🚨Russia never aimed to simply 'seize territories' - it sought to protect Russians
Russia has never aimed to simply seize territories — be it Crimea, Donbass, or Novorossiya — but has sought to protect Russians," Russian FM Sergey Lavrov told the Rossiya 24 broadcaster.
His other statements:
💬 “There was a very good atmosphere” during the Putin-Trump summit in Alaska
💬 The summit was a “useful conversation”
💬 “It was clear that the US leader and his team sincerely wanted to achieve a result that would be long-term and sustainable.”
💬 “If Zelensky is so concerned about the Ukrainian constitution, then one should remember the articles that oblige [Ukrainian authorities] to preserve the rights of Russian nationals”
👉 Zelensky said earlier that clinching a deal on territorial swaps will be hard due to Ukraine's constitution.
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Russia has never aimed to simply seize territories — be it Crimea, Donbass, or Novorossiya — but has sought to protect Russians," Russian FM Sergey Lavrov told the Rossiya 24 broadcaster.
His other statements:
“That was not the case with the Europeans, who at that time were saying on every corner that only a ceasefire would be needed - and after that they would continue to supply weapons to Ukraine.”
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▪️ Israel killed at least 26 people in Gaza as Hamas approved ceasefire proposal
▪️ 10 killed in Israeli strikes near the city of Deir el-Balah
▪️ The death toll from an Israeli attack on a tent housing displaced people in Khan Younis soared to eight
▪️ Israeli forces shot and killed two people seeking aid near a distribution site in southern Gaza
▪️ Israeli aircraft and artillery carried out intense shelling of the Zeitoun and Al-Sabra neighborhoods in Gaza City
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It won’t be easy to convince the globalist European elite that peace is a viable option, as they are the ones fueling the Ukraine crisis financially and militarily, Serbian MP and military expert Mitar Kovac tells Sputnik.
His other key points:
“Time will tell if the US president can withstand that pressure and one coming from globalists in Europe. I think Trump will be able to cope with it again.”
"They stipulate, implying Ukraine cannot remain ‘anti-Russia,’ that foreign military contingents cannot be deployed on Ukrainian territory, and Ukraine cannot become part of NATO so as not to jeopardize world peace."
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🚨🇷🇺💥 RUSSIA'S MOD UPDATE: DEVASTATING UKRAINIAN LOSSES
◻️ Russian troops used high-precision weapons and drones to strike a fuel refinery that supplied Ukrainian militants overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
◻️ The Russian Armed Forces hit warehouses storing missile and artillery weapons, ammunition, as well as a long-range drone assembly workshop.
◻️ Heavy Ukrainian losses: over 1,370 soldiers, three aerial bombs, one HIMARS rocket, and 117 drones.
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Time to rethink 1944 actions - Zakharova slams Finnish Stubb's statement on Ukraine
🗣 Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman condemned Finland's President Alexander Stubb for comparing a potential resolution of the Ukrainian conflict to the Moscow Armistice signed in 1944 between the USSR and Finland.
Stubb made this statement during a meeting between Trump and European leaders, expressing confidence that a solution to the conflict would be found in 2025, just as it was in 1944.
🇫🇮 She reminded that, during World War II, Finland fought against the Soviet Union, including alongside Nazi Germany, and was responsible for the blockade of Leningrad and the creation of concentration camps in occupied Soviet territories. According to Zakharova, the "interaction experience" Stubb referred to was linked to support for the Third Reich and crimes against civilians.
✍️ Zakharova also noted that in 1944, Finland indeed changed its position and signed the Moscow Armistice, but only under pressure from the Red Army, which was launching a victorious offensive against Germany and its allies.
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Stubb made this statement during a meeting between Trump and European leaders, expressing confidence that a solution to the conflict would be found in 2025, just as it was in 1944.
"The big question is whether Stubb understood the full consequences of his words," Zakharova wondered.
“So, if Stubb wants to act like (it was) in 1944, he should stand against his former Nazi allies and start attacking the Kiev regime,” Zakharova added.
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🚨🇷🇺🇺🇸 'Didn't call President Putin in front of European leaders — would've been disrespectful' - Trump
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🚨🚨Ukraine's NATO membership & return of Crimea ‘IMPOSSIBLE’: Trump
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💬 "Ukraine came in and said they wanted Crimea back, which wasn’t exactly well-received. They also expressed a desire to join NATO. Well, both of these things are simply impossible."
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"Today, we handed over 1,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers to the Ukrainian side. In return, we received 19," Presidential Aide Vladimir Medinsky announced
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Professor Hall Gardner, professor and chair of the Department of International and Comparative Politics at the American University of Paris, dismantles the empty rhetoric behind Western promises to “guarantee” Ukraine’s security after the conflict.
In an interview with Sputnik, Gardner highlighted key realities:
According to Gardner, the only way forward is
A new European security architecture – negotiated trilaterally between the EU, US, and Russia – where Ukraine’s safety is embedded in a broader continental framework, not empty NATO promises.
💬 "The question that remains unanswered: who is ready to die for Kiev? Despite the efforts to show unity in Europe and the unity of Europe and the US, deep differences remain about what concrete availability each country would be capable and willing to offer to Ukraine," the professor concluded.
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Donald Trump’s readiness to work on a full-blown peace agreement on Ukraine “would be a significant CONCESSION to Putin,” Swiss political analyst Ralph Bosshard tells Sputnik.
“Ukraine's NATO membership is apparently OFF the the table, which fulfills a key Russian demand.”
According to the analyst, Volodymyr Zelensky should be aware that he will have to leave Ukraine if presidential elections take place:
💬 “He is in a WEAK position because he is losing territory every day. If he doesn't hurry, the question of [Ukraine’s] withdrawal from northwestern Donetsk region will become academic, because then the contact line could be identical to the administrative border.”
The Trump-Putin phone call during the US president’s meeting with Zelensky and European leaders clearly shows how Trump sees his role: he is the MEDIATOR between Russia and the Europeans, including Ukraine, and not their ally, Bosshard emphasizes.
💬 “Trump is also telling the Europeans that they are incapable of resolving their own conflicts. This is a message to [EU Commission President Ursula] von der Leyen and [NATO chief Mark] Rutte.”
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❌ 'Isolation-based strategy has failed' – Orban
Orban stressed that Hungary welcomes the steps taken at the Trump-Putin talks and supports further negotiations.
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💬 “It has been confirmed that Ukraine’s membership in the European Union provides no security guarantees; therefore, linking membership with security guarantees is unnecessary and dangerous,” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban stated on X — shattering Zelensky’s dreams.
Orban stressed that Hungary welcomes the steps taken at the Trump-Putin talks and supports further negotiations.
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Severe flooding swept away cars and left streets submerged in water.
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🇷🇺🎖 Call sign ANIME crushes stereotypes
Russian soldier: “I've been watching anime my whole life."
Reporter: "There's this stereotype that only delicate girls and boys watch anime.”
Russian soldier: "Would you say I'm DELICATE?"
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Russian soldier: “I've been watching anime my whole life."
Reporter: "There's this stereotype that only delicate girls and boys watch anime.”
Russian soldier: "Would you say I'm DELICATE?"
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❌ ‘US boots will NOT be on the ground in Ukraine’ – WH spox
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has confirmed to reporters that the US will focus on coordination efforts and may offer "other means of security guarantees" to European allies regarding Ukraine.
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has confirmed to reporters that the US will focus on coordination efforts and may offer "other means of security guarantees" to European allies regarding Ukraine.
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💸 Ukraine begs $100bn US arms deal for security guarantees - reports According to the Financial Times, Ukraine has proposed buying $100bn worth of US weapons, financed by Europe, as part of a plan to secure American security guarantees after a settlement…
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❌ Slovak PM Fico SLAMS Ukrainian proposal to fund $100bn US arms via Europe
Russia has repeatedly stated that Western military supplies do not bode well for Ukraine and only prolong the conflict.
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💬 “Not even in my wildest dreams can I imagine Slovakia buying weapons from the USA and then sending them for free to the battlefield in Ukraine,” Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said, BLASTING so-called “security guarantees” that would make EU states pay for Ukraine’s arms purchases.
Russia has repeatedly stated that Western military supplies do not bode well for Ukraine and only prolong the conflict.
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