Outcome of #Putin visit to #China in terms of economic agreements signed:
✅ Agreement on supplies of Russian topinambour and beef by-products, particularly beef cartilage and stomachs to China
✅ Creation of a new nature reserve “Land of big cats”
✅ Cooperation between TASS and Xinhua news agencies
❌ Construction of Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline was not agreed
To me, these indicate an extremely close and strategic partnership between China and Russia, especially the beef cartilages are going to change the course of the world 😂
#Putin said he had appointed #Belousov, who was dressed in a civilian suit, due to rising defence and security spending which he said would amount to 8.7% of gross domestic product or a little more. That is still below the Soviet level of 13% in the mid-1980s.
Russian FSB counterintelligence service has detained Lieutenant General Yury Kuznetsov, head of the Main Personnel Directorate of the Russian defense ministry
The directorate is responsible for the State Secret Protection Service.
Germany will transfer military aid worth 7 billion euros to Ukraine.
This was announced by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Additionally, the country will transfer the third Patriot air defense system to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
An episode of today's Russian assault, where a soldier of the 5th 🇺🇦 Slobozhanska Brigade himself repels the assault of four invaders at point-blank range, defending a position in the Klischiivka area
Russia lost 72 soldiers per hour over the past 24 hours!
Russia lost a staggering 1,740 troops in a single day, the highest tally of casualties for Moscow since the start of the invasion in 2022, according to Ukraine.
Lieutenant General Yuri Kuznetsov, the head of the personnel department of the Russian Defense Ministry, was detained on May 13 on criminal charges, the state-owned news agency TASS reported, citing undisclosed law enforcement sources.
Facing Russian Advance, a Top Ukrainian General Paints a Bleak Picture
#Ukraine’s forces are stretched thin & have minimal reserves to draw on, the chief of #military#intelligence said, in addition to shortages of #weapons.
"the message sent by Belousov’s appointment is crystal clear: The war is here to stay."
"Replacing Shoigu with Belousov is unlikely to lead to any significant reduction in war-related graft and corruption—and Putin probably knows that. Rather, Belousov’s task will likely be to ensure a more even and sustainable distribution of the proceeds of said graft and corruption"
The #Russians made a 'deal' with the 'devil' (#Putin)
a bit like people who agree to pay bribes to the Mafia...
Putin gives us stability;... we DO NOT ask questions'
but as ALWAYS
deals with the Devil... DO NOT work
they bring SEEDS to ruin.
Russischer Verteidigungsminister Schoigu verliert sein Amt
Seit 2012 war Sergej Schoigu russischer Verteidigungsminister, nun wird er abgelöst. Er soll nun Sekretär des Nationalen Sicherheitsrates werden. Auf Schoigu folgt ein Zivilist und Wirtschaftsexperte.
V Moscow Times:
BREAKING
Vladimir #Putin will not reappoint Defense Minister Sergei #Shoigu , the state-run TASS news agency reported. He has proposed Andrei Belousov, a former First Deputy Prime Minister and economic adviser, to replace Shoigu. Putin has also dismissed Nikolai #Patrushev from his post as head of the Security Council. Patrushev, a former spy, has long been seen as a close member of Putin's inner circle.