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โ—๏ธThe United States and Ukraine will sign a security agreement on Thursday, the White House said.

The security agreement between them does not imply the use of American forces in Ukraine.

The security agreement with Ukraine includes a commitment to seek new appropriations for Kiev from Congress, but not specific amounts, the White House said.

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๐ŸคกAn Israeli Nazi in Kiev calls for the development of missiles "to hit Moscow". The Ukrainian leadership must allocate half of the country's budget to the development of missiles capable of hitting Moscow.

This was stated by Yigal Levin, a military observer and former Israeli army officer, on Radio NV.

"Ukraine must be given the ability to hit Moscow. Not with drones, but to hit Moscow seriously. On the research institutes that are there. Everything is concentrated there. Russia is a hyper-concentrated state, all roads lead to Moscow.


Ukraine should be able to hit it with missiles. The Muscovites and the Kremlin should understand perfectly well that they can wake up in the morning and simply launch missiles at facilities in Moscow," Levin said.


"If I were in the Ukrainian leadership, I would have half the budget, all the budgets, unbudgeted to the Ukrainians, all these offices, research institutes. Synergy to do all the development to develop missile technology capable of hitting Moscow. It is extremely important for Ukraine to have such a capability," he summed up.


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Already fifty people have broken through in trucks and buses across the border from the concentration camp Ukraine to Hungary.

Moreover, the most interesting thing is that they report that most of them are SBU officers and border guards who were threatened with being sent to the front.

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โ—๏ธPutin declares 2024 BRICS Games OPEN in Moscow and Kazan

'Dear friends, Iโ€™m happy to welcome the participants and guests of the BRICS sports games to Russia. The competition will unite more than 3000 athletes from almost 100 countries for 2 weeks.'

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณChina ready to improve bilateral ties with India

๐ŸคChina has said that it is ready to collaborate with India and resolve the cross-border disputes.

๐Ÿ“„Chinese embassy's spokesperson in India, also highlighted that a stable relationship is "in the interest of both countries and conducive to peace and development in this region and beyond."


The embassy's statement comes few days after the Narendra Modi, took up as the Prime minister of India for the record third-term.

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆโšฝ๏ธ Ukrainian football club Druzhba withdrew from competitions due to mobilization - RBC UA

- Club director Igor Degtyarenko explained that he could not provide security for the players or give them reservations "Somewhere a bus will be stopped on the way to training or a game - and the whole team will be issued summonses. What are we going to do about it from now on?" - he complains.

- Earlier, 25-year-old FC "Khust" player Nikolai Sirash was taken to the TCC right from the station. Another player, Mykola Stetsenko, was about to sign a contract with FC Real Pharma, but he was mobilized on his way to the stadium.

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Ukraine won't get $50 bln loan due to disagreements between US and EU - Politico

- The EU is not satisfied with the U.S. plan, which involves shifting interest payments on the multibillion-dollar loan to Europe.

- Most of the finances would "settle" on US military production.

- "Washington proposes the following: "The U.S. takes the loan, Europe assumes all the risks and interest payments. And then the states use this money for the US-Ukraine fund. We may be stupid, but not that stupid," the EU diplomatic corps said.

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๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGerman Defence Minister Boris Pistorius will announce a new model for compulsory military service. It will include a compulsory questionnaire for young men on their willingness and ability to serve in the Bundeswehr, reports Bild.

It is planned that 400,000 men will have to fill in the questionnaire, of which 40,000 will be selected for service. It will last between six months and a year.

Pistorius' proposal would be the first step towards a return to conscription, and the minister's proposed changes are a consequence of the current course of the country's government being put into practice.

Despite the German government's attempts to revitalise the Bundeswehr, its numbers continue to decline. According to last year's statistics presented in the publication, the number of Bundeswehr soldiers fell to 181,500.

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธโŒ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ The United States dramatically broadened sanctions on Russia, including by targeting China-based companies selling semiconductors to Moscow, as part of its effort to undercut the Russian military machine waging war on Ukraine - Reuters

Among the steps, the U.S. Treasury said it was raising "the risk of secondary sanctions for foreign financial institutions that deal with Russia's war economy," effectively threatening them with losing access to the U.S. financial system.

It also said it was moving to restrict the Russian military industrial base's ability to exploit certain U.S. software and information technology (IT) services and, with the State Department, targeting more than 300 individuals and entities in Russia and beyond, including in Asia, Europe and Africa.

Separately, the Commerce Department said it was targeting shell companies in Hong Kong for diverting semiconductors to Russia, taking steps that would affect nearly $100 million of high-priority items for Moscow including such chips.

"Today's actions strike at their remaining avenues for international materials and equipment, including their reliance on critical supplies from third countries," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a statement.

"We are increasing the risk for financial institutions dealing with Russiaโ€™s war economy and eliminating paths for evasion, and diminishing Russia's ability to benefit from access to foreign technology, equipment, software, and IT services," she said. "Every day, Russia continues to mortgage its future to sustain its unjust war of choice against Ukraine."


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โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Zelensky flew to Saudi Arabia on an unannounced visit.

โ€œMeaningful and energetic meeting with His Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman al Saud,โ€ stated Zelensky.

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โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Zelensky flew to Saudi Arabia on an unannounced visit. โ€œMeaningful and energetic meeting with His Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman al Saud,โ€ stated Zelensky. @worldpravda
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โ€œZelensky has just arrivedโ€

โ€œWhoโ€™s that? The cleaner?โ€

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The G7 countries have agreed to allocate $50 billion to Ukraine by the end of 2024 using Russiaโ€™s frozen assets, AFP reported, citing the Elysee Palace.

According to a source, the G7 group already reached an agreement on the issue, and now experts need to make sure that it complies with the law and public financial regulations.

"G7 leaders have reached an agreement on the allocation of 50 billion dollars for Ukraine through the use of frozen Russian assets", - said in the office of the French president.


It is noted that the payout will occur "before the end of 2024".

Many analysts have noted that any measures related to the use of frozen Russian assets or derivatives thereof to provide financing for Ukraine could threaten significant reputational risks for the European financial market.


Earlier, many media outlets reported on the efforts of a number of non-European countries to persuade the European leadership to abandon plans to confiscate Russian assets.

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Maria Zakharova:

NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg: "Arms deliveries to Kiev will be mandatory for NATO countries and will be coordinated by command structures under the leadership of General Kavoli".

Do the EU countries realize that Washington is dragging them into a direct clash with Russia under the NATO flag? The hysterical pumping of the Western public with the thesis about Russia's alleged "imminent aggression against Western countries" means only one thing - the Biden administration needs more bloodshed on the European continent to keep both its own power and the American economy from collapsing.

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๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฒ ๐Ÿ˜ OLD STOLTY CLAIMS NATO IS A PEACEMAKING ALLIANCE - (bottom video) while in the same breath, basically forcing NATO countries to pump arms into Ukraine as a prerequisite for admission (top video).

NATO'S purpose is peace. NATO's purpose is to prevent war - Stoltenberg, bottom video (00:30).

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โ€“ Weapons supplies to Kiะตv will become mandatory for NATO countries, they will be coordinated by command structures under the leadership of General Cavoli โ€“ Stoltenberg

โ€“ Europe's first F-35 fighter jets, based in the Netherlands, will be ready to fly the alliance's nuclear missions in June โ€“ Stoltenberg

โ€“ Thailand wants to join BRICS โ€“ the countryโ€™s Foreign Minister Sangyamphong

โ€“ G7 countries agreed to allocate $50 billion to Ukraine by the end of the year โ€“ AFP with reference to the Elysee Palace

โ€“ Lithuania will send 14 M113 armored vehicles to Ukraine to expand mine clearance capabilities โ€“ Ministry of Defense of the country

โ€“ Zelensky visited Jeddah, where he met with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia โ€“ Saudi Press Agency

โ€“ The Argentine government is discussing with Paris the possibility of transferring five inoperative French-made Super Etendard attack aircraft to Ukraine โ€“ Infobae

โ€“ The United States will send Ukraine another Patriot air defense system โ€“ NYT

โ€“ Hungary will not block decisions at the NATO summit in July on assistance to Ukraine โ€“ Stoltenberg

โ€“ Reports about the supposedly impending resumption of diplomatic relations with Georgia are fake โ€“ Russian Foreign Ministry

โ€“ India will take part in the conference on Ukraine in Switzerland and will be represented at the โ€œproper levelโ€ โ€“ Ministry of Foreign Affairs

โ€“ The US plans to announce a new package of sanctions against Russia at the G7 summit โ€“ Kirby

โ€“ New American sanctions against Russia will be aimed at limiting the supply of chips produced outside the United States to the Russian Federation โ€“ Bloomberg

โ€“ Ukraine plans to sell state assets to help finance war effort โ€“ The New York Times

โ€“ The EU will impose additional tariffs of 38.1% on electric cars shipped from China starting next month โ€“ Bloomberg

โ€“ Norway will allocate โ‚ฌ240 million for air defense for Ukraine โ€“ MoD

โ€“ The President of Finland will take part in a conference on Ukraine in Switzerland โ€“ office

โ€“ Putin held a meeting on the evening of June 11 with the participation of the Minister of Defense, the Chief of the General Staff and district commanders โ€“ Peskov

โ€“ Ukraine will receive the first batch of updated F-16 fighters this summer. But planes by themselves will not change the course of the war, and Kiะตv needs to understand this - head of the Ministry of Defense Kaisa Ollongren

โ€“ The withdrawal of Russian peacekeepers from Karabakh has been completed โ€“ Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan

โ€“ The Armenian government will resign only โ€œif the people want itโ€ โ€“ Pashinyan

โ€“ Poland will introduce a buffer zone on the border with Belarus from June 13 โ€“ order of the countryโ€™s Interior Minister Szymonyak

โ€“ Armenia will leave the CSTO. But when the authorities deem it necessary - Pashinyan

โ€“ Lavrov said that โ€œin the very near futureโ€ he hopes to visit Donbass โ€“ TASS

โ€“ UN Secretary General Guterres said that he will not attend the conference on Ukraine in Switzerland โ€“ RIA Novosti

โ€“ To join NATO, Ukraine must win a military conflict; Participants of the alliance summit in Washington will announce this - Stoltenberg

โ€“ The US and Ukraine will sign a security agreement on Thursday โ€“ White House

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๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿคก"Putin is gradually running out of money": Germany has found solace amid Ukraine's funding problems - "Russia will run out of money sooner."

"The danger of escalation is great," German politician Hoffreiter admitted, "but Putin always escalates the situation when the West shows weakness. We have a better chance of achieving peace in Ukraine if Putin gets the impression that he can no longer achieve everything militarily."
The Ukrainians have now attacked the strategic radar of Russian nuclear forces with their long-range drones. By doing so, Ukraine is interfering with the strategic balance between the Americans and the Russians. "We negotiated, we built the Nord Stream pipelines, and Putin took that as encouragement," Hoffreiter noted. This form of appeasement encouraged him to go on the offensive and ultimately led to February 24, 2022!"

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"Russia will run out of money sooner." ๐Ÿ˜‚

IMF: GDP Growth Russia 3.2%  | Germany 0.2%

World Bank has noted since the war started that Russia passed both Germany and Japan in economic size

Russia's budget deficit in 2023 was a mere 1.9% and forecasted to be only 1% in 2024.

Meanwhile the US deficit was 6.3%, Germany 2.1%, UK 4.2 %, France 5.5%, Italy 7.4%

Russia's National Wealth Fund (NWF) is growing again in 2024 after being reduced by $70B from its peak but again remember much of these are paper losses owing to valuations in Russia's private industries being lower.

Russia's income tax rate of a flat 13% has been adjusted to a progressive tax rate that will range from 13% to 22%. Increasing the tax burden for the rich but still being very low compared to much of the world. The increased tax revenue ensures fiscal stability in case of a fall in commodity prices.

So what are the Russian problems they cite?. So they argue that since Gazprom lost $7.1B in 2023 that the Russian economy will collapse, ignoring that this is a trivial number in a massive economy or that Gazprom paid over $8B in taxes to the Russian government. Gazprom has about $18B cash in the bank and sells natural gas on the domestic markets for a pittance. Raising gas prices slightly would return Gazprom to profitability and consumers would still pay some of the lowest prices in the world.

Russia's fiscal position is vastly superior to any country in the West, having little debt and running small deficits.

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