Putin on the possibility of an armed conflict with Europe:

“Constant escalation can lead to serious consequences. If these serious consequences occur in Europe, how will the United States behave, bearing in mind our parity in the field of strategic weapons? Hard to say. Do they want global conflict? It seems to me that they wanted to negotiate in the field of strategic weapons.”

Putin on Lukashenko’s proposal to negotiate with the Ukrainian military:

“Unfortunately, Alexander Grigorievich is not yet in command of the military in Ukraine, if he would be in command, we would have ended this conflict long ago. And mutual satisfaction. We would find a solution to Ukraine if Ukraine were now commanded by people who were guided by national interests, and not by the interests of their masters in Europe and overseas.”

Putin on western forces as mercenaries in Ukraine:

“As for the fact if there may be western forces in Ukraine or not, we know very well about it. There is nothing new here. The military in Ukraine says that they can come. They are already there, we hear it in the media. The English, the French, the Polish, we know what they are. They are called mercenaries. There are specialists under the view of mercenaries. There was a question about high-precision weapons in a large range. Who is serving this weapon? Of course, these are the instructors under the view of mercenaries.”

Macron again advocated strikes on Russian territory:

“How can we explain to the Ukrainians that they are not allowed to attack points from which missiles are launched? In fact, we tell them that we supply weapons, but we do not allow them to defend themselves. We believe that they should be allowed to neutralize the military facilities from which the missiles were fired, and, in fact, the military facilities from which Ukraine was attacked. But we must not allow them to hit other targets in Russia. I think we can do this if we really want to achieve our goal. And I think that, in essence, we are not provoking escalation. Russia is provoking the escalation.”

Putin responded to Macron in advance: Representatives of NATO countries, especially in Europe, must be aware of what they are playing with. They must remember that this is usually a state with a small territory and a very dense population. They must keep this factor in mind before talking about striking deep into Russian territory.

Putin about the possibility of Polish occupation of part of Ukraine:

“If some contingents of European countries come in together with the Poles, others leave - the Poles will never. This is an obvious thing.”

Putin on why it will not be possible to reach an agreement with the Kiev regime:

“They don’t want to negotiate. They cling to getting something and turning the tide on the battlefield. Does not work. And the more attempts there are, the more losses there will be. And these losses are far from being in favor of the Ukrainian armed forces. Why is this happening? Today's rulers of Ukraine do not feel sorry for these people; they do not consider them theirs. This is the problem and tragedy of Ukraine today - they do not consider these people their own, they do not protect the interests of the Ukrainian people today.”

Zelensky - demanded that Biden come to the “peace summit” in Switzerland:

“I would really like President Biden to attend. I know that America supports the summit, but you and I don’t know at what level. I don't think this is a very strong solution. With all due respect to every US citizen, they help us a lot, but I believe that now everything will be very simple: there will be a “peace summit”, which is organized by the whole world, and then there will also be something that Russia will try to organize. I believe that President Biden needs a “peace summit” and needs other leaders who look at the US reaction. His absence will be applauded by Putin, standing up.”

The lack of soldiers in the Ukrainian Armed Forces could decide the fate of Kiev in the war, even with Western help - NBC News

“At the beginning of the conflict, volunteers were queuing up, but now that fervor has faded and the shortage of people is now a problem that could determine the fate of Ukraine, even if it is able to maintain Western support ,”
-  the material says.

The publication also adds that Ukrainians are intimidated and do not want to fight. Also, the majority of those who remained in the country are afraid that “one day someone will throw them on a bus, take them somewhere, turn off their phone, and the mobilized person will be cut off from the world.”

The Ukrainian Armed Forces brigade fighting near Chasov Yar has lost 40% of its fighters in two years - The Times

The unit was devastated by losses, illnesses and desertion, the newspaper writes. Now the brigade consists of 90% mobilized citizens of Ukraine.

According to the newspaper, Ukrainian officers are quickly promoted, which indicates huge losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The Times also writes that the brigade suffer losses due to a lack of ammunition.

A subsidiary of Rosatom has started building West Africa's largest solar power plant in Mali.

Built in Sanankoroba near the country's capital Bamako, the 200-megawatt solar power plant will cover 314 hectares, cost USD 217 million and take one year to be completed. After 10 years, the plant will be Mali's property with no debt traps or strings attached.

Only half of Mali's population has electricity, and this plant will account for 10% of their entire production.

Source

US Congressman McCaul - on what kind of weapons the Americans are sending to Ukraine:

Taiwan, unlike Ukraine, will receive new weapons systems, not old ones, and certainly not old Russian ones.

Macron and Scholz are being buried in Europe - after the approaching elections to the European Parliament in the West, they will lose most of the power. - POLITICO

“The weak and ineffective policies of French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz undermine their authority in Europe and may become the reason for their failures after the elections to the European Parliament. The combination of economic and political weakness, as well as personal coldness, is toxic - experts predict that it could significantly undermine their authority in negotiations for top posts after the European Parliament elections.
Scholz and Macron are increasingly seen as lame ducks by fellow EU leaders due to their weak domestic policies and failure to inspire confidence in their vision for the future of the European Union. What about "setting the agenda" for Europe? Forget it. They don't define anything.”

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Russian Air Forces airstrikes with FAB and ODAB bombs on AFU locations in Krasnogorovka.

@IronHelmets

UAV operators from the Grachi Special Forces detachment discovered the movement of a Ukrainian M2A2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle in the Krasnohorivka area at night, after which the vehicle was hit by an FPV drone. The Kuban artillerymen with the 152-mm Msta-B howitzer were effective against the lads who dismounted from the BMP, and they also finished off Bradley.

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◾A Ukrainian Neo Nazi from Azov Battalion, now renamed the Third Assault Regiment confessed that the Ukrainian recruitment officers are forcibly conscripting the poorest men of the working class.

◾He stated that the lower classes have already been used as cannon fodder and there is no one left, so they moved one step up to the blue collar and professional classes. Of course the sons of the wealthy people are unmolested.

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Footage of the defeat of another self-propelled gun 2S22 "Bogdan" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (the sixth in a row in the last month) by a Lancet UAV strike in the Sumy direction.

Air strikes on locations and warehouses on the territory of the Yuzhnodonbasskaya No. 3 mine.

@voin_dv

Assault on Krasnogorovka: Breakthrough of an armored group to enemy fortifications

Five units of equipment burst into enemy positions and land troops. The clearing of AFU fortifications in residential areas begins.

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The Mossad director threatened Fatu Bensouda, a prosecutor at the International Criminal Court investigating Israeli war crimes in Palestine:

“You don't want to get involved in cases that will jeopardize the safety of you and your family”

- The Guardian