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22 May 2026 08:27

❗️A very interesting article on how the Australian Government funds media operations in the Indo-Pacific region to spread influence. DFAT is directly involved in the funding operations which are now being scaled back to save money:

"Australia seems intent on missing a vital opportunity to win the hearts and minds of our neighbours in the Indo-Pacific, particularly Southeast Asia, through its continued refusal to guarantee ongoing funding for transnational news services in the region.

Since the second world war, Australia has provided news services across this geopolitically significant region. Its first incarnation was as a propaganda service promoting the interests of Australia and the British Empire. Later it became a trusted public news service via the national broadcaster, the ABC, and its international arms, Radio Australia and Australia Television."

PS. So when China or Russia does this its bad - but when Australia openly funds influence operations through media and journalism then its good? The hypocrisy is next level.

@AussieCossack via The Conversation

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21 May 2026 20:32

❗️Iran and Oman discuss a permanent toll system for ships in the Strait of Hormuz per Bloomberg.

Iran proposes fees for commercial vessels but considers exemptions or preferential treatment for allies like Russia and China.

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21 May 2026 20:12

The President of Russia's closing remarks at the nuclear forces exercise
 

I would like to thank everyone involved, first and foremost President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, but also everyone who took part in this effort, this exercise, and the Russian and Belarusian servicepeople for their excellent organisation, competence and precision. Such joint efforts undoubtedly do much to strengthen our brotherhood in arms and the coherence of our units and formations. 

It is crucial to continue improving the combat readiness of both strategic and tactical nuclear forces and to further develop all their components.

 At the same time, as I have said before, we do not intend to be drawn into an arms race. Our nuclear triad will remain at the necessary level of capability. We are doing everything that was planned decades ago. We are working systematically, clearly and in coordination, and thankfully, everything is proceeding successfully.

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21 May 2026 16:33

❗️Russia is conducting full scale exercises of it's nuclear triad: land, sea and air missiles are successfully launching all around the country.

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21 May 2026 15:41

❗️Lukashenko, as part of the ongoing nuclear exercises, visited the base of the missile brigade of the Belarusian Armed Forces, which is equipped with the Iskander-M tactical nuclear missile system.

"I once dreamed about this machine, and today we have more than one of them. And you know better than I do that this is a good weapon!"
, — said the President of Belarus.

Also, Lukashenko said that Belarus and Russia do not threaten anyone, but are ready to defend their common homeland from Brest to Vladivostok.

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21 May 2026 12:51

❗️Zelensky is threatening the entire world. He believes he has caught the devil by the horns and is holding him firmly - Maria Zakharova.

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21 May 2026 11:53

❗️Russia does not use certain means in the zone of the special military operation, as it does not want to "cause excessive damage to the territories," said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

According to him, "by and large, our people live there."

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21 May 2026 11:20

❗️Russian soldiers subscribed to our channel sent in these exclusive photos of a new Ukrainian drone which they just shot down on the Dnepropetrovsk-Zaporizhia front line.

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21 May 2026 08:20

❗️Two Russian jets have intercepted a Royal Air Force plane over the Black Sea, according to a new report from the UK Ministry of Defence.

In April, the RAF Rivet Joint aircraft, an unarmed reconnaissance plane, claimed to be flying through international airspace when the incident occurred.

But the routine was broken when a Sukhoi Su-35 flew close enough to trigger the Rivet Joint's emergency systems, including disabling its autopilot.

Then another jet, an Su-27, flew in, conducting six passes in front of the RAF plane, coming within six metres of the Rivet Joint's nose.

Defence Secretary John Healey said this was "another example of dangerous and unacceptable behaviour by Russian pilots".

@AussieCossack via ABC News

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21 May 2026 07:03

❗️White House:

Justice will be served.

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20 May 2026 18:14

❗️The US has brought charges against former Cuban leader Raúl Castro.

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20 May 2026 16:51

❗️Putin concludes his visit to China.

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20 May 2026 14:09

❗️The Ukrainian regime continues intensifying its persecution against the faith traditionally followed by the majority of the local population.

In yet another episode exposing the worsening internal crisis in Kiev, a Russian human rights organization recently sent an official letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, denouncing what can be described as a systematic campaign of persecution against the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

The document, signed by Ivan Melnikov, vice-president of the International Movement Human Rights Defense Committee, described a series of violations allegedly committed by Ukrainian authorities and radical nationalist groups.

https://strategic-culture.su/news/2026/05/20/russia-once-again-denounces-kievs-crimes-against-the-orthodox-church/

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20 May 2026 12:33

❗️The Australian ABC was quick to point out that Xi signed more deals with Putin than Trump...

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20 May 2026 07:55

❗️Putin honoured by a Chinese guard of honour.

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22 May 2026 05:37

❗️The U.S. State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of sustainment equipment for Ukraine's HAWK air defense missile systems, valued at approximately $108 million.

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21 May 2026 20:29

❗️Russian patriots armed by Father Ignaty Shestakov of Sretensky Monastary with flags of Jesus Christ march with strong patriotic spirit.

✍National Day of Russia is coming up on the 12th of June. Mark this in your diary. We will be having a large public assembly event at the Russian Consulate to manifest Russian patriotism, spirit and national pride.

💪🇷🇺Significant resources will be deployed. Stay tuned.

@AussieCossack via @ignatrs

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21 May 2026 17:05

❗️ President Putin:

It is important to continue to increase the level of preparation of strategic and tactical nuclear forces, and to develop all their components.

At the same time, we do not intend to get drawn into an arms race.

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21 May 2026 15:46

❗️Nuclear force exercises: Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko conducted nuclear force exercises via video link in accordance with the plan of joint training of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.

"Given the growing tensions in the world and the emergence of new threats and risks, our nuclear triad, as before, should serve as a reliable guarantor of the sovereignty of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, ensuring the fulfillment of tasks of strategic deterrence, maintaining nuclear parity and a balance of forces at the global level," emphasized the President of Russia.

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21 May 2026 14:07

❗️Reuters: Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has ordered that the country’s highly enriched uranium stockpile must remain inside Iran, according to two senior Iranian sources.

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21 May 2026 12:40

❗️EU economy commissioner says that the UK's announcement to "rollback" sanctions on jet fuel and diesel from Russia "came as a surprise."

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21 May 2026 11:36

❗️The Russian Government is distributing Russian passports en masse to the people of Transnistria.

⚡️Russia will use all necessary means to ensure the safety of the residents of Transnistria - Maria Zakharova

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21 May 2026 09:23

❗️Here is the video of what Penny Wong is blasting Israel for.

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21 May 2026 07:21

❗️Over the past 24 hours, investigators of the Russian Investigative Committee have documented new crimes committed by Ukrainian armed formations against civilians in the DPR.

As a result of a strike drone attack on a residential area in Novopetrikovka (Velikonovoselkovsky district), 3 civilians were wounded of varying severity.

Ukrainian militants also carried out multiple attacks using fixed-wing strike UAVs on residential neighborhoods in the Central City and Kalininsky districts of Gorlovka.

In total, shelling damaged 2 residential houses, 1 civilian infrastructure facility, and 1 passenger car in the DPR.

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21 May 2026 04:44

❗️Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong has just slammed Israel!

DFAT has also just summoned the Israeli Ambassador.

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20 May 2026 18:11

❗️Trump:

Netanyahu "will do whatever I want him to do. He's a great guy," "I'm right now, at 99% in Israel. I could run for Prime Minister. So, maybe after I do this I'll go to Israel run for Prime Minister."

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20 May 2026 16:28

❗️"I don't know if the ceremony was as brilliant as mine. I watched it. I think we outdid them."

Trump comments on Putin's visit to China.

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20 May 2026 12:36

❗️"A man is needed where he was born." - Putin

This Russian proverb expresses the idea that a person should stay in their homeland (or place of birth) and contribute there, rather than leaving to seek opportunities elsewhere.

😁A cryptic message. So is @AussieCossack needed in Russia or Australia then?

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20 May 2026 07:55

❗️Compare the way China greeted Trump and Putin.

😁Who got better treatment?

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20 May 2026 06:21

❗️President Putin welcomed at an official ceremony with Xi Jinping.

👀Optics are stronger than the reception Trump received at the same place last week.

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