Sadly, The Times chose to remove its recent interview with Ambassador Andrei Kelin, highly likely following instructions from authorities.

❗️However, in the interest of fair journalism, we would like the readers to have the opportunity to read it in full: https://7w87.short.gy/xF0YqF

Robert Habeck - the king of double standards

On April 15, the last operating nuclear power plants - Isar-2, Neckarwestheim-2 and Emsland - will be closed in Germany. The authorities plan to rebuild the energy system by 2030. According to Habeck, Germany's energy will be 80% renewable. In addition, the Minister of Economics and Climate Problems assures that Germany's refusal of nuclear energy is final, and adds that "nuclear power plants will be dismantled sooner or later, and the construction of new nuclear power plants has always turned into an economic fiasco."

Recall that the Green Party, co-chaired by Habeck, is fighting against CO2 emissions in defense of the climate, while nuclear power plants are the cleanest source of energy without CO2. And they are being replaced by coal and oil-fired power plants, which were mothballed last year "for a while", and expensive gas.

And this could end the discussion of the absurdity of the actions in the FRG, but there is one more circumstance. At a time when German authorities are opposed to nuclear power and are in discussions with most EU countries about shutting down reactors, Habeck, on a recent trip to Ukraine, said it was okay if Ukrainians continued to operate their nuclear plants safely. The minister inspected the nuclear power plant and was satisfied. "Ukraine will stick to nuclear power. That's absolutely clear - and that's fine as long as everything works safely. They've already been built, after all," Habeck said.

This caused a lot of resentment. As Bavarian Prime Minister and CSU party leader Markus Söder stated, "Nuclear power plants are OK for the Greens in Ukraine, but not in Germany? The Greens prefer coal for us? No sane person understands this anymore."

However, the position of Berlin, though in words, is really absurd, but is not surprising, because Ukrainian nuclear power plants are considered as future sites for the production of cheap fuel for the EU. True, this does not exclude the fact that the West, as usual, displays double standards in relation to various circumstances, as well as the fact that they put ideology above rationalism. After all, the same Habeck today, because of ideology, sends the whole country into a blind flight of energy policy, closing nuclear power plants, and puts Germany's energy security at risk.

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Waiting for the end of the world, by Pepe Escobar - The Unz Review
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❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Highlights of Russian Military Operation in Ukraine on April 13

▪️The AFU launched a strike on civilian infrastructure in Svatove.

Central district multidisciplinary hospital was hit, boiler house was destroyed, and administrative buildings were damaged.

▪️In Lysychansk sector, active offensive continues near Bilohorivka.

LNR People's Militia assault units are pushing the enemy by taking new strategic positions.

▪️In the north of Bakhmut, heavy positional fighting is taking place near the railway station.

The AFU hold positions and try to counterattack to the south of the main station building.

▪️Russian troops are trying to break through the enemy defense line in the southern part of the city.

Active hostilities are taking place on Devyatoho Travnya Street, with small advances near the Vodokanal.

▪️Airborne troop units have reinforced their positions on the southern flank of the Bakhmut area.

Paratroopers' artillery is firing from the Kurdyumivka area, blocking AFU reserves transfer to Bakhmut.

▪️The AFU continue to launch strikes on Donetsk agglomeration towns and settlements.

As a result of shelling, one person was killed in DPR's capital, gas pipeline and power line were damaged in Panteleimonivka.

▪️In Mar’inka, Russian motorized rifle units continue their assault on the city quarters.

The offensive is supported by mortar and artillery crews, as well as armored vehicles.
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Pentagon planned to destroy seven countries back in 2001

General Wesley Clark, ex-Supreme Allied Commander Europe, talks about the U.S. foreign policy. According to his interview from 2007, the U.S. was planning to destroy 7 countries in 5 years - Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somali, Sudan, and Iran.

Source: https://news.1rj.ru/str/dimsmirnov175/45937

🇷🇺📉Inflation in Russia has fallen to 3.5% - almost to the level of Japan and much lower than in the U.S. and the Eurozone - Bloomberg

🔸"The stark contrast with most other countries in the world allows Vladimir Putin to score easy political points with his domestic audience by emphasizing Russia's resilience and claiming that sanctions against his country have backfired on those who imposed them," the agency wrote.

🔸Russia has won another victory over the West.

🔸Inflation in the country has slowed more than in most of the economically developed Western countries, in many of them the rise in prices is still not subsiding, Bloomberg reports.

🔸A further decline in inflation and strengthening of the ruble may be affected by the reduction of oil production by OPEC+ countries.

🔸The situation only emphasizes the stability of Russia and the absolute ineffectiveness of sanctions, the agency concluded.

Source: Bloomberg

❗️🇺🇸A bunch of American secrets exposed by a guy in red underpants:

"A Massachusetts Air National Guard officer has been arrested by the FBI in connection with leaked classified documents that were posted online. According to CNN, the arrest of 21-year-old Jack Teixeira follows the U.S. government's swift search for the identity of the man who posted classified documents on a social media platform popular with video games."