Biden currently not scheduled to attend Zelensky’s ‘peace conference’

"A Swiss-hosted conference on the Ukraine conflict, set for next month, is not on US

President Joe Biden’s event schedule, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby has told reporters.
More than 160 countries have been invited to take part in the summit, which is set to take place on June 15-16 at the Burgenstock Resort near Lucerne. Russia, however, isn’t among them.
“I don’t have anything on his schedule to speak to in that regard,” Kirby said during a press briefing on Friday, when asked whether Biden plans to attend the event, which is expected to revolve around Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s proposed roadmap for ending the conflict with Russia." RT

Zelensky blasts West for wanting conflict to end

"Ukraine’s president has claimed Kiev’s forces would be more successful on the battlefield if they were not banned from using Western-supplied weapons to hit targets in Russia.

Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh clarified that Washington’s position that Kiev should not target Russia with US-supplied weapons remains unchanged. Such arms can only be used to “take back Ukrainian sovereign territory,” Singh stressed.
UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron insisted Ukraine has the “right” to use UK-supplied weapons to strike targets deep inside Russia, if it decides to do so. Moscow reacted to the statement by warning that if such an attack were to take place it could target British military facilities “on the territory of Ukraine and beyond” in response.
Zelensky said Kiev now finds itself in a “nonsensical situation” due to the stance of the West, which “is afraid that Russia will lose the war. And it does not want Ukraine to lose it.” RT

US issues gay events terror-attack warning

"The State Department’s advisory says “foreign terrorist organizations” could strike during upcoming Pride month celebrations.Earlier this month, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security issued a similar advisory regarding potential security risks during June, the month of Pride celebrations." RT

French Forces Fight Back Against Anti-Colonial Uprising in New Caledonia

"French forces smashed through about 60 roadblocks to clear the way from conflict-stricken

New Caledonia’s capital to the airport but have still not reopened the route. And after six nights of violence that has left six dead and hundreds injured, security forces will launch “harassment” raids to reclaim other parts of the Pacific territory, the French government representative in New Caledonia, Louis Le Franc, said in a televised address. The Pacific archipelago of 270,000 people has been convulsed by unrest since Monday, sparked by French plans to impose new voting rules that would give tens of thousands of non-indigenous residents voting rights." Breitbart

Vatican to Announce UFO & Alien Guidelines

"For centuries, the Vatican has been carefully guarding their most precious secrets. In recent years, that has been especially true regarding what they know about UFOs, aliens and the mysteries of the universe.

So why have they chosen this exact moment in history to publicly talk about these things?
The press conference at the Vatican on Thursday is the very first time that the Vatican has held a press conference about UFOs, aliens and “apparitions” since 1978.
It is being reported that the Vatican has decided to issue new guidelines “on aliens and how it will deal with potential encounters in the future”…
The Vatican has announced that it is set to hold a press conference on “supernatural phenomena” tomorrow, and it will touch on aliens and how it will deal with potential encounters in the future.What do they know that they aren’t telling us?

But a couple of things have become quite clear.

Number one, the Vatican believes that extraterrestrial life exists.
Number two, the Vatican plans to develop a positive relationship with any “aliens” that do make contact with humanity.
Could all of this be setting us up for a great deception of absolutely epic proportions?"
ZeroHedge

Iranian President's Helicopter Located, Military Deployed To Tehran's Streets

"We are getting closer to learning the fate of Iran's President Raisi and his foreign minister and other officials aboard the helicopter which went down hours ago:Iran's president Raisi's crashed helicopter has been found by search teams - State TV — Reuters

Iranian official tells State TV: Contacts have been made with one of the passengers and one of the crew members of the president's helicopter on several occasions — Reuters
The Red Crescent organization is denying that the crash site has been found, amid contradictory and early reporting. So far Iranian officials are signaling that the president is alive, but the situation remains uncertain and fluid, following widespread speculation that he could be deceased. Iranian officials are seeking to assure the nation and the world that continuity of decision-making and government is stable and assured, amid reports of a heavy military presence on the streets of the capital Tehran." ZeroHedge

American & Foreigners Reportedly In Custody After Deadly Coup Attempt, Shootout In Congo

"Military leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DR Congo) said they have put down an attempted coup in a dramatic Sunday incident which included a large shootout erupting in the capital of Kinshasa.
At least three men have been reported killed, with two being police officers which engaged a team of armed attackers. The third deceased is said to be one of the gunman. A government spokesman has stated "The armed men attacked the Kinshasa residence of Vital Kamerhe, a federal legislator and a candidate for speaker of the National Assembly of DR Congo, but were stopped by his guards." - according to the military, but the whole murky incident is raising eyebrows in the West as the army says it has detained some suspects who hold US and Canadian passports.
The army has further said most of those behind the attempted coup were mostly foreigners and also identified Congolese citizens based abroad, according to initial reports." ZH

21 areas of clashes

"Over the past day, the Air Forces, missile forces, and artillery of the Defense Forces hit 21 areas of concentration of personnel, one radar station, and two enemy anti-aircraft missile systems.As reported earlier, explosions were heard in the temporarily occupied Sevastopol, Yevpatorii, Dzhankoi, Armiansk, and on the northern outskirts of Simferopol. Three strikes were recorded at one location, at one of the ships in the area of the Engineering Bay of Sevastopol." Ukrin

Destruction of Russian sea minesweeper 'Kovrovets'

"The Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have destroyed the Russian minesweeper 'Kovrovets." Ukrin

Iran President Raisi Helicopter Goes Missing

"Iranians have been asked to pray for the safety of President Ebrahim Raisi after his helicopter went missing on the way back from a meeting Sunday with President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan.
The helicopter was also carrying Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, among other officials. It went missing in heavy fog in the mountainous region of northwestern Iran." MS

Ukrainian forces destroy all 37 Shahed attack drones overnight

"Ukraine's defense forces shot down all of the 37 Shahed-131/136 attack drones launched by Russia. All of the 37 drones were shot down in the Kyiv, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Cherkasy and Kherson regions." Ukrin

Ukraine asks NATO to send troops for first time since war began

"Ukraine has formally asked NATO to send troops to the country amid the ongoing conflict

with Russia. The New York Times has reported that NATO members such as the US are considering sending troops to the country.
According to the newspaper, Ukraine has asked NATO to "help train 150,000 new recruits" in its war against Russia. The New York Times said: "NATO allies are inching closer to sending troops into Ukraine to train Ukrainian forces, a move that would be another blurring of a previous red line and could draw the United States and Europe more directly into the war." MS

Ukraine mobilization law spurs trucker protest, disrupts Kyiv highway in Odesa

"Truckers staged a protest against the law on mobilization, with trucks blocking the highway to Kyiv near the village of Savran in Odesa Oblast, as well as in Kirovohrad Oblast. Some truckers have gathered in Kirovohrad Oblast, and some in Odesa Oblast.

According to eyewitnesses, hundreds of trucks are on the highway against the "draconian law of the authorities" on mobilization. Drivers from almost all regions of Ukraine came to the protest, the Telegram channel Our Odesa reports.....about 100 trucks were standing on both sides of the road in Kirovohrad Oblast." UB

NOTAM Sparks Confusion Over Possible Russian Hypersonic Missile Test Off California Coast

"There's been quite a stir on X as some users speculate that a NOTAM, or aviation notice to airmen, suggests a potential Russian Navy hypersonic missile test off the coast of Southern California. However, that's not the case. According to The War Zone, the NOTAM is actually in anticipation of a Russian space booster splashing down in the Pacific.

Let's begin with the misguided hype on X about the threats of Russian missile testing off the California coast. These posts collectively have generated more than a million views. Meanwhile, two US defense officials told TWZ the NOTAM is in place through May 26 because of the re-entry of a "Russian space launch booster."
"It is not for a launch or a military exercise," the officials said, commenting on the social media hype.
Concerns about the Russians in the Pacific surfaced earlier this week in a NOTAM posted on May 13 advising pilots to avoid a large block of airspace between May 16 and May 26 "for Russian Federation impact area by at least 50 nautical miles."
"This notice is for all aircraft transiting from Hawaii to North America and North America to Hawaii. The following restrictions are due to the Russian Federation rocket firing impact area," the NOTAM read, which sparked mass confusion. However, Russian media outlet TASS reported earlier today that a Soyuz-2.1b rocket equipped with satellites launched Friday." ZH

US troops arrived in Moldova with military aid

"On May 18, a C-17 aircraft of the North Carolina Air National Guard, US, arrived at Chisinau Airport to support Exercise PEACE SHIELD, according to the US Embassy in Moldova.

35 servicemen from the North Carolina National Guard and US Air Forces in Europe will practice emergency response tactics necessary for the safety of Moldovan citizens." MS