volodin noted.

According to him, European Union countries would like "to get rid" of refugees because supporting them has taken a toll on the economy. Meanwhile, the number of Ukrainian refugees in European countries currently stands at about 4.3 mln, the senior Russian lawmaker pointed out. Trying to deport them "may lead to even bigger problems for these nations," Volodin said.

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Turkey has become the largest buyer of Russian oil products.

After the introduction of Western sanctions and restrictions on purchases of petroleum products, the sales market in Russia was reoriented - Turkey became the main direction for energy supplies.

“Ankara says that all fuel imported from Russia is consumed on the domestic market, and only oil products produced in Turkey are exported to Europe. Direct re-export of Russian diesel to the EU is prohibited, and the Turks are disguising themselves, although statistics show that the volumes of supplies from Russia to Turkey practically coincide with the volumes of supplies from Turkey to Europe,”

Despite the embargo by European countries, energy supplies from Russia in 2023 increased by 100 thousand barrels per day compared to 2022, analysts from the International Energy Agency (IEA) noted. This is due to an increase in supplies of Russian petroleum products to India , China , Brazil and other countries.

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The Diehl plant in Berlin is on fire for the third day.

Experts are still extinguishing the fire at the Diehl plant in Berlin, which broke out three days ago, the press service of the Berlin fire service said on May 6.

The report said there was smoke due to the fire. It is also reported that firefighters are using drones to fight the fire.

Due to a fire in the technical room on the morning of May 3, all four floors were completely burned, and a partial collapse of the building occurred. 220 people are working to put out the fire.

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🎙️Embassy comment on the provocative statements by David Cameron on the Ukrainian crisis

▪︎During his visit to Kiev on 2 May, UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron made another provocative statement, allowing the use of British weapons by the Ukrainian armed forces to launch attacks on Russian territory, including outside the Special Military Operation zone.

▪︎We consider this confession as confirmation of the UK's increasing direct involvement in the armed conflict in Ukraine.

▪︎The UK Government is persistently pursuing a course of escalation and expansion of geography of military actions.

▪︎Raising the stakes in the proxy confrontation with Russia has become an end in itself for London. At the same time, it seems that the British establishment is not interested at all in getting to the bottom of the true causes of the conflict.

▪︎It is symbolic that David Cameron's “blitz visit” to Kiev came on the tenth anniversary of the terrible events in the Trade Unions House in Odessa, where the nationalists, brought to power in Kiev by the West, and their accomplices burned 48 innocent people alive.

▪︎Giving the Zelensky regime a carte blanche to use British weapons for terrorist shelling of Russian cities deep inside our country, London, having dropped its masks, confirmed the obvious – that the remnants of Ukraine's economic and demographic potential, territorial control as well as statehood will be used exclusively in attempts to militarily and forcefully weaken Russia.

☝️The British establishment cares little about the fate of civilians, as it was once in Odessa. In this context, it is no coincidence that our investigative bodies are getting evidence of the use by the Ukrainian armed forces of British-French missile weapons to shell peaceful city of Belgorod back in December 2023, long before David Cameron's current self-exposing statements.

❗For our part, we affirm that the UK’s prodding will only prolong the agony of the neo-Nazi regime entrenched in Kiev.

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Russia to hold nuclear drills to ‘cool hot heads’ in West

Earlier in the day, Moscow announced that it plans to test its ability to deploy tactical nuclear weapons.

According to the Foreign Ministry, the move was a response to the continued “power politics” pursued by the US and its allies against Russia. Washington and Kiev’s other backers openly declare their support for Ukrainian “terrorist acts” and “directly contribute” to such attacks, the statement read, pointing to the continued supply of ever more powerful Western weapons to Ukraine. It particularly drew attention to the US-made ATACMS missiles capable of “striking targets deep inside Russian territory.”

Last week, former UK prime minister and current Foreign Secretary David Cameron stated that Kiev had every right to use British weapons to strike targets inside Russia as well.

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Detention of US soldier in Russia’s Vladivostok has no relation to espionage

Russian Foreign Ministry’s mission in Vladivostok that "not following the case of the US citizen closely".

According to NBC News, Staff Sgt. Gordon Black travelled to Vladivostok after finishing his deployment in South Korea" to visit a woman he was romantically involved with." According to the TV channel, he is accused of theft and is now in pretrial confinement.

"This case has no relation to politics or espionage. As far as we understand, a household crime is suspected in this case. That is why the Russian Foreign Ministry’s mission in Vladivostok is not following the case of the US citizen closely," the mission said.

The Primorye Region office of the Russian penitentiary service refrained from commenting on the US citizen’s detention, citing investigation purposes. The regional police department’s press service said details of the US citizen’s case will follow later.

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Vladimir Putin to take his fifth presidential oath

Vladimir Putin will be sworn in for the fifth time during a ceremony to begin in the Kremlin at noon Moscow time on Tuesday, May 7.

The ceremony will be held for the eighth time in the contemporary history of Russia.

Putin has already taken his oath of office four times. Back in 2000, the 47-year-old candidate received the support of 52.94% of Russians, in 2004 - of 71.31%, in 2012 - of 63.6% and in 2018 - of 76.7%. During the March 2024 elections, Putin, who is now 71 years old, was supported by record-high 87.28%.

The Russian authorities designed a special inauguration ceremony by the time of Boris Yeltsin’s election for a second term of office in 1996. The procedure has seen some insignificant changes since then but its fundamental elements remain intact.

Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said earlier that today’s ceremony will be held in accordance with the protocol, but with ‘certain nuances.’ Their details remain unknown.

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Ukraine continues to do a 'Brave Sir Robin' as its forces advance...

...towards Kiev.

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Russia issues military ultimatum to UK

Moscow will retaliate against British targets in Ukraine or elsewhere if Kiev uses UK-provided missiles to strike Russian territory, the Foreign Ministry told London’s ambassador on Monday.

Ambassador Nigel Casey was summoned to the ministry following remarks by British Foreign Secretary David Cameron to Reuters that Ukraine has the right to use long-range missiles sent by the UK to strike deep inside Russia.

”Casey was warned that the response to Ukrainian strikes using British weapons on Russian territory could be any British military facilities and equipment on the territory of Ukraine and beyond,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement following the meeting.

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Macron’s aggressive rhetoric baffles even his allies

"Very often France’s allies from the UK and Germany, as we understand, try to get clarifications as to what the French leadership means, without getting a direct answer," Maria Zakharova pointed out.

"Very often France’s allies from the UK and Germany, as we understand, try to get clarifications as to what the French leadership means, without getting a direct answer," she pointed out. "Nevertheless, these statements are not only controversial, I mean the statements from Macron and the top defense official, the top diplomat, they are also very aggressive, which was the reason for the summoning of the ambassador," Zakharova said.

"Another series of strange and aggressive actions and statements," the spokeswoman emphasized.

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'In total, he has been in power for 24 consecutive years. He is the Kremlin's longest-serving leader since Joseph Stalin. And by the end of this term, if he survives until the end in 2030, he will overtake Stalin in terms of length of time as leader, second only to Catherine the Great, who ruled Russia in the 18th century.' - Sky News reaction to President Putin's inauguration

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President Putin at a thanksgiving service as part of his inauguration ceremony.

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"Together We Will Win"

President Putin's Inauguration speech with EN subnoscripts.

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Scholz may already be thinking twice about sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine...

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'Dissemination of information about the movement and work of the TCC threatens with imprisonment from 5 to 8 years' - in Ukraine they solved the uncomfortable problem of videos showing the brutal methods of 'mobilization'.

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