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Moldovan Participants of Congress in Moscow Being Detained at Chisinau Airport – Lawmaker
Sputnik - Apr 22nd 2024 8:34pm EDTCHISINAU, (Sputnik) – Passengers who participated in the congress of Moldovan politicians and public figures supporting Moldova’s accession to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) are being detained at the Chisinau airport, Marina Tauber, opposition lawmaker and the deputy chairperson of the Sor party, told Sputnik on Monday.
Russia’s Lavrov Discusses Security With Nicaragua’s Presidential Envoy – Foreign Ministry
Sputnik - Apr 22nd 2024 7:43pm EDTMOSCOW, (Sputnik) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has discussed issues pertaining to security with Laureano Ortega Murillo, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s Special Representative for Cooperation with Russia, according to a transcript of the conversation published by the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Tucker Carlson Says Confronted Speaker Johnson About Persecution of Christians in Ukraine
Sputnik - Apr 22nd 2024 7:28pm EDTWASHINGTON, (Sputnik) – US journalist Tucker Carlson said in an interview with international lawyer Robert Amsterdam that he confronted House Speaker Mike Johnson following the Saturday vote on the foreign aid packages to express his indignation over the persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) by Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government.
Privacy Concerns About TikTok Are ‘Absurd’
Sputnik - Apr 22nd 2024 7:20pm EDTOn Saturday, the US House of Representatives passed the 21st Century Peace through Strength act, which will, among other things, force TikTok parent company ByteDance to sell the app or face a ban inside the United States.
Sponsor of TikTok Ban & Iran-Palestine Sanctions Gets 1,400% Bump in AIPAC Donations
Sputnik - Apr 22nd 2024 4:25pm EDTThe 21st Century Peace through Strength Act passed the US House of Representatives on Saturday, as part of a package of bills that also included military aid to Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific.
G7 Could Take 10 Years to Catch Up With Russian Nuclear Fuel Output
Sputnik - Apr 22nd 2024 3:14pm EDTUS President Joe Biden and his G7 have vowed to end imports of Russian nuclear fuel, but leading Western economies still lag behind Moscow in innovative atomic technologies, nuclear expert Valery Menshikov told Sputnik.
Plunder of the Poor is in Your Houses: US Ramps Up Theft of Syrian Oil and Grain
Sputnik - Apr 22nd 2024 2:58pm EDTUS forces advanced into oil-rich northeastern Syria in 2016 and 2017 on the pretext of fighting IS,* but never left once the terrorists’ self-proclaimed ‘caliphate’ was defeated, stealing billions of dollars’ worth of oil and food, and threatening to fire on Syrian government forces if they attempt to restore the country’s territorial integrity.
Poland Confirms Absurd Desire to Host US Nuclear Weapons – in Violation of NATO Pledges
Sputnik - Apr 22nd 2024 2:51pm EDTMoscow has denounced the “invitation” from Polish president Andrzej Duda for US nuclear weapons to be deployed in his country. But the dangerous trend has been there since 2015, challenging all laws and agreements.
Why Russia’s Approach to Artificial Intelligence May Save Civilization
Sputnik - Apr 22nd 2024 2:23pm EDTThe rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) has raised security, ethical and civilizational issues. Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) Konstantin Vorontsov has shared his vision on the future of the technology.
Southeast Asia on Course to Ukraine-Style Crisis Amid US Militarization of Philippines
Sputnik - Apr 22nd 2024 1:24pm EDTUS and Philippine troops kicked off the largest iteration of their annual Balikatan exercises in decades this week, with this year’s drills involving some 11,000 US and 5,000 Filipino military personnel, plus forces from Australia and France. Geopolitical analyst and former US Marine Brian Berletic explains why the drills are so dangerous.
At Least 350 Healthcare Workers Killed in Gaza Since October 7 – UN Special Rapporteur
Sputnik - Apr 22nd 2024 11:41am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – At least 350 healthcare workers have been killed and 520 others injured in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, when the Israel-Hamas conflict escalated, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health Tlaleng Mofokeng said on Monday.
US Military Advisers to Ukraine Could Be ‘Wiped Out’ as any ‘Legitimate Target’ – Analyst
Sputnik - Apr 22nd 2024 11:34am EDTNATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has stressed that the bloc has no plans to put boots on the ground in Ukraine. At the same time, the US Department of Defense spokesman Patrick Ryder revealed that Washington was mulling sending more military advisers to the US Embassy in Kiev.
‘Two Birds With One Stone’: Biden Targets Radical IDF Unit With Sanctions to Placate His Voters
Sputnik - Apr 22nd 2024 11:15am EDTSources told US and Israeli media over the weekend that the White House is planning to sanction the Israel Defense Forces’ controversial Netzah Yehuda (lit. ‘Judah’s Victory’) battalion over alleged human rights violations in the occupied West Bank. Sputnik asked Tel Aviv-based international relations observer Dr. Simon Tsipis what this means.
NATO Pressuring Greece and Spain to to Give Remaining Air Defense Systems Away to Ukraine
Sputnik - Apr 22nd 2024 9:21am EDTRussia dramatically ramped up its air and missile strikes inside Ukraine in March in the wake of a coordinated campaign by Ukraine’s military targeting Russian infrastructure using drone warfare. The strikes created large holes in Ukraine’s air defenses which Kiev’s NATO patrons are now hoping to patch up.
Ukrainian Men Paying Human Smugglers $3-10k to Dodge NATO’s Proxy War
Sputnik - Apr 22nd 2024 9:07am EDTAuthorities in Kiev and Washington have signaled their readiness to continue the NATO proxy war against Russia ‘to the last Ukrainian’, with Ukraine’s parliament passing a new mobilization law last week, and the House of Representatives approving $61 billion in assistance Saturday. The measures threaten to drive Ukraine into demographic collapse.
Watch Russian UAV Crews in Combat in Special Op Zone
Sputnik - Apr 22nd 2024 8:21am EDTUnmanned aerial vehicles serve various purposes in military operations, including reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition, and strike missions.
Expansive US-Philippines War Games Slammed by China as Tension-Stoking & Muscle-Flexing
Sputnik - Apr 22nd 2024 8:13am EDTBalikatan, a joint annual US-Philippines military exercise that started in 1991, is markedly ratcheting up tensions in the region on this occasion. In a historic first, the drills are also taking place outside of the Philippines’ territorial waters, near the South China Sea, where both Beijing and Manila have territorial claims.
Russian Forces in Control of Novomikhailovka Village in DPR – MoD
Sputnik - Apr 22nd 2024 7:41am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian armed forces have taken control of the village of Novomikhailovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Monday.
Russian Troops Improving Positions During Special Operation in Ukraine – Kremlin
Sputnik - Apr 22nd 2024 7:36am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian troops have been improving their positions along the front line, the Kremlin spokesperson said Monday in a comment on a new Ukraine aid package that passed the US Congress over the weekend.
Russia, China Shift Almost All Mutual Payments Into National Currencies – Lavrov
Sputnik - Apr 22nd 2024 7:30am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – More than 90% of Russian-Chinese financial settlements are conducted in national currencies, while bilateral economic cooperation is actively progressing, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday.
Photos: Chinese Navy Celebrates 75th Anniversary
Sputnik - Apr 22nd 2024 5:56am EDTThe People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is the naval warfare branch of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, responsible for safeguarding China’s waters. With a growing fleet of modern ships and submarines, PLAN has been expanding its operational reach and capabilities.
Russian Forces Capture Most Powerful Model of Leopard 2 Transferred to Ukraine
Sputnik - Apr 22nd 2024 5:33am EDTIn February, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Ukraine had lost more than half of the Leopard tanks delivered to it.
Iranian President Raisi Arrives in Pakistan on 3-Day Official Visit – Islamabad
Sputnik - Apr 22nd 2024 5:15am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has arrived on a three-day state visit to Pakistan’s capital of Islamabad, his first foreign trip during Iran’s new calendar year, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
Israeli Intelligence Chief Resigns Over Failure to Prevent Hamas October Attack – IDF
Sputnik - Apr 22nd 2024 5:13am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The head of the Israeli Directorate of Military Intelligence, Aharon Haliva, on Monday announced his resignation because of the reconnaissance department’s failure to prevent the attack of Palestinian movement Hamas on October 7, 2023, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.
Russia to Hold Business Dialogues With China, Iran, India, Africa at SPIEF 2024
Sputnik - Apr 22nd 2024 5:09am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia is scheduled to hold bilateral business dialogues with a number of countries, including China, Iran, India and African states, at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) 2024, according to the forum’s program published on Monday.