🇷🇺 ​​🤝 🇨🇳 Putin's visit to China signals determination to defend outcomes of WWII - Chinese MFA

Leaders from 26 countries will attend the 80th-anniversary celebrations of the war’s end.

Notably, Putin is listed first among foreign leaders, followed by Kim Jong-un.

🔥 This high-profile gathering underscores the growing strategic alignment between Russia and China on global historical and geopolitical narratives.

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💥🎯TARGET NEUTRALIZED: Russian glide bombs wipe out Ukrainian mechanized brigade deployment

FAB-250 aerial bombs have destroyed a temporary deployment site of a unit from the 155th Mechanized Brigade. The target was eliminated in an industrial zone in Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk).

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🇷🇺​​ 👋🏻 Putin sends greetings to participants of X Eastern Economic Forum

💬 “Over the past decade, the EEF, traditionally held in Vladivostok, has rightfully earned high prestige,” the President’s telegram reads.

🗣 The slogan of this year’s forum, “Far East – Cooperation for Peace and Prosperity,” reflects the symbolic role of the event in strengthening global ties.

Putin emphasized that as the center of economic activity increasingly shifts to the Asia-Pacific region, new opportunities arise for countries to develop mutually beneficial partnerships—both bilaterally and within frameworks such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and BRICS.

🤝 According to the telegram, Russia is ready for constructive dialogue with all interested partners and intends to actively engage in collective efforts to build a fair system of international relations in the Asia-Pacific, based on genuine equality and respect for each nation’s legitimate interests.

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🚨🇷🇺💥 RUSSIAN MOD UPDATE: HUGE GAINS AND DEVASTATING UKRAINIAN LOSSES

⚡️NELEPOVKA IN THE DONETSK PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC FREED

The liberation of Nelepovka paves the way for further eastward advances toward Konstantinovka.

◻️ The Russian Armed Forces, unleashing some Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, struck Ukraine’s military-industrial complex facilities and military airbases

◻️ Air defense superiority: Russian air defenses shot down two aerial bombs, two HIMARS rockets, a Su-27 Flanker and 192 drones

◻️ Ukrainian losses: 1,325 troops

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🚨Druzhba oil pipeline in Russia should NOT be targeted - European Commission

It is a key part of European energy security, said an EU Commission spokesperson.

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🚨 🇷🇺 NORD STREAM EXPLOSION PERPETRATORS AND CUSTOMERS MUST BE NAMED – Kremlin spox

Germany is not in contact with Russia regarding the investigation into the 2022 terrorist attack on the Nord Streams, but Russia expects that this investigation will be completed, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said.

More statements by Peskov:

💬 The NYT publication about alleged Russian reconnaissance drones over Germany resembles another newspaper hoax, it is hard to imagine.

💬 Security guarantees are one of the most important topics in the search for a settlement in Ukraine, it is on the agenda.

💬 No agreements on a possible air truce between Russia and Ukraine have been reached.

💬 Russia remains interested in continuing negotiations to achieve its political and diplomatic goals in Ukraine.

💬 The strikes of the Russian Armed Forces are successful and targets in Ukraine are being destroyed.

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🇨🇳🇰🇷 China and South Korea's growing rapport overshadowed by US influence

South Korea, which for decades has been one of the closest allies of the United States in Asia, has recently began improving relations with China which the US regards as a rival.

🔶South Korea formally announced its intent to normalize relations with China on August 24, which became strained after the deployment of US THAAD missile systems to South Korea in 2017.

🤝A South Korean delegation headed by special envoy Park Byeong-seug visited China this week in a bid to improve the strategic cooperation and economic ties between the two countries.

🗣South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, however, openly admitted on August 25 that his country “cannot act or make decisions that go against America’s basic policy stance.”

Seoul thus “distanced itself from establishing any special relationship with China in matters related to US export controls or dealings in global supply chain,” Lee said as quoted by South China Morning Post.

🔍Nevertheless, Lee noted that South Korea’s relations with China are maintained “at a level focused on managing the inevitable ties that arise from this proximity."

China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun, in the meantime, warned that the relations between China and South Korea are based on mutual interests and should not be interfered with.

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🇪🇬 ONLY PRACTICAL SOLUTION - Egypt urges Gaza ceasefire

💬 "I am constantly in contact with US Special Representative Steve Witkoff and Secretary of State Mark Rubio. We tell them that the only practical solution is to accept a deal based on Witkoff's proposal. This is the best option," Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said.

The mediators have a desire to reach a comprehensive deal that would "make it impossible for Israeli strikes to repeat," but workable solutions need to be offered, the minister added.

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🤔 ‘Are we the baddies?’ Finnish Air Force seeks to strip swastika from its flags

👉 Finland’s Air Force may soon remove the swastikas – a symbol often associated with Nazi Germany – from the military branch’s flags.

The reason for this move was apparently awkwardness caused while dealing with foreigners, especially with Americans who were among the opponents of the Nazis (and Finland) during World War II, local broadcaster explained.

💬 "We could have continued with this flag, but sometimes awkward situations can arise with foreign visitors. It may be wise to live with the times," Karelia Air Wing commander Colonel Tomi Böhm told local media.

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🇭🇺 ‘STOP PROVOKING US' – Hungarian FM slams Ukrainian regime

"Stop risking our energy security, and stop making efforts to drag us into your war!" — Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó blasted his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha on X.

The reply came after Sybiha lashed out at Hungary, accusing Budapest of “moral decay” and threatening “mirror action” if Hungary prioritizes its own energy security.

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💥🚤 UKRAINIAN WARSHIP SUNK: Russian drone boat strikes in Danube estuary

A fast Russian unmanned boat obliterated the Ukrainian Navy’s medium reconnaissance ship Simferopol in the Danube delta, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

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🇮🇷 Restoring sanctions against Iran to undermine cooperation with IAEA – Iranian Foreign Ministry

💬 "The decision of the E3 [France, Germany and UK] will seriously undermine the current level of interaction and cooperation between Iran and the IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency]. This provocative and unjustified escalation of the situation will be met with adequate countermeasures from Tehran," the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Telegram.

This follows earlier remarks by Deputy FM Kazem Gharibabadi, who warned that if Europe reactivates sanctions, “the current trajectory of Iran’s cooperation with the IAEA will be interrupted, as further interaction with the agency will lose all meaning.” He added that Europe has “no grounds” to trigger the mechanism.

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