— Ironic point: The only region where the Leftists won in Greece is the one where the Turkish minority of Greece lives 🤔

🇨🇳❎🇬🇧 — Chinese Embassy in Great Britain: We call on London to stop defaming Beijing to avoid further harming relations between the two countries.

🇪🇺🤝🇸🇾 — 🇸🇾📰 AINA: European Governments Defend Iraq's Patriarch Sako
— "Eleven different European countries, together with the European Union, released a statement on Sunday evening affirming their support for Iraq's Patriarch Louis Raphaël Sako.

The Patriarch -- who heads the country's Chaldean Church, and was made a Cardinal by Pope Francis in 2018 -- is facing criticism over comments concerning political representation for Iraq's ancient Christian minority.

Sunday's statement expressed the European governments' "solidarity" with Patriarch Sako, and stressed the importance of his "efforts to protect the rights of Christians on the soil that they have inhabited for two millennia.""

Link
https://archive.is/oi1xi

🇮🇷🤝🇸🇾 — 🇸🇾📰 AINA: Assyrian Patriarch Meets With Iran's President
— "The Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, Mar Awa III, praised Iran for fighting against the Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) terrorists in Iraq and Syria in defense of humanity and faith.

In a meeting with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran on Monday, Mar Awa III expressed gratitude to the Islamic Republic of Iran for its fight against the Deash terrorist group and helping save faith and humanity in Iraq and Syria.

The Assyrian patriarch also lauded the Iranian officials' support for the dialogue of religions."

Link
https://archive.is/ZvniJ

🇷🇺❎🇷🇺 — 📰 Deutsche Welle: German police probe suspected poisoning of exiled Russians

— "German police have opened an investigation into the possible poisoning of two Russians living in exile, officials said on Sunday.
Russian investigative media outlet Agentstvo reported that two Russian dissidents who attended a meeting in Berlin on April 29 and 30 described feeling ill. The meeting was organized by Kremlin critic and exiled oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

Berlin police officials told news agencies that they were looking into the case. They provided no other details saying the probe was ongoing.

One is a journalist who recently left Russia. The journalist experienced unspecified symptoms during the course of the event but said the symptoms may have also shown prior to the summit. She was treated at the Charite Hospital in east Berlin."

Link
https://archive.is/WJiJl

🇷🇺❎🇷🇺 — 📰 Reuters: German police investigate possible poisoning of two Russian exiles

— "German police said they are investigating the possible poisoning of two Russian exiles who attended a conference in Berlin at the end of April, organised by Russian Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

Berlin police told Reuters "a file had been opened" after German newspaper Welt am Sonntag, citing Russian investigative media group Agentstvo, said two women reported symptoms that suggested possible poisoning.

Police gave no further details."

Link
https://archive.is/H7a2Z

🇺🇦❌🇷🇺 — A Video published 7 days ago by the official medias of Ukrainian Army's 93rd Mechanized Brigade shows the Ukrainian PoV of the last days on the Battle of Bakhmut

On the footage, the Brigade Tanks appear working against the positions of Wagner PMC Assault platoons with direct guidance, as according to them the positions of the Russian mercenaries are just some several tens of meters away.
https://youtu.be/Qoy0rdfQgYM

🇷🇺🇷🇺🎖— On May 21, 2023, Russian State Media RIA Novosti published a footage showing Stormtroopers of the Russia's Western Military District being awarded the Order of Courage, medals "For Courage" and St. George's Crosses at the forefront, as the Russian Ministry of Defense reported

https://t.me/rian_ru/203306

🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦 — On May 21, 2023, the Biden Administration Announced Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine, following US President Joe Biden meeting with President Zelenskyy in Hiroshima, Japan

According to the Pentagon, this is the thirty-eighth drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021.

It includes ammunition for U.S.-provided HIMARS, artillery rounds, anti-armor capabilities, and critical enablers valued at up to $375 million

In total the package includes:
— Additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS);
— 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds;
— Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wire-Guided (TOW) missiles;
— Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems;
— Laser-guided rocket system munitions;
— Demolition munitions;
— Armored bridging systems;
— Armored medical treatment vehicles;
— Trucks and trailers to transport heavy equipment;
— Logistics support equipment;
— Thermal imagery systems;
— Spare parts and other field equipment.

Link
https://archive.is/wFuhx

🇷🇺❌🇵🇱 — 🇷🇺 RIA Novosti: On Monday, the Duma Council will consider the issue of measures against Poland, including the transit of trucks through the territory of the Russian Federation, Volodin said

https://t.me/rian_ru/203310

🇹🇷🗳📃 — The Turkish newspaper Hürriyet reports that the former Far-Right Turkish presidential candidate Ogan (gained 5% in the first round) will announce today that he will support Erdogan in the second round of elections on May 28

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️📉 — 📰 Reuters: Power outages at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant in south-central Ukraine.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️📉 — 🇷🇺 RIA Novosti: Zaporozhye NPP was switched to diesel generators due to the shutdown of the Dniprovska power line, the station lost external power supply
https://t.me/rian_ru/203357

🇧🇷🕊🇷🇺🇺🇦 — 🇧🇷⭐ Brazilian President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva on Twitter:
— "I feel that neither Putin nor Zelensky are talking about peace right now.

It seems that the two are convinced that someone is going to win.

But only peace will prevent more people from dying. Brazil, China, India and Indonesia are some countries committed to building peace

We all condemn the territorial occupation of Ukraine, the Russians had no right to do this.

But how long will this last?"

https://archive.is/iilSB
🔗 Lula (@LulaOficial)

🇷🇺❎🇷🇺 — 🇷🇺 RIA Novosti: A terrorist attack was prevented in Novotroitsk, Orenburg region, a Russian citizen born in 1997 was detained, who, on the instructions of the Ukrainian special services, was preparing an arson at the railway station and in the building of the military registration and enlistment office, the FSB reported.

The suspect planned to then go over to the side of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Components for making a bomb were found on him, as well as correspondence in Telegram with the Ukrainian special services.

https://t.me/rian_ru/203365

🇷🇺❎🇷🇺 — Russian State Media RIA Novosti published footage made by Russia's FSB showing the moment when of the detainee on suspicion of preparing terrorist attacks in the Orenburg region

According to RIA, he admitted that, at the direction of "people from Ukraine", he had to 'conduct sabotage operations'

https://t.me/rian_ru/203369

🇷🇺❎🇷🇺 — On May 18, 2023, Russian State Media RIA Novosti had announced that Law enforcement officers conducted searches in a number of regions across the Russian Federation Territory against associates of the Former deputy Ilya Ponomarev, a source in law enforcement agencies told RIA Novosti

Ponomarev, which is classified as a Foreign Agent in Russia, is one of the key members of the then-called Congress of People's Deputies, based in Poland, which serves as the civilian body for a Government-in-Exile/Transitional Parliament led by Pro-West Russian Liberals

https://t.me/rian_ru/203033