▪️Tucker Carlson interviewed Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin whose daughter ‘was murdered by the Ukrainian government’
▪️The first US-made M1 Abrams tank destroyed near Avdeyevka is shown by the Russian Defense Ministry
▪️Texas state police have started arresting pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Austin
▪️Macron’s tough talk on European ‘sovereignty’ is just an election fodder
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▪️The first US-made M1 Abrams tank destroyed near Avdeyevka is shown by the Russian Defense Ministry
▪️Texas state police have started arresting pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Austin
▪️Macron’s tough talk on European ‘sovereignty’ is just an election fodder
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Putin is a 'political leader defending traditional values' - Dugin to Tucker Carlson
In an interview with Tucker Carlson, Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin said that President Vladimir Putin's defense of traditional values triggers hatred in the West.
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In an interview with Tucker Carlson, Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin said that President Vladimir Putin's defense of traditional values triggers hatred in the West.
"If your main task and main goal is to destroy traditional value[s], traditional family, traditional states, traditional relations, traditional beliefs, and someone with nuclear weapon... stands strong defending traditional value[s], you are going to abolish, I think they have some basis for this Russophobia and the hatred for Putin," he noted.
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German inflation surges as backlash from flawed sanctions policies drives energy costs
Inflation in Germany surged higher than predicted in April, the Federal Statistical Office said on Monday. Headline inflation was at 2.2 percent year-on-year – the same as in March. Consumer prices increased 2.4 percent in the year to April, according to Destatis. Economists polled by Bloomberg had expected price growth to remain at 2.3 percent.
Germany’s headline inflation was driven by persistently elevated energy and food costs, and is “likely to make another upward leap in the coming month,” a Bloomberg economist was cited as saying.
The same statistics show that consumers in Germany had to pay 0.5 percent more for food in April than a year before. In some of the country's states, a significant rise in district heating prices was registered.
Formerly Europe's economic powerhouse, Germany has been hit the hardest by sanctions implemented by Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his government on Russian gas, oil, and coal imports over the Ukraine crisis.
Europe's one-time leader was forced into a technical recession last year, facing deindustrialization and stinging inflation.
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Inflation in Germany surged higher than predicted in April, the Federal Statistical Office said on Monday. Headline inflation was at 2.2 percent year-on-year – the same as in March. Consumer prices increased 2.4 percent in the year to April, according to Destatis. Economists polled by Bloomberg had expected price growth to remain at 2.3 percent.
Germany’s headline inflation was driven by persistently elevated energy and food costs, and is “likely to make another upward leap in the coming month,” a Bloomberg economist was cited as saying.
The same statistics show that consumers in Germany had to pay 0.5 percent more for food in April than a year before. In some of the country's states, a significant rise in district heating prices was registered.
Formerly Europe's economic powerhouse, Germany has been hit the hardest by sanctions implemented by Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his government on Russian gas, oil, and coal imports over the Ukraine crisis.
Europe's one-time leader was forced into a technical recession last year, facing deindustrialization and stinging inflation.
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Multiple flaws & 'component failures' plague new Lockheed Martin-made F-35s
Five new Lockheed Martin-made F-35C Joint Strike Fighters delivered to a US Marine Corps fighter squadron in 2023 displayed alarming quality problems, according to a memo obtained by Defense News.
The memo written by VMFA-311 commander Lt. Col. Michael Fisher deplored an array of “persistent aircraft delivery discrepancies and premature component failures occurring at Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 311.”
Almost all the jets, estimated to cost around $94.4 million apiece, displayed flaws such as:
▪️Fuel contaminated with Krytox, a high-temperature lubricating grease.
▪️ Metal shavings in fuel that had to be disposed of.
▪️ Failed parts, such as electronic units, power and thermal management system controllers, an electric-hydrostatic actuator, panoramic cockpit display, backup oxygen system bottle, etc.
▪️ Incorrectly assembled parts with seals and segments not installed correctly.
▪️ A plastic scraper found protruding from the wing fold of a jet post-flight.
Fixing the issues required over 700 hours of work, the memo added.
Earlier this year, a Pentagon report revealed that the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter still suffers from at least 65 basic deficiencies, failing to meet basic testing specifications.
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Five new Lockheed Martin-made F-35C Joint Strike Fighters delivered to a US Marine Corps fighter squadron in 2023 displayed alarming quality problems, according to a memo obtained by Defense News.
The memo written by VMFA-311 commander Lt. Col. Michael Fisher deplored an array of “persistent aircraft delivery discrepancies and premature component failures occurring at Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 311.”
Almost all the jets, estimated to cost around $94.4 million apiece, displayed flaws such as:
▪️Fuel contaminated with Krytox, a high-temperature lubricating grease.
▪️ Metal shavings in fuel that had to be disposed of.
▪️ Failed parts, such as electronic units, power and thermal management system controllers, an electric-hydrostatic actuator, panoramic cockpit display, backup oxygen system bottle, etc.
▪️ Incorrectly assembled parts with seals and segments not installed correctly.
▪️ A plastic scraper found protruding from the wing fold of a jet post-flight.
Fixing the issues required over 700 hours of work, the memo added.
Earlier this year, a Pentagon report revealed that the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter still suffers from at least 65 basic deficiencies, failing to meet basic testing specifications.
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US-made M88A1 tank has arrived at the exhibition of captured Western military hardware in Moscow
The US armored recovery vehicle (ARV) M88A1 was delivered to the exhibition of the trophy NATO weapons from the conflict zone, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The main purpose of the ARV is to evacuate damaged tanks from the battlefield. This vehicle was captured by Russian forces near Avdeyevka.
The exhibition of captured weaponry is organized by the Russian Defense Ministry on Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow and will open its doors tomorrow, May 1st.
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The US armored recovery vehicle (ARV) M88A1 was delivered to the exhibition of the trophy NATO weapons from the conflict zone, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The main purpose of the ARV is to evacuate damaged tanks from the battlefield. This vehicle was captured by Russian forces near Avdeyevka.
The exhibition of captured weaponry is organized by the Russian Defense Ministry on Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow and will open its doors tomorrow, May 1st.
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The Russian Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, commented on the statement by the White House's Karine Jean-Pierre that "US authorities believe the International Criminal Court's investigation into Israel's actions in Gaza and the issuance of arrest warrants for Israeli officials in this regard exceed the court's jurisdiction":
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"To be honest, this is an example of the stratification of consciousness among White House strategists. I would like to remind you that, on the one hand, the International Criminal Court judges are under US sanctions. On the other hand, Washington has fully supported, if not even encouraged, the issuing of ICC warrants against Russian leaders. And, thirdly, the US political system does not recognise the legitimacy of this organisation with regard to itself or its satellites.
The twists of exceptionalism: the feeling of absolute permissiveness leads to the absurdity of thinking".
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❗️Russian air defenses shot down six US ATACMS missiles and two Hammer guided bombs made in France in one day, the Russian Ministry of Defense has reported.
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❗️Russian air defenses shot down six US ATACMS missiles and two Hammer guided bombs made in France in one day, the Russian Ministry of Defense has reported. Subscribe to @SputnikInt
❗️Russian Battlegroup Zapad repelled five Ukrainian attacks in the Lugansk People's Republic of Russia and in the Kharkov region. Ukraine lost up to 90 militants, three motor vehicles, and one US-made 155-mm M777 howitzer.
🇷🇺🪖 More statements from the daily briefing of the Russian Defense Ministry on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:
🔺Ukrainian militants were attacked by Russian Battlgroup Yug in the Donetsk People's Republic of Russia, resulting in the capture of enemy positions on the front line and Ukrainian losses amounting to up to 440 militants, two tanks, one armored fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, one 155-mm US-made M198 howitzer, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, and one electronic reconnaissance station.
🔺Russian Battlegroup Tsentr repelled 9 Ukrainian counter-atacks in the Donetsk People's Republic of Russia. Ukrainian losses amounted to up to 145 militants, three Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, one US-made 155-mm US-made M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery system, and one 105-mm US-made M101 howitzer.
🔺As a result of successful combat operations by the Russian Battlegroup Vostok, Ukraine lost up to 100 militants, two pickup trucks, and two 155-mm US-made M777 howitzers.
🔺Russian Battlegroup Dnepr attacked clusters of Ukrainian militants near Rabotino (Zaporozhye region) and Novotyaginka (Kherson region). The enemy lost more than 20 militants.
🔺Russian troops engaged one hangar for assembling light-engine strike unmanned aerial vehicles, two hangars with military equipment, as well as Ukrainian militants and hardware in 108 areas.
📊 In total, 593 airplanes and 270 helicopters, 23,619 unmanned aerial vehicles, 509 air defense missile systems, 15,888 tanks and other armored fighting vehicles, 1,275 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 9,216 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 21,396 units of special military equipment, were destroyed during the special military operation.
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🇷🇺🪖 More statements from the daily briefing of the Russian Defense Ministry on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:
🔺Ukrainian militants were attacked by Russian Battlgroup Yug in the Donetsk People's Republic of Russia, resulting in the capture of enemy positions on the front line and Ukrainian losses amounting to up to 440 militants, two tanks, one armored fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, one 155-mm US-made M198 howitzer, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, and one electronic reconnaissance station.
🔺Russian Battlegroup Tsentr repelled 9 Ukrainian counter-atacks in the Donetsk People's Republic of Russia. Ukrainian losses amounted to up to 145 militants, three Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, one US-made 155-mm US-made M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery system, and one 105-mm US-made M101 howitzer.
🔺As a result of successful combat operations by the Russian Battlegroup Vostok, Ukraine lost up to 100 militants, two pickup trucks, and two 155-mm US-made M777 howitzers.
🔺Russian Battlegroup Dnepr attacked clusters of Ukrainian militants near Rabotino (Zaporozhye region) and Novotyaginka (Kherson region). The enemy lost more than 20 militants.
🔺Russian troops engaged one hangar for assembling light-engine strike unmanned aerial vehicles, two hangars with military equipment, as well as Ukrainian militants and hardware in 108 areas.
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The IDF will carry out an operation in the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip regardless of whether or not a deal is reached with Hamas to release the hostages, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
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Ukrainian forces launched an attack with ATACMS missiles on Crimea overnight. Air defense systems worked over Dzhankoy and Simferopol, head of the regional civic movement "We Are Together with Russia" Vladimir Rogov said. Subscribe to @SputnikInt
The head of the Crimean region, Sergei Aksenov, has warned local residents that submunitions were scattered in the Simferopol area after air defenses repelled an attack by US-made ATACMS missiles.
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Outlook for Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome
Russia conducted a successful launch of the Angara A5 rocket on April 11 at the Vostochny Cosmodrome with a far-reaching plan to build a new national orbital station.
The facility, located in Russia's Far East, is a modern spaceport designed to support the nation's space exploration and satellite launching activities.
Explore Sputnik’s infographic to learn more about the Vostochny Cosmodrome's future development:
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Russia conducted a successful launch of the Angara A5 rocket on April 11 at the Vostochny Cosmodrome with a far-reaching plan to build a new national orbital station.
The facility, located in Russia's Far East, is a modern spaceport designed to support the nation's space exploration and satellite launching activities.
Explore Sputnik’s infographic to learn more about the Vostochny Cosmodrome's future development:
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Not very united: NATO drills in Latvia against Russia-like mock enemy faced ‘comms & disparate arms kinks’
Major drills involving NATO troops from 14 nations against "invaders" in the woods outside the Latvian capital Riga failed to show unity among allies. According to The Wall Street Journal, the exercise to fend off the fictional enemy “Occacus” was plagued with language barriers, communications problems, and NATO weaponry compatibility.
A battalion led by Latvian Army Lt. Col. Gaidis Landratovs operated alongside US troops during the exercise. In line with the simulated scenario, enemy forces crossed Latvia’s border with Russia and were heading towards the capital. It is an easy guess that implied under the “invading nation” was Russia, even though it was never mentioned outright.
The exercises were an inherent part of Steadfast Defender 2024 – NATO’s biggest drills since the Cold War.
Russia, which has repeatedly stressed that its armed forces do not threaten anyone, warned that the alliance’s exercises raised the risk of unintended military confrontation.
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Major drills involving NATO troops from 14 nations against "invaders" in the woods outside the Latvian capital Riga failed to show unity among allies. According to The Wall Street Journal, the exercise to fend off the fictional enemy “Occacus” was plagued with language barriers, communications problems, and NATO weaponry compatibility.
A battalion led by Latvian Army Lt. Col. Gaidis Landratovs operated alongside US troops during the exercise. In line with the simulated scenario, enemy forces crossed Latvia’s border with Russia and were heading towards the capital. It is an easy guess that implied under the “invading nation” was Russia, even though it was never mentioned outright.
The exercises were an inherent part of Steadfast Defender 2024 – NATO’s biggest drills since the Cold War.
Russia, which has repeatedly stressed that its armed forces do not threaten anyone, warned that the alliance’s exercises raised the risk of unintended military confrontation.
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"Boycott Israel at the Paris Olympics!"
A number of associations supporting Palestine have gathered in Paris in front of the headquarters of the Organising Committee of the 2024 Olympic Games. They are calling for Israel to be excluded from the Games.
Among the slogans one can hear: "Boycott Israel at the Paris Olympics!" "Genocide is not an Olympic sport", "No Olympics for those who commit genocide".
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A number of associations supporting Palestine have gathered in Paris in front of the headquarters of the Organising Committee of the 2024 Olympic Games. They are calling for Israel to be excluded from the Games.
Among the slogans one can hear: "Boycott Israel at the Paris Olympics!" "Genocide is not an Olympic sport", "No Olympics for those who commit genocide".
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🤦♀Ukraine minister peddles 'gender inclusivity' to argue for using women in demining
Ukraine’s Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko has taken gender equality to new heights, proposing that women be recruited to clear landmines.
Women in Ukraine account for 30% of those currently involved in one of the most dangerous occupations out there. But the Kiev regime, known for its callous disregard for human life, appears determined to boost this figure. Svyrydenko went as far as to argue that this would help to “increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the process.”
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense magnanimously lifted a previous ban the employment of women as deminers in 2017.
Canada, one of Kiev’s sponsor states, has been eager to get on board with the initiative. Ottawa reportedly allocated $4 million in 2024 for “Gender-inclusive demining for sustainable futures in Ukraine.” The UK-based HALO Trust upped the rhetoric on this, claiming that clearing landmines could be “empowering” for men and women alike.
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Ukraine’s Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko has taken gender equality to new heights, proposing that women be recruited to clear landmines.
“Gender equality is seen as an integral part of Ukraine’s policy, which is based on the principles of integration, inclusiveness and integrity,” she said during a meeting with Jacqueline O’Neill, Canadian ambassador for women, peace, and security.
Women in Ukraine account for 30% of those currently involved in one of the most dangerous occupations out there. But the Kiev regime, known for its callous disregard for human life, appears determined to boost this figure. Svyrydenko went as far as to argue that this would help to “increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the process.”
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense magnanimously lifted a previous ban the employment of women as deminers in 2017.
Canada, one of Kiev’s sponsor states, has been eager to get on board with the initiative. Ottawa reportedly allocated $4 million in 2024 for “Gender-inclusive demining for sustainable futures in Ukraine.” The UK-based HALO Trust upped the rhetoric on this, claiming that clearing landmines could be “empowering” for men and women alike.
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Biden's brother foreign connections revealed in his bankruptcy case
President Joe Biden's brother, James Biden, and Qatari officials may likely be cooperating in funding US healthcare projects, according to a testimony in Jim Biden’s Kentucky bankruptcy case.
Sworn testimony by fund manager Michael Lewitt confirms partial ownership of two companies involved in these ventures by "members of the Qatari government." This revelation underscores a direct connection between a member of the Biden family and a foreign government.
The alleged arrangements trace back to Jim Biden's pursuit of Qatari funding for US projects shortly after his brother's vice presidency ended. This period coincided with Qatar's efforts to overcome a financial blockade imposed by neighboring countries, prompting investments to enhance its Western diplomatic standing.
Reports suggest that in 2017, Qatar began extending financial benefits, including investment funding, to well-connected Westerners. Jim Biden's trip to Qatar in mid-2018, alongside Lewitt, forms part of these fundraising endeavors, raising questions about potential encounters with Qatar's finance minister at the time, Ali Sharif Al Emadi.
These revelations have become focal points in legal inquiries, including a federal criminal investigation in South Florida.
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President Joe Biden's brother, James Biden, and Qatari officials may likely be cooperating in funding US healthcare projects, according to a testimony in Jim Biden’s Kentucky bankruptcy case.
Sworn testimony by fund manager Michael Lewitt confirms partial ownership of two companies involved in these ventures by "members of the Qatari government." This revelation underscores a direct connection between a member of the Biden family and a foreign government.
The alleged arrangements trace back to Jim Biden's pursuit of Qatari funding for US projects shortly after his brother's vice presidency ended. This period coincided with Qatar's efforts to overcome a financial blockade imposed by neighboring countries, prompting investments to enhance its Western diplomatic standing.
Reports suggest that in 2017, Qatar began extending financial benefits, including investment funding, to well-connected Westerners. Jim Biden's trip to Qatar in mid-2018, alongside Lewitt, forms part of these fundraising endeavors, raising questions about potential encounters with Qatar's finance minister at the time, Ali Sharif Al Emadi.
These revelations have become focal points in legal inquiries, including a federal criminal investigation in South Florida.
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Sanctions drive China’s aviation towards self-reliance
In face of US curbs, China’s state-run aviation industry is propelled towards its goal of self-sufficiency, aiming for certification of its home-grown commercial aircraft engine by 2025. How is it pushing on?
▪️With more than 1,000 orders placed for its C919 jetliner, Comac (Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China) is angling to dismantle the commercial aircraft duopoly dominated by Boeing and Airbus.
▪️The C919 competes with Boeing's 737 Max and the Airbus A320neo, the two top-selling jetliners in the world, at the same price tag. However, China produces the aircraft at half its competitors’ cost.
▪️Unlike Boeing and Airbus, China lacks neither labor nor cash shortages.
▪️China is progressing on the world’s largest amphibious plane, and a wide-bodied passenger jet co-developed with Russia.
▪️China will overtake US as the world’s largest domestic aviation market by 2042, according to Airbus.
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In face of US curbs, China’s state-run aviation industry is propelled towards its goal of self-sufficiency, aiming for certification of its home-grown commercial aircraft engine by 2025. How is it pushing on?
▪️With more than 1,000 orders placed for its C919 jetliner, Comac (Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China) is angling to dismantle the commercial aircraft duopoly dominated by Boeing and Airbus.
▪️The C919 competes with Boeing's 737 Max and the Airbus A320neo, the two top-selling jetliners in the world, at the same price tag. However, China produces the aircraft at half its competitors’ cost.
▪️Unlike Boeing and Airbus, China lacks neither labor nor cash shortages.
▪️China is progressing on the world’s largest amphibious plane, and a wide-bodied passenger jet co-developed with Russia.
▪️China will overtake US as the world’s largest domestic aviation market by 2042, according to Airbus.
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US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin grilled in Congress over failures of the F-35 program
Rep. Matt Gaetz asked Austin why over two-thirds of F-35s aren’t mission capable despite the US spending $100 million per plane.
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Rep. Matt Gaetz asked Austin why over two-thirds of F-35s aren’t mission capable despite the US spending $100 million per plane.
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