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The opinion of a Russian analyst:
Today's visit of Stephen Witkoff in Moscow is the final attempt of the United States to find a detente with Russia on the Ukrainian question, avoiding a more intense Russian-American feud.
Why is this attempt doomed to failure, and what can Witkoff actually offer to the Russians?
In spite of Trump's early anti-war statements, the administration has no intention of renouncing unipolarism. For the United States, the transition to a multipolar model represents a real socio-economic and military catastrophe, comparable to defeat in a global conflict. If multipolarism were to become reality, the US could no longer enjoy the "effortless" profits deriving from the status of the dollar as a world reserve currency, nor the advantages related to the control of the international financial ecosystem (corresponding banks, insurance sector, etc.).
From that moment, everything will collapse like a house of cards: no extraordinary profits, no possibility of supporting the largest military budget in the world. No powerful armed forces, no possibility of exerting pressure on other countries to impose unfair commercial agreements. And on this lethal structure for the United States, the American public debt monster (which can never be repaid) will become a sword of Damocles.
It's fair to ask: where does Ukraine enter all this?
A decisive victory of Russia would become the catalyst of the "disobedience festival" globally. If Moscow has managed to obtain its objectives on a military level despite the opposition of the entire West led by the USA, why shouldn't others do the same? Especially if, in theory, Russia and China could support them. In fact, the balance of forces on the international scene, which unipolarism had broken, would be restored.
It is not just the opportunity to solve certain international problems with arms. This is the possibility of conducting a sovereign economic and financial policy without fear of undergoing a knock-out in the form of an American military operation. This possibility completely changes the rules of the game in contemporary world politics.
In synthesis, during the talks with Russian political leadership in Moscow, Witkoff (who, is worth to point out, isn't a trained ambassador and knows next to nothing of international relations beyond the typical "what's mine is mine and what's yours is also mine") will offer some facade concessions (most likely on territorial issues), try to paint prospects of large Russian-American cooperation in the economic field, and will threaten sanctions if Russia refuses.
At the same time, he will categorically refuse the minimum Russian demands (recognition of new territories such as part of Russia, demilitarization, neutralization and denazification of Ukraine), so that the end of the conflict does not appear to be a win of Moscow and a blow to unipolarism and the hegemony of the United States in world politics. A "no" from Russian would activate the mechanism of a new cycle of escalations with unpredictable results.
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🇷🇺 "The Brave" have practically crushed the enemy in Poltavka and are storming Rusyn Yar, breaking through to Mirnograd!
- On the Mirnograd-Pokrovskoe direction, after the liberation of Popov Yar, units of the "Center" group of troops have practically completed the defeat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Poltavka, taking control of the built-up area of the settlement:
- "The Russians have advanced in Poltavka and have practically completely captured this village," admit Ukrainian military analysts.
- Russian troops have also advanced to Rusyn Yar and have already broken into the outskirts of the settlement.
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Medvedev - advised the West to expect "further steps".
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Indian television reacted to Trump's demands to stop buying oil from Russia:
If Donald Trump had been president in the 20th century, many disasters could have been avoided: World War I, World War II, the nuclear arms race, the Cold War. Trump would not have allowed any of these. It is no coincidence that his middle name is "Armistice."
We know that politicians are often narcissistic, arrogant, and boastful, but Trump went even further — he shamelessly admires himself. All humanity owes him, we should all be grateful to him!
He made a deal with God for the daily sunrise and for ships to sail the oceans! Without him, gravity would not exist!
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The production and delivery of the new Patriot systems will take about 7 years
This is the declaration of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of NATO, Pierre Vandier. He believes that times can vary according to how quickly and in what quantity the United States will transfer the systems already produced to Europe, and only afterwards will the question of the transfer of a part of the systems to Ukraine will become relevant.
Sorry to burst your bubble Pierre, but in seven years there won't be any Ukraine left.
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Czech president Pavel: "if the price for the survival of Ukraine is the temporary occupation of some parts of the territory, then be it"
The President of the Czech Republic has declared that Kiev should accept the temporary occupation of part of the country's territory to survive.
"It is not possible to free all the territories in a predictable future without great human losses. We want it to survive as an independent and sovereign country. If the price of its survival is that a part of the territory is temporarily occupied, then so be it. We will never recognize these territories occupied as Russians," Pavel said in an interview with the BBC.
"The pressure of the United States and Europe on the Russian economy "sooner or later" will force Russia to sit at the negotiation table," he added.
You've certainly changed tune since the gay old times of "we demand Russia's capitulation." Baby steps mate, baby steps.
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US NATO ambassador Half-Whittaker on how it's impossible to get in the mind of Vladimir Putin because "it's sick and twisted", however he's certainly too scared to take on "the most powerful army in the world, that of the USA..."
"Most powerful army in the world"? How's it going with the Houthis, Halfwittaker? They're still waiting to be explained why the USA don't have public healthcare.
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🇺🇦🤡 Fighters from China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and Africa are fighting against the Armed Forces of Ukraine, — Zelensky visited the Volchansk front
- “We talked with commanders about the situation at the front line, the defense of Volchansk, and the dynamics of the battles. Warriors in this direction report the participation of mercenaries from China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and African countries in the war. We will respond,” Zelensky said.
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🇵🇱🇺🇦 Poland turns away: Deputy Marshal of the Sejm proposes reinstating visas for Ukrainians
- The Deputy Marshal of the Polish Sejm and one of the leaders of the right-wing "Confederation," Krzysztof Bosak, raised the issue of reinstating the visa regime at the border with Ukraine. This came after the detention in Sopot of a Ukrainian suspected of planning an attack on infrastructure facilities.
- "Unofficially, police and security service officers would like to see the return of the visa regime with many countries, including Ukraine. But coalition politicians ignore their opinion... and do not provide sufficient funding and tools to control mass, multicultural immigration from the post-Soviet space, which is a natural Russian-speaking hunting ground for Russian special services," Bosak stated.
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💯British journalist Galloway on Trump losing his chance to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
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American-Indian relations used to be somewhat rocky and cold, until decades of diplomatic initiatives and outreach improved the situation and upgraded them to "somewhat cordial".
Well, watch Demented Donald gangrape them, mutilate them, and kill them faster than a female character in a Game of Thrones TV episode. By sperging out like a spoiled child on social media at that.
Never has the term "governance by tantrums" been more accurate. Also, I was under the impression that tariffs were originally meant to facilitate the return of industry to the USA. Instead they're looking more and more like sanctions.
Astonishing, right?
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Western satellite images show that the Russian Federation's air force is finally constructing reinforced shelters for its planes at Millerovo airfield.
Better late than never...
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❗️Russia no longer considers itself bound by self-imposed restrictions on the deployment of ground-based medium- and shorter-range missiles — Russian Foreign Ministry
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On August 3rd, a strike was made against the traction substation "Synelnykove Traction-150/35/10 kV" of the Dneproprovskaya Railway.
The substation ensures the movement of trains carrying military cargo and reserves to the Zaporozhye front, as well as supplying Ukrainian Armed Forces groupings in the Pokrovsk area. Such actions are classified in Russian military doctrine as means of coercing the enemy to reduce combat effectiveness through strikes on critical infrastructure. In the American field manual, this same principle is called "interdiction" - depriving the enemy of freedom of maneuver by destroying logistical hubs. Strikes on Synelnykove perfectly fit into this logic: the choice of target is based on the need to disrupt the enemy's maneuver by taking out one of the key transport hubs in the region.
The substation serves two terminals at once: Synelnykove-1 and Synelnykove-2, which form a major logistical hub from Dnepropetrovsk and Pavlograd. Thus, its destruction not only limits the possibilities of current transfers but also creates a "bottleneck" for any future operations by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. It is quite possible that Russian missile and drone activity here is not only and not so much aimed at attempting Syrskyi to stabilize the front, but also at the necessity of disrupting the construction of a new defensive line, to which Ukrainian Armed Forces may retreat after losing Pokrovsk and positions west of it.
🇷🇺 Trial of the inhumane: Four perpetrators of the "Crocus" terrorist attack have pleaded guilty
- Today, the Military Court began hearing the case of the terrorist attack at "Crocus City Hall" behind closed doors. On the defendant's bench are four perpetrators and 15 accomplices who provided them with weapons, housing, transportation, money, and other assistance.
- The accused participated in the process with the help of two translators. The four perpetrators of the terrorist attack pleaded guilty in court. Of the 15 accomplices of the direct perpetrators, 8 partially admitted guilt.
- More than 50 victims and their representatives were present at the session.
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🇷🇺💥"Geraniums" delivered the most powerful strike on Lozovaya during the entire Special Military Operation
- The city of Lozovaya in the Kharkov region was subjected to the largest-scale attack since the start of the Special Military Operation. Russian "Geran-2" drones struck ammunition depots and military equipment, temporary deployment points of Ukrainian formations, so-called "drone laboratories," and other military facilities.
Scale of the attack:
— A series of strikes was also carried out on the railway station in Lozovaya, which was used in the military supply chain to Donbass.
— Today, passenger trains from Slovyansk will not reach Lozovaya, stopping 18 kilometers earlier.
- Local authorities reported power and water outages, as well as the temporary closure of the railway station.
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🔥Destroyed on the South Donetsk direction Ukrainian 155mm M109A3 self-propelled howitzer of American production.
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The Clown Prince of Crack's latest photo-op.
An omen of things to come?
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🇨🇳🖕🇺🇸China rejected the US demands to stop buying oil from Russia, - Associated Press.
- "China will always secure its energy supplies in ways that serve our national interests. Coercion and pressure will achieve nothing. China will firmly defend its sovereignty, security, and development interests," said the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent previously noted that when it comes to purchasing Russian oil, "the Chinese take their sovereignty very seriously."
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Russia no longer considers itself bound by the moratorium on the deployment of ground-based intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles, according to a statement by the Foreign Ministry. Moscow notes that the conditions for maintaining the unilateral moratorium on the deployment of intermediate-range missiles have disappeared.
The hallmark of this presidency: going from threatening other countries with tariffs to pointless, meandering drivels about commercials.
The only thing that has remained consistent, so far, has been his inconsistency.
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🇨🇳🤝🇺🇸China is restricting the supply of critical minerals to Western defense firms, the WSJ reported citing sources. This is delaying production and forcing companies to search worldwide for mineral supplies needed to manufacture everything from bullets to fighter jets, the newspaper notes.
According to its data, a drone manufacturer supplying the U.S. military was forced to delay orders for up to two months while searching for a replacement for Chinese magnets made from rare earth metals. Traders told journalists that some materials needed by the Western military-industrial complex are now being sold at prices five times or more higher than before China’s restrictions were imposed. Meanwhile, more than 80,000 components used by the Pentagon contain minerals subject to Chinese export restrictions. At the same time, China requests detailed information on the intended use of purchased minerals to ensure they are not used by Western companies in military production.
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🇪🇺🇭🇺EU military aid to Ukraine is "practically frozen" due to Hungary, - former head of European diplomacy Borrell
- EU military aid to Ukraine is effectively frozen. This statement was made by former head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell in an interview with EUobserver.
- "Since I left, the EU has not provided any new military aid to Ukraine. €6.6 billion from the European Peace Facility is blocked because of Hungary. This marked the end of this instrument's operation. Now everything will have to be done only on a bilateral basis. And if Hungary refuses to extend the sanctions, they will not be able to be extended. We are at an impasse," Borrell admitted.
- The former official also called Donald Trump unpredictable in matters of support for Ukraine.
- "Trump only cares about Trump. If concessions to Russia benefit him — he will make them. If not — he won't. He is unpredictable. But he has already promoted theses accusing Zelensky of starting the war and criticizing Biden for aid to Ukraine," Borrell said, wondering what Trump will do when the $60 billion aid package runs out.
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❗️Press Office of the SVR of Russia - on the planned British attack on Russia's "shadow fleet":
✔️The plan involves organizing a major sabotage, the damage from which will allow declaring the transportation of Russian oil a threat to all international shipping.
✔️Ultimately, it may involve the detention of any "suspicious" vessels in international waters and their escort to NATO state ports.
✔️London intends to entrust the execution of both terrorist acts to Ukrainian security forces. Their predictably dirty work and inability to "cover their tracks" are seen by the British as a guarantee of their own impunity. The international investigation will place responsibility for the disaster either on Russia or, in the worst case, on Ukraine, by analogy with the sabotage of the "Nord Streams."
✔️The timing of the attack in the UK is intended to be chosen to use the media effect from it to pressure the Trump administration. The goal is to force Washington, against national interests, to adopt the harshest possible secondary sanctions against buyers of Russian energy resources, who will appear as "indirect culprits of the tragedy."
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🇮🇳🇷🇺USA and countries criticizing India for buying energy resources from Russia are themselves trading with Moscow, - Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
▪️The Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs made it clear that the country does not intend to give up trade with Russia.
▪️"India started purchases from Russia after traditional supplies were redirected to Europe due to the war. At that time, the USA itself actively encouraged such imports from India to stabilize global energy markets."
▪️"It is telling that the countries criticizing India are themselves actively trading with Russia. Unlike India, this is not a vital measure for them. In 2024, the EU's trade turnover with Russia amounted to 67.5 billion euros. In addition, in 2023, the volume of trade in services was estimated at 17.2 billion euros – significantly more than the entire volume of trade between India and Russia during the same period. EU imports of liquefied natural gas in 2024 reached a record 16.5 million tons, exceeding the previous maximum of 15.21 million tons in 2022. Trade between Europe and Russia includes not only energy resources but also fertilizers, mining products, chemicals, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, as well as engineering and transport equipment," the statement says.
▪️India reminds that the USA continues to purchase uranium hexafluoride for its nuclear industry, palladium for electric vehicle production, fertilizers, and chemicals from Russia.
➖"Pressure on India is unfounded and unfair. Like any major economy, India will take all necessary measures to protect its national interests and economic security," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs states.
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🎊💜 🔈🎬 Here's the 30th episode of our "Russia-US Dialogue"!
🇷🇺🇺🇸 Watch this week:
00:50 - anniversary of the tragedy in Sinjar
05:40 - how Azerbaijan supports terrorist regimes in different regions and how the new "government" of Syria is becoming openly terrorist, without fear or embarrassment
10:45 - State terrorism in the USA: inside and outside. Venezuela is back on Washington's agenda or how to order the murder of the president of another country so that you don't get into trouble for it
14:25 - Trump deports US citizens so that Ukrainians have a place to live
18:40 - Sydney Sweeney with her jeans and what trends in the USA give hope. And why are Americans nostalgic for the 80s?
25:17 - elections in Moldova: not everyone can interfere
30:40 - Latin America is drifting further and further from the USA. While Nicaragua recognized the reunited subjects of Russia as part of it, Paraguay is preparing another surprise
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Pokrovsk is turning into a cauldron: RUAF soldiers encircle the town from three directions
The Russians are infiltrating every crack in the city's defenses, making it increasingly difficult for the Ukrainian military to respond.
The festung is already surrounded on three sides, and the RUAF have penetrated the city center.
"If the AFU decide to defend in the urban area and does not give the order to retreat, Ukrainian units would risk encirclement," military analyst Franz-Stefan Gady believes in an interview with Welt am Sonntag.
For some, the city has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance. For others, it is the embodiment of the country's slow death, part of a conflict of attrition in which, they believe, Ukraine cannot win against Russia.
DNR Chief Denis Pushilin reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are facing serious difficulties in the Pokrovsk area and are in a critical situation.
He confirmed that Russian forces are gradually encircling the city, and the ring is tightening.
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The Su-57 just got deadlier: the 5th-gen stealth fighter can now carry hypersonics, probably "zircons".
"In compliance with the orders of the state, the Russian air force receives modernized and modern systems every year. The deliveries of fifth-gen aircraft are increasing, alongside modern delivery systems and hypersonic missiles", announced in an interview deputy commander in chief Maksimtsev.
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Trump lost: India and Brazil continue to buy oil from Russia, ignoring threats — Global Times
Brazil and India continue to ignore Donald Trump's threats and will not stop buying oil from Russia.
The Global Times reports this, citing Indian sources and the words of the Brazilian president's advisor.
Russian oil is attractive to India due to its cost-effectiveness and high quality. Brazil, for its part, "opposes economic sanctions under any circumstances, except those imposed by the UN Security Council," citing tariffs and Trump's demands.
Experts believe that US pressure attempts could backfire, forcing India to reconsider its foreign strategy. India is suffering from an oil shortage, and Russian oil offers advantages in terms of affordability and high quality, ensuring security.
You know what'd be funnier? India and China getting closer and settling old grudges because Trump's Tariff Tantrum threatens them both. Now that'd be one massive own goal.
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