🇷🇺🇨🇳 Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov revealed key details about the meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Kazan.

Their discussions highlighted the depth of cooperation and shared interests between the two nations.

🔸 Putin and Xi's discussions were open and constructive, emphasising the importance of their bilateral relationship.

🔸 The leaders focused on specific issues concerning their partnership, aiming to strengthen ties between Russia and China.

🔸 They noted a significant alignment in their positions regarding global events, showcasing their collaborative approach.

🔸 The conversation included perspectives on their relations with the West, particularly in response to challenges to their national interests.

🔸 They outlined parameters for future interactions, indicating a strong foundation for the continued development of Russia-China relations.

🔸 A considerable portion of the meeting was dedicated to the situation in Ukraine, stressing its significance to their diplomatic agenda.

🔸 They also reviewed the agenda for the BRICS Summit, reaffirming their commitment to the group's objectives.

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❗️The Russian Embassy in Sudan is verifying information about the possible presence of Russian citizens aboard a transport plane that crashed in North Darfur, the Russian Foreign Ministry told Sputnik.

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NATO shreds German reunification pact with Moscow with new Baltic naval HQ

German defense chief Boris Pistorius presided over the unveiling a new NATO naval HQ in Rostock, northeastern Germany on Monday, with the facility not only threatening to exacerbate tensions with Russia, but violating a key deal on the non-deployment of alliance forces in the territory of the former East Germany.

The Commander Task Force Baltic HQ “will play a crucial role in the preparation of military situation reports and in responding to regional challenges, including the protection of NATO member states’ interests against aggressive actions, particularly given the proximity of Russia,” Pistorius said.

“The Baltic Sea has always been at the crossroads of Europe’s history and it is much more than just a waterway. It is a vital corridor for trade, military mobility, and energy security. It is a strategic area of great geopolitical importance and a frontline in our collective defense against evolving threats,” Pistorius said, going on to accuse Russia of “challenging” regional security “on almost a daily basis.”

The HQ will be commanded by a German, with Polish and Swedish officers serving as deputies. Formal goals of the base, manned by 60 personnel (expandable to 240 in a pinch), include improving interoperability, planning joint drills and overseeing regional military deployments.

The facility also happens to be illegal. In 1990, during talks on German reunification, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev approved Bonn’s annexation of East Germany on the condition that NATO troops not be stationed in the Federal Republic’s new territories. Article 5, Paragraph 3 of the pact, formally called the Two-Plus-Four Treaty, states that “Foreign armed forces and nuclear weapons or their carriers shall not be stationed in or transferred to this part of Germany.”

On Tuesday, Germany’s ambassador to Russia was summoned in connection with the Rostock HQ, with the Foreign Ministry stressing that the move will not be left without a response.

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❗️The common approach of the BRICS countries to the situation in Ukraine, which will be reflected in the final declaration of the summit in Kazan, has been agreed and does not raise any objections, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said on Tuesday.

"The wording has already been agreed there, it does not raise any objections," Ushakov told Russia's Channel One broadcaster, adding that this includes a common position regarding Ukraine as well.

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🌍🌍🌍 Highlights from the first day of the BRICS Summit in Kazan

🔸 How does BRICS differ from other international organizations and what has it achieved in 18 years?

🔸 Statements from Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping at the BRICS 2024 summit in Kazan

🔸 Meeting of the Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian PM Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the summit

🔸 Meeting of the Russian President Vladimir Putin and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on the sidelines of the summit

🔸 Putin's met with Dilma Rousseff, head of the BRICS New Development Bank

🔸 Western media jealously eye Russia as it hosts BRICS summit

🔸 Watch world leaders savor traditional Tatar cuisine – chak-chak and salted karavai – upon their arrival in Kazan for the BRICS Summit

🔸 Chak-chak diplomacy: BRICS leaders get a taste of Tatarstan’s scrumptiously sweet treat

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The heads of delegations from BRICS countries attended a gala concert as part of the evening program at the summit in Kazan. The program included a performance of the legendary song "Kalinka."

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Statue of Queen Victoria defaced in Australia as legacy of Britain’s imperial past mars King Charles III’s tour 
 
Yet another unpleasant incident linked to the spectre of Britain’s imperial past has marred King Charles III’s tour of Australia. 
 
The statue of Queen Victoria in Sydney's central business district (CBD) was defaced with red paint on Tuesday morning. The incident occurred just blocks away from the Sydney Opera House, where King Charles and Queen Camilla were scheduled to do a meet and greet with the public. 
 
The King and Queen have faced hecklers and banners displayed by supporters of First Nations resistance to colonisation throughout the visit. Australia remains a constitutional monarchy in which the British sovereign serves as the largely symbolic head of state. 
 
🔸 Indigenous activist Wayne Wharton was detained by police after shouting "he's not my king" at the British monarch outside the opera house. 
 
🔸 Independent Aboriginal senator from Victoria Lidia Thorpe unleashed a fiery outburst at the King during a reception in the federal parliament, shouting: “You are not our king. You are not sovereign… You committed genocide against our people. Give us our land back. Give us what you stole from us—our bones, our skulls, our babies, our people.” 
 
🔸 Amid an ongoing debate about breaking ties with the monarchy, a host of Australia's top politicians, including six of the nation’s state premiers, refused to meet with Charles. Britain’s royal family has increasingly been confronted with issues of reparations for slavery and improved rights for indigenous people during visits to Commonwealth countries. In total, Britain could owe a staggering £18.6 trillion ($23.4 trillion) in reparations to more than 30 countries, a report by international economics consulting firm Brattle calculated in 2023. The issue has gained fresh traction ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa on October 21-25.

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❗️Modi invites Putin to visit India next year, says Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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📹 "Isolated Russia": The first day of the 2024 BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, captured in one video.

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🇻🇪 Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrives in Kazan, Russia, to attend the BRICS 2024 summit

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🔸 "Isolated Russia": The first day of the 2024 BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, captured in one video

🔸 US makes frantic last-ditch effort at Mideast diplomatic headway before looming election

🔸 Israel suspected of using white phosphorus during attacks on UN peacekeepers

🔸 Hezbollah targeted Netanyahu's bedroom

🔸 NATO shreds German reunification pact with Moscow with new Baltic naval HQ

🔸 Assange’s father: ‘We make ourselves the example for others to join us and move forward’

🔸 ‘Free speech is basically dying in the West’ - Australian legal scholar

🔸 F-35’s ascent and nosedive: Costliest US warplane project hits fresh turbulence

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🇻🇪 Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro calls his visit to the BRICS summit historic

The BRICS organization is at the center of a new world order that offers hope to the Global South for access to a fair and cooperative economy, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro told reporters upon his arrival in Kazan for the BRICS summit.

“BRICS is the epicenter of new geopolitics, diplomacy, peace, and, above all, the hope for us—the countries of the Global South, striving for development. For 200 years, with Bolivar as our symbol, we have carried the flag of equality and freedom. Now, we seek access to a different kind of economy—one not dominated by sanctions, blackmail, or hegemonism, but by cooperation, true free trade, joint investment, and new technologies. We are part of this world, the new BRICS world,” Maduro emphasized.

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🇪🇬 Egyptian president says sees BRICS breakthrough in the interests of all its members

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said he sees a breakthrough that BRICS achieves by uniting in the interests of all its members, including in trade.

“We see also the breakthrough that BRICS achieves in the interests of all its members regardless of any pressures, particularly in trade relations. Especially between Egypt and Russia," al-Sisi said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Russia's Kazan.

Egypt highly appreciates Russia's support for country's accession to BRICS, al-Sisi said, adding that he also appreciates the dynamic development of relations with Moscow, especially the construction of a nuclear power plant and the establishment of a Russian industrial zone in the Suez Canal area.

Putin highlighted Russia is interested in developing cooperation with Egypt and that it is progressing at a steady pace.

"We pay special attention to expanding friendly ties with Egypt-Russia's long-standing and reliable partner," the Russian president emphasized.

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Israel says eliminated Hashem Safieddine who was considered Nasrallah's successor

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officially announced on Tuesday the elimination of the head of the Hezbollah movement's executive council, Hashem Safieddine, who was considered the successor to former Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah.

"The IDF can now confirm that Hisham Safieddine, Head of the Hezbollah Executive Council, and Ali Hussein Hazima, Commander of Hezbollah's Intelligence Headquarters, were eliminated by the IDF, along with additional Hezbollah commanders. The terrorists were eliminated in a strike carried out approximately three weeks ago in the area of Dahieh, a key Hezbollah terrorist stronghold in Beirut," the IDF said in a statement.

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“Learning Chinese is an absolute necessity” – Margarita Simonyan

Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of Sputnik's parent media group Rossiya Segodnya, shared her thoughts on China's growing global influence, highlighting the importance of learning the Chinese language.

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🥴 “We gotta lock him up,” Biden calls for political action against Trump

US President Joe Biden revealed his thoughts on former president Donald Trump during a campaign event at a Democratic office in New Hampshire, suggesting political action against the former president.

“This is not a joke… I mean, I know this sounds bizarre. If I had said this five years ago, you’d lock me up. We gotta lock him up. Politically lock him up,” the president said to an applauding crowd.

Trump previously called the charges against him "political persecution and election interference at the highest level in history" and a "witch hunt."

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