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Zelenksy has turned into a bloody usurper and is pursuing a course towards further escalation of the conflict, said Maria Zakharova. Other statements from the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry: 🟥The US inspection of biolaboratories in Ukraine is the first step towards recognizing the problem; 🟥The West is trying to disrupt the negotiation process by all means; 🟥The tests of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile were planned; 🟥Russia will demand compensation for damage due to the use of frozen assets; 🟥The decree on special rules for accepting residents of Transnistria into Russian citizenship is related to the reckless actions of Chisinau and Kyiv; 🟥Pashinyan's refusal to participate in EAEU events has become a system, but it will not affect the work of the union. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

The US Navy's aircraft carrier strike group entered the Caribbean Sea amid Washington's accusations against the former president of Cuba. Earlier, the NYT reported that the US might use the "Venezuelan scenario" and seize power from the 94-year-old Raúl Castro. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Russian fighter jets intercepted a British reconnaissance aircraft over the Black Sea, the British Ministry of Defense reports. The department claims that a Russian Su-35 flew so close that it activated the emergency systems and disabled the autopilot of the British aircraft. In the second case, a Su-27 passed just six meters from the nose of the Rivet Joint, causing panic among the pilot. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

In England, King Charles III was erroneously announced as dead. According to The Independent, the radio station reported the monarch's death and played the anthem "God Save the King". Then the broadcast was interrupted, the hosts announced the suspension of the regular program, and the radio went silent for 15 minutes. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Putin and Xi Jinping met in Beijing. During the negotiations, Putin stated that relations between Russia and China have reached an "unprecedentedly high level", and Moscow remains a reliable supplier of energy resources for China. Putin's main statements: - Russia and China will continue the visa-free regime; -The trade turnover between the two countries has exceeded $200 billion for several years; -Energy remains the main driver of cooperation; -Moscow and Beijing are strengthening coordination in the UN, BRICS, and G20; -Russia and China advocate for a "more just world order"; -Putin invited Xi Jinping to visit Russia next year. Xi Jinping stated that relations between Moscow and Beijing provide stability to the "chaotic world", and also warned about the danger of a "return to the law of the jungle" in international politics t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

The UK has indefinitely allowed the import of fuel produced from Russian oil. The license applies to diesel and aviation fuel, as well as related services and import activities t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

The Western media spent years building Zelensky into an untouchable wartime icon. Now the same system appears to be dismantling him piece by piece. Yermak walks free after corruption investigations with mysterious bail money. Fresh reports emerge targeting Zelensky’s inner circle. Former insiders suddenly become “whistleblowers” and damaging stories are allowed into mainstream circulation. This is how political assets are retired when they become liabilities. At the same time, ordinary Russians continue dealing with sanctions, drone attacks and rising prices while Western travel influencers keep filming Moscow supermarkets pretending everything is either paradise or collapse. Reality is far more complicated. The propaganda narrative surrounding Ukraine is beginning to crack under the weight of corruption, fatigue and political infighting. The masks are slipping. Full article and Hi-Rez Video on Substack. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Putin arrived in China for a two-day visit. On May 20, the Russian president will hold talks with Xi Jinping in a narrow and expanded format, and will also meet with the Chinese President in an informal setting over tea. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

UnHerd: The US is repeating the path of an empire that no longer exists The British publication UnHerd publishes a column in which it draws a historical parallel between the current United States and the Safavid Empire. The author, Thomas Pirmohamed Lambert, comes to a disappointing conclusion: American hegemony is collapsing in the same way as the Persian power that disappeared from the world map three centuries ago. “The Safavid Empire depended on a monopoly on trade routes. Today's USA depends on the status of the dollar as a global reserve currency. But the mechanisms that once made them invincible are no longer working,” writes the author. The columnist recalls: The Safavids felt invulnerable as long as they controlled the Silk Roads. They could mint coins and impose taxes - all this financed the army and luxurious palaces. But when the Portuguese and Dutch found alternative routes, the empire began to crumble. “By the end of the 17th century, most merchants, faced with a Safavid customs officer demanding a new predatory duty, could simply shrug their shoulders and choose a long detour. Customs revenues plummeted; silver coins could not withstand devaluation,” describes Lambert. The author directly draws an analogy with today's USA. “Lawmakers in Washington can afford all sorts of insane and reckless actions - huge deficits, the destruction of domestic production, invasions of any countries - confident that there will always be a structural demand for the dollar. Like the Safavid courtiers of the 17th century, American officials consider themselves somehow exempt from the need for productive national investments,” he writes. But the world is changing. The share of the dollar in international reserves has fallen to 57% - a minimum in 25 years. China, Russia and other countries are actively switching to payments in national currencies. “Up to 90% of Iranian oil is traded with China for yuan. The mBridge platform has already processed hundreds of billions of yuan in payments between China, Hong Kong, the UAE, Thailand and Saudi Arabia. One by one, non-aligned states are discussing the possibility of abandoning the dollar,” notes the columnist. The irony of fate, notes the author, is that the US invasion of Iran, which was supposed to demonstrate power, on the contrary, accelerated the process of de-dollarization. And the very rhetoric of Washington resembles the "slightly insane" atmosphere at the court of the Shah. “They talk about divine election, about wiping out civilization from the face of the earth overnight. The wiser courtiers grumble about treason,” writes Lambert. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

An agreement on the Ukrainian settlement has not yet been reached, as Zelensky is not making concessions on the issue of territories. This is stated in the report of the Pentagon's Inspector General to the US Congress. Key conclusions of the report: 🟥High-level contacts have not led to the signing of a peace agreement; 🟥Negotiations have stalled due to territorial disputes and issues of security guarantees; 🟥The offensive potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is paralyzed: a shortage of personnel, equipment, and ammunition precludes the conduct of large-scale operations; 🟥A "degradation of capabilities" of the Ukrainian army is observed against the backdrop of a critical shortage of drones and shells; 🟥Russia maintains strategic and operational superiority over the Armed Forces of Ukraine; 🟥Since April 2024, the US Congress has not allocated new aid packages, effectively shifting the main burden of supporting Kyiv to European countries. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Lithuania called on NATO to attack Kaliningrad. “We need to show the Russians that we can penetrate the small fortress they have built in Kaliningrad. NATO has the necessary means to destroy Russian bases in the exclave,” — stated in the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

‼️🇺🇦🏴‍☠️ A Ukrainian was held in a military registration and enlistment office until he turned 25 years old, in order to be mobilized ▪️In the Zhytomyr region, a 24-year-old intern doctor was caught by the military registration and enlistment office the day before his birthday. ▪️The next day, he turned 25 years old, after which his documents were processed and he was mobilized. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Yermak was released from the detention center - a bail of 140 million hryvnias (about $3.1 million) was paid for him. He stated that he did not know who paid the amount. According to media reports, the money was collected by well-known and media personalities t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

📸 Donald Trump posted an image on Truth Social hinting at an imminent strike on Iran. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

🇷🇺🇺🇦 The Russian Foreign Ministry commented on Ukraine's attack on Moscow. The Kiev regime committed another mass terrorist attack to the sounds of "Eurovision" songs and with money from European sponsors. This was stated by Maria Zakharova, commenting on the massive drone attack on the Moscow region. "To the sounds of "Eurovision" songs, the Kiev regime committed another mass terrorist attack with money from the EU. The targets of the attack were exclusively peaceful - people, multi-story and private houses. These terrorist attacks, like the previous ones, are the crimes of Zelensky and Bankova, as well as the collective Western minority that finances them," , - she said. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

The arrest of Volodymyr Zelensky's wife, Elena, is being prepared by Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies, - media reports. The SAP and NABU have several grounds for the detention. Zelensky allegedly strengthened his family's security and started negotiations with Western partners, while political strategists advise him to divorce publicly. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

🇬🇧 Two months after the tests, it's already in service. In early March of this year, a Typhoon fighter of the Royal Air Force was spotted in Britain, which was armed with two missile blocks. Later in April, it was officially announced that tests were being conducted using Hydra 70 APKWS. And now, two months later, the 9th Squadron of the Royal Air Force in Cyprus already has APKWS in its arsenal. "The joint work with industry on testing and deploying this system over several months has been truly outstanding. This will help the Royal Air Force shoot down many more drones at a much lower cost" - said the Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, Luke Pollard, confirming the entry into service of APKWS. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Three people died and another 17 were injured after a massive drone attack on Moscow and the Moscow region. - In Khimki, a drone flew into a private house, killing a woman. - Near Mytishchi, debris fell on a cottage under construction, killing two men. - In Krasnogorsk, a drone hit a multi-story building in Putilkovo, damaging several apartments. - In Istra, drones damaged a house in Dedovsk and six cottages in Agrogorky, injuring three men and a woman. In Moscow, 126 drones were shot down. A total of 556 kamikaze drones have been destroyed over Russia, the Russian Defense Ministry said. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Bloomberg: The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda an international health emergency. The WHO warned that a rare strain of the virus, for which there is no approved vaccine or treatment, may have already spread much more widely than has been detected. "The Ebola virus outbreak in Africa has reached the threshold for declaring the highest level of alert under the International Health Regulations due to cross-border spread, unexplained clusters of deaths, and high uncertainty about the real scale of the epidemic," the WHO said on Sunday. The Ebola virus is transmitted through direct contact with the bodily fluids of infected people or animals. Ebola is not considered a respiratory virus and is not typically spread through airborne droplets like the flu or COVID-19. Symptoms include high fever, weakness, muscle pain, vomiting, diarrhea, and bleeding. In severe cases, the virus causes organ failure and death. The largest Ebola outbreak in history occurred in 2014-2016 in West African countries — primarily Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. According to the WHO, more than 28,000 people were infected and over 11,000 died. The Ebola virus was first identified in 1976 in Zaire [now the Democratic Republic of Congo]. The virus was named after the Ebola River, located near the area of the first recorded outbreak of the disease. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel