🇰🇵The US is a "biological terrorist state", it conducts experiments using dangerous pathogens on the territory of Ukraine and spreads infectious diseases, North Korea's Korean Central News Agency said: "It has set up many biological labs in tens of countries and regions, including Ukraine."

KCNA said that the distribution of US biolabs around the world corresponds to where outbreaks of various diseases have been registered in the past years, these locations are mostly clustered around anti-American states.

🦠The assertions that the US is behind the coronavirus pandemic are "by no means fortuitous", KCNA said.

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FSB statement on the Ukrainian military intelligence operation to hijack Russian military aircraft:

▪Ukrainian military intelligence officers tried to recruit Russian military pilots, offering a monetary reward ($2 million to hijack Su-24, Su-34, or Tu-22 aircraft)

▪Guarantees that they would obtain citizenship in EU countries were also promised

▪UK intelligence provided major support to Ukrainian military intelligence in the operation

▪The employees of the Ukrainian special services were involved in this operation and their accomplices have been identified

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▪The Ukrainian military revealed the layouts of their air defense systems and airfields themselves: they handed the Russian pilot who had promised to defect the schemes of the air defense coverage areas in southeast Ukraine, as well as two airfields (Ozernoye and Starokonstantinov)

▪As a result of their "operation", Ukrainian intelligence officers revealed not only their intelligence affiliation, but also their appearance and location

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Sergey Lavrov is in Oyo, Republic of Congo today to hold talks with the country's leadership. This is the first visit to the African nation for Russia's FM.

🇨🇬Sputnik special correspondent Denis Bolotsky's note about Oyo, the place where Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is holding talks with the Republic of Congo's top officials

Even though Western mainstream outlets dominate the media landscape in the region, with most TV channels in Oyo being French and broadcasting EU/US taking points on Ukraine, leadership of the Republic of Congo practices independent foreign policy, not being afraid to communicate with Moscow directly.

📹"We will officially pay a million for that, can agree on an extra million": FSB video on how the operation of Ukrainian intelligence to hijack Russian combat aircraft was stopped

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💬Ahead of the visit Sergey Lavrov praised "an independent path" for African nations

❗Odessa port strike should not affect grain export - Kremlin

President of the Republic of Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso arriving to hold talks with Russian FM Sergey Lavrov.

🇨🇬How Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was welcomed in the Republic of Congo

👉Find out more information about the visit of the Russian delegation to the Republic of Congo on Sputnik special correspondent Denis Bolotsky's Telegram channel

FM Lavrov being greeted in Russian language by the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Congo Jean-Claude Gakosso: "How is life?". Brief informal exchange follows.

🇿🇼Zimbabwe has begun minting gold coins. The move is designed to forge an alternative to the US dollar, reduce demand for foreign currency and strengthen the local money.

The new coin was named Mosi-oa-Tunya (after the local name for Africa's largest waterfall, Victoria Falls). The cost of Mosi-oa-Tunya will be based on global gold prices and will also include a 5% commission for production and distribution.

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🗣 Europe "must be prepared" for total shutdown of Russia gas supplies: EU Commission president

Ursula von der Leyen warned that Moscow may switch off the flow “sooner or later.” The European Commission head also urged the bloc to phase out Russian fossil fuels and accelerate a green transition.

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⚡️⚡️ There are no obstacles to grain export from Odessa, Russian foreign minister says

❗️🎥 A Mariupol resident describes how the Azov neo-Nazis set the hospital on fire and didn't let residents put it out.

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