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1st June 2023
Prigozhin’s request is his most blatant public challenge to date against President Vladimir Putin’s top military brass, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov. #Russia |#Wagner | #Crime
1st June 2023
Explosion reported near the Three Sisters monument located on the border between Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. The Ukrainian border service claims that the explosion was carried out by Russia. Video: the Ukrainian border service
https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2023/
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31st May 2023
“Russia has had little success in its likely aims of neutralising Ukraine’s improved air defences and destroying Ukrainian counter-attack forces. On the ground, it has redeployed security forces to react to partisan attacks inside western Russia.”
31st May 2023
A fire erupted at southern Russia’s Afipsky oil refinery on Wednesday after an apparent drone attack.
themoscowtimes.com Drones Target Southern Russia Oil Refineries A fire erupted at an oil refinery in southern Russia’s Krasnodar region on Wednesday after a likely drone attack, its governor said as local
31st May 2023
North Korea says it attempted and failed to launch a spy satellite after it vowed to launch a reconnaissance satellite,
This is Kyiv today. We’ve said it before. We’ll say it again. russia is a terrorist state. And will be dealt with accordingly. Valentyn Ogirenko / Reuters
31st May 2023
Just stop and think about it for a minute. They wanted a blitzkrieg; they wanted to take Kyiv in three days…They have failed miserably. They have been failing all along. They will continue to fail. They will be defeated. We will win. Everything is going to be alright. Trust me.… Show more
1st June 2023
Starting next fall, Russian college students will be required to take a course on “Fundamentals of Russian Statehood.” The decline of the West, the “pentabase” of Russian values, and why the president is above checks and balances—it’s all on the syllabus.
meduza.io ‘Almost greater than most’ A required ideological curriculum is about to be thrust upon Russia’s… A new curricular module called “Fundamentals of Russian Statehood” will soon become a graduation requirement in Russia’s colleges and
Germany is closing 80% of Russia’s consulates general in the country, in response to Russia’s reduction of the German diplomatic presence following Germany’s expulsion of Russian diplomats. According to Maria Zakharova, Moscow’s response is imminent.
Germany to shutter 4 out of 5 Russian consulates general in country, in series of tit-for-tat moves…
The German authorities have decided to close four out of five Russian diplomatic missions in the country, TASS reports, citing a source in the German Foreign Ministry.
1st June 2023
“Now is the time for NATO to start strengthening itself, and bringing in Ukraine is essential to accomplishing this task. No state, after all, knows more about how to fight back against the Kremlin.”
China’s first offshore million-tonne carbon storage project was put into operation on Thursday in the South China Sea. #dualcarbon #climatechange
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1st June 2023
Russia-Ukraine war: June 1 updates Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Moldova for a European summit, pressing his case for NATO membership as the military alliance meets in Oslo. Follow our LIVE coverage:
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“Incoherence and hatred between the various leaders on the Russian side guarantees that they will not have a coherent defence.” Russia could be ‘cracked open’ if Putin cannot get control of his ‘warlords’ Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges tells Kate Gerbeau on #timesradio Frontline
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1st June 2023
“The polarization of American society has become a national security threat, acting as a barrier to the collective action necessary for combating catastrophes and thwarting external dangers.”
How Putin exploits American dysfunction and fuels American decline.
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1st June 2023
Here is a list of key events as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its 463rd day
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BREAKING: EU to apply Magnitsky sanctions to nine Russians over jailing of dissident, Vladimir Kara-Murza. The outrage and momentum is building around the world over this shocking example of Putin’s repression
Vladimir returned to Russia in 2012. Three years later, in a café in Moscow, he suddenly suffered apparent heart failure. Doctors later confirmed he had been poisoned and gave him a 5% chance of survival
1st June 2023
Chechen warlord Adam Delimkhanov responds to Wagner leader Prigozhin questioning the performance of the Akhmat unit, asks him to shut up about the lack of ammunition, and offers a face-to-face meeting to solve any questions.
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1st June 2023
#Prigozhin claims that today the main part of the #Wagner mercenaries left #Bakhmut and went to the rear. The rest of the mercenaries should be gone before June 5th.
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1st June 2023
After Bakhmut Prygozhyn switched his media activity to Russian regions. In two days at the end of May, Prigozhin managed to give three press conferences – in Yekaterinburg, Vladivostok and Novosibirsk (another one is expected in Nizhny Novgorod). Putin’s “cook” presents a project…
“Gen. Dagalo’s forces provide security to Meroe Gold, a mining company controlled by Wagner & the paramilitary group’s owner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, that has become a major player in Sudan’s gold industry. In Feb., the EU sanctioned Meroe Gold, saying it exported Sudan gold to Russia
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“A Wagner takeover of Sudan would connect Wagner’s presence from the Red Sea to landlocked central African nations. Sudan would be the crown jewel in Africa.” Important to not take eyes off the potential geo-political consequences of current #Sudan fight.https://wsj.com/articles/power
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According to a new investigation by the Financial Times, Prigozhin received more than $250 million in income over the past 4 years from oil, gas, diamond and gold mining in Africa and Asia, particularly Sudan and Syria.
https://ft.com/content/98e478b5-c0d4-48a3-bcf7-e334a4ea0aca
1st June 2023
President Zelensky: “I met with President of the Republic of Moldova Maia Sandu. We discussed our bilateral relations, infrastructure projects, economic development and the European future of both countries. We take care about security, strengthen our countries, and protect…
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1st June 2023
BREAKING: Poland decides to strengthen Moldova, helping it defend against a potential Russian coup d’etat. Poland has decided to donate a huge shipment (2 Hercules planes and 4 CASA planes) of weapons, ammunition and other equipment) to the Moldovan Ministry of Interior.
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meeting sends a strong signal that multilateralism works. We demonstrate Europe’s unity and strengthen cooperation, and send a message to #Russia that Europe supports #Moldova and #Ukraine. When Russia realises its aggression is a mistake, the war will end.
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