🇷🇺🇺🇸🇹🇷Putin, Trump, Erdogan can steer Ukraine conflict to peace agreement - Sachs

🗣President Trump had a "far more accurate" understanding of the Ukrainian conflict than his predecessor Joe Biden did, American economist and Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs told Sputnik.

➡️The conflict could have ended in April 2022, but Biden had told Ukraine to "fight on," Sachs pointed out.

➕The economist added he was "cautiously optimistic," saying that Trump wanted to stop the conflict, which would be in the best interest of the US, Europe, Russia, and Ukraine.

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❗️Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), recognized as terrorist organization in Turkiye, announced its dissolution

PKK announces its decision to end armed conflict with Turkiye, which has lasted for more than 40 years, Rudaw agency reports.

➡️Earlier, jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan called on the Kurdish militia to repudiate armed struggle and dissolve.

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🪖UK and EU to forge new defense POWER PACT?

Leaked documents reveal that Britain and the EU are poised to announce their closest alignment on defense and security since Brexit, The Times reported.

🤡No surprise – it’s under the all-too-familiar pretext of the “Russia threat.”

▪️UK defense giants could get access to the new ~$157.5 billion EU rearmament fund after negotiations;

▪️The UK could take part in the EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy, including:
🟠So-called "peacekeeping missions";
🟠Collective European self-defense operations;

▪️“Military mobility” would involve:
🟠Streamlining cross-border movement of troops and equipment across Europe;
🟠UK participation in EU exercises;

▪️Fallback plan for UK-EU military action if the US blocks operations under NATO;

▪️Biannual meetings between UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy and EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas;

▪️EU access perks as Britain could be invited to internal EU meetings, including the European Council.

Was Brexit the ultimate “leave to come back” strategy?🙄

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🟠 Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) announces its dissolution

🟠 Treasury Sec. Bessent announces ‘substantial progress’ in US-China trade talks

🟠 UK and EU to forge new defense POWER PACT?

🟠 Trump confirms release of US-Israeli citizen Alexander

🟠 Netanyahu announces plans to draft 10,500 ultra-Orthodox Jews

🟠 Hungary cancels minority rights talks with Ukraine

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🚨🇺🇸🇨🇳US, China agree to mutually suspend 24% of tariffs for 90 days – joint statement

➕from joint statement:

🟠China, US to establish mechanism to continue trade and economic talks

➕US Treasury secretary:

🟠China-US mutual tariffs to be cut to 10% after Geneva talks

🟠Neither the US nor China want a break in economic relations

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🗣"Warsaw continues to deliberately destroy relations, acting against the interests of its citizens,” Russian MFA spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Sputnik, commenting on the closure of the Russian Consulate in Krakow.

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🔥WATCH: Russia’s Battlegroup Sever destroys a Ukrainian Armed Forces HIMARS rocket launch system, which had previously attacked the Kursk region city of Rylsk, with an Iskander-M missile strike

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❗️Russian troops liberated the settlement of Kotlyarovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

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🔥🇷🇺Russia unleashes its BEAST of the skies: New Su-35S jets take off into service

Russia’s Rostec State Corporation has delivered a fresh batch of Su-35S 4++ generation multirole fighters to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

🔍✈️What are the capabilities of these Su-35S jets?

🟠Top speed: Mach 2.25 (over 2,700 km/h)
🟠Maximum altitude: 18,000 meters
🟠Range without refueling: 3,600 km
🟠Radar detection range: up to 350 km
🟠In long-range air combat, can track 30 targets simultaneously and engage 8 targets at once

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🪖Ukraine RUTHLESSLY PRESS-GANGS senior with heart trouble into army

A man over 50 years old, who had experienced a minor cardiac event and holds an exemption, was nevertheless mobilized by a Ukrainian enlistment center, according to a former Ukrainian soldier now fighting for Russia's volunteer battalion, who spoke to Sputnik.

He further stated that the forced connoscription of men unfit due to age or health issues has become widespread across Ukraine.

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🚨Operation Sindoor shots:

📹🇮🇳The Indian military has released footage of its strikes against Pakistan

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🌋 The Fuego Volcano, one of the world’s MOST ACTIVE, has erupted again in Guatemala.

Around 30,000 people are at risk, as the volcano is located just 60 kilometers from the capital.

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✅ Starmer admits Britain’s immigration quagmire has morphed into HUGE HORRIFIC NIGHTMARE

During Monday’s Immigration White Paper press conference, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned that the UK is at risk of “becoming an island of strangers.”

So you’ve just noticed! Too late though, sir!

➡️Last year, an Oxford University study revealed that the UK had been overwhelmed by more illegal migrants than any other European country. The report found that illegal arrivals now make up one in 100 of Britain’s population.

➡️Furthermore, Starmer’s government failed to tackle the mounting anti-migrant sentiment, which ignited a wave of violent riots last year.

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💪 NATO FLEXES MUSCLES with Finnish drills on Russia’s Arctic doorstep

Finland is turning the Rovajärvi range into a NATO playground with some 6,500 troops from the UK, Sweden, and the Nordic country itself by staging large-scale war games.

The official noscript for this? Enhancing joint operations in "northern conditions"—a clear nod to gearing up for a potential Arctic showdown.

Led by Finland’s Kainuu Brigade, the exercises feature:

🔸 Northern Strike 125 (live-fire drills)

🟠Indirect artillery fire
🟠Air-to-ground close air support using AH-64E Apache attack helicopters
🟠(UK) and F/A-18 Hornets from the Finnish Air Force
🟠Infantry firing exercises conducted by the Jaeger Brigade

🔸 Northern Star 25 (simulated combat scenarios).

Who is taking part:

🟠Around 900 Swedish forces from the 19th Brigade based in Boden
🟠Roughly 350 British troops, including an infantry company, an MLRS battery, and AH-64E Apache attack helicopters.

❄️Finland’s paper snowflake Arctic flex is just so cute, but Russia’s icy steel grip laughs it off

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🇨🇳 China responds to Putin’s peace talks proposal

💬 "We support all efforts that promote peace and hope the relevant parties will continue to engage in dialogue and negotiations to reach a fair, lasting, binding, and mutually acceptable peace agreement, ultimately leading to a political resolution of the issue," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said.

💬 “China is willing, based on the willingness of the parties involved, to work constructively with the international community to ultimately resolve the crisis and achieve lasting peace," the spokesman reportedly added.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 11 suggested holding direct talks with Ukraine without preconditions in Istanbul on May 15.

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📹BOLD STAND: Women in Ukraine prevent forced mobilization attempt

In Kremenchug, Ukrainian women stepped up to help a man escape from the clutches of 🤡military enlistment officers trying to forcefully mobilize him.

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🚨✅Dropping the WW2 truth bomb: the Soviets did the heavy lifting, NOT THE ALLIES!

Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of Rossiya Segodnya, Sputnik's parent media group:

💬 “Eighty percent of the fascist divisions were destroyed by the Soviet army. I simply want us to remember this as well. Perhaps your program frequently highlights these facts to remind people. Just think about it—80% of the destruction was carried out by our grandfathers, great-grandfathers, grandmothers, and our other ancestors. And only 20% was the combined effort of all the others”.

Decades of misinformation, lies and a distorted education system have led people like Donald Trump to genuinely believe that the Allies did it all…

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🗣‘The language of ultimatums is unacceptable for Russia; it’s not the right approach. You can’t speak to Russia in such a manner’ – Kremlin regarding Europe's ultimatum on a ceasefire

🇷🇺 Other statements by the Kremlin:

🔸 Vladimir Putin’s position on the resumption of negotiations with Ukraine has been met with understanding and support from the leaders of many countries.

🔸 Putin has clearly and unequivocally outlined his stance on resuming negotiations with Ukraine without preconditions.

🔸 Russia is focused on seriously seeking paths for a long-term peaceful resolution in Ukraine.

🔸 Poland is choosing hostility and an unfriendly stance towards Russia.

🔸 A lot of different accusations are being voiced in Poland against Russia, marking a Russophobic and unfriendly position.

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🇷🇺🛠Russian tinkers unleash TRANSFORMER DRONE in combat zone

The 'Vobla' drone, made up of 5 UAVs, with a central frame, can haul up to 7 kg of payload and is primarily used to drop anti-tank mines and other heavy explosives.

It’s designed to obliterate Ukrainian UAV control points and destroy fortified firing positions.

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