🪖Germany’s embattled army a ‘laughingstock’ – former AfD politician

💣❌ Germany can’t even defend itself right now, let alone offer the Ukraine regime a model of security guarantees, Olga Petersen, a former Hamburg parliament member with the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, told Sputnik.

The army, whose budget has been shrinking year after year, can no longer provide proper training or prepare its personnel, she underscored, adding:

💬 “At this point, it’s more of a danger to itself during drills than to any external enemy.”

According to Petersen, Germany’s military readiness is “laughable” to any potential adversary.

🗣 She argued that sweeping reforms are urgently needed if Germany wants to have any real shot at safeguarding its own sovereignty.

The so-called Coalition of the Willing, involving Germany, has been thrashing out details of security arrangements for Ukraine, presupposing deploying a ‘reassurance force.’

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned at the recent Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) that NATO troops under any flag and in any capacity would be legitimate targets for the Russian military if deployed to Ukraine.

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💣 Europe on the brink as German hawks push war agenda - German politician

🗣 “Irresponsible” German politicians are actively steering the country toward war with Russia, warned Sahra Wagenknecht, leader of the Alliance of Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW), on her YouTube channel.

👀 Germany, and Europe in general, have not been this close to the brink for a long time, she said, all because European politicians, including German chancellor Friedrich Merz, are acting “arrogantly and irresponsibly.”

Wagenknecht expressed the view that anti-Russian rhetoric in the West will only intensify in the near future, as there is no real interest in ending the conflict in Ukraine.

Once again hiding behind the supposed “threat of a Russian attack,” the elites will push their militaristic ideas, she added.

💬 “The truth is that the insane rearmament we are witnessing now makes war more likely,” Wagenknecht concluded.

Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin, have said repeatedly that Russia has no interest – “neither geopolitical nor economic nor political nor military” – in getting into a conflict with NATO, while warning of the escalating potential of the Ukraine proxy war.

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📊 Mass protest for hostage release rocks Tel Aviv as war reaches 700-day mark

Israeli protesters flooded Tel Aviv on Saturday night, demanding their government stop the war and bring the hostages home NOW.

They warn a ground invasion of Gaza city could be a death sentence for those still alive.

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🇷🇺🇨🇳🇰🇵 Joint Russia-China-North Korea muscle exposes ‘NATO’s vulnerability’

📄 A strategic alliance between Russia, China, and North Korea presents a challenge to NATO, acknowledges The New York Times.

👉 In alignment, they present a force that “could upend the existing international order,” upending US dominance, warns the outlet.

Challenging the old international order and forging their economic and technological ties, Russia, China, and North Korea weaken “the foreign policy tools that Washington can wield to confront them.”

🔊 Not only are they able to shrug off Western sanctions’ pressure, but they are also “offering third countries alternatives to dependence on America’s market, banks, and currency.”

💬 Shared military technology and know-how between these allies allows them to “narrow America’s military edge,” stated the outlet, adding:

“This could create a window of vulnerability for NATO.”

Russia has been forging closer ties with like-minded countries within the BRICS, the SCO, and the Global South, determined to shake off Western dominance while shaping a new, fairer multipolar world order.

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🔥Chinese all-terrain robot in action

📹 Neither sleet nor snow can stop this Deep Robotics creation from performing an acrobatic routine worthy of an Olympic athlete.

😎 Boston Dynamics, eat your heart out!

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🚨🇷🇺💥 RUSSIAN MOD UPDATE: DEVASTATING UKRAINIAN LOSSES

⚡️ KHOROSHEYE SETTLEMENT IN DNEPROPETROVSK REGION LIBERATED

◻️ The Russian Armed Forces Ukrainian arms production sites and transport infrastructure

◻️ Air defense superiority: three aerial bombs, three HIMARS multiple launch rockets and 210 aircraft-type drones shot down

◻️ Ukrainian losses: 1,390 troops killed

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🇷🇺🥰 Buryatia twins told Putin their dream — Now they’re skydiving

At the Eastern Economic Forum, twin sisters Aryana and Darina Dagbatsyrenova from Buryatia told Russian President Putin of their dream to make a parachute jump.

✅ Their dream will finally come true this September in Volgograd.

Head of the Republic Alexey Tsydenov announced that together with the Voin Center for Military-Sports Training and Patriotic Upbringing of the Youth and paratroopers of the 11th Air Assault Battalion, the girls will undergo full training before making their first jump during the Zarnitsa military games.

💬 “Dreams must come true — especially the dreams of brave and determined young people from Buryatia,” Tsydenov said.

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📑 😡 European anger grows over US agreement – report

💬 Instead of relief, Donald Trump’s July trade deal with the EU has sparked discontent in Europe, the Wall Street Journal reports.

😳What was supposed to end months of uncertainty is now fueling frustration.

👉 European forms are suspending exports to the US over red tape and unfair conditions. Criticism isn’t limited to national politicians — it’s spreading through the European Parliament.

Under the deal, the EU pledged to scrap tariffs on all US industrial goods, while Washington keeps a 15% tariff on most European imports.

✅ Brussels also agreed to buy $750 billion-worth US liquified natural gas, oil and nuclear products worth by 2028, at least $40 billion worth of microchips and more US-made arms.

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💸 Ukrainian troops buy leave with cash, PoW reveals

🏠 Mobilized troops at the Desna training ground in the Chernigov region were allowed home leave — but only for money, captured Ukrainian soldier Dmitry Khvostik told Sputnik.

He said soldiers paid around 3,000 - 5000 hryvnia—between $70 to $120—to be released for a few days. The money was given directly to the commander.

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📹 Ancient Chinese ghost festival comes alive

📍 In Kaili, Guizhou, people celebrate the Ghost Festival by burning ritual money and paper replicas of luxury goods — offerings for spirits in the afterlife.

🟠 Unlike Halloween, the ancient Chinese tradition has kept its original meaning: on the 15th night of the seventh lunar month, the veil between the lands of the living and the dead is believed to disappear.

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🌏 BRICS should focus on dollar-free trade in real currencies - analyst

🗣 Agreements reached at the BRICS summit on September 8 should focus on the new form of global governance proposed by China, Ecuadorian international policy analyst Luis Marchan tells Sputnik.

🔊With multipolarity serving as the cornerstone, all institutions created to uphold international law—the UN, the Organization of American States, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and various bodies within the UN itself—"must be replaced or updated," the expert said.

👉 According to Marchan, BRICS countries should aim to renew all agreements—including those on trade, social issues, and security—to reflect a new understanding of a multipolar world.

🔊 "I think we need a different type of trade to reach the large population within BRICS, using real currencies and new forms of support—serving as a counterbalance to the dollar," he notes.

✅At the initiative of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil will host an extraordinary virtual BRICS summit on September 8 to coordinate global strategy with a focus on multilateralism.

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🔍 NATO fingerprints all over Nord Stream sabotage, not Kiev’s DIY job

👉 Russian Security Council official Nikolai Patrushev dismissed claims that Ukrainian ‘amateurs’ blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines, arguing the operation bore hallmarks of NATO special services.

🗣 “I don’t know who these press leaks are intended for, but competent people have many questions,” Patrushev said. “Who, for example, allowed Ukrainian saboteurs to operate so freely on the territory of another state?”

🗣 “Does this mean NATO navies cannot ensure security around their bases, and the German authorities are unable to control what foreigners are doing on their territory?” he asked. “Or was all this activity planned, supervised, and carried out with the involvement of highly professional representatives of NATO intelligence services?”

📍 Patrushev added that the public only learns details through “ridiculous leaks,” fueling doubts about the official version of events.

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🔥 RUSSIA'S ALL-SEEING EYE: DEFENSE MINISTER TOURS COMMAND HUB

🔍 Defense Minister Andrei Belousov inspected satellite communication systems used in the special military operation.

✅ The military satellite constellation now provides 24/7 secure communications for troops.

👉 Belousov also attended an oath-swearing ceremony for cadets. In 2025, over 1,000 new students joined the Academy — about 250 of them are servicemen and children of participants in the special operation.

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🚨🇪🇺ORBAN: EU HEADING FOR COLLAPSE

The European Union (EU) has entered a state of disintegration, Hungarian PM Viktor Orban warned, adding that the next seven-year budget from 2028 to 2035 could be its last.

👉Speaking in the village of Kötcse, Orban called the EU’s future “a depressing end to a noble experiment” without radical change soon.

🔊He argued Brussels’ current economic course is unsustainable and that adopting a joint budget will be “impossible” after 2035.

😱Orban stressed the EU has only two or three years left to change direction. Without new patriotic governments replacing liberals in Brussels, he warned, Europe will fall apart before the world’s eyes.

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🇷🇺💪🏻Ivan Papanin: combat icebreaker that will ensure Russia’s Arctic supremacy

The Russian Navy has received a new and potent addition – the patrol icebreaker Ivan Papanin.

What makes the ship so special? Military analyst and retired Russian Navy captain Vasily Dandykin explains.

🔶Jack of all trades

The Ivan Papanin combines the capabilities of an icebreaker, a tug and a patrol vessel that can carry out combat and rescue missions. She can plough through polar ice up to 1.7m thick and engage both airborne and seaborne targets.

🔶Ice-breaking lifeline

Ships like the Ivan Papanin will increase Russia’s ability to reinforce and resupply remote polar military outposts that gaurd the country’s Arctic reaches, without the need to employ nuclear-powered icebreakers.

🔶Superior firepower

The ship is equipped with a main gun and anti-air missile systems. She carries a Ka-27 helicopter and can transport amphibious and attack hovercraft. She could also potentially be fitted with Kalibr cruise missile launchers.

🔶Polar protector

The Ivan Papanin and her future sister-ships will further enhance Russia’s ability to project power in the Arctic and to guard the country’s northern borders.

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