Prologue Journal – Page 32553 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Production of Chinese cars to be launched in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod Region — Governor

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is added that the cluster consists of more than 800 enterprises focusing on the production of cars and car components https://tass.com/economy/1621895

Armenian opposition warns about protests following PM’s statements on Karabakh

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It was stressed that in the current situation, “people have no other choice but to stand up against the current authorities” https://tass.com/world/1621891

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signs bill to define ‘sex’ as only male and female

Fox News Republican Governor Greg Gianforte has signed a bill defining the word “sex” in state law as only male or female — joining Kansas and Tennessee, which have similar laws that LGBTQ+ advocates argue will deny legal recognition to nonbinary and transgender people. Medical professionals say the laws also ignore that some people are…

Training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16s can begin in July – Danish Defence Ministry

Pravda Ukraine Acting Minister of Defence of Denmark Troels Lund Poulsen said that Ukrainian pilots could start training on F-16 fighter jets in July. Source: This is reported by European Pravda with reference to Politico. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/23/7403524/

Russian business mission to visit Saudi Arabia in late May

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. In particular, Rostec, Transmashholding, Power Machines, Geropharm, and other companies will participate in the mission https://tass.com/economy/1621889

Stoltenberg: Delivering F-16s to Ukraine does not make NATO party to conflict

Pravda Ukraine https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/23/7162259/

China committed to strategy of using nukes for self-defense — foreign minister

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Qin Gang also expressed the hope that the IAEA would duly settle issues linked with cooperation between the United States, Great Britain, and Australia in the area of nuclear-powered submarines, as well as Japan’s plans to dump water from the Fukushima 1 NPP…

Ukraine is creating reserve of personnel to work in liberated territories

Pravda Ukraine The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved a mechanism for creating a reserve of employees to work in the liberated Ukrainian territories. Source: press service for the Ministry of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories Quote: “This will help with staffing military administrations and other government agencies on the liberated territories. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/23/7403521/

Russia coming together, national pride overflowing, says Putin

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “Russia is going through difficult times now; things have never been easy, but, still, today we are seeing a moment of our common consolidation,” the Russian leader said https://tass.com/politics/1621883

Counter-terrorist operation regime in Belgorod Region cancelled — governor

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. On Tuesday, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov said that, during the counter-terrorist operation, Russian forces blocked and defeated Ukrainian nationalist units that intruded into the region https://tass.com/society/1621881