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  • Trump to announce 'major statement' on Russia

    07/13/2025 7:17:40 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 37 replies
    NHK World ^ | 7/11/2025 | Staff
    US President Donald Trump has said he will have "a major statement" on Russia on Monday, without going into detail. Trump made the remark in a phone interview with NBC News on Thursday, referring to the situation in Ukraine. The president said, "I'm disappointed in Russia, but we'll see what happens over the next couple of weeks." Trump has recently been stepping up his criticism of Russia. He has suggested he would consider additional sanctions against Moscow. Russia's presidential spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said on Friday that Moscow is waiting for the statement to understand what exactly President Trump means.
  • Russia sends Trump chilling 5-word warning as 500% sanctions threat issued

    07/12/2025 2:04:49 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 163 replies
    Express UK ^ | 7/12/2025 | John Varga
    Russia has sent a stark and chilling warning to Donald Trump, as the US Congress prepares to vote on a new batch of sanctions against Moscow. -snip- Vladimir Solovyov - a Kremlin apparatchik - warned Trump that Russia could become America's "most terrifying enemy" in a rant on his TV talkshow. "Maybe Trump simply can't grasp that Russia doesn't care about the national interests of other countries if they contradict those of our own state?" he fumed. Warming to his subject, the Putin stooge continued: "The time when someone like Yeltsin, who randomly emerged from the dust of history, managed...
  • Russia's Lavrov meets North Korea's Kim, praises ties as 'invincible brotherhood'

    07/12/2025 9:07:40 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 10 replies
    Reuters MSN News ^ | 7/12/2025 | Heekyong Yang, Jack Kim in Seoul and Felix Light in Tbilisi
    Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the coastal city of Wonsan on Saturday, where he described the two nations' relations as "an invincible fighting brotherhood", Russia's foreign ministry said. The ministry quoted Lavrov as saying that the visit represented the continuation of "strategic dialogue" between the two sides inaugurated by Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to North Korea last year. In a message passed on by Lavrov, Putin said that he hoped for more direct contacts in future, TASS news agency reported. Lavrov, the ministry said, also thanked North Korea for the troops...
  • Putin’s elite commander of bloodthirsty brigade accused of horror war crimes and massacres wiped out in Ukraine strike

    07/11/2025 12:41:17 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 41 replies
    Sun UK ^ | 7/11/2025 | James Moules
    VLADIMIR Putin's brutal war machine was dealt another blow today as Moscow confirmed the death of another top Russian military chief. Russian authorities have confirmed the death of Colonel Sergei Ilyin, commander of Russia's notorious 155th Marine Brigade. Telegram news channel Astra reported the Colonel's death on Friday, citing a now-deleted post from officials, the Moscow Times has reported. Ilyin had died "during the special military operation" according to a post attributed to the Urmarsky district administration. "Special military operation" is the euphemism used by Kremlin authorities when referring to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It follows speculation that the...
  • Trump teases ‘major statement’ on Russia after latest Ukraine attack: ‘You’ll be seeing things happen’

    07/11/2025 9:18:58 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 21 replies
    NY Post ^ | 7/11/2025 | Steven Nelson
    President Trump said Friday he plans to make a “major statement” on Russia early next week — as the Senate considers legislation to force his hand on sanctions after months of threats from the commander-in-chief. “I think I’ll have a major statement to make on Russia on Monday,” Trump told NBC News in a phone interview Thursday. “You’ll be seeing things happen,” Trump told a reporter Friday morning on the White House lawn when asked about an overnight Russian drone attack that damaged a maternity hospital in Ukraine’s second city of Kharkiv.
  • Lavrov arrives in N. Korea for strategic talks

    07/11/2025 8:17:24 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 6 replies
    Baha Breaking News ^ | 7/11/2025 | Christian Baha
    Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived on Friday in the coastal city of Wonsan, North Korea, according to RIA Novosti. The visit comes ahead of the second round of the strategic dialogue between Moscow and Pyongyang, with Lavrov scheduled to meet his North Korean counterpart, Choe Son Hui, to discuss bilateral ties. Earlier this week, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova announced the meeting would take place, adding that the first round of the dialogue took place in Moscow in January 2024.
  • Vladimir Solovyov threatens America

    07/10/2025 5:19:56 PM PDT · by USA-FRANCE · 33 replies
    Vladimir Solovyov threatens America
  • Trump to use presidential authority to send weapons to Ukraine, sources say

    07/10/2025 2:09:28 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 33 replies
    Reuters MSN News ^ | 7/10/2025 | Mike Stone
    President Donald Trump for the first time since returning to office will send weapons to Kyiv under a presidential power frequently used by his predecessor, two sources familiar with the decision said on Thursday, a move suggesting new interest by the president in defending Ukraine. More than three years after Russia's invasion of its neighbor, Trump's team will identify arms from U.S. stockpiles to send to Ukraine under the Presidential Drawdown Authority, the sources said, with one saying they could be worth around $300 million. Trump on Tuesday said the U.S. would send more weapons to Ukraine to help the...
  • Ukraine's Zelenskiy meets US envoy Kellogg in Rome

    07/09/2025 2:03:30 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 13 replies
    Straits Times ^ | 7/9/2025 | Reuters
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he had held a "substantive" conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump's Ukraine envoy, Keith Kellogg, in Rome shortly after Trump pledged to send more defensive weapons to Kyiv. "We discussed weapons supplies and strengthening air defense. Given the increase in Russian attacks, this remains one of our top priorities," Zelenskiy wrote on the X social media platform. "We also covered the purchase of American weapons, joint defense manufacturing, and localization efforts in Ukraine," he added. Both men were in Italy ahead of a conference on July 10-11 dedicated to Ukraine's recovery and long-term...
  • Russia's summer push in Ukraine targets three fronts but faces stern resistance

    07/09/2025 2:16:22 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 7 replies
    BBC News ^ | July 9, 2025 | Abdujalil Abdurasulov
    While Russia's overnight drone and missile attacks on Ukraine have hit record levels, on the ground its military is claiming territorial gains. Last month Russian forces seized 556 sq km (215 sq miles), its biggest land grab this year, according to the open-source DeepState monitoring website in Ukraine. That is an area four times the size of Liverpool and nearly the same size as the city of Chicago. Russia's goal is to cut off supply routes used by Ukrainian troops in the east, and create a buffer zone inside Ukraine's northern borders. But its advance remains relatively slow. At this...
  • Russia recruiting unknowing suicide bombers as part of shadow war against Ukraine - report

    07/09/2025 3:21:50 PM PDT · by Apparatchik · 55 replies
    Jerusalem Post ^ | 9 July 2025 | JPost Staff
    A growing number of young Ukrainians have been unknowingly recruited by Russian forces as unwilling suicide bombers as the Ukraine-Russia War drags on in its third year, the Guardian reported last week. Russian forces have been recruiting Ukrainians, mainly teenagers, to bomb police stations, post offices, or military targets under the guise of odd jobs postings on Telegram as part of an ongoing shadow war. For example, 19-year-old Oleh told the Guardian that he was offered $1,000 to video himself vandalizing a police station in western Ukraine with provided materials. He collected a rucksack from a given exchange point with...
  • Graham: Senate will move ‘soon’ on Russia, China sanctions

    07/08/2025 4:43:04 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 21 replies
    The Hill ^ | 7/8/2025 | FILIP TIMOTIJA
    Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Tuesday that the Senate will move “soon” on a “tough” Russia sanctions bill that will also penalize the Kremlin’s top energy recipients, China and India. “President @realDonaldTrump is spot on about the games Putin is playing,” Graham said in a Tuesday post on X. “The Senate will move soon on a tough sanctions bill – not only against Russia – but also against countries like China and India that buy Russian energy products that finance Putin’s war machine. The Senate bill has a presidential waiver to give President Trump maximum leverage.” “When it comes to...
  • Sorry, Europe: Ukraine Has Already Lost the War to Russia

    07/08/2025 10:28:01 AM PDT · by whyilovetexas111 · 36 replies
    National Security Journal ^ | 7/8/2025 | Andrew Latham
    The dominant Western narrative that Europe can arm Ukraine to victory against Russia is a “dangerous fantasy.” Europe’s defense industrial base is too hollowed out, its weapons production timelines too long, and its political will too fragile to offset Russia’s formidable military and industrial might.
  • Statement by Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell on Ukraine Military Aid

    07/07/2025 7:49:15 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 77 replies
    U.S. Department of Defense ^ | 7/7/2025 | Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell
    At President Trump's direction, the Department of Defense is sending additional defensive weapons to Ukraine to ensure the Ukrainians can defend themselves while we work to secure a lasting peace and ensure the killing stops. Our framework for POTUS to evaluate military shipments across the globe remains in effect and is integral to our America First defense priorities.
  • Trump Told Zelensky He Wasn’t Responsible for Weapons Holdup

    07/07/2025 4:39:21 PM PDT · by Apparatchik · 21 replies
    Wall Street Journal via MSN ^ | 7 July 2025 | Lara Seligman, Alexander Ward
    WASHINGTON—President Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that he wasn’t responsible for a halt in weapons shipments to Kyiv, signaling U.S. openness to continuing military aid for Ukraine. Trump informed Zelensky in a Friday phone conversation that he had directed a review of Pentagon munitions stockpiles after the U.S. struck Iran’s nuclear sites last month but didn’t order the department to freeze the arms deliveries, according to people briefed on the conversation. The call came shortly after Trump publicly acknowledged he was “very disappointed” and “didn’t make any progress” on an Ukraine peace deal in a separate call Thursday with...
  • Trump: ‘We have to’ send Ukraine more weapons

    07/07/2025 6:05:22 PM PDT · by Apparatchik · 196 replies
    The Hill ^ | 7 July 2025 | Brett Samuels
    President Trump said Monday his administration would send Ukraine additional weapons after his administration imposed a pause on some shipments to Kyiv. “We’re going to send some more weapons. We have to. They have to be able to defend themselves. They’re getting hit very hard now,” Trump told reporters during a dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “Defensive weapons, primarily, but they’re getting hit very, very hard. So many people are dying in that mess,” he added. The Pentagon last week confirmed a decision to halt the delivery of some air defense missiles and munitions to Ukraine, citing concerns...
  • Vladimir Putin Details How Russia Helped US Achieve Independence

    07/06/2025 5:46:11 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 39 replies
    Newsweek ^ | 7/6/2025 | Peter Aitken
    Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed that he discussed his country's role in helping America win its independence during a call with President Donald Trump on July 3 in a bid to highlight the history of cooperation between their nations, according to Russian news agency Tass. -snip- But on Sunday, he revealed that he also tried to press upon Trump the historical ties between the two countries, going back to the founding of America. "We have always had, for a very long time, very good and special relations with the United States," Putin told Russian television host Pavel Zarubin. "We supported...
  • TRUMP: "We had a strong, strategic call with Zelensky"

    07/05/2025 9:47:18 AM PDT · by RandFan · 46 replies
    X ^ | July 5 | Mylovanov
    @Mylovanov Trump: We had a strong, strategic call with Zelenskyy — we continue our support. The situation is tough. My call with Putin was disappointing. He seems determined to keep the war going. Not good.
  • Vlad gave his answer to peace, Mr. President: We must re-arm Ukraine

    07/05/2025 5:16:07 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 104 replies
    NY Post ^ | 7/5/2025 | NY Post Editorial Board
    Mr. President, we know you understand that the primary obstacle to peace in Ukraine is Russia’s aggression. You said you were “disappointed” in the conversation with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, and that you “don’t think he’s looking to stop.” Putin again insisted he was unwilling to commit to a ceasefire until the “root causes” of the conflict were addressed. For Vlad, the “root cause” is the existence of Ukraine. He followed your call with the largest drone and missile strike of the war, killing at least one. So why, Mr. President, is your administration punishing Ukraine? The Pentagon has halted...
  • Zelensky Says He Discusses Air Defense, Situation on Front Line with Trump

    07/04/2025 9:34:26 AM PDT · by marshmallow · 23 replies
    TASS ^ | 7/4/25
    Zelensky described the conversation with the US leader as "very important and useful"MOSCOW, July 4. /TASS/. Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky discussed air defense and the situation on the front line with US President Donald Trump amid reports about a pause in Washington’s weapons supplies to Kiev. "We discussed air defense opportunities and agreed to work toward increasing the protection of the skies. And we agreed to hold a corresponding meeting between our teams," Zelensky wrote on his Telegram channel following a phone call with Trump. Zelensky described the conversation as "very important and useful" and said that Trump "is very well...