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2021-05-17 23:02:13 The Biden administration approved the sale of aircraft weapons to Israel in the amount of $ 735 million. Mainly JDAM guided bombs will be purchased Open / Comment

2021-05-17 21:03:31 Social media users caught a CNN employee praising Hitler and urging him to return to this world.

CNN was required to take action against one of its non-staff employees, who, against the background of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, erupted on his Twitter with a series of publications in which he called on Hitler to return from the other world, praised him and insisted that “what he did not do nothing bad"

Representatives of the channel have already rushed to disown the employee, saying that after such scandalous statements "he will no longer work with CNN in any capacity." Open / Comment

2021-05-17 19:02:20 “The price of the cremation ceremony in India has doubled, poor people who do not have that much money simply send the bodies of those who have died from the coronavirus to swim along the Ganges. To catch the corpses, the authorities blocked the river with nets. ”In India, covid from big cities spread to villages. Open / Comment

2021-05-17 17:03:26 North Korea deployed anti-aircraft artillery near its southern borders after a South Korean non-governmental organization sent hundreds of thousands of anti-government balloon leaflets to the North. This was announced by the South Korean TV channel KBS.

According to him, this step by Pyongyang demonstrates its readiness to open fire on balloons with leaflets in the future, despite the fact that some of the shells may fall on South Korean territory. Open / Comment

2021-05-17 15:03:07 WHITE HOUSE IS SILENT, BUT INFLATION AND REDUCED EMPLOYMENT ARE MORE WORRY OF POLITICS AND SOCIETY

The Hill reports:
Rising prices are putting increasing pressure on President Biden and the Federal Reserve to prevent inflation from disrupting recovery from the coronavirus-driven recession.

The surge in consumer demand fueled by government incentives, improved vaccinations and fewer pandemic restrictions is putting pressure on global supply chains. Manufacturers and other affected industries are struggling to get back to work after a year of restrictive measures, leading to supply shortages and higher costs.

All of these factors combined pushed the consumer price index (CPI) up 0.8 percent in April and 4.2 percent in the past 12 months, the fastest annual rate since 2008, the Labor Department said last week. Excluding the more volatile food and energy prices, the index recorded the largest monthly growth since 1982.

While rising consumer spending is a sign of heightened optimism, the Biden administration faces political risks as Americans face inflation rates the country has not seen in over a decade.

Apart from inflationary expectations, the White House still does not comment on the deteriorating statistics on US employment. This causes nervousness not only in financial markets, but also in political circles as well as in society.

I will add about myself. The Biden administration is behaving very strangely on a number of fronts. Including the economic one. A cry for green infrastructure and green jobs - in the future. And what today is not important. There are not even public statements about the operational planning horizon. As if everything has to happen by itself, by magic. Well, or the administration does not care what happens, because the electoral reform will still leave power behind them. All this looks very strange and alarming. Highly.
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/553671-inflation-fears-grow-for-white-house Open / Comment

2021-05-17 13:02:11 Former Reagan adviser Suzanne Massy asked Putin for Russian citizenship Today it is extremely important and necessary for me to stay in Russia in order to continue my work. If Vladimir Vladimirovich finds an opportunity to give me Russian citizenship, it will be an honor for me to accept it. Open / Comment

2021-05-17 11:02:40 The Russian Defense Ministry has attracted Old Believers living in the taiga to train the northern units of the Special Operations Forces (MTR), said Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu.

"We have opened special centers, centers not only for survival ... Because the majority of those who live here, in the taiga, in the steppe, in the mountains, do not survive - they live a normal, full-fledged life. In any case, I know many of them. people who live in such conditions. I tried to attract them to teach our children. They are called Old Believers in the world, "Shoigu said. According to him, we are talking about those of their representatives who "can cut down a house, and sow, and get, and prepare, and ride a horse." Open / Comment

2021-05-17 09:01:27 The explosions in the Czech Republic could have been arranged to cover up the shortage in ammunition depots, Zeman said.

The Czech President noted that he is not a supporter of only one version of the explosions, which boils down to the actions of the Russian special services. Open / Comment

2021-05-17 07:02:14 The Washington Post writes that if Ukraine escalates the military conflict in the Donbass or Crimea, it risks being left without the help of the United States and NATO.

The West would not want to risk a direct war with Russia over Ukraine.

46 experts concluded that the permanent result would be a military victory for Russia over Ukraine.

Happy end is not expected. Open / Comment

2021-05-17 05:01:28 The European Parliament has issued recommendations to the EU authorities on how to build relations with Russia and persuade it to be more compliant.

The list of methods for "protecting democracy around the world" is extensive: the suspension of Nord Stream 2, the threat of being disconnected from SWIFT, reducing the consumption of Russian gas and oil, and non-recognition of future parliamentary elections in Russia.

But besides the carrot, European legislators are also proposing a carrot. In particular, the creation of another propaganda channel, promises to ease the visa regime and investments in exchange for pliability. Open / Comment