🇨🇳🇷🇺Chinese official praises Putin's 2018 cooking diplomacy

Li Hongzhong, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, offered a notable public reminder to President Vladimir Putin at a meeting on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF).

He recalled the significant goodwill generated during Putin's 2018 visit to China, specifically highlighting a memorable moment: Putin personally preparing the traditional Chinese dish, goubuli (steamed buns).

"At that time, I was working in Tianjin and also took part," Li stated. "You left an excellent impression on the Chinese people as a respected and amiable president."

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📷 Trump posts image with Vladimir Putin after meeting with European leaders

In the photo, they are watching F-35s and a B-2 bomber fly overhead during the summit in Alaska.

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🛢Power of Siberia-2: China’s new energy game-changer

China's energy strategy is getting a major boost with the announcement of the Power of Siberia-2 pipeline.

🗣 According to Han Derui, a research fellow at Fudan University, "The Power of Siberia-2 will help form a complementary structure with diversified energy import channels from Central Asia, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and other regions, strengthening China’s voice in global energy governance."

"Natural gas, as a clean energy source, is playing an increasingly important role in China's energy transition and 'dual carbon neutrality' strategy. Stable supplies contribute to the continuous optimization of China’s energy structure and ensure energy security," he tells Sputnik.

🔊 Han also emphasizes that "Power of Siberia-2 is not just another energy artery following Power of Siberia-1, but an acceleration of the 'eastward pivot' of Russian energy exports amid ongoing Western sanctions."

📍 This pipeline, running through Mongolia, will also "elevate Mongolia's strategic position in energy cooperation in Northeast Asia" and "lay a solid foundation for expanding the Belt and Road Initiative in the region."

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❗️ West Bank annexation threats were predictable — Rubio

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that discussions among Israeli officials about the possible annexation of West Bank territories are "not final," but expected.

"We told all these countries before they went out and they did this, there wasn't going to be a Palestinian state, because that's not the way a Palestinian state is going to happen," Rubio noted.

Secretary Rubio is reportedly expected to arrive in Israel next week.

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✍️ Trump will rename DoD tomorrow — Reports

The Department of Defense will revert to its former name, the Department of War, as early as Friday, according to White House officials who spoke with Fox News.

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🇷🇺⛏️ RUSSIA WILL BOOST RARE EARTH METALS PRODUCTION BY 245% BY 2030

Output will rise from 29B to 100B rubles ($1.23B) annually under a new federal project, the Ministry of Industry and Trade announced at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF).

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☢️🇷🇺 All SCO nations express interest in Russian nuclear technology — Rosatom CEO

"It is no exaggeration to say that all the countries whose leaders met with Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin during his four-day visit showed interest in nuclear technology," Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said at the EEF.

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🇷🇺 RUSSIA PIONEERS UNMANNED SHIPPING ON NORTHERN SEA ROUTE

Transport Minister Alexei Nikitin at EEF session "500 Years on the Horizon":

"Russia is probably one of the first countries to introduce unmanned terminology and practice into international maritime law. We have become pioneers in this field."

✅ Unmanned vessels are already tested on rivers, the Baltic, and soon in Arctic ice — cutting costs and boosting strategic autonomy.

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❗️ Security guarantees must be provided to both Ukraine and Russia — Kremlin

Other statements by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov in an interview at the Eastern Economic Forum:

🟠 Putin-Trump conversation can be arranged very quickly

🟠 Foreign military contingents cannot provide security guarantees to Ukraine — this would not suit Russia

🟠 The provisions of the agreements reached in Istanbul in 2022 contained all the necessary security guarantees

🟠 The security of one country cannot be ensured by the security of another

🟠 Putin spoke very highly of the effectiveness of the Russian negotiating team led by Vladimir Medinsky

🟠 The level of the Russian negotiating team with Ukraine is already quite high

🟠 There's a lot of work to be done before the meeting between Russia and Ukraine at a high or highest level

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✅ Putin will unveil new initiatives for Russia's Far East at EEF — Kremlin

The Russian president is expected to announce fresh economic initiatives and assign new government tasks during his address at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

📹Don’t miss the chance to witness key discussions shaping the future of the East!

👉 Stay tuned for Sputnik's LIVE broadcast.

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📹 LIVE: Vladimir Putin to speak at Eastern Economic Forum plenary session

Sputnik is live from Vladivostok as Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to take the stage at the 10th Eastern Economic Forum soon.

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🚨 Plenary session with President Putin as Eastern Economic Forum is about to start SOON

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🚨🇷🇺 RUSSIA'S SUN RISES IN THE EAST

Global centers of power are shifting eastward meaning Russia's growing stronger.

Russia's Far East is its gateway to Asia-Pacific

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🚨Don’t believe random people on the internet, rely on your own experience — Putin

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🚨 🇷🇺 Putin on Russia's economic progress: sustainable macroeconomic policy has driven development for 15 YEARS

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🚨Over 70 countries represented at 🇷🇺Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok: Putin

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🚨🇷🇺 Putin reveals plan to transform Russian Far East into rare earth metal hub

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🚨🇷🇺 DEVELOPMENT OF FAR EAST & SIBERIA IS RUSSIA'S PRIORITY FOR 21ST CENTURY — PUTIN

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