Posted by Russia’s claims that the US and Ukraine attacked the Kremlin are war propaganda, Rear Admiral Chris Parry tells #timesradio.
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After years of inaction, the EU finally added corruption to their Magnitsky Act. It still will require all 27 member states to sign off, but now the EU will be in line with the US, UK, Canada and Australia
firstpost.com EU eyes to crack down on corruption in bloc, blacklist of corrupt individuals worldwide The proposals will bring all the 27 member states of the European Union closer to standardising definitions of what constitutes corruption, going beyond bribery to also include trading in influe
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Nikolai Patrushev, chairman of Russia’s Security Council, cited alleged research suggesting Yellowstone Park’s megavolcano might erupt soon
Putin ally claims US wants to take over Russia in case Yellowstone volcano erupts
Nikolai Patrushev, chairman of Russia’s Security Council, cited alleged research suggesting Yellowstone Park’s megavolcano might erupt
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5th May 2023
Prigozhin announces that the Wagner Group will withdraw from Bakhmut on May 10th.
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5th May 2023
“The Wagner are running out of fighters, not shells,” Ukrainian spokesman of the Eastern Group of Forces #Cherevatyi, regarding Prigozhyn’s statements about withdrawal from #Bakhmut “#Prigozhin has been trying to make outrageous statements to draw attention,” Cherevatyi added.
5th May 2023
While in The Hague, #Ukraine‘s Prosecutor General met with the Executive Director of Europol (EU law enforcement agency) Europol’s already analyzed 7,000 photos/videos & identified 150 people involved in crimes committed during Russia’s invasion.
t.me Офіс Генерального прокурора Андрій Костін зустрівся з виконавчим директором Європолу Катрін Де Боллє Перебув
5th May 2023
How it started. How it’s going in #Ukraine. Angrily walking among rows of dead Russian fighters, Prigozhin, head of Wagner Group has threatened to withdraw his troops from town of Bakhmut by May 10 – blaming Russian defence ministry 4 not providing ammo.
https://bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65493008
Speaking at CPAC in Budapest, Viktor Orban stated that Hungary has managed to stop illegal migration flows with the help of their border fence.
5th May 2023
“We will respond with concrete actions,” the Russian foreign minister warned.
themoscowtimes.com Lavrov Says Drone Attack on Kremlin Impossible Without U.S. Knowledge Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday said the alleged drone attack on the Kremlin could not have happened without Washington’s awareness and warned Russia would respond with
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5th May 2023
Russian authorities opened a criminal case against stage director Yevgenia Berkovich and playwright Svetlana Petriychuk. They are accused of “justifying terrorism” in their award-winning play “Finist, the Brave Falcon”.
Russian theatre director Berkovich and playwright Petriychuk detained over ‘justifying terrorism’
If #China decides to invade #Taiwan, it will cause the world economy to shrink by up to $1 trillion annually in the first few years of the war, reports Reuters. The fact is that Taiwan is the world’s largest microchip manufacturer. Taiwanese semiconductor chips are used in all… Show more
5th May 2023
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on how sanctions against Russia’s elites have worked out in practice—and how they have affected the cohesion of Putin’s regime.
Sanctions and the threat of prosecution have imperiled Russia’s president.
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5th May 2023
South African officials allowed a cargo plane that was targeted by U.S. sanctions for supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to land at an air force base near the capital, Pretoria, last week. The move could further increase tensions with the U.S.
4th May 2023
Russia oil floods global markets via major Asian intermediaries Despite western sanctions, there is more Russian fuel being exported around the world than before the Ukraine crisis. By
Microsoft has decided to continue work in Russia The U.S. corporation Microsoft has offered Russian private companies that are not under sanctions, as well as the structures of international companies in Russia to renew licenses for its software, says “Kommersant”, citing…
5th May 2023
These handmade candles symbolise solidarity among people in Ukraine & the EU working tirelessly in the face of extreme adversity. Ivan, Bohus, Ahtem, Jessica, Oksana, Jorge, Tetyana and Anna share their light to #StandWithUkraine. Will you #ShareYourLight?
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5th May 2023
The ten second clip appearing to show the Kremlin near defenseless, in the face of shop-bought drones, has prompted a wave of memes in Ukraine.
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Ukrainian Community in Ireland Retweeted
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4th May 2023
“We all want to see a different Vladimir here.” President Zelenskyy during his International Criminal Court address today in The Hague said that he is confident that the ICC will convict Vladimir Putin. Fingers crossed
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5th May 2023
Czech President Petr Pavel has presented Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with a pistol made by Czech manufacturer CZ 75, with the serial number 22. More news here
The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.
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