Macron’s ‘verbal bravado’ on Ukraine conceals EU’s fears of abandonment by US
French officials have rushed to explain away a string of postponements of President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to visit Ukraine, promising the leader will come sometime “in the next few weeks” after delaying the trip three times now over the past month.
Macron has made headlines with a series of bellicose remarks against Russia – accusing Paris’s allies of being “cowards” by not committing to defend Ukraine, and “not ruling out” the deployment of Western troops in the conflict-torn nation.
💬 “European officials are concerned that a Trump presidency will disrupt NATO, which is the main reason why we see discussions about the possibility of putting NATO troops on the ground in Ukraine, and the prism of further escalation,” Adriel Kasonta, a London-based foreign affairs analyst and journalist, explained to Sputnik. “Europe is concerned that if the US abandons it...Therefore, European leaders are making empty threats directed towards Moscow.”
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French officials have rushed to explain away a string of postponements of President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to visit Ukraine, promising the leader will come sometime “in the next few weeks” after delaying the trip three times now over the past month.
Macron has made headlines with a series of bellicose remarks against Russia – accusing Paris’s allies of being “cowards” by not committing to defend Ukraine, and “not ruling out” the deployment of Western troops in the conflict-torn nation.
“On the one hand, this is an attempt to demonstrate to Trump and his supporters that Europe, under French-self-proclaimed leadership, is ‘stepping up’ and being a reliable partner. On the other hand, Europe has put itself in a position where it feels compelled to escalate further to save face. If they do not, it would mean that everything they have said and the economic turmoil they have created” by cutting off economic ties with Russia was entirely unnecessary, Kasonta said.
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US Intelligence Community' key statements on Russia and Ukraine: ▪️ Russia will retain significant influence in the energy sphere: "In the first half of 2023, Russia was still the second-largest supplier of liquefied natural gas to Europe and announced reduction…
Main points from CIA Chief William Burns' speech at a hearing of the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence:
▪️ New US aid will enable Ukraine to launch an "offensive" at the end of 2024;
▪️ US refusal to deliver additional military aid could result into significant territorial losses for Ukraine this year;
▪️ New US aid package to Ukraine, if approved by Congress, will provide Ukraine with the ability to launch "strikes on Crimea"
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▪️ New US aid will enable Ukraine to launch an "offensive" at the end of 2024;
▪️ US refusal to deliver additional military aid could result into significant territorial losses for Ukraine this year;
▪️ New US aid package to Ukraine, if approved by Congress, will provide Ukraine with the ability to launch "strikes on Crimea"
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For the first time since 1967, the Israeli army installed barbed wire on the fences around the Lions' Gate, one of the main gates leading to the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
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Scott Ritter: US Pentagon’s fantasy in Ukraine is falling apart
The Kiev regime is “waking up to the reality that their so-called friends and allies are abandoning them and leaving Ukraine to its own fate” Ritter explained earlier while discussing French President Emmanuel Macron’s speaking about the potential of French troops being deployed in Ukraine, a hypothetical that Ritter says is only being discussed because of the position Ukraine is in.
But Europe has started “realizing that, frankly speaking, they are nothing without American money. This is a hard pill to swallow and meanwhile, on the battlefield, the Ukrainian army is in absolutely desperate straits,” Ritter concluded.
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“The Pentagon is definitely trying to create political cover for itself because their huge Ukrainian fantasy is falling apart,” former UN weapons inspector and commentator Scott Ritter asserted while discussing reported growing tensions between Kiev and Washington regarding military strategy with Radio Sputnik.
The Kiev regime is “waking up to the reality that their so-called friends and allies are abandoning them and leaving Ukraine to its own fate” Ritter explained earlier while discussing French President Emmanuel Macron’s speaking about the potential of French troops being deployed in Ukraine, a hypothetical that Ritter says is only being discussed because of the position Ukraine is in.
“To understand why Macron would be even talking about this, you have to understand how dire the situation is for Ukraine right now. They are facing military collapse, right now as we speak the last reserves of Ukraine are being thrown into the battle outside the village of Orlovka,” Ritter explained. “This is to buy time for a miracle to happen and the Ukrainians are hoping the miracle will be the arrival of a French battlegroup.”
But Europe has started “realizing that, frankly speaking, they are nothing without American money. This is a hard pill to swallow and meanwhile, on the battlefield, the Ukrainian army is in absolutely desperate straits,” Ritter concluded.
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German Air Force inspector Ingo Gerhartz, like another colleague involved in discussing plans to strike the Crimean bridge, used the wrong connection, but there was no leaked conversation on his part, NTV reported
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A remarkable prediction by Russian politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky about the future of Ukraine was made during a Ukrainian TV show on March 17th, 2006.
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Russian troops take captured equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Avdeyevka. Some will be used for spare parts, and something else will take part in the liberation of Russian lands.
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The new security architecture in the world should be without military blocs like NATO or the Warsaw Pact, Florian Philippot, leader of France's Patriots party and candidate for the European Parliament elections, told Sputnik
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Israeli PM Netanyahu doesn’t fear US President Biden because he knows that Biden is depending on the Zionist vote in the US 2024 Presidential election, veteran war correspondent Elijah Magnier told radio Sputnik.
“He's basically saying to Joe Biden, ‘Keep your mouth shut. It’s much better [that way] because I am doing what I want. Anything you are saying or planning or putting red lines does not work for us, because at the end of the day, we have our own plan,” Magnier added.
Those plans, Magnier fears, include the elimination of Palestine entirely. “Once [Israel’s campaign in Gaza] is over and when Gaza will be under Israeli military control, the next step is to say to the Palestinians, 'okay, we've given you enough time to play around. Now… forget about anything that is called a Palestinian state.' That is the inevitable step that Israel is going to take after Gaza.”
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“We have a clear challenge from Israel to President Biden and in particular, Benjamin Netanyahu,” Magnier said, referring to Netanyahu’s comments that Israel will invade Rafah, despite Biden’s protests. “This challenge comes from a position of strength, where Netanyahu is saying to Biden ‘You’ve lost the support of American Arabs, and if you stand against me, you will lose the support of Zionist [as well.]... are you going to risk this when you have strong opposition represented by [former US President] Donald Trump?... This is why Benjamin Netanyahu doesn’t fear standing up and challenging Joe Biden.”
“He's basically saying to Joe Biden, ‘Keep your mouth shut. It’s much better [that way] because I am doing what I want. Anything you are saying or planning or putting red lines does not work for us, because at the end of the day, we have our own plan,” Magnier added.
Those plans, Magnier fears, include the elimination of Palestine entirely. “Once [Israel’s campaign in Gaza] is over and when Gaza will be under Israeli military control, the next step is to say to the Palestinians, 'okay, we've given you enough time to play around. Now… forget about anything that is called a Palestinian state.' That is the inevitable step that Israel is going to take after Gaza.”
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🌐 The West "is afraid of Russia because they don't know Russia:" South African native, who moved to Russia, on the roots of anti-Russian propaganda in the West
The current antagonism between Russia and the West is something "spiritual," a battle between "the good" and "the bad," Georg Eloff told Sputnik Africa, implying that the West, influenced by "the darkness," wants to take over Russia, "the light."
For him, Russia is "the light" because it defends traditional values, that "are a lot the same" as the moral standards of his community, which include the importance of family, "conservative outlook of life" and are now subjected to the influence of the Western liberal values.
Speaking about what attracts him in Russia and in Russian people, Eloff underlined a unique mentality of the Russian people, "their language, their way of thinking, a way of doing," and their ability to "overcome the impossible."
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The current antagonism between Russia and the West is something "spiritual," a battle between "the good" and "the bad," Georg Eloff told Sputnik Africa, implying that the West, influenced by "the darkness," wants to take over Russia, "the light."
For him, Russia is "the light" because it defends traditional values, that "are a lot the same" as the moral standards of his community, which include the importance of family, "conservative outlook of life" and are now subjected to the influence of the Western liberal values.
Speaking about what attracts him in Russia and in Russian people, Eloff underlined a unique mentality of the Russian people, "their language, their way of thinking, a way of doing," and their ability to "overcome the impossible."
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The US is providing assistance to Ukraine in part because such activities help curb China, CIA Director William Burns has said.
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Russian air defense forces in Ramenskoye city district repelled a drone attack flying toward Moscow, there were no damages or casualties, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said
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Russian air defense forces in Ramenskoye city district repelled a drone attack flying toward Moscow, there were no damages or casualties, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said
In total, Russian air defense systems destroyed at least 7 Ukrainian drones overnight, according to regional authorities
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The efforts of some Democrats to persuade Joe Biden to "step down" and make way for the young are as hopeless as "persuading your difficult grandpa it’s time for him to surrender the car keys," Wall Street Journal columnist William McGurn believes
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A Ukrainian attempt to carry out a terrorist attack on facilities in Russia using 25 UAVs was foiled overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
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Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry steps down - report
Embattled Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has tendered his resignation, according to Mohamed Irfaan Ali, Guyana’s president.
Henry reportedly confirmed his resignation in a telephone conversation US with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who was in Jamaica for an emergency Caribbean meeting on Haiti.
Blinken had promised an additional $100m for a United Nations-backed force to bring order to the chaos-gripped country, along with $30m-worth of humanitarian assistance. The regional meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the Haiti crisis had consulted virtually with Henry at a time when armed gangs were already controlling most of Haiti's capital.
Mohamed Irfaan Ali, current CARICOM chair, announced in a press conference later that Henry will resign “upon the establishment of a transitional presidential council and the naming of an interim prime minister.”
A month-long state of emergency has been in place in Port-au-Prince and the surrounding region since the unrest began in late February. At the time, Henry, who took over the post of prime minister unelected in 2021 after the assassination of Haiti’s then-president Jovenel Moise, had been out of the country. Henry had been trying to coordinate the deployment of a foreign contingent in Haiti to fight gangs. However, the armed groups paralyzed life in the capital and did not want the prime minister to return.
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Embattled Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has tendered his resignation, according to Mohamed Irfaan Ali, Guyana’s president.
Henry reportedly confirmed his resignation in a telephone conversation US with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who was in Jamaica for an emergency Caribbean meeting on Haiti.
Blinken had promised an additional $100m for a United Nations-backed force to bring order to the chaos-gripped country, along with $30m-worth of humanitarian assistance. The regional meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the Haiti crisis had consulted virtually with Henry at a time when armed gangs were already controlling most of Haiti's capital.
Mohamed Irfaan Ali, current CARICOM chair, announced in a press conference later that Henry will resign “upon the establishment of a transitional presidential council and the naming of an interim prime minister.”
A month-long state of emergency has been in place in Port-au-Prince and the surrounding region since the unrest began in late February. At the time, Henry, who took over the post of prime minister unelected in 2021 after the assassination of Haiti’s then-president Jovenel Moise, had been out of the country. Henry had been trying to coordinate the deployment of a foreign contingent in Haiti to fight gangs. However, the armed groups paralyzed life in the capital and did not want the prime minister to return.
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❗️ At about 7.30 local time, an attempt by the Kiev regime to attack targets in Russia was foiled, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported. Eight RM-70 Vampire MLRS missiles and one Tochka-U missile were intercepted in the sky over the Belgorod region.
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Anupam Kher, an internationally acclaimed Indian actor, best-selling author and motivational speaker, will be hosting an India-focused program, “Let’s Talk Bharat with Anupam Kher,” for RT International. His guests will explore the original concept of Bharat, India’s ancient name, and the values associated with it.
In his show, Kher speaks with India’s leading minds from a cross-section of society. Together, they unpack the complexities behind the emergence of their nation as one of the most prominent members of ‘the Global South’ community and a global economic powerhouse, as well as the country’s soft power influence and leadership in cutting-edge technology and innovation.
📹 Viewers can catch the show on DTH platforms such as Siti Cable (WWIL) — channel 431, Seven Star (7 Star) — channel 161, In Cable/NXT — channel 389/776, DishTV — channel 792, Airtel — channel 404, Tata Play — channel 643, Hathway/GTPL Hathway – channel 855/292, Sun Direct — channel 577, DD Free Dish — channel 94 and on the JIO Fiber cable network.
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In his show, Kher speaks with India’s leading minds from a cross-section of society. Together, they unpack the complexities behind the emergence of their nation as one of the most prominent members of ‘the Global South’ community and a global economic powerhouse, as well as the country’s soft power influence and leadership in cutting-edge technology and innovation.
📹 Viewers can catch the show on DTH platforms such as Siti Cable (WWIL) — channel 431, Seven Star (7 Star) — channel 161, In Cable/NXT — channel 389/776, DishTV — channel 792, Airtel — channel 404, Tata Play — channel 643, Hathway/GTPL Hathway – channel 855/292, Sun Direct — channel 577, DD Free Dish — channel 94 and on the JIO Fiber cable network.
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