🇺🇦❗Zelensky in an address to NATO: we need 5 billion monthly for protection and defense

UK plans to cut pipelines to EU if Russia gas crisis intensifies

The UK will cut off gas supplies to mainland Europe if it is hit by severe shortages under an emergency plan that energy companies warn risks exacerbating a crisis on the continent.

A cut off of so-called interconnector pipelines would be among the early measures under the UK’s emergency gas plan, which could be triggered by National Grid if supplies fall short in the coming months.

European gas companies have appealed to the UK to work with the EU and warned that shutting off interconnectors could backfire if prolonged shortages occur. Britain imports large volumes of gas from the continent at the height of winter.

Ukrainian pilots criticized the American MQ-1C Gray Eagle attack drones and the Turkish TB-2 Bayraktars. They believe that the former are dangerous to use, while the latter are practically useless.

Officials who wished to remain anonymous reported the publication that the issue of the use of drones made a split between front-line pilots and the chief of staff. Officials – and not only Ukrainian, but also American – are very worried that Russian air defense systems are shooting down Gray Eagle.

“It is very dangerous to use such expensive drones in our case because of the enemy’s air defense. This is not Afghanistan”, one of the front-line Ukrainian pilots told Foreign Policy.

Meanwhile, in a situation where Russian air defense has become even stronger, the pilots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine began to use Turkish drones less – it is believed that in such conditions they have become “almost useless”. Bayraktars now only fly on rare attacks and special operations.

It is important to have respect for the Ukrainian people, as the Russians are closely connected with them by history, culture and kinship, said Dmitry Medvedev.

“The Ukrainians have had a hard time in recent years. In addition to economic hardships, the Orange and other Maidan demonstrations, a shuffle of random and strange figures in the presidency, and constant attempts by the West to turn Ukrainians into obedient servants,” Medvedev said.

The deputy chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation expressed his confidence that Ukrainians will overcome all these trials and will be able to build a strong democracy in their country and ensure a better future for themselves.

⚡️📣Foreign Mercenaries In "Azot" SeveroDonetsk Robbed Civilians. Says Witness⚡️📣

Severodonetsk resident says he was robbed by Foreign Mercenaries Fighting for Ukraine In "Azot" plant in Severodonetsk. He says he met American, Georgian, Brazilian and more foreign Mercenaries fighting for Ukraine in the "Azot" plant in Severodonetsk and that they stole from him.



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Greetings, friends and compatriots!

I am sure that some of you may have noticed that some posts here were made in an uninformal manner, and that they're usually not centred on reporting news, but also providing commentary, like the recent PKK and ISIS post.

I am the admin who was making such posts, and now I have my own channel, myself and the NOD staff recommend that you join it if you would like posts of such manner and quality, cheers!

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Let's talk about the Space Race.

As most of you know, back during the cold war, when America at least admitted it was centered around itself and the USSR was still a thing with Brezhnev kissing men on the lips, they both entered into a "friendly competition" in space.

It was one of the largest scientific achievements in history, so much advancements in science and technology, which, started by the ego of a nation, became one that was for the supposed betterment of mankind.

The problem is, who won?

Most "Historians" agree that America "won" the race when it sent a man to the moon, which, while not a small feat by itself, was not enough to win the race in my opinion.

The USSR sent the first man, woman, dog, you name it, to space, it made the first space station, the first rotation, the first satellite, in short, alot more achievements and marks by the USSR than America, who's sole win during this whole race was "we sent a man to the moon."

Overall, the USSR probably won the space race, because it simply achieved more than what the USA did in the race.

But let's not forget, the USSR is the one that ceased to exist, the USA still does, and we all know history is written by victors.

Bernie Ecclestone: "I'd take a bullet for Vladimir Putin"

Mr Ecclestone, the former Formula 1 boss, was asked on ITV's Good Morning Britain if he still regards Mr Putin as a friend and he replied: "I'd still take a bullet for him. I'd rather it didn't hurt, but if it does I'd still take a bullet, because he's a first-class person."

"What he's doing is something that he believed was the right thing he was doing for Russia." - Mr Ecclestone added. Meanwhile he mocked Zelensky calling him a comedian.

Apparently, the show's hosts didn't like Ecclestone's comments. The photos of Putin shown on the air were hastily blurred.

🇹🇷🇸🇪🇫🇮In Turkish Diplomacy news, Ankara is not yet done with demands, it seems.

As per Erdogan, the Turkey parliament will not consider approval for NATO membership from Swedish & Finnish if they do not fulfill their demands to extradite Swedish & Finnish nationals of Kurdish extraction they accuse of terrorism.

That would mean a revision of their legal codes to allow for such extradition, and of course, debate on whether those people are actually terrorists or just opponents of Mr. Erdogan, debates which will roil Swedish politics for a long time to come if they abase themselves to do this.

📚What is Ukraine 🇺🇦? Part 1.
In one of my previous posts, I showed how Ukrainian authorities developed the most absurd theories of how great and superior their nation is, and successfully brainwashed their population with this for 30 years. If you haven't watched it yet, get ready to laugh. I may sound sarcastic, but it's hard to react any other way. https://news.1rj.ru/str/right2dissent/124

It's laughable how they're trying to rewrite history and make everything fit their theories. They do it to distance themselves from Russian culture and heritage. In this series, I'm going to write about Ukraine, and its history, not the "descendants of gods" theories.

Before the 20th century, there was no record of a country or state named "Ukraine." ❗️The modern country Ukraine is a purely 20th-century creation.
The term “Ukraine", which is an English word, is pronounced oo-kra-in-a, in Russian or Ukrainian languages. I'm not sure if I'm using the right word here, but I want to say that the term "Ukraine" was non-deterministic. It derives from the words such as:
Окраина (rus) - okraina - pronounced o-kra-in-a, meaning borderland.
People also used to say "У краины" (rus), meaning at the edge, or at the border. Pronounced oo-kra-i-ni.
Indeed, many lands west of the Dnieper River (that splits modern Ukraine) were Russia's Western borders. ❗️It should be noted that those were not defined territories. These lands were also listed/mentioned as a historical region.
In the 18th century, the Russian government referred to the term "a ukranian line", as a line of western defence with strongholds. Or "a ukrainian division", for the troops guarding those areas. This had nothing to do with ethnicity.
In Polish sources of the middle of the 17th century, there is a mention of suppression of Cossack's revolt. Those who suppressed the revolt were Hungarian mercenaries and Ukrainians (oo-kra-in-zi). This time, the term was used for the Polish noblemen called "Szlachta", who lived west of the Dnieper River. As can be seen, they used the term "Ukrainian" for the Poles living on the eastern border of Poland.
"Ukrainians" were also called Cossacks who revolted against the Polish king and then also betrayed the Russian Tzar.

🇷🇺 In Kaluga region, they meet military who returned from Special Military Operation