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⚡️📣Going Live With Judge Andrew Napolitano to discuss Ukraine's use of NATO / Western Supplied weapons to target and kill civilians in center Donetsk. Today Ukraine used Both HIMARs Rockets and 155mm artillery to target civilian areas of Donetsk (including a library) which killed and injured many civilians⚡️📣 Come tell us what you think https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeGqBJSlV3E

Boris Johnson attacks Tucker Carlson as a tool of the Kremlin, then demands Tucker pay him $1 MILLION to explain his position on Ukraine.

"Putin didn't demand a million dollars... so you're telling me this guy is alot sleazier than Vladimir Putin!" says Carlson.

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Belarusian leader finds concerns over potential triggering of Third World War valid

Alexander Lukashenko noted that tens of thousands of NATO servicemen, and hundreds of units of military hardware, aircraft and helicopters are being deployed near the borders of Russia and Belarus.

"Military force has again become the main argument put forth by global decision-making centers. As if there had never been millions of losses [in human lives] and the horrors of the First and Second World Wars," the BelTA news agency quoted him as saying at a meeting with top national security officials. "Now we have been literally engulfed by an informational wave of so-called foreboding of a Third World War, which has been bandied about by everybody and their uncle. And there are [legitimate] grounds for such concerns," the Belarusian president emphasized.

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Embarrassment for Royal Navy as another Trident test fails.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/embarrassment-for-royal-navy-as-another-trident-test-fails-dg3mtgtml

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JULIAN ASSANGE JUDGE PREVIOUSLY ACTED FOR MI6

The judge set to rule on the Assange extradition case was previously paid to represent the interests of MI6 and the Ministry of Defence - whose activities WikiLeaks has exposed.

One of the two High Court judges who will rule on Julian Assange’s bid to stop his extradition to the US represented the UK’s Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and the Ministry of Defence.

Justice Jeremy Johnson has also been a specially vetted barrister, cleared by the UK authorities to access top secret information.

Johnson will sit with Dame Victoria Sharp, his senior judge, to decide the fate of the WikiLeaks co-founder. If extradited, Assange faces a maximum sentence of 175 years.

His persecution by the US authorities has been at the behest of Washington’s intelligence and security services, with whom the UK has deep relations.

As with previous judges who have ruled on Assange’s case, this raises concerns about institutional conflicts of interest.

Exactly how much Johnson has been paid for his work for government departments is not clear. Records show he was paid twice by the Government Legal Department for his services in 2018. The sum was over £55,000.

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Russia, UAE to intensify dialogue, resolve cooperation issues - Kremlin

"We are developing our relations in all spheres, including trade and economic interaction," Dmitry Peskov stressed.

"We have a rather rich dialogue with Abu Dhabi in general and we will develop this dialogue," Peskov said. "We are developing our relations in all spheres, including trade and economic interaction. All current issues are being discussed within the framework of bilateral cooperation mechanisms that are functioning between our two countries," Peskov said.

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US Senator Lindsey Graham tagged as terrorist by Russia

Senator Graham, notorious for his anti-Russian stance, has repeatedly called for Russia to be added to the US list of countries sponsoring terrorism.

Former environmental activist Yevgenia Chirikova (recognized as a foreign agent in Russia) has also been added to the register. She resides outside Russia.

Senator Graham, notorious for his anti-Russian stance, has repeatedly called for Russia to be added to the US list of countries sponsoring terrorism. He also proposed various options for toughening sanctions against Russia.

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West wants Kiev to submit targets inside Russia, with reasons for striking them - source

"All this speaks to NATO's direct involvement in the hostilities against the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation," the source said.

"Western sponsors of the Kiev regime link continued deliveries of long-range combat missiles to Ukraine with the effectiveness of their practical use," the source said. "NATO countries that transfer such weapons are well aware that the regime of [Ukrainian President Vladimir] Zelenskyy uses terrorist methods, using these missiles to strike civilian sites on Russian territory, killing unarmed Russian citizens."

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Putin flew to Kazan for the opening of the Future Games.

Vladimir Putin flew to Tatarstan, where he will take part in the opening of the “Games of the Future” and meet with colleagues from other countries.
It is expected that the heads of Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan will arrive at the opening ceremony of the international multi-sports tournament. The President of the Republic of Serbian Bosnia and Herzegovina, Milorad Dodik, also came to Kazan.

Putin mentioned plans to meet with some colleagues the day before, speaking at the “Strong Ideas for New Times” forum.

"Games of the Future" will be held in Kazan and Sochi from February 21 to March 3. This is the first international multi-sport competition in hybrid disciplines

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President Putin instructs the military to prepare for further advances to build on the success in Avdeevka.

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Russia completes grain deliveries to six poorest African countries, minister says

Russian Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said Russia "delivered a total of 200,000 tons of grain to the African continent as humanitarian aid".

"We have completed wheat deliveries to six poorest countries on the African continent," he said. "We delivered a total of 200,000 tons of grain to the African continent as humanitarian aid," the minister added.

The deliveries were carried out together with the United Grain Company and with assistance from the Russian Foreign Ministry and the Transport Ministry.

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No point talking to Russia from position of strength, envoy to US says

Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov noticed that Washington’s strategy towards Moscow "in essence is little different from military confrontation".

"There is no prospect of talking to our country from the position of strength and sanctions pressure. The persistent desire to dominate only leads to the opposite effect. The earlier America realizes this, the sooner the world will have a chance to return to a stable, sustainable and predictable path of development," he pointed out in an op-ed for Newsweek.

According to Antonov, Washington’s strategy towards Russia "in essence is little different from military confrontation."

"The liberation of cities, first and foremost Mariupol, Artyomovsk and Avdeevka, are clear signs of the Kiev regime's agony and the failure of the West's anti-Russian policy," the Russian envoy stressed.

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◾Warning Graphic: Russian forces share details of combat and mop-up operations in Avdeevka.

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Superstition and taboo: Germany retreats into the Middle Ages as its economy declines

An abandonment of reason is among the symptoms of a nation suffering from a collapse in the prevailing narratives.

Bloomberg recently foretold the end of Germany’s days as an industrial power in an article that begins with a depiction of the closing of a factory in Dusseldorf. Stone-faced workers preside with funereal solemnity over the final act – the fashioning of a steel pipe at a rolling mill – at the century-old plant. The “flickering of flares and torches” and “somber tones of a lone horn player” lend the scene a decidedly medieval atmosphere. 

Intentional or not in their inclusion of such evocative detail, the Bloomberg writers offer potent imagery for Germany – not only because the country is regressing economically but because its elites are increasingly guided by an atavistic force: the abandonment of reason.

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‘Don’t touch the kids,’ Putin tells gays

Adults can live and let live, but children are off limits, the president warned.

Russia is actually tolerant of people with non-traditional sexual orientations, so long as they don’t target children or flaunt their preferences, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.

The president made the remarks while addressing visitors to the ‘Strong Ideas for a New Time’ forum, a yearly event organized by Russia’s state-backed Agency of Strategic Initiatives.

“We are quite tolerant towards people with non-traditional sexual orientations. We just don’t flaunt it, and we don’t believe it’s right to flaunt it. Let everyone live – the adults – as they want. Nobody limits them in anything,” Putin stated, explaining that, basically, there are only a handful of rules which limit the LGBTQ community in the country.

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US blocks third Gaza ceasefire push at UN

Washington has instead called for a temporary “pause” to fighting in the Palestinian enclave.

The United States has vetoed a UN Security Council measure calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, casting the lone ‘no’ vote on a draft that garnered support from most other members. Washington had used its veto power to block two prior attempts, arguing the move would not produce a “durable peace.”

The call for an immediate humanitarian truce was shot down by the US delegation on Tuesday. While 13 nations in the 15-member Security Council favored the Algerian-drafted resolution, Washington was the sole country to vote no, while Britain abstained.

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Footage of the failed Trident missile launch by the British Royal Navy.

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Boris Johnson wanted $1 million for interview - Tucker Carlson

The former Fox host accused Britain’s ex-prime minister of attempting a “shakedown”.

American journalist Tucker Carlson has said former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson would only agree to an interview if he received a $1 million fee. He made the claim following his high-profile interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Speaking to Blaze TV founder Glenn Beck for an interview that aired on Tuesday, Carlson contrasted his experience interviewing Putin with attempts to sit down with Johnson, who has slammed the former Fox host as a “tool of the Kremlin” after Carlson’s lengthy discussion with the Russian president earlier this month.

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