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It is reported that a group of about 200 Russian servicemen stationed in the Donetsk region of Donbass refused to fight and almost got into a shootout with a general and a Russian commando. This is the story of one of the soldiers present in the group, according to the Ukrainian secret services, who say that they intercepted a call between a soldier and his wife, in which the latter reports not only the moment of confrontation, but also bad conditions in who your company is.
call was published and translated Kyiv special services, who describe the incident as follows:[Soldados] Russian contractors almost shot General Valery Solodchuk and his guards, who went there to suppress the rebellion and force the “commanders” to continue the fight.
In the roll call, the soldier begins by describing the incident, saying that the servicemen were arguing with Solodchuk about his conditions on the ground:
The man whose contract was ending asked him a question. And he asked me: “How long until the end of your contract?”. I said twenty-something days. And he says: “Well, you have 20 days to die here,” the soldier says to the woman, who is indignant.
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It was this discussion that led the 215 soldiers of this battalion (originally 600 men, of whom 200 would be killed in action and 300 wounded) to refuse to go to the front lines. There, according to the soldier, Solodchuk pointed a pistol at the soldiers and said that he would kill them if they refused to fight. Then one pulled out a grenade and turned to the officer: “Come on, shoot, come on! We exploded here together.”
At that moment, according to the soldier, the Russian special forces also pointed their weapons at the battalion, and the soldiers did the same. “Shortly speaking, we almost killed each other“, – says the soldier. Then Solodchak will leave the site.
In a telephone conversation, the soldier also reports on the situation of his battalion in Donetsk, complaining to his wife about the lack of conditions for combat. “Everything was destroyed. Of the 12 cars, only three are in good condition now,” he explains. Urged by the woman to flee, the man confesses that this is what he is thinking: “After hearing his words, I don’t think I want to stay here at all,” he says, referring to the Russian general.
Boris Johnson confirmed this Thursday in a speech in front of 10 Downing Street in London that he will step down as leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
“Now it is clear that the will of the Conservative Parliamentary Party is that there should be a new leader of this party and therefore a new prime minister, and I agreed with that. sir Graham Brady, president of our deputies, that the process of selecting a new leader must begin immediately,” he began.
Johnson said the schedule choosing your successor will be released next week and confirmed that he wants to remain head of government “until a new leader comes to power.” A position that can be challenged inside and outside the party by those who demand his immediate departure.
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Boris Johnson announced his resignation as leader of the Conservatives, calling the post of British Prime Minister “the best job in the world.”
“Let me tell the people of Ukraine that I know that we in the UK will continue to support your fight for freedom for as long as it takes,” he said.
explaining it “in recent days he tried to convince” his ministers that the change of government was an “eccentric” idea in the face of the British economic crisis and the war in Europe, Johnson expressed his “sadness” at having to quit “the best job in the world” and that he could not continue the “incredible mandate” received in 2019.
“I regret that I was unable to present these arguments [aos ministros] and it hurts a lot not to be able to come up with so many ideas and projects,” he told his family, friends and journalists gathered there to listen to him, and then unleashed veiled criticism within and outside the party: “As we see in Westminster , the herd instinct is strong. And when the herd advances, it advances.”
However, he recalled that in politics no one is “minimally indispensable” and expressed confidence in the ability of the British “Darwinian system” to “produce another leader.”
And he left his gratitude to the party, to his family and, above all, to the voters. “First of all, I want to thank the British people for the great privilege they have given me,” he said. “Being a prime minister is a learning experience in itself.”
Finally, a sign of hope: “Even though everything may seem bleak, right now our future together is golden.”
Boris Johnson leaves office after more than 50 members of his government if they were shooting in less than 48 hours to protest the Prime Minister’s handling of the latest Downing Street scandal involving an MP appointment for which Johnson had been accused of sexually abusive conduct.
Prior to that, he was already in a very fragile position due to the disagreements of the parties, held at the headquarters of the executive in London, which violated the covid-19 rules imposed by his own government, and in which he participated, was fined by the police.
About a month ago, he managed to survive a vote of no confidence announced by the deputies of his party. But the fact that 40% of the Conservative bench voted for his resignation created an unsustainable political situation for the still Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Speaking to corporate officials and executives, MI5 CEO Ken McCallum and FBI Director Chris Wray said the threat from Chinese spies is very high in both countries and growing.
McCallum pointed out that MI5, Britain’s domestic intelligence service, had greatly expanded its operations centered in China. “We are currently doing seven times as many investigations as we did in 2018,” the director of MI5 said. “We plan to grow again while maintaining significant efforts against hidden threats from Russia and Iran,” he added.
McCallum noted that Chinese intelligence is slowly and patiently approaching sources and access to information. “In terms of volume, most of what is threatened by the Chinese Communist Party’s aggression is not, so to speak, my business. It’s yours, the world-class experience, technology, research and commercial advantage developed and in the hands of the people in this room.”
The FBI’s Ray said the Chinese threat is a “complex, ongoing and wide-ranging danger” to the US and UK, as well as other allies. China is “seeking to steal your technology, everything that drives your industry, and use it to undermine your business and dominate your market,” he said.
Both officials also warned that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, which Beijing considers a breakaway province, would cause a massive disruption to global trade and industry. They urged companies to remain vigilant and report potential threats.
“The Chinese Communist Party is interested in our democratic, media and legal systems. Unfortunately, not to copy them, but to use them to your advantage,” McCallum said.
Beijing called the accusations “completely unfounded.” “The alleged cases listed are pure persecution of lies,” a spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom said in a statement posted on the mission’s website.
“They are spreading all sorts of lies about China to discredit the Chinese political system, stir up anti-Chinese sentiment, and divert public attention to cover up their heinous acts,” the spokesman added.
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Vyacheslav Volodin, the chairman of the Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, left a warning on Wednesday: The US must remember that the state of Alaska was once Russian and that Moscow could begin laying claim to it.
Let America always remember: there is part of the territory of Russia, Alaska, ”Vyacheslav Volodin said, the newspaper reports. pro-Russian RBC. “So when you start trying to dispose of our resources abroad, you must remember that we also have something to lay claim to.”
The Chairman of the Duma also took the opportunity to ridicule Russia’s alleged meddling in the U.S. presidential election: “We [Moscovo] we do not interfere in your internal affairsand them [EUA] they have been saying for decades that everything that happens to them, like the election of their presidents, is due to Russian interference. You don’t respect your presidents that much. One of them was bad, now another fell off the bike, and here we are again.”
For his part, Deputy Chairman of the Duma Pyotr Tolstoy proposed referendum in alaska decide the fate of this North American state.
The territory of Alaska was purchased from Russia by the United States of America in March 1867. for $7.2 million (to date). On October 18 of the same year, the American flag was raised in Alaska for the first time.