Russian MoD has shown a map of biological labs in Ukraine: the marks on the map represent locations of sanitary and epidemiological laboratories and research institutes

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The results of the third round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine:

🔸 The Russian side hopes that humanitarian corridors will start working from tomorrow, the Ukrainian side has given assurances of this – Russia's delegation head Medinsky;

🔸 The hopes of the Russian side from negotiations with Ukraine did not live up to expectations – Russia's delegation head Medinsky;

🔸 Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine will continue in the future – Medinsky;

🔸 Russia's delegation member Slutsky: Talks between Russia and Ukraine will continue soon, but Moscow does not flatter itself with the illusion that next time a result will be achieved;

🔸 All documents brought by the Russian side for the talks were "taken home" by the representatives of Kiev to study – Medinsky

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❗ UN, Russian military coordinate communication channels on humanitarian aid to Ukraine

The Russian delegation has departed negotiations with Ukraine in the Brest region

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak clarifies Russia's position on Europe's record gas prices and proposals to ban oil exports from Russia:

▪️ The rise in oil and gas prices has been caused by the failure of Europe's energy policy, Russia has nothing to do with the current rise;

▪️ Russia is fulfilling its obligations regarding the supply of gas, as well as oil and oil products;

▪️ Moscow is concerned about market pressure and allegations of a possible embargo;

▪️ These discussions have created uncertainties and resulted in significant harm to consumers;

▪️ Rejection of Russian oil will lead to catastrophic consequences for the world market, causing a surge in prices of up to $300 per barrel or more;

▪️ It cannot be quickly replaced; it will take more than one year and European consumers will pay for it;

▪️ Russia has the right to impose an embargo on the pumping of gas through the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline because of the situation with Nord Stream 2, but is not doing this;

▪️ Gazprom is fulfilling its contract for gas transit through Ukraine;

▪️ In general, Russia is ready for Europe to give up Russian energy resources. Moscow understands where it can redirect the supplies

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🔎 Texas Governor Greg Abbott told state health agencies in Texas on Tuesday that medical treatments provided to transgender adolescents, widely considered the standard of care in medicine, should be classified as “child abuse” under existing state law.

His statements, made in a letter to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, followed an opinion on Friday by Attorney General Ken Paxton that providing medical treatments like puberty-suppressing drugs and hormones to transgender teenagers should be investigated as child abuse.

Professional medical groups and transgender health experts have overwhelmingly condemned legal attempts to limit “gender-affirming” care. They contend that they would significantly harm transgender young people.

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⚡️🇺🇸 Destroyers USS Donald Cook and USS Forrest Sherman have entered the waters of the Baltic Sea, the Russian military says

⚡️🇺🇸 US stocks fell by 800 points on Monday, as anti-Russia sanctions push petrol above $130 per BBL

❗️🇷🇺 President Putin says the tasks in Ukraine are being solved only by professional military

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🎙Former Attorney General William Barr said he believes former President Donald Trump is morally responsible for the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, but isn't legally culpable.

Asked by NBC News’s Lester Holt whether he considered Trump "responsible" for the violence at the Capitol, Barr said: "I do think he was responsible in the broad sense of that word, in that it appears that part of the plan was to send this group up to the Hill. I think the whole idea was to intimidate Congress. And I think that that was wrong."

But, he added, he hasn't seen evidence that Trump committed an actual crime. "I haven't seen anything to say he was legally responsible for it in terms of incitement," Barr said.

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🇺🇸In 1997, US President Joe Biden seemingly predicted how Russia would react to NATO’s eastwards enlargement.

‘’I think the one place, where the greatest consternation would be caused in the short-term ... would be to admit Baltic states now. In terms of NATO-Russian, US-Russian relations. And if there was ever anything that was going to tip the balance ... in terms of a vigorous and hostile reaction, I don't mean military, in Russia, it would be that,’’ Biden, who then was a US senator, said.

Before making that comment, Biden noted that it was his personal belief and not one of the US administration or Congress. The Baltic states were ultimately admitted to NATO in 2004. Russian President Vladimir Putin would later describe it as a deceit and personal betrayal on behalf of Western leaders.

Updates from the White House's daily press briefing:

🇺🇸 "Energy security" was indeed on the agenda in the first US meeting with Venezuelan officials since the US broke off relations


🇺🇸JCPOA negotiations: "the most important reason we are focused on having these discussions with Iran... is to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon," but "certainly the discussion of oil is a part of that."


🇺🇸No decision has been made at this point about a ban on importing oil from Russia. However, “those discussions are going on internally and also with [the US’] counterparts and partners in Europe and around the world


🇺🇸 As prices at the pump continue to skyrocket due to western sanctions Biden's message is "he's going to do everything... he can to reduce the impact on the American people."

⚡️🇺🇸 Multiple people have been injured in a shooting outside a high school in the US state of Iowa, the Des Moines Police Department said via Twitter.

"[Des Moines Police and Fire Departments] on scene at East HS. Multiple Shooting victims outside of school," the police department said on Monday.

🔥💔A viral TikTok showed Starbucks workers using the one-sided fight over Kim Kardashian to rack up more money with Kanye West or Pete Davidson tip jars.

TikTok user @dejapoo00 shared a video going through the Starbucks drive-thru where the labeled tip jars were left out.

She leaves her money in the Davidson jar, which has several dollar bills inside, versus the West jar which only has some change. The video has amassed 6.6 million views with the top comments all expressing their support for Davidson.

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❗️🇨🇳China urges the US, NATO & the EU to hold an equal dialogue with Russia & be attentive to Moscow's security concerns

🏛More than 30 House Republicans are urging the Biden administration to end COVID-19 vaccine mandates for truckers and agricultural workers coming across the U.S. border, warning that the mandates risk having a "catastrophic effect" on the supply chain crisis.

The Department of Homeland Security in January began requiring non-U.S. citizens coming across the border via ports of entry to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19. That includes truck drivers and workers coming across on H-2A temporary agricultural worker visas.

"Despite the historic supply and labor shortages, the Biden administration has upheld this restrictive vaccine mandate," Norman told Fox News in a statement. "Agricultural employers already depend on nonimmigrant foreign workers to fill domestic labor shortages. This policy does little to mitigate the spread of the virus and hurts essential industries along the way."

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🇺🇸🇷🇺US cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase said it blocked 25,000 addresses tied to Russian individuals or entities for alleged illegal activities.