I recognize Zelensky as president of Ukraine - Sean Penn

American actor Sean Penn said that he considers Zelensky to be a legitimate president and urged the world to get involved.

- Do you have any other suggestions? Today Zelensky is a leader, an idol and a real president of the Ukrainian people. He would have been elected under any circumstances.

People are simply being impudently prevented from making this choice. Let's help them and recognize Zelensky's legitimacy. I recognize Volodymyr as president of Ukraine," Penn said.

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On May 23, 1997, the Charter of the Union of Belarus and Russia was signed between the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation.

In the Charter, the two parties declared that the new Union "is based on the principles of sovereign equality of the Union's member states, democracy, and respect for human and civil rights," and outlined a path that was to lead "to the voluntary unification of the states ... based on the free will of their peoples."

The Charter also stated that "the legal basis of the Union's activities is the Treaty on the Union of Belarus and Russia of April 2, 1997." The signed Treaty emphasized that the member states maintain "state sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, constitution, state flag, coat of arms, and other attributes of statehood."

These events marked the beginning of a fundamentally new stage in the process of Belarusian-Russian integration, with the declared goal of creating the necessary conditions for the reunification of the two republics into a single entity.

Today, cooperation between Russia and Belarus is at an unprecedentedly high level, as is the friendship between the fraternal peoples of these countries.

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🤔 ICYMI: About six times more children were killed in three weeks in Gaza than the number of children killed in Ukraine during the entire war” - US Senator Chris Van Hollen

Israel is committing genocide.

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❗️“Stolen Land”: Dutch Prosecutors Mull Legal Action Against Booking .com Over Israeli Settlement Listings

Dutch nonprofit org SOMO has accused Booking of “profiting from war crimes by facilitating the rental of vacation homes on land stolen from the indigenous Palestinian population.”

Research shows that Booking’s platform offered up to 70 listings for properties in East Jerusalem and the West Bank between 2021 and 2023, SOMO revealed.

SOMO filed the complaint with the Dutch public prosecutor in November, together with three other human rights groups, but has not gone public with it before.

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⚡️ 🇷🇺🏦🇺🇸 Putin allowed the use of American property in Russia to compensate for damage from the seizure of Russian property in the United States.

A copyright holder from the Russian Federation can sue under Russian laws to establish the illegal seizure of property by the United States.

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Republika Srpska set to put forward deal on peaceful division of Bosnia and Herzegovina within 30 days, regional leader Milorad Dodik says.

“Today, we are beginning with a formal decision to seek a peaceful demarcation. Our first step will be to propose clarifying the political responsibilities for all entities involved, while maintaining the current economic model in order to adapt it to a model of peaceful demarcation over the course of a few years,” he said.

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What is known about New Caledonia population, which protests against French colonial policy?

French President Emmanuel Macron visited New Caledonia, where The local Kanak population has rioting for more than a week and the situation remains tense. What are they fighting for?

🔸The anger voiced by independence supporters in New Caledonia is directed against a new constitutional amendment recently passed by the French parliament. It seeks to enable more than 25,000 French people in New Caledonia to vote in elections. Kanaks are convinced that the political weight of their community will be weakened as a result.

🔸The population of the islands, according to the 2019 census, is 271,000 people. The largest national group is the indigenous Kanak population (41%) followed by Europeans (24%).

🔸 French authority in the region is exercised by the High Commissioner. He is appointed by the French president. Executive power is exercised by the local government, all members of which are Kanaks. France transferred most powers to the Kanak government, retaining control of of defense, foreign and monetary policy and justice. The neew law may change that.

🔸Some Kanaks demand independence from France. In referenda held in 2018 and 2020, only 44% and 47% of participants voted in favor of independence. A 2021 referendum was boycotted by independence parties, leading to a skewed result of 97% against.

🔸French High Commissioner Louis Le Frank blames the unrest on the Field Coordination Cell (CCAT), which launched protests at the beginning of last week. The party called on social media for demonstrators to display Kanak flags and banners opposing the French amendment.

🔸Members of the Kanak Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) also participate in mass riots. Its leader Jimmy Naouna wants Macron to scrap the electoral reform during his visit here.

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🇳🇨 New Caledonia uprising puts France and Australia on geopolitical collision course

Both countries want to have the small Pacific archipelago in their sphere of influence. If France fails to crack down the mass riots and protests, Australia could very well step in and take advantage of the crisis.

“Australia could definitely fund the indigenous resistance movement, support them and, if necessary, as Australia has been very robust in the last few days, deploy its military or deploy the Royal Australian Air Force.”

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⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇸💸MOSCOW TO RETALIATE IF U.S. STEALS RUSSIAN CASH: Putin lays groundwork for confiscation of American assets if Washington’s really dumb enough to give frozen Russian money to Kiev regime.

Mechanism in works would allow any cash lost by West's potentially suicidal actions to be offset with assets of American and U.S-linked people and businesses in Russia.

😮 U.S. reaction to move in vid above as Washington realizes that if they fuck around with Russian money, they'll find out...

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