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Zeman: Attack on Ukraine to destroy Russia

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2 weeks ago

May 2, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin has succumbed to the illusion that the Russian army is one of the strongest, Czech President Milos Zeman told CNN Prima News, Report informs.

Zeman noted that Russia is now acting surprisingly irrationally.

“An attack on Ukraine will destroy Russia, it will destroy the country economically, politically and reputationally, this is not the worst step in the interests of the Russian people, and yet it happened because politicians act irrationally and behave like crazy. And a crazy person needs to be isolated,” he said.

According to Zeman, Putin “succumbed to the illusion that Russia is omnipotent and that the Russian army is the second most powerful army in the world.”

“I think that each country defends its national interests, but these interests are short-term and long-term. And the Russians – and I admit, to my surprise and the surprise of many other politicians – turned out to be completely irrational, unpredictable, more aggressive and less European than I thought,” he said.

The president of the Czech Republic also noted that his country is only partially ready for a possible cessation of gas supplies from Russia.

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Armenian police detains 21 participants of motor rally in Yerevan

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3 mins ago

May 16, 2022

AzeriTimes.com

The Armenian police have already detained 21 participants in the rally in Yerevan, organized by the Resistance opposition movement, Report informs via Sputnik Armenia.

Opposition supporters were brought under Art. 182 of the Administrative Offenses Code (disobedience to the lawful demands of the police).

In the morning, a motor rally began in the Armenian capital from four directions demanding the government's resignation. Protests have been taking place since May 2.

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In Yerevan, the opposition's 'Resistance' movement began an action of civil disobedience early in the morning on May 16, Report informs via Sputnik-Armenia.

The Armenian opposition demands the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

The actions of disobedience planned for today began with motor races that started from the Ashtarak, Argavand, Artashat, Sevan and Arinberd highways.

The day before, one of the movement leaders said that from 8 am, at least 80-100 groups would also be formed, which would leave their daily activities and take to the streets.

The opposition rallies have been held in Yerevan for about a month.

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CBA currency exchange rates (16.05.2022)

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1 hour ago

May 16, 2022

AzeriTimes.com

According to the official exchange rates of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan for today, the USD remained unchanged at AZN 1.7000, EUR increased by 0.05% to AZN 1.7683, and RUB rose by 0.77% to AZN 0.0263.

*Currency*	*Exchange rates*
1 USD (US dollar)	1.7000
1 EUR (Euro)	1.7683
1 RUB (Russian ruble)	0.0263
1 AUD (Australian dollar)	1.1716
1 ARS (Argentinean peso)	0.0145
1 BYN (Belarusian ruble)	0.6186
1 BRL (Brazilian real)	0.3359
1 UAE dirham	0.4628
1 ZAR (South African rand)	0.1049
100 KRW (South Korean won)	0.1325
1 CZK (Czech koruna)	0.0715
100 CLP (Chilean peso)	0.1975
1 CNY (Chinese yuan)	0. 2504
1 DKK (Danish krone)	0.2376
1 GEL (Georgian lari)	0. 5674
1 HKD (Hong Kong dollar)	0.2166
1 INR (Indian rupee)	0.0219
1 GBP (British pound)	2.0816
100 IDR (Indonesian rupiah)	0. 0116
100 IRR (Iranian rial)	0.0040
1 SEK (Swedish krona)	0.1686
1 CHF (Swiss franc)	1.6952
1 ILS (Israeli shekel)	0. 4997
1 CAD (Canadian dollar)	1.3115
1 KWD (Kuwaiti dinar)	5.5366
1 KZT (Kazakhstani tenge)	0.0040
1 KGS (Kyrgyzstani som)	0.0204
100 LBP (Lebanese pound)	0.1125
1 MYR (Malaysian ringgit)	0.3865
1 MXN (Mexican peso)	0.0844
1 MDL (Moldovan leu)	0.0897
1 EGP (Egyptian pound)	0.0928
1 NOK (Norwegian krone)	0.1732
100 ‎UZS (Uzbekistani som)	0.0152
1 PLN (Polish złoty)	0.3777
1 SGD (Singapore dollar)	1.2181
1 SAR (Saudi Arabian riyal)	0.4532
1 SDR (IMF)	2.2623
1 TRY (Turkish lira)	0.1097
1 TWD (Taiwan dollar)	0.0570
1 TJS (Tajikistani somoni)	0.1362
1TMT (New Turkmenistan Manat)	0.4857
1 UAH (Ukrainian hryvnia)	0.0576
100 JPY (Japanese yen)	1.3179
1 ‎NZD (New Zealand dollar)	1.0616
Gold (1 ounce)	3,073,8975
Silver (1 ounce)	35.7221
Platinum (1 ounce)	1,609.1690
Palladium (1 ounce)	3,327.8265

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Sweden to send delegation to Turkiye for talks on NATO membership

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2 hours ago

May 16, 2022

AzeriTimes.com

The government of Sweden will send representatives to Turkiye to resolve existing disagreements regarding its NATO bid, kingdom's Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist.

"We will send a group of officials to hold discussions and the dialogue with Turkiye, and we will see how the issue will be resolved and what it actually is. But the signals we got from NATO are that there is an agreement on that both Sweden and Finland must be admitted to the alliance," he said.

On Monday, the Swedish parliament will hold debates on NATO accession, and the government will meet to approve the membership bid.

"I cannot say when exactly the bid will be sent but the decision will be adopted today," the minister said.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Ankara is not supportive of Finland and Sweden's NATO bid since "the Scandinavian countries are a guest house for terrorist organizations" – members of Kurdistan Workers' Party outlawed in Turkiye. On Saturday, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu also expressed outrage at this. He noted that the majority of Turkish residents opposed the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO and asked Ankara to block the process, but it intends to discuss this with its allies in the alliance, as well as Helsinki and Stockholm.

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