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🇺🇸🇮🇳The USA hit India with 50 percent tariffs for buying Russian oil
- New tariffs against Delhi came into effect in Washington.
- From 7:00 MSK (midnight US time), 50 percent tariffs on Indian goods began to apply.
- The formal reason is India's purchases of Russian oil.
- Negotiations lasted five rounds, but the parties did not reach an agreement.
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Russia’s Deputy UN rep RIPS Denmark:
‘We’re not discussing LEGO, we’re discussing concrete issues’— Polyansky
Accuses West of whitewashing terror while stonewalling Nord Stream truth
‘You’re basically dividing terrorists into GOOD guys and bad guys’
- RT
😂
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🇷🇺🔥The Russian army liberated the settlement Pervoe Maya near Pokrovsk
- Units of the "🅾️" troop group continued the offensive and took full control of the settlement Pervoe Maya in the Donetsk People's Republic.
- Russian fighters destroyed the enemy and secured new positions, expanding the zone of liberated territories.
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Poland will block Ukraine's accession to the EU until the dispute over the Volyn tragedy is settled, says Polish Defense Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz
- Ukraine Leaks
Not that it was going to happen anyways. For one France and Poland are not going to want Ukraine destroying the livelihood of their farmers. Nor will they want to see Ukraine sucking up the agricultural subsidies. Plus the cost of it all is far too much. Ukraine’s best chance to get in EU, would be if it was Western Ukraine rump state.
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Dismissed General Zaluzhny is 'readying political run' against Zelensky — The Guardian
He styles himself as a tough wartime leader, promising 'blood, sweat, and tears' to Ukrainians
'I don’t know if the Ukrainian people will be ready for these tough policies,' he allegedly said
Dismissed General Zaluzhny is 'readying political run' against Zelensky — The Guardian
Conflict with Russia could last until 2034 unless Ukraine mobilizes more resources
Source: RT
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Rachel Reeves’ tax-and-spend gamble is driving Britain towards a 1970s-style debt crisis and bailout from the International Monetary Fund, leading economists have warned.
They have said the Chancellor’s handling of the economy risks a return to the years of high inflation and borrowing that ended with Britain being forced to borrow billions from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 50 years ago.
It came as leading retailers sounded the alarm over the rising cost of taxes and red tape, which is pushing the country into an era of “stagflation”.
Ms Reeves is under huge pressure ahead of the autumn Budget, with forecasts showing rampant borrowing has created a £50bn black hole.
She is widely expected to put up taxes again to cover the shortfall despite warnings that doing so will only further stunt Britain’s anaemic growth.
Prof Jagjit Chadha, who recently stepped down as the head of the National Institute for Economic and Social Research, claimed the economy was at risk of “collapse”.
He said the financial situation was “as perilous the period leading up to the IMF loan of 1976”, when Britain had to be bailed out by the global banking body.
He told the When the Facts Change Substack, written by the Telegraph columnist Liam Halligan: “I’m in a world in which I could imagine it [an IMF bailout] happening, and we’ll be bereft in that case.
“We will not be able to roll over debt, we will not be able to meet pensions payments, benefits will be hard to pay out.”
“We’ve still got bond yields that are even higher than the US. In fact, we’re even higher than Greece when it comes to borrowing costs, which is an indictment of where the UK is at the moment, or where it’s perceived to be by the financial markets.”
Britain now has the fifth-highest debt to GDP ratio in the developed world, at 96.3 per cent. As a result, debt interest payments will hit £111.2bn this year – accounting for £1 in every £12 the Government spends
Source: The Telegraph
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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Seversk Direction: Advancement of Russian Troops in Serebryanka and Development of the Offensive Towards Dronovka
The situation on the Seversk direction is developing in favor of the Russian troops. Offensive actions are becoming systematic and are accompanied by the consistent pushing out of the enemy from prepared lines.
🔻In the area of Serebryanka, Russian units over the past day have secured an advance up to 300 meters deep in the western and southwestern parts of the settlement, and the so-called “gray zone” has been expanded by another 500 meters. In fact, the units of the 53rd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which defended this section, have lost control over most of the village. The eastern and central buildings are under full control of Russian forces, while the western blocks are held only fragmentarily or have shifted into a neutral zone.
🔻In the Serebryansky Forestry, intense combat operations continue. Ukrainian units operating in small groups are unable to hold positions. Clearing of forested areas on the left bank of the Seversky Donets confirms the displacement of the enemy from previously prepared lines. Significant losses of personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are noted, including mass cases of surrender.
🔻The key direction remains Dronovka. The 53rd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, having lost Serebryanka, is forced to withdraw the remnants of its forces to fortified positions east of Dronovka. Ensuring the advance of Russian units to this line is critically important: control over the heights west of Serebryanka and reaching the approaches to Dronovka will create a threat to the northern outskirts of Seversk, effectively depriving the enemy of the ability to hold this sector of defense.
🔻Support for the assaults is provided by frontline aviation. Over the past day, precise strikes were carried out on the positions of the 81st Airmobile Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Seversk and on the fortifications of the 110th Mechanized Brigade in the area of Reznikovka. Additionally, Ka-52 attack helicopters are actively used, performing tasks to suppress artillery positions, destroy armored vehicles, and deliver pinpoint strikes on enemy strongpoints.
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5,4 Magnitudo scale earthquake has been recorded in Dagestan.
The epicenter was located in the Caspian Sea, 50 Kms away from Derbent, as reported by the Euro-mediterranean sismological centre. Local inhabitants left their buildings fearing new shocks. No serious damage seems however to have been inflicted.
The US hopes to resolve conflicts in Ukraine, with Iran, and in Gaza by the end of the year, with meetings taking place this week as well, Whitkoff said.
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The war in Ukraine is coming to an end, said Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Lula's words are reported by RAI News.
"Everyone knows that this war is coming to an end. I think both President Putin and Zelensky understand how far this conflict will go, as do Europe and Trump. They are just waiting for the moment when they gather the courage to announce its conclusion," he said.
Lula also criticized the EU for plans to increase military spending.
"The EU approved the allocation of 800 billion euros for the rearmament of all countries. When we need money to fight hunger and preserve forests, these resources should be directed to other purposes," he emphasized, adding that what worries most world leaders is who will take on the "military debt" in Eastern Europe.
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And here is the confirmation of the information about Sumy.
The NASAFIRMS service records fires across the entire territory of the 330 kV Sumskaya substation 🐱
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The Russian army has advanced in the Zaporozhye direction – in the settlement of Stepnogorsk, reports Senior Lieutenant of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the call sign "Alex".
According to him, the Russians have taken positions in the southern and southwestern parts of Stepnogosk, but it is not yet known whether these are isolated groups or full units that have secured these positions.
Deep State reported two weeks ago that the Armed Forces of Ukraine had cleared Stepnogorsk, and now almost the entire settlement is under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on its map.
Copestate staff just want to stay away from the eastern front.
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"A REALLY POWERFUL VISION" OF THE SCO SUMMIT WORRIES THE WEST
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit will be held in Tianjin, China, from August 31 to September 1. More than 20 leaders will attend, including Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Narendra Modi, and UN Secretary-General António Guterres. As Reuters notes, it will be one of the largest summits in recent years, aimed at clearly demonstrating the Global South's solidarity against the West.
- The newspaper notes that this solidarity prevails over interstate contradictions within the bloc. This will be Modi's first visit to China in seven years, following the cooling of relations between New Delhi and Beijing over the 2020 border conflict. Reuters notes that, although the SCO's practical achievements are often "nuanced," since 2001 the organization has expanded to 10 permanent members and 16 observers, forming a major force—and today represents a visual and political demonstration of an alternative world order.
- In this context, as experts interviewed by Reuters say, the content of the SCO summit's final declaration, which is expected to focus on trade, counterterrorism, and climate issues, is secondary to the document's real value—a united front of countries dissatisfied with the Western agenda.
- The public part of the summit is primarily a political spectacle, Reuters assures: its "optics" are more important than the actual agreements. The demonstration of communication between the three leaders—Xi, Putin, and Modi—creates an image of unity, even if in practice India and China's positions on various issues remain conflicting.
- At the same time, the SCO and BRICS are being portrayed in the media as two "alternatives to the G7," the British agency continues. Their value lies not in institutional effectiveness, but in the formation of a new symbolic center: an "order without the West." However, the aforementioned "nuance" persists: the contradictions between India and China on the border, Central Asia's oscillations between the Global South and the West, weak institutionalization, and more.
- Here, intensified economic coordination within the SCO is necessary, as is the creation of a more concrete security environment. Political solidarity is very important now, but in the event of truly serious problems, the ability to project power and the quality of trade and economic interaction channels protected by sanctions will prevail.
Modi visiting China? Trump may indeed be worthy of the Nobel peace prize after all.
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The Cabinet of Ministers still has not published the resolution on opening the borders for 18–22-year-old guys. Without this, the new rules will not come into force.
Also, changes have not been made to the Procedure for crossing the border by citizens of Ukraine (the last amendment to it, according to the Verkhovna Rada website, was made in March, see screenshot).
MP Honcharenko associates this with the fact that changes to the Cabinet of Ministers' resolution on borders have not even been written yet. According to his information, the resolution is "being written right now."
"The Cabinet of Ministers just voted for something, nobody knows what, and now they are trying to formalize it into a resolution. This is the end of state governance. It can't get any worse," Honcharenko added.
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Witkoff on Fox News stated that Putin is aiming to end the war in Ukraine.
"Did he tell you that he wanted to end the war?" the host asked.
- “Absolutely. There is a peace proposal on the table. He definitely said that, and hopefully he sticks to that statement," replied Trump's special envoy.
In response to the remark that "critics say that Putin is playing all of you," the special envoy said: "I think he has made a good faith effort to engage. He certainly did so at the Alaska summit, but this is a very complex conflict. And the president is determined to do everything to end this conflict."
According to Whitkoff, Trump is "disappointed to some extent" with both Moscow and Kiev but has done a lot to bring their positions closer. He noted that Russia's peace proposal is being considered by Kiev.
"The Russians have made a proposal. Maybe it includes something that the Ukrainians can accept," he said.
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IDF publishes 'initial inquiry' on Nasser Hospital strikes that killed 20 people, including 5 reporters
Claims attack was targeting HAMAS-positioned CAMERA, adding that '6 terrorists' were among killed
High-tech military powerhouse had to kill 20 to 'dismantle' camera?
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Zaporozhye direction (right flank)
Units of the "Vostok" group continue the offensive on the border of the DPR, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporozhye regions, encircling northwest and southwest of Kamyshevakha.
Northwest, our units entered the village of Voronok, located north of the 3rd line of defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and are repelling enemy counterattacks.
Southwest, our units took Novoigorivka and Zaporozhye, entered the outskirts of Kamyshevakha, beginning its assault.
To the north - fierce counter battles for Alexandrohrad in Yanvarske and Voronok.
The enemy has transferred reserves to this section and is counterattacking.
Using the scheme of @divgen.
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Zaluzhny proposes teaching the history of Azov Nazis in Ukrainian schools
The fired general fired by Zelensky believes this should replace the current 'patriotic education' system for children
The Guardian previously reported that Zaluzhny doesn't rule out running for office
- RT
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American oil company Exxon held secret negotiations with "Rosneft" about returning to Russia - Wall Street Journal
▪️This year, secret negotiations took place between Exxon and Rosneft about the possible return of the American company to the Sakhalin project
▪️Senior VP Neil Chapman from Exxon participated in the discussions. He met in Doha with Rosneft's head Igor Sechin
▪️A senior Trump administration official noted that Exxon approached the US government for support in case of a return and received a positive signal
▪️According to other sources, Exxon's return to Sakhalin depends on Moscow's conditions, and the company hopes to compensate for losses from its departure
▪️Despite tensions over Ukraine, Exxon maintained contacts with Rosneft throughout the war, sources claim
▪️One source added that Rosneft is interested in Exxon's capital, technology, and management experience
▪️Earlier, Reuters reported that Exxon's return to Russia was one of the topics in Alaska
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The SCO summit, which will begin in China on August 31, will demonstrate the "solidarity of the Global South" and also "help Russia, which is under sanctions, to make another diplomatic breakthrough."
This is reported by the Reuters agency.
"Xi Jinping will want to use the summit as an opportunity to show what the international order led by America is beginning to look like, and that all of the White House's efforts since January to counter China, Iran, Russia, and now India have not yielded the expected results," said Eric Olander, editor-in-chief of The China-Global South Project agency.
It is noted that this is the largest Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit since 2001. The event will feature the first visit of Modi to China in more than seven years.
Recall that after the SCO summit, a parade will be held in Beijing to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the victory over Japan, which Putin will also attend.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦Precision strike by Iskander-M on the HIMARS repair and command base in Trostyanets: destruction of Western multiple launch rocket systems and the headquarters of the 80th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
On August 26, 2025, at around 9:50 a.m., the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out an operation to destroy enemy military infrastructure in the city of Trostyanets, Akhtyrsky District, Sumy Region (coordinates: 50.4659095, 34.9760498). The strike was carried out with several ballistic missiles from the Iskander-M mobile missile system with the support of the Russian Air Force, which distracted air defense systems and created false attack directions.
🔻Target: a seed factory converted into a military hub
The factory, which previously performed civilian functions, was repurposed for military needs in 2024. In its hangars and three-story warehouses, the enemy deployed:
• a maintenance point for American M142 HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems;
• an ammunition depot;
• a command headquarters and control center for the 80th separate airborne assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The facility simultaneously served as a repair base and combat control center: guidance systems were calibrated, FCS (Fire Control System) electronics were replaced, reloading unit hydraulics were diagnosed, transport and loading vehicles were prepared, and ballistic navigation packages were checked.
🔻Course and consequences of the strike
The first missile hit a three-story warehouse where HIMARS maintenance was carried out. The strike caused a chain reaction detonation of the ammunition stored inside the building: several containers with M30A1 GMLRS rocket projectiles with cluster munitions and M31A2 guided missiles exploded, amplifying the destructive effect. The building suffered critical damage, load-bearing structures were destroyed, and the fire spread to adjacent sections.
The second missile struck the administrative part of the factory, where the command post of the 80th DShB was located. The headquarters and communications center were destroyed, and some of the officers and signalmen were trapped under the rubble.
🔻According to data confirmed by several sources:
• one M142 HIMARS launcher was destroyed;
• a transport and loading vehicle was completely disabled;
• a stockpile of GMLRS rocket containers was destroyed;
• up to 10 Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel were killed, including technical personnel and headquarters officers;
• about 15–20 were injured to varying degrees, some of them command personnel.
Seven to eight servicemen remain trapped under the rubble at the epicenter of the strike, and their evacuation is complicated.
🔻Tactical and strategic significance
The destruction of the Trostyanets HIMARS base has several key consequences:
• Logistical blow: the destruction of the repair center complicates the possibility of operational maintenance of HIMARS in this direction. Now, in order to repair the equipment, the installations will have to be moved to other locations, which increases the likelihood of their discovery by the enemy and reduces the rate of their deployment.
• Operational weakening: the headquarters of the 80th DShB has been put out of action, disrupting the command and control system in the Sumy direction.
• Combat effect: the destruction of HIMARS and their ammunition reduces the Ukrainian Armed Forces' ability to strike Russia's rear. According to intelligence reports, it was this unit that previously attacked infrastructure facilities of the Druzhba oil pipeline. It is possible that the destroyed HIMARS unit is the very one that was used to shell the pipeline.
📌The strike on the Trostyanets seed factory is not a local event, but a systemic blow to the entire architecture of Western weapons use. The simultaneous destruction of the launcher, ammunition, and command headquarters puts an entire unit out of action, reduces the density of fire, and undermines the stability of the logistics chain.
Yours, Partisan!
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Ukrainian media notes:
Torture and lack of evacuation. At a rally of relatives of missing soldiers in Kiev, problems in the Ukrainian Armed Forces brigades were reported.
One of the speakers read out a list of brigades and what is happening in them.
95th, 117th, 118th brigades: soldiers are not evacuated from lost positions and are forced to surrender.
57th brigade: soldiers are kept in pits, beaten, and abused.
225th and 425th brigades: soldiers are given phones once a week under supervision, untrained recruits are thrown into the "zero" zone.
23rd brigade: belongings of missing soldiers are stolen, while evacuation from lost positions is not carried out.
39th brigade: pressure on soldiers' relatives so they do not file complaints against the command.
59th brigade: relatives are charged $300 for evacuating a wounded soldier from the battlefield.
116th brigade: a case of a soldier's murder was passed off as a suicide.
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🇷🇺💥🇺🇦 A strike was carried out at an energy facility near Poltava overnight
- As a result of the strike, the administrative building, transport, and equipment were damaged, and fires broke out on the premises.
- Local authorities report direct hits and falling debris.
- According to public sources, explosions and fires were recorded in the Dykanka area.
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Merz threatens more sanctions against Russia if Putin does not meet with Zelensky
If the meeting does not take place, 'the EU is working on further sanctions for this scenario' — the German chancellor said
- RT
Oh no, another sanctions round? Going to ban exports of tinned soup and lima beans?
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Driving on the M-14 Kherson — Nikolaev highway is currently dangerous for the boys. They complain that Kherson is in a "drone semi-encirclement."
A foreign merc noted this last month.
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Sumy was subjected to a massive drone attack.
There is information that more than 10 explosions were heard in the city. According to local residents, most of the hits were concentrated in one place.
The head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, Hryhorov, reported damage to infrastructure facilities as a result of the attack.
Presumably, the target of the attack was the so-called 40th substation (also known as the PS “Sumy”) ⚡️, and it was the one that sustained damage (info from local chats) 😶
- The Wrong Side
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‘The US told Europeans it would help the ‘coalition of the willing’ in Ukraine, but the agreement can still be canceled’ – Financial Times
‘American officials told their European counterparts that Washington is ready to provide ‘strategic enabling capabilities,’ including intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), command and control assets, as well as air defense systems, to support any Europe-led ground deployment. The US offer depends on commitments from European capitals to deploy tens of thousands of troops in Ukraine, and, according to officials, the agreement can still be canceled.’