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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz actually repeated the last statement of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky that the EU authorities should not interfere with the visa issue of Russian citizens who are opposed to the government.

Zelensky on August 8 called on the EU countries to ban entry to all Russians. In the EU, these words provoked disagreements: some politicians, for example, the Baltic states, supported them, while representatives of Western European countries said that this was contrary to EU rules. A week later, the Ukrainian leader changed his rhetoric a little: he again called for banning entry to Russian citizens, but making exceptions for oppositionists.

Scholz on Monday, during a press conference following the meeting of the leaders of the Nordic Council countries in Oslo, reacted to the issue of visas for Russians. The Chancellor repeated the words he had never said that it was the right decision for the European Union to “adopt sanctions against those responsible for the war.” Among the “responsible” are the oligarchs and those who benefit from the Russian government led by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Answering the question that some countries do not issue tourist visas to Russian citizens and whether this is a sign of weakening unity in the EU, Scholz noted that “the unity of the European Union remains.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the participants and guests of the fourth festival “Tavrida.ART”, which is currently taking place in the Crimea. He, in particular, touched upon the problem with the West’s attempt to “abolish Russian culture”.

“All attempts to abolish our culture, to abolish Russia are futile. This is just stupidity,” the head of state asserts.

According to him, those who think otherwise, “unfortunately for them, have not learned the lessons of history.” However, he recalled that history is made by people. Putin added that he also means those to whom he addresses “young people who know how to dream and create, work and win”.

“You will continue the traditions of culture, ensure the continuity of generations”, – noted the Russian leader.

Earlier, many prominent figures of Russian art declared the impossibility of abolishing Russian culture. In particular, the artistic director of the Oleg Tabakov Theater, Vladimir Mashkov, said that the attempts of the West to “push” Russian culture away from the world cannot be successful. It is impossible to cancel Russian culture, just as it is impossible to cancel the people of art themselves, the artistic director of “Snuffboxes” emphasized.

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In the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), hearings have begun on the case of five mercenaries, three of whom may face the death penalty. These are citizens of Great Britain, Sweden and Croatia.

According to the Donetsk News Agency, Dylan Healy, John Harding, Vekoslav Prebeg, Mathias Gustavsson and Andrew Hill were in the dock.

As it turned out, the court charged five criminals. Thus, Mathias Gustavsson, Vekoslav Prebeg, as well as Briton John Harding were charged with committing crimes under the article on forcible seizure of power and forcible retention of power. They were also accused under the article on the participation of a mercenary in an armed conflict.

As for the Briton Hill, he was charged under the article on the participation of a mercenary in an armed conflict. Another British citizen, Dylan Healy, was accused of aiding and abetting the recruitment of mercenaries for use in armed conflict.

At the same time, the defendants did not admit guilt. So, Gustavsson and Prebeg noted that they did not participate in the fighting. Healy and Hill claim to be volunteers. And Harting refused to testify.

According to the latest data, the Supreme Court of the DPR will continue the hearing on the case of mercenaries in October 2022. It is noted that the court considers it necessary to establish the dates of their actual surrender. And the competent authorities of the republic were instructed to check the words of Mathias Gustavsson that illegal methods of influence were used against him. At the same time, the Swede himself refused this.

Most of the defendants were captured at the Azovstal plant in Mariupol. At the same time, Gustavsson, Prebeg and Harding face the death penalty.

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The head of the Fair Russia – For Truth party, Sergey Mironov, expressed the view that electric scooters and other means of individual mobility should be included in the Traffic Rules as soon as possible.

In his Telegram channel, Mironov recalled that according to the results of the first six months of 2022, the number of accidents involving personal mobility equipment amounted to 370, which is 174 percent more than last year.

According to Mironov, many incidents, especially involving pedestrians, are not recorded, and the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation ruled that the managers of electric scooters are considered pedestrians.

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Russian Senator Alexei Pushkov commented on reports of a “stab in the back” to Ukraine from the West in the coming winter. In his Telegram channel, he noted that “public outrage over the conflict is giving way to anxiety bordering on panic”.

According to a member of the Federation Council, “the notorious resistance”, which gives Western countries losses and losses, is beneficial only to arms manufacturers, and also to politicians like British Foreign Minister Liz Truss. Pushkov added that such politicians rush only to the heights of power, and not to Western societies, which “economically only lose from the policy chosen by Western leaders.”

He added that such steadfastness is justified solely in the neoliberal ideology, whose adherents have “gone off the rails” and seek to subjugate the whole world to it. But the forces, as the senator noted, are no longer enough.

“And this persistent and persistent desire to preserve hegemony is costing both Europeans and Americans more and more,” Pushkov pointed out.

Earlier, the British edition of The Guardian reported that Western countries are beginning to pay more and more attention to the impact of events around Ukraine on the price of energy and food. Experts noted that this could lead to a “stab in the back” of Ukraine from the West. In particular, the authors of the publication express the point of view that US President Joe Biden avoids confrontation, andThey also refer to the results of polls, according to which many German residents are in favor of territorial concessions of Ukraine in favor of Russia.

Before that, Alexey Pushkov noted that the upcoming winter will be an important test for Germany, since many German experts give very gloomy forecasts after the termination of Russian gas supplies, despite official statements from Berlin.

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The head of Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, spoke about the strength of Russia’s nuclear shield, the Zvezdanews Telegram channel reports.

“Let someone try to test its strength,” suggested the general director of the state corporation.

In July, the head of the Strategic Command of the US Armed Forces, Charles Richard, called the complex with the RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile “a damn good thing.”

In the same month, the ex-head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said that the Sarmat rocket was being prepared for new tests, as well as serial production.

Last year, Rogozin noted that the Sarmat complex will become the basis of the nuclear shield of the Russian Federation for 30-40 years.

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In the USA, they unexpectedly revealed a way to guarantee the safety of air defense and radar systems from the AGM-88 HARM. As it turned out, the periodic shutdown of the radar can reduce the risk of a missile capturing its target, but only if we are talking about stations with a range of more than 20 km, reports Avia.pro .

It is reported that the missile is independently guided to any target, with radio-electronic radiation.This applies not only to air defense and radar systems, but also to electronic suppression complexes.

If the complexes and stations operate in active mode for more than 30-40 seconds, then the missile will successfully capture the target, however, if the USA provided Ukraine with more modern versions of the AGM-88D, then only 15 seconds will be enough.

It is indicated that if the military successfully identifies the missile and for the specified period of time and turns off all sources of radio-electronic radiation, then the missile will simply self-destruct.

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Ukraine reported the death of one of the best pilots Anton Listopad, writes “Military Review”.

Less than 2 months ago, Listopad was awarded the Order of Courage, which was presented to him by the head of the Ukrainian state, Vladimir Zelensky.

Details of the death of the pilot are not disclosed. According to some information, his plane was destroyed during an air battle. There is a version that the Leaf fall could have been eliminated when the airfield was hit.

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The North Korean Central Telegraph Agency (KCNA) reported that the country’s leader Kim Jong-un responded to Russian President Vladimir Putin on his congratulations on the 77th anniversary of the liberation of Korea. Earlier, Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory telegram to Kim Jong-un, in which he stressed his readiness to continue developing bilateral relations, explains.

Responding to the congratulations of the Russian President Kim Jong-un, first of all mentioned the historical context of relations between the countries, noting that the soldiers of the “valiant Red Army in the struggle for the liberation of Korea did not spare their blood and lives,” and their merits and exploits “are carefully preserved in the memory of the Korean people.”

As for the present, according to the leader of the DPRK, the Korean-Russian friendship has been steadily strengthened and developed since then. Today, support and solidarity between the two countries are rising to a new level, “in order to crush the military threat and provocations, arbitrariness and willfulness of hostile forces.”

With regard to the prospects of bilateral relations, confidence was expressed that the friendship and cooperation of the two countries will be strengthened even more dynamically for the benefit of the prosperity and well-being of the Russian and Korean peoples.

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The Pacific Fleet corvette “Loud” has arrived at the Qingdao Naval base of the People’s Republic of China Qingdao (PRC) to participate in the international competition “Sea Cup”, said Ilya Kolesnikov, head of the information support Department of the press service of the Eastern Military District for the Pacific Fleet.

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