The Biden administration is considering using the Guantanamo Bay base in Cuba to receive migrants in the event of a possible influx from Haiti, CNN has reported.

The base, which houses an infamous prison, is located just a couple of hundred kilometers from Haiti, where unrest has been raging for weeks.

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"No threats to use nuclear weapons were made," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

Vladimir Putin did not threaten to use nuclear weapons in his interview with Dmitry Kiselev, director general of Rossiya Segodnya, Sputnik's parent media group, Peskov explained.

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More statements by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on the West's reaction to Vladimir Putin's interview with Dmitry Kiselev, director general of Rossiya Segodnya, Sputnik's parent media group:

▪️ The president spoke about the reasons that could make the use of nuclear weapons inevitable, and these are laid out in the relevant documents and are well known all over the world;

▪️ The West deliberately omitted Putin's remarks that the use tactical nuclear weapons had never occurred to him, despite the various situations in the conflict zone;

▪️ This is a deliberate distortion of the context and an unwillingness to listen to President Putin.

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⚡️The Russian military thwarted an attempt by Ukrainian forces to break into Russia in the Spodaryushino area in the Belgorod region, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.

Up to 195 Ukrainian military personnel and five tanks were destroyed.

Malaysia PM Calls out Western Hypocrisy over Gaza and China

Fireworks flew during Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's visit to Germany. During a press conference in Berlin with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Anwar lambasted the West for its "hypocrisy" and "one-sided" approach to the war in Gaza.

“Where have we thrown our humanity, why this hypocrisy?” he said in a joint news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. "What I reject strongly is this narrative, this obsession, as if the entire problem begins and ends with the 7th of October. It did not begin with the 7th of October, and did not end with the 7th of October. It began four decades before that, and it is continuing daily," he asserted.

This is not the first time Anwar called out the West for its double standards. During a speech last week in Australia, he slammed the United States for pressuring Malaysia to side against China.

“We are an independent nation, we are fiercely independent, we do not want to be dictated by any force,” he said. "If they have problems with China, they should not impose it upon us. We do not have a problem with China," he added.

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❗️ NATO General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg admitted that the attacks on the ships of the Russian Black Sea fleet had been carried out using missiles supplied by NATO

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🇷🇺 Russian Army annihilates sabotage group personnel of Ukrainian terrorist formations

As a result of preemptive strikes by Russian aviation and artillery, the enemy suffered casualties in the border area near the village of Spodaryushino, Belgorod Region.

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Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina said that an "iron curtain" has been created between Russia and the Baltics.

At the same time, she admitted that her country is "experiencing difficulties" in replacing Russian raw materials.

"Will there be enough iron or will they buy it from Russia?" Russian FM spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, mocking the statement.

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❗️ Russian units foiled another attempt by Ukrainian forces to break through into the Russian border area near Spodaryushino;

🇷🇺🪖 More statements from the Russian MoD's daily briefing on the progress of the special military op in Ukraine:

▪️ Ukrainian losses in the DPR amounted to more than 240 military personnel and three tanks;

▪️ The Russian Armed Forces repelled three attacks by Ukrainian troops in the south of the DPR;

▪️ Russian units foiled another attempt by Ukrainian forces to break through into the Russian border area near Spodaryushino;

▪️ Ukrainian forces lost up to 125 soldiers in the southern DPR;

▪️ Russian air defense forces shot down 136 Ukrainian UAVs, as well as four HIMARS and four Grad MLRS missiles;

▪️ The Russian Armed Forces destroyed up to 195 Ukrainian military personnel attempting to break through into Russian territory, as well as five enemy tanks;

▪️ The Russian Army near Kupyansk occupied more favorable lines and repulsed an attack by Ukrainian forces.

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🇪🇺💶 The EU’s new defense fund for Ukraine is a mirage

EU leaders announced a 'new' €5 billion fund to finance new military aid for Ukraine. But in fact, it has little in common with what is usually called “new”.

The majority of the contributions to the “Ukraine Assistance Fund” will not actually be in the form of new cash. Actually, EU countries can discount their bilateral weapons deliveries as “contributions” to the fund at a level of around 50 percent. Germany has already declared that it will count its own armament shipments as its contribution and will not pay the €1.2 billion.

As diplomats told Playbook, that doesn’t mean a country can only deduct half its payments. In reality, for every €2 in weapons that a country gives Ukraine directly, it can deduct €1 from its contributions to the fund.

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❗️ Trends in the Russian economy give grounds to believe that the development goals outlined in the address to the Federal Assembly are achievable, Vladimir Putin said.

New national projects based on the results of the address to the Federal Assembly should be launched in 2025, and the basis for the new national projects has already been created, the president added.

❗️ Russia's GDP should be increased by 20% by 2030, Deputy Prime Minister Belousov said at a meeting with Vladimir Putin

Macron's 'war rhetoric' is vengeful rancor - South African analyst

Emmanuel Macron has been “blaming Russia instead of taking responsibility for his own political failures in France’s former colonies in Central and West Africa,” Prof. Alexis Habiyaremye from South Africa told Sputnik.

“The aggressive war rhetoric against Russia comes from his frustration and the shame at the realization that his threats do not scare anyone in Africa anymore,” the pundit underscored.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in his recent interview suggested that Macron’s warmongering was a sign of “resentment” over the loss of French influence in Africa. According to Habiyaremye, Putin is “absolutely correct in his interpretation of Macron's ulterior motives.”

“The days when France could threaten its former colonies and be obeyed at the snap of the finger are gone, and France has nobody else to blame for that,” the pundit added.

Macron’s rhetoric “resonates only in the ears of the elite and in mainstream media controlled by oligarchs,” Alexis Habiyaremye said, adding:

“The public is slowly realizing that the West has failed in its strategy, and being the most hawkish has only limited political value. That is why Macro's appeal has gained little traction among other EU leaders.”

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