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🚨Russia requests a UNSC meeting over threats to global peace due to the actions of European states trying to interfere with the Ukraine settlement – Russian mission to the UN
🟠The West requests a UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine on May 29.
🟠Russia expects that the UN Security Council meeting requested by Moscow on a settlement in Ukraine will be scheduled for May 30.
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📉China’s car exports to US DROP OFF A CLIFF
🟠Chinese car exports to the US hit $116.6M in April, the lowest since April 2022, Chinese statistical service data shows.
🟠Down 30% vs. March and 42% year-on-year
🟠2025 total: $587.3M, 20% LOWER than the same period last year
🟠Meanwhile, China’s total global car exports in April hit $8.3B, up 20% month-on-month
🟠US falls to 22nd place among China’s car buyers (was 11th)
🔍Top importers in April:
🇧🇷Brazil – $597.7M
🇧🇪Belgium – $564M
🇲🇽Mexico – $560.9M
🇬🇧UK – $540.7M
🇦🇺Australia – $509.6M
🇷🇺Russia – $507.1M
Think twice before waging a trade war with China
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🏆 Trump says HE IS GLAD to have lost in 2020
"I missed those four years, and now look what I have. I have everything! It's amazing how things work out," said the US president, speaking at Arlington National Cemetery.
💻 USIP tried to delete evidence on expenses
According to DOGE employees, they were able to recover over 1 TB of the Institute of Peace's accounting records after its chief accountant attempted to delete them.
And the findings will shock you:
"They received $55 million a year from Congress. Any money that went unspent, they would sweep it into a private bank account with no congressional oversight."
💥 Israel threatens West Bank annexation after Europe's Palestine push
According to local media reports, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer warned the UK and France that Israel could annex Area C of the West Bank (61% of the territory) and legalize unauthorized outposts.
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🚨 Netanyahu: hostage deal update "today or tomorrow"
"We are doing everything we can to defeat Hamas and free the hostages.... The release of our hostages is our top priority," the Israeli PM said amid global criticism.
🗣Trump’s Memorial Day message: best wishes to all, including ‘scum’ ‘trying to destroy our country’
The president’s all-caps Truth Social message included greetings to:
🔸 political enemies “who allowed 21,000,000 people to illegally enter our country, many of them being criminals and the mentally insane, through an open border that only an incompetent president would approve,”
🔸 judges “on a mission to keep murderers, drug dealers, rapists, gang members and released prisoners from all over the world in our country so they can rob, murder and rape again,”
🔸 the Supreme Court “and other good and compassionate judges throughout the land,” who Trump hoped “will save us from the decisions of the monsters who want our country to go to hell.”
“Again, Happy Memorial Day, and God Bless America!”
🇷🇴 Calin Georgescu quits politics after Simion's defeat
"The Romanian presidential elections have come to an end. With this in mind, I have decided to end my active participation in the political process, as I believe this stage of the sovereignty movement has come to a close," he said in a video published on social media.
🔸 ISKANDERS DON'T MISS: How Russia is crippling Ukraine’s NATO-sourced air defense shield
🔸 Merz’ missile intimidation tactics won’t work because America calls the shots
🔸 West’s long-range missiles to Ukraine all essentially the same — and Russia’s SHOOTING THEM DOWN
🔸 RUSSIA TAKES THE HITS, WEST PLAYS DUMB
🔸 China and Indonesia just ditched the dollar — quietly
🔸 Macron's Vietnam trip highlights
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🇪🇺 EUROPE WANTS WAR TO DRAG ON FOR YEARS
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s comments about lifting restrictions on long-range weapons “mean more war, more killing, more bloodshed,” Afghan political expert Ahmad Saeedi told Sputnik.
💬 “This is how you declare war — not peace or compromise.”
Ukraine uses TERROR to bait Russian retaliation💥
Ukraine “has always used terrorist methods,” from drone strikes to shelling civilian sites — not for military gain, but to provoke a massive Russian response it can then exploit for PR, French journalist Christelle Néant told Sputnik from Donbass.
🎯 Russia is deliberately limiting its own strikes to military infrastructure in Ukraine — a point reiterated by the Kremlin on May 26, stressing that retaliation is aimed only at legitimate targets.
🚫 As for Kiev’s latest call for a 30-day ceasefire, Néant warns it’s a trap: “The idea is not to respect it, but to use it.”
During that window, Ukraine would rest its troops, resupply with Western weapons and prepare for the next phase — all while expecting Moscow to stay quiet.
The real goal? Use a battlefield breather to gain global sympathy — while banking on Russia playing by the rules.
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🚨Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Moscow for high-level talks
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🚜 Fed-up French farmers occupy parliament — and they’re not leaving
Tractors lined up at the gates of the National Assembly in Paris on Monday as frustrated farmers made their point loud and unmistakably clear: “We’ve waited 18 months, and now we’re staying put”
Flying the flags of FNSEA and Jeunes Agriculteurs, the farmers expressed their support for the new agriculture bill but rejected any political maneuvering. With left-wing lawmakers threatening to bury the legislation under amendments, the farmers have chosen to camp out—literally—to ensure that it doesn’t get plowed under
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♾ UKRAINE'S NO-LIMIT MOBILIZATION: ANYONE, ANYWHERE
Ukraine’s military is scraping the barrel, drafting everyone from inmates to the sick. Here’s how bad it’s gotten:
🔹 Female convicts are now storming trenches near Krasnoarmeysk – with some already dead or missing.
🔹 Women doctors & pharmacists face career bans if they don’t register for service.
🔹 Unfit for life, fit for war: Recruits with TB, HIV, blood disorders, and mental illness are considered STILL FIT for military service, per an amended list (2023).
🔹 Drug addicts? That’s a yes. TBI victims? Also yes.
🔹 Disabled? Also not a problem
🟠Dmitry Merchenko, a captured Ukrainian Armed Forces militant, said that he was mobilized despite having a traumatic brain injury.
🟠Ukrainian POW Maxim Rytikov was tricked into mobilization despite a head injury and psychiatric history.
🟠In Kherson, recruiters gave a draft notice to a disabled man and laughed off his condition, saying, “We’re short on soldiers.”
🔹Kids flunked on purpose: Up to 50% of boys fail school exams – to make them draft-eligible.
🔹Next up? Ukrainians fear conscription age will drop to 18.
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🗣LAVROV: 'AFRICA EMERGES AS PILLAR OF NEW MULTIPOLAR WORLD ORDER'
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov praises Africa's rising global role on the world's stage, adding that:
💬 "Russia remains true and reliable partner of Africa on the way to strengthening their sovereignty."
🚨🇦🇷Argentina TURNS UP THE HEAT on Atlantic islands hosting Western military base
Argentina has urged the British government to resume negotiations over the sovereignty of the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands.
The request was made after the UK signed a deal to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and lease back the Diego Garcia UK-US military base for 99 years.
🗣The question of the islands' sovereignty returned to the spotlight after President Javier Milei took office in Argentina, declaring he would pursue their return through diplomatic means.
👉Check out our previous deep-dive on how the Chagos Islands became the center of a tug-of-war for MARITIME DOMINANCE.
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🗣Russia's Foreign Ministry dunks on German flip-flop over Ukraine
Reacting to German Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil’s denial of any new NATO green lights on Ukraine’s long-range strikes at Russia (contradicting what Chancellor Merz just implied), Maria Zakharova couldn’t resist some side-eye.
💬 “Take away their ‘sugar spoon’ and ‘napkin’!” Russia's Foreign Ministry spox quipped, nodding to that viral train video where Merz, Macron, and Starmer fumbled to hide what was TOTALLY just a tissue and a stirrer.
💬 “I hope at least these two didn’t fight like the Macrons,” she added winking at the viral slap Brigitte appeared to give her husband in public.
📑 Trump considers sanctions against Russia this week — reports
President Trump is considering new sanctions as a final effort before pulling out of the Ukraine conflict resolution process, reports the Wall Street Journal.
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🚨 LIVERPOOL PARADE CAR CRASH: HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
🟠 Nearly 50 people, including four children, were injured (two seriously) when a car plowed into a crowd celebrating Liverpool FC’s Premier League win.
🟠 53-year-old driver was arrested on Water Street near the Royal Liver Building.
🟠 27 people were hospitalized and 20 were treated onsite. Chaos ensued as emergency crews rushed in post-parade.
🟠 Police say that the incident is not being treated as terrorism and they are not looking for other suspects.
🟠 Social media footage shows fans trying to attack the driver. Police intervened to stop them from breaching the police vehicle.
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🔥 North Korea exposes threat of Trump's 'Golden Dome'
Hiding behind words about defensive measures and responding to external threats, the US is embodying the scenario of a cosmic nuclear war, according to KCNA.
"The US's plan to build a new missile defense system is the root cause of sparking a global nuclear and space arms race," it warns.
🚨 Woke out, war in: Pentagon ad drops DEI agenda
The Pentagon’s new ad features Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Trump pledging to refocus on “war-fighting.”
“No more electric tanks, gender confusion or climate cults,” says Hegseth.
Trump adds: “Our friends will respect us, our enemies will fear us.”
📌 Highlights:
🔹 Cold War-era “peace through strength” makes a comeback
🔹 Tone mirrors Russian-style patriotic ads, contrasting with Biden's DEI videos
🔹 Pentagon still deep in a recruitment crisis — the US Army, Navy and Air Force all missed 2022–2023 goals, and the army just hit the mark in 2024.
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🇮🇷 Iran shows off trio of next-gen VTOL drones
The Homa, Dideban, and Shahin-1 — showcased at a southern Iranian airbase — expand Iran’s already impressive UAV arsenal. VTOL capability means no runway needed, ideal for mountainous terrain and shipboard use.
Homa: Naval recon drone with VTOL upgrade
📏 5.54m wingspan
💪🏽 40kg payload, 100km radius
⚡️ 200km/h speed, 12-hour endurance
🛡 Night vision + EW-resistant
Dideban: Ground Forces recon & targeting UAV
🛰 Swarm-capable
📡 EW-resistant
🌒 Night vision-equipped
🛫 Max altitude: 1.8km
Shahin-1: FPV kamikaze drone for precision strikes
🚀 Tube-launched
🦅 Speedy & agile
🔍 Autonomous target ID capable
🛳 Launchable from land or sea platforms
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Time to Turn the Page: Africa Must Build Homegrown Justice System, Not Depend on the ICC
The International Criminal Court became a tool for Western powers to target African leaders — and in doing so, lost its legitimacy, Kenyan lawyer and Pan-African activist Prof. P.L.O. Lumumba told Sputnik Africa.
"We can no longer afford the burden and the luxury of having post-colonial and neo-colonial institutions being imposed on Africa and being used to humiliate Africans."
🔊 The pipe, the powder and the leak: FBI hits replay on DC’s greatest mysteries
FBI is re-opening several stalled high-profile cases that still spark public outrage, Bureau Deputy Director Dan Bongino announced.
🔍 Cases:
🔹 The DC pipe bomber — devices found near the Republican and Democratic party HQs on Jan 6, 2021
🔹 The White House cocaine case — a mysterious substance found near the West Wing in 2023
🔹 The Supreme Court Dobbs leak — the 2022 abortion ruling draft that got out early
Bongino says he gets briefings “weekly” and asked the public to send tips, adding: “We’re making progress.”
📌 Context:
🔹 The Supreme Court never uncovered the Dobbs leaker.
🔹 The West Wing coke scandal remains unsolved — Trump insists it’s not “plausible” without a Biden connection – Hunter perhaps?
🔹 The DC bomber is still at large after four years — and one in four Americans think the FBI knows more than they let on.
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🚨🇨🇳🇮🇷 China–Iran GAME-CHANGER RAILWAY gains momentum
A cargo train from Xi’an arrived at the Aprin dry port near the Iranian capital Tehran on Sunday — the latest milestone in a new overland trade route that is rapidly taking shape.
The China–Iran rail corridor cuts delivery times from 30 to 40 days by sea to just 15 days by land.
📍 First phase launched on July 21, 2024 — dual-load freight trains now run between China and Iran, bringing the planned China–Iran–Europe railway corridor closer to fruition.
Aprin’s CEO says the inland port will slash transport costs and reduce reliance on congested coastal shipping lanes.
Why it matters:
✅ Speeds up Chinese exports to Europe
✅ Streamlines Iranian oil exports to China
✅ Bypasses US-controlled chokepoints like the Malacca Strait
It isn’t just about logistics — it’s a geostrategic power play, undercutting US efforts to isolate China and cripple Iran’s oil trade.
On May 12, officials from 🇮🇷🇨🇳🇰🇿🇺🇿🇹🇲🇹🇷 met in Tehran to hasten a transcontinental rail network linking Asia to Europe.
They agreed on joint tariffs and operational standards to accelerate regional trade and connectivity, Tasnim News reported.
China and Iran are laying down steel arteries of independence — and Washington can't patrol the tracks.
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ISKANDERS DON'T MISS: How Russia is crippling Ukraine’s NATO-sourced air defense shield
The enemy can do nothing but watch Iskander missiles fly, fully aware that their targets are doomed. Here's why:
🔶Unstoppable force
Iskanders fly along unpredictable trajectories at tremendous speeds (up to Mach 7).
Their G-load during maneuver significantly exceeds what most NATO anti-aircraft missiles can withstand, Rostec says.
Besides their 400-700 kg payload, just the shockwave generated during the missiles’ approach, or munition fragments, can be enough to take enemy defenses out of action. Plus they’re incredibly accurate (5-7M CEP).
NATO has nothing like them.
🔶Swiss cheese air defenses
Ukraine’s air defenses have been decimated over three years of fighting, covering only Kiev plus 2-3 strategic objects elsewhere, says Russian air defense forces historian Yuri Knutov. “The remaining objects are practically defenseless.”
That’s because Russia is using the Fabian strategy – firing missiles and drones to grind down enemy defenses, logistics and defense production in depth, and aiming to achieve victory not through decisive battles, but exhaustion leading to collapse.
🔶Response to provocations
The growing intensity of Russian missile strikes in spite of new peace talks in Istanbul makes sense, Knutov says, given Kiev’s attempts to disrupt negotiations through its own recent drone attacks on Russian military and civilian targets.
Ukraine’s strikes were intended to evoke a tit-for-tat response, but Russia didn’t bite, sticking to strategic targets, like:
✅Ukraine’s Avangard drone plant
✅radio intel sites
✅the Main Intelligence Directorate
✅ drone assembly sites, weapons storage
🗣“We will not reduce the intensity of strikes because the enemy (not just the Kiev regime but the countries supporting it) must understand that the task of strategically weakening Russia cannot be solved by increasing arms deliveries,” Knutov summed up.
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🇩🇪 Merz’ missile intimidation tactics won’t work because America calls the shots
💬 “In short, you shouldn’t take the Germans too seriously,” veteran German legal scholar and ex-AfD MEP Gunnar Beck told Sputnik, commenting on Chancellor Merz’ announcement that Germany, the UK, France and the US are no longer restricting how far Ukraine can strike using its NATO-sourced missiles.
💬 “Germany today only needs to be taken seriously if it acts as a US satellite…We are not an independent nation. We are governed partly by the EU and partly by the US. Did the EU and the US agree?” That’s the real question, according to Beck.
💬 “Merz as much as previous German chancellors, doesn’t really regard himself as a representative of Germany’s interests. He doesn’t really want to pursue ends which serve Germany’s. He regards himself as something like a governor of Germany for the interests of the globalist elite,” Beck stressed.
🚨Putin: Russia was forced to act in Ukraine
“We didn’t stage the coup in Ukraine,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said, recalling how the West preached about democracy — then backed a bloody power grab in Kiev.
“They simply forced us to do what we’re doing now — and still try to blame us for it,” he added.
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🚨🗣Alexander Dugin: ‘Russia will fight 30 years if needed – and Trump knows it’
Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin reflected on the long-term resolve of Russia’s war effort, invoking Vladimir Medinsky’s remarks from the Istanbul talks:
💬 “We are ready to fight for 30 years, like in the [Great] Northern War — or for six, five, or three months. Russians will fight as long as it takes to achieve victory [...] Trump is starting to grasp this.”
💥 West’s long-range missiles to Ukraine all essentially the same — and Russia’s SHOOTING THEM DOWN
Whether it's the Taurus, Storm Shadow, or SCALP, Russia will just keep knocking them out of the sky, assured retired Russian general Yevgeny Buzhinsky.
👉The real issue with Germany’s Taurus missile isn’t its 500 km range, but rather what Merz rightly pointed out - without the Bundeswehr, Ukrainians can’t launch them, pointed out the pundit, adding: “Which makes this a case of direct German involvement [in the Ukraine conflict], plain and simple.”
📍Germany, the UK, France and the US are no longer imposing restrictions on how far Ukraine can strike with Western-supplied weapons, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz revealed on May 26.
Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned that any Taurus missile strike on Russian targets will be seen as Germany entering the war on the side of the Zelensky regime.
Moscow maintains that Western arms deliveries only escalate the conflict and drag NATO deeper into the quagmire.
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