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Russia accused Ukraine of attacking the Kremlin complex in Moscow with two drones on Wednesday. Ukraine has denied any involvement in the attack.Credit…Reuters
May 4, 2023, 9:46 a.m. ET
One day after the Kremlin accused Ukraine of deploying two drones to assassinate President Vladimir V. Putin, there were still deep questions about an episode that is adding to tensions ahead of an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine vehemently denied any involvement in an attack on the Kremlin, which would be an audacious strike on the fortresslike complex in the heart of Russia’s capital. He accused Moscow of orchestrating the explosions to stir up public support ahead of “a large-scale terrorist provocation.”
Here’s what we know so far about the episode and its aftermath.
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Footage verified by The New York Times shows what appears to be a drone exploding above the Kremlin. About 15 minutes later, what appears to be a second drone explodes.CreditCredit…Evgenia Novozhenina/Reuters
Videos verified by The New York Times showed two explosions 15 minutes apart above the Kremlin, shortly before 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday. The blasts appeared to be caused by drones.
One explosion caused a brief fire, although it was unclear whether the drones exploded as planned or were shot down. It was not possible to determine from where they would have been launched.
About twelve hours after the explosions, the Kremlin issued a rare statement saying that it had foiled an “attempt on the life of the president,” who was not in the Kremlin at the time. The Kremlin houses the Russian Senate and an apartment where Mr. Putin occasionally stays, among other offices.
There were no casualties or serious damage, the Kremlin said.
Both sides have blamed the other for the explosions.
In its unusually lengthy statement, the Russian Ministry of Defense declared on Wednesday that it reserved the right to take “retaliatory measures where and when it sees fit.” The statement did not include any evidence of Ukrainian involvement.
Ukrainian government and military intelligence officials, who typically follow a policy of deliberate ambiguity about strikes on Russian territory, have said directly that they had no role in any strike against the Kremlin. They have accused Russia of manufacturing the incident to justify increased attacks on Ukraine or to drum up public support for its war.
Dmitri S. Peskov, the spokesman for President Vladimir V. Putin, claimed without evidence on Thursday that the United States bore responsibility because it “dictated” Ukrainian strikes inside Russia. White House spokesman John F. Kirby immediately rejected the accusation, saying of the incident: “Whatever it was, it didn’t involve us.”
Russia’s claims have left U.S. intelligence officials circling around slim facts to determine what happened and why Moscow might risk embarrassment by giving so much attention to what amounts to another security failure amid its well-publicized military struggles in Ukraine.
“We simply don’t know,” Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said on Wednesday, adding: “I would take anything coming out of the Kremlin with a very large shaker of salt.”
A makeshift memorial on the site of an explosion in Dolyna, in eastern Ukraine, on Tuesday.Credit…Finbarr O’Reilly for The New York Times
The incident could serve as a pretext for Mr. Putin to escalate the war somehow, possibly by striking government buildings in Kyiv or trying again to decapitate the Ukrainian government.
Kremlin officials have hinted repeatedly at the possibility of using nuclear weapons, and war hawks have pushed for another draft to increase troop numbers.
On Thursday, Ukrainian air defenses shot down a volley of Russian drones and missiles launched at Kyiv and Odesa, in the latest of a series of strikes against cities and town in recent days. In Odesa, the Ukrainian military published images suggesting some drones bore handwritten messages reading “For Moscow” and “For the Kremlin.”
Tensions are particularly high as Kyiv prepares a counteroffensive to retake territory in eastern and southern Ukraine that was seized by Russia. Ukrainian forces are readying tens of thousands of soldiers and escalating strikes on Russian targets, including in occupied Crimea. And on Tuesday, Russia will commemorate Victory Day, a major holiday marking the Soviet triumph in World War II.
Even with the brutality of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has ratcheted up violence in response to major attacks on Russian-controlled territory. Last fall after an explosion that damaged a key bridge between Russia and Crimea, Moscow initiated a campaign of airstrikes against Ukrainian civilian infrastructure that cut off heat and electricity to millions of Ukrainians as temperatures plummeted.
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MINSK, April 10 – RIA Novosti. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that Minsk needs guarantees from Moscow to protect the republic as its own territory in the event of external aggression.
Lukashenka is holding a meeting with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in Minsk on Monday to discuss the issue of ensuring security in the Union State. Shoigu arrived in the Belarusian capital in the development of recent agreements between the heads of the two states.
Russia and Belarus will update approaches to security guarantees
“In general, it sounded at the talks (of the presidents of Belarus and Russia – ed.) in such a way that in the event of aggression against Belarus, the Russian Federation will protect Belarus as its own territory. These are the kind we need (guarantees – ed.) security,” Sputnik quotes Lukashenka Belarus.
The Belarusian president explained that he raised the topic of security during a conversation with Vladimir Putin .
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“I raised this issue in negotiations with the President of Russia. He absolutely supported me in all areas. And, he says, we need to revise all our treaties and agreements – Belarus and Russia – to see what normative legal act of an interstate nature needs to be adopted now in order to ensure the complete security of Belarus,” Lukashenka added.
He stated that Western countries do not fulfill the agreements on security guarantees that were given under the Budapest Memorandum in exchange for the withdrawal of nuclear weapons from the republic.
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“Somewhere after 1994, the famous Budapest Memorandum, where all Western powers and Russia swore to provide full security to Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Belarus. Naturally, you know that Western states have trampled on all these treaties, agreements and statements and there is no security,” – Lukashenka noted.
He drew attention to the fact that at that time “economic security was also meant.” “Well, what kind of economic security if they impose sanctions against us, Russia?!” Lukashenka stressed.
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Monday met Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu for an unannounced meeting in the Belarusian capital Minsk, Belarusian state-owned news agency BelTA reported.
It cited a Telegram channel linked to Lukashenko’s office.
Belarusian President Lukashenko said in the meeting that Belarus needs guarantees that Russia will defend Belarus as its own territory in the case of aggression, BelTA reported.
“Leaving after the last talks with (Russian President) Vladimir Vladimirovich (Putin), we agreed that you (Shoygu) and experts would come to Belarus, and we would sit down with you and discuss the security issues of Belarus. You know, I have already raised this issue at the Supreme State Council. But before that, we discussed this issue with Vladimir Vladimirovich,” Lukashenko said during the meeting, according to state news agency Belta.
According to Belta, Lukashenko underlined that the West does not fulfill its obligations under the Budapest Memorandum which envisioned the provision of security assurances to Belarus in exchange for Minsk’s relinquishment of nuclear weapons.
“Western states trampled on all these treaties, agreements and statements, and there is No security. I meant economic security as well. Well, what kind of economic security is there if they impose sanctions against us,” he said.
The Budapest Memorandum was signed by Ukraine, Russia, the UK, and the US on Dec. 3, 1994 to provide Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan with security assurances in connection with their accession to the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Lukashenko also said that he raised the issue with Russian President Vladimir Putin during talks in Moscow, in response to which Putin supported him and said they need to revise all treaties and agreements between Moscow and Minsk to see what kind of interstate acts they can take in ensuring “the complete security of Belarus.”
“In general, it was said at the talks that in case of aggression against Belarus, the Russian Federation protects Belarus as its own territory. We need such (security) guarantees … We need full security guarantees from our brotherly Russia,” the Belarusian president added.
Alexander Lukashenko, the self-proclaimed President of Belarus, said that Ukraine allegedly wants to continue the war that Russia started against it, and fears that the war may continue “to either the last Ukrainian, or the last Pole, or the last mercenary.”
Source: Lukashenko at a meeting with Shoigu, Belarusian state agency BelTA
Quote from Lukashenko: “I am not going to scare anyone here. Neither are you. Everybody is already overly scared today. If they want our region to live peacefully, without looking at those across the ocean, both Russia and Belarus are ready for this.
If they want to fight to either the last Ukrainian, or the last Pole, or the last mercenary, well, this is their right to do so. However, neither I nor our special services see that they are ready for full-fledged negotiations and for any reasonable agreement. In our view, they want to continue the war. Well, then the special operation will not stop. You probably know it better than me.
We met today to exchange opinions. Belarusians will do everything they must according to our agreement. No doubt about it.”
Details: Lukashenko also noted that both Russian and Belarusian officers train the military personnel of the two countries.
“I think the Belarusian Defence Minister has already briefed you on the situation in Belarus, on the training and combat coordination of Belarusian and Russian units deployed in Belarus. I should say we have approached this matter very seriously. Both your officers and ours train Belarusian and Russian soldiers, so that, if necessary, our defenders of the Union State could repel any aggression. Here I am talking about everything we need including medical kits, uniforms and weapons. There are no divisions: we are a single group of forces, a single army. We are getting ready today. Everybody knows about it. We are not hiding it. In today’s world it is impossible to hide such things.” the self-proclaimed President of Belarus said.
At the same time, he assures that neither Russia nor Belarus allegedly want war, although the Russian Federation, with the support of Belarus, has been waging a full-scale war in Ukraine since 24 February.
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WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich, anti-Wagner, was arrested. “Voencor” (“Military”) blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, pro-Wagner, killed elegantly, the Oscar award ceremony style.
Was Vladlen Tatarsky liquidated by the GRU to control the information war and as a response to his calls to kill the Russian generals? – Google Search | #GRU – “Many people could have wanted to kill Vladlen Tatarsky, the pro-war Russian blogger who died in a bomb blast
There is a general, strategic aspect in the #Tatarsky‘s murder and the arrest of #Gershkovich. The sick, historically vengeful, compensatory “drive to privatize” now reached the #RussianMilitary, underperforming in #Ukraine …
My Opinion: The strange (or not so strange) “symmetric dichotomy”: WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich, anti-Wagner, arrested. “Voencor” (“Military”) blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, pro-Wagner, killed elegantly, the Oscar award ceremony style. My #Opinion: The duality and the elegant… twitter.com/i/web/status/164…
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President Emmanuel Macron of France and Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the European Commission, arrived in China on Wednesday with the aim of restarting business and political ties, despite U.S. pressure to isolate Beijing. nyti.ms/3nNu2vy
Власти РФ могут использовать убийство “военкора” Татарского для подавления остатков политической оппозиции и команды Навального, “четко приравняв любые оппозиционные действия, высказывания и даже мысли к терроризму”, считает колумнист DW Иван Преображенскийp.dw.com/p/4Pg4o?maca=rus-tc…
“You still have time to run” – a combative President #Zelensky throws down the gauntlet to Russian troops, soon to be hit by Ukraine’s Spring #offensivekyivpost.com/post/15402
Amidst efforts to recover from mass expulsions of Russian spies in Europe, Putin’s SVR and GRU spy agencies are aggressively rebuilding human espionage networks, eyeing military aid to Ukraine. #Russia#espionage#Ukrainepolitico.eu/article/russia-s…
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GRU #GRU “Many people could have wanted to kill Vladlen Tatarsky, the pro-war Russian blogger who died in a bomb blast in a St Petersburg cafe on Sunday.” Killed Russian blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was a soft target for his many enemies | Russia | The Guardian… twitter.com/i/web/status/164…
Подробные показания Дарьи Треповой опубликовала “Фонтанка”. По данным издания, девушка выполняла задания неизвестного “активиста”, который за это обещал помочь ей “перебраться в Киев”. О бомбе в статуэтке Трепова, по ее словам, “догадывалась”. Сейчас ее доставили на суд в Москву
The fight for the industrial city of #Bakhmut has become the longest and bloodiest battle of Russia’s year-long assault on Ukraine, but up to 5,000 civilians remain in the city. kyivpost.com/post/15330
No, it’s not a new film based on an Agatha Christie novel, but it might well be. The recent assassination of a notorious Russian milblogger is rife with vicious intrigue.
Deadly political intrigue is rapidly building inside of a Russia that is increasingly burning out of control on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s watch. This past Sunday, in a St. Petersburg café purportedly owned by Yevgeny Prigozhin, pro-war Russian propagandist Vladlen Tatarsky was assassinated when a statuette he was gifted exploded. Prigozhin, meanwhile, in his capacity as head of the Wagner Group, was 1,000 miles away from the scene of the crime, lifting a flag over the Central Administration building in Bakhmut, Ukraine, declaring victory.
Tatarsky, whose real name is Maxim Fomin, who was killed in the April 2 bomb blast in a cafe, is seen among flowers at a makeshift memorial by the explosion site in Saint Petersburg on April 3, 2023.OLGA MALTSEVA / AFP
Like an Agatha Christie mystery novel, the Russian red herrings are dropping fast and furious as to who murdered Tatarsky and why. Prigozhin, because of his ownership of the café, is one suspect; and he certainly is an individual desiring, if not plotting, to be Putin’s king. For now, however, the Kremlin’s preferred prime suspects are imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) movement.
In support of that theory, the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs identified Darya Trepova as a suspect and in a released interrogation video clip, the woman appears to admit bringing what was later estimated to be one pound of explosive TNT hidden in a statuette into Prigozhin’s café. Russia’s Anti-Terrorism Committee also claimed Trepova is an “active supporter” of FBK.
Darya Trepova, charged with terrorism over the April 2 bomb blast in a cafe in Saint Petersburg that killed military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky (real name Maxim Fomin), is escorted inside the Basmanny district court for her remand hearing in Moscow on April 4, 2023.Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
In addition to multiple suspects, notwithstanding the fact that Ukraine could be one as well, there is no shortage of motives either. St. Petersburg, after all, is in the heart of what we previously described as Putin’s “Murder Inc.” One motive could be Putin sending a loud message to Prigozhin to back off. The Wagner Group leader recently hinted that he could be a candidate to take over once Putin is gone.
This comes on top of Prigozhin’s increasingly vitriolic war of words with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu over his handling of the war. For now, there is a mutual need for each other between Putin and Prigozhin, especially in Bakhmut and Wagner Group operations in Africa. However, the love between “Putin’s chef” and Putin is long since gone. Short of killing Prigozhin, this may have been Putin’s Godfather-like way of putting a horse’s head in his bed as a final warning.
Putin is also continuing to feel the domestic heat over his faltering “special military operation” in Ukraine as Russian casualties mount. To that end, while Navalny thus far has been a useful domestic pawn to demonstrate to the Russian public that he is fully in control, Putin might have decided the opposition leader’s usefulness to him is coming to an end. If so, it is possible the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) orchestrated the hit on Tatarsky to set Navalny and other members of the FBK on murder charges, thereby eliminating threats to Putin if they result in death sentences.
Then there are the pro-war Russian military correspondents and milbloggers to consider – of which Tatarsky was one. Being “pro-war” in Russia is not necessarily the same as being “pro-Putin.” As Russian media expert and prolific Daily Beast writer Julia Davis noted last October, “Military correspondents and bloggers reportedly being investigated: Igor Strelkov (Girkin), Semyon Pegov (WarGonzo), Yuri Podolyaka, Vladlen Tatarsky, Sergey Mardan, Igor Dimitriev, Kristina Potupchik, as well as authors of Grey Zone and Rybar.”
Putin, via the FSB, may have just sent all of them a bloody message by killing Tatarsky to get fully onboard with his management of the war. Initially, as Killian Bayer Riga aptly speculated in DW, Putin’s use of Russian war bloggers likely were a “part of a political ploy” for the Russian president to politically deflect criticism of the Kremlin’s military setbacks in Ukraine onto an underperforming Russian Defense Ministry. Now, however, given Russia is facing an imminent Ukrainian spring counteroffensive in the Donbas and/or Crimea that could prove politically humiliating to Putin, Tatarsky’s assassination might have been a forewarning not to criticize the Russian president over any future setbacks.
There are two other possibilities. It could be a combination of one or two of the above, or it could well be Ukraine was behind it so as to foment a domestic divide inside of Russia. The brutal murder of close Putin ally Alexander Dugin’s daughter, Darya Dugina, in Moscow remains unsolved and Russian propagandists, including Margarita Simonyan, the head of state-controlled RT, were quick to blame Kyiv. Ukraine, in light of Russian war crimes in Bucha and elsewhere, as well as the kidnapping of Ukrainian children, certainly could have been motivated to take out the pro-Putin “ultranationalist.”
Whoever murdered Tatarsky is likely to remain as Winston Churchill famously said: “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” Putin, however, one way or the other, is central to the plot. If Christie were writing this as a modern-day crime novel, she would have likely entitled it “Murder at Café Putin.”
The views expressed in this opinion article are the authors’ and not necessarily those of Kyiv Post.
Copyright 2023. Mark C. Toth and Jonathan E. Sweet. All rights reserved.
Mark Toth is a retired economist and entrepreneur who has worked in banking, insurance, publishing, and global commerce. He is a former board member of the World Trade Center, St. Louis, and has lived in U.S. diplomatic and military communities around the world, including London, Tel Aviv, Augsburg, and Nagoya. Follow him on Twitter @MCTothSTL.
Jonathan Sweet, a retired Army colonel, served 30 years as a military intelligence officer. His background includes tours of duty with the 101st Airborne Division and the Intelligence and Security Command. He led the U.S. European Command Intelligence Engagement Division from 2012-14, working with NATO partners in the Black Sea and Baltics. Follow him on Twitter @JESweet2022.
For years Evan Gershkovich shone a light on Russia’s oppressive descent. He has now become a victim of it himself. Last week the Wall Street Journal correspondent, formerly of the Moscow Times, was captured and detained by Russia’s security service on bogus espionage charges. He could face up to 20 years in prison. His arrest is a cowardly act: it marks Moscow’s first detention of a foreign journalist since its invasion of Ukraine and the first time it has put a US reporter behind bars on spying charges since the cold war. With Russian-language media already stifled, the detainment of a prominent foreign journalist is a chilling signal that Putin is now setting out to cow international news organisations.
Gershkovich was reporting extensively in Russia, telling the story of the country at a time of war with detail and insight. After he was captured, the Federal Security Service, the KGB’s successor agency, claimed that the reporter “was collecting information constituting a state secret about one of the enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex” in the interests of the US government. The WSJ vehemently deny the allegations. Gershkovich was simply doing his job as a journalist. He was fully accredited by Russia’s foreign ministry, granting him an official green light to report in the country, but this too was ignored.
Russia had a track record of stifling the free press even before its invasion of Ukraine. But since the war began, the risks to reporters have risen significantly. In March 2022 it enacted laws imposing strict censorship on the conflict, essentially making most reporting on it a criminal act. Hundreds of Russian reporters have fled the country, and numerous independent Russian outlets have been shut down. Many news organisations have pulled their reporters from the country, especially if they are Russian nationals, out of concern for their safety. Gershkovich’s arrest has pressured other reporters to leave; the danger is that it will increasingly turn Russia into a black box at a time when the world needs to understand what’s happening there.
Every news organisation knows the dangers of sending reporters into repressive states and war zones. Yet it is the purpose of the profession to take calculated risks to unveil truths and hold authority to account. Autocrats are threatened by that. Accusing journalists of being malicious foreign actors is a well-worn strategy of authoritarian states, from Iran to China, to suppress dissent and foment fear. Putin is taking a leaf out of that playbook and turning Russia into a pariah state.
The Russian president does not want the truth to be told. His invasion of Ukraine has not gone to plan. Ordinary Russians are suffering, and hundreds of thousands have already fled the country. The FSB is confiscating the passports of senior officials in paranoia over possible defections too. Putin wants to control the narrative of his failing war. Indeed, the last article Gershkovich wrote before his arrest was about the crushing impact of the conflict and sanctions on the Russian economy. His capture also has the look of a hostage operation for some high-value trade down the line with the US.
The journalist’s arrest in Russia comes as free press is being squeezed around the world. An annual prison census from the Committee to Protect Journalists, an American advocacy group that promotes press freedom and safety, finds that over 360 reporters were jailed last year, a record high. His case highlights the vital work journalists do in an increasingly hostile world for reporters, as some even in liberal democracies tend to forget. Journalism is not a crime. Like all other journalists unlawfully held, Gershkovich must be released with haste.
posted at 08:00:27 UTC (updated on Wed Apr 05, 2023 09:01)viaReuters
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French President Emmanuel Macron landed in China on Wednesday shortly ahead of EU chief Ursula von der Leyen as the two European leaders seek to smooth ties with a key economic partner while broaching thorny issues like Ukraine and trade risks.
Macron on his first trip to China since 2019, spoke to US President Joe Biden before the visit about trying to engage Chinese President Xi Jinping on hastening the end of the war in Ukraine started by Beijing’s close ally Russia.
Von der Leyen has not travelled to China since becoming European Commission president more than three years ago, with China’s strict pandemic controls forcing all diplomatic meetings online.
In that time, Europe’s relations with China soured, first due to a stalled investment pact in 2021 and then Beijing’s refusal to condemn Russia over Ukraine.
However, some analysts said ostentatious deal-signing would appear opportunistic at a time of growing distrust of China in the United States and its Western allies over issues ranging from Taiwan to its cosy ties with Moscow.
“It’s not the time to announce business deals or big new investments,” said Noah Barkin, an analyst with Rhodium Group. “It would essentially be a vote of confidence in the Chinese economy and send the message that France is not on board with the U.S. approach.”
Von der Leyen has said the EU must “de-risk” ties with Beijing, including limiting Chinese access to sensitive technology and reducing reliance for key inputs such as critical minerals, as well as batteries, solar panels and other clean tech products.
Macron invited von der Leyen on the trip as a way to project European unity, after French officials criticised German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for going to China on his own late last year.
Macron has pushed the EU to be more robust in trade relations with China and is broadly supportive of von der Leyen’s stance, the French president’s advisers said, but he has publicly refrained from using strong anti-China rhetoric, Beijing being prone to bilateral retaliatory measures.
Beyond trade, both have said they want to persuade China to use its influence over Russia to bring peace in Ukraine, or at least prevent Beijing from directly supporting its ally.
“Both have not only business in mind but also Ukraine,” Joerg Wuttke, president of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China, said of Macron and von der Leyen.
“I’m sure it’s not going to be an easy visit.”
China this year proposed a 12-point peace plan for the Ukraine crisis, which called on both sides to agree to a gradual de-escalation leading to a comprehensive ceasefire.
But the plan was largely dismissed by the West due to China’s refusal to condemn Russia, and the U.S. and NATO then said China was considering sending arms to Russia, claims which Beijing has denied.
Suspicion of China’s motives only deepened after President Xi Jinping flew to Moscow for meetings with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin last month.
Macron has said he is also keen to stress to Xi, who he will meet alongside von der Leyen on Thursday, that Europe will not accept China providing arms to Russia.
“Considering China’s proximity with Russia, it’s obvious it is one of the few countries, if not the only one, which could have a game-changing effect on the conflict, in one way or another,” one of Macron’s advisers said ahead of the trip.
In a meeting with Xi in Beijing last week, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he had encouraged the Chinese leader to talk to the Ukrainian leadership and learn first-hand about their peace formula.
Macron and von der Leyen are expected to echo the message that Xi should talk to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
After brokering a surprise detente between Iran and Saudi Arabia last month, China has been eager to present itself as a peacemaker and an alternative to the United States, which it says is fanning flames by sending weapons to Ukraine.
The talks with European leaders come amid high tension with the U.S. over issues ranging from Taiwan to bans on semiconductor exports, and China is eager that Europe does not follow what it sees as a U.S-led effort to contain its rise.
Taking aim at von der Leyen’s comments last week on the risks of trade with China, the state-run Chinese nationalist mouthpiece Global Times warned on Monday that Europe would suffer from any attempt to cut economic ties with Beijing.
“The EU is in a difficult struggle as it is under great pressure from the U.S. to adjust its economic relations with China. China and EU decoupling will only serve U.S. interests, but make both China and Europe suffer,” it said.
But aside from some hard talk on Ukraine and trade tension, the trip will serve up some lighter opportunities to demonstrate what Macron’s adviser said was an attempt to “reset” diplomatic and economic relations with China.
On Friday, Xi will accompany Macron on a trip to the southern port of Guangzhou, where the first French ship reached Chinese shores in the 17th century and where France opened its first consulate.
After meeting students there, Macron will attend a dinner and tea ceremony with the Chinese leader who also has sentimental attachment to the city as his late father, Xi Zhongxun, worked there as provincial first secretary.
“We believe that this has very large symbolic significance and suggests that (France) is ready to relaunch cooperation with China,” said Henry Huiyao Wang, president of the Centre for China and Globalisation, a Beijing-based think tank.
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife arrived in Poland Wednesday for a state visit that is meant as a gesture of thanks to the neighboring nation for its crucial support in Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s invasion.
The visit is a rare foray for Zelenskyy out of Ukraine since Russia unleased the war in February 2022. While it follows visits to the United States, Britain, France and Belgium, it stands out from the others because it was announced in advance without the secrecy of past visits.
It is also unusual that the president is joined by the first lady, Olena Zelenska. Marcin Przydacz, the head of Polish President Andrzej Duda’s foreign policy office, described it as Zelenskyy’s first visit of this kind since the war began.
He said that Zelenskyy had already crossed the Polish border ahead of a morning meeting with Duda. Zelenskyy will also meet with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in the afternoon, and he is due to meet some of the Ukrainians who have found refuge in Poland.
Warsaw has been a key ally for Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion last year, welcoming large numbers of refugees and becoming a hub for humanitarian aid and weapons to transit into Ukraine.
But Zelenskyy’s visit also comes at a delicate time, with Polish farmers growing increasingly angry because Ukrainian grain that has entered Poland has created a glut, causing prices to fall.
The grain is only meant to be stored and transit through Poland to reach international markets, but farmers in Poland say the grain is instead staying in Poland, taking up space in silos and entering local markets, causing local prices to fall for the farmers. Romanian and Bulgarian farmers say they are facing the same problem.
French President Emmanuel Macron lands in China seeking to ‘reset’ ties with an important economic partner while broaching thorny issues like Ukraine and trade risks.
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife arrived in Poland Wednesday for a state visit that is meant as a gesture of thanks to the neighboring nation for its crucial support in Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s invasion.
The visit is a rare foray for Zelenskyy out of Ukraine since Russia unleased the war in February 2022. While it follows visits to the United States, Britain, France and Belgium, it stands out from the others because it was announced in advance without the secrecy of past visits.
It is also unusual that the president is joined by the first lady, Olena Zelenska. Marcin Przydacz, the head of Polish President Andrzej Duda’s foreign policy office, described it as Zelenskyy’s first visit of this kind since the war began.
He said that Zelenskyy had already crossed the Polish border ahead of a morning meeting with Duda. Zelenskyy will also meet with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in the afternoon, and he is due to meet some of the Ukrainians who have found refuge in Poland.
Warsaw has been a key ally for Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion last year, welcoming large numbers of refugees and becoming a hub for humanitarian aid and weapons to transit into Ukraine.
But Zelenskyy’s visit also comes at a delicate time, with Polish farmers growing increasingly angry because Ukrainian grain that has entered Poland has created a glut, causing prices to fall.
The grain is only meant to be stored and transit through Poland to reach international markets, but farmers in Poland say the grain is instead staying in Poland, taking up space in silos and entering local markets, causing local prices to fall for the farmers. Romanian and Bulgarian farmers say they are facing the same problem.
Former President Donald Trump has arrived to the courthouse in downtown Manhattan to turn himself into law enforcement where he will be taken into custody and placed under arrest to face criminal charges.
Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 criminal counts, including felony charges of falsifying business records, in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday, when he became the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal prosecution.
The charges were handed down by a grand jury convened by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Bragg’s office has been investigating the circumstances surrounding a payment made on Trump’s behalf to an adult film star in 2016 in exchange for her silence about an alleged affair, which Trump has denied.
The arraignment capped a day of spectacle that played out before and during Trump’s surrender at Manhattan Criminal Court. His Secret Service motorcade left Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan for the courthouse shortly after 1 p.m., cutting through New York traffic with a police escort as spectators looked on. When his motorcade arrived, Trump waved to cameras and the gathered crowd before entering the courthouse to turn himself in. He was expected to have his fingerprints taken while in custody, but didn’t have his mug shot taken and wasn’t placed in handcuffs.
More than an hour after arriving, Trump entered the courtroom where a judge was overseeing his arraignment hearing. No video recording was allowed in the courtroom, but a handful of photographers were briefly permitted to take pictures. One photo showed Trump seated at the defense table, flanked by his attorneys. He was in the courtroom for another hour before swiftly departing in his motorcade.
Former President Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his defense team in a Manhattan court on April 4, 2023 in New York City. Seth Wenig / Getty ImagesTrump became the first former president in U.S. history to be charged with a crime, and the case could have serious ramifications for his ongoing bid for the White House as it unfolds over the coming months. He has maintained his innocence and denounced the Manhattan district attorney’s probe as a politically motivated “witch hunt.”
The former president is expected to then be released and return home to Florida, where he is set to deliver remarks to supporters at his Mar-a-Lago resort on Tuesday evening.
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Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records included in the indictment, according to CBS News’ Scott MacFarlane, who was in the courthouse for the arraignment.
Trump left the courtroom shortly before 3:30 p.m. and quickly departed the courthouse in his motorcade.
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Former President Donald Trump makes his way inside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in New York on April 4, 2023. ED JONES/AFP via Getty ImagesAfter being processed, cameras spotted the former president, free of any handcuffs, somberly making his way into the courtroom where his arraignment is being held. He didn’t speak to reporters gathered in the hallway.
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After being processed, Trump is set to appear in court before Judge Juan Merchan, who is overseeing his arraignment. At the hearing, a court clerk will read the charges against Trump, at which point the indictment will be unsealed. Trump’s attorneys could ask the judge to pause the proceedings to review the charges. He will then plead not guilty, according to his lawyers.
All of this will play out behind closed doors, since Merchan ruled that no video recordings would be permitted. A handful of still photographers will be allowed to take pictures briefly before the proceedings.
The former president will not be in handcuffs, and he is almost certain to be released at the end of the hearing given the nature of the expected charges. There are currently no plans for Trump to speak until this evening when he is back in Florida, but that could change.
Trump appeared to post on his social media platform Truth Social as he headed downtown to face criminal charges. He left Trump Tower shortly before 1:15 p.m. ET, and posted on Truth Social at 1:22 p.m. He arrived at the courthouse a few minutes later.
“Heading to Lower Manhattan, the Courthouse,” the post said. “Seems so SURREAL — WOW, they are going to ARREST ME. Can’t believe this is happening in America. MAGA!”
1:25 PM
Trump’s motorcade arrived at the courthouse in lower Manhattan, where he is surrendering to authorities for processing. He is due in court at 2:15 p.m. for arraignment, when the charges against him will be unveiled.
News helicopters captured his motorcade cutting through mostly empty New York streets as it made its way to the courthouse, a few miles south of Trump Tower. Cameras spotted Trump getting out of his SUV and waving to the crowd as he went into the building.
Former President Donald Trump arrives at Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in New York City on April 4, 2023. EDUARDO MUNOZ / REUTERSTrump was set to be brought to the seventh floor so he will be read his rights and fingerprinted.
At arraignment, CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman noted that Trump’s team might want to pause the proceedings to read the charge or charges against him before entering a plea.
1:10 PM
News cameras spotted Trump leaving Trump Tower and getting into an SUV. His Secret Service motorcade then departed for the courthouse in lower Manhattan, where he will be taken into custody and processed on criminal charges before his first court appearance.
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Supporters of former President Donald Trump gather outside of the Manhattan Criminal Court before his arraignment on April 4, 2023, in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesA small park built on a site that was once a swampy, sewage-filled pond is ground zero for the frenzy surrounding Trump’s expected surrender.
Hundreds of onlookers, protesters, journalists and a few attention-seeking politicians swarmed into the confines of Collect Pond Park, which sits across the street from the criminal courthouse where Trump was to be arraigned.
The crowd is small, by the standards of New York City protests, which routinely draw thousands. And fears that unruly mobs might force police to shut down swaths of the city proved to be unfounded, with security measures mostly disappearing within a couple of blocks.
But within the park and the surrounding sidewalks, there was plenty of chaos.
Metal barricades separated Trump supporters from anti-Trump protesters, and police stepped in to break up small skirmishes. Journalists, some of whom had taken turns waiting in line all night to reserve a coveted seat in the courtroom, pressed in on notable figures who appeared.
Whistles and jeers from anti-Trump protesters nearly drowned out remarks by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, who had come to support Trump. But she drew cheers from the pro-Trump contingent before making a fast exit as journalists jostled for position around her.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene walks through the crowd gathered outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump will arrive for his arraignment on April 4, 2023, in New York City. Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesAlso on hand to support Trump was Rep. George Santos, the besieged Republican congressman facing multiple investigations into lies about his biography that he told while running for office.
“I’m not here for the cameras,” he insisted to reporters. “I want to support the president, just because I think this is unprecedented, and it’s a bad day for democracy.”
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A view from above looking out onto the Collect Pond Park, west of the courthouse in Manhattan, shows the size of the crowd that has gathered ahead of Trump’s arrival. The group on the north side, at the bottom of the photo, is primarily made up of anti-Trump protesters, who are separated by police barricades from pro-Trump demonstrators on the south side:
Demonstrators gather in Collect Pond Park across the street from the Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. CBS News / Graham Kates
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Trump is not expected to have his mug shot taken when he is processed later Tuesday, according to two sources familiar with the plans for his arrest. Trump is also not expected to be placed in handcuffs, since he will be surrounded by federal agents and police officers.
— Graham Kates and Jessica Moore
Updated 10:23 AM
A Trump fundraising email with the subject line “My last email before my arrest” mourned the “loss of justice in America” ahead of his surrender.
“As I will be out of commission for the next few hours, I want to take this moment to THANK YOU for all of your support,” the email said. “I was blown away by all of the donations, support, and prayers we have received. It’s sad to see what’s happening — not for myself, but for our country. This is not the America you and I once knew.”
The fundraising email went on to say, “there is no doubt in my mind that we will prevail once again and WIN the White House in 2024,” before asking people to chip in and “please make a contribution peacefully to SAVE AMERICA.”
The email was sent by a joint fundraising committee supporting Trump’s 2024 presidential run. Jason Miller, a top Trump aide, said Monday that the campaign had raised more than $8 million in the four days since news of the indictment broke.
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New York City ramps up security ahead of Trump arraignment 05:14The NYPD has implemented strict security measures around both Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan, where the former president stayed overnight, and the courthouse in lower Manhattan, about four miles south. “Dozens upon dozens” of Secret Service agents will be on hand to protect Trump as he makes his way to the arraignment later in the day, one law enforcement source said.
The area around the courthouse was crowded but mostly calm in the morning, with barricades around the building and a throng of media members camped out across the street. Police on the scene said they expected the crowd to be manageable given the confined nature of the space.
A smattering of Trump supporters were present at a nearby park ahead of a planned protest led by GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene several hours before Trump was due to turn himself in.
Former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton said he expects the day “to go off quite well,” noting that a “minimum number” of demonstrations are planned across the city.
“I think both the police and the media will outnumber any demonstrators down there for Mr. Trump or against him,” Bratton told CBS News.
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The former president’s first court appearance is scheduled for 2:15 p.m. ET. Judge Juan Merchan, who oversaw the grand jury’s investigation, is presiding over the arraignment.
In a typical arraignment in New York, the clerk reads the charges aloud, and the defendant enters a plea of guilty or not guilty on each count. No electronics are allowed in the courtroom, but reporters will be on hand to witness the proceedings and relay the charges when they are read.
Trump will likely be released from custody after the hearing.
Merchan oversaw the successful prosecution of two Trump Organization entities that were convicted of tax fraud in December 2022. He is also overseeing an ongoing criminal case against Steve Bannon, Trump’s former White House adviser.
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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg arrives at the courthouse in lower Manhattan on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Alex Kent/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesManhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will be holding a press conference following Trump’s arraignment, his office announced on Monday night. Bragg arrived at the courthouse Tuesday morning.
The charge or charges against Trump were still sealed on Tuesday morning ahead of the arraignment. The indictment will be unsealed at the arraignment where he will be formally charged.
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Press lined up overnight to access Trump’s arraignment 01:42Since there will be a limited number of journalists allowed in the courtroom, reporters and other members of the news media have been lined up outside the courthouse at 100 Centre St. overnight.
There will be no video cameras allowed in the court, just five still photographers.
Judge Juan Merchan ruled Monday night that video recording of the proceedings would not be allowed. Several media organizations, including CBS News, had petitioned to allow video and photo coverage of Trump’s arraignment, but New York has one of the strictest policies in the country against cameras in the courtroom, according to The Fund for Modern Courts, a nonpartisan nonprofit.
Merchan ruled that five photographers would be allowed in the courtroom to take still photos “for several minutes” before the arraignment begins. After that, “No further photography will be permitted in the courtroom.” Electronic devices, including cellphones and laptops, will also not be permitted.
Cameras will be allowed in the hallways of the courthouse, Merchan ruled.
Trump’s legal team wanted cameras kept out of the courtroom, saying they would “create a circus-like atmosphere,” “raise unique security concerns” and are “inconsistent with President Trump’s presumption of innocence.”
The prospect of Trump being found guilty of a crime has raised an intriguing question about his bid to retake the White House: could he still become president if he’s convicted?
The short answer, from a legal perspective, is yes, according to experts.
While charges against a former president and leading contender for a major party’s presidential nomination are unprecedented, there is nothing in the Constitution that prevents someone who has been charged or convicted from seeking or taking office.
“It’s pretty widely accepted that the list of qualifications in the Constitution is exclusive — that is, Congress or states can’t add qualifications to those listed in the Constitution,” said Derek Muller, a law professor at the University of Iowa, before Trump’s indictment. “It’s something that really doesn’t affect your ability to run as a candidate, to appear on the ballot, or to even win the election.”
A person familiar with the matter told CBS News over the weekend that Trump is being charged with falsifying business records in the first degree, a felony in New York state.
The charge stems from alleged hush money paid in 2016 to adult film star Stormy Daniels to buy her silence regarding an affair she claimed to have had with Trump.
In total, there are approximately 30 counts in the indictment, two sources confirmed to CBS News last week.
The son of a Russian governor who was facing extradition to the US on multiple criminal counts escaped house arrest in Italy and returned home, reportedly with the help of Russian secret agents.
Artyom Uss, 40, was arrested in Italy in October on a US warrant seeking his extradition on charges of smuggling US military technology to Russian companies, shipping oil from Venezuela in breach of sanctions, money laundering, and bank fraud.
In December, Uss, the son of the governor of Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region in Siberia, was transferred from jail to house arrest at a compound in Milan, where he remained until March 22, when he fled.
Russian businessman Artyom Uss, 40, has escaped from house arrest in Italy and returned to his native country to avoid being extradited to the US.Handout Uss was indicted last year on charges of selling US technology to a Russian arms firm, violating sanctions, money laundering, and bank fraud. HandoutUss went on the lam just hours after an Italian court approved handing him over to the US to face two of the four charges against him — sanctions violation and bank fraud — carrying a sentence of up to 30 years in prison.
For nearly two weeks, Uss’ whereabouts were unknown, but that changed Tuesday when he informed Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti that he was back home.
Uss claimed he had no choice but to go on the run because the Italian court had “demonstrated its clear political bias” and was likely to “cave in under the US authorities’ pressure.”
The son of a governor, Uss had been ordered to remain under house arrest with a GPS ankle monitor, but on March 22 he escaped, possibly with the help of Russian spies.Handout“In today’s international environment when they play against us ‘without rules,’ my return home, even though it happened in a ‘non-standard’ way, is a victory,” Uss said.
The fugitive kept mum about the specifics of his escape, only saying he had help from “strong and reliable people who were next to me during those dramatic days.”
After removing his GPS ankle monitor, Uss was reportedly taken out of the country on a fake passport, before a private jet whisked him back to Russia.
Uss told a Russian state news agency that he fled Italy because he feared that the country’s judicial system would go along with US prosecutors’ extradition demands. FacebookHis father, Governor Alexander Uss, has confirmed his son’s arrival, telling the news Telegram channel Baza that he has already spoken to him.
“He’s made it to Russia. If he wants to tell others how he made it, he can do it himself,” the elder Uss said.
Former Deputy Chief of Mission to the US embassy in London, Lewis Lukens says “people get tired of hearing Donald Trump complaining about how difficult his life is” and he thinks Trump “will not win” if he becomes a Republican nominee.
Mr Lukens says he will not be surprised if “a gag order” is issued because of how “incendiary” Trump is.
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Former President Donald Trump has arrived to the courthouse in downtown Manhattan to turn himself into law enforcement where he will be taken into custody and placed under arrest to face criminal charges.
Former president Donald Trump surrendered to authorities in New York on Tuesday afternoon to become the first former U.S. president in history to be arrested on criminal charges.
The former president is expected to be booked by investigators at the courthouse in downtown Manhattan, including having his fingerprints taken. After processing, Trump will likely be taken to a courtroom where the indictment will be unsealed and he will formally face charges. Video cameras were barred from the courtroom, but Trump is expected to address reporters as he enters the courtroom.
Trump will be charged with 34 felony counts for the falsification of business records, veteran investigative journalist Michael Isikoff reported. Sources told Isikoff ahead of the surrender that Trump was not expected to be put in handcuffs, placed in a jail cell, or subjected to a mug shot.
District Attorney Alvin Bragg is expected to address the indictment in a Tuesday afternoon press conference.
“Heading to Lower Manhattan, the Courthouse,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform ahead of his surrender just before 1:30 p.m. “Seems so SURREAL — WOW, they are going to ARREST ME. Can’t believe this is happening in America. MAGA!”
The indictment comes in response to an investigation into Trump’s connection with a hush-money payment made to porn actress Stormy Daniels. Daniels claimed in the final days of the 2016 presidential election that she had previously had a sexual affair with Trump. Trump’s former fixer, Michael Cohen, paid Daniels $130,000 to keep quiet about her claims. The investigation centered on whether Trump falsified internal business records to conceal the reimbursement payments to Cohen as legal expenses.
After the proceedings, the former president is expected to return to Mar-a-Lago, where he plans to address the public this evening.
Acting New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan on Monday evening rejected a request from several news outlets to allow the organizations to broadcast the proceedings. Trump’s lawyers had urged the judge to reject the request, lest the courtroom turn into a “circus-like atmosphere.” The judge chose to allow five pool photographers to take photos at the start of the proceedings “until such time as they are directed to vacate the jury box by court personnel.”
Meanwhile, New York City mayor Eric Adams on Monday warned would-be protesters that disorder and lawlessness over the indictment would not be tolerated.
“Control yourselves. New York City is our home, not a playground for your misplaced anger. We are the safest large city in America because we respect the rule of law in New York City,” Adams said. “And although we have no specific threats, people like Marjorie Taylor Greene, who is known to spread misinformation and hate speech, says she’s coming to town. While you in town be on your best behavior. As always, we will not allow violence or vandalism of any kind. And if one is caught participating in any act of violence, they will be arrested and held accountable no matter who you are.”
NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell told reporters that “there has been no specific, credible threats to our city at this time” related to Trump’s court appearance.
“As the mayor stated, there are no credible or specific threats to New York City at this time,” Sewell said. “New Yorkers may see an increased police presence in parts of the city and should anticipate intermittent road closures over the next few days, particularly in Manhattan. To avoid delays, I to urge everyone to use mass transit when possible.”
“Our job is to facilitate and safeguard the rights of people to express themselves and those going about their daily activities,” the police commissioner said. “But I will remind everyone that violence and destruction are not part of legitimate, lawful expression, and it will never be tolerated in our city.”
Trump has called the indictment “Political Persecution and Election Interference at the highest level in history” and warned “this Witch-Hunt will backfire massively on Joe Biden.”
“Never before in our Nation’s history has this been done,” Trump said on Thursday. “The Democrats have cheated countless times over the decades, including spying on my campaign, but weaponizing our justice system to punish a political opponent, who just so happens to be a President of the United States and by far the leading Republican candidate for President, has never happened before. Ever.”
Trump adviser Jason Miller said Monday that Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign raised over $8 million in the four days since the indictment was announced.
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Поддержать канал и выход новых роликов: https://www.patreon.com/macknack Турбопатриотический Майдан – то, чем кремлевские политтехнологи пугают друг друга и общественность. Но чем больше они о нем говорят, тем сильнее это начинает напоминать самосбывающееся пророчество. Конечно, из объединения весьма посредственных, но специфичных провоенных комментаторов…
Бойцы Вооруженных сил Украины (ВСУ) сняли на видео колонну сожженной бронетехники НАТО, уничтоженной после попытки атаковать позиции Российской армии. На опубликованных кадрах видно, как солдаты ВСУ едут на автомобиле, а по обе стороны дороги стоит разрушенная западная бронетехника. Lenta.ru : Новости
Число россиян, получивших в Узбекистане статус налогового резидента, выросло в 2022 году на 32% по сравнению с показателем предыдущего года. Об этом сообщили во вторник ТАСС в государственном налоговом комитете Узбекистана. «В 2022 году 1 199 граждан Российской Федерации получили статус Новости
Генеральный секретарь НАТО Йенс Столтенберг заявил, что Швеция полностью выполнила все условия для вступления в альянс. Он указал, что теперь препятствий для присоединения Стокгольма к организации быть не должно. Генсек добавил, что НАТО находится в тесном контакте с Турцией, чтобы та ускорила ратификацию. Lenta.ru : Новости
В Санкт-Петербурге при странных обстоятельствах убили предателя Украины Владлена Татарского (Максима Фомина). Существует версия, что смертоносной стала статуэтка, переданная пропагандисту от поклонницы на “творческом вечере”. Полный текст новости
Всемирно известный журнал Forbes обнародовал 37-летний рейтинг самых богатых людей мира. Главное изменение – новый лидер. Больше об этом – читайте дальше в тексте. Полный текст новости
Так называемая уполномоченная при президенте России по правам ребенка Мария Львова-Белова пыталась оправдать похищение украинских детей. В ходе конференции в Москве она заявила, что их якобы “передали под опеку”. Полный текст новости
From: CNN Duration: 5:07 CNN’s Poppy Harlow talks to Pjotr Sauer, Russian affairs reporter for The Guardian, about the dangers journalists face working abroad…
From: NewsOnABC Duration: 8:33 Russia has vowed to strengthen military measures along its border with Finland as the Scandinavian nation officially joins…
Michael Novakhov @mikenovposted at 11:22:15 UTC by Michael Novakhov via Tweets by @mikenov#VladlenTatarsky #GRU #RussianGenerals Was Vladlen Tatarsky liquidated by the GRU to control the information war and as a response to his calls to kill the Russian generals? – Google Search google.com/search?q=Was+Vlad…The Latest: War in Ukraine: Russia Detains…
Dr. Darrin Porcher, a retired NYPD lieutenant and professor of criminal justice at Pace University, breaks down the logistics behind Trump’s court appearance and travel throughout New York City.
The NYPD is preparing for a rally at Collect Pond Park in Lower Manhattan where former President Donald Trump supporters will gather before his arraignment in the hush-money case.
Police have arrested two men in connection with two killings that investigators believe were part of a series of druggings and robbings of Manhattan bar and nightclub patrons.
From: france24english Duration: 2:57 Republican US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has confirmed he will meet Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in California…
From: france24english Duration: 1:48 In eastern Ukraine, the fighting continues to rage in and around the city of Bakhmut. The battle for the mining city…
From: Euronews Duration: 1:43 Russia has warned it would be forced to take “retaliatory measures” to address what it called security threats created by Finland’s…
From: PBSNewsHour Duration: 10:52 The number of young Americans in juvenile detention dropped by 77 percent over the last two decades, from more than 100,000…
CITYWIDE — Several days after the official budget due date, a group of coalitions representing over 200 organizations statewide, including the Fund Excluded Workers Coalition, CUNY Rising Alliance, Housing Justice for All, Sunrise Movement NYC, and the Alliance for Quality Education, issued a statement in response to Governor Kathy Hochul’s actions…
Россия продолжает военное вторжение в Украину, начатое 24 февраля 2022 года по приказу Владимира Путина. DW следит за событиями 4 апреля. all news | Deutsche Welle
2023-04-04T14:07:20Z Former U.S. President Donald Trump walked into Trump Tower in Manhattan on Monday (April 3) after arriving in New York City ahead of facing charges stemming from a probe into hush money paid to a porn star. Donald Trump, the former U.S. president and front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination, will appear in court on…
Император Николай II не мог жить без спорта. Турник, байдарка, коньки — он всегда находил себе занятие по душе. Но один вид спорта монарх любил так сильно, что пришлось вносить корректировки в план Петергофа Какую гимнастку в СССР считали непобедимой в Олимпийских играх, смотрите в нашем видео:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prMIHBUN8Rk&t=24s …
В Москве убийца военкора пыталась подобраться к нему через его знакомых в книжном магазине. Видео гибели известного военкора Владлена Татарского смотрите здесь: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xWjSxl_Z1g #теракт #татарский #татарский #трепова #военкор #СВО #Россия #СК Читай нас на сайте: https://www.kp.ru/ И присоединяйся к нам в соцсетях:…
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An overnight raid by Taliban forces in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh Province killed six members of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group, a Taliban spokesman said on April 4. Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
Ramzan Kadyrov has also responded to the protests in Moscow, calling on protesters to be conscripted and fight for ‘Russia’s world’ in trenches with a machine gun.
Поддержать канал и выход новых роликов: https://www.patreon.com/macknack Турбопатриотический Майдан – то, чем кремлевские политтехнологи пугают друг друга и общественность. Но чем больше они о нем говорят, тем сильнее это начинает напоминать самосбывающееся пророчество. Конечно, из объединения весьма посредственных, но специфичных провоенных комментаторов…
Бойцы Вооруженных сил Украины (ВСУ) сняли на видео колонну сожженной бронетехники НАТО, уничтоженной после попытки атаковать позиции Российской армии. На опубликованных кадрах видно, как солдаты ВСУ едут на автомобиле, а по обе стороны дороги стоит разрушенная западная бронетехника. Lenta.ru : Новости
Число россиян, получивших в Узбекистане статус налогового резидента, выросло в 2022 году на 32% по сравнению с показателем предыдущего года. Об этом сообщили во вторник ТАСС в государственном налоговом комитете Узбекистана. «В 2022 году 1 199 граждан Российской Федерации получили статус Новости
Генеральный секретарь НАТО Йенс Столтенберг заявил, что Швеция полностью выполнила все условия для вступления в альянс. Он указал, что теперь препятствий для присоединения Стокгольма к организации быть не должно. Генсек добавил, что НАТО находится в тесном контакте с Турцией, чтобы та ускорила ратификацию. Lenta.ru : Новости
В Санкт-Петербурге при странных обстоятельствах убили предателя Украины Владлена Татарского (Максима Фомина). Существует версия, что смертоносной стала статуэтка, переданная пропагандисту от поклонницы на “творческом вечере”. Полный текст новости
Всемирно известный журнал Forbes обнародовал 37-летний рейтинг самых богатых людей мира. Главное изменение – новый лидер. Больше об этом – читайте дальше в тексте. Полный текст новости
Так называемая уполномоченная при президенте России по правам ребенка Мария Львова-Белова пыталась оправдать похищение украинских детей. В ходе конференции в Москве она заявила, что их якобы “передали под опеку”. Полный текст новости
From: CNN Duration: 5:07 CNN’s Poppy Harlow talks to Pjotr Sauer, Russian affairs reporter for The Guardian, about the dangers journalists face working abroad…
From: NewsOnABC Duration: 8:33 Russia has vowed to strengthen military measures along its border with Finland as the Scandinavian nation officially joins…
From: skynews Duration: 1:44 Finland has officially become a member of NATO after applying to join in May 2022, setting aside years of military nonalignment…
From: ReutersVideo Duration: 1:40 A passenger train in the Netherlands rammed into a maintenance crane that stood on the rail tracks, killing the crane operator…
A passenger train carrying about 50 people derailed in the Netherlands. The train derailed after hitting construction equipment on the track. Some of the injured were treated on the spot and 19 were taken to hospital. #netherlands #train #derailment About Channel: WION The World is One News examines global issues with in-depth analysis. We…
Have a look at the view of Trump tower belonging to former U.S. President Donald Trump after he was indicted by a grand jury following a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels. Trump is expected to be arraigned in a New York courthouse on Tuesday. #DonaldTrump #USNews #WIONLive About Channel: WION The World is One News examines…
Finland formally joined the NATO military alliance on Tuesday in a historic policy shift brought on by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, drawing a threat from Moscow of “countermeasures”. #russiaukrainewar #nato #latestnews About Channel: WION The World is One News examines global issues with in-depth analysis. We provide much more than the news…
In Argentina, the security minister of the Buenos Aires province was attacked by protesters. Dozens of bus drivers attacked Sergio Berni as he arrived at the protest site to speak with demonstrators. #Argentina #BusDriversProtest #WION About Channel: WION The World is One News examines global issues with in-depth analysis. We provide much…
Bloomberg Surveillance: Early Edition, live from London and New York. Francine Lacqua, Anna Edwards, and Matt Miller deliver the latest news and analysis on the markets with leaders in global finance and economics. JPMorgan Asset Management EMEA Chief Market Strategist Karen Ward and NatWest Markets Emerging Markets Strategist Eimear Daly discuss outlook…
UK Defence Intelligence has suggested that Russia is likely working on the creation of new private military companies (PMCs) that could become an alternative to the Wagner Group PMC in the war against Ukraine.Source: UK Defence Intelligence update, as reported by European PravdaDetails: As UK Defence Intelligence has said, the Russian Federation would…
Skip to contentContinue reading the main storyVideoRussian police officers inspected the aftermath of the explosion at a cafe where the blogger popularly known as Vladlen Tatarsky had been giving a public talk.CreditCredit…Anton Vaganov/ReutersThe Russian authorities blamed Ukraine and Russian opposition activists on Monday for the bombing that killed…
World Vladimir Putin Russia Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely on the lookout for alternative mercenary groups to replace the Wagner fighters in Ukraine, according to a new intelligence assessment.Mercenary organizations and private military companies are “less constrained” by poor pay and “inefficiency”…
Many people could have wanted to kill Vladlen Tatarsky, the pro-war Russian blogger who died in a bomb blast in a St Petersburg cafe on Sunday.Tatarsky, whose real name is Maxim Fomin, was notorious for his vehement support for the invasion of Ukraine, where he regularly called for Russia to commit to a total war and advocated for extreme violence that…
#VladlenTatarsky #GRU #RussianGenerals Was Vladlen Tatarsky liquidated by the GRU to control the information war and as a response to his calls to kill the Russian generals? – Google Search google.com/search?q=Was+Vlad…
GRU #GRU “Many people could have wanted to kill Vladlen Tatarsky, the pro-war Russian blogger who died in a bomb blast in a St Petersburg cafe on Sunday.” Killed Russian blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was a soft target for his many enemies | Russia | The Guardian… twitter.com/i/web/status/164…
Michael Novakhov retweeted: 16/1 200 grams for military commissar The most popular instrument of point #liquidation in the #GRU is small IEVs weighing up to 200 grams of #TNT. Devices of this format are very compact, in terms of dimensions are comparable to a matchbox, and the effectiveness…
Michael Novakhov retweeted: За последние несколько недель российские власти построили в аннексированном Крыму целую сеть оборонительных сооружений. К такому выводу пришли журналисты Washington Post на основе спутниковых фотографий, предоставленных компанией Maxar svoboda.org/a/wp-krym-stal-o……
Michael Novakhov retweeted: Как сообщается в сводке Генштаба ВСУ, армия РФ постоянно ведет атаки под Бахмутом, пытаясь взять его под полный контроль. Киев утверждает, что украинские подразделения отбили более 20 атак. smarturl.click/Knyp
Michael Novakhov retweeted: “Putin (strategic genius 😂) had as a declared goal of the invasion of #Ukraine, to get less #NATO. He’s getting exactly the opposite. #Finland today & soon Sweden will become a full fledged member of the alliance,” NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg. theguardian.com/world/live/2……
Michael Novakhov retweeted: Hristo Grozev @christogrozev, in one of his investigations, found correspondence in the mail of a #GRU general with twelve #russian Orthodox Church priests serving outside russia. This is not an isolated incident. Bellingcat’s investigators found confirmation of the…
#Opinion – Opinion: Religion and Spying #Religion #Spying This is a big issue: ROC outside Russia, all its branches, are habitually and historically coerced to serve as the KGB agents, and now as Putin’s spies and influencers, often in exchange for some financial support. And… twitter.com/i/web/status/164…
#Opinion – Opinion: Religion and Spying #Religion #Spying This is a big issue: ROC outside Russia, all its branches, are habitually and historically coerced to serve as the KGB agents, and now as Putin’s spies and influencers, often in exchange for some financial support. And many do. And some of them might be involved in the most atrocious things (e.g….
China and Russia signed a “no limits” partnership accord in early 2022 (File)Moscow: The West is trying to drive a wedge between Russia and China by talking about their unequal relations and Moscow’s dependence on Beijing, Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published on Tuesday.Lavrov, speaking to the Argumenty i Fakty news website,…
2023-04-03T22:55:34Z The U.S. Virgin Islands wants to expand its lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) of aiding in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking in girls and young women, adding a new obstruction charge and a claim that bank executives joked about the late financier. In a Monday filing in Manhattan federal court, the territory said…
В Восточной группировке войск ВСУ опровергли заявление владельца ЧВК “Вагнер” Евгения Пригожина о якобы “захвате” Бахмута. На флангах Бахмутской группировки ВСУ удалось сдержать и стабилизировать ситуацию. Полный текст новости
“The object in war is a better state of peace—even if only from your own point of view.”– Basil Liddell Hart On February 24, 2022, Russian forces started a new phase in Russia’s illegitimate war against Ukraine. To the surprise of many, Ukrainian forces, under inspiring political leadership, managed to withstand the initial Russian offensive….
“The object in war is a better state of peace—even if only from your own point of view.”– Basil Liddell Hart On February 24, 2022, Russian forces started a new phase in Russia’s illegitimate war against Ukraine. To the surprise of many, Ukrainian forces, under inspiring political leadership, managed to withstand the initial Russian offensive. With…
NEW YORK (AP) — White House senior adviser Jared Kushner said Tuesday the investigations into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election “had a much harder impact on our democracy” than what Russia actually did.Mere days after Americans read a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the election meddling, Kushner…
From: BBCRussian Duration: 17:48 Пророссийский военный блогер, известный как Владлен Татарский, погиб в Петербурге в результате взрыва. В понедельник утром…
Польша может быть причастна к диверсиям на газопроводах «Северный поток-1» и «Северный поток-2», поскольку, возможно, имеет мотив. О подобных подозрениях пишет газета Washington Post со ссылкой на политиков и дипломатов. Варшава была одним из самых ярых критиков проекта «Северный поток» с начала его строительства. Lenta.ru : Новости 1. Russian Press…
Советник командования Воздушных сил (ВС) украинских войск Юрий Игнат рассказал, каким количеством истребителей МиГ-29 обладает страна на данный момент. Он назвал историческим шагом передачу Украине подобных вооружений и заявил о наличии трех бригад истребителей (порядка 72 самолетов) у Вооруженных сил Украины (ВСУ). Lenta.ru : Новости 1. Russian Press…
В Сети публикуют подробное видео того, что предшествовало взрыву в кафе в Санкт-Петербурге в воскресенье, в результате которого погиб Владлен Татарский. Подозреваемая во взрыве Дарья Трепова представилась не своим именем. На видео Татарский предлагает ей сесть ближе к сцене. «Настя, иди сюда садись», – сказал военкор. «Я стесняюсь», – ответила ему Трепова,…
Подозреваемой в убийстве военного корреспондента Владлена Татарского Дарье Треповой, скорее всего, изберут меру пресечения в Москве, об этом сообщает РИА Новости со ссылкой на источник в правоохранительных органах. Следствие будет просить избрать Треповой меру пресечения в виде ареста. Lenta.ru : Новости 1. Russian Press from Michael_Novakhov (80 sites)
НАТО и государства Европы не стремятся к тому, чтобы добраться до истины в расследовании диверсии на “Северных потоках”. Об этом сообщает газета The Washington Post. Российская газета 1. Russian Press from Michael_Novakhov (80 sites)
Could Trump Get a Gag Order? What One Means for Hush Money Case NBC New York “Donald Trump” – Google News 1. Trump Circles: Elections from Michael_Novakhov (16 sites) 1. Trump from Michael_Novakhov (197 sites)
FLASHPOINT UKRAINE: Investigators Fear Only Scratched Surface on Russian Atrocities In Ukraine Voice of America – VOA News “Russia investigations” – Google News
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Tveit has starred in some amazing Broadway shows, but some of the classics have eluded him. So he was delighted to speed his way through many of them in the second season of “Schmigadoon!”The Apple+ series that gently mocks Broadway musicals cast Tveit in a role that has snatches of “Pippin,” “Godspell,” “Hair” and “Jesus Christ…
In a crowded Kyiv restaurant, phones begin to vibrate. It is a missile alert. Residents are urged to go to bomb shelters. But no one moves a muscle — apart from a waiter who ambles over to ask if anybody would like dessert.That incident last week captured the strange mixture of normalcy and wartime emergency in the capital of Ukraine. It is a year…
Skip to contentContinue reading the main storyMoscow April 3, 4:36 p.m.Washington April 3, 9:36 a.m.VideoRussian police officers inspected the aftermath of the explosion at a cafe where the blogger popularly known as Vladlen Tatarsky had been giving a public talk.CreditCredit…Anton Vaganov/ReutersThe Russian authorities blamed Ukraine and Russian…
Credit…Andrei CojocaruThe Biden administration has been trying to choke off use of hacking tools made by the Israeli firm NSO. It turns out that not every part of the government has gotten the message.Send any friend a storyAs a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.By Mark Mazzetti and Ronen BergmanWASHINGTON…
Israel’s cabinet has approved the creation of a national guard proposed by the far-right security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who is being accused of trying to establish his own “private militia”. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera …
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg demands the “immediate release” of US journalist Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained in Russia on suspicion of spying. “His arrest is of great concern. It is important to respect freedom of the press, the rights of journalists and their rights to ask questions and to do their job,” he says. SOUNDBITE Interested in…
Prime Minister Sanna Marin has been unseated in Finland’s close parliamentary elections. Maria Tadeo looks at how Marin’s international following failed to translate to support from voters at home. Follow Bloomberg for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more: http://www.bloomberg.com Connect with…
(AP) – Russia’s top counterterrorism body on Monday blamed Ukrainian intelligence agencies for the bombing attack that killed a well-known Russian military blogger who fervently supported Moscow’s war in Ukraine.Russian officials said Vladlen Tatarsky, 40, was killed Sunday as he was leading a discussion at a cafe on the banks of the Neva River in the…
Москва, 2 апреля – АиФ-Москва. В интернете появилась видеозапись с дарением статуэтки военкору и блогеру Владлену Татарскому. Спустя несколько минут прогремел взрыв, унесший жизнь военкора. На кадрах видно, как блогер вытаскивает из коробки позолоченную статуэтку. «Какой-то красивый парень. Это что, я? Просто золотой», — сказал он. Ранее СМИ…
Vladimir Putin has revived sexpionage (corr) classes to teach spies how to obtain state secrets by seduction, a new book claims. The Russian president boasts an army of honeytrappers expert in the art of baring all in the bedroom to bewitch the enemy. They include actresses, singers, dancers and teachers who have been handpicked by Putin’s intelligence…
by Rajan Menon and Karol Kalush Rajan Menon is the Anne and Bernard Spitzer Professor of International Relations at the City College of New York/City University of New York, Senior Research Fellow at the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace at Columbia University, and Director of the Grand Strategy Program at Defense Priorities. His books include Conflict…
Putin’s army is “not far” from losing the Ukraine war, according to a veteran of Russian politics. The Russian President and his generals believed they would be able to declare a swift victory in Ukraine, after launching their invasion in February 2022. Now, after just over a year of bitter fighting, Putin’s army is still struggling to make much headway…
Vladlen Tatarsky, who was killed in an explosion at a cafe in St. Petersburg on Sunday, was one of Russia’s most outspoken and ultranationalist military bloggers, known for his ardent pro-war commentary and occasional criticism of Moscow’s battlefront failures.
The explosion in Russia’s second-largest city of Saint Petersburg killed a prominent pro-Kremlin military blogger and injured 25 others on Sunday eveningThe post Russian Detains Suspect in St Petersburg Cafe Bombing first appeared on The Brooklyn Radio – The News And Times.
В российском Санкт-Петербурге подорвали известного пропагандиста Владлена Татарского. В результате взрыва он погиб. Кремль уже начал искать виновных. Полный текст новости
An explosion occurred inside a cafe in Saint Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city, killing well-known military blogger Andrew Strident supporter of the war in Ukraine, according to Russian officials. Andrew was facilitating a conversation at the time. #russiaukrainewar #cafeblast #WION About Channel: WION The World is One News examines…
The explosion in Russia’s second-largest city of Saint Petersburg killed a prominent pro-Kremlin military blogger and injured 25 others on Sunday evening
It is the primary responsibility of a state to protect its population from the threat of landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) – United Nations policy.
From: deutschewellerussian Duration: 5:20 В британской разведке считают, что значительную часть потерь армия РФ терпит не из-за боевых причин, а из-за чрезмерного…
From: euronewsru Duration: 1:40 Разрыв между первыми двумя политическими силами Болгарии минимален, и эксперты сомневаются, что по результатам выборов удастся…
Hosted by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Cyber Initiative and Aspen Digital, Verify 2023 brings together journalists and cyber and tech policy experts to discuss critical issues in cybersecurity. For this live recording of the Lawfare Podcast, Benjamin Wittes sat down at Verify 2023 with Alex Stamos of the Stanford Internet Observatory; Nicole…
Общины сами должны выступить инициаторами перехода из рядов московской церкви в ПЦУ. Решения людей и поддержка со стороны органов местной власти являются ключевыми для реализации мирного и бесконфликтного перехода. Полный текст новости
Аналитики американской газеты The Washington Post и Международного консорциума журналистов провели расследование, в котором говорится, что Путин купил для бывшей учительницы квартиру в Израиле за 245 тысяч долларов. Произошло это не без финансовых связей с олигархом Романом Абрамовичем. Полный текст новости
Last year, GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia spoke at a white nationalist event organized by Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes that caused Republican leaders to denounce her.
The talk between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about detained journalist Evan Gershkovich has been “hugely reassuring,” Wall Street Journal Editor-in-Chief Emma Tucker said on CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday.
Следственный комитет готовит документы на арест Дарьи Треповой. Об этом объявила официальный представитель Следственного комитета РФ Светлана Петренко.
ВСУ не получили приказа от командования о выводе войск из Артемовска (Бахмута). Об этом в эфире телеканала “Россия-24” рассказал врио главы ДНР Денис Пушилин.
Российские силы ведут бои возле железнодорожной станции в центре Артемовска (Бахмута). Об этом сообщил в эфире телеканала “Россия-24 врио главы ДНР Денис Пушилин.
В Артемовске (украинское название – Бахмут) остаются несколько тысяч мирных жителей. Об этом в эфире телеканала “Россия 24” сообщил врио главы ДНР Денис Пушилин.
Представители украинских вооруженных сил предпринимают попытки провести атаки по нескольким направлениям в ДНР, но все они заканчиваются неудачно. Такое заявление сделал врио главы ДНР Денис Пушилин.
Специалисты выясняют обстоятельства инцидента в воздушной гавани столицы Иркутской области, где у Ан-26 на взлетной полосе самопроизвольно выключился один из двигателей, сообщили в Восточно-Сибирской транспортной прокуратуре.
Установлено, что задержанная в Санкт-Петербурге по подозрению в совершении теракта Дарья Трепова является активной сторонницей так называемого Фонда борьбы с коррупцией Алексея Навального (ФБК – (организация признана иностранным агентом и запрещена в России как экстремистская, Алексей Навальный включен в список террористов и экстремистов Росфинмониторинга)….
В Кремле, комментируя теракт против военкора Татарского, заявили, что киевский режим поддерживает террористические действия и стоит за убийствами многих людей с 2014 года.
Sky News contributor Joe Hildebrand says the United Nations is not “fit for purpose” after Russia was announced as the next chair of its Security Council. “It’s because these giant, authoritarian states like Russia and China can basically veto anything it does,” Mr Hildebrand told Sky News host Sharri Markson.
Saudi Arabia and other OPEC+ oil producers on Sunday announced further oil output cuts of around 1.16 million barrels per day, in a surprise move that analysts said would cause an immediate rise in prices and the United States called inadvisable. The pledges bring the total volume of cuts by OPEC+, which groups the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting…
The Russian Defense Ministry is conducting an information operation to revive the reputation of a brigade that has become synonymous with Russian army failures in Ukraine.
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Well-known Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky was killed by a bomb blast in a St. Petersburg cafe on Sunday in what appeared to be the second assassination on Russian soil of a figure closely associated with the war in Ukraine. Russia’s state Investigative Committee said it had opened a murder investigation. State-owned RIA news agency said…
From: msnbcleanforward Duration: 6:13 As Donald Trump prepares to surrender to New York authorities on Tuesday, what’s his new reality as the first former…
2023-04-03T00:00:42ZThe death toll from powerful storms in the Southern and Midwestern regions of the United States rose to at least 29 over the weekend, according to officials and media reports. This report produced by Chris Dignam.The death toll from a violent storm that whipped up tornadoes in the southern and midwestern regions of the United States…
2023-04-02T22:43:37Z Russia’s Foreign Ministry said late on Sunday that the U.S. was behind the pressure that Ukrainian authorities have been exerting on the Russian-aligned wing of the Orthodox Church in Kyiv. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), which Kyiv says has ties with Russia, defied an eviction order last week from the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra…
2023-04-02T23:38:11Z New York City police have thrown up metal barriers around Trump Tower and blocked roads near Manhattan Criminal Courthouse as they brace for potential protests ahead of Donald Trump’s expected surrender to prosecutors on Tuesday. The former president is due to be arraigned at the courthouse Tuesday afternoon, after his indictment…
Vladimir Putin has revived sexpionage (corr) classes to teach spies how to obtain state secrets by seduction, a new book claims. The Russian president boasts an army of honeytrappers expert in the art of baring all in the bedroom to bewitch the enemy. They include actresses, singers, dancers and teachers who have been handpicked by Putin’s intelligence…
5:37 PM 4/2/2023 ‘Bigger and better’: Brooklyn celebrates Coney Island opening day posted at 20:48:13 UTC by admin via The Brooklyn Radio Source: https://www.amny.com/news/brooklyn-celebrates-coney-island-opening-day/ Let the games begin! Citywide officials and locals alike flocked to Coney Island on Sunday to celebrate the opening of…
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3:45 PM 4/2/2023 Blinken Demands Immediate Release of Wall Street Journal Reporter Held Hostage in Russia posted at 18:33:50 UTC by SUN STAFF and ASSOCIATED PRESS via New York Sun Mr. Blinken also sought the immediate release of Paul Whelan, whom the statement said was wrongfully detained. Titans of American Industry Subpoenaed in…
There was a video of giving a statuette to Tatarsky, where a bomb could have been planted – Brooklyn NY – bklyn-ny.net – The News And Times Sunday April 2nd, 2023 at 5:05 PM Brooklyn NY – Bklyn-Ny.Net – The News And Times 1 Share Moscow, April 2 – AiF-Moscow. A video appeared on the Internet with…
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Donald Trump is ready for his legal battle in a hush money case, his lawyer said as the former president prepares to go to court Tuesday for his expected arraignment. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias explores how the legal process could unfold. Video editor Marcus Harton. Voice of America
#OpEd Confident they had the requisite military strength, Russia’s top brass was finally ready to take its revenge on a West it saw as weak and incapable of fighting back with any resolve, writes Svetlana Stephenson. https://t.co/yxFQIIorI1
2023-04-02T22:08:24ZPeople walk near a banner displaying former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci, in Pristina, Kosovo, March 30, 2023. REUTERS/Laura HasaniFormer Kosovo president Hashim Thaci stands trial at a special court in The Hague on Monday for alleged war crimes during the 1998-99 insurgency that eventually brought independence from Serbia and made…
Tatarsky, whose real name is Maxim Fomin, who was killed in the April 2 bomb blast in a cafe, is seen among flowers at a makeshift memorial by the explosion site in Saint Petersburg on April 3, 2023.OLGA MALTSEVA / AFP
Darya Trepova, charged with terrorism over the April 2 bomb blast in a cafe in Saint Petersburg that killed military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky (real name Maxim Fomin), is escorted inside the Basmanny district court for her remand hearing in Moscow on April 4, 2023.Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
В России арестовали на 2 месяца Дарью Трепову. Ее подозревают в причастности к убийству пропагандиста Владлена Татарского 2 апреля в Санкт-Петербурге. 
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Former President Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his defense team in a Manhattan court on April 4, 2023 in New York City. Seth Wenig / Getty ImagesTrump became the first former president in U.S. history to be charged with a crime, and the case could have serious ramifications for his ongoing bid for the White House as it unfolds over the coming months. He has maintained his innocence and denounced the Manhattan district attorney’s probe as a politically motivated “witch hunt.” 
Former President Donald Trump makes his way inside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in New York on April 4, 2023. ED JONES/AFP via Getty ImagesAfter being processed, cameras spotted the former president, free of any handcuffs, somberly making his way into the courtroom where his arraignment is being held. He didn’t speak to reporters gathered in the hallway.
Former President Donald Trump arrives at Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in New York City on April 4, 2023. EDUARDO MUNOZ / REUTERSTrump was set to be brought to the seventh floor so he will be read his rights and fingerprinted.
Supporters of former President Donald Trump gather outside of the Manhattan Criminal Court before his arraignment on April 4, 2023, in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesA small park built on a site that was once a swampy, sewage-filled pond is ground zero for the frenzy surrounding Trump’s expected surrender.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene walks through the crowd gathered outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump will arrive for his arraignment on April 4, 2023, in New York City. Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesAlso on hand to support Trump was Rep. George Santos, the besieged Republican congressman facing multiple investigations into lies about his biography that he told while running for office.
Demonstrators gather in Collect Pond Park across the street from the Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. CBS News / Graham Kates
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg arrives at the courthouse in lower Manhattan on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Alex Kent/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesManhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will be holding a press conference following Trump’s arraignment, his office announced on Monday night. Bragg arrived at the courthouse Tuesday morning.
Благодаря своим связям с Владимиром Путиным лидер Чечни Рамзан Кадыров приобрел незаурядную узнаваемость и власть. Однако Кадыров не планирует оставаться с российским диктатором во времена его безденежья. 
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