🎫DON'T CROSS THE TICKET LINE: Nobody's going anywhere in Germany as planes, busses and trains SCREECH to a HALT after Berlin transit workers kick off biggest strike in decades - which went into effect Monday at midnight.

Two of the country's largest trade unions are deadlocked in negotiations with public sector employers as workers seek pay increases of at least 10.5% amidst the crunch of soaring inflation caused mainly by failure of anti-Russian sanctions.

How's that 11th package of sanctions going? 🤹

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🇫🇷Parisian protests close Louvre museum

As part of ongoing protests against pension reforms and other austerity measures, employees of the famous French museum went on strike instead of showing up to work this morning.

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🇩🇪German Cabinet denies reports of plans to expel 30 Russian diplomats, insists such measures are not considered.

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⚡️🗣Modern world is multipolar, and few are willing to sacrifice their interests for sake of global elite - Russian FM Lavrov.

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⚡️🗣Now the entire world order is being decided, it’s not only what is happening in one part of the world or another, but how the world will work in the future and what place Russia will have in this world - Russian FM Lavrov.

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🏸BAD SPORTS: As Russian and Belarusian sports fans and players alike are banned from displaying their own flag at international competitions, Ukrainian fencer Daria Varfolomeeva feels oh-so-entitled to hoist up anti-Russian poster in China, where the athlete quickly learned there's no free pass or prize for playing that game as she is prevented from posting up the propaganda.

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🗣Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Nikolai Patrushev:

◾️West seriously miscalculated in betting on collapse of Russian economy and the growth of sanctions-induced unrest

◾️ Western leaders rage at Russia's level headed attitude to sanctions pressure

◾️ US, seeking to maintain a dominant role in the world, is trying to "suppress" Russia, then they will take on China

◾️ Opinions of US politicians that Russia will not be able to respond to US nuclear strike is short-sighted and dangerous stupidity

◾️ Russia has modern weapons capable of destroying any adversary, including US.

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⚡️🗣Attempts to act in the spirit of "divide and conquer" are doomed to failure, despite the campaign to abolish Russia, we still have many friends, including in the West. They share the traditional values we are promoting - Russian FM Lavrov.

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📰NO COVER FOR THIS COVER STORY: Wall Street Journal admits the "great potential" and "brute strength" of the Russians cannot be underestimated as bets are OFF for the prospects of a successful Ukrainian offensive, where, “despite training and an influx of NATO equipment, Ukraine will not be able to launch a NATO-style attack."

Even The Wall Street Mouthpiece admits how pathetic Zelensky's army is!

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🇪🇺 EU representative confirms that nuclear weapons in Belarus "will not go unanswered"

🗣Decision on sanctions tied to specific actions, even if sanctions have already been discussed before, they will be adapted to the development of events and escalation - Peter Stano.

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🗣Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin:

◾️ Mutual trade between Russia and Belarus reached a record level of $45 billion.

◾️ Union State has a great future in the emerging multipolar world.

◾️ It is necessary to more actively strengthen the technological sovereignty of Russia and Belarus.

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⚡️🗣Contrary to the intentions of individual Western politicians, waves of economic crises did not cover us - Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko.

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🇩🇪🇺🇦 18 Leopard 2 tanks, promised by Germany to Kiev, arrive in Ukraine.

About 40 Marder infantry fighting vehicles also dropped on Zelensky's doorsteps.

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