Russia Tells Its Media to Minimize Mentioning Day 100 of Ukraine War

"Friday will mark the 100th day of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, but don't expect much
recognition of this milestone from Russian President Vladimir Putin, or his subordinates. The Kremlin has reportedly urged Russian state media not to "draw attention" to it being 100 days since Russia invaded neighboring Ukraine on Feb. 24." Newsmax

Russia Claims It Shot Down Ukrainian Su-25 Fighter Jet

"Russia's defence ministry said on Thursday its military had downed a Ukrainian Su-25 fighter
jet in the Mykolaiv region. It also said in a briefing that it had struck command points of Ukrainian forces near Kharkiv." Newsmax

Chinese military pilots flip off Canadian aircraft

"Chinese military pilots have reportedly been flipping the bird at their Canadian colleagues
mid-air in what Ottawa labeled “unprofessional” behavior during a North Korea patrol mission.  Beijing jets were frequently flying as close as 20 to 100 feet from a Canadian plane, Canada’s Global News reported on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The sources said Canadian pilots could “make eye contact” with their Chinese counterparts and sometimes saw “them raising their middle fingers.” RT

US facing economic ‘hurricane’ – JPMorgan

"The boss of Wall Street giant JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, has warned investors that the US is facing an economic “hurricane”....“That hurricane is right out there down the road coming our way,” Dimon said, speaking at a conference. According to the head of the nation’s biggest bank, US consumers still have some six to nine months of spending power left in their bank accounts. Dimon stressed that the government’s pandemic stimulus is still padding consumers’ wallets. “Wars go bad. They go south. They have unintended consequences,” he said, adding that the conflict is expected to further roil commodity markets across the globe, impacting the prices of oil, gas and wheat." RT

40,000 Factories At Risk Of Closing In Pakistan's Commercial Capital Amid Fuel Crisis

"Pakistan faces potential economic collapse as inflation jumps and widespread civil unrest
could be nearing. The latest sign the South Asian country is spiraling into the abyss is rising electricity costs that threaten to close tens of thousands of businesses.

Bloomberg reports that as many as 40,000 factories in Karachi, the country's commercial capital, are being slapped with high power costs that make operating near impossible." ZH

Zelensky Tours Kharkiv as Donbas Fight Rages

"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday visited the city of Kharkiv, marking his
first trip to eastern Ukraine since Russia invaded his country on Feb. 24.

Kharkiv, once the site of some of the war's fiercest fighting, now lays relatively quiet as Russia pushes for control of the Donbas region to the southeast.

But Russian forces remain within striking distance of the city and it has come under renewed Russian shelling in recent days." MT

Anti-Russian sanctions don’t work – Croatian president

"The Russian ruble is getting stronger while EU citizens have to cope with higher prices due to sanctions that simply don’t work, Croatian President Zoran Milanovic complained on Tuesday. He called the EU explanation for the partial oil and gas embargo “insulting” and said Zagreb had little pull within the bloc, unlike its neighbors in Hungary." RT

Switzerland Stops Danish Arms Assistance to Ukraine

"The Swiss authorities have confirmed that they rejected a request from Denmark to supply
armoured personnel carriers of type Piranha III to Ukraine." Sputnik

Russian propaganda declares ‘WW3 has started’ in terrifying Kremlin TV threat

"A Kremlin TV propaganda piece has claimed World War Three has started, and that Russia’s
horrifying task is now to “demilitarise” NATO.

Russian television anchor Olga Skabeyeva of Putin mouthpiece Rossiya-1 claimed on camera that the war in Ukraine, known in Russia as a special military operation, “is now over”." DailySun