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🚨 Kremlin warns of serious escalation if Tomahawk missiles delivered to Ukraine

🗣 Tomahawk missiles may have a nuclear version, and this should be kept in mind, Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian president has warned, explaining that their delivery to Ukraine would mark a serious escalation in the conflict.

🔊 President Vladimir Putin earlier said that Ukraine’s use of Tomahawk missiles would harm US-Russia relations and emphasized it would be impossible without US military involvement.

📍 Russia however is waiting for clearer and more decisive comments from US President Donald Trump regarding the potential missile supply, Peskov added.

Other statements from Peskov:

🔶 Russia believes Trump still aims to help resolve the Ukrainian conflict through peace talks

🔶 Moscow will respond if restrictions on Russian diplomats’ travel to the EU are imposed

🔶 Russia will use all legal means to protect its interests if Western attempts to seize Russian assets continue

🔶 No significant steps have been made toward establishing dialogue between US and Russian diplomats

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😮 A fiery symbol? Blaze at former French PM’s residence one day after his resignation

A fire broke out near the Hôtel de Matignon, the French prime minister's official residence, just one day after Sebastien Lecurnu's resignation.

While firefighters swiftly brought the blaze under control, the same cannot be said for the political turmoil engulfing the nation.

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🚨Modi congratulates Putin on his birthday by phone, wishes him good health and success

"Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation today with the President of the Russian Federation, H.E. Mr. Vladimir Putin. Prime Minister warmly congratulated President Putin on his 73rd birthday and conveyed best wishes for good health and success in all his endeavours," the prime minister's office said in a statement.

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🇷🇺 Russia's flag raised over liberated Novovasilevskoye in Zaporozhye

The Russian MoD shared operation details:

🟧 Russian forces took control of over 4 sq. km on the right bank of the Yanchur River

🟧 Assault groups completely cleared the settlement of Ukrainian formations

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💥💥💥 CIA reveals Obama-era cover-up of Biden’s Ukraine dealings

A newly-released CIA memo reveals Obama officials interfered with the agency’s work to block a report alleging Biden family corruption in Ukraine.

🔶 The memo noted Ukrainian officials' unease with Washington’s approach: “[They] viewed the alleged ties of the [then] US vice president’s family to corruption in Ukraine as evidence of a double-standard within the US government towards matters of corruption and political power."

🔶 The memo also questioned the purpose of Biden’s December 2015 visit to Kiev, noting that then‑President Petro Poroshenko expressed “bewilderment and disappointment” over Biden’s unwillingness to discuss any “substantive matters” with the Ukrainian government.

🔶 Just the News reports it was during this visit that Biden blackmailed Poroshenko into firing then‑Prosecutor General Viktor Shokhin, who was investigating corruption at gas firm Burisma — where Joe's son Hunter sat on the board.

🔶 The document was never disseminated internally despite meeting the threshold for action. The reason? The vice president’s national security adviser demanding it not be released in February 2016.

🔶 A senior CIA official told Just the News it was “extremely rare and unusual” for an official outside the US intelligence community to meddle with releasing the agency’s reports.

🔶 Meanwhile, the released CIA document is heavily redacted, raising questions about what the agency chose to withhold from the public.

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🇷🇺Who congratulated Putin on his birthday today?

Many warm congratulatory messages have been received by the Kremlin for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s birthday.

Here's the full list:

▪️Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un both sent warm and "non-standard" birthday wishes to Putin, according to Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov.

▪️Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko held a phone conversation with Putin, wishing him a happy birthday and discussing bilateral relations, international issues, and regional matters.

▪️Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called Putin to wish him a happy birthday and discussed the Ukrainian conflict, the situation in Gaza, and efforts to ensure a ceasefire and humanitarian aid delivery.

▪️Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev congratulated Putin, noting his significant personal contribution to strengthening the strategic partnership, friendship, and alliance between the two countries.

▪️Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev wished Putin a happy birthday and discussed the further development of Uzbek-Russian relations, strengthening strategic partnership and cooperation.

▪️Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Turkmen President Serdar Berdymukhamedov also joined the list of leaders congratulating Putin on his special day.

▪️Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan congratulated Putin on his birthday, highlighting his personal contribution to the development of Armenian-Russian relations.

▪️King of Bahrain Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa wished prosperity to the Russian people and congratulated Putin on his special day.

▪️Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel wished Putin strong health and personal success, and hoped he would continue to lead the "brotherly country" with success.

▪️Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Putin, offering best wishes for his health and success in all his endeavors.

▪️Patriarch Kirill wished Putin divine help, strength, and success in his service to the country and its people, wishing him abundant strength and blessed success in serving the nation.

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🇦🇫Moscow talks: Key nations stand firm on Afghanistan’s future and regional cooperation

Participants of the "Moscow Format" consultations on Afghanistan reaffirmed their support for Afghanistan's establishment as an independent, unified, and peaceful state, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said.

The participants also:

🔶Condemned attempts by third countries to place military infrastructure in Afghanistan and neighboring countries.

🔶Emphasized the need for support in eliminating terrorism in Afghanistan, ensuring its territory is not used to pose security threats to any nation.

🔶Called on responsible countries to fulfill their commitments to Afghanistan's economic recovery and future development.

🔶Highlighted the importance of expanding Afghanistan’s trade, economic, and investment cooperation with countries in the region and globally.

🔶Reaffirmed the inadmissibility of the politicization of humanitarian aid.

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🚨 Two years of war in Gaza: From hope to ruin

The war in Gaza began 24 months ago, and a northern front opened in Lebanon in support of Palestine, unleashing unprecedented emotional fervor and hopes for change.

What followed were two years of pain, death and destruction.

Sputnik speaks with experts and residents of Beirut's Burj el-Barajneh camp about those fateful days and their devastating aftermath.

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💥 Deployment of Tomahawks in Ukraine is high-stakes gamble

The Kremlin warns: these missiles can't be fired without US involvement — marking a major escalation.

Retired Colonel Igor Korotchenko explains why:

🔹 The weapons system is designed for conducting precision warfare

🔹 Tomahawks are capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads

🔹 They fly using terrain‑following mode

🔹 The range is between 1,500 and 2,500 km

Direct US involvement?

💬 “If such systems are transferred to Ukraine, they come with combat crews," Korotchenko stresses.


The Tomahawk must be programmed and given a flight mission before launch – something Ukraine cannot do.

The Tomahawk, a naval missile, is adapted by the US into Typhon MRC ground launchers. Sending Tomahawks means sending Typhons too.

Challenge to Russia's security and certain retaliation

"The appearance of such systems in the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ arsenal is a serious security challenge," Korotchenko says.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has stressed that the use of Tomahawks by Ukraine would damage Russia-US relations.

Russia will respond to the use of Tomahawk missiles by the Kiev regime, the expert says. Russia has various weapon systems for this.

Meanwhile, on the battlefield, the use of Tomahawks will not change the status quo.

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🚨Trump welcomes Canadian PM Carney to the White House

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🇺🇸🇨🇦Trump, Canadian PM Carney to discuss trade and Gaza ceasefire

President Trump hosts Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, confirming that their agenda would focus on trade deals and Gaza negotiations, where he sees "a real chance" for peace.

The leaders acknowledge "some natural conflict" but emphasized their strong bilateral relationship during the meeting.

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🇺🇸🇨🇦Trump, Canadian PM Carney to discuss trade and Gaza ceasefire President Trump hosts Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, confirming that their agenda would focus on trade deals and Gaza negotiations, where he sees "a real chance" for peace. The leaders…
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🇺🇸Trump on government shutdown: The Democrats started it

"This is like a kamikaze attack — no more to lose after losing in a landslide.”

Trump highlights his massive electoral win and mandates his actions.

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🗣 Foreign military presence in Afghanistan strengthened extremists - Iranian diplomat

The presence of foreign militaries was a "destabilizing factor" that "strengthened extremism" in Afghanistan, Mohammad Reza Bahrami, director of the Iranian Foreign Ministry's South Asia Department, tells Sputnik at the Moscow Format consultations

📍 He argues it created security threats for regional countries and caused problems for both Afghanistan's population and its neighbors.

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📹Two years of war, bombs, and siege - yet Gaza's people still cling fiercely to their land

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📹Pro-Palestinian rally takes place in Paris on the anniversary of the October 7th attack

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📹President Putin marks birthday with frontline commanders in St. Petersburg

Vladimir Putin spent his birthday in St. Petersburg, visiting the Peter and Paul Cathedral with the defense leadership and holding operational meetings with commanders from the special military operation zone.

The Russian president later convened with Security Council members upon returning to Moscow, receiving frontline updates and discussing national security matters.

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🚨Putin: Strategic initiative in special military operation zone remains fully with Russian Armed Forces

💬"Currently, the strategic initiative remains fully in the hands of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation," said Vladimir Putin during his trip to the Northwestern Federal District.


Putin also called the decisions made in February 2022 correct and timely.

Key statements from Putin:

🔶Russian Armed Forces took control of 5,000 km2 and 219 settlements this year

🔶The development of new weapons and the supply of troops are proceeding at an accelerated pace

🔶Putin noted the critical role of Russia's defense industry in ensuring the successful operations of the Russian army

🔶The development of new weapons and the supply of troops are proceeding at an accelerated pace

🔶Putin reported that the Ukrainian Army is retreating along the entire front line.

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🔥 Oct 7 Hamas blitz: A conflict that redrew the Middle East map

On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a lightning assault on Israel, igniting a regional firestorm far beyond Gaza.

🟠 Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

Hamas unleashed a relentless rocket barrage across Israel — from Dimona to Jerusalem — while fighters stormed key military posts via trucks, motorcycles, and paragliders. Fierce battles erupted in Sderot, Ofakim, and Netivot, with dozens of soldiers and civilians taken hostage along with military equipment.

🟠 Israel’s retaliation

Israel declared war with Operation Iron Swords on October 8, regaining control of Gaza-border areas by October 10. Beyond airstrikes, a harsh blockade cut electricity, water, fuel, and aid. Over 12,000 tons of explosives were dropped — comparable, according to Gaza authorities, to Hiroshima’s atomic bomb.

🟠 Iran strikes & escalation

On June 13, 2025, Israel struck Iran, rehashing its claims that it was running a secret nuclear weapons program – something that the Islamic republic has consistently denied.

Airstrikes and sabotage attacks hit nuclear sites, military commanders, and key scientists, igniting a 12-day confrontation.

Iran retaliated with Operation True Promise III missile strikes.

The US joined the fray on June 22, hitting Iranian nuclear sites, and prompting Iran to strike Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar before vowing to “avoid further escalation.”

🟠 Ceasefires & Trump’s Gaza Plan

Over two years, various players tried unsuccessfully to broker an end to the conflict: US, Egyptian, and Qatari-brokered ceasefires with Hamas repeatedly faltered.

Brief truces allowed prisoner swaps, but most collapsed, triggering renewed Israeli bombings, mass displacement, and widespread destruction in Gaza.

US President Donald Trump unveiled his 20-point Gaza Plan on September 29, 2025, during a press conference at the White House alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The plan proposed a ceasefire, hostage releases, Israeli withdrawal with a buffer, Palestinian technocratic governance, and dialogue on statehood.

Hamas agreed to release prisoners and transfer Gaza control to a Palestinian technocratic government.

Yet it did not fully endorse the plan regarding disarmament and left several key issues for further negotiations, which still continue.

🟠 Global protests & regional allies

Throughout Israel’s assault on Gaza, streets around the world swelled with protest. Demonstrators denounced the bombardment & blockade — and in the US they railed against the administration’s unwavering support for Israel.

🟠 Human toll

From Oct 7, 2023, to Oct 6, 2025, Gaza suffered over 67,000 deaths and 169,000 injuries; Israel lost ~1,200 on October 7, with 1,152 soldiers killed through 2025.

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