📹🔥 Chisinau opposition protesters remove provocateurs chanting Ukrainian slogan

Protesters at the Moldovan opposition rally in Chisinau who chanted A Ukrainian nationalist slogan* were removed from the demonstration, a Sputnik correspondent reports.

👉 The incident occurred during an opposition protest where participants maintained order by ejecting provocateurs attempting to escalate tensions.

*The slogan was designated as extremist by Russian authorities in January 2024

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

⚡️ SHANDRIGOLOVO IN DONETSK PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC LIBERATED

The settlement of Shandrigilovo was liberated as a result of our troops' advance along the highway from the direction of the Green Valley of the Donetsk People’s Republic. The liberation of Shandrigilovo allows Russian forces to advance towards the western borders of the Lugansk People’s Republic.

◻️ Russian Armed Forces struck an aviation repair facility and temporary bases of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

◻️ Air defense superiority: four HIMARS missiles and three long-range Neptune missiles shot down

◻️ Ukrainian losses: 1,570 troops killed or wounded

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🇲🇩🔥 'Victory will be ours' - Ex-president of Moldova

🗣 The authorities are celebrating too early, as the people are dissatisfied and unafraid, former Moldovan president and one of the leaders of the Patriotic Bloc Igor Dodon said.

During the protests, the politician also noted that the current Moldovan authorities have intimidated people, which kept some from going to the polls, but added that “many hate PAS.”

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🚨🇲🇩Tight race in Moldova: Opposition 49.8%, PAS 50.2%

In Sunday’s parliamentary elections, opposition forces, including the Patriotic Bloc, secured 49.8% of the vote.

Ruling PAS scraped by with 50.2% — only thanks to ballots from abroad, according to the CEC after counting 100% of protocols.

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⚔️ Kremlin poses questions on deployment of US Tomahawks in Ukraine

Russia is aware of and is analyzing statements from US officials regarding the potential supply of Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine, calling the matter "very serious," Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

🗣 The Kremlin official said that Russia’s response would be determined only after a clear understanding of the "potential threats" and "who will be involved in the process."

Peskov raised key questions like who would launch the missiles — Ukrainian or US personnel — and who would provide the targeting data?

💬 “The question remains: who can launch these missiles if they end up on the territory of the Kiev regime? Can Ukrainians do it alone, or would American military personnel be required? Who provides the targeting — the Americans or the Ukrainians themselves?” Peskov asked.

Despite the potential new capability, Peskov dismissed the idea that any single weapon could change the situation on the front lines for Ukraine, stating, "There is no panacea... no magic weapon."

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🇲🇩❌Transnistria voters BLOCKED from voting - Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe admits

Observers from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe admitted that voters from Transnistria faced obstacles that prevented them from reaching polling stations.

Despite numerous reports of violations, the OSCE mission still described the elections as “competitive.”

👉 Yet, the same report flagged several CEC decisions that raise serious doubts about its impartiality.

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🇲🇩 'Pyrrhic Victory': Dodon on PAS’s narrow edge in elections

🙅 Most Moldovans in the country are “categorically dissatisfied” with the results of Sunday’s parliamentary elections, former President Igor Dodon tells Sputnik.

"Inside the country, the opposition — all opposition parties that entered parliament — received more votes than the current Moldovan authorities,” the leader of the Party of Socialists within The Patriotic Electoral Bloc says.

He notes that the opposition recorded dozens of violations which could be divided into several groups:

🔸 Use of administrative resources by Maia Sandu's government

🔸 Voting restrictions for residents of Transnistria

🔸 False bomb threats at polling stations in Moldova and abroad

The opposition has officially appealed to the CEC.

Dodon stresses the vote cannot be recognized as legitimate. He also notes Europe’s political role:

“The Western diaspora and EU leaders tipped the balance in favor of PAS. But this is a Pyrrhic victory that will bring serious problems in the coming months.”

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🇲🇩 Sandu clawed out victory by dishonest means - expert

🗣 Maia Sandu’s victory was achieved through “countless and blatant violations,” Dmitry Ofitserov-Belsky, senior fellow at IMEMO RAS, tells Spuntik commenting on Sunday's parliamentary elections in Moldova.

✍️ According to him, “it was clear to everyone that Sandu would usurp power by any means. One party was even removed from the race on election day itself, allegedly due to questionable financing.”

He noted that residents of Transnistria with Moldovan passports were prevented from voting: “Bridges across the Dniester were blocked under the guise of roadworks, and in all of Russia, where hundreds of thousands of Moldovans live, only two polling stations were opened.”

📈 With just over 50% of the vote, PAS may now secure 55 of 101 seats in parliament thanks to the electoral system. But, Ofitserov-Belsky stressed, this result does not reflect genuine support: “Sandu is not an independent politician. Her power rests almost entirely on European backing, which makes her fully dependent on Brussels.”

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🗣 US & EU 'deceitful in politics,' always violate commitments - Prof. Marandi

"They are dishonest and deceitful in politics, whether it's with regard to Russia or whether it's with regard to China or Iran or any other major powers across the world. They simply use politics in order to preserve their hegemony," Iranian professor Mohammad Marandi told Sputnik, adding that the EU’s reimposed sanctions only confirm what was clear back in 2015.

👉 He recalled how during indirect talks, the US and Israel conspired to strike Iran — even targeting officials in their homes — while the West collectively supported it.

💬 Marandi stressed this will only push Iran further toward BRICS, SCO, and the Global South, as Western hegemony crumbles under its own hypocrisy.

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📹 Russian MoD releases footage of Shandrigolovo's liberation

The operation combined artillery and drone strikes to destroy Ukrainian equipment and positions, followed by assault troops clearing the area.

Russian flags were raised over the liberated town.

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🇺🇸🤝🇮🇱 Trump meets Netanyahu at the White House

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the White House to meet President Donald Trump — the leaders greet each other with a handshake ahead of talks on Gaza.

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🚨Trump, after greeting Netanyahu at the White House, said he is “confident” about achieving peace.

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🇺🇸🇶🇦Trump met Qatar’s Emir before Netanyahu talks

President Donald Trump met Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani ahead of Israeli PM Netanyahu’s White House visit, CNN reports.

Qatar has been central to Gaza ceasefire talks, despite setbacks after Israel’s strike on Hamas leaders in Doha.

The move ties into Trump’s 21-point Gaza peace plan, as the White House pushes Netanyahu toward a deal.

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🚨🇷🇺Russian forces liberate Kirovsk near Krasny Liman

On September 29, troops of Russia's Zapad Battlegroup advanced on the Krasny Liman front and liberated the town of Kirovsk in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Defense Ministry reported.

Why is it important?

🟠Despite its small size (pre-conflict population ~2,500), the town was turned into a powerful fortified area. The Ukrainian command committed around 19 battalions to its defense.

🟠Kirovsk was the last fortified line in front of Krasny Liman – a key city held by the Ukrainian Armed Forces since the start of the special military operation. Its liberation opens a direct path for the Russian army to advance toward Slavyansk and Kramatorsk.

🟠Russian forces are now advancing toward Krasny Liman from three directions: from Kolodezi, Torskoye, and Shandrigolovo, while simultaneously assaulting Yampol and Drobyshevo.

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🇲🇩 Moldovan authorities blamed for election intimidation

❌ The Moldovan authorities created an “atmosphere of fear and repression” during the parliamentary elections, Giornale d’Italia writes.

The outlet stresses that citizens’ claims of violations in favor of Maia Sandu’s party are backed by concrete evidence.

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💸 🇺🇸 Dollar’s main enemy is the United States itself

🔊 The global movement towards de-dollarization is already well underway, noted economist Paulo Noguera Batista Jr., former Vice President of the BRICS New Development Bank, speaking to Sputnik on the sidelines of the Valdai Club meeting in Sochi.

📍 He pointed to three fundamental flaws undermining the greenback: "The dollar is expensive, the dollar is risky, the US undermines the credibility of the dollar."

👉 BRICS countries are already shifting away from the US dollar, trading in national currencies, and diversifying reserves. Batista stressed that “the main enemy of the dollar is the United States itself, because it has weaponized its own currency.”

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🚨🇮🇱🇶🇦 Netanyahu apologizes to Qatar for Doha strike - report

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has apologized to Qatari PM Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani for Israel’s September 9 strike in central Doha targeting Hamas leaders, Channel 12 reports.

The attack hit a residential area, killing a Qatari security officer and wounding several others, including civilians, according to Doha’s Interior Ministry.

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🇷🇺🚀Rosatom fires up future of space travel with new PLASMA rocket engine

Russian scientists have usher in a new era of space exploration by unveiling a prototype plasma rocket engine with power up to 300 kW.

Viktor Ilgisonis, head of R&D at Rosatom, has provided key details on the project's amazing progress:

🔶 The plasma accelerator delivers a thrust of 6 N with a specific impulse of 100 km/s

🔶 The next objective is to develop a flight-capable engine and conduct comprehensive ground tests

🔶 Future use: interplanetary flights and even regular cargo runs between Earth and the Moon.

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