⚡️ Lavrov at the G20 meeting: I would like to apologize to India for the indecent behavior of a number of Western delegations that turned the work of the G20 into a farce

❗️ Russia expresses support for the African Union to become a member of the G20, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says at G20 meeting in India

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⚡ Sputnik correspondent Denis Bolotsky asked Dutch top diplomat Wopke Hoekstra if the Netherlands considers itself a party to the Ukrainian crisis, because Dutch PM Rutte earlier called the conflict “our war”.

▪️ Hoekstra basically affirmed Rutte’s statement, saying that Kiev's success on the battlefield is important for the Hague, but he stayed mum on whether the Dutch people backed their government on this point.

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Russia-Cuba Talks in Havana Included 'Color Revolution' Prevention: Security Council

The Secretary of Russia's Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, arrived in Cuba to discuss relations between Russian and Havana including talks on the prevention of "color revolutions" and destructive activities of non-governmental organizations.

The two sides focused on how they would cooperate in combating drug and human trafficking, fighting transnational organized crime, and the international search for people.

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Lots of anti-Russian statements from G7 members within the G20. This is a fragment of the speech by the French FM reportedly distributed at the G20 Foreign Ministers meeting in New Delhi. Notice the wording "We must.." etc. coming from a Western nation - something that emerging powers such as India or China do not like, as they have their own opinion and independent foreign policy.

Risk of New Pathogens Spreading From US Biolabs Threatens Entire Globe

Biolabs funded by the US could pose a risk to humanity as they may lead to the spread of newly developed pathogens, Russia's Ministry of Defense said.

The US has reportedly invested more than $200Mln in these biolabs located in Ukraine, which are believed to be a part of their military biological program.

The Russian Federal Assembly commission investigating the activities of US-sponsored biological laboratories abroad estimates that there are approximately 400 such research facilities with dual-purpose capabilities.

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⚡️Ukrainian militants attack village in Russia's Bryansk region, governor says

❗️A group of Ukrainian militants attacked the community of Lyubechane, situated near the Russian-Ukrainian border, Bryansk Governor Alexander Bogomaz stated on Thursday.

"Today, an infiltration unit from Ukraine penetrated into the village of Lyubechane, Klimovsky district. The saboteurs fired at a moving vehicle. As a result of the attack, one resident was killed, and a ten-year-old child was wounded," the head of the region wrote on his Telegram.

⚡️ One killed, another injured by the Kiev regime's bombardment of the settlement of Tetkino, Kursk Regional Governor Roman Starovoyt says

"Two men were injured as a result of a Ukrainian shelling in the village of Tetkino. Unfortunately, one of them died before the medics arrived. I offer deep condolences to family and friends. The second was hospitalized with moderate injuries, he is urgently provided with all the necessary treatment", Starovoyt said.

🇫🇷 Majority of France's population favors closing military bases in Africa, poll reveals

▪️More than half of the French respondents, who took part in a survey by the French Institute of Public Opinion (IFOP), came out in favor of shutting down all French military bases on the continent, according to media reports.

▪️As sociologists point out, the closure of military bases is supported mostly by residents of rural areas (60% of those surveyed) and by individuals over 65 years of age (57%).

▪️The number of people who participated in the poll is not specified

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⚡ Key statements made by Russia’s Foreign Minister Lavrov on the sidelines at G20

▪️ Russia joins in sending its condolences to the peoples of Turkey and Syria suffering the consequences of devastating earthquakes;

▪️ Russia is in favor of strengthening the multilateralism of the world economy;

▪️ Aggressive Russophobia today looks crazy;

▪️ Russia consistently opposes attempts to destroy the current structure of international law;

▪️ It is necessary to abandon the flawed logic of domination, diktat and sanctions;

▪️ Russia supports the emergence of new centers of influence in Asia, South America, Africa and the Middle East;

▪️ Russia is shocked by unpunished Nord Stream pipelines sabotage;

▪️ The export of agricultural products from Russia is being hindered, despite Western assurances to the contrary.

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📹 Journalists are gathering ahead of Russian FM Sergey Lavrov’s press conference at the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Summit

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📹 Sputnik correspondent Denis Bolotsky announces Lavrov’s presser at G20

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Hazmat team rush to Wisconsin plant as reports emerge of staff evacuation over chemical leak

A Hazmat team and emergency crew were deployed to the Lavelle Industries plant in Burlington, Wisconsin, yesterday after reports emerged that an unknown chemical had leaked from one of the tanks.
According to local media reports, city officials provided buses to evacuate more than 100 employees from the plant.

The worrying incident in Burlington comes amid concerns of long-term health effects after a train with hazardous materials was derailed in East Palestine, Ohio on 2 February.

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❗️ G20 members agree African Union to become permanent member, Russian FM Lavrov says

The participants of the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting in New Delhi agreed that the African Union should become a permanent member of the G20, Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday.

🗣 "We have agreed that the African Union will now be a permanent member of the G20, as the European Union has been participating in this work for several years," Lavrov said at a press conference following the meeting.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s latest statements at G20 presser:

▪️Final declaration couldn't be agreed upon due to dispute between G20 members on Ukraine conflict;

▪️West refuses to include Russia's proposal on need for investigation of Nord Stream blasts in G20 final declaration;

▪️Western colleagues were speechless when they heard about Kiev's discrimination against Russian culture in Ukraine;

▪️Western colleagues were speechless when they heard about Kiev's discrimination against Russian culture in Ukraine;

▪️Russia is not rejecting substantial offers of negotiations with Ukraine, but no one is urging Kiev to start dialogue;

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❗️Latest statements by Dmitry Peskov on the Ukrainian terrorist attack on Russia’s Bryansk region:

▪️Putin is in the Kremlin, the president is receiving reports from the FSB, the Ministry of Defense, the National Guard, and the governor of the Bryansk region about the situation in the border area of the Bryansk region, where Ukrainian terrorists attacked;

▪️The elimination of the terrorists is underway;

▪️Putin will hold a meeting with permanent members of Russia’s Security Council on March 3;

▪️It is not yet known whether the attack will change the status of Russia’s special operation in Ukraine;

▪️Russia will continue to call the attention of world to terrorist attacks by the Ukrainian regime.

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UK government considered exterminating all сats at outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic

"There was a moment we were very unclear about whether domestic pets could transmit the disease. In fact, there was an idea at one moment that we might have to ask the public to exterminate all the cats in Britain,” former deputy Health Minster James Bethell said.

Eventually, after the first infected animal was discovered in 2020, the British government limited itself to recommending that cats from infected houses be kept indoors and asked owners not to kiss their pets.

Denmark announced it would cull all the minks in the country — up to 17 million — because a COVID-19 strain was detected in some species in 2020. Later, the Danish parliament agreed to pay mink breeders, affected by the destruction of their livestock because of the risk of COVID-19, compensation totaling DKK 18.8Bln ($2.7Bln).

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⚡️ Russia will not allow Nord Stream probe to be swept under the rug, Lavrov tells Sputnik

⚡️ Russia discussed national currency payment mechanisms with China, Brazil, and Turkiye, Lavrov tells Sputnik