#SputnikInfographic 📊 How Washington-Moscow hotline kept the world safe for 60 years
☎️ Exactly 60 years ago, the hotline established by the US and the USSR to mitigate nuclear risks and improve mutual communication, became operational.
"The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog’s back 1234567890."
This was the very first message sent from the US to the USSR on August 30, 1963, through the newly established "hotline" - a direct communications link between the two at-head governments for use in times of emergency. The mysterious message wasn't any sort of a cryptogram: it was a test text that contained all the Latin letters, an apostrophe and all the numbers.
Sputnik has looked back on the history of the famous "red telephone."
Check out Sputnik's infographic to find out more
☎️ Exactly 60 years ago, the hotline established by the US and the USSR to mitigate nuclear risks and improve mutual communication, became operational.
"The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog’s back 1234567890."
This was the very first message sent from the US to the USSR on August 30, 1963, through the newly established "hotline" - a direct communications link between the two at-head governments for use in times of emergency. The mysterious message wasn't any sort of a cryptogram: it was a test text that contained all the Latin letters, an apostrophe and all the numbers.
Sputnik has looked back on the history of the famous "red telephone."
Check out Sputnik's infographic to find out more
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💬 "We are forced to reiterate that there is a clear abuse of the privilege that the United States has to host the headquarters of the [UN] organization"
🗣 Moscow will seriously respond to Washington if the US again refuses to issue visas to Russian journalists for trip to New York to cover the UN General Assembly session, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated
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🗣 Moscow will seriously respond to Washington if the US again refuses to issue visas to Russian journalists for trip to New York to cover the UN General Assembly session, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated
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🇵🇰 #ImranKhan 'Re-arrested' in Cypher Case After Acquittal in #Toshakhana Matter
⚖️ Khan's judicial custody has been extended by two weeks, which means that the chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (#PTI) would remain in prison at least till 13 September, Khan's lawyer Salman Safdar told reporters on Wednesday.
👨⚖️ Safdar said that Khan was arrested by the country's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in the cypher case this month while he was already serving his prison sentence at Attock Jail in the Toshakhana case.
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⚖️ Khan's judicial custody has been extended by two weeks, which means that the chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (#PTI) would remain in prison at least till 13 September, Khan's lawyer Salman Safdar told reporters on Wednesday.
👨⚖️ Safdar said that Khan was arrested by the country's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in the cypher case this month while he was already serving his prison sentence at Attock Jail in the Toshakhana case.
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EU ‘overplayed its hand’ in Ukraine’s support, an analyst says
''EU leaders need to bear in mind that they should be accountable to those who are electing them, not to Kiev, when it comes to the bloc’s budget'', Adriel Kasonta, foreign affairs analyst and former chairman of the International Affairs Committee at the Bow Group think tank, told Sputnik.
On Wednesday, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell announced that EU countries will discuss the continuation of financial support for Ukraine at a meeting in Spain on the 30th and the 31st August.
The gathering convenes as EU members remain at odds over the bloc’s €86 billion ($93.2 billion) budget, which includes €20 billion ($21.6 billion) in military assistance for Kiev.
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''EU leaders need to bear in mind that they should be accountable to those who are electing them, not to Kiev, when it comes to the bloc’s budget'', Adriel Kasonta, foreign affairs analyst and former chairman of the International Affairs Committee at the Bow Group think tank, told Sputnik.
On Wednesday, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell announced that EU countries will discuss the continuation of financial support for Ukraine at a meeting in Spain on the 30th and the 31st August.
The gathering convenes as EU members remain at odds over the bloc’s €86 billion ($93.2 billion) budget, which includes €20 billion ($21.6 billion) in military assistance for Kiev.
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🌍 In celebration of Women's Month in South Africa, join the #AfroVerdict podcast from Sputnik Africa to hear what a South African female official has to share.
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👩🏿 As August, the month dedicated to women in South Africa, comes to an end, your #AfroVerdict host Viktor Anokhin sits down with Councilor Loyiso Masuku, Member of the Mayoral Committee for Group corporate and Shared Services of the City of Johannesburg…
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🛹🛼 Grand Skate Tour 2023 in full swing in Moscow
The event continues in Moscow's Gorky Park, with over 5,000 skateboarders from more than 40 countries participating.
Check out Sputnik's videos and photos to share the spirit of the Grand Skate Tour 2023!
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The event continues in Moscow's Gorky Park, with over 5,000 skateboarders from more than 40 countries participating.
Check out Sputnik's videos and photos to share the spirit of the Grand Skate Tour 2023!
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📹 81-year-old US Republican Senator Mitch McConnell appears to freeze after being asked if he will run for re-election at a Kentucky event.
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❗️ Air defenses in the eastern part of Crimea have shot down a cruise missile, the head of the republic Sergey Aksyonov has said
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❗️Two Ukrainian UAVs were shot down over the Bryansk region, governor Alexander Bogomaz announced late Wednesday, detailing that there were no casualties or damage
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❗️Russian MoD briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine
▪️In the Kupyansk region, the Russian Army repelled three attacks by Ukrainian troops. Ukrainian losses amounted to 100 soldiers;
▪️In the Zaporozhye area, Ukrainian losses amounted to 85 soldiers, a tank, three M777 artillery systems and three M119 howitzers, as well as Gvozdika, Bogdan and AS-90 self-propelled guns;
▪️In South Donetsk, Ukrainian losses amounted to 120 soldiers and D-20 and D-30 howitzers;
▪️In the Donetsk region, Russian forces repelled five attacks by Ukrainian forces near Belogorovka, Zaitsev and Krasnogorovka. Ukrainian losses amounted to 380 soldiers;
▪️Near Krasny Liman, Russian forces destroyed up to 60 Ukrainian soldiers;
▪️In the area of Serebryansky forestry, Russian troops repelled the attack of the assault group of the 42nd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian forces;
▪️In the DPR, the Russian Army hit the headquarters of the Donetsk operational-tactical group and the communication center of the 24th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian forces;
▪️The Russian Army repelled nine attacks by Ukrainian assault groups in the area of Rabotino and Verbovoye;
▪️The Russian Armed Forces struck at the control and intelligence posts of the Ukrainian forces, the goals of the strike were achieved.
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▪️In the Kupyansk region, the Russian Army repelled three attacks by Ukrainian troops. Ukrainian losses amounted to 100 soldiers;
▪️In the Zaporozhye area, Ukrainian losses amounted to 85 soldiers, a tank, three M777 artillery systems and three M119 howitzers, as well as Gvozdika, Bogdan and AS-90 self-propelled guns;
▪️In South Donetsk, Ukrainian losses amounted to 120 soldiers and D-20 and D-30 howitzers;
▪️In the Donetsk region, Russian forces repelled five attacks by Ukrainian forces near Belogorovka, Zaitsev and Krasnogorovka. Ukrainian losses amounted to 380 soldiers;
▪️Near Krasny Liman, Russian forces destroyed up to 60 Ukrainian soldiers;
▪️In the area of Serebryansky forestry, Russian troops repelled the attack of the assault group of the 42nd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian forces;
▪️In the DPR, the Russian Army hit the headquarters of the Donetsk operational-tactical group and the communication center of the 24th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian forces;
▪️The Russian Army repelled nine attacks by Ukrainian assault groups in the area of Rabotino and Verbovoye;
▪️The Russian Armed Forces struck at the control and intelligence posts of the Ukrainian forces, the goals of the strike were achieved.
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🇮🇳 🛢 India to Сontinue Pragmatic Policy Toward #Oil Purchases
🗯 "We are very clear in our minds that we will buy oil from wherever we can get it as long as it is delivered to our point of importation at our ports at the lowest possible price," said the Oil Minister in an interview with ET Now.
📈 India's oil imports from Russia have registered a 440 percent growth during January-July compared to the corresponding time frame last year.
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🗯 "We are very clear in our minds that we will buy oil from wherever we can get it as long as it is delivered to our point of importation at our ports at the lowest possible price," said the Oil Minister in an interview with ET Now.
📈 India's oil imports from Russia have registered a 440 percent growth during January-July compared to the corresponding time frame last year.
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🇺🇸 Shooting down a question on whether 81-year-old Mitch McConnell was fit to work in office or participate in new elections in light of his second 'freeze' incident, Biden deflected and instead asked Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas if he was interested in "running."
How did Mayorkas respond, you wonder? Check out the video!
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