❗️German Mercenary that served in Ukrainian Neo-Nazi Battalion killed by Russian Forces, Sputnik has learned
🔸On January 31, a 36-year-old German citizen named Savita Diana Wagner, also known by her call sign 'Snake', was reported to have been killed on the front lines (see photo 1). The following day, a commander from the Neo-Nazi battalion 'Carpathian Sich'* confirmed her death, sharing her story through obituary notices (see photo 2).
🔸Savita Diana served as a combat medic in the 3rd assault battalion 'Carpathian Sich' for approximately two years. Since she did not speak Ukrainian, she had to communicate with Ukrainian soldiers in English, but they spoke the language poorly. According to the commander's social media post, Wagner was killed while "on the battlefield, saving the life of a Colombian soldier" (see photo 2).
🔸On February 1, a politician from the Ukrainian neo-fascist Svoboda party* also verified her death. He attached Wagner's photos holding a standard with the symbols of the Ukrainian Nazis from the UPA* in her hands (photo 3).
🔸A 'Carpathian Sich' soldier, who draws portraits of dead Ukrainian militants, had also mentioned that the German mercenary was killed near Svatovo, Kharkov region (photo 4).
🔸Wagner’s death was also confirmed by the Foreign Legion of Ukraine. They published a post on social media with her photo along with a donation alert under it in order "to honor her" (photo 5).
🔸The Ukrainian Neo-Nazi battalion 'Carpathian Sich' considers itself to be a successor to the UPA and the Nazi SS division Galicia*. During awards ceremonies, they use UPA paraphernalia and Nazi customs, like lighting torches and bowls (photo 6). They openly venerate WWII-era members of the SS Galicia Division (photo 7).
In August 2023, German Chancellor Scholz claimed that there were no German fighters in Ukraine nor would there be any.
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🔸On January 31, a 36-year-old German citizen named Savita Diana Wagner, also known by her call sign 'Snake', was reported to have been killed on the front lines (see photo 1). The following day, a commander from the Neo-Nazi battalion 'Carpathian Sich'* confirmed her death, sharing her story through obituary notices (see photo 2).
🔸Savita Diana served as a combat medic in the 3rd assault battalion 'Carpathian Sich' for approximately two years. Since she did not speak Ukrainian, she had to communicate with Ukrainian soldiers in English, but they spoke the language poorly. According to the commander's social media post, Wagner was killed while "on the battlefield, saving the life of a Colombian soldier" (see photo 2).
🔸On February 1, a politician from the Ukrainian neo-fascist Svoboda party* also verified her death. He attached Wagner's photos holding a standard with the symbols of the Ukrainian Nazis from the UPA* in her hands (photo 3).
🔸A 'Carpathian Sich' soldier, who draws portraits of dead Ukrainian militants, had also mentioned that the German mercenary was killed near Svatovo, Kharkov region (photo 4).
🔸Wagner’s death was also confirmed by the Foreign Legion of Ukraine. They published a post on social media with her photo along with a donation alert under it in order "to honor her" (photo 5).
🔸The Ukrainian Neo-Nazi battalion 'Carpathian Sich' considers itself to be a successor to the UPA and the Nazi SS division Galicia*. During awards ceremonies, they use UPA paraphernalia and Nazi customs, like lighting torches and bowls (photo 6). They openly venerate WWII-era members of the SS Galicia Division (photo 7).
In August 2023, German Chancellor Scholz claimed that there were no German fighters in Ukraine nor would there be any.
*banned in Russia as extremist organizations
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🎯 Bull's eye!
Footage of a Ukrainian tank getting obliterated with Russia’s Krasnopol high-precision weaponry.
The target, which was identified using an unmanned aerial vehicle, was successfully destroyed by artillerymen from Battlegroup Vostok's 5th combined arms army.
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Footage of a Ukrainian tank getting obliterated with Russia’s Krasnopol high-precision weaponry.
The target, which was identified using an unmanned aerial vehicle, was successfully destroyed by artillerymen from Battlegroup Vostok's 5th combined arms army.
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❗️Key points from the Vladimir Putin's statement at the "Everything for Victory" Forum: ▪️Our latest weapons are clearly superior to NATO weapons ▪️To be successful on the battlefield, you need to quickly respond to the means of destruction and reconnaissance…
❗️ The Ukrainian Armed Forces have turned into a terrorist organization, Putin said
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Message for Joe Biden: Don’t Mess with Iran
In this week's episode of the New Rules podcast, we delve into the recent escalation between Iran and the US, with Biden administration reportedly considering striking Iran. We hosted University of Tehran professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi who warned that if a new war breaks out in the Middle East, the US will lose against Iran and its allies in the Axis of Resistance.
"The attacks that are taking place in Syria and Iraq show how vulnerable the Americans are. But the real reason right now, why the Americans are occupying Iraq and Syria? They say it's to contain Iran and to limit Iran's influence. But in reality, it's about taking away the sovereignty of countries and to strengthen Israel," he told the New Rules podcast.
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In this week's episode of the New Rules podcast, we delve into the recent escalation between Iran and the US, with Biden administration reportedly considering striking Iran. We hosted University of Tehran professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi who warned that if a new war breaks out in the Middle East, the US will lose against Iran and its allies in the Axis of Resistance.
"The attacks that are taking place in Syria and Iraq show how vulnerable the Americans are. But the real reason right now, why the Americans are occupying Iraq and Syria? They say it's to contain Iran and to limit Iran's influence. But in reality, it's about taking away the sovereignty of countries and to strengthen Israel," he told the New Rules podcast.
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Iran to construct a new nuclear power plant. What do we know so far?
🔸Construction work for a new nuclear power plant called Sirik (also named Iran Hormoz) was started in the southern coastal province of Hormozgan, on February 1;
🔸Iran will be the largest producer of nuclear electricity once the Sirik nuclear power plant is operational, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami said;
🔸Eslami also highlighted that the new nuclear power plant would be constructed by local specialists;
🔸According to him, the project is financed through internal and external investments to the amount of $15 billion;
🔸The power plant is designed to have an electricity generation capacity of 5,000 megawatts, and is is part of broader plans to develop the Makran coastal region;
What do we know on other Iranian nuclear power plants?
🔸In October 2023, Iran begun construction of a new nuclear power plant in the west of the country called Karun. he capacity of the new station will be 300 MW;
🔸Iran currently has only one active nuclear power plant in Bushehr, which is still being built with the assistance of Rosatom. The first unit of the nuclear power plant, completed with Russian participation, was connected to the republic’s national energy system in September 2011;
🔸Construction of the second unit of the Bushehr plant has been underway with Russian help since 2019. The contract for building the third power unit has also been signed with Rosatom.
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🔸Construction work for a new nuclear power plant called Sirik (also named Iran Hormoz) was started in the southern coastal province of Hormozgan, on February 1;
🔸Iran will be the largest producer of nuclear electricity once the Sirik nuclear power plant is operational, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami said;
🔸Eslami also highlighted that the new nuclear power plant would be constructed by local specialists;
🔸According to him, the project is financed through internal and external investments to the amount of $15 billion;
🔸The power plant is designed to have an electricity generation capacity of 5,000 megawatts, and is is part of broader plans to develop the Makran coastal region;
What do we know on other Iranian nuclear power plants?
🔸In October 2023, Iran begun construction of a new nuclear power plant in the west of the country called Karun. he capacity of the new station will be 300 MW;
🔸Iran currently has only one active nuclear power plant in Bushehr, which is still being built with the assistance of Rosatom. The first unit of the nuclear power plant, completed with Russian participation, was connected to the republic’s national energy system in September 2011;
🔸Construction of the second unit of the Bushehr plant has been underway with Russian help since 2019. The contract for building the third power unit has also been signed with Rosatom.
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Trump seemingly abandons his promise to seek a peace deal in Ukraine. Instead, the former president promised to pressure European countries into spending more money on military support for the Zelensky regime. Subscribe to @SputnikInt
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🇷🇺 Putin: If we compare modern NATO weaponry with the weaponry of the last period of Soviet times, in some aspects, it may be inferior. By the way, not always. However, when it comes to our latest weaponry, it clearly surpasses everything. This is an obvious fact! I mean both missile technology, armored vehicles, and everything that is used on the battlefield.
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"They would pat us on the head and give us rotten potatoes as humanitarian aid."
"If Russia didn't protect its people, it would turn into a feeble, unwanted country," stated Putin.
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"If Russia didn't protect its people, it would turn into a feeble, unwanted country," stated Putin.
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Flashback Friday: In 2007, Sen. Biden warned President George W. Bush that he would impeach him for going to war with Iran without Congressional approval.
But today he is following in Bush's footsteps. Recent US media reports indicate the Biden administration is exploring the possibility of conducting strikes against Iranian personnel in Syria or Iraq, or Iranian naval assets in the Persian Gulf.
The US President has not asked or received Congressional authorization for these acts of war.
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But today he is following in Bush's footsteps. Recent US media reports indicate the Biden administration is exploring the possibility of conducting strikes against Iranian personnel in Syria or Iraq, or Iranian naval assets in the Persian Gulf.
The US President has not asked or received Congressional authorization for these acts of war.
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🗣The US cannot handle war with Iran. Here’s why:
“Let's assume that the United States strikes Iran. The United States has bases all across the Persian Gulf. The Iranians will hit out at those bases, and then the Iranians will also punish those countries that host those bases. What will happen? The price of oil and gas would go through the roof. Western economies would collapse if there was a major escalation in our region,” University of Tehran professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi explained to the New Rules podcast.
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“Let's assume that the United States strikes Iran. The United States has bases all across the Persian Gulf. The Iranians will hit out at those bases, and then the Iranians will also punish those countries that host those bases. What will happen? The price of oil and gas would go through the roof. Western economies would collapse if there was a major escalation in our region,” University of Tehran professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi explained to the New Rules podcast.
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🇳🇱 Dutch farmer warns the elites:
“We are done talking. We’re done with these fake problems created by you politicans. You are trying to destroy farmers all over Europe, but just like the farmers in Brussels today, we will fight back!”
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“We are done talking. We’re done with these fake problems created by you politicans. You are trying to destroy farmers all over Europe, but just like the farmers in Brussels today, we will fight back!”
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Russian GigaChat and Western ChatGPT have ‘different worldviews’
The AI way of thinking reflects the specifics of its country, that’s why different worldviews are embedded in the "brains" of the two neural networks, said Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin at the Digital Almaty 2024 forum in Kazakhstan.
GigaChat is a multimodal model of the leading Russian IT company Sber, announced at the end of April 2023. It can generate texts, write a code, hold a conversation and even conduct scientific research. The neural network uses both Russian and English languages. GigaChat is the main competitor to ChatGPT, a similar dialog neural network from OpenAI.
The GigaChat PRO surpassed the ChatGPT-3.5-turbo model recently, announced Andrey Belevtsev, head of Sber’s technology unit.
According to him, during the test conducted by the company’s specialists, the Russian model coped 6 percent better than its competitor with questions in English in the MMLU (Massive Multitask Language Understanding) test. It included questions in 57 fields, including mathematics, history, medicine and physics.
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The AI way of thinking reflects the specifics of its country, that’s why different worldviews are embedded in the "brains" of the two neural networks, said Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin at the Digital Almaty 2024 forum in Kazakhstan.
"Different understandings of what is good and what is bad. And when we allow AI to take solutions in critical sectors, for example, in science, medicine, industrial production, it is important to use models that meet our own national interests. And we are taking that into account," the prime minister said.
GigaChat is a multimodal model of the leading Russian IT company Sber, announced at the end of April 2023. It can generate texts, write a code, hold a conversation and even conduct scientific research. The neural network uses both Russian and English languages. GigaChat is the main competitor to ChatGPT, a similar dialog neural network from OpenAI.
The GigaChat PRO surpassed the ChatGPT-3.5-turbo model recently, announced Andrey Belevtsev, head of Sber’s technology unit.
According to him, during the test conducted by the company’s specialists, the Russian model coped 6 percent better than its competitor with questions in English in the MMLU (Massive Multitask Language Understanding) test. It included questions in 57 fields, including mathematics, history, medicine and physics.
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New migrant wave? Germany recruits 50,000 workers from Uzbekistan
German employers have offered 50,000 free jobs to Uzbek citizens, Uzbekistan’s Agency for External Labor Migration reported.
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs is offering salaries ranging from €1,000 to €2,000, depending whether the applicant applies through the governmental Ausbildung program or signs a contract without intermediaries. The list of vacant jobs includes nursing, truck driving, tourism, craftsmanship and construction.
The German government’s plans to offer ‘generous hospitality’ for additional foreign workers comes amid growing concerns from many ordinary Germans that the government’s immigration, refugee and labor programs are hopelessly broken. Polling in November found that over 70 percent of the country is dismayed over Berlin’s handling of migration. The ongoing protests against government plans to cut agricultural subsidies stir the pot.
Another issue for Germany is its failing attempts to incorporate migrants, namely Ukrainian refugees, in the work field. According to an earlier Der Spiegel report, 19 percent of Ukrainians in the country have jobs and contribute somehow to German economy, while the rest simply count on state benefits and “way too comfortable conditions.”
German employers have offered 50,000 free jobs to Uzbek citizens, Uzbekistan’s Agency for External Labor Migration reported.
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs is offering salaries ranging from €1,000 to €2,000, depending whether the applicant applies through the governmental Ausbildung program or signs a contract without intermediaries. The list of vacant jobs includes nursing, truck driving, tourism, craftsmanship and construction.
The German government’s plans to offer ‘generous hospitality’ for additional foreign workers comes amid growing concerns from many ordinary Germans that the government’s immigration, refugee and labor programs are hopelessly broken. Polling in November found that over 70 percent of the country is dismayed over Berlin’s handling of migration. The ongoing protests against government plans to cut agricultural subsidies stir the pot.
Another issue for Germany is its failing attempts to incorporate migrants, namely Ukrainian refugees, in the work field. According to an earlier Der Spiegel report, 19 percent of Ukrainians in the country have jobs and contribute somehow to German economy, while the rest simply count on state benefits and “way too comfortable conditions.”
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American B-1 military planes have left a base in the UK heading for a mission in the Middle East, Sky News Arabia reports, citing a US military official.
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European Union leaders unanimously agreed on February 1 to provide €50 billion ($54 billion) in aid to Ukraine, overcoming Hungary's resistance. The bloc has set up the so-called Ukraine Facility to fund the Kiev regime between 2024 and 2027, according to the European Council's press release.
The composition of EU's €50 billion package:
🔸€33 billion ($35.9 billion) comes "in the form of loans guaranteed by extending until 2027 the existing EU budget guarantee, over and above the ceilings, for financial assistance to Ukraine available until the end of 2027," the document said.
🔸€17 billion ($18.5 billion) comes "in the form of non-repayable support, under a new thematic instrument the Ukraine Reserve, set up over and above the ceilings of the MFF 2021-27."
The Ukraine aid package was approved at a time when the EU is suffering from economic stagnation, energy uncertainty, high prices and massive farmer protests over austerity measures and high production costs.
French member of the European Parliament Thierry Mariani warned that the package could cost France at least €8 billion ($8.7 billion) in taxpayers' money since Paris contributes 16 percent of the EU budget. Mariani argued that €8 billion should have been directed to protesting farmers instead.
In a bid to calm the protests, the French government has proposed €150 million in tax and social support — which appears minuscule when compared to multi-billion aid for Ukraine allocated by Paris.
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💀Veiled threat? Ukraine’s top general Valery Zaluzhny poses with a commander of the Neo-Nazi “Right Sector”* paramilitary group.
This photo op comes amid growing reports that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is preparing to fire Zaluzhny. Some analysts have noted that in such a scenario, Zaluzhny could attempt to rally support from Ukraine’s ultranationalist movement, which has strong influence inside the country’s military and law enforcement.
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This photo op comes amid growing reports that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is preparing to fire Zaluzhny. Some analysts have noted that in such a scenario, Zaluzhny could attempt to rally support from Ukraine’s ultranationalist movement, which has strong influence inside the country’s military and law enforcement.
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Israel will simply ignore Biden’s executive order leveling sanctions against West Bank settlers
“Israel has been non-compliant with international law in relation to settlements in the West Bank, and has ignored US calls for restraint in the past. It will not start listening to Washington now,” Shahram Akbarzadeh, a research professor of Middle East politics at Deakin University in Australia, told Sputnik, when asked to comment on President Biden’s executive order allowing the US to sanction Israeli settlers, and potentially politicians and government officials, if they target Palestinians in the West Bank.
The professor is confident that Biden’s order will make the US position vis-à-vis Israel “more complicated,” but won’t reduce its support for Israel, nor drop its defense of Tel Aviv at the UN. “This presidential decree reflects an acknowledgement of the extent of Israel’s intransigence, and the impossibility of the Palestinian plight. But it does not mean a realignment of interests and loyalties,” Akbarzadeh stressed.
“Israel has been non-compliant with international law in relation to settlements in the West Bank, and has ignored US calls for restraint in the past. It will not start listening to Washington now,” Shahram Akbarzadeh, a research professor of Middle East politics at Deakin University in Australia, told Sputnik, when asked to comment on President Biden’s executive order allowing the US to sanction Israeli settlers, and potentially politicians and government officials, if they target Palestinians in the West Bank.
“As elections in the US near, the Biden administration worries that his unconditional support for Israel could drive away many voters, especially young voters. So taking issue with illegal settlement activity is a safe way to try and balance that view. To suggest to the domestic audience that Washington is not beholden to the pro-Israel lobby,” Dr. Akbarzadeh explained.
The professor is confident that Biden’s order will make the US position vis-à-vis Israel “more complicated,” but won’t reduce its support for Israel, nor drop its defense of Tel Aviv at the UN. “This presidential decree reflects an acknowledgement of the extent of Israel’s intransigence, and the impossibility of the Palestinian plight. But it does not mean a realignment of interests and loyalties,” Akbarzadeh stressed.
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Biden’s sanctions on West Bank settlers could escalate into arms aid cutoff to Israel: here’s why
The Biden administration’s sanctions against Israelis accused of stoking violence against Palestinians and Jewish peace activists in the West Bank though were “absolutely expected,” could easily escalate into something more as the US presidential elections approach, Tel Aviv-based international relations expert Simon Tsipis told Sputnik.
Given the standoff between the US Democratic Party and Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Likud government, Washington may ultimately cut off military aid to Israel altogether, and President Biden “could even withhold diplomatic aid to Israel in votes at the United Nations. This is exactly what I expect to happen,” Tsipis said.
The Biden administration’s sanctions against Israelis accused of stoking violence against Palestinians and Jewish peace activists in the West Bank though were “absolutely expected,” could easily escalate into something more as the US presidential elections approach, Tel Aviv-based international relations expert Simon Tsipis told Sputnik.
Given the standoff between the US Democratic Party and Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Likud government, Washington may ultimately cut off military aid to Israel altogether, and President Biden “could even withhold diplomatic aid to Israel in votes at the United Nations. This is exactly what I expect to happen,” Tsipis said.
“All of this is evidence of the internal political struggle between Democrats and Republicans within the United States. Each party has its own Jewish, Israeli lobby. The Democratic Israeli lobby is more anti-Zionist, it very often pursues anti-Israeli policies. And the Republican Israeli lobby on the contrary is very pro-Israel and very pro-Zionist,” Tsipis said. “So when, like now, the right-wing Likud Party is in power in Israel, and the left-wing Democrats are in power in Washington, relations between Israel and the United States are always very strained.”
“Netanyahu has already said that he does not recognize these sanctions and opposes them. But once again…it’s important to understand who’s in power in Israel to determine Israel’s reaction,” Tsipis concluded, emphasizing that if anti-Likud forces came to power in Israel, “they would respond to this step with loyalty and understanding.”
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🔸Biden’s executive order leveling sanctions against West Bank settlers: what is Israel going to respond, and should we expect US arms aid cutoff?
🔸Where does EU's €50 billion for Ukraine come from amid the bloc's stagnation?
🔸Ukrainian forces' losses in January exceeded 23,000 people killed and injured, Russian Defense Ministry concluded, while Putin praised the superiority of Russian weaponry
🔸German mercenary that served in Ukrainian Neo-Nazi Battalion killed by Russian Forces, Sputnik has learned
🔸French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne revealed the death of two French citizens in Ukraine
🔸Why the US cannot handle war with Iran? New Rules podcast with Tehran professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi explains
🔸Iran to construct a new nuclear power plant. What do we know so far?
🔸Where does EU's €50 billion for Ukraine come from amid the bloc's stagnation?
🔸Ukrainian forces' losses in January exceeded 23,000 people killed and injured, Russian Defense Ministry concluded, while Putin praised the superiority of Russian weaponry
🔸German mercenary that served in Ukrainian Neo-Nazi Battalion killed by Russian Forces, Sputnik has learned
🔸French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne revealed the death of two French citizens in Ukraine
🔸Why the US cannot handle war with Iran? New Rules podcast with Tehran professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi explains
🔸Iran to construct a new nuclear power plant. What do we know so far?
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