❗️'The US is the biggest threat to world peace and a source of wars and conflicts' - Chinese Defense Ministry

🔸 "Joint drills of Chinese and Russian armed forces made active contribution to maintaining regional peace, responding to security challenges," Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman said.

🔸 "Russian and Chinese joined exercises deepened the level of strategic cooperation between the two armies," - he added.

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The Russian Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media has confirmed that Google has restricted the creation of new accounts for Russians.

At the same time, confirmation of authorization via sms for previously created accounts is still working.

The Ministry recommends that Google users create backup copies of their data, and switch to using alternative two-factor authentication methods (or domestic platforms).

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❗️ Iran's Energy Minister proposes linking Russia, UAE, Saudi Arabia power grids through Iran

💬 "In the field of electricity, Iran ... intends to develop trade and transit of electricity by linking its energy grid with countries with which it has a land border. In this regard, it is proposed to connect the energy grid of Russia and the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia through Iran. Thus, by reducing investments in the production sector, Iran can provide significant assistance to the environment at the regional level," Iran's Energy Minister Aliabadi said at the Russian Energy Week international forum.

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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov told French security officials under interrogation that he earns '1 dirham' ($0.27) a year - French media

This move allegedly forced the country's authorities to reduce the bail from €20 million to €5 million. At the same time, Durov's financial situation is estimated at between 9 and 15 billion dollars.

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⚡️The Russian Defense Ministry has officially announced the liberation of the settlement of Ukrainsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.

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🇷🇺🪖More statements from the Russian Defense Ministry's daily briefing on the special military operation's progress:

◻️ Russia’s Battlegroup Zapad repelled one counterattack, with Ukrainian forces losing as many as 435 militants.

◻️ Ukrainian forces lost up to 235 troops and a Grad MLRS in Battlegroup Sever's area of responsibility.

◻️ Russian Air defenses shot down a Neptun-MD missile, 3 Hammer guided bombs, 5 HIMARS missiles and 45 Ukrainian drones.

◻️ Russia’s Battlegroup Yug formations have strengthened their positions along the front line. Ukrainian forces lost as many as 750 soldiers.

◻️ Russia’s Battlegroup Vostok formations have strengthened their positions along the front line. Ukrainian forces lost as many as 130 militants.

◻️ Ukrainian losses reached a total of 670 servicemen in Battlegroup Tsentr's area of responsibility.

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❗️Key statements by Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, regarding the changes in Russian nuclear doctrine:

💬The announced changes to Russian nuclear doctrine should be considered a definite signal to unfriendly countries.

💬The updated nuclear doctrine sends a signal to the West, warning of the consequences of an attack on Russia, and not necessarily by nuclear means.

💬The whole world is well aware of Russia's nuclear potential and its deterrent role.

💬The Russian nuclear triad is the absolute guarantor of nuclear deterrence.

💬Sensible politicians in the West have previously taken Putin's statements on nuclear deterrence seriously.

💬Adjustments to the fundamentals of state policy on nuclear deterrence have been formulated and the decision on their publication will be made later.

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Israel denies reports of ceasefire talks with Hezbollah

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz denied reports about allegedly ongoing ceasefire talks with the Lebanese Hezbollah movement, saying that the operations against the movement will continue until Israel wins.

"There will be no ceasefire in the north. We will continue to fight the terrorist organization Hezbollah with all our might until victory and until the people of the north can safely return to their homes," Katz wrote on X.

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Snubbed by government over 'civil war' claims?

Elon Musk was excluded from the list of participants in the British government investment forum presumably for his posts about the recent riots in Britain, the Telegraph reports.

The newspaper writes that Musk repeatedly "attacked" British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in comments that British ministers called "deplorable." 

According to the article, during the riots in Britain, Elon Musk wrote on his X account that the UK was sliding into a civil war, and that the British PM considered building "'emergency detainment camps' on the Falkland Islands" for "prisoners from the riots."

Protests and riots broke out in Britain after the deaths of three young girls in a knife attack, which caused fiery anti-migration sentiments among the population.

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❗️US President Joe Biden has instructed the Pentagon to allocate the remaining funds to Ukraine under military aid programs until the end of his term

The president has also instructed the Pentagon to transfer an additional Patriot air defense system and missiles for it to Kiev, the Pentagon reported.

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The number of officially registered internally displaced persons has now exceeded 70,000 people. About 530 specially organized shelters are currently hosting refugees, Lebanese Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi said.

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Zelensky trademark? Post-presidential money-making scam?

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has officially registered the trademark "ZELENSKYY," as confirmed by its database.

The trademark covers a surprisingly diverse range of services, including astrology, psychology, gambling, kimono dressing assistance, and even conducting funeral ceremonies.

Registered on October 27, 2022, for a decade—expiring on October 28, 2032—the trademark is owned by Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy of Ukraine. Its registration holds validity in several countries, including the United States, European Union, Switzerland, Israel, Moldova, and Japan, among others.

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❗️The White House has announced its decision to provide Ukraine with the Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) long-range munition to "enhance the country's long-range strike capabilities."

Biden also announced that the Department of Defense will allocate all remaining security assistance funds for Ukraine by the end of his term, including $5.5 billion in Presidential Drawdown Authority, to fully utilize available resources and replenish US stockpiles.

Ukraine's Zelensky has been asking his Western patrons for more long-range weapons and permission to use them to strike deep into Russia.

President Vladimir Putin earlier warned that NATO countries granting permission to the Kiev regime to use Western long-range weapons against Russia would mean direct involvement in the Ukraine conflict. This involvement would change the nature of the conflict, and Russia would be forced to make decisions based on the threats created, he added.

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❗️Ukrainian daily losses in the Kursk region amounted to more than 340 soldiers and 12 combat armored vehicles, according to the Russian Defense Ministry

The Russian military repelled three attempts by the Ukrainian troops to break through the border in the direction of the settlements of Novyi Put and Medvezhye.

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What’s behind Putin’s move to change Russia's nuclear doctrine?

A series of updates to the Russian nuclear policy, which has been announced by President Vladimir Putin, is aimed at reducing the nuclear threshold and changing the balance of risk for the West, Dmitry Suslov, deputy director of the Center for European and International Studies at Russia’s Higher School of Economics, tells Sputnik.

The West currently escalates and even conducts a hybrid war against Russia, also discussing the transformation of it into a hot war, Suslov, who also serves as deputy director of research at the Russian Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, notes.

The fundamental reason why the West does so is because it is “convinced that Russia will never use nuclear weapons and that the damage for the West of Ukraine's defeat is much higher than the damage caused by escalation,” according to the analyst.

“So now Russia changes this balance and tries to convince the West that the damage for itself will be just suicidal and that it is better not to escalate further because Russia could use nuclear weapons in an increased number of options and also against Ukraine, which acts in cooperation with nuclear Western countries,” Suslov says.

As for the timing of the declaration, it is linked to the Biden administration discussing the possibility of the West allowing the Kiev regime to fire long-range Western-supplied missiles deep inside Russian territory, per the pundit.

“The decision has not been made yet. So the reason why Putin mentioned those changes even before the nuclear doctrine was published is to alter this decision making and to convince the Biden administration not to take this step,” Suslov concludes.

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🎥🎥 Russian President Vladimir Putin holds plenary session at the Russian Energy Week 2024

👉 Watch the livestream here or follow the link to the Sputnik's website

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Retired US colonel slams Zelensky’s ‘victory plan' and calls for end to failed ‘Ukraine strategy’

The "victory plan" Volodymyr Zelensky is going to present to the White House this week is unrealistic and dangerous, Earl Rasmussen, a retired lieutenant colonel and international consultant, tells Sputnik, warning that Ukraine is essentially pushing for direct escalation with Russia. According to Rasmussen, "Zelensky's going to say that we need to take the war, the conflict to Russia," targeting both military and civilian infrastructure, which could lead to catastrophic outcomes, especially if nuclear facilities are involved.

Rasmussen highlights the significant involvement of Western intelligence in Ukraine's operations, stating, "When he goes deep into Russia, those weapons systems basically need intelligence from the United States." This, he believes, makes the West a full participant in the conflict, pushing NATO further into the war and risking global escalation. Rasmussen emphasizes that the current US administration’s strategy has failed, noting, "Project Ukraine should be chalked up as a failure, and we should go about trying to rebuild and put an end to the conflict."

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❗️The West has accelerated the development of alternative tools in Russia for insuring energy supply deliveries and conducting cross-border payments, Vladimir Putin stated at the Russian Energy Week international forum in Moscow

Western elites block access to energy technologies for undesirable countries because they cannot cope with competition, while some believe they can use illegal sanctions to their advantage in the energy sector, he added.

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