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  • Iran exports batch of eggs to Russia for the first time

    05/18/2024 7:05:55 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 43 replies
    TV BRICS ^ | 5/8/2024 | Staff
    Iran will send a batch of eggs to Russia for the first time next week, said Hamidreza Kashani, chairman of the republic's poultry farmers' union. "The first batch of eggs (to Russia) will be sent next week," said Hamidreza Kashani. Kashani hopes that Iran's exports to Russia will get better thanks to Islamic Republic President Ebrahim Raisi's visit to Moscow on 7 December and the signing of an agreement to establish a free trade zone between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries and Iran. This is reported by IRNA, a partner of TV BRICS. He noted that now "strict quarantine...
  • Body language expert reveals how attention-seeking Putin tries to engage President Xi with eye-contact... and the signals that show China's leader is the senior partner in their relationship

    05/16/2024 4:42:38 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 60 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 5/16/2024 | Chris Jewers
    Vladimir Putin tried to engage Xi Jinping with eye-contact during their meeting today, but it is clear that the Chinese president is the senior partner in the relationship between the world leaders, according to a body language expert. -snip- But amid the deepening partnership between the two nations, body language expert and author of 26 books on the subject Judi James said the meeting was perhaps more one-sided than Putin would want the world to believe. The Russian employed subtle ways to show the bond between the two despots, Ms James said. But Xi, she noted, 'didn't get the memo.'...
  • Belousov says Russia must win in Ukraine while minimising casualties

    05/14/2024 6:55:14 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 19 replies
    Reuters ^ | 5/14/2024 | Guy Faulconbridge and Mark Trevelyan
    Can Russia's main task is to achieve victory on the battlefield in Ukraine with the minimal loss of troops, incoming defence minister Andrei Belousov said on Tuesday. -snip- Belousov presented himself as a man of integrity, telling parliamentarians: "I have always been, and will be, guided by the reinforced concrete principle 'You can make mistakes (but) you can't lie'." That was a pointed comment, given that he is taking charge of a ministry embroiled in a major corruption investigation that damaged his predecessor Shoigu. The scandal widened on Tuesday with the arrest of another senior official suspected of bribery. -snip-...
  • Russian general Yuri Kuznetsov dragged out bed at 5am by cops as three more defence chiefs resign after Shoigu sacked

    05/14/2024 3:57:49 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 61 replies
    Sun UK ^ | 5/14/2024 | ALIKI KRATEROU
    Lt-Gen Yuri Kuznetsov was arrested "on suspicion of criminal activity" just after Putin dismissed his Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu. A RUSSIAN general was dragged out of his bed at 5am to be taken into detention facing "criminal charges over state secrets" in Vladimir Putin's latest purge. Lt-Gen Yuri Kuznetsov, 55, was arrested by heavily armed cops in balaclavas who smashed their way into his home using crowbars. The top MoD official was reportedly “dragged out of bed and taken away for interrogation”. The arrest of the military chief comes a day after Vladimir Putin oversaw major changes in Russia's defence,...
  • Video Shows Ukraine Blow Up 10 Russian Vehicles in Single Strike

    05/13/2024 11:15:08 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 34 replies
    Newsweek ^ | 5/13/2024 | Gabe Whisnant
    A video posted Monday on social media shows the Ukrainian military destroying 10 Russian military vehicles in a single strike. The video was posted by the 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade on Telegram. Reportedly, five Russian BMP-1s, an amphibious infantry fighting vehicle, along with five tanks, were burned in the strike. The 63rd Brigade said that at least one vehicle was a Russian T-90M battle tank. The Ukrainian defense effort reportedly occurred near Terni in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine. The 63rd Brigade said it destroyed the vehicles "with the help of artillery and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) drops."
  • Russia's Putin proposes sacking Defence Minister Shoigu, parliament says

    05/12/2024 11:39:15 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 55 replies
    Reuters ^ | 5/12/2024 | Reuters
    Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed replacing his defence minister and long-term ally, Sergei Shoigu, more than two years into the Ukraine war, the upper house of parliament said on Sunday. Putin proposed Andrei Belousov, former deputy prime minister, as the new defence minister.
  • Cuba's Puppet President Lands in Russia for WWII Victory Parade

    05/08/2024 4:14:22 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 16 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 5/8/2024 | Christian K. Caruzo
    The figurehead president of the Cuban communist Castro regime, Miguel Díaz-Canel, arrived in Moscow on Tuesday for a two-day official visit that will include a meeting with Russian strongman Vladimir Putin, who has been recently inaugurated for a new six-year term as president. According to the Cuban Foreign Ministry, Díaz-Canel will “address bilateral agenda priorities” following Putin’s inauguration, meeting with other representatives of the Russian government before meeting with Putin on Thursday. Díaz-Canel will also participate in Wednesday’s meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, representing Cuba in its capacity as an observer member of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU)....
  • Putin had 'cheeks plumped with filler' for pageantry fifth inauguration, security expert says

    05/08/2024 7:23:13 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 54 replies
    Mirror UK ^ | 5/8/2024 | Tim Hanlon
    Vladimir Putin wore thick make-up with his eyebrows darkened and used cheek filler when he was sworn in for a fifth term, says a security expert. -snip- Prof Anthony Glees, from the University of Buckingham, told The Mirror that Putin was “heavily made up” for the event including user filler. It comes with the Russian leader having typically tried to give a macho image of himself whether it is riding shirtless on horseback or doing judo. “The doors open and Putin ambles in, greeted by an adoring audience. He is followed by a goose-stepping presidential guard of in uniforms,” said...
  • Angry Families of Missing Russian Soldiers Want Answers From Putin

    05/08/2024 4:44:37 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 75 replies
    Wall Street Journal MSN ^ | 5/7/2024 | Ann M. Simmons, Kate Vtorygina
    Natalia Kruglova last spoke to her husband, Pvt. Ivan Petrov, on Sept. 29. The Russian army conscript told Kruglova he had been ordered back to the front lines in southeastern Ukraine. Then he disappeared. Kruglova wrote to her husband’s commanding officers, the Defense Ministry and even military prosecutors in search of news, but to no avail. Weeks later, the army declared Petrov missing but offered no explanation of what had happened to him. “It’s as if no one owes you anything, no one cares,” Kruglova, 45, said in an interview from her home in the Russian far eastern city of...
  • Putin’s warlord pal ‘too frail to remove his own coat’ as health rumours intensify

    05/07/2024 6:26:06 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 34 replies
    Daily Star UK ^ | 5/7/2024 | Will Stewart
    An ailing warlord pal of Vladimir Putin appeared to be in a bad state when he turned up at the Russian dictator’s inauguration in Moscow today (May 7). The bloated Chechen maniac Ramzan Kadyrov, 47, struggled to walk up the steps into the Kremlin for the ceremony, and then had difficulty getting his coat off. The dad-of-15 needed help from his ally Adam Delimkhanov, 54, a Russian MP, and an aide to sort himself out. It was the first public sighting of Putin lackey Kadyrov in Moscow since reports emerged last month that he was terminally ill, suffering from “pancreatic...
  • All 5 Central Asian Leaders To Attend Victory Day Parade In Moscow

    05/07/2024 12:58:37 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 12 replies
    Radio Free Europe ^ | 5/7/2024 | Staff
    All five Central Asian presidents are scheduled to attend a parade on Red Square on May 9 to commemorate the end of World War II in Europe in 1945, while the majority of the world's leaders continue to condemn Russia's ongoing unprovoked invasion of Ukraine launched in February 2022. Yury Ushakov, an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, on May 7 said Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoev, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, and Turkmen President Serdar Berdymukhammedov will attend the event in the Russian capital’s Red Square. Ushakov added that President Miguel Diaz-Canel of...
  • Steven Seagal turns up for Putin's inauguration as star's strange bond with Russian leader revealed

    05/07/2024 5:01:55 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 24 replies
    Mirror UK ^ | 5/7/2024 | Harry Rutter
    Steven Seagal made a surprise appearance at Vladimir Putin's inauguration ceremony today. The Hollywood actor, who previously hailed himself "one million per cent" Russian arrived in Moscow for president-elect's Kremlin event taking place today (May 7). Putin begins his fifth term as Russian president today after nearly a quarter-century in office. -snip- Seagal pledged his allegiance to Russia at an event held by International Movement of Russians in Moscow in March last year. During the event, the 'Above The Law' star accused the US of spending "billions of dollars on disinformation, lies" which was an attempt to "try to discredit,...
  • Steven Seagal turns up at Putin's inauguration and gives worrying answers when questioned

    05/07/2024 7:53:32 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 38 replies
    Express UK ^ | 5/7/2024 | Lucas Hill-Paul
    American actor Steven Seagal has made a surprise appearance in Russia for Vladimir Putin's fifth inauguration ceremony. The Hollywood star arrived at the Kremlin in Moscow for Tuesday's event in a long black robe, wearing his trademark glasses and famous beard. -snip- Seagal, who received his Russian citizenship in 2017, first bonded with the Putin over a shared love of martial arts and the pair have formed a bromance over the years. Last year, the The Under Siege and Hard to Kill actor described himself as "one million percent Russian" after receiving an Order of Friendship medal from Putin for...
  • Putin orders missile drill as furious Kremlin warns ‘you won’t be safe in 10 Downing Street’

    05/06/2024 5:13:11 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 149 replies
    Mirror UK ^ | 5/6/2024 | Will Stewart
    Russian President Vladimir Putin has continued his deranged nuclear warnings to the West, warning Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that London's iconic No.10 Downing Street is on a hit list. Russian president Vladimir Putin has today ordered nuclear missile firing drills and warned not even Downing Street will be safe. He told defence minister Sergei Shoigu to prepare exercises in the near future "in order to increase the readiness of non-strategic nuclear forces to fulfil combat missions." A Russian defence minister said it would involve land, air and naval forces. A ministry spokesperson said: "A set of measures will be taken...
  • Putin parades Yars nuclear missile launchers, tanks & gun-touting soldiers ahead of annual Victory Day celebrations

    05/05/2024 12:09:47 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 56 replies
    Sun UK ^ | 5/5/2024 | Iona Cleave
    May 9 parades across other regions in Russia have been cancelled this year over 'security concerns'. VLADIMIR Putin paraded nuclear missile launchers, tanks and thousands of war-ready troops this morning ahead of his triumphant Victory Day event. -snip- Ahead of the patriotic event, Russia's fearsome intercontinental nuclear missiles were pulled through the capital's streets in a show of force to the West. Huge columns of troops marched towards the Red Square and even children in oversized battledress joined in the military festivities. The real events will be held on Thursday under intense security, with reports suggesting that Moscow's centrepiece show...
  • Putin times his inauguration with Moscow's annual Victory Day parade marking the Soviet defeat of Nazi Germany - as despot extends his rule by another six years after 'sham' election

    05/05/2024 9:19:31 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 74 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 5/5/2024 | Aidan Radnedge
    Tanks and columns of troops are massing in Moscow ahead of Russia's annual Victory Day - timed this year to coincide with Vladimir Putin's latest presidential inauguration after another election victory denounced as a 'sham'. The despot is set for another six years in the Kremlin after emphatically and unsurprisingly winning March's presidential poll, with his new term formally beginning on Tuesday. -snip- Last year's Victory Day parade featured just a single tank, a Second World War-era T-34.
  • Bribery case puts Russian Defense Minister Shoigu in the crosshairs

    05/03/2024 10:08:19 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 28 replies
    Politico EU ^ | 5/3/2024 | Eva Hartog
    Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov is siting in Moscow’s Lefortovo prison, and that spells trouble for his boss Sergei Shoigu. -snip- In his latest job overseeing military construction, Ivanov was in charge of some of Russia’s most prestigious projects, including a giant military-themed cathedral and patriotic theme park on the outskirts of Moscow and, more recently, reconstruction work in the ruined city of Mariupol in occupied Ukraine. His access to astronomic funds earned him the nickname “Shoigu’s wallet.” Rather than hide his wealth, Ivanov flaunted it. For years, tabloids and independent journalists documented his love for women, opulent real estate,...
  • Russia on the brink as desperate Putin scrambles over major Ukraine road block

    05/03/2024 5:39:33 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 53 replies
    Express UK ^ | 5/3/2024 | Alessandra Scotto di Santolo
    Russian President Vladimir Putin's meeting with an ally of the Wagner Group signals his struggle to address setbacks in the Ukraine conflict. Russian President Vladimir Putin is taking decisive steps to address growing challenges as he seeks to regain control over his struggling military campaign in Ukraine. On May 2, Putin met with Alexei Dyumin, the governor of Russia's Tula Oblast, and a known associate of the Wagner Group, at his Novo-Ogaryovo residence in Moscow Oblast. The meeting has raised questions about the stability of Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu's position, signalling Putin's increasing desperation in the face of unmet...
  • Moment more than 100 of Putin's troops 'are wiped out' in long-range strike with newly supplied US ATACMS ballistic missile

    05/03/2024 4:24:14 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 40 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 5/3/2024 | Chris Jewers
    This is the moment more than 100 Russian troops are believed to have been killed in an ATACMS tactical ballistic missile strike on occupied Luhansk. A military training ground was seen being hit by multiple explosions typical of an ATACMS strike in footage captured by a drone flying high above. The strike targeted a group of 100-plus soldiers who were seen in aerial images, say OSINT analysts in what would be the single largest loss of Russian stories in months. The ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile System) showered the troops with hundreds of M74 APAM mini-bombs which are carried by the...
  • Putin’s inauguration to take place on May 7, senator says

    05/02/2024 8:33:34 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 18 replies
    APA ^ | 4/23/2024 | Staff
    The inauguration of Russian President Vladimir Putin will take place on May 7, Andrey Klishas, chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Legislation and Statehood in the upper house Federation Council, said, APA reports citing TASS. "The inauguration will be held on [May] 7. There will be additional information about the [PCR] tests for [senators attending the inauguration]. This is a standard procedure, it will take place once, on [May] 6," Klishas said at a committee meeting.