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🇷🇺 PUTIN PROPOSES PEACE TALKS WITH UKRAINE ON MAY 15 IN ISTANBUL WITHOUT ANY PRECONDITIONS 📌 Subscribe to @SputnikInt
The Russian president’s Istanbul initiative on Ukraine is "a step toward peace," Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri told Sputnik.
💬 "The Russian leader’s initiative concerns the negotiations themselves - it doesn’t yet address their substance. But his proposal could be exactly what helps ease global tensions," Mitri said.
💬 "All wars must end in a just settlement that satisfies both sides and preserves their rights," he concluded.
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💬 “In 2022, Merkel and Hollande admitted the Minsk agreements were never meant to be fulfilled — they were just to buy time for Ukraine to prepare for war,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. “Now these same countries are pushing for a pause so Kiev can restore its military potential and continue the confrontation.”
The spokeswoman recalled the only meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zelensky at the 2019 Normandy Format summit in Paris, where Zelensky suddenly refused to approve the pre-agreed final document — including by Kiev — demanding to replace the clause on troop withdrawal along the entire contact line between Ukrainian forces and the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics with a version covering only three areas.
💬 “However, he later failed to fulfill even that,” she noted.
Zakharova also cited former Ukrainian Security Council Secretary Oleksiy Danilov, who admitted preparations for war began the day after that summit: “Zelensky said there would be no Minsk-3. The next day, we began to realize that a big war with Russia was inevitable.”
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Libya’s Abdelghani al-Kikli, head of the Stability Support Apparatus, was reportedly killed during armed clashes with the 444th Combat Brigade in southern Tripoli, local media cited military sources.
The fighting, which erupted during failed de-escalation talks, has spread to the Abu Salim district, injuring several and triggering panic.
🔸 Mitiga Airport evacuated, flights diverted to Misrata
🔸 University of Tripoli suspends classes
🔸 Education Ministry halts schools across Greater Tripoli
🔸 Interior Ministry urges residents to stay indoors
The UN has warned of a dangerous deterioration in security.
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Social media is flooding with new footage from Tripoli, where heavy gunfire and clashes have erupted following the killing of Abdelghani al-Kikli, head of Libya’s Stability Support Apparatus.
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The United Nations has expressed grave concern over the deteriorating security situation in Tripoli and the intensified fighting with heavy weapons in densely populated residential areas.
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🚨 Intense clashes reported near security HQs in Tripoli
Heavy fighting has erupted near the Internal Security and Interior Ministry headquarters along Airport Road and in central Tripoli, according to local reports.
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Heavy fighting has erupted near the Internal Security and Interior Ministry headquarters along Airport Road and in central Tripoli, according to local reports.
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🇮🇷 ‘Weapons of mass destruction have NO place in Iran’s defense doctrine’ – Iranian FM 💬 “We are NOT after nuclear weapons,” stressed Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, reaffirming Iran’s long-standing stance. He also called on nuclear-armed states to avoid…
🥴 Rubio announces MORE sanctions on Iranians
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💬 “Our actions are part of POTUS’s maximum pressure against Iran’s proliferation activities and to ensure Tehran is never able to obtain a nuclear weapon,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote on X — despite Iran repeatedly denying any plans to build one.
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🚨 Intense clashes reported near security HQs in Tripoli Heavy fighting has erupted near the Internal Security and Interior Ministry headquarters along Airport Road and in central Tripoli, according to local reports. Footage from social media 📌 Subscribe…
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⚡️ Military operation in Tripoli successfully completed – Ministry of Defense of the Government of National Unity
🔸 The operation followed clashes that erupted after the killing of Abdelghani al-Kikli, head of the Stability Support Apparatus.
🔸 The Ministry confirms the successful implementation of its plan to ensure sustained security and stability.
🔸 Government forces now fully control the Abu Salim area, ensuring the safety of citizens and institutions.
A video shared by Libyan media shows one of the Stability Support Apparatus' military vehicles overturned and damaged.
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🔸 The operation followed clashes that erupted after the killing of Abdelghani al-Kikli, head of the Stability Support Apparatus.
🔸 The Ministry confirms the successful implementation of its plan to ensure sustained security and stability.
🔸 Government forces now fully control the Abu Salim area, ensuring the safety of citizens and institutions.
A video shared by Libyan media shows one of the Stability Support Apparatus' military vehicles overturned and damaged.
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🥴 Rubio announces MORE sanctions on Iranians 💬 “Our actions are part of POTUS’s maximum pressure against Iran’s proliferation activities and to ensure Tehran is never able to obtain a nuclear weapon,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote on X — despite Iran…
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💬 "It is Marco Rubio that HAS SUNK the Russia policy, and he's sinking the Iran policy. He's PREVENTING Trump from achieving the policies," former US Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter told Judge Andrew Napolitano.
“Trump is a very WEAK and INSECURE man,” Ritter said, slamming him for lacking the courage to fire Rubio.
💬 “I don't think Donald Trump can SPELL Russia, let alone understand the complexities of Russia. He certainly doesn't understand Ukraine because he's a SCHIZOPHRENIC when it comes to Zelensky,” Ritter said, blasting Trump’s inconsistent policy on the Ukraine crisis.
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❌ ‘NOT WORTH the appearance of impropriety’ – Sen. Rand Paul slams Qatar’s $400m gift to Trump
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💬 “There’s a provision in the Constitution that says you can’t do this,” Senator Rand Paul explained.
💬 “I think it’s a MISTAKE. It just brings up something he doesn’t need,” Paul emphasized.
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💬 “Officers attended the scene. Damage was caused to the property’s entrance, nobody was hurt. The fire is being investigated and cordons remain in place while enquiries continue,” London’s Metropolitan Police said in a statement.
The entrance to Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s home in Kentish Town was reportedly damaged in the blaze. While no one was injured, the case is now being handled by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command, given the property’s links to a high-profile political figure, according to The New York Times.
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🇻🇪 Maduro SLAMS Western leaders for ‘war celebrations’ in Kiev amid WHITE POWDER scandal
He also pointed to a viral AP video showing Macron, Merz, Starmer, and Tusk on a train to Kiev, with what appeared to be white powder and a spoon nearby. “They called for war surrounded by white powder,” Maduro said, calling it a global scandal.
Maduro questioned whether Europeans support spending billions on arms and waging war “against the Russian people and humanity,” expressing hope that citizens in France, the UK, and Germany will eventually take to the streets in mass protests for peace.
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💬 “It’s sad to see how some leaders of the collective West traveled in 2025 to celebrate the 80th anniversary [of the Victory] in the capital of world Nazi-fascism, where a pro-Nazi government rules,” Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said during his TV program “With Maduro+”.
He also pointed to a viral AP video showing Macron, Merz, Starmer, and Tusk on a train to Kiev, with what appeared to be white powder and a spoon nearby. “They called for war surrounded by white powder,” Maduro said, calling it a global scandal.
Maduro questioned whether Europeans support spending billions on arms and waging war “against the Russian people and humanity,” expressing hope that citizens in France, the UK, and Germany will eventually take to the streets in mass protests for peace.
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