Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Biden said ‘Russia should be destroyed’ – Brazil’s Lula

"Former
US President Joe Biden wanted to see Russia destroyed” during his time in office, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said in an interview with Le Monde.
The Brazilian leader, who has consistently pushed for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, objected to attempts to single out Moscow as the sole culprit behind the conflict, telling the French newspaper on Tuesday that “Western countries also bear part of the responsibility.” RT

178 combat engagements on front lines in past day

"178 combat clashes between Ukrainian forces and Russian troops were recorded along the front line in the past 24 hours.
In the Kharkiv sector, five clashes were reported in the areas of Vovchansk, Kamianka, and Vovchanski Khutory.
In the Kupiansk sector, four attacks were repelled near Zahryzove, Pishchane, Nova Kruhliakivka, and in the direction of Stepova Novoselivka.
In the Lyman sector,
Ukrainian forces repelled 19 enemy attacks near Kolodiazi, Zelena Dolyna, Torske, and toward Hlushchenkove, Olhivka, Serednie, Vovchyi Yar, Cherneshchyna, Karpivka, and Novyi Myr.
In the Siversk sector, three clashes were recorded, including one toward Hryhorivka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, six enemy assaults were repelled near Chasiv Yar and toward Bila Hora.
In the Toretsk sector, 16 attacks were recorded near Krymske, Rusyn Yar, Druzhba, Toretsk, and toward Yablunivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector,
Ukrainian defenders halted 55 Russian attacks near Nova Poltavka, Pokrovsk, Kotliarivka, Novoukrainka, Andriivka, Novoolevivka, Zvirove, Malynivka, Yelyzavetivka, Myrne, Lysivka, Udachne, Novoserhiivka, and toward Myroliubivka and Novomykolaivka.
In the Novopavlivka sector, 32
Russian attacks were repelled near Fedorivka, Kostiantynopil, Rivnopillia, Vilne Pole, and toward Zelenyi Hai, Novopil, Shevchenko, Komar, and Bahatyr.
In the Huliaipole sector, no clashes were recorded in the past day.
In the Orikhiv sector,
Russian forces launched five unsuccessful attacks near Stepove and Shcherbaky.
In the Dnipro River sector, the enemy made one unsuccessful attempt to advance on
Ukrainian positions.
Twenty-six clashes were recorded in the Kursk sector. The enemy conducted 231 artillery strikes, including one with MLRS, and 17 airstrikes, dropping 23 guided bombs.
Ukrainian
aviation, missile troops, and artillery struck two enemy UAV control points, eight artillery systems, nine areas of enemy personnel, weapons, and military equipment concentration, and one enemy ammunition depot." Ukrin

2 Chinese Nationals Charged with Smuggling ‘Agroterrorism Weapon’ into U.S. Officials: ’Dangerous Biological Pathogen’

"Two Chinese nationals have been charged with conspiracy, fraud, and smuggling a deadly bio pathogen into the United States.
United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr. announced that 33-year-old Yunqing Jian and 34-year-old Zunyong Liu, both citizens of the People’s Republic of China, were arrested on various conspiracy charges, which included smuggling “a fungus called Fusarium graminearum, which scientific literature classifies as a potential agroterrorism weapon.”
Jian allegedly received
Chinese government funding to work on the pathogen in China. Her electronics also allegedly contained information detailing her membership and loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party." Breitbart