Rishi Sunak will become British prime minister on Monday after other candidates quit the race to lead the Conservative Party, leaving him with the task of steering a deeply divided country through an economic downturn set to leave millions of people poorer. ● Sunak, one of the wealthiest politicians in Westminster, will be asked to form a government by King Charles, replacing Liz Truss, the outgoing leader who only lasted 44 days in the job. ● He defeated centrist politician Penny Mordaunt, who failed to get enough backing from lawmakers to enter the ballot, while his rival, the former prime minister Boris Johnson, withdrew from the contest saying he could no longer unite the party. ● "This decision is an historic one and shows, once again, the diversity and talent of our party. Rishi has my full support," Mordaunt said in a statement as she withdrew from the race just minutes before the winner was due to be announced.

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💬 “Kyiv is preparing a provocation with the detonation of a "dirty bomb" or a low-yield nuclear weapon on the territory of Ukraine. RIA Novosti writes about this with links to several sources. The leadership of the Eastern Mining and Processing Plant in the Dnipropetrovsk region (pictured), as well as the Kyiv Institute for Nuclear Research, was tasked with making the very “dirty bomb”. Work on it is already at the final stage. It is also reported that several people from Zelensky's close circle are conducting covert contacts with representatives of the UK on the issue of a possible transfer of nuclear weapons components to the Kyiv authorities. The purpose of the provocation is to accuse the Russian Federation of using weapons of mass destruction in Ukraine and thereby launch a powerful anti-Russian campaign in the world. As a result, Moscow will lose the support of many of its key partners.“

UPDATE: Russia’s Shoigu informs British MoD that Kyiv is preparing a false flag “dirty bomb” detonation in Ukraine | RIA also said that according to its information, the management of the Eastern Mining and Processing Combine, located in the city of Zheltiye Vody, Dnipropetrovsk Region, as well as the Kyiv Institute for Nuclear Research, have been instructed by top Ukrainian officials to produce the “dirty bomb”, which is believed to be in its final stages.

Zvezdanews | Ukraine has nuclear industry facilities with stockpiles that could be used to create a "dirty bomb":
●️ There are three nuclear power plants in operation: the Southern Ukraine, Khmelnitsky and Rivne nuclear power plants with nine spent nuclear fuel storage pools that contain up to 1,500 tonnes of uranium oxide enriched to 1.5 per cent
● In the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear power plant with radioactive waste storage facilities, 22,000 spent fuel assemblies containing uranium-238, as well as products related to operation are uranium-235 and plutonium-239, the main component of the nuclear charge;
● The newly established Vektor radioactive waste processing facility, the Prydniprovsky Chemical Plant, and the Buriakovka, Podlesny, and Rossokha radioactive waste disposal sites could hold over 50,000 cubic metres of radioactive waste, which could also be used as components for a "dirty bomb";
● The Eastern Mining and Processing Combine is producing uranium ore at two of the three mines with a capacity of up to 1,000 tonnes per year;
● Ukraine also has a scientific base - the Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology, whose scientists took part in the USSR nuclear programme, where various experimental facilities, including the Uragan thermonuclear facilities, are still in operation, and the Institute of Nuclear Research at the National Academy of Sciences in Kiev, where the VVR-M reactor is used for research involving high activity radioactive materials. (Translated with www.DeepL.com)

A "dirty bomb" is a container with radioactive isotopes and an explosive charge: When the charge is detonated, the container is destroyed and the radioactive material is dispersed by a shock wave, creating large areas of radioactive contamination, and can also cause radiation sickness. ● Uranium oxide can be used as a radioactive substance in spent fuel assemblies stored in spent nuclear fuel storage and spent fuel pools at nuclear power plants. In addition, radioactive material from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant spent fuel storage pools can be used. (Translated with www.DeepL.com)

Zvezdanews | The Kiev regime plans to "disguise" the detonation of a "dirty bomb" as an abnormal detonation of a Russian low-yield nuclear weapon:
● The presence of radioactive isotopes in the air would later be detected by International Monitoring System sensors installed in Europe with the subsequent accusation of Russia using tactical nuclear weapons;
● Similar information warfare techniques have already been used by the West in Syria, when the White Helmets filmed propaganda videos about the use of chemical weapons by government forces there;
● One of the most high-profile and widely publicised episodes is the provocation by the White Helmets in Khan Sheikhoun on 4 April 2017. The photo shows people taking soil samples without personal protective equipment;
● The Americans, using the provocation in Syria as a pretext, without waiting for an investigation, much less a UN Security Council decision, launched a missile attack on the Shayrat airbase, in flagrant violation of international law. A similar scenario is likely in Ukraine;
● ️The detonation of a radiological explosive device would inevitably result in radioactive contamination of an area of up to several thousand square metres;
● By carrying out a "dirty bomb" provocation, Ukraine hopes to intimidate the local population, increase the flow of refugees across Europe and make the Russian Federation look like a nuclear terrorist. (Translated with www.DeepL.com)

● RUSSIAN MINISTRY OF DEFENSE: UKRAINE TO DETONATE "DIRTY" NUCLEAR DEVICE (Hal Turner)
● Ukrainian 'Dirty Bomb' Threat is Real, Up to West Whether They Want to Believe It or Not: Kremlin (Sputnik)
● The Kiev regime is preparing a bloody provocation with the death of its own civilians (MoD Russia -Telegram)
● Kiev is preparing provocation against civilians — Russian Defense Ministry (TASS)
● The Kiev regime is preparing a "dirty bomb" provocation in Ukraine (Russian Demiurge)(10/23/22)

1. The threat of a "dirty nuclear bomb" somewhere in Ukraine. This is no longer conspiracy, but the subject of discussion at the highest level.
2. Threat of explosion of the Kakhovska hydroelectric power station and flooding of large areas of the south of Ukraine and Russia.
3. Rumours of the Russian Armed Forces withdrawing from the right bank behind the Dnieper.
4. Increasing blows to the Ukrainian energy sector.
5. Significant groups of mobilised in Russia sent to the front and talk of a new wave of mobilisation in Ukraine.
6. In Britain, Liz Truss's cabinet has fallen. The favourite to win the election is City protégé Rishi Sunak.
7. In China, Xi Jingping's triumph ended the 20th CPC Congress. The course for the return of Taiwan is secured.
8. The likelihood of a resumption of the nuclear deal is declining. Iran is reportedly stepping up drone and missile deliveries to Russia.
9. The Biden administration is stepping up the sale of the US strategic fuel reserve to keep gasoline prices down before the election. The oil market will be hot after the US election.
10. Rallies intensify in Europe demanding something be done about the deteriorating economic situation. (DeepL.com)

LogiStan | Very interesting experience - European industry trying to cope with energy shortages. Already shut down:

● almost 10% of EU steel mills
● 50% of EU primary aluminium production.
● 27% of EU silicon and ferroalloys production
● 20% of EU fertiliser production

Financial Times: 💬 "Large companies are cutting production in some sectors because of power shortages, even though winter is not yet here. And the heads of chemicals, fertilisers and ceramics companies are warning that they could lose their steady market share and will be forced to shift some production to other countries that can offer cheaper and more reliable energy supplies." (Translated with www.DeepL.com)

Dutch limit Groningen gas production despite energy crisis (Reuters)

Russian Demiurge | A bakery that had been profitable for 418 years goes bankrupt in Germany | Imagine that neither the Thirty Years' War, nor Napoleon or Adolf could close this bakery, but Scholz and his team of Ukro-hysterics bankrupted it in 2 months....In the country, companies with a long history go bankrupt in the blink of an eye:

● 125 years since its founding: construction company Wolff Hoch und Ingenieurbau goes bankrupt.
● 130th anniversary: Confectionery manufacturer Bodeta goes bankrupt.
● 156th anniversary: the automotive supplier Borgers is insolvent.
● 170th anniversary: German soap manufacturer Kappus goes bankrupt.

Sanctions are working...(Translated with www.DeepL.com)

Has a potential whistleblower been 'disappeared' or is there another explanation? | On 27 April, ABC News reporter James Meek tweeted a single word – “facts” – above another Twitter post from a retired CIA officer, who stated that the 2014-2022 Ukrainian civil war was an eight-year “lab experiment” on Russia's military “tactics, techniques, and procedures.” It added that US intelligence and “unconventional warfare” experts had “learned a shit ton.” ● It was the last time, to date, Meek posted on the social network. In fact, it seems it was the last time he did anything in public at all, both online and in-real-life. Rolling Stone has published an investigation into the veteran journalist’s vanishing act in the months since, revealing how just hours after that tweet was posted, a number of menacing vehicles blocked off roads around Meek’s apartment in Arlington, Virginia, then proceeded to raid the premises. ● Neighbors interviewed by the magazine recall a collection of police cruisers, official-looking cars with blacked-out windows, and even armored tactical vehicles frequently used by the FBI, which resemble tanks. Quick as a flash, their occupants exited and rushed into Meek’s apartment complex, “at least 10” of them being “heavily armed.”  ● The raid was reportedly over very quickly, and Meek apparently didn’t leave the scene with the authorities. To this day, there is no indication of what if anything was seized or why it was conducted, and all records related to the case remain sealed, including the search warrant approved a day prior. While no charges have officially been filed, Meek has dropped off the face of the Earth, and his apartment has remained vacant ever since.