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❗️Russian MoD's latest statements after receiving new information about key individuals involved in US military biological projects in Ukraine:

▪️The Russian military received more than 20,000 documents and materials about US military biological program in Ukraine;

▪️US used material base of chemical, pharmaceutical enterprises in Poland, Baltic states when curtailing military biological work in Ukraine;

▪️US actively transferring bioresearch not completed in Ukraine to central Asia, Eastern Europe, building up contacts with Africa, Asia-Pacific;

▪️EU actively promotes initiative providing launch of biolabs funded by EU in former Soviet states;

▪️US delivered equipment for military biological research to Poland and the Baltic States from Ukraine;

▪️The financing imposed by the West forces the countries of the post-Soviet space to hide the true nature of bio-research;

▪️Ukrainian military biology specialists are employed in West so that Russia does not receive evidence of illegal activity by them

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▪️US Ecohealth alliance specialists looking for new coronavirus strains, mechanisms of their transmission from animals to humans since 2015;

▪️Spread of CODVID-19 pandemic as per 2019 exercises held in New York raises questions on its deliberate nature and possible US involvement;

▪️Ukrainian soldiers have been a target group in US experiments with HIV infection conducted in Ukraine since 2019;

▪️Russian forces have revealed facts regarding the smuggling of morphine into the areas of combat operations by the Ukrainian military;

▪️Russian forces have obtained information on the use of psychostimulants and drugs such as methadone and amphetamines by the Ukrainian military;

▪️A large-scale burial of the remnants of biomaterials was discovered in Lisichansk at the beginning of 2023;

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🇨🇳 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that China poses a major "challenge" to the alliance.

💬 "China is also a challenge because we see that China is investing heavily in new modern military capabilities, including long-range missiles that can reach all NATO territory, of course also this region [the Korean Peninsula], advanced nuclear weapons, naval capabilities," Stoltenberg said.

In June 2022, NATO adopted a new strategic concept at its summit in Madrid. The concept is the organization’s key document, which confirms the alliance’s values and goals, and presents the collective estimate of the security situation. The 2022 concept says that China's "stated ambitions and coercive policies challenge" NATO’s interests, security and values.

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❗️Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, the Kremlin said. They discussed cooperation within the OPEC+ framework to ensure the stability of the international oil market

🐻 Fyodor the Bear from the Moscow region was playing with a tire, but little did he know it could turn into a life-threatening quest.

The poor creature — of about 400-kg — got stuck inside the tire, but luckily, local professionals came to the rescue.

The bear is now all safe and sound — we can confirm it 🙏

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🇿🇼 🇧🇾 Arriving in Zimbabwe, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko was met with dances, drums and songs.

The Belarusian anthem was also played at the Harare airport.

Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa was waiting for Lukashenko at the gangway of the plane. The official part of the talks is scheduled for Tuesday.

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❗️British tanks Challenger may arrive on front line in Ukraine before summer - defense minister

🚀 The US Air Force conducted a successful final test flight of the Hypersonic Airbreathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) missile, the Pentagon said.

The Pentagon added that the hypersonic missile again flew at speeds greater than Mach 5 at higher than 60,000 feet and farther than 345 miles. The test flight demonstrated improved capabilities and performance, the release said, adding that the United States' hypersonic portfolio now includes two feasible hypersonic air-breathing missile designs from Lockheed Martin and Raytheon that it can continue to further develop in the future.

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🥴 Billionaire entrepreneur Bill Gates has revealed that he complained to high tech companies about conspiracy theories on social media linking him to the COVID-19 pandemic, an Australian TV broadcaster revealed.

Some of the conspiracy theories alleged that Gates pushed mandating the COVID-19 vaccines in order to profit, to enforce a system of electronic surveillance and control and even for the purposes of depopulation, among others. Gates described the allegations as false stories and silly misinformation, the report said.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has donated $751 million to the UN World Health Organization to fight the COVID-19 pandemic - a sum larger than any provided by national governments with exception of Germany, the report added.

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The Cardinal of Quebec Marc Ouellet considered as a potential successor to Pope Francis, accused of sexual assault in August, resigned upon reaching “age limit”, the Vatican informed.

In August 2022, Cardinal Marc Ouellet, aged 78, was named in a class-action lawsuit for sexual assault, by a woman born in 1984 who reported the abuses taking place on multiple occasions between 2008-2010.

Shortly after, the Holy See said there was no evidence to probe the Cardinal for the alleged sexual assault.

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US Downgrades UK Army’s Status as MoD Grumbles About Military Being ‘Hollowed Out’ by Aid to Kiev

The Pentagon has reportedly downgraded the elite British Army's status to 'second tier' status amid funding cuts by decades of malaise exacerbated by the Ukraine crisis - which has "hollowed out" Britain's armories.

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‼️ Asked whether the US would be providing F-16s to Ukraine, US President Joe Biden replied to reporters on Monday with a simple "no"

Why is Dollar System Collapse Inevitable Amid Creation of BRICS Currency?

The creation of a BRICS currency is “inevitable” process because the group’s member states “are interested in reducing their exposure to the US dollar and in internationalizing their currencies,” Gal Luft, director of the Washington-based Institute for the Analysis of Global Security, has told Sputnik.

Luft stressed that when it comes to the dollar system, it is “dependent on the Fed decisions that serve first and foremost the interests of the American people and their elected officials, not taking into account the interests of the world’s poor.”

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🇨🇳🇯🇵 Chinese coast guards said they chased five Japanese ships away from the waters surrounding a group of disputed islets in the East China Sea.

China urged Japan to refrain from illegal action near the islands, which are claimed by both nations. The contested islands are located east of Taiwan and are administered by Japan, which calls them the Senkaku Islands. China refers to them as the Diaoyu Islands.

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