'What are French mercenaries doing in Ukraine?' – RT asks French envoy

An RT correspondent has asked uncomfortable questions to the French Ambassador as he was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry amid the deaths of French mercenaries in Kharkov.

'How do you explain the fact that mercenaries are fighting in Ukraine? What are French mercenaries doing in Ukraine? Don't you feel ashamed?' The envoy did not react and remained silent.

Uncomfortable questions.

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In India, a woman stole her newborn grandson and sold him for 200 thousand rupees.

An Indian woman stole a child from her daughter and sold him to other parents. News9Live reports .

A grandmother named Babita from Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, kidnapped her grandson on May 10, 2023. The newborn's mother, Shivangi, said that on that day she went with her husband to get medicine and asked a relative to babysit the baby. When the couple returned, neither their son nor their grandmother were at home.

Babita handed over the boy to the woman, who then gave him to the doctor. With the help of accomplices, the child was sold to a man named Amarvir for 200 thousand rupees (211 thousand rubles). Babita received 50 thousand rupees (52 thousand rubles) for the crime.

After some time, the police managed to catch and arrest the grandmother. She admitted to what she had done. The child was returned to his mother eight months after the abduction. “God heard my prayers and returned my child safe and sound,” Shivangi emotionally told reporters.

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The UK Ministry of Defense conducted combat tests of DragonFire laser weapons for the first time, writes RBC.

The British authorities have not disclosed the range of the directed energy system, but a government statement says it is capable of hitting “any visible target at the speed of light,” passing through and destroying the structure of the facility.

The tests took place in the Hebrides in Scotland and included shooting at air targets. The British government notes that laser weapons in some cases can become an inexpensive alternative to missiles: the cost of operating a laser is usually less than 10 pounds (about 1.1 thousand rubles) per shot.

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The #UK government has followed in #Russia's footsteps and, after 20 years, finally listed Hizb ut-Tahrir as a terrorist entity.

In the past the #US and the #EU, of which the UK was then part, made critical statements about Russia's sustained efforts since 2003 to investigate and prosecute Hizb ut-Tahrir extremists.

We invite the UK to continue to draw on Russia's experience and ban other terrorist groups, including the Ukrainian "Pravy Sector" and the neo-Nazi "Azov" regiment.

Today, Faina Savenkova did an interview with Garland Nixon, a wonderful American journalist and radio host. Garland Nixon is a radio journalist for Sputnik Radio in Washington, and member of the Board of Directors of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Watch it on the Donbass Insider platform in the Labyrinth program.

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◾This time no one can say they didn't know. And we do know those who stayed silent. And their souls will be stained for eternity.

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Shipping traffic through the Suez Canal and Red Sea has fallen by 50-60% compared to 2023 . It continues to shrink. In the coming months, Europe will see an increase in prices for food products and goods from the South-East. Asia. The same thing applies to LNG supplies from Qatar, which are needed by EU countries.

The Economist writes: “Arctic waters are becoming increasingly lively. The most popular shipping route is the Northern Sea Route, which is controlled by Russia. From 2014 to 2022 trade volumes increased by 755%. Russia wants traffic volumes to increase 10 times their 2022 levels by 2035. In October it announced a joint venture with Emirati logistics company DP World to develop Arctic container shipping. That same month, Chinese shipping firm NewNew Shipping Line made its first round trip on the Arctic route between Shanghai and St. Petersburg.”

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Mercedes closing its German branches. 20 locations and 8,000 employees.

#winning

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Russia and Iran agree to sign a bilateral strategic pact

A significant development this week with respect to Iran. Russia has agreed to enter into a bilateral strategic pact with Iran.

Iran has been a target of U.S. and Israeli intelligence operations for several decades. These efforts appear to have accelerated over the last ten years because of shared Israeli and U.S. fears that Iran was edging towards becoming a nuclear power.

Both sides stressed their commitment to the fundamental principles of the Russian-Iranian relations, including unconditional respect for each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity, which will be confirmed in the major intergovernmental treaty between Russia and Iran as this document is being finalised already.

After China, Iran because the next major "player" who signed such an agreement (or is about to sign). This is a huge development in world politics and will further shift the balance of power and influence away from the U.S. I cannot understate how big of an impact this will have. It means that Israel and the United States will face the risk of going to war with Moscow if either openly launch a military attack on Iran. This puts a new arrow in Iran's quiver. Iran already has an array of ballistic missiles - non-nuclear - that can strike Israel and many U.S. military bases in the region. In addition, Iran has been conducting joint military exercises with Russia and China for the last four years.

On Monday, the Russian Defense Minister, Army General Sergey Shoigu, held a telephone conversation with the Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Brigadier General Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani.

I suspect a similar agreement is coming between Iran and China. That will create a group of three very strong states, looking for each others' geopolitical interests. This is not an actual alliance (defensive or otherwise), but it shows just how far the "Global South" has come on their journey of mutual cooperation. This agreement, unlike the one Russia and Iran signed on mutual free trade, is a clear signal to the West and exists to counter the various Western infrastructures that exist to bully countries into obedience.

The question now is how will our State Department react. They can either continue on this path of self-destruction, or realize that the world isn't what it used to be and they can no longer do whatever they want without consequences. My fear is that the former will be the case and our neo-cons will continue pushing for war with China and Iran, while the Democrats do the same with Russia, plunging us into an unwinnable, catastrophic war on three massive fronts. The time until the November elections will be critical. If Donald Trump is serious about disbanding NATO, he has my vote. It's because it doesn't exist as a "defensive alliance", but rather as an instrument of our foreign policy which has been highly aggressive for decades and needs to end if any of us are to live peacefully. It's not us who are defending ourselves, it's everyone else who is defending themselves against NATO. It needs to stop.

The economic and strategic alliances to give countries an alternative to the the American post-war system will only grow. But while our system offers very little, theirs offers fair trade and no strings attached. All we offer is subservience for very little gain. If we want to stay relevant in this world, we need to fundamentally re-think our attitude towards everyone else.

We can either live and prosper in the new world, or die in the old, taking everyone else with us to hell.

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President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky decided to dismiss the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) Valeriy Zaluzhny , Ukrainian politician Georgy Tuka said in an interview with the YouTube channel Newsroom. According to him, they plan to transfer Zaluzhny to the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine.

Tuka added that the contender for the position of commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kirill Budanov . The politician argues that Zelensky took Budanov with him to international events in Geneva. There, the “future commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine” will meet with Ukraine’s Western partners, he concluded.

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WSJ editor-in-chief not happy that nobody believes the lies of MSM anymore.

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🇾🇪🇺🇸🚨‼️ Major US airstrikes on the coastal city of Hudeyda and in the area of ​​​​Sana’a in western Yemen.

It is reported to be a major attack, that probably will provoke and escalate the conflict.

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January 21, 2024, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired at the market in Donetsk (Textilshchik microdistrict).

The attack was carried out on civilians using 155 mm artillery.

More than 13 people died, including two children. More than 10 were injured.

information is being confirmed

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