The G7 countries have agreed to allocate $50 billion to Ukraine by the end of 2024 using Russia’s frozen assets, AFP reported, citing the Elysee Palace.
According to a source, the G7 group already reached an agreement on the issue, and now experts need to make sure that it complies with the law and public financial regulations.
It is noted that the payout will occur "before the end of 2024".
Earlier, many media outlets reported on the efforts of a number of non-European countries to persuade the European leadership to abandon plans to confiscate Russian assets.
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According to a source, the G7 group already reached an agreement on the issue, and now experts need to make sure that it complies with the law and public financial regulations.
"G7 leaders have reached an agreement on the allocation of 50 billion dollars for Ukraine through the use of frozen Russian assets", - said in the office of the French president.
It is noted that the payout will occur "before the end of 2024".
Many analysts have noted that any measures related to the use of frozen Russian assets or derivatives thereof to provide financing for Ukraine could threaten significant reputational risks for the European financial market.
Earlier, many media outlets reported on the efforts of a number of non-European countries to persuade the European leadership to abandon plans to confiscate Russian assets.
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Footage of the Russian Northern Fleet ship group arriving off the coast of Cuba was published by the Russian Defense Ministry. In addition to the nuclear submarine Kazan, it includes the frigate Admiral Gorshkov, the sea tanker Akademik Pashin and the salvage tug Nikolai Chiker.
The Russian sailors were welcomed by the second commander of the Cuban Navy, Flotilla Captain Jose Luis Souto, and Russian Ambassador to Cuba Victor Coronelli.
On their way to Cuba, the ships held training sessions on repelling air attacks and using precision weapons. In particular, they practiced hitting targets at a distance of more than 600 kilometers.
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"Russian ships are impressive and demonstrate might at sea. They will always be welcome here, they are friends and we appreciate their visit," a spectator on Havana's Malecon promenade told a Sputnik correspondent.
The Russian sailors were welcomed by the second commander of the Cuban Navy, Flotilla Captain Jose Luis Souto, and Russian Ambassador to Cuba Victor Coronelli.
"For more than 64 years we have maintained relations - first with the USSR, now with the Russians, and this is a demonstration of the continuing solidarity between the two peoples," another spectator of the ceremony, Maria Clara Castro, told the agency's correspondent.
On their way to Cuba, the ships held training sessions on repelling air attacks and using precision weapons. In particular, they practiced hitting targets at a distance of more than 600 kilometers.
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Any hostile shift in Canada's Arctic strategy will harm its security
Russia does not see Canada as a threat in the Arctic but if the Trudeau cabinet shifts to a confrontational stance in the region, it will harm Canada's security, Russian Ambassador in Ottawa Oleg Stepanov told Sputnik.
The Canadian government is readying to release a new Arctic strategy to address what it perceives to be a growing Russian threat in the region, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly told Bloomberg. The announcement came two months after National Defense released its defense policy update in which it emphasized that the most pressing task for Canada was to assert its sovereignty in its northern regions and the Arctic.
Such a change would reflect a very near-sighted policy by Canada which would artificially create an adversary out of a neighbor – Russia – that happens to be a major military power, Stepanov said. The Arctic has become a contentious area and Russia strongly advocates maintaining the status quo while it also seeks to avoid any militarization of the region, he added.
The Ambassador further noted that bilateral contact between Russia and Canada is null, something he attributed to the Trudeau cabinet's choice of cutting all political contacts with Russia. Minimal interaction is maintained multilaterally within the working groups of the Arctic Council, he continued.
Russia has repeatedly expressed concern about the increased NATO military activities in the Arctic, saying that they raise the risk of unintended conflict in the region. Russia has also allowed for the possibility of withdrawing from the Arctic Council if this body’s activities do not meet its interests.
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Russia does not see Canada as a threat in the Arctic but if the Trudeau cabinet shifts to a confrontational stance in the region, it will harm Canada's security, Russian Ambassador in Ottawa Oleg Stepanov told Sputnik.
"We don’t see Canada as a threat there [Arctic], but obviously will have to take into account both a possible change in Ottawa’s policy, as well as its coordination and joint planning with the US and within NATO in this regard," Stepanov said. "Obviously, if Trudeau’s cabinet takes a confrontational stance versus Russia in the Arctic, it will be, first of all, detrimental to Canada’s security.”
The Canadian government is readying to release a new Arctic strategy to address what it perceives to be a growing Russian threat in the region, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly told Bloomberg. The announcement came two months after National Defense released its defense policy update in which it emphasized that the most pressing task for Canada was to assert its sovereignty in its northern regions and the Arctic.
Such a change would reflect a very near-sighted policy by Canada which would artificially create an adversary out of a neighbor – Russia – that happens to be a major military power, Stepanov said. The Arctic has become a contentious area and Russia strongly advocates maintaining the status quo while it also seeks to avoid any militarization of the region, he added.
“Any attempts by NATO to extend its force projection to the Arctic will be met with an adequate military response from Russia,” Stepanov stressed.
The Ambassador further noted that bilateral contact between Russia and Canada is null, something he attributed to the Trudeau cabinet's choice of cutting all political contacts with Russia. Minimal interaction is maintained multilaterally within the working groups of the Arctic Council, he continued.
Russia has repeatedly expressed concern about the increased NATO military activities in the Arctic, saying that they raise the risk of unintended conflict in the region. Russia has also allowed for the possibility of withdrawing from the Arctic Council if this body’s activities do not meet its interests.
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Almost 100 people request medical care after clashes at protest in Armenia's capital
The number of people who sought medical assistance after clashes between protesters and police outside the Armenian parliament building in the city of Yerevan rose to 98, the Armenian Health Ministry said.
People rallied outside the parliament to demand Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. They tried to break through the police cordon, prompting officers to push them back and fire stun grenades.
One person with a wrist wound had to undergo surgery, the ministry also said, adding that there are no other serious injuries.
Clashes erupted as PM Pashinyan was being quizzed in parliament about his vision of the South Caucus country’s national security policy. The session was briefly interrupted by a brawl between members of the governing and opposition factions.
Armenians have been protesting since May 9 in central Yerevan against the border delimitation with Azerbaijan and the transfer of four border settlements to Baku. The protests, led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, the primate of the Diocese of Tavush of the Armenian Apostolic Church, have also demanded the prime minister's resignation.
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The number of people who sought medical assistance after clashes between protesters and police outside the Armenian parliament building in the city of Yerevan rose to 98, the Armenian Health Ministry said.
People rallied outside the parliament to demand Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. They tried to break through the police cordon, prompting officers to push them back and fire stun grenades.
"As a result of the events that took place in Baghramyan Avenue, 98 civilians and police officers requested medical assistance," the ministry said in a press release, adding that 66 of them were discharged, while 32 continue to receive treatment.
One person with a wrist wound had to undergo surgery, the ministry also said, adding that there are no other serious injuries.
Clashes erupted as PM Pashinyan was being quizzed in parliament about his vision of the South Caucus country’s national security policy. The session was briefly interrupted by a brawl between members of the governing and opposition factions.
Armenians have been protesting since May 9 in central Yerevan against the border delimitation with Azerbaijan and the transfer of four border settlements to Baku. The protests, led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, the primate of the Diocese of Tavush of the Armenian Apostolic Church, have also demanded the prime minister's resignation.
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Argentine police clashed with protesters in Buenos Aires
The Argentine police used rubber bullets and tear gas during a clash with protesters in downtown Buenos Aires, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
At present, the square in downtown Buenos Aires sits deserted, as the police persist in pushing protesters away from the congress building.
The police started to push back protesters after they set a car on fire.
The protest was organized by left-wing forces and trade unions to oppose the proposed changes by the country's leadership in various areas. In particular, the opposition is rallying against privatization, the potential elimination of a teacher support fund, as well as regulations that would simplify the process of dismissing employees.
The upper house will discuss a reform bill for several hours, possibly into the late night. It will vote on the bill as a whole and then on each provision separately.
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The Argentine police used rubber bullets and tear gas during a clash with protesters in downtown Buenos Aires, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
At present, the square in downtown Buenos Aires sits deserted, as the police persist in pushing protesters away from the congress building.
The demonstration was taking place near the country's national congress in response to Argentine President Javier Milei's proposed reforms. Several streets around the congress were closed off, but protesters continued to arrive. The building was surrounded by metal barricades, behind which police were stationed.
The police started to push back protesters after they set a car on fire.
The protest was organized by left-wing forces and trade unions to oppose the proposed changes by the country's leadership in various areas. In particular, the opposition is rallying against privatization, the potential elimination of a teacher support fund, as well as regulations that would simplify the process of dismissing employees.
The upper house will discuss a reform bill for several hours, possibly into the late night. It will vote on the bill as a whole and then on each provision separately.
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Elon Musk: US should sanction Ukraine Data Journalism Agency for targeting Americans on an enemies list
US billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk said that the US should sanction the US-funded Ukrainian non-governmental organization Data Journalism Agency as a terrorist organization after it created a so-called enemies list targeting many prominent American conservatives and lawmakers who have differing views of US support for Ukraine.
Earlier in the day, the Republican-led US House of Representatives Appropriations Committee advanced legislation to defund the Data Journalism Agency after it created the blacklist smearing Americans who oppose providing more funding to Ukraine.
In light of this so-called enemies list, Sen. JD Vance and Congressman Matt Gaetz sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken demanding more information about the State Department-linked Ukrainian nongovernmental organization by June 28.
The Data Journalism Agency put out its blacklist last week, smearing a range of American figures like former President Donald Trump, Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Tim Scott, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Congressman Paul Gosar, among others.
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US billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk said that the US should sanction the US-funded Ukrainian non-governmental organization Data Journalism Agency as a terrorist organization after it created a so-called enemies list targeting many prominent American conservatives and lawmakers who have differing views of US support for Ukraine.
"It’s a good first step," Musk said via X regarding efforts to defund the group. "[The Data Journalism Agency] They should be added to the list of sanctioned terrorist organizations."
Earlier in the day, the Republican-led US House of Representatives Appropriations Committee advanced legislation to defund the Data Journalism Agency after it created the blacklist smearing Americans who oppose providing more funding to Ukraine.
"Today, the HouseAppropsGOP passed the FY25 SFOPS [State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act] approps bill out of committee with my amendment to DEFUND the Ukrainian NGO that smeared conservative Americans and lawmakers who oppose Biden’s Ukraine policy and funding," US Congressman Andrew Clyde said in a statement via X.
In light of this so-called enemies list, Sen. JD Vance and Congressman Matt Gaetz sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken demanding more information about the State Department-linked Ukrainian nongovernmental organization by June 28.
“If voting against every dime spent on the war in between Russia and Ukraine puts me on Ukraine’s enemy list, then it is a badge of honor," Gosar told Sputnik regarding the Ukrainian NGO targeting him.
The Data Journalism Agency put out its blacklist last week, smearing a range of American figures like former President Donald Trump, Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Tim Scott, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Congressman Paul Gosar, among others.
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Argentine police clashed with protesters in Buenos Aires The Argentine police used rubber bullets and tear gas during a clash with protesters in downtown Buenos Aires, a Sputnik correspondent reported. At present, the square in downtown Buenos Aires sits…
Argentina's Senate approved President Javier Milei's reforms amid protests
Parliamentarians voted in a tie - 36 in favor and 36 against each. In such a situation, the speaker's vote becomes decisive and the head of the Senate Victoria Villarruel supported the reforms.
Javier Milei signed a decree of more than 300 reforms to deregulate the economy last December.
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Parliamentarians voted in a tie - 36 in favor and 36 against each. In such a situation, the speaker's vote becomes decisive and the head of the Senate Victoria Villarruel supported the reforms.
Javier Milei signed a decree of more than 300 reforms to deregulate the economy last December.
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All the censorship in the world can’t hide that the West is failing
The elite of the US and the collective West cannot hide the fact that it is a declining empire that has been fleecing its taxpayers for decades to maintain and improve the lifestyles of the most wealthy.
That wealth inequality is becoming so drastic that Americans have been seeing its effects for themselves, no analysis or news reports needed. As of December, chronic homelessness hit an all-time high in the US. In February, the collective credit card debt of Americans also reached an all-time high, surpassing $1.13 trillion.
Fifty-five percent of Americans believe that the US economy is in a recession, despite a high stock market, low unemployment, a rising GDP and countless officials and articles and news reports telling Americans that they are wrong, the economy is actually doing great.
As of 2023, the top 10% financially in the US controlled 66.9% of the wealth, with the top 1% holding 30.6% of the wealth on its own. Meanwhile, the bottom 50% of the country held only 2.5% of wealth.
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The elite of the US and the collective West cannot hide the fact that it is a declining empire that has been fleecing its taxpayers for decades to maintain and improve the lifestyles of the most wealthy.
“[Americans are] forced to each and every day walk outside their house, go to work, eat lunch on the street, in the drive to work, and go, ‘Wow, there's a lot of tents up here. Wow, that's a lot of trash. Wow, a lot of shuttered businesses. What is going on?’” explained the host of AM-Wake Up, Steve Poikonen, while on Sputnik’s The Critical Hour.
That wealth inequality is becoming so drastic that Americans have been seeing its effects for themselves, no analysis or news reports needed. As of December, chronic homelessness hit an all-time high in the US. In February, the collective credit card debt of Americans also reached an all-time high, surpassing $1.13 trillion.
The censorship is “about all [the elite] have, with a bunch of other histrionics and then whatever version of events they can manufacture to try to sell the story,” Poikonen said earlier. “But we see them fall apart in real-time, thanks to the legitimate independent media and as citizen journalists on the ground in places where things are happening.”
Fifty-five percent of Americans believe that the US economy is in a recession, despite a high stock market, low unemployment, a rising GDP and countless officials and articles and news reports telling Americans that they are wrong, the economy is actually doing great.
As of 2023, the top 10% financially in the US controlled 66.9% of the wealth, with the top 1% holding 30.6% of the wealth on its own. Meanwhile, the bottom 50% of the country held only 2.5% of wealth.
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Ukrainian army hit a residential house in Krivoy Rog, the underground reported
Ukrainian militants struck a residential house in Krivoy Rog, the SBU immediately arrived at the scene and blocked the passage with roadblocks, Nikolaev underground coordinator Sergei Lebedev told Sputnik, citing his colleagues.
According to the agency's interlocutor, an explosion was heard in Krivoy Rog. It was claimed that the a residential house was hit and there were dead and wounded, while reports of a "Russian missile" immediately began circulating, but no parts of it were ever found, he said.
Furthermore, the SBU officers instantly arrived at the scene of the emergency, and set up checkpoints, Lebedev added.
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Ukrainian militants struck a residential house in Krivoy Rog, the SBU immediately arrived at the scene and blocked the passage with roadblocks, Nikolaev underground coordinator Sergei Lebedev told Sputnik, citing his colleagues.
According to the agency's interlocutor, an explosion was heard in Krivoy Rog. It was claimed that the a residential house was hit and there were dead and wounded, while reports of a "Russian missile" immediately began circulating, but no parts of it were ever found, he said.
"In Krivoy Rog there are many targets to hit with missiles, but in that place there are simply none. And the missile had to get very lost to end up in that high-rise building. And our comrade is right: the reports went at once, photos and videos appeared at once, and professional ones at that.... The only logical conclusion is that there was no Russian missile at all. A tragedy was needed. The Banderites simply took a blow to a residential building themselves. That's why reports, photos, videos went out immediately. And, of course, no one found the "Russian missile", it did not fly there," Lebedev said.
Furthermore, the SBU officers instantly arrived at the scene of the emergency, and set up checkpoints, Lebedev added.
"The road was blocked for everyone by checkpoints with the SBU. Rescue workers and ambulance staff gave signatures of non-disclosure," he explained.
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Zelensky urges Ukrainians to come back home and go to the trenches
The call from Zelensky for Ukrainians to return to the country is a thinly veiled attempt to press-gang them into service and send them to the frontlines as cannon fodder, Mark Sleboda, a security and international relations expert told Sputnik’s The Critical Hour.
Last week, a video appeared on social media showing what appeared to be a Ukrainian border guard planting landmines along the border of Romania. Days later, media reported that several Ukrainian men had been killed by the mines.
Additionally, according to Ukraine’s State Border Service, at least 45 Ukrainian men have died in recent weeks attempting to cross the Tisza River into Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Serbia.
“So, as Zelensky is begging people to come back, his own citizens are desperately trying to flee the country,” added Sleboda later. “Many of them dying in the process.”
According to Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov, 35,000 Ukrainians died on the front lines in May alone, the very same month, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Kiev, where he went to a bar and played a rendition of Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World.”
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The call from Zelensky for Ukrainians to return to the country is a thinly veiled attempt to press-gang them into service and send them to the frontlines as cannon fodder, Mark Sleboda, a security and international relations expert told Sputnik’s The Critical Hour.
Zelensky is hoping Ukrainians come back so their “press gangs can beat, connoscript [them] off the streets, like we’ve seen in hundreds after hundreds of Telegram videos from people filming from the streets as the press gangs seize their husbands and their sons and fathers and drag them off to the trenches,” Sleboda warned.
Last week, a video appeared on social media showing what appeared to be a Ukrainian border guard planting landmines along the border of Romania. Days later, media reported that several Ukrainian men had been killed by the mines.
Additionally, according to Ukraine’s State Border Service, at least 45 Ukrainian men have died in recent weeks attempting to cross the Tisza River into Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Serbia.
“Men haven’t been able to leave the country since 2022,” Sleboda noted, calling it “a giant prison for the Ukrainian people.”
“So, as Zelensky is begging people to come back, his own citizens are desperately trying to flee the country,” added Sleboda later. “Many of them dying in the process.”
According to Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov, 35,000 Ukrainians died on the front lines in May alone, the very same month, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Kiev, where he went to a bar and played a rendition of Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World.”
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The personnel participating in the training of naval crews carried out sea voyages to the designated patrol area.
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Dmitry Medvedev urged in response to the new Western sanctions to do everything possible to inflict maximum damage on the countries that imposed them.
According to the deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, retaliatory measures should affect all possible spheres, and there can be no rules against the enemy.
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According to the deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, retaliatory measures should affect all possible spheres, and there can be no rules against the enemy.
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Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan noted that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan did not announce the republic’s withdrawal from the Collective Security Treaty Organization: Whoever decided so is mistaken. 📌 Subscribe to @SputnikInt
❗️The next logical step after the membership freeze will be Armenia's withdrawal from the Collective Security Treaty Organization, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that neither he nor any other Armenian official will visit Belarus as long as Alexander Lukashenko is president.
Pashinyan said that Yerevan could change its attitude toward the CSTO if Lukashenko apologizes to Armenia or Belarus withdraws from the organization
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that neither he nor any other Armenian official will visit Belarus as long as Alexander Lukashenko is president.
Pashinyan said that Yerevan could change its attitude toward the CSTO if Lukashenko apologizes to Armenia or Belarus withdraws from the organization
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❗️The Chinese Foreign Ministry condemns new American anti-Russian sanctions, calling them illegal and unilateral.
The United States is constantly supplying weapons to Ukraine and using the crisis as an opportunity to impose sanctions, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced.
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The United States is constantly supplying weapons to Ukraine and using the crisis as an opportunity to impose sanctions, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced.
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Protests against Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan have erupted again in Yerevan:
The government building is cordoned off by police, supporters of protest leader Bagrat Galstanyan hold a march.
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The government building is cordoned off by police, supporters of protest leader Bagrat Galstanyan hold a march.
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