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  • Russia Attacks Trump's Golden Dome Project

    05/27/2025 5:22:22 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 27 replies
    Newsweek ^ | 5/27/2025 | Shane Croucher
    Russia criticized the U.S. for its Golden Dome anti-missile system, announced recently by President Donald Trump, saying it undermines strategic stability. Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, told Washington to abandon the deployment of weapons in space. Her comments came at a press briefing on Tuesday morning and were reported by TASS, a Russian state news agency. -snip- Mao Ning, a spokeswoman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said at a press briefing: "This highly offensive system violates the principle of peaceful use of outer space. It will exacerbate the risk of turning outer space into a battlefield and...
  • Kremlin: Russia, US can't agree on everything

    05/27/2025 5:07:18 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 16 replies
    Baha Breaking News ^ | 5/27/2025 | Christian Baha
    Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that Russia and the United States "cannot agree on everything" after US President Donald Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin "absolutely crazy" and criticized strikes on Ukrainian cities. "But the political will to implement the agreements that are reached is there, and the work continues," Peskov added.
  • Putin accuses Trump of 'emotional overload' after president called Russian dictator 'crazy'

    05/26/2025 5:40:53 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 45 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 5/26/2025 | ELENA SALVONI and WILL STEWART
    Russia has accused Donald Trump of falling victim to 'emotional overload' at a 'crucial moment' after the US President labelled Vladimir Putin 'absolutely crazy' for his brutal missile attacks on Ukraine. When asked about Trump's explosive remarks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov hit back but also thanked the President for helping to enable ceasefire talks. 'We are really grateful to the Americans and to President Trump personally for their assistance in organising and launching this negotiation process,' he said. 'Of course, at the same time, this is a very crucial moment, which is associated, of course, with the emotional overload of...
  • Ukraine LIVE: NATO war jets scramble as Putin's forces shoot kids and plane of tourists

    05/25/2025 7:28:06 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 100 replies
    Express UK ^ | 5/25/2025 | JON KING, WILL STEWART, JOHN VARGA
    NATO scrambled its war planes today in self defence amid Vladimir Putin’s heaviest strikes on Ukraine in months, leading to multiple civilian deaths including three children. Russia was also hit hard with Ukrainian strikes, leading to the Kremlin’s air defences firing in panic - but missing - an Airbus A320-251N packed with its own tourists from Turkish resort Bodrum, according to reports. At least 10 Russian government aircraft used for high-ranking state and military officials fled Moscow flying east. It was not immediately clear if the exodus was a drill for an emergency evacuation or the real thing amid an...
  • Ukraine Orders Evacuations Amid Russian Troops Build-Up Near Border

    05/24/2025 8:00:12 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 43 replies
    Newsweek ^ | 5/22/2025 | Brendan Cole
    Vladimir Putin's forces are massing next to Russia's border with Ukraine's Sumy oblast, it has been reported, following evacuations from the region and a threat that Moscow has identified further territorial targets in its full-scale invasion. Sumy governor Oleh Hryhorov said thousands had been evacuated from the region on Ukraine's northeast border and next to the Kharkiv oblast, according to the Kyiv Independent. On the other side of the frontier Russian troops numbers are said to be increasing. It comes Putin is trying to justify the renewal of Russian plans to seize Sumy City—16 miles from the border—and illegally annex...
  • 'Serious accident' unfolds at launch of 5,000ton warship in North Korea: Kim Jong-un labels horror a 'criminal act'

    05/21/2025 6:27:08 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 68 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 5/21/2025 | OLIVIA ALLHUSEN
    A launch ceremony for a new North Korean naval destroyer went horribly wrong in front of 'supreme' leader Kim Jong Un, according to state media. Kim watched on in horror as the 5,000-ton ship was severely damaged after failing to launch properly. He declared the mishap a 'criminal act caused by absolute carelessness' that 'could not be tolerated'. -snip- In a statement KCNA said: 'Due to immature command and operational negligence, the parallel movement of the bogies could not be guaranteed, resulting in the launching sled in the stern detaching first and causing the ship to capsize. 'The ship's balance...
  • Rubio says Russia-Ukraine talks at 'logjam,' Trump-Putin meeting needed for breakthrough

    05/15/2025 11:05:17 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 32 replies
    Reuters Yahoo News ^ | 5/15/2025 | Humeyra Pamuk
    U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday the only way a breakthrough will happen in the efforts to end Russia's war in Ukraine would be through direct talks between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, after Moscow sent a second-tier team to talks in Turkey. Rubio, who spoke to reporters in Antalya, said he would travel to Istanbul for meetings on Friday with Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and a Ukrainian delegation, but said he did not have high expectations for the talks. "I don't think we're going to have a breakthrough here until the president...
  • Trump considers joining Russia-Ukraine negotiations in Turkey, unclear if Putin will show

    05/14/2025 7:37:49 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 28 replies
    Fox News ^ | 5/14/2025 | Morgan Phillips
    President Donald Trump said he may travel to Turkey for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, as he doesn’t believe President Vladimir Putin would show if he isn’t there. "I don’t know if he’s showing up," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. "I know he would like me to be there. And that's a possibility." -snip- The president noted that he has a "full day" scheduled in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Thursday, and he’d planned on sending Secretary of State and interim national security advisor Marco Rubio. But, he added, "I don't know that [Putin] would be there...
  • Trump: Pretty good news expected on Russia, Ukraine

    05/14/2025 5:20:02 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 6 replies
    Baha Breaking News ^ | 5/14/2025 | Christian Baha
    United States President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he expects some "pretty good news" on the war in Ukraine soon. During a meeting with Qatar's Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Trump thanked the Arab country for its peace efforts, noting Doha was "very much involved in helping us in other regions," like Ukraine. "I think we're having some pretty good news coming out of there today, and maybe tomorrow, and maybe Friday, frankly," the US president stated. The comments come ahead of expected talks in Istanbul on Thursday between Moscow and Kiev. It is still unclear if the...
  • Trump: Putin would like me at Istanbul talks

    05/14/2025 5:16:04 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 15 replies
    Baha Breaking News ^ | 5/14/2025 | Christian Baha
    United States President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he is unsure whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will participate in the proposed Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul, suggesting the leader may decline if Trump himself does not attend. When asked about Putin's possible participation, Trump admitted to reporters on Air Force One that he does not know if the Russian head of state will travel to Istanbul. "I don't know if he's showing up [at peace negotiations]. I know he would like me to be there ... and that's a possibility," Trump replied. "I don't know that he would be there...
  • Trump sends Marco Rubio to Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Turkey — after floating going himself

    05/13/2025 2:33:00 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 28 replies
    NY Post ^ | 5/13/2025 | Steven Nelson and Diana Glebova
    President Trump said Tuesday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio will represent him at Russia-Ukraine peace talks expected to take place Thursday in Istanbul — after suggesting he might go himself to try to end Europe’s bloodiest conflict since World War II. -snip- “Talks are being held in Turkey later this week — probably on Thursday, and they could produce some pretty good results. Our people are going to be going there, Marco is going to be going there, others are going to be going, and we’ll see if we can get it done,” Trump said.
  • 'Chicken' Vladimir Putin 'a no-show for Turkey peace talks with Zelensky'

    05/13/2025 5:13:40 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 58 replies
    Express UK ^ | 5/13/2025 | Giles Sheldrick
    Vladimir Putin will not show up for peace talks because his 25-year stranglehold on Russia ends if he yields, experts say. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has agreed to an offer of direct talks aimed at achieving peace, but Moscow said it would refuse to honour a ceasefire before and during any meeting. The showdown was tentatively set for Istanbul with US President Donald Trump saying he would show up, but the meeting has yet to be confirmed. The apparent foot-dragging by the Kremlin was seen as a deliberate ploy to continue a bloody war with its neighbour that has rumbled...
  • Exclusive-Iran to send Russia launchers for short-range missiles, sources say

    05/09/2025 2:02:01 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 7 replies
    Reuters AOL News ^ | 5/9/2025 | JONATHAN LANDAY AND JONATHAN SAUL
    Iran is preparing to deliver in the near future launchers for short-range ballistic missiles that the U.S. said Tehran sent to Russia last year for use against Ukraine, according to two Western security officials and a regional official. The delivery of the Fath-360 launchers - if it occurs - would help support Russia's grinding assault on its neighbor and reaffirm the deepening security ties between Moscow and Tehran. With a 75-mile (120-km) range, the Fath-360 would give Moscow's forces a new weapon to fire at Ukrainian frontline troops, nearby military targets, and population centers close to the border with Russia,...
  • Trump says no planned meeting with Putin in Saudi Arabia

    05/09/2025 12:23:12 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 19 replies
    News Azerbaijan ^ | 5/9/2025 | Staff
    A possible meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in mid-May in Saudi Arabia is not on the schedule, US President Donald Trump told journalists. Asked at a news conference in the White House whether a meeting with Putin was possible later in the month in Saudi Arabia, Trump replied: "I don't think so, but we're having very good conversations. Very, very good," News.Az reports, citing TASS.
  • US Embassy in Kyiv warns of imminent air attack over next several days

    05/09/2025 12:17:02 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 13 replies
    Al Arabiya ^ | 5/9/2025 | Staff
    The Embassy in Kyiv says it has received information concerning a potentially significant air attack that may occur at any time over the next several days. Developing.
  • US, Europeans finalising 30-day Ukraine-Russia ceasefire proposal, says diplomatic source

    05/09/2025 12:05:35 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 11 replies
    Reuters Yahoo News ^ | 5/9/2025 | John Irish
    The United States and its European allies are finalising a proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine that if refused would see them jointly impose new sanctions on Russia, a French diplomatic source said on Friday. U.S. President Donald Trump called on Thursday for a 30-day unconditional ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, warning that Washington and its partners would impose further sanctions if the ceasefire was not respected. Ukraine has expressed readiness to accept the U.S. proposal.
  • Brazil's Lula slams Trump tariffs in meeting with Putin

    05/09/2025 7:47:26 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 13 replies
    Reuters ^ | 5/9/2025 | Reuters
    Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday slammed U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policies and sweeping tariffs, saying they harm multilateralism as he met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow. -snip- "The latest decisions by the U.S. president to unilaterally put tariffs on trade with all countries in the world undermine the great idea of free trade and strengthening multilateralism," Lula said during a bilateral meeting with Putin. The leftist leader said he intends to strengthen Brazil's strategic partnership with Russia, citing "political, commercial, cultural, scientific and technological interests" as he sees room to increase trade.
  • Russia's oil price in roubles at two-year low, 40% below budgeted level, data shows

    05/06/2025 4:42:03 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 28 replies
    Yahoo Finance ^ | 5/6/2025 | Reuters
    Russia's oil price in roubles has fallen to a two-year low below the 4,000 rouble per barrel mark and some 40% lower than planned in the federal budget, data showed, piling pressure on the Kremlin, already saddled with a burgeoning budget deficit. -snip- According to Reuters calculations, the average price of Russia's mix of Urals and ESPO blends dipped on May 2 to $48.92 per barrel, or 3,987 roubles, which is more than 40% below the 6,726 roubles the government had originally planned for this year. That's the lowest since May 2023, according to Reuters data. It is also still...
  • Trump says he had ‘productive’ call with Turkey’s Erdogan about Russia-Ukraine war, Gaza

    05/05/2025 11:36:28 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 5 replies
    Fox News ^ | 5/5/2025 | Stephen Sorace
    President Donald Trump on Monday said he held a "productive" call with Turkish President Recep Erdogan on a range of topics, including the war between Russia and Ukraine. Trump shared details of the call in a post on his TRUTH Social platform. "I just had a very good and productive telephone conversation with the President of Turkey, Recep Erdoğan, concerning many subjects, including the War with Russia/Ukraine, all things Syria, Gaza, and more," Trump wrote. The president added that he is looking forward to working with Erdogan to end the "ridiculous, but deadly" Russia-Ukraine war.
  • Ukraine claims strike in Russia's Kursk amid reports of fresh incursion

    05/05/2025 12:06:28 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 18 replies
    BBC News ^ | 5/5/2025 | Hafsa Khalil
    Ukraine said it hit a drone command unit in the Kursk region, amid reports of fresh attempts to cross into Russia. Sunday's attack on the unit was located near the Russian village of Tyotkino, according to the Ukrainian general staff. Multiple Russian military bloggers also reported that Ukrainian forces had attempted to cross into the village, posting images - as yet unverified by the BBC - of vehicles breaking through tank traps on the border. The reports come after Moscow claimed in April to have regained control of the entire region, nine months after a Ukrainian forces launched a surprise...