🗣 Trump retains the option of selling offensive weapons to Ukraine for its defense, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.

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🗣 Everything the ICC does is directed against Africa – ex-Comoros PM

👉 Hamada Madi has called on African nations to abandon the International Criminal Court, labeling it a biased institution that has lost all credibility.

📍 In a sharp critique, the former prime minister and interim president pointed to the situation in Gaza as proof the system is broken, stating that "no normal person… can accept what is happening."

💬 "Let us abandon these institutions,” Madi says. “We need to renegotiate and rewrite the rules."

His comments follow the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) decision to withdraw from the ICC, signaling a growing revolt against international bodies perceived as serving Western interests.

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🔊 Zelensky says he is ready to meet with Putin in Kazakhstan

Zelensky rejected Putin's proposal to come to Moscow for negotiations again in an interview with Fox News, instead suggesting Kazakhstan as the venue.

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🇭🇺 Hungary to Trump: 'We cannot change our geography'

FM Szijjarto supports US peace efforts but pushes back on oil ultimatum:

"We cannot change the reality of our geographic location," he commented in response to Trump's expectation that Hungary would stop purchasing oil from Russia.

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🔊 Macron calls for expansion of the UN Security Council, particularly to include African nations.

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✍️ G7 countries express concern over Europe's airspace violations — communique

Foreign ministers have claimed that Russia is responsible for "unacceptable" drone incidents over Estonia, Poland, and Romania, yet the communique offers no evidence of Russia's involvement.

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📍 Lavrov has arrived in New York, where he will take part in the high-level week of the UN General Assembly, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports.

🇷🇺🇺🇸 The Lavrov-Rubio meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at 12 pm ET, according to the US Secretary of State's published schedule.

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🔍 UN probe confirms Trump escalator stopped due to safety protocol — not sabotage

According to a UN press release, technical analysis revealed that a built-in safety mechanism halted the escalator at the top step while Trump and Melania were on it.

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🇮🇷 Khamenei: No talks with the US

Iran's leader calls negotiations a "dead-end" and rejects pressure on its nuclear program.

Ayatollah Khamenei doubled down, stating Tehran will not surrender and has no intention of building nuclear weapons.

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⚔️ Germany's militarization could destabilize continent — Russian deputy FM

Dmitry Lyubinsky says Germany's "forced militarization" could destabilize Europe.

FM spokeswoman Zakharova said earlier this year that it's a cause for concern "primarily for German citizens."

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❗️ Syria and Israel near 'de-escalation' deal — US Envoy

A senior US official reveals a potential agreement is being finalized on the sidelines of UN General Assembly.

▫️ Israel would halt attacks

▫️ Syria would keep heavy machinery away from the border

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🇷🇺🤝Lavrov is expected to hold at least 10 meetings on UNGA sidelines on his very first day - RFM Spox Maria Zakharova to Sputnik radio

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🇨🇦🪖Canada scrambles to patch up its military

Canadian Defense Minister David McGuinty, meeting with Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth in Washington, confirmed plans to rebuild, rearm, and finally invest in its long-neglected military.

🔊He stressed Canada’s commitment to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and the modernization of joint defense systems with the US — a partnership under new strain.

For decades, Canada relied on America’s security umbrella, coasting on the assumption that Washington would always have its back. But in 2025, Donald Trump’s “America First” return has forced Canada to confront the uncomfortable reality.

The Canadian Army is buckling under:

🟠chronic recruitment shortages
🟠broken procurement
🟠outdated kit & rotting infrastructure.

Only around 45% of the air fleet and 46% of the naval fleet are “combat-ready," according to a report in 19fortyfive.

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🇷🇺🪖Russia updates 2026-2028 defense budget

Key objectives:

🟠The resources planned in the new budget will allow the Russian Armed Forces to get new equipment

🟠Defense industry will be modernized

🟠The strategic priority of the budget is to meet Russia’s defense and security needs and support the families of participants in the special military operation

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🗣Putin-Zelensky meeting without preparation PR campaign doomed to failure - Kremlin

On Trump's statements:

🟠We cannot agree with everything, Kremlin Spox Dmitry Peskov told Russian media.

🟠Russia is not tiger, but bear, and there are no paper bears

🟠Putin has repeatedly offered to peacefully resolve root causes of Ukraine conflict, but Europe and the US have responded with harsh refusal

On proposal to Zelensky to hold meeting in Moscow

⚫️Why not come if you are open to dialogue, Peskov noted

⚫️Ukraine still has not responded to the proposal for working groups

On economy:

🟢Many European countries decided to purchase US LNG at high prices, which has put burden on their taxpayers

🟢Russia successfully redirecting its energy flows to other markets

🟢Contract for supply of Russian energy resources to China are unprecedented

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🟠Lavrov arrives in New York to take part in UNGA & hold talks with Rubio

🟠Ukrainian conflict will end at the negotiating table, not on the battlefield – Rubio at UNSC

🟠Zelensky says he is ready to meet with Putin in Kazakhstan

🟠Iran: No talks with the US

🟠Syria and Israel near 'de-escalation' deal

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🚨🇵🇸📹Horrific footage: An Israeli drone bombs Palestinians preparing to evacuate Gaza City

Footage from social media

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📊Europe lacks capabilities to detect drones – EU defense chief

Europe is scrambling to boost its drone detection within a year, Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius told Euractiv.

👉However, building a full network across land and sea to track — let alone neutralize — drone threats will take much longer than that, he admitted.

"We need to understand that we lack capabilities to detect drones," Kubilius said.

"Maybe we can spot fighter jets and missiles, but drones are different — they fly low, they’re small, and hard to track."

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🇷🇺 Thesis that Ukraine can reclaim anything is a MISTAKE – Kremlin spox

Other statements by Peskov:

🔸 Trump made new statements regarding the Ukrainian situation after his conversation with Zelensky—apparently influenced by his perspective

🔸 Zelensky's view of the situation around Ukraine contrasts with Russia's

🔸 Lavrov will convey Russia's position on Ukraine to American side at meeting with Rubio

🔸 Russia remains open to establishing cooperation with the US

🔸 The process of normalizing relations between Russia and the US is progressing much more slowly than desired

🔸 The situation around Ukraine now is different from the spring of 2022; Ukraine's position has become much worse

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

🟠 The liberation of the settlement of Kirovsk in the Donetsk People's Republic is nearly complete

Capturing the town will allow the Russian army to strengthen its positions in the area, creating a bridgehead for a further advance towards the major railway junction of Krasny Lyman.

🟠 The Russian Army struck the Motor Sich UAV factory in Zaporozhye and energy infrastructure used to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces

🟠 The Black Sea Fleet destroyed two boats carrying Ukrainian troops in the Black Sea

🟠 Air defense superiority: seven guided aerial bombs and 202 fixed-wing drones were shot down by Russian air defence systems over the past 24 hours

🟠 Ukrainian losses: 1,495 troops killed or wounded

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🚨🇷🇺✈️ NEW SU-35S STEEL EAGLES ENTER INTO SERVICE

Rostec’s United Aircraft Corporation has delivered new Su-35S fighters to the Russian Armed Forces after finishing ground and flight tests

🟠4.5 generation aircraft

🟠Features extreme maneuverability

🟠Equipped with high-precision weapons capable of striking both ground and air targets, making it universal

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