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Russia sees first high level official resign and exit country over Putin's war
Bloomberg is confirming that Russia has its first high level dissenter who has stepped down from his government post and fled the country in protest over Putin's war in Ukraine. Bloomberg confirmed: "Russian climate envoy Anatoly Chubais has stepped down and left the country, citing his opposition to President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine, according to two people familiar with the situation, becoming the highest-level official to break with the Kremlin over the invasion." The 66-year old Chubais had been named by Putin as envoy for sustainable development in December 2020, and crucially in the 1990's as one of the key architects of Russia's privatization era he had a hand in Putin's rise to power. As Bloomberg recalls: "Chubais gave Putin his first Kremlin job in the mid-1990s and initially welcomed his rise to power at the end of that decade." He remained in Russia's government serving various roles despite his reformist credentials and close contacts with the West.
https://www.sott.net/article/465873-Russia-sees-first-high-level-official-resign-and-exit-country-over-Putins-war
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Rabobank: We are seeing a struggle for a New World Order
As we know, the Ukraine war is taking place on several fronts: and, as we underlined before it started, the Ukraine metacrisis is too. The Russian Defense Ministry officially released data showing 9,861 Russian troops have been killed, with 16,153 injured. That is getting close to the tally of the entire 11-year Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. That news was then rapidly deleted from their media, like a certain laptop. Aging Russia does not have the young men to waste on this war, and we already had rumors that boys from patriotic youth organisations may be drafted too: the ultra-nationalist babushky most in favor of the war are too old to fight it. As feared, this also ups the ante for Russia to escalate to heavier bombardment of civilian areas. Mariupol refused to surrender yesterday - what happens to it now remains to be seen, but it does not look good for its inhabitants. Moreover, US President Biden has warned of imminent Russian cyber-attacks, and of the risk of a chemical...
https://www.sott.net/article/465874-Rabobank-We-are-seeing-a-struggle-for-a-New-World-Order
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Rostislav Ishchenko on "will Poland invade the western Ukraine?"
Question: do you believe that Poland will send forces into the Ukraine? No, I don't think the US is giving conflicting instructions to Kiev. The fact is that when we are negotiating with Ukraine, we are, in fact, indirectly negotiating with the United States. Because, it is clear that we are fighting not with Zelensky, but with the United States, now, on the territory of Ukraine. The United States is at war with us to the last Ukrainian, but the United States is at war nonetheless. Therefore, when we offer surrender to Zelensky, we offer it to Zelensky, and in response, through the mouth of Zelensky, the United States offers us to surrender. They say: "Well, you withdraw troops from Ukraine, clear the Crimea and Donbass, return them to Ukraine, and then we'll talk." So, it is clear that Zelensky himself cannot put forward such demands, they are simply absurd. Therefore, in this case, since two global forces are fighting each other, the demands are practically global. These are...
https://www.sott.net/article/465875-Rostislav-Ishchenko-on-will-Poland-invade-the-western-Ukraine
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The White House can't just wash away the stink of Hunter Biden's laptop
The White House at some point is going to have to address Hunter Biden's laptop. For 17 months, Joe Biden and his aides have ignored the scandal, broken by The Post three weeks before the 2020 election. They have denied our revelations, refused to respond to our questions, told lies, and relied on their media and Big Tech allies to censor and cover up credible allegations of corruption involving the president and his family. But the dam is about to burst, as more Americans learn about the scandal and draw negative conclusions about Biden's integrity.
https://www.sott.net/article/465876-The-White-House-cant-just-wash-away-the-stink-of-Hunter-Bidens-laptop
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Make Nazism Great Again
The supreme target is regime change in Russia, Ukraine is just a pawn in the game - or worse, mere cannon fodder. All eyes are on Mariupol. As of Wednesday night, over 70% of residential areas were under control of Donetsk and Russian forces, while Russian Marines, Donetsk's 107th batallion and Chechen Spetsnaz, led by the charismatic Adam Delimkhanov, had entered the Azov-Stal plant - the HQ of the neo-Nazi Azov batallion. Azov was sent a last ultimatum: surrender until midnight - or else, as in a take no prisoners highway to hell. That implies a major game-changer in the Ukrainian battlefield; Mariupol is finally about to be thoroughly denazified - as the Azov contingent long entrenched in the city and using civilians as human shields were their most hardened fighting force. Meanwhile, echoes from the Empire of Lies all but gave the whole game away. There's no intention whatsoever in Washington to facilitate a peace plan in Ukraine - and that explains Comedian Zelensky's non-stop...
https://www.sott.net/article/465877-Make-Nazism-Great-Again
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US prepares for failure of anti-Russian strategy - media
Senior US officials tasked with improving the country's geopolitical position in the wake of Russia's attack against Ukraine have doubts about their government's current strategy, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the discussions. The admission was buried in an article detailing the work of the Tiger Team, a group created in late February by the White House for planning around the situation in Ukraine. The report itself largely focused on how the US was preparing contingency plans for the unlikely scenario that Moscow would use weapons of mass destruction. In addition to establishing the unit, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan formed a second body for long-term planning, the newspaper said, explaining its skepticism of the established Western narrative regarding the Ukraine conflict. "Inside the White House, it has become an article of faith that [Russian President Vladimir Putin] made a huge strategic error - one that will diminish...
https://www.sott.net/article/465878-US-prepares-for-failure-of-anti-Russian-strategy-media
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EU leaders call Putin's rubles-for-gas plan breach of contract
Several leaders from European Union members have scoffed at Russia's demand that some "unfriendly" countries will be forced to pay for its natural gas and oil in rubles, saying the move is a breach of contract. In a move seen aimed at bolstering Russia's beleaguered currency in the face of crippling economic and financial penalties over its invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow will no longer accept payments in dollars or euros, what he called "compromised currencies" from countries that have imposed the sanctions. While Putin did not name any countries, it is understood the policy would target Britain, Canada, Japan, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United States, and members of the European Union.
https://www.sott.net/article/465879-EU-leaders-call-Putins-rubles-for-gas-plan-breach-of-contract
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'The unipolar world has come to an end,' says Medvedev, Russia's former president
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev explained why "the unipolar world has come to an end" and weighed the odds of Europe abandoning the Russian gas. In a wide-ranging interview with Sputnik and RT, the former president assessed the actions of the West amid the Ukrainian conflict and revealed some details about Russia's military operation in Ukraine. He also discussed different views on it, including opinions of those who chose to leave Russia. He explained why "the Americans are no longer the masters of planet Earth" and commented on Russophobia.
https://www.sott.net/article/465880-The-unipolar-world-has-come-to-an-end-says-Medvedev-Russias-former-president
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New Zealand overhauls its COVID-19 restrictions: Jacinda Ardern announces vaccine passes and mandates will end
Jacinda Ardern has announced sweeping changes to New Zealand's COVID-19 restrictions, axing the My Vaccine Pass and removing vaccine mandates in almost all industries. Vaccine passes are being axed in New Zealand, with mandates being removed in almost all industries. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the changes on Wednesday as she unveiled the country's post-Omicron peak plan.
https://www.sott.net/article/465881-New-Zealand-overhauls-its-COVID-19-restrictions-Jacinda-Ardern-announces-vaccine-passes-and-mandates-will-end
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Ukrainian civilians stripped, tied up and beaten by vigilantes in shocking videos
WARNING: Distressing content A series of horrifying videos published on social media show Ukrainian civilians - including women and children - being tied up, stripped and beaten in apparent vigilante attacks. Since Russia's invasion last month, reports have emerged of humiliating public punishments dished out by Ukrainians to alleged looters and saboteurs, with several photos showing people tied to poles with their pants pulled down going viral online.
https://www.sott.net/article/465882-Ukrainian-civilians-stripped-tied-up-and-beaten-by-vigilantes-in-shocking-videos
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Prosecutor says Trump guilty of 'numerous' felonies in resignation letter
A prosecutor who investigated Donald Trump says the former president was "guilty of numerous felony violations." Mark Pomerantz made the stunning assertion in his resignation letter last month to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who paused the pursuit of an indictment in the criminal investigation into Trump and his business practices. "As you know from our recent conversations and presentations, I believe that Donald Trump is guilty of numerous felony violations of the Penal Law in connection with the preparation and use of his annual Statements of Financial Condition," Pomerantz said in the letter, which was reported by the New York Times on Wednesday.
https://www.sott.net/article/465883-Prosecutor-says-Trump-guilty-of-numerous-felonies-in-resignation-letter
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US prepares for failure of anti-Russian strategy - media
Senior US officials tasked with improving the country's geopolitical position in the wake of Russia's attack against Ukraine have doubts about their government's current strategy, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the discussions. The admission was buried in an article detailing the work of the Tiger Team, a group created in late February by the White House for planning around the situation in Ukraine. The report itself largely focused on how the US was preparing contingency plans for the unlikely scenario that Moscow would use weapons of mass destruction. In addition to establishing the unit, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan formed a second body for long-term planning, the newspaper said, explaining its skepticism of the established Western narrative regarding the Ukraine conflict. "Inside the White House, it has become an article of faith that [Russian President Vladimir Putin] made a huge strategic error - one that will diminish...
https://www.sott.net/article/465878-US-prepares-for-failure-of-anti-Russian-strategy-media
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Leaders warn of 'unprecedented' global food crisis risks
G7 leaders have called for an extraordinary session of the Council of the Food and Agriculture Organization in a bid to prevent the Ukrainian conflict from turning into a global food crisis, while French President Emmanuel Macron presented his own "initiative for food security." According to a communique adopted on Thursday at the summit of the world's biggest economies, the Russian offensive on its neighboring country "places global food security under increased pressure." Therefore, the G7 leaders agreed to use "all instruments and funding mechanisms" and involve the "relevant international institutions" to address food security, including support for the "continued Ukrainian production efforts." "We call for an extraordinary session of the Council of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to address the consequences on world food security and agriculture arising from the Russian aggression against Ukraine," reads the communique. The countries agreed to avoid export bans and...
https://www.sott.net/article/465884-Leaders-warn-of-unprecedented-global-food-crisis-risks
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NATO bombing of Serbia: Tragedy in three acts
It is a travesty of international justice that the 1999 bombing remains unrecognized by the perpetrators and unpunished Twenty-three years ago, NATO bombed Serbia. This act was the opening round of what was to become a 78-day illegal war of aggression, the repercussions of which haunt the world to this day. Act One: The Encounter It was a chance meeting - two men who had crossed paths in Iraq two years past, now running into each other on a stretch of highway connecting Kosovo to Macedonia. The date was March 20, 1999. Monitors assigned to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Kosovo Verification Mission (KVM) were in the process of being withdrawn from their assigned areas of responsibility to the town of Ohrid, in Macedonia, due to the collapse of diplomatic talks with Serbia about the devolving situation in the Serbian autonomous province of Kosovo, where Albanian separatists were engaged in a quasi-civil war with the Serbian authorities. The British...
https://www.sott.net/article/465885-NATO-bombing-of-Serbia-Tragedy-in-three-acts
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7-month-old Georgia girl mauled to death by dog
A 7-month-old baby girl has died after being mauled by a family dog in Georgia, authorities said. The baby, Serenity Garnett, was attacked by the American bulldog/Great Pyrenees mix on Tuesday at a home in suburban Augusta, WJBF-TV reported. Serenity was immediately rushed to the AU Medical Center, where she died of her injuries, the Columbia County Sheriff's Office said. The infant's great-grandmother, Migdelia Guadalupe, was babysitting her at the time of the attack. Guadalupe suffered non-life-threatening injuries trying to pull the dog away and had to be hospitalized.
https://www.sott.net/article/465886-7-month-old-Georgia-girl-mauled-to-death-by-dog
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Israeli medical watchdog committee member resigns, speaks out against vaccine medical experimentation
In an interview dropped on Twitter this week, Prof. Talia Geva revealed why she and her colleagues resigned from Israel's Helsinki Committee in January 2020, raising questions about Israel's medical experimentation practices. The Helsinki Committee is a medical watchdog whose purpose is to "authorize medical research and trials on humans, which aim to expand medical knowledge and improve the outcomes of medical treatment."
https://www.sott.net/article/465887-Israeli-medical-watchdog-committee-member-resigns-speaks-out-against-vaccine-medical-experimentation
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Israel lobby demands music artist Lowkey be deleted by Spotify
A British pro-Israel lobby group is demanding that Spotify delete the music of rapper and Palestine solidarity campaigner Lowkey. "The presence of Lowkey's music is particularly offensive," anti-Palestinian newspaper The Jewish News reported in an interview with lobbyist Luke Akehurst this week. Akehurst is the director of a group called We Believe in Israel.
https://www.sott.net/article/465888-Israel-lobby-demands-music-artist-Lowkey-be-deleted-by-Spotify
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Governor DeSantis Signs Declaration That 'The Last Jedi' Sucked
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed an official state declaration claiming Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi sucked. "People need to know that Florida stands for reason, goodness, anti-wokeness, and respecting the fandom. No totalitarian COVID measures, no creepy child grooming, and no dumb casino planets! The Last Jedi is super lame!" said Gov DeSantis. "I'm all for subverting expectations, but The Last Jedi goes too far. I still can't believe Rian Johnson added paper to the Star Wars galaxy. Paper!" the governor raged. "And don't get me started on strange British broom boys. This isn't Oliver Twist!"
https://www.sott.net/article/465889-Governor-DeSantis-Signs-Declaration-That-The-Last-Jedi-Sucked
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56% of Americans want Biden to be tougher on Russia, most don't think he can 'handle a crisis' - poll
As President Joe Biden meets with key allies in Brussels to coordinate a stronger response to Russia's monthlong assault on Ukraine, a new poll shows Americans have yet to rally around his leadership. Comment: It's misleading to claim that Russia has waged a 'monthlong assault on Ukraine', as Putin has said, it's a special operation with precision strikes and calculated incursions with the aim to prevent as little infrastructural damage and civilian death as possible whilst at the same time rounding up, routing out, and neutralising the neo-Nazi terrorist elements in the country. Even the legacy-media are beginning to admit this much: First Fact-Based MSM Report About War in Ukraine! Newsweek: 'Putin Minimizing Civilian Casualties' Concern about Russia has swelled and support for a major U.S. role in the conflict strengthened in the last month, but Biden's negative approval rating has not budged, according to the poll Thursday from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public...
https://www.sott.net/article/465890-56-of-Americans-want-Biden-to-be-tougher-on-Russia-most-dont-think-he-can-handle-a-crisis-poll
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Julian Assange marries Stella Moris in London prison ceremony
WikiLeaks founder granted permission to wed partner, who fought back tears outside the prison, saying 'What we're going through is inhuman.' Julian Assange and his partner, Stella Moris, got married on Wednesday at Belmarsh high-security prison in south-east London. The WikiLeaks founder, 50, was granted permission last year to marry Moris - with whom he has two children - at the prison where he has been held since 2019 after the US took legal action to extradite him to face trial on espionage charges.
https://www.sott.net/article/465891-Julian-Assange-marries-Stella-Moris-in-London-prison-ceremony
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Greek supermarkets restricting flour, sunflower oil purchases as customers start hoarding, similar limits enforced across Europe amidst shortages
Supermarket chains in Greece said on Thursday they are restricting how much flour and sunflower oil customers can buy, saying the step was precautionary after seeing demand rise on worries supplies will be hit due to the war in Ukraine. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to a surge in prices and concerns about product shortages across industries in the European Union. Both Russia and Ukraine are key suppliers of sunflower oil and wheat. Following similar measures in Spain and Italy, four Greek supermarket chains - AB, Sklavenitis, Kritikos and My Market - said they had limited online and in some cases in-store purchases this week of flour and sunflower oil. AB said it has placed a limit of 3 bags of flour and 3 bottles of oil per customer.
https://www.sott.net/article/465892-Greek-supermarkets-restricting-flour-sunflower-oil-purchases-as-customers-start-hoarding-similar-limits-enforced-across-Europe-amidst-shortages