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  • Witkoff to meet with Russian leadership in Moscow on Wednesday, source says

    08/05/2025 2:01:06 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 22 replies
    Reuters Yahoo News ^ | 8/5/2025 | Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis
    U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff will be in Moscow on Wednesday to meet with Russian leadership, a source familiar with the plan said on Tuesday. Officials in Washington provided few details of Witkoff's schedule. "The president has noted, of course, that Special Envoy Witkoff will be traveling to Russia this week, so we can confirm that from this podium," State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce told reporters. "What that will entail, I have no details for you." Russia's state-run TASS news agency, quoting aviation sources, said an aircraft believed to have Witkoff on board, had already left the United States.
  • Oil, gas revenue collapse deepens Russia’s budget crisis

    08/05/2025 12:44:00 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 9 replies
    Caliber ^ | 8/5/2025 | Vafa Guliyeva
    Russia’s oil and gas revenues continued their steep decline in 2025, falling by 18.5% in the first seven months of the year compared to the same period in 2024, Russian Finance Ministry confirmed. Between January and July 2025, oil and gas revenues totaled 5.522 trillion rubles ($58.13 billion), reflecting a deepening contraction in one of the Kremlin’s most vital sources of income, Caliber.Az reports per Russian media. The figures illustrate a clear pattern of accelerating decline: revenue dropped by 3.7% in the first two months, by 10.3% over four months, and by 14.4% through May—culminating in a sharp 27% year-on-year...
  • Russia's economy 'stinks,' Trump says, and lower oil prices will stop its war machine

    08/05/2025 12:30:54 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 24 replies
    CNBC ^ | 8/5/2025 | Holly Ellyatt
    The rift between Moscow and Washington looks set to deepen after U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Russia's economy "stinks" and that lower oil prices will hammer President Vladimir Putin's oil-funded war machine. "Putin will stop killing people if you get energy down another $10 a barrel. He's going to have no choice because his economy stinks," the president told CNBC's "Squawk Box." on Tuesday.
  • Russian-Occupied Donetsk, Mariupol Face Collapse Amid Severe Water Shortage

    08/04/2025 5:30:12 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 32 replies
    Radio Free Europe ^ | 8/2/2025 | Merhat Sharipzhan
    In the Russian-occupied cities of Donetsk and Mariupol, an escalating water crisis has pushed daily life to the brink of survival. Water trickles out of taps for only a few hours every few days, often discolored and undrinkable. Entire neighborhoods have resorted to survival tactics like hauling water in buckets and collecting rainwater. Local residents and observers in eastern Ukrainian cities have called on Russian-imposed authorities to tackle what they have said is a devastating situation that demands immediate attention. 'We Live In A Water Desert' Once industrial heartlands of Ukraine, both Donetsk and Mariupol, as well as smaller towns...
  • Questioner who brought Hillary to tears was contacted ahead of time by campaign. A setup?

    01/09/2008 7:55:44 AM PST · by RecallMoran · 195 replies · 283+ views
    Chris Core Show WMAL Washington ^ | January 9, 2008 | Chris Core Show
    Marianne Pernold was called by Clinton's campaign ahead of time to go to the coffee shop in Ft. Smith New Hampshire (older woman-democrat). She was invited by Terry Norelli of Hillary's campaign. Questioner thinks that Hillary was sincere because the question was personal. Marianne says that immediately after the crying, Hillary resumed the political face. "Marianne Pernold tells 630 WMAL's Chris Core she truly believes that Senator Hillary Clinton's emotional response to her question at a meeting in New Hampshire was genuine. Pernold asked Clinton how she managed to keep going during the rough campaign, and Clinton's somewhat-teary response has...