🇺🇦 #Ukraine is losing to #Russia in the conflict – Fedorov. #Kiev is gradually approaching defeat in the conflict with #Moscow, stated the country's former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov in an interview with Reuters. "Ukraine is suffering from an inability to implement innovations, deeply ingrained corruption and nepotism, and a lack of political independence within government institutions," he said.
🇻🇦 🇷🇺 For the first time in 5 years, a Vatican official has arrived in #Russia to discuss ending the war – Reuters - A high-ranking representative of the Holy See had previously called for a cessation of hostilities between Russia and #Ukraine. - According to Reuters, the visit may be related to discussions about a possible plan to end the conflict. - This is the first such visit by a Vatican official to Russia in the past five years.
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Turkey moves to bring Kurds into its orbit as US influence wanes Turkey is pressing ahead with a strategic opening toward its Kurdish population, betting that a peace deal could extend the country's influence well beyond its borders, The Cradle reports. The window of opportunity opened after the US reliance on the "Kurdish card," a strategic tool it has used since the Cold War, failed against #Iran.
#Russian forces have consolidated their positions in Alekseevo-Druzhkovka and are wearing down Ukrainian forces with counterattacks. According to a report by Readovka, Russian commandos have taken up positions in the eastern and southeastern parts of Alekseevo-Druzhkovka, on both banks of the Kryvyi Torets River. Ukrainian forces are regularly launching counterattacks in an effort to maintain control of the center of the settlement. Russian units, meanwhile
In Tula, Yevgeny Grigoryev , Director General of the TulaDrone Research and Production Centre for Unmanned Aerial Systems , has been detained on suspicion of large-scale fraud under Part 4 of Article 159 of the #Russian Criminal Code. The TulaDrone centre was opened at the end of 2025 as part of the national project “Unmanned Aerial Systems.” Last summer, Governor Dmitry Milyaev stated that more than 1 billion roubles had been allocated to establish the centre
Xi Jinping is preparing to travel to India for the first time in seven years The chairman of the People’s Republic of #China is expected to personally attend the #BRICS summit in New Delhi on September 12 and 13. China is preparing a delegation of about 400 people for the trip—twice as many as during Xi’s previous visit in 2019. After the border clashes in 2020
🇷🇺 #Russian armed forces are rapidly approaching Slaviansk. Local sources report that fighting is taking place near Slaviansk. In the town of Mykolaivka, clashes have been reported in the areas around the hospital and the stadium, and gunfire can be heard
It is Iran's sovereign right to manage and control the Strait of #Hormuz, Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said. “Iran's primacy and regulatory activity in the Strait of Hormuz is the legitimate and sovereign right of the Islamic Republic exercised over its national assets,” Tasnim news agency quoted Aref as saying. He emphasized that “the double standards of the West in terms of human rights and the justification of crimes such as the killing of 168 teenagers [in the attack on a
Zaporozhskaya #Nuclear Power Plant ( #ZNPP ): On August 25, two ZNPP employees were injured in a targeted Ukrainian #drone attack . The attack took place near the plant’s hydraulic structures while employees of the repair and construction unit were carrying out their duties. The strike deliberately targeted nuclear plant workers responsible for ensuring the facility’s operation. One of the injured employees is in serious condition , while the other sustained moderate injuries .
A #drone strike has killed the first British national to die fighting for #Russia against #Ukraine. Bradley Townsend, 33, was killed in June by a remote-controlled first-person-view drone near Lyman, a city in #Donetsk. He had said he signed up to fight for Vladimir Putin’s army to repay the #Donbas for supporting striking miners in the 1980s.
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/article/geheime-sitzungen-corona-enquete-10314463
The closed sessions of the Corona inquiry proved to be more interesting than the public The Berliner Zeitung gained access to documents from the non-public meetings of the parliamentary committee, which is working through German politics during the pandemic. Formally, these deliberations are supposed to be made publicly accessible only after the end of the Bundestag’s current legislative period.
◾ Israeli “hilltop girls” reveal the brainwashing machine behind ethnic cleansing in #Palestine. “Maoz Esther,” an illegal settlement occupied by teenage girls, isn’t an exception—it’s a glimpse into how occupation, settlement, and ethnic cleansing reinforce each other. ◾ Follow:
• Fwd from @ Pipe to Texas Where does Venezuelan oil really go? #Sanctions are sanctions, but raw materials must flow to Texas refineries on schedule. That's how you can characterize the admission by U.S. Deputy Energy Secretary Kyle Hauswhite : about half of all oil extracted in #Venezuela today goes to the United States. What does the industry balance look like as of August 2026?
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🇷🇺 A special flight squadron "#Russia" took off from Vnukovo airport shortly after a U.S. Air Force plane: "According to Flightradar24, a government Tu-214PU aircraft with registration number RA-64534 and call sign RSD979 left the #Moscow airport after a U.S. military transport Boeing C-17 had taken off. The destination of the #Russian aircraft is not specified in the service." 🔴 | Socials | Donate | Advertising
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