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Sir Richard Dearlove, the former head of the British Secret Intelligence Service, predicted Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will no longer be the leader of his country by 2023 due to health issues. "I think he'll be gone by 2023, but probably into the sanatorium," Dearlove said during the One Decision podcast, adding that Putin, who is 69 years old, will not emerge as the "leader of Russia" anymore after coming out of the medical facility. "That's a way to sort of move things on without a coup." During his interview, Dearlove also predicted that the Russian regime might "break apart" over the next 12 to 18 months due to the West's sanctions imposed on the country, the conflict in Ukraine, and Russia's current military performance. Dearlove's comments come amid ongoing speculation about Putin's health, even though the Kremlin has not publicly commented about it since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. Earlier this week, U.S. film director Oliver Stone said … [Read more...] about Putin will “be gone by 2023,” likely to sanatorium, predicts ex-MI6 chief

Around half of the European customers of Russian energy giant Gazprom have opened euro-ruble accounts, according to Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Novak has claimed that half of the 54 companies across Europe that buy natural gas from Gazprom have opened a “k account” — a scheme that allows companies to get around Western sanctions and effectively pay for gas in rubles. “Moscow will make them known and that of the 54 companies, including large, medium, and small, that have contracts with Gazprom about half of them have already opened accounts, one in foreign currency and one in rubles,” Novak said, promising to name the companies, Il Giornale reports . The banking scheme allows companies to deposit euros or dollars. Gazprombank then converts them into rubles and places the rubles in a separate account owned by the purchaser, which is used to buy Russian gas. Natural gas prices rose after Russia said it would no longer send … [Read more...] about Half of European Buyers of Russian Energy Have Opened Ruble Accounts

The story so far: Ten people were killed and three were injured when an 18-year-old armed man opened fire at a grocery store in Buffalo , New York on Saturday in a racially-motivated attack that he live-streamed. The gunman was wearing body armour and a helmet and was arrested by the police. The shooting is under investigation as a hate crime, Stephen Belongia, special agent in charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Buffalo field office told the press. Also Read Data | Buffalo shooting latest in the rising hate crimes and firearm-related murders in U.S. According to local news media, the suspect—identified as Payton Gendron of Conklin, New York—posted a manifesto online before the attack. In the manifesto, he identified with the ideologies of “ecofascism” and nationalist socialism. The attacker was also influenced by the 2019 Christchurch shootings —another hate crime in New Zealand where 51 people were killed in attacks on two mosques. What … [Read more...] about Explained | History of ecofascism—ideology of the Buffalo shooting suspect

Veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the new prime minister of Sri Lanka after Mahinda Rajapaksa vacated the office this month. He has assumed office at a time when the island nation is grappling with a severe and unprecedented economic and political crisis. Rajapaksa stepped down on May 9 hours after his supporters clashed with anti-governmental demonstrators. Wickremesinghe has been appointed as the Prime Minister of the forex-starved country for the sixth time. The 73-year-old belongs to an elite family. His maternal grandfather published newspapers supporting the independence movement of Sri Lanka while his paternal grandfather served as the most senior colonial government servant. Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Educational Background Born in 1949, Wickremesinghe completed his primary and secondary education from the Royal Preparatory School and Royal College in the capital city of Colombo. He then went to the University of Colombo, earlier known as University of … [Read more...] about Meet Sri Lanka’s New PM Ranil Wickrenesinghe, Know His Educational Qualifications