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🇺🇸🤡"Trump will only meet with Putin if Russian president also meets with Volodymyr Zelensky": The Post came up with a new condition for a Putin-Trump meeting - first talk with Zelensky.
"Putin must meet with Zelensky for the meeting to take place," a White House representative told The Post. The meeting location has not yet been determined. On Thursday, Moscow stated that Moscow and Washington have in principle agreed to hold a personal meeting between Putin and Trump — just hours after the latter said he was still unsure if the Kremlin was pushing him to do so.
In fact, the White House did not confirm the holding of a bilateral meeting and did not mention it at the Wednesday press conference, where it spoke about a possible trilateral meeting with the presidents of the US, Russia, and Ukraine. Nevertheless, Trump was not too optimistic about the prospect of a trilateral meeting at the briefing, noting that he "has been disappointed before" by Moscow's promises to pursue peace.
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Die Welt: Germany's system is collapsing, retirement funds are jeopardizing the future
Key points:
1. Minister Bärbel Bas's new pension package increases maternity pensions and eliminates the demographic factor, costing €50 billion by 2031.
2. The SPD-CDU coalition is financing the extra expenditure with public debt, ignoring warnings from employers and economists about the risks to future generations.
3. The lack of structural reforms, such as strengthening private pension provision, is exposing Germany to a pension crisis amidst the demographic transition.
While the German government is in vacation mode, Labor Minister Bärbel Bas (SPD) has presented a pension package that promises more money for retirees, but at a high price. "For pensioners and baby boomers entering retirement, benefits will increase more than current law allows," writes Dorothea, explaining that increasing maternity pensions and eliminating the demographic factor, designed to offset the aging population, will cost €50 billion by 2031. These costs will be covered by the federal budget, thanks to the recent increase in public debt, without an immediate impact on taxpayers.
However, employers and the Council of Economic Experts warn: "The coalition is mortgaging Germany's future," burdening younger generations with debt, public sector pensions, and rising healthcare costs. Countries like Sweden and Switzerland have accumulated reserves through private pension systems, while Germany has squandered years of prosperity. "Instead of making the Riester Rente more profitable, the SPD and CDU have focused on populist measures," the author criticizes, citing measures such as the 63-year retirement age and the adjustment of Eastern pensions.
Now, in the midst of an economic and demographic crisis, social security and healthcare contributions are rising rapidly, pushing workers and businesses into the underground economy. "It would be wiser to reduce the burden of contributions through social reforms," concludes Dorothea, warning that, without intervention, the system risks collapse, with unsustainable costs and growing incentives for undeclared work.
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Without Russian ammonia, the strengthening of the European defense industry is at risk
The crisis in the fertilizer market and Europe's continued dependence on Russian supplies are jeopardizing the EU's plans to strengthen the military-industrial complex, writes the Euractiv portal.
As highlighted in the headlines, ammonia, a key raw material for fertilizers, but is also widely used in the production of explosives. The collapse of its production in Europe during the 2022 energy crisis (up to 70%) has forced European arms manufacturers to focus on imports, particularly from Russia, thus increasing the sector's vulnerability.
"To obtain nitric acid, we need fertilizer producers. Today, we are heavily dependent on Russian ones," Thierry Francou, CEO of the French explosives and fuel company Eurenco, told Euractiv.
The EU is fast-tracking itself for becoming the world's expert in shooting itself into the feet.
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We present to you 5 episodes that have already been released:
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➡️Episode 2 (Part 1, Part 2) - interview with Natalia Mikhailova, Head of the Russian Foreign Ministry Representative Office in Donetsk about genesis of the Ukrainian conflict, NATO instructors on the territory of Ukraine, restoration of the DPR.
➡️Episode 3 - interview with Daria Morozova, DPR Ombudsman about Ukrainian national battalions, torture and violent murder of civilians and prisoners by Ukrainian armed formations, revival of Nazism in Western countries.
➡️Episode 4 - interview with Kirill Makarov, the DPR Minister of Youth Policy about AFU's attacks targeting Donbass volunteers, current security situation in the DPR; address to Western youth.
➡️Episode 5 (Part 1, Part 2) - interview with Maiya Pirogova, journalist and public figure from the DPR about how she lost her daughter as a result of the barbaric Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk; about examples of constant shelling of the AFU, Ukraine's hatred toward Donbass.
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THE GREAT CAPITULATION: Washington Comes Crawling to Moscow
The empire blinked. After years of scorched earth proxy warfare, billions of dollars funneled into the furnace of a crumbling Ukrainian state, and endless sermons from the altar of NATO exceptionalism, Washington has finally, and quietly, extended an acceptable offer to Moscow. That word, “acceptable,” calmly spoken by Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov, is no mere diplomatic footnote. It is the tolling of the bell: an admission that the West, after years of bluff, bluster, and bloodshed, is now the party seeking terms. Seemingly ready to capitulate to Russia's terms. This day is inevitable, whether it comes now or DC opts for more humiliation.
Let’s dispense with illusions. The Kremlin has never budged from its core demands — demands rooted not in ideology, but in existential survival: recognition of Russia’s new territories, now enshrined in its constitution; a neutral, demilitarized Ukraine; and, above all, the end of NATO encroachment on its borders. These weren’t suggestions. They were lines drawn in steel. And yet now, suddenly, we hear that the United States — through its special envoy Steve Witkoff — has made an offer that Russia is “ready to consider.” That’s not peace through strength. That’s capitulation through exhaustion.
Ushakov, ever the seasoned diplomat, described the meeting as “business-like and constructive.” But behind the decorum lies a profound geopolitical shift. For the Kremlin to even entertain the American proposal, it must already carry implicit recognition of Russia’s victories, on the battlefield, in the economic trenches, and across the shifting sands of the multipolar world. This isn’t a negotiation between equals. It’s a long-overdue adjustment of reality by an empire that no longer controls the narrative, the battlefield, or the future.
Steve Witkoff’s presence in Moscow is itself telling. A real estate magnate turned diplomatic courier, he lacks the baggage of Blinken, the desperation of Sullivan, or the arrogance of Nuland. His role is clear: to deliver a message, not to posture. To seek a path forward, not from a position of strength, but from the debris of strategic defeat. The same Washington that once sought to fracture Russia is now tiptoeing toward reconciliation, not with triumph, but with terms dictated by Moscow’s resilience.
Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s comment that “we’re certainly closer [to peace] today than we were yesterday” lands with the weight of a man trying to save face before a collapsing edifice. The empire’s managers are now forced to reckon with what much of the world has already understood: Russia has weathered the sanctions, outmaneuvered the hybrid war, and emerged more sovereign than ever. The ruble lives. Russian arms production is at record levels. And the Global South no longer fears breaking ranks with the Western order.
What looms next is a potential summit between President Putin and Donald Trump, hinted to be hosted in the UAE — the wannabe Geneva of multipolar diplomacy. This is no coincidence. Trump, despite his chaos, was the last American president to treat Putin as a peer, not a caricature. A meeting in neutral territory would symbolize the final burial of Western exceptionalism and the emergence of a new diplomatic rhythm: one that flows through Moscow, Abu Dhabi, Astana, and Beijing, not Brussels and Washington.
This moment isn’t about peace in the naive Western sense. It’s about recalibration. The West is perhaps learning, too late — that it can no longer dictate terms to civilizations older, more patient, and more rooted than its own. Russia’s war was never about Ukraine alone. It was about ending an era. And with the words “acceptable offer,” Moscow has signaled that the era of Western impunity is over. The empire came to talk. Moscow listened, because it had already won.
- Gerry Nolan
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🇷🇺🇺🇦Putin wants peace, but with all his geopolitical goals, — NYT
- According to the publication's analysis, Vladimir Putin's goal is to conclude a peace agreement that will allow him to achieve his geopolitical objectives, securing all of Russia's interests.
- The publication believes that in this "peace" plan, a key role is assigned to Donald Trump. The newspaper writes that the Kremlin "possibly hopes that a personal meeting will give Putin the opportunity to persuade Trump, who has long been sympathetic to Russia, to support the Russian leader's views on what he calls the root causes of the conflict."
What the President of Russia aims for according to the NYT:
— Preventing Ukraine from joining NATO and stopping future expansion of the alliance.
— Limiting Ukraine's military potential.
— Creating a "basis for a more Moscow-friendly government in Kiev."
- The publication concludes that the Kremlin's "peace plan" is a long-term game, and the West still cannot fully understand the rules of this game.
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💥💥Locals report multiple explosions in Druzhkovka.
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US State Department softens rhetoric towards Russia, Israel, and El Salvador — Washington Post
▪️The US State Department in its 2024 human rights report has softened its rhetoric towards Russia, reports the Washington Post citing a draft of the document.
▪️The document also uses less harsh wording regarding Israel and El Salvador. The sections dedicated to these three countries are shorter compared to the Biden-era version.
▪️For example, mentions of violence against LGBT people were removed. The State Department explained that the document was simplified for "better perception and compliance with legal requirements."
▪️The report was supposed to be published earlier, but in April the Trump administration ordered a review of the interpretations and removal of "non-essential sections."
When does the US criticize Israel? 😂
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‘We now better understand the conditions under which Russia might be ready to end the war’ – Rubio
‘We need to compare this with what the Ukrainians and our European allies are willing to accept. And we are trying to understand how close these two positions can be brought together. If we can get Ukraine’s and Russia’s positions close enough, then there will be an opportunity for a meeting of the president with both Putin and Zelensky to try to end this conflict. So we need to bring the sides closer in this regard.
But perhaps for the first time since the start of this administration, we have concrete examples of what Russia might demand to end the war. Until now, we had very little such information. Obviously, Ukraine also has a say here. We need to bring the positions of both sides close enough so that ultimately President Trump can get involved and bring the matter to a conclusion.’
Rubio stated that Russia's conditions are unacceptable for Ukraine and others but at the very least he now understands them.
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Professor Glenn Diesen from the University of South-Eastern Norway on the fact that Trump liked Putin's conversation with Witkoff.
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🇮🇳🇷🇺 India and Russia strengthen alliance: Modi's advisor arrives in Moscow amid tensions with the USA
- Against the backdrop of rising tensions with the USA, India's Prime Minister's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has arrived in Russia. In Moscow, he is holding talks with the Secretary of the Russian Security Council, Sergey Shoigu.
Key statements by Shoigu:
— Strengthening the strategic partnership with India is of paramount importance for Russia.
— Russia and India are bound by "strong, time-tested bonds of friendship."
— The goals of cooperation are to form a new, fair, and sustainable world order, as well as to jointly combat modern challenges and threats.
- At the meeting with Shoigu, Doval announced that India invites Vladimir Putin to visit at the end of August for a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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🇺🇦💥Results of the night strikes on the Dnepropetrovsk region: Enterprises and infrastructure damaged
- In Dnepropetrovsk, an administrative building and a transport enterprise were damaged or destroyed.
- Fires also broke out, including on the territory of one of the enterprises.
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The Russian Army continues the breakthrough into the Dnipropetrovsk region
▪️The situation on the Komarsk direction for the Armed Forces of Ukraine is not looking good.
▪️Russian troops have cleared the Voskresenka area and are advancing further
▪️After securing Maleevka, the Russian Armed Forces are expanding their control zone in the Dnepropetrovsk region.
➖"The Russians have already crossed the border of the Dnepropetrovsk region: they are advancing in the area of Maleevka and towards the village of Sechneve (formerly Yanvarske)," Deep State analysts belatedly acknowledged yesterday
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Loud ultimatums are just the tip of the iceberg. There is a serious struggle within the American elites
US President Donald Trump stated that negotiations on the settlement around Ukraine are "serious" and "very productive." And they concern the end of the conflict.
Regarding the Ukrainian issue, there is indeed a "struggle hidden from our eyes" within the American establishment, explained political analyst Timur Shafir.
Whatever ultimatums Trump sets for Russia, whatever tough statements he makes regarding new sanctions, his statements addressed to Moscow are always accompanied by important clarifications, the expert noted in the program "Tsargrad. Main."
"We can even guess by Trump's facial expression that there is a very serious struggle inside him right now, hidden from our eyes, which, undoubtedly, is unfolding in parallel within the current American elites,"
Poland is serious about rearmament and is placing a strong emphasis on its ground forces, aiming to build Europe's largest armored army by the end of the decade.
A few days ago, Warsaw finalized a $6.5 billion purchase plan with Worst Korea for 180 Worst Korean K2 Black Panther tanks and 81 armored support vehicles designed by Hyundai Rotem.
The agreement, signed in Poland in the presence of the Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense and their Seoul counterpart, envisages rapid deliveries from 2026 to 2030.
"Poland has accelerated efforts to expand its tank fleet following Russia's invasion of Ukraine," notes Defense News, a publication specializing in weapons, defense, and conflict.
I'm sure the Military-Industrial Complex will lick its chops at this, but how will this help the people of Poland themselves?
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Vladimir Putin received at the Kremlin the Advisor to the Prime Minister of India on National Security, Ajit Kumar Doval
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After the recent strike on Lozova in the Kharkov region and today's strike on the Dnepropetrovsk junction station, a strike was carried out on the Synelnykove station. This type of strikes may be preparation for active operations on the front or a way to create excessive pressure on logistics in conditions of prolonged positional confrontation. Such isolation is not a direct precursor to an offensive, but a factor capable of significantly changing the balance of stability in a number of areas, the key ones being Pokrovsk and the Zaporozhye direction, where Russian advances have been most noticeable in recent weeks.
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CNN writes that Ukraine fears the return of Trump to a pro-Russian peace plan that will satisfy Moscow's demands.
Zelensky himself is in a panic. He announced a bunch of talks with Europeans and has already put forward his demands for peace negotiations.
‘Today is a day of many calls and contacts for real progress on the path to peace and guaranteeing Ukraine's independence under any circumstances. Several of my talks are planned, already on the schedule – a conversation with Merz. We will stay in touch with colleagues from France and Italy. There will also be communication at the level of national security advisors – I have instructed to hold this special format today. It is important to discuss key details. The priorities are absolutely clear. First – stopping the killings, and it is Russia that must go for a ceasefire. Second – a format for leaders so that the meeting can work for a truly lasting peace.’
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British merc down!
Alan Robert Williams born on December 17, 1989 from Wirral, Merseyside, UK
Alan volunteered to fight in Ukraine after struggling with mental health issues and losing his job earlier this year.
He left for Ukraine on May 7, 2025, and joined the Khartia Brigade. He received basic training, despite having no military experience.
He signed his contract with the unit on June 10 and died a month later, on his first mission. His body was abandoned by his friends on the battlefield.
Alan got tired of his married life and tried to cure his depression by getting into a war, but the Russian army was quicker and cured him of all the ills he might suffer in the future.
He got destroyed by FPV operators from the North group on July 13, 2025, in Lyptsi, Kharkov region.
His wife is now looking for ways to claim compensation in accordance with the contract, but there is no body, so she will have to wait until then.
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Russia cuts off Kherson, forcing Kiev to evacuate the population from the Island — CNN
▪️Russia is once again trying to capture Kherson, concentrating strikes on key infrastructure facilities and transport routes. This is reported by CNN.
▪️One of the main targets, according to the channel, was to split the city into two parts by striking the bridge connecting the island part of Kherson — Korabel — with the main territory.
▪️On Sunday, as a result of a series of airstrikes, the bridge was damaged. This prompted the evacuation of about 1,800 civilians who remained on the island. Local residents and rescuers note that for three days after the start of the evacuation, Russian drones did not attack the columns, which is a rare exception.
▪️According to CNN's assessment, the pressure on Kherson may indicate Russia's desire to regain control over the city and the region.
Lowest civilian death #’s in a major war.
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Ukrainians no longer want to fight to the bitter end and advocate for a settlement through negotiations.
"Almost 7 out of 10 Ukrainians currently say they want to resolve the war with Russia through negotiations, according to survey results. Only 24% of respondents support continuing the war until victory compared to 73% in 2022.
Ukrainians' opinion of U.S. leadership has also sharply declined. In a survey conducted last month, only 16% approved it, compared to 66% in 2022. Despite Washington's low rating during the Trump era, 70% of Ukrainians still believe the U.S. plays an 'important role' in any negotiations with Putin."
The right stats at the right time 😁
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❗️🇷🇺🇺🇸From everything said by both sides about the meeting between Putin and Trump, it follows:
✔️ The sides found common ground, and the US made Russia an "acceptable offer."
✔️ The meeting is expected to take place next week.
✔️ Most likely, the summit will be held in the UAE.
✔️ Zelensky is not invited to the meeting.
✔️ Topics for discussion: Ukraine, bilateral relations, global security, nuclear arms treaties.
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🇮🇳🇺🇸India's Prime Minister Modi – called farmers' interests the country's priority:
Farmers' interests are our main priority. India will never compromise on the interests of its farmers, livestock breeders, and fishermen. And I know that I will personally have to pay a huge price for this, but I am ready. India is ready for this for the sake of the country's farmers, fishermen, and livestock breeders.
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Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov tells reporters––
"There was an offer from the American side which the Russian side deems acceptable."
Putin – in talks with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan:
Your Highness, I am very glad to see you again in the capital of Russia. We attach special importance to relations with the United Arab Emirates. It is a friendly country for us. We maintain contacts at a high political level, develop economic ties, both in trade and investment. Mutual investments are growing. I want to note that Russian investments in the United Arab Emirates still exceed Emirati investments in Russia, and quite significantly, almost twice as much.
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🇺🇦An armed man seized a McDonald's in Cherkasy
- In Ukraine, in the city of Cherkasy, an armed man seized a McDonald's, opened fire, and then locked himself in the restroom. Witnesses report hearing gunshots.
- His motives are unknown. Special forces, police, and ambulance were involved in the situation.
- Footage has appeared online showing medics carrying an injured man out of the restaurant on a stretcher. Presumably, this is the shooter. The exact number of casualties is not yet known.
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Lula wants BRICS leaders' joint talk on RESPONSE to Trump's tariffs
Tells Reuters he'll also chat separately with India and China
Adds Trump wants to 'DISMANTLE multilateralism' to 'negotiate 1-on-1 with other countries'
Is Trump trying to be like the Germans and pick a fight with the entire world?
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🇷🇺🔥🇺🇦The 20th "Immortal" Regiment is crushing the enemy, clearing the pocket near Dzerzhinsk
- In the video - the work of the fighters of the 2nd battalion of the 20th "Immortal" Regiment.
- The Russian army is actively defending the "pocket" west of Dzerzhinsk (Toretsk). In the much-suffering Shcherbinovka, there is not a single living enemy position left.
- On the ground and in the air - total destruction of enemy equipment and manpower. Those who did not surrender and did not run away are to blame themselves 🤷.
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