Russophobic elements in US Congress are set to lose influence amidst Moscow’s strength

A number of Western analysts in recent days have acknowledged Ukraine is losing in the Donbass, giving Russia a significant leverage in hypothetical peace talks with Kiev.

“It's going to be unconditional surrender,” said former US Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter during an appearance on Sputnik’s The Critical Hour program. “I don't believe the Russians are going to sit there and say, 'well, you can keep some Banderites here. You can keep this NATO army here.' No, those are gone.”

The former UN weapons inspector claimed Russia would prioritize rebuilding economic links with Europe.

“It's not in Russia's interest to have a permanent state of conflict with Europe,” Ritter clarified, noting that Moscow’s strengthened links with BRICS nations now make it a “gateway economy” for the West.

Ritter stressed Moscow’s strength will eventually force a rapprochement from the United States as well. “We're going to need to see not just a change in presidential administrations, but we're going to have to see a thinning out of the Russophobic blood in Congress, and this could take several election cycles,” he noted.

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A US Senate aide who sent some $30,000 in sniper gear to troops in Ukraine may be a foreign agent, according to reports in US media.

Kyle Parker, a senior advisor to the pro-Ukraine US Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, is known as an anti-Russia hawk in Washington, having worked to pass legislation to target Russian officials with sanctions.

Parker is being investigated for failing to register as a foreign agent, according to a report shared with US media. The report suggests Parker was “wittingly or unwittingly being targeted and exploited by a foreign intelligence service” and urges the case’s referral to the FBI.

Parker has also been accused of enabling corruption by hiring a contact in Ukraine to a CSCE fellowship position against the advice of ethics officials. CSCE chairman Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) has called for his firing.

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Yemen's Houthis damaged four undersea cables that provide Internet connections between Europe and Asia, the Israeli media outlet Globes said.

According to the outlet, the incident led to “serious disruptions” in the Internet connection between Europe and Asia. Users from Gulf countries and India were hit the hardest, the article said.

Globes noted that repairing communications will take at least eight weeks.

The Houthis have previously rejected accusations that they intend to damage internet cables, saying they never mentioned such a possibility.

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🇫🇷 French President Emmanuel Macron's claims about an allegedly impending Russian attack on Europe are designed to drag the French into a world war, the leader of the French Les Patriotes party, Florian Philippot, has written on the social network X.

At the opening of an international conference to support Ukraine, Macron said Russia "may attack" European countries.

"So what? Are we fighting a war? World War III!!! Obviously, that's (Macron's) goal," Philippot wrote.

The politician expressed confidence that France should reject further support for Ukraine and leave NATO.

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US Army getting to know Russia's 'military tactics'?

The US military has released a large set of data on the Russian Armed Forces and their military strategy ennoscriptd ‘Russian Tactics’.

The Army Techniques Publication (ATP) is a 280-page-long document that professes to address the Russian military doctrine "with a focus on army ground forces and tactical operations in offense, defense, and related mission sets." It claims to address “the tactics, organization, and activities of the Russian military." Russian tactics are to be used “in Army training, professional education, and leader development."

The ATP omitted any focus on Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine, saying the conflict is still being studied, and the US Army is “continuing to revise our assessments.”

The publication comes as a few days earlier US Army Maj. Gen. Curtis Taylor was cited by The Washington Post as praising the work and tactics of the artillery of the Russian Armed Forces in the course of the military operation in Ukraine.

“Russian artillery has rendered maneuver difficult and command posts unsurvivable,” stressed Taylor.

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⚡️ Ukrainian intelligence services intended to carry out a terrorist attack in the Zaporozhye region using an analogue of the chemical warfare agent BZ, the Russian Federal Security Service said.

The plot was foiled and three Ukrainian citizens were apprehended. The toxic substances seized from them are used to create chemical weapons and were developed in the US, the service stressed.

BZ is a toxic psychochemical warfare agent that causes acute psychosis, disorientation, and hallucinations.

❗️ The toxic substance, an analogue of the chemical warfare agent BZ, was discovered in late January in a cache in Melitopol in the Zaporozhye region, Igor Kirillov, chief of the Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Protection Troops, previously said.

❗️ The Russian Federal Security Service has released a video showcasing the apprehension of suspects involved in a now-foiled terrorist plot targeting the Zaporozhye region

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❗️ The Russophile movement contributes to countering attempts by the collective West to isolate Russia, Vladimir Putin said

❗️ Russia is developing close ties with all parts of the world majority, with Asia, Latin America, as an alternative to Western institutions of international development, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at Multipolarity Forum in Moscow

The Russophile movement helps expose anti-Russian fabrications and propaganda myths, and to disseminate objective information abroad, Vladimir Putin said

🇷🇺 Russian paratroopers advance near Artemovsk

Supported by artillery, BMD-2K-AU crews swiftly bring assault groups directly to the enemy's positions, after which the soldiers dismount and proceed to mop up the enemy strongholds.

In two days, Russian troops have significantly advanced and occupied important positions.

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🇾🇪🇷🇺 Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak has arrived in Moscow for an official three-day visit at the invitation of the Russian government. During his trip, he will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in the coming hours.

This marks the Yemeni Prime Minister's first international visit. It is significant to mention that he leads the internationally recognized Yemeni government, which is in opposition to the Houthis.

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📹 The Russophile movement helps expose anti-Russian fabrications and propaganda myths, and to disseminate objective information abroad, Sergey Lavrov said, conveying a statement by Vladimir Putin

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Jean-Luc Melenchon, leader of the La France Insoumise party, also condemned Macron's remarks about an allegedly impending Russian attack on Europe. He called the war against Russia madness and the current "verbal escalation" irresponsible.

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Reporter Matthew Lee "jokingly" denounced the world's “democratic leader's” treatment of other nations

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The Russian Defense Ministry has shown drones destroying Ukrainian armored vehicles and disrupting attempts by Ukrainian forces to cross to the left bank of the Dnepr River near the village of Krynky

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