The accusations that the Russian Federation is involved in cases of “Havana syndrome” are groundless, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. He noted that no one has ever provided evidence to support the unfounded accusations.

Earlier, the American television channel CBS reported that it had evidence of the involvement of Russian intelligence services in “Havana syndrome,” in which US diplomats felt inexplicable nausea and headaches.

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The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has completed a project to tighten migration controls, said department representative Irina Volk.

Foreigners will now be limited to 90 days temporary stay during the calendar year.

Stronger controls for employers hiring foreigners are also planned.

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Russian Foreign Intelligence Service's key statements:

▪️The United States is covering up for those responsible for the Crocus Concert Hall terrorist attack and the office of US President Joe Biden is intensifying work to create a distorted picture of what happened;

▪️The United States is trying to convince its allies that ISIS* is responsible for the terrorist attack in the Crocus City Hall;

▪️Washington began to shield Zelensky even before "the ashes" of the burned-out Crocus City Hall had time to cool;

▪️The propaganda rhetoric of the US on the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall is not selling well, there is no unity of assessments even among NATO and EU members;

▪️The information field is filled with "stuffing" that the Russia is under the gun of ISIS for the war in Chechnya, support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and establishing ties with the Taliban**;

▪️Ukraine uses satellite information provided by American intelligence when organizing attacks by sabotage groups and shelling the territory of Russia;

▪️By whitewashing the criminal Ukraine and providing it with assistance, the United States risks being suspected of involvement in international terrorism;

▪️Ukraine is waging a fully-fledged terrorist war against Russia, which its representatives, such as Kirill Budanov or Vasily Malyuk, openly talk about.

*ISIS (also known as ISIL/IS/ISIS-K/Islamic State) is a terrorist group banned in Russia and many other countries.
**Taliban is under UN sanctions for terrorist activities.

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The leader of the French Patriots party, Florian Philippot, pointed out Zelensky's illegitimacy after canceling Ukraine's presidential election.

From today, Zelensky is illegitimately at the head of Ukraine: an election was supposed to take place yesterday, but was canceled by authorities.

According to the French politician, the cancellation is due to negative attitudes towards Zelensky growing in Ukraine.

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🇧🇷Brazilian authorities are working to make Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro in the fall possible, despite the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant, writes the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper.

Brazil has sent documents to the UN stating the need for immunity for heads of state. The country's authorities believe that it is necessary to facilitate the settlement of international disputes.

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⚡️Investigators have requested the arrest of another person allegedly involved in the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall - Yakubjoni Yusufzoda, Russia's Investigative Committee has reported.

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Easter in the US: Before and after the madness. How a traditional holiday became a woke farce.

President Biden proclaimed March 31, when Christians celebrate Easter, as a "Transgender Day of Visibility", calling upon Americans to "lift up the lives and voices of transgender people" throughout the nation, marking LGBT* activism a cornerstone of his policy priorities.

Sputnik has made a video showing the differences between how America used to celebrate Easter and how the holiday is celebrated after Biden's proclamation.

*LGBT has been recognized by the Russian Supreme Court as an extremist movement

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Move aside US, China set to be world’s number one economy – expert

According to a report from an international think tank, the People's Republic of China (PRC) is expected to surpass the United States as the world's largest economy by 2035, assuming China continues to maintain an annual GDP growth rate of approximately 5% in the coming years.

“I think it will happen eventually. China will be the number one economy,” Thomas W. Pauken II, the author of US vs China: From Trade War to Reciprocal Deal, consultant on Asia-Pacific affairs and a geopolitical commentator, told Sputnik.

Weighing in on reports that China’s manufacturing activity expanded in March for the first time since September, Pauken II dubbed the PRC “a strong manufacturing base.”

“What's going on is that the inflation rates are not surging as high as they used to. So things are becoming cheaper again. And when there's a lower cost of living for a lot of households, they can start buying again. So since China is a top exporter, this is actually a good sign for the global economy, not just for the PRC,” the expert pointed out.

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❗️Two people killed and one injured from an Israeli strike on a building near the Iranian Embassy in Damascus, a local security source told Sputnik.

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Iranian general killed in Israeli air strike

Commander of the Quds Force in Lebanon and Syria, Brigadier General Mohammad-Reza Zahedi, was killed as a result of an Israeli strike on Damascus, a Sputnik correspondent has reported.

The Quds Force is a part of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) specializing in unconventional warfare and military intelligence operations. The force distinguished itself in the fight against terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria.

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Ursula von der Leyen under scrutiny by EU prosecutors in Pfizergate case

Europe's Public Prosecutor’s Office is looking into messages between European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer's CEO regarding vaccines against COVID-19. Allegedly, von der Leyen and the Big Pharma tycoon were discussing the mass purchase of Pfizer vaccines; however, the text messages regarding the topic were deleted with no detailed explanation. That is why prosecutors are investigating a possible "interference in public functions, destruction of SMS, corruption and conflict of interest." The “conflict of interest” implies that von der Leyen had personal interests in contracts with Pfizer.

The deal between EU and Big Pharma in the wake of pandemic was estimated at €20 billion. European politicians repeatedly questioned the outrageous sum, especially taking into account that there were at least €4 billion worth of wasted doses. Belgian judicial authorities even opened an initial probe, which resulted in a full-blown investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office.

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Several military advisors from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were killed in an Israeli attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, the Iranian ambassador said.

Between five to seven people died as a result of the air strike, he added.

According to the ambassador the building was attacked by F-35 fighters and 6 missiles.

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Biden makes a girl burst into tears during Easter celebrations

During the White House Easter Egg Roll, the US president approached the girl from behind and seemed to ruin the poor child’s day.

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Ukraine’s absurd claims about Margarita Simonyan hint at possible assassination plot

Kiev’s recent move to accuse editor-in-chief of Sputnik's parent media group Rossiya Segodnya, Margarita Simonyan, of "inciting genocide" and a slew of other alleged "crimes" may be intended to create a pretext for taking drastic action against her, including a targeted hit. The Ukrainian spooks also allege that Simonyan "called for mass killing of Ukrainian children."

According to Simonyan herself, these absurd accusations might have been an attempt to hamper her ability to travel around the world by creating a pretext for other countries to arrest her and extradite her to Ukraine.

She also ventured a guess that Kiev may thus be preparing a justification for an assassination attempt against her. There has already been a murder plot against her, in which Russian authorities arrested eight members of a neo-Nazi group seeking to assassinate her.

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Russia slams Ukraine’s ‘idiotic’ accusations against Margarita Simonyan

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova did not mince her words when she commented on the outrageous accusations brought by the Ukrainian secret police against Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of Sputnik's parent media group Rossiya Segodnya.

As Kiev could not hold presidential election on April 1, the Ukrainian government decided to celebrate this “important (to them) occasion” with “idiotic news” in order to not let this year’s April Fools go to waste, Zakharova said in a Telegram post.

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The UK barks at China over Taiwan, but its provocations have no bite

A UK Labor Party delegation comprising members from the House of Lords are in Taiwan for talks on “geopolitical conditions, economic relations and scientific cooperation”, according to local media reports.

China lambasted the visit as a flagrant violation of the one-China policy and a spurious gesture towards Taiwanese separatists.

The visit comes amid the UK’s ramped-up tensions with China, including allying with the US on imposing new sanctions against China, accusing China of cyber espionage, criticizing China over its Article 23 legislation, and contemplating limits on the number of Chinese nationals permitted entry to the UK on official business.

Despite these provocative moves, there is a clear power imbalance between China and the UK. Whereas China continues to solidify its place as the manufacturing powerhouse of the world, the British economy has been mired in stagnation for more than a decade.

China also has a clear military advantage over the UK. Whereas China has rapidly modernized and expanded its military capabilities in recent years, British military officials recently admitted that the country’s ammunition stockpiles would run out in less than two weeks if a major war broke out. Meanwhile, the UK’s much touted aircraft carriers have suffered a series of embarrassing malfunctions in recent weeks.

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