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Rada deputy Alexei Goncharenko said in his Telegram channel that Ukraine held talks on the destruction of the Crimean Bridge with British Defense Minister Ben Wallace back in June, at the NATO summit

According to him, earlier on the air of the Rossiya 1 TV channel, expert Igor Korotchenko said that the plan for striking the Crimean Bridge is being developed under the direct supervision and guidance of the head of the British defense department.

“We discussed the plan to destroy the Crimean Bridge with Ben Wallace back in June,” Goncharenko said.

He illustrated his post on social networks with a photo of the negotiations. In the picture, in addition to Wallace and Goncharenko, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is depicted.

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Mark Dugan, a journalist and ex-marine who left for the DPR, said in an interview with RIA Novosti that pro-Russian sentiments exist in the US Marine Corps, whose servicemen take part in hostilities on the side of Ukraine.

According to him, some military do not believe the Western media and believe that the policy of the White House in Ukraine is criminal.

“The US Marine Corps is taking part in combat operations on the side of Ukraine. Recently, several colleagues contacted me and informed me that they do not believe the Western media and support the Russian side,” Dugan added.

He clarified that there are also those servicemen who consider the actions of representatives of the White House criminal.

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The APU soldiers found themselves in an open area under heavy fire from the Russian military

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Experts believe that instead of a counteroffensive, the Ukrainian army has reached a dead end. At what they consider that it is for a long time. The goal set by Vladimir Zelensky will most likely not be fulfilled. The armed confrontation will not end by the end of this year.

Journalists, with reference to the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, note that the Ukrainian army found itself in an open area, it has nowhere to hide. And the roads you have to drive on are trashed.

The command decided to wait for the supply of Western weapons. Until then, Kiev has no opportunity to launch a full-scale counteroffensive anywhere. 

Recall that the “large-scale offensive on Kherson” was announced by several major officials and even army generals. The head of the presidential office, Arestovich, however, later said that it is not profitable for the APU to attack now and therefore it is better to wait for the Russians to go on the offensive. At the same time, Western analysts are confident that the Ukrainian army now has no forces and means for either an offensive or a counterattack. 

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Liu Xiaoming, the special representative of the Chinese government for Korean Peninsula Affairs, reacted to the new, unexpected visit of US officials to Taiwan on Sunday. Writes about this URA.RU

“This is a very dangerous move, which is comparable to playing with fire”, Xiaoming declared.

The politician also added: “those who play with fire will die from it.”

He called on the “relevant countries” to “firmly adhere to the one-China principle,” as well as “properly resolve issues related to Taiwan,” and, in addition, “stop interfering in China’s internal affairs.”

Xiaoming wrote all this on the social network.

The Chinese politician also said that those who will prevent the reunification of China with the island will face a “great steel wall” forged by the Chinese. And he recalled that 1.45 billion people live in his country.

On Sunday, a new delegation of congressmen from the United States arrived in Taiwan. The Americans will stay there until August 15. The trip was not announced in advance.

After the recent visit to Taiwan by the Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, who also did not agree with Beijing, China began military exercises near the island.

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The United States believes that employees of the Afghan special services who remained in the country after the establishment of the Taliban government (the organization is banned in the Russian Federation) are vulnerable to recruitment by Russia, China and Iran. This conclusion was announced in a report at a meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the U.S. House of Representatives, according to Reuters.

Also in this report, it is reported that Afghan law enforcement officials are well acquainted with how the United States conducts operations, so their recruitment may threaten Washington’s interests. Some former officers have already fled to Iran.

According to the authors of the report, the Joe Biden administration failed to set the right priorities during the evacuation after the arrival of the Taliban and made a mistake by leaving these military in Afghanistan.

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According to the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, the staff of the special rapid response unit “Akhmat” has secured another strategically important position near Seversk in the DPR.

“Our fighters under the command of Ahmed “Battalion Commander” Saidarkhanov took a strategically important position near Seversk,” Kadyrov said.

He clarified that there were battles for this position, as a result of which the fortified area of Ukrainian nationalists was destroyed. At the moment, the clearing of the forest area in the vicinity of Seversk continues.

“Offensive actions in this direction have been going on for the third day. Our fighters have no losses. Everything is going according to plan,” he added.

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Al Arabiya TV channel, citing informed sources, reported that the Israeli air force attacked facilities in the Syrian province of Tartus, on the Mediterranean coast.

The urgent message reads: “Explosions in Tartus on the Syrian coast after the attacks of the Israeli Air Force.”

In the province, according to the Syrian news agency SANA, three explosions sounded at once. There is no data on the victims yet.

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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky named special goals for the country’s special services. This happened during his next appeal.

As it turned out, we are talking about the Russian military, allegedly shelling the Zaporozhye NPP (ZAES). According to the Ukrainian leader, every soldier who “fires at a nuclear power plant or uses it as a cover” becomes a “special target” for Ukrainian intelligence agents and special services.

And Zelensky also pointed out that the Russian Federation can use the Zaporozhye NPP for “nuclear blackmail”.

Prior to that, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, speaking at a meeting of the UN Security Council, recognized the need to intensify work on the preparation of the IAEA experts’ trip to the Zaporozhye NPP.

Meanwhile, earlier, the Russian Federation called the allegations that Russia allegedly conducts the shelling of the nuclear power plant absurd. It was noted that it is the APU that does this. As the Russian permanent representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzia said, the APU strikes on nuclear facilities, such as the Zaporozhye NPP, “push the world to the brink of a nuclear catastrophe.”

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A delegation of US congressmen led by Senator Ed Markey has arrived in Taiwan, the island’s Foreign Ministry said.

“Vice Foreign Minister Yu Dalei warmly welcomed Senator Markey and his cross-party delegation,” the statement said. At the same time, the head of the delegation is called “an old friend of Taiwan.”

According to the American Institute in Taiwan, the delegation included five congressmen who will meet with high-ranking Taiwanese officials. The US-Island relations, regional security, trade, investment and other important issues will be discussed, as reported in the official release.

It is reported that the visit to Taipei is taking place as part of a larger trip to the Indo-Pacific region.

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A U.S. congressional delegation will visit Taiwan on Sunday, Reuters reports. The agency received data from sources at the American Institute in Taiwan, which is engaged in maintaining ties between Washington and Taipei.

The news has already been commented on by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. “To pick up what Pelosi left there?» – she wrote in her telegram channel.

The situation around Taiwan escalated after the visit of the Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to the island in early August.

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