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  • Putin: NATO Told Us 'Where to Go'

    06/27/2025 2:09:42 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 38 replies
    Newsmax ^ | 6/27/2025 | Sam Barron
    Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that the country was dismissed regarding its concern about NATO expansion. "We emphasized that the security of one nation or a group of nations cannot come at the expense of another's security. This principle is enshrined in international agreements that all parties have ratified," Putin said. "Yet, in practice, what transpired?" Putin continued. "One NATO expansion after another. We were consistently reassured, 'there's nothing to fear; it doesn't pose a threat to you.' When we expressed our concerns, asserting that we believed it did threaten us, what was the response? Nothing at all. We...
  • Putin: Russia ready to hold next round of talks with Kyiv in Istanbul

    06/27/2025 8:35:59 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 5 replies
    APA ^ | 6/28/2025 | Farid Akbarov
    "The memorandums of the Russian Federation and Ukraine contradict each other, but this is not surprising," said Russian President Vladimir Putin, APA’s Moscow correspondent reports. Putin emphasized the importance of a prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine, stating that it creates conditions for a substantive discussion of the core issues between Moscow and Kyiv. -snip- Putin stated that the draft memorandum on a settlement between Russia and Ukraine should be a subject of discussion during the third round of talks. He also emphasized that representatives from Russia and Ukraine remain in direct contact.
  • Putin: Would be 'happy' to meet with Trump

    06/27/2025 8:23:24 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 48 replies
    Baha Breaking News ^ | 6/27/2025 | Christian Baha
    Russian President Vladimir Putin told journalists on Friday that a meeting with his United States counterpart Donald Trump is "quite possible." "I'm always open to contact and meetings ... We would be happy to prepare for it," the Russian head of state asserted, calling Trump a "courageous man" and praising his efforts in relation to ending the conflict between Moscow and Kiev. Putin once again criticized the Western countries for their behavior toward Russia, calling it "aggressive." He stressed that his country was "betrayed" by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), as the alliance is expanding even though there were...
  • Putin: Moscow ready for new round of talks with Kiev

    06/27/2025 7:42:18 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 5 replies
    Baha Breaking News ^ | 6/27/2025 | Christian Baha
    Russian President Vladimir Putin shared on Friday that Moscow is ready to start a new round of talks with Ukraine. More to come...
  • Russia says next round of consultations with US canceled at Washington’s initiative

    06/16/2025 7:53:04 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 11 replies
    Anadolu ^ | 6/16/2025 | Burc Eruygur
    Russia said on Monday that the next round of consultations between Moscow and Washington has been canceled at the initiative of the US side. A written commentary by Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the next meeting as part of Russia-US consultations to normalize the activities of their respective diplomatic missions was canceled “at the initiative of American negotiators.” “We hope that the pause they took will not be too long,” Zakharova went on to say, without providing a reason behind the cancellation. US authorities have not immediately confirmed or commented on Zakharova’s remarks.
  • 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...