In a letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko (pictured here) said "that by sending weapons to Ukraine, the US and NATO were violating Putin’s vision for a 'New World Order'." This photo was posted within the article linked to below, and the image is credited to Getty.
"Soviet imagery and symbolism has seen a resurgence since Russia launched its 'special military operation' against Ukraine on Feb. 24."
" Inductees made an oath of 'loyalty to the cause of Lenin and the Communist Party in the service of the Fatherland and the people.' "Both of these photos and their captions were posted within the article linked to below, and both of them were credited to Sophia Sandurskaya of the Moskva News Agency. The induction ceremony took place in Moscow on Sunday, May 22.
Thousands of schoolchildren gathered on Red Square wearing red hats and neckerchiefs Sunday as Russia's Communist Party inducted new members of the Pioneers, the party's youth organization during the (days of the) U.S.S.R.
During the event marking the youth organization's 100th anniversary, roughly 5,000 children aged 9 to 14 were given the title 'All-Russian Pioneers.'
While the Young Pioneers was dissolved when the Soviet Union collapsed, some lawmakers are currently pushing for the creation of a similar movement to instill patriotic values in Russians from an early age.
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Above is a photo of Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, a retired British army officer. According to the Wiki article about him, "He was ... commanding officer of the UK's Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Regiment and NATO's Rapid Reaction CBRN Battalion." De Bretton-Gordon is quoted in the article linked to below. The image was posted at chartwellspeakers.com.Chemical weapons expert, Hamish de Bretton-Gordon said that Putin's military is 'shockingly inept'. He claimed that the army is 'down to low stocks of weapons' as a result of sanctions on Russia, meaning that few countries will sell Putin 'sophisticated weaponry'. Speaking to Express.co.uk, Mr de Bretton-Gordon said: 'The challenge is going to be that the most sophisticated weaponry requires some pretty high tech and high tech is sanctioned.
'I think it's very interesting because apart from the early days of the war, we haven't seen many high-tech [weapons].
'The precision strike missiles, the cruise missiles, all this - they're getting fewer and far between.
'I think on this sophisticated weaponry, he's probably down to low stocks.
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"Ukraine believes that General Valery Gerasimov, chief of staff of the Russian armed forces, has been suspended. The UK said today that he 'likely remains in post' but it is 'unclear' whether he still has Putin's confidence " The photo and its caption were both posted within the article linked to below.
- Culture of cover-up and scape-goating among top generals has hobbled Russia's invasion, British MoD says
- Commanders are failing to seize the initiative and deferring decision to avoid being blamed, intel suggests
- Lieutenant-General Sergei Kisel and Admiral Igor Osipov have already been fired over failings, the MoD said today, confirming intelligence released by Ukraine last week
- UK believes that General Gerasimov 'likely remains in post' but it is unclear whether he has Putin's confidence
On Russian state TV, "Mikhail Khodarenok, a former Soviet air defence commander" said that "virtually the entire world is against us".
- ... Khodaryonok ... gave a dire assessment of Russia's war in Ukraine on state TV
- He warned that myths of the Ukrainian army being demoralised and in disarray are 'to put it mildly, false'
- Said Ukraine may soon have 1m troops armed with western weapons who are ready to 'fight to the last man'
- Russia is in 'full geopolitical isolation' with 'virtually the entire world against us', Khodaryonok added, saying it is a situation that the country 'needs to get out of'
