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Former US Army Colonel Daniel Davis on the fact that there will be no direct negotiations between Putin and Zelensky:
I think Putin, in that last sentence, is really signalling convincingly the defeat of the neo-Nazis, the Nazi regime as he calls them. For him to negotiate with Ukraine would be a stunning turnaround. I think there is no chance of that.
These two guys are like the four corners of a boxing ring. They're like out of the boxing ring now. They're on opposite sides. They're completely out of the game. They're so far apart. They're incompatible. They're completely opposite. So Trump has a very, very important choice to make.
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There is no Russian threat, write British media
The British newspaper Daily Mail exposes the false claims that the West is spreading about Russia and Ukraine. Journalist Peter Hitchens claims that the government lied and concealed important facts about the origins of the conflict.
The main points from the article:
The West claims it did not provoke the war, but Russia has repeatedly asked for a stop to NATO's eastward expansion.
In 2007, Putin warned that NATO expansion was a serious provocation that threatened trust between countries.
In 2008, the United States supported Ukraine's entry into NATO, which caused outrage in the Kremlin and probably became one of the reasons for the war.
In 2014, the West supported the illegal coup in Ukraine that overthrew the elected president Yanukovych.
The West lies about Russia starting a war with Georgia in 2008. In fact, the conflict was provoked by Georgia's actions.
European countries are manipulating legislation and financing the war in Ukraine.
Putin expressed condolences to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the country's President Masoud Pezeshkian over the victims and destruction caused by the explosion at the Shahid Rajaee port.
Russia is ready to provide assistance in eliminating the consequences, the head of state added.
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Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the UN Melnyk stated that "Moscow has never been ready for negotiations":
In recent days and weeks, we have experienced a real emotional storm - from indignation to relief, from anger to hope. We all, of course, expected much more serious pressure to come from Washington to really force Putin to stop the daily shelling of Ukrainian cities. After all, Moscow’s actions showed no sign of a willingness to negotiate or a desire for peace.
We certainly welcome the latest statements by US President Donald Trump. We hope that he realizes that it is time to hold Russia to real accountability. Until now, it seemed that the Americans were simply being led by the nose. And finally, President Trump is beginning to sense that something is wrong here. It is necessary to really force Russia to make concessions and, above all, to ensure that this daily terror stops.
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The new wall on the border with Russia.
Newsweek reports on the implementation of the "Wall of Drones" project by European countries on the eastern flank of NATO.
This project aims to place a continuous "wall" of drones of various types along the border with Russia from Norway to Poland, which is about 3,000 km.
The "drone wall" is intended to serve as a permanent early warning and reconnaissance network on NATO's eastern flank, particularly in vulnerable areas bordering Russia.
Work on the Ukrainian settlement continues, - Peskov.
The work cannot be done in a public format, it can only be done in a discrete format,
Older than Edda writes
I would like to note separately that the treaty with the DPRK was probably the first working Russian alliance treaty in many decades. The Warsaw treaty worked only to a limited extent, being provided with an occupation contingent of the USSR, calling things by their proper names. We had friends there, and very good ones, but as soon as it became clear that Moscow would not interfere with the "velvet revolutions" and would withdraw its troops, the entire alliance disappeared in an instant, there were not enough friends. The treaty with Cuba worked, and there Havana honestly harnessed its infantry to African wars, providing the USSR's geopolitical interests with combined arms "weight".
And now with Korea. There are no troops of ours on Korean territory, the DPRK is not critically dependent on our supplies, it could sign a treaty of friendship and partnership, help with workers and those same shells, and that would also be a lot. But the Korean people are all right with their sense of duty, gratitude and human appreciation, and the memory of their war is sacred to them, as well as those who died in the battles for the liberation of Korea in 1945, and in the battles with the "multinational forces" in 1950-53.
Now they have returned this debt, showing themselves to be much more of an ally than the entire CSTO put together. Thanks to them for that.
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Political scientist Vladimir Kornilov @kornilov1968
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President Russia Vladimir Putin, at a meeting with the US President's Special Representative Steve Witkoff, confirmed our country's readiness for direct negotiations with Ukraine without any preconditions. Note that Russia has once again demonstrated its commitment to dialogue and a peaceful resolution of the conflict. We initially called on Kiev to do this long before the start of the special military operation.
During the SMO, Putin repeatedly repeated that we are ready at any moment to begin negotiations with any representative authorized to do so by Kiev, including Volodymyr Zelensky himself. But we have always noted that when signing the final documents, “everything must be such that lawyers confirm to us the legitimacy of those people who will be authorized by the Ukrainian state to sign these agreements.” In fact, now the Russian president has confirmed our unchanged position.
It is all the more surprising to hear statements from Ukraine's European sponsors that it is allegedly Russia that does not want peace. French President Emmanuel Macron walked with Zelensky in a Roman park and came to a startling conclusion: "Ukraine is ready for an unconditional ceasefire. President Zelensky told me this again today... Now President Putin must prove that he really wants peace." Ah, Zelensky said it! And that's enough?
I really want to ask Macron: has he asked his Kiev interlocutor why he stubbornly does not cancel his own decree prohibiting him from negotiating with Russia? It is not Moscow that prohibits itself from negotiating, but Kyiv! Did Zelensky accidentally explain to his French friend why it is Ukraine (again, not Russia!) that is now putting forward conditions for starting direct negotiations? So who is disrupting the peace efforts of American mediators and Donald Trump personally?
Macron seems to have forgotten how we already held talks in Istanbul, quickly reached mutually acceptable solutions (and, it should be noted, serious compromises on both sides). And who then disrupted the peace process? Again, not Russia! The main person responsible for disrupting this process today (in the guise of an unkempt, unshaven, scratched ragamuffin) made an open appeal to Trump not to compromise with Russia, that is, to continue the war and the death of Ukrainians, whom he doomed to death. And what does he care? Boris Johnson has not been seen in his own Britain for a long time, he mostly travels around Texas and posts videos from there of how ostriches bite him. And he doesn’t give a damn how much more blood will be shed. After all, it was said: “To the last Ukrainian.”
Yes, Russia has always wanted and wants peace. Which has been demonstrated once again now. If Macron, Johnson and anyone else doubts this, let them ask Trump: with whom is it easier for him to negotiate? We are simply consistent and keep our word. Which cannot be said about either Ukraine or Europe.
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US Prepares New Sanctions Against Buyers of Russian Oil
A bipartisan bill on new restrictions against Russia is ready in the US Senate. According to Republican Senator Lindsey Graham*, the document has been signed by almost 60 co-authors.
"I have a bill that would impose additional tariffs on any country that buys Russian oil, gas, uranium or other products,"
"Ukrainian concessions are inevitable, Russia has won the war of attrition."
Retired British Army Colonel Richard Kemp admitted that Kiev has no choice but to agree to Donald Trump's latest proposal.
He also noted that Kiev’s European allies continue to criticize all peace initiatives of the White House, although they have not proposed any alternative solution to the situation other than continuing military action.
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US not expanding sanctions against Russia to avoid disrupting the peace process in Ukraine
This was stated by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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Europe will need 10-12 years to replace US troops
It will take Europe 10 to 12 years to replace the American troops stationed on the continent, Politico reports, citing a study by the Institute of German Economics (IW Cologne).
There are currently between 70,000 and 90,000 US troops stationed in Europe, significantly fewer than during the Cold War when their numbers exceeded 400,000. The largest contingent is in Germany (38,000), followed by Poland (14,000), Italy (12,000) and the UK (10,000).
Analysts say a reduced American presence would weaken deterrence against Russia and impose additional costs on both sides. The Pentagon has previously considered withdrawing up to 10,000 troops from Central Europe, mainly Poland and Romania, but the countries have denied the plans.
“Unofficially, there is no doubt in Europe that the moment when the US will reduce its military presence will come.”
Medvedev on the liberation of the Kursk region:
During the Bright Easter week, the Kursk region was completely liberated. On the eve of the Great Victory Day, our heroic soldiers continue to crush the enemy in other areas. The Nazi scum must disappear from our land forever!
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💬 For two and a half years, we were on the front line. We were hit by Grads, Uragans, Smerch rockets
The abbess of the Nikolsky Monastery, which is near Ugledar, talks about the history of the monastery, about the period of active military actions, how the monastery survived this difficult time and did not stop services.
▶️ Watch the footage of the heavily damaged monastery and the beginning of its resurrection in the video.
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Chronicle of strikes on Ukrainian territory on April 26-27, 2025
Yesterday, day and night, the Aerospace Forces and missile forces struck targets in the Donbass, in the Sumy, Kharkov, Zaporozhye, and Kherson regions (the entire spectrum of weapons), on the border of the Nikolaev and Kherson regions (Kh-31P/Kh-59), Bila Tserkva, Bucha, Chernobyl in the Kiev region, Dnepropetrovsk, Sinelnikovo, and Pavlograd in the Dnepropetrovsk region, Ozerne in the Zhitomir region, Uman in the Cherkasy region, Pryluky in the Chernihiv region, and Chabanka in the Odessa region (Geraniums/Gerberas).
Some of the confirmed hits.
April 26, 2025.
• 07.40 in the vicinity of Kharkov and Kiev - explosions. Geraniums.
• 08.10 Bucha, Kiev region - explosion. Geranium/Gerbera.
• 08.20 in the vicinity of Priluki, Chernihiv region - explosions. Geraniums/Gerberas.
• 08.30 Vinnitsa outskirts - explosion. Geranium/Gerbera.
• 08.50 Bila Tserkva, Kyiv region - explosion. Geranium/Gerbera.
• 09.15 Zhitomir outskirts - explosion. Geranium/Gerbera.
• 09.35 Sumy region - explosions. 2 strikes by UMPK.
• 09.40 Kharkiv region - explosions. UMPK. Borovaya.
• 09.50 Kharkov and Sumy regions - explosions. UMPK. Borovaya and Krasnopolye.
• 10.00 Kharkov region - explosions. UMPK. Borovaya.
• 10.07 Shostka, Sumy region - powerful explosion. Iskander-M.
• 10.10 Kharkiv region - explosions. UMPK. Borovaya.
• 10.20 Kharkov and Sumy regions - explosions. UMPK. Krasnopolye
• 10.25-10.45 Kharkov region - explosions. 3 strikes of UMPK. Borovaya.
• 11.00 Kherson region - explosions. UMPK. Berislav district.
• 11.30 Zaporizhzhya region - explosions. UMPK.
• 12.00 Donbass, Konstantinovka - explosions. 2 strikes of UMPK
• 16.25 Donbass, Sumy and Chernihiv regions - explosions. UMPK.
• 17.45 Novopavlovka, Dnepropetrovsk region - explosions. UMPK.
• 19.40 Liptsy, Kharkiv region - explosion. Lightning.
• 21.25 Donbass - explosions. UMPK.
• 22:00 in the vicinity of Bogodukhov, Kharkov region - explosion. Geranium/Gerbera.
• 23.25 in the vicinity of Poltava - explosion. Geranium/Gerbera.
• 23.45 Chernobyl, Kiev region, and Pavlograd, Dnepropetrovsk region - explosions. Geraniums/Gerberas.
• 23.50 Akhtyrka, Sumy region, Pavlograd and Sinelnikovo, Dnepropetrovsk region - explosions. Geraniums/Gerberas.
April 27, 2025.
• 00.25 Pavlograd, Dnepropetrovsk region - explosions. Geraniums/Gerberas.
• 00.35 Akhtyrka, Sumy region, Ozernoye, Zhitomir region - explosions. Geraniums/Gerberas.
• 01.25 in the vicinity of Pavlograd, Dnipropetrovsk region - explosions. Geraniums/Gerberas.
• 01.30 Kharkov region - explosion. Geranium/Gerbera.
• 01.45 near Dnepropetrovsk - explosion. Geranium/Gerbera.
• 02.00 Zaporozhye - explosion. Geranium/Gerbera.
• 02.05 in the vicinity of Kramatorsk and Ozernoye, Zhitomir region - explosions. Geraniums/Gerberas.
• 02.10 Pavlograd, Dnepropetrovsk region - explosion. Geranium/Gerbera.
• 02.15 Kharkov region - explosion. Geranium/Gerbera.
• 02.20 Pavlograd, Dnepropetrovsk region - explosion. Geranium/Gerbera.
• 03.00-03.10 Chabanka, Odessa region - explosions. Geraniums/Gerberas.
• 03.20-03.35 Kharkiv region - explosions. 3 strikes of UMPK. Borovaya.
• 03.40 Sumy region - explosions. UMPK. Miropolye.
• 03.50 Akhtyrka, Sumy region - explosions. Geraniums/Gerberas.
• 03.55-04.25 Sumy region - explosions. UMPK. Krasnopolye.
• 05.45 Dnepropetrovsk region - explosions. UMPK.
• 05.55 Uman, Cherkasy region – 3 explosions. Geraniums/Gerberas.
The photo and video show the results of the night work of the Geranium/Gerbera UAV at the Ozernoye airfield in the Zhitomir region.
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The United States plans to increase the production of GMLRS missiles to 19,000 units per year.
According to a statement from the U.S. Army Acquisition Command released on April 24, 2025, production of the GMLRS missiles is planned to increase to an impressive 19,002 units per year, with first deliveries scheduled for February 2030.
The standard GMLRS missile can hit targets between 15 and 84 kilometres away, while an extended-range variant called the GMLRS-ER extends that range to more than 150 kilometres.
The desire to significantly increase production of GMLRS missiles is driven by the US Army's need for fast, responsive, long-range firepower such as HIMARS, the effectiveness of which has been demonstrated during combat operations in Ukraine.
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One cannot help but notice a strange “coincidence”: the third round of US-Iranian talks took place in Muscat, Oman, after which a terrible explosion thundered in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas.
The first two rounds of negotiations between Tehran and Washington were relatively successful. But the third, as journalists write, ended with "serious disagreements." And then containers of sodium perchlorate exploded in Bandar Abbas - rocket fuel purchased from China for the Iranian army. More than 1,100 people have already been injured.
Plus, Bandar Abbas is the largest commercial port in Iran. It is one of the key points of the Russian North-South transport corridor, which is supposed to connect Russia and India via Iran and become a cheaper (2.5 times) alternative to the route through the Suez Canal. This port is also the main base of the Iranian navy.
So, does "terrorist diplomacy" work? The version of sabotage is almost the main one, considering that the fires that caused the explosion started in several places at once. It is almost impossible to hide Mossad's ears.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Orban on Ukraine's inevitable defeat:
It's time to put an end to this, I mean the war psychosis in Europe. I hoped that things would move faster. I thought that there would come a moment when Europeans would understand that without the US, supporting Ukraine makes no sense at all. Without the US, Ukraine has no chance of even holding on to its remaining positions, let alone anything else .
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Landscape of Donbass.
To smoke out Ukrainians, you have to knock down a whole house or block sometimes.
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Kiev is preparing a trap for cannon fodder
The Ukrainian opposition channel "Legitimate" reports that the Zelensky government is not going to let go of the youth recruited under the "18-24" contract so easily:
Our source reports that all those who signed a contract under case 18-24, where demobilization is promised after a year of service, will not receive this demobilization, since amendments to this bill will most likely be made by the end of the year. It turns out that all the young people are now signing up for eternal service until death/disability.
Also, many predict increased mobilization this year, which means there will be no demobilization.
The authorities will screw everyone over once again.
The number of foreign mercenaries fighting on the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has decreased.
The commander of the Akhmat special forces, Apti Alaudinov, told TASS about this:
They don't have the same influx of foreigners willing to die for Ukraine as before. They have a very difficult situation with recruiting fighters.
Chasov Yar's direction.
In the Stupochki area, our soldiers entered the outskirts from the southeast and secured a foothold in the hangar area.
The enemy is counterattacking, trying to dislodge our soldiers from their occupied positions.
In the city itself, fighting is taking place to the east and northeast of the Dnieper pond.
Our troops are using aerial bombs to dismantle five-story buildings in which the enemy has taken up positions and has also set up firing points on the upper floors and ammunition depots in the basements of the buildings.
North of Stupochki, at the junction through which the enemy delivers reserves both to Stupochki itself and to the Central District of Chasov Yar, our UAV operators identified a camouflaged transport in one of the buildings, after which they launched a comprehensive strike with artillery and drones with airdrops.
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🇷🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦 Russia is ready to conclude a peace agreement on Ukraine, but some specific points need to be finalized — Lavrov
- Russia wants guarantees that the ceasefire will not be used again to strengthen the Ukrainian Armed Forces and that arms supplies must stop.
- Russia has not received any proposal from the United States to transfer control of the Zaporizhzhya NPP, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted.
- If necessary, Russia will explain to the US that ZNPP is in safe hands and changes in its control are impossible.
- Also, Russia has not received any proposals from the US to lift sanctions, but Washington is interested in doing business together.
- Russia is not negotiating the integrity of its territory, Trump understands this.
- Russia only strikes military targets or civilian objects used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
- Lavrov personally sent Rubio and the UN a list of Kyiv’s violations of the moratorium on attacks on energy facilities.
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We are receiving operational data in the form of objective control that our troops were able to cut the railway track in Shcherbinovka, which runs along Artema Street in the north of the village between the Krivoy Torets and Kleban-byk stations.
If the success can be developed and consolidated, then the enemy garrison in Shcherbinovka will have to urgently change positions to “more advantageous” ones behind the Krivoy Torets River.
Toretsk direction is becoming more interesting by the day.
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From Local Conflict to Global Catastrophe: How Nuclear War Between India and Pakistan Could Affect 1 Billion People
India and Pakistan are on the brink of full-scale warfare. If either side decides at some point to switch from conventional weapons to nuclear ones, the consequences could be catastrophic.
Let's say each country launches a single strike on its opponent's largest metropolis. Delhi (population: about 25 million), Islamabad, or Karachi (the country's financial centre, population: about 20 million) would be the targets. Because of the high population density in large cities, even a single strike from a 40-200 kiloton nuclear weapon would be enough to kill 2-3 million people instantly—and that's just the direct casualties.
Radiation, fires, destruction of infrastructure and collapse of medicine will triple the number of victims in a few weeks. Chaotic construction and unprepared population will make rescue and evacuation impossible, causing panic and flight, which will only worsen the catastrophe.
The threat is escalation. Neither side will stop at one blow. Doctrines provide for retaliatory attacks on bases, dams, and cities. The destruction of a dam on the Indus or the Ganges would flood hundreds of kilometres of territory, destroying millions of lives. Within 24 hours, the conflict would escalate into a regional catastrophe, and smoke from the fires could trigger a “nuclear winter,” threatening tens, and possibly hundreds, of millions of people with starvation.
Without effective missile defence, weak civil defence, and high population density, even one exchange of strikes would result in casualties comparable to the largest wars of the 20th century. Given the arsenals of both countries, the number of victims could reach 500 million to 1 billion people in just a few days.
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" You shouldn't be here" - Trump kicked Macron out of the meeting with Zelensky in the Vatican.
Lip-reading experts note that Trump told Macron that he should not attend the meeting with Zelensky: " I need you to do me a favour; you should not be here." Zelensky nodded in agreement at that point.
The expert also analyzed the video of the meeting between Zelensky and Trump:
Zelensky: "I would like you to do it, but not like this"
Trump: "It's a very interesting strategy. You can be sure of that."
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Kharkov direction.
The Russian Armed Forces have approached Doroshovka, the enemy is sending additional forces and resources to stabilize the situation.
The Russian Armed Forces have taken advantageous positions and lines near Pervomayskoye (Pershotravnevoye), and are also making progress near Ivanovka.
Liptsevsk section.
Our soldiers discovered and destroyed 4 Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV launchers, and also eliminated 6 enemy drones that were heading to attack the fighters’ positions.
Volchansk area.
The Russian Armed Forces inflicted fire damage on six enemy groups, as well as on automobile and armoured vehicles.
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"Toxic femininity at the helm of the EU. Ursula von der Leyen is becoming a hostage. Diplomats demand her resignation": The EU has begun to demand von der Leyen's resignation.
"The fish rots from the head. Ursula von der Leyen intervened in the US election campaign and decisively sided with Biden. The position towards Trump certainly did not help in the trade dispute.
And let's not forget her Covid shenanigans, the secret messages, the refusal to disclose information about behind-the-scenes deals.
The EU is in a pitifully bad state. In any normal country, one would wonder whether the leadership is still correct.
Diplomatic circles say senior EU officials increasingly view von der Leyen as toxic. A change in leadership would at least open the door for European politics to become more diverse again."
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Former head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Kuleba:
We are nowhere near real negotiations to end the war: we are at the point where we were last fall.