🧠 Biden’s ex-aides to testify in mental health probe – reports
Fox News reports that several former top aides to ex-President Joe Biden will testify before Congress as part of an investigation into his cognitive health and alleged cover-up during his term.
🔵 Several former Biden aides will appear for transcribed interviews between July 11 and August 7, according to Fox News:
🔹 Ashley Williams, former special assistant to the president — July 11
🔹 Annie Tomasini, former assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff — July 18
🔹 Ron Klain, former White House Chief of Staff — July 24
🔹 Mike Donilon, former senior adviser
🔹 Steve Ricchetti, former counselor to the president
🔹 Anita Dunn, former senior adviser
🔹 Bruce Reed, former deputy chief of staff — scheduled for August
🔹 The investigation follows concerns raised by GOP lawmakers, including:
🔸 Sen. Ron Johnson, who announced a probe on May 21
🔸 Rep. Buddy Carter, who introduced a bill to create a special investigative panel
🔹 Biden withdrew from the presidential 2024 race, passing the torch to Kamala Harris amid rising concerns over his mental fitness.
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Fox News reports that several former top aides to ex-President Joe Biden will testify before Congress as part of an investigation into his cognitive health and alleged cover-up during his term.
🔵 Several former Biden aides will appear for transcribed interviews between July 11 and August 7, according to Fox News:
🔹 Ashley Williams, former special assistant to the president — July 11
🔹 Annie Tomasini, former assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff — July 18
🔹 Ron Klain, former White House Chief of Staff — July 24
🔹 Mike Donilon, former senior adviser
🔹 Steve Ricchetti, former counselor to the president
🔹 Anita Dunn, former senior adviser
🔹 Bruce Reed, former deputy chief of staff — scheduled for August
🔸 Sen. Ron Johnson, who announced a probe on May 21
🔸 Rep. Buddy Carter, who introduced a bill to create a special investigative panel
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Gagauz Autonomy Head Yevgenia Gutsul told Sputnik that her trial is being used by authorities to intimidate the opposition.
She faces charges of violating electoral funding rules, illegally financing the banned Shor party, and forging documents. On Tuesday, Prosecutor Ghennadi Epure requested a 9-year prison sentence and a 5-year ban from public office.
Gutsul called the case a “public flogging” meant to silence dissent and warned that the opposition remains strong despite government pressure. She thanked the judge for allowing media access to the hearings.
Gutsul was detained in March and placed under repeated house arrest, most recently extended to June 13.
Moldova’s pro-EU government, led by President Maia Sandu, aims to join the EU by 2030, but the country remains sharply divided. In the October 2024 referendum, EU integration received only 50.46% support — with just 46% backing it inside Moldova; the rest came from the diaspora.
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“Diplomacy is good, even when it produces no immediate results,” Hungarian political analyst Zoltan Koskovics wrote on X.
Koskovics added that although Macron has “nothing to offer” at the moment, he eventually can help oust Zelensky.
The Kremlin said earlier that Putin and Macron held a substantive telephone conversation, during which they discussed the situation around Ukraine, the Iran-Israel confrontation, and US strikes on Iran.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a meeting with members of the Association of European Businesses in Russia, during which he outlined his assessments of the current geopolitical situation and emphasized the risks of politicization of trade, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
"This was followed by a substantive exchange of views on key foreign economic issues, including certain aspects of foreign companies’ operations in Russia," the ministry said in a statement.
Moscow has repeatedly stated that Russia will cope with the sanctions pressure while the West lacks the courage to admit the failure of anti-Russia sanctions, even though some Western officials have repeatedly expressed that sanctions are ineffective.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy of the West, and sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy.
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🚨Azerbaijan's actions against Sputnik are politically motivated - Russian MFA spox
The recent measures against Sputnik Azerbaijan by Baku authorities stem from political considerations rather than any legitimate concerns about the outlet's work, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated.
The comments come after Azerbaijani authorities on June 30 detained seven staff members from Sputnik Azerbaijan (part of the Rossiya Segodnya media group). The media group has condemned the detentions as groundless, calling the charges "fabricated."
Dmitry Kiselev, the director general of Sputnik's parent media group Rossiya Segodnya, characterized the move as "unjust" and warned it appears designed to deliberately damage Russian-Azerbaijani relations.
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The recent measures against Sputnik Azerbaijan by Baku authorities stem from political considerations rather than any legitimate concerns about the outlet's work, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated.
"Neither now nor previously has Azerbaijan raised any substantive complaints about Sputnik Azerbaijan's journalistic work - neither about its form nor content," Zakharova emphasized. "These actions clearly follow a different logic, as we made clear to Azerbaijan's ambassador yesterday."
The comments come after Azerbaijani authorities on June 30 detained seven staff members from Sputnik Azerbaijan (part of the Rossiya Segodnya media group). The media group has condemned the detentions as groundless, calling the charges "fabricated."
Dmitry Kiselev, the director general of Sputnik's parent media group Rossiya Segodnya, characterized the move as "unjust" and warned it appears designed to deliberately damage Russian-Azerbaijani relations.
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The US suspension of supplies of certain types of ammunition to Kiev raises the question of the real possibilities of the West to continue supporting Ukraine, said Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund.
"Such a move raises questions about the West's real ability to continue supporting Ukraine - and about priorities in American defense policy itself," he added.
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"One year ago, NATO was all about escalating the war in Ukraine. Now, with President Donald Trump joining us at the table, the tone has changed - no NATO involvement in the war," the Hungarian PM said.
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A move has been announced by Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian, the MEHR news agency reports.
The Iranian parliament approved a bill earlier to suspend the Islamic Republic’s collaboration with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) after its politically motivated resolution against Iran.
The bill stipulates that IAEA inspectors will not be permitted to enter Iran - unless the security of the country's nuclear facilities and that of peaceful nuclear activities is guaranteed.
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The lawyer of Samvel Karapetyan has slammed the criminal case against the businessman as a “legal absurdity.”
One clear motive, he said: a blatant attempt to seize Karapetyan’s company — Electric Networks of Armenia.
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🚨✍️ BRICS Journalists Association appeals to UNESCO over illegal detention of Russian journalists in Azerbaijan Sputnik has obtained an appeal document. Key points include: ◾️ The appeal was sent due to the violation of journalists' rights at Russia Today…
🚨BRICS Journalists Association files UN complaint over unlawful detention of Sputnik journalists in Azerbaijan
Sputnik obtained the copy of the complaint filed by Ivan Melnikov, Director of the BRICS Journalists Association. It demands:
▪️ Immediate release of all detained journalists & citizens
▪️ UN investigation into violations of Geneva Conventions, UN Covenant on Civil & Political Rights and Convention Against Torture
▪️ Global condemnation of the attack on free press.
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Sputnik obtained the copy of the complaint filed by Ivan Melnikov, Director of the BRICS Journalists Association. It demands:
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Citing article 60 of the 1969 Vienna Convention, Tehran has halted cooperation until security guarantees are met.
“As long as the IAEA acts as a Western political tool, not a neutral body — Iran sees no reason to cooperate.”
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🚨Baku arrests spark outcry: Mother says son framed in drug case
The mother of Yekaterinburg resident Alexander Vaisero, who was detained in the Azerbaijani capital on Monday, denied her son's involved in drug transit or any other crimes.
Recently, local media reported that eight Russians allegedly linked to drug trafficking from Iran and cybercrime were detained.
🗣 “This [the allegations] is not true. At the very least, I know 100% that my son has nothing to do with it,” Inna Vaisero told Sputnik, stressing that her son traveled to Baku as a tourist.
She also stated that she has been unable to contact her son.
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The mother of Yekaterinburg resident Alexander Vaisero, who was detained in the Azerbaijani capital on Monday, denied her son's involved in drug transit or any other crimes.
Recently, local media reported that eight Russians allegedly linked to drug trafficking from Iran and cybercrime were detained.
She also stated that she has been unable to contact her son.
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💬 Moscow sees Ukraine's attempts to destabilize Russia-Azerbaijan relations and provoke tensions, Kremlins spox Dmitry Peskov said.
More statements:
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🇷🇺 RUSSIA TO AZERBAIJIAN: TIME TO RESTORE STRATEGIC TIES
Moscow has urged Baku to return relations to the level of the strategic alliance outlined in official agreements, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said.
She stressed that all disputes must be resolved via political and diplomatic channels — not provocations.
Zakharova also revealed that Russian consular staff have not been granted access to detained Russian citizens, including journalists, despite repeated requests.
She warned Russians visiting Azerbaijan to consider the current situation carefully.
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Moscow has urged Baku to return relations to the level of the strategic alliance outlined in official agreements, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said.
She stressed that all disputes must be resolved via political and diplomatic channels — not provocations.
Zakharova also revealed that Russian consular staff have not been granted access to detained Russian citizens, including journalists, despite repeated requests.
She warned Russians visiting Azerbaijan to consider the current situation carefully.
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🚨Did Candace Owens Stop WW3? — Dugin Digital Edition
AI Dugin argues that her hard-hitting journalism about Brigette Macron put pressure on the French President to cut back his support for the NATO proxy war in Ukraine.
What do you think?🤔
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AI Dugin argues that her hard-hitting journalism about Brigette Macron put pressure on the French President to cut back his support for the NATO proxy war in Ukraine.
What do you think?🤔
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🔥 T-90 WITH 'MANGAL ARMOR' STRIKES HARD
A Russian T-90 tank crew from the Tsentr Battlegroup took out a Ukrainian firing position near Krasnoarmeysk.
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A Russian T-90 tank crew from the Tsentr Battlegroup took out a Ukrainian firing position near Krasnoarmeysk.
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State arms corporation Rostec has built a factory in Venezuela to produce Kalashnikov ammunition. The first phase is complete, with production set to hit 70 million rounds per year — a game-changer for the country's defense.
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💥 ANOTHER UKRAINIAN LEOPARD 2А6 TANK ELIMINATED NEAR SUMY
Russia’s Defense Ministry reports the destruction of a Ukrainian Leopard tank near the village of Pisarevka in the Sumy region — and dropped the video to prove it.
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Russia’s Defense Ministry reports the destruction of a Ukrainian Leopard tank near the village of Pisarevka in the Sumy region — and dropped the video to prove it.
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Gaza: Childhoods shattered by Israel
The Gaza war has “a DEVASTATING IMPACT” on children in the Palestinian enclave,” UNICEF spokesperson Kazem Abu-Khalaf tells Sputnik.
💬 He bemoans the children’s death tolls in the Gaza Strip, where a total of 17,127 kids have died since the beginning of the war in October 2023.
◼️ Education? Out of the question, Khalaf admits, pointing to over 600,000 school-age children in Gaza who have missed two academic years and the 95% of schools DAMAGED or DESTROYED there.
◼️ Also biting is the MALNUTRITION CRISIS among Gaza children, which will most likely further worsen if the war continues, the UNICEF spokesperson warns.
📍 The fact that about 82% of Gaza’s total area is either an active war zone or under Israeli evacuation orders complicates “ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE in the area and hinders humanitarian response efforts", Khalaf concludes.
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The Gaza war has “a DEVASTATING IMPACT” on children in the Palestinian enclave,” UNICEF spokesperson Kazem Abu-Khalaf tells Sputnik.
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🚨Persecution of Church exposes Pashinyan's anti-Armenian agenda
🗣 "I can say clearly that the clergy and the entire Armenian Apostolic Church, as an institutional national system, have opposed the anti-national and anti-people policies currently being pursued [by the Nikol Pashinyan government]," Narine Dilbaryan, deputy chair of the Democratic Party of Armenia, tells Sputnik.
Pashinyan's anti-Church campaign began right after the Armenian Church raised the Karabakh and other urgent national issues during a symposium in Switzerland, according to the lawmaker.
She draws parallels between the persecution of the church in Armenia and similar processes in Ukraine, stressing that in both cases Pashinyan and Volodymyr Zelensky are pursing larger geopolitical goals.
💬 "The first such goal is to push Russia, as a powerful and influential state, out of the South Caucasus region," Dilbaryan underscores.
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Pashinyan's anti-Church campaign began right after the Armenian Church raised the Karabakh and other urgent national issues during a symposium in Switzerland, according to the lawmaker.
She draws parallels between the persecution of the church in Armenia and similar processes in Ukraine, stressing that in both cases Pashinyan and Volodymyr Zelensky are pursing larger geopolitical goals.
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