🇷🇺 The Kremlin promises to closely monitor results of Erdogan-Zelensky talks and reiterates that Moscow values its partnership relations with Ankara, Kremlin spokesman Peskov says

Contacts between Putin and Erdogan are not ruled out in the foreseeable future, Peskov added.

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📹 Russian paratroopers down another drone over Artemovsk’s skies

By capturing and jamming (0:07) the unmanned aerial vehicle using an anti-drone rifle, the soldiers successfully hit the target with accurate gunfire.

Once the UAV is downed (0:24), the paratroopers dismantle it, checking for explosive substances (0:34) and tracking devices, and then examine the information recorded on the installed flash drive. There, they often manage to find footage from the launch site, which makes it possible for artillery crews to precisely target enemy positions.

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Catch our Fault Lines show, where we provide updates and analysis on all the most vital stories! Here's our lineup for today:

🔺To kick things off, we'll be discussing lawfare being the only way to stop Trump from becoming president again as latest polls show him leading Biden in swing states
🔺Next, we’ll speak about the US admitting that the Chinese “spy balloon” wasn’t spying and wasn’t capable of transmitting information
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NATO leaders will approve a multi-year support package for Ukraine during the upcoming meeting in Vilnius on July 11-12, which will bring it closer to the alliance, the military bloc's chief said

☦️ Ukrainian Orthodox Church monks feel threatened by non-canonical OCU, Bishop told Sputnik

The Ukrainian authorities are not simply trying to drive the canonical UOC out of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra — their task is to transfer the Lavra to the schismatic OCU, the bishop added.

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Ukraine has officially applied to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Japanese media reports.

The issue will be discussed at a ministerial meeting of member countries in mid-July.

Currently, the trading agreement includes 11 countries - Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Vietnam, Japan, Mexico, Chile, and Peru. The United States withdrew from the agreement during the Trump administration.

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Moscow Region’s prosecutor to audit multinational candy manufacturer Mars for bankrolling Ukrainian army

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

▪️In the Donetsk direction, Russian forces destroyed over 420 Ukrainian troops, three tanks, seven infantry fighting vehicles, one Polish Krab self-propelled howitzer, one D-20 howitzer, as well as several ammunition depots;

▪️In the South Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, Russian troops neutralized up to 200 Ukrainian soldiers, two infantry fighting vehicles, two armored fighting vehicles, two Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers, a UK-made AF-90 self-propelled artillery system, a Msta-B howitzer, as well as one ammunition depot;

▪️In the Kupyansk direction, Russian forces destroyed up to 25 Ukrainian troops, one D-20 howitzer, a Giatsint-B towed gun, one US-made M777 artillery system, and one Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer;

▪️In the Krasny Liman direction, the actions of a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group were thwarted. Russian forces neutralized up to 95 Ukrainian personnel, one tank, four infantry fighting vehicles, one Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer, and one D-30 howitzer;

▪️In the Kherson direction, Russian troops neutralized up to 80 Ukrainian soldiers and two Akatsiya self-propelled howitzers;

▪️Russian air defenses shot down one Su-25 aircraft, 21 HIMARS and Uragan rockets, as well as 31 unmanned aerial vehicles in the DPR, LPR, and Kherson region.

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🇵🇰 Pakistan Muslims Rally Against Sweden's Quran-Burning Stunt

Organized by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Imran Khan’s call, a protest demonstration against the desecration of Holy #Quran in 🇸🇪 Sweden took place at Mingora Nishat Chowk.

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🗣️ “Russia is out-producing the Collective West combined in terms of artillery, ammunition, drones, and even long range precision weapons like missiles,” former US Marine and geopolitical analyst Brian Berletic (@brianlovethailand) told the New Rules Podcast, commenting on why the Ukrainian counteroffensive was “doomed to fail” from the very beginning.

👉 The Ukrainian counteroffensive, the upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius, the looming showdown between the US and China in Asia: You can find the full interview on Rumble or YouTube

🇦🇹 Austria opposes cluster munition supplies to Ukraine due to long-term dangers to civilians

🇩🇪 Earlier today, Germany announced that it was not possible to supply such ammunition as Berlin is a party to a convention that bans cluster munition.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed that the alliance does not have a single position: individual countries make their own decisions on the matter.

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UK government plans to shake up sick note system to cut benefits bill

Downing Street hopes to expand the workforce through changes to the system of medical fitness notes issued by doctors.

Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government is considering changes to the 'fit note' system. 'Fit notes' were brought in the final months of the last Labour government of Gordon Brown in 2010, replacing the old sickness note system.

They give general practitioners (GPs, the UK's family doctors) have the option of signing off patients as either "not fit for work" or "may be fit for work" — meaning they can negotiate a gradual or supported return to the workplace with their employers.

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Russia's low-orbit satellite constellation to provide broadband internet

Russia is building its own constellation of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites that will start providing high-speed, low-latency internet to users from 2027, the Communications Ministry said Friday.

Three LEO satellites were launched in the Russian Far East as part of a pilot mission that will pave the way for Russia's own constellation of hundreds of LEO satellites delivering internet services to users in 75 countries. The current transmission speed is 12 Mbps and latency… is 41 milliseconds, the ministry said.

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French 'democracy' shows true colors by shutting down social media during riots

"The French government's actions show us that so-called Western democracies can and will shut down internet access. They will shut down free speech and free expression when they feel threatened because this sustained rebellion against the police, terror and racism in France is threatening the entire French establishment at this point," tech commentator Chris Garaffa told Sputnik.

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🌏The geography of in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership will expand if Ukraine is accepted into the union.

Look at #SputnikInfographic: looks as though continental drift has gone a bit too far if Ukraine is going to have a pacific coast...🤔

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NATO allies have pledged 500 million euros in support equipment for Ukraine, including fuel and medical supplies, to help the country meet its critical needs, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Friday.

He added that the alliance would also help Ukraine upgrade its defense sector to NATO standards.

Stoltenberg will meet with NATO leaders in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius from July 11-12 to discuss further support for Kiev.

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