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⚡️Russian government resigns following Putin's inauguration

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❗️Full video of Russian President Vladimir Putin's inauguration ceremony. Subscribe to @SputnikInt
Key statements by Vladimir Putin in his inauguration speech:

🔺Russia and only Russia will determine its own fate;

🔺Russia will pass through this difficult, milestone period with dignity and become even stronger, it must be self-sufficient and competitive;

🔺The key priority for Russia is safeguarding the people, preserving its age-old values and traditions;

🔺Russia is ready to strengthen good relations with all countries, and with the world majority;

🔺Russia will continue to work with its partners on the formation of a multipolar world order;

🔺Moscow does not reject dialog with the West, it is ready for dialog on security and strategic stability, but only on an equal footing;

🔺It is necessary to remember the tragic price of internal turmoil and upheaval, therefore Russia’s political system must be stable;

🔺Russia's state system must be flexible and provide the opportunity to move forward;

🔺It is necessary to ensure reliable continuity in Russia's development for decades to come;

🔺It is only possible to achieve truly great goals together with the people;

🔺The Russian nation is a united and great people, and together the people of Russia will overcome all obstacles, realize their plans, and be victorious.


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Russian government had hugely successful term

President Vladimir Putin told members of the outgoing government on Monday that Russia’s adversaries had failed to achieve their goals. Putin met with the cabinet, led by PM Mikhail Mishustin, before its customary post-inaugural resignation to sum up the results of its work. Below, Sputnik details the outgoing Russian government’s successful track record.

🔸 Russia's economy outpaced the US and Europe in growth last year. The Federal Service for State Statistics (Rosstat) said it grew by 3.6%, despite being subject to a raft of harsh economic sanctions. That was higher than many economic forecasts.

🔸 Russia became the fifth fastest-growing economy in the Group of 20 in 2023.

🔸 According to the World Bank, Russia is one of five largest global economies in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP).

🔸 The official estimate for Russia's GDP was $4.172 trln at the end of 2023 in PPP terms.

🔸 Federal budget revenues in 2023 exceeded 29 trillion rubles; that was almost 5% more than the same figure for 2022. Execution of federal budget expenditures in 2023 was close to 100% - the best result in recent years.

🔸 Russia's annual inflation rate came in at 7.42% by the end of 2023 (Rosstat).

🔸 The Bank of Russia's profits at the end of 2023 amounted to 140 bln rubles.

🔸 Growth of real disposable income among the Russian population was estimated at 5.4% for 2023.

🔸The jobless rate in Russia in March 2024 reached a historic low of 2.7%.

🔸 Russian economy is becoming less dependent on commodity exports: in 2023, non-oil and gas revenues increased by a quarter.

🔸 Agricultural advances contributed to food security.

🔸 Economy is transitioning away from Western markets; 77% of Russia's trade is now with friendly countries.

🔸 Volume of Russia’s foreign trade in 2023 amounted to $710 bln; share of Asian countries in the total volume of Russian exports at the end of 2023 was 72%.

🔸 Volume of Russia-China trade reached a record $240.11 billion, an increase of 26.3%, by the end of 2023. Imports from China increased by 46.9%, while exports of Russian products to China also increased by 12.7%.

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Russia's Patriarch Kirill blessed Putin after a thanksgiving prayer

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A court in the Russian city of Vladivostok has arrested the US soldier, Gordon Black, on charges of stealing until July 2, the court press secretary, Elena Oleneva, told Sputnik. On Monday, US Army spokeswoman Cynthia Smith confirmed to Sputnik that Russian…
Arrest of US serviceman in Russia: what we know so far

▪️The Russian authorities in Vladivostok detained a US soldier charged with theft in early May, US Army spokeswoman Cynthia Smith told Sputnik.

▪️Gordon Black, 34, who served in South Korea, according to NBC News, is accused of stealing money from his girlfriend, whom he met in South Korea, the press service of the local department of Russia’s Interior Ministry reported.

▪️According to the police, the two had a conflict after the American went to visit the woman. When he left, she found money missing and turned to the police.

▪️Black was detained at a hotel when he was about to fly home, according to the regional department of the Interior Ministry.

▪️Russia informed the US State Department about the detention, and the serviceman is being provided with consular support, the US Army told Sputnik.

▪️The White House said it was aware of reports of the detention, but referred the issue to the Pentagon.

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Russia should move to assert control over Odessa and Kharkov later this month, head of Russia's Chechen republic Ramzan Kadyrov told reporters. Once these areas are secured, Ukrainian President Zelensky should be compelled to surrender and sign the required documents, he added.

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❗️ Russia’s Armed Forces have destroyed an Abrams and a Leopard 1 tank in the special op zone: Russian MoD

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The XVI European Economic Congress started in Katowice

And this is how Polish farmers greet the participants of the Congress, including the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

Farmers spread manure and gave protest speeches at the rally.

In their opinion, following the tenets of the so-called “Green Deal,"  which is advocated by the EC, leads to the death of agriculture in Poland.

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❗️ Russia’s Armed Forces have destroyed an Abrams and a Leopard 1 tank in the special op zone: Russian MoD Subscribe to @SputnikInt
❗️ Russia’s Armed Forces hit a Ukrainian solid rocket fuel production shop and military equipment warehouses – Russian MoD

🇷🇺🪖 More statements from the Russian Defense Ministry’s daily briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:

▪️ Ukraine lost up to 335 troops in the area of responsibility of Russia’s Battlegroup Zapad;

▪️ The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 600 soldiers and one tank in the zone of responsibility of Russia’s Battlegroup Yug;

▪️ Battlegroup Vostok units destroyed up to 170 Ukrainian servicemen;

▪️ Russian air defenses shot down 32 Ukrainian drones, seven Hammer bombs, and seven Vampire MLRS shells;

▪️ The Russian Armed Forces repelled a counterattack near Ocheretino in the DPR.

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