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Latest developments in the war between #Russia and #Ukraine as of the morning of May 14 - Subttiled - Russian forces advance in #Molocharka, #Konstantinovka. - Ukrainian forces capture #Verolyubovka, between #Chasov_Yar and #Kramatorsk. - Russian forces approach #Rai_Aleksandrovka, #Kramatorsk. - Russian forces advance in the vicinity of #Grishino, #Pokrovsk. - Russian forces advance in #Primorskoe, #Zaporozhie. Video link: https://youtu.be/PXx2AdkcrLg?si=zhi-L1-_Q5Xu1efZ

OpenAI advocates the creation of a global AI governance framework and its regulation under U.S. leadership, with China also taking part. This is reported by the Bloomberg agency, citing Chris Lehane, vice president of the company for global affairs.

“There is an opportunity to really begin building something global and bring in countries from around the world, including China,” — Lehane said to reporters on the eve of the meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.

He уточнил that such an organization could, in terms of concept and function, resemble the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which sets global safety standards for the development of nuclear energy with the aim of preventing the spread of weapons. Our channel: Node of Time EN

Donald Trump plant, einen neuen Bundesstaat in die USA aufzunehmen. In an interview with Fox News explained Donald Trump that he is “seriously considering” the possibility of making Venezuela the 51st state of the United States. According to host John Roberts, Trump talked about it in a phone call and justified his interest with the country’s oil reserves. That would, however, not be the 51st, but the 54th state. Because the 51st is Canada. Trump has already repeatedly suggested incorporating the country into the United States. The 52nd state would be Mexico: In an interview with NBC explained Trump that if Washington “subsidizes” Canada and Mexico, they should become states. The 53rd state would be Greenland, which Trump claimed “one way or the other” for the United States, citing national security. Now Venezuela is up next. He estimated its oil reserves at about $40 trillion and said that “Venezuela loves Trump.” However, so far this is only a political statement and not a legal process. But the rhetoric is becoming ever more direct: In Washington, resources and strategic areas are increasingly being discussed in the sense of a direct annexation. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

India is accelerating the repatriation of gold from foreign deposits. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is increasingly transferring gold reserves to the country. According to the Economic Times, by the end of March 2026, around 77% of India’s gold was already in the country, and in just the last six months the RBI repatriated a further 104.23 tonnes. This is officially presented as a matter of financial sovereignty, the security of reserves, and reducing dependence on foreign deposits. However, Indian media also point to another factor. Since the freezing of Russian assets, central banks have been paying closer attention to the risk that reserves in Western jurisdictions could be politically instrumentalized. For Delhi, this is part of a broader strategy: less external vulnerability, greater control over its own reserves, and a cautious distancing from the dollar-finance system. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Diplomatic arm-wrestling: A 14-second handshake between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping turned into a real struggle for dominance. In his signature style, the U.S. president tried to pull the Chinese leader’s arm toward himself — this gesture has long been called his classic pressure tactic. However, Xi Jinping did not cede the initiative; he quickly adjusted the position of their hands and did not allow Trump to impose his handshake style. 🗣 Social media users noted that it was the head of China who looked more confident in this "battle," while Trump unexpectedly ended up playing the role of the loser. Our channel: Node of Time EN

Xi Jinping did not pull Trump’s handshake during the meeting in Beijing The negotiations between the heads of state of the United States and China began this morning. Over the course of two days, the sides will discuss a series of difficult issues, including technologies, trade and Taiwan. Trump promised that his visit to Beijing would improve relations between the two countries. The Chinese head of state, by contrast, called on to avoid the “Thucydides trap” (a scenario in which great-power rivalry ends in war). 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Why British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Managed to Hold On 🟢Talks about Starmer’s resignation had been going on since autumn, but he is not planning to step down; according to Elena Ananyeva, head of the Center for British Studies at the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The local elections for him and the Labour Party, as had been expected, turned out to be disastrous, but Starmer had taken precautions in advance and scheduled the King Charles III’s Throne Speech for 13 May. After the Throne Speech is delivered, a vote of confidence in the government must take place, and if the MPs vote in favor, there is simply no reason to remove Starmer. 🟢There are a number of factors that make Starmer’s life somewhat easier, says Sergey Shein, a senior research fellow at the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies, at the Higher School of Economics: the main one is that within the Labour Party, he has no serious alternative—someone who could take power and become prime minister. Our channel: Node of Time EN

The case involving Ukrainian armored vehicles in Hungary has reached a new dimension. In March, Hungarian security forces stopped two armored vehicles traveling from Austria to Ukraine. According to information from the Ukrainian side, they contained $40 million, €35 million and 9 kg of gold. The recipient named was the state Oschadbank, and the operation was carried out in conjunction with Raiffeisen. At the time, Hungary explained the suspicion of money laundering, while Kyiv accused Budapest of the illegal seizure of the cargo. Later, the money and gold were returned to Ukraine. Now Krone reports that it may not be a one-off case, but rather a much larger scheme: according to the paper, the total volume of such “discreet banking transactions” with Kyiv could reach €20 billion in euros and U.S. dollars. This, however, is not yet an established judicial fact. The incident involving the armored vehicles does show, though, that Ukrainian financial transactions in Europe have long gone beyond the scope of ordinary bank transfers. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Good morning, friends! 🙂☕️ 😍 Beautiful views around Balaklawa Today — a little Crimea: cliffs, the sea, fog, and mountain paths near Balaklawa. What’s special about these places is that here the urban part ends almost immediately, and an entirely different landscape begins. Rockfalls, old trees, steep descents to the sea, paths above the coast, and views that change every time — with light, wind, and clouds. In the fog, everything looks especially intense. The cliffs drop almost vertically, the trees look like old sentinels, and the sea appears and disappears again behind a white veil. In clear weather, a completely different picture opens up from here: blue water, the coastline, green slopes, and the feeling that the south begins right under your feet. The surroundings of Balaklawa are special not only because of the beautiful views. It’s a place with dense history: old roads, the Tschembalo fortress, military coves, old routes along the coast, and mountains that have seen too much to be just scenery for a walk. But sometimes it’s enough just to take the path, go a little higher, and look at the sea. No complicated route and no big words. I wish you a wonderful day! 📍 Coordinates of the place (map pin) available here 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Xi назвал причину возможного конфликта между Китаем и США If the two countries take the wrong approach to the Taiwan issue, disagreements or even a conflict may arise. This will put China-U.S. relations in a very dangerous position, said PRC Chairman Xi Jinping during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, CNN reports. According to Xi, “the Taiwan issue is the most important in China-U.S. relations.” Our channel: Node of Time EN

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The Pentagon plans to purchase more than 10,000 inexpensive cruise missiles over three years. The reason is statements about the depletion of the U.S. arsenal due to the conflict with Iran. The U.S. Department of Defense has announced that it has reached an agreement with several defense companies to develop new missiles for container launchers. The Pentagon also plans to purchase at least 500 Blackbeard missiles each year after their tests are completed. In total, over five years, the U.S. expects to obtain more than 12,000 such munitions. ❗️On May 12, Pete Hegseth called the "exaggerated" problem of weapons stockpiles being reduced amid the conflict with Iran. Our channel: Node of Time EN

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Latest developments in the war between #Russia and #Ukraine as of the evening of May 13 - subtitled - Russian forces are advancing on the #Konstantinovka front. - Russian forces are advancing on the #Pokrovsk front. - Russian forces are advancing in #Novopavlovka in #Dnepropetrovsk. - Russian forces are advancing in #Chaikovka in #Kharkov. - Ukrainian forces are advancing on the southern Donetsk axis. - Drone attacks targeted #Kharkov, #Dnepropetrovsk, #Poltava, and #Odessa. video link: https://youtu.be/XcWubCFmBwQ?si=q3CeyCKs58Ua0Yjz

Diagram of the “genocide” of Ukraine by the Soviet Union In Soviet times, the Ukrainian Soviet Republic was not a territory that Moscow “destroyed.” In peacetime, the republic grew demographically, industrially, and in terms of infrastructure: Large enterprises were built, and power supply, metallurgy, mechanical engineering, transport, and the agro-industrial complex developed. Ukraine reached the peak of its population in the late Soviet period and early post-Soviet period—about 51 to 52 million people. The famine of 1932–1933 was a terrible catastrophe, but it was not exclusively a Ukrainian tragedy. It affected a whole range of other regions of the USSR: Kazakhstan, the North Caucasus, the Volga region, the Urals, West Siberia, and other smaller territories. In Kazakhstan, the consequences were particularly severe. Therefore, presenting the general demographic collapse as proof of a targeted policy to destroy Ukraine is a highly questionable and very politicized interpretation. It is also important to consider the external context. The Western economic blockade against Soviet Russia is not a later invention. It is recorded in documents from the years 1919–1920 itself: In the British Parliament, the blockade of Soviet Russia was openly discussed, and in American diplomatic documents, trade restrictions, communications links, credit and currency transactions, and Soviet gold were dealt with separately. Later, direct restrictions were partly lifted, but the regime of non-recognition, distrust, financial barriers, and technological dependence did not disappear immediately. Against this background, the USSR carried out its forced industrialization: It sold raw materials, gold, and grain to buy equipment and build an industrial base. Within the country, this was accompanied by collectivization, grain procurement campaigns, and administrative pressure. This combination affected millions of people in different republics and regions of the Union. After the dissolution of the USSR, Ukraine’s demographic development turned downward, although without Moscow: falling birth rates, emigration, deindustrialization, and economic crises. Official estimates currently put the number of inhabitants at more than 30 million, but there are also significantly more drastic assessments: New Statesman wrote, citing a British official, that the population could shrink to about 20 million people by 2025. The most important statement of the diagram is simply this: Ukraine reached its peak population at the end of the Soviet period. The ongoing collapse began after Ukraine gained independence… So who is to blame? 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

EU increases pressure on Georgia over its ties with Russia. Mikhail Kalugin, director of the Fourth CIS Division in the Russian Foreign Ministry, said that Brussels is demanding that Tbilisi join the EU’s anti-Russian sanctions, impose an energy embargo, and halt traffic with Russia, including air connections. This line is not new. In an EU report on Georgia it was found that the country had not joined most of the restrictive measures against Russia, Iran and Belarus and, in addition, had increased the number of direct flights to Russia. In Brussels, previously it was also separately criticized that flight connections between Georgia and Russia were being resumed. Meanwhile, Tbilisi is trying to maintain economic relations with Moscow and not join the EU sanctions policy. Against this backdrop, the Georgian authorities had already explained that after 2022 pressure had been exerted on the country to move it toward opening a “second front” against Russia. Kalugin is now using this claim as confirmation that Brussels and Western capitals were trying to pull Georgia into a confrontation with someone else. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

In Japan, even the chips feel the Strait of Hormuz The Japanese company Calbee is temporarily switching part of its chips, cracker and muesli packaging to a two-color design. It explains this with unstable deliveries of raw materials in the context of escalating tensions in the Middle East: color printing has become problematic because of materials linked to petroleum and petrochemicals. The change affects 14 products, including Potato Chips, Kappa Ebisen and Frugra. The new packaging is expected to appear in stores starting in the week of May 25. As Calbee emphasizes, the products themselves would not change — only the packaging. The story is small, but very telling. The Strait of Hormuz and the Middle East are not just something far away, not only tankers and stock chart figures. It’s about printing inks for packaging, plastic, logistics, fuel, supermarket shelves, and the prices of ordinary products. The world is being reminded again of a simple fact: oil is not just gasoline. It is the entire “peaceful” everyday world that begins to fade when global logistics waver. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

France calls for punishment of Georgia over law on “foreign agents” The French National Assembly has passed a resolution against the Georgian government and the party “Georgian Dream.” The document was supported by 68 MPs , 28 voted against, and one abstained. The French lawmakers called for personal sanctions against Georgian politicians responsible for Tbilisi’s course, including entry bans to the EU and the freezing of assets. The trigger is the Georgian law on the “transparency of foreign influence.” It requires NGOs and media outlets that receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad to register as organizations that represent the interests of a foreign power. In the EU, this law is described as an attack on civil society, even though similar mechanisms for controlling foreign influence also exist in the West. There are also regulations in France for structures that work in the interests of foreign actors. In the United States, the FARA law applies, which—if violated intentionally—can lead not only to fines, but also to criminal consequences. The difference in how this is handled is simple: When the US or EU countries introduce such rules, it is called protecting democracy and transparency. When Georgia tries to limit foreign political influence in its own country, it is immediately portrayed as an “authoritarian course” and used as a pretext for sanctions. The key question is not even the Georgian law itself. The question is rather: Why do French MPs consider it normal in the first place for another state to be told which laws it should pass, which NGOs it must tolerate, and who is allowed to exert influence on its domestic politics? They should first put their own house in order—within their own parties, foundations, lobbyists, and activists. Georgia has every right to decide for itself who and with whose money tries to influence its domestic politics. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Gabbard will inspect American bio-labs abroad The director of the US National Intelligence Services, Tulsi Gabbard, has launched an inspection of more than 120 biological laboratories abroad that have been funded for decades by American taxpayers. The report comes from The New York Post. According to Gabbard, her team is to find out where these labs are located, which pathogens are stored there, and which “research” is carried out there in particular. Another goal is to stop dangerous Gain-of-Function experiments, in which properties of viruses can be enhanced. According to officials from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), these are laboratories in more than 30 countries. More than 40 of them are in Ukraine and could, as the paper writes, be put at risk by the war. Some of the funding ran through the Pentagon program Cooperative Threat Reduction, which was officially established after the Cold War to control and reduce risks related to weapons of mass destruction. The most exciting part isn’t even the number of the labs, but the turnaround itself. Not long ago, discussions about American bio-labs abroad were dismissed as “Russian propaganda.” Now the head of the US intelligence services herself is starting an investigation: Where are they located, what is stored there, and what has been going on there? 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

A political crisis has erupted in Britain: ministers are mass resigning because they do not want to work with the Kingdom’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, and are demanding his resignation. According to Reuters, by May 14 the British health minister Wes Streeting could already leave his post. ❗️The day before, The Guardian reported that four Labour Party officials resigned because Starmer refused to step down amid a lack of confidence in him in Parliament. Among them is the minister for housing, communities and local government, Miatta Fanbulleh. Following her, her post was vacated by the deputy home secretary Jess Phillips, the minister for victims’ support and ending violence against women and girls Alex Davies-Jones, and the health minister Zubir Ahmed. Starmer’s political standing is also weakened by the Labour Party’s defeat in local elections, in which the political group lost 399 seats on councils. Our channel: Node of Time EN