🇷🇺🇺🇸 US waging war against Russia, whether they want to admit it or not, Lavrov says

They're supplying weapons, ammunition and intelligence to Ukraine, the Russian FM noted.

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🇺🇸 Donald Trump might not be averse to choosing a woman as his running mate

“I like the concept, but we’re going to pick the best person… But I do like the concept, yes,” the 45th US President in the interview, while also indicating that he was not yet focused too much on picking a potential Vice President.

At the same time, Trump took a moment to single out Kristi Noem as “one of the people I’d consider,” adding that the South Dakota Governor had given him a “full-throated endorsement, a beautiful endorsement.”

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❗️Key points of Russian MoD briefing on progress of special military op in Ukraine

▪️Russian forces repels three Ukrainian attacks in the Donetsk direction, eliminating up to 180 Ukrainian servicemen

▪️Ukrainian losses in the Zaporozhye direction amounted up to 140 servicemen

▪️Russian troops repelled three Ukrainian attacks in the South Donetsk direction, eliminating up to 170 Ukrainian servicemen

▪️Russian air defense intercepted two JDAM bombs

▪️Russian forces hit Kharkov Armored Plant facilities, where Ukrainian armored vehicles were being repaired and restored, with a missile strike

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🇷🇺🇺🇸 Russian Navy escorted US submarine for record nine hours in March

💬 “A surprise inspection of the Pacific Fleet was held, during which the forces of anti-submarine aviation detected a US submarine in the designated areas," the naval aviation chief of the Russian navy, Andrey Pakhomov, said in an interview.

The submarine did not notice the escort because the aircraft used passive means of tracking, he explained.

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🇷🇺 Go touch some grass: Head of Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov debunks reports of his death

💬 “I strongly advise all those who cannot distinguish truth from lies on the Internet to take a walk in the fresh air, to put their thoughts in order. The rain is wonderfully invigorating,” Kadyrov said on his Telegram channel.

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🪖 Reality of Ukrainian mobilization: Authorities manhandle new 'recruit' at bus stop in Lvov

Earlier, a Ukrainian military office said that only 10 to 20 servicemen out of every 100 people mobilized to Ukrainian forces last autumn remain in service.

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🗣 On the rise of African integration:

“I don't think that the US and Europe can move against African integration… And I think that Africa's integration will find strong support from China, from Russia, from India, from Brazil, in other words, from the BRICS leading countries, and so from South Africa. So I think the economic integration in Africa is so needed and will be so powerful that it really is likely to continue,” Jeffrey Sachs, a Columbia University economist, told Sputnik.

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📹🇷🇺 Russian 152 mm Msta-B howitzer crews disrupt transfer of Ukrainian reserves in Kupyansk direction

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🇪🇺🇷🇺 EU mulls 'siphoning profits' from billions of illegally frozen Russian assets

The bloc’s plan, according to a draft paper cited by a US media outlet, is to impose a windfall tax on profits generated by the aforementioned assets, and funnel the money into the EU budget. The European Commission is gearing up for a meeting on the issue with officials from France, Germany, Spain, Belgium, and Italy on September 21, and after that will discuss the plan with all member states, sources were cited as saying.

A working group formed by the commission has ostensibly argued the need to follow a step-by-step implementation of the three key proposals contained in the draft paper.

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🇸🇦🚫🇮🇱Saudi Arabia suspends talks on normalizing relations with Israel, according to reports

The Netanyahu government had rejected "conciliatory gestures" towards the Palestinians and acceptance of the demands of the right wing bloc undermined any possibility of rapprochement with the Palestinians and Saudi Arabia itself, media reported, citing a source in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office.

The Israeli leadership is "at a loss" over Riyadh's decision to halt any negotiations with Washington on normalizing relations, the source added.

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🌍 African Economies Hurt by Rating Agencies, Says Malian Economist

Africa's economy is suffering from the judgments made by the major international rating agencies, Malian economist Modibo Mao Makalo explained to Sputnik Africa.

"The opportunity gap due to the poorly adjusted ratings from the three largest rating agencies have cost Africa an estimated $75 billion in lost revenue, according to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). This is a considerable sum that could have been used for socio-economic investments on the continent," explained Mao Makalo.

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🇺🇸🇨🇳 US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed bilateral relations between Washington and Beijing, global and regional security issues and the Ukraine conflict during a meeting in Malta, the White House said.

During the meeting, the two sides also noted the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, the statement added.

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🇫🇮 The Finnish President calls on the West to maintain relations with Russia

"I don’t mean any great friendship, but the capability to tolerate, even understand each other a bit," Niinisto said in an interview, adding that trust will be needed after the end of the Ukraine conflict to ensure that "a new war is not waiting behind the door."

Speaking about the risks of a nuclear war, Niinisto said that countries supplying weapons to Ukraine need to take into account the possible escalation of the conflict into "a big war, that’s world war."

💬"We’re in a very sensitive situation. Even small things can change matters a great deal and unfortunately for the worse. That is the risk of such large-scale warfare. The risk that nuclear weapons could be used is tremendous," the Finnish president added.

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❗ The Republic of the Congo's government refutes reports of "ongoing coup" in country

The Minister of Communications, Thierry Moungalla, denounced media reports that rolled out claims about the coup as "fake news."

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🇺🇸"Fake" American media have stopped talking about the conflict in Ukraine, and this is bad news for Kiev, former US President Donald Trump said in an interview.

According to the politician, this indicates the dishonesty of American journalism, which has completely discredited itself, as well as the fact that Ukraine is actually being defeated. According to Trump, he refuses to take sides in the conflict and advocates for people to stop the killing.

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🇺🇸🪖 The Ukrainian counteroffensive will not accomplish the complete expulsion of Russian forces, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, General Mark Milley, said in an interview.

The military official declined to say how long Kiev might need to achieve its goals, noting that it would be "quite a long time."

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❗️ The UAF's attempt to carry out a terrorist attack using a drone was foiled in Crimea: it was shot down by air defense over the southwestern part of the peninsula, the Russian Defense Ministry said

🇷🇺🇰🇵 Kim Jong-un was satisfied with his visit to Russia and the countries are making extensive plans for the future, the Russian ambassador to North Korea said.

The North Korean leader raised the issue of cooperation in hydropower during his visit to Russia, he added.

He clarified that Russia is cooperating with the DPRK not against anyone, but to improve the living standards of the population and maintain peace and stability in the region.

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🇷🇺🦾 Inside look at do-it-yourself arms and equipment used by Russian troops during special op

The Ukrainian conflict has become the biggest security crisis in Europe since WWII, straining defense industries’ ability to churn out weapons and equipment fast enough, and to adapt them to the rapidly changing needs of modern combat.

👉Sputnik explores some of the DIY arms and kit invented and built by ordinary Russian soldiers and volunteers.

🇦🇴 Angola's National Heroes' Day: First President A Cultural Symbol For All Generations

On 17 September, Angola observes National Heroes' Day, a public holiday commemorating the birthday of Agostinho Neto, a prominent leader in Angola's struggle for independence from Portugal and the country's first president.

💬 "Agostinho Neto was – and still remains – a role model for all young people of Angola [...]. He became a cultural symbol of our country, and we always celebrate the anniversary [of his birth]," said Gaspar Custodio Da Silva, minister-counsellor at the Angolan embassy in Moscow, in an interview with Sputnik Africa.

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🇺🇸🇨🇳 The United States should do everything possible to avoid open armed conflict with China and not repeat "great power" wars, US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said.

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