Further development at Popasnaia.

Putin spoke at the summit of the Eurasian Economic Union.

Main statements:

The volume of trade turnover between the EAEU countries in 2021 increased by 30% and amounted to $72.6 billion, the joint GDP grew by 4.6%.

The share of payments in national currencies between the EAEU countries has reached 75%.

The EAEU countries are taking all measures to ensure food security.

The member States of the Union fully provide themselves with key goods.

Interest in the EAEU is growing, despite the obstacles created by detractors.

The Russian Federation supports the initiative to conclude a full-scale agreement on the EAEU free trade zone with Iran.

▪️Putin supported the idea of declaring May 29 as the Day of the Eurasian Economic Union.

The termination of the broadcast of Russian channels in Central Asian countries occurred due to disconnection from American satellites.

This was told to @SputnikLive by the director of the Directorate of International Relations of VGTRK Pyotr Fedorov.

VGTRK's own broadcasting in the near abroad did not stop for a second.

"When American satellites stopped hosting our TV channels, broadcasting stopped. But operators can take the RTR-Planet signal from our source, which was and remains available," Fedorov said.

A number of Russian channels, including "Russia 1", "Russia 24" and "Channel One", "Zvezda", stopped showing in Central Asian countries this morning.

Problems with broadcasting did not affect Uzbekistan, since local operators receive a signal from a Russian satellite.

These are Ukrainian prisoners of war extracted from the catacombs of "Azovstal".

They are kept in one of the colonies on the territory of the DPR.

As the correspondent of the Donbass Decides channel reports from the scene of the event, there are a total of 2511 people here. 84 of them are women.

◾️All are kept in the same, quite humane conditions.

LPR forces cut off all escape routes for Ukrainian troops from Severodonetsk
People's militia of the LPR cut off all escape routes from Severodonetsk to Ukrainian troops LUGANSK, May 27 - RIA Novosti. The forces of the People's Militia of the Luhansk People's Republic blocked the Ukrainian troops in Severodonetsk, Andrei Marochko, a representative of the defense department of the LPR, told RIA Novosti.
"At the moment, in the city of Severodonetsk, it is in the city itself, the retreat paths of Ukrainian troops are cut off, since there are three bridges over which they could escape. One bridge was destroyed, the second will not withstand absolutely any equipment, because it is in disrepair, and our forces control the Proletarian Bridge. Anyone who tries to leave the settlement will be destroyed," he said. According to him, the People's Militia now controls the entire territory of the LPR.
"We cut off all the absolute communication routes through which they could get out, and we control, observe absolutely the entire territory. <...> of the Luhansk Republic, we calculate all their logistics. So let them think, and if they want to return to their loved ones, then let them make the right decision," the officer said.

According to Marochko, the encircled Ukrainian military has two options.
"The first way out is to lay down their arms and leave their lives, the second way is they will be eliminated," he said.
Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a military operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called its goal "the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years." According to the Ministry of Defense, by the end of March, the Russian army had completed the main tasks of the first stage - it significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the department was called the liberation of Donbass. https://ria.ru/20220527/severodonetsk-1791203249.html

The West is preparing to betray Kyiv
The surrender of the most stubborn Ukrainian Nazis at Azovstal, as expected, undermined the spirit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Soldiers are retreating, deserting, surrendering, those who have not yet been mobilized are running from the conscription. It seems that the Ukrainians started to suspect something.
But the fighting spirit of their Western patrons faded even more noticeably. Immediately after the liberation of Mariupol, Ukraine disappeared from the front pages of the leading Anglo-Saxon media. Lost somewhere combat reports under the headings "88th day of the war, 89th day of the war ..." English tabloids took up the trial of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard ("Witness, did you see Mr. Depp's penis when he urinated on the street?" - "I think I would remember if I saw Mr. Depp's penis<...>") in preparation for the November elections.
In the US information field, voices of common sense resounded, at first timidly, then louder and louder. "The war in Ukraine is getting harder, America is not ready for this" - this is the title of an editorial not just anywhere, but in the New York Times, the main media outlet of the Democratic Party. The editors advise the Ukrainian leaders to quickly "make painful territorial decisions that will be required in the process of reaching a compromise." Well, to put it simply, surrender your territories to Russia.
"We need a real discussion about the Ukrainian conflict," is the Washington Times, "the mouthpiece of the American military," rapidly changing shoes in flight. It is strange to read on its pages calls to look at the situation in Ukraine from different angles and arguments about the need to prevent a global nuclear confrontation. Where have you been, I would like to ask. The result of this revision of positions was summed up by the 99-year-old heavyweight of world politics, Henry Kissinger. At the Davos Forum, he without much ceremony advised Kyiv to surrender as soon as possible - well, that is, to begin peace negotiations with Moscow.
The well-known conservative publicist Patrick Buchanan developed the theme "if only there was no war" in an interesting way. From the very beginning of the special operation, he urged his compatriots not to fall into a militaristic rage and to reasonably assess the risks and benefits of confrontation with Russia. Now he does not see any benefits in prolonging the conflict. Only the risk of nuclear war and mutual destruction.
In his column, Buchanan reminded readers that in the 20th century, the American leadership repeatedly tried to unleash conflicts in Europe, arranged information wars against the leaders of the USSR, brought the situation to the brink of a world war, and then quickly reversed and went to peace negotiations. The leaders of the superpowers, who on the eve of scolding each other to the fullest, met, hugged, smiled at the cameras, the world took a breath. "Ike (as Buchanan familiarly calls President Dwight Eisenhower) invited the butcher of Budapest, Nikita Khrushchev, on a 12-day tour of the United States. Nixon initiated détente with Leonid Brezhnev, who in 1968 ordered Warsaw Pact troops to crush "Prague Spring" ... Isn't it time for the US and Russia to arrange a new détente instead of starting a cold war-2? the author asks.
One can only imagine what Washington's henchmen in Prague and Budapest experienced during these moments of American-Soviet detente. Probably the same thing that Zelensky and Co feel today.

Nowhere is the change in the information agenda so sharply felt as in the attitude of the Anglo-Saxon media towards Zelensky. No, representatives of the Kyiv regime are still quoted, but how the tone has changed, how the presentation has changed. Recently Zelensky delivered an impassioned speech at the Davos forum. But his most striking remarks are not quoted in the media. And the news headlines look deliberately boring and standard: "Zelensky demands sanctions against Russia", "Maximum sanctions against Russia." "Zelensky asks for help, investments", again "asks for help" and "asks for help from the world community". It was as if some poor relative from the provinces, Lariosik from Zhytomyr, had arrived, begging for something, asking, whining at the door. And expel embarrassing, and terribly annoying. I would like to get rid of it, but it is not clear how to do it so as not to lose face.
At the same Davos forum, only the legendary oligarch 91-year-old George Soros campaigned for the war with Russia to the bitter end. But he, such an impression, is simply playing out his role as a downed pilot, whom individual financial clans still trust to announce their plans, and then loudly complain about their impracticability. All his rantings have long since become hopelessly out of touch with reality. In the same speech, Soros promised the collapse of the Chinese economy and personally to Xi Jinping. But he promises this every year - so what? The success of the special operation in Ukraine is reflected not so much in military victories as in the understanding of the need to join Russia, which comes to many hundreds of thousands, even millions of people at the same time. This turning point of the people's will is, of course, a historic moment. And at this moment, the Washington politicians begin to guess that it is better to step back here. Don't stand under the arrow, as they say.
Moreover, the surreal sanctions against Russia are driving the States into a new Great Depression. And if all this is not urgently rolled back, then the Democratic Party has no chance in the November elections. And in order to roll back, it is necessary to merge Ukraine. Nothing personal just business.
Another question is how to do it without losing face? How will the Washington administration sell its desire for peace talks with Russia to its own audience? After all, the Democratic Party roamed the Americans with a completely unhealthy militaristic hysteria. In the comments to the pacifist article in the New York Times, there is a continuous groan "Biden leaked (betrayed)!" "But how can we betray Ukraine?!" readers are outraged. But what damage will this do to the image of NATO and the US itself? But what will our European satellites think of us - well, that is, NATO allies?
It's funny that the Biden administration, reducing the intensity of the confrontation with Russia, is trying to save the Democratic Party in the upcoming elections, and the most violent supporters of the Democratic Party perceive this as a betrayal and threaten to vote against the Democrats if they leave Kyiv.
The Eastern European hawks are also pretty upset - and how else? Before our eyes, the whole meaning of their existence as an outpost against Russia is being lost. They, as one person, condemn Kissinger's conciliation, demanding that Washington continue to pump weapons into Ukraine and use it to fight against Russia.

But Ukraine, alas, is ending before our very eyes. Following the Crimea, the Donetsk and Lugansk republics broke away, the Azov coast sailed away, the fate of the Black Sea coast with Odessa and Nikolaev is covered in fog. It is not clear what will happen to the western territories, where Pan Duda is trying to enter with his battalions. By the way, many people there have long acquired a "Pole's card" and see themselves as part of the "civilized community" of the EU as part of Eastern Kresy. The Ukrainians who were planned to fight are also running out. What is the point for them to go to the front and die for the president, who will promise three boxes, throw at any moment and fly to London?
Western partners are getting bored. Ukraine immediately lost interest for them. Zelensky himself finally finished off the topic, offering the Western oligarchs in Davos to "invest" in the restoration of the country's regions and counting losses - the soul of a Russian person is broad - at once for half a trillion dollars. Oh no, there is no such money. Oh, how tired of all this. What about Johnny Depp and Amber Heard?
...So far, the draft peace treaties that are being proposed to Moscow for consideration look remarkably pointless. The same Kissinger offers Russia and Ukraine to return to the status quo - that is, to the borders on February 24th. The Italian leadership generally recommended giving Ukraine both Donbass and Crimea - with the status of autonomy. Well, it's just "direct rudeness against Russia," as Dmitry Medvedev put it. But after all, judging by the prevailing trend towards "as long as there is no war," at some point we can come to a reasonable compromise. And here another stalemate arises. Any territorial damage to Ukraine will infuriate the patriots of what remains of Ukraine by then. Any concession from Moscow will anger Russian patriots. And how then to negotiate?
In general, it seems that all this is a very long story. It is only gradually that the realization of the disastrous nature of conflicts with Russia reaches the Western masters of Ukraine. Well, we'll have to continue. We will not deny ourselves the pleasure of quoting Medvedev again: "...send them in a certain direction. And work further to achieve the goals of a special military operation." https://ria.ru/20220527/zapad-1790899125.html

We are publishing an updated list of the English language channels that are not allegedly “unbiased” but are passionate about what they are writing. For us, there is no business, just being very personal.
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In the forest belt of the Izyum district, the AFV of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was fined for speeding by Russian artillery.

'We're Fighting the World's Evil'

‘They [Ukrainian military] fight under the influence of dope. While liberating another city block… we discovered the decapitated bodies of our comrades. It was done to intimidate us psychologically.’

These are the words of Daniil Martynov, commander of a Chechen unit in Russia’s special operation in Ukraine. The Chechen military has taken part in significant combat, so Daniil has a story. According to him, his unit found many documents and equipment related to NATO. He’s sure the Ukrainian authorities had been preparing for aggression against Russia for a long time.

Daniil is the subject of our film 'We're Fighting the World's Evil'. He talks about the work of the Russian military in a special operation and the crimes of the Ukrainian army.

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Mythology of the “unbiased” journalism
Continued from https://t.me/TrFormer/1094

In the times of the military conflicts many concepts that were seemingly unchallengeable for many generations will suddenly be questioned and frequently – dismantled. So is the statement that journalism may be or should be unbiased.

Let's get real, let's forget the myth of "impartiality" and "independence" of the big state-funded and corporative media-holdings – there is propaganda and impartiality on all sides. But no, we will not. And you know why? Because no matter how flown the principle is, it distinguish "us" from "them" – we are better than they, because we are adhering to it, even just nominally. That gives us a right to ban "propaganda outlets" from our media-scape, like it has recently happened with RT, Sputnik and a number of official and non-official channels on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. And now even the RT website is not available in the UK – and all of that is happening because “it appears impossible for RT to comply with the due impartiality rules” – states British regulator Ofcom. How conveniently our alleged “virtues” can be weaponized against any non-complying side.
Even UNESCO has declined the application from the Russian Federation for the participation in an international conference on the “World Freedom of Press Day” recently on a far-fetched pretext. “Secretariat has rejected Russian applications for holding a special session on the impact of the large IT companies on the work of the media, as well as for expert speeches in the panel discussions. The motivation for the refusal about “non-compliance” with the requirements of the conference and the already formed list of speakers does not stand up to scrutiny. The proposals of the Russian side were sent on time and fully fit into the main theme of the event” – Russian Foreign Ministry has stated. Think about the irony of it – international forum for the Freedom of Press is banning from participation a country which is in the focus of the world's attention, no matter, for a good or a bad reason.
In that sense, the former UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson was at least honest, when he said, that "Russia should go away – it should shut up." However, Russia can not go away, it happened to be on the planet Earth for a purpose and sooner or later all will have to admit it and find the ways for mutually respectful coexistence. Otherwise the planet Earth may become not suitable for life at all.
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Liman taken by Russian and DNR/LNR armies. Surrounding of the Ukrainian forces continues.

💢 Ukraine admits major defeat

👉 Top Zelensky adviser concedes loss of Liman, a major Ukrainian stronghold in Donbass

Russian troops have taken over the town of Liman in the northern Donetsk region, the government in Kiev revealed, on Thursday evening. Ukrainian forces have reportedly withdrawn west-southwest towards Slavyansk.

“We have lost the town of Liman,” Alexey Arestovich, a key adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, admitted in a livestream on Thursday.

Though Arestovich cited “unconfirmed reports,” Russian military correspondent Alexander Kots posted a video of Russian troops in the city shortly thereafter, captioned “Liman is ours.” Ukrainian troops “fled” west and southwest, Kots added, while covering their retreat with artillery fire.

The storming of Liman lasted less than a week, with Russian forces entering the city on May 23. There were unconfirmed reports, on Telegram channels, that as many as 500 Ukrainian troops had surrendered. By Wednesday, three quarters of Liman was allegedly under Russian control, with the remaining Ukrainian troops said to be fortifying the industrial zone on the southwestern edge of town.

However, an unverified video posted on TikTok on Wednesday purported to show a group of Ukrainian soldiers clinging to an armored vehicle driving at high speed away from the town, amid an artillery bombardment.

Liman was among the first towns in the Donetsk region to be taken over by militia opposed to the government in Kiev after the 2014 Maidan coup. Ukrainian “anti-terrorist” forces captured it in early June that year, and used their positions to lay siege to Slavyansk, where the separatist militia held on for another month.

News of the Ukrainian defeat at Liman comes amid the ongoing advance of Russian forces from Popasnaya, which threatens to completely cut off thousands of troops loyal to Kiev in the Severodonetsk-Lisichansk pocket.

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