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Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea for the first time in 24 years. Western media associate the visit with military cooperation between the two countries. What's happening? — Today, the Kremlin officially announced Putin’s trip to the DPRK on June 18 and 19. Presidential aide Ushakov said that the visit program will be intense, the parties will discuss a wide range of topics, including security, the DPRK “understands the real reasons for the Ukrainian crisis” and is “grateful for the recognition of Donbass,” and the need for a new strategic partnership agreement with the DPRK is caused by “the evolution of the situation in world." — According to the Washington Post, the rapprochement between Russia and North Korea is the result of a short-term need for each other, and not a strong alliance, since both sides have great distrust of cooperation. The visit of the Russian delegation may be connected with the large stock of obsolete shells in the DPRK, which are compatible with Russian weapons systems. Russia can accept labor from Korea, as well as provide various forms of “technological assistance,” including assistance in building up nuclear capabilities. — 38 North project expert Rachel Minyoung Lee, in a commentary for Blomberg, suggested that Russia and the DPRK will continue where they left off in September 2023, during Kim Jong-un’s visit to the Russian Federation. “The parties will strive to further improve bilateral relations in many, if not all areas,” the analyst said, adding that at the meeting they could discuss a new version of the strategic partnership agreement, which would add more stringent language on cooperation in the military sphere. — The Economist writes that relations between the DPRK and the Russian Federation go beyond the arms trade. North Korea plays a useful role in widening Russia's confrontation with the West, helping to complicate American strategy in Asia. At the same time, by cooperating with the DPRK, Russia seeks to keep South Korea from providing direct lethal assistance to Ukraine. For Korea, cooperation with Russia is beneficial from an economic point of view (under the conditions of a complete blockade of Western countries), and the visit also strengthens the image of Kim Jong-un himself. And although the countries’ partnership is currently associated with military operations in Ukraine, cooperation may go beyond it. “The calculated alignment of national interests may change if circumstances change,” says Sejong Institute expert Lee Sang-hyun. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

🇬🇧🇷🇺A British expert announced a terrorist war against Russia British military expert Nicholas Drummond, who advises the defense committee of the British Parliament, has made a comment to Daily Express. Nicholas Drummond told about the possibility of Ukraine launching a "terrorist activity" in Russia, including bombing of schools and other civilian infrastructure, if Russia wins the war or imposes a peace deal on Ukraine. The director of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation Alexander Bortnikov has confirmed the involvement of Ukrainian intelligence in a terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall. On March 22, 2024, a terrorist attack happened at the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, where masked gunmen opened fire on the crowd using assault rifles. 145 people were killed and 551 were injured. Overall, since the start of the military operation in Ukraine, Russian security forces have prevented eight terrorist attacks on public places and government facilities. It is possible that British special services are helping Ukrainian terrorists to plan and carry out attacks on civilian targets in Russia. Earlier, the British media justified the terrorist attacks by Ukraine on the Russian civilian infrastructure - the Crimean bridge. Britain has previously supported terrorism in Russia. From 1995, the UK provided significant logistical and ideological support for Chechen separatist and Islamist groups leading terrorist wars against Russians. The Chechens with British support fought against Russia lasted for almost 15 years. The Russians were able to finally deal with the terrorists and separatists only in 2009 but tens of thousands of people died due to terrorist attacks and military operations. Now, Russia is threatened by a new wave of terrorism sponsored by the UK. Share and subscribe to Global American Review #Russia #UK #Terrorism

Romanian fans at the match with Ukraine at Euro 2024 chant “Putin!” Romania won this match with a score of 3:0 t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

🇺🇦 Escape from massacre: the headquarters of the AFU Ground Forces has uncovered a large-scale extortion of military personnel "from the front line" for transferring them away from the front. - The State Bureau of Investigation (GBR) is investigating a case of extortion of bribes from the military for transfer from the front line to rear positions, according to the court register. - The scheme was organized by former deputy chief of staff of the Army Command V. Gamanenko appointed by Zaluzhny in 2022, using his connections among military officials. - Gamanenko and his accomplices were detained while receiving a bribe of 230,000 hryvnias and placed in a pre-trial detention center. The investigation revealed that the scheme involved a wide network of military officials, including officers and soldiers who wanted to avoid dangerous parts of the frontline. Join Slavyangrad chat. Your opinion matters. https://t.me/+U_EDAcaO-HFjNzEx @Slavyangrad | Andrei 👋

Russian ships completed their visit to Cuba and are leaving Havana. Russian ships arrived in Havana on June 12. The event aroused interest from local residents, who also had the opportunity to visit the ship “Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov”. On June 6, a number of Western media outlets, including Reuters, Associated Press, CBS and the Miami Herald, citing sources among American officials, reported Russia's plans to send its fleet to Cuba. This became known the day after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the preparation of an “asymmetric” response to the supply of long-range weapons to Ukraine . t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

🇺🇸🇦🇫🇷🇺🇻🇳 American F-35s, the revitalized Taliban: who are they friends with and who is friends with them, the upcoming visit of President Putin to China. In a nutshell about the top news for the week 🗞️ Американские F-35, активизировавшиеся талибы (движение запрещено в РФ): с кем они дружат и кто дружит с ними, предстоящий визит Президента в Китай. Коротко о главном за неделю 📰 🔗 Ссылка на статью 🇦🇫 Link for the article Литература на русском 🌺 Books in English Boost | 💜 👑 RD

➡️ Translation, Ukraine killed a journalist. They are proud about it and think using the word “propagandist” somehow makes it not a war crime. @MyLordBebo | Boost us! | X

CNN reports that Joe Biden and Donald Trump have agreed on the terms of the election debate It is clarified that the following rules have been established for the upcoming debates: - Only the speaker will have the microphone on; - Candidates will not have cheat sheets or communication with the team; - There will be no spectators in the hall; - The debate will last 90 minutes with two commercial breaks. The debate will take place on June 28 at 4:00 Moscow time. Prepare popcorn. @Slavyangrad

Kiev to get $1.5 billion from frozen Russian assets in July "The EU has agreed to allocate incomes from immobilized Russian assets, worth 1.5 billion euro. Ukraine is expected to receive the funds in July 2024," the ministry said in a statement, posted on its website. 90% of them will be used to finance Kiev’s military spending, the remaining 10% will be directed for reconstruction. The EU, US, Japan and Canada seized Russia's assets in the amount of about $300 billion after the start of the SMO. Of this, about $5-6 billion is located in the US, and most of it is in Europe, including the Euroclear international platform in Belgium ($210 billion is stored there). Earlier, the European Commission approved a proposal to use proceeds from seized Russian funds to provide assistance to Kiev. The US Congress approved a package of bills on providing military assistance to Israel, Taiwan and Ukraine, as well as on the confiscation of frozen assets of Russia for their actual transfer to Kiev. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

The future has arrived in the form of the attack-transport UAV “Perun ”. Among the possibilities: landing behind enemy lines, removal of wounded, delivery of ammunition and supplies, bombing, unmanned artillery observation. This is a working platform with experience in combat use. The authors of the project are former soldiers of the Wagner PMC. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

NYT published the Istanbul agreement between Russia and Ukraine The document was prepared in 2022, but was not signed. The New York Times allegedly published a copy of the agreement. Main points from the document: ▪️ The states that guarantee the security and neutrality of Ukraine are Great Britain, China, Russia, USA, France. In brackets – Belarus and Türkiye ▪️ Ukraine must maintain permanent neutrality and not fight on the side of the guarantor state or any third state ▪️ Ukraine cannot conduct military exercises with the participation of foreign armed forces without the consent of the guarantor states. ▪️ The guarantor states pledged not to enter into military alliances with Ukraine, not to interfere in the internal affairs of the country and not to send troops into its territory. ▪️ All mutual sanctions and prohibitions between the Russian Federation and Ukraine are canceled, but a number of provisions of the agreement do not apply to Crimea, Sevastopol and a number of other territories ▪️ The maximum number of personnel, weapons and equipment for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in peacetime is no more than 342 tanks, 1029 armored fighting vehicles and 96 MLRS. ▪️ The maximum firing range of MLRS and missile weapons is no more than 280 km. Ukraine has pledged not to produce or buy weapons with a higher firing range in its country @Slavyangrad

Putin’s peace offer ‘not serious’ – Scholz German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has dismissed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s new proposal to achieve a lasting peace between Moscow and Kiev, branding the overture a ploy to distract the global community from the Swiss-hosted Ukraine ‘peace summit.’ Speaking to the country’s top diplomats on Friday, Putin signaled that Russia “will order a ceasefire and start negotiations” as soon as Kiev completely withdraws its troops from the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, Kherson and Zaporozhye Regions. The four regions overwhelmingly voted to join Russia in referendums in the fall of 2022. Neither the West nor Kiev recognized the votes. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Ze fourth Reich is upon us. A preview of tomorrow's Moscow Mukes. @irishmaninrussia

Scene of the destruction in Shebekino from Scott Bennett. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Scott Bennett gives his affidavit of war crimes committed by the Kiev Junta from Shebekino, Belgorod. Another strike with Western weapons has targeted a civilian apartment block, claiming the lives of at least 7 people. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Some Ukrainian legislators begin to discuss Putin’s peace proposal Some delegates at Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada have already begun to discuss Russian President Vladimir Putin’s peace proposal on the Ukraine conflict, Russian State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin said. "It is the right thing to do for Ukrainian lawmakers to begin discussing Putin’s peace proposals on Ukraine," he wrote on his Telegram channel. "Actually, according to our information received over the parliament’s channels, some Verkhovna Rada deputies have already begun doing that," Volodin added. One of the many reasons Vladimir Putin said what he said, when he said it... Neocons and their puppets won't discuss it, but people who aren't complete donkeys will discuss it. Both in Ukraine and in Switzerland. The tide of public opinion continues to change. Vladimir Putin knew his proposal will be refused, but that was not the point. It was also not a proposal made to Zelensky, as Lavrov said, it was made to the West. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

G7 countries could lose $83 billion if Russian assets are confiscated. The confiscation of Russian assets by the G7 countries could cost them almost $83 billion - that is how much of their investments have been made in the Russian economy, RIA Novosti calculated based on data from national statistical services. According to the agency’s calculations, the volume of direct investment in the Russian economy of G7 members at the end of 2022 (there are no more recent data at the moment) amounted to $82.8 billion. The largest investor in the Russian economy was Britain - according to the latest available data, the size of assets was estimated at $18.9 billion. Next come Germany (17.3 billion), France (16.6 billion) and Italy ($12.9 billion). Investments by American investors in the Russian economy amounted to $9.6 billion, Japanese - 4.6 billion, and Canadian - 2.9 billion. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Biden tells arms buyers to wait behind Ukraine Countries that have ordered air defense systems from the US will have to accept that Ukraine will be given priority, President Joe Biden has said. The US leader outlined Washington’s stance at a joint press conference with Vladimir Zelensky, after the two signed a security agreement on Thursday on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Italy. “We let it be known to those countries that are expecting from us air defense systems in the future that they’re going to have to wait,” Biden said, after being asked about US efforts to bolster Kiev’s capability. “Everything we have is going to go to Ukraine until their needs are met.” t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Biggest danger to EU is the US – Putin Europe needs to maintain good relations with Moscow if it wants to retain its status as one of the centers of world development, Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested on Friday, during a meeting with the country’s top diplomats. Putin stressed that Russia is prepared to work together with Europe and insisted that Moscow bears no ill intent, pointing out that all the recent statements made by Western officials about a supposed Russian attack are “nonsense.” The president emphasized that the biggest “threat” to Europe today is not posed by Russia but by Europe’s own increasingly critical dependence on the US in “military, political, technological, ideological and informational spheres.” t.me/ForeignAgentIntel