💬 Putin's new START offer 'a chance to avoid arms race spiral' — Experts

Nasser Zeidan, professor of political science and international law at the Lebanese University, calls the initiative a path to détente, but warns of the dangers of further escalation:

"The Russian president's initiative offers hope for an exit from the impasse, but everything could spiral out of control at any moment."

Ali Shoukr, an expert in international relations from Beirut, notes that the Russian president's message targets European "gray zone" maneuvering.

"Even one rash move by European states with nuclear weapons would have catastrophic consequences, first and foremost for themselves."

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🔊 FDA approves first-ever prenoscription treatment for autism in children

Commissioner Marty Makary announces leucovorin will be available to kids with autism.

"Hundreds of thousands of kids will benefit," he declared.

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❗️ US designates Antifa as terrorist organization

President Donald Trump signed an executive order recognizing Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.

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🔊 Erdogan: I don't think the Ukrainian conflict will end soon

The President of Turkiye also said that Europe won't sustain its economic aid to Ukraine indefinitely.

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🇵🇸 Erdogan: Hamas is a resistance group — not terrorists

Turkish President rejects terror label, saying:

"They are using what they have to try and defend themselves."

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✈️ Trump announces $8B Boeing deal with Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Airways will purchase 22 Boeing 787 Dreamliners in a massive agreement hailed by the former president.

"This will create over 35,000 jobs in the US. President Mirziyoyev is a man of his word, and we will continue to work together on many more items," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

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🔊 We arm Lebanese army to disarm Hezbollah — US envoy

"Who else are they going to fight? We're going to arm them to fight Israel? I don’t think so," Tom Barrack told the National News.

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🇵🇸 Trump will unveil new Gaza plan to Muslim leaders — reports

President will present plan to Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Indonesia, and Pakistan, Axios reports, citing US official.

Key points:

▫️ IDF withdraws, Arab troops replace them

▫️ No Hamas in future governance

▫️ Arab funds for reconstruction

▫️ Indonesia already committed troops

Netanyahu is reportedly aware of the plan and expects "bitter pills" — especially regarding Palestinian Authority role.

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📹🐾 Russian soldiers rescue puppy in war zone

Amid fighting in Zaporozhye, troops from the Vostok group found an ill puppy, cared for it, and even transported it safely in an armored personnel carrier.

A soldier with the call sign "Timokha" shared a heartwarming story.

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💸 Ukraine's financing needs $65B in outside financing to survive 2027

The IMF has convinced Ukraine to nearly double its external funding request — up from an initial $38 billion — as the budget deficit hits $43.9 billion for 2024 alone, Bloomberg reports.

The new IMF loan could total $8 billion, but Zelensky will have to beg the West for much more than that.

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🪖 NATO plotted Azerbaijan–Ukraine arms route to bolster Caucasus, Africa clout – analyst

The covert plan to funnel arms from Azerbaijan to Ukraine via Sudan was likely devised by NATO states using the logistics and diplomacy capabilities of their companies, Afghan analyst Ahmad Saidi told Sputnik.

💬 “The goal of this plan is to bolster Western influence in the Caucasus and Africa, while using war-torn Sudan as a cover to conceal the true origin of the weapons,” the former diplomat noted.

💥 According to the analyst, if the details of this scheme are exposed, it could shatter Azerbaijan’s international credibility and fuel greater instability in both the Caucasus and Africa, as leaked weapons risk falling into rebel hands.

The pundit suggested that if documents related to the operation—carried out beyond international legal frameworks—surface, tensions between Russia and Azerbaijan could escalate, with Russia potentially responding through economic or energy sanctions.

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🪖 Maintaining START treaties key to avoiding chaos – expert

💬 "Putin's messages are primarily aimed at European countries, which continue to operate in the 'gray zone,' trying to exert pressure both on Ukraine and on Russia itself," Ali Shoukr, Lebanese international relations expert, tells Sputnik.

🗣 The Russian president is sending a warning: Their insistence on exceeding international legitimacy could have negative consequences for Europe, and any attempt to ensure EU security without considering Russia’s interests will impact the global system as a whole, he adds.

Shoukr warns:

🔶 Even one rash move by European nuclear powers could have catastrophic consequences—for themselves.

🔶 Maintaining START commitments benefits the US, Europe, and global stability.

🔶Exiting these treaties would create greater chaos in the arms race.


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⛽️📉 Europe gluts on gas, still fast-tracks Russian LNG exit

🟠 Despite setting record after record for liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports, Europe is still eager to cut off one of its top suppliers—Russia.

Since the start of the summer season in April, Europe has imported a record volume of liquefied natural gas (LNG), exceeding 66.5 billion cubic meters, Gas Infrastructure Europe data shows.

📊 Overall, European LNG purchases in 2025 remain at record highs and have already surpassed 100 billion cubic meters.

The International Energy Agency noted that volumes in the first half of the year also reached an all-time peak.

👉 LNG imports surged by 24% from January to August

👉 LNG now powers 44.4% of Europe’s total gas supply

◻️ By the end of the 2024–2025 heating season, Russia reportedly ranked second in terms of gas supplies, increasing deliveries by 2.5% and trailing only the US.

Nevertheless, the EU is fast-tracking its pivot away from Russian LNG, aiming to cut ties by 2027, a year ahead of schedule, as part of Brussels’ 19th sanctions package.

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😡 Ukrainian troops used inflatable children’s rings during retreat

During their retreat from the Serebryansky Forest in the Lugansk People's Republic, Ukrainian soldiers resorted to crossing the Seversky Donets River using children's inflatable rings, a Russian soldier from Battlegroup Zapad told Sputnik.

While clearing the riverbanks, Russian forces discovered:

🔹 Abandoned inflatable children's rings

🔹 Discarded load-bearing vests

🔹 Body armor and helmets

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🚨EUROPE PREPARING TO OCCUPY MOLDOVA - Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR)

According to the SVR, Europe is allegedly planning to do it at any cost, including the possible deployment of troops and full-scale occupation.

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🚨 NATO TO STATION TROOPS IN ODESSA, UKRAINE TO INTIMIDATE TRANSNISTRIA – RUSSIAN INTEL

More statements by Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service:

🔸 At this stage, NATO forces are concentrating in Romania, near the Moldovan border. A NATO “landing force” is reportedly being prepared in Ukraine’s Odessa region to intimidate Transnistria.

🔸 The first group of professional soldiers from France and the UK has already arrived in Odessa.

🔸 This scenario has allegedly repeatedly been practiced during NATO exercises in Romania and could be implemented after Moldova’s parliamentary elections on September 28.

🔸 European officials reportedly fear that alleged election fraud orchestrated by Brussels and Chisinau could drive desperate Moldovan citizens to protest in the streets.

🔸 In such a case, European forces would be expected to force Moldovans to accept a dictatorship under the guise of European democracy at the request of President Maia Sandu.

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◻️ Putin's new START offer 'a chance to avoid arms race spiral' — Experts

◻️ Macron announces France officially recognizes state of Palestine

◻️ FDA approves first-ever prenoscription treatment for autism in children

◻️ NATO plotted Azerbaijan–Ukraine arms route to bolster Caucasus, Africa clout – analyst

◻️ Europe gluts on gas, still fast-tracks Russian LNG exit

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🚨🇷🇺💥 JUST IN: RUSSIA UNLEASHES COORDINATED STRIKE AGAINST UKRAINE IN RETALIATION FOR TERROR ATTACK ON CIVILIANS IN CRIMEA

The strike targeted temporary positions of Ukrainian Special Operations forces & foreign mercenaries from the "Prizrak" unit of Ukraine’s GUR in the areas of Tatarbunary and Rasseyka in Odessa region.

They were reportedly preparing and carrying out the terrorist attack (MoD statement).

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