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22 May, 2023 13:15

Ukrainian saboteurs intrude into Belgorod Region – Moscow

By staging the raid, Kiev seeks to divert attention from the fall of Artyomovsk, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov has said

A Ukrainian saboteur group has intruded into Russia’s border Belgorod Region, with Moscow’s military and law enforcement agencies scrambling to repel the attack, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Monday.

The news about the raid was first broken by Vyacheslav Gladkov, the region’s governor, who wrote on his Telegram channel that aUkrainian commando unit had crossed into Grayvoron district west of Belgorod. He would not provide any detail on how many Ukrainians were taking part in the raid.

He added that the Russian military, the National Guard, border patrol agents and Federal Security Service (FSB) “are taking all the necessary measures to destroy the enemy.”

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https://www.rt.com/russia/576701-ukraine-raid-belgorod-peskov/

The idiots running America just threw down the gauntlet, WWIII incoming

22 May, 2023 08:18

Russia slams US for ‘approval’ of Ukrainian strikes on Crimea

The White House “has never been interested in peace,” Russia’s envoy to the US has said

A Ukrainianstrike on Russia’s Crimean peninsulawill be regarded as seriously as an attack on any other part of the nation, Anatoly Antonov, Moscow’s ambassador to the US, warned on Sunday.

His comments came after US National Security AdvisorJake Sullivan voiced no objections to Ukraine hitting targets in Crimea, which overwhelmingly voted to join Russia in 2014 after a Western-backed coup in Kiev.

Speaking to CNN, Sullivan explained that “we have not placed limitations on Ukraine being able to strike on its territory… What we’ve said is thatwe won't enable Ukraine with US-systems to attack Russia. And we believe Crimea is Ukraine.”

In a statement on Telegram, Antonov said that “the unconditional approval of strikes on Crimea using American and other Western weapons” as well as Western countries’ deliberations about supplying Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets “clearly demonstrate that the United States has never been interested in peace” andRussia was correct to have started its military campaign in Ukraine.

He went on to warn Washington against “thoughtless judgments on Crimea, especially in terms of ‘blessing’ the Kiev regime for air attacks” on the peninsula.

“Strikes on this territory are considered by us as an attack on any other region of the Russian Federation.It is important that the United States is fully aware of the Russian response.”

Antonov also blasted talks about supplying Ukraine with F-16s, pointing out that Kiev lacks both the infrastructure and the personnel to operate them on its own. “What would happenif American fighters take off from NATO airfields, operated by foreign ‘volunteers’?” he asked.

Sullivan’s remarks likewise triggered outrage from Crimean Deputy Prime Minister Georgy Muradov, who opined that by allowing Ukraine to use US-made planes to target the peninsula,the White House had “agreed to unleashing a nuclear war.”

The official recalled that Crimea hosts Russia’s Black Sea Fleet. “An attack on one of the pillars ofRussia’s strategic securitylegally obliges our country to useall available means to prevent it from being undermined,” he said, adding that this could mean destroying hubs which are used to ship Western weapons to Ukraine,includingthose located on NATO territory.

https://www.rt.com/russia/576685-russia-ukraine-crimea-strikes-us/

22 May, 2023 10:10

EU not planning to reconnect key Russian bank to SWIFT – official

Brussels says the state-owned Russian Agricultural Bank may return to the payment system only after the conflict in Ukraine ends

The European Union will not reconnect Russian state agricultural lender Rosselkhozbank to the SWIFT payment system in the immediate future, the Izvestia newspaper reported on Monday, citing EU foreign affairs spokesman Peter Stano. The bank facilitates themajority of transactions involving Russian agricultural exports.

Stano told the news outlet that Brussels may move to soften or lift restrictions placed on the bank only when the conflict in Ukraine ends.

“As for the de-SWIFTing of Russian banks – this is part of the sanctions imposed by the European Union and other countries in response to Russia’s [military operation] in Ukraine,” he was cited as saying.

SWIFT stopped servicing Rosselkhozbank transactions in June of last year. Its reconnection to the system isone of the conditions Moscow has demandedin order to facilitate the Black Sea Initiative brokered by the UN and Türkiye.The agreement consists of two parts: one guaranteeing the safe export of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea, and the second which covers theremoval of obstacles to Russian agricultural exports.

Russia has repeatedly stated that the second part of the deal is not being implemented, and has warned that it could quit the agreement if the situation does not change.

The EU previously said it was studying the possibility of reconnecting Rosselkhozbank to SWIFT, although the situation has not changed. In March, Brussels suggested that the Russian bank could use fax and e-mail to conduct transactions.

The grain deal was extended for another two months last week. Following the announcement, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called for the “distortions” in the implementation of the agreement – including Rosselkhozbank’s continued lack of access to SWIFT – to be corrected as quickly as possible. The current extension ends onJuly 17.

(Brussels once again reneges on an agreement with Russia. The extreme patience of Russia has evaporated. The EU and US will be the cause of any escalation.)

https://www.rt.com/business/576686-eu-russian-bank-swift/

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22 May, 2023 13:15

Ukrainian saboteurs intrude into Belgorod Region – Moscow

By staging the raid, Kiev seeks to divert attention from the fall of Artyomovsk, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov has said

A Ukrainian saboteur group has intruded into Russia’s border Belgorod Region, with Moscow’s military and law enforcement agencies scrambling to repel the attack, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Monday.

The news about the raid was first broken by Vyacheslav Gladkov, the region’s governor, who wrote on his Telegram channel that a Ukrainian commando unit had crossed into Grayvoron district west of Belgorod. He would not provide any detail on how many Ukrainians were taking part in the raid.

He added that the Russian military, the National Guard, border patrol agents and Federal Security Service (FSB) “are taking all the necessary measures to destroy the enemy.”

Peskov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin had been briefed on the matter. “Work is underway to push them out from Russian territory and to destroy this sabotage group. There are enough forces and resources in place,” he stated.

The spokesman also claimed that theattack was meant to mitigate political falloutfrom the fall of the Donbass stronghold of Artyomovsk, known as Bakhmut in Ukraine, which was recently fully captured by Russian forces after months of bitter fighting, according to the Ministry of Defense. Kiev disputes this claim.

Meanwhile, a spokesman for Ukraine’s Directorate of Intelligence, Andrey Yusov, confirmed the raid to local media, but insisted that the operation wasbeing conductedexclusively by Russian citizens fighting for Kiev – namely the so-calledLegion ‘Freedom of Russia’ and Russian Volunteer Corps(RDK).

He claimed that the attack sought to“liberate”some territory from Moscowand protect Ukrainian civilians by creating a “security strip.”

Minutes before reporting the attack, Governor Gladkov said that the village of Glotovo, in the same area, had been hit by an artillery strike, injuring two people.

The raid into Belgorod Region follows asimilar hit-and-run attackon Russia’s Bryansk Region in early March. The responsibility for the operation, which left two Russian civilians dead, and injured a young boy, was claimed by the Russian Volunteer Corps. While officials in Kiev denied they had orchestrated the operation,RDKmembers themselves stated thatUkrainian authorities had “signed off” on the raid.

https://www.rt.com/russia/576701-ukraine-raid-belgorod-peskov/

22 May, 2023 13:40

Modi calls for UN reform

The ‘Global South’ needs more say on the Security Council, the Indian PM declared

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for the United Nations to be reformed to “reflect the realities of the present.” India has long eyed a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, and its demands are now shared by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

“Why is the UN, which was started with the idea of establishing peace,not successful in preventing conflicts today?” Modi addressed G7 leaders in Hiroshima on Sunday. “The institutions created in the last century are not in line with the system of the 21st century,” he continued, adding that “they do not reflect the realities of the present.”

“That is why it is necessary that reforms should be implemented in big institutions like the UN,” he stated. “They will also have to become the voice of the Global South. Otherwise,we will only keep talking about ending the conflicts. The UN and the Security Council will remain just a talk shop.”

The Security Council consists of15 members, ten of which serve two-year termson the body and cannot veto resolutions. Formed in 1945, the __Security Council can enforce sanctions, authorize military action, and refer cases for the International Criminal Court_ – but only with the unanimous consent of the five permanent members.

These five nations – theUS, UK, China, France, and Russia– were the first five states to acquire nuclear weapons, and the veto system and its resulting deadlock was largely engineered to prevent them from engaging in nuclear war with one another.

India has since acquired its own atomic weapons, and along with Brazil, Germany, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, and South Africa, is considered a leading candidate to join an expanded Security Council as a permanent member.

Russia has advocated for a more diverse Security Council for years, with Moscow’s permanent representative to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, telling the council last year that it “can be democratized only through increasing the representation of African, Asian, and Latin American states.” (Russia wanting Latin American countries, truly 3rd world nations, is only because the majority are run by Marxists and Communists, adding them to any position of power is the worst idea ever.)

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres echoed Modi’s calls for reform on Sunday, telling reporters that he supports reforming the Security Council to better reflect the “realities of today’s world.”

(Modi working the plan of wanting the UN to represent the world not the top five nuclear countries. The UN is the propaganda shock troops of the Cabal countries and nothing more. By changing the structure, the US is not drawn into foreign wars forever, hopefully. Or the US President cannot unilaterally misuse the position at the UN)

https://www.rt.com/india/576704-modi-security-council-reform/

21 May, 2023 09:38

Moscow warns of fallout from F-16 deliveries to Kiev

Western countries “are sticking to the escalation scenario,” which comes with enormous risks, the deputy FM has said

If Western countries decide to send F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, it could backfire on them, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Grushko warned on Saturday.

Speaking to TASS news agency, Grushko noted the West’s continual “movement up the escalation ladder,” following reports by several US media outlets that Washington would not stop its allies from sending modern fighter jets to Kiev, which remains locked in conflict with Moscow.

“We see that Western countries are sticking to theescalation scenario. It is fraught with colossal risks for themselves,” he said.

Grushko noted that despite the assistance of Western countries,Russia “has all the necessary means to achieve its goals” with regard to the military operation in Ukraine.

On Friday, NBC reported that the US and its allies plan to provide Ukraine with F-16s, though this does not mean that the aircraft would be supplied directly by Washington. Several other outlets also claimed that the administration of US President Joe Biden wouldnot block its alliesfrom transferring the jets to Kiev.

A day later, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan stated that Washington would support a joint program to train Ukrainian pilots on modern jets such as F-16s, adding that “we will work with our allies to determine when planes will be delivered, who will be delivering them, and how many.”

He also said that the jets would only be used for defensive purposes and would not venture into Russian territory. “The Ukrainians have consistently indicated that they are prepared to follow through on that,” he claimed. (They know Ukraine will not abide by these rules.)

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova slammed his remarks, describing them as “an imitation of law-based behavior.”She added that Washington lacks any legal or moral grounds to make these assertions, which are “false and misleading from the very beginning.”

Zakharova said theUS is doing this “under the guise of some kind of pseudo-humanitarian principle” in order to achieve its own goals.

“Everyone understands perfectly well that the United States is waging a hybrid war against the entire region… We are talking not only about a stand-off with our country, but also about using the Ukrainian people’s territory to achieve their objectives,” she added.

(The question is what country invited Zelensky to the G7, that put pressure on dementia Joe to cave? If its not clear by now, the US and EU Cabal think they can win a WW. Might be time for White hats to take control)

https://www.rt.com/russia/576652-russia-f16-ukraine-warning/

On Bannons War room now

Joe Dememtia thinks he can invoke the 14th amendment to overrule the budget, he’ll be beaten back. He cannot use this.

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Thx anon I should have thought to do that