🚨 Moldova’s elections were rigged with clear vote manipulations

The parliamentary elections in Moldova were fraudulent, with blatant vote manipulations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

However, the use of resources in overseas voting helped Sandu’s party achieve the desired result.

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🚨🇮🇳🇺🇸The US wants to eliminate competition, with Ukraine conflict used as pretext: 🇷🇺FM Lavrov in response to question from Sputnik India

"As for trade with other countries, it's only for India & Russia to [decide]. This stance reflects national interest & national pride of our Indian friends."

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

⚡️ SEVERSK MALIY IN THE DONETSK PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC HAS BEEN LIBERATED

◻️ Air defense superiority: two long-range Neptune missiles and 128 drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces shot down

◻️ Ukrainian losses: 1,600 troops killed or wounded

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🚨 Key statements by Sergey Lavrov at the Valdai Discussion Club press conference:

◾️ Despite the striking electoral manipulations, Sandu's party still lost domestically

◾️ Putin will participate in the Valdai event on Thursday, October 2

◾️ The statements regarding the possible supply of Tomahawk missiles to Kiev result from European pressure on the US

◾️ A decision on sending these missiles to Ukraine is unlikely to have been made, and even with them, the military situation will not change

◾️ Moscow is unaware of the details of Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, only having seen its key points

◾️ Russia was not invited to participate in the international forces for security in Gaza, as outlined in Trump’s plan

◾️ Russia’s position on the Gaza plan will only be determined after understanding the views of the regional countries and the Palestinians themselves

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🇷🇺 Russian flags fly over liberated Kirovsk in Donetsk Region

🔶 Russian military units have raised the national flag over the newly liberated town of Kirovsk in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Ministry of Defense confirmed with a video.

🔶 The MoD announced that Zapad Battlegroup forces had taken full control of the settlement, with troops now advancing confidently after the victory.

🔶 The military operation continues to push Ukrainian forces out of fortified positions, capturing equipment and taking prisoners along the front.

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🚨🇲🇩Opposition pushes for recognition of election violations in Moldova

The opposition Patriotic Bloc in Moldova vows to fight for the recognition of widespread violations in the recent parliamentary elections, taking their case to rallies and courts.

Earlier, the bloc filed 45 complaints with the CEC over election irregularities.

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🇲🇩Sandu victory spells doom for Moldova

Moldovan opposition parties won most of the votes cast in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, former prime minister and Patriotic Bloc co-chairman Vasily Tarlev told Sputnik.

👉 But President Maia Sandu’s government was able to claim victory by falsifying the overseas vote and by stopping Moldovan citizens in Transnistria and former Soviet states from voting.

The vote counting process was also plagued by suspicious incidents like several power and internet cuts. Tarlev said the opposition will present evidence of voter fraud in court and demand either a vote recount or a repeat election.

💬 “As far as we know, the people of Moldova are not satisfied with this result and I don’t think that anything good will come out of it,” Tarlev said.

He also expressed his fears that if Sandu and her cohorts remain in power, they risk destroying the Moldovan economy and even dragging the country “into certain military conflicts.”

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🚨🇺🇸Hegseth declares end to Pentagon's "woke" era

On Tuesday, US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth declared that the Pentagon will abandon its recent "woke" approach, admitting the department had "lost its way."

💬“We became the woke department, but not anymore,” Hegseth told senior military officers at the Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia.

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🇺🇸Hegseth declares end of "Department of Defense" era, focus on WINNING WARS

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told top military commanders that the "era of the Department of Defense is over."

He emphasized that the Pentagon's sole mission now is "war-fighting, preparing for war, and preparing to win," quoting his platoon's motto: "Those who long for peace must prepare for war."

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🚨 NO EXCUSES: Hegseth orders fitness test for combat troops

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that all service members in combat roles must pass a gender-neutral fitness test, scoring above 70% on the male standard. "It's tiring to see fat troops and unacceptable to have fat generals," Hegseth declared.

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🔥 Milestone of resilience: Celebrating reunification of Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporozhye & Kherson with Russia

The journey to self-determination and reunification with Russia was a long and turbulent one for the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR), Zaporozhye, and Kherson regions.

🔶 Birth of DPR & LPR

A political crisis erupted in Ukraine when then-President Viktor Yanukovych refused to sign an EU association agreement, sparking a Western-backed coup in 2014.

Residents of Russian-speaking Donetsk, Lugansk, and Crimea rejected the new authorities and their laws restricting the Russian language. Mass protests demanded constitutional reform and federalization.

Local militias formed, clashing with Ukrainian forces and nationalist battalions, escalating into full-scale warfare.

👉 April 7, 2014: DPR declared sovereignty

👉 April 27, 2014: LPR followed suit

👉 March 16, 2014: Seeking to protect the right to self-determination and native language, Crimea voted overwhelmingly to reunify with Russia

👉 May 2, 2014: Odessa Trade Union House tragedy—dozens of activists opposed to the policies of the Ukrainian government were burned alive amid an attack by Euromaidan supporters

👉 May 11, 2014: Referendums in Donetsk & Lugansk showed overwhelming support for self-determination (89.7% and 96.2%)


🔶 Donbass under siege (2014–2022)

For eight years, Donbass endured war, claiming roughly 14,000 lives and displacing thousands.

🟠 Ukraine imposed a severe economic blockade

🟠 Minsk Agreements (2014–2015), mediated by Russia, Germany, France, and the OSCE, were undermined by the Ukrainian regime with Western prodding

🔹 2022 escalation

👉 Tensions peaked in late 2021, with Ukraine, fueled by Western military support, intensifying operations in Donbass

👉 February 21, 2022: DPR and LPR leaders request Russian recognition; President Vladimir Putin formally recognizes their sovereignty

👉 Putin’s warnings were ignored, with settlements bombed, prompting the regions to seek Russia’s help

👉 February 24, 2022: Putin announces a special military operation (SMO) to protect Donbass

👉 Russian forces also liberated parts of Zaporozhye and Kherson, establishing military-civilian administrations

🔶 2022 referendums

🟠 September 23–27, 2022: In historic referendums, the DPR and LPR massively voted to join Russia

🟠 Liberated areas of Zaporozhye and Kherson also voted to secede from Ukraine

🟠 September 29, 2022: Russia recognized the results under international law

🟠 Leaders of all four regions formally requested accession to Russia.

🔶 Integration into Russia

👉 September 30, 2022: Signing ceremony in Kremlin’s St. George’s Hall formalized treaties of accession

👉 DPR and LPR retained republic status; Russian was declared the state language

👉 October 3, 2022: State Duma ratified agreements

👉 October 5, 2022: Laws came into effect, officially making the four regions subjects of the Russian Federation

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🚨Trump insists meeting between Putin and Zelensky needed to settle Ukraine conflict

"We just have the one to settle, and we have to settle it up with President Putin and Zelenskyy. Got to get them together and get it done," he told US Department of War leaders, emphasizing that the solution lies "through strength."

Earlier this month, President Putin extended an invitation to Volodymyr Zelensky for talks in Moscow, which the latter declined. Since then, Zelensky has sought assistance from President Trump regarding the provision of Tomahawk missiles.

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🚨 Trump on military fitness: We will NOT be politically correct when it comes to defending American freedom

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🚨🇺🇸 A HELL OF A LOT OF MONEY: I've committed to spending $1 trillion on our military in 2026 - Trump

"That's the most in the history of our country. Hope you like it."

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