Mayor of Mariupol estimates 21,000 civilians have been killed in the city since the start of the invasion

Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • Russia-Ukraine war: 21,000 civilians killed, Mayor of Mariupol estimates
  • The mayor of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol said on Tuesday the latest estimate was that about 21,000 civilian residents of the port city had been killed since the start of Russia’s invasion.
  • Poisonous substance allegedly used in Mariupol
    • A soldier from the Azov Brigade posted on Telegram what he had witnessed in the besieged city, supporting allegations that chemical substances were used in Mariupol.
    • The main symptoms they experienced were facial hyperemia (increased blood flow), high blood pressure, and dryness and inflammation of the fauces (the arched opening at the back of the mouth) and mucous membranes of the eyes.
    • “We are working urgently with partners to verify the details. Any use of such weapons would be a callous escalation in this conflict and we will hold Putin and his regime to account.”
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to meet Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Ukraine and Western sanctions, news agencies in the two countries reported. Belarus is a key staging area for Russian forces.

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Russia media calls for complete destruction of Ukraine

Revelations 6:3-4 “ when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • Russian state media claims ‘Ukronazism’ greater threat to world than Hitler
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is Jewish and the descendant of Holocaust survivors.
  • An op-ed published by Russian state media on Sunday claimed that “Ukronazism” is a greater threat to the world than Hitler’s Nazi Party and called for a complete Russian takeover of Ukrainian territory and culture, as Ukrainian forces continued to push back Russian invaders
  • Timofey Sergeytsev claimed in the op-ed published on RIA Novosti that the “Nazism” in Ukraine is “disguised as a desire for ‘independence’ and a ‘European’ (Western, pro-American) path of ‘development’ (in reality – to degradation).”
  • The writer called for those who took up arms during the Russian invasion of Ukraine to be “destroyed to the maximum,” saying no significant distinction should be made between the formal military and civilians who took up arms to protect themselves against Russian invaders.

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U.S. Treasury targets Russian Aerospace, Marine and Electronic sectors in new Sanctions

Revelations 6:3-4 “ when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • Treasury hits Russia with new sanctions targeting evasion networks, tech
  • The U.S. also expanded its ability to sanction the aerospace, marine and electronics sectors.
  • The sanctions, which follow penalties on Russia’s defense industry last week, are part of a broader administration effort to restrict the country’s access to resources it needs to supply and finance its invasion of Ukraine, the Treasury Department said.
  • Among the sanctioned firms is Moscow-based OOO Serniya Engineering, which the Treasury said is at the center of an illicit network operating under the direction of Russia’s intelligence service to help evade sanctions.
  • Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a statement. “We will continue to target Putin’s war machine with sanctions from every angle, until this senseless war of choice is over.”

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Russia wants gold as standard, says no longer interested in the dollar

Rev 6:6 NAS And I heard something like a voice in the center of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not damage the oil and the wine.”

Important Takeaways:

  • Russia just made a case for owning gold — and nobody noticed
  • Much more interesting was Zavalny’s main point, even though it has been mostly overlooked. If other countries want to buy oil, gas, other resources or anything else from Russia, he said, “let them pay either in hard currency, and this is gold for us, or pay as it is convenient for us, this is the national currency.”
  • “The dollar ceases to be a means of payment for us, it has lost all interest for us,” Zavalny added, calling the greenback no better than “candy wrappers.”
  • If Russia’s lead is followed by countries such as China, India and others — countries that may not welcome Washington’s ability to control the global financial system through its monopoly power over the global reserve currency.

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Putin says no longer do we trust Euro or Dollar

Rev 6:6 NAS And I heard something like a voice in the center of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not damage the oil and the wine.”

Important Takeaways:

  • Putin demands ‘unfriendly countries’ pay for Russian gas in rubles
  • “I have decided to implement … a series of measures to switch payments — we’ll start with that — for our natural gas supplies to so-called unfriendly countries into Russian rubles,”
  • Putin said in a televised government meeting, adding that trust in the dollar and euro had been “compromised” by the West’s seizure of Russian assets.
  • Moscow also recently added the U.S., the United Kingdom and the entire European Union to its growing list of “unfriendly countries.”

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Ratcheting up tensions Biden says “Putin cannot remain in power”

Revelations 6:3-4 “ when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • Biden says Putin ‘cannot remain in power’ in sweeping speech on Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • In a sweeping speech in Poland that marked the finale of a three-day trip to Europe, Biden urged democracies around the world to unify and commit to a long fight against authoritarian aggression.
  • “A dictator, bent on rebuilding an empire, will never erase the people’s love for liberty,” Biden said at the end of a sweeping speech in Poland. “Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia, for free people refuse to live in a world of hopelessness and darkness.”
  • “For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power,” Biden said.
  • Later Saturday, a White House official attempted to clarify that Biden “was not discussing Putin’s power in Russia, or regime change,” but rather was making the point that Putin “cannot be allowed to exercise power over his neighbors or the region.”

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Officials Report Putin is Desperate and Resorting to Extreme Tactics

Revelations 6:3-4 “ when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • Russia Blasts Ukrainians with Hypersonic Missiles, Putin Grows Desperate as His Troops Get Pushed Back
  • The Kremlin is now resorting to more extreme tactics like using hypersonic missiles which can hit targets more than 1,000 miles away at up to 10 times the speed of sound. “The more his back is against the wall, the greater the severity of the tactics he may employ,” warned President Biden.
  • The official says Putin has fired more than 1,100 missiles into Ukraine since the invasion began
  • In the capital of Kyiv, the city is under a 35-hour curfew because of increased attacks from the air. Nevertheless, Ukrainian forces say they’ve retaken a strategically important suburb of the capital.
  • Meanwhile, the humanitarian crisis continues to worsen with 10 million people displaced, about half of them children.
  • The United Nations says nearly 3.5 million of those people have fled from Ukraine while others have relocated to safer areas within the country.

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Psaki says Government can’t help with skyrocketing gas prices, inflation is not their fault

Rev 6:6 NAS And I heard something like a voice in the center of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not damage the oil and the wine.”

Important Takeaways:

  • Psaki says Biden ‘can’t do much’ about skyrocketing gas prices, again blames Putin and says record 7.9% inflation will be ‘temporary’ after President said it would be ‘short-term’ last spring
  • White House press secretary Jen Psaki doubled down on blaming Vladimir Putin for rising inflation in the U.S.
  • Came after Biden blamed Vladimir Putin, thought the latest report does not capture the full impact of Russia’s invasion
  • US Consumer Price Index rose 7.9 percent in February from a year ago, the most since June 1982
  • Soaring prices are affecting food, clothing, shelter and other basic necessities for regular Americans
  • Gasoline has continued to skyrocket since the February report, suggesting inflation will only get worse
  • It is adding to political pressure on Biden and congressional Democrats ahead of the key midterms

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Another Warning from China to Not Back Taiwan

Matthew 24:6 “And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet.”

Important Takeaways:

  • China Warns U.S. Against Forming Pacific NATO and Backing Taiwan
  • China has often accused the U.S. of trying to form blocs to suppress its growth, a complaint that’s likely to attract greater attention after President Vladimir Putin cited similar grievances before his invasion of Ukraine.
  • Foreign Minister Wang Yi said “This would not only push Taiwan into a precarious situation, but will also bring unbearable consequences for the U.S. side,” Wang said on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress in Beijing, later adding: “Taiwan will eventually return to the embrace of the motherland.”

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Putin has list of demands to end war. Warns the West to not send weapons

Matthew 24:6 “And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet.”

Important Takeaways:

  • Russia says West arming Ukraine will cause ‘global collapse’ in chilling warning
  • Vladimir Putin has demanded Ukraine recognize Russia’s claim to Crimea and acknowledges Donetsk and Lugansk as independent states if the war is to end.
  • Ukraine must also lay down their arms and distance themselves from NATO.
  • The demands come after reports Kremlin troops are preparing for a fresh attempt to seize Kyiv.
  • Sending foreign weapons to Ukraine will lead to a “global collapse,” Russia’s foreign ministry has warned.
  • Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s Foreign Minister, said western powers sending mercenaries and military equipment to the front lines would be a “catastrophic development.”
  • Ukrainian President Vlodomyr Zelensky has vowed revenge after photos of a fleeing family lying dead in the street as Russian forces shelled Irpin shocked the world.
  • In a fiery address on Sunday, Volodymyr Zelensky promised a day of judgement after the deaths of evacuating Ukrainians.

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