🇮🇹 Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi has slammed Volodymyr Zelensky’s claim about Berlusconi not having lived through bombardments and blackouts, Italian media reports.
"What does [Zelensky] know about me? He does not know anything! I survived bombings as a child," Berlusconi said.
A week earlier, the former Italian PM harshly criticized Zelensky, saying all the Ukrainian president had to do was stop attacking Donbass to prevent the devastating conflict. In response, the Ukrainian president clapped back by claiming that Berlusconi had never had to live through bombings. However, Berlusconi was born in 1936 and as a child saw the bombing of Milan during World War II.
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"What does [Zelensky] know about me? He does not know anything! I survived bombings as a child," Berlusconi said.
A week earlier, the former Italian PM harshly criticized Zelensky, saying all the Ukrainian president had to do was stop attacking Donbass to prevent the devastating conflict. In response, the Ukrainian president clapped back by claiming that Berlusconi had never had to live through bombings. However, Berlusconi was born in 1936 and as a child saw the bombing of Milan during World War II.
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Independent investigative journalist Christopher Helali joins us to discuss Vladimir Putin's Federal Assembly address
💬“Russia always tries to awaken people who are listening to the speeches to kind of take a closer look in the mirror and to see what's going on on their side,” he added
🎧Listen to more of Helali’s analysis in our podcast Political Misfits: Dueling Ukraine Speeches, High Prison Deaths, SCOTUS on Section 230
💬“Russia always tries to awaken people who are listening to the speeches to kind of take a closer look in the mirror and to see what's going on on their side,” he added
🎧Listen to more of Helali’s analysis in our podcast Political Misfits: Dueling Ukraine Speeches, High Prison Deaths, SCOTUS on Section 230
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Seymour Hersh: US, Norway Have Cooperated on Clandestine Operations Since Vietnam War
The US investigative journalist said that Norway invested in developing large armed boats to defend its 1,400 miles of Atlantic coastline after World War II, which were more powerful than US boats. Norway subsequently used these boats to assist the CIA to pressure North Vietnam's leadership during the Vietnam War.
Hersh said that Norway stayed quiet all along about its assistance to the US and even went on to sell 18 more of their boats to the US Navy. Citing a US intelligence source, Hersh said that the first batch of such boats used in the CIA’s “secret war within a secret war” against North Vietnam numbered six and landed in early 1964 at a naval base in Danang.
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The US investigative journalist said that Norway invested in developing large armed boats to defend its 1,400 miles of Atlantic coastline after World War II, which were more powerful than US boats. Norway subsequently used these boats to assist the CIA to pressure North Vietnam's leadership during the Vietnam War.
Hersh said that Norway stayed quiet all along about its assistance to the US and even went on to sell 18 more of their boats to the US Navy. Citing a US intelligence source, Hersh said that the first batch of such boats used in the CIA’s “secret war within a secret war” against North Vietnam numbered six and landed in early 1964 at a naval base in Danang.
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Bryce Greene, a contributor to Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, joins us to discuss the media blackout on Seymour Hersh’s reporting on US involvement in the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage
🎧Listen to more of Greene’s views in our podcast By Any Means Necessary: Biden Sends More Money to Ukraine While Environmental Crisis Unfolds
🎧Listen to more of Greene’s views in our podcast By Any Means Necessary: Biden Sends More Money to Ukraine While Environmental Crisis Unfolds
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📹 Joe Biden tripped on the stairs of Air Force One yet again while leaving Poland
Biden still hasn't visited Ohio, where the toxic chemical spill is potentially threatening the lives of locals, but instead went on a European tour to Ukraine and Poland.
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Biden still hasn't visited Ohio, where the toxic chemical spill is potentially threatening the lives of locals, but instead went on a European tour to Ukraine and Poland.
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🇷🇺📹 Sputnik’s special correspondent Denis Bolotsky has visited Moscow's Alpha Automotive Technologies assembly line, which had been working hand-in-hand with Western car manufacturers before the sanctions-motivated exodus in 2022, and spoke to AAT’s CEO Zorigto Sakhanov.
Take a look at how the automobile assembly plant is faring with China's help.
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Take a look at how the automobile assembly plant is faring with China's help.
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📹 Joe Biden tripped on the stairs of Air Force One yet again while leaving Poland Biden still hasn't visited Ohio, where the toxic chemical spill is potentially threatening the lives of locals, but instead went on a European tour to Ukraine and Poland. …
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📹 Meanwhile, Donald Trump boards plane on the way to East Palestine, Ohio, where a train hauling 20 cars from Norfolk Southern with hazardous materials derailed on February 3
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Hungary's Orban Snubs Biden, Skips Big Meeting of Leaders of NATO's Eastern Flank
In a press conference, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto reiterated Budapest’s desire to see fighting stop and peace talks begin.
💬 “It’s necessary to put an end to this [conflict] immediately, because if a ceasefire and peace talks do not take place right at this moment, a huge problem will result,” the Hungarian top diplomat said.
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In a press conference, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto reiterated Budapest’s desire to see fighting stop and peace talks begin.
💬 “It’s necessary to put an end to this [conflict] immediately, because if a ceasefire and peace talks do not take place right at this moment, a huge problem will result,” the Hungarian top diplomat said.
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Previously, US media claimed that Biden’s trip to Ukraine was a “surprise visit” that took "months of planning." However, the White House confirmed that it had informed Russia of Biden’s plans to visit Kiev in advance for “deconfliction purposes.”
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Scott Ritter, a former UN weapons inspector, commented on Biden’s trip to Ukraine the other day:
💬“So he [Biden] plans a covert trip to Kiev that wasn't covert. We now know. I mean, why be covert? Are you worried the Russians are going to attack you? Well, I don't know. Maybe if you coordinated with the Russians and said “We're visiting, please don't attack” that might help. That's what we did. There's nothing covert about this. It was theater. Theater of the absurd. So absurd that while Biden was there, Zelensky arranged to have air raid sirens sound to make it look as if Biden was under attack. Pure theater of the absurd.”
🎧Listen to more of Ritter’s analysis in our podcast The Critical Hour: Russia Suspends START Cooperation; Anti-War Rally in DC; China's Push for Peace
💬“So he [Biden] plans a covert trip to Kiev that wasn't covert. We now know. I mean, why be covert? Are you worried the Russians are going to attack you? Well, I don't know. Maybe if you coordinated with the Russians and said “We're visiting, please don't attack” that might help. That's what we did. There's nothing covert about this. It was theater. Theater of the absurd. So absurd that while Biden was there, Zelensky arranged to have air raid sirens sound to make it look as if Biden was under attack. Pure theater of the absurd.”
🎧Listen to more of Ritter’s analysis in our podcast The Critical Hour: Russia Suspends START Cooperation; Anti-War Rally in DC; China's Push for Peace
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🔺UN Security Council on Nord Stream Attack: Ray McGovern will join us to speak about his and Jeffery Sachs’ address to the U.N. Security Council on the sabotage of Nord Stream pipelines in light of Sy Hersh’s reporting
🔺South Africa-Russia-China cooperation: Chinese naval fleet arrives in South Africa for joint maritime drills with Russia
🔺Israel-Palestine tensions increase: Raid by Israeli forces leaves several Palestinians dead in Nablus
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🔺South Africa-Russia-China cooperation: Chinese naval fleet arrives in South Africa for joint maritime drills with Russia
🔺Israel-Palestine tensions increase: Raid by Israeli forces leaves several Palestinians dead in Nablus
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Nobody is pushing for conflict in Ukraine harder than US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland, Twitter CEO Elon Musk said.
Musk’s statement came in response to a US media report covering Russia’s reaction to recent comments by Nuland in support of strikes on Crimea. Nuland’s support for strikes on Crimea confirm the United States’ intimate involvement in the Ukraine conflict, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
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Musk’s statement came in response to a US media report covering Russia’s reaction to recent comments by Nuland in support of strikes on Crimea. Nuland’s support for strikes on Crimea confirm the United States’ intimate involvement in the Ukraine conflict, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
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US Plans to Give Kiev Long-Range GPS-Guided Bombs Once Used to Devastate Iraq, Afghanistan: Reports
Made by Boeing, the heavy, GPS-guided 500-2,000 pound (230-910 kilogram) glide bombs have a range of up to 72 km, and consist of a bolt-on conversion kit that turns unguided ‘dumb bombs’ in to precision-guided ‘smart’ weapons.
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Made by Boeing, the heavy, GPS-guided 500-2,000 pound (230-910 kilogram) glide bombs have a range of up to 72 km, and consist of a bolt-on conversion kit that turns unguided ‘dumb bombs’ in to precision-guided ‘smart’ weapons.
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How Many Su-30MKI Fighter Jets Does India Have?
🛩 The Russian Su-30MKI is the dominant aircraft in the inventory of the Indian Air Force (IAF), having procured 272 of them in multiple deals following its maiden contract of $1.4 billion for 50 warplanes in 1996.
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🛩 The Russian Su-30MKI is the dominant aircraft in the inventory of the Indian Air Force (IAF), having procured 272 of them in multiple deals following its maiden contract of $1.4 billion for 50 warplanes in 1996.
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Ron DeSantis Finally Reveals Stance on Ukraine Crisis Amid Speculation of 2024 Showdown With Trump
The Florida governor is popular among Republicans nationally, and broadly seen as the main challenger to former President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination in 2024. How do his views stack up to Trump's on Ukraine, the most significant security crisis of the day?
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The Florida governor is popular among Republicans nationally, and broadly seen as the main challenger to former President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination in 2024. How do his views stack up to Trump's on Ukraine, the most significant security crisis of the day?
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🎈Almost 50% of Americans do not trust US government on 'spy balloon' craze, a new Newsweek poll revealed.
53% of respondents said they are confident China sent the balloon for the purpose of spying and 64% supported the United States' and Canada’s decision to shoot down this and other balloons, the poll said.
About 55% of respondents expressed concern about the three additional balloons the US military shot down after shooting the first one and almost half of the respondents said they were sure the additional balloons were launched from China as well.
On the other hand, 13% of respondents said they are not concerned at all about the presence of such flying objects in US air space as compared to the 60% who said they are extremely or somehow concerned, the poll added.
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53% of respondents said they are confident China sent the balloon for the purpose of spying and 64% supported the United States' and Canada’s decision to shoot down this and other balloons, the poll said.
About 55% of respondents expressed concern about the three additional balloons the US military shot down after shooting the first one and almost half of the respondents said they were sure the additional balloons were launched from China as well.
On the other hand, 13% of respondents said they are not concerned at all about the presence of such flying objects in US air space as compared to the 60% who said they are extremely or somehow concerned, the poll added.
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How Russo-Chinese Strategic Cooperation May Bring US Forever Wars to End
"Nuclear powers of the West, namely the United States, Great Britain, France, cannot become constructive partners of Beijing in promoting its Global Security Initiative due to the high degree of tension in their relations with China and due to their policy of deterrence against [the People's Republic]," said Alexander Lomanov, professor and chief researcher at the Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations, the Russian Academy of Sciences, told Sputnik.
"China can push ahead with the implementation of this concept alone due to its influence, but if it wants to gain a strategic perspective and the ability to influence global security, it obviously needs support from Russia. Under these conditions, Russia appears to be China's key partner. Together with [Russia], China can discuss this initiative and look for ways to implement it."
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"Nuclear powers of the West, namely the United States, Great Britain, France, cannot become constructive partners of Beijing in promoting its Global Security Initiative due to the high degree of tension in their relations with China and due to their policy of deterrence against [the People's Republic]," said Alexander Lomanov, professor and chief researcher at the Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations, the Russian Academy of Sciences, told Sputnik.
"China can push ahead with the implementation of this concept alone due to its influence, but if it wants to gain a strategic perspective and the ability to influence global security, it obviously needs support from Russia. Under these conditions, Russia appears to be China's key partner. Together with [Russia], China can discuss this initiative and look for ways to implement it."
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Trump Slams Biden for Ohio Inaction, Ukraine Funding: ‘Hope There’s Some Left’ for East Palestine
Former US President Donald Trump blasted the Biden administration for its “indifference and betrayal” in a widely-discussed speech delivered Wednesday in East Palestine, Ohio, as the current president was meeting Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev.
In a speech in which Biden’s absence loomed large, Trump assured residents of East Palestine that they “are not forgotten,” thanked first responders for “serving bravely in the line of duty,” and promised accountability for the public health catastrophe unfolding in their town.
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Former US President Donald Trump blasted the Biden administration for its “indifference and betrayal” in a widely-discussed speech delivered Wednesday in East Palestine, Ohio, as the current president was meeting Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev.
In a speech in which Biden’s absence loomed large, Trump assured residents of East Palestine that they “are not forgotten,” thanked first responders for “serving bravely in the line of duty,” and promised accountability for the public health catastrophe unfolding in their town.
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❗️ The Kiev regime is preparing an armed provocation against Transnistria, which will be carried out by Ukrainian armed units, including the Azov nationalistic battalion (recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in Russia), the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
💬"According to available information, in the near future the Kiev regime is preparing an armed provocation against the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic [PMR], which will be carried out by units of the armed forces of Ukraine, including with the involvement of the Azov nationalistic unit," the ministry said on Telegram.
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💬"According to available information, in the near future the Kiev regime is preparing an armed provocation against the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic [PMR], which will be carried out by units of the armed forces of Ukraine, including with the involvement of the Azov nationalistic unit," the ministry said on Telegram.
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