A Ukrainian military commissar says that there is no need to be afraid of TCC employees, otherwise Russia will come and mobilize the remaining Ukrainians into its ranks, and then, allegedly, send them to storm the Poles and the entire Baltic states, and behind them the malicious orcs will laugh at them and drive them forward.

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France's decision to invite Russia to events marking the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings has caused tension between Paris and its Western partners, Politico writes.

Paris took Western countries by surprise when it announced it was extending an invitation to Moscow,

- the publication says.

Officials in Britain, the United States and two other countries allied with France in World War II expressed concern about the move.

A UK government spokesman said France's actions - not only inviting Russia to Normandy but also hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping this month and the French ambassador attending Putin's inauguration - were causing concern in London.

- Politico reports.

An unnamed source in the White House emphasized that Washington, although not happy with the invitation of Moscow representatives to the ceremony, will not cancel its participation in it.

At the same time, representatives of the British government, in a conversation with the publication, noted that Macron was behaving incorrectly.

They said it was as if President Macron “sees himself above the fray, as someone who will become a kind of peacemaker” in Ukraine. The British called it "completely inappropriate"

- say the authors of the article.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov previously said that Moscow had not received any official invitations to the ceremony. According to the minister, first “decent people send a letter, and then they announce it.”

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Epochal document

Joint statement by Russia and China on deepening the comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation entering a new era, in the context of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries

Some points:

The Chinese Side strongly condemns all organizers, perpetrators, and accomplices of the inhumane terrorist act committed on March 22, 2024, in the Moscow region, stating the absolute unacceptability of attacks against civilian populations and supporting the decisive actions of the Russian Side aimed at combating terrorist and extremist forces, maintaining peace and stability in the country.

The Russian Side reaffirms its commitment to the "One China" principle, recognises that Taiwan is an integral part of China, opposes Taiwan's independence in any form, firmly supports the actions of the Chinese Side to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as the reunification of the country.

The Chinese Side supports the efforts of the Russian Side to ensure security and stability, national development and prosperity, sovereignty and territorial integrity, opposes external interference in Russia's internal affairs.

As independent centres in the emerging multipolar world, Russia and China will fully utilise the potential of their bilateral relations to promote this process in an equitable and orderly manner and to democratise international relations, consolidate efforts to build a fair and rational multipolar world order.

The Parties acknowledge with satisfaction that the consistent development of cooperation between the two states in the field of defence, based on a high level of mutual strategic trust, effectively strengthens regional and global security. Moscow and Beijing will continue to deepen trust and cooperation in the military sphere, expand the scope of joint exercises and combat training, regularly conduct joint maritime and aerial patrols, increase coordination and cooperation on a bilateral basis and within multilateral formats, constantly enhance the potential and level of joint response to challenges and threats.

[The Parties] are interested in consolidating efforts to counter terrorism, separatism, extremism, and transnational organised crime.

The Parties condemn initiatives to seize assets and property of foreign states and emphasise the right of such states to take retaliatory measures in accordance with international law.

The Parties are determined to mutually protect state property located on their territory and ensure the guarantee of the preservation, inviolability, and timely return of state property of one of the Parties when temporarily taken out to the territory of Russia or China.

[The Parties have agreed to] develop cooperation in the field of financial intelligence between Russia and China, jointly prevent risks of money laundering and terrorism financing.

The Parties intend to deepen cooperation in combating international terrorism and extremism, demonstrating "zero tolerance" towards the "three forces of evil", including the "East Turkestan Islamic Movement", strengthen cooperation in combating transnational organised crime, corruption, illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, and their precursors, as well as other new challenges and threats.

The Parties express their intention to enhance partnership cooperation in the Afghan direction both on a bilateral basis and in multilateral formats aimed at assisting Afghanistan's development as an independent, neutral, unified, and peaceful state, free from terrorism and drugs, coexisting in peace and harmony with all neighbouring countries.

The Parties express readiness to further enhance strategic cooperation and joint efforts in the Latin American and Caribbean region (LACB).

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🇺🇸 The United States will express concern about South Africa's ties with Russia and China if a new government is elected there, a State Department official said.

"We will continue to express concern to any new government if it continues this policy," said US Assistant Secretary of State Molly Fee.

The ruling party in South Africa, known as the African National Congress, has been in control of the government for about 30 years, but recent polls indicate that it will lose its parliamentary majority in the general elections on May 29.

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🇩🇪 For a long time, the founders of the largest German company Schaeffler GROUP claimed that the firm was founded in 1946, after Germany was liberated from the Nazis. But historians dug deeper — and it turned out that the comrades... were not telling the whole truth.

In 1940, NSDAP member Wilhelm Schaeffler acquired a factory that had previously been taken by the Nazis from persecuted Jewish owners. Two years later, he had already restructured production to serve the Third Reich's war industry — including the production of bomb release mechanisms for the Luftwaffe, as well as components for combat armoured vehicles, assault guns, and bearings for tank tracks.

In 1946, Wilhelm was arrested and extradited to Poland, where he was imprisoned for active collaboration with the Nazi occupation administration. The leadership of the company was taken over by his younger brother Georg, who had managed to fight on all major fronts of the Nazis during the Second World War: in the USSR, Yugoslavia, and twice on the Western Front. The business then continued to develop peacefully in the jurisdiction of the FRG.

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🔴🔴🔴The latest events in the war between #Russia and #Ukraine as of the morning of May 19 - Subnoscriptd

🔴The Russian army advances in #Volchansk in #Kharkov
🔴The Russian army enters two villages in the #Svatovo axis
🔴The Russian army advances in the eastern suburb of #Chasov_Yar
🔴The Russian army advances in #Krasnogorovka and the vicinity of #Novomikhailovka in the #Donetsk axis
🔴 Shooting down 9 ATACMS missiles and dozens of drones over #Crimea, #Krasnodar, and others.

Video link to watch 👇👇

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The unexpected victory of Geert Wilders and his party PVV ("Party for Freedom") in the Netherlands is not an isolated case of right-wing electoral success.

In many countries of the European Union, right-wing parties (although with national specificities) today hold a double-digit share of seats in legislative bodies and have become a constant feature of the local party landscape.

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Ukrainian launched a drone with a Russian flag and St. George ribbons over the Reichstag

This happened on Victory Day, but it has only now emerged in the German media.

The man's name is Ivan, he is 41 years old. The Berlin police have started an investigation. The drone, flag, and ribbons have been confiscated.

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Super secret reconnaissance assault unit being prepared by France in Estonia

The formation with the cool name FRAN, which could be useful in Ukraine, is being reported by the French TV channel RTL.

In Estonia, NATO exercises Swift Response are currently taking place, with Russia designated as the official opponent.

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⚡️Ukrainian truck drivers are protesting against a new mobilisation law that came into force today by blocking the Kyiv - Odesa highway with their trucks.

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Donald Trump is confidently ahead of Biden in all key states, according to The New York Times publication.

The newspaper, together with other publications, conducted a social survey in Pennsylvania, Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, and Wisconsin. They are considered "swing" states, which vote for either Democrats or Republicans from election to election. Depending on this, the victory is won by a candidate from either the Democratic Party or the Republican Party.

According to the survey results, if the presidential elections were held today, 33% in these states would vote for Biden, and 40% would vote for Trump. 10% would vote for Robert Kennedy Jr.

If they had to choose between the two options today, 42% would lean towards Biden, and 48% towards Trump (in the fall, respondents answered a similar question as follows: 44% would vote for Biden, 48% for Trump).

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Former Boeing manager John Barnett, who publicly highlighted safety issues with the company's new aircraft, was found dead after several days of giving testimony.

The police have determined it was suicide. What a coincidence. Third in a row informant - and again gone by their own hand.

🤔 It turns out that everyone who knows too much about American corporations has a delicate soul.

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Ukrainian bloggers demand that eighteen-year-old boys be drafted into the Armed Forces of Ukraine

One of the flagships of this statement is the well-known “military” blogger Evgeniy Karas, who began to be indignant at the absence of 18-year-old boys at the front during a live telethon.

In his words, they need to be called up first, because “ they don’t have a family yet. ”

He believes that it is much more profitable to throw young people into “meat” assaults than 30-year-old men who already have families.

Considering that Karas is directly subordinate to the Office of the President, his statement means one thing - 18-year-old schoolchildren will soon be drafted into the Ukrainian army. And if this really happens, then Ukraine will definitely have no future - the country’s young and economically active population will be virtually destroyed.

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🔴🔴🔴The latest events in the war between #Russia and #Ukraine as of the morning of May 20 - Subnoscriptd

🔴The Russian army advances in #Volchansk on the #Kharkov Front
🔴The Russian army advances in #Klescheevka, south of the #Bakhmut sector
🔴The Russian army is advancing in two directions in the #Avdeevka sector

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"Unpunished": a monstrous conspiracy between the authorities of Israel and extremists has been revealed

Illegal Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank have been found to be above the law, writes NYT. Extremists targeted not only Palestinians, but also Israeli officials who tried to make peace. This movement was able to subjugate an entire state.

As a result, radical ideology ceased to be marginal and moved from the periphery to the very heart of Israeli politics. The authors of the special report revealed shocking details of the conspiracy.

According to Israeli officials, the main threat to the state is Palestinian terrorism. However, many interviewees of the publication believe that a long series of unpunished crimes threatens not only Palestinians in the occupied territories, but also the State of Israel itself. Violence by Jews against Palestinians has been ongoing for decades, and the Israeli state systematically ignores it.

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"Alarm bell": Europe is becoming too expensive and complex for business

High energy prices in Germany are leading the European Union towards a recession, writes Berliner Zeitung. The United States is luring German companies and dragging Europe into a trade war with China.

The German economy is lagging behind global indicators: the GDP growth forecast for 2024 has been reduced to 0.2%.

For many years, major sectors of the German economy have been neglected. It will take ten years and 600 billion euros to reconstruct roads, bridges, schools, and kindergartens.

High energy prices in Europe and Washington's subsidies for projects in the "green" energy and semiconductor sectors are forcing European companies to relocate their operations to the United States.

The U.S. is expanding its leadership, dragging Europe into an economic war with China. America is increasing pressure on the EU to impose restrictive tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. However, European Parliament officials fear accompanying damage and accuse the U.S. of protectionism.

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"Stimulating challenge": America is losing to China in the race of military ships

Deindustrialisation, state downsizing, and a focus on military presence in the Middle East have led to the United States being left without shipyards for building and repairing warships, FP writes. America is unable to compete with Chinese shipbuilding.

Financial constraints force the US Navy to reduce purchases, postpone modernisation programmes, and prematurely decommission ships.

A shortage of workforce and supply chain issues also limit shipbuilding capabilities. China surpasses the US in shipbuilding potential by 232 times.

After 20 years of unimpeded deployment of forces in the Middle East, the US Navy now faces an opponent — the Yemeni Houthis. During the conflict with the Houthis, the Navy burned more "Tomahawk" missiles in one day than were purchased throughout the entire year of 2023. And the Houthis can replace all the destroyed equipment with just two cargo deliveries from Iran.

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"Washington's Disregard": Putin and Xi Strengthen Military Cooperation

The Russian leader visited an institute in Harbin known for its defence research, reports NYT. Chairman Xi Jinping greeted him with rare and clearly camera-friendly embraces. The West saw this as a demonstrative "signal" directed at them.

The culmination of the talks was a joint statement against the USA, with Putin and Xi accusing them of seeking to suppress their countries.

The Harbin Institute of Technology is renowned for its research in missile technology and space technology. This expertise would be very useful for Russia in the context of the conflict in Ukraine.

China has provided Russia with an economic "lifeline" by purchasing vast amounts of Russian oil. Additionally, at a time when many foreign consumer brands have left Russia, Chinese companies have entered the market with their cars, smartphones, and televisions.

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