⚡️Putin: A new 'Hitler Youth' is being created in Ukraine.

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⚡️Vladimir Putin: We need to answer the question why the terrorists tried to go to Ukraine after committing a crime in the Crocus City Hall, who was waiting for them there?

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⚡️Those supporting Kiev regime do not want to be accomplices to terror, but there are many questions, Vladimir Putin said.

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Results of the investigation indicate that the terrorist attack in Crocus city hall was planned, resulting in 139 deaths, Russian Investigative Committee head Bastrykin said.

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The investigation has established a complete chronology of the events in the Crocus city hall, Bastrykin said.

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The defendants in the Crocus terrorist attack provided detailed testimony about the instigators and those who assisted in its preparation, Bastrykin added.

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EU intelligence cooperating with Russian Special Services after Crocus City Hall terrorist attack, according to European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.

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❗️Key points from Putin’s speech at the meeting on the case of the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall:

▪️The Russian Armed Forces are holding the initiative along the entire front, the “counteroffensive” of the Ukrainian troops has failed, Kiev is trying to get money for itself, and those who support the Kiev regime do not want to be accomplices in terror, but there are a lot of questions.

▪️Those supporting Kiev regime do not want to be accomplices to terror, but there are many questions, Vladimir Putin said.

▪️We need to answer the question why the terrorists tried to go to Ukraine after committing a crime in the Crocus City Hall, who was waiting for them there?

▪️A new 'Hitler Youth' is being created in Ukraine.

▪️Putin called the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall a link in a whole series of attempts by those who have been fighting Russia since 2014 at the hands of the neo-Nazi Kiev regime.

▪️Through various channels, the United States is trying to convince everyone that there is allegedly no trace of Kiev in the bloody terrorist attack in the Crocus City Hall, that it was ISIS.

▪️We know who committed the attack in Crocus City Hall, we are interested who the ordering customer is.

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▪️How Vladimir Putin called to form a global anti-ISIS coalition nearly a decade ago

▪️Did US ‘have a hand’ in creating ISIS?

▪️ISIS-Ukraine ties: Documented by Western media

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▪️Safe haven for terrorist groups? ISIS members quietly lived in Ukraine for over year

▪️Hungary's Foreign Minister Szijjarto stresses realism over ideology in energy policy at Atomexpo Forum in Sochi

▪️'No one can control Gaza without Hamas' approval' - expert

▪️US and Japan look to revamp military alliance amid growing push to encircle China

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❗️The key points from Investigative Committee Head Alexander Bastrykin’s report to Putin on the investigation into the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall:

▪️139 people dead, of which 40 were from gunshot wounds, 45 from the fire;

▪️A complete chronology of events has been established: the terrorists arrived at Crocus City Hall at 19.58 (local time), left the building at 20.11;

▪️two AK-74s, more than 500 rounds of ammunition, 28 magazines and bottles with gasoline residues were found;

▪️Three arrested accomplices provided the militants with an apartment and a car;

▪️The terrorist attack was carefully planned and prepared; all the accused, during interrogation and in court, admitted guilt in preparing a terrorist attack;

▪️The contents of all fire protection systems are examined to determine whether safety requirements were violated.

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US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller insisted during a press briefing that Israel has not violated international law in its military operation in Gaza.

“We have not found them [Israel] to be in violation of international humanitarian law, either when it comes to the conduct of the war or when it comes to the provision of humanitarian assistance,” the official claimed.

Meanwhile, at least 32,226 people have been killed and 74,518 more injured in Gaza since the escalation of the Palestine-Israel conflict in October 2023, according to the latest estimates by the Gaza Health Ministry.

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The European Union supports Ukraine not out of love for Ukrainian people but for the sake of its own interests, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said.

"We cannot afford [for] Russia to win this war. Otherwise the US and European interests will be very damaged. It is not a matter of generosity alone … of supporting Ukraine because we love Ukrainian people. It is in our own interest. And it is also in the interest of the US as a global player," Borrell said in an interview with CNN.

Western countries have been providing military and financial aid to Kiev since the start of Russia's military operation in Ukraine in February 2022. The Kremlin has consistently warned against continued arms deliveries to Kiev, saying it would lead to further escalation of the conflict. In April 2022, Russia sent a diplomatic note to all NATO countries on the issue of arms supplies to Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned that any cargo containing weapons for Ukraine will become a legitimate target for Russian strikes.

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‘Justice is bound to come’: Donetsk psychiatrist offers words of support to the families and loved ones of Crocus City Hall victims.

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France's disruption of a UN Security Council meeting on the 25th anniversary of NATO's bombing of Yugoslavia was an act of diplomatic aggression, Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzia.

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Key statements by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov in an interview with a Russian newspaper:

▪️ "The US pressures countries that try to continue cooperation with Russia and does not shy away from threats or blackmail.

▪️ All types of integration in the post-Soviet space are workable, their potential is still far from being fully realized.

▪️Russia is sympathetic to those countries that are finding it difficult to cope with US pressure and defend their independence.

▪️The US is desperately trying to hold on to the world Olympus, but it has problems in almost all directions -- it does not keep regional conflicts at bay.

▪️ International sport has been held hostage to political squabbles; this will have devastating consequences.

▪️ The International Olympic Committee (IOC) does not talk to Russian sports authorities, there are practically no contacts.

▪️ The decision of Russian athletes to go to the Olympic Games should be treated with respect."

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Iran and Russia's collaborative success: the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant

Building the first unit of Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in cooperation with Russia has been one of the most important achievements in Iran’s energy sector, Deputy Chairman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Hossein Derakhshandeh told Sputnik in an exclusive interview on the sidelines of ATOMEXPO-2024 international forum.

"Last year, we celebrated the 10th anniversary of the operation of the first unit of Bushehr NPP, and during these 10 years the power plant has achieved record figures in producing electricity without the use of fossil fuels," the deputy chairman said.

According to Derakhshandeh, the first unit of Bushehr NPP is a good example of international cooperation and, among other things, a creative approach to cooperation in the nuclear field.

"We are currently building the second and third units of Bushehr NPP in cooperation with the Russians and given the pace of the project, we expect that they will be commissioned on the scheduled dates," he said.

"In addition to the Iranian booth at the exhibition, our colleagues at various meetings share their experience in utilizing plasma technology in the production of healthcare and agricultural products, as well as in the field of education and training required for nuclear power plants," Derakhshandeh added.

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“This is a war against Russia”: Friday’s terrorist attack in context

Friday’s deadly attack near Moscow refocused the world’s attention on the threat of terrorism. But Russians have felt like a people under siege for years according to filmmaker Regis Tremblay, who joined Sputnik’s The Critical Hour program to place last week’s horrific events in broader context.

“There's a feeling of anger in a lot of Russian people, and rightly so. This was a horrendous attack coming at a time when the Russians are beginning to realize that this is a war against Russia and Russia's future,” said the documentarian.

Although Friday’s incident at the Crocus City Hall music venue in a suburb of Moscow drew global shock, Tremblay explained it is not the first such terrorist attack suffered by Russian civilians in recent months. The filmmaker noted that the Russian border region of Belgorod has come under increasing assault from Ukrainian drones and missiles while Crimea was hit some 24 times over the past weekend.

The Kiev regime has frequently attacked civilian targets in the Donbass going back to 2014, prompting Russia’s intervention to protect ethnic Russians living there.

Tremblay noted recent comments from neoconservative US Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland warning of an imminent “nasty surprise” for Russians, although he again insisted speculation should wait until Russia finishes its investigation of Friday’s attack.

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Airstrikes were carried out on the headquarters of forces allied to the Syrian army in the province of Deir ez-Zor in eastern Syria, killing and injuring civilians and military personnel, a source told Sputnik.

"Unknown aircraft struck the headquarters of the allied forces in the central part of the city of Deir ez-Zur, as a result, 15 civilians, including women and children, and several soldiers were injured," the source said.

The source also noted that several soldiers were killed in an attack on the headquarters of the allied forces in the city of Al Mayadin in Deir ez-Zur.

In addition, the headquarters of allied forces in the city of Al Bukamal on the border with Iraq were also attacked, the source said.

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Russian air defense shot down 13 targets over the Belgorod region, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.

2 people got injured per preliminary information, according to the governor.

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Already gone: $300 million in US aid to Kiev spent last year, according to Politico

The $300 million package of financial aid to Kiev approved last week by the US Congress and signed by Biden was spent by the Pentagon back in November 2023 when US authorities were trying to avoid a shutdown due to lack of funding.

“There’s just one problem: The money is already gone,” the report suggested.

According to Politico, citing an unnamed official from the US presidential administration, the $300 million was part of the government's $1.2 trillion budget package, but in fact was laid out last year and is now "unavailable for use." Besides, the newspaper says, it would have had no effect on anything anyway.

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