🇹🇷 Bright flashes in the sky during the earthquakes on February 20 in southeastern Turkiye are quite natural and have not been caused by some sort of special system responsible for quakes, the Turkish president's office said.
On Monday, social media users started to post photos of a bright blue flash that allegedly appeared in the sky moments before the earthquakes, with some claiming they had been caused by the US High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP). This phenomenon was allegedly seen in regions on the border between Turkiye and Syria.
💬 "When [earth] plates begin to move, energy is released, on the other hand, shocks cause changes in the power grid, that is why bright flashes may appear. Such flashes can reach an altitude of 200 meters [***], under some circumstances they look like lightning," the office’s statement, obtained by Sputnik, said.
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On Monday, social media users started to post photos of a bright blue flash that allegedly appeared in the sky moments before the earthquakes, with some claiming they had been caused by the US High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP). This phenomenon was allegedly seen in regions on the border between Turkiye and Syria.
💬 "When [earth] plates begin to move, energy is released, on the other hand, shocks cause changes in the power grid, that is why bright flashes may appear. Such flashes can reach an altitude of 200 meters [***], under some circumstances they look like lightning," the office’s statement, obtained by Sputnik, said.
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French Energy Giant Engie Reports 94% Fall in Net Income Year-on-Year in 2022
Engie said on Tuesday that its net income just amounted to around 200 million euros ($214 million) in 2022 after dropping from 3.6 billion euros in 2021 due to global economic challenges.
"Net income Group share amounted to €0.2 billion. The €3.4 billion decrease compared to 2021 was mainly linked to the negative effect of the mark-to-market on commodity contracts other than trading instruments, impairment losses, the Nord Stream 2 [gas pipeline] credit loss, the provision increase for the back-end nuclear fuel of Belgian nuclear power plants," Engie said in its financial report.
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Engie said on Tuesday that its net income just amounted to around 200 million euros ($214 million) in 2022 after dropping from 3.6 billion euros in 2021 due to global economic challenges.
"Net income Group share amounted to €0.2 billion. The €3.4 billion decrease compared to 2021 was mainly linked to the negative effect of the mark-to-market on commodity contracts other than trading instruments, impairment losses, the Nord Stream 2 [gas pipeline] credit loss, the provision increase for the back-end nuclear fuel of Belgian nuclear power plants," Engie said in its financial report.
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What's the New START Treaty and Why Did Russia Suspend It?
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on February 21 that Russia was suspending its participation in the New START Treaty. Putin underscored that the decision does not mean a complete withdrawal and that a return to the accord remains possible under certain circumstances.
The Russian president also mentioned growing calls from the transatlantic alliance to allow on-the-ground inspections of the nation's nuclear sites. According to the president, these demands sound absurd, especially given that NATO specialists modernized and armed drones to attack Russia's Engels Air Base, home to part of the airborne contingent of Russia's nuclear triad. "And now they want to inspect our defense facilities. In the current conditions and today's confrontation, this simply sounds like some kind of nonsense."
So, what exactly is the New START Treaty?
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Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on February 21 that Russia was suspending its participation in the New START Treaty. Putin underscored that the decision does not mean a complete withdrawal and that a return to the accord remains possible under certain circumstances.
The Russian president also mentioned growing calls from the transatlantic alliance to allow on-the-ground inspections of the nation's nuclear sites. According to the president, these demands sound absurd, especially given that NATO specialists modernized and armed drones to attack Russia's Engels Air Base, home to part of the airborne contingent of Russia's nuclear triad. "And now they want to inspect our defense facilities. In the current conditions and today's confrontation, this simply sounds like some kind of nonsense."
So, what exactly is the New START Treaty?
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⚡️ Russia's main goal is to make sure nuclear parity continues to be respected, Kremlin says
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Pulitzer Prize-winning US journalist Seymour Hersh told Sputnik he is not going to testify before either the UN Security Council or US Congress regarding his investigative report about the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines.
🗣 "Because I'm still writing stuff, and it's very simple. I've been called by a lot of politicians. From all over the world. I was just speaking with the Germans. They are trying to convene a big conference, I don't know where, at the Max Planck Institute, or someplace like that. I just don't do anything political. So I'm just a reporter. I don't get involved in the UN. I don't get involved in the Senate," Hersh told Sputnik.
💬 "I don't go to Congress to testify. I just don't do that … I've never testified, you'll never see me testifying before Congress. Other people do, journalists do, I’ve never done it," he added.
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🗣 "Because I'm still writing stuff, and it's very simple. I've been called by a lot of politicians. From all over the world. I was just speaking with the Germans. They are trying to convene a big conference, I don't know where, at the Max Planck Institute, or someplace like that. I just don't do anything political. So I'm just a reporter. I don't get involved in the UN. I don't get involved in the Senate," Hersh told Sputnik.
💬 "I don't go to Congress to testify. I just don't do that … I've never testified, you'll never see me testifying before Congress. Other people do, journalists do, I’ve never done it," he added.
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⚡️ Russia's new foreign policy concept will be published in the coming days, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
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📹 Buk-M3 system crews support Russian units within special military operation (video from Russia's MoD)
Missile battalions defend military facilities and infrastructure as well as support the advance of Russian units within the special military operation.
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Missile battalions defend military facilities and infrastructure as well as support the advance of Russian units within the special military operation.
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❗️ Joe Biden is giving a speech in Warsaw
👉 Here are some of his statements:
▪️ United States and Europe do not seek to destroy Russia and are not plotting to attack the country
▪️ NATO will not be divided and will not tire in supporting Ukraine
▪️ US will host NATO summit next year
▪️ Russia's special military operation in Ukraine is a test for the US and EU
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👉 Here are some of his statements:
▪️ United States and Europe do not seek to destroy Russia and are not plotting to attack the country
▪️ NATO will not be divided and will not tire in supporting Ukraine
▪️ US will host NATO summit next year
▪️ Russia's special military operation in Ukraine is a test for the US and EU
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❗️ The Russian Foreign Ministry has commented on Russia's suspension of participation in the New START Treaty:
▪️ There is every reason to state that US policy is aimed at undermining Russia's national security
▪️ Doing business with the United States and the West in general is no longer possible as usual - both in principle and in relation to the field of arms control
▪️ The potential of New START in terms of its contribution to strengthening security and strategic stability is far from exhausted
▪️ The decision to suspend the treaty is reversible, for this Washington must show political will
▪️ Russia will continue to comply with quantitative restrictions on weapons under the treaty
▪️ Moscow calls on the United States to refrain from steps that could prevent the resumption of New START if the necessary conditions emerge
▪️ Russia will continue to exchange notifications with the United States on launches of ICBMs and submarine-launched ballistic missiles
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▪️ There is every reason to state that US policy is aimed at undermining Russia's national security
▪️ Doing business with the United States and the West in general is no longer possible as usual - both in principle and in relation to the field of arms control
▪️ The potential of New START in terms of its contribution to strengthening security and strategic stability is far from exhausted
▪️ The decision to suspend the treaty is reversible, for this Washington must show political will
▪️ Russia will continue to comply with quantitative restrictions on weapons under the treaty
▪️ Moscow calls on the United States to refrain from steps that could prevent the resumption of New START if the necessary conditions emerge
▪️ Russia will continue to exchange notifications with the United States on launches of ICBMs and submarine-launched ballistic missiles
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⚡️ “Explosion” reported in industrial area in Medley, Florida.
This comes just one day after a large explosion took place at a metal factory in Ohio.
This comes just one day after a large explosion took place at a metal factory in Ohio.
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Biden Says He Once Warned Putin About Triggering ‘NATO-ization of Finland’
At a meeting about NATO aid to Ukraine in Warsaw on Tuesday, US President Joe Biden told Polish President Andrzej Duda that he had once warned Russian President Vladimir Putin about what he described as the “NATO-ization of Finland,” which applied to join the alliance last year.
"As I told my Russian counterpart not - well, it's a while now - I said, you're seeking the Finlandization of NATO, you're going to get the NATO-ization of Finland. Turns out I didn't know Sweden was coming along as well," Biden said.
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At a meeting about NATO aid to Ukraine in Warsaw on Tuesday, US President Joe Biden told Polish President Andrzej Duda that he had once warned Russian President Vladimir Putin about what he described as the “NATO-ization of Finland,” which applied to join the alliance last year.
"As I told my Russian counterpart not - well, it's a while now - I said, you're seeking the Finlandization of NATO, you're going to get the NATO-ization of Finland. Turns out I didn't know Sweden was coming along as well," Biden said.
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⚡️ Union Pacific train carrying coal derails in Nebraska, hazmat teams deployed.
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⚡️ Union Pacific train carrying coal derails in Nebraska, hazmat teams deployed.
Footage from the site of the train wreck
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Adriel Kasonta, a London-based foreign affairs analyst and former chairman of the International Affairs Committee at the Bow Group has given exclusive comments on Putin's address to the Federal Assembly
"My personal impression from President Vladimir Putin's speech is that he proved again that he's a remarkable, I would say, outstanding leader of his people and his country by delivering this well-rounded speech. In my opinion, there was no stone left unturned. He addressed every single aspect of the activity of the country, the social aspect, the spiritual aspect, the military aspect, the technological aspect, the economical aspect. You can name it," Adriel Kasonta said.
Read more Adriel's analysis of Vladimir Putin's Speech: Russia Ready to Protect Its God-Given Sovereignty & Independence, Scholar Says
"My personal impression from President Vladimir Putin's speech is that he proved again that he's a remarkable, I would say, outstanding leader of his people and his country by delivering this well-rounded speech. In my opinion, there was no stone left unturned. He addressed every single aspect of the activity of the country, the social aspect, the spiritual aspect, the military aspect, the technological aspect, the economical aspect. You can name it," Adriel Kasonta said.
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🇬🇷 "Blinken, go home": Greeks rally against visit of US secretary of state and burned American flag
Shouting slogans such as “Americans are murderers of peoples” and “give money for education, not for NATO slaughterhouses,” people in Greece staged a protest at the US Consulate in Thessaloniki against US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit and called for an end to Greece’s involvement in the conflict in Ukraine. Outside the consulate, protesters spray-painted the words "Blinken, go home."
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Shouting slogans such as “Americans are murderers of peoples” and “give money for education, not for NATO slaughterhouses,” people in Greece staged a protest at the US Consulate in Thessaloniki against US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit and called for an end to Greece’s involvement in the conflict in Ukraine. Outside the consulate, protesters spray-painted the words "Blinken, go home."
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📹 Su-25 jets in combat in special military operation (video by Russian MoD)
Ground-attack aviation crews launched air strikes on military facilities and hardware of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The operation resulted in the destruction of camouflaged fortified AFU positions and armored hardware.
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Ground-attack aviation crews launched air strikes on military facilities and hardware of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The operation resulted in the destruction of camouflaged fortified AFU positions and armored hardware.
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US Journalist Slams Biden for Ignoring Ohio Chemical Spill Amid New Ukraine Aid Package
US President Joe Biden should pay more attention to the chemical disaster in East Palestine and send some money there to help citizens cope with the consequences instead of giving it all to Ukraine, Nick Sortor, an independent journalist working on the ground in Ohio, told Sputnik.
"You think about the amount of money he sent to Ukraine. Right? We are talking about over 100 billion dollars. He has the ability to do that… to fix this issue and make sure the kids are safe and breathing clean air," Sortor said.
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US President Joe Biden should pay more attention to the chemical disaster in East Palestine and send some money there to help citizens cope with the consequences instead of giving it all to Ukraine, Nick Sortor, an independent journalist working on the ground in Ohio, told Sputnik.
"You think about the amount of money he sent to Ukraine. Right? We are talking about over 100 billion dollars. He has the ability to do that… to fix this issue and make sure the kids are safe and breathing clean air," Sortor said.
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