🗣 Donald Trump, Jr. has commented on Washington’s reaction to the downed MQ-9 Reaper Drone, apparently driving at the fact that worrying about "environmentally unsound" actions is not the right thing to focus on in comparison with the risk of WWIII

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📹 Tests at the training ground showed that cheap kamikaze drones are capable of hitting enemy equipment with cumulative projectiles, Sputnik was told in one of the units of the Russian Armed Forces in the zone of the special military operation

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⚡️🇵🇰 More scenes from Imran Khan's residence in Lahore, where police were trying to arrest the former Pakistani PM, but were prevented from doing so by his supporters.

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▪️ The Chinese Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday joint naval exercises with the participation of Iran and Russia scheduled to take place in the Gulf of Oman from March 15-19.

💬 "In accordance with the agreements of the armed forces of Russia, China, Iran and other countries, the naval forces of China, Iran, Russia and other countries will conduct joint naval exercises '2023 Marine Security Belt' in the Gulf of Oman from March 15-19," the ministry said in a statement shared on WeChat.

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📹 Russian President Vladimir Putin flew in a Mi-171A2 helicopter simulator at an aircraft factory in Ulan-Ude.

▪️ The footage shows Russian president siting at the helm, putting on headphones and "lifting off" into the air in an apparatus that simulates a helicopter flight at different times of the day.

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Swedish PM Admits 'Increased Probability' Finland Enters NATO First

It has become increasingly likely that Finland will join NATO without Sweden, despite initial plans and pledges to "walk this path together," Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has acknowledged during a press conference.

"The overall assessment is that the probability of this has increased," the Moderate Party leader said, admitting that it was "not out of the question" that Sweden and Finland would ratify their membership in different stages.

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High Rate of Jobless Ukrainians Contradicts Swedish Claim 'Immigration is Profitable for Economy'

Most Ukrainian asylum seekers in Sweden remain unemployed, despite the fact that the majority of them arrived a year ago and the local authorities pledged all kinds of assistance and support.

Despite the government proudly touting "lots of vacant jobs," high unemployment among immigrants remains a bane of the Swedish economy. For instance, a previous report found that only a third of Syrians living in Sweden are self-sufficient.

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❗️ Putin was informed about the incident with the US drone, but there were no contacts at the highest level between Russia and the US, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said

❗️Russian MoD briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:

▪️ In the Kharkov region, up to 70 Ukrainian soldiers, an armored combat vehicle, three pickup trucks, two cars, a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount, a D-20 howitzer, and a Polish-made Krab self-propelled howitzer were destroyed.

▪️ Over 235 Ukrainian troops, two armored combat vehicles, four pickup trucks, a D-20 howitzer, two Akatsiya and Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mounts, as well as an M777 artillery system made in the USA were destroyed in the DPR and LPR.

▪️ In the Donetsk People's Republic, enemy losses amounted to 160 Ukrainian soldiers, one tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, two armored combat vehicles and four vehicles. In addition, the following were destroyed: a Akatsia self-propelled artillery mount, a D-20 howitzer, two Grad and Uragan MLRS combat vehicles, as well as a M777 artillery system and M109 Paladin self-propelled howitzer made in the USA.

▪️ In the Zaporozhye region and the DPR, the total losses of the enemy amounted to 75, as well as three armored combat vehicles, four pickup trucks and an Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mount and a sabotage and reconnaissance group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

▪️ More than 35 Ukrainian troops, six vehicles and a D-30 howitzer were destroyed in the Kherson region.

▪️ Russian aviation and artillery defeated the 101st Artillery Unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, manpower and equipment in 197 districts.

▪️ In the Donetsk People's Republic, positions were opened and three radar stations of Ukrainian S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems were destroyed.

▪️ Russian aviation shot down a Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force in the Zaporozhye region.

▪️ During the day, seven Ukrainian UAVs were destroyed by means of air defense.

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❗️Latest statements by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov:

▪️ There are no discussions in the Kremlin about a second wave of mobilization;

▪️ The Kremlin has nothing to add to the statement of the Russian MoD on the incident with the UAV over the Black Sea, the information is conclusive;

▪️ Relations between Russia and the United States are at their lowest point; however, Moscow has never refused and does not refuse constructive dialogue.

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📹 Ukrainian troops shelled the Petrovsky district of Donetsk; as a result a woman and a teenager were wounded

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Moscow Says Disappointed by Decision of France, Germany, UK to Terminate INSTEX

Moscow is disappointed by the decision of France, Germany and the United Kingdom to terminate the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX) with Iran, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.

Last week, the German Foreign Ministry said that countries participating in the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX) have decided to terminate it.

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NATO Game? US May Directly Meddle in Ukrainian Conflict, Seymour Hersh Warns

The US may directly meddle in the Ukrainian conflict in case of visible signs of Kiev’s defeat amid the Russian military operation, American investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has argued.

Speaking at a US NGO event, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter quoted unnamed sources as saying that there will be a NATO “game” against Russia that the US may support.

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