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Key takeaways from PM candidate Mikhail Mishustin’s State Duma speech: ▪️Vladimir Putin’s address to the Federal Assembly is cornerstone for the government’s work in the next six years; ▪️Robust economy, technological sovereignty and diffusion of innovations…
❗️Russia's State Duma approved Mikhail Mishustin to continue as prime minister with 375 votes in favor.
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About 25-30,000 protesters have gathered in the center of Warsaw, Polish media reports.
The protesters are marching in a column towards the Sejm and carry a four-meter-tall figure of death with a scythe on a car trailer, symbolizing the death of Polish agriculture.
They are demanding a national referendum on Poland's accession to the Green Deal and are collecting signatures to demand it. They also distribute apples to everyone, assuring them that they are grown in environmentally friendly conditions.
“Harvest or partition, you still have a choice”, “You got developed Poland, and you left it destroyed. Another partition of Poland”, “Let Brussels eat the worms, but we want chops and potatoes”, “Destroy the European commune" are some of the slogans on the posters.
Traffic in the city center is blocked.
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The protesters are marching in a column towards the Sejm and carry a four-meter-tall figure of death with a scythe on a car trailer, symbolizing the death of Polish agriculture.
They are demanding a national referendum on Poland's accession to the Green Deal and are collecting signatures to demand it. They also distribute apples to everyone, assuring them that they are grown in environmentally friendly conditions.
“Harvest or partition, you still have a choice”, “You got developed Poland, and you left it destroyed. Another partition of Poland”, “Let Brussels eat the worms, but we want chops and potatoes”, “Destroy the European commune" are some of the slogans on the posters.
Traffic in the city center is blocked.
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❗️Russia's State Duma approved Mikhail Mishustin to continue as prime minister with 375 votes in favor. Subscribe to @SputnikInt
Technocrat, crisis manager: who is Russian PM Mikhail Mishustin?
▪️Mikhail Mishustin became prime minister in January 2020.
▪️His tenure has been characterized by effective crisis management. Hailed as a technocrat with a penchant for support of technological solutions to administrative problems, Mishustin took up his post at the start of the economic crisis associated with Covid. In February 2022, he was tasked with stabilizing the economy in the face of the West’s economic ‘total war’ against Russia.
▪️Mishustin’s government proved Russia’s ability to weather the storm, with the economy not only returning to growth, but reorienting supply chains and economic links with the BRICS bloc, away from the West.
▪️Mishustin was born on March 3, 1966 in Moscow.
▪️He graduated from the Moscow Machine Tool Institute with a degree in computer-aided design systems in 1989, and completed post-graduate studies in 1992. He continued his education well into his working life, earning a doctorate of economics in 2010.
▪️From 1992-1995, he worked as director of the test lab at the International Computer Club – an institute seeking to attract advanced Western IT to the post-Soviet space. From 1995-1996, he became the ICC’s deputy director.
▪️In the crisis period of August 1998, when Russia suffered a default, he became deputy head of the Russian Tax Service. In March 1999, he became deputy minister for Taxes, with his job including improving what at the time was a catastrophic rate of non-payment of taxes among Russia’s business elites.
▪️In 2004, he became head of the Real Estate Cadastre Agency.
▪️From 2007-2008, he headed the Federal Agency for the Management of Special Economic Zones.
▪️Between 2008-2010, he served as president of UFG – an asset management firm.
▪️In April 2010, he returned to the Federal Tax Service, this time becoming its head. He would hold this post until becoming prime minister.
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▪️Mikhail Mishustin became prime minister in January 2020.
▪️His tenure has been characterized by effective crisis management. Hailed as a technocrat with a penchant for support of technological solutions to administrative problems, Mishustin took up his post at the start of the economic crisis associated with Covid. In February 2022, he was tasked with stabilizing the economy in the face of the West’s economic ‘total war’ against Russia.
▪️Mishustin’s government proved Russia’s ability to weather the storm, with the economy not only returning to growth, but reorienting supply chains and economic links with the BRICS bloc, away from the West.
▪️Mishustin was born on March 3, 1966 in Moscow.
▪️He graduated from the Moscow Machine Tool Institute with a degree in computer-aided design systems in 1989, and completed post-graduate studies in 1992. He continued his education well into his working life, earning a doctorate of economics in 2010.
▪️From 1992-1995, he worked as director of the test lab at the International Computer Club – an institute seeking to attract advanced Western IT to the post-Soviet space. From 1995-1996, he became the ICC’s deputy director.
▪️In the crisis period of August 1998, when Russia suffered a default, he became deputy head of the Russian Tax Service. In March 1999, he became deputy minister for Taxes, with his job including improving what at the time was a catastrophic rate of non-payment of taxes among Russia’s business elites.
▪️In 2004, he became head of the Real Estate Cadastre Agency.
▪️From 2007-2008, he headed the Federal Agency for the Management of Special Economic Zones.
▪️Between 2008-2010, he served as president of UFG – an asset management firm.
▪️In April 2010, he returned to the Federal Tax Service, this time becoming its head. He would hold this post until becoming prime minister.
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❗️The Israeli military cabinet has approved the expansion of the army's operation in Rafah, Kan radio station reports
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Israel may face one of its largest budget deficits as the Gaza War bites
Israel's 12-month trailing budget deficit has increased to 132.2 billion shekels ($35.4 billion), or 7% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), as of the end of April, the Israeli Finance Ministry has revealed.
The ministry’s data published on Thursday showed that the current fiscal shortfall is higher than the government’s target of 6.6% for the full calendar year of 2024.
The increase is mainly attributed to the Jewish state’s heightened military expenditures on the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict that escalated in October 2023.
With the Gaza War’s financial toll on the rise, Israel reportedly is on track to run one of its widest budget deficits this century. The state’s central bank previously estimated the total cost of the conflict would stand at a whopping 255 billion shekels ($68.5 billion) during 2023-2025.
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Israel's 12-month trailing budget deficit has increased to 132.2 billion shekels ($35.4 billion), or 7% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), as of the end of April, the Israeli Finance Ministry has revealed.
The ministry’s data published on Thursday showed that the current fiscal shortfall is higher than the government’s target of 6.6% for the full calendar year of 2024.
The increase is mainly attributed to the Jewish state’s heightened military expenditures on the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict that escalated in October 2023.
With the Gaza War’s financial toll on the rise, Israel reportedly is on track to run one of its widest budget deficits this century. The state’s central bank previously estimated the total cost of the conflict would stand at a whopping 255 billion shekels ($68.5 billion) during 2023-2025.
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About 100,000 Palestinians are moving north from Rafah in an attempt to escape Israeli attacks, the UN secretary general has said.
Antonio Guterres stressed that a massive ground attack on the city would lead to a terrible humanitarian catastrophe.
Video from the scene from a Sputnik correspondent.
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Antonio Guterres stressed that a massive ground attack on the city would lead to a terrible humanitarian catastrophe.
Video from the scene from a Sputnik correspondent.
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The bus that fell from a bridge in St. Petersburg was extracted from the water.
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Why does US approach to Ukraine seem to be a strategic cop-out?
The US lacks clear goals and an endgame strategy for Ukraine, Foreign Policy reports. The outlet argues that the idea to weaken Russia at the expense of Kiev's troops is questionable given the resilience of Russian Army. At the same time, no US leader wants to be responsible for Ukraine's failure, it continues.
That is why Washington came up with a strategic cover-up, which allows it to paper over the lack of clarity and consensus among Western politicians supporting Ukraine, while funds and arms seek to give Ukraine a better position at the negotiation table, the article reads. However, such an approach contains “echoes of wars from Vietnam to Afghanistan, where the United States kept pouring resources into lost causes.”
The US sending military advisors to Ukraine is an example of this strategic cop-out, as they provide NATO a presence in Ukraine without entering the conflict directly.
The latest US aid package resolves some of the Kiev’s immediate problems without dealing with the major deadlock of the final US goal in Ukraine, the article concludes.
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The US lacks clear goals and an endgame strategy for Ukraine, Foreign Policy reports. The outlet argues that the idea to weaken Russia at the expense of Kiev's troops is questionable given the resilience of Russian Army. At the same time, no US leader wants to be responsible for Ukraine's failure, it continues.
That is why Washington came up with a strategic cover-up, which allows it to paper over the lack of clarity and consensus among Western politicians supporting Ukraine, while funds and arms seek to give Ukraine a better position at the negotiation table, the article reads. However, such an approach contains “echoes of wars from Vietnam to Afghanistan, where the United States kept pouring resources into lost causes.”
The US sending military advisors to Ukraine is an example of this strategic cop-out, as they provide NATO a presence in Ukraine without entering the conflict directly.
The latest US aid package resolves some of the Kiev’s immediate problems without dealing with the major deadlock of the final US goal in Ukraine, the article concludes.
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Technocrat, crisis manager: who is Russian PM Mikhail Mishustin? ▪️Mikhail Mishustin became prime minister in January 2020. ▪️His tenure has been characterized by effective crisis management. Hailed as a technocrat with a penchant for support of technological…
Vladimir Putin signed a decree reappointing Mikhail Mishustin as prime minister of the Russian Federation, according to the Kremlin.
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Russian air balloons in special operation: What are they used for?
Russia has destroyed 37 Ukrainian-launched air balloons since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, according to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
Using such balloons are also not uncommon for Russian forces on the frontlines.
Such objects are typically equipped with the so-called corner reflectors designed to help the balloons remain in stealth mode for radars and detect enemy air defenses, Andrey Koshkin, a veteran Russian academic specializing in military and international affairs, told Sputnik.
The main advantage of these state-of-the-art balloon is that the balloons can be fitted with advanced radar stations and the above-mentioned corner reflectors, according to Koshkin. He added that as far as Russia is concerned, it effectively downs Ukrainian balloons by using air defense and electronic warfare systems.
Koshkin was echoed by veteran Russian military observer and political analyst Evgeny Mikhailov, who told Sputnik that Ukrainian balloons become easy targets for Russian troops not least because of the fact that these objects are unmanned.
As for the goals, the air balloons could also be used for monitoring weather and for reconnaissance purposes, Mikhailov said, recalling that Ukrainian forces unsuccessfully tried to use the objects for carrying ammunition.
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Russia has destroyed 37 Ukrainian-launched air balloons since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, according to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
Using such balloons are also not uncommon for Russian forces on the frontlines.
Such objects are typically equipped with the so-called corner reflectors designed to help the balloons remain in stealth mode for radars and detect enemy air defenses, Andrey Koshkin, a veteran Russian academic specializing in military and international affairs, told Sputnik.
“These balloons will also help resolve a number of problems related to providing ‘layered defense’ if they are located 20-30 kilometers from the border or the front line so that they could not be destroyed,” the expert added, in an apparent reference to the ongoing special operation.
The main advantage of these state-of-the-art balloon is that the balloons can be fitted with advanced radar stations and the above-mentioned corner reflectors, according to Koshkin. He added that as far as Russia is concerned, it effectively downs Ukrainian balloons by using air defense and electronic warfare systems.
Koshkin was echoed by veteran Russian military observer and political analyst Evgeny Mikhailov, who told Sputnik that Ukrainian balloons become easy targets for Russian troops not least because of the fact that these objects are unmanned.
As for the goals, the air balloons could also be used for monitoring weather and for reconnaissance purposes, Mikhailov said, recalling that Ukrainian forces unsuccessfully tried to use the objects for carrying ammunition.
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Moldovan parliamentarian Marina Tauber expects provocations from authorities upon returning home from the Moscow May 9 parade.
The opposition lawmaker noted that she is not afraid of persecution and is proud that she was able to come to Russia.
Tauber was awarded the Order of Friendship on Friday at a meeting of the State Duma Council on Vladimir Putin’s instructions.
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The opposition lawmaker noted that she is not afraid of persecution and is proud that she was able to come to Russia.
Tauber was awarded the Order of Friendship on Friday at a meeting of the State Duma Council on Vladimir Putin’s instructions.
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The United States will allocate $400 million in new military assistance to Ukraine, according to an order signed by President Joe Biden.
The new package may include Patriot missiles and Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, according to media.
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The new package may include Patriot missiles and Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, according to media.
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