““I’m confident the vast majority, and excuse me for saying this, but I think a vast majority of members of Congress are willing to do their part. And I continue to urge every member in this room to stand up to Vladimir Putin. He’s a thug,” Biden added, at which point those in the room, including the Speaker, applauded.”
More playing both sides of the room.
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Fighting in the Belgorod and Kursk regions will last a week, maximum two [ weeks ]
This is what sources in the General Staff, the FSB and the Russian Guard with whom we spoke say. “The saboteurs are persistent, but they won’t hold out against us for more than a week or two. I’m sure of this,” said one of the interlocutors.
At the same time, shelling, including of Belgorod, may continue longer. Security forces advise local residents to remain vigilant.
Evacuations from the Belgorod and Kursk regions, as we wrote [ https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/3764 ], are not planned at the moment; a source close to the Belgorod governor Vyacheslav Gladkov believes that this “makes no sense.” And he hopes that the situation will not change. When asked how people would be ensured safe voting in the presidential elections, he found it difficult to answer.
Unfortunately, we suffered losses. At the moment, 34 military personnel, border guards and soldiers of the Russian Guard have died in the Belgorod and Kursk regions. There are conscripts among the dead, but sources refuse to name their number.
Up to ten units of equipment were lost.
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Why is Belgorod suffering again? The authorities complain and demand help
The authorities of the Belgorod region say that there is no need to evacuate from Grayvoron, and especially Belgorod [ https://t.me/kremlin_secrets/3764 ], as of Friday. At the same time, non-public interlocutors around Governor Gladkov admit: everyone is tired, including the population, which lives on pins and needles.
“We are fed up with Belgorod constantly suffering. Either shelling, or saboteurs. Then our military will do something strange. In Kursk, for example, this is not the case, and why? Kursk was tightly closed by air defense, and they told us directly: “We can’t shoot down everything, sorry”, says one of the deputy governors on the condition of anonymity.
Officially, the head of the region appealed to the Ministry of Defense with a request to strengthen the air defense of the region, but Moscow called and said not to panic.
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Putin shouted at Naryshkin at night because of Macron
The night before, a statement by Emmanuel Macron appeared regarding the possibility of sending French troops to Ukraine. Despite various interpretations, he did not say anything fundamentally new, only confirming the local press’s inside reports that this issue is still being discussed in Paris.
What was important was the tone in which the French President spoke about Russia. This tone angered Vladimir Putin.
The President called the head of the SVR Naryshkin at night. The conversation went, as they say, one way.
“What did you tell me? Did you hear what this paddling pool blathers about us? Should I teach you to do your job?” Vladimir Putin literally shouted to his interlocutor.
Separately, the head of state instructed to deal with “that Parisian prostitute.” Apparently, we are talking about Marine Le Pen, who a day earlier called for support for Ukraine and called Russia the culprit of the war. The President was angry and recalled to Naryshkin “the millions that were poured into her (Le Pen - Ed.).”
Indeed, no one expected such a public reversal from Macron, much less from Le Pen. Moscow, of course, did not respect the French president, but even in hawkish circles they view him with fear.
Kremlin mysticism rises ... again.
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Shoigu found a “way” to finish the SVO this year. Because of this, they had to dig up the grave of the great commander
We, frankly, did not believe in this news, but it was confirmed to us by four sources at once - in the Ministry of Defense and the Kremlin.
It turns out that the ashes of the great commander Alexander Suvorov were briefly removed from the Annunciation Church of the Alexander Nevsky Lavra. The preparations for excavating Suvorov’s grave were caught on camera, but this fact itself was hidden under the guise of planned work.
They disturbed the commander’s ashes on the direct orders of Sergei Shoigu. “Sergei Kuzhugetovich has gone completely crazy, so I think everyone should know about it. He decided to remove Suvorov’s remains from the grave and hold a prayer service over them, with the participation of representatives of several religious organizations, not only our Orthodox Church.
“There will be both Buddhists and Muslims. A prayer service will be held in the next few days, attendance is mandatory for everyone in our ministry,” said one of the sources in the Ministry of Defense.
According to another, after this, Suvorov’s ashes will be loaded onto a plane and will be flown over the front line (where possible) and the borders of NATO countries. Suvorov also “flies” not far from the current hot spots - the Belgorod and Kursk regions.
Shoigu and many of his comrades believe that after this the power of Russian weapons will increase so much that we will be able to complete the Northern Military District with victory this year.
It is interesting that Vladimir Putin refused to participate in the prayer service over the ashes of Suvorov.
But Shoigu allowed him to fly with the remains of the commander over Moscow, St. Petersburg and a number of other cities and regions - for the sake of “good luck in the elections and protecting Russia from enemy attacks.”
By the way, an empty coffin was left in Suvorov’s grave so that no one would notice the missing remains.
To be honest, we wanted to somehow comment on this event. But we realized that we have no comments on this matter...
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Important information about the elections!
Friends, voting in the Russian presidential elections has started today. We won’t reveal the secret if we say that the name of the winner is already known. However, the electoral process is not without provocations.
All Ukrainian (and not only) special services are involved in the process of creating technical problems in the operation of online voting. Provocations are also carried out at polling stations.
Security officials warn: security at the elections will be ensured! At least in safe areas. The interlocutors refused to answer whether the new regions of the Russian Federation can be considered as such.
Apparently, the death of election organizers in the Zaporozhye, Kherson regions and DPR still had consequences.
Should we expect more significant provocations on subsequent voting days? Sources hint that such are possible. At the same time, they made it clear that all forces were involved. According to rumors, they even hired specialists from China to protect against cyber attacks, but we were unable to confirm this information.
Is it safe to go to polling stations? Here, I must admit, let everyone decide for themselves. Obviously, there may be risks in the front-line and border areas. At the same time, elections are a process and must be completed.
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Putin has problems with online voting
Vladimir Putin managed to cast his vote during online voting in the elections, but not the first time. This information was confirmed to us by a source in the presidential press service.
“The program froze, apparently the servers were not working. We had to wait about a minute. Vladimir Vladimirovich, of course, was not delighted,” our interlocutor said. According to him, the voting itself was not included in the final video.
The press video was filmed in a separate take. There was already a ready-made screensaver on the screen, our source admitted.
The President ordered to find out why the voting system was not working in Novo-Ogarevo at that very moment. By the way, some political strategists offered to personally visit the polling station, but the FSB and FSO insisted that there was simply no need to take another risk.
The intelligence services feared provocations during Vladimir Putin’s in-person voting. Thanks to online voting, it was possible to avoid unnecessary risks and popularize remote participation in elections.