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What is the political career of Alexander Novak who was proposed for the post of deputy prime minister for fuel, energy complex and the economic bloc?
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Tenth anniversary of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republic's independence referendums
Ten years ago, residents of the DPR and LPR took part in fateful votes on regional self-determination in response to a violent coup d'état in Kiev. People of all ages came to the polling stations to support the independence of Donbass from Ukraine.
The independence of the DPR was supported by 89.7 percent of residents and the LPR by 96.2 percent.
Since then, Donetsk and Lugansk celebrate May 11 and May 12, respectively, as Republic Day.
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Ten years ago, residents of the DPR and LPR took part in fateful votes on regional self-determination in response to a violent coup d'état in Kiev. People of all ages came to the polling stations to support the independence of Donbass from Ukraine.
The independence of the DPR was supported by 89.7 percent of residents and the LPR by 96.2 percent.
Since then, Donetsk and Lugansk celebrate May 11 and May 12, respectively, as Republic Day.
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Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has announced candidates for a new Russian government.
Who is on the list of proposed candidates?
▪️Denis Manturov was proposed for the position of first deputy prime minister
▪️Alexander Novak was proposed for the post of deputy prime minister for the fuel, energy complex and economic bloc
▪️Mikhail Murashko was proposed for the post of minister of health
▪️Anton Kotyakov was proposed for the post of minister of labor and social protection
▪️Anton Siluanov was proposed for the post of finance minister
▪️Dmitry Chernyshenko was proposed for the post of deputy prime minister to oversee IT, communications, tourism, sports, culture, media and youth policy
▪️Olga Lyubimova was proposed for the post of minister of culture
▪️Kaliningrad Region governor Anton Alikhanov was proposed as the new minister of industry and trade
▪️Russia's Khabarovsk region Governor Mikhail Degtyarev was proposed as minister of sports
▪️Kemerovo Region Governor Sergey Tsivilev was proposed as new energy minister
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Who is on the list of proposed candidates?
▪️Denis Manturov was proposed for the position of first deputy prime minister
▪️Alexander Novak was proposed for the post of deputy prime minister for the fuel, energy complex and economic bloc
▪️Mikhail Murashko was proposed for the post of minister of health
▪️Anton Kotyakov was proposed for the post of minister of labor and social protection
▪️Anton Siluanov was proposed for the post of finance minister
▪️Dmitry Chernyshenko was proposed for the post of deputy prime minister to oversee IT, communications, tourism, sports, culture, media and youth policy
▪️Olga Lyubimova was proposed for the post of minister of culture
▪️Kaliningrad Region governor Anton Alikhanov was proposed as the new minister of industry and trade
▪️Russia's Khabarovsk region Governor Mikhail Degtyarev was proposed as minister of sports
▪️Kemerovo Region Governor Sergey Tsivilev was proposed as new energy minister
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Xi's charm offensive: How China is outplaying US and EU leadership in Europe
China experts tell Sputnik that Chairman Xi Jinping's recent visit to Europe won't bring immediate changes, but is part of Beijing's broader and long-term geopolitical strategy.
Nonetheless, during visits to France, Serbia, and Hungary, Xi appears to have advanced on a set of long-term objectives:
▪️China has made it clear it doesn't fear possible US and EU trade restrictions and secondary sanctions;
▪️By enhancing cooperation with Hungary and Serbia, China will demonstrate to the rest of the EU that Chinese-European cooperation could be mutually beneficial;
▪️By building new electric vehicles (EV) and battery plants in Hungary, China will obtain deeper access to the EU market and may avoid additional import duties on Chinese EVs if those are stipulated by Brussels in the wake of its ongoing probe into Beijing's trade practices;
▪️By investing in Serbia, China both helps the Balkan state maintain economic and political sovereignty amid Western pressure over Belgrade's refusal to join anti-Russia sanctions and sends a friendly signal to Moscow, an old Serbian ally;
Basically, all the objectives set out by the Chinese leadership ahead of the European tour were achieved, according to veteran Asia-Pacific affairs expert Thomas Pauken II.
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China experts tell Sputnik that Chairman Xi Jinping's recent visit to Europe won't bring immediate changes, but is part of Beijing's broader and long-term geopolitical strategy.
"Nothing much will change," Jeff J. Brown, author of The China Trilogy, tells Sputnik. "The Old Continent’s industrial sector will continue to quietly invest billions in China, behind the back of Uncle Sam. Brussels and Washington will continue to do all they can to sabotage China with boycotts, blockades, sanctions and tariffs."
Nonetheless, during visits to France, Serbia, and Hungary, Xi appears to have advanced on a set of long-term objectives:
▪️China has made it clear it doesn't fear possible US and EU trade restrictions and secondary sanctions;
▪️By enhancing cooperation with Hungary and Serbia, China will demonstrate to the rest of the EU that Chinese-European cooperation could be mutually beneficial;
▪️By building new electric vehicles (EV) and battery plants in Hungary, China will obtain deeper access to the EU market and may avoid additional import duties on Chinese EVs if those are stipulated by Brussels in the wake of its ongoing probe into Beijing's trade practices;
▪️By investing in Serbia, China both helps the Balkan state maintain economic and political sovereignty amid Western pressure over Belgrade's refusal to join anti-Russia sanctions and sends a friendly signal to Moscow, an old Serbian ally;
Basically, all the objectives set out by the Chinese leadership ahead of the European tour were achieved, according to veteran Asia-Pacific affairs expert Thomas Pauken II.
"I think this is going to create a major shift, at least for France, Hungary and Serbia to draw closer to China," the consultant concludes.
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US touts HIMARS to Philippines’ military
While funneling weaponry and munitions to the regime in Kiev, the United States also does not forget to try peddling its arms to countries in other parts of the globe.
The US military attempted to highlight the capabilities of probably one of the most overhyped US weapon systems, the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), this month.
This de facto promotional stunt included the US forces attempting to show how HIMARS “can be transported and quickly deployed in a plethora of different ways, including via non-army assets,” Defense News reports, citing US Army field artillery Captain Garret Kohnke.
The exercise in question involved two HIMARS systems being moved around the Philippines via C-310 transport aircraft, semi-trucks and hovercraft before participating in a live fire exercise.
The goal was apparently to present HIMARS in a favorable light to the Philippine Armed Forces.
HIMARS gained quite a bit of media attention after the United States supplied a number of these systems to the Kiev regime to be used in the Ukrainian conflict.
The Russian forces, however, quickly adapted to the then-new addition to Kiev’s arsenal and it quickly became apparent that HIMARS rockets can be intercepted by Russian air defenses.
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While funneling weaponry and munitions to the regime in Kiev, the United States also does not forget to try peddling its arms to countries in other parts of the globe.
The US military attempted to highlight the capabilities of probably one of the most overhyped US weapon systems, the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), this month.
This de facto promotional stunt included the US forces attempting to show how HIMARS “can be transported and quickly deployed in a plethora of different ways, including via non-army assets,” Defense News reports, citing US Army field artillery Captain Garret Kohnke.
The exercise in question involved two HIMARS systems being moved around the Philippines via C-310 transport aircraft, semi-trucks and hovercraft before participating in a live fire exercise.
The goal was apparently to present HIMARS in a favorable light to the Philippine Armed Forces.
HIMARS gained quite a bit of media attention after the United States supplied a number of these systems to the Kiev regime to be used in the Ukrainian conflict.
The Russian forces, however, quickly adapted to the then-new addition to Kiev’s arsenal and it quickly became apparent that HIMARS rockets can be intercepted by Russian air defenses.
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Ukraine invited Poland to participate in the “big privatization” drive, said the head of the State Property Fund (SPF) of Ukraine Vitaliy Koval.
According to him, Warsaw was interested in bakery factories, while Kiev invited the Polish side to see the distilleries.
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According to him, Warsaw was interested in bakery factories, while Kiev invited the Polish side to see the distilleries.
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Footage from Belgorod, where the missile warning siren was sounded.
At about 19.20 Moscow time, air defenses destroyed 12 Vampire missiles over the Belgorod region, the Ministry of Defense reports.
Footage by a Sputnik's correspondent.
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At about 19.20 Moscow time, air defenses destroyed 12 Vampire missiles over the Belgorod region, the Ministry of Defense reports.
Footage by a Sputnik's correspondent.
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Russian uranium ban has given US nuclear industry the shivers
US nuclear fuel company Centrus Energy has expressed concerns about the congressional ban on Russian deliveries of low-enriched uranium, warning about potential challenges for the entire US civil nuclear industry.
The bill contains a provision that allows for the granting of waivers through 2027. Anpilogov pointed out that the introduction of the waiver alongside the legislation was no coincidence: American lawmakers likely recognized the near impossibility of finding a replacement for Russia in the nuclear fuel market.
However, the waiver process details have yet to be unveiled by the US authorities hitting a raw nerve of US nuclear companies, according to S&P Global.
Anpilogov expects that the US will be unable to replace Russia's deliveries of both low-enriched uranium (LEU) and high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) for a long time. Moreover, Tenex, part of Russia's nuclear corporation Rosatom, is the only company that sells HALEU, which is indispensable for advanced nuclear reactors, on a commercial basis.
The expert concluded that the controversy around the Russian nuclear fuel ban underscores the priority of the economy over political ambitions.
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"Presently, Russian uranium accounts for 20 to 25 percent of the American nuclear fuel market. It is virtually impossible to suddenly abandon such a supplier. That would mean halting a quarter, or even a third of all American nuclear generation," Alexey Anpilogov, a political scientist and expert in the field of nuclear energy, told Sputnik.
US nuclear fuel company Centrus Energy has expressed concerns about the congressional ban on Russian deliveries of low-enriched uranium, warning about potential challenges for the entire US civil nuclear industry.
The bill contains a provision that allows for the granting of waivers through 2027. Anpilogov pointed out that the introduction of the waiver alongside the legislation was no coincidence: American lawmakers likely recognized the near impossibility of finding a replacement for Russia in the nuclear fuel market.
However, the waiver process details have yet to be unveiled by the US authorities hitting a raw nerve of US nuclear companies, according to S&P Global.
Anpilogov expects that the US will be unable to replace Russia's deliveries of both low-enriched uranium (LEU) and high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) for a long time. Moreover, Tenex, part of Russia's nuclear corporation Rosatom, is the only company that sells HALEU, which is indispensable for advanced nuclear reactors, on a commercial basis.
The expert concluded that the controversy around the Russian nuclear fuel ban underscores the priority of the economy over political ambitions.
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▪️Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has announced candidates for a new Russian government
▪️Tenth anniversary of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republic's independence referendums
▪️US touts HIMARS to Philippines’ military
▪️Xi's charm offensive: How China is outplaying US and EU leadership in Europe
▪️Russian Aerospace Forces have received a new assignment of Su-35S fighter jets from the advanced 4++ generation
▪️Manhattan-size Arctic plot with 'geopolitical implications’ hits market for more than $300 million
▪️Russian uranium ban has given US nuclear industry the shivers
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▪️Tenth anniversary of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republic's independence referendums
▪️US touts HIMARS to Philippines’ military
▪️Xi's charm offensive: How China is outplaying US and EU leadership in Europe
▪️Russian Aerospace Forces have received a new assignment of Su-35S fighter jets from the advanced 4++ generation
▪️Manhattan-size Arctic plot with 'geopolitical implications’ hits market for more than $300 million
▪️Russian uranium ban has given US nuclear industry the shivers
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In Belgorod, 49 apartments in 22 houses, four shops and four socially important sites were damaged as a result of shelling by Ukrainian forces, including the city hospital No. 2, children's regional clinical hospital, the center for rhythmic gymnastics, sports acrobatics and trampolining "Siren'" and a school, reported the governor Vyacheslav Gladkov.
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Britain’s attempts to edge Russia out of high assay uranium market unlikely to succeed
It will take quite some time for the recent British initiative involving a soon-to-be-built high-assay low enriched uranium (HALEU) plant to produce the results London wants, says Alexey Anpilogov, a political scientist and expert in the field of nuclear energy.
He notes that the Cheshire plant is expected to produce its first batch of HALEU only in 2031, and by that time “a lot is going to change on the market.”
“I don’t think that Russia is going to sit idle,” he says, adding that the plants owned and operated by Russian nuclear corporation Rosatom will likely continue to further improve their HALEU production technology, ensuring the high quality and low cost of their product.
Furthermore, Anpilogov points out that the United States and Britain will likely focus on their own respective HALEU markets, which are not particularly large since both countries are “experiencing difficulties” with the development of the reactors that would use the high-assay low enriched uranium.
Anpilogov also observes that Britain has its work cut out considering that London does not have a sufficient domestic source of uranium, not to mention that the UK has no prior experience in HALEU production and will have to start from scratch.
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It will take quite some time for the recent British initiative involving a soon-to-be-built high-assay low enriched uranium (HALEU) plant to produce the results London wants, says Alexey Anpilogov, a political scientist and expert in the field of nuclear energy.
He notes that the Cheshire plant is expected to produce its first batch of HALEU only in 2031, and by that time “a lot is going to change on the market.”
“I don’t think that Russia is going to sit idle,” he says, adding that the plants owned and operated by Russian nuclear corporation Rosatom will likely continue to further improve their HALEU production technology, ensuring the high quality and low cost of their product.
Furthermore, Anpilogov points out that the United States and Britain will likely focus on their own respective HALEU markets, which are not particularly large since both countries are “experiencing difficulties” with the development of the reactors that would use the high-assay low enriched uranium.
“Meanwhile, Russia will have some serious contracts all over the world where Rosatom is actively conducting an expansion in the nuclear sphere,” he remarks. “These are the countries of that very Global South: it’s China and India, it is other countries that are now considering nuclear power. And I don’t think that the US and Britain would have it easy there in terms of manufacturing costs and in terms of making connections in areas where Rosatom already has very serious contacts.”
Anpilogov also observes that Britain has its work cut out considering that London does not have a sufficient domestic source of uranium, not to mention that the UK has no prior experience in HALEU production and will have to start from scratch.
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Russia became Spain's second-largest gas supplier in April, exporting 5,342 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of liquefied natural gas, which corresponds to almost 20% of the total supplies to the European country last month, according to fresh statistics compiled by Spanish energy company Enagas showed.
The first place on the list of Spain's gas supplies in April was occupied by Algeria, which supplied over 46% of the total import, while the United States ranked third with 8%.
Spain has been actively promoting itself as a gas hub capable of resolving the European energy crisis caused by the reduction in Russian gas supplies. Currently, Spain is one of the EU member states with the most diversified list of natural gas suppliers. In 2023, it had as many as 17 of them.
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The first place on the list of Spain's gas supplies in April was occupied by Algeria, which supplied over 46% of the total import, while the United States ranked third with 8%.
Spain has been actively promoting itself as a gas hub capable of resolving the European energy crisis caused by the reduction in Russian gas supplies. Currently, Spain is one of the EU member states with the most diversified list of natural gas suppliers. In 2023, it had as many as 17 of them.
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US offers Israel secret data to evade Israel’s operation in Rafah
The administration of US President Joe Biden is offering Israel secret intelligence that will help locate leaders of Palestinian movement Hamas and find its underground infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, in exchange for Israel refusing a full-scale military operation in Rafah, The Washington Post newspaper reported, citing sources.
US officials have also offered to help provide thousands of shelters for Palestinians evacuated from Rafah, the report said.
Washington is also working with Cairo to find and close tunnels that cross the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip in the Rafah area, which Hamas used to replenish military supplies, the report added.
In the night from Monday to Tuesday, the Israeli army started a military operation in the eastern parts of Rafah and took control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing with Egypt. Israeli authorities say the operation is aimed at eliminating the remaining battalions of Palestinian movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip. On Friday, Israeli media reported that Israel's military cabinet had approved expanding the ground operation in Rafah.
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The administration of US President Joe Biden is offering Israel secret intelligence that will help locate leaders of Palestinian movement Hamas and find its underground infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, in exchange for Israel refusing a full-scale military operation in Rafah, The Washington Post newspaper reported, citing sources.
US officials have also offered to help provide thousands of shelters for Palestinians evacuated from Rafah, the report said.
Washington is also working with Cairo to find and close tunnels that cross the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip in the Rafah area, which Hamas used to replenish military supplies, the report added.
In the night from Monday to Tuesday, the Israeli army started a military operation in the eastern parts of Rafah and took control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing with Egypt. Israeli authorities say the operation is aimed at eliminating the remaining battalions of Palestinian movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip. On Friday, Israeli media reported that Israel's military cabinet had approved expanding the ground operation in Rafah.
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