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One of interim Iranian President Mohammad #mokhber first phone calls since ascending to the position was with the #kremlin
In October 2022, Mokhaber went to #Moscow to sell #Iraniandrones and #ballisticmissiles to #Russia, reported Reuters.
#RUS #RUSpol #WarInUkraine #Russia
*Ethnic Germans in Russia as Cannon Fodder*
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...quite some more Russian-speakers of this category.
Moreover, and quite apart, of the about 4 million Russian-speaking people in Germany, 2.5 mn are of German descent (#Russlanddeutsche) who emigrated to Germany, being eligible for citizenship. 2)
I would call this a powder keg. And #Putler seems to have found a way to ignite it.
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https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/russlanddeutsche-russland-deutschland-100.html
Russischsprachige Menschen - wer sie sind und wie sie leben
In zwei Tagen jährt sich der russische Angriff auf die Ukraine zum zweiten Mal. Mit dem Krieg wurde auch das Leben von vielen Deutschen aus Russland hier bei uns schwieriger. Wer sind diese Menschen und wie leben sie?Susanna Zdrzalek und Julian Budjan (Daten) (wdr.de)
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*Ethnic Germans in Russia as Cannon Fodder*
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...This will most likely sow dissension and further devide the German population.
What is the scale of the problem?
At least 280,000 Russians living in Germany were eligible to vote in the fake Russian Presidential Election this year. 1) Most most likely voted in his favor. Most likely, if married, their kids weren't of German-descent, so there are...
Wahl in Russland: Welche Rolle Russen in Deutschland spielen
Russlands Präsident Wladimir Putin steht vor der Wiederwahl. Auch die über 250.000 in Deutschland lebende Russen können in Berlin und Bonn wählen.www.merkur.de
Ukraine struggles to hold eastern front as Russians advance on cities
The drive has marked an inflection point in the conflict spawned by Russia's full-scale invasion more than two years ago.Dan Peleschuk (The Japan Times)
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"How were you able to develop these magnificent qualities?"
"I don't know. It just happened" - Putin in China.
He is trying to present himself as the great leader of today, but all that comes out is mediocrity and a superiority complex.
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The commander of NATO's United Armed Forces in Europe, General Cavoli, and the chairman of the alliance's military committee, Bauer, believe that the offensive of Russian forces in the north of the Kharkiv region will not lead to a strategic breakthrough.
The head of NATO's defense forces in Europe added that he is in close contact with his Ukrainian counterparts and is "confident that they will maintain their defense".
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Before a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Federation launched into space a device with components of a nuclear anti-satellite weapon
Sources claim that it is the Cosmos-2553 satellite. It does not carry nuclear weapons, but US officials say it carries non-nuclear components of a new Russian weapons system.
This weapon will allow Moscow to use a nuclear explosion to destroy hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit
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HEY WORLD, LET'S FIX THIS!
An officer of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, in an interview with a French publication, said that on average they fire 12 times fewer shells, missiles, rockets and bombs than the Russian Federation.
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Vladimir Putin's gamble backfires as Ukraine vigorously hits back after Russian advance
Kremlin troops attacked the north-eastern region of Kharkiv this week, with many experts fearing the war could be swinging in Moscow's favour.
Has western weapons arrived in the nick of time?
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https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1900445/vladimir-putin-gamble-ukraine-russia-advance
#Russia #Ukraine #disinformation #InformationWarfare #Europe #news #media
'The European Union on Friday banned four more Russian media outlets from broadcasting in the 27-nation bloc for what it calls the spread of propaganda about the invasion of Ukraine and disinformation as the EU heads into parliamentary elections in three weeks.'
https://apnews.com/article/eu-russia-sanctions-media-ukraine-war-39f2ba861a5e1441aa24ec4c11f1d822
EU bans 4 more Russian media outlets from broadcasting in the bloc, citing disinformation
The European Union has banned four more Russian media outlets from broadcasting in the 27-nation bloc for what it calls the spread of propaganda about the invasion of Ukraine and disinformation as the EU heads into elections in three weeks.AP News
Here's what we are reading today:
By mid-week #Russia was 20 miles from #Kharkiv city. If they are within 15 miles they can hit the city with 152 mm #artillery which could cause immense damage and people to flee the city.
How Russia has advanced in Kharkiv despite warnings attack was coming
Shortage of munitions, fighters and air defences leaves Ukraine unprepared to repel attackDan Sabbagh (The Guardian)
🇷🇺🇨🇳 #Russia and #China are helping each other expand their territorial reach, and democracies must push back against authoritarian states that threaten their rights and sovereignty, Taiwan’s outgoing foreign minister said.
https://apnews.com/article/joseph-wu-taiwan-interview-russia-china-492fbd5e896ae3231de5f3fbf3c93012
Taiwan’s foreign minister says China and Russia are supporting each other's ‘expansionism’
Russia and China helped each other expand their territorial reach, and democracies must push back against authoritarian states that threaten their rights and sovereignty, Taiwan’s outgoing foreign minister, Joseph Wu, said in an interview with The As…SIMINA MISTREANU (AP News)
Russian President Vladimir Putin's appointment of a new defense minister, Andrey Belousov, is seen as an attempt to streamline Russia's economy and mobilize it for the war effort.
Russia's military has faced numerous supply and logistics problems that thwarted its all-out war against Ukraine from the get-go. Two years later, the problems of poor logistics and lack of strategic planning persist.
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BREAKING NEWS 🚨
NATO top commander says Russia has insufficient numbers for breakthrough in Kharkiv Oblast.
Russian forces in Kharkiv Oblast do not have enough numbers to make a "strategic breakthrough" of Ukrainian defenses there, said General Christopher Cavoli, NATO's top commander in Europe, at a press conference on May 16.
ALSO....
Russia has been losing 1,500 or more men per day as they attack Kharkiv
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BREAKING NEWS 🚨
G7 will support using frozen Russian assets revenue to fund Ukraine.
The finance ministers of the Group of Seven countries (G7) will support an EU plan to use the revenue from frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine, Reuters reported on May 16, citing an unnamed Italian treasury official.
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Over the years, #MichaelCohen has repeatedly admitted to lying to Congress & elsewhere.
#Blanche asks Cohen to recall the lies he told to Congress about how many times he spoke to #Trump about a possible Trump Tower project in #Russia. Blanche’s goal is to show the jury Cohen is opportunistic even under oath. However, these were lies that Cohen has said he told to protect Trump.
Blanche: “You knew you were lying, correct?”
Cohen: “Yes”
#MichaelCohen admits he asked his lawyers to explore the possibility, although he testified before a House panel that he would never have accepted one. Cohen points out — correctly, as NYT broke the story — that Trump was dangling pardons to people connected to the special counsel's investigation into the #Trump campaign's possible ties to #Russia.
#criminal #law #TrumpTrial #CatchAndKill #conspiracy #ElectionInterference #HushMoney #MobTactics
So that you know, this video posted today by #SyrianGirl account with description “Yemen Houthi forces Score a direct hit in US destroyer” gained nearly 700k views, 2.3k shares and 7k likes… and it’s entirely false.
Users quickly identified the original as 2013 video from Norway naval exercise. The “Syrian Girl” account only added some subtitles in Arabic.
The account has been posting such fakes for years, starting from inventing incredible conspiracy theories to discredit the official OPCW investigation into #Assad chemical attacks against civilians in #Syria and then every single fake, mostly produced in #Russia.
Using a loophole in sanctions, #Turkey is disguising Russian oil as its own and exporting it to the #EU, bringing billions in profits to #Russia, Politico writes.
Between February 2023 and February 2024, Turkey increased its purchases from Russia by 105% compared to the previous 12 months. During the same period, Turkish fuel exports to the EU increased by 107%.
https://www.politico.eu/article/how-turkey-become-vladimir-putin-pit-stop-sell-camouflage-fuel-eu/
How Turkey became Putin’s ‘pit stop’ for selling camouflaged fuel to the EU
Moscow bagged €3 billion through a sanctions loophole that allows Turkey to relabel Russian oil and ship it to the EU.Victor Jack (POLITICO)
In the last 72 hours the language of #Ukraines military reports has changed: going from "ongoing defensive fighting" to "significantly worsened" and to #russia "tactical success". This comes as #Russia pushes on four points in the frontline, forcing #Ukraine to spread their resources thin.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/13/europe/russia-surging-on-frontlines-analysis-intl/index.html
Here's what we are reading today:
#Russia are succeeding in their assault on #Kharkiv due to: delayed #US aid, poor fortifications and #Russia battlefield tactics and #russia is benefitting from the US preventing #Ukraine from using #US weaponry on Russia territory, Max Boot writes for the Washington Post.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/05/13/russia-kharkiv-ukraine-us-blunders/
Ukrainian officials are making a new push to get the Biden administration to lift its ban on using U.S.-made weapons to strike Russian territory, - Politico.
#Ukraine️ #UkraineRussiaWar #Russia
#WarInUkraine, #Legal, #Russia #Banking #InternationalLaw
*Why not just confiscate #Russia's assets abroad*
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...pressing his allies to seek ways of tapping into the roughly €260bn of Russian reserves, with the G7 leaders’ summit in Italy next month seen as a key moment to push for progress."
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#WarInUkraine, #Legal, #Russia #Banking #InternationalLaw
*Why not just confiscate #Russia's assets abroad*
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...the courts of another if they do not agree it has jurisdiction over it, say some academics. “It’s a very old and well-established principle, and it’s based on
the idea that all states are equal,” says Webb, a public international law professor at King’s. “Even the world’s superpowers can’t sit in judgment on a tiny island state.”
"#JoeBiden is...
#WarInUkraine, #Legal, #Russia #Banking #InternationalLaw
*Why not just confiscate #Russia's assets abroad*
Via #FinancialTimes
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"...#JoeBiden is pressing his allies to seek ways of tapping into the roughly €260bn of Russian reserves, with the G7 leaders’ summit in Italy next month seen as a key moment to push for progress."
"Any plan to use these assets would test the legal principle of state immunity, whereby no country can be sued by...
50% of NK missiles blow up in air before reaching target or simply veer off course.
North Korea may have given Russia shoddy weapons built in the 1970s to fire at Ukraine
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https://www.businessinsider.com/north-korea-shells-used-by-russia-from-1970s-report-2024-5
WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE...
North Korea may have given Russia shoddy weapons built in the 1970s
North Korea may have supplied its ally Russia with weapons made five decades ago.Tom Porter (Insider)
Putin’s choice of new defence minister shows he’s preparing for confrontation with the West
"I disagree. I believe it signals Putin is worried about a military coup AND his economy is in shambles. Putin is putting a civilian in charge of the military because he fears the military and has heard grumbling of revolt over massive war dead. 1,700 Russian soldiers died in past 24 hours!"
- Aure
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Putin's choice of defence minister Andrei Belousov shows he's preparing for confrontation with West
Andrei Belousov is more at home with columns of data than of tanks, but he could be key to Moscow’s war effort and a conflict with NatoThe Telegraph
PUTIN WORRIED ABOUT COUP BY THE MILITARY!
Russian FSB counterintelligence service has detained Lieutenant General Yury Kuznetsov, head of the Main Personnel Directorate of the Russian defense ministry
The directorate is responsible for the State Secret Protection Service.
Reportedly, he was detained in his own bed, the law enforcers were deliberately forceful and broke down the windows and doors in his residence.
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Russia-Ukraine war: Blinken visits Ukraine to affirm US support for Kyiv
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced diplomatic mission to reassure Ukraine that it has American support as it struggles to defend against increasingly intense Russian attacks.MATTHEW LEE (AP News)
