NATO 'no boots on the ground' Ukraine strategy meant to silence West's 'loudmouths' - analyst
The rationale behind NATO‘s new “no boots on the ground” stance on Ukraine is to silence belligerent “loudmouths” in the West, international relations analyst Gilbert Doctorow told Sputnik.
The alliance’s decision was geared to “shut up’ the likes of French President Emmanuel Macron, Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte and other “loudmouths who have been calling for the dispatch of NATO troops to Ukraine to save the Kiev regime from imminent military defeat,” according to the analyst.
“No boots on the ground” in Ukraine is a key phrase of a draft document set to be approved by the NATO summit in Washington in July, Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera reported.
Doctorow described Lithuania as “one of the most irresponsible” EU states in its policy towards Russia.
Other EU member states were “less eager” to risk Russian retaliation for “crossing the red lines over co-belligerency,” added Doctorow.
The timing of the news regarding the alliance’s strategy was telling, coming on the heels of Russia’s warning to NATO to stay out of Ukraine.
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The rationale behind NATO‘s new “no boots on the ground” stance on Ukraine is to silence belligerent “loudmouths” in the West, international relations analyst Gilbert Doctorow told Sputnik.
The alliance’s decision was geared to “shut up’ the likes of French President Emmanuel Macron, Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte and other “loudmouths who have been calling for the dispatch of NATO troops to Ukraine to save the Kiev regime from imminent military defeat,” according to the analyst.
“No boots on the ground” in Ukraine is a key phrase of a draft document set to be approved by the NATO summit in Washington in July, Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera reported.
Doctorow described Lithuania as “one of the most irresponsible” EU states in its policy towards Russia.
Other EU member states were “less eager” to risk Russian retaliation for “crossing the red lines over co-belligerency,” added Doctorow.
The timing of the news regarding the alliance’s strategy was telling, coming on the heels of Russia’s warning to NATO to stay out of Ukraine.
“The adoption of the decision NOW and the release of that decision to the general public NOW indicates the real effectiveness of the announcement several days ago by the RF Ministry of Defense of exercises to test the preparedness of its ground, sea and air forces to use tactical nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war should Russia's sovereignty be threatened. This was the Russian push-back to Macron and it worked,” Doctorow said.
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BRICS economic performance and significance globally are growing daily
The association has significantly expanded to inlcude the United Aarab Emirates. Therefore, its importance will grow not only economically but also politically, Sergey Katyrin, President of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, told Sputnik on the sidelines of the 2024 Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) Congress in the UAE.
Unlike other groupings, the association is not aimed against anyone, he stressed.
In addition, the official noted that BRICS countries account for more than 41 percent of Russia's foreign trade.
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The association has significantly expanded to inlcude the United Aarab Emirates. Therefore, its importance will grow not only economically but also politically, Sergey Katyrin, President of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, told Sputnik on the sidelines of the 2024 Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) Congress in the UAE.
"The role of the association is growing daily. In 2000, the BRICS countries accounted for eight percent of the world GDP, and in 2022, they were already 26 percent of world production. Experts promise that by 2030, the share of BRICS will be 30 percent of world production, by 2050 — about 90 percent," Katyrin said.
Unlike other groupings, the association is not aimed against anyone, he stressed.
In addition, the official noted that BRICS countries account for more than 41 percent of Russia's foreign trade.
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Roscosmos chief Yuri Borisov revealed to Sputnik on Wednesday that work is underway on a Russian-Chinese lunar NPP expected to be delivered to the Moon in the 2030s.
Cooperation of this sort between Russia and China in advanced technologies “will serve to benefit both sides,” Dr. Natan Eismont, a leading Russian space researcher, told Sputnik.
“Here, both Russia and China have their own achievements, and combined, of course, we will receive…what will likely be the best in the world solutions,” the academic explained.
This applies both to nuclear power applications for use in space (a strong suit of Russia’s thanks to the Soviet experience) and for lunar exploration in general, where both the USSR and the PRC achieved major milestones in the use of robotic platforms, he said.
Any modern lunar nuclear power plant developed by Russia and China will likely be sufficient for a Moon base’s needs, Dr. Eismont noted, recalling that Russia has had experience with space-based nuclear technology in the 1970s and 1980s, with TOPAZ-series fission reactors fitted to the Legend-series Earth observation satellite series from the 80s onward.
“It was 30-40 years ago that such installations were used by the Topaz reactor. But time has passed, and of course nuclear generating capabilities have progressed, with what was previously seen as quite difficult or risky to send to the surface of the Moon now no longer looking like a task beyond our technological capabilities. That is, it is possible, using modern spacecraft, modern carrier rockets, and specialized versions of nuclear power plants which have already been developed, to apply this technology for use on the lunar surface,” Dr. Eismont explained.
In other words, Russia and China won’t have to reinvent the wheel, but can adapt “existing nuclear installations for slightly different tasks.”
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Germans fume over 'donerflation' as anti-Russia policy takes a bite out of favorite street food
Germany’s government led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz is being grilled over…grilled meat! The reason? Berlin's own flawed anti-Russia policies, which put the country in its current predicament.
The soaring cost of doner kebabs has riled up fans of the crispy bread around shaved meat spiced up by dollops of tangy sauce delicacy. Sinking your teeth into this street food staple has become increasingly costly. Some kebab businesses have reportedly doubled prices in two years - from €4 (around $4.30) apiece to as much as €10 (around $10.80).
The Chancellor has swatted away endless questions about a price brake on kebabs at public events. Scholz was reportedly accosted by one young German and urged to “speak to Putin.” His government even posted on social media that the costs are in part due to surging wage and energy costs.
With Germans unprepared to cut back on the beloved dish, the Bundestag’s Left party has urged a government price cap on it.
Berlin is okay with price caps or sanctions targeting Russia, but, apparently, not so much when it comes to the sandwich boasting Turkish origins. The Chancellor ruled out price controls as “not implementable” in a free market economy.
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Germany’s government led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz is being grilled over…grilled meat! The reason? Berlin's own flawed anti-Russia policies, which put the country in its current predicament.
The soaring cost of doner kebabs has riled up fans of the crispy bread around shaved meat spiced up by dollops of tangy sauce delicacy. Sinking your teeth into this street food staple has become increasingly costly. Some kebab businesses have reportedly doubled prices in two years - from €4 (around $4.30) apiece to as much as €10 (around $10.80).
The Chancellor has swatted away endless questions about a price brake on kebabs at public events. Scholz was reportedly accosted by one young German and urged to “speak to Putin.” His government even posted on social media that the costs are in part due to surging wage and energy costs.
With Germans unprepared to cut back on the beloved dish, the Bundestag’s Left party has urged a government price cap on it.
Berlin is okay with price caps or sanctions targeting Russia, but, apparently, not so much when it comes to the sandwich boasting Turkish origins. The Chancellor ruled out price controls as “not implementable” in a free market economy.
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❄️ Despite the fact that it is already May, snow is blanketing Moscow for the second day.
The snowfall is reportedly threatening the aerial component of Moscow's Victory Parade on Red Square.
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The snowfall is reportedly threatening the aerial component of Moscow's Victory Parade on Red Square.
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⚛️ Nuclear energy in Europe: non-existent in Germany, waning in the UK after anti-Russian sanctions
Britain has announced that it is going to spend almost £200 million ($250 million) on a new plant to produce high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU). The project is supposed to boost the ailing nuclear energy sectors of the UK and France with the “futuristic nuclear fuel.”
This seems unrealistic in the context of steep decline in British nuclear energy output and a recent fine of €12.9 billion which French electricity giant EDF had to pay over construction delays and power cuts.
Why the decline? First, the shortage of nuclear fuel after sanctions were imposed on imports from Russia. Second, the exit of Chinese investors due to European sanctions.
By awarding the Urenco firm £196 million to build the new HALEU-producing facility in Cheshire “we want to wean our European allies away from over-reliance on Russia for nuclear fuel,” Nuclear and Renewables Minister Andrew Bowie.
Compensating for tens of billions of losses by investing just £196 million sounds unrealistic.
For the EU and UK, the decision to impose sanctions on Rosatom after February 2022 could not come at a worse time. In Germany, the last nuclear power station was shut down very same year. German minister of economy Robert Habeck from the Green Party is now accused of not informing the public about the risks of the “exit from atom.”
The British nuclear sector is also struggling. Boris Johnson’s promise to make one quarter of the nation’s energy output nuclear by the year 2050 is already dead. A four-year delay in the Hinckley Point C reactor project has been announced that will push back completion until 2031.
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Britain has announced that it is going to spend almost £200 million ($250 million) on a new plant to produce high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU). The project is supposed to boost the ailing nuclear energy sectors of the UK and France with the “futuristic nuclear fuel.”
This seems unrealistic in the context of steep decline in British nuclear energy output and a recent fine of €12.9 billion which French electricity giant EDF had to pay over construction delays and power cuts.
Why the decline? First, the shortage of nuclear fuel after sanctions were imposed on imports from Russia. Second, the exit of Chinese investors due to European sanctions.
By awarding the Urenco firm £196 million to build the new HALEU-producing facility in Cheshire “we want to wean our European allies away from over-reliance on Russia for nuclear fuel,” Nuclear and Renewables Minister Andrew Bowie.
Compensating for tens of billions of losses by investing just £196 million sounds unrealistic.
For the EU and UK, the decision to impose sanctions on Rosatom after February 2022 could not come at a worse time. In Germany, the last nuclear power station was shut down very same year. German minister of economy Robert Habeck from the Green Party is now accused of not informing the public about the risks of the “exit from atom.”
The British nuclear sector is also struggling. Boris Johnson’s promise to make one quarter of the nation’s energy output nuclear by the year 2050 is already dead. A four-year delay in the Hinckley Point C reactor project has been announced that will push back completion until 2031.
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Moldovan activists lit candles in memory of the 1,418 days of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 fought by the USSR against Nazi Germany and its allies – a part of World War II.
The event took place in Chisinau at the Eternity Memorial Complex and at the monument to the heroes of the Soviet youth organization Komsomol.
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The event took place in Chisinau at the Eternity Memorial Complex and at the monument to the heroes of the Soviet youth organization Komsomol.
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🇷🇺🇦🇲 Trade turnover between Russia and Armenia has exceeded a record $7 billion, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
Putin also claimed Moscow-Yerevan relations are “developing very well”, saying cooperation within the Eurasian Economic Union is beneficial for both sides.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov highlighted that Russia is optimistic about its relations with Armenia.
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“The trade turnover has reached more than $7 billion. There has never been such a volume in our trade and economic ties before,” Putin said.
Putin also claimed Moscow-Yerevan relations are “developing very well”, saying cooperation within the Eurasian Economic Union is beneficial for both sides.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov highlighted that Russia is optimistic about its relations with Armenia.
"We see that there is the political will of the two leaders to discuss this [issues], we will wait for the results. There is a dialogue, there is political will to continue this dialogue. There is mutual interest of the parties," Peskov said in a video posted by journalist Pavel Zarubin on his Telegram channel.
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The Zelensky assassination plot: a smokescreen to divert public attention or internal strife?
It could also be used as a pretext for "the deprivation of basic human rights of citizens who live abroad, and a host of other problems, including the Zelensky legitimacy issue," he added, referring to the fact that the Ukrainian leader's presidential term expires later this month.
Some experts also believe that a fierce struggle has broken out in Zelensky’s inner circle, following on from the conflict between the Ukrainian president and Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief General Valery Zaluzhny and other generals over the botched summer counteroffensive.
If the alleged plot was not a PR stunt, then Zelensky could have been targeted by either the military or political competitors, according to Asafov.
The analyst noted that Ukrainian politicians are embroiled in a behind-the-scenes struggle. Some of Zelensky's competitors either reside abroad or frequently travel there for consultations. Figures like former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko have a history of close collaboration with the US Democratic Party.
The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) alleged earlier this month that the West is extremely concerned about Zelensky's growing unpopularity at home, and has stepped up its search for an alternative Ukrainian president.
According to the agency, the West has contacted Petro Poroshenko, Vitaly Klitschko, Andriy Yermak, Valery Zaluzhny and former speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament Dmytro Razumkov.
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The alleged plot "could be an artificial ideological construct intended to divert attention from genuinely significant issues, such as the forcible connoscription of individuals and their deployment to the front lines," political analyst Alexander Asafov told Sputnik.
It could also be used as a pretext for "the deprivation of basic human rights of citizens who live abroad, and a host of other problems, including the Zelensky legitimacy issue," he added, referring to the fact that the Ukrainian leader's presidential term expires later this month.
Some experts also believe that a fierce struggle has broken out in Zelensky’s inner circle, following on from the conflict between the Ukrainian president and Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief General Valery Zaluzhny and other generals over the botched summer counteroffensive.
If the alleged plot was not a PR stunt, then Zelensky could have been targeted by either the military or political competitors, according to Asafov.
The analyst noted that Ukrainian politicians are embroiled in a behind-the-scenes struggle. Some of Zelensky's competitors either reside abroad or frequently travel there for consultations. Figures like former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko have a history of close collaboration with the US Democratic Party.
The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) alleged earlier this month that the West is extremely concerned about Zelensky's growing unpopularity at home, and has stepped up its search for an alternative Ukrainian president.
According to the agency, the West has contacted Petro Poroshenko, Vitaly Klitschko, Andriy Yermak, Valery Zaluzhny and former speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament Dmytro Razumkov.
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The Paris Olympic defense system mistakenly identifies air conditioners as drones
The €350m automated system, designed to protect outdoor events at the Games, confuses propellers on air conditioning units with drone hardware.
In dense urban environments, drones have reportedly been detected one in every three and only within a range of 800 meters.
The system also confused propellers on air conditioning units with drones, according to a source familiar with the tests.
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The €350m automated system, designed to protect outdoor events at the Games, confuses propellers on air conditioning units with drone hardware.
In dense urban environments, drones have reportedly been detected one in every three and only within a range of 800 meters.
The system also confused propellers on air conditioning units with drones, according to a source familiar with the tests.
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🇷🇸🇨🇳 Serbia and China have vowed to develop cooperation and implement plans under the Belt and Road Initiative, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a joint statement.
Xi visited Serbia on May 7-8 and held a meeting with Vucic. In addition to the joint statement, the parties signed about 30 more documents on mutual understanding and cooperation in various fields.
The leaders also agreed to increase bilateral trade, particularly by supplying Serbian agricultural products to China, to work together to develop Serbian infrastructure, including railroads to increase the number of freight trains, and to jointly develop medicine and biotechnology, the statement added.
The countries will support respect for international law and the UN Charter, territorial integrity of all states, and advocate an "equal and orderly multipolar world," against hegemony and the politics of force, the presidents said in the statement.
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Xi visited Serbia on May 7-8 and held a meeting with Vucic. In addition to the joint statement, the parties signed about 30 more documents on mutual understanding and cooperation in various fields.
"The two sides will take advantage of the new phase of high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative, jointly implement the agreements reached at the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, deepen and expand cooperation in areas such as economy and trade, investment, science and technology, innovation, the digital sector, as well as information and communications, jointly support the security of projects and company personnel, which contributes to building the foundation for the establishment of a China-Serbia community with a shared future in the new era," the joint statement released by the Serbian presidency said.
The leaders also agreed to increase bilateral trade, particularly by supplying Serbian agricultural products to China, to work together to develop Serbian infrastructure, including railroads to increase the number of freight trains, and to jointly develop medicine and biotechnology, the statement added.
The countries will support respect for international law and the UN Charter, territorial integrity of all states, and advocate an "equal and orderly multipolar world," against hegemony and the politics of force, the presidents said in the statement.
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❗️ US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green, to the disapproving shouts of her colleagues, announced the initiation of proceedings to remove Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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❗️ US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green, to the disapproving shouts of her colleagues, announced the initiation of proceedings to remove Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Subscribe to @SputnikInt
The US House of Representatives blocked the initiative to oust Speaker Johnson proposed by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green.
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US President Joe Biden said that in the event of an invasion of Rafah he would stop supplying Israel with bombs and artillery shells but would continue the transfer of air defense equipment.
Biden claimed, however, that he did not believe such an operation has begun.
On May 7, local media, citing the Israeli army, reported that the IDF had taken control of the Gazan side of the Rafah crossing on the border with Egypt.
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Biden claimed, however, that he did not believe such an operation has begun.
"If they go into Rafah – they haven’t gone in Rafah yet – if they go into Rafah, I’m not supplying the weapons that have been used historically to deal with Rafah, to deal with the cities – that deal with that problem," Biden said in an interview on CNN.
On May 7, local media, citing the Israeli army, reported that the IDF had taken control of the Gazan side of the Rafah crossing on the border with Egypt.
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On the eve of Victory Day, a memorial to 1.7 thousand Soviet citizens shot and burned by Nazis in 1942 at the Kamyshitov plant was unveiled in Russia’s Belgorod, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
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US President Joe Biden has admitted publicly for the first time that US weapons supplied to Israel have caused civilian casualties in the Gaza Strip.
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“Civilians have been killed in Gaza as a consequence of those bombs,” he confessed during an interview with CNN.
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