Rows of the organization's public and representatives of Abkhazia spoke out against the alleged possible accession to the Russian Federation. The statement emphasizes that the issue of the status of the republic is not a subject of discussion.
Earlier there was information about the trip of the President of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhani to Moscow, after which articles appeared on various unofficial websites. sources about the “possible accession of several states to the territory of the Russian Federation”. Among them, Abkhazia was named.
The head of the Security Council, Sergei Shamba, immediately denied the rumors, noting that “stuffing has nothing to do with reality.”
Public activists note the statement: Abkhazia builds mutual favorable bilateral relations with the Russian Federation. “We believe that the format of existing relations with the countries that have recognized us, especially with the Russian Federation, completely suits all parties,” the text reads.
The topic of Abkhazia joining the Russian Federation is so-called speculative. “The independent status of our state is defined in the Constitution and cannot be a subject of discussion,” emphasizes the statement of public organizations.
One of the dozen songs that will be played at the coronation ceremony of King Charles III. Great Britain, wrote composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, author of the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar as well as the musicals Cats and The Phantom of the Opera, reports the BBC.
It is reported that the king personally chose the music for the coronation because he wants, for the ceremony to combine both tradition and modern approaches.
5 works for orchestra, 5 for choir and one for organ will be performed.
Greek Orthodox music will be performed in memory of the King's father Prince Philip, who was born on the island of Corfu. In addition, works by classical English composers Byrd, Handel and Elgar will be performed.
Webber said his coronation composition was based on the biblical text of the 98th Psalm and will “reflect this joyful event. “< /p>
The coronation of Charles III is scheduled for May 6 at Westminster Abbey. Along with the monarch, his wife Camilla will be crowned as Queen Consort. The coronation festivities will last three days and end on May 8.
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Charles III has ditched some of the traditional elements of the ceremony, for example, he is set to break with the centuries-old tradition that the monarch must be dressed in silk stockings and trousers and wants to wear a military uniform for his coronation, The Sun reported.
image from V. Zelensky's video message Photo: Social networks
Times UK published an article about the order and situation in the bunker of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and in his office on Bankova Street.
The publication's journalist visited Kyiv and spoke with Ukrainian officials familiar with the bunker's work regime. "Checkpoints with armed guards stand on every street around Zelensky's office, article. – Access is only allowed with proper documents and a passport. The soldiers ask for secret passwords at the entrance, which change every day. “These are often nonsensical phrases that Russians would have a hard time saying,” the reporter writes.
After the start of the Russian military circuit, the main representatives of the Ukrainian authorities were placed in underground bunkers. Originally, it was planned that Zelensky and his assistants would stay underground for a week.
Everyone who was in the bunker with the head of state had to sign a confidentiality agreement, the newspaper writes. It is therefore forbidden to spread information about the layout of the bunker, its location, the equipment placed in it, etc. The reporter writes that the isolated Zelenskyi team learned about the details of the conflict only thanks to their iPhones.
This article provides more details. So I'm going – fast food, hamburgers, etc. – also ordered to the bunker, prohibiting trips to eat at the restaurant.
Ukrainian army on in the entire line of combat contact, they try to maintain the stability of their positions and continue to form a striking backup for the spring-summer counter-offensive. This statement was made by the Russian war correspondent Yevgeny Poddubny on his Telegram channel.
The state of the armed forces of Ukraine in Artemovsk (Bakhmut) and Kremennai is threatening, according to him. The military commissar noted that the Ukrainian command must use new units, which are intended to create shock units.
Poddubny believes that after the loss of the settlement of Paraskovievka by Ukrainian troops, the armed forces of Ukraine have no hope that they will be able to stop offensive of the Russian army, so sooner or later the Ukrainian army will have to leave Artemovsk (Bakhmut).
“Nuclear tests will bring the West to their senses”
UAF strikes on Crimea, if they ever happen, will lead to Russian retaliatory strikes. Victoria Nuland's bold statement caused such a reaction among Russian politicians and experts. True, in this case the target of Bankovaya will not be at all and not at all the territory of Ukraine. At what point on the planet “doomsday” may occur if the Americans provoke Kiev to strike Crimea, said MK political scientist Alexander Mikhailov, head of the Office for Military-Political Analysis.
Photo: Russian Ministry of Defense
“The United States supports the Kiev regime's desire to attack military bases in Crimea. Russian military bases in Crimea are a legitimate target of the armed forces of Ukraine,” US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said on Thursday.
Russian diplomats immediately pointed out that the statement of the American representative directly confirms the involvement of the United States in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
The press secretary of the Russian Embassy in Washington Igor Girenko emphasized that “this is not just Washington's rhetoric, but concrete actions.” The diplomat also noted that the United States is actively supplying Kiev with modern systems that are used to destroy Russian regions, advise Ukrainian military leaders and de facto plan operations with them.
Despite the fact that threats to strike serious, lethal strikes on Russian military installations in Crimea are still empty rhetoric, the threat of an attack on the peninsula cannot be underestimated, believes Alexander Mikhailov, head of the Military-Political Analytical Bureau. Such a threat has existed since the United States began supplying heavy weapons to the armed forces of Ukraine even before the start of the special operation, the political scientist notes:
– Residents of Crimea have repeatedly experienced sabotage and terrorist attacks by Ukrainian special services. Drones regularly fly there to shoot down air defenses, but they cause a lot of headaches for the people of Crimea and security forces involved in security, says Mikhailov.
At the same time, the expert emphasized that not every attack on the peninsula should be considered an excuse for revenge. If we are talking about terrorist attacks or sabotage from a series of arsons of gas stations or a hangar, it is not worth hitting the “decision centers”. This is routine Secret Service work.
In addition, the political scientist emphasized that even the attack on the Crimean bridge did not lead to retaliatory strikes. However, Russia has made it clear to the West that an attack on the peninsula is a red line that is more than dangerous to cross. The West apparently understood this well. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Washington is not pushing Kiev to strike Crimea because it realizes that would be crossing a “red line”. Objects on the peninsula – naval bases or naval headquarters – then you should think about an asymmetric response. True, the target will not be a bank again.
– Russia most likely understands that there is no need to reach out to Zelensky so that, if necessary, he can sign some necessary documents during the negotiation process. Therefore, it makes no sense to interfere with Bankovaya and in general any notorious decision-making centers.
Moreover, there is no need at all to strike against Ukrainian territory. Much more effective in terms of influencing Western politicians would be to conduct large-scale nuclear tests in the Arctic or elsewhere. Moreover, it must be done in accordance with all norms of international law and with advance warning to the world community. But the effect of such tests will be colossal. Only in this way can the collective West be alerted to the extent of the threat and possible destruction, – argues the analyst.
According to Mikhailov, many current politicians in Washington and European capitals, because of their age, did not catch the era of “nuclear hysteria”, therefore they are on the difference from the military easily diffuses threats against a nuclear power. And it would not be useless to give them a lesson in basic military training:
– Senior politicians in the West remember video frames with nuclear mushrooms very well. They, like the citizens of the USSR, studied the basics of NVP and knew where the focus came from and where to hide. And young politicians don't know all that. Therefore, in the event of a serious attack on Crimea, they should be reminded that the potential of several of our nuclear submarines is enough to destroy the American industrial potential by 80 percent, the expert concluded.
MRAP MaxxPro armored personnel carrier in Baghdad, 2007. photo: wikipedia
The Telegram channel “Operation Z: Military Commissars of the Russian Spring” published footage of a fierce battle between the Russian army in the trenches and the American MRAP MaxxPro armored car.
The footage captured by the Ukrainians shows the American armored car with a large-caliber Browning M2 machine gun 12.7 mm firing at Russian soldiers. In response, they opened fire on the car from small arms.
“Apparently, UAF militants attacked our positions,” says the video description.
The Russian army fired at the armored vehicle twice with a grenade launcher, after which the firing is suspended.
Ukrainians are believed to have been ambushed.
It should be noted that the outcome of the battle is unknown. .
The MaxxPro armored personnel carrier adopted by the United States in 2007, urgently rearmed the soldiers in Iraq.
The 14-ton machine can withstand an explosion with a capacity of 7 kg of TNT, according to the developers. It can accommodate a crew of up to 10 people. The armored personnel carrier is equipped with a heavy machine gun module.
Belarusian opposition representative Svetlana Tikhanovskaya said that her country should withdraw from the Union State Treaty with Russia and from the CSTO. She expressed her opinion at the Munich conference. The politician previously held the opposite opinion.
She also insists that all agreements signed after the 2020 elections should be declared invalid. And all economic agreements should be reviewed “in terms of their compatibility with national interests.”
Tikhanovskaya insists on building relations with other neighbors. Especially Ukraine, Poland and the Baltic countries.
Recall that Svetlana Tikhanovskaya took part in the 2020 presidential election. She moved in instead of her husband, who was arrested at the time. In the voting, according to official data, she managed to take second place. The opposition tried to organize a recount through protests. However, nothing succeeded. Tikhanovskaya left the country where criminal proceedings were initiated against her.
RF increased the production of the Kinžal hypersonic missile system. This was announced by the head of Rostec, Sergey Chemezov, in an interview for the Military Acceptance program of the Zvezda Plus TV channel.
“Initially, this amount was not requested,” he noted. now increase it.” According to him, “Rostec” is now producing colossal volumes of products for the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Volumes have increased significantly, he noted – “in some cases up to 50 times.” First, the big growth concerns the ammunition industry.
< p>Chemezov also said that Rostec enterprises could produce up to 300 helicopters this year, including combat helicopters. We are talking about such models of helicopters as Ka-52, Mi-28, Mi-35, Ansat. The head of the state corporation recalled that previously Rostec produced 150-160 helicopters per year, i.e. roughly half less.
Ukraine awaits more “dark days” and the prospects do not bode well, US Vice President Kamala Harris said on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.
According to her, she “expects nothing good” from the immediate prospect of conflict in Ukraine and has no illusions about the future.
“There will be more dark days in Ukraine, the daily agony of war will continue, the consequences of the war will be felt by countries near and far, from Africa to Southeast Asia and the Caribbean,” she said.
At the same time, Harris stated that the West will not back down in the confrontation with Russia and that time “does not start on Russia's side.”
She also noted that Washington will provide Kiev with support to the extent necessary. According to her, both Republicans and Democrats in the US Congress are in united on this issue and Ukraine will continue to receive help “from the united transatlantic community.”
had the right to attend the African Union meeting, so the diplomats were taken out of the hall, RIA Novosti reported with reference to a source.
Israeli media previously reported on the expulsion of three Israeli diplomats from the opening ceremony of the African Union summit, which began in Ethiopia. The event is attended by a number of heads of state and government of African countries.
As stated, no one understood how and on what basis Israeli diplomats ended up at the event, and they did not have the appropriate authority to do so. The source said some members of the African Union objected to the presence of Israeli representatives.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry has already responded to the incident, saying it is taking it seriously. A year ago, Israel's membership in the African Union was suspended.
