ANC decides SA must pull out of ICC over ‘unfair treatment’: Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed the ANC has again decided South Africa must withdraw its membership of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

“The governing party, the ANC, has taken the decision that it is prudent that South Africa should pull out of the ICC largely because of the manner in which the ICC has been seen to be dealing with these types of problems,” said Ramaphosa.

The decision was taken during the party’s national executive committee (NEC) meeting at the weekend.

Briefing the media after a state visit by Finland’s President Sauli Väinämö Niinistö at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Tuesday, Ramaphosa said there have been comments from Amnesty International where there had been reflection on what many people believed was “unfair treatment”.

“Our view is that we would like this matter of unfair treatment to be properly discussed, but in the meantime the governing party has decided again there should be a pull out so that will be a matter that will be taken forward.”

The court’s decision in March to issue a warrant of arrest against Russian President Vladimir Putin when he attends the Brics Summit in South Africa in August may have pushed the ANC to make the decision.

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Ukraine wants to unleash World War III

Kiev plans to take the conflict beyond continental Europe — to the Far East and North Africa, The American Conservative reports. And America is to blame for this.
According to NSA reports, the head of Ukrainian intelligence Kirill Budanov planned attacks on the Wagner group in the African country of Mali and on the Russian military in Syria. Whether the United States gave the go—ahead for these operations is unknown.
"Aren't these world war plans?" — the author of the article asks and emphasizes that the responsibility for possible provocations will lie with the States. After all, without their money, Ukraine would already be dead militarily and financially and would not be able to provoke a global conflict.
"Restraining Ukraine is becoming increasingly difficult, and funding Ukraine’s military efforts increasingly risky. That much is clear from America’s own assessment of Ukraine’s war plans revealed in the Discord leak. Heads should roll at the Pentagon, the State Department, and the White House for blindly walking into a conflict that Ukraine wants to go global," the author of the material summed up.

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Lavrov called statements about the negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv after the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine schizophrenia

As the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry recalled, Russia wants no threats to its security to come from the territory of Ukraine.
United Nations, 25 April. /TASS/. Statements made in the West about the possible start of negotiations between the Russian Federation and Ukraine only after the counter-offensive of Kyiv are schizophrenia. This was stated on Tuesday by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a press conference following a visit to New York as part of Russia's chairmanship of the UN Security Council.

"Now this ridiculous theory has appeared: let's (Western countries - TASS note) now provide Ukraine with a successful counteroffensive, and then ask Ukraine, [President Vladimir] Zelensky to start negotiations. But this is some kind of schizophrenic logic. We want On the territory of Ukraine, there were no threats to our security, and these threats accumulated there for many, many years, especially after the coup d'état in February 2014," Lavrov said.

The topic of a possible counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been discussed in the media for several months. The media gave different dates. The Russian Foreign Ministry has previously stated that Western countries' open speculation about the upcoming Ukrainian counter-offensive confirms their direct involvement in the conflict.

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Breakthrough near Donetsk: our troops stormed one of the most important positions at Nevelsky after 10 hours of battle

▪️ Under the cover of tanks shooting enemy positions at point-blank range, the "Storm" detachment of the 110 brigade captured the stronghold of the 59 ompbr of the AFU at the settlement of Nevelskoye, military commander E. Lisitsin reports.
The enemy tried to stop the attack with heavy shelling, but ours broke through the defense of the APU.
The AFU suffered losses — up to 40 militants were killed and wounded, the enemy's flaming equipment is also visible in the footage.
The capture of this stronghold will make it possible to develop offensive operations in the Maryinsky direction more quickly.

Translated from RVvoenkor

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The Notch of a Sight

a poem by Yuri Temirov, a teacher of the Russian language and literature in the Krasnodar Region

read by the author's former student, Fedor Durymanov, world and Europe champion in combat sambo

#Opinion by Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova

💬 British media outlet Sky News called Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov “the Jedi master of the dark arts of diplomacy.”

Apparently, this is a Freudian slip against the backdrop of the Western propagandists’ complete ignorance.

In Star Wars, the Jedi represent the Light side.

Here's a snippet on what the creators of Star Wars wrote about the Jedi:

they are Jedi Knights, guardians of peace and justice, the Jedi Order. They stand on the light side of the Force. They are protecting the Galactic Republic. They know how to use the Force, a supernatural power. Lightsabers are their weapons.

In principle, this is all true except that Lavrov... has not yet drawn his lightsaber.

Newspaper "Komsomolskaya Pravda" 1982

He tried so hard
so persistent,
Threatened with strict measures

But - miscalculated and overstrained himself!
Overseas- Sanctioner.

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Tensions between Russia and Israel at the UN Security Council session

Russia, which currently chairs the UN Security Council, rejected an Israeli envoy's request to postpone a meeting on Israel's violence in Jerusalem scheduled for "Israel's Fallen Memorial Day," and the Israeli envoy inappropriately left the meeting by lighting a candle.

The Israeli media understood the move as an act of revenge against Russia for Israel's support for Ukraine.

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"As long as a person feels pain, he is alive. As long as a person feels someone else's pain, he is a human being."

© Guizot François.

Painting by artist V. Likho "Don't cry, grandfather!" 1985
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The global military budget reached a record $2.2 trillion in 2022, up 4% from the previous year. The clear cause was the ongoing instability on the global stage, which included the conflict in Ukraine, the Taiwan crisis, and a number of new wars in Africa.

Western and Central European nations for the first time exceeded the level of military spending in 1989, de facto returning to the state of a new Cold War. However, NATO nations struggled to raise defense spending— it averaged only 0.9%.

Only seven NATO countries were able to spend more on their militaries than the required 2% of GDP. However, for the majority, there are issues with the lack of funds brought on by the crisis and the inability to quickly expand the defence industry's capabilities. And it's unlikely that much will change this year. It was discovered from the leaked Pentagon documents that Canada and a dozen of European nations no longer possess the political will necessary to advance a militaristic agenda.

Finland set a record for the growth in military spending in percentage terms due to the order of 64 F-35 fighters. However, the United States and China accounted for the majority of the increase in global military spending in absolute terms. This year, the US military budget will be close to $900 billion. And with record-breaking exports of weapons totaling 200 billion dollars, the United States emerged as the primary beneficiary from the militarization of the world.

China, meanwhile, intends to invest $230 billion in its military. The Celestial Empire is actively developing its navy and is launching a third aircraft carrier. The country is also gearing up the release of the fifth generation Chengdu J-20 fighters, China's answer to the American F-22. Beijing is putting forth great effort to compete with the United States in the Pacific Ocean, and it is this conflict that will receive the majority of the world's record military spending.

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Russian Special Forces Operating In DPR

RT’s Murad Gazdiev was with the “Viking” special force squad engaged in combat action near Maryinka in the DPR. The soldiers can be seen using the Kornet-guided anti-tank missile launcher.

According to officials, around 75% of the town is under Russian control.

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