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Key points from Putin's speech:

Putin on the possibility of sending NATO troops to Ukraine: "The consequences of any intervention will be much more tragic."

Russia's strategic nuclear forces are in a state of full readiness. Work on new weapons in the country is continuing, we will hear of it soon.

About the special military operation:

▪️The vast majority of Russians support the special military operation

▪️The entire Russian economy showed flexibility and stability during the special operation

▪️Russia will end the war, eradicate Nazism and achieve all the goals of the special operation.

On the West's attempts to destroy the country from within:

▪️The West has underestimated the determination and steadfastness of Russia's multinational population. Today, Russia's sovereignty is being strengthened in various aspects, including internally.

▪️The West says that Russia will allegedly attack Europe. This is nonsense, as well as unfounded accusations that Russia will allegedly place nuclear weapons in space.

▪️The West is trying to drag Russia into an arms race; similar tricks were used against the USSR in the 1980s.

On multipolarity:


▪️ Without a sovereign, strong Russia, no stable world order is possible.

▪️ The share of the BRICS countries in the world economy on the basis of purchasing power parity will increase to 36.6%, while the share of the G7 countries will decrease to 27.8%, Putin noted.

▪️ According to Putin, Russia plans to create a new global financial framework based on cutting-edge technology. It will be free from political influence.

On the Russian economy:

▪️ Russia is on track to become one of the world's four largest economies in the near future.

▪️Last year, Russia's economy grew faster than the global average, outpacing G7 growth.

▪️ The Russian economy is becoming more and more sophisticated and technologically advanced, with less and less dependence on natural resources.

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This is how guests of the World Youth Festival 2024 are greeted upon arrival at the airport. The forum will be held in the Federal Territory of Sirius from March 1 to 7.

On March 1, 20,000 participants from more than 180 countries will gather at the site. The young leaders in education, science, international cooperation, culture, volunteering, charity, sports, business and media include 10,000 foreign participants.

For the first time in the history of the festival, young people aged 14-17 will have the opportunity to participate in the event, including 500 from Russia and 500 from abroad.

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Big Tech giants ignore UK’s media censorship board

US tech giants, including Google, Meta and X (formerly Twitter), are refusing to cooperate with the UK’s 'independent' Defense and Security Media Advisory (DSMA) Committee on national security-related issues, Politico reports. The news outlet cites DSMA notice secretary and former military diplomat Geoffrey Dodds as saying that the committee “has been trying to break into” Big Tech, but to no avail.

“The tech giants won’t have anything to do with us at the moment for their own reasons,” Dodds adds. DSMA notices, which are not legally binding, urge media outlets not to publish information that could potentially “harm national security.”


The DSMA committee currently includes retired military officers and representatives from the UK’s key media houses, such as Sky, the BBC, and the Times. While the organization claims to be “independent” from the UK government, it is currently run by Paul Wyatt, the Ministry of Defense’s director general for security policy.

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What message to the West did leading European publications find in Putin's address to the Russian parliament?

🔺The Telegraph paid special attention to Putin's statements about the risk of nuclear war. The publication links them to the idea of the deployment of NATO troops to Ukraine.

🔺The Financial Times also sees Putin's words as "the most explicit threat to use nuclear weapons" since the beginning of Russia's special operation in Ukraine. However, the paper notes that Putin has denied statements about "Russia's plans" to attack Europe.

🔺British newspaper Daily Mail sees Putin's words as a "direct threat" to the West

🔺French Figaro quotes Putin as saying that the West risks a nuclear conflict against the backdrop of NATO expansion and Macron's speech.

🔺 Monde considers the aforementioned thesis to be a message to the West. The news outlet also notes that in the Russian leader's speech, he highly assessed the Russian forces in Ukraine.

🔺German newspapers Bild and Zeit also saw Putin's words as an "open threat." The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung claims that Putin "warned" NATO that the alliance should not send a military contingent to Ukraine.

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What are the five new Russian national projects announced by Putin during his address?

The president has introduced five new national projects with the goal of strengthening growth in Russia's demographics, social welfare, the job market, and modern digital ecosystems.

1) The Family project aims to enhance living standards for families and increase birth rates in the country.

2) The Youth of Russia project focuses on supporting young people who are considered "the country's future."

3) The Long and Active Life project aims to increase life expectancy in rural areas to 78 years by 2030, and ultimately to 80 years.

4) The Personnel project is designed to assist teenagers in becoming professionals in their chosen fields, preparing them for the 21st-century economy.

5) The Data Economy project plans to establish digital platforms in key economic and social sectors by 2030, with an allocated fund of 700 billion rubles ($7 billion) over the next six years.

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Gaza authorities accuse Israel of shooting at a crowd of local residents. The Israeli Defense Forces shifted the blame onto the Gazans.

Footage of hundreds of Gazans surrounding and allegedly looting humanitarian aid trucks has been released by the Israeli army.

Dozens of people died as a result of the stampede. Some were crushed under the trucks' wheels, while others were crushed by the large crowd.

At the same time, Gaza authorities say more than 100 people were killed. However, these deaths were not caused by the stampede, but by Israeli shelling. Some Israeli media write that the IDF actually opened fire.

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The most striking figures in Putin's address to the Russian parliament:

Over the next 6 years, Putin promised to allocate:

🔸More than 1 trillion rubles (~$11 bln) for construction and repair of healthcare facilities

🔸700 billion rubles ($7 bln) for the "data economy" - the creation of digital platforms in all key economic and social sectors by 2030.

🔸400 billion rubles ($4 bln) for the construction of at least 40 higher education campuses in Russia by 2030.

🔸300 billion rubles ($3 bln) for the Industrial Development Fund to support high-tech projects

🔸124 billion rubles ($1 bln) for large-scale renovation of university dormitories

🔸More than 100 billion rubles ($1 bln) for the development of a satellite constellation for Internet access

🔸100 billion rubles ($1 bln) for educational and historical projects in cinema, the Internet, and social networks

🔸At least 75 billion rubles ($822 mln) for regions where the birth rate is lower than the national average.

🔸9 billion rubles ($98 mln) from the federal budget to upgrade the infrastructure of pedagogical universities.

🔸Putin proposed to extend the norm on the possibility of allocating 450 thousand rubles (~$5k) for mortgage repayment for families at the birth of a third child until 2030.

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Throwback to 1997: Joe Biden can barely contain his laughter after Russia's claim that it would befriend China in response to NATO expansion.

He said that it would be a great idea. "If that doesn't work, try Iran."

😉 You can decide for yourself who actually keeps their word.

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Meet Russia's new amphibious vehicle: The Triton!

Testing of the Triton, Russia's newest amphibious vehicle designed to overcome water obstacles and gain a foothold in special operations zones, is scheduled from May to July 2024, according to Konstantin Bagdasarov, the general director of Argo LLC, the company responsible for developing the vehicle.

Explaining the vehicle's capabilities, Bagdasarov stated:

▪️The Triton is designed to function even after "jumping" into the water from a cliff due to its compact size and unique engine design.

▪️The vehicle can carry 1.5 tons on water and one ton on land.

▪️In an actual river crossing scenario, 50 Triton vehicles with five soldiers each could be transported, supported by artillery and aviation.

▪️Bagdasarov emphasized the Triton's efficiency, noting that its top price of 2.9 million rubles (about $31,800) allows for the purchase of at least 10 Tritons for the cost of a single armored personnel carrier.

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The West is done, Russia is on the rise

"As President Putin explained perfectly, it is an organic shift. It is not nothing new, it is an economic trend. The special operation gave Russia a significant boost to simply move slightly faster towards this new direction", a geopolitical analyst, Adriel Kasonta explained.


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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called the daily advance of Russian troops "very concerning" and warned that without renewed American assistance, Ukraine will remain at a disadvantage.

"We see every single day that the Russians continue to push for incremental territorial gains," Austin said.


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From ‘Scout’ to ‘Warrior’: meet Russia's amphibious vehicles

Tests of the Triton amphibious vehicle for the special operation zone are slated for this summer, with an array of such vehicles - a means of transport viable on land and water - currently at the service of the Russian Armed Forces.

These include such all-terrain and waterborne vehicles as:

▪️The Plastun (Scout) is already being used in the special military operation, where the vehicle helps evacuate all those wounded during hostilities. Notably, the Plastun is fitted with light armor that can withstand the Kalashnikov assault rifle’s 7.62 mm bullets fired from a distance of one hundred meters.

▪️The Aleut, which has a modular design and is capable of tackling snowy areas and swamps. The vehicle is capable of transporting up to 20 people, including the driver, and has a total carrying capacity of 2.5 tons. "The Aleut’s temperature mode of operation ranges from -40°С to +40°С and perfectly suits the local sharply continental climate,” according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

▪️The Vityaz (medieval Russian warrior), which is even more advanced and ensures the movement of the vehicle amid extreme temperatures (from -50°С to +50°C) on soils with low bearing capacity (swamps, virgin snow land, off-road, and rugged wooded areas).

▪️The Ruslan, equipped with the system of forced folding links in the vertical plane that enables the vehicle to overcome various obstacles with the height of up to 1.8 m. The Ruslan is capable of tackling almost any swampy terrain thanks to its powerful engine.

▪️Last but not least, the MT-LB (multi-purpose light armored tractor hauler), also known as Object 6 or “motolyga”. The vehicle can carry 11 people, plus two crew members. In addition, the MT-LB carries a significant range of weapons, including missile systems. The 9.7-ton platform has a cruising range of 500 km (310 miles).

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Russia on a 'multipolar path' to rapid economic growth

"I think that it [Putin's State of the Nation] was a very powerful speech," Adriel Kasonta, a London-based foreign affairs analyst, tells Sputnik. "It is related to the foreign policy that Russia is pivoting away from the West; that it's putting a strong emphasis with having closer ties with its BRICS partners and allies and also puts a strong emphasis on the national rejuvenation."


In his address to the Federal Assembly Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that Russia is on track to become one of the world's four largest economies in the near future. Last year, the Russian economy grew faster than the global average and outpaced growth seen in G7 states.

Putin pointed out that by 2028, the share of BRICS in the global economy at purchasing power parity will increase to 36.6%, whereas that of G7's will drop to 27.8%.

"It is very significant to remember that these emerging economies, developing economies, present a profound potential of growth," Kasonta says. "The countries which are seen as a G7, they are declining. Their population growth is declining. Their economies are very weak because of the fact that they engaged themselves in the proxy war with Russia and also that they are subsidizing the war effort in Ukraine. So in my opinion, the West is done."

According to Kasonta, Moscow's special military operation in Ukraine only accelerated the path that Russia has been already on, which is a multipolar path in the economic sphere as well.

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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says if Ukraine falls he really believes NATO will be in a fight with Russia. Subscribe to @SputnikInt
Now everyone sees who the aggressor is - Washington, Russian FM spokeswoman Maria Zakharova commented regarding Lloyd Austin's statements.

"Is this a direct threat to Russia or an attempt to come up with an excuse for Zelensky? Both are crazy," Zakharova said.


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Scott Ritter on the key points from Putin's address to the Russian parliament

"Russia is a nation that has earned its place in the world today. According to Vladimir Putin, the world cannot exist without the Russian nation. And therefore, it's time for the United States, for Europe, for NATO, for all nations of the world to understand that Russia is here to stay. Russia is a part of the global community. And anybody who seeks to change this reality, to achieve the strategic defeat of Russia, is simply entering on a one-way trip to hell", said former US Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter.

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▪️Key points from Putin's address to the Russian parliament

▪️What are the five new Russian national projects announced by Putin during his address?

▪️The most striking figures
in Putin's address to the Russian parliament

▪️Russia on a 'multipolar path' to rapid economic growth

▪️From ‘Scout’ to ‘Warrior’: meet Russia's amphibious vehicles

▪️Meet Russia's new amphibious vehicle: The Triton

▪️US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says if Ukraine falls he really believes NATO will be in a fight with Russia

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Ukrainian military is intentionally targeting Donbass civilians

Sputnik correspondent Russell Bentley explains why the recent wave of Ukrainian strikes against civilian buildings in Donetsk is no accident or mistake, but a deliberate effort to kill unarmed men, women, and children.

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The US does not see that Moscow is about to resort to nuclear weapons, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said.

"We do not have any sign that Russia is preparing to use a nuclear weapon," Miller said during a briefing for reporters.


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The head of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), Alexander Bortnikov, has confirmed that there are many CIA bases on the territory of Ukraine.

"A lot," he said when asked by a journalist how many CIA bases there actually are in Ukraine.


Earlier, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that there were probably many more bases than the 12 reported by the mass media.

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