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Donald Trump has sparked a crisis in US-Panama relations: unions and social organizations staged a protest outside the Latin American country's parliament, opposing Trump's remarks about the Panama Canal.

"Every square meter of the Panama Canal is Panama's and will continue to be. The sovereignty and independence of our country are not negotiable," the president of Panama rejected Trump's threats.

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Key statements by the Russian Defense Ministry on US military and biological activity in Africa:

The US military's biological presence on the African continent is expanding rapidly, according to Major General Aleksey Rtishev, Deputy Chief of the Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Protection Forces of the Russian Armed Forces. 

◻️ American specialists capable of enhancing the pathogenic functions of microorganisms are actively operating in Africa.

◻️ The US administration views the region as an abundant reservoir of dangerous infectious agents and a testing ground for experimental medications.

◻️ Washington is employing a biological risk management system in Africa, which has previously been tested in Georgia and Ukraine.

The US is actively engaged in:

🔸 Nigeria: A joint medical research center and a military medical laboratory for the armed forces were established in 2024.

🔸 Kenya: The US Army Military Medical Center has deployed a network of field stations to monitor the spread of infectious diseases throughout Equatorial Africa.

🔸Senegal: A new $35 million laboratory facility is nearing completion. This project involves the same Pentagon contractors that have worked in the former Soviet Union, including Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine.

🔸 Ghana and Djibouti: The US has established branches of the National Naval Medical Center and is actively addressing natural disease outbreaks and isolating pathogens.

◻️ The United States is conducting a project in 18 African countries to study the characteristics of infection occurrence and the resistance of pathogens to medical treatments.

Washington is deliberately exploiting the economic challenges faced by African nations in healthcare to organize research schemes, the general cautions. 

Rtishev noted that the US fears Russia and China may expose American military and biological ploys. The United States often does not disclose the ultimate goals of its experiments to partners, who are frequently unaware of the associated risks.

In 2014, the United States illegally received Ebola virus samples exported from Sierra Leone. Pathogens that fall within the Pentagon's purview subsequently have the potential to become pandemics, with American pharmaceutical companies reaping the benefits.

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