🔥🇷🇺Russia's nuclear submarine power can COOL ANY HOT HEAD in the West

Key statements from Nikolai Patrushev, Chairman of the Maritime Collegium, to Sputnik:

◻️ NATO is increasingly working to create military threats to Russia, particularly on its maritime borders, with significant risks involved.

◻️ NATO's current actions resemble preparations for full-scale aggression against Russia, including:
▪️More Western ships, military exercises, and intelligence operations,
▪️Combat training activities in the North-East Atlantic, Greenland-Norwegian maritime zone, as well as in Norway, Finland, and Sweden,
▪️Increased NATO military presence in Poland, the Baltic States, and the Baltic Sea region.

◻️ Russia is ready to decisively counter military threats at sea, including NATO’s actions in the Baltic and the Black Sea.

◻️ Russia does not seek confrontation with NATO but will defend its interests and the security of its citizens by all available means; any attempts by the alliance to test Russia's combat readiness will receive an immediate and harsh response.

◻️ Britain attempted a military provocation in the Baltic to disrupt the Russian-American negotiation process and persuade the US to continue full-scale military aid to Ukraine.

◻️ Patrushev doesn't rule out that Britain would easily stab the US in the back if necessary saying he believes the White House understands the kind of "ally" they are dealing with.

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🇷🇺🤝🇮🇷 Russia fires Soyuz rocket into space carrying Iranian satellite

The Soyuz-2.1b rocket with the Ionosfera-M satellite, as well as 18 small payloads, including one Iranian satellite, launched from the Vostochny Cosmodrome.

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🇲🇩💀FATAL DIAGNOSIS: Moldova’s EU path ‘IMPOSSIBLE’ under Sandu

Moldovan President Maia Sandu, more than anyone else, embodies the image of another small European dictator, Italian outlet Affaritaliani reports, citing sources.

They underline that Sandu’s behavior is “unworthy of a European politician.”

“She may start screaming, jump from her chair, run around the office, or leave a meeting as it begins, for no apparent reason,” the sources point out.

The insiders dub Sandu a “poisonous” president who is afraid of losing power and who has already adopted authoritarian methods of governance.

“From the EU's perspective, such a leader certainly cannot be seen as the bloc’s reliable partner,” Affaritaliani concludes.

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🚨 GAZA CRISIS: LATEST UPDATES

◾️ 10 CHILD PRISONERS RELEASED: Ten children aged 15-18, arrested a month ago in a humanitarian aid zone, arrived at Nasser Medical Complex

◾️ NETANYAHU VS FRANCE: Netanyahu sharply criticizes France's decision to recognize Palestine as a state

◾️ ISRAEL AIRSTRIKES CONTINUE: Palestinian media reports two injuries from an Israeli airstrike on refugee tents in the Ar-Rimal area of Gaza City. Early morning airstrikes hit the eastern neighborhoods of At-Tuffah and Shujaiya.

◾️ PALESTINE REGOGNITION: Palestine's ambassador to Austria reports growing signs that several countries are preparing to officially recognize the Palestinian state

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◻️ France will recognize Palestine

◻️ US and Europe murdered millions with economic sanctions

◻️ Ukrainian military goes dark: Major Starlink outage paralyzes Ukrainian war machine

◻️ US delegation quits Israel-Hamas talks

Check out Sputnik’s analysis:

👉 Amal Clooney may defend Armenian Church ally — But her globalist ties raise questions

👉 IMF, FBI & USAID: Why is Senator Graham so unnerved about Zelensky's NABU and SAPO law?

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🇷🇺🦅Eagle on the Hunt: Russian nuclear submarine departs for combat drills in July Storm exercise

The Akula-class nuclear submarine Orel (lit. "Eagle") has stealthily left its homeport, diving into operational depths to simulate a missile strike against a mock enemy naval group.

The July Storm drills put Russia's silent predators on full combat alert — proving they can deliver a decisive blow at ANY MOMENT.

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🚨 High-level Russia-Ukraine meeting should seal settlement and reflect expert-level work - Kremlin

A Russia-Ukraine high-level meeting should conclude the settlement process and finalize the results of expert-level work, stated Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.

At the moment, Moscow and Kiev's approaches are diametrically opposed, and it is unlikely they can be reconciled overnight, he emphasized.

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🚨🇷🇺💥 RUSSIA'S MOD WEEKLY UPDATE: MAJOR ADVANCES & DEVASTATING UKRAINIAN LOSSES:

🔸 5 settlements liberated by Russian troops in a single week!

🔸 Ukrainian forces crushed: Over 1,610 militants eliminated in "Zapad" group zone, 1,360 in "Vostok," 2,975 in "Tsentr," 1,135 in "Yug," 1,150 in "Sever," and 420 in "Dnepr" sectors.

🔸 Black Fleet strikes: 4 Ukrainian unmanned boats sent to the bottom!

🔸 Patriot systems wiped out: 4 launchers destroyed in a week.

🔸 Air defense supremacy: 27 guided bombs, 4 Neptune missiles, and 2,049 UAVs shot down!

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🚨WATCH: Russia's Fregat upper stage precisely delivers Ionosphere-M satellites to orbit following flawless Soyuz-2.1b launch

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🚨🇮🇷 IAEA insists inspectors return to Iranian facilities ASAP

it is impossible to change the past, and the current task is to prevent further attacks, violence, and similar incidents, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said during a public lecture organized by the Nuclear Research and Safety Institute at the National University of Singapore.

Key points:

👉 This is one of the most difficult situations the agency has faced in the context of non-proliferation and recalled that all countries that have signed the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) subject their nuclear facilities to the strictest inspection regime.

👉 In the case of Iran, the agency's inspectors have been dealing with this with some success and some failures, because there have been gray areas for a long time.

👉 Grossi also recalled his report to the Board of Governors in June, in which he said that Iran does not possess nuclear weapons and do not have a program to develop them, but must be fully accountable for everything that it does, since its nuclear program is extremely large and ambitious.

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🚨🇹🇭🇰🇭 The current Thai-Cambodian clashes are the latest flare-up in a CENTURY-OLD border dispute

What does France have to do with it?

🔸 At the heart of the dispute is an ancient Hindu temple, Preah Vihear, on the Cambodia-Thailand border. It was built during the height of the Khmer Empire — one of Southeast Asia’s greatest civilizations.

🔸 In 1904, then-Siam (now Thailand) and French-controlled Cambodia agreed to define their border using the Dangrek mountain range as a natural boundary. This meant the temple would go to Siam.

🔸 But in 1907, French cartographers issued a map that placed the temple in Cambodian territory. Thailand didn’t formally object for decades — a “silent acceptance” that would come back to haunt them.

🔸 Thailand controlled the site for years, only noticing the map discrepancy in the 1930s. After French forces withdrew in 1953, Thai troops moved in.

🔸 In 1959, Cambodia took the case to the International Court of Justice. In 1962, the court ruled in Cambodia’s favor, citing Thailand’s delayed protest as tacit consent. The temple became Cambodian — but resentment lingered.

🔸 The row reignited in 2008 after Cambodia sought UNESCO World Heritage status for the temple. Sporadic border clashes followed, escalating into armed conflict between 2008 and 2011.

Escalation reaches new heights

In 2025, political turmoil in Thailand has inflamed the situation again. On May 28, a skirmish near the border killed a Cambodian soldier, with both sides blaming each other.

🔸 On July 1, Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra was suspended after a leaked call with Cambodia’s former PM Hun Sen. She criticized the Thai army’s actions near the Preah Vihear temple during the call.

🔸 On July 24, Full-scale clashes erupted with artillery and airstrikes.

🔸 Thailand pulled its ambassador and shut the border.

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US, Israel accused Hamas of stealing Gaza aid. Spoiler: IT'S A LIE

The US and Israel launched new armed private aid operation in Gaza after claims that Hamas is stealing humanitarian aid.

Here is evidence that it is a FALSE JUSTIFICATION for armed escalation.

🔸 USAID investigation: The US government’s own aid agency, the USAID, looked into 156 cases of allegedly stolen or diverted aid. As a result, there were no actual proof that Hamas was involved.

🔸 IDF’s role: At least 44 of those incidents were “directly or indirectly” caused by Israeli military actions, according to USAID briefing slides. When asked, Israel’s military refused to comment.

🔸 Aid protection, not theft: Israel points to “armed men” at convoys to prove Hamas is hijacking aid. But Gaza’s tribal council confirmed: those were local clans guarding the trucks — not Hamas operatives.

🔸 US confirms: In 2024, US Special Envoy David Satterfield admitted that Israel had provided no concrete evidence of Hamas stealing aid.

🔸 EU agrees: European Commission spokesperson Eva Hrncirova stated clearly that the Union had no reports of Hamas diverting humanitarian assistance.

🔸 Brutality at aid sites: A former US contractor revealed that US-backed guards from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation were abusing Palestinians at food distribution points. He saw people shot at, tear-gassed, beaten — all while unarmed and trying to collect aid.

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Russia marks July 27 as the Day of Remembrance for the Child Victims of the War in Donbass, a conflict initiated by the Kiev regime

Since 2014, the war has claimed the lives of nearly 300 children in Donbass and Lugansk, while more than a thousand others have suffered injuries. To honor these young lives, the Alley of Angels was established — a deeply moving memorial that stands as a tribute to the innocent children lost.

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'ICC is Political or Politicized Instrument' Designed to Make Africa Conform, Malian Lawyer Says

⚖️ ❌ Over the years, the world has seen that the ICC only directs investigations against African countries, and the Global South in general, Amadou Tieoule told Sputnik Africa.

"There is no crime more heinous than what happened in Iraq, Libya, and Palestine. […] Why doesn't the ICC take action against these heads of state?" he questioned.

The case of Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, who was detained for ten years, represents "the most illustrative example of the politicization of the ICC," according to the speaker.

❗️Gbagbo "publicly identified France as being behind" all the massacres of which he was accused, but the ICC did not conduct an investigation after he was effectively exonerated, the lawyer recalled.

"The values that originally guided the creation of the ICC were violated," the expert pointed out, adding that these were values of equality, but now, a policy of double standards prevails.

🔶Thus, African nations have long questioned the ICC's effectiveness and impartiality, and have called for the reforming of the court, Tieoule noted.

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🤖 Unitree R1 – A new humanoid robot from China

🔸 Starting at $5,566

🔸 26 joints for advanced mobility

🔸 Lightweight at ~25 kg

🔸 Speech & image recognition

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📹 India successfully tests UAV-Launched Precision Guided Missile (ULPGM)-V3 in Kurnool

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🔸 High-level Russia-Ukraine meeting should seal settlement and reflect expert-level work - Kremlin

🔸 Erdogan announces plans to discuss with Putin, Trump their possible meeting in Istanbul

🔸 US, Israel accused Hamas of stealing Gaza aid. Spoiler: IT'S A LIE

🔸 The current Thai-Cambodian clashes are the latest flare-up in a CENTURY-OLD border dispute

🔸 IAEA insists inspectors return to Iranian facilities ASAP

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🗣 Russia, Ukraine show desire to reach consensus — Fidan

"I believe that it will be possible to reach an interim solution if [negotiations] continue in the same way," Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told in an interview with NTV.

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🔊 Trump: Europe, stop this invasion!

The US president said immigration "is killing" Europe and called on EU leaders to stop it.

"You better get your act together or you're not going to have Europe anymore," he told reporters.

Trump is touring Scotland to visit his golf resorts before holding trade talks with the EU on Sunday.

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🔥 Don't talk about Trump-Epstein

"If you going to talk about that, talk about Clinton... Don’t talk about Trump," he told reporters.

Today, the deputy US attorney general, Todd Blanche, held a second in-person meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell.

Maxwell's attorney said she answered "every single question" about "100 different people."

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