🇷🇺🇺🇿 Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov has arrived in Uzbekistan for an official visit

While in Tashkent, Belousov is set to meet with Major General Shukhrat Kholmukhammedov, his Uzbekistani counterpart, as well as other top military and political officials.

The discussions will focus on security matters in Central Asia, in addition to enhancing military and technical cooperation between Russia and Uzbekistan.

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‘EU turns a blind eye to national minorities being oppressed in Ukraine’ - expert

Brussels “only cares about its ideological agenda, which is to support Ukraine and to maintain this myth that Ukraine is some kind of a democratic paradise,” George Szamuely, a senior research fellow at the Global Policy Institute, tells Sputnik.

The Kiev regime’s pursuit of the so-called ‘Ukrainization’ policy that “limits the use of non-Ukrainian languages” in the country has a negative impact on minority groups.

“When you enter a store, for instance, you have to speak Ukrainian. If you start speaking in some other language, then you are liable to be fined. In all sorts of ways, this Ukrainian migration policy violates minority rights,” Szamuely emphasizes.

The rights of national minorities living in Ukraine have long been a bone of contention, and since the onset of the Russian special military operation, this matter has gained renewed attention.

Russian President Vladimir Putin recently reiterated that while tackling the root causes of the Ukrainian crisis, it is important to seek a long-term peace based on respect for the legitimate interests of all people and all nations living in the region.

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📹 Ukraine was always just anti-Russian ‘battering ram’ to US – ex-Pentagon analyst

The Trump administration has little interest in wasting money on Ukraine, retired US Air Force Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski, former analyst for the US Department of Defense, tells Sputnik while commenting on Trump’s decision to suspend US foreign aid programs.

Watch the video to learn more from the former Pentagon analyst!

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🤡 Woke bishop attacks Trump, pleads for 'transgender* children' and illegal migrants

💬 “In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country, who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender children in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives,” a bishop at the Washington National Cathedral told US President Trump and Vice President Vance on their second day in office.

*LGBT is an extremist movement banned in Russia.

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📹 Video capturing the moment of the stabbing attack in Tel Aviv has been shared online

The perpetrator injured four Israelis before being shot dead, according to Israeli media.

Video from social media

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❗️ Trump announces formation of Stargate by OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle

Stargate will invest at least 500 billion dollars in US AI infrastructure, according to the president.

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🥴 THROWBACK: The bishop who lectured Trump on ‘transgender* children’ rights called for his replacement in 2020

💬 “I've given up speaking to President Trump. We need to replace President Trump,” Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde told a reporter during the George Floyd protests in 2020, according to the footage of her interview shared on social media.

*LGBT is an extremist movement banned in Russia.

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