❗Putin said that the Russian side is in contact with those who are sheltering at the Azovstal plant

⚡Putin invited the UN and the Red Cross to check how Ukrainian prisoners of war are being held by Russia

❗UN Secretary-General Guterres told Putin that the situation regarding the creation of humanitarian corridors is not developing

⚡Putin responded to Guterres, saying that the UN secretary-general is misinformed about the humanitarian corridors, they are working

⚡⚡Putin reminded Guterres about Kosovo and about the decision of the International Court of Justice that territories are not required to apply to the central authorities for permission when declaring sovereignty: "This was said about Kosovo, and this is the decision of the International Court of Justice. And this decision was supported by everyone", the Russian president noted.

According to him, the DPR and LPR have the same right to declare sovereignty without appealing to the central authorities: "the precedent has already been created".

❗The United Nations wants to see de-escalation both in military actions and rhetoric, Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the UN chief said:

"We want to see de-escalation. We want to see a military de-escalation, but we also want to see a de-escalation in rhetoric. We want to make sure that no actions are taken that raise tensions in the already tense atmosphere".

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The Joint Coordination Headquarters of the Russian Federation for Humanitarian Response on provocations by neo-Nazis:

▪In the nursing home in Liman, DPR, Ukrainian neo-Nazis have set up a stronghold with heavy weapons. The staff and the elderly are being held as human shields;

▪In Nikolaev, near the Nikolaev Aircraft Repair Plant, neo-Nazis have deployed radio-controlled explosive devices that they plan to detonate in a mass gathering of people and to blackmail the Russian military

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Putin told Guterres that Russia has the right to provide assistance to the DPR and LPR in accordance with UN documents

Trudeau, Moldova’s Sandu discuss Transnistria blasts, Ukraine refugees

❗"The UN Secretariat is not the power to do investigations of that kind," Guterres said at a joint press-conference after a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in response to a question on whether the UN is planning to launch a probe into Russian and Ukrainian accusations of war crimes.

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❗Vladimir Putin "in principle" agreed to UN and International Committee for the Red Cross involvement in the evacuation of civilians from the Azovstal compound in Mariupol during a meeting with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.

❗️The State Dept confirms the deputy chief of Ukraine mission and other members of the embassy team have returned to Lvov

⚡️🇺🇸Washington says there is a possibility the US may not return to the JCPOA, adding that there are complex questions, some of which remain unresolved

😶➡️The manager of Johnny Depp's private island in the Bahamas testified that the actor passed out in the sand during a 2013 incident revealed Tuesday.

Tara Roberts, who said she gets paid $10,000 a month to manage Depp’s sprawling property, was interrogated about the awkward 2013 incident during cross-examination.

“Do you recall Mr. Depp passing out in the sand face first?” Heard’s lawyer Elaine Bredehoft asked. “I recall he was passed out on the beach,” Roberts conceded on the stand.

Depp’s Bahamas house manager also gave the jury more details about the luxury island getaway, which has the main house, a two-bedroom yurt, a beach house, and a “roundhouse” outfitted with a bedroom. It was also the site of the doomed couple’s wedding ceremony in 2015.

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🇺🇸🇮🇱US President Joe Biden spoke by telephone with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday and accepted an invitation to visit Israel, White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said on Tuesday

🤑🤑According to trading data, the price of Bitcoin increased by more than 5% on Tuesday, reaching $40,500. Data from Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in terms of trading volume, showed that Bitcoin grew in price by 5.18% in a day, reaching $40,511 as of 09:36 GMT.

According to the CoinMarketCap portal, which calculates the average price for more than 20 exchanges, Bitcoin rose by 5.25% up to $40,516 in a day.

Bitcoin is growing in price after three weeks of a continuous fall when its value fell by 13%.

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❗️The Pentagon chief claims the conflict in Ukraine is 'not a proxy war'

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin during an interview with Fox News also said that he does not believe the conflict in Ukraine will end in nuclear war, citing the efforts of countries in the region to stave off such a scenario

A bill supporting the use of ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, and other “alternative” COVID-19 treatment drugs was introduced at the Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio.

Introduced by Rep. Kris Jordan (R-Ostrander), House Bill 631 protects and encourages the use of ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, and other drugs not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat COVID-19 patients, according to the bill’s text.

Dr. Iahn Gonsenhauser, the chief quality, and patient safety officer at Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center, said the bill’s promotion of unauthorized drugs “absolutely” poses a threat to the health of Ohioans.

As some state lawmakers resisted the deployment of the COVID-19 vaccine, citing unclear effects – despite widespread authorization from health agencies – Gonsenhauser said the supporters of HB 631 are hypocritical for backing a bill steeped in fruitless claims.

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