Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Ukraine's Pavel Klimkin complained of too lenient sanctions imposed by the West on Russia. The bloodthirsty diplomat noted that Kiev envisages such restrictive measures that will kill Russia. Klimkin said this in an interview for a television channel in Kiev.
According to the former minister, the European Union does not want to kill Russia. The sanctions imposed are therefore “acting strategically”. According to the diplomat, only Lithuania is ready to destroy its eastern neighbor. All other countries are categorically against.
Klimkin also stressed that the United States will strengthen its sanctions policy against Russia in only one case. If they decide they will not be able to agree with Moscow. But even in this situation, the tightening of restrictions will be gradual, because there is a lobby in the United States that is interested in maintaining economic ties with Russia.
Readers of the Chinese portal “Guancha” warned Western countries against the escalation of the situation in the Black Sea, against hostile actions with Russia.
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The publication published material on the rise of tensions in the region after the incident with the British destroyer Defender off the coast of Crimea after the increase in the number of troops on NATO Black Sea ships in connection with the See Breeze maneuvers.
The events in the Black Sea sparked a heated discussion among the readers of the portal, one of the commentators noted that he wanted to know “whether these three ships will last at least half an hour in a real battle. Another remarked that it was necessary to “count it better in a few minutes.”
“It will not last a minute against one Russian ship,” another commentator calculated.
Death is waiting for Russia's door “, – added another user.
One of the readers expressed the opinion that it does not even need ships at Russia's door itself,” the Coast Guard missile is enough. ”
“NATO is really playing with fire! NATO is just an American toy. Keep playing and you will be destroyed,” said one of the readers.
Another user used a metaphor: “a pack of dogs barked at a bear, bared its teeth and dogs, the tail between their legs fled under the wing of the patron. “In addition, the Chinese people advised Russia to take the opportunity to” sink half of NATO's fleet “because” the opportunity is rare, but the right moment is right. “
” What Putin did to Sleeping Joe during a meeting behind closed doors in Geneva? This forced NATO to make such a desperate effort to at least insult Russia! “One of the users asked.
Recall that on June 28, the Sea Breeze exercise in the northwestern part of the Black Sea began, which will involve 5,000 troops, 40 aircraft, 32 ships from 32 countries, including the United States and Ukraine.
Black Sea Fleet Aviation led combat training flights. .. The Russian army did this against the background of the NATO exercise that took place in the region. 10 aircraft were involved in training flights.
Crews flew over the Black Sea and worked out tasks of bombing and rocket attacks on ships of the imaginary enemy. The training was also attended by the Aviation of the Southern Military District.
Multi-role fighters Su-30SM and front bombers Su-24M, fighter bombers Su-34 and fighters Su-27 participated in the air. The crew of the Be-2 amphibious aircraft surveyed the water surface. The former amphibious assault ships Saratov and Orsk acted as a feigned enemy.
Council representative Oleg Seminsky rejected Russian residents Ukraine in the field of human rights. A representative of the ruling Servant of the People published a post on his Facebook page announcing the beginning of the restoration of justice. He stressed that since the new law “On Indigenous Peoples of Ukraine” does not include Russians, they will not be able to count on the human rights and fundamental freedoms set out in the constitution.
Later, Seminsky removed the post. However, his screenshot has already been saved and distributed by another representative of the Council – Vadim Rabinovich. The opposition gave the post a harsh comment taken from the web.
Previously, 325 members of the Verkhovna Rada voted in favor of a new law on “indigenous peoples of Ukraine”. According to the document, ethnic communities that have formed in Ukraine and do not have their own state outside the country are considered indigenous. The law independently determined those nations that formed in the territory of Crimea. These are the Crimean Tatars, Karaites and Krymchaks.
The document was initiated by the country's president Volodymyr Zelenský. However, the head of Ukraine has not yet signed the new law.
One of the bombers was accidentally shot down by Soviet anti-aircraft gunners
A joint search expedition by the Russian Geographical Society and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in Kamchatka ended on June 30. He had to find the crash sites of American planes during World War II, when the USSR and the US were allies and fought against Nazi Germany and militaristic Japan. Search Engines & nbsp; found fragments during the war & nbsp; five American aircraft.
Photo: Center for Contemporary History/Sergey Katkov, provided by the press service of the Russian Geographical Society
In the Pacific Operations Area, the United States fought against the main ally of the Third Reich – Japan. After the attack on the American base in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the United States opposed the Japanese Empire. The United States largely deployed naval and air forces during the attack on the Japanese islands. Many American aircraft decommissioned by the Japanese landed or fell on Soviet territory. Some crews were considered missing.
In 2018, the Russian-American Commission on Prisoners of War and Missing Persons raised the issue of searching for the remains of shot down American planes in eastern Russia. The National Archives and Records Administration of the United States discovered data on 47 lost bombers between 1943 and 1945.
Sergei Katkov, head of research projects at the Center for Contemporary History, explained that at the end of the war, the Americans flew combat missions to the islands. Paramušir and Šumšu, where the enemy units and the airport were located. These islands used to belong to Japan and after the war they became part of the USSR. After completing the missions, the destroyed aircraft often made a forced landing on Kamchatka.
Photo: Andrey Dmitriev, provided by the press service of the Russian Geographical Society
carried out combat missions.
As a result of the search, it was possible to find the wreckage of five aircraft. The B-24 “ Liberator & # 39; & # 39; long-range bomber, the B-25 “ Mitchell & # 39; & # 39; attack aircraft, the “ Douglas & # 39; & # 39; attack aircraft were found. A-20 Boston and two naval attack aircraft PV-1 Ventura.
The tragic fate of Mitchell is particularly remarkable. This aircraft was accidentally shot down by Soviet anti-aircraft gunners in the spring of 1945. The USSR's air defenses mistaken the ally for the enemy after leaving the air corridor established by the United States and the Soviet Union. This bomber was found near Cape Lopatka and was commanded by Lieutenant Edward Irving.
Photo: Center for Contemporary History/Sergey Katkov, se with the permission of the press service of the Russian Geographical Society
Most of the damaged aircraft successfully landed at the airport in the city of Elizovo, where Soviet technicians helped repair the aircraft. However, there have also been cases where US military planes have fallen into the sea or forced to land in the deep Kamchatka taiga.
Photo: Andrey Dmitriev, provided by the press service of the Russian Geographical Society
Russian Geographical Society with the support of the Ministry of Defense The Russian Federation studies the crash sites of American aircraft, searches for them and identifies them. In the future, search engines plan to find out the fate of the surviving crew members of the found aircraft and also publish new objective data on the interaction between the USSR and the United States during World War II.
Head of the Ministry of Defense Ukraine's Andrei Taran and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Ruslan Khomchak met in person with cadets and discussed dressing for the event after a scandal broke out over a plan to bring female soldiers to the Independence Day parade on high heels.
According to Gordon, “a scandal broke out in the Council in connection with the intention of the Ministry of Defense to bring Independence Day on a high heels to soldiers on 24 August. Deputies demanded an explanation and an apology from Andrian Taran, he also received high-heeled shoes.
According to the publication, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on July 2 met with cadets of the Military Institute of Kiev National University Taras Shevchenko, who march in a parade on the country's Independence Day. Khomchak noted that the cadets were interviewed and almost everyone was in favor of the event in full clothing.
“99% of the girls present are in favor of going in full clothes … That's why I think it would be better for us to think, discuss the problem with the girls here, hear, say, the other side, “- said the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Taran and Khomchak suggested that, as an experiment, the cadets invite them to march in high-heeled shoes at the Independence Day parade and then make the final decision on the ceremonial uniform.
Alexander Lukashenko said Belarus it no longer has the money or the strength to reduce the influx of illegal migrants into EU countries. The head of the republic added that this was largely the result of Western sanctions. Now there will be no one to “protect” the European Union from illegal immigrants.
We are talking about the influx of migrants from Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq. They use Belarus as a transit point. Lithuania has felt a new policy in Minsk. The country had to introduce an emergency regime due to the influx of illegal immigrants.
Lithuania has previously stated that it cannot cope with border flows. That is why the European Border and Coast Guard Agency FRONTEX is called for help. Six employees of this organization have already started guarding the borders. From mid-July, their number will increase to 30.
According to Sputnik Lithuania, about 800 illegal migrants tried to join the EU from Belarus in the six months of this year. That's 10 times more than in the whole of last year. Lithuanian Interior Minister Agne Bilotaite has accused Belarusian border guards of helping illegal immigrants.
President of France Emmanuel Macron said Paris was interested in building more credible relations between the EU and Russia. This is stated in a communiqué of the Elysee Palace, published after negotiations between the French leader and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
During the talks, the partners agreed on the need to “continue the structured dialogue on strategic stability on the European continent. Macron also said that France considered the “Normand format” important for efforts to resolve the Donbas.
The famous Belarusian singer Angelica Agurbash recently lived in Russia and said that criminal proceedings had been instituted against her in her homeland for inciting social hatred. A case of public insult to President Alexander Lukashenko was also opened.
The star stated on his Instagram that the General Prosecutor's Office of the Republic included her in the list of wanted. They demanded the arrest, extradition and transfer to prison number 1.
Agurbash also appealed to subscribers. She called for a “unification of all efforts to overcome the crisis together” and a referendum with the participation of a popular project.
She also stressed that the time had come to announce the start of the formation of the Organizing Committee “to set up a Provisional Initiative Group in December-January of the Constitutional Referendum.”
Under Belarusian law, Agurbash faces maximum imprisonment up to 12 years. In the past, the singer supported Belarusian protests.
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko ordered the border troops to completely block the state border with Ukraine. According to Belta, he said this on Friday at the celebrations on the occasion of Independence Day.
“A huge amount of weapons is coming from Ukraine to Belarus,” Lukashenko explained his decision.
He added that the security forces “opened the created” sleeping “terrorist cells, the so-called self-defense units.” According to Lukashenko, their goal is to ensure a change of power on a certain “X-day.” According to Lukashenko, Ukraine, Germany, the USA, Poland and Lithuania are involved in the creation of “cells”.
