A recession in Europe, caused by a reduction in Russian gas supplies, could be beneficial for the US; however, the US will suffer if Moscow refuses to export oil, the Washington Post reports, citing sources.

The impact on the United States from a European recession would probably be "modest and manageable," since trade with Europe accounts for less than 1% of the US GDP, a senior administration official told the newspaper on condition of anonymity, referring to estimates from the US Treasury Department and Council of Economic Advisers.

Despite gaining from a recession in Europe, the US could suffer should Russia decide to stop oil exports completely, the newspaper warned.

🗯"If Europe plunges into a depression after Russia shuts off energy exports and oil rises to $150 a barrel - there’s a possible impact to the US there that’s really bad," Matthew J. Slaughter, an economist at Dartmouth College, told the outlet.

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❗️Buckingham Palace invited only US President Joe Biden and his wife to the funeral ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II, without inviting the American leader to come with a delegation, CNN reported, citing an unnamed representative of the White House.

▪️According to the source, the palace sent an invitation "only to the (US) President and the first lady," due to the full occupancy of the event.

▪️However, in the past, US presidents were invited to attend state funerals with a delegation, including the funeral of former South African President Nelson Mandela (1918 - 2013).

⚡️Two people shot dead in Marseille, France, Police say

📊🇯🇵The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet has plunged to 41%, while the disapproval rating reached 48% for the first time ever for Japan's current government, Asahi newspaper reports, citing data from a public opinion poll.

▪️The fall in the government's approval reflects its unpopular decision to hold a state funeral for late former prime minister Abe at the state's expense, as well as the revelation of connections between politicians and deputies from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the Unification Church, whose members are commonly known as 'Moonies'.

▪️Criticism of the church appeared following reports that the murder suspect felt that his life had been ruined because the Unification Church had taken all the family’s money through his mother’s donations.

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❗️Kherson and the Kherson region are not in danger; the Russian Army has built protective lines around the perimeter of the region, the deputy head of the regional administration says.

❗️Dmitry Medvedev compared the current negotiating position of the Russian Federation on Ukraine with a child's warm-up, adding that in the future it would demand the total surrender of the Kiev regime

❗️Russia’s FSB announced they have prevented a series of terrorist attacks aimed at the civil and military administration officials of the Kherson region and the Republic of Crimea

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📹The Russian MoD has published footage showing Su-35 fighters in combat action

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"There are some injured, a man from the apartment number 2. He was wounded in today's shelling."

A woman from the DPR, showing shell fragments, speaks about the Ukrainian Army's destructive bombardment

📹The Russian Defense Ministry has released footage of Ukrainian hardware destroyed near the Nikolayev-Krivoy Rog front

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⚡️ The EU's refusal to lift restrictions on the supply of agricultural products has once again shown an unscrupulous approach, Russia's deputy foreign minister says

❗️An update from Russia’s MoD:

Russian Forces performed missile strikes near Kupyansk and Izyum, hitting the troops and equipment of 'Kraken' Ukrainian nationalists, the 113th Territorial Defense Brigade and the 93rd mechanized brigade. Ukrainian Army losses included up to 250 soldiers and more than 20 pieces of equipment;

Russian missile strikes along the Nikolayev-Krivoy Rog front targeted units of the Ukrainian 63rd mechanized and 46th air mobile brigades. During the day, Kiev lost over 300 troops while up to one thousand were wounded.

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📍 US Vice President Kamala Harris said on Monday that she would run for office in 2024 if President Joe Biden sought re-election.

▪️ Harris said in an interview with the NBC broadcaster that Biden made it clear that he was going to run for office in 2024, and that she would be proud to stand for office with him.

▪️ According to Harris, the role and responsibility of the US vice president is very important, and she does what she can to be a great partner for the president, helping to solve some of the main problems affecting the country in terms of both domestic and foreign policy.

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⚡️Russia not pulling troops out of ZNPP, Kiev must be forced to stop shelling nuclear plant, Kremlin says

⚡️Russia does not see any negotiating prospects with Ukraine at the moment, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov says.

📹 Russia's MoD has published footage showing Russian Pacific Fleet marines participating in a special operation strike on Ukrainian units with Uragan and Grad rocket systems.

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❗️Norway’s PM says capping the price of natural gas would not solve Europe's gas shortage

⚡️Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Russia copes with pressure from West, adding that "blitzkrieg tactics" did not work as Moscow promptly implemented protective measures