Su-57 edges out F-35 to emerge sentinel of skies

🇷🇺 Russia's cutting-edge Su-57 fighter has taken the lead in aerospace technology, and is set for accelerated deployment. This sets the stage for a clash of titans, pitting the Su-57's unparalleled agility against the F-35's capabilities, and highlights the Russian aircraft’s combat prowess during its deployment in the current Ukraine conflict.

Why is Russia’s Su-57 superior to the US’ F-35? Sputnik explains

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🇹🇷 Turkish intelligence agencies conducted an operation, during which they gained access to a secret database of the Daesh* terrorist organization with the names of almost 10,000 so-called lone wolf terrorists, Turkish newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing security sources.

The dossier contained biographies of the repentant members of the terrorist organization, details about their special training, organizational skills and weapons used, as well as their nationality, family members, addresses and contacts, the report said.

*Daesh (also known as ISIS/ISIL/IS) is a terrorist group banned in Russia

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🗣️ On Ukraine blackmailing the US:

“So, the very fact that Ukraine is so dependent on the United States gives Ukraine leverage over the United States, because the one thing the United States will not want in Ukraine is an uncontrolled collapse in Ukraine. So, the Ukrainians can play on that. They can say ‘If you cut us off and we fail, then it's you who is to blame and no one else,” Alexander Mercouris, Writer & International Affairs Analyst, host of The Duran on Youtube, told Sputnik.

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📹 Russian electronic warfare units detect and ground Ukrainian drone conducting reconnaissance in Zaporozhye region

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New stage of trade war set: US to ban investments in China's high-tech

Washington is planning to yet again dip into its vast toolbox of anti-China measures, according to a US media report. The Biden administration is reportedly set to slap American investments in certain sensitive technologies in China deemed a “security risk” with new restrictions, according to sources cited by the outlet.

The executive order will purportedly target American private-equity and venture-capital investments in Chinese technology companies spanning three high-tech sectors: semiconductors, quantum computing and artificial intelligence (AI). What this means is that investments in some forms of the above-cited technologies would be banned, while US oversight to screen American transactions in China in the three sectors would be boosted.

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🗣️ On the US military increasing its deployments in the Persian Gulf in response to accusations that Iran is seizing civilian ships:

“The ongoing problem is the continual US seizure of Iranian oil tankers around the globe. And while the US claims that these are based on the sanctions on Iran, sanctions that the US has placed on Iran, those sanctions do not apply to international waters. In other words, the US Navy has no legal right to seize Iranian oil tankers anywhere it sees fit. So in that sense, the Iranian reaction is related to what the US has been doing to tankers carrying Iranian oil,” Mazda Majidi, a longtime antiwar and social justice activist from Iran, told Sputnik.

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📹 Biden nonchalantly “declares” national emergency over climate while looking for alternative protein (a bug) on reporter

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📹 American farmer Justus Walker living in Russia talks about the benefits the Russian government gives farmers that are not available in the US and Canada

💭 «Whereas in Russia at the moment, in most contexts, if you’re starting a medium-sized farm like I have, like a hundred hectares or something like 240 acres, whatever, your land is cheaper than your equipment. Your land is cheaper than your house.»

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🗣️ On the US population awakening from propaganda slumber and why aid to Ukraine is becoming increasingly unpopular for Americans:

“We see a situation where the American people are able to think for themselves and the majority of them say 'What the hell are we doing? How many hundreds of billions of dollars are we going to send to these people, while our schools are crumbling over here? This is crazy.' And yet the network that's doing the propaganda puts it up on a web page, one of its 59 or 60 or 70 stories that it published that day. And it's not covered in what we tend to call the national conversation,” Rick Sanchez, journalist and host of Direct Impact, told Sputnik.

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🪖 On this day in 1944, the Red Army won the Battle of Leningrad, ending the longest battle in the Great Patriotic War. Lasting from July 1941 to August 1944, it took place in multiple regions.

Leningrad's residents endured the siege's horrors, with over 2.8 million people trapped amid harsh conditions.

🎖 Over 1.5 million soldiers and civilians received orders and medals with Leningrad itself given the Hero City status in 1965.

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Bidenomics in action: Americans’ credit card debt tops record $1 Trillion

US President Joe Biden might have touted his "Bidenomics" policies during his Philadelphia visit on July 20, 2023, claiming that "to strengthen the middle class" was his administration’s priority, but figures and facts are a great deal more sobering, as recent data from the US central bank shows.

The gist that for all the rosy prospects laid out by President Joe Biden in his ‘Bidenomics’, Americans are feeling the pinch on their wallets, with pricier goods forcing them to increasingly turn to credit to purchase essential items.

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🔺Poland preparing political pretext to occupy western Ukraine - Shoigu
🔺World Bank establishes Russia as leading economy in Europe
🔺NATO is a relic and should have been abolished after German reunification, independent candidate for the US Senate Diane Sare says

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🗣️ On how recent developments in the Sahel have affected the growing non-alignment movement and how those countries interact with Russia and China:

“Don't forget, for the West, Africa has been a giant repository of rare earth minerals, diamonds, gold, jewels, oil, anything that it wants to plunder, and the people are an afterthought. Whereas for Russia and China, the people are always first and foremost. And then the development of the people leads to win-win economic ties and diplomacy and so on and so forth. So the people, especially in the Sahel region, are fed up,” Chris Helali, political analyst, researcher and independent investigative journalist, told Sputnik.

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The crisis in Ukraine has shown the continued relevance of tanks in land warfare, with Ukrainian forces burning through dozens of Western-made tanks, once touted as superior to anything Russia’s got.

What is the US military-industrial complex’s vision of the future of tank warfare, and how does the AbramsX play into it?

Sputnik explores

🇮🇷 Iran's military researchers have reportedly achieved the capability to produce an advanced ramjet-powered cruise missile, with testing underway. The development is anticipated to elevate Iran's defense technology and enhance the complexity of countering naval retaliatory actions in potential conflicts.

The newly-designed missile employs a ramjet engine, utilizing the missile's forward motion to draw in air for combustion, thereby generating thrust. The advancement holds the potential to reshape naval warfare dynamics and augment Iran's strategic capabilities.

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🇺🇸🇵🇰 The United States pushed for the removal of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan over to his neutral stance on Russia's military action in Ukraine, American media reported citing a classified cable. The US allegedly warned officials in Pakistan on March 7, 2022, that bilateral relations would be at risk if Khan continued to lead.

It's reported the Biden administration was infuriated that Khan went through with a planned visit to Moscow despite the start of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine.

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Support for ending financial assistance for Ukraine is increasing among US lawmakers and the American people, independent candidate for the US Senate from New York Diane Sare told Sputnik.

Sare noted that the recent vote in the Senate on having an inspector general for Ukraine aid also proves that. While the amendment failed in a 51-48 vote, it nonetheless showed the increasing number of lawmakers who say they'd like to know where the money is going.

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FBI agents shoot, kill Utah man reportedly planning threats against Biden

A man was shot and killed during a confrontation with FBI agents in a central Utah city on Wednesday morning, the federal law enforcement agency said.

According to local reports, a spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Investigation told reporters the incident occurred while agents were serving a warrant in the city of Provo, south of Salt Lake City.

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⚡Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was assassinated on Wednesday, moments after a campaign rally in Quito.

Having lauded the Kiev regime's resolve and the Ukrainian military's resourcefulness for quite some time, the US mainstream press has suddenly changed its tune, being forced to admit that the well-advertised Ukrainian counteroffensive has failed. Some established American newspapers went even so far as to report that the US military tactics had proven almost useless on the Ukrainian battlefield.

What's behind this abrupt change of heart about Kiev's counteroffensive?

Sputnik explains

The US' demands for nuclear non-proliferation is entirely hypocritical, given the nation's historical use of atomic bombs against innocent Japanese civilians, Dr. Radhika Desai, a professor at the University of Manitoba and author, told Sputnik. The official further critiqued the prevailing notion that all parties share equal blame in nuclear arms control discussions.

According to Desai, the assumption that various nations with nuclear weapons share equal responsibility overlooks the fact that the United States has played a pivotal role in the creation, use and spread of nuclear arms. She asserted that addressing this issue's risks primarily depends on Washington's actions.

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