WW3? Ukraine/US vs. Donbass/Russia

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🇺🇦 The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (VSU) admitted that one of the targets of the attack by Ukrainian drones was the Druzhba oil pipeline.

The massive attack was organized by the special services and units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"Explosions were recorded in the area of ​​the linear production control station "Stalnoy Kon" (Oryol region), which ensures the control of technological processes of the Druzhba oil pipeline," the report says.

❗Budapest regards Ukraine's attack on infrastructure critical to Hungary's energy supply as an attack on its sovereignty, Szijjarto stated.
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‼️🏴‍☠🇺🇦NATO Secretary General: European peacekeepers may not go to Ukraine after the end of hostilities.

▪️Mark Rutte said that there are "other ways to ensure security guarantees for Ukraine" after the ceasefire, in addition to "sending European forces."

▪️The Europeans have repeatedly stated that they want to receive guarantees for their peacekeepers from the United States, which Trump does not do. Also, the introduction of peacekeepers, as part of a peace agreement, will require Russia's consent, which it does not give.
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‼️🇷🇺🏴‍☠️ Clearing Kazachya Loknya near Sudzha – Intense Combat Footage

▪️ Russian forces continue to crush AFU formations in the Kursk region.

▪️ UAV operators from the National Guard, working alongside army assault units, are striking Ukrainian occupiers near Kazachya Loknya.

▪️ FPV drone strikes have taken out enemy troops and equipment.

▪️ National Guard units conduct nonstop aerial reconnaissance, tracking enemy movements, identifying firing positions, and mapping the best routes for Russian assault groups to advance.

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‼️🇺🇦🏴‍☠️ A Bloodbath: The Enemy Launched a Three-Sided Assault on Dzerzhinsk—But the 150th Division Was Waiting 🔞

▪️ Ukrainian forces attacked Dzerzhinsk (Toretsk) from three directions, attempting to seize the city. However, thanks to the skillful and coordinated actions of Russian troops, the assault turned into a massacre for the AFU.

▪️ As the attack was repelled, enemy infantry units aboard NATO armored vehicles—including MaxxPro MRAPs, M-113s, and Kozak APCs—were swiftly detected and destroyed. FPV drone operators, Lancet UAVs, the 381st Artillery Regiment, as well as the 102nd, 103rd, and 163rd artillery regiments, together with the 174th Recon Battalion of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division, unleashed devastating firepower on enemy forces at the city’s outskirts.

▪️ As a result, the AFU counterattack was completely thwarted, with heavy losses in personnel and up to seven armored vehicles destroyed.

▪️ This section of the front has become a graveyard of shattered hopes for the Ukrainian occupation forces.
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🗣️Lavrov: West hardly believes in anyone but Satan

Sergei Lavrov has said that only consensus can save the OSCE, while the West is doing everything to ensure that consensus collapses and the OSCE ceases to exist.

The Foreign Minister also spoke about the so-called 'security guarantees' demanded by Ukraine:

Zelensky does not want a ceasefire until the USA gives guarantees that it will bomb Russia with nuclear weapons if anything happens.

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West should take drone attack on Moscow as signal of Kiev’s madness — Russian diplomat

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, 337 Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russian regions last night, with 91 unmanned aerial vehicles downed over the Moscow Region

MOSCOW, March 11. /TASS/. Ukraine's drone attack on Moscow serves as a warning to the West that now it will also deal with the frenzy of the Kiev regime, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters.

"This is a signal to the international community, to the collective West, which is collective only on its surface and utterly fragmented in practice, that now it [the West] will deal with the unleashed madness of the monster they raised, fed, equipped, provided with weapons without control and showered with money," the diplomat stressed.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, 337 Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russian regions last night, with 91 unmanned aerial vehicles downed over the Moscow Region. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said that air defenses had repelled the largest-ever drone attack on the Russian capital. As many as two people were killed and over 10 others were injured in the Moscow Region as a result. The attack damaged residential and other buildings, and caused cars to burn down. The Investigative Committee of Russia launched a criminal investigation into an act of terrorism with regard to the large-scale drone attack.

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OSCE chief shown consequences of Ukrainian drone attack in Vidnoye

Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova emphasized that today's attack is actually an opportunity to show the OSCE secretary general what the Kiev regime is all about

MOSCOW, March 11. /TASS/. A delegation of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) headed by Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioglu has inspected the aftermath of an overnight drone attack by the Ukrainian armed forces in Vidnoye of the Moscow Region, a TASS correspondent reports.

The delegation examined damage to a house in the western part of the city.

Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova emphasized that today's attack is actually an opportunity to show the OSCE secretary general what the Kiev regime is all about.

According to the Defense Ministry, 337 Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russian regions overnight on March 11, including 91 in the Moscow Region. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said that air defense forces had repelled the largest UAV attack on the capital. The attack killed two people and injured more than 10.

The UAVs damaged residential houses and other buildings, and burnt cars. The Russian Investigative Committee initiated a criminal case under the article "terrorist act" over the massive drone attack.

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Ukraine admits attack on Druzhba oil pipeline

Earlier, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations Peter Szijjarto said that Budapest considers Ukraine’s drone attacks on the Druzhba oil pipeline, or any other infrastructure that transports energy from Russia to Europe, unacceptable

MOSCOW, March 11. /TASS/. Ukraine’s General Staff said that one of the targets of its drone attack was the Druzhba oil pipeline.

It said on its Telegram channel that the large-scale attack was organized by the special services and air force units. "Explosions have been recorded in the area of the Steel Horse linear production control station (Oryol Region of the Russian Federation), which monitors the technological processes of the Druzhba oil pipeline," it said.

Earlier, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations Peter Szijjarto said that Budapest considers Ukraine’s drone attacks on the Druzhba oil pipeline, or any other infrastructure that transports energy from Russia to Europe, unacceptable.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the military shot down 343 Ukrainian drones over Moscow, the Moscow region, and other territories overnight, the largest attack in 2025 that killed three people. The Investigative Committee has opened a case into a terrorist attack. Residential buildings and other structures were damaged.

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Oil supplies to Hungary from Russia via Druzhba pipeline resumed — Szijjarto

Budapest considers the Ukrainian army’s drone attacks on the Druzhba oil pipeline or any other energy infrastructure used for delivering supplies from Russia to Europe unacceptable, the minister noted

BUDAPEST, March 11. /TASS/. Oil supplies to Hungary from Russia have been resumed, while the damage to the Druzhba oil pipeline attacked by the Ukrainian armed forces has been repaired, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said.

"The Russian system operator has repaired the damage inflicted by the Ukrainian drone’s attack, while transportation of crude oil to Hungary via the Druzhba pipeline has been resumed," he wrote on his Facebook page (Facebook is banned in Russia due to its ownership by Meta, which has been designated as extremist).

According to the Hungarian news agency MTI, Russia’s First Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin told Szijjarto said about the removal of damage to the oil pipeline after the drone attack by Russian specialists and resumption of supplies of Russian oil.

Earlier on Tuesday Szijjarto said in a video address broadcast by the M1 TV channel following a telephone conversation with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak that oil transportation to Hungary had been temporarily suspended after an attack by a Ukrainian drone on one of measuring stations of the Druzhba pipeline.

Budapest considers the Ukrainian army’s drone attacks on the Druzhba oil pipeline or any other energy infrastructure used for delivering supplies from Russia to Europe unacceptable, Szijjarto noted, adding that the country's government regards such actions as a threat to its energy sovereignty.

Hungary has repeatedly raised this issue in Brussels, and the European Commission has given assurances regarding its energy security, the minister said. Unfortunately, this is the second case of the European Commission failing to uphold its guarantees, he stressed. Previously, the Ukrainian armed forces attacked a measuring station of the TurkStream gas pipeline with a drone.

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Drone attack on Russia exposes Zelensky’s agony — Russian foreign ministry
Shelling attacks on Russian settlements, brutal and atrocious killings of civilians expose the agony of Zelensky’s neo-Nazi regime, the ministry said

MOSCOW, March 11. /TASS/. Ukraine’s massive drone attack on Russian regions has exposed Zelensky’s agonizing attempts to pander to his Western patrons by killing civilians, the Russian foreign ministry said.

"Shelling attacks on Russian settlements, brutal and atrocious killings of civilians expose the agony of Zelensky’s neo-Nazi regime, which is mired in terrorism, lawlessness, corruption and cynicism and which, in its impotent rage, is trying to kill and injure as many civilians as possible to pander to its Western patrons," the ministry said in a statement.

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They are desperate knowing Ukrainian lines are about to break and try to get another ****ty Minsk to prevent a humiliating defeat of Ukraine - and so NATO and the whole Collective West. - it won't work.
Russia knows NATO needs a humiliating defeat to make it clear how useless this clown show is.

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🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦“The news about the meeting with Ukraine is positive, the meeting was productive,” the White House said.

Ukraine agrees to immediate temporary 30-day ceasefire, but Russia must agree first, Bloomberg reported.
Russia will not agree to any such agreements only allowing America to pause the conflict

Note: It is not yet clear which weapons are to be silenced. We assume, however, that it is about this moronic proposal by Zelenskyj that only benefits Ukraine. Russia will never accept it.

👉And here again something for the believers in Trump and Co:
The US will immediately lift the suspension of information sharing and resume security assistance to Ukraine.

Trump will fail badly.

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‼️🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 Battle for #Sudzha – Evening Update.

By the end of the day, the situation in Russia’s #Kursk region is approaching its expected conclusion. After securing the outskirts of Sudzha, #Russian forces have begun their assault on the town itself.

Assault units advancing from Mirnoye, Zamostye, and Kazachya Loknya have reached the outskirts and are pushing deeper into the settlement. While Ukrainian forces are mostly retreating, some pockets of resistance remain.

All roads leading into Sudzha are under Russian control. Since 6 PM, Ukrainian attempts to reinforce their positions by sending troops from Yunakovka have failed. Russian airborne forces from the 11th Brigade reportedly destroyed at least five Ukrainian vehicles.

According to confirmed reports, Russian troops advancing from Zamostye and Mirnoye have taken control of Sudzha’s central market, while units from Knyazhye are pressing into the northern outskirts.

Ukrainian forces are withdrawing from central areas, using side routes to escape, likely attempting to flee across open fields as the roads remain under fire control. However, some Ukrainian units continue to resist.

It is too early to declare Sudzha fully under Russian control, but at the current pace, it is only a matter of time before the town is secured. Just as Russian flags were raised in Zamostye and Dmitriyevka, Sudzha is expected to follow.

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The Dutch parliament voted last night against the European funding for the war against Russia ,effectively blocking-at least for the moment- Von der Leyen 's plan to get the EU to fight for Ukraine!

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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview to the US bloggers Mario Naufal, Larri Johnson and Andrew Napolitano (Moscow, March 12, 2025)

Source: mid.ru (https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/2002637/)

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Question: Mr.Minister, it’s a pleasure to speak to you Sir. The first question I have, as I speak to people here in Moscow – there’s a perception that the US has changed, they are describing the US completely differently under President Trump. Do you think the US as a culture, not only the perception but do you think has it fundamentally changed and their perception of Russia and President Putin?

Sergey Lavrov: I think what is going on in the United States is a return to normalcy.

The United States has always been the country of two big parties who competed between themselves, who changed ownership of the White House. But the division during my years in the United States which is starting from 1981, I've been there several times serving for a long period, compared to that time, the division now is absolutely striking. On that occasion the main dividing line between the Democrats and the Republicans was more taxes, less taxes, abortions, things which would be part of a normal Christian life and within this Christianity values, the entire politics were built. Arguing with each other but within the values which everybody accepted.

With the introduction of neoliberal ideas, neocon ideas but mostly neoliberal ideas, the divide became deeper, wider and the culmination was the first election of President Trump. Which he himself admitted was a surprise to him and he wasn't really getting ready. Now he is ready. And it is clear – 49 days yet, and such a rich agenda is already thrown into the public domain.

So, this split is motivated first of all by the departure from Christian values by the leadership of the Democratic party, in my view, by promoting without any limits the LGBTQ, whatever comes next, you know I mean one WC for any gender.

I once found myself in Sweden where the OSCE was conducting a ministerial meeting and it was in a stadium specially arranged for the ministerial meeting, and I wanted to go out and I saw a WC sign, and I asked the guy who was accompanying me whether this was a gents or ladies. He said everybody. I don't want any of my friends to experience this themselves.

And this is just of course a tiny manifestation of those divisions. But the Rust Belt America is of course not very much keen to embrace those values. The fanatic persistence with which those values were promoted to the population certainly made quite a number of people to decide for themselves that this is not what they want and they supported Donald Trump.

So it's back to normalcy as we understand normalcy. We are Orthodox Christians. The values are basically the same though Catholicism now is more and more deviating toward the new trends which we cannot understand and which we would not accept.

But the fact is that a normal administration without any, you know, unchristian ideas came to power and the reaction was such an explosion in the media, in the politics all over the world is very interesting and very telling. When we met, I hope I don't reveal any secret, in Riyadh with Marco Rubio and Mike Waltz and Steve Witkoff they suggested the meeting and they said, look, we want normal relations in the sense that the foundation of the American foreign policy under the Donald Trump administration is the national interest of the United States. This is absolute and without any discussion. But at the same time, we understand that other countries also have their national interest. And with those countries who have their national interest and don't play into the hands of somebody else's interest, we are ready to have serious discussion. It is very well understood they told us that countries like the United States and Russia would never have their national interest the same. They would not coincide maybe even 50 or less percent. But when they do coincide this situation, if we are responsible politicians, must be used to develop this simultaneous and similar interest into something practical which would be mutually beneficial, be it economic projects, infrastructural projects or something else. And then another message went: but when the interests do not coincide and contradict each other then the responsible countries must do everything not to allow this contradiction to degenerate into confrontation, especially military confrontation which would be disastrous for many other countries. We told them that we fully share this logic. It’s absolutely the way President Putin wants and does conduct our foreign policy. He always, since he became President, underlines in his contacts that we are not imposing anything on anyone and that we are looking for a balance of interest. Same logic absolutely.

Some people would say, oh, Russia is now changing and is turning away from the East, from China, from India, from Africa. It's an illusion. Euphoria is not what should be guiding us in foreign policy.

By the way, China for decades has relations with the United States based exactly on the formula which I just described. They sometimes call each other names which we don't mind. I mean we also in modern diplomacy are using to get the new vocabulary but they never interrupted the dialogue.

They would say, hands off Taiwan, hands off South China Sea. But let's meet and talk. It's the same approach, the same logic which is now accepted by the Trump administration and in its relationship with the Russian Federation. I think it's only right.

There are no two persons who would be 100% alike and the same with countries. The countries who can seriously influence the fate of the world militarily, the nuclear powers in particular, of course they have special responsibility, Not to shout at each other but to sit down and talk. More or less like it was handled by cowboys in many of the Hollywood movies: “He said that you know and I know that you know that I know and what are you going to tell me”.

Question: Mr. Minister, pleasure to be here. An early happy birthday to you. You have a special birthday coming up. I have the same one shortly afterwards. We are not the same day but shortly after. We are both the same age. We are born in the same year. Thank you for inviting us here.

I want you to talk to us about NATO and the reaction in the Foreign Ministry to the treachery of NATO, and how the Foreign Ministry will view it if and when the United States leaves NATO?

Sergey Lavrov: Well, it's a long story of course and it is a story about illusions, beliefs, disappointments about partnership degenerating into rivalry and then confrontation and animosities.

Well I wouldn't recite the story about how Jim Baker and others promised to Mikhail Gorbachev that NATO wouldn't move an inch to the East, and when they had to modify this offer because GDR and West Germany were merging, it was agreed on paper legally. Now they say that there is no legal obligation not to expand NATO. Fine, if you can only implement your promise by court then of course you need legal obligations all over you. But if you are a person of dignity, a man of dignity, if you agreed on something by political commitment you have to deliver.

But at that time when Germany was reunified it was written in the legal paper this “2+4 process” that the GDR would become part of Federal Republic of Germany and thus would become part of NATO, but there would be no NATO infrastructure whatsoever on the former GDR's territory. They are backtracking on this one now. They are deploying some NATO command in East Germany. But Mikhail Gorbachev believed that this was a serious promise, a serious commitment. Then we were very much disappointed to watch how NATO not only accepted, admitted East Germany, but by 2004 the NATO expansion included the three Baltic republics, former republics of the Soviet Union. Then this ball was rolling, picking up more and more contenders - those who wanted to become NATO members.

Foreign Minister Evgeny Primakov in 1997 suggested to have some understanding between Russia and NATO. The NATO-Russia Founding Act was negotiated, which was about equality, about mutual respect, about cooperation in various fields, against terrorism, against illegal migration. Actually on that basis NATO-Russia Council was created which was running like 80 to 90 projects annually. There was a cooperative program on Afghanistan – the Americans would get the Russian helicopters, we’ll pay for them – we would service them on the ground. The Soviet-made helicopters were the most appropriate for the Afghan conditions. Counterterrorism, fighting drug trafficking. And then the expansion continued.

It was still Boris Yeltsin. Evgeny Primakov already became Prime Minister. In 1999 there was an OSCE summit in Istanbul. President Boris Yeltsin went there.

They had meetings with his colleagues from the United States, European capitals. They decided to allay any fears about what NATO is and about what NATO further plans are, they had to adopt a strong political declaration on indivisibility of security. They adopted the Istanbul Declaration which says each country has the right to choose alliances but no country has the right to strengthen its security at the expense of the security of others and therefore - the most important paragraph - no country, group of countries or organizations in the OSCE area could ever claim dominance. NATO was doing exactly the opposite.

So now, after the beginning of the special military operation, which as president Putin repeated stated was a decision because all other attempts, all other alternatives to bring things into some positive dimension failed for ten years after the illegal coup in Kiev, in violation of the deal signed the night before and guaranteed by the Germans, French and Poles. The deal was about a five months period to prepare for general elections and in the meantime a government of national unity would rule, and the next morning the opposition took government's buildings, went to the crowd in the “Maidan” and said, congratulate us, we created the government of the winners. Winners and national unity - it's slightly different. I hope it will be national unity in Syria but so far it is really a dangerous place. But in Ukraine when these people who came to power through the coup, their first statement was that they would cancel the status of the Russian language. Their first action was sending armed fighters to storm the Crimean Parliament. When they called “terrorists” the citizens of Eastern and Southern Ukraine who said, guys, wait a minute. You came to power by an illegal coup. We don't want to take any orders from you. Leave us alone. And they said, oh you are “terrorists” and started army operation against their own citizens. Thus launching the war which ended in February 2015 by signing the Minsk Agreements, which President Emmanuel Macron tries now to interpret as something which President Vladimir Putin didn't want to implement.

It was really a very funny speech by President Emmanuel Macron, it also relates to NATO by the way, because he was saying, ok, let them live and I will protect all of you with my three or four nuclear bombs.

But on that occasion we spent 17 hours non-stop in Minsk. The deal was agreed, and after that, well, I am deviating from NATO but you would understand, after the deal was agreed and it was endorsed by the Security Council, and a very interesting moment. When we finished negotiations Petr Poroshenko with support of Francois Hollande and Angela Merkel said that he would not sign this paper unless it is signed by the “separatists”, as he called them. The heads of the two self-proclaimed republics, Donetsk and Lugansk, were in the same city of Minsk in another hotel. They said they would not sign this because it was negotiated without them and this was a document providing for the territorial integrity of Ukraine with just a special status given to these two tiny territories to be frank. They had already proclaimed independence, they cannot betray their people. It took us some persuasion to make them sign this paper which indeed said: special status inside Ukraine, Russian language, the right to be consulted when prosecutors and judges are appointed for these municipalities but their rights must be consolidated in the Constitution and the exact language must be negotiated directly between Kiev and these two places. It's part of the Minsk Agreement (https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/international_safety/1906015/) endorsed by the Security Council. Very soon after it was enforced, the Germans, the French and the Ukrainians themselves started saying: “We never talked to the separatists”.

Emmanuel Macron when he came to Moscow just weeks or so before we started the military operation, he was at the press conference and then during this infamous phone conversation with President Vladimir Putin which he, the president of France, leaked, he was saying that, Vladimir, you cannot insist on this legitimate government agreeing to talk to the separatists. And President Putin was objecting saying this government came to power as a result of a coup. Let them be grateful to all of us that we are trying to legitimize this entire situation and this entire country. But don't forget that the Minsk Agreements (https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/international_safety/1906015/)bluntly say – direct dialogue with those whom you call “separatists”.

It's a very shameful way which the French and the Germans behaved. Eventually those who signed on behalf of Ukraine, Germany and France, Petr Poroshenko, Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande being retired already, stated in an interview: “We never intended to implement this we just needed to buy time to push more weapons into Ukraine”. And of course NATO was playing a key role.

This Rammstein process led by the United States during Joe Biden’s time, now the Americans want to give it to the Brits, I understand. But the Europeans do not stop their efforts. On the contrary, they kind of increase them and call for more and more support, becoming more and more emphatic and I would even say nervous. The question whether NATO can survive without the United States is, I understand, motivated by these observations.

I don't think the Americans would drop from NATO. At least President Trump never hinted that this might be the case. But what he did bluntly say was that if you want us to protect you, to give you security guarantees, you pay what is necessary. It's still to be discussed what is necessary: two and a half, five percent, anything in the middle. But he also said that to those who fulfill the criteria of the percentage of GDP to be contributed to NATO, then the United States would guarantee that they are safe and secure. But he doesn't want to provide these security guarantees to Ukraine under Zelensky.

He has his own view of the situation which he bluntly presents every now and then, that this war should never have started – that pulling Ukraine into NATO in violation of its Constitution, in violation of the Declaration of Independence of 1991, on the basis of which we recognized Ukraine as a sovereign state. For several reasons including that this Declaration was saying no NATO, no blocs, neutral status. Another thing which this Declaration also confirmed and solidified - all rights of Russian and all other national minorities are to be respected. Which by the way is still in the Ukrainian Constitution in spite of the fact that the series of laws they passed since 2019 culminated in total legal prohibition of the Russian language in media, education, culture. Even in day to day life. If you come to a store and ask the store attendant to be assisted in Russian he or she might tell you to speak the “right” language. Such issues happen.

And of course this was a very different situation since then they included the NATO membership into the Constitution while keeping the national minorities' guarantees. They declared that NATO is the future of Ukraine. The European Union also. When they started saying these things, the European Union still kept some resemblance of an economic grouping. Now it lost it altogether. And Fuhrer Ursula is mobilizing everybody to re-militarize Europe. Some unbelievable sums of money are being mentioned. Many people think that this is a trick to divert attention of the population from those dozens and hundreds of billions of euros which have been spent during the COVID days and during the assistance to Ukraine without proper auditing. It's a discussion which is being raised.

The EU also lost its independence and its economic meaning. Because when a German government spokesman says, no, no, no, no, we would never restore this gas pipeline - Nord Stream 2 - because we have to get rid of the dependence on the Russian gas. But this was the basis for the German economy, for prosperity of the German economy. They pay now 4-5 times more than similar industries pay for gas in the United States. Business is moving to the US, the de-industrialization of Europe is taking place. They are ready to sacrifice all this just for the sake of achieving the ideological goal of “defeating” Russia. They were saying in the battlefield Russia must be strategically defeated.

Now they say, we would not accept capitulation of Ukraine. It's a change. A change almost 360 degrees as Annalena Baerbock says. But the European Union is no longer a peaceful economic project. They want their own army. Speaking of the future of NATO there are voices: “Ok, if the United States doesn't want to be actively involved in European affairs, let's have our own NATO, our own military alliance”. But this is the game and process.

Some statements are intended just to test the ground what will be the response from the other side of the ocean. I think one and a half years ago, the European Union signed an agreement with NATO which basically subordinated the EU to the North Atlantic Alliance providing this ‘mobility’. In other words NATO equipment, NATO troops can use the territory of a non-member, non-NATO EU states. If there are such states still left. Austria, Ireland. But it is not that important because they always think eastward and, to say, for peace-loving people.

The Prime Minister of Denmark said that these days Ukraine is weak, Ukraine cannot be fairly treated now, therefore for Ukraine today, peace is worse than war. She said this. Let's pump Ukraine with weapons again and when we have shaken the Russian position then let's see whether we can talk.

The chief of German intelligence, a couple of days ago, said that it would be bad for Ukraine and for Europe if the war ends before 2029 and 2030 even better. Yes, they say these things.

When President Trump was interrogating President Zelensky in the Oval Office asking him many times, ‘you don't want to negotiate?’, Zelensky was trying to avoid an answer. Of course they are very much concerned about irregularities, let me put it very mildly, during the Joe Biden era with Pentagon supplies to Ukraine without the possibility to see where this money went. Elon Musk is trying to do this. We are not taking any pleasure from this but this is about governments, the Joe Biden administration, Ursula von der Leyen and her Commission, the Brits who regularly accuse Russia of corruption, of violating human rights and who basically, whatever international issue they discuss, start with human rights. Iran, Venezuela, Cuba of course, Nicaragua, South Africa now violated human rights by passing a law on land, Central Asia. There are several formats between the West and Central Asia - human rights are on top, everywhere. But on Ukraine where the Russian language has been exterminated legally and physically, here is a special agency to watch for this legislation to be fully implemented, nobody ever mentioned human rights except us. Now Hungarians, Bulgarians start raising this issue because they also have their minorities in Ukraine, which were carved up mostly by Stalin after World War II, cutting through basically like colonial powers did in Africa. Look at the African map. Just by a ruler they draw the borders. In the case of Ukraine and its neighbours it's different because it was individually carved out but divided nations, yes.

And therefore after the coup when we started talking to Petr Poroshenko, when he was pledging that he would never allow a war between the Ukrainian army and the Eastern citizens of Ukraine. He was saying that they will be faithful to their commitments regarding national minorities.

Federalization was very seriously discussed between myself, John Kerry, Catherine Ashton who was the EU foreign policy boss at that time and the guy whom Kiev delegated. It was in April 2014, and we seriously discussed. Nobody mentioned Crimea. It was a done deal already.

We developed a paper saying that there must be some gathering of the heads of the Ukrainian regions and they have to discuss how to continue to live in a state which used to be a unitary state but the minority rights mattered. It was 2014 then everybody forgot about this.

Zelensky, who also came to power under the slogan that he would implement the Minsk Agreements. Less than a few months after he was inaugurated he was saying very different things: we are a unitary state, there would be no special status. I don't talk to separatists and so on and so forth.

Another lie which Emmanuel Macron said in his recent pathetic statement was about the meeting in Paris in December 2019, Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel, Vladimir Putin, Vladimir Zelensky, which the Germans and the French convened to save the Minsk agreements. There was a preparatory work which culminated in a draft document agreed by experts, by ministers of the four countries that they presented to the presidents and chancellor. There was consensus. It said that there would be disengagement at three areas on the line of contact immediately as the beginning of disengagement of forces along the entire duration of the line of contact. Agreed. When it was shown to the leaders everybody was satisfied. Zelensky said, “no, no no. I can only agree to try to do this in three experimental areas, not along the entire line of contact”. Nobody could understand why, but he insisted. But the main thing is, that he never disengaged even at these three locations and the military activities continued.

So when NATO comes into it, I remember that it was about NATO, well, NATO was certainly providing him with weapons, with intelligence data. It continues until now. Americans announced that they are withdrawing maybe temporarily, maybe not, the instructors and experts who helped guide high-tech missiles. But others remain there.

One more thing about NATO. NATO used to be proud that they are a defensive alliance. The only thing which concerns them is to defend territories of the member states. A couple of years ago at the summit in Madrid the then Secretary General Stoltenberg already said we need to be more active in the Indo-Pacific region. He was asked by a journalist, but you insisted that you are about defense of your territories he said, Yes, absolutely. But the threats to our territories now emanate from the South China Sea, from the Strait of Taiwan. And so on and so forth.

NATO started building there, non-inclusive blocks, “troikas”, “quads”, AUKUS. They encouraged this Indo-Pacific Quartet, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, they developed their cooperation with Japan and South Korea. Joint exercises with South Korea and the nuclear elements are already involved and discussed. They are planning to open, as far as I understand, an office of NATO in Tokyo or on some of the islands. They are trying to pull some ASEAN countries out and to bring them into these “limited membership closed clubs”. The Philippines is case in point. Singapore is case in point.

The concept of security which was developed by ASEAN through many decades and which included the participation of everybody on an equal footing including China, the US, India, Russia, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, this concept, based on consensus, is now being undermined quite considerably. Which is very interesting because it coincided with the period when we started rethinking our own security and Eurasian security. Exactly Eurasian, not European.

Each continent, Africa, Latin America, they have continental-wide organizations: African Union, CELAC in Latin America and Caribbean. Only Eurasia, the biggest, the most prosperous, the most developed and rich continent doesn't have a continent-wide organization.

Each continent, Africa, Latin America, they have continental-wide organizations: African Union, CELAC in Latin America and Caribbean. Only Eurasia, the biggest, the most prosperous, the most developed and rich continent doesn't have a continent-wide organization.

All attempts of Russia to be part of some security cooperation process were about Euro-Atlantic schemes: OSCE, NATO-Russia. EU became Euro-Atlantic very soon. It didn't work.

So what we are now trying to discuss – not imposing anything on anybody –is a vision of Eurasian continental architecture without prejudging the shape, but just to sit down and to talk on the basis of openness of this hypothetical, eventual architecture to all continental countries. Let them keep NATO, if they so wish, let them keep OSCE but there are Eurasian Economic Union (http://www.eaeunion.org/?lang=en), Organization of Collective Security Treaty (https://en.odkb-csto.org/), Commonwealth of Independent States, ASEAN. There is an organization of the countries of South Asia. Not very active but still. There is Gulf Cooperation Council by the Arab monarchies who are now normalizing their relations with Iran. And we promote this.

So all these sub-regional developments, most of them are economic and it would not hurt if we unite these efforts, organize a division of labor to save money, to save effort to harmonize the economic plans. President Putin called it Great Eurasian Partnership. Who knows, maybe many years from now it would be a material basis for some security architecture which must not be close to the Western part of the continent. Well, this is not very brief, but...

Question: You know, I'm not sure I trust my own country. I know that the Russian government is quite sincere in looking to pursue a diplomatic solution. What troubles me, and it's something that I continue to hear now from people in significant positions just as the United States cynically developed a relationship with China in 1972 under Nixon. It was for the express purpose of going after then the Soviet Union, they wanted to make sure that they split them apart.

I have heard several people, and I know that this Elbridge Colby who is going to be like the number three person in the Department of Defense that they see China as the enemy and they believe that they can split Russia from China and again, use you (not you personally, Mr. Minister, but the country) as a wedge against China.

Now, I try to say that's foolishness because unlike the United States the Russian government takes its agreements seriously and adheres to them. So, how do you think, you know, what will be Russia's approach in juggling this, let's call it a subterfuge by the United States. To on the one hand offer you a hand of friendship but at the same time, they have not released their desire to destroy your country and to also use you cynically against the Chinese.

Sergey Lavrov: Well, we have been through this. As you mentioned, in 1972 when President Richard Nixon wanted the relationship in this triangle to be like this. The relations between the US and China and the US and Russia both must be better than the relations between Moscow and China. A combination.

Well, it's a nice philosophical construction. But the current situation is radically different. We never had the relations with China which were that good, that confidential, that long-term build and that would be enjoying support of the peoples of both countries.

The Americans know that we would not betray our commitments, legal commitments, but also, you know, the political commitments which we develop with the Chinese. We have problems, we have difficulties in our relations mostly because of the sanctions, because the companies want to avoid being punished.

Some of the very promising logistical, infrastructural projects in Siberia are being delayed. But we are not in a hurry and the Chinese, of course, are never in a hurry. They always see over the horizon. This is the national character and we respect this.

Actually, again, I wouldn't reveal a secret when President Joe Biden and President Vladimir Putin met in June 2021 in Geneva. It was in the middle of COVID-19 pandemic, coronavirus what have you. In a brief discussion with only the foreign ministers present Joe Biden said, you know, I start rethinking the absolutism of democracy because the countries who have authoritarian rulers they cope much better with the COVID infection than we do. In our case, each state has some kind of leeway and they decide to vaccinate or not to vaccinate. China and Russia, he said, acted better than many others. But this is a philosophical discussion.

You can argue in the same logic whether four years is enough for doing something long term, especially with this modern, very complicated, sophisticated technologies which require re-tuning of sectors of economy and whether four years is enough or maybe even two years because if you lose mid-term elections the Congress would not allow you to deliver.

I don't know. I think the answer is let each nation choose its destiny, its future. It will be exactly in line with the United Nations Charter which says sovereign equality of states, no interference.

One example – Afghanistan. The democratic experiment failed completely. It totally ignored the centuries – old habits and unwritten rules of this civilization. So we would be very much cautious regarding any imposition. And President Trump is already saying about a meeting “at three”: US, China, Russia. He mentioned that he would like to discuss nuclear weapons, security issues.

We would be open to any format which is based on mutual respect, on equality, no prejudged solutions. If our Chinese friends would be interested it would be their decision. But this does not negate the importance of Russia-US dialogue on strategic stability and the interest in resuming such discussions was expressed repeatedly by Donald Trump and his people.

President Vladimir Putin, in response, said that it is the area where we have special responsibility, especially since in one year the START III Treaty would be expiring. So it's a very different approach than the Joe Biden administration used to promote. They were saying, let's resume the implementation of the START Treaty and let us visit some of your nuclear sites. We told them, guys, you declared us enemies. You declared the goal to inflict strategic defeat on Russia. They said, yes, but this does not preclude some tactical and technical visits.

President Trump's position, as I said at the very beginning is that whatever differences we have, don't allow them to degenerate into a war and whatever interests come the same way don't waste the chance to develop this into something practical and useful.

Question: It seems, and Marco Rubio said it himself we're walking into a multipolar world and you said the Chinese, and to an extent the Russians as well, you always look at the horizon and ignore short-term developments.

So in the horizon, do you think (I know I'm getting ahead of myself) there's a possibility in the next, let's say, 10 years of not only normalization of relations between Russia and the US but back to an alliance between the two countries in the next ten years? That's something already people are talking about.

Sergey Lavrov: The alliance means, at least historically and this is deeply in our mentality means, that you are allied against somebody.

Multipolarity, which Marco Rubio recognized, is different. How can you recognize multipolarity without recognizing such a giant as China, such a giant as India, Africa as a continent, Latin America, Brazil and quite a number of others.

Multipolarity, in my view, would be evolving for quite some time. It's a historic epoch, probably and it would, that's my vision, it could be composed of superpowers by the size, by the economic weight, by the military might especially nuclear. Certainly US, China, Russia fit into this category. Those who are not as big they can participate in a multipolar world through their sub-regional structures: ASEAN for example, GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council), League of Arab States. The African Union, by the way, received the status of full member of G20 last year. League of Arab States wants the same, we are in favour.

G20, by the way, is the format which is now proving to be not only financially and economically useful, but also politically. It might play a very positive role in the process of multipolarity. Yes, there are still remnants of animosity, but the rule of consensus is there. They don't vote, therefore they are more promising than the United Nations General Assembly who every now and then, whenever somebody cannot get something from the Security Council they go to the General Assembly and they stage a show with votes, with accusations and so on and so forth.

But not only Marco Rubio spoke about multipolarity. Donald Trump spoke about NATO, as I referred to his repeated statements. That this was one of the reasons. We insist that any approach, any attempt to approach the Ukrainian crisis, any initiative, and most of them are very vague should concentrate on the root causes of the conflict. And Donald Trump confirmed that one of the root causes was NATO expansion which created a threat to the Russian security. I, by the way, would like to emphasize in these new circumstances after January 20, that the importance of Ukraine for the Russian security is many times bigger than the importance of Greenland for the US security.

And the second issue about root causes. I also referred to the extermination of the Russian language, media, culture prohibition of opposition parties, prohibition of some opposition media even published in Ukrainian language and operating in Ukrainian language, murder and disappearance of journalists not to mention the military crimes, war crimes against the people in Donbass immediately after the coup when they called them terrorists. And all this grossly violates the UN Charter which says everybody must respect human rights of every person irrespective of race, gender, language or religion. It's on top. It's Article 1 of the UN Charter.

I've been calling upon the Secretary General of the United Nations. And I was challenging the journalists in the United Nations. Whenever I visit, I have a press conference. By the way, I also challenged those journalists on quite a number of things which were used by the West to condemn Russia like the worst criminal, starting with the downing of Malaysian Boeing MH17 on July 2014. The trial was held with only one witness being present in person. 12 other witnesses were not presented. Their names are not known. But the jury said that they are reliable and they confirmed the suspicion. So it is still very murky.

The case of Salisbury poisoning, Skripals. Official notes to the United Kingdom authorities asking questions about the fate and whereabouts of Russian citizens totally ignored. They raised hell, they accused us, they used this to increase sanctions. And then they forgot about this.

The same is true about Alexey Navalny who died in prison serving his term. But who was, a couple of years before that, treated after alleged poisoning in Russia. He was taken in less than 24 hours to Germany. And he was treated in Germany. It's an interesting story. We were asking questions. He is our citizen and we wanted to know the truth, what happened to him. The Germans said that the civilian hospital did not find anything. And he was treated in the military hospital of Bundeswehr. Where, they told us, they found “Novichok”, this substance in his blood. We asked to see the test. It's only natural. He is our citizen. We are being accused of maltreating him. They said, no, we are not giving this to you because you might find out what level of expertise we have in biological substances. And we are giving this to the Organization on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. We went to this organization and said, look, you are our common entity and the Germans said that it is now your property. They told us, yes, they gave it to us but on the condition that we would not show it to you. It's childish, but it is tragic at the same time.

And repeatedly, publicly I asked many Western journalists. Why don't you, being a journalist, want to know the truth? And a person who was made a martyr by the West against the Russian Federation, Evil, you don't want to know what happened actually to him and how he was treated, and with what was he treated in Germany before he came back to Russia.

And the last one, Bucha. Two days after, as a goodwill gesture for the sake of signing the Istanbul deal in April 2022 we withdrew from a couple of villages in the outskirts of Kiev. And two days after we left this place, Bucha, BBC team broadcast the main street with corpses neatly laid along the route on both sides. We still, and of course there was an outcry, we insisted on investigation. Nobody cared about investigation until now. We want to get the names of the people, just the names of the people whose bodies were shown by BBC. I raised this issue twice publicly in the Security Council in front of the Secretary General. I raised it with him. We sent a formal request to the High Commissioner on Human Rights of the United Nations. No response. And twice I raised the issue in New York in front of all foreign correspondents just appealing to their professional drive to no avail.

And speaking on human rights and on the sincerity of our Western friends. Europe and the UK they certainly want this to continue. The way they received Zelensky in London after the scandal in Washington, it's an indication that they want to raise the stakes and they are preparing something to pressure the Donald Trump administration back into some aggressive action against Russia. We are philosophical about this, we know what we are doing.

But I am mostly amazed with this peacekeepers obsession. Peacekeepers President Macron says, let's stop. In one month peacekeepers would be deployed. Then we'll see what to do next.

First, it is not what we say is required for the end of this war which the West waged against us, through Ukrainians with their direct participation of their military. We know this. If NATO expansion is recognized, at least by Donald Trump as one of the root causes then the presence of the troops from NATO countries under any flag, in any capacity, on Ukrainian soil is the same threat.

Question: You won't accept it under any conditions?

Sergey Lavrov: Under any conditions. Nobody is talking to us. They keep saying nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine but they do everything about Russia without Russia.

Trump, by the way, when asked about peacekeepers he said, well, it's too early to discuss this, but normally you need the consent of the parties. Why should we give consent to the peacekeeping force or peacekeeping group even, not force. So they want force, composed of the countries who declared us an enemy and they would come as peacekeepers?

And the second thing is the rights and the fate of the people who live not only on the liberated territories but on the territories under the control of the regime. They also, most of them, speak Russian. They were brought as part of the Russian culture and they want their kids to know Russian and to learn Russian.

My question was whether this law or several pieces of law prohibiting Russian language whether this would be cancelled on the territory which would be left of Ukraine. There is no answer. We'll see later…

And if you'll see later, another question whether you would still keep this monument to Bandera who collaborated with Hitler and was accused, convicted by the Nuremberg tribunal in abstentia. And this monument, for the first time the Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs was shown and he said, I never suspected that this was the case. So the rest of Ukraine would keep this monument and would keep the prohibition of Russia would stage the torchlight marches with insignia from SS divisions. Then, with all respect this would be not a group, a force keeping peace. This would be a group keeping and protecting the Nazi regime. And this is absolutely a non-starter.

Question: May I ask you about Gaza? President Putin has expressed outrage at the genocide in Gaza. What will be the position of the foreign ministry if the Netanyahu regime attacks Iran as Prime Minister Netanyahu has publicly threatened?

Sergey Lavrov: Fortunately we used to have good relations with the prime minister Netanyahu.

President Putin is always underlining when he speaks about this region that the solution is impossible without a Palestinian state and without a reliable security arrangement for Israel.

The two states were created by the decision of the General Assembly in 1948. And the decision basically conditioned the creation and existence of one state against the creation and existence of another.

Now, everybody who wants a Palestinian state speaks about 1967 borders. Which is very different from 1948 borders which were supposed to be the borders of Israel and of Palestine. If you take a look at the map now – 1967 borders is like a galaxy compared to what you have and the West Bank is all in settlements.

The latest development I saw so many reports that Israelis decided to annex in a specific way the West Bank by taking it under total control without sending Palestinians out but concentrating them in several municipalities (not in camps).

Question: Is Iran part of the current negotiations as well? On the peace negotiations when it comes to Ukraine does that include other geopolitical issues? President Putin and President Trump are talking, is it purely about Ukraine or could it include other geopolitical interests for Russia?

Sergey Lavrov: We discussed the situation in the Persian Gulf.

We discussed the joint comprehensive action program on the Iran nuclear issue. We are in favor of restoring the original program from which the Americans dropped during the first Trump government. There are some contacts on the European side.

We would be in favor of resuming the format which developed the original deal endorsed by the Security Council (which is France, Germany, UK, US, Russia, China) and Iran.

We'll see how it goes. But what is worrying is that there are some indications that the Americans would like this new deal to be accompanied by political conditions, insisting that there should be some verifiable arrangement for Iran not to support groups in Iraq, in Lebanon, in Syria, anywhere, which I don't think is going to fly. Look, all countries in the Gulf have influence beyond the borders of their kingdoms, emirates, Northern Africa. They undertake quite a number of humanitarian, economic programs. They mediate a lot.

Sudan, for example. The domestic crisis in Sudan is being handled one way or another by some players in the Gulf. So to say that everybody has this right to project influence except Iran, I don't think it's realistic.

Question: What about President Putin's statement in June 2024 regarding the conditions for a settlement or even to start negotiations with Ukraine. And my reading of it has been President Putin's position has been the same. Your position has been the same as the President's. It's been also by the vice minister Sergey Rybkov has said it. And yet I think there are some in the West that perceive that you don't really mean what you say.

Sergey Lavrov: Let them be misguided. You know, our conscience is very clear and clean. And it is clean not because we use it seldom. It's because we have been burning our fingers so many times that on this particular crisis we know what must be done and that we would not compromise the way which would compromise the fate of the people. It's not about the territories, it's about the people who were deprived of their history by law.

When Zelensky was asked in September 2021, long before the operation, in an interview when the war was still going on in violation of the Minsk agreements, by an interviewer what he thought about the people on the other side of the line of contact. And he said (it's still on the Internet, you can see it), you know, there are people and there are species. And if anybody living in Ukraine feels that he or she is a part of Russian culture my advice to you, for the sake of your children, for the future of your grandkids go to Russia, get out of Ukraine.

And this was the man who only a few years before that while being an actor and then when running for presidency, he was saying, stop attacking the Russian language. He was on record.

But the sequence of events which made us absolutely concentrated on achieving the results which would be in favor of the people, which would be saving the people. Those who speak, well, we have to bring Ukraine back into 1991 territory. Russia must get out. Territories are important only because people live on these territories. And the people who live on the territories which he wants back are descendants of those who for hundreds of years were building Odessa and other cities on those very lands who were building ports, roads, who were founding those lands and who associated with the history of this land.

By the way, UNESCO announced, under huge pressure from Ukraine that the center of Odessa is now the site of world cultural heritage, which it deserved. But the decision was announced one week after the monument to Catherine the Great, the founder of Odessa, was toppled and thrown away. And UNESCO just went on as if nothing had happened.

Just a brief sequence of events. In the 2004 elections, the two candidates - one is considered pro-Russian, another is considered pro-American. He is married to some American politolog ist. The second round of elections in 2004, the pro-Russian candidate wins. But the crowd, instigated by the Europeans mostly demands reconsideration of these results. And under huge pressure, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine adopts a decision to hold a third round which is not provided for in the Constitution. The Constitutional Court expanded, without any right, the constitutional procedures. Then the pro-Western candidate wins, Mr. Viktor Yushchenko. Fine, there was no Maidan, no revolution, nobody was instigating people to do it.

And then at the next presidential elections the candidate who was considered pro-Russian, Mr. Viktor Yanukovych, is winning in a very clean way. Nobody challenges him. But then, Mr.Yanukovych in 2013 (maybe even earlier, but in 2013 it culminated) started negotiations with the European Union on getting an association agreement. And it became known. You cannot hide such a thing.

And our experts started explaining to Ukrainian colleagues that if you go to the association status with the European Union you get zero tariffs on many items. And you, Ukraine, have zero tariffs with us because the Commonwealth of Independent States has a free trade area. But we have quite a protection in our trade with the European Union which we negotiated when we were joining the WTO. So it might be a situation whereby European goods from which we negotiated some protection would be flowing into Ukraine. And there is no customs border between Ukraine and Russia. So we would have to close this border. Then we even suggested to the European Commission who was headed by Jose Manuel Barroso at that time President Putin proposed to him, let's seat the three of us EU, Russia and Ukraine, and see how we can handle these discrepancies so that nobody suffers. Mr. Barroso said, none of your business, we don't discuss your trade with Canada. You do what you want.

And then President Viktor Yanukovych asked for postponement of the signature of this association agreement. He said, I want to understand this better, how we can handle it.

This was the trigger for that “maidan”. Well prepared, hundreds of tents of the same make, the same colour, the same everything And this “maidan” culminated in February 2014 when Germany, France, Poland negotiated between the legitimate president and the opposition. And that's how it started. And they reached a deal, which as I said was disrupted the next morning when the opposition said, we are now the power, the government. Had they delivered on the deal which they signed with the help of the Germans, the French and the Poles Ukraine would be exactly, by now, where they wanted it to be – 1991 borders, including Crimea. They decided to be impatient, because had they waited five months for the early elections. They would have won, because the electorate in Ukraine was very heavily ‘massaged’ by USAID. And the figures which are popping up now, and which Donald Trump was reading out in Congress…Victoria Nuland actually said, after this coup, that we did so much for democracy to win in Ukraine. We spent five billion dollars, she said this, for this particular revolution.

So then there were Minsk Agreements. Had they delivered on the Minsk agreements, they would still have been in 1991 borders, minus Crimea. Because Crimea was, it was never mentioned during the Minsk negotiations, everybody understood that this was a very clean, fair vote of the people. There were hundreds of Western observers, not official, but from MPs.

April 2022, Istanbul. President Macron said that President Putin tried to impose something on Zelensky. It's another lie by Macron. Because the paper which was initialed by us and Ukrainians, was prepared by Ukrainians. And we accepted this. It was very straightforward: no NATO, no military bases, no military manoeuvres. Instead of NATO, guarantees are provided by “Permanent Five” plus Germany, plus Turkey, and the list is open. Anybody who would like can join the list of guarantors. And these guarantees do not cover Crimea and the part of Donbass which was controlled by Russia at that time. And these principles were initialed and there was an agreement to develop a treaty paper on this basis. Then Boris Johnson said, don't do it, continue to fight.

Just like the head of German intelligence now says that we cannot stop until 2029. Maybe they want to sit out Donald Trump?

So had they been cooperative and had they delivered on their own initiative, they would still have 1991 borders, minus Crimea, minus some part of Donbass. Every time they cheat, they lose. And the process continues.

Question: You know, it's been said that you're the Metternich of the modern era, but I think that's wrong. They should say that Metternich was the Lavrov of his era.

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Tucker and Doug Macgregor React to Proposed Ceasefire Deal Between Ukraine and Russia:

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06:54 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvbd6HAziaE&t=414s) Why Is Ukraine Dragging Out This War?
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20:10 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvbd6HAziaE&t=1210s) Why We Should Be More Worried About Mexico Than Russia or Iran

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23:11 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvbd6HAziaE&t=1391s) How Many Have Died in the Ukraine/Russia War?

27:59 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvbd6HAziaE&t=1679s) Reacting to the Russian/Ukraine Proposed Ceasefire Deal

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50:43 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvbd6HAziaE&t=3043s) Macgregor’s Advice to Trump

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US Resumes Aid to Ukraine📦 Russians Have Liberated Sudzha🏰 Military Summary And Analysis 2025.03.12📅

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At 14:03 mark is a BREAKING news : WTF?

Ceasefire? YEAH...meanwhile...

That is the perfect forked tongue ! :evil:

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Trump pulls off the impossible, secures a ceasefire from Ukraine as Zelensky bows to US demands

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Donald Trump has just done what many have tried and failed to do.

Yes, Donald Trump and his team have convinced President Zelenksy and Ukraine to agree to a ceasefire in the war against Russia.

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🇺🇦 Ukraine's Ambassador in Canberra has lost the plot DEMANDING Australia give Zelensky:

X 300 Bushmasters armoured vehicles
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Ambassador Myroshnychenko is delusional. Australia doesn't even have that much gear available. It would take Australia 10 years to produce what Ukraine is demanding.

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‼️🇷🇺🇺🇸 The Kremlin comments on the US-proposed ceasefire

“You’re getting a little ahead of yourselves—we don’t want to do that. Yesterday, speaking to the press, both Rubio and Waltz stated that they would pass on detailed information through various diplomatic channels regarding the discussions that took place in Jeddah,” said Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

➖ “First, we need to receive this information. We also have scheduled contacts with the Americans in the coming days, where we expect to get the full picture.”

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🇪🇺⚔🇷🇺The European Union called for preparation for war with Russia and to protect Ukraine

▪️The European Commission on Defense calls on all European countries to start "preparing for wars." He made this statement at a session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
➖Europe must prepare for wars.
▪️According to the European Commissioner, Russia will allegedly "be ready to fight NATO in five years or less."
▪️The politician also called for "more than ever to protect Ukraine" in order to try to achieve "peace through force" there, which should be concluded with the participation of a "strong Europe."
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‼️🇷🇺"🅾️brave" massively burn NATO equipment and enemy infantry in battles near Pokrovsk - 24 hours of fighting of the Guards Forces "Center"

▪️A selection of combat work of fighters of the "Center" group of forces on March 10 to destroy military equipment, weapons, infantry and positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during active combat operations in the Pokrovsk direction.
▪️The footage shows NATO combat armored vehicles, firing points, mortars, infantry and enemy positions being burned.
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🇺🇸🇺🇦The US ignored Ukraine's main demand for security guarantees at the talks in Saudi Arabia, - Die Welt.

▪️The agreement does not reflect Ukraine's main demand for security guarantees. The Kyiv negotiating team, as the newspaper notes, managed to get only a concession from the US that the talks would begin "as soon as possible" on "guarantees of Ukraine's long-term security".

▪️At the same time, as Die Welt emphasizes, in the same proposal Washington noted that such an agreement would concern both "the development of Ukrainian mineral resources" and "compensation for the costs of American aid".
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The US and Ukraine did not raise the issue of Zelensky's resignation during the talks in Jeddah.

According to Fox News journalist Nana Sajai, citing sources, holding elections and the possible resignation of the Ukrainian "president" were not considered.

Earlier, US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick noted that Donald Trump does not plan to interfere in Ukrainian politics.

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‼️🇺🇦🇳🇿🪖⚰️ The body of New Zealand mercenary Dominic Bryce Abelen, who was killed in Ugledar in July 2022 has only now finally been able to sent back to New Zealand from #Ukraine️.

Members of the #Ukrainian Armed Forces farewelled Abelen in a ceremony during which four soldiers performed the haka in front of his coffin.

A spokesperson for New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said they were aware Abelen will soon be returned to his family in #NewZealand.

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‼️🇺🇦🪖 #Ukraine will continue mobilization even in the event of a 30-day ceasefire, stated Kostenko, secretary of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence.

He emphasized that there is no discussion of canceling martial law or ending mobilization.

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‼️🇺🇸💬🇷🇺 US officials going to Russia 'RIGHT NOW, as we speak' — #Trump

'Hopefully we can get a ceasefire from #Russia'.

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Kremlin says phone conversation between Putin and Trump possible

If such a need emerges, a call at the highest level can be organized very quickly, Dmitry Peskov said

MOSCOW, March 12. /TASS/. The Kremlin does not exclude that the issue of a telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump may come up in the wake of the US-Ukrainian negotiations and could be organized quickly, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

"We also do not rule out that the topic of a call at the highest level may arise. If such a need emerges, it will be organized very quickly. The existing channels of dialogue with the Americans make it possible to do this in a relatively short time," he said.

Negotiations between the delegations of the United States and Ukraine took place in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on March 11. They lasted 9.5 hours. Following the talks, a joint statement was published on Vladimir Zelensky's website, according to which Ukraine is ready to accept a US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire, and Washington will immediately lift the pause in providing intelligence and resume assistance to Kiev.

The statement also said that the countries agreed to sign a comprehensive agreement on the development of critical mineral resources as soon as possible to strengthen Ukraine's economy. Head of Zelensky's office, Andrey Yermak, said after the talks that the minerals agreement would be signed when the United States deems it convenient.

Peskov earlier said that Trump and Putin had only one telephone conversation on February 12 since the inauguration of the American leader on January 20, 2025. They discussed stopping fighting in Ukraine, bilateral relations, some other topics, and also agreed to continue contacts and organize an in-person meeting.

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Press review: US forced Kiev to concede to peace and Russia repelled massive drone attack

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, March 12th

MOSCOW, March 12. /TASS/. The US says Ukraine is ready to settle the conflict and has agreed to an immediate 30-day ceasefire following the March 11 meeting in Jeddah; Russia thwarts the largest Ukrainian drone attack on its territory; and the US stock market declines on concerns about an economic slowdown. These stories topped Wednesday’s newspaper headlines across Russia.



Izvestia: What US forced Ukraine to concede in Jeddah

The United States has stated that Ukraine is prepared to settle the conflict and has agreed to an immediate 30-day ceasefire - not only in the air and at sea, as originally proposed by Kiev, but also on land - pending Moscow’s approval. This was reported by members of the US delegation following the March 11 meeting in Jeddah. However, Kiev’s professed willingness to de-escalate is contradicted by the most large-scale UAV attack on Moscow to date, which resulted in three fatalities. This development, according to Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev, demonstrates that Ukraine is neither prepared for a genuine ceasefire nor for peace. Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador Rodion Miroshnik further stated that the Zelensky administration remains committed to prolonging hostilities.

Despite Ukraine’s direct acts of aggression, Washington not only disregarded them but also announced the immediate resumption of military aid to Kiev. Meanwhile, Donald Trump revealed his intent to engage in direct talks with Vladimir Putin, with negotiations between Russia and the United States scheduled for March 11 or 12. Additionally, the US State Department confirmed that Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to visit Moscow on March 13. In response, the Russian Foreign Ministry acknowledged that interactions with US representatives could take place in the coming days.

Following the discussions in Jeddah, it was revealed that Zelensky is once again expected at the White House. Furthermore, agreements were reached to accelerate negotiations on rare earth metals.

According to Igor Istomin, Acting Head of the Department of Applied Analysis of International Processes at MGIMO, Ukraine has seemingly given in to US demands regarding the terms of a temporary ceasefire, following an unsuccessful meeting in the Oval Office.

"However, Ukraine’s willingness to pursue a settlement with US backing could serve as a mechanism to exert pressure on Russia, compelling it to respond and make key decisions. Trump likely expects that Moscow may alter its stance and agree to a phased resolution - first implementing a temporary ceasefire, followed by a comprehensive agreement," Istomin told Izvestia.

Vladimir Bruter, expert at the International Institute for Humanitarian and Political Studies, believes that Washington is attempting to impose an unfavorable framework upon Russia, having unilaterally announced agreements with Ukraine that were never coordinated with Moscow.

During the negotiations, Western media reported that Washington explicitly ruled out Kiev’s return to the borders of either 2014 or 2022. The Ukrainian side, however, swiftly dismissed these claims as "disinformation." Nevertheless, one reality remains evident - the US has gradually adjusted its strategic approach from an unyielding commitment to Ukrainian victory to the pursuit of intermediary solutions, Izvestia writes.

Yet, it becomes increasingly apparent that Ukraine remains unwilling to make substantive compromises or territorial concessions, senior researcher at the Center for Security Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences Konstantin Blokhin told the newspaper.

"Kiev seeks to engage with Moscow solely from a position of strength. Moreover, Zelensky himself is not prepared for constructive dialogue. If Ukraine refuses to accept Russia’s terms, there is no alternative but for the special military operation to continue," he said.



Izvestia: Russia fends off massive Ukrainian drone attack

The most extensive Ukrainian drone assault on Russian territory to date was deliberately timed to coincide with upcoming US-Ukrainian negotiations, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. The Ukrainian Armed Forces sought to showcase their ability to sustain military operations. In total, Russian forces detected and intercepted 343 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including nearly a hundred targeting the capital. The attack resulted in the deaths of three individuals in Domodedovo. Meanwhile, OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioglu, during his visit to Moscow, assessed the damage to a residential building in the Moscow Region, following a UAV strike. Experts told Izvestia that the assault will have no impact on Russia’s negotiating stance.

The country’s air defense systems functioned as expected during the raid, effectively neutralizing airborne threats, retired lieutenant colonel and chairman of the board of the all-Russian organization Officers of Russia Roman Shkurlatov told Izvestia.

"There is little military justification for this strike. It is more of a political maneuver, strategically timed to coincide with key international developments," he said. "The nighttime assault was likely intended to signal that Ukraine still has the capability for an air campaign, thereby creating leverage in negotiations. However, this does not serve our interests, as Russia maintains undisputed air superiority," the expert added.

He further noted that Ukraine had been stockpiling UAVs for some time in preparation for such an attack, whereas Russian forces conduct similar operations almost daily.

According to military analyst Alexey Leonkov, Ukraine was only able to carry out this large-scale assault due to Western-supplied technical resources.

"The discussion surrounding Starlink is mere doublespeak - no one is actually disabling it. A strike at this range would require satellite coordination," he said. "This will be confirmed when Starlink routers are found among the remains of downed UAVs, as they were likely used to guide the drones to their targets. Evidently, this was designed as a large-scale, coordinated assault," he noted, adding that Russia’s air defenses have markedly improved - had such an attack occurred a year ago, it would have posed a far greater threat.

Kiev’s provocation is largely driven by the stalled negotiations with Washington over resource agreements, as the US has been pressuring Ukraine to accept tighter commitments in the peace process, associate professor of political theory at MGIMO Ivan Loshkarev told Izvestia.

"Ukraine is deliberately seeking to sabotage the negotiation process while avoiding direct responsibility. The objective is to provoke Russia into responding in a manner that Washington could frame as excessive," Loshkarev explained.

Ultimately, he concluded, this represents a last-ditch maneuver. From a military standpoint, Kiev is no longer capable of launching large-scale offensives and is instead restricted to conducting localized operations.



Rossiyskaya Gazeta: Europe’s rising gas demand in 2025 prompts search for supplies

As of March 11, natural gas reserves in the European Union’s underground storage (UGS) facilities had dropped to 40 bln cubic meters, representing 36.67% of full capacity. Ahead of the autumn heating season, it will be essential to replenish these reserves while also refilling Ukraine’s UGS facilities, which were nearly depleted last winter. The demand for gas in Europe will be further bolstered by the United Kingdom, which, lacking extensive storage capacity, will require an additional 2-3 bln cubic meters beyond its operational consumption, Rossiyskaya Gazeta writes.

Although current gas reserves in European UGS facilities have not yet reached historic lows - being approximately 12 bln cubic meters higher than at this time in 2022 - the circumstances today are significantly different. Two years ago, the EU was still receiving pipeline gas from Russia, with supplies only interrupted via the Yamal-Europe pipeline through Poland. Another major challenge concerns Ukrainian underground gas storage. Previously, Russian gas flowed through Ukraine, allowing for efficient replenishment. Now, with transit suspended and domestic production insufficient to meet demand, refilling these reserves will fall largely to EU member states.

Research Director at Implementa Maria Belova outlined a baseline scenario assuming moderate spring temperatures. Under these conditions, EU gas reserves are projected to shrink to 25-30% by the end of the heating season. To meet the mandated 90% storage level, Europe will need to inject approximately 60 bln cubic meters of gas into its UGS facilities by October, which is more than twice the volume stored in preparation for the previous winter.

Sergey Kaufman, analyst at Finam, supports this assessment, estimating that the EU will require roughly 30 bln cubic meters more than last year.

However, Deputy Head of the National Energy Security Fund Alexey Grivach warns that the situation may be even more complex. By November, European companies will need to obtain 65-70 bln cubic meters of gas - double the amount added last summer - alongside an additional 8-10 bln cubic meters for Ukrainian storage. Exacerbating these difficulties are uncertainties surrounding summer weather conditions and Europe’s fluctuating gas demand. With Ukrainian transit no longer contributing to supply balances, the EU will likely need to source an estimated 60 bln cubic meters of additional imports, primarily from the liquefied natural gas (LNG) market.

Beyond cost concerns, Europe also faces the risk of supply shortages in the event of adverse weather conditions, as LNG production in the United States cannot be expanded instantaneously. Securing additional gas supplies will require two possible solutions: diverting LNG shipments from the Asia-Pacific region (particularly China), as was the case three years ago, or reactivating one of the dormant Russian gas import routes.

Belova told the newspaper that Europe is unlikely to address its increased gas requirements by resuming pipeline imports from Russia. However, Chinese companies could play a role in redirecting LNG to the continent.



Vedomosti: Why Syrian Kurds struck deal with Damascus

Late in the evening of March 10, Syria’s transitional authorities reached an agreement with the Kurdish administration governing northeastern Syria on integrating all civilian and military structures under pan-Syrian state institutions. The agreement was signed by Ahmed al-Sharaa, interim Syrian president and leader of the Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham group (an organization designated as terrorist and banned in Russia), along with Mazloum Abdi, commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). According to Vedomosti, the deal was reached under US pressure and will end with the withdrawal of their troops.

According to the document, published on al-Sharaa’s X account, all border checkpoints with Iran and Turkey, as well as airports, oil fields, and prisons currently under SDF control, will be transferred to the Syrian government by the end of the year. In return, Syrian Kurds will be granted "constitutional rights," including the ability to use and teach their language and the opportunity for displaced individuals to return to their homes. The agreement also guarantees Kurdish participation in Syria’s political process, regardless of religious affiliation. Meanwhile, the SDF has committed to supporting Damascus in its fight against Assad loyalists and other forces threatening the security and unity of the country.

Washington has a strategic interest in legitimizing Kurdish autonomous institutions within Syria, as this would enable the US to exert influence over both Damascus and neighboring Turkey, chief researcher at the Institute for US and Canadian Studies Vladimir Vasiliev told Vedomosti. He believes that, in an effort to minimize costs, the United States will likely withdraw its military forces from Syria in the near future, delegating the responsibility of protecting US interests to Kurdish armed groups.

At this stage, the agreements remain preliminary and the success of the Kurdish integration process into Syria’s military and political structures will depend on both internal and external regional dynamics, Associate Professor at the Department of Foreign Regional Studies at Moscow State Linguistic University Iqbal Durre told the newspaper. Ideally, the Kurds would prefer to retain their autonomous political institutions and maintain independent armed forces within the Syrian army, but Damascus remains unwilling to yield on these points. These matters will undoubtedly be the subject of intense negotiations, Durre added.

At the same time, despite US support and control over oil resources, Syrian Kurds face persistent pressure from Turkey, which has forced them to engage in dialogue with Damascus, the expert added.



Vedomosti: US stock market falls amid economic slowdown fears

At the opening of the trading session on March 11, key US stock indices continued their declines from the previous day, following Donald Trump’s remarks on the economic transition period. By Tuesday evening (Moscow time), the S&P 500 had dropped by 0.44%, while the Dow Jones fell 0.9%. The NASDAQ 100 made a modest attempt at recovery, rising by 0.1%. However, the previous trading session saw the technology index suffer its worst day since 2022, shedding 3.8% in value and losing $1 trillion in market capitalization, Vedomosti writes.

On March 11, Trump directed the Commerce Department to impose an additional 25% tariff on imported steel and aluminum from Canada in response to Ontario’s newly introduced electricity levies. Previously, the administration had imposed 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, while also doubling tariffs on Chinese goods from 10% to 20%. The US government has further signaled its intent to introduce tariffs on EU imports and implement reciprocal tariffs against nations whose duties on American products exceed those levied by the US.

The escalating trade wars under the Trump administration heighten the risk of a recession for the US economy, prompting investors to seek safer assets, senior portfolio manager at Renaissance Capital Ilya Golubov told Vedomosti. As a result, capital has shifted toward US Treasury bonds and gold, he added.

Market sentiment has also been dampened by concerns over a potential government shutdown and fears that the administration’s aggressive trade, economic, and immigration policies could negatively impact the US economy, said Natalia Malykh, head of equity analysis at Finam to the newspaper.

Uncertainty surrounding Trump’s foreign trade policy in terms of new tariffs or adjustments to existing ones has alarmed investors, leading to widespread sell-offs and profit-taking, stock market expert at BCS World of Investments Denis Buivolov noted. Moreover, fears of rising inflation due to increased tariffs have resurfaced, raising concerns that the Federal Reserve may delay its anticipated interest rate cuts, he added.

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Satellites could monitor ceasefire in Ukraine, US state secretary says

A joint statement, published after March 11 US-Ukrainian talks in Jeddah, said that the countries have agreed to sign a comprehensive agreement on the development of critically important mineral resources soon

WASHINGTON, March 12. /TASS/. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio believes that satellites might be used to monitor compliance with potential ceasefire agreements in Ukraine.

"Well, the interesting thing about modern warfare is that it's easier than ever to monitor," he told reporters at an airport in Ireland after talks with a Ukrainian delegation in Jeddah. "Simply because there's so many eyes on the ground, and there's also all sorts of overhead commercial satellites, and it would be pretty hard to hide drone strikes, it would be hard to hide missile strikes, ballistic strikes, artillery," Rubio said when asked how a potential ceasefire could be enforced. "So, we feel like that is something that could be monitored," the secretary of state noted.

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Russian troops liberate two communities in Donetsk region over past day

Battlegroup South units liberated the settlement of Novomarkovo and Battlegroup East units liberated the settlement of Dneproenergiya in DPR

MOSCOW, March 12. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated two communities in the Donetsk region over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday.

"Battlegroup South units liberated the settlement of Novomarkovo in the Donetsk People’s Republic through decisive operations… Battlegroup East units liberated the settlement of Dneproenergiya in the Donetsk People’s Republic through active operations," the ministry said in a statement.

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicts 35 casualties on Ukrainian army in Kharkov Region

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted roughly 35 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy artillery guns in its area of responsibility in the Kharkov Region over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup North units operating in the Kharkov direction inflicted losses on formations of a mechanized brigade and a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian army in areas near the settlements of Kazachya Lopan, Novaya Kazachya and Volchansk in the Kharkov Region," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 35 personnel, two artillery weapons and an ammunition depot in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicts 230 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted roughly 230 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed a US-made counterbattery radar station in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup West units improved their tactical position and inflicted losses among manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades and an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian army in areas near the settlements of Bugayevka in the Kharkov Region, Novoye, Drobyshevo and Redkodub in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 230 personnel, three motor vehicles, two field artillery guns, a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery radar station and three ammunition depots in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicts over 250 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted more than 250 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy ammunition depots in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

During the last 24-hour period, Battlegroup South units "inflicted losses on formations of four mechanized brigades, a mountain assault brigade, two airmobile brigades and an assault brigade of the Ukrainian army, a territorial defense brigade and a National Guard brigade in areas near the settlements of Belogorovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic, Seversk, Nikolayevka, Reznikovka, Chasov Yar, Druzhba, Konstantinovka, Krymskoye, Predtechino and Rozovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours totaled more than 250 personnel, a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, five pickup trucks, a field artillery gun, an electronic warfare station and two ammunition depots, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicts over 445 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted more than 445 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed seven enemy artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup Center units kept advancing deep into the enemy’s defenses and inflicted losses on formations of three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade, two jaeger brigades, an unmanned systems brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian army and a marine infantry brigade in areas near the settlements of Zverevo, Sribnoye, Udachnoye, Peschanoye, Uspenovka, Novopavlovka, Shevchenko and Krasnoarmeisk in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army lost more than 445 personnel, a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, a French-made VAB armored troop carrier, a US-manufactured HMMWV armored vehicle, a Kazak armored combat vehicle, four motor vehicles and seven field artillery guns, including a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicts 160 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day

Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicted roughly 160 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed five enemy artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

During the last 24-hour period, Battlegroup East units "inflicted losses on formations of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian army in areas near the settlements of Otradnoye, Bogatyr, Komar and Razliv in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 160 personnel, two armored combat vehicles, three motor vehicles and five field artillery guns, including a French-made 155mm Caesar self-propelled artillery system and a 155mm Bogdana self-propelled howitzer in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicts 40 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day

Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicted roughly 40 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy ammunition depot in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup Dnepr units inflicted losses on manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian army and a territorial defense brigade in areas near the settlements of Novodanilovka in the Zaporozhye Region, Antonovka, Chervony Mayak and Nikolskoye in the Kherson Region," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 40 personnel, a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, six motor vehicles, an Anklav-N electronic warfare station and an ammunition depot in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.

Russian forces strike vessel transporting ammo for Ukrainian army

Russian forces struck a vessel transporting ammunition for the Ukrainian army over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Operational/tactical aircraft, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groups of forces struck military airfield infrastructure facilities, a vessel transporting ammunition, the workshops for the production and the sites for the storage and launch of unmanned aerial vehicles and massed manpower and equipment of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 152 areas," the ministry said.

Russian air defenses destroy 91 Ukrainian UAVs, three JDAM smart bombs over past day

Russian air defense forces shot down 91 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles and three JDAM smart bombs over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Air defense capabilities shot down three JDAM guided aerial bombs and a rocket of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system of US manufacture and 91 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.

Overall, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 657 Ukrainian warplanes, 283 helicopters, 46,361 unmanned aerial vehicles, 600 surface-to-air missile systems, 22,127 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,526 multiple rocket launchers, 22,508 field artillery guns and mortars and 32,717 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation, the ministry reported.

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FACTBOX: Russian army liberates five more settlements: developments in Kursk Region

During its offensive operations, units of the Battlegroup North liberated the settlements of Kazachya Loknya, 1st Knyazhy, 2nd Knyazhy, Zamostye and Mirny in the Kursk Region

MOSCOW, March 12. /TASS/. Russian troops have liberated five localities in the Kursk Region over the past day, the Defense Ministry said.

Over the same period of time, the Ukrainian army lost more than 260 servicemen in the area. In total, Kiev has suffered over 66,810 personnel losses during the Kursk hostilities.

TASS has gathered key updates on the situation.

Operation to destroy Ukrainian formations

- During its offensive operations, units of the Battlegroup North liberated the settlements of Kazachya Loknya, 1st Knyazhy, 2nd Knyazhy, Zamostye and Mirny in the Kursk Region.

Ukrainian losses

- Over the day in the Kursk direction, Ukraine lost more than 260 servicemen, a tank, three infantry fighting vehicles, three armored personnel carriers, ten armored fighting vehicles, eight automobiles, three field artillery guns, an armored repair and recovery vehicle, and three UAV command posts.

- Two Ukrainian servicemen surrendered.

- In total, Kiev lost more than 66,810 men, 392 tanks, 314 infantry fighting vehicles, 275 armored personnel carriers, 2,191 armored combat vehicles, 2,411 automobiles, 545 artillery pieces, and 52 MLRS launchers.

Another criminal case

- Investigators have opened a criminal case over a terrorist attack committed by servicemen of Ukraine's armed formations in the village of Cherkasskoye Porechnoye of the Kursk Region, which resulted in the deaths of four civilians, Russian Investigative Committee Spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko said.

- She noted that the bodies with signs of violent death were found in the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

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Putin holds meeting at one of command posts of Kursk group of forces — Kremlin spokesman

According to Dmitry Peskov, the Russian presidential press service will soon release the relevant footage

MOSCOW, March 12. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a meeting at a command post of the Kursk group of forces, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

According to him, the Russian presidential press service will soon release the relevant footage.

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Vladimir Putin visited the Kursk region, which had suffered from an attack by Ukrainian forces. He also received a report from Gerasimov:

▪️Russian troops have liberated over 1,100 square kilometers of territory in the Kursk border area.

▪️Gerasimov also reported that the Ukrainian forces' losses in the Kursk border region have exceeded 67,000 people.

Vladimir Putin on Wednesday held a meeting at one of the command points of the Kursk group of forces, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

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🇬🇧 UK Foreign Office revokes Russian diplomat's credentials

The move comes in response to the expulsion of a British diplomat and their spouse from Russia this week.

"The UK Government believes that maintaining diplomatic channels of communication, and our respective diplomatic missions, is important," the office said in a statement.

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❗️Our task is to DEFEAT the enemy entrenched in the Kursk region, in the SHORTEST possible time - Putin

Vladimir Putin instructed to "give special thought" to the creation of a security zone along the Russian-Ukrainian border.

❗️Ukraine wanted to create a foothold in the Kursk region and use the situation as a bargaining chip, Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov reported to Putin.

Plans of the Kiev regime in the Russian region have failed.

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More about the massive Ukrainian drone raid in Moscow regions and countryside, including my region (which has been the target of drone raids several times) "During today's raid on Moscow, the enemy also used its new "SETH" drones. This is


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More on the massive Ukrainian drone raid on regions of Moscow & the countryside, including my region (which has had drone raids several times)

"During today's raid on Moscow, the enemy also used its new "SETH" drones. This is a smaller copy of our "Geran". A video of the moment a similar loitering munition was destroyed appeared online (https://t.me/infomil_live/15774) .

These drones are actively used by Ukrainian formations in the Pokrovsky and Toretsky directions. In particular, drones of this type are at the disposal of the militants of *"Azov"."
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"337 Ukrainian drones were shot down overnight over several regions of the Russian Federation. The attack was the largest in 2025, the Russian Defense Ministry said."

In my region, it started around 5 am & continued even after 8 am, after sunrise. Local channel reports 21 drones shot down in this region.

"The last massive attack was in November last year. Then drones were shot down in the same areas."
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Also in September in this region, there was a massive Ukrainian drone attack, killing one woman and damaging several apartment buildings.
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‼️🇷🇺 Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region are surrounded and cut off – Russian Chief of General Staff.

➖ Over 600 troops took part in the daring operation through the pipeline in Sudzha, with “Veterans,” “Akhmat,” the 11th Brigade, and the 30th Regiment playing key roles.

➖ More than 400 Ukrainian soldiers have been captured in the Kursk region.

➖ Ukrainian losses in the Kursk border area have surpassed 67,000.

➖ The Russian army’s pipeline maneuver into Sudzha took Ukrainian forces by surprise.

➖ In some sectors, Russian troops have advanced beyond the Kursk border, crossed into Ukraine, and entered the Sumy region.

➖ Russian forces have liberated over 1,100 km² of border territory in the Kursk region.
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‼️🇷🇺 Report of the Chief of the General Staff to Putin. Key points:

➖ 86% of the territory of the Kursk region previously occupied by the Ukrainian Armed Forces has been liberated. The Ukrainian army has lost more than 68,000 personnel and over 7,000 units of equipment. Russian forces have regained more than 1,100 square kilometers of territory.

➖ The “Sever” (North) group has liberated 24 settlements in the last five days alone. The Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region are isolated and are being systematically eliminated.

➖ Russian troops have crossed the border in several areas and entered the Sumy region of Ukraine.

➖ The objective of defeating the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region and reaching the state border will be achieved in the shortest possible time.

- RVvoenkor

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‼️🇷🇺🏴‍☠ Putin held a meeting at one of the command posts of the Kursk military group, according to Peskov.

— “Our task is to defeat the enemy entrenched in the Kursk region as soon as possible, in the shortest possible time.”

— The president has ordered a “special consideration” of creating a security zone along the Russian-Ukrainian border.

— Russia will treat Ukrainian soldiers captured in the Kursk region as terrorists.

— Foreign mercenaries will not be covered by the Geneva Convention.

- RVvoenkor

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🇨🇳🇺🇦🇺🇸 China Accuses the U.S. of Exploiting the Ukraine Conflict for Its Own Interests – Media

According to reports, Beijing claims that Washington’s push for peace is merely a tool to advance U.S. interests rather than a genuine effort by the Trump administration. Media sources also note that the U.S. uses this rhetoric to pressure those who question its actions.

"The pursuit of peace is nothing more than a means for the U.S. president and his allies to mask their attempts to maximize American interests — and, when necessary, to weaponize it against any party that challenges their agenda," the report states.
- ukraine_watch

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🇺🇦 Ukrainian schoolchildren will be banned from speaking Russian even during breaks.

A bill on a complete ban on the Russian language in schools, including during breaks and after-school hours, has been introduced to the Rada, reported MP Maksym Buzhansky.

Previously, the authorities tried to ban all languages ​​in schools except Ukrainian, but now only Russian has been banned.
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(Note: if anyone cannot see the videos below because it is via Sputnik, please let me know so I can try to get them from elsewhere).

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❗️Putin reminded that foreign mercenaries are not covered by the Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War.

⚡️Prisoners taken in the Kursk region should be treated as TERRORISTS - Putin

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦❗️Our task is to defeat the enemy entrenched in the Kursk region in the shortest possible time - Putin

The main thing that the president said when he arrived at the command post of the troop group during wartime was:

– Russia will treat Ukrainian servicemen captured in the Kursk region as terrorists.

– Putin ordered “special thought” to be given to the creation of a security zone along the Russian-Ukrainian border

The first point is quite obvious. Ukrainian troops committed murders, torture and torment against Russian peaceful citizens. They acted by terrorist methods, for which they must be punished accordingly.

The second is an important statement from the head of state, who symbolically donned a military uniform. The country's leadership is considering the option of continuing the operation to ensure the safety of Russian citizens.

On the one hand, this is a logical step, since the Kursk operation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces showed that a buffer zone is necessary. On the other hand, the president is actually responding to the American statements about a possible 30-day truce.

Without fulfilling Russian conditions there can be no talk of any peace.

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 The Russian Armed Forces' strikes on March 11-12 are the most important targets of our army

Immediately after the US-Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia and the massive drone strike, Russian troops carried out a pinpoint attack on several Ukrainian facilities in different parts of Ukraine.

One of the key damaged objects was the oil depot in Odessa. The oil depot provides significant needs for the Ukrainian troops. It is located near the Shkolny airfield and near the railway junction that goes to Kyiv and Lviv.

The Iskander also struck a cargo ship flying the flag of Barbados, allegedly carrying grain. However, the enemy uses such wording regularly, but Western countries use such ships to transport weapons, ammunition, and various parts, including for drones, to Ukraine.

The Geraniums also struck Dnepropetrovsk, targeting a repair base. The nature of the damage is currently unknown. During the day, two missiles hit the Druzhba Hotel in Krivoy Rog, which had already been targeted in October last year.

The hotel was used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to accommodate foreign mercenaries and consultants. There were also hits in Sumy, Seriy Yar, and in the Rivne region.

In the latest attack, the target, according to preliminary data, was the Dubno airfield. The military base is used by the Ukrainian Air Force to house American-made F-16 fighter jets. The target was probably not the planes, but the infrastructure located there.

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The Battle of Kursk is almost over, the Russians have crushed the Ukrainian army and are clearing the last few settlements

Sudzha, the largest settlement held by the Ukrainians, has been almost completely liberated by the Russian army.

Only a few of the most prepared Ukrainian military battalions have managed to get out alive and retreat to Ukrainian territory.

After 6 months of fighting, various reports claim that the Ukrainians have lost about 50,000 killed and wounded in Kursk, as well as a huge amount of military equipment.

Just a few days ago, the Russians managed to cut the supply line and bypass the Ukrainian army by moving through the gas pipeline whose gas Ukraine had stopped in January.

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Throughout the entire time I have followed Putin, I have only seen him in military attire on two or three occasions. This is the first time since the start of the SMO that he is openly positioning himself as a military leader. And this sends a clear message to the USA, Ukraine, and the EU.

The time for games is over, especially the political maneuvering between the USA and the EU, which has now been exposed for what it truly was—a coordinated attempt to push for a 30-day ceasefire behind the scenes.

Russia’s patience is wearing thin…

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‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦🪖Peaceful people are being killed and monuments are being desecrated: what the retreating Ukrainians leave behind.

With each liberated inch of #Russian land, new atrocities committed by #Ukrainian troops are uncovered.

✅ In Cherkasske Porechne, the mutilated bodies of at least five elderly people were found. Some of them were killed with gunshot wounds to the head, while others had their limbs missing.

✅ Earlier, we reported that the fighters of the "North" group of forces discovered the bodies of killed civilians in the neighboring Russkoye Porechnoye.

✅ The followers of Bandera also desecrated the memorial to the defenders of the Great Patriotic War in Kazachya Loknya. These are the sad results of the prolonged Ukrainian freedom occupation of part of the Kursk Region that we, alas, are witnessing.

‼️Once again, we repeat that the investigative authorities of the Russian Federation need to conduct a thorough analysis of all the war crimes of the AFU on Russian soil and not allow these acts to be forgotten.
#Kursk #Russia #Ukraine

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Redacted - Putin smells a TRAP as Ukraine agrees to Trump's U.S. ceasefire plan - Clayton Morris talks to Douglas Macgregor

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🇺🇦 Ukraine's Ambassador in Canberra has lost the plot DEMANDING Australia give Zelensky:

X 300 Bushmasters armoured vehicles
X 250 M113 Tiger Helicopters
X 200 Hawkei armoured cars
X 1 Kitchen sink

Ambassador Myroshnychenko is delusional. Australia doesn't even have that much gear available. It would take Australia 10 years to produce what Ukraine is demanding.

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Correction we do have that gear and more the M113 isn't a helicopter it is a armoured personal carrier. We have over 400 M113, 1,300 Hawkei, and over 1,000 Bushmasters.

Desperation, it smells like the end is near.

Russia don't accept anything less than unconditional surrender and don't accept a ceasefire you know ukraine will only use this time to rearm, regroup and reinforce their positions.

To ADF servicemen just say " NO " I am not going to fight this proxy war it is not Australia's battle.

To PM albo shame on you for sending 49 M1 Abrams tanks to ukraine, instead of aligning yourself with President Trump and promoting peace you are stoking the fires of war. (I believe they are being shipped out late in 2025).



Australia to provide Abrams tanks to Ukraine

The Albanese Government underlined its steadfast support for Ukraine announcing the gifting of 49 M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. This will bolster the Armed Forces of Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s illegal and immoral invasion.

This latest package, valued at approximately $245 million, will add to the Armed Forces of Ukraine’s firepower and mobility, and complement partners’ support for Ukraine’s armoured brigades.

This announcement brings the total value of Australia’s military assistance to Ukraine since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion to over $1.3 billion, and overall support to more than $1.5 billion.

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A terrific article on RT that I'll copy here in full, as many might not be able to access it. In particular, there's a 7-minute video that's highly recommended, now saved in the Avalon Library. (https://avalonlibrary.net/The_Russian_pipeline_operation_in_Kursk_March_2025.mp4)


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"We burst out unexpectedly, like demons." How Russia’s ‘pipeline operation’ crushed Ukrainian defenses in Kursk

The mission to help liberate Kursk Region took place under harsh conditions, with soldiers displaying remarkable bravery, forcing the enemy to retreat

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The Russian army is conducting a major counteroffensive in Kursk Region, which was invaded by Ukrainian forces in August 2024. In just the past 24 hours, Russian troops have liberated (https://t.me/mod_russia/49961)12 settlements and recaptured over 100 square kilometers of territory. This week, the industrial zone in Sudzha, the largest Russian city under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), was also retaken.

Ukrainian forces are retreating. This was made clear by the AFU commander-in-chief, General Aleksandr Syrsky, who said (https://strana.today/news/481473-hlavkom-zajavil-ob-otkhode-vsu-v-kurskoj-oblasti.html) that “units are taking timely measures to maneuver to favorable defense lines.”

The dramatic shift in the situation on the front can be attributed to the success of Russia’s top-secret Operation Potok (‘Flow’). A unit of 800 Russian soldiers walked several miles through an empty gas pipeline to infiltrate Ukrainian positions. Below are the details of this operation.

Preparing for the breakthrough

Prior to January 1, 2025, gas was transported from Russia to Europe via the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod pipeline, which passes through Ukrainian territory. Although Vladimir Zelensky halted gas transit, the pipeline remains. Russian fighters decided to utilize these pipes to secretly approach the fortified positions of the AFU near Sudzha.

Preparations for the operation took about four months. The mission itself started in early March and lasted just over a week. The primary goal was to conduct sabotage operations in enemy territory, compel Ukrainian forces to withdraw from occupied areas in Kursk and move toward Sudzha, where they would be met by Russian troops.

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On March 1, oxygen tanks were delivered to the site of the operation. The following day, Russian soldiers entered the gas pipeline in small groups, and started moving toward Sudza.

This isn’t the first time that Russian troops have employed “pipeline tactics.” In January 2024, military scouts, along with the ‘Veterany’ unit, used an abandoned pipe to reach the rear positions of the AFU in a fortified area on the southern outskirts of Avdeevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic. Amid artillery and mortar shelling, which masked the sounds of the work, Russian troops cleared the two-kilometer-long (1.2-mile) passage and installed ventilation. This operation greatly helped Russian forces capture the Avdeevka fortress.

“This isn’t the first time they’ve used the pipes, that’s for sure. In Sudzha, they leveraged the experience gained from a previous mission in Avdeevka. From what I understand, some of the guys from the ‘Veterany’ unit who participated in the Avdeevka operation were also involved in [the operation in] Sudza,” says (https://aif.ru/society/zhivov-zashedshie-v-sudzhu-po-trube-boycy-vs-rf-ranee-takzhe-popali-v-avdeevku)military blogger and volunteer of the Española Brigade, Alexey Zhivov.

However, this time, the situation was a lot more complex.

A week in the dark without oxygen

The soldiers spent several days in complete darkness, with limited access to fresh air. In such conditions, they had to navigate over 15 kilometers (more than 9 miles) through a 1.4-meter-wide (4.5-foot) pipe.

Numerous challenges arose during the operation. Although the pipe was wide, it wasn’t tall enough for the fighters to walk upright. Moreover, some leftover gas remained inside, so it was difficult to breathe. Engineering troops devised a ventilation system, drilling holes wherever possible to allow air to flow in.

Special protective gear was necessary to prevent poisoning. Carts were used to deliver water and other essentials. In an exclusive RT video, at 04:34, we can see a fighter showing one of these carts to reporters.

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The soldiers moved in groups of five, maintaining a distance of about ten meters. When they paused, they spread out two meters from each other to breathe more comfortably.

“While they were looking for oxygen and preparing everything, many compromised their health. Our guys spent days hauling communications equipment, water, and living in that pipe,” military correspondents said (https://t.me/dva_majors/66204) about the operation.

The course of the operation

The entry into the pipe, conducted in small groups to avoid drawing the enemy’s attention and raising suspicions, stretched over four days.

It took several days to move through the pipe, and then the troops had to wait a few more days to receive orders for the assault. Near the exit points, special underground facilities were set up, and food, water, and ammunition supplies were stockpiled.

One of the key exit points was the bypass road north of Sudzha. By the morning of March 8, the fighters were ready for the assault. On receiving the appropriate command, they exited the pipe through pre-prepared openings and brought the necessary supplies to the surface. From there, they went on to execute their combat missions.

The large unit split up and dispersed across the area. Some fighters headed toward the industrial part of Sudzha, while others targeted nearby settlements. The operation caught the Ukrainian army off guard. Some Ukrainian forces attempted to resist but were swiftly eliminated; the rest fled, abandoning their equipment and resources.

“The enemy was taken by surprise; Ukrainians began shelling the pipe with cluster munitions approximately half an hour after the landing [of the Russians]. However, Russian troops had already infiltrated the area and secured their positions, causing panic among the AFU,” said (https://ura.news/news/1052899934) military expert Evgeny Klimov about this phase of the operation.

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To capitalize on their success and secure a foothold in the area, the Russians are deploying new units and divisions, backed by armored vehicles.

The fighters who took part in the operation attacked the enemy and also helped other units advance. The element of surprise led to the chaotic retreat of the AFU as the Ukrainians attempted to flee Sudzha and its surroundings. Meanwhile, the Russians attacked them by means of artillery and drones.

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What the soldiers are saying

Around 800 fighters from various units participated in the operation, including the 11th and 106th Brigades, the 30th Regiment, Marine Corps units, the Veterany Brigade, the Vostok Brigade, and the Akhmat special forces unit. All of them volunteered to take part, fully aware that this might be a one-way mission.

“Russian assault troops spent several days preparing for this operation, using precision-guided bombs to clear the area from which they would launch their assault on Sudzha,” sources familiar with the planning revealed.
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“To make our way through the pipe, we had to pump out the gas and inject oxygen... Once we received the order, we got out, immediately entered the industrial zone, and took control of it, pushing back the enemy. The enemy was caught off guard, and this led to confusion and panic [in the AFU]. Thanks to this, we liberated many settlements: Cherkasskoye Porechnoe, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Pravda, Mikhailovka, Kubatkin, and many others. The enemy never anticipated such an offensive or that our forces could infiltrate its rear, 15 kilometers from the front lines,” recounted (https://rtvi.com/news/operacziya-truba-rossijskaya-armiya-prorvala-front-v-kurskoj-oblasti/) Boris, a fighter in the special forces.

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A former PMC Wagner fighter who also participated in the operation reflected (https://rtvi.com/news/operacziya-truba-rossijskaya-armiya-prorvala-front-v-kurskoj-oblasti/) on its main challenges. “The first 72 hours were the toughest; we consumed a lot of painkillers. My lungs burned, and I had a splitting headache. Then came the fever, and tears flowed… There were moments of hallucination…”

“It was exhausting, yes,” said a fighter with the military call sign ‘Mowgli’. “It was tough, but we made it through. We burst out unexpectedly, like demons – black, dirty, and exhausted. But we pressed on.”

“Our job is to go anywhere and at any time. We had to push ourselves beyond our limits. Panic set in due to the confined space and darkness. We had to crawl through the pipe. Imagine being two meters tall and having to bend down to fit into a pipe that’s only 1.4 meters wide. But that was minor compared to our goal: to show up where they least expected us and in such numbers that it would instill fear and send them running. And that’s exactly what happened,” explained a soldier with the call sign ‘Medved’ (‘Bear’).

After the operation, Lieutenant General Apti Alaudinov, commander of the Akhmat special forces, showed (https://t.me/AptiAlaudinovAKHMAT/8765) the process of preparing the troops for the mission. During a motivational speech on the evening of March 1, he described the upcoming mission as pivotal and referred to all participants as heroes.

“When we accomplish this task, the course of this war will change completely,” he predicted.

The inevitable outcome

Russian military analysts believe that, thanks to this operation, the full liberation of Kursk Region is just around the corner. “Considering what’s happening across all fronts, the complete liberation of Kursk is just a matter of time. I think it’ll be a week or two – our soldiers are professional and highly motivated,” retired Captain Vasily Dandikin said (https://nsn.fm/army-and-weapons/koltso-szhimaetsya-rossiya-gotovitsya-osvobodit-kurskuu-oblast-za-dve-nedeli) in a recent media interview.

With rain expected this week, Ukrainian forces will struggle to navigate dirt roads. Meanwhile, Russian troops are encircling them, blowing up bridges, and have already liberated over ten settlements in just a few days. This rapid progress indicates a collapse in the enemy’s defenses, Dandikin explained. He noted the significance of liberating Malaya Loknya – a settlement near Sudzha which Russian fighters were able to reach through the gas pipeline. The circle around Sudzha is closing in, and when Russian forces advance along major routes, the Ukrainian army will be forced to flee.

“The enemy has no options left in this situation,” Dandikin concluded.

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The pipeline soldiers, this took so much courage and self control I am certain, even for steeled experienced men claustrophobia and toxic fumes would have been almost unbearable, such resolve and patriotic selflessness - the same type who overcame the odds and defeated the Nazi forces. All hyperbole aside, I am incredibly impressed, Russia will see this SMO to the end, the 30 day 'Ceasefire' is an insulting matter, I hope Putin gives Trump a sound telling off! I suspect Putin and Russia knew this would take place, perhaps Trump has to be seen to be following the EU/NATO playbook? After Friday we will all know a lot more. But this final Kursk expelling program: Congratulations to the Russian service people, truly legendary action.

[Vicus]

Smart Strategy: Why Russia Needs Security Zone in Kursk Region 3hours ago

Russian forces continue to advance on the retreating Ukrainian troops in the Kursk region, where the city of Sudzha was recently liberated.

With the liberation of the Kursk region coming to a close, President Vladimir Putin stressed the need to create a security zone in the area. What is it all about?

The goal is to protect Kursk from long-range Ukrainian artillery strikes, David Pyne, an EMP Task Force scholar and former US Department of Defense officer, tells Sputnik.

Echoing him is Earl Rasmussen, a retired US Army lieutenant colonel, who notes that the zone should be extended into the Ukrainian regions across the border, including Sumy, to ensure the security of the Kursk area.

The city of Sudzha in the Kursk region that has been liberated from the enemy is located about 10 km (6 miles) from the Russian-Ukrainian border.
Apart from Kiev-controlled Sumy, Ukrainian areas across the border include cities such as Konotop, Belopolye, and Akhtyrka, which are also under Kiev’s control.
Which weapons do Ukrainian forces use to attack Russian border areas?

Which Weapons Do Ukrainian Forces Use to Attack Russian Border Areas?

These include Western-supplied self-propelled guns:
the Caesar
the PzH 2000
the Krab
and the M777, which all have a range of up to 35 km (21 miles).
Also being used are:
the US-made high mobility artillery rocket system, or HIMARS (range: up to 80 km [49 miles])
the Czech-made multiple rocket system, or MLRS, RM-70 Vampire (over 20 km [12 miles])
the Soviet-era MLRS BM-21 Grad (up to 30 km [18 miles])
the Soviet-era MLRS BM-27 Uragan (35 km [21 miles])

What Does It Mean?

From a tactical and operational point of view, the Kursk front line should be moved at up to 100 km (62 miles) from the Russian-Ukrainian border in the Kursk area. Creating a 100-km security zone stipulates the Russian army taking control of Sumy, Konotop, Belopolye, and Akhtyrka.


https://sputnikglobe.com/20250313/smart-strategy-why-russia-needs-security-zone-in-kursk-region--1121635488.html

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No Mercy for Mercs: What Legal Nightmare Awaits Them in Russia? 3 hours ago

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that captured foreign mercenaries in the country's Kursk region will not be treated as prisoners of war. Article 47 of the Protocol I Additional to the Geneva Conventions denies mercenaries combatant or POW status.

Thus, mercs:

-cannot be guaranteed humane and fair treatment by their captors;
-are not protected from torture or inhumane treatment;
-can and will be prosecuted for taking part in hostilities, since they are not regarded as lawful combatants;
-are not entitled to adequate food, shelter, clothing and access to medical care while in captivity;
-are not guaranteed contact and communication with the outside world and are not protected from physical or mental coercion.

Instead, mercenaries taken prisoner by Russian forces can look forward to the following:

-Under Russian law, a mercenary caught participating in an armed conflict or in military activities faces a prison term of up to 15 years (article 359 of the Russian Criminal Code).
-A mercenary’s jail sentence could be lengthened even further, depending on the nature of the crimes he or she committed.
-Putin also mentioned that Ukrainian soldiers taken prisoners in the Kursk region will be regarded as terrorists.
-Under article 205 of the Criminal Code, perpetrating a terrorist act is punishable by lengthy jail sentences, from 12-20 years to life.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20250313/no-mercy-for-mercs-what-legal-nightmare-awaits-them-in-russia-1121634819.html?rcmd_alg=collaboration2

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Russian Presidential Spokesman responds to Zelensky’s statement on new Russian regions today

Crimea, Sevastopol, the DPR, the LPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye Regions are part of Russia, and this is enshrined in the Constitution of Russia, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on March 13, commenting on the statement by the head of the Kiev regime Vladimir Zelensky about new Russian regions.

“They [these regions] are enshrined in the Constitution of the Russian Federation. This is a matter of fact,” the Kremlin representative said.

Peskov also urged against rushing to assumptions about the positions of the parties in negotiations on Ukraine, as these negotiations have not even begun yet.

On March 12, Zelensky, following negotiations between Ukrainian and US delegations in Saudi Arabia, stated that Kiev does not recognize the loss of territories liberated by Russia.

https://eu.eot.su/2025/03/13/russian-presidential-spokesman-responds-to-zelenskys-statement-on-new-russian-regions/

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH3dFPJnNOs

Final Hours of Ukrainian Kursk Incursion | 92% of Kursk Recaptured | Shevchenko Encirclement 1 hour ago

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❗️Breaking down Putin's position on the 30-day ceasefire:

— Russia is in favor of a ceasefire, but not if it helps Ukraine regroup
— Russian forces are advancing along a 2,000-kilometer frontline
— Encircled Ukrainian troops who committed crimes against civilians cannot go free

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There are NUANCES in the matter of a temporary peace agreement

The idea of a ceasefire with Ukraine is correct and Russia supports it, but "there are issues that require careful consideration from both sides," Putin said.

The president called the efforts of world leaders to help end the conflict in Ukraine a noble mission.

He also did not rule out discussing the ceasefire idea with Donald Trump.

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Putin to formulate Russia’s position on temporary ceasefire in Ukraine — Kremlin aide

Negotiations between the delegations of the United States and Ukraine took place in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on March 11

MOSCOW, March 13. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin will formulate Moscow’s position on a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine himself, Kremlin Aide Yury Ushakov told Channel One.

"It is up to the president to formulate our official position," he pointed out.

Negotiations between the delegations of the United States and Ukraine took place in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on March 11. Their joint statement says that Ukraine is ready to accept a proposal for a 30-day ceasefire and sign a minerals deal with Washignton, while the US will immediately lift the pause in providing intelligence and resume assistance to Kiev.

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Putin considers possible Ukraine ceasefire control as very complex

"Who will determine where and who has violated a potential ceasefire agreement along 2,000 km?" the Russian leader remarked
MOSCOW, March 13. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin cautioned on Thursday that potential ceasefire control in Ukraine was very complex.

The head of state mentioned this issue, responding to a question at a press conference about Moscow’s attitude to the idea of an interim ceasefire. He said that Russia was not against this proposal but a lot of nuances had to be considered.

"How will issues be resolved along the entire line of engagement that is almost 2,000 km long?" Putin remarked. "Who will issue ceasefire orders? And what is the price of these orders? Do you imagine: almost 2,000 km? Who will determine where and who has violated a potential ceasefire agreement along 2,000 km? And who will then blame who for violating that agreement? These are all the issues that require a careful examination from both sides," Putin said.

The head of state also said it was necessary to think about the situation in the Kursk Region where Russian forces were ejecting Ukrainian armed formations.

"If we cease combat operations for 30 days, what does this mean? That all those located there will be withdrawing without battles? That we have to let them free after they have committed a great many crimes against civilians? Or will the Ukrainian leadership give them a command to lay down their arms and simply surrender? How will this look like? It is not clear," Putin said, describing the situation.

Putin also raised the issue of how Ukraine would use the 30-day ceasefire.

"How will these 30 days be used? For the purpose of continuing forced mobilization in Ukraine? For the purpose of supplying weapons there? For the purpose of newly mobilized personnel to undergo training? Or will nothing of this kind be done? Then a question arises: how will the issues of control, verification be addressed? How can we ensure and how will we be guaranteed that nothing of this kind takes place? How will control be organized? I hope that this is understandable to everyone at the level of common sense. These are all serious issues," the head of state stressed.

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🇺🇳⚖️🇺🇦The European Court of Human Rights found Ukraine guilty of aiding and abetting the Nazi massacre in the House of Trade Unions in Odessa on May 2, 2014

On May 2, 2014, Ukrainian Nazis set fire to the House of Trade Unions, where representatives of the “anti-Maidan” had taken refuge. The ECHR ordered Ukraine to pay compensation to the victims of the tragedy in which 48 people were killed and more than 200 were injured during the arson of the Trade Union House by the Nazis.

Relatives of the 25 people killed that day, as well as 3 survivors of the fire, have filed several lawsuits with the European Court of Human Rights. Most of the plaintiffs are Anti-Maidan participants, but there were also Maidan supporters and random passers-by. They all accused Ukraine of inaction, which led to casualties. The court concluded that no "actions on the part of Russia" relieve Ukraine of responsibility, which did nothing to save people, and later - to punish the perpetrators.

The court concluded that the Odessa police "did virtually nothing" to prevent the attack on the protesters, ignored numerous operational data on the preparation of riots, "the dispatch of fire trucks to the scene of the fire was deliberately delayed for 40 minutes, and the police did not intervene to help evacuate people" from the Trade Union House. The head of the regional State Emergency Service, Vladimir Bodelan, personally gave the order not to send vehicles to extinguish the fire, but no criminal case was opened against him, allowing him to later flee to Russia. Local authorities, under the guise of "cleaning up", deliberately destroyed evidence at the scene of the tragedy.

Relatives of the deceased who filed a lawsuit should receive 15,000 euros in compensation, and injured plaintiffs - 12,000 euros each. One plaintiff will receive 17,000 euros.

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‼️🇷🇺 We support the very idea of ending this conflict in a peaceful manner, maybe we need to have a phone talk with #Trump to discuss that — #Putin

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🇷🇺 What did Putin actually say in response to the U.S.-proposed ceasefire?

If we strip away the diplomatic language, his message was essentially: "Nice idea, guys. We love peace, but the way you're proposing it isn't realistic for us—here’s why."

Putin politely thanked Trump and handed him a long list of practical questions that need answers. And with Witkoff set to meet him tonight, he’d better start thinking hard.

The main takeaway: "Before you pass the ball to us, make sure it's worth playing with."

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Putin on the Trapped Ukrainian Soldiers:

“If we halt combat operations for 30 days, what does that mean? That all the Ukrainian forces trapped in the Kursk region will simply walk away without a fight? That we are supposed to let them go after they have committed numerous crimes against civilians? Or that the Ukrainian leadership will order them to lay down their weapons and surrender? That remains unclear.”

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🇺🇳⚖️🇺🇦The European Court of Human Rights found Ukraine guilty of aiding and abetting the Nazi massacre in the House of Trade Unions in Odessa on May 2, 2014

On May 2, 2014, Ukrainian Nazis set fire to the House of Trade Unions, where representatives of the “anti-Maidan” had taken refuge. The ECHR ordered Ukraine to pay compensation to the victims of the tragedy in which 48 people were killed and more than 200 were injured during the arson of the Trade Union House by the Nazis.

Relatives of the 25 people killed that day, as well as 3 survivors of the fire, have filed several lawsuits with the European Court of Human Rights. Most of the plaintiffs are Anti-Maidan participants, but there were also Maidan supporters and random passers-by. They all accused Ukraine of inaction, which led to casualties. The court concluded that no "actions on the part of Russia" relieve Ukraine of responsibility, which did nothing to save people, and later - to punish the perpetrators.

The court concluded that the Odessa police "did virtually nothing" to prevent the attack on the protesters, ignored numerous operational data on the preparation of riots, "the dispatch of fire trucks to the scene of the fire was deliberately delayed for 40 minutes, and the police did not intervene to help evacuate people" from the Trade Union House. The head of the regional State Emergency Service, Vladimir Bodelan, personally gave the order not to send vehicles to extinguish the fire, but no criminal case was opened against him, allowing him to later flee to Russia. Local authorities, under the guise of "cleaning up", deliberately destroyed evidence at the scene of the tragedy.

Relatives of the deceased who filed a lawsuit should receive 15,000 euros in compensation, and injured plaintiffs - 12,000 euros each. One plaintiff will receive 17,000 euros.

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These are miserably small amounts of money for the torture and death of the burned alive victims.

Ukrainian regime has huge amount of money given to it, it will pay and forget about the crimes.

ECHR, as usual, blamed the victims but not the Nazi ideology of the Ukrainian junta.

https://echr.coe.int/w/judgment-concerning-ukraine-2

Many respected channels have broadcasted the news about the ECHR decision on the guilt of the Ukrainian authorities in the events of May 2 in Odessa.

Apparently wanting to show that even Europeans “can be fair”.

Here are a couple of points from the decision:
🔸disinformation and propaganda from Russia played a role in the tragic events; (yes, its sounds like “the victim is guilty because she provoked the rapist.)/

🔸many Odessa officials responsible for the violations by Ukraine soon "fled to Russia, received Russian citizenship and even built a career there against the backdrop of Russia's large-scale military invasion of Ukraine"; no examples given.

EHCR are slightly hypocritical.
https://pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2025/03/13/7502685/

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Here's RT's concise and easy-to-read summary of Putin's response to the us ceasefire proposal.


https://rt.com/russia/614167-putin-ukraine-ceasefire-guarantees

Putin lists guarantees Moscow wants for 30-day ceasefire

The Russian president wants assurances that Kiev will halt military mobilization, soldier training, and arms deliveries

Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed support for a potential 30-day ceasefire in the Ukraine conflict but has raised concerns regarding how such a truce be implemented. Speaking on Thursday, Putin warned of potential loopholes and strategic disadvantages.

“We also want guarantees that during the 30-day ceasefire, Ukraine will not conduct mobilization, will not train soldiers, and will not receive weapons,” Putin said during a press briefing with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow.

The president pointed out that Russian troops are advancing along nearly 2,000 kilometers of frontline, and halting military actions could disrupt ongoing operations. Ukrainian forces could use a ceasefire period to regroup, receive more weapons, and train fresh recruits, he warned.

“These 30 days — how will they be used? To continue forced mobilization in Ukraine? To receive more arms supplies? To train newly mobilized units? Or will none of this happen?” Putin asked.

Enforcing a ceasefire over such a vast battlefield would be difficult, he added, violations could be easily disputed, leading to a blame game between both sides. Systems of “control and verification” to monitor a ceasefire are not in place but should be agreed.

Putin also mentioned that Ukrainian troops who invaded Russia’s Kursk Region in August 2024 are now cut off. What is to be done with them in the event of a truce is unclear, he noted.

“Are we supposed to let them out, after they committed mass war crimes against civilians? Will the Ukrainian leadership tell them to lay down their arms, and just surrender?” Putin said.

As of Wednesday evening, Moscow’s forces have regained control of 86% of the territory that was occupied by Ukrainian forces in August 2024, according to the head of the Russian General Staff, General Valery Gerasimov. Kiev’s remaining units in the area have been largely “encircled” and “isolated,” he claimed.

Putin suggested that discussions with his American counterpart Donald Trump will be necessary to find a viable solution.

“The idea of ending the conflict through peaceful means is something we support,” he stressed.

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[Rizotto]

Sorry if that was already posted above (can't keep up with all that's going on...) At any rate it's worth watching this interview again.

Macgregor: 'if you want war to stop, then stop providing military aid'.

BREAKING: Tucker and Doug Macgregor React to Proposed Ceasefire Deal Between Ukraine and Russia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvbd6HAziaE

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From President Trump on Truth Social 15 March 2025

We had very good and productive discussions with President Vladimir Putin of Russia yesterday, and there is a very good chance that this horrible, bloody war can finally come to an end — BUT, AT THIS VERY MOMENT, THOUSANDS OF UKRAINIAN TROOPS ARE COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY THE RUSSIAN MILITARY, AND IN A VERY BAD AND VULNERABLE POSITION. I have strongly requested to President Putin that their lives be spared. This would be a horrible massacre, one not seen since World War II. God bless them all!!!

Link: https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/114161039436456514

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A friend said to me the other day: “British military analysis is like something out of an adventure novel. It’s always wrong but they cover up their incompetence with heroic-sounding adjectives.” Make Military Analysis Nonfiction Again! - Philip Pilkington on X (https://x.com/philippilk/status/1900450632517001531)


An interesting thread for the comments as well, many of which I agree with :facepalm: :)

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"As @MarxEngelsLnin and I frequently discuss on Decline & Fall, British military and intelligence 'experts' are doped up on comic book versions of World War II and applying these fantasies to the proxy war, with tens of thousands of Ukrainians dying as a result. God help us all. - Kit Klarenberg on X (https://x.com/KitKlarenberg/status/1901077105141514606)

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EXCLUSIVE!! One of the Biggest Mysteries of Russian Telegram and Operation “POTOK” Revealed!

The legendary AID, commander of the Akhmat Special Forces reconnaissance group, has been identified! He was the first to lead his unit through the now-famous pipeline to Sudzha, launching a surprise assault on enemy positions.

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Another Russian satellite launch although the finer details remain classified.

Russia's Angara-1.2 rocket blasts off from Plesetsk Cosmodrome

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1901279640859086848/pu/vid/avc1/720x666/ptbmcDzqeYVFAabz.mp4?tag=12

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Some 30 Officers From NATO Countries Surrounded in Kursk Region

DONETSK (Sputnik) - About 30 officers from NATO countries, who have been providing coordinates for Ukrainian strikes deep into Russia, are surrounded in the Kursk Region, the coordinator of the pro-Russian underground network in Nikolayev Sergey Lebedev told Sputnik.

“According to the information of the underground network, there are about 30 NATO career officers, who were engaged in commanding troops on the ground as well as handling incoming intelligence data from NATO satellites and adjusting strikes deep into Russian territory, are surrounded in the Kursk Region” Lebedev said.

Russian Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov said at a command meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin this past Wednesday that Russian forces had liberated over 86% of the territory, or 1,100 square kilometers (425 square miles), previously occupied by Ukraine in Russia's Kursk Region. He said Ukrainian troops were encircled in the Kursk Region and were being gradually eliminated, while Russian forces advanced into Ukraine's Sumy Region across several segments of the border.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20250316/some-30-officers-from-nato-countries-surrounded-in-kursk-region-1121643590.html

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The Ukrainian theme has tired the IAEA: the organization did not accept Kyiv's anti-Russian resolution today

https://topcor.ru/uploads/posts/2025-03/thumbs/cb70be9edb_zaporozhskaja-ajes.webp

The resolution of Ukrainian representatives to the IAEA, directed against Russia, did not find support in the agency. Ukraine's desire to denigrate the image of the Russian Federation in the eyes of the world community is no longer supported by experts.

"The Ukrainians were going to introduce another anti-Russian resolution, but they did not find the necessary support; everyone is a little tired of the Ukrainian issue"

– said the permanent representative of Russia to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov.

He also recalled the February attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on IAEA representatives with the aim of disrupting the rotation of personnel at the Zaporizhzhya NPP. The Permanent Representative noted that the lives of the international organization's employees are not a priority for the Kyiv regime.

Along with this, Mikhail Ulyanov stated that the Russian Federation is no longer ready to agree to the rotation of international observers at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant through Ukrainian territory.

Meanwhile, during a telephone conversation between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, which may take place on November 18, the issue of "nuclear power plants" will be raised. This is what Reuters, the American president said. It is possible that this refers primarily to the Zaporizhzhya NPP.

https://en.topcor.ru/57738-ukrainskaja-tematika-utomila-magatje-organizacija-ne-prinjala-ocherednuju-antirossijskuju-rezoljuciju-kieva.html

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Yeah...because they are "experts" needed 3 years to that conclusion...

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Russian troops liberated Stepovoye, the first line of defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhia direction was broken through today

The Russian Ministry of Defense officially announced the liberation of the village of Stepnoye (Stepovoe in Ukrainian). The enemy's resistance in Malye Shcherbaki, where a cleanup operation has begun, has also been almost broken.

Thus, Russian units broke through the first line of defense in the Zaporizhzhya direction. And on a fairly wide front. Now serious operational problems have arisen for the Ukrainian Armed Forces garrison in Kamenskoye. In the near future, they will also arise for the Orekhov garrison.

Earlier it was reported that Russian troops began an assault on enemy positions in the Novoseverny and Zapadny microdistricts in Chasovy Yar. According to reports from the field, the Ukrainian Armed Forces strongholds located here are, in fact, the last centers of resistance of the Kyiv regime militants in the city.

As the servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces explain, there is currently a serious onslaught is to one of the most difficult positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of ​​the locomotive depot, which is being pushed through from two directions at once. At the same time, it is acknowledged that one cannot count on quick success in this case. The enemy, understanding all the consequences of losing Chasov Yar, pulled up large artillery forces to this area.

https://en.topcor.ru/57731-rossijskie-vojska-osvobodili-stepovoe-prorvana-pervaja-linija-oborony-vsu-na-zaporozhskom-napravlenii.html

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pth_Z3Aey_U

Zaporizhzhia & Kupiansk Offensives Gain Momentum⚔️Russians Storm Guyevo🎯 Military Summary 2025.03.17

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Commentary by The Duran (Alexander Mercouris in particular) of the Trump-Putin phone call that took place a few hours ago. They reference the detailed Kremlin read-out of the call, which was published very soon after the call was concluded.

(I've NOT listened to this yet, but it's sure to be an excellent analysis as always.)

Trump-Putin call; US-Russia on track towards deal


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxep3_YpoGo

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On the vital Trump/Putin negotiation: a moment of levity (and we need as many of those as we can get these days).

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🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦 Ceasefire Talks to Progress in Jeddah This Sunday

Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, announced that details of the Ukraine ceasefire will be worked out in Jeddah as early as Sunday. The U.S. expects Ukraine to support the agreements reached during Trump’s negotiations with Putin.

According to Witkoff, the draft ceasefire agreement extends beyond just energy infrastructure, covering strikes on infrastructure in general. Washington is now working to ensure Kiev aligns with the deal, as diplomatic efforts continue to shape the next phase of the conflict.

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Zelensky has abandoned the Ukrainian Armed Forces encircled in the Kursk region.

He says there is no one to save there.

‘Who cares what the Russians say. They talked about Kursk again. They said that in the event of surrender, they guarantee the lives of the Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers, guarantee decent treatment within the framework of international law. Where is Russia, and where is international law. It’s simple, these people are astronauts. Our troops are not encircled, they are in control of the situation. It’s not easy, but they are great.’
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Daily photos and videos of losses of Ukrainian armored vehicles No 112

1: Three M2A2 Bradley IFVs, BMP-1 IFV, M-113 APC and Clearing Engineering Vehicle destroyed by Russian helicopters & drones during an adventurous raid near a border of Belgorod region (video)
2: Leopard-2A6 MBT captured as a trophy by Russian Army, Kursk region
3: M2A2 destroyed in Kursk region
4: Bergepanzer 2 captured as a trophy by Russian Army, Makhnovka, Kursk region

More pics&vids in Livejournal (in Russian): https://peremogi.livejournal.com/75442378.html

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🇷🇺 Ukrainian Drone Attack Hits Oil Depot in Kuban, Sparks Fire

A Ukrainian drone strike targeted an oil depot in Kavkazskaya, Krasnodar region, causing a fire over 20 square meters and forcing operations to be suspended, according to regional officials.

Reports indicate that the attack damaged the crucial Kavkazskaya oil pumping station, which plays a key role in exporting Russian oil, connecting to the Caspian Pipeline Consortium system.

In response, temporary flight restrictions have been imposed at Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, and Nizhnekamsk airports, as confirmed by Rosaviatsia.

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🇺🇦⚔️🇷🇺 The enemy is again trying to break through the Belgorod border

▪️Overnight The Ukrainian Armed Forces made two attempts to break through in the direction of Demidovka, seeking to enter the Krasnoyarsk region of the Belgorod region.
▪️To break through the border, the enemy used equipment, ATVs and infantry assault groups, but was exposed and came under fire from our troops.
▪️By morning, the Ukrainian Armed Forces sent new forces from the Sumy region in armored vehicles, trying to break through with the support of barrel and rocket artillery from Maryino to Demidovka.
▪️Reconnaissance identified enemy movement and adjusted artillery fire. Together with attack drone operators, the attempted attack was repelled : several tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, combat armored vehicles, and a group of ATVs were destroyed.
▪️The enemy continues to regroup and transfer reserves, preparing for new attacks.
http://t.me/RVvoenkor

https://x.com/GeromanAT/status/1902259512880550378

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Russia says: “Нет, Анналена”

You couldn’t make up a story like this. Baerbock actually wanted to ruin Russia—at least, that was the original statement she made at the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine. And now, Russia is ruining her political career. Ironically, with the justification that, due to the Nazi past in her family, she cannot hold a position at the UN.

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1902257390738608144

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[Tintin]

Extraordinary bravery here: a Ukrainian mother walks her three children, eventually to safety, from Constantinople to Ulakly which is in the Russian held area of the DPR :muscle:

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1902067056159420419/vid/avc1/1280x718/g8AOcXVATej2WBEF.mp4?tag=16

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My goodness. There is also audio of what sounds like a Russian children's song overdubbed as well :)

From the description provided via Distant_Earth on X (https://x.com/distant_earth83/status/1902045957703004504):


This is absolute cinema! We’re witnessing unreal things.

When one of Kiev’s drones was brought down, Russian troops from the “Besni Psi” unit—specifically Baba Yaga—found video footage on its memory card. The recovered footage shows people working on the drone, with a building visible in the background (this is a shorter clip). According to the channel’s admin, the geolocation has already been determined.

Source: https://t.me/urga_74/3975

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1902045897581641728/vid/avc1/1214x720/XrUNMoIjUC_n_Hci.mp4?tag=16

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Countering Russophobia - Scott Ritter interview with Maria Zakharova

What will surely be most fascinating :sun: I'll listen to this today and I'm certain it'll be absolutely engaging. This was recorded sometime last week and is a part of the The Russia House series. Maria speaks Russian here so a voice translation in English is provided:

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1902067453707874304/vid/avc1/1280x720/k9UxYCxe6jnqYT4o.mp4?tag=16

[Vicus]

The UK government has announced its intention to supply weapons to Kyiv "under any scenario" today

London continues to be the main instigator of the military conflict in Ukraine. The British government does not intend to facilitate a peaceful settlement with the participation of Russia and the United States and intends to continue arming the Kiev regime.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's press secretary Dave Pares said that London rejects Russia's demand to stop military aid to Kyiv to stop the fighting. The spokesman for the head of the British government added that Foggy Albion will not agree to "any" demands from Moscow.

"The UK government has rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin's demand for Ukraine's allies to suspend arms supplies to Kyiv."
– said Dave Pares.

He added that London's military support for Ukraine will continue "under any scenario."

Recall today стало известно about the readiness of British special forces to go to Ukraine as a "peacekeeping" force. According to The i Paper, units of British special forces have been put on standby to be sent to the east.

The publication recalls that Moscow refuses to consider scenarios for the deployment of Western military contingents on territory controlled by Kyiv. Washington, in turn, also did not approve of London's plans, but did not object either. At the same time, the head of the White House made it clear that the US will not give any guarantees to British or French "peacekeeping" troops if they are deployed in Ukraine.

Vicus comment:

NO problemo, Oreshnik Terminator will welcome ALL of them...

[Vicus]

Reports of a Ukrainian F-16 being shot down over Sumy Oblast today

https://topwar.ru/uploads/posts/2025-03/e61091c994_f-16-vs-vsu.webp

There are reports that Russian funds Defense shot down a Ukrainian Air Force fighter jet over the Sumy region. We are talking about an F-16 fighter jet, which was used by the Kyiv regime troops not only to attack Russian combat assets aviation, but also as a means of delivering guided bomb strikes.

Recently, footage of an F-16 fighter jet of the Ukrainian Armed Forces over Sumy was published online. According to some reports, the Ukrainian command decided to use these fighters both to cover the escape of the remaining contingent from the Kursk region and to support ground attacks on the Belgorod border. It was from the territory of the Sumy region that the Ukrainian Armed Forces attempted to invade the Krasnoyarsk district of the Belgorod region. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the attacks were repelled. About 60 Ukrainian militants were eliminated.

The Russian military department has not officially commented on the information about the destruction of the F-16 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force in the skies over the neighboring Sumy region at the moment. There are no official comments from the Ukrainian side either. But there were none from the Ukrainian side in other cases of the shooting down of fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine over certain territories. In the case of the F-16 shot down last year, Kyiv later stated that there was “friendly fire” from the Patriot air defense system during the “repulse of the Russian rocket "hit."

Comment from the Telegram channel "Voevoda Broadcasts":

"We are used to having facts, so I will explain about the F-16.
1. Questions have been asked to agents in the enemy camp.
2. The OSINT team is already digging through tons of information in open sources.
If everything matches, I will announce it."

https://en.topwar.ru/261490-pojavljajutsja-soobschenija-o-sbitom-f-16-vs-vsu-nad-sumskoj-oblastju.html

[Vicus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffstPu6KhnA

If You're Not At The Table, You're On The Menu🍽️⚔️ Military Summary And Analysis For 2025.03.19🗓️🎖️📰

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https://tass.com/politics/1930895?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=smm_social_share

IN BRIEF: What is known about prisoner exchange between Russia, Ukraine

The exchange was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin during a telephone conversation with his US counterpart Donald Trump

MOSCOW, March 19. /TASS/. Moscow and Kiev have conducted a 175-for-175 prisoner exchange, the Defense Ministry said. As a goodwill gesture, Russia also handed over to Ukraine 22 severely injured prisoners of war in need of urgent medical care.

The exchange was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin during a telephone conversation with his US counterpart Donald Trump.

TASS has compiled the main information about the latest prisoner exchange.

Prisoner swap

- Russia and Ukraine conducted a prisoner exchange on the 175-for-175 formula.

- The released Russian servicemen are in Belarus, where they are being provided with psychological and medical assistance and given the opportunity to contact their relatives.

- They will be taken to Russia for treatment and rehabilitation in the Defense Ministry’s medical institutions.

Goodwill gesture

- As a goodwill gesture, Russia also handed over to Ukraine 22 severely injured prisoners of war in need of urgent medical care.

Mediation

- The United Arab Emirates mediated the return of Russian servicemen from captivity.

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Putin speaks on imminent Ukrainian defeat in Kursk at Prosecutor Office board meeting

The Russian president noted that the number of complaints received by the Prosecutor's Office increased by 10% in 2024

MOSCOW, March 19. /TASS/. During a board meeting of the Prosecutor General’s Office, President Vladimir Putin announced that Russian troops had conducted a series of bold, rapid, and successful operations in the Kursk Region. He stated that the Russian forces were finalizing the defeat of the Ukrainian army in the area.

Putin also declared that all Ukrainian military personnel and foreign mercenaries operating in the Kursk Region were considered terrorists, emphasizing that their atrocities warranted a thorough investigation.

TASS has compiled the key statements made by the head of state.

Developments in the Kursk Region, Kiev's crimes

Russian troops "have recently carried out a number of swift, bold, and effective operations" and are now "completing the defeat of enemy forces in the Kursk Region," Putin announced.

He urged prosecutors to ensure that people affected in the area by the Kiev regime receive full support. "I ask prosecutors to strictly monitor that people receive the necessary funds promptly and in full. They should be provided with both temporary and permanent housing as soon as possible," Putin stated.

The president declared that all Ukrainian military personnel and foreign mercenaries in the Kursk Region are terrorists: "The atrocities they committed must be brought to light, recorded, and thoroughly investigated," he stated. Putin instructed prosecutors, including military ones, to make this a priority and coordinate work with other services in the liberated territories, specifically mentioning Sudzha and other settlements.

All Ukrainian criminals must be punished: "The perpetrators - those who gave criminal orders and mistreated peaceful civilians - must be identified and ultimately brought to justice."

Fighting terrorism

"It is important to increase the protection of industrial and transportation infrastructure facilities, as well as public places" due to a significant increase in terrorist threats.

Addressing corruption

Putin urged the Prosecutor's Office to not only step up its fight against corruption but also to "pay special attention" to monitoring spending on national projects and the state defense order.

Tankers crash

"The crash of two tankers followed by an oil spill in the Black Sea late last year showed the severe effects of neglecting safety rules and negligence on people, nature and the economy."

Combat readiness

Military prosecutors should promote discipline "as the most important driver of high combat readiness of troops."

Prosecutor's Office's work

Putin noted that the number of complaints received by the Prosecutor's Office increased by 10% in 2024. He also highlighted that the number of cases tried by prosecutors also grew.

The president stressed that all information gathered by prosecutors should be used to analyze the most pressing and common issues affecting citizens. He called for comprehensive solutions, stating: "It's crucial that all branches of government respond effectively, competently, and promptly to citizens' requests. It is also essential to address each specific situation."

Healthcare

Putin instructed the Prosecutor's Office to continue overseeing the legal procurement of equipment for medical institutions and to ensure the uninterrupted supply of medicines.

He emphasized the need for prosecutors to "immediately respond" to any violations in this sector.

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Russia sentenced five Ukrainian soldiers who took part in the Kursk region invasion and killed civilians

They were charged with ‘terrorism’ and face up to 17 years in a max security prison

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😡The AFU placed ammunition depots in civilian facilities in the Kursk border area. They were found in cultural centres, schools and kindergartens.

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You can't make this up:

"Trump believes that if the United States owns Ukraine's energy facilities, this will be the best means of protecting infrastructure, the White House said."

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🗣️The main points of Dmitry Peskov's statements:

▪️Russia has shown that it respects agreements by shooting down its UAVs targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure;

▪️The Kremlin sees that there is no reciprocity on the part of the Kiev regime to respect the 30-day ceasefire on energy infrastructure;

▪️Kiev's lack of contractual capacity is evident;

▪️The ceasefire concerns only energy facilities, not the entire infrastructure;

▪️The Kremlin is closely watching whether the Ukrainian authorities will heed the firm intention of the Russian Federation and the US to do everything possible to reach a peaceful settlement;

▪️Russia has explained in detail to the US the nuances that Putin mentioned on the topic of a possible ceasefire;

▪️Putin and Trump did not discuss the possibility of the European Union's participation in the negotiations on Ukraine;

▪️Russian and US leaders understand each other well and intend to move step by step towards normalisation of Russian-US relations;

▪️Putin and Trump discussed ending foreign military aid to Kiev, the Kremlin considers this issue important and will continue to raise it;

▪️Russian-US relations were too much spoiled under Biden, it will take time and effort to restore them;

▪️Putin and Trump didn't talk about the change of power in Ukraine; the Russian Federation sees a mutual interest in dialogue on the part of Trump;

▪️There has long been a direct line and a "red line" between the Russian and US presidents, it's just that Biden hardly used it;

▪️The issue of recognition of Crimea, Donbass and Novorossiya was not raised in yesterday's conversation between Putin and Trump.

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🗣 Russia's special presidential envoy for investment and economic cooperation and CEO of the country's sovereign wealth fund, Kirill Dmitriev, has declared progress towards peace, responding to a report that Volodymyr Zelensky had promised to support a proposal to stop attacks on energy infrastructure.

"Good progress to peace," he wrote on X, responding to a user's post about Zelensky's statement.
@kadmitriev

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🇭🇷🇦🇱(🇽🇰) Croatia, Albania and so-called Kosovo have agreed to form a trilateral military alliance - still aligned with NATO - in Tirana, Albania.

The purpose of the new military alliance is allegedly to enhance defence co-operation and regional security, against the backdrop of rising tensions in the Balkans.

Bulgaria has also expressed interest in joining the alliance, with some reports indicating that Turkey could follow.

Serbia has demanded an explanation from Croatia, Albania, and unrecognized Kosovo regarding the true nature of the military alliance, which some have suspected of having been created to work against Serbia.

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🇷🇺🇺🇸 No High-Level US-Russia Talks on Ukraine Settlement

The U.S. State Department has confirmed that the next round of negotiations between Washington and Moscow regarding a Ukraine settlement will not take place at the ministerial level.

This means neither U.S. nor Russian foreign ministers or other top officials will be involved, reducing these discussions to low-level diplomatic engagements with little authority to make real decisions.

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🇭🇷🇦🇱(🇽🇰) Croatia, Albania and so-called Kosovo have agreed to form a trilateral military alliance - still aligned with NATO - in Tirana, Albania.

The purpose of the new military alliance is allegedly to enhance defence co-operation and regional security, against the backdrop of rising tensions in the Balkans.

Bulgaria has also expressed interest in joining the alliance, with some reports indicating that Turkey could follow.

Serbia has demanded an explanation from Croatia, Albania, and unrecognized Kosovo regarding the true nature of the military alliance, which some have suspected of having been created to work against Serbia.

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That's very interesting. I'd mentioned to a few folks interested in this conflict that we may need to keep a very careful watch on Serbia (as well as Kaliningrad). Europe is its own worst enemy, and, as we all know only too well, a certain 'World' war pivoted around what happened in this very area. To all intents and purposes this is another Russia baiting provocation in the making here, along with the toxic overtures being made toward Iran.

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Interesting... yes... Sloboda is absolutely​ on POINT... with all the​ analysis of USA diplomacy... yes... we knew....


Mark Sleboda: Putin Drops BOMBSHELL on Trump's Ceasefire Trap, Ukraine's Army Crumbles
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Geopolitical Analyst Mark Sleboda reacts to Vladimir Putin's initial response to the 30-day ceasefire proposed by Trump and agreed to by Ukraine. In this must-watch video, Sleboda explains how Putin's diplomatic masterclass has changed everything in the Ukraine conflict and left Trump scrambling to save face. NOTE: This video was recorded just before the Putin-Trump phone call on March 14th.

[Vicus]

Deutchland über alles

https://avia.pro/sites/default/files/styles/news_photo/public/354c0e37014afec1e35550183f459df4istock-1449627094-3-.jpg?itok=T2l_y1Ul

Germany seizes Russian tanker with 40 million euros worth of oil

German authorities have officially seized the tanker Eventin, which security services say is part of Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" used to circumvent international sanctions on oil exports. The Panamanian-registered vessel was found unmanageable off the Baltic Sea island of Rügen in early January, after which German maritime authorities began rescuing and holding it. The tanker, along with its cargo of 100 tons of oil, worth around €40 million, has now become German property, marking the first such seizure in the country.

The Eventin incident began on January 10, when the vessel, en route from the Russian port of Ust-Luga to Egypt, lost its propulsion due to engine failure. Germany’s Central Command for Maritime Emergencies (CCME) quickly dispatched three tugboats to the tanker, which within 2022 hours towed it to a safe zone near the port of Sassnitz on Rügen. Despite the absence of oil leaks recorded during several overflights, authorities classified the vessel as a potential threat to the environment and security of the region. After analyzing the origin of the tanker, it became clear that it was connected to a Russian scheme to transport oil in circumvention of sanctions imposed by the West after the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine in XNUMX.

According to German authorities, the tanker is now under the control of customs, which plans to pump out the oil and sell it on the international market. The ship itself, built in 2006 and in an outdated technical condition, will most likely be sold for scrap metal.

https://avia-pro.net/news/germaniya-zahvatila-tanker-s-rossiyskoy-s-neftyu-na-40-millionov-evro

[Vicus]

Russia Accuses Ukraine of Attacking Sudzha Gas Metering Station today

On the night of March 21, 2025, the Sudzha gas metering station in the Kursk region, which ensures the transit of Russian gas to Europe, became the scene of a major incident.

The Russian Defense Ministry stated that the facility was attacked by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), which caused a large-scale fire and serious damage to the infrastructure. According to the department, the attack was carried out using unidentified weapons, which led to a disruption in the operation of the station, through which about 42,4 million cubic meters of gas passed daily.

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has already initiated a criminal investigation, classifying the incident as a terrorist act. Russian authorities claim that the aim of the attack was to undermine the energy stability of the region and disrupt gas supplies to European consumers.

The Sudzha station, located near the border with Ukraine, has long been an important link in the gas transit system. Until recent events, it provided a significant portion of Russian gas supplies to Europe via the Ukrainian gas transportation network. Its strategic importance is heightening tensions around the incident, which could affect the energy security of several European countries, such as Slovakia and Hungary, that depend on this route.

https://avia-pro.net/news/rossiya-obvinila-ukrainu-v-atake-gazoizmeritelnoy-stancii-sudzha

[Vicus]

Azov Gaining Power is 'Symptom of Collapse' of Remains of Ukraine's Civil Society

The destruction of the gas pumping station in Sudzha by Ukraine makes it look like Volodymyr Zelensky has “limited control” over the Ukrainian military and “limited to no control” over the neo-Nazi “Azov* forces,” USAF Ret. Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski tells Sputnik.

Due to their belief in their superiority over the rest of the Ukrainian troops, Azov militants “believe that the war was theirs, always, not the politicians, and certainly not Zelensky’s as a propped-up politician who actually ran on enforcing the Minsk II treaty, a ‘peace’ platform.”

“I think Azov, like many effective, violent and nationalistic military groups, disrespect politician on principles, as compromisers and double dealers. Traditionally, these are the 'generals' that the politicians fear, not the other way around,” says Kwiatkowski, a former US Department of Defense analyst.

Thus, there appears to be a danger of Azov exercising the “real political power” in Ukraine.

“It is a symptom of imminent collapse of what is left of Ukraine’s civil and political society, and it underlines the real problem that [US President Donald] Trump will have to face and has not yet — and that is how to help Ukraine recover a liberal and rights-based society at the conclusion of hostilities,” Kwiatkowski says.

“The anger of the Azov will not be quenched, even after Zelensky is gone and a new president elected."

https://sputnikglobe.com/20250321/azov-gaining-power-is-symptom-of-collapse-of-remains-of-ukraines-civil-society-1121662939.html

[Vicus]

Trump’s Proposed Ceasefire Already Violated by Ukraine – Russian FM Spokeswoman

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova commented on Ukraine’s continued attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, despite the partial ceasefire brokered by US President Donald Trump.

"How the US will handle this deranged terrorist scum going forward, and how they will manage to corral them back into some kind of stall and direction—this is a big question," Zakharova told Russian media.

Just hours after the Putin–Trump conversation, the Ukrainian regime reportedly launched a drone attack on oil facilities in Kavkazskaya village, in Russia’s Krasnodar Region, during the night of March 19. Debris from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) damaged a pipeline between fuel storage tanks, igniting a fire that continues to burn.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20250321/ceasefire-proposed-by-trump-has-already-been-violated-by-ukraine--russian-fm-spokeswoman-1121658003.html

[Vicus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqljp1xeDVw

Ceasefire Was Broken Once Again💥Sides Are Preparing for a Major Battle⚔️ Military Summary 2025.03.21

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Putin/Ukraine UPDATE: Should Trump Withdraw from NATO?:

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It’s clear the U.S. has carried Ukraine and NATO on its back for years, but should Trump make good on his threats and leave NATO forever? The Biden status quo and military spending kept Russia’s war on Ukraine going, with no end in sight. Now the Trump administration has brokered the first mutual ceasefire agreement of any kind between Russia and Ukraine since this war began three years ago. Critics call it the bare minimum, but could this be the first real step toward ending the war? Glenn heads to the chalkboard to give a full breakdown on America’s deepening ties with Ukraine since 2008 — from the billions in military aid to the Biden family’s shady connections to Trump’s impeachment over that infamous phone call with Zelenskyy. Has America’s commitment to Europe gone too far? Glenn gives a history lesson on the Cold War roots of America’s NATO alliance and wades into the debate: Is NATO a peace pact or a war trap?

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‼️🇷🇺🏴‍☠️ The enemy attacked a residential high-rise building in Rostov

▪️An explosion occurred in an apartment building in Rostov-on-Don due to a drone attack, Governor Yuri Slyusar reported.
▪️Local channels report at least one casualty.
▪️Emergency services are working at the scene.
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‼️🇺🇦💥 Shooting and explosions in Kyiv: "Gerani" are flying towards the Verkhovna Rada

▪️A series of explosions in the city. Mayor Klitschko reports that "Shahed" is flying towards the center of Kyiv.
▪️It is flying towards the Verkhovna Rada building, local media write.
- RVvoenkor

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‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Leaked Video of 2020 Donbass Peace Talks Surfaces Online

🔹 Footage shows Zelensky’s chief of staff, Yermak, arguing with Russia’s deputy presidential chief, Kozak.

🔹 Yermak claims Ukraine and Russia agreed on 98% of the points, but Kozak counters that Ukraine’s version completely contradicts Russia’s proposal.

🔹 Kozak accuses Ukraine of wanting to sign a vague document just to later blame Russia and prolong the war.

🔹 They debate who should monitor the ceasefire in DNR/LNR—Kozak insists it won’t be Russia but the OSCE.

🔹 A dispute arises over wording about Ukraine’s military command, with Yermak saying Kyiv needs more time to decide. Kozak snaps back: “If you need more time, go deal with your other issues—you clearly have enough of them.”

🔹 Despite the tensions, the agreement was signed and took effect on July 27, 2020, significantly reducing mutual shelling for a time.

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🔘 Five Russian Soldiers Held Their Ground Surrounded Near Chasov Yar for 45 Days

From January 30 to mid-March, they defended their position while encircled, refusing all offers to surrender. The enemy had no idea that only five Russian servicemen were holding the line against them.

They received supplies solely via drones, endured hunger and thirst — but never gave in.

- ukraine_watch

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💥 Statements by the Russian Ministry of Defense on the Explosion at the Sudzha Gas Metering Station:

🔘 On the night of March 21, at approximately 00:20 Moscow time, the Kiev regime deliberately blew up the station, located just a few hundred meters from the border in the Kursk Oblast.

🔘 The explosion, carried out by retreating Ukrainian Armed Forces units, is a deliberate provocation by Kiev aimed at discrediting the peace initiatives of the U.S. president.

🔘 The Sudzha station, which pumped more than 40 million cubic meters of gas per day to Europe, had been under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces since August 7, 2024.

🔘 Throughout this period, Ukrainian units used the Sudzha station as one of their "safe" logistical hubs.

- ukraine_watch

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🔘 "Torture of Russian prisoners in Ukraine is a system organized by Western intelligence agencies. And the population of Western countries must understand what they are responsible for. Because these tortures were carried out with their money — with taxpayers’ money."

This was stated by Viktor Bout at the press conference “Crimes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the SBU against Russian Servicemen”, which was held at the "Russia Today" media group.

- ukraine_watch

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🇺🇦 SBU Blocks Ukraine's Oldest Anti-Corruption Website

The ORD website, which had been operating since 2004 and published high-profile materials about Ukrainian corruption, is currently blocked in Ukraine.

According to reports, the State Special Communications Service carried out the blocking without a court order, at the request of the SBU.

The site's editor-in-chief, Stanislav Rechinsky, believes the blocking is linked to his personal conflict with Defense Intelligence officer Dmitry Usov, who previously worked for the SBU.

According to Rechinsky, Usov oversees prisoner exchanges and selects only those who are willing to pay large sums of money. Prisoners who refuse to pay for their release (or cannot afford to) are not included in the exchange lists.

Of course, it's impossible to completely shut down ORD — “there’s VPN, there are Telegram mirrors” — but a significant blow has been dealt to the remnants of so-called “freedom of speech” in Ukraine. As the saying goes, “the most democratic country in Europe.”

- ukraine_watch

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Sergey Lavrov to be awarded the Order of St. Andrew the First-Called, Russia’s highest state award — Putin’s decree

It’s Russia’s FM Lavrov’s 75th birthday

Some of Russia’s biggest names, from politics to culture to sports, read Lavrov’s own poem to congratulate FM

Lavrov’s a veteran diplomat and Russia’s Foreign Minister since 2004

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🇩🇪🇷🇺 Germany confiscates Russian tanker and steal the oil!

The German government has confiscated the Russian oil tanker "Eventin", which has been stuck in front of Rügen for a good two months.

Through the confiscation notice from the General Customs Directorate, both the tanker and the approximately 100,000 tons of crude oil worth a good 40 million euros would now become German property.

The "Eventin", which so far is sailing under the Panamanian flag, is now to be re-flagged.

The German authorities are also planning how and where the crude oil can be safely pumped out and what should happen to the ship.

What will happen next with the crew is still unclear.

From the German government's point of view, this harsh action is supposed to be a sign to Russia that Germany is not idly watching the transit of Russian oil through the Baltic Sea.

This is reported by the "Spiegel". The ship was confiscated on Friday last week

https://x.com/MyLordBebo/status/1903046569600971170

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[BMJ]

Fury as Zelensky backflips on Trump’s ceasefire deal again, demands Russia return all territory

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Sky News Australia
Mar 21, 2025

Another day, another Zelensky backflip. Yes, the President of Ukraine is back on the microphone rolling back his commitment to an unconditional ceasefire in the war against Russia.

[Tintin]

A view from British mercenary James Anderson's bodycam at the point he was captured in the Kursk region:

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1903099954983473153/pu/vid/avc1/1280x720/mSjjGC6glU885LGi.mp4?tag=12

[Tintin]

Some steadier footage from the Russian onslaught on Odessa on March 20th/21st:

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1903107973435498496/pu/vid/avc1/464x848/j4FUz_fJVJWemt5U.mp4?tag=12

[Tintin]

This is quite the story: Steven Witkoff in conversation with Tucker Carlson:


‘Putin Went to Church to Pray for Trump After the Assassination Attempt. He Prayed for Him Like a Friend’ – Whitcoff Continues Explaining to Americans That Putin is Not a Bad Person

‘He told me a story that when the president was shot at, he went to a local church, met with his priest, and prayed for Trump. Not because he was the president of the United States or could become the president of the United States, but because they had a friendship, and he prayed for him as a friend. Can you imagine what it’s like to sit there and hear stories like that? When I got home, I passed this message on to our president and delivered a portrait that a Russian artist painted at Putin’s request. Trump was touched. And I don’t consider Putin a bad guy. This war is a complicated situation that has many different components. And it’s never just about one person. Right? So, I think we’ll figure this out.’

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1903353929905344512/vid/avc1/1280x720/SEtHXlKqxt-yZjHu.mp4?tag=16

[Tintin]

Something that will come as very little surprise to those of us who have been closely following this :facepalm:



🇺🇦 Budanov proposed to the presidential office a plan to blow up all Ukrainian nuclear power plants - Arestovich.

Such a plan was developed in case of a lost war, said Zelensky's former chief adviser.

"They [the US] perceive us as a monkey with a grenade. And they simply want to take dangerous toys under their control. They know about our plans to blow up all nuclear power plants if Ukraine loses. Budanov ran with this about a year and a half ago. Like, we will blow up all of them, all of the Russian ones that we reach, all of ours, so that no one gets anything. He brought it seriously to the office and offered it on the principle of "we will die, but we will take everyone with us," Arestovich said.

He also hinted that Kiev may have plans to create nuclear weapons.

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1903352997935251456/pu/vid/avc1/852x480/6hF585bP3_CvqnUw.mp4?tag=12

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This is a good example how journalists who report the facts & are trying to put the history of the war in perspective, are getting instantly framed as a Putin puppet.
Same i see happening in the netherlands (and in most NATO countries);any politician or reporter who is pleading for ending the war or for diplomatic talks and who is not joining the anti-russia propaganda show ,gets canceled or in worse cases even lose their jobs & bancaccounts and kaltgestelt with non stop lawfare!

At minute 12 the host noticed that the focus on the background of the 'messenger'(Aaron) appears to be more important for the anti russia advocates than to check the 'message'-the reported facts -wich show a very different picture then the general anti russia propaganda !- exposing the typical gaslighting tricks of in this case mr Stadlen,the anti-russia commentator.

Nevertheless ,this is an interessting relatively respectul debate wherein the historical facts and the deeper ,hidden agendas are getting exposed for a broader audience.
Aaron is doing a great job ,by patiently debunking the often repeated lies one by one...
-XsRIqRLc8LM-"DISGRACEFUL Thing To Say!” Experts CLASH Over Trump/Putin Ceasefire and Starmer’s Forever Troops' ---1.17 min-22 Mar 2025 -GB news-
'Heated debate erupts as experts go head-to-head on the Ukraine conflict, NATO’s purpose, and Russia’s actions. GB News host Bev Turner is joined by journalist Aaron Maté, and commentator Matthew Stadlen as accusations fly and tempers flare.

Featuring intense exchanges and provocative questions, the discussion dives deep into the complexities of the ongoing crisis. Don’t miss this gripping confrontation that challenges perspectives and exposes the raw emotions surrounding the Ukraine war debate.'

[Tintin]

💥 A soldier single-handedly blew up two Ukrainian Armed Forces dugouts

▪️During the battles near Rabotino, a serviceman with the call sign "Prepod" took two anti-tank mines at dawn and reached the enemy fortifications with them.

▪️One after another, our soldier blew up two enemy dugouts along with the personnel located there.
- RVvoenkor

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Via Zlatti71 on X (https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1903730846864908419) (No ENG subs on the video but no real need here):

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1903730726056632320/vid/avc1/1282x720/RTA_y0T9Z0Be1vGL.mp4?tag=16

[ExomatrixTV]

Germany 🇩🇪 wants WAR with RUS, seizes RUS ship. Tribunal Set up for Putin. Putin sabotaged Heathrow?:

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[ExomatrixTV]

Col Doug Macgregor: NATO is D.O.A./ Starmer is too:

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The presentation discusses a potential phone call between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump regarding a ceasefire or resolution to the Russia-Ukraine war. The conversation includes analysis from Colonel Doug McGregor, who argues that cutting off U.S. aid to Ukraine is essential for ending the conflict, as continued support only prolongs it. He contends that Russia has effectively won the war and questions why the U.S. should negotiate from a position of weakness.

McGregor also criticizes the belief that Russia poses a broader threat to Western Europe, dismissing it as baseless propaganda. He argues that the U.S. and Western leaders have repeatedly used false narratives to justify interventionist policies. The discussion also touches on Trump's approach, suggesting that he is thinking about post-war arrangements, including territorial divisions and power infrastructure, though McGregor warns against discussing such matters publicly.

The overall theme is skepticism toward ongoing Western support for Ukraine and a push for immediate negotiations, with McGregor asserting that the U.S. has little leverage left in the conflict.

[Vicus]

Russo phobia

Why this "reality" exist today? well, this concept is old as dirt, but why? so simple: because Russia is the biggest country on the planet with all actual coveted resources and others to be found...

All wanna be Master of the Universe trough centuries have try to conquer for them self again and again and again...in an eternal loop ... and we are again in the actual attempt...

That is why Russia is so good at war, because to be defeated means extinction. And the reason why this country has so low population,grinded trough centuries...

If someone here think that is exaggeration just look what happened in all places where colonialist forces landed...the Americas, Africa, Asia,India and so on...
Today the term "colonialist" is outdated, today the term is plain and simple: West Nazis forces.

Russian people are too good for this World: don't exterminated German people (when they got all reasons for that) and so Nazism metastasize across the world like the cancer it is.
And allowed the reunification from the 2 Germany's with the candid expectation some good from Nazi West...

And ironic enough, today president Putin is called "Hitler" among other similar adjectives...The brain gymnastics for that from Nazi West is priceless!

Why is he so hated? because he knows very well his opponents, he try 20 years to find a common ground . NOPE NO way to "change" Nazi view of the world ,then...you want it?

Think (if they can) again...and counting...

All the West world should be thankful that this man is in power... whatever other Russian patriot should have converted right now all the West in a new GLASS Desert...
And no matter how many hits take Russia,is still the biggest country in the world and people will survive!

Why so extreme view from me?

I come from the southernmost part of the world,next is Antarctica and my point of view is waaaay broad than the little Europeans country's (Argentina is number 8 biggest country in the World) that is why they are called chihuahuas from Russia...

And no matter who is the president from Nazi west coalition their objective is only ONE : World Domination

Then? stay tune...

[Vicus]

Not going for Odessa would be a mistake

Moscow should not ignore the historical, symbolic, and geostrategic relevance of Odessa.

Odessa is of crucial historical importance and vital relevance in the context of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine. Its liberation should not merely be a military goal but a central strategic objective for Russia.

Amid tragic events, such as the Trade Unions House massacre, and the extremist rhetoric of Ukrainian leaders, Odessa represents a turning point both for the future of the conflict and for regional security. Not going for Odessa would be a grave mistake, compromising not only Russia's military objectives but also the very confidence of ethnic Russians in Moscow's ability to protect them both within and outside the Federation.

The geostrategic importance of Odessa



Odessa's significance goes far beyond its symbolic value. Geographically, Odessa is in a crucial position for Russia. The city serves as a gateway to the Black Sea and as a key point to secure Russian access to the Transnistrian corridor — a strip of territory connecting Ukraine with the pro-Russian separatist Moldovan region.

Currently, Russian and pro-Russian soldiers and civilians are trapped between Ukraine and Moldova, and controlling Odessa would open a safe route for these people, ensuring evacuation and necessary logistical support — perhaps even enabling the reintegration of Transnistria into Russia, if the local population desires it. The military and humanitarian importance of this operation cannot be underestimated. Without Odessa, Russia would compromise not only its strategic capabilities but also its responsibility to protect its citizens in critical zones.

Odessa as a strategic priority

Furthermore, it is crucial to emphasize that the point of no return in the conflict's escalation has already been crossed. The Kiev regime has proven itself untrustworthy for any negotiation, which is why measures must be taken to permanently neutralize Ukraine's strategic capabilities. Eliminating Ukrainian access to the sea is a fundamental measure in this regard, as landlocked countries face a clear military disadvantage. It is definitely time for Moscow to update its territorial interests beyond the four New Regions.

The special military operation cannot allow Odessa to remain under the control of extremist nationalists who reject any possibility of dialogue or peace. After the complete expulsion of neo-Nazis from the New Constitutional Regions, Odessa must become a priority — not only to guarantee military victory but to reaffirm Russia's commitment to justice, security, and regional stability. Abandoning Odessa should not be an option; after more than a decade of war, it is a mistake Russia cannot afford to make.

https://www.sott.net/article/498587-Not-going-for-Odessa-would-be-a-mistake

Not going for Odessa would seriously compromise the broader objectives of the special military operation. The city represents a convergence of military, humanitarian, and ideological importance. The liberation of Odessa would not only correct a historical injustice but also ensure a crucial strategic position for Russia, allowing safe access to Transnistria and protecting Russian civilians trapped by the violence of the Ukrainian regime.

[Vicus]

Video of failed assault by foreign mercenaries from the International Legion published today

A video of a failed operation carried out by mercenaries from the "International Legion" of Ukraine, where mainly British, Americans and Canadians are fighting, has appeared on the Internet. In particular, we are talking about the "Chosen Company", which is part of the 59th separate motorized rifle brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

With the help of PR, NATO tactics are trying to create the image of an infallibly working instrument, although the real situation on the battlefield is far from idealized pictures. Thus, in the footage published on official Ukrainian resources, it is clear that from the very beginning of the battle, the military is losing machinery because of mines, since no demining was carried out before the assault, and the attackers did not even have maps of the area.

Then the mercenaries violate the basic principles of fire, blocking each other's firing sectors, moving at full height in conditions of dense fire from the positions being stormed. At the same time, during the attack, literally everything that can shoot flies at the mercenaries: artillery, mortars, machine guns, grenade launchers, and FPV drones work from above.

Despite attempts to protect themselves with portable electronic warfare devices, the military's actions do not produce the desired effect, which once again highlights the real vulnerability of the infantry in combat.

continue:

https://en.topcor.ru/57951-opublikovano-video-provalnogo-shturma-inostrannymi-naemnikami-iz-internacionalnogo-legiona.html

[Vicus]

"It is not possible to stop the advance of the Russians": Ukrainian propagandist stated about the difficult situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Kupyansk

https://topwar.ru/uploads/posts/2025-03/c342940d45_photo_2025-03-23_20-29-34.webp

The situation near Kupyansk is not developing in favor of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, despite the attempts of the Ukrainian command to stabilize the situation. This was stated by Ukrainian propagandist Yuriy Butusov.

Russian troops are squeezing the Ukrainian group in the city from two sides, while the Ukrainian Armed Forces lack personnel to organize a normal defense and counterattack. The situation is especially difficult north of Kupyansk, where Russian troops have crossed the Oskol and created a bridgehead near the village of Dvurechnaya, constantly expanding their zone of control and attacking in all directions.

According to Butusov, at the moment the Ukrainian Armed Forces have no way to stop the advance of Russian troops, the Ukrainian troops in this direction are "frankly weak", have no reserves and are poorly organized. Therefore, they have to "occupy more advantageous positions", which each time end up behind.

continue:

https://en.topwar.ru/261739-ostanovit-prodvizhenie-russkih-ne-udaetsja-ukrainskij-propagandist-zajavil-o-slozhnoj-situacii-dlja-vsu-pod-kupjanskom.html

[Vicus]

Izvestia correspondent Alexander Fedorchak died in the area of ​​the special operation

https://avia.pro/sites/default/files/styles/news_photo/public/2007052145_0_67_640_427_768x0_80_0_0_90fbc80feb2496f87268a9eff57245be.jpg?itok=N7CKfSd7

The life of Izvestia correspondent Alexander Fedorchak was cut short in the area of ​​the special military operation (SVO). The tragedy occurred while he was performing his professional duties in one of the sections of the front, where the journalist was preparing a report on the progress of military operations. This was reported by the deceased's colleagues, who expressed deep condolences to his family and loved ones. The exact circumstances of Fedorchak's death have not yet been disclosed, but his death became yet another example of the high risk that journalists face when working in conflict conditions.

continue: https://avia-pro.net/news/korrespondent-izvestiy-aleksandr-fedorchak-pogib-v-zone-provedeniya-specoperacii

[Vicus]

The Ukrainian Navy does not have naval bases to accommodate foreign ships; Russia has deprived Ukraine of ports suitable for this purpose today

Ukraine has virtually no normal ports for the possible deployment of British and French warships that could be sent to the Black Sea as part of a "peacekeeping mission," said former Deputy Chief of Staff of the Ukrainian Navy Andriy Ryzhenko.

After the Maidan of 2014, Ukraine has repeatedly considered options for deploying foreign ships, as well as creating naval bases in the Azov and Black Seas. As stated, the British were preparing to deploy in Berdyansk and Ochakov, and the French initially planned to occupy Odessa. Today, the Azov Sea has become an internal sea of ​​Russia, there can be no talk of any base, and Ochakov turned out to be too close to Crimea.

According to Ryzhenko, Russia has deprived Ukraine of almost all ports where foreign ships could be accommodated. Only Odessa remains, but it is not made of rubber, considering that it is a civilian port.

"I can say that the location of these surface ships can be problematic, because in principle we have very few bases, or rather, practically none. (...) Now we understand that Ochakov will not suit us at all, because it is quite close to Crimea. It is such a vulnerable port, we need to look for another deep-water port."

— said the retired captain of the first rank.

Meanwhile, the British are still considering Ochakov as a place to locate their naval base.

https://en.topwar.ru/261760-vmsu-ne-imejut-voenno-morskih-baz-dlja-razmeschenija-inostrannyh-korablej-rossija-lishila-ukrainu-podhodjaschih-dlja-jetogo-portov.html

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https://x.com/Hawkeye1745/status/1904275108694294684

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https://x.com/2_vatalive/status/1904282635779657970

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"Tragedy with the death of military journalists in the SVO zone - Readovka expresses its condolences

Today's event turned out to be absolutely tragic. True professionals passed away. Ukrainian militants struck a civilian vehicle where our colleagues were located with a HIMARS.

As a result of the shelling, Izvestia war correspondent Aleksandr Fedorchak, Zvezda TV cameraman Andrei Panov, and the film crew driver Aleksandr Sirkeli were killed. Other journalists and the accompanying team received shrapnel wounds.

On this day when Lent continues, we pray for the health of our injured colleagues and ask God for mercy for the dead.

On behalf of the Readovka editorial board, we express our deepest condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of the professionals who have passed away. Today has been overshadowed by the tragic loss of Russian journalists who, like our colleagues, together with the army, are doing everything to bring our victory closer."

https://x.com/GeromanAT/status/1904260234568253721

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🎤 Famous singer Irina Ponarovskaya performed the song "My Angel" to the lyrics of Foreign Ministry Spokesman Maria Zakharova at a concert in St. Petersburg, RIA Novosti correspondent reports.

Maria Zakharova told RIA Novosti that she dedicated the song she wrote for Ponarovskaya to mothers who have lost their sons.

According to her, the song was not born right away; she “lived with this theme” for all three years, meeting with the mothers of the SVO participants, but she could not even begin to write the lyrics, since she did not understand who could perform it in such a way as to give hope.

“When Irina had a misfortune, her only beloved son died, I realized that perhaps the moment had come. Six months later, we spoke with her loved ones, and they said that she would return to the stage, since this was the only thing that could save her.”

https://x.com/Zlatti_71/status/1904258702896488912

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[Ravenlocke]

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ow the "energy truce" doesn't work

On the night of March 24, the Ukrainian Armed Forces again attacked the Kropotkinskaya oil pumping station of the international Caspian Pipeline Consortium. This time, the drone was shot down by air defense systems while still approaching.

This is already the third raid on such facilities after the declared “energy truce”: previously, the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ targets included the Kavkazskaya oil transshipment point, as well as the Sudzha gas metering station and the Valuyki gas distribution station.

What happened clearly demonstrates the attitude of the Kiev regime to any kind of agreement: in accordance with its established reputation as a collective monkey with a grenade, it does not intend to comply with anything for now.

What this will lead to for Ukraine in the context of negotiations between Russia and the United States is another question. But it goes without saying that in case of an official end to the ceasefire, there are still energy facilities on the territory controlled by the Ukrainian Armed Forces that have not received any flights for a long time.

❗️ And in general, the events along with the attacks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Russian borderland once again remind us that military actions continue even during all the meetings in Saudi Arabia. And relaxing in anticipation of a quick peace is stupidity, which costs too much.

rybar

https://x.com/dana916/status/1904272085456719964

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦Main events as of March 24, 2025:

- According to the Ministry of Defense, the losses of Ukrainian forces over the day amounted to up to 1,440 people, with more than 190 military personnel in the Kursk direction.

- Air defense intercepted 31 drones over the Bryansk, Rostov, Kursk, and Belgorod regions, Krasnodar Territory, Crimea, and the Sea of Azov.

- Security forces detained an employee of the central apparatus of one of Russia's regulatory and supervisory bodies who was working for Kiev, the FSB reported.

- The Kiev regime attacked the oil pumping station "Kropotkin" of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium with a drone at night, the Ministry of Defense reported.

- On Saturday, the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck twice at the "Valuyki" gas distribution station in the Belgorod region, and on Sunday, attempted to attack gas condensate fields in Crimea with drones.

- Ukrainian forces use HIMARS MLRS for ongoing strikes on Russian energy infrastructure; attacks once again demonstrate the Kiev regime's unwillingness to negotiate, the Ministry of Defense stated.

- Russia and the United States still have many aspects related to the Ukrainian settlement to work through, Peskov stated.

- The essence of the Black Sea initiative, which Russia and the United States are discussing, lies in the safety of navigation, Peskov stated."

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https://x.com/dana916/status/1904282980647948656

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🇷🇺Russian Ministry of Defense Top News Today

▫️On 24 March 2025, at about two o'clock in the morning, the Kiev regime attacked by UAVs the Kropotkinskaya oil pumping station of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) in Krasnodar region. The Russian AD systems intercepted a strike drone in a range of seven km from the energy facility. The debris of the drone fell on near the Kavkazskaya railway station. Thus, despite the statements made by Zelensky including those announced to American partners, the Kiev continue to attack the energy infrastructure by strike UAVs and HIMARS MLRSs, including the international one, on the territory of the Russian Federation. All of this proves once again that it is impossible to come to an agreement with Kiev.

▫️In Belgorod direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of four mechanized brigades, an assault regiment of the AFU, and three territorial defense brigades close to Miropolye, Ugroyedy, Turya, and Krasnopolye (Sumy region).

▫️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralize AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region. During the day, AFU losses amounted to more than 190 troops, three infantry fighting vehicles, three armored fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, three artillery guns, three mortars, an electronic warfare station, and three UAV command posts.

▫️Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces engaged the military airfield infrastructure, ammunition depots, production plants, storage and training sites for the launch of unmanned aerial vehicles.

▫️The Russian Defense Ministry shows footage of TOS-2 Tosochka heavy flamethrower systems, Giatsint-S guns, and a Kub strike UAV.

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Karasin and Beseda will report to Putin upon their return to Moscow on the issues raised during consultations with the US in Riyadh, Dzhabarov said.

Video showed the Russian delegation leaving the eating after more than 12 hours. As contrast I'll share the video of the Americans meeting with the Ukrainians which reportedly lasted less than 1 hour

https://x.com/jaccocharite/status/1904275448026026182

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A TASS correspondent was injured as a result of Ukrainian strikes in the Kursk border area.

He has a mine blast wound and a shrapnel wound to his left shin. The journalist sought help at the hospital, said acting regional governor Alexander Khinshtein.

Earlier, it also became known about the death of Izvestia correspondent Alexander Fedorchak during an artillery attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the LPR.

https://x.com/jaccocharite/status/1904246964104855568

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🚨 UKRAINIAN NAZIS KILL RUSSIAN JOURNALISTS IN HIMARS STRIKE ON CIVILIAN CAR

A civilian vehicle carrying Russian journalists was hit by two HIMARS missiles in Mikhaylovka, Lugansk People's Republic, killing all three passengers, Russia’s Investigative Committee confirmed.

▪️ Izvestia war correspondent Alexander Fedorchak
▪️ Zvezda TV operator Andrey Panov
▪️ Zvezda driver Alexander Sirkeli

In total, at least six people were killed in the Ukrainian strike on Kremensky district, while a 14-year-old boy was wounded and is receiving medical care.

Meanwhile, TASS correspondent Mikhail Skuratov was injured today in the Sudzha area of Kursk Region, suffering shrapnel wounds from another Ukrainian strike, the acting head of the Kursk Region Alexander Khinshtein reported.

https://x.com/SputnikInt/status/1904278585528955379

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https://x.com/tassagency_en/status/1904323680408121683

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https://tass.com/politics/1933345?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=smm_social_share

Lavrov plans to talk about aspects of Riyadh talks in TV interview on March 25

Spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova announced an interview with Channel One

MOSCOW, March 25. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will discuss some aspects of the Russian-US consultations held in Riyadh on Monday in a televised interview on March 25, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said on her Telegram channel.

"Sergey Lavrov will talk about some aspects of these contacts tomorrow in an interview with Channel One," the diplomat noted.

The talks lasted for more than 12 hours. The Russian delegation is led by head of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Grigory Karasin and adviser to the director of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) Sergey Beseda.

The US delegation included senior director for European and Russian affairs at the National Security Council Andrew Peak, State Department’s Policy Planning Director Michael Anton, as well as aides to Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg, and national security advisor Mike Waltz.

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https://x.com/tassagency_en/status/1904605599842652651

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https://tass.com/politics/1933923?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=smm_social_share

IN BRIEF: Black Sea grain initiative, guarantees, Ukrainian attacks: statements by Lavrov

According to the foreign minister, Russia favors the resumption of the Black Sea Initiative in "some form, better suited to all"

MOSCOW, March 25. /TASS/. The Russian side favors the resumption of the Black Sea Initiative, but Moscow needs very well-defined, verifiable, and functioning guarantees, given Kiev’s constant reversals and violation of agreements, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said in an interview with Channel One.

He recalled that Ukraine had targeted a gas metering station in Sudzha, accusing Russia of the act, even though the energy supply of a number of European countries depends on it.

TASS has gathered key takeaways from statements by the Russian foreign minister.

Russia-US consultations

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US leader Donald Trump are currently being briefed on the results of the Russia-US consultations in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh.

The "focus of their discussions was on ensuring safe navigation in the Black Sea."

Russian negotiators reminded the US of the reasons behind the failure of the Black Sea initiative and stated that Moscow expects "there to be no ambiguity this time."

Possible resumption of Black Sea initiative

Russia favors the resumption of the Black Sea Initiative in "some form, better suited to all."

Moscow will need "well-defined guarantees" in the event of the resumption of the Black Sea initiative, and they "can only be the result of an order from Washington" to Vladimir Zelensky and his team: "The Black Sea initiative was a key topic of discussion in Riyadh. Our position is simple: We cannot take this man at his word."

Russia agreed to all requests by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan regarding the Black Sea initiative, but Ukraine would change its mind at the last second: "We said yes, and then Erdogan called [Russian President Vladimir] Putin and said, ‘You know, Zelensky has changed his mind.’"

Under the grain deal, which was in effect from 2022 to 2023, discriminatory measures against the supply of Russian fertilizers and agricultural products to global markets were to be lifted. However, instead of advocating for the removal of these sanctions, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "chose to search for loopholes in the sanctions," effectively enforcing them, which is "unacceptable for any UN official, let alone the Secretary-General."

The Russia-UN memorandum on the need for removing obstacles for grain and fertilizer exports from Russia "is in effect for three years and continues to be effective until July of this year."

Ukrainian attacks

Kiev launched an attack on a gas metering station in Sudzha, on which quite a number of European countries rely for continued energy supplies, and blamed it on Russia.

Oil pumping for European consumers "will drop sharply due to another terrorist attack by Ukrainians."

The United States heard a signal regarding guarantees from Russia, and they understand that "only Washington may attain positive results" in stopping terrorist acts and attacks by Kiev.

Russia requires "the clearest, most concrete, verifiable, and effective guarantees and mechanisms," given Ukraine’s ongoing changes in stance and its history of violating agreements.

Ukrainian settlement, European initiative

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron, with the support of "the not-so mighty choir of the Baltics and a number of other countries," make statements about not simply planning to "continue to funnel arms into Ukraine, but also speak of some kind of coalitions, willing to deploy some peacekeeping mission" in Ukraine after a ceasefire is reached: "But these dreamers are proving their complete political incompetence with each passing day."

The approaches of European leaders on Ukraine "directly contradict" the Trump administration, which "clearly said that preliminary discussions on the parameters of a final settlement were underway and that NATO should be forgotten."

Russia has already "been through" Europe’s desire to inflict strategic defeat, as Napoleon and Hitler had such plans.

Strategic stability

The dialogue between Moscow and Washington on strategic stability should be restored on the basis of the principles of the New START treaty: "As long as we are doctrinally an enemy to the US, what kind of stability can we expect?"

"Therefore, we advocate for negotiations on all fronts.".

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Zelensky understands that his days are numbered — Lavrov

In Russian Foreign Minister's words, he remains popular only among 'a part of the population that shares radical, ultra-right, revanchist and Banderite views'
MOSCOW, March 26. /TASS/. Vladimir Zelensky understands that his days are numbered and his image is not as positive as it used to be, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told Channel One in an interview.

"Zelensky does not want to appear weak. He understands that his days are numbered and that his positive image among the people of his country is not as positive as it used to be," Lavrov said.

In his words, Zelensky remains popular only among "a part of the population that shares radical, ultra-right, revanchist and Banderite views.".

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EU Arms Fiasco.

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❗️The Defense Ministry is studying the issue of rotating the servicemen who were the first to go to the front, Vladimir Putin said. The issue of rotation at the front is acute, and the Russian authorities have not forgotten about it, the president emphasized.

According to him, the decision on rotation will be made based on the situation on the ground.
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❕Everything will be restored in the Kursk region, and people will be supported, said Vladimir Putin.

The militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, while fleeing, are deliberately striking cultural heritage sites and spiritual centers, the president added. He stressed that Russia will do everything possible to punish these criminals, and some have already fallen into the hands of justice.

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❗️The list of Russian and Ukrainian facilities agreed upon by the Russian and American sides, subject to the temporary moratorium on strikes against the energy system:

🔸 Oil refineries

🔸 Oil and gas pipelines and storage facilities, including pumping stations

🔸 Electricity generation and transmission infrastructure, including power plants, substations, transformers, and distribution points

🔸 Nuclear power plants

🔸 Dams of hydroelectric power stations

🔸 The temporary moratorium is in effect for 30 days, starting from March 18, 2025, and may be extended by mutual agreement

🔸 In case of a violation of the moratorium by one of the parties, the other party has the right to consider itself free from the obligation to comply with it

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Joint use of ZNPP by Russia, any other country unacceptable — Russian MFA

Moscow will never hand the ZNPP over to Ukraine or any other country, the ministry emphasized

MOSCOW, March 25. /TASS/. The joint use of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) by Russia and any other country is unacceptable, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

"Sharing the use of the ZNPP with any other country is also unacceptable. This is unprecedented in global practice. In particular, in such a case, it would be impossible to properly ensure nuclear safety and security, and resolve the issues of civil liability for nuclear damage," the statement reads.

Moscow will never hand the ZNPP over to Ukraine or any other country, the ministry emphasized.

"The plant’s restoration as part of Russia’s nuclear energy industry is a reality and the international community can only accept it. It is impossible to hand the ZNPP or control of it over to Ukraine or any other country," the document said.

Employees at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant are Russian nationals and no one has the right to play with their lives, the Russian Foreign Ministry pointed out.

"All of the plant’s employees are Russian citizens and no one can play with their lives, especially given the atrocities that Ukrainians have committed — and continue to commit — on our soil," the statement reads.

The ministry also said that representatives of NATO member states cannot visit the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant due to the sabotage potential of their intelligence agencies cooperating with Kiev.

"An important aspect is the close cooperation of the intelligence services of NATO countries with Ukraine. They have an impressive sabotage potential, which makes it impossible to allow representatives of these states even temporary access to the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant," the ministry said in a statement.

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Russia-US deal on restoring navigation for food shipments in the Black Sea is “a positive move”; the question is who will ensure compliance, retired US Army Lt. Col Earl Rasmussen says.

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‼️🇷🇺🪖💐 A sculpture dedicated to the participants of the SVO will appear in St. Petersburg, said the speaker of the Legislative Assembly Belsky.

The artist Valeria Loshak will supervise the work. According to Belsky, the pedestal will be a ball of ceramic flowers.

The efforts of residents will be required to produce a thousand buds. From March 31, representatives of the creative group will travel to the districts every week so that by autumn everyone who wants to can make their contribution to the common cause. #Russia

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'Nazis' in Ukraine 'nurtured' by Europeans - Lavrov

The West is deliberately overlooking Kiev's transgressions and using Ukraine as a tool against Russia, the foreign minister has claimed

European NATO members are willfully ignoring the "Nazi" character of the Ukrainian government, which they have empowered as an anti-Russian instrument, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has asserted.

On Monday, the senior diplomat expressed concern over the "demons of neo-Nazism, Russophobia, and other hateful ideologies" spreading across multiple EU nations. Member states are deliberately overlooking Kiev's misconduct, even as it persecutes ethnic Russians and violates human rights, he stressed.

"Ukraine - 'that's different.' Those Nazis have been nurtured for the latest attempt to unite all of Europe under racist, Nazi banners for a war against the Russian Federation," Lavrov stated.

The minister was speaking in his capacity as a trustee of the Gorchakov Fund, a Russian NGO aimed at enhancing public diplomacy. He emphasized the organization's mission of presenting an authentic view of Russia and contrasted it sharply with the West's approach to public messaging that "portrays itself as infallible and suffers from an exceptionalism complex."

The EU is pursuing a multibillion-dollar rearmament plan, justified by what Brussels labels a growing Russian threat. European officials have warned that a direct NATO confrontation with Moscow may break out within the next few years. Russia, however, denies any hostile intentions toward the US-led military bloc.

Tensions between European NATO members and Washington resurfaced after President Donald Trump assumed office in January. The new US administration has sought a swift resolution to the Ukraine conflict and intends to shift security responsibilities onto Europe once a truce is achieved.

Moscow's goal of 'denazification' remains central to its stance on the Ukraine conflict. Russian officials have denounced the Ukrainian government as a "neo-Nazi regime" due to its discriminatory domestic policies, alleged war crimes against Russian citizens, and veneration of historical nationalist figures who collaborated with Nazi Germany during World War II.

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Before & After: Meet Soldiers of Misfortune in Ukraine

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Hundreds of foreign mercenaries have come to Ukraine and found their fate there. Not a glorious end. Here are the most striking cases.

From incursion to Russian prison

James Anderson from UK was among the hired guns who came to attack Russia's Kursk region, but was captured by Russian marines from the 810th brigade. He was sentenced to 19 years in maximum security for mercenary activities and terrorism.

Don’t mess with Russian special forces

Former US marine Corey Nawrocki tried to infiltrate the Bryansk region as part of a sabotage group. Russian special forces did not give him a chance.

Keyboard warrior failed in real fight

Ethan Hertweck from California made derogatory comments about Russian soldiers and mocked anti-mercenary chat groups on Telegram in mid-2023. A couple of months later he was killed in Avdeyevka.

Cool photos didn’t save him

A Canadian citizen Mandeep Singh posted some brutal photos he took on social media, but was later killed while attempting to attack Russia's Bryansk region together with Nawrocki.

From a medic to a disabled beggar

Briton Eddy Scott was a combat medic serving with his unit near Pokrovsk. He lost an arm and a leg when Russian forces attacked. The Ukrainian army refused to treat him for free, and he is still asking for
donations.

Just do a haka

Dominic Abelen left the New Zealand army in 2022 to join Ukraine's International Legion. He was killed near Ugledar. During his send-off his Ukrainian teammates performed a Maori Haka war dance in front
of his coffin.

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Strategic Shift: How Russia Сould Retarget Strikes on Ukraine After Energy Moratorium 1 hour ago

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The agreement includes the option of the extension and the withdrawal from the deal in case one of the sides does not observe it.

With the Russia-Ukraine temporary ban on strikes against each other’s energy facilities in force, Moscow may concentrate on striking the Kiev regime’s military targets, Yuri Knutov, a military expert and historian of the Air Defense Forces, told Sputnik.

Russia’s new tactics "will weaken the military potential of the Ukrainian Armed forces," the expert emphasized.

He stresses that the Russian military could use combat drones, cruise missiles and the Kinzhal (Dagger) hypersonic missiles to target Ukraine’s:

- weapons storage sites

- training sites

- command posts

- drone assembly sites

- military hardware repair shops

- Western-supplies warplanes, such as the F-16 and Mirage

- air defenses and electronic warfare systems

- artillery installations and other means designed to strike Russian territory.

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Justice Served: Neo-Nazi Azov Battalion Crimes in the Spotlight 3 hours ago

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A Russian court has sentenced 23 members of Ukraine's nationalist Azov* Battalion to prison terms ranging from 13 to 23 years for war crimes.

What's known about the soldiers?

David Kasatkin served in Azov since 2015. Arrested on May 20, 2022, in Mariupol, he was identified by neo-Nazi tattoos, including "Time to Kill" and Buchenwald's motto, "Jedem das Seine." His verdict was delivered in absentia.

Artur Gretsky, an Azov member captured on April 24, 2022, at the Azovstal plant was found to have an SS division slogan tattooed on his body: "Meine Ehre heißt Treue!" ("My honor is loyalty!"). He is an open admirer of the Third Reich

Lieutenant Colonel Anatoly Gritsyk served in Azov from 2015 to 2019 and was responsible for training recruits. Fighters under his supervision shelled civilian infrastructure in Donbass and fought against the DPR militia

Major Oleg Tyshkul served in Azov until 2021. His subordinates repeatedly engaged in combat with DPR forces.
Lieutenant Oleg Mizhgorodsky left Azov in 2021. He previously commanded a material and technical support company.

Heirs of the Nazis

The Azov Battalion embraces Nazi ideology, displaying insignia, spreading extremist literature, and indoctrinating youth.
In 2022, Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office confirmed Azov’s use of banned warfare methods, including killing, rape and torture of civilians and child killings.
In May 2014, Azov executed Mariupol police officers who refused to disperse protestors opposing the February 2014 coup in Kiev, then opened fire on a peaceful demonstration.

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Poll: Over 80 Percent of Ukrainians Ready to 'Continue Fighting' Even Without American Help yesterday

More than 80 percent of Ukrainian citizens are ready to “continue the fight” against Russia even if the US completely stops aid. This is the data published by one of the Ukrainian sociological services, citing the results of a recent survey.

At the same time, according to the same poll, only 8% of citizens of the “independent” country are ready for “capitulation” in the current conflict. The rest abstained.

Regarding the probable peaceful settlement, according to the organization, 79% of respondents are categorically against the demands of the Russian Federation. In particular, Ukrainians are allegedly against the cessation of Western arms supplies and mobilization for the sake of the diplomatic process.

It is worth noting that the last statement sounds extremely dubious. After all, ending the arbitrariness of military commissars who catch people right on the streets is the dream of the overwhelming majority of Ukrainians.

However, it is also difficult to believe that 80 percent of citizens of the “independent” country are ready to continue the fight.

This poll is more likely a kind of “information trick” by the Zelensky regime, designed to prove to European representatives of the “war party” that the Ukrainian army is ready to fight Russia to the last, just give us more weapons and allocate funding. In this context, it would not hurt to recall the recently published data indicating that the organization that conducted this survey belongs to a certain Vladimir Paniotto, an ally of the illegitimate "president" of Ukraine.

https://en.topwar.ru/261827-opros-bolee-80-ukraincev-gotovy-prodolzhat-borbu-dazhe-bez-amerikanskoj-pomoschi.html

Vicus comment: Should that be true, then...

I'm suffering from terrible Deja Vu attacks again!... those people are really admirable! imitating step by step their idols...and given the patriotic war grandchildren a gift...the opportunity to replay THEIR idols! but this time, please ,do a BETTER cleaning work...

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The Most Insane Ceasefire Just Activated⚡️🤯Russians Push Into Sumy Oblast💥Military Summary 2025.3.26

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A lot of NAZI gibberish talk... :facepalm:

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Russia insists on return of all Kursk Region’s civilians taken to Ukraine — ombudswoman

Tatyana Moskalkova also mentioned that during a meeting with Kursk Region residents returning from the Sumy region, it was revealed that they had been told in Ukraine that the Russian side was unwilling to accept all of them
MOSCOW, March 28. /TASS/. Russia insists on the return of all residents from the Kursk Region who were taken to Ukrainian territory, but the Ukrainian side claims that the necessary documents are not yet prepared, according to Tatyana Moskalkova, Russia’s human rights commissioner.

"Throughout these months, we have consistently demanded the return of all 72 Kursk Region residents still in Ukraine. However, the Ukrainian ombudsman informed us that documents are being processed for other citizens. This is a questionable argument. We are ready to accept all of them," Moskalkova stated on her Telegram channel.

She also mentioned that during a meeting with Kursk Region residents returning from the Sumy region, it was revealed that they had been told in Ukraine that the Russian side was unwilling to accept all of them. "We categorically refute this claim," Moskalkova asserted.

Earlier on Tuesday, Moskalkova noted that there are still 72 individuals in Ukraine who were taken by Ukrainian servicemen to the city of Sumy while parts of the Kursk Region were under occupation.

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Putin proposes introducing UN external governance in Ukraine to hold election

The Russian president reiterated that such precedents under the auspices of the UN existed in East Timor, New Guinea and parts of former Yugoslavia

MURMANSK, March 28. /TASS/. The international practice presumes the possibility of introducing external governance, paving the way to legitimate talks on the settlement of the Ukraine conflict, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with the servicemen of the Arkhangelsk nuclear-powered submarine of the Yasen-M class (Project 885M).

He reiterated that such precedents under the auspices of the UN existed in East Timor, New Guinea and parts of former Yugoslavia. "Such practice does exist and, technically, it is possible to discuss the possibility of introducing interim governance in Ukraine under the UN auspices with the United States, with European countries, naturally, with our partners and friends," the Russian leader noted.

"In order to hold a democratic election there, in order to bring in a competent government trusted by people. And then hold talks with it about a peace treaty and sign legitimate documents which would be recognized worldwide and be reliable and stable," Putin explained.

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France, UK assisted Ukraine in strike on Sudzha gas metering station — Foreign Ministry

According to Maria Zakharova, the guidance and targeting of the strikes were conducted using French satellite systems, while UK specialists provided the coordinate input and carried out the launch
MOSCOW, March 28. /TASS/. There is reason to believe that the Ukrainian strike on the Sudzha gas metering station was carried out with the assistance of French satellite systems, while British specialists input the coordinates and hit the launch button, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated in response to the Kiev regime’s latest attack on Russia’s energy facilities.

"We have grounds to believe that the guidance and targeting of the strikes were conducted using French satellite systems, while UK specialists provided the coordinate input and carried out the launch. The command was issued from London. Just a week ago, on March 21, this facility was already subjected to a terrorist attack by the Kiev regime, which ordered its militants to blow it up as they retreated from the Kursk Region. Now, following the missile strike, the Sudzha gas metering station has been virtually destroyed," the diplomat noted.

Zakharova added that on March 28, Russian air defenses shot down and intercepted 19 Ukrainian UAVs attempting to attack the Saratov oil refinery.

"These are not the first acts of terror by the Ukrainian army against Russia's energy infrastructure following the March 18 announcement of a ban on shelling such facilities. Strikes have targeted gas industry enterprises, power distribution substations, and oil storage facilities, including those belonging to the international Caspian Pipeline Consortium, across the Bryansk, Kursk, and Belgorod regions, as well as Crimea and the Krasnodar Region," she added.

Kiev can't be trusted

The diplomat emphasized that "the terror unleashed by the Kiev regime against Russia’s energy industry is yet further evidence that it lacks any values." "As we know, Vladimir Zelensky publicly endorsed the moratorium proposed by the presidents of Russia and the United States on refraining from strikes against Russian and Ukrainian energy facilities, yet he has made no effort to comply with it," the diplomat noted.

"This incident confirms that Kiev has no intention of pursuing peace. Its mindset remains rooted in war, and it is determined to intensify the conflict. The regime is prepared to resort to any provocation to obstruct efforts aimed at achieving a lasting resolution to the Ukrainian crisis," the diplomat emphasized.

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry released a video showing a fire at the Sudzha gas metering station after the Ukrainian army struck it on Friday morning.

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‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦🪖 Russian-Ukrainian Casualty Exchange: A Closer Look at the Numbers.

As of today, Russia has completed its sixth exchange of fallen soldiers with Ukraine since November of last year, with the following casualty ratios:

➡️ November 8: 37 Russian soldiers to 563 #Ukrainian soldiers

➡️ November 29: 48 #Russian soldiers to 502 Ukrainian soldiers

➡️ December 20: 42 Russian soldiers to 503 Ukrainian soldiers

➡️ January 24: 49 Russian soldiers to 757 Ukrainian soldiers

➡️ February 14: 45 Russian soldiers to 757 Ukrainian soldiers

➡️ Today's exchange: 35 Russian soldiers and 8 civilians to 909 Ukrainian soldiers

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‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦 FSB Foils Terror Plot in Moscow, Suspect Planned Attack for $10,000

#Russian security forces have arrested a man in Moscow who was allegedly planning a terrorist attack under the direction of #Ukrainian handlers.

➡️The suspect was gathering intelligence near a government service center.

➡️He admitted he was promised $10,000 to carry out the attack.

➡️Authorities confiscated an improvised explosive device (IED) and a smartphone used for communication with Ukrainian intelligence.

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‼️🇺🇦 Ukrainian Refugees May Stay in Europe Permanently — The Economist

Only 43% of #Ukrainian refugees plan to return home, down from 74% two years ago.

Uncertainty over NATO/EU membership and a potential ceasefire discourages return.

In Poland, 67% of refugees are employed or job-seeking, with plans for a 3-year residence permit.

Ukraine faces a labor and defense crisis due to mass emigration.

After martial law ends, another 500,000 men are expected to leave.

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🇷🇺🪖 By presidential decree, Major General Mikhail Gudkov, commander of the 155th Guards Marine Brigade of the Pacific Fleet, has been appointed Deputy Commander of the #Russian Navy.

"Since both the Minister and the Chief of the General Staff believe your experience should be applied to other units, I have made the decision to transfer you to a new position and increase your level of responsibility," said the president.

In his new role, Gudkov will be responsible for marine infantry units and coastal missile and artillery troops.

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🇮🇹🇭🇷 Clear Position: Italy and Croatia Refuse to Send Troops to Ukraine After ‘Coalition of the Willing’ Summit

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni firmly stated that Italy will not consider sending troops to Ukraine and emphasized the need to include the U.S. in future coalition talks.

Croatian President Zoran Milanović was even more direct:
“A Croatian soldier will not go to Ukraine under any agreement.”

Meanwhile, France and the UK failed to rally support for their push to deploy European troops—another setback in NATO’s widening involvement.

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🇷🇺 Putin stated that Russian troops have liberated 99% of the Lugansk People’s Republic, with over 70% of Donetsk, Zaporozhye, and Kherson regions also under Russian control.

He emphasized that Russia had long sought a peaceful solution to the Donbass crisis, but Western curators urged Ukraine to fight “until the last Ukrainian” in hopes of inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia. He added that the strategic initiative now lies fully with the Russian Armed Forces and expressed confidence that Ukrainian forces will be defeated.

Putin also took aim at the UK, calling its behavior aggressive despite having a small army and an economy ranked only 9th–10th globally.

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🇷🇺 Putin: “We will finish them off.”

In a blunt statement, Putin declared that Russia’s armed forces are gaining momentum and operating with increasing effectiveness.

He added that the only thing left is for the Ukrainian people themselves to realize what’s actually happening—because, he says, the outcome is now inevitable

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🇷🇺 Putin: The UN has experience with installing temporary administrations—like in East Timor and Yugoslavia—and such a model could theoretically be discussed for Ukraine.

But he casts doubt on its feasibility, stressing the situation is too fluid and complex for “laying everything out on shelves.”

A peace deal, he implies, would require legitimacy—something current Kiev authorities lack.

“This is only one of the options,” he said, “not the only one—and maybe not a realistic one either.”

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‼️🇷🇺☢️Vladimir #Putin visits nuclear submarine Arkhangelsk

The nuclear-powered submarine Arkhangelsk of Project 885M Yasen-M is the newest fourth-generation multi-purpose nuclear submarine.

Arkhangelsk is a carrier of all types of naval missile weapons, capable of effectively striking both sea and coastal targets.

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Russian President Vladimir #Putin has authorized the launch of the Perm, a nuclear-powered attack submarine designed to be the first operational carrier of Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles. The vessel, part of Russia’s Yasen-class (Project 885/885M) submarine fleet, was launched via videolink from the Atomflot shipyard and is expected to enter service with the Russian Navy next year.

During the event, Putin emphasized the growing strategic importance of the Arctic, stating that the new submarine will strengthen Russia’s military position in the region amid increasing global competition.

The Perm is the sixth submarine in the Yasen-class series and is equipped with advanced communications, navigation, and sonar systems, alongside high-precision weaponry. Notably, it is the first multipurpose submarine to be officially armed with Zircon hypersonic missiles, capable of striking at speeds up to Mach 9, making them extremely difficult to intercept.

Following the ceremony, Putin inspected another cutting-edge nuclear submarine, the Arkhangelsk, a Yasen-M fourth-generation attack submarine that joined the Russian Navy on December 27, 2024, and was deployed to its permanent base with the Northern Fleet in January 2025.

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🇬🇧🇪🇪 NATO's Eastern Flank Weakens: UK Cuts Troops in #Estonia by Hundreds — Times

Since 2022, the number of British troops in Estonia has dropped from 1,650 to 1,000. The #British Army currently has fewer than ten tanks in the country.

The former commander of Estonia's defense forces stated that "allies believe the financial issues facing the British army are so serious that they are struggling to meet their obligations on #NATO's eastern flank."

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‼️🇷🇺 #Russia has unveiled a prototype laser rifle designed to combat drones.

At the All-#Russian Conference on "Protection of Civilian Infrastructure from Drone Attacks," the laser rifle prototype was showcased for the first time.

This development aims to enhance the effectiveness of countering drone threats and ensure the protection of critical infrastructure.

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‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Morning Summary on March 28, 2025

▪️ Overnight, enemy monitoring channels reported our Geran strikes on targets in Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Khmilnytskyi, Mykolaiv, Cherkasy, and Poltava Regions. During the day, the #Russian Ministry of Defense once again stated that, contrary to Kyiv's claims of allegedly stopping strikes on Russian energy facilities, the AFU continued to strike energy infrastructure.

▪️ In the Sumy direction, our paratroopers liberated the Sudzha border crossing point. Simultaneously, a "pocket" in the Basovka area of Sumy Region was cleared. From the border area of Huyevo in #Kursk Region, it was reported yesterday that the AFU began a chaotic retreat under the onslaught of marines from the Caspian, Kamchatka, and units of the 72nd Division and other of our forces. By day, it became known that our troops entered the northern and eastern outskirts, and the adjacent forests were being cleared.

▪️ In the Belgorod border area, the defensive operation of our troops continues. The enemy yesterday maintained a presence in the Demidovka and Popovka areas, repelling 3 and 6 enemy assaults respectively. The enemy was accumulating reserves near the line of contact for further actions. The Northern Group of Forces writes that the AFU attempted to redeploy manpower on foot and in mobile equipment to the Krasnoyaruzhsky District nine times in a day. Constant strikes are being carried out on AFU concentrations, but the enemy still has significant offensive potential for this direction and does not abandon plans for further breakthroughs, including in new sectors of the front. Mandatory evacuation was announced in the depth of the Krasnopolsky District of Sumy Region (Osoyevka, Khmelevka, Veselaya and Lozovaya). Under AFU strikes: Belyanki, Nechaevka, Tishanka, Shakhovka, Smorodino, Kukuyevka. On the Masychevo - Graivaron highway section, a moving vehicle was attacked by a drone.

▪️ In the Krasny Liman direction, the enemy acknowledges the advance of our troops towards Katerynivka to a depth of up to 2.1 km and continue attacks towards the settlements of Katerynivka and Nove.

▪️ In the Siversk direction, heavy fighting continues in the vicinity of Bilohorivka. There were reports of the advance of our troops south of Yampolivka.

▪️ In the Oleksandro-Kalinovo direction (southwest of Dzerzhynsk), fighting continues near Panteleymonivka and Oleksandropil. Further east, fighting continues in Tarasivka.

▪️ In the Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmiisk) direction, the enemy is counterattacking in Kotlyne. The Russian Armed Forces are advancing in Pishchane.

▪️ On the Zaporizhia front, our troops are storming the settlement of Shcherbaky. In the eastern part of the village, our paratroopers have occupied the buildings, and the enemy is constantly conducting counter-actions.

▪️ In the Kherson direction, fighting continues in the island zone, with our forces using aviation to strike the enemy's bank.

▪️ In the DPR, in Horlivka, as a result of a UAV attack by the AFU on a passenger car, two civilians were wounded. A civilian was also affected by the impact of barrel artillery.

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Zelensky spoke out against negotiations with Putin

"▪️Instead, the Ukrainian drug addict wants to talk to some Russian representatives of "business and regions."
▪️Zelensky said that a new meeting of Ramstein will take place in April, which will now be led by Germany and Britain.
▪️Zelensky says he has reached an agreement with some European partners to expand Ukraine's access to intelligence data."
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🇺🇦🇬🇧🇫🇷 Zelensky Announces Meeting on Potential Deployment of Foreign Troops to Ukraine

White Powder Sommelier Zelensky has announced a closed-door meeting with representatives of countries that are "100% ready" to deploy a military contingent to Ukraine.

"Not all of them will attend—we are inviting a select group. France, Britain, and Ukraine will definitely be there. It’s, let’s say, a triangle," Zelensky explained.

The meeting is set to take place within the week.

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Putin's terms;
UN trusteeship, elections, military victory


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Washington keeps mum about killings of Russian military correspondents

TASS submitted its request for comment regarding the killing of Russian war reporters or the activity of the Ukrainian military to the White House and the Department of State on Wednesday morning, local time

WASHINGTON, March 27. /TASS/. Washington did not respond to a TASS request for comment on the killings of Russian journalists in Ukrainian shelling attacks.

TASS submitted its request for comment regarding the killing of Russian war reporters or the activity of the Ukrainian military to the White House and the Department of State on Wednesday morning, local time. As of 10:30 p.m. ET on March 26 (2:30 a.m. GMT on March 27), there was no comment from US administration officials.

On Wednesday, Channel One said its military correspondent Anna Prokofyeva, 35, was killed while performing her professional duty in the Belgorod Region. Cameraman Dmitry Volkov, who accompanied her, was injured.

On Monday, news came that Izvestia correspondent Alexander Fedorchak, along with a cameraman and a driver for the Zvezda TV channel, Andrey Panov and Alexander Sirkeli, had been killed in a Ukrainian shelling attack on the rural settlement of Mikhailovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic. Zvezda TV channel correspondent Nikita Goldin was also seriously wounded.

TASS reporter Mikhail Skuratov sustained wounds as a result of an enemy attack in the Sudzha district of Russia’s Kursk Region where he was on a mission.

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Gagauzia head urges Putin to help with her release

According to Yevgenia Gutsul, Chisinau is disregarding all principles of democracy and international law, consistently and methodically provoking internal confrontation

CHISINAU, March 27. /TASS/. The head of Moldova’s autonomous Gagauzia region, Yevgenia Gutsul, who is being held in Chisinau, has appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to put pressure on the Moldovan authorities for her quick release.

"On behalf of the people of Gagauzia, who have never betrayed their historic friends, we appeal to you, dear Vladimir Vladimirovich [Putin]: use the entire range of diplomatic, political and legal mechanisms to put pressure on the Moldovan authorities to immediately stop the political repression and ensure my quick release," said Gutsul's statement, transmitted through a lawyer and posted on her Telegram channel.

Gutsul noted that "she was forced to appeal for support to the Russian president, the leader of a great power that has always defended the rights" of the people of Gagauzia, at one of the most difficult and crucial moments for her personally and for the whole region. "My detention on unfounded and politically motivated charges was just one link in the chain of a large-scale and deceptive campaign by the central authorities of Moldova to destroy the Gagauz autonomy, its special legal status enshrined in the general law of the country: the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova," she pointed out. "This is an open attack on our rights and freedoms, on everything that constitutes the essence of our identity," the politician said.

According to the Gagauzia leader, Chisinau is disregarding all principles of democracy and international law, consistently and methodically provoking internal confrontation, suppressing dissent, persecuting supporters of fraternal relations with Russia and presenting them as a "threat" to the state. "In reality, it is fear of the truth, fear of the Gagauz people, who know with whom they have been in hard times and with whom they want to strengthen friendly relations," she emphasized.

Gutsul also asked Putin "as the leader of a power that has always stood for justice, to express firm and unequivocal support for the special status of the autonomous region of Gagauz within the independent Republic of Moldova." She added that Gagauzia looks to Russia with faith and hope, as a country "that has never betrayed its friends and has always extended a helping hand to those who fight for the truth and their legitimate rights."

Gutsul's detention

Moldova's National Anti-Corruption Center said the day before that prosecutors would charge Gutsul and ask the court to detain her.

Gutsul was arrested at Chisinau airport on March 25, despite numerous business trips to Russia, Turkey, and other countries.·Last year, prosecutors accused Gutsul of involvement in financial mismanagement in the Gagauzia elections, allegedly committed by the Shor party. After the election of the head of the autonomy, the party was outlawed by a decision of the Moldovan Constitutional Court, and criminal proceedings were initiated against its leaders. Gutsul calls the charges fabricated and says that President Maia Sandu is behind them. The arrest of the Gagauzia leader was condemned by all opposition parties in the country's parliament, which is controlled by the pro-Western Party of Action and Solidarity.

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EU initiates preparations for 17th sanctions package against Russia

According to the source, the EU’s foreign service and the European Commission are actively engaged in this effort

BRUSSELS, March 28. /TASS/. The European Union started work on the 17th package of sanctions targeting Russia, according to a report from the EUObserver portal, citing European diplomatic sources.

One source mentioned that while the process of drafting the new restrictions has begun, it is still in the very early stages.

According to another EU diplomat, the EU’s foreign service and the European Commission are actively engaged in this effort, with proposals likely to be presented by early summer.

EUObserver also highlighted that the EU could face challenges in securing approval for the new sanctions package, particularly due to the potential for a veto from Hungary. Budapest may also hinder the extension of the EU’s current economic sanctions against Russia, which were extended for an additional six months at the end of January.

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Sudzha gas metering station 'virtually destroyed': new Ukrainian attacks on energy sites

The drones were targeting the infrastructure of the Saratov oil refinery

MOSCOW, March 28. /TASS/. The Kiev regime has continued attacking Russian energy infrastructure, using various types of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and a HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

TASS has gathered the key information on new strikes against Russian energy facilities.

Attacks

- At about 10:20 a.m. Moscow time (7:20 a.m. GMT) on March 28, the Kiev regime delivered a strike by HIMARS rockets, according to preliminary information, on the Sudzha gas metering station.

- This led to a strong fire, with the energy facility being virtually destroyed.

- Moreover, Russian air defenses in the Saratov Region shot down and intercepted 19 Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs.

- The drones were targeting the infrastructure of the Saratov oil refinery.

- On March 27, electric power supply was disrupted in the Belgorod Region’s Shebekino district after the Ukrainian army delivered an aimed artillery strike at about 3:00 p.m. Moscow time (12:00 p.m. GMT) on a facility of the Rosseti Center — Belgorodenergo Power Grid Company.

Violations by Kiev

- All the public statements by the Kiev regime about allegedly ceasing attacks on Russian civilian energy infrastructure are another ploy by Vladimir Zelensky aimed at preventing the collapse of the Ukrainian front and restoring the country’s military potential with the help of European "allies," Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement.

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❗️ Vladimir Putin held an operational meeting with permanent members of the Security Council via video link — Kremlin

"The issues of developing relations with partners in the Asia-Pacific region were discussed," the Kremlin press service reported.

The speaker was Sergey Lavrov.

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❗️Russian Armed Forces are fulfilling the order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief — Peskov on Russia's compliance with the moratorium on strikes against Ukrainian energy infrastructure

"The Russian side reserves the right, in the event of non-observance of this moratorium by the Kiev regime, not to observe it either. It would be illogical for us to observe it and face attempts to strike our energy infrastructure every night," the presidential press secretary said.

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There is a total lack of control on the part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, they do not listen to the orders of the country's leadership - Peskov

"Attacks on Russian energy infrastructure facilities continue. If Ukraine joined the moratorium and gave the corresponding orders to the armed forces, then they are obviously not following them," the press secretary of the Russian president said.

Peskov noted that the processes in Ukraine indicate that the situation is tending to lose control, which is why there is an idea of ​​establishing external control over the country under the auspices of the UN.

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🚨🇷🇺🪖 EXCLUSIVE: Russian soldier gives UNFILTERED INTERVIEW about the current state of the Russian military, drone warfare, and Ukraine’s recent battlefield failures.

You won’t see this kind of NO-HOLDS BARRED conversation anywhere else.

(1:25) How NATO prepared Ukraine for war

(8:35) Battle for Donbass in 2022

(11:36) Lessons from drone warfare

(16:51) Have drones overtaken artillery and fighter jets?

(20:41) Why 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive failed

(24:43) Russian military is becoming more ‘democratic’

(31:42) How NATO weapons perform on the battlefield

(34:16) Colombian mercenaries used as human shields

(37:30) Why Ukrainians failed in Kursk

(40:18) How Russian soldiers treat Ukrainian POWs

(42:13) Russian military is stronger now than in 2022

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Conspiracy?, speculation?🪖⚔️🪖⚔️🪖⚔️

Slovaks are already waiting at the Belarusian border and four dead American soldiers who were in a completely different place than officially stated!

Relatives of Slovak soldiers have revealed shocking information that a Slovak military unit of at least 200 men has been in Latvia for three months at the Belarusian border (screenshots of SMS are available). Officially for a "NATO exercise", unofficially they can wait for the start of the conflict, because of which all EU countries have probably already recommended people to stock up for a few days?

Why are they telling people this now, when they are officially talking about a possible conflict "in 5 years"? Strange, right?

There was also the tragic death of four American soldiers. That actually started the shocking information leak. At first they were vague, "that they couldn't find them". Are you kidding? Soldiers at NATO exercises with walkie-talkies, everything under the watchful eye of the command - and you lose four soldiers and an army vehicle? Seriously?

A true fairy tale. And then it slowly surfaced. They did not die at the NATO training ground, but their vehicle drowned in a swamp. And now guess where.

Also on the Belarusian border..

And now add to all this that THE SAME thing is happening below - in Romania. A few hours ago, information emerged about massive columns of military equipment, which are instead flowing from below - to the Romanian-Moldovan border. Officially again - for "NATO exercises".

When you put it all together, you get a scary picture. Someone may have already decided for us. For us, for Trump, and for Putin?

Add to this today's scandal in the Czech Parliament, when the SPOLU coalition discussed something with the Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Republic Řehka and it was supposedly so secret that cameras and microphones were not allowed to run, everyone had to leave the Parliament (CNN/Prima news).

And further - all the Baltic states and Poland want to withdraw or have already withdrawn from the agreement on the ban on the use of anti-personnel mines, with which they want to mine the border with Belarus.

And further - why was an anti-European presidential candidate not allowed to be elected in Romania? Well - so that he wouldn't spoil this event.

And finally - why have Britain, France and Germany been suspiciously quiet lately?

Because the preparation of a NATO attack on Russia may already be in its final stages. Has some madman decided that it is worth striking now, while the Russian army is tied up in Ukraine? Does he not believe the Russians that Russia will immediately use nuclear weapons in the first NATO strike?

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A strong message (https://x.com/Dubinsky_pro/status/1905689066253025581) from an imprisoned political opponent of Zelensky addressed to Donald Trump. It also fingers Britain's MI-6:


I am addressing this message to Mr. Donald Don Trump
@DonaldJTrumpJr and Mr. Jared Kushner @jaredkushner


My name is Oleksandr Dubinsky.
I am a member of the Ukrainian Parliament and the strongest political rival of Volodymyr Zelensky inside Ukraine.

My opposition has been so fierce that Zelensky personally ordered my imprisonment - not for any crime, but for publicly exposing his regime as a large-scale scam, for demanding peace efforts, for calling for constitutionally mandated elections, and for uncovering the corruption of Joe Biden in the Burisma case.

I have read multiple reports suggesting that you are holding discussions with Ukrainian politicians in search of a path toward peace, democracy, and elections. I do not know if this is true, but if it is - I urge you to pay attention to a crucial matter.

9 out of 10 people you may speak with inside Ukraine are connected to the Kuchma–Pinchuk political and business clan.

Leonid Kuchma, Ukraine’s second president, is the godfather of the Ukrainian oligarch system. His name is also notoriously linked to the Georgiy Gongadze case - a Ukrainian journalist who was kidnapped and murdered in the early 2000s. The order for this crime was captured on the infamous Melnichenko tapes.

Those tapes were later handled by exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky, who died under suspicious circumstances in London. Their current location is unknown, but in Ukraine it is widely believed that the tapes were ultimately seized by MI6, the British intelligence agency. The Kuchma–Pinchuk group is believed to be under the thumb of MI6.

Those same tapes also contain recordings of Petro Poroshenko, promising lifelong loyalty to Kuchma.

Yulia Tymoshenko also originates from Dnipropetrovsk - the birthplace of the Kuchma–Pinchuk empire - and remains a close affiliate of this clan.

Serhiy Lyovochkin, a former deputy during Kuchma’s presidency, is a long-time associate of oligarch Dmytro Firtash.

In early 2014, shortly after Yanukovych was removed, Vitali Klitschko, with Lyovochkin’s backing, held a meeting in Vienna where the future division of power in post-Maidan Ukraine was decided. That meeting established that:
- Poroshenko would run for president,
- Klitschko would run for mayor of Kyiv,
- Lyovochkin and Firtash would form a new pro-Russian party called the Opposition Bloc.

This plan was approved by Victoria Nuland and the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, which at the time represented the interests of the Obama Administration and the Democratic Party.

In 2016, Poroshenko, Pinchuk, Lyovochkin, and Firtash interfered in the U.S. elections by leaking the so-called "Paul Manafort black ledger" through Ukrainska Pravda, a media outlet which Pinchuk and Kuchma had purchased from the wife of murdered journalist Georgiy Gongadze in order to bury the scandal surrounding his assassination.

Zelensky today is the frontman for this same Poroshenko–Pinchuk political project.

Victor Pinchuk, who is married to Kuchma’s only daughter, is a leading sponsor of Soros-funded NGOs and USAID activities in Ukraine, all under the influence of the Democratic Party. He is also a major donor to the Democratic Party.

So whoever you may be speaking with in Ukraine - you are speaking to the Kuchma–Pinchuk clan, who are backed by Soros, USAID leadership, and the Democrats.

This is the trap set up for President Trump in Ukraine.

If you want a clear, independent, and truthful view of what is really happening in Ukraine and inside its political system - I can help.

I am offering this help not for personal benefit, but because I want peace for my country.

However, the Kuchma–Pinchuk clan, and Zelensky as their puppet, can only bring war, to keep themselves in power.


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And following on from the above post Glenn Diesen here conducting an interview with Oleksandr Dubinsky, which I haven't watched yet. It is certain to shed more light on the inner workings of the Kiev regime of which we hadn't been previously aware. This was posted up to YouTube just about a day or so ago :thumbsup:

Oleksandr Dubinsky: Former Zelensky Ally Speaks Out From Prison

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Oleksandr Dubinsky is a Ukrainian Member of Parliament and former member of Zelensky's party (Servant of the People) who has been imprisoned. Dubinsky has called for the impeachment of Zelensky and is running from president. In this interview, he shares his experience of working with Zelensky.

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Suspected terror incident on one of Vladimir Putin's limousine fleet

Right, I'm treating this carefully as Alex does tend to exaggerate, and hyperventilate, but, this may just have happened although I'm uncertain whether it's Putin's actual vehicle, just one of the fleet. It's being treated as a terrorist attack, as I write.

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BREAKING: Three Days After Zelensky Predicts Putin’s Imminent Death, The Russian President’s Limousine Exploded In Front of The FSB Headquarters

Coinciding with this major provocation, the UK & France have announced the deployment of troops to Ukraine to directly join in the conflict with Russia as early as next week.

BOTTOM LINE: The decision has been made by the globalists to not only continue, but expand their proxy war with Russia into open world war.

Trump needs to leave NATO now, before the United States can be dragged into a potentially world ending nuclear war!

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Suspected terror incident on one of Vladimir Putin's limousine fleet

Right, I'm treating this carefully as Alex does tend to exaggerate, and hyperventilate, but, this may just have happened although I'm uncertain whether it's Putin's actual vehicle, just one of the fleet. It's being treated as a terrorist attack, as I write. ]It all comes from The Sun (a British tabloid, famed for its sensationalism and low quality of its reporting!) in this article published today:

https://thesun.co.uk/news/34134385/putin-limo-exploded-fire-paranoid

Then I looked on RT (http://RT.com) and TASS (https://tass.com/) — and there was nothing about this at all.

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Suspected terror incident on one of Vladimir Putin's limousine fleet

Right, I'm treating this carefully as Alex does tend to exaggerate, and hyperventilate, but, this may just have happened although I'm uncertain whether it's Putin's actual vehicle, just one of the fleet. It's being treated as a terrorist attack, as I write. ]It all comes from The Sun (a British tabloid, famed for its sensationalism and low quality of its reporting!) in this article published today:

https://thesun.co.uk/news/34134385/putin-limo-exploded-fire-paranoid

Then I looked on RT (http://RT.com) and TASS (https://tass.com/) — and there was nothing about this at all.

Yes, update here from DD Geopolitics (https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1906070464860229854) who are way more reliable :)


🇷🇺🚨 THIS IS NOT PUTIN’S LIMO. STOP SPREADING FAKE NEWS.

According to SHOT, an Aurus Senat caught fire in central Moscow today. The fire began in the engine compartment on Sretenka Street and spread to the cabin. Emergency crews arrived quickly and extinguished the blaze.

No injuries have been reported.

Despite rumors circulating online, this was not President Putin’s vehicle, if it were, the response would be MUCH different lol.

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Boris Johnson Admits Ukraine Broke Peace Deal

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The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate on a surprisingly candid revelation by former British PM Boris Johnson about the shattering of 2019 peace talks between Ukraine and Russia.


WEF (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?118748-Top-10-Creepiest-Most-Dystopian-Things-Pushed-By-The-World-Economic-Forum)/NATO (https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?114491-WW3-Ukraine-US-vs.-Donbass-Russia&p=1643655&viewfull=1#post1643655) Pupppet Johnson has a lot of blood on his hands for talking Zelensky into defying Russia. What a colossal evil mistake that was.!

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Here is the BEST WAR DOCUMENTARY of all cinematic History about the storming of Mariupol. Ukraine.

"EDGE OF THE ABYSS "

PART 1

Just out, and it should be MANDATORY for anyone who has an interest in the UKRAINE Special Military Operation !

it's uncensored war footage!

It is 18+ for obvious reasons.

https://odysee.com/@airbornewolf:8/at-the-edge-of-the-Abyss-part-1:7

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This is getting completely out of hand.

If he can’t make a deal with Russia, he’ll put "secondary tariffs on ALL oil coming out of Russia".

If Iran doesn't agree to his new nuclear deal, "it will be bombing the likes of which they have never seen before."

What the hell is this? A statesman or a bloody gangster?

Meanwhile, HIS bombing of Yemen continues.

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https://www.moonofalabama.org/2025/03/trumps-rewritten-deal-with-ukraine-is-imposed-indentured-servitude.html

Trump's Rewritten 'Deal' With Ukraine Is Imposed Indentured Servitude
March 27, 2025

The Trump administration wants to press Ukraine (https://www.moonofalabama.org/2025/02/ukraine-minerals-deal-agreement-war-destined-to-become-trumps-vietnam-lavrov-rejects-peacekeepers.html) into infinite indentured servitude for payments and weapons previously delivered by the Biden administration with no conditions attached to them.

Hedge fund mogul and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent has (re-)written (https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraine-may-sign-economic-deal-next-week-us-treasury-chief-tells-fox-news-2025-03-26/) the 'mineral deal':
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday Ukraine may sign an economic deal next week ...
"We have passed along a completed document for the economic partnership (that) is currently being reviewed by Ukrainians, and we hope to go to full discussions and perhaps even get signatures next week," Bessent said. Trump said on Monday he expects a U.S.-Ukraine revenue-sharing agreement on Ukrainian critical minerals to be signed soon.
The (former) Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenski acknowledged the arrival of the agreement (machine translation):
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the United States offered Ukraine a new version of the agreement on minerals . During the press conference , he stressed that the issue of Ukrainian nuclear power plants is not in it. "This is a big full deal for the American side, from the steps that were taken earlier. A framework agreement, you remember, and after the framework agreement, the full agreement is developed. Now the American side has offered our side a big deal at once, their vision," Zelensky said.
The deal, see below, is anything but an 'offer'.

Zelenski should have signed the earlier 'framework agreement'. It would have allowed to later stall on the implementation. Now he will be pressed to sign on to the details.

The new 'big deal at once' is a 'horror' (https://zn.ua/ukr/POLITICS/ssha-khochut-bezstrokovoho-kontrolju-nad-usima-ukrajinskimi-nadrami-bez-harantij-bezpeki-deputat.html) for Ukraine (machine translation):
A new version of the agreement on minerals between Ukraine and the United States, in which, as reported by ZN.UA, now the American side wants control not only over the extraction of rare earth metals, but all the minerals of Ukraine and the infrastructure associated with their extraction, provides for unlimited US control over Ukrainian resursans and with the right of veto of the Americans on their extraction by Ukraine. At the same time, the United States does not offer any security guarantees, and such a monopoly should be a "payment" for the already provided US assistance to Ukraine, said Yaroslav Zheleznyak, a People's Deputy of Ukraine. "I received this document from our officials yesterday.This is not the final document. And I hope the Ukrainian side will demand and achieve significant changes to it. But the text that I saw is straight horror. All 18 sections ... this is no longer a framework memorandum of intent (which was before the scandalous meeting in the Oval Office). This is a very big and very clear deal. And it is not in our direction," he wrote in his Telegram.
The legal text has 60(!) pages. Its main points, according to Zheleznyak, are these (machine translation):


The Fund is managed by five people, three of whom are from the United States and will have full veto power;
We are talking about all minerals, including oil, gas and undeveloped deposits throughout Ukraine;
we are talking about mining by both public and private campaigns;
the Fund's money will be immediately converted into foreign currency and withdrawn abroad. If suddenly, for some reason, something did not reach the Ukrainian side, Ukraine pays extra;
US contribution - assistance already provided to us from 2022 (according to the Kiel Institute, US assistance to Ukraine in 2022-2024 is estimated at $ 119.7 billion)
The United States can choose to make a profit. At the same time, they will receive "royalties" from the Fund first (and then Ukraine) +4%.
The agreement will be valid indefinitely
Changes to the agreement or its completion are only possible with the permission of the United States;
US priority right to all new infrastructure projects and veto the sale of resources to other countries.

This 'deal' is pure extortion and robbery. It would bind Ukraine indefinitely. It would also discourage any investment in any natural deposits in Ukraine. There is no chance that any such deal will be ratified by the Ukrainian parliament.

Why wonders then: Why does the Trump administration even bother?

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"I was very angry, pissed off, when Putin started questioning Zelensky’s credibility and discussing new leadership in Ukraine," Trump said in a phone interview with NBC.

P.S. Trump is threatening Russia and Russia's friends again, and that's too bad, because with such inadequate behavior he significantly increases the chances that he will become the last president of the United States, and very soon.

I think someone should send a team of psychiatrists to the White House before it's too late.. ))

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🇺🇦🇺🇸Ukraine and the US are facing difficulties in cooperating on resolving the Ukrainian conflict, reports The New York Times.

The partnership has become strained due to differences in intentions and plans. The US has focused on achievable goals, while the militants of the Kiev regime have not.

The publication also notes that the Ukrainian Armed Forces took actions uncoordinated with the US, such as invading the Kursk region.

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Attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Belgorod region continue.

In the Krasnoyaruzhsky district, in the village of Nadezhevka, a farm sustained serious damage due to shelling — a hangar was destroyed, and nearby structures and two tractors were also damaged.

The villages of Ivanovskaya Lisitsa and Golovchino in the Graivoron district, as well as Beryozovka in the Borisovsky district, were also attacked, reported Governor Gladkov.

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Europe standing to lengthen life of Kiev’s regime — Lavrov

Instincts of the ruling class in Europe are clearly demonstrated in developments in Ukraine, the top Russian diplomat said

MOSCOW, March 30. /TASS/. Almost the whole European West is standing for an attempt to lengthen the life of the neo-Nazi regime of Vladimir Zelensky, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview posted on the ministry’s website.

"We see now that almost the whole European West is ‘under arms’ in order to attempt to extend the life of the Nazi regime of Zelensky by ‘their bayonets.’ As in the epoch of Adolf Hitler, this is done under the Nazi flag, with chevrons of the Totenkoph SS Division, and so on," the minister noted.

Instincts of the ruling class in Europe are clearly demonstrated in developments in Ukraine, the top Russian diplomat said. "Exactly like Napoleon put Europe almost entirely under his flags in the Patriotic War of 1812, similarly Hitler, having conquered almost the whole Europe, called to arms the Frenchmen, the Spaniards and the greater part of countries of the continent that fought on his side. The Frenchmen performed punitive operations and the Spaniards participated in the Siege of the Leningrad. It is well known," Lavrov added.


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“I am particularly concerned about the behavior of the UN Secretary-General” — Lavrov

"Whoever he may be, and he is a Portuguese citizen, he has spent half his life working in international organizations and should understand what the UN Secretary-General is under Article 100 of the Charter. It states: not to take any instructions from any government, to maintain neutrality, and to pursue only one thing – the fulfillment of the UN Charter's goals. Yet A. Guterres, speaking at a ceremony dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, did not once mention the Red Army, even though the day of remembrance for those victims was established based on the feat of the Red Army soldiers. This is a sad trend," he emphasized.

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This is getting completely out of hand.

If he can’t make a deal with Russia, he’ll put "secondary tariffs on ALL oil coming out of Russia".

If Iran doesn't agree to his new nuclear deal, "it will be bombing the likes of which they have never seen before."

What the hell is this? A statesman or a bloody gangster?

Meanwhile, HIS bombing of Yemen continues.

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US to impose restrictions on Russian oil if no deal on Ukraine is reached — Trump

Trump said that would be that if you buy oil from Russia, you can’t do business in the United States

NEW YORK, March 30. /TASS/. The United States will introduce secondary restrictions against Russian oil if Russia does not make the deal to peacefully settle the Ukrainian conflict, President Donald Trump said in a comment to NBC News.

"If Russia and I are unable to make a deal on stopping the bloodshed in Ukraine, and if I think it was Russia’s fault — which it might not be — but if I think it was Russia’s fault, I am going to put secondary tariffs on oil, on all oil coming out of Russia," Trump said.

"That would be that if you buy oil from Russia, you can’t do business in the United States. There will be a 25% tariff on all oil, a 25-to 50-point tariff on all oil," he added.

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‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦💥🔥 Fierce fighting near Pokrovsk: "🅾️brave" troops massively burn NATO equipment, infantry and artillery of the enemy - another day of fighting in the Guards "Center"

▪️A selection of combat work by fighters of the Center group of forces on March 29 to destroy military equipment, weapons, infantry and positions of the #Ukrainian Armed Forces during active combat operations in the Pokrovsky direction.

▪️The footage shows tanks, #NATO combat armored vehicles, self-propelled guns, firing points, mortars, infantry, enemy positions and vehicles being burned.

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🇾🇪 US Command Is Behind Nearly Every HIMARS Strike in Ukraine — NYT

The New York Times reveals that American military personnel based in Wiesbaden, Germany, are selecting targets, transmitting coordinates, and even controlling Ukraine’s HIMARS systems through electronic maps that can be deactivated remotely. This is not mere assistance — it’s direct coordination and command. Washington isn’t helping Ukraine fight a war — it’s waging one by proxy.

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🇬🇧"Keir Starmer is an unhinged lunatic pushing us all toward nuclear war," Peter Hitchens writes in the Daily Mail, predicting World War III if British troops appear in Ukraine.

"Nuclear war is now far more likely than it was before. I’ll explain why shortly. And the budding warmonger Keir Starmer needs to grasp this. Keir, once a Cold War-era peace advocate in his youth, is seriously considering sending troops to Ukraine, which would instantly provoke war with Russia.

Moscow will never tolerate the open deployment of NATO troops, just as the US wouldn’t tolerate Chinese forces in Mexico or Russian bomber bases in Ireland. Lost in a superpower madness, Keir delivers public lectures to Russian President Vladimir Putin, telling him how bad he is.

If you’ve seen the Terminator films, you probably know that in such a war, hydrogen bombs would burn us all alive and turn our cities into craters. Russians are harder to hit with this weapon than we are because their country is so vast.

Does the government realize what toys it’s playing with? What specific reason justifies putting this country at such risk?"

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