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  • Ukraine’s GDP-linked securities rating downgraded to ’D’ by S&P Global Ratings

    06/06/2025 5:00:39 PM PDT · by delta7 · 16 replies
    Investment.com ^ | 6 June 25 | Luke Juricic
    S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) Ratings has downgraded Ukraine’s issue rating on its GDP-linked securities to ’D’ from ’CC’, following the country’s failure to make a $0.67 billion payment due on June 2, 2025. The agency does not anticipate the payment to be fulfilled within the securities’ ten business day grace period, due to the government’s moratorium on payments for this bond unless it is restructured….
  • Russia Pounds Ukraine with Massive Drone Strikes /Lt Col Daniel Davis

    06/06/2025 2:38:47 PM PDT · by SaxxonWoods · 54 replies
    Deep Dive ^ | 6/6/2025 | Daniel Davis
    The war between Russia and Ukraine is intensifying, growing more violent and escalating rather than moving toward peace. A recent Ukrainian drone strike deep inside Russia damaged bomber bases, but this has provoked a major retaliatory response: Russia launched over 400 drones and missiles, overwhelming Ukraine’s air defenses. Many of these were advanced Iranian-made drones now upgraded by Russia, making them harder to intercept. Ukrainian forces reportedly intercepted only about half the attacks, and even Patriot systems were either ineffective or destroyed. Footage shows multiple successful Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure, with minimal air defense response in cities like...
  • Trump Admin Redirects Weapon Components From Ukraine to Middle East

    06/06/2025 2:58:52 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 35 replies
    The New American ^ | June 6, 2025 | Paul Dragu
    Is America giving up on peace in Eastern Europe and preparing for military action in the Middle East? The Trump administration is diverting anti-drone weaponry that was initially allocated for Ukraine to U.S. Air Force units in the Middle East, according to a Wall Street Journal exclusive. “The Pentagon quietly notified Congress last week that special fuzes for rockets that Ukraine uses to shoot down Russian drones are now being allocated to U.S. Air Force units in the Middle East,” the Journal reported Wednesday.What the Journal didn’t mention is that Russia has received thousands of drones from Iran, which is...
  • Russian Nuke Blueprints LEAKED — Global Threat Grows

    06/06/2025 10:57:41 AM PDT · by Retain Mike · 14 replies
    Conservative Insider ^ | June 3, 2025 | Conservative Insider
    Massive security breach reveals over two million sensitive documents exposing Russia’s entire nuclear weapons modernization plan and underground tunnels.A catastrophic security breach has exposed Russia’s nuclear weapons infrastructure blueprints, revealing extensive modernization and expansion efforts at multiple strategic missile sites.Over two million sensitive documents containing architectural plans, security system details, and internal layouts of nuclear facilities were discovered in publicly accessible databases.The leaked information includes details of the Avangard hypersonic missile system sites and underground tunnels, representing what experts call “a huge breach of security.” • • Western materials from companies like Knauf were used in modernizing Soviet-era nuclear facilities,...
  • Ukraine strikes Russian air bases in 'preemptive strike' ahead of drone, missile attack, General Staff says

    06/06/2025 3:21:35 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 60 replies
    Kyiv Independent Yahoo News ^ | 6/6/2025 | Tim Zadorozhnyy
    Ukrainian forces struck multiple Russian airfields and military facilities overnight on June 6, hours before Russia launched one of its heaviest aerial assaults of the war, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported. Ukrainian strikes reportedly targeted Engels and Dyagilevo airfields — two key hubs for Russia's long-range bomber fleet, as well as logistics sites in Russia's Kursk Oblast. -snip- Engels-2 air base, located in Saratov Oblast, nearly 600 kilometers (370 miles) from Ukraine's front lines, hosts Russia's Tu-95, Tu-22M3, and Tu-160 bombers — aircraft regularly used in missile attacks on Ukrainian cities. Ukraine's General Staff said a strike...
  • Russian media reports massive explosions, fire in vicinity of Bryansk airport

    06/05/2025 2:38:19 PM PDT · by janetjanet998 · 41 replies
    video of explosions in Russia's Bryansk tonight. Ammunition detonation can be seen and heard before a powerful blast takes place.
  • Ukrainian, Russian delegations to meet in Istanbul at 10:00 GMT on Monday, Turkish source says

    06/01/2025 10:13:39 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 56 replies
    Jerusalem Post ^ | 6/1/2025 | Reuters
    A meeting between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul aimed at paving the way for a potential ceasefire is expected to take place at 10:00 GMT, or 1 p.m. local time, at the Ciragan Palace, a Turkish Foreign Ministry source said on Sunday. Ukraine's delegation to a second round of peace talks will include its defense minister, deputy foreign minister, as well as several military and intelligence officials, according to an executive order by President Volodymyr Zelensky published on Sunday.
  • 'TURNING POINT' Ukraine ‘destroys 40 Russian aircraft including nuke bombers at four airbases’ in massive coordinated drone blitz

    06/01/2025 7:07:01 AM PDT · by USA-FRANCE · 163 replies
    FOUR Russian airfields housing Putin's nuke bombers have reportedly been blitzed in an extraordinary drone strike - wiping out at least 40 aircraft. Ukrainian drones - reportedly launched from lorries inside Russia - targeted airbases in Belaya, Diaghilevo, Olenya and Ivanovo as part of a daring operation codenamed "Spiderweb".
  • Ukraine ‘strikes Russian airfields destroying nuke bombers’ in huge drone blitz as footage shows aircraft up in flames

    06/01/2025 5:08:00 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 116 replies
    Sun UK ^ | 6/1/2025 | Will Stewart Harvey Geh
    TWO Russian airfields housing Putin's nuke bombers have reportedly been blitzed in an extraordinary drone strike - wiping out at least 40 aircraft. A Ukrainian security official told Reuters that the SBU conducted a large drone attack on Tu-95 and Tu-22 strategic bombers - which Russia uses to fire long-range missiles at Ukraine. The source did not specify where the drone attack took place, but Ukrainian media said that Olenya airbase - home to Russia’s Tu-95 strategic bombers - had been targeted. The second base under fire is understood to be the Belaya nuclear airbase in eastern Siberia’s Irkutsk region...
  • Ukraine's Zelenskiy says Ukraine will attend Istanbul talks on Monday

    06/01/2025 5:39:59 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 15 replies
    Reuters Yahoo News ^ | 6/1/2025 | Max Hunder
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that Ukraine will attend a meeting in Istanbul on Monday proposed by Russia. "I outlined (Ukraine's) positions ahead of the meeting in Istanbul on Monday," Zelenskiy wrote on Telegram after meeting with his officials. He added that the Ukrainian delegation would once again be headed by Defence Minister Rustem Umerov.
  • Russia seizes more Ukrainian territory amid fears of fresh ground offensive

    05/31/2025 4:31:35 PM PDT · by Navy Patriot · 53 replies
    The Guardian ^ | May 31, 2025 | William Christou
    More than 200 settlements in Sumy region under evacuation orders after Russia takes control of two villages. Ukrainian officials issued evacuation orders on Saturday for 11 more villages in the northern Sumy region after continued Russian gains led to fears that Moscow could be gearing up for a fresh ground offensive. Russia advanced deeper into Ukrainian territory on Saturday, taking control of two more villages in Sumy and killing two people in a missile and drone barrage. More than 200 settlements in the region were already under evacuation orders. The attacks came as Ukrainian diplomats continue to discuss participating in...
  • 'Hero Under Fire': As Putin Visited Kursk, the Kremlin Told Russians That He Was Dodging Ukrainian Drones

    05/31/2025 3:25:14 PM PDT · by NoLibZone · 18 replies
    Moscow times ^ | By Pyotr Kozlov
    When President Vladimir Putin traveled to the Kursk region this month for the first time since Russia expelled Ukrainian forces, his helicopter reportedly came under fire from Ukrainian drones. And that’s exactly how the Kremlin designed it. As ordinary Russians continue to bear the domestic brunt of Putin’s war, the Kremlin and the security services staged this PR stunt to convince the public that Putin, too, is making sacrifices for the country, four current and former Russian officials told The Moscow Times. All of these sources spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive details related to Putin’s security. With...
  • Pompeo warns against recognizing Crimea as Russian

    05/31/2025 2:42:02 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 42 replies
    Baha Breaking News ^ | 5/31/2025 | Christian Baha
    Former United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned US President Donald Trump on Saturday against recognizing Crimea as Russian territory, claiming that would be "a mistake of epic proportions." "I get the frustration … I'm not naive about what’s physically possible in this moment, but that doesn’t mean one should go and say, ‘and we are giving up for all time," Pompeo, who served as the top US diplomat during Trump's first term, stated at the Black Sea Security Forum in Odessa. "This is one of the things I hope to communicate," he added.
  • Trump calls out Putin, accuses China of not honoring trade deal terms during 19th week in office. He's playing with fire!' Trump said about Putin

    05/31/2025 2:00:44 PM PDT · by NoLibZone · 9 replies
    Fox News ^ | By Diana Stancy
    President Donald Trump put Russian President Vladimir Putin on notice, and issued some harsh words to China and their ongoing trade negotiations during his 19th week in office. 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. He’s playing with fire!" Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Tuesday morning. Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia and former Russian president, responded in kind and issued his own words of caution to the U.S. "Regarding Trump's words...
  • Senator Lindsey Graham Issues a Threat to China and Russian Leader Vladimir Putin After Meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Ukraine

    05/31/2025 1:38:33 PM PDT · by hardspunned · 38 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | 5/31/25 | Cullen Linebarger
    While President Trump is striving to bring about peace to one of the bloodiest wars on the planet, one of the Senate’s most notorious war hawks is rattling his sabers, angling for more turmoil. Senators Lindsey Graham (RINO-SC) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) arrived in Kyiv to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday. Per a press release from Zelenskyy’s office, the three discussed U.S. legislation that would strengthen sanctions against Russia, coordinating diplomatic efforts to achieve “a just and lasting peace,” and developing bilateral relations between Ukraine and the United States. Look at how warmly Zelenskyy and Graham greet each...
  • Trump’s Ukraine envoy warns against trusting Putin without consulting Europe

    05/31/2025 11:51:29 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 24 replies
    TVP World ^ | 5/31/2025 | Staff
    Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, has urged Washington’s chief negotiator with Moscow, Steve Witkoff, to consult European leaders before placing trust in Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. Witkoff has been part of U.S. delegations leading talks with Moscow and Kyiv since February, after Trump tasked members of his administration to help negotiate an end to Russia’s three-year war in Ukraine. However, he has faced criticism from Kyiv for peddling Russian narratives, including a suggestion to hand over four partially occupied eastern Ukrainian regions to Moscow. In March, Witkoff said that Putin has no intention to “take all of...
  • Exclusive — Mark Lynch: Lindsey Graham Giving Us ‘More Proof of Who He Is’ with Ukraine Visit

    05/31/2025 10:44:51 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 48 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 05/31/2025 | HANNAH KNUDSEN
    Establishment Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is giving is “more proof of who he is” with his recent visit to Ukraine, the senator’s GOP challenger, businessman Mark Lynch, said during an appearance on Breitbart News Saturday. Host and Breitbart News Washington Bureau Chief Matthew Boyle asked Lynch to respond to the fact that Graham recently traveled to Ukraine to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “I mean, yesterday we were talking about it. When did he become our Secretary of State?” Lynch asked. “You know, like you said, a week ago, Zelensky and Lindsey were left there by themselves. Putin and...
  • Ukraine’s NATO Alliance Dream Is Dead

    05/31/2025 9:45:09 AM PDT · by bimboeruption · 6 replies
    National Security Journal Via MSN ^ | 5-31-25 | Jack Buckby
    Key Points - Keith Kellogg, US envoy to Ukraine under President Trump, stated this week that Vladimir Putin's complaint about NATO's eastward expansion is "fair," a comment that could signal a significant shift in the US stance. -This potentially validates Russia's long-held grievance, which it uses to justify the Ukraine war, despite Western counterarguments that no formal treaty barred NATO's growth beyond Germany. -Putin currently demands a written commitment to halt further NATO enlargement as a condition for peace. Kellogg also noted that Ukraine joining NATO is "not on the table" for the US and several other members. Why Ukraine...
  • US senators meet with Zelensky in Kyiv as doubt cast over upcoming Ukraine-Russia peace talks

    05/31/2025 8:29:45 AM PDT · by McGruff · 39 replies
    CNN ^ | May 31, 2025 | Jessie Yeung
    A bipartisan pair of US senators met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Friday and urged stronger sanctions against Russia, while uncertainty swirls over whether the next round of peace talks will move ahead in the coming days. Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut met with Zelensky and other top Ukrainian officials in the capital. Their visit came just days after Russia launched its biggest aerial assault against Ukraine since the start of the war, and as the US ramps up pressure on Moscow to end the three-year conflict. Among...
  • Is the US Furthering Persecution of Orthodox Christians in Ukraine?

    05/31/2025 5:59:44 AM PDT · by Rev M. Bresciani · 10 replies
    New American Prophet ^ | May 31, 2025 | Frederick Wolf Jr.
    The US is essentially “facilitating the persecution of Christians in Ukraine by supporting the Kiev government, which has been waging a purge campaign against the nation’s canonical Orthodox church,” American journalist Tucker Carlson has said. Carlson made the statement during an interview with a former Ukrainian MP, Vadim Novinsky, released on Friday. The Ukrainian government has been cracking down on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) for months, which it views as having ties to Russia.