❗️ Aleppo International Airport suspended operations due to damage from Israeli missile attack - Syrian Transport Ministry

Johnson Intends to Vote Against Prime Minister Sunak's New UK-EU Deal on Northern Ireland

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday that he intends to vote against a major clause in the new deal between the United Kingdom and the European Union on the Northern Ireland Protocol, brokered by incumbent leader Rishi Sunak.

At the end of February, Sunak announced that the European Union and the United Kingdom have made a "decisive breakthrough" in negotiations on the Northern Ireland Protocol. The protocol is going to be replaced by the newly agreed-upon Windsor Framework in order to resolve the outstanding issues with the previous agreement, including the checks imposed on UK goods arriving in Northern Ireland.

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Putin, Xi Created ‘New Model of Relations Between Big Powers’: Chinese Professor

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Russia has indicated that Beijing and Moscow remain committed to strengthening strategic coordination, Professor Wang Dehua, Director of the Institute of South-Central Asia Studies, told Sputnik.

The Chinese professor said that Moscow and Beijing are “committed to consolidating and developing bilateral relations on the basis of the principles of non-alignment, non-confrontation and not targeting any third party, and [they] have set an example of a new model” of relations between “big powers.”

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❗️ Latest statements by Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu:

▪️ To contain Russia and China, the United States is significantly increasing its military presence in the Asia-Pacific region, strengthening ties with allies;

▪️ The share of modern aviation weapons will reach 85% by the end of the year, which corresponds to the set pace of development and problem-solving;

▪️ According to the state armament program, Russian aviation will receive 507 pieces of equipment this year;

▪️ During the special operation, combat experience has been gained by 85% of the personnel of the complexes with UAVs;

▪️ During the special operation, more than 140,000 sorties have been made, in total, Russian aviation has destroyed more than 20,000 enemy objects;

▪️ More than 10,000 people and 125 pieces of weapons and equipment will take part in the parade on Red Square, dedicated to the 78th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War.

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❗️ Pulitzer-prize winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has said that the CIA and German intelligence were asked to prepare an alternative story about the Nord Stream explosions for the media;

▪️ Seymour Hersh has claimed, citing a source, that during Scholz's visit to the United States, sabotage on the Nord Streams was discussed.

▪️Hersh has also claimed that even if Scholz did not know in advance about the sabotage on the Nord Stream pipelines, he has been supporting US efforts to hide data since the fall.

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⚡️ UK decision to deliver depleted uranium shells to Ukraine step toward escalation of conflict, says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

📹 Britain's decision to supply Ukraine with depleted uranium ammunition is a provocation for the sake of a new round of conflict, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Radio Sputnik, when commenting on Britain's decision to supply such ammunition to Ukraine.

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The use of shells with depleted uranium is a manifestation of genocide against the population against which they are used, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Radio Sputnik, when commenting on Britain's decision to supply such ammunition to Ukraine

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'Just Crazy': Ex-CIA Agent on US Plans for 'Two-Front War' Amid Xi-Putin Meeting

The historic meeting in Moscow between Chinese Leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin has sparked an unprecedented reaction from Western capitals. Former CIA agent Ray McGovern, founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, said the world was not at a "liminal moment" as the balance of power shifts to the east.

The US is preparing for a "two-front war" against both Russia and China even as the summit between the Eurasian giants' leaders heralds a shift in geopolitical power.

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📹 Russian Ka-52 helicopters in combat action (video by Russia's MoD)

▪️ Army Aviation pilots launch missiles at detected strongholds of UAF units.

▪️ The combat action resulted in the destruction of a command post and armor.

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Every US Bank is at Risk and Yellen's Deceiving Depositors by Saying They are Safe: Economist

By telling people that the US government could shield depositors at smaller banks if the latter face a crisis akin to the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has set a precedent that is going to exponentially make the problem worse, Mark Frost, an economist, professor and consultant, told Sputnik.

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📹 Russian Defense Minister Shoigu awarded orders of courage to pilots who prevented a US drone from violating the borders of the special operation area

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⚡️ Swedish Parliament approves Kingdom's accession to NATO by majority of votes

Dr. Kenneth Hammond, professor of East Asian history and activist with Pivot to Peace, joined us to discuss the US botched attempts to destabilize and provoke China into a conflict, triggering "a new Cold War"

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🗣 The use of depleted uranium ammunition in Ukraine will affect the country's agriculture sector, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday.

💬 "The use of depleted uranium ammunition will dramatically reduce, or maybe even not preserve at all Ukraine's ability to produce high-quality uninfected food," Lavrov told a press conference.

▪️ The minister stressed that London's decision to deliver depleted uranium shells to Kiev is a step toward escalation of the conflict.

▪️ Lavrov added that Russia will take into account UK's possible supplies of depleted uranium shells to Ukraine.

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