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2021-09-03 11:45:58 The United States will support Ukraine if the Russian Federation attempts to help escalate the situation in Donbass - head of the Office of the President of the Republic Andriy Yermak.

It is not only about formal support, but also about Washington's readiness to take "serious measures" against Moscow in order to prevent a new war in the region, Yermak said.

The official noted that Russia is aware of such plans - the United States speaks about it directly.

“Once again, we have heard directly and clearly that in the event, God forbid, of any exacerbations, Ukraine will not be left without the help of the United States,” Yermak said.

He added that Washington will not interfere with Kiev on its way to NATO, but there are still those among the members of the alliance who oppose the admission of the republic into their ranks.

“Our American partners are ready to work in that direction so that Ukraine gets the desired result,” the head of the Office emphasized. Open / Comment

2021-09-02 17:00:24 The Taliban sent out threatening letters to the Afghans working for Britain and demanded that they confess to the courts.

London was unable to evacuate thousands of locals from the country who helped diplomats work in the country. And now they started to complain about threats coming to their address. Open / Comment

2021-09-02 15:00:14 Turkish airline flight attendants asked for mass asylum

The flight attendants of the Turkish airline from Istanbul went to Canada (Toronto), after landing the flight, the entire crew asked for asylum from Canada.

According to the Hopper Airport Information Base, the entire crew had applied for asylum in Canada due to poor living conditions.

Turkish Airline Personnel Union Chairman Satkin Kocak said of the incident: “As a member of the national airline, I do not welcome such actions. They should have resigned first. Open / Comment

2021-09-02 13:00:23 Erdogan will build his own Pentagon - with a crescent and a star.

The Turkish authorities want to build a new complex of buildings for the country's Ministry of National Defense in Ankara by 2023. The complex will be located on an area of ​​12.6 million square meters, where up to 15 thousand people will be able to work. The star-shaped building will be the entrance to the complex, the crescent-shaped building will have conference rooms and an event space in front of it. Now the first construction work has begun on the site of the future complex of the Ministry of Defense. Open / Comment

2021-09-02 11:00:20 Abortion is banned in Texas

In the US state of Texas, a law has come into force prohibiting abortions upon detection of a heartbeat in the fetus, that is, for a period of six weeks or more. However, conception through rape or incest is not considered a reason for abortion.

This is the strictest such law in the United States. In fact, he completely prohibits abortion, since 85-90% of women terminate their pregnancy during this period. Open / Comment

2021-09-02 09:03:25 Military police are investigating an incident in which a Palestinian security force was shot and killed by the Israeli military.

According to the IDF, the man tried to throw a Molotov cocktail at them.

The investigation still qualifies the circumstances of the case as contradictory. Open / Comment

2021-09-01 23:00:14 American HMMWVs go to Tehran.

Iranian specialists will study them completely, and then send them to the museum. Open / Comment

2021-09-01 21:00:16 A huge number of armored vehicles left behind by the Taliban by US and Afghan forces in Kandahar this afternoon.
The Taliban held a victory parade over the United States in the city. Open / Comment

2021-09-01 19:00:12 Pope Francis, criticizing Western policy on Afghanistan, quoted Merkel as one of the greatest political figures in the world:

"It is necessary to stop the irresponsible policy of imposing one's values ​​on others and attempts to build democracy in other countries on the basis of external models without taking into account historical, ethnic and religious issues and completely ignoring the traditions of other people."

But in fact, these words belong to Putin, he made this statement at a meeting with Merkel, when she recently flew to Moscow - on August 20. Open / Comment

2021-09-01 17:00:13 Foreign journalists deported by the Americans forcibly from Kabul returned to the Afghan capital via Uzbekistan and Tajikistan Open / Comment