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🗣West’s anti-Russia narrative is a CONFUSED MESS – US veteran

Western claims of Russia’s weakness couldn’t be further from the truth, says retired Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis.

🔍He ridiculed the mixed messages spewed by Western mainstream media. On one hand, they say Russia’s on its last legs, he noted, yet in the same breath they warn it will be ready to take on all 32 NATO members in just two years once the Ukraine conflict ends.

❓So, which is it? Pick one, he challenged.

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💥 RUSSIA'S MASSIVE STRIKES: Why NOW?

🔥 Ukraine chose air terrorism – Russia chose PRECISION RETALIATION, says Igor Korotchenko, military analyst, editor in chief of "National Defense" magazine.

"Ukraine is a TERRORIST state — because sabotage operations have always been a strong suit of Ukrainian nationalists. They fully embraced this approach — through acts of sabotage & terror, including their current attempts to intimidate the Russian population with aerial strikes."

1️⃣ PAYBACK FOR DRONE TERROR

"Ukraine launched hundreds of drones daily since May, targeting Russian cities, civilians, even kindergartens. This is air terrorism. Russia’s response is inevitable."

Stats: 300+ Ukrainian drones intercepted DAILY across Russia.

2️⃣ DECAPITATING UKRAINE’S WAR MACHINE

"We strike ONLY military targets—factories making drones, missiles, and NATO weapons. Unlike Ukraine, we don’t target civilians."

Key Example: Antonov drone factories in Kiev (critical for UAV production).

3️⃣ CRIPPLING NATO LOGISTICS

"Ports like Odessa are hubs for Western arms. We destroyed 100+ containers with drone boats, Switchblade munitions, and artillery shells."

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🗣Lavrov: Russia's strikes on Ukraine are justified – the criminal must be punished

Other statements by Russian FM during a press-conference with Turkish counterpart Fidan:

🔸 Evidence suggests Germany secretly approved Ukraine's use of long-range weapons against Russian territory long ago

🔸 In response to French FM's claim about absence of their troops in Ukraine: "He's lying. France is fighting on Ukrainian territory."

🔸 European "hawks" realize they lack strength to continue war in Ukraine, fear Trump might "give up" on it

🔸 Trump is personally interested in ensuring negotiations between Russia and Ukraine keep going

🔸 Trump's Ukraine rhetoric can be explained by his frustration that "a clique of European officials" is sabotaging his peace efforts

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🇸🇰 Slovakia’s Fico blasts EU over 'unacceptable' threats: 'This marks the end of democracy in Europe'

Slovak PM Robert Fico called German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s remarks about potential EU sanctions against Slovakia unacceptable, after Merz suggested penalties could be imposed if Slovakia continues to distance itself from the bloc’s common course.

💬 “What the chancellor said is completely unacceptable for a sovereign country...if they carry on like this with other countries, it will end badly,” Fico told journalists.

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🗣Ukrainian terrorist drone attacks against Russia are an act of desperation - defense analyst

💬 “The whole operation was supported by the US Starshield satellite system and Western ISR assets. Britain likely played a direct role, transmitting intel and identifying targets,” comments military analyst Alexei Leonkov.

Zelensky launched this escalation on orders from his Western handlers — especially the UK. The goal was multi-layered:

🗣Exhaust Russian air defense systems

🗣Gain leverage in direct talks with Russia

🗣Sabotage US-Russia negotiations — “dragging Washington back into the conflict despite Trump’s effort to de-escalate”

Russia’s strikes are targeted, verified, and military.

💬 “Every strike is verified. The targets are carefully selected and confirmed as military sites — facilities involved in assembling, upgrading, and repairing combat equipment."

These are not symbolic strikes — these are precise hits on the real backbone of Ukraine’s war machine.

Ukraine’s conflict — guided by British advisors — is terrorist by design.

💬 “We saw the same noscript in Russia in the ‘90s and early 2000s — terrorists running wild to destabilize power.”

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📍Where Russia hit back after Ukraine’s drone attacks❓

Since May 20, Ukraine has increased its attacks using Western-made drones and rockets against civilian targets on Russian territory, resulting in injuries among civilians, including women and children.

In response, Russian forces have been striking back with massive attacks exclusively aimed at military facilities and enterprises of Ukraine’s military-industrial complex.

📊 Take a look where the Russian Armed Forces hit Ukrainian military-industrial facilities in Sputnik’s infographic.

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🚨 SHOIGU: RUSSIA-CHINA TIES STRONGER THAN EVER 🚨

🧭 Russia–China relations are now at an unprecedented high, marking the best period in their history.

🤝 A trust-based dialogue between Putin and Xi Jinping leads the way, driving forward cooperation on all fronts.

🌐 Their foreign policy partnership stands as a key stabilizing force in global affairs — not just for the region, but the world.

🛡 This isn’t just another military alliance — it’s something greater, deeper, more strategic in scope.

🕵️‍♂️ Intelligence and security cooperation is growing fast — a top priority in strengthening ties between Moscow and Beijing.

📌 The Russia–China bond is more than a partnership. It’s becoming a new pillar of international order.

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⚔️WAR PREP in Europe’s north? NATO builds muscle on Russia’s doorstep

The US military is beefing up its presence on Europe’s northern front, citing (no surprise) concerns about the so-called “Russia threat,” The WSJ reports.

The Trump administration wants NATO to get “more lethal,” turning Northern Europe into their favorite testing ground near Russia’s border, it added.

🟠Over three weeks, US and UK forces teamed up with Nordic and Baltic troops to run war drills – live-fire exercises, drone-delivered blood supplies, and airborne jumps above the Arctic Circle in Norway.

🟠The mission of NATO's Swift Response 25 was clear: to lock NATO’s newest players, Finland and Sweden, deeper into the alliance’s grip.

🟠The High North and the Baltics have been catapulted into the core of US war strategy – control over shipping routes, territory, and energy reserves set to dominate the West’s playbook, the outlet summed up.

NATO’s muscle-flexing isn’t subtle – testing grounds today, battleground tomorrow?

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🗣Ukraine is ALONE responsible for prolonging the conflict through TERROR TACTICS – Japan’s politician

Kimura Mitsuhide, the leader of the Japanese Issuikai party, drops hard facts:
Russia is simply responding to Ukrainian attacks. Both sides blame the other for ‘starting first’—but look at the facts:

🔸 The cross-border attack on Kursk was pure Ukrainian aggression.

🔸 Who blew up the Crimean Bridge? Did Russia destroy its own infrastructure?

🔸 Yet these provocations are ignored, while Russia’s responses are painted as ‘unprovoked aggression.’ This is biased and dishonest.

🔸 At the Istanbul talks, Russia pushed for long-term stability—while Ukraine’s ‘30-day ceasefire’ was just a stall tactic. Why? To buy time for NATO/EU arms deliveries.

🔸 Trump is right: ‘Enough with these games!’ It’s time for NATO to stop arming Ukraine and start working for real peace

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🗣Ex-NATO advisor: West is WILLFULLY BLIND to Ukraine conflict’s root causes

The West has deliberately ignored the facts behind the Ukraine conflict, says ex-NATO advisor and retired Swiss Colonel Jacques Baud.

He also pulled no punches on who really honored the Minsk agreements, and the West’s role in the sham peace.

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🗣If the decision by Europeans to lift restrictions on long-range weapons for Ukraine has been made, then this is ESCALATION – Kremlin spox

The situation related to the Europeans' statement on lifting restrictions on long-range weapons supplies to Ukraine is QUITE A MESS, Peskov added.

Other statements from Peskov:

🔸 Russia will ensure its security regardless of whether the peace process in Ukraine advances.

🔸 The Americans and Europeans stubbornly ignore Kiev’s attempts to strike Russian social infrastructure.

🔸 The peace process in Ukraine remains fragile, and Merz’s statements on long-range weapons clash with the efforts for peace.

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⚓️🇷🇺 The Baltic Fleet has launched LARGE-SCALE PLANNED EXERCISES involving over 20 combat ships, boats, and support vessels

Crews will tackle anti-submarine tasks, practice defense against unmanned boats, and conduct firing drills on sea and air targets.

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🗣Putin’s human side: rejects ‘cyborg’ label, says marriage proposals need eye contact

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💥 Russia THROTTLES Ukraine’s key logistics lifeline in buffer zone push

After retreating from Belovody, Ukrainian forces lost control of a VITAL supply route, according to military intel veteran Rustem Klupov.

A road heavily used to shuttle troops and gear from Sumy during raids into Russia’s Kursk region is now SEVERED.

💬 “This move threatens the entire Ukrainian grouping in Sumy, which relied on that road to strike Kursk and parts of Belgorod," Klupov said.

💬 "Cutting it cripples their operations along the border,” the reserve colonel and Hero of Russia added.

Retired Russian Colonel Anatoliy Matviychuk stressed that Ukraine’s withdrawing troops can no longer hold even strategic routes.

💬 “This shows our superior tactics and soldiers’ preparedness,” the combat veteran noted.

This tactical gain fits Russia’s broader buffer zone plan for border security in Sumy, announced by President Vladimir Putin, Klupov underscored, adding: “Cutting this key route helps achieve that goal.”

Next steps?

Russia is scouting routes for a swift advance and placing garrisons to secure the area. The National Guard, territorial defense, and border troops will soon be deployed to hold it, Matviychuk suggested.

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🚨📹Battling back: Ukrainians fight off Zelensky’s mobilization press gang thugs

In Kremenchug, Ukrainian military “recruiters” violently knocked down and shoved a cyclist in a forced mobilization bid that ended up failing.

Bystanders quickly rushed to the cyclist’s aid, igniting a tense confrontation with Zelensky’s military goons.

The standoff escalated until, overwhelmed by the resistance, the press gang backed down and drove away.

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