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  • Russia warns US against military intervention in Iran

    06/19/2025 4:43:55 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 33 replies
    Baha Breaking News ^ | 6/19/2025 | Christian Baha
    Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned the United States on Thursday against interfering in the military actions between Israel and Iran. "We would like to especially warn Washington against military intervention in the situation, which would be an extremely dangerous step, with truly unpredictable negative consequences," Zakharova said during a press briefing. The spokeswoman claimed that the attempts to justify Israel's "unprovoked aggression" against Iran are "cynical," and noted that it the most important thing to do is to "prevent the further spiral of violence, to achieve a ceasefire, to restore peace, which in turn will create the preconditions...
  • Putin and Xi condemn Israel over its Iran strikes in phone call, Kremlin says

    06/19/2025 4:35:37 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 21 replies
    Straits Times ^ | 6/19/2025 | Reuters
    Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a phone call on June 19 during which both leaders condemned Israel for its strikes on Iran and agreed de-escalation was needed, the Kremlin said. Both men “strongly condemn Israel’s actions, which violate the UN Charter and other norms of international law”, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters. “Both Moscow and Beijing fundamentally believe that there is no military solution to the current situation and issues related to Iran’s nuclear programme. “This solution must be achieved exclusively through political and diplomatic means,” said Mr Ushakov. Russia has warned of catastrophe...
  • Putin should end war in Ukraine before mediating in Middle East – Trump

    06/18/2025 12:42:13 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 18 replies
    APA ^ | 6/18/2025 | Staff
    Russian leader Vladimir Putin should first end the war that Russia started in Ukraine before talking about mediating in the Middle East, stated US President Donald Trump during a conversation with journalists, APA reports citing RBC Ukraine. "I spoke to Putin yesterday, he offered to help mediate. I said, do me a favor — mediate your own. Let's mediate Russia first, OK? I said, 'Vladimir, let's mediate Russia first, you can worry about this later," Trump said. According to the US President, he told Putin that he should deal with Russia first before involving himself elsewhere. "So many people have...
  • Trump's brutal four-word comment to Putin for suggesting he could mediate Iran-Israel

    06/18/2025 9:04:39 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 19 replies
    Express US ^ | 6/18/2025 | LAUREN PEACOCK
    President Trump revealed to reporters outside the White House that he spoke with Vladimir Putin yesterday, saying the Russian leader offered to mediate the Iran-Israel conflict. Even Trump, who has been a staunch defender of Putin, admitted he couldn't play peacemaker while the Ukraine-Russia war rages. -snip- “Would have never happened if I was president,” he said before making a four-word comment to Putin directly. “Putin would have never done it and I spoke to him yesterday and I said you know, he actually offered to help mediate. I said ‘do me a favor, mediate your own. Let’s mediate Russia...
  • Russia defends Iran’s right to peaceful nuclear sites amid regional tensions

    06/18/2025 4:16:11 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 17 replies
    Daily Times Pakistan ^ | 6/18/2025 | Staff
    Russia has strongly defended Iran’s right to maintain peaceful nuclear installations. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Iran had the right to such facilities in the past, holds it now, and will continue to do so in the future. She made these remarks while speaking to Sputnik Radio, stressing that peaceful nuclear sites are now under direct attack. Zakharova warned that the threat of nuclear conflict in the Middle East is no longer a theory but a real and growing danger. She said these attacks are not only increasing tensions but also posing a serious threat to both the...
  • Russia warns US not to help Israel militarily against Iran

    06/18/2025 3:59:05 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 33 replies
    Reuters MSN News ^ | 6/18/2025 | Reuters
    Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov warned on Wednesday that direct U.S. military assistance to Israel could radically destabilise the situation in the Middle East, where an air war between Iran and Israel has raged for six days. In separate comments, the head of Russia's SVR foreign intelligence service, Sergei Naryshkin, was quoted as saying that the situation between Iran and Israel was now critical. Ryabkov warned the U.S. against direct military assistance to Israel or even considering such "speculative options," according to Russia's Interfax news agency.
  • Graham warns Putin of ‘new sheriff in town’

    05/27/2025 12:43:10 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 34 replies
    The Hill ^ | 5/27/2025 | SARAH FORTINSKY
    Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that there’s a “new sheriff in town” and that the Senate is prepared to act regardless of the next steps the Russian leader chooses to take. In a pair of X posts and in a Wall Street Journal op-ed on Tuesday, Graham said Putin’s dramatic escalation in military strikes over the weekend and his two-hour phone call with President Trump last week reflect the “same ol’, same ol’ from Putin’s Russia.” “Escalate to de-escalate,” Graham said in a post on X, naming Putin’s first strategy, before naming Putin’s second: “Drag it...
  • Trump warns Putin he is 'playing with fire' in explosive new warning over Ukraine war

    05/27/2025 10:02:45 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 30 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 5/27/2025 | NIKKI SCHWAB
    President Donald Trump delivered a fresh warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin after the Russians spent the past few days showering Ukraine with missile and drone strikes. 'What Vladimir Putin doesn't realize is that if it weren't for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened to Russia, and I mean REALLY BAD,' Trump posted to Truth Social Tuesday. 'He's playing with fire!' Over the weekend Trump grew publicly frustrated with Putin, who he had spoken to on the phone for two hours the previous Monday, coming away from the conversation saying he thought it to be productive....
  • Donald Trump Blasts Putin—'What the Hell Happened to Him?'

    05/25/2025 3:49:01 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 51 replies
    Newsweek ^ | 5/25/2025 | Peter Aitken
    President Donald Trump lashed out at his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for continuing to attack Ukraine while talks are ongoing between the two countries to find an end to the conflict. Speaking to reporters on the tarmac at Morristown, New Jersey before he boarded Air Force One and returned to Washington, D.C., Trump spoke about a range of topics as he fielded questions ranging from tariffs to manufacturing goals to Russia and Ukraine peace talks. "I'm not happy with what Putin is doing," Trump said. "He's killing a lot of people, and I don't know what the hell happened to...