📹 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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❗️ Russian air defense around 4 a.m. in Moscow shot down 2 strike UAVs flying towards Moscow, said Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin

During Joe Biden's vice presidency, companies associated with the Biden family reportedly received a substantial $20 million from foreign nationals, according to information revealed by the GOP-led House Oversight and Accountability Committee.

The committee's findings disclosed that the Biden family and their business connections received payments from various foreign sources, including nationals from Ukraine, Kazakhstan, China, Russia and Romania. These payments were purportedly made in exchange for protection, assistance and access to then-Vice President Joe Biden, as highlighted by House GOP investigators.

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The Yars intercontinental ballistic missile’s mobile launcher and the upper stage of the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle will be demonstrated for the first time ever to the public at the ARMY-2023 International Military-Technical Forum, Russian Strategic Missile Troops commander Sergei Karakaev has revealed.

The commander also confirmed that the Strategic Rocket Troops will complete the re-equipment of their ground-based ICBM units to new Yars missile systems this year, with the systems expected to replace variants of the Topol ICBM presently in service at the Bologovsky missile formation in Tver region near Moscow, and rearmament also underway at the Kozelsky, Yasnensky and Uzhur missile formations.

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❗️ Russian air defense intercepted and destroyed two Ukrainian UAVs heading towards Moscow over the Kaluga and Moscow regions, the Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed.

Additionally, near Sevastopol, two UAVs were neutralized by air defense, while nine others were disrupted by electronic warfare, causing them to crash into the Black Sea.

There were no casualties or damage resulting from these attempted attacks.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday that the migration crisis will cost the city $12 billion over three fiscal years against the background of the influx of migrants coming to NYC.

The mayor added that "our state and federal partners have heard our cries and shown support, but we need more from them to handle this on the city, state and federal level," adding that the city requires support from more municipalities "statewide" and "billions and billion more in funding."

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Amidst looming shortages and China's supply chain dominance, experts suggest the US should develop innovative clean energy technologies to lessen reliance on critical minerals while bolstering emergency reserves.

The US Department of Energy recently expanded its list of essential materials for the clean energy transition, warning of further growth due to the global race towards net-zero emissions. Elements like nickel, platinum, and silicon carbide are now considered critical for the medium term (2025-2035), as are graphite, terbium, and iridium, along with others, in both the short and medium term (until 2035).

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🇺🇸 Trump claims Biden 'petrified of China' because Beijing pays him 'millions of dollars'

💬 "I believe we have a compromised president. I believe he's so petrified of China because they know how much money has been given to him, and they know where it is ... As of today, I think 32 million [US] dollars that went into his accounts, the various accounts of the family," Trump said in an interview with Eric Bolling on Newsmax, adding that he believes China paid the Bidens "a lot more than that."

The ex-president said all signs point to China paying Biden "a fortune" as he has not seen "anyone so weak on China before," referring to Beijing's increasing influence in Cuba and South America over the last three years.

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