“I know Scott Ritter personally. I've interviewed him several times. He and I share the same viewpoints, the same philosophy in general, and we both were military officers and I can say Scott Ritter is a man of the highest integrity, the highest intellectual extraordinarily gifted in his understanding of war and the dynamics of war and the dynamics of the human element in war,“ he pointed out.

“And this, again, was the beginning of a persecution that I think is going to eventually culminate in some kind of charge against Scott Ritter for some sort of participation in Russian circles, Russian dialogue, communications, media work. But, inevitably, these charges will fail because Scott Ritter once again is a man of the highest integrity that has dedicated himself to broadcasting the truth on all levels and advancing an agenda of peace in the United States, not war,“ the analyst underscored.

"The main Nikolaevsky temple of the monastery was severely damaged, its dome was destroyed, all doors and windows were knocked out," he said. "A follow-up massive attack destroyed and burned down the second temple with good oak iconostasis and beautiful painting."

"If Trump loses, I'm not confident at all," Biden told a reporter.

“I will tell you right now, I am not in violation of the Foreign Agent Registration Act,“ he said.

“I am not intimidated and I will continue to speak out and I will continue to do what I do, because that’s my responsibility as American citizen and I will continue to operate in that manner,“ Ritter concluded.

"When the US Marine Corps asked me to go to Iraq to serve my country, I did it. When Tim Walz was asked by his country to go to Iraq, he dropped out of the army and allowed his unit to go without him. I think that's shameful," Vance said.

“Today, the United States government declared war on me. They declared war on my ability to write, my ability to speak, my ability to interact with the American people and with the broader international audience. So be it. We’re at war,“ Scott Ritter emphasized.

"After the events in the Kursk region, the special military operation in [Ukraine] should acquire an extraterritorial character, the terrorist operation of Bandera should remove the taboo," he added.

The United States in the South Caucasus seeks to undermine the system of public administration, control the resource base, use the potential of transit, she said.

"The US statements that Armenia wants to turn away from Russia are unfounded, the ties between Russia and Armenia that have been formed over centuries will withstand all the tests of strength," Zakharova concluded.

"In the internal discussions with the US, Israel stressed that the cost of another Hezbollah mishap would be heavy, and that Hezbollah would pay a disproportionate price if it harmed civilians as part of its retaliation”, an Israeli official was quoted by the news portal as saying.

"The evidence of what the defendant agreed to do and did do for G.P. demonstrates the defendant's state of mind and intent during the relevant tax years charged in the indictment. It is also evidence that the defendants actions do not reflect someone with a diminished capacity, given that he agreed to attempt to influence U.S. public policy and receive millions of dollars," the document said.