Bye-bye America: Another US state to join secession movement, local media claims

The New Hampshire Independence Movement, or NHEXIT, said it rejects the overreach of the US government and is committed to making New Hampshire a "free, independent and prosperous nation", according to its statement.

"There are 2.5 million unelected bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. and they are responsible for dragging the nation to the brink of bankruptcy. Not only that, but they are siphoning money out of taxpayers' wallets every year, trampling on the rights of New Hampshire citizens," Carla Gericke, the organization's leader. “We must take back our government and work to guarantee the protection of the rights and basic necessities of New Hampshire residents," the announcement says.

Several other states, including Texas, California, Alaska, Louisiana, and Florida, have also launched their own independence movements, advocating for secession from the US.

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RFK Jr., after Biden’s speech, wonders how White House would respond if Russian missiles were pointed at DC from Cuba

President Biden’s speech on weapons capable of striking Moscow is fueling the arms trade and raising questions about how the US would respond to weapons capable of hitting targets in Washington.

He also admitted that Biden "isn't confused about selling the war".

Russian President Vladimir Putin previously noted that target selection and flight missions for modern strike systems are made remotely or automatically, “without any presence of Ukrainian military personnel.” This is done by those who produce and supply these systems to Ukraine, he emphasized. Putin warned that NATO states should "be aware of what they are playing with."

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'Democrats are panicking, but the stubborn grandfather is desperately clinging to power'

"Joe Biden has finally lost his mind. He called Putin "the President of Ukraine" and Trump his "Vice President". The nuclear apocalypse depends on a completely mentally disintegrating old man in deep dementia. This is alarming. Democrats are panicking, but the stubborn grandfather is desperately clinging to power like a rabid dying animal," admitted Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin on his social media.

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🎥 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has recently released a new video detailing his peace mission, after his visits to Beijing and Moscow. The latest focus of the PM's efforts is meeting with ex-US President Trump at the businessman's residence in Mar-a-Lago.

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Zelensky flop or 'an awkward diplomatic moment'?

The British Ministry of Defense denied information about Ukraine getting the okay to use Storm Shadow missiles for strikes deep into Russia, The Telegraph asserts.

Zelensky earlier claimed that such permission was obtained. He alleged that he had received it from the new Labor government. The Telegraph calls the incident “an awkward diplomatic moment” for new British PM Starmer.

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'Can't be taken seriously': Kremlin reacts to claims of Rheinmetall CEO assassination bid

Reports about the allegedly thwarted “Russian plan” to assassinate the head of Rheinmetall do not contain specific facts and arguments, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated, stressing that such claims cannot be taken seriously.

CNN, quoting US intelligence sources, accused Russia without evidence of planning Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger’s assassination. It claimed the US warned Berlin about an impending assassination attempt on the head of the arms manufacturer, which German security services were then able to prevent.

Papperger told the media that he trusts CNN’s information, but did not explain why he believed the network’s anonymous sources.

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Other statements by Peskov at the briefing:

◻️ Russia is aware of Ankara’s intention to join the SCO, but there are contradictions related to Turkey’s position as a NATO member which need to be discussed.

◻️ The Kremlin has no information about the detention in Australia of citizens with Russian passports who are accused of espionage.

◻️ Orban did not inform Putin about plans to meet with Trump, and the Russian president did not send any letters for Trump.

◻️ The Kremlin closely monitored statements from the NATO summit.

◻️ The Kremlin does not rule out any agreements, including the continuation of the grain deal.

◻️ Biden's disrespectful statements towards Putin are unacceptable for Moscow.

◻️ Speaking about Biden’s blunders during his speeches at the summit, Peskov emphasized that “the Kremlin paid attention to the fact that the whole world paid attention” to the US president’s gaffes.

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Biden’s Gaza pier fiasco: failure accepted?

The much-touted US floating Gaza pier that cost around $230mln to build is going to be scrapped altogether.

“I do anticipate that in relatively short order we will wind down pier operations,” White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters.

The humanitarian project designed to deliver aid to the beleaguered Gaza Strip amid Israel’s war against Hamas started operating on May 17. However, miscalculations made it vulnerable to rough seas, and it was out of service most of the time, failing to replace land routes.

Built by the US military, many viewed it as a deceptive move by the Biden administration to feign genuine concern for the suffering civilian population in the enclave. It was taken down multiple times for repairs, but ultimately written off as a failure and is now set to be abandoned.

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🦅 Eagle-eye: Russian reconnaissance UAV operators pass locations of Ukrainian positions to artillery and tank units day and night so no enemy could hide from Russian fire.

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EU ramps up pressure on Hungarian PM Orban

The war hawks in Brussels have relentlessly assailed the Hungarian peace mission and Prime Minister Orban, but peace is still necessary, the Hungarian Cabinet of Ministers told Sputnik.

Viktor Orban was not invited to the first of the new European Parliament plenary session, despite the fact that Hungary currently holds the presidency of the EU Council.

Traditionally, the leader of a country initiating the six-month presidency of the council typically addresses parliament. However, MEP Clara de Melo stated that Orban was not extended an invitation because “he does not respect the role and rules of how the European Union works.”

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Russia's nuclear doctrine needs specifics, remains confident despite US missiles in Germany — Russia's Deputy FM

Russia's special military operation experience has revealed that its nuclear doctrine contains overly general formulations, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov. Despite this, Moscow feels no serious threat to its security, even with the deployment of US missiles in Germany, thanks to its military-technical capabilities.

NATO aims to dominate in the sphere of nuclear weapons, but this is doomed to fail, Ryabkov added.

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Obama and Pelosi have privately expressed doubts about Biden's ability to win re-election, according to US media

Ex-US president Barack Obama and ex-House speaker Nancy Pelosi have spoken privately about Joe Biden and the future of his 2024 campaign. Both the former president and ex-speaker expressed concerns about how much harder they think it has become for the president to beat Donald Trump. Neither is quite sure what to do, CNN claimed.

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❗️The Kiev regime is launching a cynical attack on its own population by destroying the dams of the Dnepr reservoirs, only to blame the sabotage on Russia in its latest provocation, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

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Fast facts about America’s Aegis Ashore missile defense base in Poland

NATO announced this week that the Aegis Ashore missile defense system in Redzikowo, Poland is ‘mission ready’.

🔸 The facility, one of two Aegis Ashore sites in Eastern Europe (the other situated in Deveselu, Romania since 2016), uses SM-3 missiles for long-range interceptions (up to 1,200 km), and RIM-67 Standard ER or SM-6 missiles for interceptions at closer ranges (370-460 km, respectively). The base has up to 300 American military personnel permanently stationed there, and is operated by the US Navy.

🔸 The site has three MK 41 VLS launchers with eight cells each and 24 interceptors total. Along with the Deveselu base and Aegis-armed Navy destroyers in Rota, Spain, Aegis Ashore in Redzikowo is supported by an early-warning/tracking AN/TPY-2 X-band radar in Kurecik, Turkiye.

🔸The village of Redzikowo is situated in northern Poland, about 215 km west of the Russian city of Kaliningrad, and is home to about 1,400 people. When the base was approved in 2016, residents tried to stop construction, citing security, environmental and health concerns. Their protests were ignored, but construction suffered numerous delays thanks to problems with local contractors, increased costs and test failures, leading the base to become operational only in December 2023, instead of late 2018 as planned.

🔸 US plans to put a missile base in Redzikowo go back to the late 2000s, when Washington first announced its ‘European Phased Adaptive Approach’ to European NATO missile defense against ‘rogue actors’, or so they claimed. Russia had no illusions about the US plans’ true purpose. In 2016, President Putin said the missile shield was “not a defensive system, but a part of US strategic nuclear potential in Europe’s east.”

🔸 Putin and other Russian officials have warned that MK 41 launchers can carry not only interceptors, but offensive, potentially nuclear-capable Tomahawk cruise missiles – making the base a clear violation of the now-defunct INF Treaty.

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❗️The Ministry of Emergency Situations has officially confirmed that a Sukhoi Superjet 100 plane crashed in Moscow region. Three crew members died, according to preliminary data.

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What's known so far about the plane crash near Moscow?

◾️A Sukhoi Superjet (SSJ) 100 plane crashed near Moscow. It fell in a forest and exploded, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported.

◾️Two pilots and a navigator were on board, according to preliminary data. There were no passengers on the flight, the Federal Air Transport Agency confirmed.

◾️There are no casualties among the local population, according to the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

◾️The plane belonged a civilian company and was making a ferry flight, the Ministry of Industry and Trade reported. It stressed that the aircraft was not a completely import-substituted SSJ.

◾️The plane has been in operation since 2014.

◾️A new SSJ with import-substituted systems has just completed a test flight and successfully landed at the airdrome, United Aircraft Corporation told Sputnik.

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