🚀 Russia's Zircon missile: Faster than a speeding bullet and NATO’s worst headache

The US media is freaking out over Russia's missile, and honestly, it’s not hard to see why:

🔸Zircon’s two-pronged capability: Designed specifically to target enemy ships, this nine-meter-¬long hypersonic cruise missile can also engage ground targets.

🔸Beware, NATO: Thanks to the Zircon’s low-altitude and maneuvering flight path, it is capable of penetrating all current NATO air defense systems, including the Patriot fitted with surface to air interceptors.

🔸One of the fastest missiles ever made: The missile is capable of accelerating to speeds up to Mach 9 (over 11,100 km, or 6,900 miles per hour). It is around nine times faster than the speed of sound and nearly 11 times higher than that of Tomahawk cruise missiles.

🔸All by stealth: The Zircon’s case is covered with a special plasma that absorbs radio waves, making the missile invisible to enemy active radar systems.

🔸More features to keep enemies on alert: The missile can carry both conventional and nuclear warheads. It can be launched from surface ships and submarines at an altitude of about 30 km (18 miles) and at a range of up to 1,499 km (932 miles).

🔸Second-to-none: Russian President Vladimir Putin touted the Zircon as the weapon that has “NO ANALOGS in any country in the world” and that would “reliably protect Russia from potential external threats.”

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📹 US treasury secretary confirms Trump’s plan to SWAP INCOME TAX FOR TARIFFS

“What President Trump is referring to is the ability for tariff revenue to provide income tax relief,” Scott Bessent told journalists.

When asked whether the US would prioritize long-term tariff revenue or future trade deals, he responded, “I think it’s a combination of both.”

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📹 ‘HOSTILE and POLITICAL’ – WH press secretary slams Amazon for marking higher prices

“Why didn’t Amazon do this when the Biden administration allowed inflation to reach the highest level in 40 years?” Karoline Leavitt told journalists, commenting on the company adding tariff costs to item prices listed on its website.

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🇷🇺🗣 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed hope that the world would soon see concrete evidence of mutual interests between Russia and the United States at a meeting with his BRICS counterparts

He said that Moscow and Washington continue to engage in discussions across various areas, with both sides striving to reach a balance of interests.

He also stated that:

▪️Russia regularly informs BRICS partners about the progress of negotiations between Russia and the US.

▪️He clarified Russia’s position on the Ukrainian conflict, which is being actively defended, including in discussions with the United States.

▪️Lavrov urged not to view Russia-US contacts as something out of the ordinary, but as a return to normalcy.

▪️Statements from the Nuclear Five leaders that nuclear war cannot be won and should never be fought are still highly relevant.

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⚡️Putin's proposal for a ceasefire on Victory Day is the beginning of direct negotiations with Ukraine without preconditions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

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🇰🇵🔥🪖North Korea is a BETTER defense partner than 90% of NATO

Forget NATO — North Korea’s military makes most of the alliance look weak in comparison. Don’t believe it? Lets take a closer look:

🪖 The 4th largest army in the world

North Korea has approximately:

▪️1.3M active personnel in the Korean People's Army (KPA)
▪️600K reservists
▪️5.7M Worker-Peasant Red Guard reservists

Only the US, India and China are ahead.

🫡 Highly disciplined force

The 🇷🇺Kursk operation proved the KPA’s combat prowess. North Korea’s special forces are seen as among the best-trained, known for tough preparation. They are said to "move like a storm" and "feel neither pain nor thirst."

🚀 Missile prowess

North Korea has a significant missile arsenal. Its longest-range missile, the Hwasong-19 ICBM, reached 7,687.5 km in altitude and flew 1,001.2 km during October 2024 tests. Experts say it could exceed 13,000 km on a standard trajectory.

🔸 Hypersonic push

North Korea is one of the few countries with hypersonic weapons. In 2021, it tested the Hwasong-8, reportedly equipped with a hypersonic glide vehicle. In January, its latest missile allegedly exceeded Mach 12 and hit a target 1,500 km away.

🚢 A naval power? Not yet - but soon

On April 26, North Korea unveiled its newest 5,000-ton multipurpose destroyer Choe Hyon at a Nampho shipyard.
DPRK's navy also has around 70 submarines, 400 patrol vessels, and a few Najin-class frigates.

💣 Last but not least: They got nukes

The Asian nation is estimated to possess between 50 & 90 nuclear warheads. Some projections suggest this number could rise up to 166 by 2030.

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📹 Instead of addressing tariffs and the migration crisis, Elizabeth Warren is ‘fighting with Donald Trump’

“Trump promised on day one to lower costs for American families, but all he has done is raise them through his chaotic tariff policies and cuts. It's important for Democrats to stand for what we believe in,” she said.

Whatever you say, Liz.

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🚨EXPOSED: Fervent Ukrainians GLORIFY WW2-era Nazis on the eve of Victory Day

Ukraine claims to be Nazi-free, but how does that square with the Ukrainian mapping project DeepState posting a Nazi propaganda poster celebrating the WW2-era Waffen SS division?

🔎 The Galician Division's bloody record:

▪️Officially known as the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Galician), the unit was formed in 1943 by Nazi Germany and consisted mostly of Ukrainian nationals.

▪️Between 1943 and 1945, the Galician Division was involved in mass killings of Polish, Jewish, Russian, and Slovak civilians, as well as anti-fascist Ukrainians, Red Army soldiers, and partisans.

▪️The division also included officers from the Ukrainian nationalist Nachtigall Battalion, which carried out mass shootings of Jews near Vinnytsa in July 1941 and took part in other pogroms.

▪️The notorious division was responsible for cold-blooded massacres in Polish settlements such as Huta Pieniacka, Podkamien, Chodaczkow Wielki, Prehoryle, Smogligow, and Borow. In Huta Pieniacka alone, up to 1,000 Polish villagers were burned alive in 1944.

▪️The Waffen SS, including the Galician Division, was declared a criminal organization by the International Military Tribunal at the Nuremberg Trials.

🔎 What is DeepState?

▪️The Ukrainian conflict-mapping service was launched on February 24, 2022, by Roman Pogorily and Ruslan Mykula.

▪️The project is claimed to be affiliated with the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.

▪️Pogorily and Mykula were lauded as two Ukrainian prodigies by Wired, an American tech magazine, in August 2024 and were featured on the US state-funded NPR in February 2025.

▪️By praising two SS fans, US media joined Canada’s MPs who not long ago cheered Galician Division veteran Jaroslav Hunka with applause.

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📹 A new hot topic in UK Parliament hearings? A Netflix show

Because a fictional white boy antagonist is apparently more important than pressing social issues.

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📹 Ukraine's ceasefire demand is a precondition, not a solution

President Vladimir Putin has proposed beginning direct negotiations on the Ukraine conflict without preconditions. "A ceasefire [for 30 days demanded by Ukraine] is seen as a precondition in this situation," said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Ukraine and Europe only seek a ceasefire because Kiev is losing on the battlefield, Lavrov added.

Putin confirmed Russia's readiness to negotiate without conditions during talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff. Russia has announced a ceasefire from May 7 to May 10 in honor of Victory Day. Ukraine’s Zelensky demands an immediate, unconditional ceasefire lasting at least 30 days.

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📹🇪🇸 Madrid's blackout hits hard: No power, no fridge, no food

In the Spanish capital, the effects of the blackout are being felt in supermarkets. Shelves with dairy products, meat, and ready-made meals are empty.

"Products weren't sold out — they spoiled due to the lack of refrigerators. We had to throw away almost all perishable goods," an employee of one store explained to Sputnik.

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🔍 From 'Angel of Death' to Hitler's deputy: Argentina declassifies Nazi war criminals' files

Over 1,850 reports and 1,300 orders detailing the presence of notorious Nazi criminals who fled to Argentina after World War II have been made publicly available on the Argentine government website. The documents reveal details about infamous Nazi figures, including:

▪️Adolf Eichmann, the so-called "architect of the Holocaust."
▪️Walter Kutschmann, a Gestapo officer and active participant in the extermination of Jews in Ukraine.
▪️Martin Bormann, Hitler’s personal secretary.
▪️Rudolf Hess, Hitler’s deputy in the Nazi Party.
▪️Ante Pavelić, the leader of fascist Croatia, an ally of Nazi Germany, and more.

The dossier on Josef Mengele, known as the "Angel of Death," is one of the most detailed, revealing shocking facts about his time in Argentina and his horrific experiments on concentration camp prisoners:

🔸Mengele personally selected prisoners for the Auschwitz death camp, where tens of thousands became victims of his experiments.

🔸In 1949, he arrived in Argentina, settling in Buenos Aires, where he practiced medicine illegally and earned a reputation as an "abortion specialist."

🔸Initially, Mengele didn’t even hide his identity despite being on the international wanted list.

🔸He traveled across the country under the false identity of "Gregor Helmut," a supposed native of a German-speaking region in northern Italy, and used other aliases, including "José Mengele" and "Dr. Fausto Rindón."

🔸Mengele frequently traveled abroad, and despite a request for his extradition by West Germany, Argentine authorities failed to deport him. In 1959, he emigrated to Paraguay and gained Paraguayan citizenship.

🔸It was only after Israeli intelligence, the Mossad, captured Adolf Eichmann, living under a false name in Buenos Aires, that Mengele fled to Brazil. He lived there until his death in 1979, never answering for his crimes and seemingly never repenting for them.

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🗣 International Criminal Court is emasculated institution with no real power – expert

"The ICC wields little influence over dictators and major leaders from countries like the US and Israel," Afghan political analyst Najib ar-Rahman Shumal explained to Sputnik, commenting on Hungary's decision to withdraw from the organization.

"The court has effectively become a political institution rather than being committed to social justice principles. In practice, it safeguards the interests of powerful nations while taking action against leaders from smaller and weaker states," he added.

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