The Putin Thread

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Sputnik Africa

🇷🇺🇺🇸🇨🇳 Russia welcomes positive outcomes from US-China talks, Putin said.

He noted that Washington and Beijing are the world’s two largest economies, meaning their decisions will have an impact on the global economy, including Russia.

🇷🇺🇪🇺 Russia is not preparing for military action against Europe, Putin said, arguing there are no grounds for such a scenario.

He called Estonia’s defense minister’s statements about a possible conflict with Russia a “provocation” and said European countries are escalating tensions by continuing to support Ukraine.

Putin added that Russia would continue defending the rights of Russian compatriots, including in the Baltic states, through international channels.

https://x.com/sputnik_africa/status/2103543880880632230

[Ravenlocke]

Putin addressing the Kremlin press pool said,
Кремлевский пул РИА

Translated from Russian
«What is this, toys or something? Are these children's games or what?»

The Kyiv regime must feel Russia's retaliatory strikes, Putin emphasized

Translated from Russian
“All these directions aimed at so-called reconciliation, and the proposal to resume negotiations—yes, they’re all on the table. It’s all possible. But after everything they’ve done, we’ll give it some serious thought about what we need to undertake in response.”

https://x.com/Kremlinpool_RIA/status...36757878706179

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Rick Sanchez

I had to ask President Putin one question that kept coming back to me.

Russia’s efforts to negotiate have repeatedly run into European sabotage, from Minsk to Istanbul to Anchorage.

And with Russia now undoubtedly winning on the battlefield, the question was obvious: why negotiate?

Putin’s response:

“After such a question, I don’t need to respond.”

https://x.com/RickSanchezTV/status/2105738740916207737

What Putin told me:

"Orthodox priests are being killed and churches seized. Ukraine's Western sponsors remain silent because they want to create such deep divisions between the two nations that coexistence becomes impossible. It needs to be addressed and undone."

https://x.com/RickSanchezTV/status/2105767407981592630

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RTRussia
@RT_Russia_
·
5h
Russian President Vladimir Putin turns 74 today

RUSSIA PARLIAMENT: ‘IF THERE IS PUTIN, THERE IS RUSSIA’

🇷🇺 Happy Birthday to President Vladimir Putin!

https://x.com/RT_Russia_/status/2107579963352482220

DD Geopolitics

🇷🇺 Happy Birthday, Vladimir Putin!

Russian President Vladimir Putin turns 74 today.

Love him or hate him, there are few living leaders who have left a larger mark on the 21st century.

С днём рождения, Владимир Владимирович

https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/2107596466055225753

Aleksander 🇵🇱🇷🇺

🇷🇺 Happy Birthday to President Vladimir Putin! 🎂

He is 74 years old today! 🥂

May God grant him health, strength, and patience 🙏

https://x.com/dhulqarnayn786/status/2107593900474933645

Neznakomaya❤🇷🇺

Today is Vlad Putin’s birthday. People in Russia love him. Support for Putin among the Russian population is due to several factors. Many perceive him as a symbol of order and stability after the era of the 1990s, when the country was in the grip of economic collapse.
⬇️

https://x.com/TomatkaP/status/2107635860552216810

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Dr.Sophia Ulgen 🇷🇺☮🇺🇸

Yuri Ushakov briefed the Russian press about Putin's super busy schedule this week in which the 2 big events will be Gas Exporting Countries Forum and Third Russia-Africa Summit (First summit 2019 Sochi, Second Summit 2023 St.Petersburg and Third Summit 28-29 Oct 2026 Moscow ).

Here are the key statements of Ushakov compiled and reported by
@tass_agency
(verbatim):

PS. I excluded the statements of Ushakov on "multipolarity" from my post here because RUSSIA AND CHINA have to work very hard to live up to MY standards of "multipolarity" -- which is true INTERNATIONALISM. With no question, Russia is FAR ahead of China in terms of complying with the moral dimensions of "multipolarity" ...however, between Res 1973 (2011 Libya) and Res 2803 (2025 Gaza) at the UN Sec Council, we see that NO LESSONS HAVE BEEN LEARNED. So you have to work harder.

Putin's schedule:
📌The upcoming week will be "super-busy" in Russian President Vladimir Putin's schedule , with "hot days" looming: "We've got some hot days, to be honest. A super-busy week is coming up – Tuesday through Friday."

📌On October 27, Putin will take part in the Eighth Summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum.

📌At the GECF summit, the President will deliver a speech outlining the challenges, "including those of a geopolitical nature," facing the gas industry, and will outline the areas of work that, in our view, are a priority for addressing exi]sting problems.

📌Following the GECF summit, the Moscow Declaration will be adopted.

📌On October 28-29, the President will take part in the Third Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow.

📌Putin's schedule for the Russia-Africa summit will be "crazy" [сумасшедшим] : "I emphasize that they (the events – TASS) will be very large-scale, a little crazy. But we will try to do everything, we will try to get everything done."

📌On the evening of October 28, a gala reception will be held in the Kremlin's Faceted Chamber on behalf of Putin in honor of the participants of the Russia-Africa summit.

📌48 countries have confirmed their participation , 22 of which will be represented at the highest level.

📌In his speech at the Russia-Africa Forum, Putin will assess the prospects for Russian-African relations in agriculture, energy, and other areas.

📌Particular attention will be paid to the priorities of Russia's interaction with African countries in the UN.

📌Russian and Burundian Presidents Vladimir Putin and Evariste Ndayishimiye will address the first plenary session of the third Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum. They will also make statements to the media, in which they will provide detailed information on the results of the Russia-Africa summit.

📌Putin and other African leaders will visit an exhibition of cutting-edge Russian solutions in key economic sectors at Gostiny Dvor.

📌At the end of the Russia-Africa summit, it is planned to adopt three important documents and a package of 33 intergovernmental documents will also be signed with various countries on the continent.

Putin's meetings:

📌On October 27, the President will hold five bilateral meetings, bringing the total number of bilateral meetings to 24 during the summits.

📌Putin will meet with the leaders of Iran, Qatar, Mozambique, and Libya on the sidelines of the GECF summit.

📌On October 28, before the gala reception in honor of the participants of the Russia-Africa summit, he will meet with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah
@AlsisiOfficial
.

📌That same day, following a ceremony in honor of the participants, the President will meet with Ethiopian Prime Minister
@AbiyAhmedAli


📌The final meeting in the series of bilateral meetings on October 28 will be between the Russian President and Congolese leader Denis
@SassouNGuesso_


🚨Putin's bilateral meetings with African leaders will be the most important part of the Russia-Africa summit. The summit is specifically organized so that Putin can meet with the leader of each country represented there.

📌On October 29, the Russian leader will meet with the Chairperson of the African Union, President of the Republic of Burundi Evariste Ndayishimiye.

📌On October 29, the President will meet with the Presidents of:

Madagascar Mikael Randrianirina,

Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangawa,

Namibia Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah,

Kenya
@WilliamsRuto
,

as well as the Chairman of the Sovereign Council of Sudan Abdel Fattah al-Burhan,

📌On October 30, Putin will hold 11 bilateral meetings with African leaders: "The next day, Friday, October 30, will be entirely devoted to bilateral negotiations."

📌The Russian leader will also meet with the leaders of Ghana, Mali, Mauritania, South Sudan, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Togolese Republic, Eritrea, Somalia, and the Union of Comoros.

Contacts with Africa:

📌Moscow is expanding its diplomatic presence in Africa. Three embassies have been opened since 2022, and five more have resumed operations. "Russia is expanding its diplomatic presence in Africa. Since 2022, we have opened three embassies: in South Sudan, Gambia, and the Union of Comoros. Five diplomatic missions have resumed operations: in Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo."

📌There are 48 Russian embassies in Africa , and Moscow plans to open another, its 49th, in Liberia: "We currently have a significant number of embassies [in African countries]. We are well-represented diplomatically."

📌Russia cooperates with Africa at the
@UN
on countering the threats of terrorism, drug trafficking, and digital crime.

📌Africa's cooperation with BRICS is intensifying : "Relations with the African Union are developing dynamically, and African cooperation with BRICS is intensifying."

📌The idea of ​​the Russia-Africa summit is to promote expanded cooperation in all areas.

📌Russia's trade turnover with African countries exceeded $27 billion in 2025 , and this figure has increased by 1.5 times since 2023.

📌One of the main areas of cooperation between Russia and Africa is agriculture.

📌In 2025, Russia shipped more than 18 million tons of grain to Africa, with another 13 million shipped in the first nine months of 2026.

📌Russian supplies of mineral fertilizers to Africa in 2025 amounted to 1.5 million tons, and in 2026 exceeded 2.2 million tons.

📌Education is a key area of ​​cooperation between Russia and Africa; more than 40,000 African students are currently studying in the country.

Federal Hydroelectric Power Station:

Russia invited Turkmenistan and South Africa to the GECF summit as guest countries: "In addition to the Forum participants and observers, we invited two guest countries – Turkmenistan and the Republic of South Africa."

Almost half of the seats in the Gas Exporting Countries Forum and OPEC are held by African countries.

Russia considers it important to ensure reliable and stable gas supplies, given the growing global demand: "Especially since Russia is a responsible participant in the global gas market, a reliable supplier, and ranks first in the world in natural gas reserves and second in its production."

The global gas industry is in a difficult situation and needs a platform for depoliticized dialogue, "and the Gas Exporters Forum is precisely such a platform."

In preparing the GECF summit, Russia proceeded from the understanding that these countries are promoting gas as a practical fuel.

Global demand for natural gas is projected to grow by 28% by 2055, reaching 5.4 trillion cubic meters.

Global exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) could reach 650 million cubic meters in 5-10 years , exceeding the 2025 level by 50%.

Sophia: If you go to the original location of this report at TASS, you will see that it has many hyper-links on it....so you can get more info about any specific point mentioned in the report by clicking on the hyperlinks:
https://tass.ru/politika/28255139

Photo from the First Russia-Africa Summit in 2019.

#MyBelovedRussia ❤️🇷🇺

https://x.com/ulgensophia74/status/2114814597500678186

[AutumnW]

So, Have Putin and the Yankees decided how they're going to divide up the Ukrainian spoils yet?