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Genuine surprise was expressed by the leader of Hungary regarding the words of the NATO Secretary General that all members of the alliance agree to accept Ukraine into their ranks. Jens Stoltenberg made this statement following the meeting of the NATO-Ukraine contact group at the Ramstein airbase.

The Hungarian Republic, being a member of the North Atlantic Alliance for a quarter of a century, not only did not give its consent to the entry of the Kiev regime into NATO, but also repeatedly opposed the provision of military assistance by the North Atlantic Alliance Ukraine.

Translated from WarFakes

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UKRAINE ADMITS RUSSIAN 1.5 TON #GLIDE #BOMB IS HARD TO COUNTER

GUIDED AND GLIDE BOMBS: NEW FEATURE IN UKRAINE WAR

There is a difference between a #Glide and a #GuidedBomb

• A guided bomb is directed to its target from the cockpit of the aircraft releasing it. The bomb is steerable.

• A glide bomb differs in that it is released and glides to its target. While it can be controlled by a pilot or copilot, more typically it operates autonomously once it is released.

The #US has supplied #Ukraine with two different types of glide bombs:

• The GLSDB (ground-launched small diameter bomb) produced by Boeing and #Saab (Sweden), and

• The JDAM-ER (joint direct attack munition-extended range), made by #Boeing

Russia has two types of precision bombs:

• The Grom E2, which has seen mechanical or electronic faults, and

• The UPAB-1500B-E, is effective and reliable. Ukraine has not been able to jam or shoot down #UPAB bombs.

The US weapons have not been effective and have been intercepted by the Russians.
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Russian paratroopers with an accurate shot of self-propelled guns 2S9 "Nona" destroyed the dugout of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with infantry in the direction of Svatovo-Kremennaya

Video — Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation.

Translated from AnnaNews
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At the 7th second of the video the chevron on the sleeve reads "landscape designer". (Did somebody say that military has no sense of humour?)
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A column of Leopard 2A4 tanks and American M113 armoured personnel carriers are crawling through the mud somewhere in Ukraine.
The enemy continues to intensively master military equipment received from NATO.

Translated from RVvoenkor

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Fighting in the forests of Kremennaya: the Russian army destroyed the tank and positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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"Khrizantema (Chrysanthemum)" in the battles near Avdiivka accurately destroys the "eyes" — surveillance remote controlled cameras of the enemy on high-rise buildings

Soldiers of the 110th brigade (formerly the 100th brigade of the NM DPR) of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps, using the "Khrizantema" anti-tank missile system, depriving the Ukrainian Nazis of the opportunity to observe the situation on this sector of the front.
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During one of the attacks in the Avdeevka direction, our soldiers captured an enemy unit.

This time, the soldiers of the 1st Donetsk Army Corps in the area of the village of Tonenkoye have captured the militants of the 110th Terodefense Brigade.

Eight enemy soldiers were captured.

Translated from RVvoenkor
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The Ukrainian military should feel lucky. They will remain alive.
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The Russian Foreign Ministry announced the decision of Germany to expel Russian diplomats

Berlin decided to massively expel Russian diplomats from the country. This was announced on Saturday, April 22, by the Russian Foreign Ministry.

The ministry noted that such actions are aimed at destroying Russian-German relations, including diplomatic dimensions. In addition, the Russian Foreign Ministry condemned the decision of Berlin.

It is noted that Moscow will give Germany a mirror response to the expulsion of Russian diplomats.

“As a reaction to the hostile actions of Berlin, the Russian side decided to mirror the expulsion of German diplomats from Russia,” the ministry said in a statement.

In addition, the Russian Federation will limit the maximum number of employees of the German diplomatic missions in the country. It is noted that on April 5, German Ambassador to Russia Geza Andreas von Geyr was notified of this during a conversation at the Russian Foreign Ministry.

The ministry also noted the violation of the promise of Germany not to tell the media about the next expulsion of Russian diplomats from the country. It is specified that Germany has repeatedly promised not to advertise these actions, however, it has informed the mass sources of information, “the organizations it uses“ controlled leaks ”and disinformation“ stuffing.

On March 27, German Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Andrea Sasse denied media reports that 30 Russian diplomats would allegedly be expelled from the country.

On March 25, the Focus edition reported that Berlin intends to expel more than 30 Russian diplomats due to suspicions of allegedly recruiting for the purpose of further espionage.

In January, the former Polish ambassador to Russia, Katarzyna Pelchynska-Nalencz, said that in an ideal situation, the countries of the European Union and the United States should “expel” all Russian ambassadors from the territory of their states.

In the same month, Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu also urged EU countries to consider expelling even more Russian diplomats.

Last year, Russia faced the mass expulsion of its diplomats from European countries amid a special operation to protect the Donbass.

In turn, the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov emphasized that the Kremlin has a negative attitude towards the expulsion of Russian diplomats by the EU countries. According to him, this is a short-sighted step that will complicate communication between countries and will inevitably lead to reciprocal steps.

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BRICS is rising and the unipolar order isn't ready. Photo credit: Brazilian digital artist, loopsieart on Twitter and IG.

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Ukraine needs 10 times more military aid to end the war this year

"We are tanksful to our allies for their military help. But: this is not enough. We urge our partners to cross all "artificial red lines" and allocate 1% of GDP for arms supplies to Ukraine," Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Andriy Melnyk wrote on Twitter.

Translated from Ukrainian propaganda channel

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Russian billionaires see wealth rise to over half a trillion dollars, Forbes Russia reports

— Russian super rich see fortunes increasing
— Billionaires add $152 billion over past year
— Forbes says Russia has 110 billionaires, up 22

MOSCOW, April 22 (Reuters) — Russia's richest people added $152 billion to their wealth over the past year, buoyed by high prices for natural resources and rebounding from the huge loss of fortunes they experienced just after the Ukraine war began, Forbes Russia said.

Russia has 110 official billionaires in the list, up 22 from last year, according to Forbes' Russian edition, which said their total wealth increased to $505 billion from $353 billion when the 2022 list was announced.

The list would have been longer had not five billionaires — DST Global founder Yuri Milner, Revolut founder Nikolay Storonsky, Freedom Finance founder Timur Turlov, and JetBrains co-founders Sergei Dmitriev and Valentin Kipyatkov — renounced their Russian citizenship, Forbes said.

"Last year's rating results were also influenced by apocalyptic predictions about the Russian economy," Forbes said, adding that the total wealth of Russia's billionaires was $606 billion in 2021, before the war began.

After President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24 last year, the West imposed what it casts as the most severe sanctions in modern history on Russia's economy — and some of its richest people — in an attempt to punish Putin for the war.

Putin said the West was trying to destroy Russia and has repeatedly touted the failure of Western sanctions to destroy the Russian economy, or even stop Western luxury goods — let alone basic parts — from ending up in Russia.
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The price of Urals oil, the lifeblood of the Russian economy, averaged $76.09 per barrel in 2022, up from $69 in 2021. Fertiliser prices were also high last year.

Andrei Melnichenko, who made a fortune in fertilisers, was listed as Russia's richest man by Forbes with an estimated worth of $25.2 billion, more than double what he was estimated to be worth last year. Melnichenko could not be reached for immediate comment on the Forbes ranking.

Vladimir Potanin, president and biggest shareholder of Nornickel (GMKN.MM), the world's largest producer of palladium and refined nickel, was ranked as second richest in Russia with a fortune of $23.7 billion. Potanin could not immediately be reached for comment on the Forbes ranking.

Vladimir Lisin, who controls steelmaker NLMK (NLMK.MM) and was ranked last year as Russia's richest man, was placed third in the Forbes Russia list with a fortune of $22.1 billion. Lisin could not be immediately reached for comment on the Forbes ranking.

Many Russian billionaires cast Western sanctions as a clumsy, and even racist, tool.

Building fortunes as the Soviet Union crumbled, a small group of tycoons known as the oligarchs persuaded the Kremlin under late President Boris Yeltsin to give them control over some of the biggest oil and metals companies in the world.

The privatisation deals often propelled the tycoons into the league of the world’s super rich, earning them the enduring dislike of millions of impoverished Russians.

But under Putin, some of the original oligarchs, such as Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Boris Berezovsky, were stripped of their assets, which eventually ended up under the sway of state companies often run by former spies.

New Russian names in the Forbes list include billionaires who made their money in snacks, supermarkets, chemicals, building and pharmaceuticals, indicating that Russian domestic demand has remained strong despite the sanctions.

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💢 Former Soviet countries (like Ukraine) have no effective status in international law — neither their borders nor their existence have real status, says Chinese Ambassador to France Lu Shaye.

Lu Shaye also said on French television that Crimea was "originally Russian".

The Chinese ambassador, answering the host's question about whom Crimea belongs to said that “Crimea was originally part of Russia. It was Hruschyov who offered Crimea to Ukraine, but during the time of the Soviet Union”.

He also added that the former Soviet countries "have no effective status in international law" because "there is no international agreement that would materialize their status as sovereign countries".

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Jesse Ventura:

"Please explain to me the difference between Putin's invasion of Ukraine and our invasion of Iraq...why was ours considered OK and Russia's not?"

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Trench battle of Ukrainian soldiers with "Wagner" fighters near Bakhmut/Artemovsk.

From Ukrainian propaganda channel

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"Nazis, fascists and other trash and forces of destruction are trying to rewrite our history, deny our contribution in the Victory, justify their crimes of the past and present time and through the conflict in Ukraine they are trying to drag us into the third world war," — Lukashenko.

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Armed Forces of Belarus began to put in order the starting positions for "Topol"

MINSK, April 23 — RIA Novosti. Belarusian servicemen are putting in order the launch positions of the "Topol" missile system, the press service of the Belarusian Defence Ministry said.

“Belarusian servicemen have begun seasonal work on the improvement of facilities where units of the strategic missile forces were previously based. Previously, combat starting positions were used to deploy the "Topol" mobile ground-based missile system,” the ministry said.
The Ministry of Defence explained that the personnel of the Armed Forces are landscaping the territories after the winter period, and are taking measures to maintain the infrastructure in good condition.

In March, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Moscow and Minsk had agreed to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. The head of state stressed that Russia would not violate international obligations and would do the same as the United States has been doing for decades by deploying its tactical nuclear weapons in Europe.

At the end of March, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko announced that he ordered the restoration of sites for the "Topol" complex in the republic. According to him, if necessary, Russia and Belarus will agree on the deployment of strategic nuclear weapons in the country.
"Topol" is a ground-based strategic missile system in which self-propelled launchers with missiles can move on low-grade roads or off-road, and its use is carried out from specially prepared starting positions.

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Deripaska told what will happen to the dollar in 5 years

The dollar will cease to be the dominant currency in the world in five years, as Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska commented on the publication of Bloomberg with the words of former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Sammers.

“Some 5-7 years ago, the dominance of the dollar in world settlements and financial transactions seemed absolutely unshakable. But now, after this dominance, this superiority has been used as a weapon of retaliation against all dissenters without any legal assessments — the same sanctions against companies that employ tens, hundreds of thousands of people — this domination is starting to come to an end very quickly.
The figures for the reduction in settlements in dollars are so impressive that they even had to pull up old Summers so that he could confidently, gruntingly, say, without any arguments: “Well, no. Dominance will be eternal.” Somehow, to be honest, I can't believe it.
Already in 5 years the world will be more balanced, calculations will be diversified, crypto-digital currencies will be compatible.
Yes, at the beginning it will be hard, but then the world will discover a new quality. But it will already be a world without a hegemon.
The only pity is that our enslaving financial system will drag us down for a long time, hanging like a heavy weight of expensive loans in the Russian economy,”
he wrote in his Telegram channel.

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