​​💬 We have previously pointed out the significance of the results of the military-biological projects codenamed UP for the Pentagon.
Note the report prepared for the U.S. Defence Department by Black & Veatch and Metabiota. According to the document, Veterinary Projects codenamed 'TAP' were implemented simultaneously with the U-P projects in Ukraine.

◽️ Their main guideline lies in economically significant quarantine infections capable of damaging the agriculture of several countries and entire regions, such as glanders, African swine fever (ASF), classical swine fever, highly pathogenic avian influenza and Newcastle disease.

◽️ African swine fever with two projects dedicated to this pathogen represented particular interest to U.S. military biologists.
The TAP-3 project was aimed to study the spread of ASF pathogen through wild animals. The migration routes of wild boar through Ukraine had been examining within its framework. The TAP-6 project scaled this process up to Eastern European countries.

◽️ The study of vector populations of dangerous zoonotic infections was carried out by staff of the Institute of New Pathogens of the University of Florida (Gainesville) in Volyn, Rovno, Zhitomir and Chernigov regions of Ukraine, as well as in the areas bordering Belarus and Russia.

◽️ Note the worsening situation of African swine fever in Eastern European countries: According to the International Office of Epizootics, since 2014, outbreaks have been recorded in Latvia (4,021 cases), Estonia (3,814) and Lithuania (4,201). In Poland, more than 13,000 cases of ASF have been detected, and agricultural losses from the disease have exceeded 2.4 billion Euros.

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​​💬 We have already mentioned the use of biological weapons in Cuba in the 1970s and 1980s. Today, I would like to focus on U.S. military-biological activities during the Korean War.

📃 In March 2022, the U.S. Army Strategic Studies Institute published a report on the U.S. chemical and biological weapons programme during the Korean War. This report was aimed to create a possible line of defence against allegations of illegal activities carried out by U.S. biolaboratories in Ukraine. The document attempts to refute the testimony of 38 U.S. military pilots who have admitted using biological weapons in China and Korea.

◽️According to the document, while preparing for the Korean campaign, '...the U.S. Air Force secured additional funds to purchase large quantities of chemical and biological munitions, obtained a testing range for them in Canada and carried out an extensive conceptual work on their use...'

◽️ At that time, the Americans considered brucellosis pathogens and economically important infections, including wheat stem rust, as priority biological agents. 2,500 munitions of this type the U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command planned to use, including '...to attack Soviet grain crops...'

◽️ Analysis of the data mentioned in the report shows that the U.S. command uses the results of the research received from the Japanese military-biological programme and a certain 'continuity' of the works previously carried out by the Detachment 731 led by Shiro Ishii.

📄 This is the record of the closed session of CIA, State Department and the Pentagon representatives dated July 7, 1953. The document clearly shows that the Americans are focusing on techniques to manipulate public opinion and launch an aggressive counter-attack within their strategies aimed to defend from allegations.

◽️ The report states that the officials are reluctant to actual investigations of chemical and biological incidents due to fears of revealing the activities carried out by the U.S. Eighth Army.

◽️ The comparative analysis of U.S. activities during the Korean War and currently in Ukraine demonstrates the persistence of the U.S. policy of building up its own military and biological capabilities in circumvention of international agreements.

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​​💬 In conclusion, I would like to present real data on the health condition of the voluntarily surrendered Ukrainian servicemen. This dispositive presents the data on presence of antibodies to contagious disease agents without mentioning personal data of these servicemen.

📊 The results are as follows: 33% of the examined servicemen had had hepatitis A, over 4% had renal syndrome fever and 20% had West Nile fever. The figures are significantly higher than the statistical average. In view of active research of these diseases held by the Pentagon within the Ukrainian projects, there is reason to believe that servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) were involved as volunteers in experiments to assess the tolerance of dangerous infectious diseases.

◽️ The lack of therapeutic effect of antibacterial medication has been reported during in-patient treatment of AFU servicemen in medical facilities. High concentrations of antibiotics, including sulphonyl amides and fluoroquinolones, have been detected in their blood.

◽️ This fact may indicate preventive use of antibiotics and preparation of personnel for operating in conditions of biological contamination, such as cholera agent, that indirectly proves the information of the Russian Defence Ministry that Ukrainian special units were planning to use biological agents.

◽️ The data will be included in the U.S. military-biological dossier and we will continue to examine it and keep you informed.

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❗ “We’re hearing that they want to defeat Russia on the battlefield - What’s to say here? Let them try” – Putin

President Vladimir Putin was speaking with leaders of the State Duma Thursday.

Here’s what he had to say:

▪️Putin praised the govt for its success in minimizing of the effects of Western sanctions
▪️West has failed to spread discord and internal strife in Russia, the nation successfully kept its economy and stability intact
▪️Collective West has been acting as aggressor for decades, caused the war in Ukraine
▪️West’s attempts to force its totalitarian “world order” and “cancel culture” on other nations are bound to fail
▪️Russia is open to peace negotiations, but those who refuse to talk now - must understand that with time it will become more difficult to reach a deal.

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Ukraine Dissident CRACKDOWN - Opposition Parties, Individuals Banned Or Silenced

After last month’s ban of pro-Russian Opposition Platform - For Life Party, Ukrainian authorities have reportedly been silencing a wide range of individuals for apparent treason under a Law passed in March.

Rada Bill 7116 allows police to arrest anyone for collaboration or sedition with life sentences the maximum punishment, including mayors of towns who surrendered after being deserted by Ukrainian forces as Russian troops advanced.

A blogger in Nikolaev was shot dead in April after being accused of passing information to Russian officials, after which Mayor Vitaly Kim claimed Ukraine had the best cybersecurity in the world that meant “nobody will be able to escape justice.”

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🇷🇺 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov takes part in the opening ceremony of the #G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting

🇷🇺🇮🇳 On the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks with Minister of External Affairs of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.

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🔴 #LIVE: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to media questions following G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting.

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On July 8, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S.Jaishankar had a brief meeting on the sidelines of the #G20 Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Bali.

They discussed priority issues of the bilateral agenda, as well as topical international and regional problems, including in light of the situation in #Ukraine.

The Ministers reaffirmed the mutual commitment to further expansion of the #RussiaIndia contacts at all levels.

Nothing To Say To West If They Want Russian Defeat On Battlefield - Lavrov

Speaking outside the G20 summit in Bali, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attacked Western countries’ bellicose rhetoric claiming it made negotiations futile. Here’s what else he had to say:

▪️If Western countries want to "defeat Russia on the battlefield" in the situation around Ukraine, then there is nothing to talk about with them.
▪️If the West wants to withdraw Ukrainian grain, it is only necessary to force Kiev to de-mine ports.
▪️The US is forcing Europe and the rest of the world to abandon cheap energy resources and switch to much more expensive ones.
▪️The fact western countries didn’t use the G20 for the purposes for which it was created are obvious.

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Speaking to the press following a #G20 FM meeting in Bali, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov once again decried the West's approach to the Ukrainian conflict, such as filling the country with arms. He noted that it's all about ideology rather than concerns for the people of #Ukraine

On July 7-8, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took part in the annual Foreign Ministers’ meeting of the #G20 member-states held in Bali, Indonesia.

As part of Jakarta's current G20 presidency, special attention on the diplomatic track was paid to two key issues: strengthening of multilateral cooperation among states and joint response to challenges in food and energy security.

Despite the confrontation fomented by the West, in general, the emphasis was placed on the need to search for a "common denominator" in solving social and economic problems.

Thesis on the need to promote a polycentric structure of the world order and the democratization of global governance, a broader engagement of dialogue on multilateral platforms to solve the problems of developing countries received wide support.

There were sober assessments of objective causes of economic shocks that are multifactorial in nature, including inflation provoked by the West amid the coronavirus pandemic, destabilization of cross-border supply chains and an escalation of the geopolitical situation. Many partners gave a clear signal that it is unacceptable to isolate Russia and that unilateral sanctions have negative consequences.

Sergei Lavrov's speech outlined the basic approaches to building up cooperation among nations on an equal footing and based on the UN Charter and international law, the effective use of the potential of the G20 as a representative social and economic forum. In light of the West's distorted interpretation of the events in Ukraine, the causes of the crisis in this country in the wake of the 2014 coup d'état, which happened with a direct intervention of the US and the EU, were explained in detail.

Russia reiterated its readiness to continue to make a substantial contribution to ensuring access to food and energy resources.

The ongoing diversification of the markets for fuel and energy products, plans to increase the supply of grains were outlined.

There were also intensive contacts at the bilateral level. The Russian Foreign Minister had separate meetings with his counterparts from Asia, Africa and Latin America.

The ministerial meeting became an important milestone on the path to the G20 Summit in Bali on November 15-16.

🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s statement and answers to media questions following the #G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Denpasar, July 8, 2022

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💬 Sergey #Lavrov: The Group of 20 Foreign Ministers Meeting, convened at the initiative of Indonesia under its G20 presidency, focused on two major topics.

▫️ The first topic is the crisis of multilateralism and the need to take all possible measures to overcome this crisis and return to the principles enshrined in the UN Charter – specifically, the sovereign equality of all states and the resolution of issues through negotiations.

▫️ During the second session, we discussed the current situation with food and energy security.

✉️ President Vladimir Putin sent condolences to the mother and wife of Shinzo Abe in connection with his death:

🕯 The hand of a criminal cut short the life of an outstanding statesman who headed the Government of Japan for a long time, and who accomplished a lot towards the development of good relations between our countries.

We maintained regular contacts with Shinzo Abe, and his wonderful personal and professional qualities were in full evidence on these occasions. All those who knew him will always retain the bright memory of this magnificent person in their hearts.