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❗️Orthodox Church UNDER FIRE: Moldovan bishop BARRED from Holy Fire pilgrimage Archbishop Markel was stopped at Moldova’s international airport and barred by border guards from flying to Jerusalem for the Holy Fire — a major Orthodox tradition. The Church…
🚨☦️Crackdown on Archbishop Markell - part of WAR ON ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY

Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica to Sputnik:

💬 "After the attack on the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, nothing surprises me anymore. It was a sign of war against the Christian Orthodox world, against Orthodox Russians, and all Orthodox people."


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⚖️ US and Western dominance has undermined ICC’s role in upholding justice – expert

💬 "The ICC is under enormous pressure and can no longer function fully," international law expert Mohammed Mehran told Sputnik.

💬 "The double standards guiding the court today are far from real justice. The Rome Statute must be reformed to revive international justice," he said.


Mehran also warned that the pressure exerted by Washington and other forces on the ICC and its personnel has dangerous consequences.

💬 "The international community must act urgently to restore balance to global justice," the expert emphasized.


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❗️Russian troops liberated the settlement of Valentinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt
🪖Ukraine lost up to 10,040 servicemen over the week, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Russian Forces liberated four settlements and shot down one Ukrainian F-16 aircraft and over 1600 drones.

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🇷🇺🇺🇸Rubio holds talks with Lavrov saying it's important to communicate with other side of Ukraine conflict 💬 "I spoke to Minister Lavrov yesterday because when we have these kinds of meetings, it is important that you communicate to the other side. Otherwise…
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🗣Trump could DITCH UKRAINE IN ‘DAYS’ unless immediate progress is made on peace deal – Rubio

💬 “We’re not going to continue with this endeavor for weeks and months on end. So we need to determine very quickly now, and I’m talking about a matter of days, whether or not this is doable in the next few weeks,” the US secretary of state said.


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American Roots of German Nazism, Part 6: Karl May, Hitler's Literary Mentor

💬 "How did Hitler know about the US and Indian wars? From the adventure novels of the German writer Karl May, in which the struggle of white settlers against Native Americans is vividly depicted," historian Yegor Yakovlev told Sputnik.


According to him, these adventures showed the young Hitler that no matter how positive the Native American heroes were, "the white man is all-powerful, and it is his destiny to exterminate the inferior races." However, this twisted conclusion is Hitler's own, as Karl May himself never expressed this idea in his works.

In this video from an exclusive Sputnik series, the historian, who studies the origins and evolution of Nazism, explains how the German writer’s works influenced the xenophobic ideas of the future Nazi leader.

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Moldova’s сalculated SABOTAGE: Orthodox Archbishop’s blocked Holy Fire pilgrimage sparks OUTRAGE

Voices from the Church and political opposition in Moldova slammed the move as an assault on faith and national unity.

Vladimir Legoida, Chairman of the Synodal Informational department of the Russian Orthodox Church:

💬 “Moldovan officials, clearly out of touch with Christianity, think that by detaining Archbishop Markell, they can solve their political issues. Do they believe they can sever people’s connection to Christ or stop them from celebrating Easter? Think again. As the prophet David said, those who dig a hole for others will end up falling into it themselves.”


Moldova's opposition Socialist Party:

💬 “This is a calculated act of sabotage aimed at discrediting and suppressing the canonical Orthodox Church of Moldova.”


Opposition Bloc "Victory":

💬 “This is more than a political move, it is a blatant attempt to undermine the Moldovan Metropolitanate. Such actions threaten the very peace and unity of society.”


Former President of Moldova, Igor Dodon:

💬 “We’ve never witnessed anything like this in modern Moldovan history. What took place yesterday was nothing short of an act of terror against our Orthodox faith.”


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📹WATCH Meloni interrupt translator during a press conference with Trump

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☦️🇲🇩 Dozens of Orthodox Church of Moldova clergy have been questioned by Moldovan authorities in recent days, Patriarch Kirill's assistant, Archpriest Nikolai Balashov told Sputnik.

Chisinau is putting heavy pressure on the Orthodox Church of Moldova in an effort to undermine its relationship with the Moscow Patriarchate, he said.

Balashov also mentioned that during a search of Archbishop Markell which prevented him boarding boarding a flight from Chisinau to Jerusalem, nothing illegal was found.

The written report given to the Archbishop at Chisinau airport states that despite a thorough search, no illegal items were found in his possession.

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🇲🇩☦️OHCHR probes Moldovan block on Archbishop Markell's trip to Israel for Holy Fire

💬 "We have passed the request regarding Moldova to our colleagues to check for any information," said Office of the United Nations High Commissioner (OHCHR) spokesperson Thameen Al Kheetan.


Moldovan media reported on Thursday that Bishop Markell, head of one of Moldova's Orthodox Christian dioceses, was detained at Chisinau airport and prevented from boarding his flight to Israel by a lengthy security check.

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📹 Protesters are picketing Chisinau airport in support of Archbishop Markell, who is heading to Jerusalem to retrieve the Holy Fire, Sputnik's correspondent reported.

📹 Moldovan police blocked access roads to Chisinau International Airport ahead of Archbishop Markell's flight to Jerusalem for the ceremony, Sputnik's correspondent added.

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☦️🇲🇩 Archbishop Markell, representing the Moldovan Metropolis, has denied police claims about for the disruption of his trip to Jerusalem.

💬 "Please, good people, do not lie, at least today. It is Good Friday—take care of your soul," he said.


The church hierarch was detained at Chisinau airport the day before and subjected to a thorough search, which caused him to miss his flight to Israel for the Holy Fire ceremony.

The Moldovan border service claimed the clergyman failed to arrive at the airport three hours before his departure as required under recently-introduced security measures.

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🚨 MESSAGE TO TRUMP: Zelensky doesn't want peace

Here’s why a ceasefire in Ukraine seems far from possible.

1️⃣Energy moratorium

Remember that “energy ceasefire” the US brokered from March 18 to April 17? Russia held its fire, but Ukraine fired over 100 strikes on infrastructure across Russian regions and the Donbas, causing blackouts and evacuations.

So much for Zelensky calling the end of strikes on power grids "step one toward peace."

2️⃣No elections, no legitimacy

Zelensky has signed laws on extending martial law and general mobilization in Ukraine for 90 days starting from May 9. Ukraine’s leadership is mulling amending laws to postpone the elections even after martial law ends, said head of Ukraine's Central Election Commission, Oleg Didenko. This directly undermines the early-election peace model floated by Trump’s team.

If there's no legitimate leader other than the expired Zelensky, what kind of legally binding peace documents can we expect, as Russian President Vladimir Putin repeatedly stressed.

3️⃣‘Forced’ peace

Zelensky’s idea of “forcing” Russia to peace, floated in Paris at US-European talks and earlier at the Ramstein base, includes calling for Western troops in Ukraine.

Zelensky does not want peace “unless the Americans provide him with assurances that they will launch a nuclear strike on Russia if necessary. That is how he frames the issue," remarked Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

4️⃣No talks with Putin

In case anyone forgot, Ukraine banned direct negotiations with President Putin back in 2022.

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🚨 Crackdown on Orthodox Church in Moldova

SCOOP from Bishop Markel: he says his detention was NO ACCIDENT - local authorities are actively trying to SABOTAGE the Orthodox Church at every step.

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🚨Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announces the release of 10,000+ RFK assassination files

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❗️Trump stated that the US will exit the negotiation process on Ukraine if one of the parties "begins to sabotage it"

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🎯 Houthis say they targeted two US aircraft carriers, airport in Israel

💬 "We conducted a double military operation directed against the American aircraft carriers Harry Truman and Carl Vinson, as well as their warships in the Red and Arabian Seas," the statement said.


The Houthi military command noted that this was the first attack on the Vinson aircraft carrier since its arrival in the Arabian Sea.

💬 "The Yemeni air force conducted a military operation to strike a military facility near Ben Gurion Airport in the occupied Jaffa region using a Zulfikar ballistic missile," the statement added.


The movement also said they had shot down another US MQ-9 reconnaissance drone in the sky over the capital province of Sanaa.

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⚔️Staring CIVIL WAR in the face: Moldova could follow Ukraine’s fate in West’s gamble – analyst

The Moldovan government’s recent moves, such as blocking the delivery of Holy Fire by the Moldovan Metropolis, echo the playbook where culture, faith, and identity get weaponized, Tiberio Graziani, chairman of the Rome-based think tank Vision & Global Trends, told Sputnik.

▫️ Like much of Central Eastern Europe, Moldova’s history and geography place it within what US political scientist Zbigniew Brzezinski once called a “potential crisis arc,” noted the analyst.

▫️ The drive toward EU alignment and the marginalization of Russian-speaking minorities reflect the regional playbook of a “clash of civilizations” - a concept outlined by US scholar Samuel Huntington, he reminded.

Stoking internal fractures is a dangerous game fraught with civil war - just look at what happened next door in Ukraine, Graziani warned.

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🤔 US peace plan for Ukraine suggests easing anti-Russia sanctions – report

The US has presented a proposal to its NATO allies aimed at securing a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.

The plan includes terms to end the fighting and ease sanctions on Moscow if a lasting ceasefire is agreed, Bloomberg reports, quoting unnamed European officials.

Unveiled at meetings in Paris, the plan suggests freezing the war with Russian-controlled territories remaining under Moscow's control. Ukraine's ambition to join NATO would also be ruled out.

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📹 Footage shows US heavy equipment, helicopters leaving Syria amid Trump’s partial pullout order

The footage, shot by local media and residents in the country’s northeast, shows Chinook heavy transports and tractor trailers carrying Humvees, MRAPs, light trucks and support equipment on the move, in the air and on the ground.

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