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US President Trump has threatened Putin with "large-scale" sanctions and tariffs as he demands Russia to "get to the table right now before it's too late". It comes as Zelensky proposed an aerial truce with Moscow after the "massive" overnight missile blitz on Ukraine's energy grid. Trump has issued his strongest condemnation yet of Putin's actions and threatened to impose sanctions and tariffs on Russia following a devastating overnight blast in Ukraine. In the latest unpredictable move from the Republican, he said on Truth Social: "Based on the fact that Russia is absolutely 'pounding' Ukraine on the battlefield right now,...

Eyewitnesses said a black SUV ploughed into a crowd near Mannheim's water tower as terrified people ran for their lives VIDEO AT LINK.............. A CAR has rammed into a crowd at "high speed" in the German city of Mannheim and reportedly killed two people and hurt 25. Horrified eyewitnesses claim a black vehicle sped from the tourist hotspot Paradplatz towards the city's water tower before ploughing into a crowd of people, according to reports. Cops have confirmed that a driver drove into a group of people in Paradeplatz - a pedestrianised street in the city. Two people have been killed...

PRESIDENT Donald Trump has denied claims that he will visit Vladimir Putin in Moscow for the May 9 victory day parade. -snip- Trump has rubbished a report he will fly to Russia for Victory Day celebrations on May 9. It comes after French outlet Le Point claimed, citing Russian sources, that the Republican would be in attendance, marking the first visit by a US president since mad Vlad launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. But President Trump was quick to squash the claim, responding "no, I'm not" upon being asked if he was to attend. He also...

MAD Vladimir Putin has been forced to pad out his pathetic parades with North Korean cannon fodder while Russian troops are being massacred on the frontline. Amongst the pomp, propaganda and weaponry, North Korean troops are to march through Moscow's Victory Day parade for the first time, according to insiders. -snip- Dozens of Putin's North Korean cannon fodder are to join the parade in May as the mad dictator desperately attempts to show a substantial military - despite the total casualties of Russian troops standing at over 771,000. Russian sources revealed news of North Korea's participation in the parade to...

AT least one person has died after a Russian oil tanker split in two, with a second ship damaged in the Black Sea. Footage shows one of the tankers split completely in half, with its bow vertically in the water, upturned and rapidly sinking. An emergency rescue operation is currently underway to desperately evacuate both crews in yet another blow to Putin. The Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239 are wrecked in the Kerch Strait amid fears for at least 27 sailors, with the damage reportedly resulting in a devastating oil spill. Russian investigators say they have opened two criminal cases to look...

RUSSIA is ready to use nuclear weapons and trigger World War Three if provoked, Putin puppet Dmitry Medvedev has warned. -snip- "If the new [US] leader is going to be fiercely dedicated to adding fuel to the fire of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, it will be a very bad choice. "Because this is the road to hell. "It's really a road to World War Three. "Whoever decides to continue the war will be making a very dangerous mistake."