📹Panama against US imperialism

Dozens of Panamanians gathered for a protest at the US Embassy in response to Trump's threat to take control of the Panama Canal.

"We categorically reject the imperialist claims of the United States," said one of the participants in the protest.

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Prior to the accident, a cylinder container exploded on board the flight that crashed in Aktau, Kazakh media reported.

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❗️Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has stated that an easy resolution to the Ukraine crisis should not be expected. He noted that many link changes in the situation to Donald Trump's presidency but emphasized that Russia harbors no illusions about such developments.

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🗣Russia remains open to negotiations on the Ukraine issue but emphasized the need for serious and concrete proposals, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

He clarified that President Putin’s peace proposals are not preliminary conditions for dialogue.

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💬 Canada, deal with your own problems!

Canada has been excoriated for meddling in the sovereign affairs of other states by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.

“One minute it's this, then it's not that, then it's all about sticking their nose into Georgia’s business, then they're trying to settle scores with Russia. Canada, focus on your own problems! Your sovereignty is under threat,” said Zakharova.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has already reached out to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to convey his condolences, the spokesman emphasized.

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❗️Update: 32 people are confirmed to have survived the plane crash in Kazakhstan, and this is not the final figure, the Prosecutor General's Office of Azerbaijan reported.

Prior to that, 29 survivors were known to have survived.

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❗️Russian troops liberated the settlement of Novy Trud in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

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🎥🎥 Putin joins informal CIS summit

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

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❗️Raw footage: Russian Secret Service agents thwart a Ukrainian terrorist plot targeting the vehicle of a senior official from a military sector enterprise linked to Russia’s Defense Ministry.

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Vladimir Putin arrives at an informal gathering of the heads of state from CIS member countries in St. Petersburg.

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🇷🇺🪖Key points from the Russian Ministry of Defense's daily briefing on the Special Military Operation:

◻️ The Russian Air Force has conducted a powerful strike using high-precision long-range weapons and drones targeting Ukrainian energy facilities that support the military-industrial complex.

◻️ The Russian Federation has successfully neutralized a deployment point for foreign mercenaries and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).

◻️ Ukrainian forces have suffered losses of up to 400 militants in the combat zone of Battlegroup Zapad.

◻️ In Battlegroup Yug's zone, Ukrainian casualties have reached approximately 245 soldiers.

◻️ Operations by Russia’s Battlegroups Sever and Dnepr have resulted in the loss of around 130 Ukrainian troops.

◻️ Russian air defenses successfully intercepted five HIMARS shells and 119 Ukrainian drones.

◻️ In the zone of Battlegroup Vostok, Ukrainian forces have lost up to 170 troops.

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The first shots taken by rescuers from the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan shortly after the plane crash in Aktau.

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Vladimir Putin's Statements at an informal gathering of the heads of state of CIS member countries in Russia's St. Petersburg:

◻️ Putin announced that parties will coordinate the work of aviation services on all issues related to the crash of an Azerbaijani Baku-Grozny flight in Aktau.

◻️ The combined GDP growth of CIS countries is projected to reach 4.7% by the end of the year, exceeding the global average, Putin said.

◻️ The share of use of national currencies in commercial settlements between CIS countries now exceeds 85%, the president stated.

◻️ CIS countries are strengthening cooperation in fighting crime, terrorism and drug trafficking, he said.

◻️ Putin stressed the importance of striving to preserve the historical truth of the outcome of the Great Patriotic War.

◻️ Putin personally invited CIS leaders to Moscow next year for celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of Victory Day.

◻️ Russia hopes military units from CIS countries will be able to participate in the Victory Parade in Moscow on May 9, Putin said.

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A bird's-eye view of the plane crash site in Aktau, Kazakhstan.

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