US warns African nation against ties with Russia and Iran

Niger’s coup leaders have canceled a defense pact with Washington, citing a breach of diplomatic protocol.

A US delegation that traveled to Niger last week warned the new leadership of the West African nation about its potential relations with Russia and Iran, the Pentagon said on Monday.

The statement followed an announcement by Niger’s military on Saturday that it was revoking an agreement for US military personnel and civilian contractors to operate in the Sahel nation.

Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters that Washington is “working through diplomatic channels to seek clarification” on the Nigerien decision.

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Global South welcomes Putin win and China to step up Ukraine resolution work

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s re-election victory, with a resounding landslide win in the March 15-17 presidential election, has prompted various responses worldwide that were largely predictable. While Western countries largely criticized the vote, the nations of the Global South and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) congratulated the Russian president on winning his fifth term in office, Vedomosti notes.

As if on cue, the West declared the election rigged and illegitimate. British Foreign Secretary David Cameron and the German Foreign Ministry slammed the vote as unfree and unfair. White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby also described the election as unfair. The European Union castigated the vote, but Brussels’ reaction does not necessarily mean that the EU will not recognize the election outcome.

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Joe Biden and Donald Trump won the next round of primaries in the United States, which are taking place on Tuesday, March 19, in several states, CNN reports.

According to the channel's calculations, both have already secured nomination for US President from their parties. Biden and Trump win intra-party elections in Illinois, Kansas and Ohio. Trump won the Republican elections in Florida (he lives in this state and voted for himself). Democrats abandoned the elections in Florida and gave all the state's electors to Biden.

Earlier, Trump's main rivals, former permanent representative to the UN Nikki Haley, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, announced their withdrawal from the election race . Thus, the fight will unfold between the same candidates as four years ago. Presidential elections will be held in the United States on November 5 this year.

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French TV openly discussing French troop deployments in Ukraine.

It appears the intention is to free up Ukrainian troops on the border of Belarus, to be sent to the Donbass Meat Grinder.

The assumption being that the Northern border will be safe as Russia is too afraid to liquidate the uniformed French NATO forces...

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Since 1. French troops are already deployed to Ukraine (and have been killed in noticeable numbers, particularly with that one missile strike in Kharkov), 2. French special forces have been in Ukraine even before the beginning of the SMO, 3. a French presence on the ground would not have a game-changing military impact (they'd have to deploy their entire combat-ready Armed Forces to actually change the situation, and even then it's doubtful how much they could actually achieve), it has to be assumed that the only actual purpose of openly announcing and sending French troops in an official capacity is that the French government believes they can render certain areas or targets off limits for Russian advances and strikes because they assume the Russian government would be afraid to attack French troops. That is an interesting gamble. If they go for it, we'll see how it plays out...

⚡️📣Ukraine War Frontline Underfire Combat Destroys Village In Huge Battle⚡️📣
Ukraine War Frontline Underfire / Under fire Combat Destroys Village In Huge Battle. In the suburbs of Donetsk huge battle has been raging for almost 10 years. The village of Spartak is one of the best examples of this. Spartak sit between Donetsk and Avdeevka / Avdiivka and has not been under control of Ukrainian forces even for one day during this 10 year war but Ukraine has been attacking them from day one almost everyday. Many civilians have been killed and almost every house destroyed. Before the war started in 2014 thousands of people lived in Spartak, now just 43 live there. I have brought you many Frontline footage Underfire from and around this village and of course many reports on the civilian population showing how they live through the daily shelling by Ukrainian forces which has left the village with no Water, electric, gas, food market. Spartak is almost an island away from reality with a several KM walk to the nearest food and water sources. These people need help and that is way I have returned so many times giving these people over 10 tones of aid. This time me and my wife brought them a tonne of vegetables, meat and water.
Russian forces have been taking control of more territory for Ukraine everyday with no sight of letting up. Russia and Putin have threatened to attack French troops as a “priority” if they are deployed on the ground in Ukraine, calling them “legitimate targets”.
Vladimir Putin’s spy chief Sergei Naryshkin issued the threat to “all Frenchmen who come to the territory of the Russian world”
Many estimates say Ukraine is running out of ammunition. It seem Ukraine is increasing its production of shells, mortar rounds, military vehicles, missiles and other items crucial to the war effort.Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said "Production tripled in 2023 and is expected to increase sixfold this year" but regardless of this it seems they are not keeping up.
The USA government continues to poke at Russia as the US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says "Putin won't stop if he is successful in Ukraine"
Ukraine forces have been attacking Belgorod region Russia (undisputed Russia) with heavy western supplied weapons killing and injuring many civilians there.
The fact is people on both sides want this war to be over the only question is how and when.
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Indian Prime Minister Modi had telephone conversations with Putin and Zelensky.

Narendra Modi discussed with Vladimir Putin his re-election and efforts to expand the partnership between the two countries. In a conversation with Zelensky, the Indian prime minister also expressed interest in developing cooperation and promised to provide humanitarian aid.

“I spoke with President Putin and congratulated him on his re-election as President of the Russian Federation. We agreed to work together to further deepen and expand the Russia-India Special Privilege Strategic Partnership in the coming years,” Modi wrote.

Following this, Modi’s official account also posted a “good conversation” with the President of Ukraine. The Indian prime minister said that he discussed with Zelensky “strengthening the Indian-Ukrainian partnership.” “Conveyed India's consistent support for all efforts to establish peace and bring an early end to the ongoing conflict,” Modi wrote, pledging to continue providing humanitarian assistance to Kyiv.

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NYT: The US is unhappy with the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which are trying to hold on to “insignificant territories”.

The US authorities are skeptical about the tactics of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), which are trying to hold “strategically insignificant territories”, which the American side includes Rabotino in the Zaporozhye region. This was reported by The New York Times (NYT).

Concerns were repeatedly expressed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defending places that were not of particular strategic value for too long, losing military personnel and ammunition. Nevertheless, the Ukrainian side is trying to hold its position, since leaving it would mean a setback in the confrontation with the Russian Federation, the publication adds.

According to the director of the McCain Institute (USA), Evelyn Farkas, the administration of US President Joe Biden is disappointed with this strategy. “It is unclear whether the military decisions [of the Ukrainian Armed Forces] are purely military or whether they are made under political pressure […],” she said.

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Shoigu: two armies, 14 divisions and 16 brigades will strengthen the Russian Armed Forces by the end of the year.

As part of increasing the combat capabilities of the Russian Armed Forces, the Russian Ministry of Defense plans to form two armies, 14 divisions and 16 brigades by the end of the year, said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

He explained that in accordance with the decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the progressive development of the Russian Armed Forces and the increase in their combat capabilities continue.

An army corps, a motorized rifle division, the Dnieper river flotilla and a brigade of river boats of the flotilla have already been formed, Shoigu noted.
“We will continue to improve the combat and numerical strength of the Russian army in proportion to emerging threats to the country’s military security,” the minister added.

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Scientists told how the Large Hadron Collider will stop working with Russians.

CERN's cooperation with the Russians will end at the end of November. Scientists interviewed by RBC did not rule out that several dozen people involved in the Large Hadron Collider will remain in the project, the rest will be replaced by scientists from the United States.

The suspension of cooperation with Russian scientists by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) will affect about 500 people, and the work that the Russians were doing will likely be taken over by scientists from the United States. Vladimir Obraztsov, a member of the LHCb collaboration at CERN, physicist, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, told RBC.

According to him, Russian scientists who perform particularly important work are offered to move to other groups. We can talk about several dozen people. “Naturally, the problem is how their institutions will react to the transition, whether they will be put on administrative leave or will have to resign,” the scientist added.

At the same time, he noted that it is incorrect to say that CERN is “reducing” 500 Russian scientists, since they are not employees of CERN, but are employees of Russian institutes cooperating with the organization. “Most foreign scientists are disappointed with this decision. The decision was made by the CERN Council, which includes two people from the participating countries, and these are representatives of the relevant ministries. <...> Naturally, someone must take on the tasks that Russian scientists performed. In the CMS collaboration, the Americans take on a lot, especially for future projects,” the expert added.

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From Kurdistan to Ukraine

Harry Rowe, Brennan Philips, Ryan O'Leary, Aiden Aslin - these and many other foreign mercenaries took part in the military conflict in the Middle East before coming to Ukraine. Analysis of their “work” allows us to see interesting coincidences. After the start of the SMO, they, having received new tasks from the special services supervising them, went to Kiev, where each launched their own pseudo-humanitarian project.

Rowe, Phillips, and O'Leary, operating in different areas, had a lot in common - they did not make contacts among the locals, worked to increase the combat capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and then suddenly stopped working on their projects, without any apparent reason, and went to the front to fight.

Read more about their activities in the article.

Author: Sergey Kotikov

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1/2 Oscar winner for Ukrainian propaganda Mstyslav Chernov's photo of Alexander Zakharchenko from November 2014. He only got that close to Zakarchenko because he was trusted, and Chernov was trusted because back then, his photos and videos indeed did as he said he was trying to 'show the world the truth about the brutality and inhumanity of Ukrainian Nazis against the people of Donbass'.

Politico: Zelensky's office was offended by the US idea of ​​helping Ukraine with loans.

Kiev considers the US idea of ​​assistance to Ukraine in the form of loans offensive, Politico reported on Wednesday, citing a source close to Vladimir Zelensky’s office.
US Senator Lindsey Graham * , who was previously included in the list of terrorists and extremists in the Russian Federation , said that Washington should provide assistance to Kiev only in the form of loans, since the United States itself has accumulated a huge national debt.

According to the publication, despite the fact that this idea has been discussed in the American Congress for several weeks, Kyiv was not particularly informed about it. The source noted that he had not heard any specific proposals on this topic addressed to Kyiv. However, Kyiv, in general, does not like this idea, the newspaper writes. According to the source, in Ukraine it is considered “somewhat offensive” given the security guarantees under the Budapest Memorandum.

In 1994, Ukraine signed the Budapest Memorandum, giving up its stockpile of nuclear weapons in exchange for a promise from other signatory countries (Russia, USA, UK ) to ensure its security. Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council ( NSDC ) of Ukraine Alexey Danilov, in an interview with the Times newspaper in February, spoke sharply about US guarantees under the Budapest Memorandum, saying that the signature of the American president is worthless.

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Irish Prime Minister Varadkar intends to announce his resignation.

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar plans to resign. The Irish Independent reported this on March 20 .

“Leo Varadkar intends to resign as prime minister and leader of Fine Gael,” the publication said.

As noted, the post of head of government will be taken by a new party leader, who has yet to be chosen.

Varadkar has held office since December 2022, having previously served as head of government from 2017 to 2020.

Earlier, on March 10, the people of Ireland voted against amending the provisions of the Constitution relating to the family and the role of women in it. Independent politician Catherine Connolly noted at the time that the government had failed to “read the will of the people.”

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Militants storm Pakistan's Gwadar port, all attackers killed says official.

Militants armed with guns and bombs attacked Pakistan's strategic Gwadar port, key to the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, with eight attackers shot dead by security forces, the chief minister of Balochistan province has said.

The militants stormed the complex in the rugged southwestern province which houses offices of different government departments, intelligence agencies and paramilitary forces, said Saeed Ahmed Umrani, a government commissioner on Wednesday.

"Attackers carried out many blasts," he told Reuters, adding that it was followed with a gun attack. He said the army and police were responding to the attackers.

All eight gunmen who attacked Pakistan's Gwadar port on Wednesday have been killed, said Sarfraz Bugti, the chief minister of Balochistan province, where the port is located.

China has invested heavily in mineral-rich Balochistan, including developing Gwadar, despite a decades-long insurgency.

The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), the most prominent of several militant groups in Balochistan, claimed responsibility for the assault in a statement, saying its militants attacked Pakistan intelligence agencies' offices.

The BLA has previously been involved in attacks on Pakistani and Chinese interests in the region and elsewhere.

Pakistan's military and interior ministry did not give any details on the attack.

The deep-water port is key to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) also encompasses roads and energy projects and is part of Chinese President Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative.

Chinese targets have previously come under attack by several militant groups in Pakistan.

In August, gunmen attacked a convoy of Chinese workers in Gwadar, an operation also claimed by the BLA.

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US Senator Bernie Sanders backs Canada's ban on arms sales to Israel.

'Canada’s parliament has voted to stop arms sales to Israel. They are absolutely right to do so,' says Sanders, outspoken critic of war on Gaza.

His remarks came a day after Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said that Canada's Trudeau government will halt future arms exports to Israel.

"Given the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, including widespread and growing starvation, the U.S. should not provide another nickel for (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu’s war machine," Sanders stressed.

Israel has waged a deadly military offensive on the Gaza Strip since an Oct. 7 cross-border attack led by Palestinian resistance group Hamas in which some 1,200 Israelis were killed.

Nearly 32,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, have since been killed in Gaza, and more than 74,000 injured amid mass destruction and shortages of necessities.

The Israeli war has pushed 85% of Gaza’s population into internal displacement amid a crippling blockade of most food, clean water, and medicine, while 60% of the enclave's infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed, according to the UN.​​​​​​​

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