🇵🇱 On Tuesday, Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak, in an interview with the Spanish newspaper La Razon, said that "thanks to the efforts of Poland" the first Patriot air defense systems were delivered to Ukraine.

🗣 "I must emphasize that thanks to the efforts of Poland, in particular, Patriot batteries or the first Leopard tanks arrived in Ukraine; we are not only the main point of transfer of aid, but also one of the largest donors," he said.

Later, the Polish Ministry of Defense stated that the words of the minister were misinterpreted.

💭 "The intention of Vice Prime Minister, Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak was to indicate that thanks to the efforts of Poland, the decision was made to hand over the Patriot battery," the ministry said.

📌 Russia has previously sent a note to NATO countries because of the supply of weapons to Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that any cargo that contains weapons for Ukraine will become a legitimate target for Russia.

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What diagnosis did Biden try to remember?

Despite the US president's joke that doctors had to take off the top of his head "to see if he had a brain," the medical issue he had is exceptionally serious: almost 500,000 people die from it each year.

Check out our article to find out how surgery saved the US president's life

❗️ The Ministry of Defense of Russia reported that on March 7, as a result of the negotiation process with Kiev, 90 Russian troops were returned.

January 6 Clips Show Riot Police Acting as 'Tour Guides' of 'QAnon Shaman'

January 6 marked the second anniversary of the US Capitol breach, when a crowd of protesters, including Trump supporters, broke into the Capitol building in Washington, DC, to try to stop Congress from certifying the 2020 presidential election victory of Democrat Joe Biden, citing irregularities during the vote.

US News host Tucker Carlson has aired surveillance footage. In the clips, the “shaman" - a bare-chested, Viking horn-wearing man with a painted face – is seen being escorted by riot police as he wanders the corridors of the Capitol.

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🗣️“What do they all want now, regardless of a win or lose in Bakhmut? They want Crimea!”

David Swanson, a peace activist, journalist, radio host and author of the book "Curing Exceptionalism", joined us to discuss the implications of the battle for Artemovsk (Bakhmut)

🎧Listen to more of Swanson's analysis in our podcast Political Misfits

🇺🇸 Michelle Obama said she cried for 30 minutes after Trump's 2017 inauguration.

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Kim's Sister: Pyongyang to View US Attempt to Shoot Down North Korean Missiles as Declaration of War

"It will be viewed as a clear declaration of war against North Korea if such a reaction as a missile interception takes place in response to our strategic arms tests that are conducted without posing threat to the security of the neighboring states in open waters and air outside of the US' jurisdiction," the deputy head of the North Korean Workers' Party's Central Committee and sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said.

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❗️ Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh, who exposed the US role behind the Nord Stream explosions, laughed while speaking to Sputnik about a New York Times report on the possible involvement of a pro-Ukrainian group in the sabotage of the pipeline.

📌 The New York Times has published an article claiming that new intelligence studied by US officials suggests that a pro-Ukrainian group, "likely Ukrainian or Russian nationals," was behind the Nord Stream blasts. The newspaper further alleged that US and British nationals were not involved in the attack.

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David Swanson, a peace activist, journalist, radio host and author of the book "Curing Exceptionalism", joined us to discuss Olaf Scholz’s latest meeting with Joe Biden

💬”It was Germany's role to go to the United States and apologize and thank Biden for blowing up the pipeline, just sort of to swear allegiance,” he claimed

🎧Listen to more of Swanson's analysis in our podcast Political Misfits

⚡️ New York Times report about Nord Stream sabotage shows Russia is right about pushing for UN-led probe, Russian mission to UN says.

🇺🇸 While the first quarter of 2023 is not yet over, the United States has already witnessed a staggering amount of gun violence in such a relatively short period of time.

📊 Since the beginning of this year, over 100 mass shootings have occurred, leaving 152 people dead and 396 injured (as of March 6).

📈 Some US media outlets have already pointed out that more mass shootings have taken place this year at this point than during any other year before at least 2013.

One of this year’s mass shootings occurred in Monterey Park, California, on January 21, in which a shooter killed 11 and injured 9 before killing himself. This was the deadliest since the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde in May 2022.

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❗️ German media reports that investigators have identified the ship from which the Nord Stream sabotage was committed, traces lead to a company owned by Ukrainians

What else did the outlet reveal?

▪️A breakthrough has apparently been made in the investigation into the Nord Stream attacks;

▪️ A yacht rented from a Poland-based company was allegedly used for the secret operation to blow up the pipelines;

▪️ According to investigators, said company is owned by two Ukrainians;

▪️ The sabotage at sea was reportedly carried out by six people, including five men and a woman;

▪️ The suspects used professionally forged passports to rent the boat;

▪️ The nationality of the alleged perpetrators remains unclear;

▪️ So far, there is no evidence of who gave the order to blow up the pipelines.

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Lethal Bomblets: What Are Cluster Munitions and Why Does Ukraine Want Them?

Kiev is considering using US-made cluster munitions against Russian forces who continue their special military operation in Ukraine, a US media outlet has reported.

So what are cluster munitions and why are Ukrainian authorities so eager to acquire this type of weapon that is banned in scores of countries?

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French Stand With Pension Strikers as Prices Soar and Energy Bills Bite

French unions vowed to bring the country to a standstill on March 7 as strikes over President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform gain momentum across the country. Even though the Elyse Palace earlier insisted that raising the retirement age to 64 by 2030 is "non-negotiable," protesters appear to be willing to prove to the contrary.

"The current and probably future strikes are particularly significant because of the support they enjoy in public opinion, but also because of the unity between the different trade union organizations," Jacques Sapir, director of studies at École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris and head of the Centre d'Étude des Modes d'Industrialisation (CEMI), told Sputnik.

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‼️ Dow Jones down by more than 550 points on fears Federal Reserve could make bigger interest rate hike