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Lebanese children sing for peace as their parents stand by their home
People in Rmeish, a village in southern Lebanon located only 1 km from Israel, risk their lives every day because of the Israeli incursion, but they will not abandon their homes.
Children from the local primary school and kindergarten also recorded a message for Sputnik, singing the song "Give us back our childhood, give us back our peace," which was originally performed in 1984 by Lebanese four-year-old Remi Bandali and became the anthem of children affected by the Lebanon conflict.
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People in Rmeish, a village in southern Lebanon located only 1 km from Israel, risk their lives every day because of the Israeli incursion, but they will not abandon their homes.
"We, despite everything, are still remaining in Rmeish. So that we can live in peace, so that our village may be preserved. Our steadfastness will be for the prosperity of Rmeish," Marinette Jarjour, a teacher and administrator at a kindergarten in Rmeish, told Sputnik.
Children from the local primary school and kindergarten also recorded a message for Sputnik, singing the song "Give us back our childhood, give us back our peace," which was originally performed in 1984 by Lebanese four-year-old Remi Bandali and became the anthem of children affected by the Lebanon conflict.
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🇷🇺🇨🇳 Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin met with Chinese Premier of the State Council Li Qiang.
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Steppe Road: What is the economic corridor from Russia to China going to be?
During his visit to Islamabad for the SCO Summit, Russian PM Mishustin brought up the importance of Mongolia’s ‘Steppe Road’ initiative, citing regional cooperation between Russia, China and Mongolia as vital part of a new multipolar architecture.
Here’s what to know about the ambitious project:
1️⃣ The Steppe Road (‘Taliin zam’ in Mongolian) initiative was conceived in 2014, with Mongolia envisioning ‘Five Great Passages’ requiring $50 bln in investment, including:
◻️ a 997 km-long transnational expressway linking Russia and China
◻️ 1,100 km of electrified railway infrastructure
◻️ an expansion of the existing Trans-Mongolian Railway from Sukhbaatar in the north to Zamyn-Uud in the south
◻️ construction of oil and gas pipelines from Altanbulag in the north to Zamyn-Uud.
2️⃣ The Steppe Road isn’t just about transport infrastructure, but part of a development strategy which also seeks to invigorate Mongolia’s telecom and tourism sectors, and boost its mining and energy potential.
3️⃣ The project aligns with Russia’s Trans-Eurasian Corridor Initiative. In July, President Putin and his Mongolian counterpart Khurelsukh discussed the subject of international logistics and transit.
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During his visit to Islamabad for the SCO Summit, Russian PM Mishustin brought up the importance of Mongolia’s ‘Steppe Road’ initiative, citing regional cooperation between Russia, China and Mongolia as vital part of a new multipolar architecture.
Here’s what to know about the ambitious project:
Mongolian PM Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai has announced today that Mongolia finalized a list of 33 projects of the Steppe Road.
In China, the Steppe Road is seen as “highly consistent” with Beijing’s trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative, with Chinese officials and media saying the project can “guide…win-win cooperation between the two countries.”
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NATO proxy war strips Ukraine of its future, as thousands of schoolchildren flee country
Some 300,000 schoolchildren left Ukraine before the current school year began, Ukrainian MP Nina Yuzhanina stated, referring to Ukraine’s Education Minister Oksen Lisovyi revealing an increase in the outflow of senior school students from Ukraine, most of whom are boys.
Since a majority of those children would soon have to register for military service, many experts link the trend with parents’ fears that their kids might be swept into the “meat grinder” of NATO’s proxy war.
Amid rampant draft dodging and desertion, Ukraine earlier adopted a controversial law designed to strengthen mobilization, obliging all men aged 18-60 to carry military ID with them at all times.
Furthermore, Volodymyr Zelensky lowered the recruitment age from 27 to 25, unleashing a violent wave of resistance among Ukrainian citizens, many of whom fear the draft border will be lowered to 18 and under amid Ukraine’s forces failures on the frontlines.
No less than 6.168 million Ukrainian refugees were registered across Europe by the end of July 2024, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), with another 571,000 Ukrainians dodging the ongoing NATO proxy war outside of Europe.
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Some 300,000 schoolchildren left Ukraine before the current school year began, Ukrainian MP Nina Yuzhanina stated, referring to Ukraine’s Education Minister Oksen Lisovyi revealing an increase in the outflow of senior school students from Ukraine, most of whom are boys.
Since a majority of those children would soon have to register for military service, many experts link the trend with parents’ fears that their kids might be swept into the “meat grinder” of NATO’s proxy war.
Amid rampant draft dodging and desertion, Ukraine earlier adopted a controversial law designed to strengthen mobilization, obliging all men aged 18-60 to carry military ID with them at all times.
Furthermore, Volodymyr Zelensky lowered the recruitment age from 27 to 25, unleashing a violent wave of resistance among Ukrainian citizens, many of whom fear the draft border will be lowered to 18 and under amid Ukraine’s forces failures on the frontlines.
No less than 6.168 million Ukrainian refugees were registered across Europe by the end of July 2024, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), with another 571,000 Ukrainians dodging the ongoing NATO proxy war outside of Europe.
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Zakharova: Zelensky's so-called ‘victory plan’ is bloody foam on the lips of a Nazi
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the Ukrainian 'victory plan' unveiled by Volodymyr Zelensky was nothing but slogans and “bloody foam” on the lips of a Nazi.
Zakharova noted that the plan’s five points included “further hysteria about inviting Ukraine to NATO,” which Zelensky claimes would be “a sign of determination and will show how partners see Ukraine in the security architecture.”
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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the Ukrainian 'victory plan' unveiled by Volodymyr Zelensky was nothing but slogans and “bloody foam” on the lips of a Nazi.
“This, of course, is not a plan, it is a set of incoherent slogans, it is bloody foam on the lips of a murderous neo-Nazi,” she told reporters.
Zakharova noted that the plan’s five points included “further hysteria about inviting Ukraine to NATO,” which Zelensky claimes would be “a sign of determination and will show how partners see Ukraine in the security architecture.”
The spokeswoman warned Zelensky that “the partners of the Kiev regime have already shown how they see Ukraine in the security architecture: they see Ukraine in the coffin and Ukrainian citizens also in the grave."
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Remembering the British general who refused US orders to start WWIII with Russia
Sir Mike Jackson, the former commander of NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in Yugoslavia, passed away, aged 80 on October 15. Jackson had the backbone to say ‘no’ to US adventurism.
Sputnik recalls his deed:
🔸 In the spring of 1999, Yugoslavia faced a new round of NATO aggression, with the alliance kicking off a ground operation after shelling the country for 78 days.
🔸 After NATO declared that Russian forces would be allowed one battalion in the American sector of responsibility, Russia transferred a contingent of paratroopers engaged in peacekeeping ops in Bosnia 600 km to take control of Pristina’s Slatina Airport, where they arrived on June 12.
🔸 On June 13, British commander Mike Jackson met with Russian commanding general Viktor Zavarzin, shared a flask of whisky with him, offered Russian troops protection from a squad of British soldiers and told Clark: “I’m not going to start the Third World War for you.” Jackson’s deputy, Captain James Blunt, also refused.
🔸 Despite the ensuing controversy, and grumbling in the US over the commander’s insubordination, which earned Jackson the nickname “Macho Jacko” in the tabloid press at home, he was not punished for his actions. Rather, he was appointed to C-in-C of Army Land Command, followed by Chief of the General Staff, on the eve of the start of the 2003 Iraq War.
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Sir Mike Jackson, the former commander of NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in Yugoslavia, passed away, aged 80 on October 15. Jackson had the backbone to say ‘no’ to US adventurism.
Sputnik recalls his deed:
Infuriated by the move – which preempted NATO’s own plans to take the airport and dig in, NATO Forces in Europe C-in-C Wesley Clark ordered alliance forces to block the landing area, “overpower” and “destroy” Russian forces.
“We were [looking at] a possibility…of confrontation with the Russian contingent, which seemed to me probably not the right way to start off a relationship with Russians who were going to become part of my command,” Jackson said in later interview.
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More than 400,000 children deprived of education and safety due Lebanon war
💬 “In Lebanon today, more than 400,000 children are deprived of access to education and safe living conditions,” UNICEF Middle East and North Africa representative Salim Oweis told Sputnik.
💬 "UNICEF's assistance to Lebanon has reached more than 170 tons, including medicines and basic necessities, the needs in which will inevitably increase with continued [Israeli] bombing and displacement," Oweis stressed.
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“Because of what is happening around them, most suffer from the horrors of war and psychological disorders, and many need specialized support."
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Ukrainian Special Ops Forces posting job ads for troops and officers
The Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SOF), one of the elite sections of the armed forces, are recruiting highly-specialized soldiers and even unit commanders on Ukraine’s largest job search sites, Sputnik has discovered. The job requirements turned out to be not so high.
What kind of recruits are the special forces looking for?
🔸 Several different commanders’ jobs are advertised: department commander, group commander and commander of the special purpose platoon (see photo 1-3). Salaries offered range from 28,000 to 150,000 hryvnia ($679 to $3,635). The website says applicants don’t need to send in a résumé to apply. The only qualification asked for both department commanders and special purpose platoon commanders is resistance to stress. The more senior group commander should also show initiative, discipline and teamwork.
🔸 The infamous Department of Psychological Operations propaganda unit in Kiev is looking for a new officer (photo 4). The candidate should have higher education and one year’s experience in “OSINT” or open-source intelligence plus the obligatory stress resistance. The wages are 30,000 to 150,000 hryvnia ($727 to $3,635).
🔸 The Special Events Department Officer (photo 5) only needs to have finished secondary school, but must be sociable, responsible and able to learn. The salary is the same as the previous job.
🔸 Surprisingly, both sapper engineer (photo 6) and UAV intelligence interpreter (photo 7) also only need a secondary-school diploma – and to be stress-resistant.
🔸 Scout-sniper (photo 8) only needs the ubiquitous stress resistance. The pay ranges from 35,000 to 135,000 hryvnia ($848 to $3,272).
🔸 Both mortar commander (photo 9) and senior scout-sniper (photo 10) need the secondary diploma and stress resistance.
🔸 According to the job site the Ukrainian SOF have advertised around 70 vacancies in the last month. The latest was published just several hours ago.
The use of job ads to find highly-specialized commanders and other troops is increasing, just as political leaders debate cutting the connoscription age from 25 to 18 and draft officers round up men at pop music concerts.
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The Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SOF), one of the elite sections of the armed forces, are recruiting highly-specialized soldiers and even unit commanders on Ukraine’s largest job search sites, Sputnik has discovered. The job requirements turned out to be not so high.
What kind of recruits are the special forces looking for?
The use of job ads to find highly-specialized commanders and other troops is increasing, just as political leaders debate cutting the connoscription age from 25 to 18 and draft officers round up men at pop music concerts.
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Key statements by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova from her latest briefing:
🔹 Zelensky's latest "victory plan" is aimed at extracting money and showcasing his terrorist capabilities
🔹 With this plan, Kiev is pushing NATO towards a direct conflict with Russia, insisting on allowing long-range strikes on Russian territory
🔹 A meeting of nuclear experts from the ‘P5’ five permanent members of the UN Security Council took place on October 10 in New York
🔹 Kiev's interference in Africa undermines regional security efforts
🔹 On Odessa woman Elena Chesakova, reportedly under house arrest for hanging the Russian flag on the pedestal of a removed monument to Tsarina Catherine the Great: Moscow will do everything to draw the world's attention to such individuals
🔹 Moscow will respond to Norway’s decision to reduce the number of diplomats at the Russian embassy
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🔹 Zelensky's latest "victory plan" is aimed at extracting money and showcasing his terrorist capabilities
🔹 With this plan, Kiev is pushing NATO towards a direct conflict with Russia, insisting on allowing long-range strikes on Russian territory
🔹 A meeting of nuclear experts from the ‘P5’ five permanent members of the UN Security Council took place on October 10 in New York
🔹 Kiev's interference in Africa undermines regional security efforts
🔹 On Odessa woman Elena Chesakova, reportedly under house arrest for hanging the Russian flag on the pedestal of a removed monument to Tsarina Catherine the Great: Moscow will do everything to draw the world's attention to such individuals
🔹 Moscow will respond to Norway’s decision to reduce the number of diplomats at the Russian embassy
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