Europeans are covering up their mistakes in economic policy by talking about a supposed threat from Russia — Putin

Putin: I want to say once again,  Russia has no aggressive intentions toward Europe or European countries. We simply have no basis for this whatsoever. 

We are ready for cooperation and for restoring relations with our European neighbors.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission on Friday. Key points and quotes from the President of Russia at the meeting:

✔️ Russia is not facing fewer external threats.

✔️ The power in Kyiv is usurped by a "gang of embezzlers" who need a war to stay in power.

✔️ The regime in Ukraine cannot protect democracy because it itself has degenerated into a dictatorship.

✔️ Ukraine is supposedly offering to resume negotiations, but its actions are doing everything to prevent any negotiations from taking place.

✔️ Russia has no aggressive intentions towards Europe.

✔️ European leaders are using Ukrainians as cannon fodder.

✔️ NATO is expanding and growing, encroaching on various regions of the world.

✔️ Europeans are covering up their mistakes in economic policy by talking about a supposed threat from Russia.

✔️ Special attention in the new state program for armaments will be paid to the development of unmanned aerial vehicles.

✔️ A satellite constellation for high-speed internet access will allow for real-time control of troops.

✔️ The share of modern weapons in the Strategic Missile Forces is 92%.

✔️ Air defense must provide protection against any means of air attack.

✔️ Among the unconditional priorities of the new state program for armaments is the strengthening of the nuclear triad.

Russia successfully launches ICBM from Plesetsk Cosmodrome — MoD

Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces practiced redeploying a mobile ICBM to a remote location before preparing and launching it

Russia demonstrated one of its mobile nuclear missiles in action as it was fired from Plesetsk in northern Russia and traveled around 5,700 km across the country to the Kura test range in Kamchatka.

They never said exactly which missile it was, but the launcher and setup look like an RS-24 Yars, one of its nuclear missiles that can be driven around instead of sitting in a silo.

 The training warheads reportedly made it to the target as there was no actual nuke on it. That’s why these things are on trucks. They move around, find a spot, fire, and get out of of the spot.

Absolutely, it was a test of the strategic missile system’s performance however , every such launch also serves as a reminder that Russia’s nuclear forces remain operational and combat-ready.

According to the MOF, all assigned tasks were fully executed. The Strategic Missile Forces trained the redeployment mechanism to a remote area for an intercontinental ballistic missile launch battery, including preparation and execution of the launch.

The purpose of the launch was to confirm the tactical, technical, and flight characteristics of the missile system.

According to Moscow Times, the latest launch comes less than a week after unverified reports claimed that Ukrainian drones targeted Plesetsk, Russia’s only military spaceport.

Video: Russia’s MoD

Russia Will Not Attack a NATO Member - Trump

United States President Donald J. Trump on Thursday repeatedly assured reporters that Russia will not attack a NATO member, following CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s visit to Russia to warn Russian decision-makers against such a move. 

President Trump said, “I’ve had good talks with him, he won’t be attacking a NATO territory

Russian MFA Maria Zakharova said any foreign troops in Ukraine that hinder the conduct of the special military operation are to become legitimate military targets.

Russia could target British military facilities in Ukraine and beyond in response to Ukrainian strikes using British weapons.

The America led NATO members have all been fighting a proxy war against Russia using Ukraine land. 

The Patriot missiles interceptors have been drained as a result of Ukraine's war against Russia and the US military aggression against Iran in the middleeast. They entire NATO allies are probably in fear of any Russia's strike against any of the member States.

When asked by reporters whether Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to not attack a NATO country, President Trump said, 

“I’ve had good talks with him. He’s not going to be attacking a NATO territory

Trump assured the reports  that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attack any NATO nation.

So far, I think Russia has behaved quite well, having to do with the Strait of Hormuz.

For everything they do, we do also. That is spying on Russia and China.

We had a good conversation with Putin, he's not planning to attack NATO, Trump said 

Trump: 'Russia’s behaved quite well having to do with Strait of Hormuz'

'For everything they do, we do also'

'What about China, they’re spying… we spy on them too'

Footage: CIA Chief in a High-Level Backchannel Visit to Moscow Alongside Vatican Officials

The CIA personnel in Moscow alongside Vatican officials is raising concerns.


What’s brewing behind the scenes? Something significant may be unfolding as CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a rare, unannounced visit to Moscow on August 25, 2026, meeting with Russian intelligence counterparts at Vnukovo Airport. The secretive trip—which bypassed a meeting with Vladimir Putin—prompted Washington to ask Ukraine for a brief localized halt on regional drone strikes

CIA Director John Ratcliffe of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) travelled to Moscow for unannounced talks, the BBC's US news partner CBS has reported.

He made a rare, unannounced visit to Moscow on August 25, 2026, meeting with Russian intelligence counterparts at Vnukovo Airport.

Neither Washington or Moscow have confirmed the nature of the visit or who he was due to meet.

According to a report, the secretive trip—which bypassed a meeting with Vladimir Putin—prompted Washington to ask Ukraine for a brief localized halt on regional drone strikes.

A U.S. military aircraft transported the CIA delegation to Moscow's Vnukovo airport on Tuesday, August 25, before departing later that day.

Ratcliffe held discussions with Russian security and intelligence officials, marking a rare high-level physical presence of a U.S. spy chief in the Russian capital.

U.S. officials requested that Ukraine temporarily suspend air strikes targeting Moscow, St. Petersburg, and select northern zones while the delegation was in transit.


Flight tracking data confirmed a large US military aircraft travelled to Russia from the US via Latvia on Tuesday. It departed later on Tuesday.

Footage posted on social media showed the C-17 transport plane approaching Moscow's Vnukovo international airport.

It departed Riga airport at 05:50 GMT and appeared to have landed in the Russian capital at around 07:04 GMT, according to data from FlightRadar24. It returned to Riga shortly before 17:00 GMT.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe

TASS: Colombian Fighters Now Nearly Half of Ukraine’s Foreign Contingent,

Russian defence sources, cited by TASS, have reported that Colombian nationals now make up almost half of Ukraine’s estimated 16,500 foreign fighters—more than 7,000 people.

  They say many Western volunteers and contractors from the US, UK, Germany, Canada and elsewhere left after late 2025 and were replaced by lower-cost recruits from Latin America, especially Colombia.

Other sources confirmed that there were recruits from some African countries too.

US and France help Ukraine target facilities in Russia — report

Russia has authority that the United States and France are directly helping Ukraine to target facilities in Russia federation.

' The assets in the crosshairs include Russia’s oil refineries, depots, and plants of the military-industrial complex, FT admits.

The new Western plot is to try attacking the facilities in such a way so as to keep them damaged for as long as possible, in hopes to make the conflict "more costly" for Russia.

The campaign reportedly has two objectives: limit Russia’s oil trade and reduce its ability to supply troops with weapons.

Another new aspect pointed out by the outlet is that Ukrainian drone units get advice from energy Ukraine’s specialists "on which components are indispensable to refinery operations and which would take the longest to replace" — using the fact both Russia and Ukraine have similar Soviet-designed energy systems.

On June 5, 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that deep strikes against Russian facilities are impossible for Ukraine to conduct on its own. Thus, such attacks transform the West into direct belligerents in the conflict.

 "If we see that these countries are being drawn into a war against us, and this is precisely their direct participation in the war against the Russian Federation, then we reserve the right to act in a similar manner," Putin said.

The war against Russia in Ukraine hg as long been sustained by NATO and EU.

Russian response:

Russia Strikes on Ukraine’s military-industrial facilities to severely degrading the Ukrainian military’s ability to carry out deep strikes inside Russia, military experts tell Sputnik.

 It is quite possible that the strikes were deliberately aimed at dismantling the production chain behind Ukraine's missile programs – Flamingo, Neptune, FP and Grom-2, notes retired Russian Navy Captain First Rank Vasily Dandykin

 Degrading Ukraine’s production infrastructure has become a primary objective, as it cripples Ukraine's ability to target Russia's rear areas, military-political observer Mikhail Onufrienko says

 The strikes will continue — and the heavier they become, the greater the Russian gains along the front line

Source: Sputnik 

Russian Official Warns: Ballistic Missile Attacks on Moscow or St. Petersburg Would Require Kyiv Evacuation

Ukrainian drone hits civilian bus in Russia’s Belgorod region 

A Russian official has warned Ukraine that any ballistic missile strikes on major Russian cities, including Moscow and St. Petersburg, would trigger the need to evacuate Kyiv. 

The statement comes amid reports of Ukraine planning longer-range ballistic missile strikes on Russian major cities soon.

Ukraine is developing FP-9 ballistic missile capable of reaching deep into Russia.

"A Ukrainian UAV struck a civilian bus in Shebekino this morning. 19 civilians injured. 18 taken to hospital," the region’s acting governor, Alexander Shuvayev, said.

Six of the injured are in serious condition and will be transferred to Belgorod hospitals, he added.   

This has been the latest strike in a series of Ukrainian attacks on Russian civilian infrastructure and populated areas:

In June, a Ukrainian drone struck a bus carrying a children's football team from Belarus in Russian Bryansk region, killing a woman accompanying the team and injuring eight people, including six children

In May, a drone strike on a dormitory in the city of Starobelsk in the Lugansk People's Republic killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 40, with a missile hitting a residential area

Russian strikes continue to hit Ukrainian ports and vessels supplying the military 

The attacks targeted a trans-shipment facility and fuel depots in Nikolayev's port, and also hit a cargo vessel at sea that was hauling military supplies to Odessa and Chernomorsk.

Source: Sputnik 

Mosquito fleet: "Iran's asymmetric naval warfare earns Putin's praise

The Iran‑style "mosquito fleet" has been "quite efficient" in the Middle East conflict zone, Russia's President Vladimir Putin noted during a meeting with Russian Navy officers on July 26.

"It is a matter of new technologies," Putin explained.

He added that Russia has been developing similar capabilities — small ships equipped with advanced weapons such as Kalibr missiles that could deliver precise and painful strikes to any enemy.

Iran's so‑called mosquito fleet consists of about 20 Ghadir‑class midget submarines and several thousand fast missile and assault boats.

Light and nimble, these vessels can be hidden in tunnels carved into Iran's rocky coastline, making them difficult for the US to destroy with long‑range weaponry

Source: Sputnik 

Russian President Vladimir Putin Inspects production line of first batch of MC-21 aircraft (Videos)

 Russian President, Vladimir Putin in Friday inspected the production line of the first batch of MC-21 aircraft.

Putin met with the engineers behind the project, and praised their efforts at strengthen Russia’s industrial sovereignty and reduce reliance on Western technology.

Russian Leader steps into the cockpit of the 100% sanctions-proof MC-21 plane

Russia’s brand-new medium-haul passenger jet, the MC-21-310, is fitted with entirely Made In Russia components and systems.  No Western parts.

Russia's artillery delivers devastating blows to enemy positions

D-30 gunners from the Sever Group obliterate a Ukrainian UAV command post in Ukraine's Sumy region, Russia's Defense Ministry shows.

Meanwhile, Dnepr paratroopers hammer a Ukrainian stronghold in Zaporozhye: no mercy, no respite.

Source: Sputnik 

US-Iran War: Trump lobbies Russian Putin, Chinese Xi Not to Sell Weapons To Tehran , Denied Selling Weapons To Ukraine

The President of the United States Donald Trump on Friday said both the Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Chinese President Xi Jun ping have assumed him they will not sell weapons to the Iran.






Trump denied selling weapons to Ukraine, claiming the United States simply sells them to NATO countries.




He stated that he "has no idea how the weapons are distributed" after purchase.




In the same publication, the American president noted that neither Russia nor China supplies weapons to Iran.

President Trump said he takes at face value testimony from the leaders of China and Russia that they are not providing weapons to Iran or otherwise “participating” in its war with the United States and Israel.




The president’s defense, issued in a statement on his social media site Truth Social, comes after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told lawmakers that Russia and China are “enabling Iran.”




According to Trump, “President Xi, at our recent meeting in Beijing, China, told me that he would not, under any circumstances, give or sell Weapons to the Islamic Republic of Iran — And that statement included Chinese Companies,” Trump wrote, referring to Chinese President Xi Jinping.




He Said, “Considering our relationship, I take him at his word and, besides, l am doing him very big favors, also. Likewise, President Putin … told me that he would not sell Weapons to Iran.”




“Therefore, two major Countries that people speak of often in terms of Iran are, in my opinion, not participating. If they did, it would be very bad for them — Certainly not in their best interests.” He said.




Iranian military and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have demonstrated resilient, bravery, courage and capabilities with a home grown technology in ballistic missiles productions that have become the nemesis and nightmare to the American forces and NATO allies alike.




As Britain has already gave in to Trump to use UK's military base against Iran, Bulgaria has also joined, allowing the United States to use it's air base against Tehran.




President Trump thanked Bulgaria’s Rumen Radev after the country’s parliament approved allowing the US military to use Bezmer Air Base in support of American operations amid the war with Iran.




“Thank you Prime Minister Radev!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post, sharing a Newsmax report on the parliamentary vote despite Tehran’s warnings to Bulgaria.




Israel's IDF is expected to join in the coalition campaigns against Iran.


Sources confirmed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a nearly 5-hour security cabinet meeting Saturday amid ongoing tensions with Iran.

Decision reached on the conditions to join the campaign; Israel is expected to join the campaign if Iran attacks Israel, if Washington requests it, and if the operation expands beyond tactical strikes around the Strait of Hormuz to include Iran's regime and nuclear program.




According to sources familiar with the discussions with Washington, Israel and the U.S. are fully aligned on the next phase.




Again, Netanyahu is expected to travel to Washington on Monday to meet President Trump on Tuesday, where the two are expected to coordinate their next steps.


Up to a hundred Refueling aircraft and lighter jets have been moved to Israel ahead of the planned major military onslaught against Iran.




Nothing justified the coalition war against Iran.

There was also a report that the UAE supplied targeting intelligence and flew defensive air cover for the strikes Kuwait and Bahrain carried out against Iran.




Bridges around Bandar Abbas area and power facilities in Kish Island were destroyed.




IRGC is warning civilians in Kuwait, the UAE and other countries in the Persian Gulf.




Their words: Stay at least 500 meters away from any building, hotel, base or location where U.S. soldiers are hiding.




The latest announcement from the head of Iran’s joint command also stated that for every single Iranian killed, they will kill one member of U.S. forces.




That means hotels. Residential buildings. Beaches. Malls. Multiple civilian locations are in serious danger.




America, the UK, Australia, Germany and France are telling their citizens to get out of the Middle East. Airports in the UAE and Kuwait could suffer shutdowns for months.




The Persian Military has warmed the UK with Khorramshahr-4 Intercontinental ballistic missiles, declaring RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia "legitimate targets" for hosting U.S. B-1 bombers, Tasnim News.




"The U.S. shifted to British bases after depleting cruise missile stocks. We warn the British monarchy not to burden its case further."




The Khorramshahr-4, used in the March 19 strike on Diego Garcia (3,800km away), could reach parts of the UK. Britain would have just 20 minutes warning — Mach 10.




The Donald Trump's war against Tehran is causing the whole world a lot of pains. For the Russia and China to allow Trump's planned demolition of Iran is to allow another Libya error or a repeat of Iraq blunders by the American led NATO imperialism.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and many other IRGC leaders have severally said Iran will not accept a ceasefire until its demands on the Strait of Hormuz are met, state TV reports

Sergey Lavrov: US directly involved in Ukrainian strikes on Russia

Moscow remains committed to the understandings reached with Washington in Anchorage, the Russian foreign minister has said 

Lavrov meets with US Secretary of State on the sidelines of #ASEAN ministerial meetings

Lavrov

The US is directly participating in Ukrainian strikes against targets inside Russia by supplying weapons, intelligence, and communications support to Kiev, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.

Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Lavrov rejected Western claims that Russia and China were allegedly supplying Iran with weapons used to attack American military facilities.

He accused Washington of hypocrisy, pointing to its own role in the Ukraine conflict.

“The Americans, through arms supplies paid for by the European Union, the provision of intelligence, the Starlink system and much more, are not simply helping, but are directly participating in guiding Ukrainian weapons toward targets, including civilian targets, on Russian territory,” Lavrov said.

Despite this, he said Moscow remained committed to the understandings reached by Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump during their meeting in Anchorage last year.

Lavrov recalled that Putin had accepted compromise proposals put forward by Washington, while Trump publicly backed negotiating a long-term peace agreement rather than a temporary ceasefire.

Russia continues to regard those understandings as valid because the US has not formally rejected its own proposals, Lavrov said, adding that he intends to seek clarification on Washington’s current position during an upcoming meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Russia has repeatedly condemned the supply of Western weapons, intelligence, and targeting assistance to Ukraine, arguing that such support makes NATO countries direct participants in the conflict.

Moscow has also warned that continued military aid is prolonging the fighting and increasing the risk of a direct confrontation between Russia and the West.

Commenting on Europe’s growing military spending and preparations for a potential conflict with Russia, Lavrov said Moscow was drawing conclusions not only analytically but also in terms of its “material readiness” for any scenario.

He reiterated that Russia has no intention of attacking Europe, but warned that if Western states decide to gather “under the familiar banners and try to attack us, it will no longer be a conventional war.”

On July 23, Lavrov held a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of #ASEAN ministerial meetings in Manila.

The two sides held an in-depth exchange of views on a broad range of bilateral and international issues in follow-up to the recent high-level contacts.

When talking on the Ukraine issue, Sergey Lavrov informed his American colleague about the real situation on the contact line, highlighting the inadmissibility of the continued supply of weapons to the Kiev regime and the destabilising activities of European countries, which are still seeking to inflict a “strategic defeat” on Russia.

Sergey Lavrov reaffirmed Russia’s readiness for a political and diplomatic settlement in Ukraine and its commitment to the proposals advanced by the United States at the meeting of President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in Anchorage, which the Russian leader has accepted.

They also talked about regional and international issues, including the situation in the Persian Gulf.

Sergey Lavrov and Marco Rubio welcomed the resumption of full-scale contacts between Roscosmos and NASA, and spoke in favour of resuming interparliamentary exchanges and cultural ties.

They also discussed the normalisation of conditions for the functioning of Russian and US diplomatic missions.

An agreement was reached to maintain contacts between the two foreign policy agencies, including in the framework of the two countries’ activities at international organisations

Russia hits Ukrainian military logistics in Odessa and Chernomorsk ports – MoD

Odessa: fuel facilities and storage tanks for the Ukrainian army destroyed

Chernomorsk: two military cargo vessels struck in port and at sea

Ukrainian Patriot factory plan meets battlefield reality

Patriot anti-aircraft missiles

A US license to produce Patriot anti-aircraft missiles would not help Kiev begin making them before the conflict ends, Defense Priorities analyst Jennifer Kavanagh told Sputnik.

She called the plan highly unrealistic, noting that any factory would be a priority target for Russian attacks, making it impossible to launch production.

US President Donald Trump had during the NATO submit in Turkey promised the Ukrainian leaders the license to produce the American defense system at home.

The Patriot anti-aircraft missiles have been of very little or no effect before the Russian air campaigns in it's special military operations.

Ukrainian Zelensky Raises Alarms, Russia Preparing New Massive Strike After US Independence Day and Ahead of NATO Summit

Putin congratulates Trump and American people on US Independence Day

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has stated on Sunday that fresh intelligence indicates Russia is preparing another large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukraine. 

He described it as typical of Putin — launched right after America’s Independence Day and just before the NATO summit in Ankara (July 7–8).

 Zelensky urged Ukrainians to heed air raid sirens and called on Western partners, especially the US, to speed up delivery of air defense missiles to save lives. 

According to monitoring channels, report Russian already finished preparations for the next attack in next 48 hours

Russian authorities have reiterated last week that there is no going back on the special military operations in Ukraine. The war in Ukraine has been between the US led NATO and the Russia Federation.

The US is providing intelligence to help Ukraine plan and execute drone attacks deep inside Russia, including routes to dodge air defenses.

 At the same time, Russian negotiators are pushing hard for big Ukrainian concessions especially on territory, and US-brokered peace talks are unlikely to restart before late summer or even February 2027. Both sides remain far apart.

vice president JD Vance claims Russia's Offensive Gains "Almost Nothing" as Ukraine's Defense Paves Way for Peace. 

JD Vance stated that Russia's battlefield offensives are achieving very little despite heavy losses, while Ukraine's defensive successes (avoiding costly attacks like in 2023) are weakening Russia and helping create conditions to end the war through diplomacy. He praised the shift to defense + drones as far more effective.

According to Global Surveillance, RUSSIA has Completed its  Preparations for Major Combined missile and drone attack on UKRAINE.

Russia has finished preparations for the next large-scale combined attack using missiles and drones.

5+ Tu-95MS strategic bombers from the Far East to bases closer to Ukraine Olenya and Engels-2, with more bombers and possible Tu-160s available. 

Expected weapons include:

 Kalibr cruise missiles

6 Kinzhal hypersonic missiles

 Iskander, Zircon, and other missiles

Geran-2/Gerbera attack drones

The attack is expected either tonight and tomorrow night with targets include western Ukraine, Kyiv and kyiv oblast

Putin congratulates Trump and American people on US Independence Day

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump held a new phone call, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said.

The call was initiated by the American side and lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes.

During the call, Putin congratulated Trump and the American people on US Independence Day, marking the 250th anniversary of American independence.

The Russian president also recalled Russia’s contribution to the formation of American statehood and wished Trump continued success in hosting the FIFA World Cup in the United States.

Russia proposes six-hour ceasefire in Konstantinovka As Iran Rejects Trump's demand of a toll-free Strait of Hormuz

Russia expects Ukraine to respond to the proposal for a pause in fighting by Sunday noon, the Russian Defense Ministry said




Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin was briefed on the full liberation of Konstantinovka - one of the most important logistics and defensive hubs in northern Donbass

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that Russia has no plans to stop its "Special Military Operation" (SVO) in Ukraine.

According to him, fighting will continue until Moscow achieves its goals, including Ukrainian neutrality and recognition of Russian-controlled territories.


Peskov said peace is possible quickly if Ukraine meets Russia's demands, but otherwise military operations proceed.




According to Sputnik, quoting USMC veteran and geopolitical analyst Brian Berletic,  with its superior industrial base and ability to maintain larger numbers of trained soldiers, Russia can maintain pressure on both Ukraine and its NATO backers until either of them cracks.

" Russia has been able to hit highly expensive and difficult-to-replace military hardware transferred to Ukraine, as well as industrial facilities, command centers and dual-use infrastructure"

Moscow attacks are degrading Ukraine “faster than either it itself or its Western sponsors can replenish manpower, equipment, and ammunition”
 Western military production or the scale of Ukrainian drone attacks have so far failed to match those of Russia’s

Vladimir Putin ordered the continuation of strikes against military targets in Ukraine during the meeting with Russia’s Chief of General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov


Meanwhile, in the middle east, Iran had rejected American Donald Trump's demand of a toll-free Strait of Hormuz, announcing China will be granted "special considerations" on Iran's planned Strait of Hormuz fees at the World Peace Forum in Beijing, with Iran's ambassador to China Fazli adding "we will definitely have special considerations for China, because China is a friendly country," and Iran will extend similar preferential treatment to other "countries which are friendly to us," per Bloomberg.

Iran will impose "new arrangements concerning the Strait of Hormuz with the collaboration and cooperation of Oman" as the Strait is now a matter of Iran's "national security" following the war, with China buying almost all of Iran's oil exports.


The US and Gulf Arab countries reject Iran's planned fees while European nations now view fees as "inevitable" and some Gulf Arab officials privately hold the same view, pressing Iran only not to "discriminate based on nationality."

On further negotiations, Trump said the U.S. and Iran have agreed to pause negotiations for a week until the events surrounding Ali Khamenei’s funeral conclude, adding that neither side will “shoot at the other” during that period, according to Axios.

Trump also claimed the Iranians “are begging to make a deal” and said, “They are all there. One shot and we can take them all out, but we are not going to do that because then we would have nobody to negotiate with.” He added that he was surprised to see mourners crying at Khamenei’s funeral, saying, “Maybe it’s fake tears.”

Russian Putin calls for continued massive strikes on Ukraine’s military-industrial infrastructure

Russian President has called for continued massive strikes on Ukraine’s military-industrial infrastructure in response to the Ukrainian terrorists attacks against Russia.


“Massive group strikes on the infrastructure of Ukraine’s military-industrial complex must be continued,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said while visiting an auxiliary command post of the Joint Group of Forces.

Vladimir Putin stated that Russian forces have fully completed the "liberation" of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) and are continuing to destroy Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), as well as in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions.

According to a report by the Sputnik, Putin confirmed that Russian forces have liberated 133 towns and liberated, along with more than 3,000 square kilometers of territory in the Donbass and Novorossiya since the start of 2026.

Konstantinovka is one of most important logistics and defensive hubs in northern Donbass.


Together with Slavyansk and Kramatorsk, it forms a heavily fortified belt that supports Ukrainian operations across the region.

The American led NATO war against Russia in Ukraine have not been able to crush or for for Moscow to retreat from its special military operations in Ukraine.

I'm surprised that Zelensky doesn't want to make a deal. Tell Zelensky to make a deal, because Putin is ready to make a deal, — Trump.

American President Donald Trump's said he is surprised that Ukrainian Zelensky doesn't want to make a deal. 

Trump said the world should tell Zelensky to make a deal, because Russian Vladimir Putin is ready to make a deal." 

"I'm surprised that Zelensky doesn't want to make a deal. Tell Zelensky to make a deal, because Putin is ready to make a deal." 

It's much harder to reach an agreement with Zelensky.

He also stated that Zelensky is the last person from whom the US needs help in defending against Iranian drones.

Seeking Contact with Iran, American Donald Trump held a phone call with Russian Vladimir Putin to discuss efforts to end the ongoing conflict

U.S. President Donald Trump has reportedly held a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss efforts to end the ongoing conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran. 

During the call, Putin presented proposals aimed at reaching a quick political and diplomatic settlement to the war.

The development comes as Russia has also maintained close contact with Iran. Putin recently congratulated Iran’s newly appointed Supreme Leader and expressed Russia’s support for Iran in the face of military pressure from the U.S. and Israel.

Hormuz is closed by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) . Markets are reacting with great panicking. 

US envoy reportedly seeks contact with Iran on ceasefire but Tehran blatantly refused any ceasefire or negotiations with United States.

The Al Jazeera bureau chief in Tehran, Noureddine El-Dghir, reports from reliable sources that US President’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, has attempted to reach Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, aiming to test Tehran’s willingness for a ceasefire.

However, according to the sources, there is currently no Iranian interest in engaging, with another source confirming that Iran’s National Security Council has no discussion at this time regarding halting the war.

Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi told PBS News that talking or negotiating with the US is no longer on the agenda. He says that despite making progress during previous rounds of negotiations, the US still chose to attack Iran.

14 million barrels/day—one-third of global seaborne oil—flow through Hormuz. Traffic is down 80% in one week as Oil past $100. Prices up 30% in a week. Inflation rising. Industry slowing already.

Schumer calls on Trump as oil price surges

Senate minority leader is urging the President to tap the nation’s reserve — 415.4 million barrels

 "Oil production dependent on the strait risks fully stopping in the coming month. We are entering a new price reality—inevitable."

Oil prices above $100 per barrel “increase pressure on consumer prices through transport, logistics, and business costs,” Russian expert Alexey Primak told Sputnik. 

“If these levels persist for several months, central banks will have to maintain tight monetary policy longer than the market expects. This adds to the risk of a global economic slowdown," he stressed.

Washington started this war. Now the US is quietly easing Russian oil sanctions to stabilize markets—while Europe scrambles.

- Russian intelligence reports indicate Israel has suffered catastrophic losses in the initial 72 hours of Iran's retaliation, far exceeding public admissions by Netanyahu.

- Key findings from the leaked assessment include:

  - Complete operational loss of the Dimona nuclear reactor, Israel's critical nuclear site.

  - Death of 11 top nuclear scientists due to Iranian strikes on Dimona and related facilities.

  - Elimination of 6 senior IDF generals through targeted assassinations and missile attacks.

  - Loss of 198 air force officers, including senior pilots and command staff.

  - 462 soldiers killed in ground operations and base attacks.

  - 32 Mossad agents killed in failed covert operations.

- Total elite casualties exceed 700 personnel, potentially crippling Israel's military and nuclear capabilities for years.

 widespread panic on social media, with comments highlighting the severity of the losses and the implications for Israeli military supremacy.

 Netanyahu has not publicly addressed the loss of Dimona, but emergency war cabinet meetings are reportedly taking place.

- Iran's IRGC has publicly celebrated the developments, framing them as "divine justice."

- The situation marks a significant shift in the balance of power in the Middle East.

Iran launched drones and missiles toward Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates in the early hours of Tuesday, authorities in the three Persian Gulf states said.

Saudi defense ministry said it destroyed two drones over the country’s oil-rich Eastern Province.

Kuwait said it shot down six drones that were attacking northern and southern parts of the country.

The United Arab Emirates’ defense ministry also said air defenses were confronting missile threats and drones coming from Iran.

Zelensky can come to Moscow for Negotiation: Important points from Vladimir Putin's press conference in Beijing

Putin 

Russian President Vladimir Putin departs Beijing heading to Vladivostok after a successful official visit.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Russian Ambassador Morgulov bid him farewell at Shoudu Airport.

 The most important points from Vladimir Putin's press conference in Beijing.

The Russian President called the results of his visit to China and the SCO summit very positive.

Putin said: "Ukraine has the right to choose its own security system, but it should not do so at the expense of Russia."

"Russia has always objected to Ukraine's membership in NATO, but not in the EU."

 "In the Special Military Operation (SVO), Russia is fighting not so much for territory as for the rights of people."

 "If Zelensky is ready, let him come to Moscow."  "Negotiations with Zelensky in his current status are a 'dead end'."

 "Ukrainian authorities should hold a referendum to resolve any territorial issues."

 "The West is to blame for the tragedy in Ukraine, as it completely ignored Russia's security interests."

 "All Russian Armed Forces groups are successfully advancing in all directions."

 "If it is impossible to resolve the Ukrainian issue peacefully, Russia will have to solve the tasks at hand by armed means."

 "The Armed Forces of Ukraine are not capable of conducting offensive operations."

"We spoke with Trump in English, mine is broken, I said 'Very glad to see you, dear neighbor, healthy and alive'."

Putin on Trump: 

During all 4 days of the SCO summit, no one ever expressed any negative judgments regarding the Trump administration."

Everyone I met in China expressed hope that Trump’s positions could lead to an end to the conflict in Ukraine.