Russia To Transfer Nuclear-Capable Missiles To Belarus "Within Months"

"Putin just issued what's possibly the most alarming and escalatory statement thus far in the four-month long Ukraine war. Putin for the first time informed his close ally Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko that he has approved supplying Belarus with nuclear capable long-range missiles. Minsk has long offered to host Russian nukes as a 'deterrent' against the West - a prospect which Lukashenko had very provocatively offered even in the months leading up to the Feb.24 invasion of Ukraine." ZeroHedge

Germany Fears Russia Could Shut Nord Stream 1 Within Weeks

"The European Union has this week accused Russia of planning "rogue moves" regarding
lowering natural gas flows to Europe, or in other words continuing to 'weaponize' its energy, to which the Kremlin has consistently responded with variations of 'our gas, our rules'. 

This after Moscow has reduced Nord Stream 1 gas flows by 40% last week while citing technical issues, leading to a four- to sixfold rise in market prices, based on German energy officials." ZeroHedge

Just 40 Per Cent of Europeans Still Support Russia Sanctions If They Mean Rising Prices

"While the vast majority of Europeans support sanctions against Russia over the invasion of
Ukraine, less than half support the sanctions if they directly lead to a rise in prices, which present experience suggests they are.

The Eurobarometer survey revealed that if sanctions against Russia were to increase the price of food and energy just 40 per cent of Europeans would support them and 60 per cent said they were not prepared to deal with the possible consequences of sanctions." Breitbart

 

China Calls for ‘Urgent’ Coal Production to Stave Off Blackouts

"The premier of China’s State Council, Li Keqiang, “urged” energy officials to ramp up coal production this week to stave off electricity blackouts across several Chinese provinces experiencing record power usage during a regional heatwave, the U.K.’s Guardian newspaper reported." Breitbart

Chile Copper Strike

"Workers for CODELCO, Chile’s state-run mining company and the largest copper producer
in the world, launched a nationwide strike to protest plans to shut down a foundry employing 350 people.....threatened to cost CODELCO $20 million a day and highlighted the volatility of the copper industry, which is vital to electric vehicle manufacture and thus a staple of a “green economy” promoted by leftist and communist governments including that of China, which is the number one importer of Chilean copper." Breitbart

Argentina: Angry Truckers Block Roads to Protest Fuel Shortages

"Argentine truck drivers’ unions called for a nationwide strike on Wednesday, causing miles-
long road closures and other transportation disruptions that threatened to jeopardize the country’s food supply during its peak harvest season, Reuters reported.

“Angry Argentine truck drivers blocked highways protesting shortages and rising prices for diesel fuel, just as the country’s crucial grains harvest requires transport amid surging inflation,” the news agency reported." Breitbart

 

Ukraine replenishes combat losses with convicts and women

"A large-scale hunt for conscripts is underway across Ukraine amid the military conflict with
Russia, a source within Kiev’s military has told RT Russian.

The military recruiters are now allowed to hand out draft notices to people not only at their place of residence, but also in the streets, restaurants, entertainment facilities and anywhere else." RT

 

Satellite Imagery Shows Construction Of US Military Facility In Pacific

"Satellite imagery revealed that the United States is constructing a new military facility
in the Pacific, possibly preparing an alternative landing site for its airforce should the military bases on Guam become inoperable.

Land-clearing activity has been spotted at Tinian International Airport in the Northern Mariana Islands, based on satellite images obtained by The War Zone on June 15." ZeroHedge

Ukraine Forces Retreat From Encircled Severodonetsk As Russia Achieves Hold Over Luhansk Province

"Ukraine's government announced for the first time that its remaining forces defending the key
eastern city of Severodonetsk have been ordered to withdraw, after having lost control of most of the city to Russian forces for weeks, amid relentless shelling and persistent Ukrainian army complaints of being low on ammo and men." ZH

Ukraine Strikes Offshore Gas Drilling Rig

"Offiicals Russia-annexed Crimea has accused Ukraine of firing upon a gas drilling platform
in the Black Sea Monday morning, with three injured and seven missing." MT

Russia Recruits Teachers, Construction Workers and Politicians to ‘Rebuild’ Occupied Ukraine

"Russian authorities have launched a campaign to recruit essential workers for the “reconstruction” of eastern Ukrainian territories occupied by its forces, according to public online job postings and news reports.

Since shifting the focus of its invasion eastward following a failed effort to capture Kyiv, Russia has said its main objective is to “liberate” areas of eastern and southern Ukraine predominantly populated by Russian speakers." MoscowTimes

Russia claims hundreds of casualties during strike in Ukraine

"Russian strikes on a shipbuilding plant in the Ukrainian port of Nikolaev killed as many as
500 troops. The troops belonged to the Ukrainian Army’s 59th Mechanized Brigade, the report said, who it’s believed were taking cover at the Okean Shipyard." RT

Ukraine Bans Main Opposition Party, Seizes All Its Assets

"Ukrainian authorities have banned the country’s main opposition party and seized all its
assets, once again undermining the narrative that President Zelensky is presiding over a beacon of democracy.

The country’s Ministry of Justice announced the move via Facebook, revealing that the Opposition Platform — For Life had been shut down and its assets, money and property transferred to the state." IW

EU told to prepare for total Russian gas cut-off

"International Energy Agency (IEA) chief Fatih Birol has warned the EU to be prepared for
the possibility of a complete shutdown of Russian gas exports this winter, calling on the bloc's members to widen the span of measures aimed at preparing for this scenario." RT

Ben Stiller Hobnobs with Volodymyr Zelensky in Ukraine

"Comedian Ben Stiller met fellow actor and current president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Monday to return attention to the ongoing, eight-year-old war between that country and Russia on the occasion of World Refugee Day.

“You’re my hero!” Stiller can be heard exclaiming while shaking hands with Zelensky in a video of the meeting published by the president on his Instagram profile." Breitbart