🇹🇷 On his 70th birthday, Turkish President Erdogan opened a new train line in Istanbul and received a cake with his own image as a gift.
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Zelensky’s Ukraine casualty numbers don’t match up with Western figures
At least 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since February 2022, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Sunday.
This was the first official death toll from the Kiev regime in over a year. Zelensky’s estimate is wildly disparate with those that even US officials and the oft-distorted mainstream media have served up. Here is a look at some of them:
▪️January 2022: Gen. Eirik Kristoffersen, Norway's defense chief, offered an estimate of Ukraine’s losses appearing on Norwegian TV. “Ukrainian losses are probably over 100,000 dead or wounded,” Kristoffersen told TV2.
▪️September 2022: General Mark Milley, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaking at the press conference at the Ramstein airbase in Germany, mentioned tens of thousands of Ukrainian losses
▪️Also at the time, unnamed US officials were quoted by The New York Times as saying privately that the numbers were closer to 120,000 killed and wounded.
▪️Feb. 21, 2023: A Pentagon trove of secrets leaked online through the Discord messaging platform said US officials believed that as of February, Ukraine had suffered 124,500 to 131,000 casualties.
▪️Aug. 18, 2023: US officials estimated Ukraine’s battlefield losses at close to 70,000 killed and 100,000 to 120,000 wounded. They claimed the figure was derived using satellite imagery, communication intercepts, social media and on-the-ground media reports
▪️When reporting on Zelensky's latest claim, both The New York Times and The Washington Post conceded that these figures could not be independently verified, with the NYT pointing out that it “differs sharply from estimates by US officials.”
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At least 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since February 2022, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Sunday.
This was the first official death toll from the Kiev regime in over a year. Zelensky’s estimate is wildly disparate with those that even US officials and the oft-distorted mainstream media have served up. Here is a look at some of them:
▪️January 2022: Gen. Eirik Kristoffersen, Norway's defense chief, offered an estimate of Ukraine’s losses appearing on Norwegian TV. “Ukrainian losses are probably over 100,000 dead or wounded,” Kristoffersen told TV2.
▪️September 2022: General Mark Milley, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaking at the press conference at the Ramstein airbase in Germany, mentioned tens of thousands of Ukrainian losses
▪️Also at the time, unnamed US officials were quoted by The New York Times as saying privately that the numbers were closer to 120,000 killed and wounded.
▪️Feb. 21, 2023: A Pentagon trove of secrets leaked online through the Discord messaging platform said US officials believed that as of February, Ukraine had suffered 124,500 to 131,000 casualties.
▪️Aug. 18, 2023: US officials estimated Ukraine’s battlefield losses at close to 70,000 killed and 100,000 to 120,000 wounded. They claimed the figure was derived using satellite imagery, communication intercepts, social media and on-the-ground media reports
▪️When reporting on Zelensky's latest claim, both The New York Times and The Washington Post conceded that these figures could not be independently verified, with the NYT pointing out that it “differs sharply from estimates by US officials.”
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❗️The Hungarian Parliament has approved Sweden’s application to join NATO.
The vote was 188 for and six against out of 199 deputies in the Hungarian parliament. Hungary became the last NATO country to approve Sweden's application.
By recruiting Sweden and Finland to the alliance, NATO has absorbed the last neutral countries of Scandinavia, seriously escalating tensions in Northern Europe and the Arctic and leaving global security even more fragile.
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The vote was 188 for and six against out of 199 deputies in the Hungarian parliament. Hungary became the last NATO country to approve Sweden's application.
By recruiting Sweden and Finland to the alliance, NATO has absorbed the last neutral countries of Scandinavia, seriously escalating tensions in Northern Europe and the Arctic and leaving global security even more fragile.
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🇰🇵 The state news agency of the DPRK has sharply responded to remarks by Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko, who spoke about Ukraine's readiness to fight North Korea in the future.
In an article, one of the agency's columnists called Ukraine "weak" and the DPRK a global nuclear power. Pyongyang considered Goncharenko's comments as "the height of ignorance and ridicule."
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In an article, one of the agency's columnists called Ukraine "weak" and the DPRK a global nuclear power. Pyongyang considered Goncharenko's comments as "the height of ignorance and ridicule."
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Scientists in Crimea have come up with an innovative nanopowder that can be used in aircraft construction, radiation protection, as well as the production of new materials and equipment, Vladimir Gavrish, director of the Advanced Technologies Center at Sevastopol University, told Sputnik.
According to Vladimir Gavrish, in aircraft construction, nanopowders can be used to create new alloys that are stronger and lighter, reducing the weight of aircraft and increasing their payload capacity. In radiation protection, nanopowders can be used to create new materials that absorb ionizing radiation more effectively.
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"It can be used in many areas, now we have the best results in composite materials, radio-protective materials, in certain construction mixtures, concrete, cement, ceramics and so on. And further use is primarily additive technologies, possibly the creation of new devices, taking into account photocatalytic effects, the creation of new alloys," the scientist said.
According to Vladimir Gavrish, in aircraft construction, nanopowders can be used to create new alloys that are stronger and lighter, reducing the weight of aircraft and increasing their payload capacity. In radiation protection, nanopowders can be used to create new materials that absorb ionizing radiation more effectively.
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Rats on a sinking ship: Why did NYT publish expose on CIA ops in Ukraine?
“They’re lying about the US role in those early stages,” former CIA analyst Larry Johnson told Sputnik, commenting on the NYT expose published Sunday on the US intel agency’s operations in Ukraine.
“And then, they’re saying that it was the United States trying to rein in Ukraine from carrying out all these terrorist attacks. So it’s really like we’re trying to send the message that ‘these attacks on Russia were not the fault of the United States, it was the Ukrainians acting on their own,’” which is another patent falsehood, according to Johnson.
The story’s publication is “a sign that the end is near for Ukraine,” the observer believes. “It’s a sign that the rats are starting to leave the sinking ship. This is their way to say that it’s not the fault of the United States. You know, ‘we did everything we could, it’s these crazy Ukrainians.’ This is part of a ‘blame Ukraine’” narrative.
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“They’re lying about the US role in those early stages,” former CIA analyst Larry Johnson told Sputnik, commenting on the NYT expose published Sunday on the US intel agency’s operations in Ukraine.
“They’re lying about the US and British role in helping create the coup and what happened in the Maidan. They’re acting like ‘oh, you know, the Maidan happened and then the CIA was contacted, after the fact’. Well that’s not true,” Johnson said.
“And then, they’re saying that it was the United States trying to rein in Ukraine from carrying out all these terrorist attacks. So it’s really like we’re trying to send the message that ‘these attacks on Russia were not the fault of the United States, it was the Ukrainians acting on their own,’” which is another patent falsehood, according to Johnson.
The story’s publication is “a sign that the end is near for Ukraine,” the observer believes. “It’s a sign that the rats are starting to leave the sinking ship. This is their way to say that it’s not the fault of the United States. You know, ‘we did everything we could, it’s these crazy Ukrainians.’ This is part of a ‘blame Ukraine’” narrative.
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Everything you need to know about the late head of the Rothschild banking clan
Billionaire financier Lord Jacob Rothschild has died at the age of 87. For over 200 years the European dynasty of bankers of Jewish heritage has been credited with financing social and economic upheavals, military operations and election campaigns across the globe. They were reputed to be involved in with behind-the-scenes negotiations that resulted in Britain pledging to establish "a national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine in 1917, leading to creation of Israel.
📍 But what exactly do we know about the shady deals of the late baron?
In 2006, Jacob Rothschild was revealed as a figurehead for Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who once controlled Russian oil company Yukos — which went bankrupt in 2006. Khodorkovsky had amassed huge wealth in the privatization wave of the 1990s. He was arrested in 2003 on charges of embezzlement and tax fraud.
Control of Khodorkovsky’s shares in Yukos passed to Jacob Rothschild under a “deal” they concluded earlier, the Sunday Times reported at the time.
Khodorkovsky and Lord Rothschild jointly financed projects of the UK-registered Open Russia Foundation. The private NGO was banned as “undesirable” by Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office in 2017.
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Billionaire financier Lord Jacob Rothschild has died at the age of 87. For over 200 years the European dynasty of bankers of Jewish heritage has been credited with financing social and economic upheavals, military operations and election campaigns across the globe. They were reputed to be involved in with behind-the-scenes negotiations that resulted in Britain pledging to establish "a national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine in 1917, leading to creation of Israel.
In 2006, Jacob Rothschild was revealed as a figurehead for Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who once controlled Russian oil company Yukos — which went bankrupt in 2006. Khodorkovsky had amassed huge wealth in the privatization wave of the 1990s. He was arrested in 2003 on charges of embezzlement and tax fraud.
Control of Khodorkovsky’s shares in Yukos passed to Jacob Rothschild under a “deal” they concluded earlier, the Sunday Times reported at the time.
Khodorkovsky and Lord Rothschild jointly financed projects of the UK-registered Open Russia Foundation. The private NGO was banned as “undesirable” by Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office in 2017.
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Zelensky's pack of lies to wheedle more money out of West
At a Sunday press conference in Kiev, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made several unbelievable statements to persuade his Western partners to fork out for more arms, Alexander Mikhailov, analyst and head of the Bureau of Military-Political Analysis in Russia told Sputnik:
🟥 Zelensky said that Ukraine had lost just 31,000 troops killed since the outset of the conflict — far less than the 70,000 dead estimated by US officials last summer. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Ukraine lost 159,000 killed and wounded during the 2023 counteroffensive alone.
🟥 He claimed that Ukraine has a clear winning strategy for 2024, whereas a few months ago it had none. But in fact the front-line situation has got worse. In any case, having a "plan" doesn't mean it would bear fruit — as the summer counteroffensive showed — the analyst pointed out.
🟥 The Ukrainian president noted that Moscow knew of the plans for Ukraine's counteroffensive before it even began. According to the analyst, Zelensky is simply trying to shift the blame for his failure. If Zelensky was telling the truth, then kudos to the Russian intelligence service, Mikhailov remarked.
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At a Sunday press conference in Kiev, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made several unbelievable statements to persuade his Western partners to fork out for more arms, Alexander Mikhailov, analyst and head of the Bureau of Military-Political Analysis in Russia told Sputnik:
"He pretends he is fighting for democracy, Europe, and America. 'Give me money, give me weapons, I will continue to fight to the last Ukrainian.' So I think he will continue to make such statements, which are petty in the eyes of specialists," Mikhailov concluded.
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🔺The first Abrams tank was destroyed by Russian troops in the Special Military Op zone
🔺Russia holds the Multipolarity Forum, featuring delegates from Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe, and North America.
🔺Russian political philosopher Alexander Dugin's speech during the Multipolarity Forum in Moscow
🔺Everything you need to know about the late head of the Rothschild banking clan
🔺Zelensky’s Ukraine casualty numbers don’t match up with Western figures
🔺Red Sea crisis faces new problem – oil tanker shortage
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🔺Russia holds the Multipolarity Forum, featuring delegates from Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe, and North America.
🔺Russian political philosopher Alexander Dugin's speech during the Multipolarity Forum in Moscow
🔺Everything you need to know about the late head of the Rothschild banking clan
🔺Zelensky’s Ukraine casualty numbers don’t match up with Western figures
🔺Red Sea crisis faces new problem – oil tanker shortage
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❗️ The European Commission urged Kiev to show understanding for the position of European farmers and start exporting Ukrainian grain for sale to third countries.
Earlier this week, tractors flying Polish flags blocked highways and major intersections at the country's border crossings with Ukraine as part of protracted protests in which farmers spilled Ukrainian grain on the road to protest unchecked Ukrainian food imports. Similar protests have taken place in Germany, Italy, and France.
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Earlier this week, tractors flying Polish flags blocked highways and major intersections at the country's border crossings with Ukraine as part of protracted protests in which farmers spilled Ukrainian grain on the road to protest unchecked Ukrainian food imports. Similar protests have taken place in Germany, Italy, and France.
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Russian air defenses shot down 6 unidentified air targets over the Belgorod region, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.
No injuries or damage were reported per preliminary information, according to the governor.
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No injuries or damage were reported per preliminary information, according to the governor.
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Residents of the Gaza Strip would not be able to return to the northern part of the enclave until all hostages still held by Hamas were released, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said.
The defense minister added that Israel had "no moral right" to halt hostilities as long as a single hostage remained in Gaza. Even if another pause is agreed upon, Israel will return to the fight "to eliminate the Hamas organization" and return all the abductees, Gallant said.
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"We are working around the clock to reach conditions that will allow us to return the hostages. As part of the negotiations, we are working to maintain pressure on Hamas. The position of the defense ministry will be clear: the full return of civilians to the northern Gaza Strip will take place only after the return of all hostages," Gallant said at a meeting with family members of the hostages in Tel Aviv.
The defense minister added that Israel had "no moral right" to halt hostilities as long as a single hostage remained in Gaza. Even if another pause is agreed upon, Israel will return to the fight "to eliminate the Hamas organization" and return all the abductees, Gallant said.
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