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In an interview with Sky News NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg admitted that Russia has built up its defense industry more rapidly than expected, complaining that NATO countries have meanwhile required more time to increase arms production.
Russia has repeatedly warned NATO countries that arms supplies to Ukraine would be considered legitimate targets. Moscow has accused NATO countries of "playing with fire" by arming Ukraine, emphasizing that such actions hinder the possibility of Russia-Ukraine negotiations.
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“It's correct that Russia has been able to build up their defense industry faster than we expected and it's correct that NATO allies have spent more time than they should in ramping up our production,” Stoltenberg said.
Russia has repeatedly warned NATO countries that arms supplies to Ukraine would be considered legitimate targets. Moscow has accused NATO countries of "playing with fire" by arming Ukraine, emphasizing that such actions hinder the possibility of Russia-Ukraine negotiations.
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Italy's opposition Five Star Movement will take a stand in the European Parliament against arms supplies to Ukraine and in favor of finding a diplomatic solution to the conflict, the movement's candidate for the position of the European parliament member in Italy, Gianluca Ferrara, told Sputnik.
The movement supports dialogue and diplomatic solution to the conflict, the candidate added.
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“I hope there will be other forces in the European Parliament who want to stop going down the path of sending arms all the time. This does not lead to any solution. Russia is a huge state, you can't even think of defeating it. The only way will be World War III with mutual extermination,” Ferrara said.
The movement supports dialogue and diplomatic solution to the conflict, the candidate added.
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Kremlin mulls response as NATO enables Ukraine’s terrorism against Russian civilians
Ukraine has increasingly resorted to terrorist attacks in residential areas and against Russian civilians as the chances of its victory on the battlefield grow ever more remote. Shelling of a town in Russia’s Belgorod region over the weekend left six people injured, with a local official tragically dying as a result of detonation of ammunition during the attack.
Security analyst Mark Sleboda joined Sputnik’s The Critical Hour program to examine President Vladimir Putin’s options amid repeated Western escalation of the proxy conflict against Russia.
Sleboda pointed out that Russia has enjoyed considerable success in disabling NATO weaponry via electronic warfare, even earning plaudits in Western media for its technological supremacy. But going forward, the analyst said Russia would need to consider how to effectively respond to Ukrainian aggression, balancing the desire to react proportionally with the need to create deterrence.
Whatever Moscow’s response, the analyst noted that Ukraine’s provocations “certainly won't result in a change in the endgame of this conflict.”
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Ukraine has increasingly resorted to terrorist attacks in residential areas and against Russian civilians as the chances of its victory on the battlefield grow ever more remote. Shelling of a town in Russia’s Belgorod region over the weekend left six people injured, with a local official tragically dying as a result of detonation of ammunition during the attack.
Security analyst Mark Sleboda joined Sputnik’s The Critical Hour program to examine President Vladimir Putin’s options amid repeated Western escalation of the proxy conflict against Russia.
“This game that NATO and its member states can punch Russia through the sock puppet of their proxy putsch regime in Ukraine continues,” Sleboda observed. “And [NATO Secretary-General Jens] Stoltenberg does not fear Russian threats – that's a problem.”
“Russia is not clearly setting red lines and then dictating consequences and carrying through with them on NATO countries,” the expert argued. “Now, they may not feel that they have had to thus far in this conflict because they are winning on the battlefield… They just keep on carrying on what they're doing and winning the battle on the battlefield in Ukraine, and don't wish to potentially escalate this directly against NATO in a way that could spin out of their and anyone's control. But here's the problem, it's that this type of response does create an Overton window where NATO now feels complete impunity with escalations.”
Sleboda pointed out that Russia has enjoyed considerable success in disabling NATO weaponry via electronic warfare, even earning plaudits in Western media for its technological supremacy. But going forward, the analyst said Russia would need to consider how to effectively respond to Ukrainian aggression, balancing the desire to react proportionally with the need to create deterrence.
Whatever Moscow’s response, the analyst noted that Ukraine’s provocations “certainly won't result in a change in the endgame of this conflict.”
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Threat to arrest Russian journalists signals growing political persecution in the West (Part 1)
The Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ) has been forced to disavow comments by its legal director calling for the arrest of Russian journalists after intense backlash.
Anna Neistat, who leads the foundation’s The Docket project, claimed Thursday that her team is urging international authorities to prosecute Russian reporters. “We want them to travel to other countries and be arrested there,” said Neistat, revealing that she is pressuring the European Union and International Criminal Court to pursue the matter. Neistat made the comments during an interview with the US state-backed propaganda outlet Voice of America.
The organization has since backpedaled on the provocative claim with a statement asserting that “someone in our foundation misspoke,” but observers see the proposal as yet another sign of the West’s growing authoritarianism and intolerance of dissenting voices. Author and political analyst Caleb Maupin joined Sputnik’s The Critical Hour program to discuss the incident.
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The Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ) has been forced to disavow comments by its legal director calling for the arrest of Russian journalists after intense backlash.
Anna Neistat, who leads the foundation’s The Docket project, claimed Thursday that her team is urging international authorities to prosecute Russian reporters. “We want them to travel to other countries and be arrested there,” said Neistat, revealing that she is pressuring the European Union and International Criminal Court to pursue the matter. Neistat made the comments during an interview with the US state-backed propaganda outlet Voice of America.
The organization has since backpedaled on the provocative claim with a statement asserting that “someone in our foundation misspoke,” but observers see the proposal as yet another sign of the West’s growing authoritarianism and intolerance of dissenting voices. Author and political analyst Caleb Maupin joined Sputnik’s The Critical Hour program to discuss the incident.
“There's a lot of things to keep in mind in reaction to this news story,” said the author and reporter. “The first of which is that the European Union has basically already outlawed all Russian media within the EU space, right? You can't watch RT. Websites are suppressed, blocked, and it's pretty hard to look at Russian media in the EU.”
“What is a little bit different, though, about this is that this was specifically aimed at journalists who would report in Russian, for Russian audiences, but would do so from EU countries. And the idea was that they would be charged, and what's interesting also is that the warrants for their arrest would be secret. They would be arrested upon arrival and it would be a way to basically just kidnap these reporters and journalists and hold them hostage.”
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Threat to arrest Russian journalists signals growing political persecution in the West (Part 1) The Clooney Foundation for Justice (CFJ) has been forced to disavow comments by its legal director calling for the arrest of Russian journalists after intense…
Threat to arrest Russian journalists signals growing political persecution in West (Part 2)
European countries have made increasingly aggressive attempts in recent years to restrict media and control the flow of information across the continent. The EU has outright banned Russian media outlets from broadcasting within the 27-nation bloc, but measures have been taken against third-party platforms, as well. The video sharing website Rumble was forced to disable access to its service in France after refusing to comply with government demands to block Russian content.
Across the Atlantic, the United States has famously condemned journalist Julian Assange to 12 years of effective confinement after the Wikileaks founder published leaked material revealing US war crimes in Iraq. Former CIA director and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made plans to kidnap and murder the firebrand transparency activist, it was recently revealed.
The uproar over the Clooney Foundation for Justice’s comments comes as Sputnik contributor Scott Ritter was denied travel to speak at a conference in Russia Monday, having his passport confiscated by authorities on apparent orders from the US State Department. Free speech concerns have also been raised over police crackdowns on campus pro-Palestine encampments, a move demanded by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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European countries have made increasingly aggressive attempts in recent years to restrict media and control the flow of information across the continent. The EU has outright banned Russian media outlets from broadcasting within the 27-nation bloc, but measures have been taken against third-party platforms, as well. The video sharing website Rumble was forced to disable access to its service in France after refusing to comply with government demands to block Russian content.
Across the Atlantic, the United States has famously condemned journalist Julian Assange to 12 years of effective confinement after the Wikileaks founder published leaked material revealing US war crimes in Iraq. Former CIA director and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made plans to kidnap and murder the firebrand transparency activist, it was recently revealed.
The uproar over the Clooney Foundation for Justice’s comments comes as Sputnik contributor Scott Ritter was denied travel to speak at a conference in Russia Monday, having his passport confiscated by authorities on apparent orders from the US State Department. Free speech concerns have also been raised over police crackdowns on campus pro-Palestine encampments, a move demanded by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“I will say, though, that the Ukrainians have been saying this from the beginning,” said Maupin of the calls to arrest Russian journalists. “I mean, they have this list of ‘information terrorists’ – which I'm proudly on, by the way, I'm listed by the Ukrainian government as an ‘information terrorist’ – and they have been calling for the assassination and murder of journalists, and they've done it since the war has begun.”
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🐸📹 First use of Lyagushka (lit. Frog) robot in combat conditions
Russian troops used the robot to destroy a Ukrainian machine-gun crew near Avdeyevka.
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Russian troops used the robot to destroy a Ukrainian machine-gun crew near Avdeyevka.
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North of Israel in flames after new Hezbollah attacks.
A state of emergency has been declared in the region.
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A state of emergency has been declared in the region.
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Burkan: ballistic rocket that can pierce through Israel’s Iron Dome
Lebanon’s Hezbollah fighters are using the Burkan rockets against the Israeli army in a recent spike of clashes.
Let’s delve into the Burkan’s characteristics to find out why it's capable of penetrating Israel’s air defenses:
▪️The Burkan (lit. "Volcano") is a mobile ballistic rocket with a range of up to 10 km;
▪️The upgraded versions – the Burkan-2 and the Burkan-3- have much longer ranges standing at 1,000 km and 1,200 km, respectively;
▪️The missile is notable for its heavy warhead, which can carry from 100 kg to 500 kg of explosives;
▪️The rocket, which can be fired from ground launchers or trucks, causes destruction within a radius of 150 meters from the impact point;
▪️These rockets carry more than a ton of explosive material and are capable of penetrating bomb shelters;
▪️The first use of the Burkan rockets by Hezbollah in the Gaza war dates back to November 2023, amid reports that the Lebanese movement has “thousands” of the Burkans;
▪️The relatively short range of the Burkan makes it difficult for Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system to use kinetic interception for destroying the rocket;
▪️The Alma research and education center, a think tank based in Israel, called the Burkan “a cheap weapon with great effectiveness”, claiming that each rocket costs between $300 and $400.
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah fighters are using the Burkan rockets against the Israeli army in a recent spike of clashes.
Let’s delve into the Burkan’s characteristics to find out why it's capable of penetrating Israel’s air defenses:
▪️The Burkan (lit. "Volcano") is a mobile ballistic rocket with a range of up to 10 km;
▪️The upgraded versions – the Burkan-2 and the Burkan-3- have much longer ranges standing at 1,000 km and 1,200 km, respectively;
▪️The missile is notable for its heavy warhead, which can carry from 100 kg to 500 kg of explosives;
▪️The rocket, which can be fired from ground launchers or trucks, causes destruction within a radius of 150 meters from the impact point;
▪️These rockets carry more than a ton of explosive material and are capable of penetrating bomb shelters;
▪️The first use of the Burkan rockets by Hezbollah in the Gaza war dates back to November 2023, amid reports that the Lebanese movement has “thousands” of the Burkans;
▪️The relatively short range of the Burkan makes it difficult for Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system to use kinetic interception for destroying the rocket;
▪️The Alma research and education center, a think tank based in Israel, called the Burkan “a cheap weapon with great effectiveness”, claiming that each rocket costs between $300 and $400.
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Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini suggested that Macron should go to Ukraine himself to take part in the fighting.
Salvini has recently criticized the leaders of NATO and EU countries for their intention to increase military support for Kiev and lift restrictions on strikes against Russia with Western weapons.
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Salvini has recently criticized the leaders of NATO and EU countries for their intention to increase military support for Kiev and lift restrictions on strikes against Russia with Western weapons.
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😉Can't catch them? Run them over - Ukrainian Military Commissars' Advice
In Ukraine, employees of territorial recruitment and social support centers (TCC) on a minibus deliberately knocked down a cyclist who was trying to avoid mobilization.
After the accident, the cyclist managed to get up and escape on his own feet.
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In Ukraine, employees of territorial recruitment and social support centers (TCC) on a minibus deliberately knocked down a cyclist who was trying to avoid mobilization.
"A citizen took off on a bicycle. Military commissars, unable to control their emotions, tried to chase the fugitive. When they caught up with him, they tried to block his way," the military recruitment office explained the actions of the TCC employees.
After the accident, the cyclist managed to get up and escape on his own feet.
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The Turkish foreign minister expects to visit Russia next week and take part in the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Council, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported.
"Of course, we would like to become a BRICS member. We'll see how things go this year," he said at an event at the Center for China and Globalization (CCG) in Beijing, as quoted by the South China Morning Post.
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Earlier, the media reported that the French military are already in Ukraine, engaged in the maintenance of military equipment and training of Ukrainian soldiers.
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In addition to the main bill "On Family Values and Protection of Minors", amendments will be made to the Civil and Labor Codes, legislation on education and so on, said Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia Shalva Papuashvili.
Three-quarters of the votes in parliament are needed to pass the amendments, and the opposition has not yet said whether this package of laws will become a new reason for protests.
*LGBT movement is banned in Russia
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❗️US State Department forced Sputnik contributor Scott Ritter off plane headed to Russia and confiscated his passport “As I was boarding my flight out of New York I was pulled aside by three CBP officers, who seized my passport. When asked why, they said…
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