Russian/Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin sends 100 strippers to front line to boost morale of Russian soldiers – Newstrends
Connect with us

International

Russian/Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin sends 100 strippers to front line to boost morale of Russian soldiers

Published

on

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin has ordered strippers and pole dancers to be sent to the front line in a move to cheer up his troops and boost morale.

The move comes as the Kremlin announces a medal for all Russian soldiers which have deployed in what he calls the “special military operation”.

Senior commanders have been ordered to organise the entertainment as Putin’s forces approach the first anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine.

READ ALSO:

More than 100 girls will be ferried to the front in a fleet of helicopters for a series of “concert shows” at supply bases across the Donbas where troops are given five days of rest and recuperation.

Crates of beer and Russian sausages will be shipped in for the troops and a ceremonial parade is expected on the 24th to mark the start of Russia’s operation and remember the fallen.

News of the”‘raunchy stripping sessions” was revealed on social media by a Russian officer who announced that troops would be getting a special surprise.

In his post, the tank Colonel, who goes by the codename “Armoured Death” said: “Our heroes will be given special parties with pole dancing ladies, beer and food as a thank you for their service.

“Events will be held as part of the soldiers’ rest period and aimed to raise the morale of troops who have been fighting in the front-line.”

International

Putin: Your election not free, fair – UK slams Russia

Published

on

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Putin: Your election not free, fair – UK slams Russia

Britain’s Foreign Minister, David Cameron, has expressed doubts about the first results, which indicate a landslide victory for President Vladimir Putin.

Cameron used X, the site formerly known as Twitter, to express his concerns about the integrity of the political process in Russia.

Cameron’s statement highlighted several contentious aspects of the election, including the “illegal holding of elections on Ukrainian territory,” the perceived lack of voter choice, and the absence of independent monitoring by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

READ ALSO:

These elements, according to Cameron, undermine the principles of free and fair elections.

He wrote, “The polls have closed in Russia, following the illegal holding of elections on Ukrainian territory, a lack of choice for voters and no independent OSCE monitoring.

“This is not what free and fair elections look like.

The exit polls, indicating that the 71-year-old Putin is set for another six-year term, have stirred international debate.

Putin’s potential tenure extension would make him the longest-serving Russian leader in over two centuries.

However, the lead-up to the election has been marred by significant concerns over political freedom, with major opposition figures either deceased, incarcerated, or exiled.

Putin: Your election not free, fair – UK slams Russia

Continue Reading

International

Niger Republic terminates military agreement with US

Published

on

Niger Republic terminates military agreement with US

The military government in Niger Republic has terminated the country’s military agreement with the United States.

The agreement allowed military personnel and civilian personnel from the US Department of Defence to operate in the country.

Announcing the change on national television, Amadou Abdramane, Niger military spokesperson, said the agreement between the two countries, which was signed in 2012, was imposed and had been in violation of the nation’s sovereignty.

“The government of Niger, taking into account the aspirations and interests of its people, decides with full responsibility to denounce with immediate effect the agreement relating to the status of military personnel of the United States and civilian employees of the American Department of Defense in the territory of the Republic of Niger,” he said.

“This agreement is not only profoundly unfair in its substance but it also does not meet the aspirations and interests of the Nigerien people.”

The announcement comes after a senior US delegation paid a three-day visit to Niger this week.

Abdramane said during the meetings, Nigerien and US officials discussed the military transition in Niger.

He, however, said the US delegation was received out of “courtesy” and “did not respect diplomatic practices” by not providing information regarding the date of its arrival, the composition of the delegation, and the purpose of the visit.

READ ALSO:

Abdramane said Niger “forcefully denounces the condescending attitude” of the US, “accompanied by the threat of retaliation from the head of the American delegation towards the Nigerien government and people”.

“The government of Niger regrets the desire of the American delegation to deny the Nigerien people the right to choose their partners and the types of partnerships capable of helping them truly fight against terrorists,” he said.

“This attitude is likely to undermine the quality of our centuries-old relations and undermine the trust between our two governments.”

Continue Reading

International

War On Gaza: Air strike kills 36 relatives preparing for fasting

Published

on

War On Gaza: Air strike kills 36 relatives preparing for fasting

Displaced by Israeli bombardment, the Tabatibi family gathered in central Gaza to eat together during the first Friday night of Ramadan, a scene that soon turned into a bloodbath.

An air strike hit the building where they were staying as women prepared the pre-fasting meal, killing 36 members of the family, survivors told AFP on Saturday.

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza, which provided the same death toll, blamed Israel for the strike in Nuseirat, while the Israeli military said it was looking into the incident.

“This is my mother, this is my father, this is my aunt, and these are my brothers,” 19-year-old Mohammed al-Tabatibi, whose left hand was injured in the strike, said through tears at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in nearby Deir al-Balah.

“They bombed the house while we were in it. My mother and my aunt were preparing the suhoor food. They were all martyred.”

He spoke as bodies were spread out in the hospital courtyard, then stacked on a truck to be driven to a cemetery.

Because there were not enough body bags, some of the dead – including at least two children – were wrapped in white cloth stained with blood, AFPTV footage showed.

READ ALSO:

The strike in Nuseirat was one of 60 “deadly air strikes” reported overnight by the press office of the Hamas-run government, from Gaza City in the north to Rafah in the south.

“This is a bloody night, a very bloody night,” said Salama Maarouf of the Hamas-run government media office.

The war in Gaza erupted with Hamas’s unprecedented October 7 attack on southern Israel, which resulted in the deaths of about 1,160 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally of Israeli figures.

Israel’s retaliatory military campaign to destroy Hamas has killed at least 31,553 people, mostly women and children, according to the Hamas-run territory’s health ministry.

In Rafah, where the majority of Gaza’s 2.4 million people have sought refuge, more bloodshed is feared after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Friday he had approved plans for a military operation there.

Yet even before any such operation begins, air strikes continue, including one early Saturday that witnesses said killed Issa Duhair, the muezzin of a mosque, along with his two sons.

Mahmoud Duhair, a 41-year-old relative who lives nearby, described the muezzin as “a good man” who, as usual, dutifully performed the call to prayer before dawn on Saturday, then went to eat with his family “when his house was struck”.

Back in Nuseirat, in central Gaza, Yussef Tabatibi said the true toll of the strike that killed 36 members of his family could rise.

“Some of the martyrs we are unable to retrieve. We lack equipment, bulldozers, machinery, or anything else,” he told AFP, his hands and sweatshirt covered with dust from trying to clear rubble.

“We retrieve them only with our hands. We brought shovels and hammers, but to no avail. Look at the extent of the destruction.”

War On Gaza: Air strike kills 36 relatives preparing for fasting

Continue Reading

Trending

Skip to content