Hunter Biden-Connected Ukraine Biolabs Worked On Covid-19 Research 3 Months Before Pandemic Began

"Hunter’s firm Rosemont Seneca invested over a million dollars into a company called
Metabiota to engage in work on the Ukraine biolabs. Government records show the DOD funded Ukrainian biolabs in Ukraine for Covid-19 research three months before the name Covid-19 was given to the virus. The specific laboratory selected for the Covid-19 research prior to the virus being identified was the Black & Veatch lab directly connected to Hunter Biden via Metabiota." NW

Kremlin says no news of French reporter's death

"The Kremlin has said it doesn't have information on the death of French journalist Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff, who was killed in eastern Ukraine, reportedly during a Russian bombardment." France24

Europol Warns Weapons Shipped To Ukraine Could Be Used By "Criminal Groups" For Years

"In a weekend German media interview the head of the European police agency Europol has  issued a dire warning about the huge amount of weapons being pumped from the West into Ukraine.

Europol Director Catherine De Bolle told the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag that the flood of weapons on the Ukraine-Russia battlefield could end up in the hands of criminal groups for years to come." ZeroHedge

Iran Releases Video Of IRGC Storming Greek Tankers, Blames US For 'Escalation'

"Iran is insisting that the Greek government use "legal and judicial" to resolve the standoff
over two oil tankers that are now under Iranian military control.

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said in a Monday press conference that ultimately the United States is to blame for the Greek tanker seizure, forcing retaliation and "illegal actions" that ensure escalation, according to Bloomberg. However, he stressed that the some nine total detained Greek crew members, and other international crew, are "in a good condition and in contact with their families." ZH

US Will Not Send Ukraine Rocket Systems That Can Reach Russia

"The United States will not send Ukraine rocket systems that can reach into Russia, President

Joe Biden said on Monday, as Ukraine pushes for longer-range weapons system to help in its fight.

Ukrainian officials have been asking allies for longer-range systems including the Multiple Launch Rocket System, or MLRS, that can fire a barrage of rockets hundreds of miles away.

“We’re not going to send to Ukraine rocket systems that strike into Russia,” Biden told reporters after arriving back at the White House after a weekend in Delaware." NEWSMAX

Muscovites to Vote on Pro-War Names for U.S. Embassy Square

"Residents will choose from three potential names for the currently untitled square at the
intersection of Bolshoy Devyatinsky Lane and Konyushkovskaya Ulitsa, where the U.S. embassy is located.

 They are “Defenders of Donbas Square,” “Donetsk People’s Republic Square” and “Hero of Russia Vladimir Artyomovich Zhoga Square,”  in honor of a separatist battalion commander who was killed in combat on March 5." MoscowTimes

Russia's new law to enlist more people into armed forces

"As the Russia-Ukraine war entered its fourth month in May, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law enabling people over 40 to enlist in the armed forces.

The move is expected to help Moscow to recruit more civilian experts for the war in Ukraine. The Russian army had previously set age limits for national and foreign army recruits. The limit for Russians was 18-40 years while the limit for foreigners was 18-30  years." WION

Lavrov debunks rumors of Putin’s worsening health

"Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has debunked rumors buzzing about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s worsening health on Sunday.

"President Vladimir Putin makes public appearances on a daily basis. You can see him on TV screens, read and listen to his speeches. I don’t think that a sane person can suspect any signs of an illness or ailment in this man," he said." Tass

 

Food prices in Germany projected to soar

"Prices for food in German grocery stores will keep growing and are set to surge another 10% this year, Germany’s Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Sunday, citing the latest analysis by international insurance company Allianz Trade." RT

EU unity on Russia sanctions ‘crumbling’

"The unity the EU demonstrated after Russia launched its offensive in Ukraine is starting to
“crumble,” German Economy Minister Robert Habeck complained on Sunday. 

The warning comes ahead of the bloc’s summit to discuss a new sanctions package against Moscow and a potential oil embargo.

Earlier this week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen offered an explanation as to why the EU still continues to buy Russian oil. “If we would completely, immediately, as of today cut off the [Russian] oil, [Russian President Vladimir] Putin might be able to take the oil that he does not sell to the EU to the world market, where the prices will increase, and sell it for more – and that would fill his war chests,” von der Leyen said in an interview with MSNBC." RT

Ukraine and Russia battle in the east, French foreign minister visits Kyiv

"French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv Monday to express France’s solidarity with Ukraine, the ministry said.

 Fighting for control of the Donbas region continues to devastate eastern Ukraine, with Russian forces pressing into Severodonetsk, the largest city still held by Ukrainian forces. 

The nearby city of Lysychansk is under constant bombardment." France24

Former Japan PM: If Zelensky Refused to Join NATO, Gave Donbass Autonomy, There Would Be No Hostilities

"Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has suggested in an interview with The Economist that the Russian special military operation in Ukraine might have been avoided if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had done some of the things that Moscow have been insisting on for years." NW

Zelensky Signals Donbas Could Soon Fall: "Indescribably Difficult" Russian Onslaught

"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave his most dire assessment to date of the status of Ukraine forces in the eastern Donbas region, where for over at least the last two months Russia has concentrated its forces, following the Feb.24 invasion of the country.

He described conditions there as "indescribably difficult" in what marks a notably pessimistic shift and negative tone for the Ukrainian leader, strongly suggesting the fall of Donbas - or at least whole regions such as Luhansk - could be imminent. He identified several intense ongoing battles in places with a large Russian force presence, including Severodonetsk, Lysychansk, Bakhmut and Popasna. Sievierodonets in particular is scene of fierce up-close street battles.

Ukrainian regional officials reported that Russian forces were "storming" Sievierodonetsk after trying unsuccessfully to encircle the city. The fighting knocked out power and cellphone service, and a humanitarian relief center could not operate because of the danger, the mayor said." ZH

Fighting intensifies in Severodonetsk as Russia claims gains

"Fighting for the eastern Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk continues with Russian forces
conducting assault operations on Saturday, Ukraine's military said on Sunday. Russia’s defence ministry said the railroad centre Lyman had been “completely liberated’’ by a joint force of Russian soldiers and Kremlin-backed separatists." France24

Russia Sends Record Volumes Of Oil To India, China

"While Europe shuns Russian oil amid sanctions and expectations of an oil embargo on
Russian oil imports, India and China have stepped up purchases and are importing record volumes of Russian crude." ZH