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The Royal Guards and other military units (about 5 thousand people in total) arrived by train in London this morning to attend the Coronation of King Charles III. They marched from Waterloo Station and crossed Westminster Bridge. In total, together with the police, 9,000 security officials will participate in the solemn ceremony and ensure order.
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Americans discuss how to protect democracy in Taiwan.
US House of Representatives Seth Moulton:
“We have to make it clear to the Chinese that if they invade Taiwan, we will blow up the chip manufacturer TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductors).”
Former Deputy Secretary of Defense Michel Flournoy:
- Hahaha. No no no. If you do that it will cause two trillion dollars in damage to the global economy.
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US House of Representatives Seth Moulton:
“We have to make it clear to the Chinese that if they invade Taiwan, we will blow up the chip manufacturer TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductors).”
Former Deputy Secretary of Defense Michel Flournoy:
- Hahaha. No no no. If you do that it will cause two trillion dollars in damage to the global economy.
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Sports bars in Frankfurt, Germany will broadcast the May 9 Victory Day Parade on Red Square in Moscow.
The 9th mug of beer on this day will be a gift.
Ordinary Germans, unlike the authorities, remember their history.
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Ordinary Germans, unlike the authorities, remember their history.
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🖼 Photo exhibitions “The Nuremberg Trials. A View from Moscow” (provided by the Alexander Pechersky Memorial Foundation) and "Liberation" (a joint project of International media group “Rossiya Segodnya” and the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives) were demonstrated.
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📆The guests noted that they learned a lot of new facts about the Nuremberg trials and the terrifying crimes of the Nazis. They admitted that the movie had allowed them to plunge into the atmosphere of those days and dwell on good and evil, heroism and betrayal. They emphasized the importance of preserving the memory of the millions of people who sacrificed their lives for the victory over Nazism.
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PMC "Wagner" will receive the necessary shells, said Yevgeny Prigozhin.
“The bottom line is the following — they promise to give us as much ammunition and weapons as we need to continue further actions, they swear to us that everything will be put up on the flank so that the enemy does not cut us off. We are told that we can act in Artemovsk as we see fit, and they give us Surovikin as a person who will make all decisions in the framework of the military operations of the Wagner PMC in cooperation with the Ministry of Defense,” Prigozhin said.
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“The bottom line is the following — they promise to give us as much ammunition and weapons as we need to continue further actions, they swear to us that everything will be put up on the flank so that the enemy does not cut us off. We are told that we can act in Artemovsk as we see fit, and they give us Surovikin as a person who will make all decisions in the framework of the military operations of the Wagner PMC in cooperation with the Ministry of Defense,” Prigozhin said.
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Senior Ukrainian officials fear counterattack may not live up to hype
The Washington Post
“The expectation from our counteroffensive campaign is overestimated in the world,” Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said in an interview this past week. “Most people are waiting for something huge,” he added, which he fears may lead to “emotional disappointment.”
The planned counterattack — made possible by donated Western weapons and training — could mark the most consequential phase of the war, as Ukraine seeks to snatch back significant territory and prove it is worthy of continued support.
Offensive military operations typically require overwhelming advantage, and with Russian forces dug into heavily fortified defenses all across the 900-mile-long front, it is hard to gauge how far Ukraine will get.
The buildup ahead of the assault — the details of which remain secret — has left Ukrainian officials grappling with a difficult question: What outcome will be enough to impress the West, especially Washington?
Some fear that if the Ukrainians fall short, Kyiv may lose international military assistance or face new pressure to engage with Moscow at a negotiating table — not on the battlefield. Such talks would almost certainly involve Russian demands for a negotiated surrender of sovereign territory, which Ukraine has called unacceptable.
“I believe that the more victories we have on the battlefield, frankly, the more people will believe in us, which means we will get more help,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview Monday with The Washington Post in his heavily fortified headquarters building.
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So, it has not started yet, but Kiev is already trying to downplay the results of the counteroffensive. Basically, its main significance is in a media picture to beg for more help. People dying on the battlefield do not count.
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“The expectation from our counteroffensive campaign is overestimated in the world,” Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said in an interview this past week. “Most people are waiting for something huge,” he added, which he fears may lead to “emotional disappointment.”
The planned counterattack — made possible by donated Western weapons and training — could mark the most consequential phase of the war, as Ukraine seeks to snatch back significant territory and prove it is worthy of continued support.
Offensive military operations typically require overwhelming advantage, and with Russian forces dug into heavily fortified defenses all across the 900-mile-long front, it is hard to gauge how far Ukraine will get.
The buildup ahead of the assault — the details of which remain secret — has left Ukrainian officials grappling with a difficult question: What outcome will be enough to impress the West, especially Washington?
Some fear that if the Ukrainians fall short, Kyiv may lose international military assistance or face new pressure to engage with Moscow at a negotiating table — not on the battlefield. Such talks would almost certainly involve Russian demands for a negotiated surrender of sovereign territory, which Ukraine has called unacceptable.
“I believe that the more victories we have on the battlefield, frankly, the more people will believe in us, which means we will get more help,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview Monday with The Washington Post in his heavily fortified headquarters building.
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Russia for the first time since 2014 returned to the top ten largest economies in the world
MOSCOW, May 7 — RIA Novosti. For the first time since 2014, Russia returned to the top ten largest economies in the world, according to RIA Novosti calculations based on data from the World Bank and national statistical services.
At the end of 2022, Russia produced goods and services worth 2.3 trillion dollars, which allowed it to take eighth place in this indicator. The last time the country was in the top ten in 2014 was ninth with a GDP of $2.05 trillion. In 2021, she was ranked 11th.
The United States remained the world's largest economy last year with a nominal GDP of $25.46 trillion. In second place is China (17.94 trillion), and Japan traditionally closed the top three (4.17 trillion).
Germany remained fourth (4.07 trillion), while India occupied the fifth line (3.4 trillion). Britain retained sixth place (3.07 trillion), France remained seventh (2.78 trillion).
Canada was ninth ($2.14 trillion), while Italy ($2.01 trillion) dropped from eighth to tenth in a year. At the same time, South Korea fell out of the top ten, which lost three positions at once and became 13th.
The ranking of countries by GDP was calculated on the basis of the latest annual or quarterly data provided by national statistical offices in national currencies and, if necessary, recalculated in dollar terms at the average exchange rate for the corresponding period. For 2021, World Bank data was used.
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MOSCOW, May 7 — RIA Novosti. For the first time since 2014, Russia returned to the top ten largest economies in the world, according to RIA Novosti calculations based on data from the World Bank and national statistical services.
At the end of 2022, Russia produced goods and services worth 2.3 trillion dollars, which allowed it to take eighth place in this indicator. The last time the country was in the top ten in 2014 was ninth with a GDP of $2.05 trillion. In 2021, she was ranked 11th.
The United States remained the world's largest economy last year with a nominal GDP of $25.46 trillion. In second place is China (17.94 trillion), and Japan traditionally closed the top three (4.17 trillion).
Germany remained fourth (4.07 trillion), while India occupied the fifth line (3.4 trillion). Britain retained sixth place (3.07 trillion), France remained seventh (2.78 trillion).
Canada was ninth ($2.14 trillion), while Italy ($2.01 trillion) dropped from eighth to tenth in a year. At the same time, South Korea fell out of the top ten, which lost three positions at once and became 13th.
The ranking of countries by GDP was calculated on the basis of the latest annual or quarterly data provided by national statistical offices in national currencies and, if necessary, recalculated in dollar terms at the average exchange rate for the corresponding period. For 2021, World Bank data was used.
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The circle of life.
These are young pines rising like a green carpet between the surviving pines where a few years ago a ground fire destroyed part of the trees. After a while, almost all of this growth will die, only a few will survive, having won in the competition, striving for the sun.
Years will pass, and the winners - beauties with silvery trunks and spreading branches - will firmly take their place, filling the ground under them with their cones, experiencing snow, wind and sun for years. Sunrises and sunsets. Year after year.
But nothing is eternal. And after a while, they, amazingly beautiful giants, will fall under the burden of years, thereby starting a new merciless struggle between their offspring. Not for life, but for death.
And where there is death, there will certainly be new life.
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These are young pines rising like a green carpet between the surviving pines where a few years ago a ground fire destroyed part of the trees. After a while, almost all of this growth will die, only a few will survive, having won in the competition, striving for the sun.
Years will pass, and the winners - beauties with silvery trunks and spreading branches - will firmly take their place, filling the ground under them with their cones, experiencing snow, wind and sun for years. Sunrises and sunsets. Year after year.
But nothing is eternal. And after a while, they, amazingly beautiful giants, will fall under the burden of years, thereby starting a new merciless struggle between their offspring. Not for life, but for death.
And where there is death, there will certainly be new life.
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Russia strikes back at Finland and Germany.
The other day, the energy concern Fortum sent an official notice to the Administration of the President of Russia that the Finnish side categorically objects to, let's quote, "the illegal seizure of the Russian subsidiary of PJSC Fortum."
At the end of April, Vladimir Putin, by his decree, introduced temporary management of the Russian assets of foreign companies Fortum and Uniper. The presidential decree effectively cancelled the status of shareholders for these companies, which, in the structure of the domestic energy sector, owned (among other things) 83.73 percent of the shares of Unipro PJSC and 98.23 percent of the shares of Fortum PJSC. To put it quite simply, Russia no longer recognizes the ownership of Finnish Fortum and German Uniper as part of our generating systems. They have been transferred to the status of Russian property, and the management of a mass of financial and physical assets has been entrusted to the Federal Property Management Agency.
Finland and Germany, extremely unfriendly to us, warmly and regularly welcoming Vladimir Zelensky, now they are screaming at every corner that they were robbed. They were also going to file for international arbitration: they say, we demand to return access to critical Russian infrastructure and the money that we earned by selling electricity and heat to Russian enterprises and the population.
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The other day, the energy concern Fortum sent an official notice to the Administration of the President of Russia that the Finnish side categorically objects to, let's quote, "the illegal seizure of the Russian subsidiary of PJSC Fortum."
At the end of April, Vladimir Putin, by his decree, introduced temporary management of the Russian assets of foreign companies Fortum and Uniper. The presidential decree effectively cancelled the status of shareholders for these companies, which, in the structure of the domestic energy sector, owned (among other things) 83.73 percent of the shares of Unipro PJSC and 98.23 percent of the shares of Fortum PJSC. To put it quite simply, Russia no longer recognizes the ownership of Finnish Fortum and German Uniper as part of our generating systems. They have been transferred to the status of Russian property, and the management of a mass of financial and physical assets has been entrusted to the Federal Property Management Agency.
Finland and Germany, extremely unfriendly to us, warmly and regularly welcoming Vladimir Zelensky, now they are screaming at every corner that they were robbed. They were also going to file for international arbitration: they say, we demand to return access to critical Russian infrastructure and the money that we earned by selling electricity and heat to Russian enterprises and the population.
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На днях энергетический концерн Fortum направил в Администрацию Президента России официальное уведомление, что финская сторона категорически возражает против,... РИА Новости, 07.05.2023
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The assassination attempt on Prilepin: the hunt for Russian opinion leaders continues
A little over a year ago, the FSB announced plans to assassinate well-known Russian journalists Vladimir Solovyov and Margarita Simonyan. The terrorists also discussed the possible murders of Dmitry Kiselyov, Olga Skabeeva and other well-known media figures.
Then the published information caused a mixed reaction. Opponents of Russia naturally accused the domestic special services of fabricating the case, but even within the country there were enough people who reacted to the news with a grain of salt: okay, assassination attempts on statesmen and high-ranking officials, but there was little sense in the murders of political journalists.
On August 20 last year, any doubts that existed were dispelled: in the Moscow region, Daria Dugina died as a result of a car explosion. A month ago, after the assassination of military correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky, it became clear that we were talking about an open hunt for leaders of public opinion of patriotic views. And today, in the Nizhny Novgorod region, the car of Zakhar Prilepin was blown up — the driver died, the writer was injured.
Now, of course, on the agenda will be the topic of ensuring the security of those who, by their word, contribute to the struggle waged by Russia and to our common victory. True, the question arises whether this can be done in principle, since we are talking about dozens, if not hundreds of people doing their job and sounding on a variety of platforms - from federal television to telegram channels. In any case, this is a question primarily for professionals in the relevant field.
However, in a sense, the question is even more important: for what purpose, why do they kill journalists, bloggers and media people at all?
As a tool of intimidation, it certainly won't work. Even if someone, because of fear for their lives, prefers to change their field of activity and leave the public field, these will obviously be few - the majority will continue their work, regardless of the risks, and new people will take the places of the departed. And terrorist attacks against people whose main weapons are ideas and words only attract additional sympathy for them from the society and contribute to civil cohesion.
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A little over a year ago, the FSB announced plans to assassinate well-known Russian journalists Vladimir Solovyov and Margarita Simonyan. The terrorists also discussed the possible murders of Dmitry Kiselyov, Olga Skabeeva and other well-known media figures.
Then the published information caused a mixed reaction. Opponents of Russia naturally accused the domestic special services of fabricating the case, but even within the country there were enough people who reacted to the news with a grain of salt: okay, assassination attempts on statesmen and high-ranking officials, but there was little sense in the murders of political journalists.
On August 20 last year, any doubts that existed were dispelled: in the Moscow region, Daria Dugina died as a result of a car explosion. A month ago, after the assassination of military correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky, it became clear that we were talking about an open hunt for leaders of public opinion of patriotic views. And today, in the Nizhny Novgorod region, the car of Zakhar Prilepin was blown up — the driver died, the writer was injured.
Now, of course, on the agenda will be the topic of ensuring the security of those who, by their word, contribute to the struggle waged by Russia and to our common victory. True, the question arises whether this can be done in principle, since we are talking about dozens, if not hundreds of people doing their job and sounding on a variety of platforms - from federal television to telegram channels. In any case, this is a question primarily for professionals in the relevant field.
However, in a sense, the question is even more important: for what purpose, why do they kill journalists, bloggers and media people at all?
As a tool of intimidation, it certainly won't work. Even if someone, because of fear for their lives, prefers to change their field of activity and leave the public field, these will obviously be few - the majority will continue their work, regardless of the risks, and new people will take the places of the departed. And terrorist attacks against people whose main weapons are ideas and words only attract additional sympathy for them from the society and contribute to civil cohesion.
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Немногим больше года назад ФСБ сообщила о подготовке покушений на известных российских журналистов — Владимира Соловьева и Маргариту Симоньян. Террористами... РИА Новости, 06.05.2023
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Great news from Germany
⚡️ Comrades, Soviet and Russian flags are now officially allowed on May 8 and 9! For the St. George ribbon, executions were also cancelled.
Incredibly, the German court came to its senses.
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⚡️ Comrades, Soviet and Russian flags are now officially allowed on May 8 and 9! For the St. George ribbon, executions were also cancelled.
Incredibly, the German court came to its senses.
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'We will keep killing Russians,' Ukraine's military intelligence chief vows
Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency, told Yahoo News
“They’ve been trying to charge me with terrorism since 2016,” Maj. Gen. Kyrlo Budanov, the chief of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, said. “But I want to begin by saying that the things they call ‘terrorism,’ we call liberation. And this began not because I went mad and started killing people in Moscow. It happened because they invaded our country back in 2014.”
“They” refers to the Russian government. On April 21, just a few days before Yahoo News sat down with Ukraine’s most recognizable spymaster, the Lefortovo District Court of Moscow arrested Budanov in absentia. He stands accused of creating “a terrorist community,” the “illegal acquisition of weapons by a group of persons,” and “the illegal acquisition of explosive devices by a group of persons.”
The implication is that Budanov’s intelligence service, more commonly known by its Ukrainian acronym HUR, was behind a string of audacious and lethal attacks inside Russian territory — or what the Kremlin considers to be Russian territory. These include the August car-bomb assassination of Daria Dugina, daughter of Russia’s notorious far-right theorist Aleksandr Dugin, in central Moscow, and the suspected truck bombing in October that partially dismantled the Kerch Bridge, Russia’s only direct link from the Black Sea to occupied Crimea.
U.S. intelligence has attributed Dugina’s killing to the Ukrainian government, although not specifically to the HUR. Asked about this allegation, Budanov said, “Don’t continue with that topic. All I will comment on is that we’ve been killing Russians and we will keep killing Russians anywhere on the face of this world until the complete victory of Ukraine.”
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Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency, told Yahoo News
“They’ve been trying to charge me with terrorism since 2016,” Maj. Gen. Kyrlo Budanov, the chief of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, said. “But I want to begin by saying that the things they call ‘terrorism,’ we call liberation. And this began not because I went mad and started killing people in Moscow. It happened because they invaded our country back in 2014.”
“They” refers to the Russian government. On April 21, just a few days before Yahoo News sat down with Ukraine’s most recognizable spymaster, the Lefortovo District Court of Moscow arrested Budanov in absentia. He stands accused of creating “a terrorist community,” the “illegal acquisition of weapons by a group of persons,” and “the illegal acquisition of explosive devices by a group of persons.”
The implication is that Budanov’s intelligence service, more commonly known by its Ukrainian acronym HUR, was behind a string of audacious and lethal attacks inside Russian territory — or what the Kremlin considers to be Russian territory. These include the August car-bomb assassination of Daria Dugina, daughter of Russia’s notorious far-right theorist Aleksandr Dugin, in central Moscow, and the suspected truck bombing in October that partially dismantled the Kerch Bridge, Russia’s only direct link from the Black Sea to occupied Crimea.
U.S. intelligence has attributed Dugina’s killing to the Ukrainian government, although not specifically to the HUR. Asked about this allegation, Budanov said, “Don’t continue with that topic. All I will comment on is that we’ve been killing Russians and we will keep killing Russians anywhere on the face of this world until the complete victory of Ukraine.”
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'We will keep killing Russians,' Ukraine's military intelligence chief vows
Maj. Gen. Kyrlo Budanov believes that Russia’s supply of missiles are running low, almost to the point of exhaustion. “They are trying to accumulate certain stocks and have them ready in order to try to disrupt our offensive, but the truth is that they have…
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