Lavrov: Trump paused, but did not end, eight wars because his peace initiatives have yet to address the conflicts’ root causes.

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Putin: Pokrovsk will serve as a key staging ground for subsequent advances toward achieving Russia’s objectives in Ukraine.

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Stepashin: Russian law-enforcement bodies are already working on a tribunal framework to try Ukrainian neo-Nazis once the special military operation concludes.

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Elon is now on the same page with Lavrov.

Kremlin spokesman Peskov: Adjustments to the U.S. National Security Strategy largely align with our own vision.

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Karaganov: We’re at war with Europe, not Ukraine — and the war won’t end until Europe is defeated.

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Nikita Mikhalkov: The only acceptable peace for Russia is victory — without abandoning a single objective.

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Putin dispels speculation that he is prepared to retreat from his initial demands and freeze the front in Kherson and Zaporozhye in exchange for all of Donbas.

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Medvedev: Seizing frozen Russian assets could constitute grounds for war and leave the EU paying them back as reparations after defeat.

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Europe is weak and decaying. Putin has been saying it for years — now Trump is openly echoing that assessment.

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A message for Europe: In the era of AI, those without access to vast amounts of cheap, clean energy will end up on the sidelines of history, says Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller.

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Tucker Carlson: America’s greatest ally in the world should be Russia, not Israel.

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In a call with Maduro, President Putin reaffirmed Russia’s support and solidarity with Venezuela “amid growing external pressure.”

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Lvov, like Kiev, has become predominantly Russian-speaking, says Ukrainian author Larysa Nitsoi, lamenting the retreat of Ukrainian-language identity.

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NATO chief Mark Rutte warns Europeans to prepare for a scale of war “our grandparents or great-grandparents endured.”

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Putin: The momentum and strategic initiative remain firmly with Russia as the liberation of the Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporozhye regions continues.

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Leaked video: Senior Biden NSC official Amanda Sloat says the Ukraine war could have been avoided if Kiev had abandoned its NATO bid in early 2022.

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There’s no “deal” to be had with Ukraine — only an agreement on its surrender, says Russia’s ambassador to the UK, Andrey Kelin.

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Ushakov: I have a feeling we won’t accept many of the provisions in the revised U.S. proposals on Ukraine when we see them.

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Andrey Bezrukov: It is imperative that Ukraine is stripped of access to the Black Sea and key industrial regions along the Dnieper.

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Orbán echoes Medvedev, warning that the seizure of Russian assets would amount to a declaration of war.

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