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  • Putin: Russia-China progress is for the benefit of all humanity

    08/31/2025 6:27:40 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 44 replies
    Daily News Egypt ^ | 8/30/2025 | TV BRICS
    Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised the strengthening cooperation between Russia and China within the BRICS group, stating that the two countries are actively working to enhance the bloc’s influence as a core mechanism of the international architecture. In an interview with China’s Xinhua News Agency, a partner of TV BRICS, Putin said the two nations are jointly promoting initiatives aimed at expanding the economic development opportunities of member states. “We are actively cooperating with China within BRICS to enhance its influence as one of the core mechanisms of the international architecture. Together, we are promoting initiatives aimed at expanding...
  • Vladimir Putin embarrassed as expert outlines why Russia plan has 'failed'

    08/29/2025 5:30:23 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 50 replies
    Express US ^ | 8/29/2025 | John Varga, John O'Sullivan
    According to a military and security analyst, Russia's summer offensive in Ukraine has utterly collapsed. Julian Röpcke, a journalist for the German news outlet Bild, has been closely following the war since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022. In a recent column, he outlined four primary reasons why he believes Putin's summer campaign in Ukraine has crumbled. One of Russia's main objectives in the east was to capture the city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region - a crucial logistical hub for Ukraine's army. Despite positioning troops at the city's gates since January, Röpcke contends that all attempts to storm it...
  • Putin humiliated as oil-rich Russia runs out of petrol and drivers wait 8 hours to fill up

    08/20/2025 8:50:55 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 25 replies
    Express UK ^ | 8/20/2025 | John Varga
    Russia appears to be facing a fuel crisis with gas stations running out of petrol, as Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries sow chaos across the country. Multiple regions across Russia have reportedly been affected, with drivers forced to queue for hours in order to fill up. Some motorists have complained of having to wait for up to eight hours in queues stretching for kilometres. Images widely shared on social media show huge tailbacks as drivers wait patiently to get to the front of the line. Motorists have also seen petrol prices go through the roof as fuel supplies become...
  • Nervous Putin reacts to Trump's power move moments after leaders meet in Alaska for talks to end Ukraine war: Live updates

    08/15/2025 2:03:14 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 80 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 8/15/2025 | JAMIE BULLEN RACHEL BOWMAN JON MICHAEL RAASCH
    Vladimir Putin appeared rattled by Donald Trump's military jet flyover after the two leaders shook hands for the first time in six years today during a historic moment in Alaska. A B2 bomber and four F-35 figher jets flew above Putin and Trump as they walked to the US president's motorcade - a symbolic ride together into one of the most high-stakes diplomatic showdowns in decades. The Russian leader appeared shocked as the jets took off, pausing his walk to look up overhead.
  • Inside Kim Jong Un’s New Beach Resort, Where the Only Foreigners Are Russian

    08/02/2025 7:43:30 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 18 replies
    Wall Street Journal MSN News ^ | 8/2/2025 | Timothy W. Martin, Kate Vtorygina
    At North Korea’s new beach resort, the white sand glistened against the crystal-clear waters. Ten minutes of Wi-Fi cost $1.70. Food arrived in abundance, albeit with the same three beverage choices: water, tea or beer. The weeklong trip cost roughly $2,000. The catch? All travelers had to be Russian. Welcome to North Korea’s Wonsan Kalma coastal complex, a megaresort built by the regime to portray the country as modern and affluent. It is opening to foreign vacationers for the first time, as part of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s drive to attract more tourism to his cash-strapped country and...
  • Medvedev reminds Trump of Russia's Doomsday nuclear strike capabilities as war of words escalates

    07/31/2025 4:05:42 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 105 replies
    Reuters Yahoo News ^ | 7/31/2025 | Andrew Osborn
    Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday told U.S. President Donald Trump to remember that Moscow possessed Soviet-era nuclear strike capabilities of last resort after Trump told Medvedev to "watch his words". -snip- "If some words from the former president of Russia trigger such a nervous reaction from the high-and-mighty president of the United States, then Russia is doing everything right and will continue to proceed along its own path," Medvedev said in a post on Telegram. Trump should remember, he said, "how dangerous the fabled 'Dead Hand' can be," a reference to a secretive semi-automated Russian command system designed...
  • Trump blasts ‘failed’ former Russian president Medvedev to watch his words over war threat

    07/31/2025 3:59:36 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 8 replies
    NY Post ^ | 7/31/2025 | Nicholas McEntyre
    President Trump warned Russia’s former president Dmitry Medvedev that he risks entering “dangerous territory” after he slammed the US deadline for a cease-fire in Ukraine as “a step towards war.” “Tell Medvedev, the failed former President of Russia, who thinks he’s still President, to watch his words. He’s entering very dangerous territory!” Trump said regarding Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top ally on Truth Social Thursday morning.
  • 'India-Russia can take their dead economies down together' Trump’s new jab after 25% tariffs; issues warning to ex-Russian President

    07/30/2025 10:39:12 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 37 replies
    Times of India ^ | 7/31/2025 | News Desk
    US President Donald Trump on Thursday took a sharp jab at India and Russia -snip- Russia and the USA do almost no business together." He added, "Let’s keep it that way, and tell Medvedev, the failed former President of Russia who thinks he’s still President, to watch his words. He’s entering very dangerous territory!”
  • Russia has developed immunity to sanctions, Kremlin says after Trump tightens ceasefire deadline

    07/30/2025 6:50:41 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 57 replies
    Straits Times ^ | 7/30/2025 | Reuters
    The Kremlin said on Wednesday it continues to monitor statements by U.S. President Donald Trump regarding sanctions against Moscow, but that Russia had acquired immunity to such measures thanks to long experience. -snip- "We have been living under a huge number of sanctions for quite a long time, our economy operates under a huge number of restrictions," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. "Therefore, of course, we have already developed a certain immunity in this regard, and we continue to note all statements that come from President Trump, from other international representatives on this matter." Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria...
  • Trump confirms new deadline for Russia ten days

    07/29/2025 10:54:53 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 84 replies
    Baha Breaking News ^ | 7/29/2025 | Christian Baha
    United States President Donald Trump confirmed on Tuesday that his new deadline for Russia to reach an agreement with Ukraine is ten days from today. "Ten days from today ... and then, you know, we're going to put on tariffs and stuff, and I don't know if it's going to affect Russia, because he [Russian President Vladimir Putin] wants to obviously, probably, keep the war going, but we're going to put on tariffs and the various things that you put on. It may or may not affect them, but it could," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on his...
  • Kremlin says it ‘noted’ Trump’s statement on shorter deadline for a ceasefire in Ukraine

    07/29/2025 5:51:59 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 15 replies
    Straits Times ^ | 7/29/2025 | Reuters
    The Kremlin said on July 29 it had “taken note” of a statement by US President Donald Trump that he was shortening his deadline for Moscow to sign up to a ceasefire in Ukraine or face sanctions. Mr Trump set a new deadline on July 28 of 10 or 12 days for Russia to make progress towards ending the war in Ukraine or face consequences, underscoring frustration with President Vladimir Putin over the 3½-year-old conflict. Asked about Mr Trump’s statement on July 29 during a conference call with reporters, the Kremlin kept its remarks short. “We have taken note of...
  • Trump: Not so interested in talking to Putin anymore

    07/28/2025 9:20:12 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 43 replies
    Baha Breaking News ^ | 7/28/2025 | Christian Baha
    Monday that he has always had a "great" relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but that he is "not so interested" in talking to Putin. He said a negotiated solution to the war in Ukraine will "still happen, but it's very late down the process." He repeated that he is "disappointed" with Putin and said that every time he thought the war might end, Putin "kills people." Trump claimed that Putin talks about a trade deal with the US "all the time" and that Russia could be "so rich right now" if it was not spending "all its money on...
  • Lavrov: "For the first time in its history, Russia is fighting alone against the entire West"

    07/28/2025 4:51:41 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 44 replies
    Mamul AM ^ | 7/28/2025 | Staff
    For the first time in its history, Russia is fighting alone against the entire West, so we cannot afford weakness. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov․ "We have a lot to do. The most important of them is to defeat the enemy. For the first time in its history, Russia is fighting alone against the entire West. In the First and Second World Wars, we had allies. Now we have no allies on the battlefield. Therefore, we must rely on ourselves," Lavrov said.
  • Putin humiliated as Russia's biggest airline hacked sparking huge travel chaos

    07/28/2025 4:30:52 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 32 replies
    Express UK ^ | 7/28/2025 | James Knuckey
    A pro-Ukraine hacker group claims to have carried out a major cyberattack on Russia’s biggest airline, Aeroflot. Silent Crow has claimed responsibility for the attack on Aeroflot’s IT infrastructure, which caused the airline to cancel dozens of flights on Monday. -snip- Aeroflot, Russia’s national carrier, said it had cancelled more than 40 flights following the IT “failure”, without saying how long it would take to be resolved. This included journeys to airports across Russia, plus the capital of Belarus, Minsk, and the capital of Armenia, Yerevan, the Reuters news agency reported. Aeroflot has not responded to the hacking claims and...
  • Russia attempts to eliminate Ukraine’s drone units commanders

    07/27/2025 10:49:05 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 50 replies
    RBC Ukraine MSN News ^ | 7/227/2025 | Liliana Oleniak
    Russian occupiers attempted to eliminate the leadership of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' unmanned units simultaneously. This likely occurred during a meeting in the Donetsk region, according to Robert Brovdi, call sign Madyar, commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Unmanned Systems Forces. Madyar said that he held a working meeting with the commanders of the unmanned units Phoenix, K-2, Madyar's Birds, Rarog, and Achilles. He addressed the Russians, stating that we have assessed your attempt to stab us all at once yesterday. Madyar did not disclose any other details. Robert Brovdi, known as Madyar, became the new commander of the Ukrainian...
  • In Russia, Corruption Cases Follow Battlefield Failures

    07/26/2025 7:38:55 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 22 replies
    NY Times ^ | 7/26/2025 | Paul Sonne and Milana Mazaeva
    Officials in three of the five Russian regions bordering Ukraine have been accused of embezzling funds for border defenses. -snip- The border fortification embezzlement cases seem in part to be aimed at quelling anger among Russians in the border regions over Moscow’s failure to protect them from Ukrainian attacks, especially after Ukrainian forces occupied part of the Kursk region. The charges imply that the border with Ukraine would have been better protected had local officials not stolen the money for the defenses, claims that also deflect blame from the Kremlin. The legal actions attracted attention this month when Russia’s transportation...
  • Russian teens being sent into Ukraine meatgrinder despite Putin's promises

    07/26/2025 5:47:03 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 34 replies
    Express US ^ | 7/26/2025 | Charlie Jones
    Putin's summer offensive is stalling as Ukraine puts up a heroic defense leaving Russia resorting to teens to fill the ranks. Despite Putin’s promises, Russian 18-year-olds are being press ganged into the army straight out of school and sent into the meatgrinder on Ukraine’s battlefields. The Russian despot has made repeated promises to his people that no 18-year-olds will be called up to serve but evidence is emerging that at least 245 teens have been killed in Ukraine in the last couple of years. New government rules mean those fresh out of school can bypass military service and instead sign...
  • Britain hits back at Putin with RAF 'spy plane' deployed against Russian forces

    07/25/2025 1:02:07 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 36 replies
    Express UK ^ | 7/25/2025 | Conor Wilson
    An RAF signals intelligence aircraft has been deployed over the Black Sea to monitor the movements of the Russian military across the region. The operation, conducted under the watchful eye of NATO and Russian air defence units, comes as the war in Ukraine shows no signs of abating in the near future. The plane being used is an RC-135W Rivet Joint, a modified Boeing aircraft, considered to be one of the most technologically sophisticated in the world. Equipped with an array of sensors, its sensors ‘soak up’ electronic emissions from communications, radar and other systems to build a picture of...
  • Putin humiliated as Russian Navy 'too scared' to hold flagship parade

    07/25/2025 8:28:31 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 54 replies
    Express UK ^ | 7/25/2025 | John Varga
    Russia's navy has been forced to cancel its annual flagship event in St Petersburg, in a humiliating blow for Vladimir Putin. Navy Day is a major national holiday and is held on the last Sunday of July, celebrated by the public and military alike. The event is used by the Kremlin to show off its latests ships and technology, as it attempts to project its naval power to the watching world. As the maritime capital of Russia, St Petersburg holds a Main Naval Parade along the River Neva, which is normally attended by the Russian president. Usually ships from the...
  • Russia and Ukraine wrap up third round of talks in Istanbul

    07/23/2025 12:23:34 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 6 replies
    News Azerbaijan ^ | 7/23/2025 | Staff
    The delegations of Russia and Ukraine have concluded the third round of talks in Istanbul. "It’s over," he said, News.Az reports citing TASS. The talks between the two countries’ delegations kicked off at 8:37 p.m. local time (5:37 p.m. GMT) and lasted for about 40 minutes.