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SOTT Focus: NewsReal: Does Ukraine Have a Death-Wish? And Does Iran Have a Nuke?


Sott.net
Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:23 UTC
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Ukraine's drone waves continue hitting Russia, last week targeting St Petersburg right as its annual 'Russian Davos' forum opened, Azerbaijani grain ships in the Sea of Azov, and the nuclear power plant in Zaporozhye. The Ukrainian puppet regime, egged on as ever by the Western Consortium that runs it, is feeling invincible, but its days are surely numbered.

Meanwhile the American side of the 'US-rael partnership' is showing rare signs of unease over their pact, with anonymous Pentagon sources complaining about the 'critical' extent of Israeli espionage inside the US.

Trump has been noticeably subdued in recent weeks regarding threats to 'obliterate' Iran, so it's worth considering rumors originating in Tehran that its leadership is preparing to demonstrate a 'new-found' nuclear weapons capability. In the meantime, Iran is poised to send new waves of missiles to defend the Lebanese people from Israeli assault...


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Nuke

NATO cover up of catastrophic nuclear threat to Europe gives the heinous game away

Finian Cunningham
Strategic Culture
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00 UTC
Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant
The West's "victim" regime is trying to blow up Europe with a nuclear catastrophe using EU and NATO funding and weapons.

The biggest civilian nuclear power station in Europe was hit for the first time in a direct air strike - and the Western "news" media gave zero reporting on the incident, even though the damage could have had catastrophic consequences for the whole of Europe.

Since Russian forces took over the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in March 2022, the huge facility has come under repeated drone and missile attack from the NATO-backed Ukrainian regime.

The latest strike on May 30, however, explosively penetrated one of the turbine halls in the central part of the plant, not the periphery as in previous attacks. There were no injuries nor radiation fallout, according to Russia's state-owned atomic energy company, Rosatom.
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Putin responds to Zelensky's meeting proposal


RT
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:49 UTC
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© Sergey Bobylev/SputnikRussian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, on June 5, 2026
The Russian president has given his take on an "open letter," in which the Ukrainian leader reiterated Kiev's demands while calling for one-on-one talks.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he sees "no sense" in meeting with Vladimir Zelensky, responding to an open letter from the Ukrainian leader. The "author of the letter" has done everything to make such talks impossible, Putin stated at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), adding that even his latest call for talks included "elements of insolence."

On Thursday, Zelensky published what was described as an "open letter" on his website, where he called on the Russian president to negotiate an end to the Ukraine conflict during a personal meeting. In the letter he described the conflict as Putin's "personal choice" that would allegedly bring "negative consequences" for Russia.
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Large-scale drone attack hits St. Petersburg


RT
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 07:23 UTC
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© Ali Cura/Anadolu/Getty ImagesBlack smoke rises after Ukraine launched unmanned drone attacks on the opening day
St. Petersburg International Economic Forum • June 03, 2026
The raid came after Vladimir Zelensky suggested that Ukrainian drones could 'pay a visit' to the International Economic Forum.

St. Petersburg has come under a major Ukrainian drone attack, according to the regional authorities, on the closing day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

More than 140 drones were downed in the early hours of Saturday morning, Leningrad Region Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said on social media. No casualties or major infrastructure damage were immediately reported.

An air alert was declared overnight and residents were warned to stay indoors. Operations at St. Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport were suspended, with dozens of flights delayed and aircraft diverted to other airports.

The strike follows another major drone raid on the region on June 3, the opening day of the forum, which attracted participants from more than 130 countries this year.
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Arrow Down

Trump's failed attempts to "Reindustrialize America". A one trillion+ + military budget to supercharge America's "AI-run drone wars"

Drago Bosnic
Global Research
Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00 UTC
Trump and drones
© UnknownUS President Donald Trump
One of Donald Trump's most persistent promises since entering politics has been to revive the American economy.

He always understood that the United States doesn't have much left of its once-massive real (i.e., production) economy and that it has been mostly replaced by what President Vladimir Putin aptly called the economy of imaginary entities. Trump's initial idea seems to have been the return of civilian manufacturing back to the US, but as soon as he took power, it became clear that this cannot be done. American workers are paid far more than those in countries to which the US outsourced most of its production economy. Relocating manufacturing back to America would be exorbitantly expensive and would inevitably bankrupt the US, as products made in the country would be completely noncompetitive on the global market.

Namely, even if the quality were far superior to that produced in other countries, the price tag would make it unviable for mass production. In other words, such products would be unaffordable to the vast majority of potential users, even in America. Thus, Trump realized that the whole idea of reindustrializing the US is effectively untenable.
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Ireland bars two extremist Israeli ministers from entering country


PRESSTV
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:58 UTC
Michael Martin/Smotrich/Ben-Gvir
© Reuters/extra.ieIreland President Micheal Martin • Itamar Ben-Gvir (L) • Bezalel Smotrich (R)
Ireland has taken a firm and principled stand by barring the two extremist Israeli ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, from entering the country over their direct role in the ongoing genocidal war against Gaza and their aggressive, racist policies toward the Palestinian people.

Speaking to reporters in Montenegro on Friday, Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Michael Martin sharply condemned the ministers' actions and statements, declaring that they "amount to a desire to see the elimination of Palestinians from Palestine."

Martin confirmed that Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan has instructed officials to prevent any entry by Ben-Gvir, the so-called national security minister, and Smotrich, the finance minister.

The Irish leader further urged the European Union to impose broader measures against the two hawkish figures. Martin said:
"In my view, their behavior justifies sanctions at the EU level as well, and that's something we will raise. Whether we can secure sufficient support across the European Union is a different matter."
EU diplomats are reportedly already discussing possible sanctions targeting Ben-Gvir and Smotrich.
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Quick Take...what's up with CBDCs?

Kit Knightly
Off-Guardian Org
Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:24 UTC
CDBC
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Have you seen a mainstream headline about central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) so far this year?

Probably not.

What used to be a regular on the front page has been curiously absent. What stories there are have been tucked away, and the tone is decidedly changed:
Is a digital euro necessary for monetary sovereignty? Rethinking the CBDC debate
That's from Santander, riffing off a report from the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), "Central bank digital currency and monetary sovereignty", which concludes [emphasis added]:
the case for CBDC as a prerequisite for monetary sovereignty is weaker than often claimed. History suggests that sovereignty ultimately rests on legal authority and public balance sheets, not on universal access to public money. Confusing money with payments risks misdiagnosing the problem and misallocating policy effort. For Europe, the digital euro may play a useful symbolic role, but the effective defence of monetary sovereignty will continue to depend on regulation, fiscal capacity, and the central bank's willingness to absorb risk when it matters.What used to be a regular on the front page has been curiously absent. What stories there are have been tucked away, and the tone is decidedly changed:
Just a few hours ago, Forbes published this:
The Philippines Went Majority-Digital Without A Super-App Or A CBDC
Which talks up the Philippines' approach, building digital financial infrastructure ("rails") but letting private digital wallet providers compete to use it.

Recent years have already seen several major economies - notably Japan, Australia and Canada - pause or outright abandon CBDC development.

There's a shift in the narrative here, but why? And what does it mean? Is it related to the emerging "multipolarity" we're hearing so much about?
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Erin go bragh! Hardline Israeli ministers Ben-Gvir and Smotrich barred from travel to Ireland

Jack Power and Pat Leahy
Irish Times
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 22:26 UTC
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© ReutersIsraeli minister for national security Itamar Ben-Gvir last month mocking detained activists who had been aboard a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. Video: Reuters
'Their behaviour justifies sanctions at EU level as well,' Taoiseach Micheál Martin says

Irish officials have been instructed to block any attempts by hardline Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich to travel to the State, a symbolic but significant sanction of the Israeli government.

Confirming the effective travel ban on Friday, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said a direction had been given to prohibit the Israeli politicians from entering the country.

"Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan, [it] is my understanding, has instructed his officials to prohibit any travel into Ireland [for] both minister Ben-Gvir and minister Smotrich," Martin told reporters in Tivat, Montenegro, where he was attending a meeting bringing together EU leaders and their counterparts from the western Balkans.

Comment: Ireland, with its history of occupation and suffering under the English have a visceral understanding of the Palestinian situation.

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Arrow Up

Paris riots boost National Rally's Jordan Bardella: Reaches record high approval ratings


ReMix News
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 21:24 UTC
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Riots in Paris after a football match victory; National Rally figure Jordan Bardella
A Bardella-Mélenchon election matchup is being described as a "nightmare scenario" for the EU by the Politico outlet

With French national elections approaching in 2027, the mass riots seen in Paris following the PSG victory in the Champions League are leading to an even sharper electoral shift towards the right-leaning National Rally's Jordan Bardella.

Verian's June barometer, published by Le Figaro Magazine, places Jordan Bardella at the top of political figures, with 47 percent of those questioned wanting to see him occupy an important place in public life.

This rating, up six points in one month, reveals a record result for the National Rally.

Marine Le Pen comes in second position and is also progressing. Several other personalities located on the right are also rising in the ranking, including Marion Maréchal, Éric Ciotti and Robert Ménard.

Comment: Things are looking promising for conservatives in France. Of course, Brussels will be there to put its thumb on the scale.

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Explosion

New footage reveals Ford carrier fire damage far more severe than Pentagon acknowledged

Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:53 UTC
American aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford
© File photoAmerican aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford
Newly surfaced footage obtained by CNN indicates that a severe fire aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford - the world's largest aircraft carrier - inflicted far more extensive damage than the Trump administration initially admitted to the public.

Early in the conflict it was forced to depart Mideast regional waters and retreat West in the Mediterranean, before undergoing extensive repairs at port in Croatia. Pundits were skeptical of official explanations, which suggested an accidental fire was sparked in the laundry room aboard the giant vessel.

The major blaze erupted in March at a moment Iran claimed to have directly hit US naval vessels, but crisis was consistently downplayed by Pentagon officials at the time.

Comment: Looks like the damage was even worse than what was previously reported. Not a good look, US Navy . . .

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