Joe Biden is ‘more receptive to standing down’ after a series of senior Democrats called on him to pull out of the presidential race. | The US President’s tone has closed behind closed doors and he is more ‘willing to listen’ to those who are calling for his resignation, the New York Times reports. Those who have called on Mr Biden to pull out of the race include the former House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, as well as Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries. ● New polling suggests Donald Trump may have experience a slight boost in the polls after he survived an assassination attempt over the weekend. Mr Biden is now trailing the former US President in a number of the key swing states, which may impact his decision to stand down.

■ President Biden tests positive for COVID-19 during Las Vegas visit (Shafaq News)

Mike Whitney | NATO’s three-day summit in Washington DC achieved the objective for which it was designed, to create a public forum in which all 32 members of the Alliance could express their unanimous support for upcoming attacks on the Russian Federation. | The summit was followed by the release of a formal Declaration which strongly suggests that the decision to go war has already been made. As many people know, NATO has green-lighted a policy that allows the firing of missiles at targets inside Russian territory. This policy will also apply to the numerous NATO F-16s that will be deployed to Ukraine sometime in the near future. (F-16s can carry nuclear missiles) Despite overwhelming support for these policies among the members, we must not forget that these are blatant acts of aggression that are forbidden under international law. No amount of public relations hoopla can conceal the fact that NATO is on-track to commit the “supreme crime”. ■ It’s worth noting, that NATO intends to take a more active role in the conduct of the war. According to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, the Alliance plans to formally establish a NATO office inside Ukraine that will be used to oversee military operations. In short, the managers of the conflict no longer have any interest in concealing their involvement. This is now a NATO operation.

The NATO declaration following the summit in Washington is nothing more than a document of "covetous and contemptuous global war" that Russia and China should pay close attention to, veteran Defense Department analyst and retired US Air Force Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski told Sputnik. | On Wednesday, NATO members released a joint Washington Summit Declaration, which outlines the alliance's efforts to isolate Russia further, bolster the alliance's security on its eastern flank, increase security assistance for Ukraine, and claim Ukraine is on an "irreversible path" into NATO, among other initiatives. ● The declaration called on China "to cease all material and political support to Russia’s war effort," which allegedly includes "the transfer of dual-use materials, such as weapons components, equipment, and raw materials that serve as inputs for Russia’s defense sector." The Chinese Mission to the European Union reacted sharply, saying the declaration was "filled with Cold War mentality and belligerent rhetoric." Chinese officials said that unlike the US, China has not provided lethal weapons to any party to the conflict.

💬 "They [Russia and China] should read it carefully, and expose some of its hypocrisy. It is fundamentally a document of covetous and contemptuous global war, made by a shallow alliance that hasn’t won any war it has engaged in, and several of which it directly started, since its inception," Kwiatkowski said in an interview. ● "It is a bureaucratic document more suited to solicitations for a US arms manufacturers pyramid scheme than a functional guide to the future of NATO," Kwiatkowski said in an interview.

At the same time, the document serves as a warning to the rest of the world that the military alliance sees no limit to its territorial ambitions and with the current level of funding will pose a threat to peace and security, and trade in the Black Sea and the Pacific regions, Kwiatkowski added. ● According to Kwiatkowski, the major part of the declaration contradicts any defensive intent of the military bloc as NATO now seeks specific war and prewar efforts against Russia and China across multiple regions.

Following bilateral talks, Moscow and New Delhi have outlined plans to further boost economic ties and expedite projects that could reshape the Eurasian geopolitical landscape | Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Moscow for the 22nd annual bilateral summit between India and Russia has resulted in a joint statement covering areas such as energy and defense cooperation, trade, space, and connectivity. ● Moscow and New Delhi signed nine separate agreements, including on promoting cross-border investments, on trade and investments in the Russian Far East through 2029, and cooperation on climate change and low-carbon development. ● Russia was chosen as the country for Modi’s first bilateral visit after securing a third consecutive term in office. It was also his first trip to the country since the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine in 2022.

■ The Results of Narendra Modi’s Trip To Russia (Leonid Savin)
■ New Agenda of Russia-India Relations (Alexey Kupriyanov)

Dr. Charles Hoffe Denounces the Covid Vaccine: “Biggest Disaster in Medical History”. Confronts College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC | Many people who are vaccinated will not be immediately aware of the injuries incurred. The latter in many cases of “adverse events” are not discernible nor are they recorded. While “big blood clots” resulting from the vaccine are revealed and reported by those vaccinated, an important study by Canada’s Dr. Charles Hoffe suggests that the mRNA vaccine generates “microscopic blood clots”.

💬 “The blood clots we hear about which the media claim are very rare are the big blood clots which are the ones that cause strokes and show up on CT scans, MRI, etc. The clots I’m talking about are microscopic and too small to find on any scan. They can thus only be detected using the D-dimer test.” ● “These people have no idea they are even having these microscopic blood clots. The most alarming part of this is that there are some parts of the body like the brain, spinal cord, heart and lungs which cannot re-generate. When those tissues are damaged by blood clots they are permanently damaged. “These shots are causing huge damage and the worst is yet to come.”

Nato members have pledged their support for an "irreversible path" to future membership for Ukraine, as well as more aid. | While a formal timeline for it to join the military alliance was not agreed at a summit in Washington DC, the military alliance's 32 members said they had "unwavering" support for Ukraine's war effort. ● Nato has also announced further integration with Ukraine's military and members have committed €40bn ($43.3bn, £33.7bn) in aid in the next year, including F-16 fighter jets and air defence support. ● The bloc's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said: "Support to Ukraine is not charity - it is in our own security interest."

Dmitry Medvedev (Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council) (Дмитрий Медведев) |"We will continue to support it on its irreversible path to full Euro-Atlantic integration, including NATO membership." | («Мы продолжим поддерживать [Украину] на необратимом пути к полной евроатлантической интеграции, включая членство в НАТО»). This is what our enemies said yesterday in the Washington Declaration of the Alliance. ■ The conclusion is obvious. We must do everything to ensure that Ukraine's "irreversible path" to NATO ends either with Ukraine's disappearance or NATO's disappearance. Or, better, both. (Translation: DeepL)

■ NATO slams China over ties with Russia (RT.com)
■ NATO’s Endgame Appears to Be Nuclear War (Common Dreams)
■ NATO promises Ukraine $43bn in aid, ‘irreversible path’ to membership (Al Jazeera)
■ Polish army chief orders the military to prepare for ‘full-scale conflict’ (London Loves Business)
■ NATO Declaration Is Stark Neoconservative Recommitment to US Hegemony - Jeffrey Sachs (Sputnik)

Vaccination skeptics say the US government has joined with pharmaceutical companies to shut them down, and the veil of silence over the true dangers of inoculation is secretly killing hundreds of children each year. | When she checks on one of her three living children sleeping, Krystle Cordingley will sometimes see not their faces, but the "grey and lifeless" face of her son Corbyn, whom she found dead in his bed 14 hours after a flu vaccination. That was over five years ago.

💬 "I'm broken. I am not suicidal or unable to function, but my heart will always be shattered. I will forever feel guilty for being the one that took my son in to be vaccinated, and I don't know if I will ever get over the feeling that I killed him," says Cordingley, who now dedicates her life to fighting against vaccination.

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s post stating, ‘The Covid vaccines are killing people,’ has gone viral, with 4.5 million views and over 40,000 likes. Many prominent personalities, including well-known doctors, have shared Greene’s post. | A social media post by U.S. Representative Majorie Taylor Greene (MTG) stating, “The Covid vaccines are killing people,” has gone viral on X, formerly known as Twitter. The post from July 3 currently has 4.5 million views and over 40,000 likes. Many prominent personalities, including well-known medical doctors, shared Greene’s post while repeating the statement, “The Covid vaccines are killing people.”

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Russia aiming to finalize a crucial uranium supply agreement for a nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu. | This visit marks a significant step to strengthen ties between the two countries after five years. Alongside the uranium deal, India and Russia are expected to sign a military agreement allowing mutual use of facilities for training and operations. The move comes amidst rising global demand for nuclear energy, driving uranium prices up sharply. India, facing depleting domestic reserves, increasingly relies on imports from countries like Russia, Kazakhstan, and Canada. The agreements could reshape India’s energy security and military cooperation in strategic maritime regions, underscoring the geopolitical stakes at play. According to senior sources familiar with the situation, Russia and India are expected to reach an agreement on a long-term uranium supply for a nuclear power station set to begin operations in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky | International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim A. A. Khan K.C. Accuses Palestine of Waging War against Israel | There is a complex history behind Israel’s October 2023 plan to “Wipe Gaza off the Map”. It’s an ongoing genocide, an absolute slaughter, coupled with atrocities. It’s a criminal undertaking based on Israel’s doctrine of “Justified Vengeance” which was first formulated in 2001. The “Justified Vengeance” doctrine propounds in no uncertain terms that Palestine (despite its limited military capabilities) is “the Aggressor” and that “Israel has the right to defend itself” which since October 7, 2023 consists in the conduct of a carefully planned genocide against the People of Palestine. Paul Larudee begs the question:

💬 “Is there a point at which the genocide in Gaza becomes egregious enough to provoke other countries to directly intervene in the Gaza Strip to prevent further genocide? Can Israel exterminate the entire population without anyone stopping them?”

The answer to that question is provided by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the form of the most despicable set of accusations directed against Palestinians who are the victims of “An Act of Genocide” instigated by Israel with the unbending support of most Western governments.

The parties will discuss not only bilateral cooperation, but also the international situation | The main part of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Moscow is scheduled for today. The official Russian-Indian negotiations will be held both in a narrow and in an expanded format. The parties will discuss not only bilateral cooperation, but also the international situation. There are no plans for media statements following the conversation, but Moscow and New Delhi intend to report on the progress of the negotiations in one way or another.

The Hungarian PM has landed in Beijing following his visits to Kyiv and Moscow last week | Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has arrived in China as part of his “peace mission” tour, following meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow and Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky in Kyiv. The Hungarian premier confirmed he is in China with a photo of Deputy Foreign Minister Hua Chunying greeting him at the airport and a brief post on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday morning, saying: “Peace mission 3.0 Beijing.”

■ Xi Jinping meets Hungarian PM (RT.com)
■ Prompt Ceasefire in Ukraine, Search for Political Solution to Benefit All Parties - Xi (RT.com)
■ Смирные инициативы: чем закончился визит премьера Венгрии в Китай (Известия)
■ О чем заявили Орбан и Си Цзиньпин на встрече в Пекине (Ведомости)
■ Orban Visits Russia With Secret Message (Vivek Grover / Oriental Review)

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Moscow on July 8-9 to co-chair the 22nd Russia-India Annual Summit with President Vladimir Putin. This is Modi’s first official visit after being sworn in for a third term as India's prime minister after elections in June. | Moscow is looking forward to a “very important, full-scale visit, significant for Russian-Indian relations,” the Kremlin underscored ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s arrival in Moscow. [...] The last time the head of the Indian government was in Russia was in 2019, when he came to the Far East city of Vladivostok. Modi's last trip to Moscow was in 2015. The 21st India-Russia Summit was held in 2021.

WEF : Klaus Schwab ‘We Must Force’ Humanity into ‘Collaboration’ pic.twitter.com/rarcBvBc2i

— Marcus Cottus (@cottusmarcus) June 26, 2024

World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab told delegates at a conference in China this week that humanity needs to be “forced into a collaboration” with globalist entities. Speaking at the WEF’s ‘Annual Meeting of the New Champions’, often dubbed the “Summer Davos,” in China, Schwab stated that in order to drive the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” forward, elites must aggressively drive their agenda home. “To drive future economic growth we must embrace innovation and force the collaboration across sectors, regions, nations, and cultures to create a more peaceful, inclusive, sustainable, and resilient future,” Schwab proclaimed.

💬 "The historical mission of our world revolution is to rearrange a new culture of humanity to replace the previous social system. This conversion and re-organization of global society requires two essential steps: firstly, the destruction of the old established order, secondly, design and imposition of the new order. The first stage requires the elimination of all frontier borders, nationhood and culture, public policy ethical barriers and social definitions, only then can the destroyed old system elements be replaced by the imposed system elements of our new order. The first task of our world revolution is *Destruction*...."
💬 "All social strata and social formations created by traditional society must be annihilated, individual men and women must be uprooted from their ancestral environment, torn out of their native milieus, no tradition of any type shall be permitted to remain as sacrosanct, traditional social norms must only be viewed as a disease to be eradicated, the ruling dictum of the new order is; nothing is good, so everything must be criticized and abolished, everything that was, must be gone."
💬 "After destruction of the old order, construction of the new order is a larger and more difficult task. We will have torn out the old limbs from their ancient roots in deep layers, social norms will be lying disorganized and anarchic so they must be blocked against new cultural forms and social categories naturally re-emerging. The general masses will have been first persuaded to join as equals in the first task of destroying their own traditional society and economic culture, but then the new order must be forcibly established through people again being divided and differentiated only in accordance with the new pyramidal hierarchical system of our imposed global monolithic new world order." ~ Nahum Goldman, founder of World Jewish Congress, "The Spirit of Militarism" (1915)

In an utterly stunning development in eastern Europe, China has sent troops from its People's Liberation Army (PLA) to Belarus, to participate side-by-side with Belarus troops in an "exercise." - as NATO places 115,000 troops on Belarus' Border. | Word of this began to leak out around 5:00 AM eastern US time today (Saturday July 6) when avid air enthusiasts noticed an unidentified plane in Belarus air space. It had begun squawking a Transponder beacon but was not identifying itself. The plane landed at a military base in Belarus, and Covert Intel was quickly deployed to take a look. That turned out to be unnecessary because both Belarus and Russia made public the details: The aircraft was a troop transport/cargo plane from China's People's Liberation Army (PLA). Shortly after it landed, a small contingent of Chinese Army troops de-planed and were greeted with a hearty welcome by Belarus military officers. It turns out this is a not-subtle-at-all message to NATO: China backs Belarus and Russia. [...] This is a very big change in the balance of power in Eastern Europe. It seems designed to give Pause to NATO and to the West.

■ Belarus, China to Hold Counterterrorism Drills From July 8-19 - Defense Ministry (Sputnik News)
■ Is Kiev Attempting to Expand Ukrainian Conflict Into Belarus? (07/06/24)

Six months after the ICJ's provisional measures, torture allegations continue unabated in Syria. | A UN expert has urged Syria to implement the provisional measures ordered by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and take steps to eradicate all forms of torture and ill-treatment in the country. [...] The top UN court issued provisional measures on November 16, ordering Syria to take all necessary measures to prevent acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment while also instructing the regime to ensure that no one under its control can commit such acts and that evidence related to torture allegations is preserved.

1. It's the cure!
2. It's not the cure, but it prevents you from getting Covid and spreading it to others.
3. It doesn't prevent you from getting Covid, but it prevents you from getting sick.
4. It doesn't prevent you from getting sick, but it prevents you from getting REALLY sick.
5. It doesn't prevent you from getting REALLY sick, but it prevents you from dying.
6. It doesn't prevent you from dying, but it prevents most people from dying.
7. Hey, it's still a net benefit! Trust the science!
8. Okay, well, at least it doesn't actively harm people! Roll up your sleeve for the updated shot.
9. Okay, well, at least it doesn't harm THAT many people! I'm sorry. I'm busy and not rolling up my sleeves anymore.
10. Okay, it's poison, and it causes “Covid” (I.E., illness and deaths that are blamed on “Covid”), and it doesn't actually do anything beneficial whatsoever. There are zero (0) benefits, only costs. The cure is so much worse than the disease. We got bamboozled every step of the way.
11. It's poison and a bio-weapon, but it only kills a few people, and everybody I know is okay.
12. Well, I know a few people who were killed, suffered adverse events or are now neurologically impaired, but it's pretty much all over now.
13. Okay, more and more people are dying in the medium term, and the people I know who took the jab are starting to sweat the long term, but it will stop when these greedy pharma companies are reined in from still administering shots.
14. It's true that the military was involved in orchestrating the whole thing, but the people in the military (who agree to kill anyone they are told to for money) care about us, and it's only because they want to prepare us for an era of biological warfare.
15. The “Vaccines” have killed 17 million - 20 million+ people, with more dying every day from medium-to-long term side-effects, including myocarditis, blood clots, and turbo cancers, vs. the supposedly seven million that were killed by “The Covid.” The “Government” is run by an inter-generational organized crime system centered around banking and central banking. They have been tax-farming the population and stealing the value out of everyone’s money using a technique called fractional reserve banking that is causing the massive inflation we are seeing as economic warfare against a population that is waking up to the illegitimacy and criminality of “government.”

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit takes place in Astana from July 3-4 under the slogan "Strengthening Multilateral Dialogue - the Pursuit of Sustainable Peace and Development." | The SCO consists of India, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Belarus and Uzbekistan. Afghanistan and Mongolia are observer states; Azerbaijan, Armenia, Bahrain, Egypt, Cambodia, Qatar, Kuwait, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Sri Lanka are dialogue partners. ● Following the summit in Kazakhstan, the chairmanship will be transferred to China for the term of 2024-2025.

■ Maintaining Security One of SCO's Main Tasks - Putin (Sputnik)

Lance D Johnson | UN declares war on FREE SPEECH to censor the TRUTH, subvert accountability, control populations | Antonio Guterres, the Secretary General of the United Nations, (UN) just released the globalist’s latest game-plan for population control, surveillance and censorship. The game-plan, titled Global Principles for Information Integrity, seeks to put an end to “harmful misinformation, disinformation, and hate speech” online, all while “upholding human rights such as the freedom of speech.” ■ Guterres presented the game-plan with a sense of urgency, commanding governments, technology companies, the media and advertisers to take control and establish official narratives, while quashing opposition voices. The UN supports Big Tech’s algorithmic control over the information stream online and seeks to control online speech further. A global body of elites seek to delete what they believe is the disinformation, and they seek to discredit and demonetize the voices of dissent. All the censorship coming from global power systems is war on free speech, but it’s also a war on truth, so that these power systems cannot be held to account for their abuses.

How to achieve World Peace 🌍❤️🫂 pic.twitter.com/RnUMCujgVA

— SIMPLICIUS Ѱ (@simpatico771) December 28, 2023

■ NATO does everything to prepare for clash with Russia — senior diplomat (TASS)
■ Biden needs more bloodshed in Europe to stay in power — Russian diplomat (TASS)

WEF : Klaus Schwab ‘We Must Force’ Humanity into ‘Collaboration’ pic.twitter.com/rarcBvBc2i

— Marcus Cottus (@cottusmarcus) June 26, 2024

Leo Hohman | World Economic Forum founder and director Klaus Schwab, speaking at the WEF’s recently concluded summer meeting in China, has informed his elitist followers that ushering in the globalist agenda will require humanity to be “forced” into a “collaboration” with the unelected organization. And the time for forced collaboration has now arrived. | Schwab made the declaration during his opening remarks at the WEF’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the “Summer Davos,” in Dalian, China. ■ He praised China for its economic policies, which are seen by the globalists as the model of top-down centralized planning in a high-tech surveillance state run through smart cities, smart EVs, smart homes, smart appliances, smart meters, AI, digital IDs and CBDCs, all of which hold one thing in common — they come with on-off switches not under the control of the end user, which is we the people. In their ideal world, we live as slaves at the privilege of our masters. We get out of line, they can cut off our electric power, our electric car, our electronic digital money, everything. ■ Schwab told the elitist participants gathered in China that they must “force” humanity into a “collaboration” with the unelected WEF. why Schwab told his globalist comrades at a previous meeting two years ago to expect an “angrier world.”

ICC judges issued arrest warrants for Shoigu and Gerasimov on June 25 in connection with the situation in Ukraine. | Failure to recognize that countries and their officials have immunity can sometimes be a step toward war, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said. Medvedev said the warrants run counter to international law.

💬 "Russia, like most countries of the world, including, incidentally, the United States of America and the largest countries - China, India - is not a party to this theatrical institution called the ICC," he said. "Attempts to apply to us the norms of an international treaty, to which we are not a party, are obviously senseless. They are part of foreign policy, and an absolutely aggressive one. But the consequences, as I have already said, can be very bad for the entire humanity. Those who generate these decisions should think about this."

Last year, the ICC issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Children's Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova on charges of alleged unlawful deportation of Ukrainian children.

■ Mike Yeadon, PhD on this blog

⚡️Julian Assange reunites with his wife and father in Canberra pic.twitter.com/Y41hQ0377J

— RT (@RT_com) June 26, 2024

Australian journalist and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is a free man after taking plea deal in a US court. | A US judge has sentenced WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to time served, with no supervised release, following his guilty plea to a charge of conspiring to unlawfully obtain and disseminate classified information related to the national defense of the United States. Assange has been imprisoned in the high-security Belmarsh prison in London since April 2019 after British police were allowed to raid the Ecuadorian Embassy where he had secured asylum since 2012. [...] The United States has sought to put Assange on trial for publishing US military secrets and evidence of war crimes in the American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is accused of publishing some 700,000 confidential documents relating to US military and diplomatic activities, starting in 2010.

■ All 20,000 Leaked Democrat National Committee Emails DELETED form Wikileaks Server; Part of Assange Plea Deal
■ Assange freed as part of plea deal: As it happened (RT.com)
■ US Federal Judge Accepts Assange's Plea Deal, Declares Him 'A Free Man' - Reports (Sputnik News)
■ ⚡ Assange released from a British prison and left Britain on plane (06/25/24)
■ America's Dark Day (Scott Ritter)
■ Pursuit of Assange Shows ‘Every Citizen on the Planet’ Subject to US Persecution (John Miles)
■ Journalism under fire: Jailed for exposing Jordan (The Cradle)

Hanoi greeted the Russian president with sweltering heat | Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived at the Presidential Palace in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi. Vietnamese leader To Lam welcomed Putin who is on a state visit to the Southeast Asian country. Hanoi greeted the Russian president with sweltering heat. By midday, the temperatures rose to 35 degrees. Even the cloudy weather did not help the situation. However, the heads of state wore formal dark suits. Putin was accompanied by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov, Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov, and a number of other senior Russian officials.

■ LIVE UPDATES: Putin, Vietnamese Head Start Bilateral Talks | According to official statistics, trade turnover between Russia and Vietnam has grown by more than 8% and will reach $5 billion in 2023. During the visit, the Russian and Vietnamese delegations will adopt a joint declaration and sign about 20 documents on joint cooperation. ● Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Vietnam for the first time since 2017. Ahead of his visit, Putin penned an article for Nhan Dan, the official newspaper of the Vietnamese Communist Party, in which he shared his views on Moscow-Hanoi relations. ● The president stressed that Russia and Vietnam share the same stance on building a new Eurasian security structure that will be equal, indivisible, inclusive and non-discriminatory. Moreover, Putin thanked the Vietnamese government for its balanced position on the situation around Ukraine and promised to work closely with Hanoi on key international platforms, including the United Nations. (Sputnik News)

■ Russia to Continue Developing Cooperation With Vietnam - Putin (Sputnik News)
■ Putin arrives in Vietnam after historic visit to North Korea (VIDEO) (RT.com)
■ Путин назвал Вьетнам одним из давних и надежных друзей России (Известия)
■ Обзор реакции мировых СМИ на визит Владимира Путина во Вьетнам (иноСМИ)

TASS collected the key provisions of the open-ended treaty | The Korean Central News agency has released the text of the North Korean-Russian treaty on comprehensive strategic partnership that was signed during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s state visit to that country. The key provisions of the open-ended treaty are:

 ●  Immediate mutual assistance in case of aggression against any of the countries;
 ● In case of a threat of aggression, the countries agree on measures to coordinate their positions, cooperate to remove the;
 ●  Moscow and Pyongyang commit themselves not to enter into any agreements with third countries that may threaten their sovereignty and security;
 ●  Russia and North Korea will make efforts to boost bilateral trade and create favorable conditions for economic cooperation;
 ●  Moscow and Pyongyang agree to develop cooperation in the area of space exploration, peaceful use of nuclear energy, AI, and IT;
 ●  The countries will invigorate cooperation in the area of the mass media to counter disinformation and information provocations;
 ●  Russia and North Korea will create a system of measures to strengthen defense potential to prevent war and ensure peace.

■ North Korea, Shunned For Decades, Welcomed Into New Multipolar World (Sputnik News)
■ DPRK-Russia Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (KCNA)
■ Tradition of Friendship and Cooperation [That] Lasts Decade after Decade (KCNA)
■ Grand Ceremony Held to Welcome President of Russian Federation (KCNA)
■ Pyongyang welcomes Putin with spectacular ceremony (VIDEO) (06/19/24)
■ Russia’s Mutual Defense Pact With North Korea Is A Geopolitical Game-Changer (Andrew Korybko)

Pyongyang welcomes Putin with spectacular ceremony | North Korea’s Kim Jong-un welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin to Pyongyang with a spectacular ceremony on Wednesday, marking the Russian leader’s first official visit to the country since 2000. ● The two leaders began the official ceremony at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang at around noon on Wednesday. A military orchestra played the national anthems of the two nations, with artillery guns firing a welcoming salvo. The square, which can hold more than 100,000 people, was packed with local residents, who came to greet the Russian president. ● Ahead of President Putin’s visit, the streets of the North Korean capital were decorated with countless Russian flags, welcoming banners both in Korean and Russian, and portraits of the Russian head of state. Official talks between the two delegations began immediately after the ceremony, and the heads of state are expected to hold a one-on-one discussion later in the day.

■ Russia and North Korea agree on mutual aid against aggression – Putin (RT.com)
■ Warm welcome, bilateral agreements and a new comprehensive partnership treaty (RT.com)
■ WATCH Putin arrive in North Korea (RT.com)
■ President of Russian Federation Arrives in Pyongyang to Pay State Visit to DPRK (KCNA)
■ Putin Gets Lavish Welcome in North Korea with Vows of Support (english.aawsat.com)
■ Putin and Kim Jong Un start negotiations as part of delegations in Pyongyang (TASS)
■ Live Updates: Russia Appreciates North Korea's Full-Fledged Support for Russian Policy (Sputnik News)
■ Путин высоко оценил поддержку КНДР политики России (Известия)

Vladimir Putin is scheduled to visit Pyongyang for the first time since 2000 | Russian President Vladimir Putin has thanked the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for its friendship and support and pledged to assist Pyongyang in its own struggle for independence and identity. ● Putin is scheduled to visit North Korea on Tuesday, for the first time since 2000. Ahead of his trip, the Russian president has written an article published by the leading DPRK daily, Rodong Sinmun.

💬 “Russia has continuously supported and will support the DPRK and the heroic Korean people in their struggle against the treacherous, dangerous and aggressive enemy, in their fight for independence, identity and the right to freely choose their development path,” Putin wrote.

The Russian leader thanked North Korea for its “unwavering support” of the military operation in Ukraine, international solidarity, and “willingness to defend our common priorities and views” at the UN.

💬 Putin also described Pyongyang as “our committed and like-minded supporter, ready to confront the ambition of the collective West to prevent the emergence of a multipolar world order based on justice, mutual respect for sovereignty and consideration of each other’s interests.” ● The “rules-based order” the US has been trying to impose on the world is “nothing more than a global neo-colonial dictatorship that relies on double standards,” Putin noted.

■ What to Expect From Putin’s Official Visits to North Korea, Vietnam (Sputnik News)
■ Russia, North Korea to Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement (Sputnik News)
■ Putin hails N. Korea's support for Ukraine war ahead of Pyongyang visit (aNews)

BRICS countries are abandoning the greenback because it is being used as a political tool, Vyacheslav Volodin has said | Washington has completely undermined trust in the US dollar as a global reserve currency by using it as a political tool to impose “illegal” sanctions on Russia, State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin has said. ● The US government announced a new batch of sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, targeting the energy, metals, and mining industries, as well as the Moscow Stock Exchange and major lenders Sber and VTB. The measures, which cover 300 additional individuals and entities, are aimed at impacting trade between Russia and its partners in China, Türkiye, and Kyrgyzstan, as well as other nations in Central Asia, the Middle East, and the Caribbean.

■ The Collapse of the Petrodollar: Exposing the End of U.S. Dollar Dominance and the Rise of BRICS Power (MEDIA)
■ The Petrodollar Ended On June 9th; Sauds No Longer Ally w. U.S. (Eric Zuesse/Paul Hoffman)
■ Do the new US sanctions mark Russia’s final divorce from the dollar? (Henry Johnston)
■ U.S. Empire Is Now Falling Apart (Eric Zuesse)