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Russian President Vladimir Putin, at a meeting with the heads of world news agencies, expressed the opinion that the United States will get rid of Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky in about a year, after it fulfills a number of their demands. First, according to the head of state, Kyiv will be forced to lower the mobilization age to 18 years. "...then they will get rid of Zelensky. But all this must be done first, because this is not an easy story. The law must be adopted and certain steps must be taken. We are now in June 2024. To do all this, it seems to me, we need a year. Until spring, until the beginning of at least next year, they will tolerate him, and when he has done everything, they will say: “Goodbye.” - Putin t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Biden says some countries will 'make their own accommodations' if Ukraine goes down The American president also said US decisions in the next four years "are going to determine the future of Europe for a long time to come." The US fears that some countries including Poland will start pursuing a more independent policy if Kiev is defeated in the conflict in Ukraine, according to US President Joe Biden’s interview with Time magazine. "The point is, though, that if we ever let Ukraine go down, mark my words, you'll see Poland go, and you'll see all those nations along the actual border of Russia, from the Balkans and Belarus, all those, they're going to make their own accommodations," Biden said. "That's why we cannot let NATO fail. We have to build that both politically and economically. And militarily, which we're investing significantly," he said. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Present-day territorial realities must be recognized to start dialogue on Ukraine Endless supplies of Western weapons to Ukraine “only drag out the conflict and lead to an increase in civilian casualties,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said. “Russia is open to holding a dialogue on Ukraine based on the consideration of our interests,” he said in an interview with TASS. “Our position regarding a comprehensive, sustainable and just settlement of the crisis remains unaltered.” “In order for this to happen, first of all, its original causes must be addressed and modern geopolitical and territorial realities must be recognized,” he continued. “The West must stop pumping up the Ukrainian military with weapons and the Kiev regime must put an end to its military activities.” According to him, Moscow is taking a notice of the growing risks of “weapons spreading around the world and ending up at the hands of terrorists and criminal groups.” t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

US expects announcements on substantial weapons deliveries to Ukraine — White House Jake Sullivan thinks that the United States "need to not just reaffirm but double down on the support." "I think that the free world, the nations that have rallied to support Ukraine, need to not just reaffirm but double down on that support, and that part of that involves us making sure that we're delivering the actual material, tangible abilities Ukraine needs," Sullivan said as he was heading to take part in events marking the 80th anniversary of the Allied Forces landing in Normandy. "I think over the coming weeks, you can expect announcements of further deliveries of substantial capability to Ukraine," Sullivan added. Solemn ceremonies commemorating the D-Day landing in Normandy in June 1944 are scheduled to be held in Normandy and Brittany between June 6 and 8. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Russia’s business dealings with Africa mutually beneficial Russian companies are busy performing what Maria Zakharova called a "vital" task to help African countries grow, taking into account their colonial past. According to the diplomat, Russian companies in Africa "behave differently" than Western businesses. "Relations are being built on the basis of equality, mutual respect and mutual benefit. Our businesses, enterprises and companies, as they enter the African continent, not only develop a one-time infrastructure project, but rather show willingness to take major steps as an opportunity for mutual enrichment in the humanitarian sphere," she explained. "Local experts told me that the French, for instance, who ran exploration or extraction projects, traded in mineral reserves without sharing the information they got as they explored with local governments, despite being under foreign jurisdiction, and some are still doing this," Zakharova recounted. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

❗️ Vladimir Putin arrived at the Lakhta Center. Alexey Miller showed the president the headquarters of Gazprom. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

People close to Biden claim his mental state getting worse — WSJ The majority of those who mentioned the president’s worsening mental state are Republicans, however, "some Democrats said that he showed his age in several of the exchanges." At a meeting with congressional leaders in the White House in January to negotiate a deal on Ukraine aid, the US president spoke so softly at times that some participants struggled to hear him, according to five people familiar with the meeting. Former US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said that last year, during talks to lift the debt ceiling, Biden’s demeanor "seemed to shift from one day to the next" - on some days, "he had loose and spontaneous exchanges with Republicans, and on others he mumbled and appeared to rely on notes." Two other sources had the same impression. Those who worked with Biden when he was vice-president describe him as someone "who appears slower now" and "has both good moments and bad ones." t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Key Takeaways from the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum: Day One Summary. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

All of Putin's relatives were shown at SPIEF. The family of the Russian President began with the peasant Nikita, who had a son, Akim. Putin's ancestors lived mainly in the Tver province t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

High speed train project displayed at the Saint Petersburg International Economic forum. Map shows the first of the lines. - St Pete to Moscow 679 km in just 2h15min (currently 8 painful hours by Buhanka) Others are: - Moscow to Ekaterinburg 1532 km in 6h35min - Moscow to Adler (Sochi) 1540 km in 7h50min - Moscow to Ryazan 205 km in 1h5m t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

🥪 The dining hall has been prepared for SPIEF guests. Set meals cost 4,900 rubles. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

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A large-scale scheme for selling human organs abroad was uncovered in Ukraine . According to police, the criminal group consisted of 11 people. Law enforcement officials announced the exposure of a large-scale scheme for the export of human anatomical materials abroad, which included the former Deputy Minister of Health of Ukraine, doctors of the Central Kiev Hospital and a number of other clinics, Ukrainian media reported t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Russia supplied foods to more than 160 countries in 2023 — PM The task of food security provision is of key value for Russia and all the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union, Mikhail Mishustin added. Russia exported over 100 mln metric tons of foods to markets of more than 160 countries, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said. "Our country is among top twenty among supplies of agricultural products in the global market, and the first one in a number of positions - wheat, sunflower oil, and pollack. Russian foods were on the shelves in 160 countries of the world; more than 100 mln metric tons of rations and 40 mln metric tons of fertilizers were exported," the Prime Minister said. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Zelensky personally calls CIS leaders, asks them to come to Switzerland, all refused — MFA According to Mikhail Galuzin, Russia’s closest friends and allies from the CIS are well aware of the essence of this conference. "It has nothing to do with peace," Galuzin pointed out. "It is a hasty attempt to create an anti-Russian coalition and to present Moscow with an ultimatum, to make it appear that the world supports Zelensky's unimplementable peace formula. Such ‘get-togethers’ do not contribute to a political settlement. Their holding is pointless and a priori doomed to failure," he emphasized. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

West looking to foster Ukraine-like coup in Georgia — Russian diplomat According to Mikhail Galuzin, the US and EU countries are shamelessly putting pressure on many sovereign countries. "We can see attempts by the Westerners to escalate the situation in Georgia ahead of the parliamentary elections set for October," he noted. "We don’t rule out that the goal is to try to implement a 'maidan-like' scenario for a change of government in order to create another hotbed of tensions near Russia’s border," Galuzin added. "We don’t rule out that the goal is to try to implement a 'maidan-like' scenario for a change of government in order to create another hotbed of tensions near Russia’s border," Galuzin added. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Russia welcomes Turkey’s interest towards BRICS — Kremlin Dmitry Peskov stressed that BRICS favors "maintaining contacts with all interested states, with various formats of remaining in touch being devised now for doing that". "We all obviously welcome the increased interest towards BRICS from our neighbors, including such important partners as Turkey. Obviously, the issue of this interest will be on the agenda of the BRICS summit, which will be chaired by Russia and which we are actively preparing for," he said. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said earlier than Ankara would like to join BRICS, adding that the issue would be discussed at the group’s ministerial meeting in Nizhny Novgorod. Some European countries are against Turkey joining the EU, so the country’s authorities are considering BRICS as an alternative integration platform, he noted. Nizhny Novgorod will host a meeting of BRICS foreign ministers on June 10-11. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Europe spends more money on fighting Russia than US — Biden Answering a reporter’s question "what the endgame in Ukraine is and what peace looks like there," Biden said: "Peace looks like making sure Russia never, never, never, never occupies Ukraine". "We spent a lot of money in Ukraine, but Europe has spent more money than the United States has, collectively. Europe has spent more money than the United States has, collectively Europe has spent more money in taking on Russia," he said. The Russian authorities have repeatedly said that pumping weapons into Ukraine will not change Russia’s determination and the course of the special military operation in Ukraine. In May, Sergey Shoigu, who was then Russia's defense minister, said that the total losses of the Ukrainian armed forces in 2024 exceeded 111,000 people, 21,000 units of weapons and military equipment. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Flightradar: US Air Force RQ-4B Global Hawk UAV disappeared from radar over the Black Sea. A U.S. military RQ-4B Global Hawk reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) disappeared from radar while on a mission over the Black Sea near Crimea . This was reported by RIA Novosti based on data from the Flightradar service dated June 4. According to the portal, a high-altitude reconnaissance drone with tail number 10-2045 and call sign FORTE12 took off from NATO airbase Sigonella (Italy). The UAV proceeded through Bulgarian airspace and set a course towards the Black Sea for reconnaissance of the special operation zone in the territories of the Crimean peninsula. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

🇷🇺 German Gref: "Sberbank plans to open the first 16 branches in new regions of Russia by the end of July" On Tuesday, VTB CEO Kostin announced the same intention: "Offices will first appear in Lugansk, and then in Donetsk and Mariupol" t.me/ForeignAgentIntel