⚡️ Goal of Ukraine’s provocation at ZNPP is to create 18 mile exclusion zone, accusing Russia of nuclear terrorism, launching international mission - Moscow

🤔 A blanket ban on Russian tourists wishing to travel to the European Union’s Schengen area may bring an end to freedom of movement and result in a new Iron Curtain, the co-leader of the German opposition AfD party told Sputnik.

🗯 "Freedom of movement and thus freedom to travel is considered a human right. One cannot simply exempt Russian citizens from this right. Such entry bans can quickly go beyond the cause of the war and result in a new Iron Curtain. We cannot permit that," Tino Chrupalla, who heads the AfD faction in the German Bundestag, said.

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⚡️ Annual inflation in eurozone in July accelerated to 8.9% from 8.6% in June - Eurostat

⚡️The Russian Ministry of Defense warned how the emergency situation at the Zaporozhye NPP could develop and presented a map of possible consequences:

▪️ If the standby diesel generators and mobile pumps fail, in the event of an emergency, the core will overheat and the reactor plants at the largest nuclear power plant in Europe will be destroyed, releasing radioactive substances into the atmosphere and spreading them over hundreds of kilometers.

▪️ Such an emergency would cause the population to evacuate en masse and would have more catastrophic consequences than the impending gas energy crisis in Europe, which has been confirmed in forecasts provided by a number of European specialized organizations.

▪️ The map shows which countries will be at risk in the worst case scenario of a radiation accident. The potential disaster threatens, in addition to Ukraine itself, such countries as Romania, Moldova, Poland, Slovakia, Belarus and even Germany.

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❗️ The Russian MoD’s latest update on the situation at the Zaporozhye NPP:

▪️ The Ukrainians, together with their US handlers, are trying to cause, in their opinion, a minor accident at the nuclear power plant and, thereby, disrupt the normal and safe operation of the nuclear power plant by blaming Russia.

▪️ Ukraine’s ultimate goal in staging the false flag attack within the next few days at the Zaporozhye NPP is to create an exclusion zone of up to 30 km, introduce of international forces and foreign observers to the plant, and accuse the Russian military of nuclear terrorism.

▪️ If the Ukrainian shelling continues, specialists at the plant may consider putting the 5th and 6th power units into cold reserve, which would lead to the shutdown of the Zaporozhye NPP.

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⚡️ President Putin spoke by phone with Indonesia's president, discussed food security - Kremlin

📹 Dramatic footage showing a powerful tornado hitting the Florida coast.

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✊🏼 On August 18, workers of Network Rail, several train companies, the London Underground and buses in the capital will begin the latest round of strike due to disputes over pay, jobs and conditions.

▪️ Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will strike on both Thursday and Saturday. Meanwhile, London Tube workers will strike on Friday and London United bus drivers plan to strike from Friday to Saturday.

▪️ Amid the strike, travel will be hampered as rail and bus services will be substantially reduced.

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⚡️ More than 622,000 metric tons of grain shipped from Ukrainian ports in August - Turkish Ministry of Defense

🤪 Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin is once again at the center of a party scandal - a video from a private party has leaked online.

▪️ The chairman of the Finnish Social Democratic Party and the country's prime minister, for the second time in her term, has criticized for her wild behavior. Sanna Marin (in a black top in the video) is having fun in the company of her friends, who are discussing cocaine in the background.

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⚡️🇷🇺 Lavrov will hold talks with his Syrian counterpart in Moscow on August 23, Russian Foreign Ministry said.

🇷🇺 🇹🇷 Russia has started the supplies of the second regiment of its S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to Turkey after the signing of a relevant contract, Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) Director Dmitry Shugaev told Sputnik on Thursday.

🗣 "The relevant contract document [on the supply of the second S-400 regiment to Turkey] has already been signed, which, among other things, provides for the localization of the production of the system's individual components," Shugaev said, adding that the implementation of the contract has already began.

▪️ Turkey remains Russia's important partner, and the two countries have close trade and economic relations with bilateral collaboration actively developing in many areas, including military-technical cooperation, he said.

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📹 On August 18, 2022, 3 MiG-31i warplanes loaded with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles were redeployed to Chkalovsk airfield in Kaliningrad Region as part of additional strategic deterrence measures.

▪️ During the course of the flight, interaction with the fighter aviation of the 6th Air Force and Air Defense Army, as well as the naval aviation of the Baltic Fleet, was practiced.

▪️ MiG-31i warplanes with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles will be on round-the-clock combat duty at Chkalovsk airfield.

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❗️Zelensky says agreed with Guterres parameters of possible IAEA mission to Zaporozhye NPP

⚡️ Leaders of Serbia and Kosovo did not come to agreement during Brussels meeting but agreed to continue dialogue in coming days - Borrell

🌚🌝 What is the origin of the Moon?

▪️There are various theories. According to one, the Moon could be formed jointly with the Earth as a result of the compression of a space dust cloud;

▪️Other scientists believe that the Moon was formed after a collision of the Earth with another cosmic body, others believe that there were several bodies: asteroids;

▪️One theory even supposes that long before there were several moon-like bodies near our planet!

▪️Recently, one of the theories received new evidence

💬The statements from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres after meeting with Presidents Erdogan and Zelensky on the global food crisis and grain deal:

▪️There are signs that global food markets have begun to stabilize;

▪️21 ships have departed Ukrainian ports under the grain deal;

▪️Wheat prices have dropped by 8% after the signing of the grain deal;

▪️Parties to the grain deal have worked in "good faith";

▪️There's no solution to the food crisis without Ukrainian or Russian products

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🇮🇹 Italy is hit by a downpour with hurricane winds. In Tuscany, a storm demolished trees and roofs, killing two with four injured. The video shows winds so strong that they spin the Ferris wheel

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🇮🇹 The consequences of the hurricane in Italy's Venice: this is what Piazza San Marco looks like

🇨🇳 Meanwhile in China: An army of robot dogs dancing in sync at the World Robot Conference in Beijing

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