💬"Putin told me about the Russian language, about the Nazis, about biological weapons, but we see that his narrative is wrong" - Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel

🐻 A lot to unpack here 🍿

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🇦🇲🏁Yerevan is expanding cooperation with NATO, including in protecting the borders and sovereignty of the republic - Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan

🐻 Worked out great for Ukraine

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦🇨🇦☠️A Canadian Army officer Brad Stradford was killed in the village of Makeyevka...

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🇺🇦❌🌐It is unknown whether Ukraine will join NATO, Zelensky said.

He said that Ukraine wants to end the war so that it does not happen again.

“And we don’t know exactly how it will be, because this is life and this is Russia. And no one will tell you for sure. And whether we will be in NATO. Or we will not be in NATO. We want, on our part we must do everything "so that our security is at the highest level. I believe that we are moving towards this, we are following NATO standards, we are also developing our own standards," Zelensky said at a meeting with students in Nikolaev.

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🇮🇱🇵🇸🇱🇧Israeli media:

In no previous war, we were so helpless

In no war has there been such a large gap between the leaders and the public

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🇮🇷📞🇸🇦Iranian Chief of General Staff, Major General Mohammad Bagheri, in a phone call with Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman:

We are ready to strengthen military relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Bagheri: We are happy to strengthen relations between the two countries and praise Saudi Arabia’s hosting of the emergency summit of Islamic countries

Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman to the Iranian General Staff: We welcome the strengthening of relations with the Iranian Armed Forces

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🇺🇸🇺🇦 Did someone say corruption?

Actor Danny Trejo refused a visit with Zelensky in Kiev, because the Office of the President wanted "kickback"

They were willing to pay Trejo $100,000, but actually include a sum of $150,000 of which $50,000 was supposed to be returend in cash to Zelensky's office by Trejo's agent.

This is where your tax dollars go, Yermak is paying actors to visit Kiev and taking a "little" for himself.

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🇺🇦Since June, Zelensky has been “ignoring pressure from the military” demanding that he sign a bill lowering the conscription age for men from 27 to 25 years, writes Bloomberg.

“The law should have come into force - parliament fully supported it. The conscription is now difficult,” said Roman Kostenko, a member of the Rada Defense Committee.

The publication's sources say Zelensky's reluctance to sign the law "stems from his desire to see a clear plan for what the army seeks to achieve through conscription, how recruits will be distributed and how to rotate those who have been on the battlefield for 21 months."

“I expect a more thorough analysis of each of these issues both from the government and from the military and concrete proposals,” Zelensky said on Friday after a meeting with military commanders.

This delay worries the military, which expects to receive an additional 140 000 potential conscripts by lowering the age limit.

Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhny also mentioned this law previously when he said that the law now provides for the exemption from mobilization of those who are under 27 years of age and do not have military service experience

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💬🇷🇺The Supreme Court recognized the international LGBT movement as an extremist organization and banned it in Russia

▪️Various signs and manifestations of extremist orientation have been identified in the activities of the movement in the Russian Federation, including the incitement of social and religious hatred, the lawsuit says.

▪️The decision to ban the LGBT movement in Russia comes into force immediately, the court said

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🇷🇺💥🇺🇦 This morning's ATGM launch and hit on a Ukrainian position in Berislav, Kherson region.

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🇷🇺❌🏳️‍🌈 The decision to label the LGBT movement as extremist will not impact the lives of ordinary people of any orientation, according to lawyer Dmitry Agranovsky.

Agranovsky stated, "It is not individuals of a specific orientation that are prohibited, but a specific organization that uses its agenda for engaging in destructive activities."

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🇺🇦Elena Zelenskaya entered the top 25 most influential women in the world according to the Financial Times.

Earlier Zelensky, according to Politico, became the dreamer of the year.

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🇷🇺🇪🇺 Lavrov's statements at the 30th OSCE Ministerial Council:

➡️The OSCE has reached a lamentable state by today, and the organization's prospects are unclear.

➡️Moldova is destined to be the next victim in the hybrid war between the West and Russia; the '5+2' settlement format* is being 'killed.'

➡️The US and Europe have imposed thousands of sanctions against Russia, putting an end to broad practical cooperation between the East and the West.

➡️The actions of the West raise the question of whether it makes sense to invest in the revitalization of the OSCE.

* The "5+2 Format" is a diplomatic negotiation platform aimed at finding a solution to the Transnistria situation.

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