Everything you need to know about the late head of the Rothschild banking clan
Billionaire financier Lord Jacob Rothschild has died at the age of 87. For over 200 years the European dynasty of bankers of Jewish heritage has been credited with financing social and economic upheavals, military operations and election campaigns across the globe. They were reputed to be involved in with behind-the-scenes negotiations that resulted in Britain pledging to establish "a national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine in 1917, leading to creation of Israel.
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In 2006, Jacob Rothschild was revealed as a figurehead for Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who once controlled Russian oil company Yukos — which went bankrupt in 2006. Khodorkovsky had amassed huge wealth in the privatization wave of the 1990s. He was arrested in 2003 on charges of embezzlement and tax fraud.
Control of Khodorkovsky’s shares in Yukos passed to Jacob Rothschild under a “deal” they concluded earlier, the Sunday Times reported at the time.
Khodorkovsky and Lord Rothschild jointly financed projects of the UK-registered Open Russia Foundation. The private NGO was banned as “undesirable” by Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office in 2017.
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Billionaire financier Lord Jacob Rothschild has died at the age of 87. For over 200 years the European dynasty of bankers of Jewish heritage has been credited with financing social and economic upheavals, military operations and election campaigns across the globe. They were reputed to be involved in with behind-the-scenes negotiations that resulted in Britain pledging to establish "a national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine in 1917, leading to creation of Israel.
In 2006, Jacob Rothschild was revealed as a figurehead for Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who once controlled Russian oil company Yukos — which went bankrupt in 2006. Khodorkovsky had amassed huge wealth in the privatization wave of the 1990s. He was arrested in 2003 on charges of embezzlement and tax fraud.
Control of Khodorkovsky’s shares in Yukos passed to Jacob Rothschild under a “deal” they concluded earlier, the Sunday Times reported at the time.
Khodorkovsky and Lord Rothschild jointly financed projects of the UK-registered Open Russia Foundation. The private NGO was banned as “undesirable” by Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office in 2017.
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Zelensky's pack of lies to wheedle more money out of West
At a Sunday press conference in Kiev, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made several unbelievable statements to persuade his Western partners to fork out for more arms, Alexander Mikhailov, analyst and head of the Bureau of Military-Political Analysis in Russia told Sputnik:
🟥 Zelensky said that Ukraine had lost just 31,000 troops killed since the outset of the conflict — far less than the 70,000 dead estimated by US officials last summer. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Ukraine lost 159,000 killed and wounded during the 2023 counteroffensive alone.
🟥 He claimed that Ukraine has a clear winning strategy for 2024, whereas a few months ago it had none. But in fact the front-line situation has got worse. In any case, having a "plan" doesn't mean it would bear fruit — as the summer counteroffensive showed — the analyst pointed out.
🟥 The Ukrainian president noted that Moscow knew of the plans for Ukraine's counteroffensive before it even began. According to the analyst, Zelensky is simply trying to shift the blame for his failure. If Zelensky was telling the truth, then kudos to the Russian intelligence service, Mikhailov remarked.
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At a Sunday press conference in Kiev, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made several unbelievable statements to persuade his Western partners to fork out for more arms, Alexander Mikhailov, analyst and head of the Bureau of Military-Political Analysis in Russia told Sputnik:
"He pretends he is fighting for democracy, Europe, and America. 'Give me money, give me weapons, I will continue to fight to the last Ukrainian.' So I think he will continue to make such statements, which are petty in the eyes of specialists," Mikhailov concluded.
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❗️ The European Commission urged Kiev to show understanding for the position of European farmers and start exporting Ukrainian grain for sale to third countries.
Earlier this week, tractors flying Polish flags blocked highways and major intersections at the country's border crossings with Ukraine as part of protracted protests in which farmers spilled Ukrainian grain on the road to protest unchecked Ukrainian food imports. Similar protests have taken place in Germany, Italy, and France.
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Earlier this week, tractors flying Polish flags blocked highways and major intersections at the country's border crossings with Ukraine as part of protracted protests in which farmers spilled Ukrainian grain on the road to protest unchecked Ukrainian food imports. Similar protests have taken place in Germany, Italy, and France.
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Russian air defenses shot down 6 unidentified air targets over the Belgorod region, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.
No injuries or damage were reported per preliminary information, according to the governor.
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No injuries or damage were reported per preliminary information, according to the governor.
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Residents of the Gaza Strip would not be able to return to the northern part of the enclave until all hostages still held by Hamas were released, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said.
The defense minister added that Israel had "no moral right" to halt hostilities as long as a single hostage remained in Gaza. Even if another pause is agreed upon, Israel will return to the fight "to eliminate the Hamas organization" and return all the abductees, Gallant said.
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"We are working around the clock to reach conditions that will allow us to return the hostages. As part of the negotiations, we are working to maintain pressure on Hamas. The position of the defense ministry will be clear: the full return of civilians to the northern Gaza Strip will take place only after the return of all hostages," Gallant said at a meeting with family members of the hostages in Tel Aviv.
The defense minister added that Israel had "no moral right" to halt hostilities as long as a single hostage remained in Gaza. Even if another pause is agreed upon, Israel will return to the fight "to eliminate the Hamas organization" and return all the abductees, Gallant said.
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Russian FPV drones destroy military equipment, troops, and dugouts south of Donetsk
Finding Ukrainian troops' machine-gun positions, dugouts, and armoured vehicles is the primary responsibility of drone operators. When they notice a tank or an IFV approaching, the operator loads a projectile on an FPV drone and engages an identified target within 3–4 minutes.
The soldiers believe that the main advantage of using drones is the increased effective distance. Not a single RPG shot can fly three kilometres away.
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Finding Ukrainian troops' machine-gun positions, dugouts, and armoured vehicles is the primary responsibility of drone operators. When they notice a tank or an IFV approaching, the operator loads a projectile on an FPV drone and engages an identified target within 3–4 minutes.
The soldiers believe that the main advantage of using drones is the increased effective distance. Not a single RPG shot can fly three kilometres away.
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Republican Congressman Ken Buck, who has been critical of rushing to impeach President Biden, is now planning to introduce a resolution urging Biden's Cabinet to consider invoking the 25th Amendment to remove him from office.
While the report did not recommend charges against the president, it described him as a "well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory".
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"Numerous instances were articulated in the report, and have played out in full public view, showing President Biden’s apparent cognitive decline and lack of mental stamina," the House Republican from Colorado said, expressing concerns about President Biden's mental fitness for office while citing the findings of Special Counsel Robert Hur's report on the president's handling of classified documents.
While the report did not recommend charges against the president, it described him as a "well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory".
Buck said the report "addressed what many Americans have long witnessed with their own eyes – that President Biden is no longer fit to successfully discharge the critical duties of his office."
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NATO countries disagree on the prospect of sending their troops to Ukraine and no such decisions have been made, Polish President Andrzej Duda told reporters following the end of a pro-Ukraine conference which took place in Paris on Tuesday.
French President Emmanuel Macron added that "nothing can be ruled out," commenting on the possibility of sending NATO troops to Ukraine.
On Monday, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said that several EU and NATO countries are considering the possibility of sending their military to Ukraine on the basis of bilateral agreements.
Russia has repeatedly warned NATO countries that arms supplies to Ukraine would be considered legitimate targets. Moscow has accused NATO countries of "playing with fire" by arming Ukraine, emphasizing that such actions hinder the possibility of Russia-Ukraine negotiations.
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"If we are talking about providing specific assistance, then individual countries decide what kind of assistance they specifically provide to Ukraine. There was a heated discussion about sending soldiers to Ukraine, and there was no absolute mutual understanding on this issue. There are different opinions. But I want to emphasize that there are absolutely no such decisions," Duda claimed.
French President Emmanuel Macron added that "nothing can be ruled out," commenting on the possibility of sending NATO troops to Ukraine.
On Monday, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said that several EU and NATO countries are considering the possibility of sending their military to Ukraine on the basis of bilateral agreements.
Russia has repeatedly warned NATO countries that arms supplies to Ukraine would be considered legitimate targets. Moscow has accused NATO countries of "playing with fire" by arming Ukraine, emphasizing that such actions hinder the possibility of Russia-Ukraine negotiations.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters have gathered in the lobby of the corporate media outlet NBC in New York to interrupt President Joe Biden's upcoming appearance on the Late Night with Seth Meyers segment, American media reported.
Hundreds of people were chanting "Stop arming genocide" in reference to Israel's military actions in the Gaza Strip that have resulted in the death of some 30,000 Palestinians and the displacement of nearly 2 million Palestinians there amid widespread hunger.
New York police officers have arrested several of the protesters, the report said.
Biden is visiting New York for what the White House described as a "campaign meeting," without revealing additional details.
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Hundreds of people were chanting "Stop arming genocide" in reference to Israel's military actions in the Gaza Strip that have resulted in the death of some 30,000 Palestinians and the displacement of nearly 2 million Palestinians there amid widespread hunger.
New York police officers have arrested several of the protesters, the report said.
Biden is visiting New York for what the White House described as a "campaign meeting," without revealing additional details.
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Crews of the MLRS "Grad" support the offensive of the Russian army in the Zaporozhye region.
Artillerymen of the battlegroup “Youg” strike the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Rabotino. To inflict maximum damage, Grad crews use "carousel-fire" tactics: when one battery moves to a position, another is already reloading, and the third moves to a new firing position.
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Artillerymen of the battlegroup “Youg” strike the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Rabotino. To inflict maximum damage, Grad crews use "carousel-fire" tactics: when one battery moves to a position, another is already reloading, and the third moves to a new firing position.
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Emergency services examined the Florida home of Donald Trump Jr. after he opened a letter and an unidentified white powder came out, according to media reports.
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"The test results of the substance came up inconclusive...but officials on the scene do not believe it is deadly," a spokesperson for the former president's son said.
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‘Putin was right’: Western complicity in Ukraine’s terrorism proves wisdom of special operation in the Donbass.
“We just had over the weekend an extensive article in The New York Times about how involved the CIA has been for the last decade and is involved in this conflict in secret bunkers on the Russian border from which they are directing attacks into Russia,” said Security analyst Mark Sleboda on Sputnik’s Fault Lines program, commenting on the recent revelations by the NYT.
Sleboda emphasized that the reporting proves Russian President Vladimir Putin had no choice but to intervene in the Donbass, claiming the extent of Western intelligence agencies’ efforts was revealed “because they plan further escalation and they've got to come out in front about how involved they have been at this point in directing this whole war in order to move to escalate even further.”
The Kiev regime has launched terrorist attacks on Russian civilians in recent months, likely attempting to bait the country into a response that can be used to justify further Western involvement.
The city of Kharkov has been a crucial beachhead for such provocations. “These attacks across the border into Belgorod have made it an imperative for Russia to deal with Kharkov,” the analyst emphasized. After Moscow seizes this important city, the second-most populous in all of Ukraine, Sleboda predicted Russian troops would be forced to continue to move towards Kiev as the West uses the remnants of the Ukrainian rump state to further antagonize Russia.
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“We just had over the weekend an extensive article in The New York Times about how involved the CIA has been for the last decade and is involved in this conflict in secret bunkers on the Russian border from which they are directing attacks into Russia,” said Security analyst Mark Sleboda on Sputnik’s Fault Lines program, commenting on the recent revelations by the NYT.
Sleboda emphasized that the reporting proves Russian President Vladimir Putin had no choice but to intervene in the Donbass, claiming the extent of Western intelligence agencies’ efforts was revealed “because they plan further escalation and they've got to come out in front about how involved they have been at this point in directing this whole war in order to move to escalate even further.”
The Kiev regime has launched terrorist attacks on Russian civilians in recent months, likely attempting to bait the country into a response that can be used to justify further Western involvement.
The city of Kharkov has been a crucial beachhead for such provocations. “These attacks across the border into Belgorod have made it an imperative for Russia to deal with Kharkov,” the analyst emphasized. After Moscow seizes this important city, the second-most populous in all of Ukraine, Sleboda predicted Russian troops would be forced to continue to move towards Kiev as the West uses the remnants of the Ukrainian rump state to further antagonize Russia.
"So, literally, whether they would want to stop earlier, which I certainly believe they do. Right. They didn't want to launch this to begin with, but in order to stop NATO operations out of Ukraine, they will eventually have to take probably the whole thing," Sleboda highlighted.
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‘No safe area’: Gaza crisis has been nearing its peak as Netanyahu appears committed to an assault on Rafah
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told an American television and radio network that a potential hostage deal between Israel and Hamas will delay an Israeli military operation in Rafah, but said that Israel will conduct their operation there no matter what.
On Friday, Netanyahu unveiled his plan for an Israeli-endorsed resettlement of Gaza. The prime minister has demanded an indefinite military occupation of the territory, as well as a local government chosen by Israel. The proposed plan was denounced by Palestinian leaders, who called the plan “colonialist and racist.”
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“It's the same situation we have been seeing for the past five months [where] Benjamin Netanyahu goes on a US news outlet and says that, confirms that regardless of even a ceasefire deal the invasion of Rafah will continue,” Esteban Carrillo, a Beirut-based Ecuadorian journalist, told Sputnik’s Fault Lines. “So, we can expect another further expansion of genocide, the further ethnic cleansing of these people.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told an American television and radio network that a potential hostage deal between Israel and Hamas will delay an Israeli military operation in Rafah, but said that Israel will conduct their operation there no matter what.
“They said Khan Yunis is a safe area, they said Rafah was a safe area. They said that the corridors were safe and they were bombing civilian caravans, they were killing people left and right. So, no, there is no safe area," the journalist emphasized.
On Friday, Netanyahu unveiled his plan for an Israeli-endorsed resettlement of Gaza. The prime minister has demanded an indefinite military occupation of the territory, as well as a local government chosen by Israel. The proposed plan was denounced by Palestinian leaders, who called the plan “colonialist and racist.”
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Russian air defenses destroyed two Ukrainian drones over the Bryansk region, governor Alexander Bogomaz said, adding that there were no casualties or damage reported.
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Russophobic elements in US Congress are set to lose influence amidst Moscow’s strength
A number of Western analysts in recent days have acknowledged Ukraine is losing in the Donbass, giving Russia a significant leverage in hypothetical peace talks with Kiev.
The former UN weapons inspector claimed Russia would prioritize rebuilding economic links with Europe.
Ritter stressed Moscow’s strength will eventually force a rapprochement from the United States as well. “We're going to need to see not just a change in presidential administrations, but we're going to have to see a thinning out of the Russophobic blood in Congress, and this could take several election cycles,” he noted.
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A number of Western analysts in recent days have acknowledged Ukraine is losing in the Donbass, giving Russia a significant leverage in hypothetical peace talks with Kiev.
“It's going to be unconditional surrender,” said former US Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter during an appearance on Sputnik’s The Critical Hour program. “I don't believe the Russians are going to sit there and say, 'well, you can keep some Banderites here. You can keep this NATO army here.' No, those are gone.”
The former UN weapons inspector claimed Russia would prioritize rebuilding economic links with Europe.
“It's not in Russia's interest to have a permanent state of conflict with Europe,” Ritter clarified, noting that Moscow’s strengthened links with BRICS nations now make it a “gateway economy” for the West.
Ritter stressed Moscow’s strength will eventually force a rapprochement from the United States as well. “We're going to need to see not just a change in presidential administrations, but we're going to have to see a thinning out of the Russophobic blood in Congress, and this could take several election cycles,” he noted.
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A US Senate aide who sent some $30,000 in sniper gear to troops in Ukraine may be a foreign agent, according to reports in US media.
Kyle Parker, a senior advisor to the pro-Ukraine US Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, is known as an anti-Russia hawk in Washington, having worked to pass legislation to target Russian officials with sanctions.
Parker is being investigated for failing to register as a foreign agent, according to a report shared with US media. The report suggests Parker was “wittingly or unwittingly being targeted and exploited by a foreign intelligence service” and urges the case’s referral to the FBI.
Parker has also been accused of enabling corruption by hiring a contact in Ukraine to a CSCE fellowship position against the advice of ethics officials. CSCE chairman Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) has called for his firing.
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Kyle Parker, a senior advisor to the pro-Ukraine US Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, is known as an anti-Russia hawk in Washington, having worked to pass legislation to target Russian officials with sanctions.
Parker is being investigated for failing to register as a foreign agent, according to a report shared with US media. The report suggests Parker was “wittingly or unwittingly being targeted and exploited by a foreign intelligence service” and urges the case’s referral to the FBI.
Parker has also been accused of enabling corruption by hiring a contact in Ukraine to a CSCE fellowship position against the advice of ethics officials. CSCE chairman Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) has called for his firing.
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