Under Ukraine’s new law aimed at bolstering mobilization efforts, female doctors and pharmacists are now mandated to register with the military. Failure to comply will result in a ban on practicing their professions. And even so, they may be subject to mobilization. Reports on social media indicate that summonses for female doctors have started to be received by those working in private clinics. (photo 1). Sputnik has gathered feedback from Ukrainians on President Zelensky's latest draft scheme.
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"World's dumbest foreign minister"?: Why did Baerbock receive such a label?
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is mostly famous for the absurd claims and suggestions that make others (both Germans and elsewhere) feel vicarious embarrassment.
Here are her most provocative and controversial statements that literally made people label her the "world's dumbest foreign minister":
1. "We are fighting a war against Russia."
Speaking during a debate at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on January 24, 2023, Baerbock made the statement that could lead to irreparable consequences.
2. Russian President Vladimir Putin must “change by 360 degrees” in order for Ukraine to be safe, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told the Munich Security Conference on February 18, 2023.
3. “No matter what my German voters think...”
The German FM stated that regardless of German voters' opinions, Baerbock will help Ukraine "as long as it needs". Even if Germans take to the streets, the country won't lift sanctions against Russia, she stressed on August 31, 2022, during the Forum 2000 Conference in the Czech capital Prague.
4. Erdogan's photo with Putin is a "challenge" for NATO.
The fact that the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was in the same photo with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, as well as with the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, during the Russian and Turkish leaders' visit to Iran in July 2022, was “just unfathomable,” a challenge for NATO, Baerbock stated on July 23, 2022.
5. In addition to unprofessionalism expressed in harsh and meaningless statements, Baerbok is also “famous” for constant mistakes, such as "OstCocaine" (instead of Ostukraine - Eastern Ukraine) and many more.
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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is mostly famous for the absurd claims and suggestions that make others (both Germans and elsewhere) feel vicarious embarrassment.
Here are her most provocative and controversial statements that literally made people label her the "world's dumbest foreign minister":
1. "We are fighting a war against Russia."
Speaking during a debate at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on January 24, 2023, Baerbock made the statement that could lead to irreparable consequences.
"Yes, we have to do more to defend Ukraine. Yes, we have to do more also on tanks. But the most important and the crucial part is that we do it together and that we do not do the blame game in Europe, because we are fighting a war against Russia and not against each other.”
2. Russian President Vladimir Putin must “change by 360 degrees” in order for Ukraine to be safe, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told the Munich Security Conference on February 18, 2023.
3. “No matter what my German voters think...”
The German FM stated that regardless of German voters' opinions, Baerbock will help Ukraine "as long as it needs". Even if Germans take to the streets, the country won't lift sanctions against Russia, she stressed on August 31, 2022, during the Forum 2000 Conference in the Czech capital Prague.
4. Erdogan's photo with Putin is a "challenge" for NATO.
The fact that the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was in the same photo with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, as well as with the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, during the Russian and Turkish leaders' visit to Iran in July 2022, was “just unfathomable,” a challenge for NATO, Baerbock stated on July 23, 2022.
5. In addition to unprofessionalism expressed in harsh and meaningless statements, Baerbok is also “famous” for constant mistakes, such as "OstCocaine" (instead of Ostukraine - Eastern Ukraine) and many more.
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ICC move against Israeli leadership heralds decline of US influence in ‘international institutions’
The United States and Israel's condemnation of ICC prosecutor Karim Khan’s decision to seek a warrant for the arrest of the Israeli prime minister and defense minister over their brutal military operation in the Gaza Strip was predictable, according to writer and academic Tim Anderson, director of the Centre for Counter Hegemonic Studies.
The United States is only going to discredit itself if it maintains “this stance against the ICC,” Anderson suggests, noting how in other circumstances – such as, for example, the warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin, issued on “much flimsier grounds of moving children out of a war zone” – Washington has been “very enthusiastic” about the ICC’s actions.
💬“The ICC action is particularly important because up until now, it's really been seen largely as a tool of the Western powers, the US and the NATO states,” he points out. The ICC moving against top Israeli government officials may be interpreted as a sign of a “decline in US influence in the ICC and probably in other international institutions,” Anderson suggests.
💬“So they've never regarded the laws applying to them, nor their proxies like the Israeli colony.” The ICC's move is also going to affect Israel’s influence and its ability to “influence other states,” Anderson claims.
The United States and Israel's condemnation of ICC prosecutor Karim Khan’s decision to seek a warrant for the arrest of the Israeli prime minister and defense minister over their brutal military operation in the Gaza Strip was predictable, according to writer and academic Tim Anderson, director of the Centre for Counter Hegemonic Studies.
“They [US and Israel] both consider themselves exceptional nations with impunity from the law, the international law doesn't apply to them,” he says.
The United States is only going to discredit itself if it maintains “this stance against the ICC,” Anderson suggests, noting how in other circumstances – such as, for example, the warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin, issued on “much flimsier grounds of moving children out of a war zone” – Washington has been “very enthusiastic” about the ICC’s actions.
💬“The ICC action is particularly important because up until now, it's really been seen largely as a tool of the Western powers, the US and the NATO states,” he points out. The ICC moving against top Israeli government officials may be interpreted as a sign of a “decline in US influence in the ICC and probably in other international institutions,” Anderson suggests.
“The US, of course, has not signed up to the statute and has always demanded immunity for its troops when they've gone into other countries, many dozens of other countries,” he says.
💬“So they've never regarded the laws applying to them, nor their proxies like the Israeli colony.” The ICC's move is also going to affect Israel’s influence and its ability to “influence other states,” Anderson claims.
“Particularly the Europeans will be faced with a challenge as to whether they comply with their commitments under the Statute of Rome, or whether they're going to try and claim that the Israelis, like the US, has some exceptional status and laws do not apply to the Israeli colony,” he explains.
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Why US opposes efforts to keep space weapons-free
The United States and Britain's move to block a Russian draft resolution in the UN Security Council aimed at preventing an arms race in space stem from the US' unwillingness to let Russian and Chinese initiatives to ban space weapons succeed, Dmitry Stefanovich from the Moscow-based Institute of World Economy and International Relations at the Russian Academy of Sciences says.
While Russia and China, as well as a number of other countries, insist on adopting a legally binding document that would ban the very concept of stationing weapon systems in space, Western powers such as the US want the situation where anyone can deploy anything they want in space as long as their behavior is deemed correct, he explains.
Therefore, the West is promoting the concept of restricting what spacecraft can do in space whereas the Russo-Chinese approach is to prohibit sending weapons into space, Stefanovich surmises.
Regarding speculation about the possible deployment of nuclear weapons in Earth’s orbit, Stefanovich points out that the United States currently enjoys a distinct advantage in the “dual-use space infrastructure,” i.e. spacecraft and satellites that can be used for both commercial/scientific and military purposes.
Since destroying large satellite constellations through conventional means, one by one, would seem a daunting task, it begets concerns that nuclear weapons might be used to accomplish such tasks, he explains.
Stephanovich also lamentas that any progress in resolving concerns about weapon deployment in space that was made in the past few years was essentially undone amid the ongoing conflict between the West and Russia, as well as the confrontation between the United States and China.
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The United States and Britain's move to block a Russian draft resolution in the UN Security Council aimed at preventing an arms race in space stem from the US' unwillingness to let Russian and Chinese initiatives to ban space weapons succeed, Dmitry Stefanovich from the Moscow-based Institute of World Economy and International Relations at the Russian Academy of Sciences says.
While Russia and China, as well as a number of other countries, insist on adopting a legally binding document that would ban the very concept of stationing weapon systems in space, Western powers such as the US want the situation where anyone can deploy anything they want in space as long as their behavior is deemed correct, he explains.
Therefore, the West is promoting the concept of restricting what spacecraft can do in space whereas the Russo-Chinese approach is to prohibit sending weapons into space, Stefanovich surmises.
Regarding speculation about the possible deployment of nuclear weapons in Earth’s orbit, Stefanovich points out that the United States currently enjoys a distinct advantage in the “dual-use space infrastructure,” i.e. spacecraft and satellites that can be used for both commercial/scientific and military purposes.
Since destroying large satellite constellations through conventional means, one by one, would seem a daunting task, it begets concerns that nuclear weapons might be used to accomplish such tasks, he explains.
Stephanovich also lamentas that any progress in resolving concerns about weapon deployment in space that was made in the past few years was essentially undone amid the ongoing conflict between the West and Russia, as well as the confrontation between the United States and China.
“Currently, everyone is looking for a way to weaken their adversary rather than for some kind of mutually acceptable solution,” he says.
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Romanian senator denounces planned UNGA anti-Serb resolution
The upcoming vote on a Western-backed UN General Assembly resolution on the 1995 Srebrenica events, scheduled for May 23, to unfairly label Serbia as "a genocidal nation" has a hidden agenda, a Romanian politician believes.
💬 “The resolution against Serbia is a classic example of how the collective West wants to bring to their knees the states that affirm their independence. It is important that all countries that want to resist the advancement of the West take a stand and defend Serbia. It is not only about Serbia but about all free countries that can be condemned at any moment if the collective West gets angry and wishes to tarnish and marginalize them,” Diana Iovanovici Șoșoacă, a senator of the Romanian parliament and leader of S.O.S. Romania party, tells Sputnik.
She says the resolution, formally proposed by Germany and Rwanda, is nothing but “the collective West's way of inventing culprits on the basis of which to colonize other states.”
The draft resolution suggests declaring July 11 as "the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica", with annual observance to condemn the "denial of this genocide."
The tragedy of Srebrenica was a part of the Bosnian War. In July 1995, after Serb militias encircled a Muslim enclave of Srebrenica, about 8,000 local Bosnian Muslims went missing, though some experts argue these numbers are inflated. The Western media instantly declared them ‘massacred’ by Serbs. While Belgrade and Banja Luka acknowledge the killings, they reject the label "genocide."
The draft resolution, opposed by Serbia, Russia, and others including Muslim nations, is labeled a "threat to peace" by Russian UN envoy Vassily Nebenzia, who also notes it contradicts the 1995 Dayton Agreement and lacked consultation with Belgrade and Republika Srpska.
The upcoming vote on a Western-backed UN General Assembly resolution on the 1995 Srebrenica events, scheduled for May 23, to unfairly label Serbia as "a genocidal nation" has a hidden agenda, a Romanian politician believes.
💬 “The resolution against Serbia is a classic example of how the collective West wants to bring to their knees the states that affirm their independence. It is important that all countries that want to resist the advancement of the West take a stand and defend Serbia. It is not only about Serbia but about all free countries that can be condemned at any moment if the collective West gets angry and wishes to tarnish and marginalize them,” Diana Iovanovici Șoșoacă, a senator of the Romanian parliament and leader of S.O.S. Romania party, tells Sputnik.
“If we do not defend Serbia now, next will be Romania, Hungary, and other countries in the region, which globalists will dismember and enslave."
She says the resolution, formally proposed by Germany and Rwanda, is nothing but “the collective West's way of inventing culprits on the basis of which to colonize other states.”
The draft resolution suggests declaring July 11 as "the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica", with annual observance to condemn the "denial of this genocide."
The tragedy of Srebrenica was a part of the Bosnian War. In July 1995, after Serb militias encircled a Muslim enclave of Srebrenica, about 8,000 local Bosnian Muslims went missing, though some experts argue these numbers are inflated. The Western media instantly declared them ‘massacred’ by Serbs. While Belgrade and Banja Luka acknowledge the killings, they reject the label "genocide."
The draft resolution, opposed by Serbia, Russia, and others including Muslim nations, is labeled a "threat to peace" by Russian UN envoy Vassily Nebenzia, who also notes it contradicts the 1995 Dayton Agreement and lacked consultation with Belgrade and Republika Srpska.
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Germany-initiated air defense action for Ukraine: Does it make sense?
Twelve countries are ready to join Germany’s Immediate Action on Air Defense (IAAD) initiative to provide Ukraine with air defense systems, the German Ministry of Defense announced on May 20.
Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Canada will help financially, while the US, UK, France, Spain, Romania, and Lithuania will provide missiles and equipment, with Latvia also seeking to join the initiative. But is the program feasible?
◻️ Ukraine now reportedly has three Patriot systems, with Volodymyr Zelensky telling CBS News last month that Kiev needs at least seven more to help “unblock” the skies;
◻️ Germany has thus far delivered one Patriot installation to the Ukrainian Army and reportedly mulls supplying another;
◻️ There are controversial reports on whether Spain will do the same, with El Pais newspaper arguing last month that Madrid agreed on the Patriot supplies to Ukraine after the Spanish government was pressurized by NATO and the EU;
◻️ Reportedly showing unwillingness to deliver the Patriots to Ukraine are France, the UK, the Netherlands, Poland, and Romania;
◻️ The US is considering sending one Patriot system to Kiev within the IAAD framework amid speculation that Washington may finally scrap plans to provide Ukraine with the systems;
◻️ Since the beginning of this year, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost 11 launchers of anti-aircraft missile systems, including five Patriots, the Russian Defense Ministry has reported.
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Twelve countries are ready to join Germany’s Immediate Action on Air Defense (IAAD) initiative to provide Ukraine with air defense systems, the German Ministry of Defense announced on May 20.
Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Canada will help financially, while the US, UK, France, Spain, Romania, and Lithuania will provide missiles and equipment, with Latvia also seeking to join the initiative. But is the program feasible?
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Watch crowds wishing to bid farewell to the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi gathered on the streets of Qom city
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More than 30,000 people in Britain were “knowingly” infected with either HIV or hepatitis C between the 1970s and the 1990s because "those in authority did not put patient safety first," Chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry Brian Langstaff has unveiled in a report.
More than 3,000 of these patients died, Langstaff said, adding that the response of the government and the National Health Service "compounded" victims' suffering.
"It could largely, though not entirely, have been avoided. And I report that it should have been," he pointed out.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reacted by declaring May 20 “a day of shame for the British state” as he apologized to “every single person” impacted by the infected blood scandal.
The scandal dates back to the 1970s, when the UK was struggling to meet the demand for blood-clotting treatments, which prompted the country to start importing blood from the US. However, much of the blood was reportedly bought from high-risk donors such as prison inmates and drug users. UK blood donations were not routinely screened for HIV and hepatitis C until 1986 and 1991, respectively.
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Elon Musk on the US role in Ukraine's "democracy"
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"But I thought we were there to 'protect democracy'?" he wrote in response to a post on X about Zelensky's expiration of his term and his cancelling of elections in Ukraine.
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Why US opposes efforts to keep space weapons-free The United States and Britain's move to block a Russian draft resolution in the UN Security Council aimed at preventing an arms race in space stem from the US' unwillingness to let Russian and Chinese initiatives…
US claims Russia has allegedly placed a "new type of space weapon" following US themselves vetoing a Russian draft resolution aimed at preventing an arms race in space.
Robert Wood, the Alternate Representative of the US for Special Political Affairs in the UN, labelled Russia's recently launched Cosmos-2576 spacecraft as an anti-satellite weapon during the Security Council debate on the Russian resolution.
The document proposed by Russia called on all countries to take urgent measures to prevent forever the placement of weapons in space, the use of force in space, from space towards Earth and from Earth against objects in outer space.
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Robert Wood, the Alternate Representative of the US for Special Political Affairs in the UN, labelled Russia's recently launched Cosmos-2576 spacecraft as an anti-satellite weapon during the Security Council debate on the Russian resolution.
The document proposed by Russia called on all countries to take urgent measures to prevent forever the placement of weapons in space, the use of force in space, from space towards Earth and from Earth against objects in outer space.
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The bodies of Iran’s late president, foreign minister and other officials who died in a helicopter crash were brought to Tehran for a farewell ceremony.
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Netanyahu: more people die of malnutrition in US than in Gaza
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that there are allegedly more people dying of malnutrition in the US than in the Gaza Strip amid the dire humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave.
According to Netanyahu, Israel has taken more than 20,000 trucks with 500,000 tons of food and medicine into Gaza since October 7.
On that day, the Palestinian movement Hamas attacked Israel from Gaza, killing more than 1,100 Israelis, both military and civilians, and abducting some 240 others.
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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that there are allegedly more people dying of malnutrition in the US than in the Gaza Strip amid the dire humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave.
"The talk is about 23, I think, or 30 cases of [deaths of] malnutrition in a population of 2 million. The US in 2022 had 20,000 deaths of malnutrition. That's three times more than in Gaza," Netanyahu said in an interview with CNN.
According to Netanyahu, Israel has taken more than 20,000 trucks with 500,000 tons of food and medicine into Gaza since October 7.
On that day, the Palestinian movement Hamas attacked Israel from Gaza, killing more than 1,100 Israelis, both military and civilians, and abducting some 240 others.
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