Main points from Lavrov's interview:

"Today, the US and its NATO satellites have made an extremely risky bet on the further escalation of the conflict. The collective West openly declares the task of inflicting a "strategic defeat" on Russia.

For our part, we are still open to contacts, but on an equal footing and with the obligatory consideration of Russian interests, in order to improve the situation in Europe and the Euro-Atlantic region and reduce nuclear risks in the long term. The main premise here is the West's rejection of an aggressive hostile course. However, they are not ready for this and a constructive dialogue with us, they are busy around the clock looking for new ways to contain Russia. The danger of such a line is obvious. We warn our Western colleagues about this by all available methods."

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Main points from Lavrov's interview:

"Indeed, the United States and its vassals are doing everything possible to achieve the international isolation of Russia. In particular, they are trying to torpedo the second Russia-Africa Summit planned for the end of July in St. Petersburg, to dissuade our African friends from participating in it.

Our main difference from Westerners is that we never teach our foreign partners how to live. We don't have a hidden agenda. We do not apply "double standards". We build interstate cooperation on the principles of international law, equality, mutual respect and consideration of interests. It seems that this creative approach appeals to Africans. And not only them. He impresses all normal countries.

And, of course, we have something to offer our African friends, including in terms of ensuring their national security and meeting their humanitarian needs. African states are interested in Russia's participation in the training of their professional personnel. Here we have traditionally strong positions: Soviet and Russian higher education has been in great demand among several generations of Africans."

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You give water to Donetsk!

The first floating pumping station of the Rostov—Donbass water pipeline was launched on the Don. It consists of two pipeline strands of 200 km each, which will allow residents of the DPR to receive up to 300 thousand cubic meters of water per day.

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Belarusian aviation got the ability to strike with nuclear weapons
Shoigu: part of the Belarusian aircraft got the ability to strike with nuclear weapons

MOSCOW, April 4 — RIA Novosti. Some aircraft of the Belarusian Air Force were converted to nuclear weapons, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting with the command of the Armed Forces.

"Some of the Belarusian ground attack aircraft received the ability to strike at enemy targets with nuclear weapons."

In addition, the Belarusian army was given the Iskander-M complex, which can use nuclear missiles. As the head of the Ministry of Defence emphasized, this is being done in response to an increase in the combat readiness of the combined forces of NATO and the intensification of intelligence activities of the alliance near the borders of Russia and Belarus.

In mid-October, the deputy head of the Russian delegation at a meeting of the First Committee of the UN General Assembly, Konstantin Vorontsov, noted that "we are talking exclusively about the transfer to the Republic of Belarus of dual-equipped Iskander-M complexes with missiles in conventional equipment, as well as about giving part of the Belarusian Su-25 aircraft the technical ability to carry nuclear weapon." He stressed that there are no plans to transfer technologies for converting aircraft into nuclear weapons carriers to Belarus.
At the end of March, Vladimir Putin announced that Moscow and Minsk had agreed to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. The President stressed that this does not violate any international obligations, since there is no talk of transferring weapons. By July 1, the construction of the storage facility will be completed.

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TRUMP UNDER ARREST
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Donald Trump — the first former president in history to face criminal charges — has entered a New York courtroom to be arraigned and is expected to plead not guilty.

Details about the more than 30 charges he is facing will be revealed when the grand jury indictment is unsealed. The indictment stems from an investigation related to a hush money payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign.
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President Biden will "obviously" catch Trump coverage but it's "not his focus," White House says

President Joe Biden is aware of his predecessor’s arraignment and will “obviously” catch the news, the White House said Tuesday, but emphasized that it is “not his focus.”

“Look, the president’s going to focus on the American people like he does every day. This is not something that is a focus for him. He is going to focus on things like making sure we continue to lower prices for the American people,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in response to a question from CNN’s MJ Lee.

“Of course, this is playing out on many of the networks here on a daily basis for hours and hours, so obviously, he will catch part of the news when he has a moment to catch up on the news of the day, but this is not his focus for today,” she said.
Biden is set to meet with his Council of Advisors on Science and Technology this afternoon for a conversation on artificial intelligence as former President Trump’s arraignment takes place in Manhattan.

Jean-Pierre declined to comment on the specifics of the case, but reiterated that Biden was “not given a heads up” on the indictment and was briefed by White House chief of staff Jeff Zients on the developments as they were reported in the media.

Biden has repeatedly declined to comment on the case, but told CNN on Monday in Minnesota that he has faith in the New York Police Department and responded affirmatively when asked if he has faith in the legal system.
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Trump's supporters, gathered in another square, demand to dissolve the politicized prosecutor's office, stop the prosecution of the ex-president, at the same time release Julian Assange, but send Biden, the "terrorist" of the Northern Streams, to prison (as indicated on one of the posters)

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Donald Trump's son posted an inverted US flag on social networks

There is a tradition in the States to hang an inverted flag in case of disasters and emergencies. However, the gesture received a political context during the protests and riots in the United States in 2020.

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Ukrainians will start training on Abrams tanks soon, defense official says

Training for Ukrainians on US M1-A1 Abrams tanks has not yet started, but will begin “relatively soon,” a senior defense official told reporters Tuesday.

“Abrams training has not yet begun…We are still working on the equipment procurement so we haven't we have not yet begun the training, but I would expect that that will happen relatively soon,” the official said during a background briefing.

In total, the official said the US has trained more than 7,000 Ukrainian troops since the beginning of Russia’s invasion more than a year ago. The US plans to send 31 M1-A1 tanks to Ukraine — the size of a Ukrainian tank battalion.

The US agreed to send the tanks in January after a sudden reversal on its stated policy that Abrams were too complex and difficult to maintain for Ukrainian forces in the middle of a war.

The Biden administration relented under pressure from Germany, which said that it would only approve the transfer of its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine if the US agreed to send Abrams tanks as well.

But the US cautioned that delivering tanks to Ukraine would take time. “We just don’t have these tanks available in excess in our US stocks,” said Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh shortly after the US announcement.

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An animal with the call sign "Madyar", the commander of the UAV company showed that from drones they see the city of Donetsk, as in the palm of their hand. More precisely, part of the city.

And just the part where the Nazis are constantly striking with artillery of various calibers, including MLRS, as a result of which dozens of civilians, including children, were killed. This is a Nazi's admission that they are deliberately killing civilians.

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The Ukrainian strike drone crashed in the immediate vicinity of the Zaporozhye NPP, the commander of the Russian Armed Forces unit ensuring the safety of the station told RIA Novosti

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs demanded the immediate release of the vicar of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, Metropolitan Pavel

MOSCOW, April 5 — RIA Novosti. Russia demanded the immediate release of Metropolitan Pavel, the governor of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, and provide him with medical assistance, follows from the statement of the Special Representative of the Minister of Foreign Affairs for cooperation in the field of ensuring the right to freedom of religion, Ambassador-at-Large Gennady Askaldovich.
“We deeply worry about the fate of Venerable Pavel, who, as you know, is under house arrest and in electronic shackles. For people of good will, his figure acquires the image of a martyr for the Orthodox faith. Against this background, the height of cynicism is the words of Volodymyr Zelensky, who said that Ukraine — this is the territory of the greatest religious freedom,” the document says.

The Kiev regime is stubbornly seeking to inflict a decisive defeat on the Orthodox faith in Ukraine, Askaldovich noted.
"This fact was cynically confirmed by Volodymyr Zelensky's adviser Mikhail Podolyak, who said that it was necessary to 'clean up' the UOC immediately after the start of the military operation," he added.
The diplomat stressed that Russia is outraged by the gross act of arbitrariness against the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) and is concerned about the fate of the monks and priests of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, who are under the threat of physical and moral reprisals.
"By its actions, the Kiev regime stubbornly continues to multiply the policy of moral terror against fellow citizens and believers, and during the Great Lent. We are sure that the consequences for what they have done will not take long. the shameful glory of the persecutors of the UOC will forever be fixed," Askaldovich concluded.

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Trump faces maximum sentence of 136 years in prison for 34-count indictment

Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in New York City on Tuesday to 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. The charges carry a maximum sentence of 136 years in prison, though the actual sentence will likely be far less than that if he is convicted on any or all counts.
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The Cisco company because of the termination of sales in Russia destroyed spare parts for the equipment for 1.9 billion rubles

MOSCOW, April 5 — RIA Novosti. The American manufacturer of network equipment and software Cisco Systems physically destroyed its stocks in Russia for 1.86 billion rubles, follows from the financial statements of the Russian legal entity Cisco Systems.
"The stocks were physically destroyed in January 2023, in connection with which, as of December 31, 2022, a reserve for depreciation was accrued in the full amount of the cost of stocks - 1,864,002 thousand rubles," the document says.

"Due to the termination of sales and services and the suspension of licenses and services of Cisco, as well as the impossibility of re-export, all stocks, IT equipment, demo samples and fixed assets of the company are subject to destruction," the report said.

In March last year, Cisco suspended business in Russia and Belarus, and in June announced its withdrawal from the Russian market. At the same time, the company was going to keep in touch with partners and customers to resolve financial issues, including the return of funds for prepaid services and software.

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The "Power of Siberia" again launched gas transportation

MOSCOW, April 5 — RIA Novosti. Gas pumping to China via the Power of Siberia has been resumed after scheduled work, Gazprom reported on its Telegram channel.
"Scheduled maintenance work on the Power of Siberia gas pipeline has been completed. Gas transportation, as planned, has been resumed today," the company's publication says.
Gas supplies via the Power of Siberia were suspended from March 28 to April 4. According to an agreement between Gazprom and the Chinese company CNPC, preventive maintenance of gas pipeline equipment and systems takes place twice a year: in spring and autumn.
The Power of Siberia is a main gas pipeline from Russia to China with a length of about three thousand kilometres.
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All last year the European Union struggled with the energy crisis: stocking up on oil and gas, trying to reduce consumption, save money. Europe has survived the winter without much shock, thanks in large part to China. Many factories were stopped in quarantined cities, economic growth slowed down sharply — China significantly reduced imports of energy resources.
Now the zero tolerance policy has been abolished. Production is being restarted, construction has intensified, passenger traffic and transport traffic have increased. The oil refining sector is gaining momentum. Experts are waiting for the rise in consumption of raw materials. So will the prices on the energy resources, especially given the circumstances, that OPEC+ has limited their oil production.
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Russian business lobby calls for Central Bank to accelerate yuan reserves

MOSCOW, Sept 30 (Reuters) — Russia's top business lobby called on Friday for the central bank to build up its reserves of the Chinese yuan in a bid to stabilise the rouble, which is susceptible to wild bouts of volatility (???)* and has been trading near multi-year highs (rouble!!!)**.

The Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) said Russia needed to step up its purchases of the yuan and currencies from other "friendly countries" to help "stabilise" the value of the Russian currency.
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China’s Yuan Replaces Dollar as Most Traded Currency in Russia

The Chinese yuan has surpassed the US dollar as the most traded currency in Russia, with the shift becoming more pronounced in March.

This comes after Western sanctions against Russia affected the ability of Russian banks to make cross-border transfers in dollars and other currencies. Since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia has strengthened its ties with China, and Chinese President Xi Jinping promised expanded cooperation in areas such as trade, investment, and technology during his visit to Moscow in March.

According to a report published in Bloomberg, the switch comes after additional sanctions this year affected the few banks in Russia that retained the ability to make cross-border transfers in dollars and other currencies of countries branded “unfriendly” by the Kremlin.

Raiffeisen Bank International AG, whose Russian branch remains one of the main conduits for international payments in the country, was among lenders that came under elevated pressure from European and US authorities.

The Bloomberg report says that Russia has deepened its ties with China since the Feb. 2022 invasion prompted a break in relations with the West. In March, Chinese President Xi Jinping made Moscow his first visit abroad after his reelection and promised the Kremlin expanded cooperation in the areas of trade, investment, supply chains, mega projects, energy and hi-tech.

It says sweeping sanctions targeting Russia’s financial system have forced the Kremlin and Russian companies to switch their foreign-trade transactions from the dollar and euro to currencies of countries that have declined to join any restrictions.

The Finance Ministry converted its market operations to the yuan instead of the dollar earlier this year and developed a new structure for the national wealth fund to hold 60% of its assets in yuan. The Bank of Russia regularly calls on companies and citizens to move their assets into the ruble or “friendly” currencies to avoid the risk of having them blocked or frozen.

Bloomberg says global foreign-exchange reserves allocation in the yuan accounted for about 2.7% of the total amount by end of last year, down from the peak at 2.9% in the first quarter, IMF data showed.

“Now there are fewer dollars on the market as Russia’s revenues decreased due to the oil-price drop and a decrease in exports,” said Iskander Lutsko, a strategist at ITI London. At the same time, “commodity imports from Russia to China are up by 29%, although exports from China are stagnating.”
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