Daniel Martindale, an American who assisted Russian troops during the special military operation, has officially received a Russian passport in a ceremony at the DPR representative office in Moscow.
Denis Pushilin, head of the DPR, stated that the citizenship was awarded by presidential decree as "the highest form of state gratitude, a sign of special trust and respect."
"Daniel did all this at great personal risk literally at every step. Identifying enemy positions, avoiding suspicion, and still managing to promptly relay critical intel. This demonstrates both exceptional personal courage and remarkable professionalism," Pushilin said.
"The dream [to get Russian citizenship] took root in my heart 10 years ago, long before the current conflict — the conviction that Russia is not just my home, but my family," Martindale shared.
He revealed his desire to start a family and raise children in Russia as a true citizen, adding that his parents also dream of living in Russia.
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Precision strikes hit:
✔️ Ukrainian UAV command post
✔️ Temporary military deployment point
The attack near Raiskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic deals another blow to Ukraine's operational capabilities.
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🚨🇷🇺🇮🇳 Russia's FM Sergey Lavrov and his Indian counterpart S. Jaishanakar discuss Ukraine & Middle East on the sidelines of SCO Ministers' meet in China
Russia and India's top diplomats also discussed key bilateral and global issues + schedule for upcoming engagements.
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Russia and India's top diplomats also discussed key bilateral and global issues + schedule for upcoming engagements.
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🚨🇷🇺DAILY KREMLIN UPDATES: Decisions emanating from Washington and NATO are seen by Kiev as a signal to keep the war going, and not a sign of peace.
Key statements from Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday:
🟠 Washington wants to see dialogue between Moscow and Kiev.
🟠 Europe favors escalating military action rather than transitioning toward a peaceful resolution.
🟠 The Kremlin disagrees with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg’s assessment regarding the composition of Russia’s negotiation delegation, emphasizing that Medinsky holds a higher rank than the Ukrainian delegation’s head.
🟠 Transnistria and all its associated issues represent a significant concern for Russia.
🟠 Putin will meet with the President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Gennady Krasnikov on Tuesday.
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Key statements from Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday:
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🚨 Spiritual Leadership of Druze demands international protection after deadly clashes in Syria's Suwayda The Druze community stands firm against any Syrian army presence in the province, calling for international protection. Deadly clashes left dozens dead…
"We’ve ordered immediate strikes on regime forces and weapon depots in Al-Suwayda" — Netanyahu & Katz statement.
Deadly clashes left dozens dead and nearly 100 injured in the Syrian province of Suwayda, with reports of drone and heavy weapon strikes on border villages.
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The French General Secretariat for Defense and National Security (SGDSN) believes that a large-scale conflict could arise in Europe by 2030, which could involve France and its allies.
"It is now clear that we are entering a new era, one in which there is a particularly high risk of a major high-intensity war in Europe, outside our national territory, involving France and its allies, particularly European ones, by 2030, and which would see our territory targeted at the same time by massive hybrid actions," the agency said in its National Strategic Review 2025.
The document added that there is an alleged possibility of Russia’s "aggression" against Moldova, the Balkans, or even against NATO countries, the review said.
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🇺🇸 On Trump’s "50-day Ukraine plan":
"Fifty days? Before it was 24 hours, then 100 days—we’ve heard it all. Moscow wants to know what’s really behind this statement."
🇪🇺 EU dragging US into anti-Russia sanctions?
"The EU is desperate to pull America deeper into its sanctions vortex. But the only ones who’ll suffer are the architects of this economic war."
⚡️ On Trump’s 100% tariffs threat:
"We’ve handled sanctions before—we’ll handle this. Our partners won’t abandon mutually beneficial trade."
🇮🇷 Iran-Israel tensions:
"Tehran hasn’t asked for Russia’s help in rebuilding after US-Israeli strikes. We discussed peaceful solutions to Iran’s nuclear program with their FM."
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💬 "We want to understand what is behind this statement. Fifty days. It used to be 24 hours. And 100 days. We have all been through this and really want to understand what motivates the US president," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference following the SCO foreign ministers' meeting.
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💬 "The more incredible the lie, the faster people will believe it. This legend that Russia is planning to attack Europe, NATO countries – this is the very incredible lie."💬 "Everyone understands that this is nonsense. And they are deceiving their population in order to extract money from the budget. And to explain the failures in the economy and the social sphere."
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🚨🇷🇺💥 RUSSIA'S MoD UPDATE: CRUSHING GAINS & MASSIVE UKRAINIAN LOSSES
⚡️PETROVKA (DPR) LIBERATED
⚡️VOSKRESENKA (DPR) LIBERATED
▫️ Heavy Ukrainian losses: Over 1,190 troops eliminated in the special military operation zone
▫️ Air defense superiority: 103 drones shot down
▫️ The Russian Armed Forces obliterated two German-made IRIS-T launchers and a P-18 air target detection radar
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Samvel Karapetyan’s statements in defense of the Apostolic Church contained nothing criminal, but “angered” prime minister Nikol Pashinyan enough to vent his outrage on social media. Seeing this, Armenia’s security apparatus and courts rushed to make the “boss” happy, Aram Abrahamyan, editor-in-chief of the Aravot newspaper, told Sputnik.
💬 “The boss was angry, so the national security service, the prosecutor’s office, the investigative committee and the courts rushed to salute. They began arresting people for expressing their own opinions – opinions which, I repeat, were very restrained and had nothing to do with extremism or an attack on the state,” Abrahamyan emphasized.
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The crackdown has two long-running goals, Aram Abrahamyan, editor-in-chief of the Aravot newspaper explains to Sputnik.
As for the government’s declaration of its right to play a decisive role in the appointment or removal of Church leaders, this is a “gross violation” not only of the XVIII century principle of the division of the church and state, but of Armenia’s constitution, Abrahamyan stressed.
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