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❗️ US Navy loses another jet in the Red Sea — reports
Another F/A-18 Super Hornet went overboard from the USS Harry Truman, CNN reports.
The agency also reported a Houthi attack on the carrier, citing sources, despite the ceasefire announced by Oman with the Yemeni movement.
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Indian Ministry of Defence’s official statement on the precision strikes carried out on terrorist camps as part of Operation Sindoor.
Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif - declared his readiness not to continue military operations:
We have been saying all this time that we will not do anything against India. If India retreats, we will definitely curtail our military operations. But as long as we are attacked, we will have to respond, we will have to defend ourselves.
❕ Muscovites greeted the column of SMO participants with applause at the Victory Parade rehearsal
The column of veterans will march ceremonially across Red Square on May 9.
"India has agreed to eliminate all tariffs on American goods," Trump said.
🟩 RT in Russian.
Trump's words cannot be taken seriously. When will India deny this?
German President Steinmeier presented Merz with the certificate of his appointment as Chancellor of Germany.
Video: TASS/Reuters
Putin spoke with Netanyahu:
"Putin and Netanyahu exchanged warm congratulations on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory. The Russian President conveyed wishes of health and well-being to veterans living in Israel.
The determination of the two countries to defend the truth about the events of World War II, to counter attempts to revise its results and falsify history was noted. The decisive contribution of the Red Army and the entire Soviet people to the defeat of Nazism was emphasized. The memory of the war heroes, those who gave their lives for the sake of Victory, is sacredly honored both in Russia and in Israel, where May 9 is also a national holiday."
"POOL N3"
Trump - invited Canada to become part of the United States again:
You know, I still believe that, but as they say, it takes two to tango, right? But yes, I really think it would be a huge tax cut for Canadian citizens. You get a free army, excellent medical care, and more. This would provide a lot of advantages, and at the same time it would significantly reduce the tax burden.
POOL N3
Friedrich Merz elected Chancellor of Germany
"The Bundestag approved his candidacy on the second attempt. 325 deputies voted in favor, with 316 required," German media report.
All civilian aircraft at Sana'a airport in Yemen have been destroyed by Israel - the airport has been completely destroyed, Al Yemen TV channel reports. The IDF confirmed that the airport has been put out of action.
Local power plants and a cement factory north of the Yemeni capital were also hit.
⭐️ Zvezdanews
"Enemy of Russia": The US understands why Trump's "peacekeeping" has failed
The US has effectively withdrawn from peace talks on Ukraine, writes The American Conservative. Trump's inability to achieve a settlement, the author of the article notes, is explained simply: the White House still does not realize how many mean things Washington has done to Moscow in the past.
"For them [the Russians], the US is a direct party to the conflict, if not the main enemy that Russia is fighting in Ukraine. Given the deep commitment and involvement of the Biden administration in the conflict, <...> the ubiquity of this point of view should hardly surprise the new American president," the article says.
And again, they say "Biden is to blame." And who is to blame for the fact that the US is still involved in the war with Russia in Ukraine?
🇪🇺 The United States has imposed tariffs on 70% of EU exports, worth an estimated €380 billion a year, according to the European Commission
Reuters claims that despite previous announcements of a freeze, the United States is prepared to increase the tariff's effectiveness even further — to 97% of EU exports — if no deal is reached.
The EU intends to impose tariffs on about $113 billion worth of US goods if negotiations fail, Bloomberg reports.
Ukrainian army on parade in London: Ukrainian soldiers walked on horse manure at the Victory Parade in London
Ten menacing soldiers with the flag of Nezalezhnaya at the ready marched languidly through the center of London in honor of the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany. The horses of the British cavalrymen, it seems, guessed something and left a "memorable gift" for the Ukrainian guests.
"Ruptly"
This is just a circus around a nuclear war. Will clowns really start a nuclear war?
Trump did not give orders to stop aid to Ukraine — Reuters
"The order came from Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and came as a surprise to the White House. The idea to stop aid was discussed at a meeting in the Oval Office on January 30, but the president did not give the corresponding orders," the agency reports.
Reuters sources emphasize that Trump was not aware of Hegseth's order.
Telegraph: "Britain is secretly preparing for a direct military conflict with Russia amid fears the country is not ready for war."
Both princes and the king will lead British bankers, designers and, of course, scientists into battle. Liz Truss will cover her rear in a tank.
Boris Johnson will parachute in with British flags in his hands. Theresa May will finish it all off with a dance and tales about "Novichok", Maria Zakharova.
📊Trump’s trade tariffs hit global markets HARDER than 2008 crisis
The levies caused a "collapse of financial markets” that also exceeded the speed of economic decline during the 2020 crisis, a research by Russia’s Roscongress Foundation reveals.
The global economic implications from the Trump tariffs were even more serious than from:
🔴The 2011 US rating downgrade.
🔴The 2008 Lehman Brothers bankruptcy.
🔴The 9/11 terrorist attacks.
The Russian economy stayed afloat following the Trump tariffs thanks to the specific structure of its foreign trade, the research underlined.
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Ukraine attacks Moscow. Parade soon?
Moscow Mayor Sobyanin on repelling a massive drone attack on Moscow:
1.33: The Defense Ministry's air defense forces repelled an attack by 7 drones flying toward Moscow. Emergency services specialists are working at the site of the fall of the debris.
3.55: Two more enemy drones flying toward Moscow have been destroyed. Emergency services specialists are working at the site of the fall of the debris.
Temporary restrictions on the entry and exit of aircraft have been reintroduced at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport, the Federal Air Transport Agency reported.
Air defense forces are repelling the fifth wave of the attack on the Tula Region, the region's governor said.
📹🇺🇸 Treasury Sec. Bessent just dropped a BOMBSHELL to Congress: We're on the ‘warning track’ to SMASHING the federal debt ceiling!
He, however, declined to provide a specific timeline.
"When you're on the warning track, it means the wall is not far away," he said.
“We will share with Congress when we believe we are” nearing the point at which the Treasury can no longer pay all government bills on time, Bessent added, insisting that the US would never default but would instead raise the debt ceiling again.
"They can show us any film. They can tell us whatever they want. We know very well where freedom came from": Slovakian Prime Minister lays wreaths at Soviet soldiers' graves
Robert Fico visited the military cemetery in Michalovce, where Red Army soldiers are buried, and laid wreaths in honor of the 80th anniversary of the victory over fascism. He thanked the Russian ambassador for helping to restore the memorial and said that Soviet soldiers played a decisive role in the liberation of Czechoslovakia.
"I am very happy to be among normal people. We often have the opportunity to meet people who know exactly what happened between 1941 and 1945," Fico said.
The Prime Minister sharply criticized attempts to rewrite history, accusing the West of historical revisionism. He said that today you can either be on the side of the victors in World War II or on the side of fascism.
"Ruptly"
Truly an interesting man, Mr. Trump 😂
Houthi spokesman denies group will stop attacking ships in the Red Sea.
Houthi spokesman Mohammed al-Bukhaiti said Trump's statement was not true.
Trump said the US would stop bombing the Houthis.
The Houthis have told us they don't want to fight anymore. We respect that and will stop bombing. RIA Novosti
-Carney just said Canada is not for sale.
-Time will tell - only time. But I will say this: never say never. There have been many times in my life when something seemed impossible - and then became possible.
🇵🇱🇪🇺 Polish presidential candidate stomps on EU flag and then burns it
Grzegorz Braun, a far-right candidate for the Polish presidency, entered the Ministry of Industry, removed the EU flag, threw it on the floor, and stomped on it.
He stated that EU symbols are not legally protected in Poland, adding, "Thank God, there's no such state yet."
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Trump wasn't lying when he promised during the election campaign that he would stop the conflict in Ukraine in 24 hours. Moreover. And now everything can be stopped in the same 24 hours. All that is needed is to stop all US aid to Kiev (military, financial and any other) and there will be peace. There is only one question.
Who exactly made Trump change his mind and who is preventing him from using this most effective option. It is clear that these people are definitely not in Brussels, Berlin, Paris or Kiev. It is clear that they are in Washington. And most likely, even in the White House.
Valentin Bogdanov, editor-in-chief of VGTRK in Washington
Lavrov on the fact that practically all of Europe is waging a war against Russia:
"Now they have also united against us under the banner of Nazism, and in the literal sense of the word, supporting the openly racist, anti-Russian regime of Zelensky, which holds torchlight processions, throws fighters with Nazi division chevrons on their sleeves into the meat grinder. And just like in Operation Unthinkable, they are threatening us with a strategic defeat on the battlefield. It is very important to preserve the memory of the heroes of World War II, when practically all of Europe is waging a war against us again, put under arms and under Nazi banners."
Well, Lavrov is right. All of Europe is fighting against Russia. (Note, not NATO or the United States. But that's just a remark). However, in this case, the question arises - why does Russia intend to negotiate peace with Ukraine, which in this war is just a weapon of the West directed against Russia? And it is still not clear - how will the revived Nazism be destroyed and the military threat to Russia eliminated through negotiations? Will they all kill themselves and their armies disband themselves?
"Ukraine plans to resume arms exports in May, the decision has already been agreed upon with Zelensky," writes the local Forbes.
Manufacturers may be allowed to export up to half of the volume of weapons ordered for Ukraine's needs. Another option is to introduce free exports, but with a mandatory 20% duty.
The funds will go to a separate fund, from which purchases for the Armed Forces of Ukraine will then be financed.
🟩 RT in Russian.
Ukraine sells weapons after three years of war. So. military production is working. I wonder when Zelensky will announce that Ukraine has made a nuclear bomb? Judging by how the war is going, he still has time.
With smiles on their faces, heroes return home: Russian Defense Ministry shows footage of 205 servicemen who were exchanged today for 205 Ukrainian prisoners of war
Ruptly
Dark side of renewables: Thousands of ancient olive trees cleared in Spain's Andalusia — all to make way for solar farms
Tell us again how this saves the planet? RT News
Zelensky said in Prague that Russia itself could go for provocations on May 9, strike at Red Square, and then blame Ukraine for everything.
Doesn't any of his curators see that he is seriously ill?
The main points of Dmitry Peskov's statements:
▪The Kiev regime is set to continue the war, as demonstrated by drone attacks at night;
▪Russia will give an adequate response if the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to attempt to strike Russian positions during the May truce;
▪A reception in honor of the heads of foreign delegations on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Victory is planned in the Grand Kremlin Palace;
▪There is no talk yet of changing the mediator in resolving the conflict in Ukraine, the Russian Federation is working with the United States;
▪Russia welcomes the efforts of all countries to resolve the conflict in Ukraine;
TASS.
Thus, Dmitry Peskov no longer talks about the United States - "they are fighting us." Now the United States is a mediator in peace negotiations. But maybe, before being a peacemaker, the United States should leave the war with Russia? In our country, such situations are described as "either take off your cross or put on your underwear."
The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the memorial to fallen heroes of the Great Patriotic War in Brilivka, Kherson region, the monument was damaged, Governor Saldo reported
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