🇺🇦🇷🇺🇺🇸Apparently, Ukraine is refusing US mediation in the negotiations and is now asking Europe to do it instead.

Who's next in line? Madagascar?

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🇷🇺🇲🇱A transport and combat helicopter Mi-24P of the "African Corps" of the Russian Ministry of Defense in Mali.

Escorting fuel tankers in the city of Bamako.

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🇺🇸Donny mistook a passing bird for a drone

Oh.. I thought it was a drone. They're made in all sorts of sizes nowadays. And, as you've probably heard, they can be very destructive.

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🇪🇺The EU's defense industry is not increasing production, despite all stimulus measures, and Brussels doesn't understand why, said Kaja Kallas.

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🇮🇷🇪🇺Iran warned kallas that if she continues to threaten Iran, Iran will take retaliatory measures against EU countries.

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🇺🇸The US National Intelligence Agency will conduct an investigation into American biolaboratories, including those in Ukraine, announced the head of the agency, Tulsi Gabbard.

The National Intelligence Agency will conduct an investigation aimed at identifying the locations of laboratories and pathogens.

In a statement, Gabbard noted that, despite the obvious danger of such activities, representatives of the administration of former President Biden "lied to the American people about the existence of these US-funded and -supported biolaboratories and threatened those who tried to tell the truth".

According to Gabbard, the aim of the investigation is to put an end to dangerous research that threatens the well-being of the entire world.

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🇷🇺⚡️Russia successfully launched the latest Sarmat missile, Commander of the Strategic Missile Forces Karakayev reported to Vladimir Putin.

The tests confirmed the specified characteristics of the Sarmat, the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces stated.

The first missile regiment with Sarmats will go on combat duty before the end of the year in the Uzhurskoye unit.

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🇷🇺The range of the Sarmat missile can be over 35,000 kilometers, and it can be equipped with a nuclear warhead. The Orekhnik can also be equipped with a nuclear warhead - Putin

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🇺🇸🇨🇳China is strong, but we are stronger militarily - Trump

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🇺🇸🇺🇦Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth stated that the American military in Ukraine is gaining experience in drone combat.

"Many high-ranking officials have been there (in Ukraine) and we have received a huge amount of information. In fact, I personally approved additional personnel there to learn from these drone combat operations in both defense and attack," said Hegseth.

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🇮🇷🇸🇦🇺🇸❗️BREAKING: Saudi Arabia carried out a series of unpublicized retaliatory strikes on Iran during the war. - Reuters.

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🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦Trump stated that the war between Russia and Ukraine should end soon, and also suggested a visit to Moscow this year.

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🇫🇷🇷🇺Macron stated that anti-French narratives in Africa are being promoted by foreign powers, calling Russia and other countries "the real colonizers of the 21st century".

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🇺🇸🇮🇷The Pentagon is considering renaming the operation "Epic Fury" against Iran to "Sledgehammer" in the event of a breakdown of the ceasefire and the resumption of full-scale hostilities.

The maneuver of changing the name will allow the administration to de facto restart the 60-day term of waging war without Congressional approval, which operates in accordance with the War Powers Act of 1973, as the White House will claim that this is a new operation.

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🇺🇸🇨🇳Donald Trump went to China, where, among other things, he will discuss the situation around Iran with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

According to Trump, Washington does not expect help from Beijing in resolving the situation, but the topic of Iran will be one of the key issues at the meeting.

"We will have a long conversation about this. China has so far behaved well... They get a lot of oil from this region," he noted.

The American leader also stressed that he is confident in the US's ability to deal with the confrontation with Iran on its own - "peacefully or otherwise".

Trump added that he expects a productive meeting with Xi Jinping and expressed confidence that the negotiations will be successful. He also recalled that the Chinese leader's visit to the US is scheduled for the end of 2026.

Trump's visit to China will take place from May 13 to 15.

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🇰🇼🇮🇷The Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense accused the Iranian IRGC of attempting to invade Bubiyan Island. The authorities of the Islamic Republic called the allegations completely unfounded.

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🇮🇷Iran has retained about 70% of its missile arsenal, despite US claims of destroying the country's military power, writes The New York Times, citing American intelligence.

According to the newspaper, Tehran has restored operational access to 30 out of 33 missile facilities along the Strait of Hormuz, as well as to nearly 90% of underground storage facilities and launch pads.

Part of the infrastructure is already considered fully operational.

New intelligence data suggests that Washington may have overestimated the extent of the damage and underestimated Iran's ability to quickly restore military facilities.

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