Israel is becoming a "party" to the Ukraine war. | Intelligence Community information indicates Israel is setting-up "Iron Dome-type" missile defenses in and around Kiev and Nikolaev, to fight-off Russian Missiles. Here's the rub: The systems WILL BE CONTROLLED EXCLUSIVELY BY ISRAEL. ● Moreover, Israel will be implementing "mobile radar installations" in support of these missile defenses, and their (very quietly kept) intention is to "gather as much data as possible on Russian missiles because...they expect Iran to have such technology soon, if not already." ● Within Israel, there is also the utterly STUNNING discussion taking place about gaining such information about Russian military hardware for...ready for this..."Biblical implications." They are actually discussing the Biblical "Gog/Magog war" in Israel.

■ How the Rothschilds Сashed In on Ukraine Since Neo-Nazi Coup in 2014 (09/13/24)
■ Jewish Controlled U.S. Steps Up Support to Ukraine, Israel (06/16/24)

Catte Black | The signs were all there very early that this was where it was intended to go. | This article in the Atlantic by Establishment Drone Director of the National Institutes of Health, Francis S. Collins, should interest us. Not for its utterly predictable and easily debunked attempts at gaslighting about what the early days of “covid” were “really” like (the terror! the deaths! the hospitals like war-zones ! oh the humanity!). No, what makes it interesting is the question in its title - "Why Didn’t Facing a Common Enemy Bring Us Together?" This is a respected mainstream drone authority in an establishment journal making two important admissions.

While most injuries are mild, hospitals across Lebanon have been receiving influxes of casualties. | Fourteen citizens have been killed and over 450 others were injured in "Israel's" second terror attack on Lebanon, this time targeting two-way radios, commonly known as walkie-talkies, Al Mayadeen's correspondent announced. ● On Wednesday afternoon, a series of explosions were reported across Beirut, South Lebanon, and Bekaa. Cars, motorbikes, stores, and homes across the country caught fire amid the impact of the blasts, resulting in an influx of casualties. ● Injuries, most of which were mild, were transported to hospitals in Bekaa, whereas hospitals in Nabatieh and the Lebanese South received tens of others. ● In turn, the Lebanese Army urged citizens to refrain from crowding public spaces due to the security operation and to pave the way for ambulances and facilitate their path to the casualties.

■ Casualties as Israeli Enemy Stages Aggression on Beirut’s Dahiyeh (Al Manar TV)
■ IRGC Chief Warns ‘Israel’ of “Crushing Response” For acts of terror in Lebanon (Al Manar TV)

The European Parliament adopted a resolution calling on EU countries to immediately lift all restrictions on Kiev's strikes deep into Russia - 425 deputies voted for, 131 voted against, and 63 abstained. | The European Parliament has adopted a resolution calling on EU countries to lift any restrictions on strikes deep into Russia - The EU is firmly on the path of escalation. ■ At today's session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, a resolution was adopted calling on the EU members to abandon any restrictions on the strikes of the AFU throughout the Russian territory. The document was supported by 425 deputies, 131 opposed, 63 abstained. According to the resolution, the EP calls on the EU countries to fulfill the promise to supply Ukraine with 1 million rounds of ammunition and various weapons, such as Taurus missiles, the transfer of which the FRG has so far refused. ■ The MPs also reiterate their position that all EU countries and their NATO allies should collectively and individually commit to providing annual military support to Ukraine in the amount of at least 0.25 % of their GDP. As recently as two days ago, the Alliance itself publicly tried to deny potential strikes by the Ukrainian armed forces against Russian territory with Western long-range missiles. In response, the Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin stated:

"Among the next steps is a meeting of the UN Security Council on sabotage on the Russian gas pipelines, scheduled for September 26." | The Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines, built to deliver gas under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Europe, were hit by explosions in September 2022. The Russian Prosecutor General's Office opened an investigation into it as an act of international terrorism. Russia has repeatedly requested information about the explosions but has not received any, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. Western countries still refuse to cooperate with Russia in investigating the attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday.

Moscow’s foes need to fear the revenge that is coming, the former president has said | Moscow should start putting together a database of “Russophobic scum” and put them on notice of inevitable retribution for their misdeeds, former president and head of Russia’s Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, has said. ● Medvedev has long been a hardliner on the Ukraine conflict and began his latest Telegram post by criticizing “vile scum” in the West who advocated for letting Kiev strike deep into Russian territory with NATO weapons.

■ Dmitry Medvedev: On Historical Memory and Inevitable Retribution (09/18/24)

Maria Zakharova (Мария Захарова)(Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman) | "The West continues to supply arms and money to the Kiev regime, propose pseudo-peace initiatives, and try to rally as many countries as possible to their side." | Western countries have moved to openly support Ukrainian terrorist attacks against civilians and peaceful infrastructure, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on the sidelines of the 4th Eurasian Women's Forum. 💬 "The crisis in Ukraine, which Western countries are using as a battering ram against our nation, remains a key factor shaping the international environment. To this end, they continue to supply arms and money to the Kiev regime, propose pseudo-peace initiatives, and try to rally as many countries as possible to their side. Now, they have even resorted to openly supporting and carrying out terrorist attacks against civilians and peaceful infrastructure." Zakharova emphasized that the West's destructive line regarding Ukraine is yet another "crusade" against the establishment of a multipolar global order, "which is aimed at making the world a fairer place."

Congressman Matt Gaetz revealed today that the United States Government is aware of FIVE (5) separate Assassination Teams, already in the USA to kill Trump | Gaetz revealed that he was told by high ranking officials in the Department of Homeland Security, that three (3) of these teams are "foreign" and two (2) of the teams are "Domestic." The Foreign teams he mentioned: Iran, UKRAINE, and Pakistan. He did not elaborate on the Domestic Assassins. The nature of Gaetz remarks is that there is very big concern about the ability of the US Secret Service to protect former President Trump, and that their ability may not be what it needs to be!

The devices massacres that killed or injured thousands in Lebanon will be met with a difficult reckoning and won’t force the Lebanese resistance group from assuming its religious and moral duty of supporting the oppressed people of Gaza and Palestine. | In an awaited speech after the pager and wireless device blasts in Lebanon, Sayyed Nasrallah stressed that such attacks aimed at pressing Hezbollah to stop its pro-Gaza strikes against the Israeli enemy. ● However, he stressed, “in the name of the martyrs, the wounded and those who lost their eyes along with their families,” that the Lebanese support front will remain unwavering until the aggression against Gaza stops. The Hezbollah chief, meanwhile, didn’t set temporal boundaries to the group’s retaliation for Tuesday and Wednesday’s attacks, stressing that...

💬 “...a difficult reckoning awaits the Israeli enemy.” “Regarding the difficult reckoning, the news (response) is what you will see, not what you hear about, because we are in the most delicate, sensitive and profound phase of the confrontation.”

Responding to Israeli threats of establishing a so-called security zone in south Lebanon, Sayyed Nasrallah affirmed that any Israeli incursion into the Lebanese territory is a wish and a historic opportunity for Hezbollah. ● As he extended congratulations and warmest condolences to the families of martyrs who fell in the past two day in pager and wireless device attacks, Sayyed Nasrallah lauded the national unity in face of the Israeli aggression and thanked the Lebanese government and the entire health sector in Lebanon. His eminence also thanked countries who offered and provided support to the Lebanese government.

■ New warfare era: Israelis weaponise consumer goods in terror attacks (Al Mayadeen)
■ Israeli-tampered device blasts raise war crime concerns: The Intercept (Al Mayadeen)
■ Lebanon to Seek Arrest of Israel’s Netanyahu, Gallant in International Court (Sputnik News)

A proposal forwarded by Russia’s foreign ministry for signing of a strategic partnership agreement with Iran was approved by the president of the Russian Federation. | Vladimir Putin expressed his approval through a decree that was issued on Wednesday. The decree stated that signing of such an agreement would be “expedient,” without specifying the timing of its expected conclusion. The development came a day after Russia’s Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu visited the Iranian capital Tehran, meeting with senior Iranian officials, including President Masoud Pezeshkian. Meeting with the chief executive, Shoigu emphasized that Putin had asked him to convey the message to the Iranian officials that Russia’s position on cooperation with Iran on regional issues had not changed.

■ Russian-Pakistani Relations Are Surprisingly Taking On Strategic Dimensions (Andrew Korybko's Newsletter)

The most powerful and destructive weapon in service with the 25th submarine division of Russia's Pacific Fleet is at a very high level of readiness for use, Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Adm. Alexander Moiseyev said.

■ Russia Slams NATO’s 'Reckless' Rejection of Putin’s Red Line on Ukraine Attacks (Sputnik News)

The IDF has said it hit buildings used by Hezbollah operatives on Wednesday | The "Israel Defense Forces" (IDF) has said it carried out airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon on Wednesday. This comes after "Defense Minister" Yoav Gallant announced “a new phase” of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza and pro-Palestinian militants in Lebanon. ● According to the IDF, warplanes struck a rocket launcher and several buildings used by Hezbollah operatives in Jebbayn, Haltam Kafr Kila, Odaisseh, and Chama.

Lebanon is at war – PM (RT.com) The detonation of electronic devices across the country is an indescribable crime, Najib Mikati has said| Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has said his nation is at war after electronic devices exploded across the country for two days in a row, killing more than 30 people and injuring thousands of others. ● On Tuesday, pagers used by members of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah detonated simultaneously, killing 12 people and wounding nearly 3,000, according to the health authorities. Another 20 people lost their lives and 450 others were injured the following day when thousands of other electronic devices, including walkie-talkies, laptops, and radios, blew up. ● Hezbollah and the government in Beirut have blamed Israel for the attacks. The Jewish state has neither confirmed nor denied responsibility. Media reports have claimed that the Israeli secret service, Mossad, rigged thousands of electronic devices with small explosive charges, which were triggered via a remote signal. “This mass crime... against defenseless people in their homes, who are being killed in this way, is indescribable,” Mikati told journalists.

■ Lebanon’s pager bombings: CIA working hand in glove with Mossad (Tehran Times)
■ Israel ‘treacherous mass assassination’ won’t go unpunished (Press TV)
■ Iranian President Slams West for Backing Israel’s Blind Crimes (Tasnim News Agency)
■ NYT узнала об отправке Израилем сообщений на пейджеры в Ливане перед взрывами (Известия)
✅ Analyzing Israel’s Audacious Pager Attack Against Hezbollah (Andrew Korybko)

Здравствуй, дорогая Русская Цивилизация | Navy Corabel пишет: 💬 "После визита на Кубу 27-31 июля с. г. СКР "Неустрашимый" БФ пересёк Атлантику и, по данным из X, 18.08 прошёл Гибралтарский пролив (см. фото), пополнив собой ОпС в СЗМ. ● Дальнейший мониторинг СКР основан на его предполагаемой связи с танкером "Академик Пашин", которого, судя по нечётким спутниковым снимкам, сопровождал корабль длиной 125-135 м (у 11540 Lнб=129,5 м). ● Согласно VesselFinder, 3 сентября "Пашин" прошёл Суэцким каналом в Красное море, и по последним данным (с MarineTraffic от 06.09, после чего AIS был отключён) двигался на юг на 11 узлах.

Numerous reports: "Round 2" of electronic device explosions has begun in beirut | As of 10:56 AM EDT on 18 September, numerous reports are flooding-in, saying electronic devices are AGAIN exploding in Beirut, and throughout other areas of Lebanon. It __appears__ this may be a "Round 2" of Israeli attack. What makes these reports different from yesterday is that they are saying "electronic DEVICES"" (not necessarily just pocket-pagers) are exploding all over the city. UPDATE 11:03 AM EDT: Apparently, many of the devices exploding were left at home and in cars. Buildings and cars throughout Beirut are now erupting in fires after the devices explode. Info coming in now points to WALKIE-TALKIES among the devices being detonated!

CONTEXT: It is important to make clear the following: The pagers that exploded in Lebanon were not solely used by Hezbollah resistance fighters; employees of Hezbollah's institutions, which include civilians, also used them. It's important to note that Hezbollah is a political party (part of the Lebanese government) and it operates various civilian institutions, such as schools, hospitals, and media outlets. Consequently, this attack did not target soldiers exclusively, but civilians as well. Moreover, there are reports that some individuals purchased and used these pagers, USED, from the market, further highlighting that this was an indiscriminate attack, not limited to military personnel.

■ Hezbollah Launches Rocketry Attacks on Israeli Military Barracks in North of Occupied Palestine (Al Manar TV)
■ New wave of explosions in Lebanon affects personal devices, including phones — TV (TASS)
✅ Israel's Pager Attack - A Sophisticated One-Times Shot With Little Effect (Moon of Alabama)
✅ Analyzing Israel’s Audacious Pager Attack Against Hezbollah (Andrew Korybko)

Harold Turner | Israel's bombing of literally THOUSANDS of people in Lebanon, under the guise of attacking Hezbollah, is the single worst act of State-TERRORISM in our modern world. Israel has (again) violated the Geneva Convention. | Specifically, Article 51 , Section 4 (b) and (c) and Section 5 (b) of the Geneva convention were INTENTIONALLY violated. These are crimes subject to the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice at the Hague in The Netherlands. ■ In [this] attack, Israeli Pocket-Pagers modified by Israel to include explosives, blew up children, Doctors, Nurses, innocent By-standers and others who have no connection whatsoever to Hezbollah. The devices detonated in stores, supermarkets, in cars being driven on public roads in busy traffic. ■ Lebanon Intelligence revealed that the shipment of Pocket Pagers arrived in Lebanon FIVE MONTHS AGO. The Pagers were distributed to Hezbollah (and apparently many others) beginning THREE MONTHS AGO. According to Intelligence sources, the Israeli Mossad injected a military high explosive, PETN, into the lithium battery inside the pocket pager which was then setup so that at the reception of a specific code, the PETN would be detonated by the Pocket Pager. ■ That means the Israelis deliberately worked on these devices for two months, knowing they would be used in open civilian areas. ■ Israel knew - or should have known - these devices could indiscriminately hit very many civilians unconnected to Hezbollah, but they distributed the bombs nonetheless. That makes the Israeli actions criminal and the Book Definition of "terrorism." If anyone else did something like this, or if this type of incident took place against Israel, the entire Western Media would be up in arms describing this as an evil act of terrorism. Yet when Israel commits this same act, they get cheered. The Israeli government is a Terrorist entity. It's time it be arrested.

■ Mossad planted explosives in Hezbollah pagers – media (RT.com)
■ 'Israel' detonated pagers early fearing Hezbollah would expose plot (Al Mayadeen)
■ Hezbollah vows to punish Israel after deadly pager blasts (Naharnet)
■ Lebanese government puts blame for mass pager explosion on Israel (TASS)
■ Au lendemain de l'explosion des bipeurs, incrédulité et choc face à une opération israélienne « inimaginable»
■ L'Iran et la Russie condamnent Israël pour l'attaque des bipeurs du Hezbollah (L'Orient-Le Jour)
■ Several people are dead on the streets in Beirut after Israel hacked Hezbollah communication devices (09/17/24)
■ Комментарий официального представителя МИД России М.В.Захаровой) (Telegram)

■ Don’t Say You Didn’t Know (Nahida Izzat/Poetry for Palestine)

A horrific massacre took place in the Al Bureij refugee camp. Dozens of Palestinians lost their lives in Israeli airstrikes this morning. | Israeli occupation went ahead with its genocide against Palestinian people on day 347 of the brutal war on Gaza, as the Palestinian resistance still showing high resolve to confront the aggression in several areas across the besieged territory. Dozens were martyred or injured on Tuesday as the Israeli occupation committed a new massacre in the Bureij camp in central Gaza Strip. At least three residential homes were targeted by heavy artillery and air attacks on the eastern part of the camp. Palestinian Civil Defense said its staff pulled bodies of at least four martyrs with dozens others being still trapped under the rubble.

✅ One Year On: Gaza Steadfast and Defiant amidst a World that has lost its Humanity (Reham Alhelsi)(01/02/10)

Dmitry Medvedev (Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council) (Дмитрий Медведев)
It's all about acts of retribution; their inevitability:

■ Recently, all sorts of vile scum like various Johnson, Borrell, and other Russophobic scum have been actively calling for strikes “deep into Russia” using NATO capabilities. It is obvious that even now there are no limits to such strikes on the part of the West, and it is necessary to prepare thoroughly for their defense. But I want to say something else: the need to remember the criminal calls of certain Western freaks and to prepare for retribution.

■ History is full of examples of when retribution was deferred. These are acts of retaliation by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and our present country (Trotsky, Konovalets, Bandera, modern terrorists and traitors). And the actions of other countries, including our adversaries (the same USA) against their enemies.

■ These operations are carefully planned and don't always work out. But they must be done. And it is essential in the name of the highest justice and memory of the innocently killed.

■ It's all about inevitability. It is not so important when exactly the retribution will come. What matters is its inevitability. And so that every creature, regardless of its nation, faith, citizenship, and position, who committed a crime against our country and our people, or any beaten scum, just shouting: “Kill civilians in Kursk!”, know that they will come for them. So that they would turn up at night, look around on the street, change their data and even their citizenship, carry weapons with them, and run around between safe houses. To turn into a sick rat with symptoms of 24/7 manic anxiety and delusions of persecution. And maybe just die in a moment, numb with fear. And if God doesn't let that thing get away so easily so that at some point it finally hears the quiet footsteps behind it...

■ And here's another thing: we should use the enemy's known weapons. Despite several obvious legal issues, we should think about creating an open public database of our enemies with their data, for quite applied purposes. (DeepL + Grammarly)

"The Georgian Parliament adopted laws on ‘family values and protection of minors’ which will undermine the fundamental rights of the people and increase discrimination & stigmatization," the EU top diplomat stated | The EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell has urged the Georgian authorities to cancel the law banning LGBT propaganda (recognized as an extremist movement and banned in Russia) and gender reassignment on his X page. 💬 "The Georgian Parliament adopted laws on ‘family values and protection of minors’ which will undermine the fundamental rights of the people and increase discrimination & stigmatization. I call on Georgia to withdraw this legislation, further derailing the country from its EU path," Borrell wrote.

The Venezuelan government sent a note of protest to the EU delegation in Caracas against the interference of EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in the affairs of the Latin American country, the Vice Minister for European Affairs of the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry, Coromoto Godoy, said.
● On Sunday, Borrell called the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro a dictatorship and authoritarian regime. + On Thursday, Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles described at a public event Maduro's government as a "dictatorship," claiming that it had caused mass migration from the Latin American country.
● In response to that, Venezuela recalled its ambassador to Spain and summoned the head of the Spanish diplomatic mission in Venezuela. Meanwhile, Venezuelan parliamentary speaker Jorge Rodriguez called on lawmakers to pass a resolution to immediately sever diplomatic and trade relations with Spain after the Spanish congress urged the government to recognize former presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez as the Venezuelan president.

Israeli INVASION of Lebanon Likely Imminent | Now that Comms are taken out, it is likely an Israeli invasion of Lebanon will commence within hours. Multiple injuries have so far been reported across Lebanon, including in Dahiye, Beirut, after communications devices exploded in the pockets - or in the hands - of people connected to Hezbollah in Lebanon. Israeli media reports that Hezbollah's entire encrypted internal communications network is down. With Hezbollah communications now out, it seems likely to most observers that Israel will commence a full scale invasion of southern Lebanon within hours. The thinking is that Israel shut down the comms before the assault begins.

■ Pager explosion scandal: Will Hezbollah unleash a new war in the Middle East? (RT.com)
■ 100s of injuries following pagers exploding in Lebanon (Al Mayadeen)
■ Hundreds of Hezbollah members wounded when pagers explode in Lebanon (Al Jazeera)
■ Exploding pagers injure Iran ambassador, hundreds of Hezbollah members in Lebanon (Naharnet)
■ "Piratage israélien" à travers le Liban : plus d'un millier de blessés dans l'explosion de "bipeurs" (L'Orient-Le Jour)
■ Что известно о взрывах связных устройств в Ливане из-за диверсии Израиля (TACC)

Attempts to rescue a Palestinian child from under the rubble of his house bombed by lsraeli warplanes. pic.twitter.com/FRIghzmkE8

— TIMES OF GAZA (@Timesofgaza) September 15, 2024

Israel killed over 11,000 students in Gaza, West Bank: Ministry
● Israeli attacks have killed more than 11,000 students in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank since October 7, the Palestinian Education Ministry says.
● At least four people have been killed and many are feared trapped after Israeli forces bombed Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, according to rescuers.
● Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has announced expanded war goals to include the return of residents to the Lebanese border.
● US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will “discuss ongoing efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza” during a three-day visit to Egypt, as Israeli control of the Philadelphi Corridor on the Egypt-Gaza border remains a sticking point in talks.
● At least 41,252 people have been killed and 95,497 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza. In Israel, the number of those killed in the Hamas-led attacks on October 7 was at least 1,139, while more than 200 people were taken captive.

■ 'Israel' kills 40 Palestinians in 24hrs in Gaza Strip (Al Mayadeen)
■ 'Essence of our common humanity is at stake': UN official warns (Al Mayadeen)
■ Israeli attacks in Gaza kill 710 babies, 60% of victims women and children (aNews)
■ Gaza Health Ministry Releases Names of 710 Infants Under 1-Year-Old Killed By Israeli Forces (Antiwar.com)
■ Israeli settlers attack primary school in occupied West Bank (VIDEO)(Al Jazeera)

Harold Turner | THIS war, will very likely see targets here in the United States, being hit by submarine-launched Russian missiles. | NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg today told an interviewer from FOREIGN POLICY "NATO will not be part of the (Russia-Ukraine) conflict if alliance countries allow Ukraine to strike at Russian territory with western-supplied weapons." Apparently, Stoltenberg fails to acknowledge those western-supplied weapons NEED western military satellites to guide them on their trip to attacking Russian targets. ● Russian President Vladimir Putin pointed this out last Thursday in a brief TV interview and Putin made clear "Western weapons need satellites to operate and Ukraine doesn't have any." He went on to make clear that f western weapons are used to attack Russia, then that would be NATO attacking. Russia points out that Ukraine using western (NATO) satellites for attacks inside Russia makes NATO a party to the conflict. Today, Stoltenberg says it does not. Has he become delusional?

Analysis: For those who are not too bright, let me tell you where I think this is going: I believe Ukraine will, in fact, use western-supplied weapons to attack deep into Russia. I also believe Russia will do a quick forensic analysis of the missile debris, identify the missiles and from that identification, will know immediately if those missiles required western satellites to guide them. Once Russia determines those missiles used western (NATO) satellites, I believe Russia is almost certainly going to strike NATO targets. Then, thanks to Stoltenberg's utter refusal to accept the reality he and his NATO pals created, he and NATO will scream "We've been attacked by Russia" and off to war we all go. It could all take place THIS WEEK. It all depends on how soon Ukraine attacks Russia with western weapons. My fellow Americans should realize that this war is probably going to be very different from all the others they've heard about all their lives. THIS war, will very likely see targets here in the United States, being hit by submarine-launched Russian missiles. Explosions. Death. Destruction. HERE, in America.

■ NATO not to become conflict side if West authorizes Kiev to strike at Russia — Stoltenberg (TASS)

Meta has not yet responded to a request from TASS to comment | Meta Corporation, which is recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation, has blocked the accounts of a number of Russian media outlets on its platforms, including RT and the Rossiya Segodnya media group, NBC reported citing a statement from a Meta representative. [...] On September 4, the US Department of the Treasury announced that it was imposing sanctions on RT TV channel editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan and her two deputies. In addition, the US Department of State is tightening the rules for working with the Rossiya Segodnya media group, RIA Novosti, RT, TV-Novosti, Ruptly and Sputnik. Since 2022, the countries of the so-called collective West have introduced about 150 different restrictions against Russian media and journalists, according to statistics from the Russian Foreign Ministry, published on the ministry’s official website.

■ Meta bans RT as Western crackdown continues: A 2022-2024 overview (RT.com)
■ Meta’s Ban on Sputnik ‘Very Bad’ and Politicized Decision – Analyst (Sputnik News)
✅ RT Is Being Scapegoated For The US’ Global Soft Power Failures (Andrew Korybko)

Maria Zakharova (Мария Захарова)(Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman) | In March 2023, New York Times reporters Justin Scheck and Thomas Gibbons examined over 100 pages of documents from American "volunteer groups" in Ukraine. They interviewed more than 30 mercenaries, fundraisers, donors to the Ukrainian armed forces, and American and Ukrainian officials.

Among the biographies, compiled of the worst scammers and fraudsters, is the name of, wait for it, Ryan Routh. The very same gunman who chased Donald Trump at his golf club! The former construction worker from Greensboro became infected with the idea of providing "cannon fodder" for the AFU and began looking for recruits among former Afghan soldiers who had fled the Taliban to neighboring countries. He wanted to smuggle them into Ukraine from Iran and Pakistan, and even boasted that he planned to buy fake passports there since Pakistan is "a very corrupt country."

As the note indicates, Routh has a large group of compatriots involved in Ukrainian affairs. Here are just a few vivid examples:

James Vasquez. Kyiv hired him as a "valuable military specialist" who "fought" in Iraq and Kuwait. Probably because he proudly talked about it on social networks. Vazquez was not in Kuwait, Iraq, or anywhere else. He was in the U.S. for a while as an Army reservist, specializing in fuel and electrical repairs.

John McIntyre. Joined WSU's "International Legion". Long presented himself as a "prominent expert" on intelligence. Turned to the Russian side at the first opportunity.

Malcolm Nance. An encryption specialist who served in the US Navy. Turns out he was just "bullying" his colleagues on social media and writing denunciations based solely on his imagination. He fled the battlefield, taking the cash register with him, and later decided to "raise money" again under the pretext of helping the Kyiv regime.

Ben Lackey. Claims to be a Navy SEAL veteran. In reality, he's a waiter at an American steakhouse. At least this one has been in a bloody "showdown", or rather... slaughter.

Grady Williams. Retired junkie. Somehow he got a gun, "fought" a little in the Ukraine, and fled to Georgia, where he continues to be involved in corruption schemes. Dreams of a motorcycle. There are hundreds of stories like this.

And now the icing on the cake: Officials confessed to journalists that, according to the rules, they spend only 10 minutes checking the documents of a potential foreign fighter. This means that absolutely anyone can end up in the ranks of the AFU - to get access to firearms and explosives. That is why they shoot down planes with their prisoners of war and American F-16s handed over to them. This is also why Russia is sounding the alarm and drawing attention to the problem of nuclear power plants, which are being systematically bombed by the Kyiv regime.

Not only is Zelensky attracting the incompetent rabble to the Ukraine like a magnet, but utter scum are also joining the ranks of his neo-Nazi fighters. It should be clear to Western readers of the New York Times and everyone else what the West's multifaceted "aid" to the Ukronazis looks like. Even on the level of such "people's activists". And think about what these people, devoid of any remnant of conscience, will do in their homeland when they get bored of playing defenders of the "independent country". — Some of them, those who survive, will return to the United States. And they will continue Routh's work of shooting on their own. (Translation: DeepL + Language wash: Grammarly)

The president has signed a decree to set the strength of the country’s armed forces at nearly 2.4 million people | President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree that officially increases the number of personnel in Russia’s armed forces to almost 2.4 million people, including 1.5 million servicemen. ● The latest increase comes after a similar decree in December 2023, when the president boosted the number of employees in the Russian military to just over 2.2 million, including 1.3 million troops. ● In his order on Monday, Putin also instructed the Russian government to allocate the necessary funds for the Defense Ministry to carry out the increase, which formally takes the number of personnel in the armed forces to 2,389,130.

■ Путин постановил увеличить штатную численность Вооруженных сил (Известия)
■ Russia warns NATO of ‘direct war’ over Ukraine (09/14/24)

The suspect was later apprehended by police and is now in custody | An alleged assassination attempt was made on September 15 on US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in the city of West Palm Beach in the state of Florida. According to the former US President, he is unharmed and safe. TASS has compiled the main information about the incident.

■ Suspect in custody following second apparent assassination attempt on Trump (Al Jazeera)
✅ The Ukrainian Trace In The Latest Trump Assassination Attempt Is Impossible To Ignore (Andrew Korybko)

On Saturday, Cabello said two Spanish citizens and one US citizen had been detained on related charges. | Two Americans and one Czech citizen were detained in Venezuela on suspicion of planning to transport a group of mercenaries from Europe to overthrow Venezuela's top political leadership, Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said Sunday. ● On Saturday Cabello said two Spanish citizens and one US citizen had been detained on suspicion of planning to assassinate the mayor of the city of Upata. The detainees have also been accused of planning in coordination with US and Spanish intelligence services to transport a group of mercenaries from France and Eastern Europe to Venezuela to assassinate top political figures.

■ African leader survives assassination attempt (RT.com)

A children’s facility could be targeted in an “inhumane provocation,” the SVR has claimed | Kiev is preparing a false flag operation, in which a children’s hospital or kindergarten could be hit by a supposed Russian missile strike, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has claimed. ● The “inhumane provocation” is being masterminded by the leaders of Ukrainian intelligence and the military at the advice of “US handlers,” the statement said on Monday. The goal is to cause a large number of casualties and publicize the event through the international media, the agency added. ● Kiev hopes that its plot will help justify long-range strikes using Western weapons deep inside Russia, the SVR believes. The US would then use the incident to ramp up pressure on Iran and North Korea for supposedly providing ballistic missiles to Russia, the agency said.

■ Ukraine Plotting Staged 'Russian Strike' on Children's Institution With Casualties (Sputnik News)