Scholz reiterates his refusal to supply Kiev with Taurus missiles or send troops to Ukraine

"Along with resolute support for Ukraine, one thing is important for me: we will do our best to prevent any escalation of this war," the German chancellor said.

"Moreover, as a head of government, I must take responsibility on issues of war and peace, and security in Europe - and this applies to the Taurus issue. Along with resolute support for Ukraine, one thing is important for me: we will do our best to prevent any escalation of this war, i.e. a war between Russia and NATO," he said in an interview with the Markische Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper.

"We will not send our soldiers to Ukraine. And sending each batch of weapons, we thoroughly analyze what it means in the given context. That is why I decided what I decided," he stressed.

It's unbelievable that this is even a conversation. Even that points to the absolute delusion of the West.

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Foreign firms' losses from exiting Russian market exceed $107 bln — Reuters

About 1,000 companies exited the Russian market over the past two years, the agency said, citing a report by Yale School of Management.

"The volume of losses have increased by one third since the last tally in August last year, underscoring the scale of the financial hit to the corporate world" after the start of Moscow’s special military operation in Ukraine in February 2022, the agency said.

"Companies still aiming to exit Russia will likely face further difficulties and have to accept greater writedowns and losses," Reuters quoted Ian Massey, Head of Corporate Intelligence, EMEA, at global risk consultancy S-RM, as saying.

About 1,000 companies exited the Russian market over the past two years, the agency said, citing a report by Yale School of Management. Meanwhile, hundreds of companies including French retailer Auchan and Italian clothing group Benetton are still operating or have put business on hold. Many producers of everyday staples and consumer goods have refrained from entirely leaving Russia, arguing that everyday people in Russia rely on their products, Reuters said.

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⚡️ A military plane crashed into the sea, reports the governor of Sevastopol Razvozhaev.

“The pilot ejected. He was picked up by rescuers from the Sevastopol Rescue Service at a distance of two hundred meters from the shore. His life is not in danger."
- said Razvozhaev

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Russia vows punishment for all those behind Kiev regime’s crimes — Kremlin

According to Dmitry Peskov, the report of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights comes as no surprise to the Russian side.

Commenting on the report of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the spokesman said: "All war crimes [committed] by the Kiev regime are thoroughly documented." According to him, the report of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights comes as no surprise to the Russian side.

"We were well aware of these crimes. And, of course, we will make sure that those behind these crimes are duly punished," Peskov pointed out.

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Ukraine censoring information – US State Department

Allowing bad news to occasionally slip through would be better than fostering a climate of total control, a senior diplomat has said.

The Ukrainian government should be more open with the public about communicating hard truths about the battlefield situation, a senior US State Department official has said.

In an interview with Politico on Thursday, James Rubin, who leads the Global Engagement Center, a US agency tasked with exposing and countering disinformation, noted that while Ukraine is “moving in the right direction,” it is not yet “a fully-fledged democracy,” which implies certain constraints for media in the country.

In light of this, officials in Kiev “may [sometimes] resist the kind of freedom of information that’s normal for us,” he said.

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Washington turns to Ankara to ramp up shell production - Bloomberg

Unlike the EU, the US is willing to buy Turkish explosives to arm Ukraine, the outlet has reported.

The US is planning to increase purchases of military-grade explosives from Türkiye to ramp up production of artillery shells, after its stockpiles were drained by the Ukraine conflict, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.

Western nations are struggling to supply enough munitions to Kiev to sustain its fight against Russia. A global surge in demand for weapons components has undermined efforts by the US and its allies to produce more artillery shells for Ukraine.

The US is already relying on Türkiye to replenish munitions stockpiles and intends to purchase Turkish-made propellants trinitrotoluene and nitroguanidine to deliver on its plans for domestic defense manufacturing, Bloomberg said citing anonymous officials.

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Beyond the Surface of America

America has a history of funding, rehabilitating, and even furthering projects and aims of the Nazis.

US and CIA support of Nazis in Ukraine, or even acts of terrorism is nothing new.

Full episodes here.

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When Putin burned the BBC.

We corrected Peskov's english.

UAZ again began producing orange “loaves” in the “Expedition” version.

The 1.7 million ruble car has a ladder on the back door, an electric winch, toothy tires and heated seats.

Production of the models was stopped last year due to logistics problems.

👷🏻‍♂️ Migrants in Russia will be monitored using a digital profile .

It will indicate where they are moving, when permits expire, and where they lives.

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NATO announces Exercise "Steadfast Defender" '24 to demonstrate unity, determination to defend against a near peer adversary, and protect the values of the rules based order.

The exercise will involve 90k troops from all NATO countries including a transatlantic movement of US troops.

It commences next week and runs through May.

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Ukraine looks set to rapidly reduce the average age of serving soldiers.

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If Russian interests are respected, Moscow ready to guarantee the same - Lavrov on Ukraine

The Russian foreign minister said that negotiations cannot be based on the 'peace formula' proposed by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and promoted by Europe and the United States.

Lavrov added that China’s plan for Ukrainian settlement mentions the need to lift unilateral Western sanctions, imposed long before the start of Russia’s special military operation, because they are a major irritant.

"This should serve as a basis for negotiations aimed at ensuring - this was the key provision - equal security to all participants in this process. This is our stance," the minister said. "Ways of putting these principles into practice can be found only at the negotiating table."

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