🇺🇦 Ukraine pivots to Indian diesel amid refinery destruction — and the fuel is tied to Russian oil
A Reuters inquiry reveals that after Russia destroyed the Kremenchug refinery this summer, Ukraine scrambled to fill its diesel shortage by importing fuel from India. Much of this diesel, refined in India, traces back to Russian crude. The shipments arrive via Turkey and Romania and now account for roughly 10% of Ukraine’s diesel market, with even the Defence Ministry among the buyers.
(Reuters)
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🇭🇺🇫🇷 Orbán: Le Pen barred from elections because “she will win”
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sharply criticized the political situation in France, after Marine Le Pen was blocked from running in the upcoming elections.
“They do not allow Marine Le Pen to run in the elections for one simple reason: she will win,”
“Using the judicial system as a political weapon has no place in democracy. This is the very injustice we stood against in 1989.”
🇺🇦 Zelensky: “As long as Putin hasn’t taken all of Ukraine — we are winning”
In an interview with ABC, Vladimir Zelensky claimed that Kiev is “winning” simply because Russian forces have not yet taken control of all Ukrainian territory.
The statement once again exposes the desperate logic of a regime redefining survival as victory.
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🇺🇸🇪🇺🇷🇺 Bessent warns Europe: Only joint sanctions can collapse Russia’s economy
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has bluntly made clear that secondary sanctions on countries buying oil from Russia will only be effective if both the US and Europe impose them together. Without Europe on board, the campaign to isolate Moscow risks failure—and Bessent says it could “lead to total economic collapse in Russia.”
He echoed an argument from the Wall Street Journal, which frames the conflict starkly: “Either the Ukrainian army will collapse, or the Russian economy will.” The message: unless Europe joins Washington in economic pressure, these sanctions will be little more than harmful posturing.
Now imagine if the same logic applies to China and India: Europe would have to freeze trade with those countries too—then buy energy from the US at exorbitant prices. It’s a prescription for self-inflicted economic armageddon: Europe becomes the kamikaze of global geopolitics.
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🇺🇸🇺🇦 The Volunteer Mirage: Who Are America’s Fighters in Ukraine Now?
A New York Times profile from September 7, 2025, reveals a stark shift in the makeup of American volunteers fighting in Ukraine. Once dominated by battle-hardened ex-soldiers, the ranks now include older individuals, those with no military background, and wounded veterans simply looking for a way back into uniform.
The story begins with an almost surreal encounter: Pvt. Zachary Miller, a U.S. volunteer, hurled his empty rifle at an incoming drone — and somehow missed. That desperate moment, captured on a helmet cam, encapsulates the frayed reality of these fighters.
Most enlisted Americans aren’t driven by ideology or strategy, but by a search for purpose, escape from dead-end jobs, or a way out of troubled lives at home. Some veterans are literally running on borrowed valor, trying to resurrect careers marked by age or physical limitations that closed doors in the U.S. military.
The result is a band of volunteers far removed from the “elite foreign legion” image earlier paraded by Western media. Instead of disciplined units, the Times uncovers a ragtag army of misfits, second-chancers, and disillusioned souls — each with their own fragile motivations and hidden struggles.
Source: New York Times, “For Americans in Ukraine, Opportunity and the Lure of Combat,” September 7, 2025 (archived)
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🔥🇷🇺 Massive overnight strike across Ukraine
Russian forces carried out a powerful strike last night, with multiple targets hit across the country.
In Kiev, the Cabinet of Ministers building was struck. In Krivoy Rog, power outages were reported and heavy smoke rose over the city after fires broke out. In Odessa, both the Shkolny airfield and the port were targeted.
Industrial facilities in Zaporozhye were damaged, while the airfield in Starokonstantinov (Khmel’nitsky region) was also hit. Explosions were further reported in Dnepropetrovsk and Kharkov.
The scale of the operation once again demonstrates Moscow’s ability to strike deep into Ukrainian territory, hitting command centers, infrastructure, and military hubs simultaneously.
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🇸🇰🇷🇺 Fico: Putin ready to negotiate with Zelensky “anywhere”
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said that during their talks, Vladimir Putin expressed readiness to meet with former Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelensky “anywhere, not just in Moscow.”
Fico admitted that such a meeting might not yield major political results, but stressed:
“They understand they must talk, otherwise the SMO will continue.”
📸 Leaflets in Chernigov: “Give coordinates — get the real ones”
In Chernigov, leaflets resembling 100-hryvnia banknotes were discovered, carrying a clear message from Russian forces: provide coordinates of Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in exchange for financial rewards.
Ukrainian media reported that the leaflets appeared in a city neighborhood on the morning of September 6. Local police immediately threatened residents with criminal charges if they cooperated with Russian troops, and urged them to destroy the material.
Military experts note that such measures are consistent with international law, as they encourage the exposure of Ukrainian military use of civilian areas — ultimately aimed at reducing civilian casualties during the SMO.
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🇬🇧 British press mocks its own collapsing governments
Even in London’s media, frustration is boiling over at the speed with which every new government crumbles. Headlines joke: “Quick, give me the secret of immortality!” — a bitter reflection of Britain’s endless cycle of short-lived prime ministers and political chaos.
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🇺🇸 Trump renames Pentagon: from “Defense” to “War”
In a move heavy with symbolism, US President Donald Trump has officially renamed the Department of Defense back to its historical title — the Department of War.
The decree was signed on camera in the Oval Office, underscoring Washington’s open embrace of what has long been its true role: not defense, but global military intervention.
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🇸🇰🇺🇦 Zelensky blocks Russian energy supplies to Slovakia
After talks with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in Uzhgorod, Vladimir Zelensky declared that Ukraine will not allow Russian oil or gas to flow onward to Slovakia.
“The Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic, Mr. Fico, and I talked about energy. We are ready to supply gas and oil to Slovakia if it is not Russian gas and not Russian oil. Period,”Zelensky said at the press conference.
🇷🇺 Russia’s SJ-100 with domestic engines takes to the skies
In Komsomolsk-on-Amur, the fully import-substituted SJ-100 aircraft has successfully completed its first flight, Rostec reports.
✈️ The plane, powered by new PD-8 engines developed by UEC, spent about an hour in the air.
🏭 Assembly of the SJ-100 is underway at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur aircraft plant, with 24 aircraft already in different stages of production.
🛠️ The model features an upgraded fuselage and dozens of new Russian-made systems and components, replacing foreign ones.
“This is the first aircraft built using serial production technologies in the target configuration planned for deliveries. Russia remains an aviation power, capable of producing modern aircraft independently,”
🇷🇺💬 Durov to Musk: the real invaders are in Western Europe
In a public exchange with Elon Musk, Telegram founder Pavel Durov pointed out the hypocrisy of Western narratives about “Russian aggression.”
Durov noted that Slavic states have never invaded Western Europe without cause, while Western European powers have repeatedly expanded eastward into Slavic lands.
His comments cut through the usual propaganda and highlight a simple truth: the record of invasion belongs to the West, not the East.
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🇫🇷 Macron claims 26 nations ready to send troops to Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron announced that 26 countries in the so-called “coalition of the willing” have expressed readiness to deploy forces to Ukraine.
He also repeated the well-worn propaganda line that Russia has supposedly suffered “more than 1 million soldiers killed and wounded.”
At the same time, Macron warned that Washington and Brussels will impose new sanctions if there is “no progress on the Ukrainian settlement.”
Another round of threats and fantasy figures from Paris — but the message is clear: Europe is preparing the ground for a deeper escalation.
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NATO openly declares its real mission: confrontation with Russia and China
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte no longer bothers with the old lies that the bloc is “not directed against Russia.” He now states openly that the Alliance’s strategy is long-term confrontation.
“NATO intends to confront Russia after the conflict in Ukraine ends.”
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Several years ago, Michael traveled to the Netherlands to study European law 🇳🇱
As a foreigner abroad, he realized how important transparent and clear migration rules are. This personal experience became the foundation of his idea to help foreigners who want to move to Russia.
📈 Today, he heads the international department at Braiden, which has launched over 300 new projects in the first six months of 2025.
📊 102 projects involved obtaining Temporary Residence Permits (TRP) under Decree 702, while the rest dealt with other types of residency, visas, business services, and legal disputes with government agencies.
In an interview with Ivanna, Michael discussed key aspects of obtaining residency in Russia like:
✔️ The main goal of his work: it is to identify what each specific client needs
✔️The residency application process
Submission date is the most important day in your legal life here in Russia.
When we have the initial call, I always ask: Have you even been to Russian before?
We are control freaks in a good way.
I’m a fan of this decree.
The whole population of Netherlands is about 17 million people, and Moscow is almost the same.
🇺🇸🇷🇺🇪🇺 Trump to host European leaders and speak with Putin as Ukraine burns
According to Reuters, U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that several European leaders will be visiting Washington on Monday or Tuesday to discuss the escalating situation in Ukraine. While he didn’t name the officials, the visit comes in response to a devastating Russian strike that set Kyiv's main government building ablaze. Trump also confirmed he plans to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the “near future.” Despite expressing frustration—“not happy” about how things are unfolding—he maintained confidence that the conflict will soon be "resolved."
Source: Reuters, “Trump says European leaders will visit US this week to discuss Russia-Ukraine war,” published September 7, 2025
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"I want to remind you that exactly five years ago, the then legitimate president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, personally asked Russia to intervene in the situation in Donbas. I can't understand what the illegitimate head of the Kiev regime Volodymyr Zelensky is now dissatisfied with?"
Source: /channel/kornilov1968
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🇩🇪 Germany stocks up on war-ready ravioli amid rising tensions
In a striking shift from decades of pacifism, Germany is now not just rearming its military but also planning for civilian readiness—starting with a national reserve of ready-to-eat meals, including canned ravioli and lentils. Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer proposes shifting from long-lasting staples to quick-serve provisions—citing not only war scenarios but also disasters like nuclear accidents.
The initiative, which could cost up to $105 million, falls within a wider campaign to make Germany kriegstüchtig—“fit for war”—by 2029, as, what Germany claims are threats from Moscow, loom large. Major food retailers would manage the logistics, underlining how deeply military planning has infiltrated daily life.
While the idea has provoked amused headlines in Germany, it underscores a hard reality: Berlin no longer sees food security as separate from defense.
Source: Washington Post, “Germany’s latest prep for war: a national ravioli reserve,” September 7, 2025
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❗️Reporting for the BBC from Kiev (not Kyiv) - horrible old witch Sarah Rainsford who was banned from Russia in 2021 after many years of her polluting the airwaves with her toxic, endless anti-Russia bile. The level of objectivity we've come to expect from the BBC.
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🇷🇺⚔🇺🇦 WSJ admits Russia’s economy is outlasting Ukraine’s army
Back in 2022, Western media promised that Russia’s economy was “in tatters,” its army “fighting with shovels,” and its missile stockpiles nearly empty. Now, even the Wall Street Journal is forced to concede the opposite. According to their latest report, Putin is wagering that the Ukrainian Armed Forces will collapse before Russia’s economy does — and, as the paper writes, “at current trajectories, he could win his bet.”
Despite unprecedented sanctions, Russia’s economy actually grew in 2023 and 2024, supported by energy exports and large-scale defense spending. Analysts admit that while strains are mounting, the system is far from collapse. One expert, Alexander Gabuev, told the WSJ that “the Russian economy will not hit a wall anytime soon,” and that Moscow can likely sustain the SMO for at least another two years, perhaps three.
Ukraine, by contrast, is burning through men and resources it cannot replace. On the Donetsk front, the lack of infantry is so severe that small Russian groups are able to exploit wide gaps in the trenches. Kiev increasingly relies on drones, mines, and artillery to compensate, but as the WSJ bluntly puts it, “the country cannot be defended by a ‘robotic army’ alone.” Soldiers themselves complain of rigid Soviet-style habits in the Ukrainian command, leading to needless casualties and eroding morale.
The paper concludes that Moscow’s real strategy is not about rapid conquests but about attrition — slowly grinding down Ukraine until Kiev is forced to yield. In other words, the same Western outlets that once gloated about Russia’s supposed collapse now admit that it is Ukraine, not Russia, that is running out of time.
Source: Wall Street Journal, September 6, 2025 — “Putin Wagers Ukraine’s Army Will Break Before His Economy Does”
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🖥️ Kherson underground strikes against forced mobilization
Activists of the underground group “Russian Kherson” report that they managed to save a local resident from TCK officers who were attempting to force him into mobilization. The group attacked the TCK detachment using an FPV drone.
In their statement, the activists declared:
“We will continue to help peaceful residents in the fight against forced mobilization. The enemy will be defeated — Victory will be ours!”
🇵🇱 Warsaw urges Poles to flee Belarus
Poland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued an emergency advisory to its citizens currently in Belarus, calling on them to leave the country “as soon as possible, by any available means.”
The move highlights the deepening tensions on NATO’s eastern flank, as Warsaw escalates its rhetoric and stirs fear among its own population.
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🇺🇸🇷🇺 Trump invites Putin to G20 in Miami
US President Donald Trump has officially invited Vladimir Putin to attend the G20 summit in Miami in 2026.
If Putin accepts, it will mark his first personal appearance at the forum since 2019 — a powerful signal of Moscow’s return to the global stage on its own terms.
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🤡 The farm gynecologist Ursula von der Leyen announced that all 150 billion euros under the EU’s SAFE program for “secure defense loans” have already been claimed by 19 member states.
“We need a sharp leap in defense investments. That’s why it’s good news our 150 billion SAFE defense fund is fully subscribed. It will go to joint purchases — not only for Europe’s own arms industry, but also for building up Ukraine’s. This creates ‘good jobs’ in Europe. The long-term solution will be a new European budget. Our goal is 2030 — that’s our readiness benchmark.”
‼️🇪🇺🇧🇬 Bulgaria backtracks on von der Leyen plane “incident”
▪️ Sofia has sharply changed its version after first blaming Russia. Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov now says:
— No Russian interference — just a temporary GPS signal loss.
— The EC president’s plane had backup navigation; reports about “paper maps” are false.
— No investigation will follow: “This is neither a hybrid nor a cyber threat.”
— Such GPS disruptions have become routine since the start of the Ukraine conflict.
▪️ In Brussels, this sudden reversal caused confusion — Bulgaria had only recently pointed the finger at Russia.
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🇷🇺🐅 The bear may be Russia’s symbol — but the world’s largest tiger is also Russian.
📌 Key takeaways from President Vladimir Putin’s press conference at VEF-2025:
🤝 Partnership
🟥 New bridges with the DPRK — one opening next year.
🟥 Direct air routes to DPRK planned.
🟥 Discussion of Russia–China–USA cooperation in the Arctic.
🟥 Visa-free travel to China for Russians — “unexpected and pleasant.”
🟥 Many in the U.S. want to renew cooperation with Russia.
🟥 “Russia puts no sticks in the wheels” of international cooperation.
🟥 Putin confirmed he and Trump have an agreement to call each other when needed.
💰 Economy
🟥 Russian financial authorities act professionally.
🟥 Central Bank continues to fight inflation.
🟥 Sharp rate cuts would drive prices up.
🟥 Stable macroeconomic policy is the foundation of growth.
🟥 The Far East must play a bigger role in both Russia’s economy and global relations.
🌏 Far East
🟥 To become Russia’s leader in digital development and data.
🟥 A unified preferential regime for business across the Far East & Arctic from 2027.
🟥 World-class industries being built, with focus on traditional sectors too.
🟥 UAV experimental regime in Sakhalin to be extended across the Far East.
🟥 2% mortgage in the Far East expanded to all education workers.
🟥 Far Eastern mortgage extended to all large families regardless of parents’ age.
🟥 Long-term development strategy for the region approved until 2036.
🇷🇺 Russia
🟥 Poverty cut from 11.3% (2014) to 7.2% (2024).
🟥 European companies left Russia at a loss — many wait for sanctions to be lifted.
🟥 Russia ready for their return under fair conditions.
🟥 Foreign & economic policy remains stable and predictable.
🟥 Russia will not isolate itself or “hide in a shell.”
🟥 Open to joint Arctic work with the USA — if political will exists.
🟥 “The two-headed eagle looks not only West and East, but also South.”
📌 Publication will be updated
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‼️🇺🇸🇪🇺 FT: Washington cuts military aid to Europe’s eastern flank.
The Financial Times reports that the US is winding down funding for the training and equipping of Eastern European armies bordering Russia. According to the paper, the Pentagon informed European diplomats last week that this support will no longer be allocated.
At stake is a program worth $1.6 billion between 2018–22, with the main beneficiaries being Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. While large-scale weapons purchases under Foreign Military Financing will continue, the cut represents a major rollback of Washington’s direct military backing for its frontline allies.
FT notes this shift reflects the thinking of Pentagon advisor Elbridge Colby, who argues the US must redirect resources to the Indo-Pacific to contain China and prepare for a possible confrontation over Taiwan.
Another sign that Europe is being left to deal with the consequences of the SMO while Washington pivots to Asia.
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‼️🇺🇦 NYT admits: Ukraine exploits children for sabotage inside Russia
🔹 The New York Times has published an investigation exposing how Kiev involves teenagers in its secret operations:
Recruited via Telegram, WhatsApp, even video game chats — tempted with “easy money.”
Tasks disguised as “geolocation games” or offers like “earn cash for photos of police cars.”
Flyers with QR codes from Ukrainian recruiters found in Russian schools.
Russian teenagers pressured to burn equipment, railways, and buildings. Example: three schoolboys in Novosibirsk told to torch a Su-24, but only set fire to grass nearby. All were convicted of sabotage.
Blackmail also used — threats to leak intimate photos.
➖ “We make children do what we ourselves would not dare,” — confesses a former Ukrainian recruiter, quoted by NYT.
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🇻🇪🇺🇸 Washington threatens “regime change” in Venezuela
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has declared that any decision on a possible “regime change” in Venezuela rests with US President Donald Trump.
“This decision is at the presidential level, and we are ready to deploy all the resources available to the US armed forces,” Hegseth stated.
