BRICS member states to consider creating common digital payment platform

The gradual integration of the new BRICS member states into the work of the financial tracks and strengthening of cooperation at the expert level was noted as being one of the crucial tasks for 2024.

"By the end of the year, the Russian Finance Ministry and the Bank of Russia together with partners within the BRICS association will draft a report for the leaders of the BRICS countries on improving the international monetary and financial system, which will contain a set of initiatives and recommendations. Developmental work based on the report will result in a number of practical initiatives, with the BRICS Bridge platform potentially becoming one of them. The issue is about creating a multi sided digital payment platform. It will help bring the financial markets of the BRICS member states closer and increase mutual trade turnover," according to files released on the ministry’s website.

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Transnistria makes official request to Russia to defend them.

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Another of late Zhirinovsky's predictions. (on Moldova and Transnistria)

There are plenty of weapons there. Weapons in Moldova in the village of Kolbasna were stored for the Third World War in Europe. That is, we were prepared for the fact that a war might start, and there was the main warehouse in the southwestern direction. It cannot be eliminated. If you blow up what is there, Europe will tremble.

Therefore, the warehouse will be there for its intended purpose. Our answer will be harsh. We must tell them in advance that we will wash your face with blood and you will not have time to reach the Chisinau airport. And no one will protect you. We'll get you all.

This is a small country. Two hour and you've reached the end of this country. Our best troops are there, they can plow half of Europe. Therefore, they should sit down and sock it.

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Zelensky facing disaster on frontline, Macron’s pledge won’t help

According to Maria Zakharova, some bold and powerful rhetoric was needed to encourage Ukrainian troops.

"The Kiev regime is facing a deplorable situation on the frontline, and nothing will help it," the Russian diplomat said. According to her, some bold and powerful rhetoric was needed to encourage Ukrainian troops.

"Has Macron’s statement had any effect? The situation is the complete opposite," Zakharova maintained.

In addition, Zakharova said, in the wake of Macron’s statements, a lot of NATO officials and agencies ruled out sending troops to Ukraine.

Macron said at a press conference after a meeting of around Western leaders in Paris on Monday that there was no consensus on the formal deployment of ground troops to Ukraine. However, he did not rule out such a possibility in the future.

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🇩🇪🇺🇲 The German frigate Hesse mistakenly attacked an American MQ-9 Reaper drone with missiles in the Red Sea. “The radar systems of the German warship mistakenly identified the drone circling the ship as hostile. The Hesse then fired two missiles in the direction of the American MQ-9 Reaper drone.

Unfortunately, both SM2 missiles failed to reach their target due to technical reasons and fell into the sea.

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Now his “I don’t want to be complicit” has a new meaning.

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🇷🇺 Putin:

“The West continues to lie, now they say that Russia is supposedly going to attack Europe, well, this is nonsense

The West is trying to drag Russia into an arms race, repeating the trick as with the USSR in the 1980s

We remember the fate of those who sent their contingents to the territory of our country; now the consequences for the interventionists will be much more tragic."

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❗️Russia will do everything to end the war, eradicate Nazism, and accomplish all special operation tasks, Putin says

▪️The Russian military advances confidently, liberating new territories during the special military op;

▪️Russian Forces have gained tremendous experience;

▪️The "Zircon" hypersonic sea-based missile system has already been used in combat; this system is already operational;

▪️The "Kinzhal" hypersonic complex is not only in service, but is also utilized with high effectiveness;

▪️Tests of the "Burevestnik" cruise missile are nearing completion;

▪️The "Sarmat" complex has been delivered to the forces, and we will soon demonstrate it.

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The West provoked conflict in Ukraine, the Middle East, and other regions of the world and continues to lie. Now, without any embarrassment, they declare that Russia allegedly intends to attack Europe. Well, it’s just that, you and I understand, they are talking some kind of nonsense! - Putin.

Transnistria to turn to Russia for assistance amid pressure from Moldova

Today’s congress was attended by more than 600 lawmakers, municipal and rural officials as well as legislators who established Transnistria in 1990.

was initiated by Transnistrian leader Vadim Krasnoselsky calls for "addressing Russia’s Federation Council and State Duma with a request to implement measures to protect Transnistria amid growing pressure from Moldova, given that more 220,000 Russian nationals reside in the unrecognized breakaway republic, that Russian peacekeeping in the Dniester region has been successful and that Russia has acted as a mediator for talks between Chisinau and Tiraspol."

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President Putin has just addressed Russia’s Federal Assembly

The full speech is available here

Claims about Russian calls for coup d’etat in Armenia baseless

Maria Zakharova said that the Russian side is using the same approach "both with regard to the current authorities in Yerevan and the previous authorities in Yerevan and in general, with regard to any sovereign country".

"The grievances by Armenian prime minister that you mentioned are absolutely baseless," the diplomat said addressing a reporter. "Russian officials have never allowed for even a hint of calling for overthrowing legitimately elected authorities anywhere at all," she added.

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Russian defense chief holds meeting with heads of Tula military enterprises

Sergey Shoigu noted that the Tula Region was home to the production of an enormous range of weapons and military equipment.

"The Russian defense minister held a working meeting with the participation of Tula Region Governor Alexey Dyumin, heads of enterprises and representatives of military governance agencies," the ministry said in a statement.

"The Russian defense minister handed down an order to adjust the schedule of delivering the entire range of manufactured armaments to the troops, move equipment delivery deadlines to the second or third quarters of this year, as well as to maintain stable deliveries of weapons throughout the year," the statement added.

The Russian defense minister noted that the Tula Region was home to the production of an enormous range of weapons and military equipment.

"This production involves both rocket and tube artillery as well as counter-battery warfare capabilities".

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Putin sets Russia's priorities in science and technologies for 10 years

Increasing the connectivity of the Russian territory through the creation of intelligent transport, energy and telecommunication systems is one of the priorities.

These include "areas that make it possible to obtain significant scientific and scientific-technical results, to create domestic high-tech technologies," according to the decree of the head of state. There are nine reference points in the document.

- Creation of high-tech products, new materials and chemical compounds, development of machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies.

- Environmentally friendly and resource-saving energy, growing efficiency of hydrocarbon production and processing, the formation of new energy sources, as well as technologies of its transmission and storage.

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NATO is not, will not be party to conflict in Ukraine

"We do not want Russia's war against Ukraine to turn into a war between Russia and NATO," German Chancellor said.

"NATO is not - and will not be - a party to the war. It will continue to be this way," Scholz said in a video posted to his X page. "We do not want Russia's war against Ukraine to turn into a war between Russia and NATO. We agree on this with all our allies."

"This also means: no German participation in the war!" the chancellor went on to say.

"And I will say clearly: as German chancellor, I will not send Bundeswehr soldiers to Ukraine. This is something our servicemen can rely on. And you can rely on it," Scholz said.

He said that Germany, together with partners and allies, is increasing its support for Kiev. Most of all, he said, the Ukrainian military currently needs ammunition and weapons, especially for air defense.

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Russia can enter world’s top four economies – Putin

Already the largest in Europe, the country is now looking to pass Japan, according to the president.

Russia is already the biggest economy in Europe in Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) terms, and could join the top four globally, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.

PPP compares economic productivity and standards of living between countries by adjusting for the differences in the cost of goods and services.

While delivering his annual address to the Federal Assembly, in Moscow, the president noted that in 2023 the Russian economy outpaced the G7 states in terms of growth.

“The pace and quality of growth allow us to say that in the near future we will take a step forward and become one of the four economic powers of the world,” Putin said.

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