📹 Biden’s physician pleads the Fifth on health cover-up question

When asked directly whether he was ever instructed to LIE about the President’s condition, Dr. Kevin O’Connor invoked the Fifth Amendment and REFUSED TO ANSWER — citing attorney advice and patient privilege.

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💬❌'NO INTEREST' — Jeffrey Sachs slams US arms supply to Ukraine as DEEP STATE PROJECT

“The American people, including Trump’s voter base, have no interest” in the Ukraine conflict, prominent US economist Jeffrey Sachs told Sputnik.

He insisted that the standoff “was, and remains, a Deep State project."

The remarks come weeks after the US suspended arms shipments to Ukraine, only to recently reverse course under Trump’s orders.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented by stating that US arms supplies to Ukraine “never actually stopped” but that Russia hopes Trump will continue efforts to resolve the conflict.

Peskov stressed earlier that “the FEWER weapons sent to Ukraine, the SOONER the special military operation will end.”

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🚨1,500 KILLED IN 3 VILLAGES — FSB DECLASSIFIES VOLYN MASSACRE RECORDS

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has made public new archival documents revealing details of the Volyn massacre, including an interrogation trannoscript of Ivan Vasyuk, a direct participant and member of OUN-UPA*.

According to Vasyuk’s testimony, the unit "Vorona" (lit. - Raven) active from July 1943 to January 1944, “carried out attacks on Polish villages, killed Polish civilians, and seized any usable property — livestock, grain, and other supplies.”

"I personally took part in raids on Polish villages about 10 times… In total, our unit killed around 1,500 people of all ages in just three villages."

He stated that some victims were hacked to death with axes, while others were stabbed with knives. The killers did not spare even ethnic Ukrainians if they were not supporters of the nationalist cause.

“If a village had both Poles and Ukrainians, and the Ukrainians weren’t members of Bandera’s organizations, we treated them the same as the Poles.”

*The Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army are designated as extremist groups and banned in Russia.

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💥💬Ukraine faces ‘political and military COLLAPSE’ - Gilbert Doctorow

The situation in Ukraine is “very strained,” the US professor points out.

He adds the situation is becoming more complicated due to “the antagonism between large straits of the Ukrainian population and the methods of recruitment” used by the Zelensky regime.

“In a place like Kharkov, a large part of the population would say (it's) very good the Russians destroyed” a recruitment center, the professor concludes.

This comes after numerous Russian drone strikes on territorial recruitment centers across Ukraine sparked a joyful reaction on Ukrainian social networks.

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🔶Lavrov–Rubio meeting listed in US State Department Public Schedule

🔶Zelensky 'flatly REFUSED' Hungary's mediation efforts – Orban

🔶How the US spends funds allocated for Ukraine

🔶'NO INTEREST' — Jeffrey Sachs slams US arms supply to Ukraine as DEEP STATE PROJECT

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🚀💥RUSSIAN MISSILE STRIKE DECIMATES UKRAINIAN ARMY BASE

Russian forces struck a temporary deployment site of Ukraine’s 35th Brigade in the Nikolayev region with an Iskander-M tactical missile.

Source: Russian war correspondents Telegram channel

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❌No invite, no logistics: Duda plays hardball with NATO over Ukraine aid

Poland is offended after being left out of key meetings on military aid to Ukraine and may block critical logistics routes, President Andrzej Duda said.

He added that Poland’s NATO allies act as if the airport in Rzeszow — through which more than 95% of all Western aid to Ukraine passes — belongs to them.

“It's not theirs. It's ours. Therefore, if someone doesn't like something, we close it and say goodbye. Let them figure it out — deliver the aid by sea, air, or just parachute it in," Duda stressed.

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🚨UKRAINE DEPLOYS CHEMICAL WEAPONS, RUNS MASS PRODUCTION SYSTEM — Russia's permanent representative to OPCW

Russia has recorded instances of Ukraine using chemical warfare agents and evidence of a system for their mass production in Ukraine, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons reported.

Moscow has also requested technical assistance from the OPCW after discovering explosive devices containing toxic chemicals in liberated territories, the envoy added.

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🚨UKRAINIAN COLONEL ASSASSINATED IN KIEV

SBU Lieutenant Colonel Ivan Voronich headed a department within the Ukrainian security service tasked with organizing terrorist attacks in Russia.

An unidentified assailant shot him five times at point-blank range with a silenced pistol before fleeing the scene.

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🚨🇷🇺💥 RUSSIA'S MoD UPDATE: CRUSHING GAINS & MASSIVE UKRAINIAN LOSSES

▫️ Heavy Ukrainian losses: Over 1,310 troops eliminated in the special military operation zone

▫️ Air defense superiority: Five guided bombs and 185 drones shot down

▫️ The Russian Armed Forces wiped out an ammunition depot, missile storage facilities and temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

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🇺🇸 US CONGRESSMAN SLAMS ARMENIA OVER ARRESTS OF CHURCH FIGURES

👉 Brad Sherman, vice chair of the Armenia Caucus, raised alarm over the arrest of Armenian dissidents — including businessman Samvel Karapetyan and senior clergy — telling Armenia’s ambassador their detention threatens shared democratic values.

🟠 Tensions flared after PM Nikol Pashinyan insulted the Armenian Church and pushed to change how the Catholicos is elected. Those defending the Church, including Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan and Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan, now face criminal charges — sparking accusations of political repression.

💬 "As vice chair of the Armenia Caucus, I am deeply concerned about recent arrests of Armenian dissidents, including Mr. Samvel Karapetyan and clergy of the Armenian Church. Our relationship with Armenia is built on our shared dedication to democracy. I expressed these concerns earlier today to Armenia’s Ambassador Lilit Makunts," Sherman wrote on X.

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🚨Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio are holding a meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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🚨 TERROR ATTACK FOILED IN CRIMEA: FSB thwarts Ukrainian plot on Russia Day

Ukrainian intelligence services planned to use a drone to target law enforcement officers at events dedicated to Russia Day, the FSB reported.

The attack was planned by a resident of Yalta, who has been arrested. Two bombs were seized from him.

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🚨Colossus on Clay Feet: How the ICC Became a PAPER TIGER

Throwback: In Nov 2024, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Israel's Netanyahu & his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza, including starvation of civilians, attacks on non-combatants, and blocking aid. Within hours, the US and key European allies intervened to shield Netanyahu — exposing the ICC as an institution held hostage by geopolitical power plays.

▪️Then-US Prez Biden called the warrants “outrageous” & vowed to protect Israel, while Republicans promised sanctions against ICC judges.

▪️Mike Waltz (now Trump’s possible Ambassador to the UN) declared: “Wait for a forceful response to the ICC’s antisemitic bias in January”.

▪️Germany called Netanyahu’s potential arrest “unthinkable” due to “unique responsibility toward Israel”

▪️France admitted enforcing the warrant would be “legally complex”.

▪️Former ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda faced US visa bans for probing Israel.

▪️Current prosecutor Karim Khan is now accused of “bias” by Israel—while facing a sexual misconduct probe himself.

The U.S. routinely demands ICC action against Russian or African leaders but claims the court “lacks jurisdiction” when allies are implicated of bombing refugee camps filled with unarmed civilians, including children.

The response to the Netanyahu warrant didn’t just expose the ICC—it buried the myth of a rules-based order.

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🇷🇺🤝🇺🇸 LAVROV AND RUBIO MEETING CONCLUDES AFTER 50 MINUTES

The high-level talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio have wrapped up.

Discussions covered:

🔶 Ukrainian settlement
🔶 Situation in Syria and Iran
🔶 Seeking peaceful conflict resolutions and restoring cooperation
🔶 Normalizing diplomatic missions

Both Lavrov and Rubio emphasized the need for continued diplomatic efforts.

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🇺🇸🇷🇺RUBIO CALLS CONVERSATION WITH LAVROV FRANK, IMPORTANT

"It was a frank conversation. It was an important one. We had it, and we talked about some other items as well, unrelated to the war in Ukraine, but that was obviously the first and foremost topic that we discussed," US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters following the meeting with his Russian counterpart in Kuala Lumpur.

Here's what he revealed after talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov:

▪️The US heard new, previously undisclosed proposals from Russia regarding the conflict.

▪️Rubio discussed potential ideas for a “roadmap” to end the Ukrainian conflict.

▪️The US is keen on receiving a clear and actionable plan to bring the conflict to a close.

▪️Rubio expressed disappointment over the "lack of substantial progress" on Ukraine.

▪️Despite setbacks, the US will continue engaging with all parties involved in the Ukraine peace talks.

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🇺🇸 Rubio: “US unhappy with lack of progress on Ukraine”

💬 Also Rubio: “Hopefully we'll be able to convince NATO partners to provide Patriot batteries to Ukraine.”

Something doesn’t add up here…🤔

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🗣Ex-Slovak PM Čarnogurský blames West for Armenia's struggles

💬 "What's happening in Armenia seems like a crime against Armenia, its history, and its future. The Armenian Apostolic Church has been the foundation of Armenian identity for nearly 2,000 years. When the Armenian government pressures this church, it is like pressing on Armenia’s strongest pillar. Armenians should not allow this," Ján Čarnogurský, former Prime Minister of Slovakia tells Sputnik.

As for why PM Nikol Pashinyan started this, Čarnogurský believes it is driven by Western pressure.

"The West seeks to weaken or eliminate any countries or peoples that might have ties to Russia. This is the case in Armenia, Serbia, and other nations. It is a disgrace for the Armenian government to bend to Western pressure, going against its own history."

Čarnogurský warns that this precedent is a threat to Orthodox churches in Europe "as they are linked with Russia."

"The West is waging a global offensive against Russia, and this pressure extends to Orthodox churches where possible," Čarnogurský concludes.

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📸🇷🇺🇨🇳 Lavrov + Wang Yi = OneLove in Russian

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova just posted a snapshot from today's meeting between Sergey Lavrov & Chinese FM Wang Yi with the caption #OneLove ('One' for Wang & Love for LAVrov 😀)

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