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https://www.rt.com/russia/613309-militarist-eu-no-place-negotiations/
‘Militarist’ EU has no place at Ukraine peace negotiating table – Moscow
Belligerence demonstrated by Kiev’s EU backers will only push them into greater isolation, the Russian foreign ministry has said
The aggressive position of Ukraine’s EU backers makes them unfit for taking part in the peace process, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. Their desire to push divisive narratives will only harm their own relations with the international community, it added.
The actions of active Ukraine supporters among the EU nations show that they “had firmly embarked on a path of militarism” and had “lost the right” to take part in the Ukraine conflict resolution, according to the Russian ministry.
It was commenting on the two competing resolutions on Ukraine that were submitted to the UN General Assembly on Monday to mark the 3rd year of the conflict between Moscow and Kiev. One of them was initiated by Kiev and its EU backers and condemned Russia.
Moscow blasted the document over “recycling baseless accusations and ultimatums against Russia, selective citation of the UN Charter” and ignoring the root causes of the ongoing hostilities. According to the ministry, the resolution was aimed at increasing international support for the so-called ‘Zelensky peace formula’ – Kiev’s plan for resolving the conflict mostly based on a set of demands and preconditions Russia has repeatedly branded as unacceptable.
The document received a record low support in the UN General Assembly, the foreign ministry said, adding that more than half of the UN members did not back it. The resolution was endorsed by 93 nations and opposed by 18, with 65 abstentions. The remaining members of the 193-strong body did not vote.
The competing resolution put forward by the US, which initially only expressed sorrow for the loss of life in the conflict and called for a sustainable peace was “turned into yet another anti-Russian pamphlet” through “obnoxious” amendments introduced by Kiev’s EU backers, the ministry stated.
“The meaning of the initiative was distorted to a point when even its US authors could not endorse their own document,” the Russian statement said. The EU nations’ delegates then also tried to delay the voting on a similar US-sponsored resolution at the UN Security Council, it added.
Such actions run counter to the will of the international community, Moscow believes. Most nations would like to contribute to the swift resolution of the ongoing conflict, according to the ministry. Kiev’s EU backers could end up “in isolation” due to their belligerent stance, it warned.
The EU and some of its member states have stepped up their aggressive rhetoric this month after Moscow and Washington announced plans to restore ties and work on resolving the Ukraine conflict. On Monday, the bloc adopted its 16th package of Ukraine-related restrictions, marking the anniversary of the launch of the Russian military operation against Kiev’s forces in February 2022.
However, shortly after assuming office in January US President Donald Trump pivoted Washington’s stance on Ukraine. Trump recently claimed that Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky is responsible for escalating the conflict and declared that Zelensky's participation in meetings between Washington and Russia is unnecessary.
EU top diplomat and former Estonian prime minister, Kaja Kallas, accused the US of adopting a “Russian narrative” under the new administration and stated that Brussels should “support Ukraine right now more than ever.”
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https://www.rt.com/news/613301-icc-urged-investigate-biden/
ICC called on to investigate Biden
Top officials in the previous US administration were complicit in Israeli atrocities in Gaza, a US-based non-profit has alleged
A US-based NGO has urged the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate former US President Joe Biden and two of his administration’s top officials, accusing them of acting as accessories to Israeli war crimes in Gaza.
Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) lodged its request with ICC prosecutor Karim Khan last month, according to a Monday press release by the nonprofit. Last year, Khan secured arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as three figures in the Hamas leadership, over alleged war crimes committed in the enclave.
Biden, former Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made “deliberate and purposeful decisions” to “provide military, political, and public support to facilitate Israeli crimes in Gaza,” the press release said.
DAWN’s 172-page communication to Khan laid out the legal reasoning, built with the help of ICC-registered lawyers and war crimes experts, according to the nonprofit.
“There are solid grounds to investigate Joe Biden, Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin for complicity in Israel's crimes,” DAWN board member and war crimes lawyer Reed Brody said in the press release. “The bombs dropped on Palestinian hospitals, schools and homes are American bombs, the campaign of murder and persecution has been carried out with American support,” he added.
Israel’s military operation in Gaza has devastated the enclave, and killed more than 48,000 Palestinians, according to local Hamas-run health authorities. The EU, UN and the World Bank estimated that it would take more than $53 billion over the next decade to rebuild Gaza, in a joint statement last week.
Since his inauguration last month, US President Donald Trump has sanctioned the ICC and Khan over arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant, accusing the court of setting “a dangerous precedent” and putting Israeli and US personnel in danger of “harassment, abuse and possible arrest.”
Neither Israel nor the US are signatories to the Rome Statute, and therefore do not recognize the ICC’s jurisdiction.
Trump could be liable for obstruction of justice under the treaty, DAWN wrote in its press release. The US president’s proposal to displace Palestinians and take over Gaza “would also subject President Trump to individual liability for war crimes,” the nonprofit added.
In early February, Trump announced that “the US will take over the Gaza Strip,” level the destroyed buildings and develop it. Palestinians would be displaced to “neighboring countries of great wealth,” Trump suggested.
Met with outright rejection by Arab states, Trump has stressed he is not “forcing” the plan.
“I think that’s the plan that really works but I’m not forcing it. I’m just going to sit back and recommend it,” he told Fox News radio in an interview last week.
https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/breaking-fbi-launches-investigation-into-james-comey-mace/
BREAKING: FBI Launches Investigation Into James Comey
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has initiated an investigation into former Director James Comey concerning an alleged covert operation targeting Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. The move comes shortly after Kash Patel assumed the role of FBI Director.
According to a report by The Washington Times, an FBI whistleblower disclosed that in 2015, Comey authorized an off-the-books operation involving two undercover female agents. These agents, referred to as “honeypots,” were tasked with infiltrating Trump’s campaign to gather potentially incriminating information.
In intelligence terms, a “honeypot” is an agent who pretends to have romantic or sexual intentions to gather information from someone. The whistleblower claims that Comey directly orchestrated this operation without any concrete crime as its basis, indicating it was a broad attempt to find any possible misconduct in the Trump campaign.
The whistleblower revealed that two female FBI undercover agents were embedded at high levels within Trump’s 2016 campaign, tasked with acting as “honeypots” alongside Trump and his campaign staff. The Times uncovered that under the new leadership of Director Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino, the bureau is actively searching for these former undercover employees who operated under Comey’s command.
The whistleblower’s disclosure, which The Times has reviewed, contrasts with the FBI’s later counterintelligence operation, Crossfire Hurricane, which investigated unverified allegations of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. According to the whistleblower, who had direct knowledge of the actions, Comey was personally involved, ordering and directing the investigation against Trump.
The whistleblower also indicated that the undercover operation was kept hidden from Justice Department Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz, who later scrutinized misconduct in the bureau’s investigation of the Trump campaign.
According to the disclosure, “The case had no predicated foundation, so Comey personally directed the investigation without creating an official case file in Sentinel or any other FBI system.” The whistleblower noted that while the FBI has various ways to protect highly sensitive investigations, there was no justifiable reason for Comey not to have officially documented the investigation or assigned it a file number.
During a recent interview prior to the election, Comey showed visible concern regarding the actions Trump might take if he were to be reelected.
“Trump is coming for those institutions. He knows their power and I think he has regrets that he didn’t work hard enough to corrupt them last time. So he’s coming for them and that’s a danger for all Americans,” Comey told MSNBC.
Christopher Wray stepped down on January 19, just one day before Trump was inaugurated as the 47th president. Wray, who had overseen investigations into Trump, has faced criticism from congressional Republicans for falsely claiming he had official duties to skip an oversight hearing for a vacation.
In February, the Justice Department charged the acting FBI leadership with “insubordination” in a probe into the alleged misuse of law enforcement during Joe Biden’s presidency. Patel is expected to collaborate closely with Attorney General Pam Bondi as they pursue the issue.
The investigation into Comey’s alleged operation is expected to examine the extent of the surveillance and the decision-making processes that led to such measures. This inquiry adds to the ongoing discourse about the FBI’s role and impartiality in political matters, especially concerning high-profile figures and election-related activities.
where's that POTUS vid where he proclaims "I am Batman!"
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