🇷🇺⚠️Russian forces seize Ukraine’s NATO-supplied anti-tank missile system in Kursk region

“The weapon was made in collaboration with NATO members, as evidenced by the bilingual (Ukrainian-English) format of the explanatory inscriptions on the system’s devices,” a Russian officer with a call sign Vityaz told Sputnik.

He added that Russian troops had also captured Ukraine’s Western-made heavy machine guns and sniper rifles.

The weapons were seized by servicemen of the Sever battle group during the liberation of the Gornal village in Russia’s Kursk region, according to the officer.

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💸🫰$33 trillion debt-ridden US can ‘NO LONGER SUBSIDIZE’ European security - Mike Waltz

“We have to make the distinction between our Eastern European [NATO] allies like Poland, like Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - and others,” the US national security advisor pointed out.

He made it clear that the US would continue to demand that its allies “pay their […] fair share” and that “they share this burden” of providing European security.

Waltz referenced Norway and Finland, who he said had “stepped up” their burden-sharing, while others like Spain, Canada, and Italy are “just woefully insufficient.”

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🇭🇺🤬'WHAT A SHAME!' — Hungary's PM on European People's Party Congress’s decision to develop a long-term strategy for supporting Ukraine

"[They] decided to support prolonging the war in Ukraine. They want to send more money to Ukraine while the European economy suffers," Viktor Orban wrote on X.

According to the resolution, the EPP urges the EU and its member states to develop bilateral and multilateral programs that include immediate military, humanitarian, and economic assistance to Ukraine.

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❗️Russia is grateful to the US for Lend-Lease during the Great Patriotic War — Kremlin

Without it, it would have been very difficult, but the USSR would have managed anyway, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at the Znanie (Knowledge) education forum taking place on the sidelines of the Russian-hosted World Youth Festival.

The president's press secretary reminded that Moscow paid off the Lend-Lease debt, with the final payment made in 2006.

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❗️A peaceful deal should be concluded by Russia, not with the United States, but with Ukraine, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

He emphasized that President Vladimir Putin remains open to political and diplomatic methods of resolution.

Peskov also said that:

▪️Putin's statement regarding Russia's readiness for negotiations on Ukraine without preconditions remains valid.

▪️Russia expects that the efforts of the United States in the peace process in Ukraine will yield results.

▪️If necessary, direct contact between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump will be established.

▪️In the situation with Ukraine, Putin did what he was supposed to do.

▪️Russia aims to achieve the goals of the special military operation and fulfill the tasks set by the Russian president.

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❗️Russian troops have liberated the village of Novoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, Russia's Defense Ministry announced

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🇷🇺🪖Key statements from the Russian MoD daily briefing on the special military operation:

▪️Ukrainian forces suffered losses of 525 soldiers and five armored vehicles in the zone of responsibility of Russia’s Tsentr Battlegroup;

▪️Russia’s Sever Battlegroup wiped out over 155 soldiers;

▪️Russia's Yug Battlegroup eliminated 270 militants and one tank;

▪️Russia's Dnepr Battlegroup eliminated 85 militants;

▪️Russia’s Vostok Battlegroup wiped out over 175 soldiers;

▪️Russian air defense systems shot down 125 drones.

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📹 Russia's Defense Ministry shows video footage from the liberated settlement of Novoye in the Donetsk People's Republic.

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🚨INDIAN MINISTER OF DEFENSE RAJNATH SINGH TO ATTEND VICTORY DAY PARADE IN MOSCOW - SOURCE

🇮🇳🇷🇺 "The Russian side was informed earlier that India would be represented by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh," a source in the Government of India told Sputnik India.

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📹 US needs to pressure Ukraine to end conflict with Russia

"The truth is the Russian now hold the territory and what are we supposed to do about it? The only thing we can do is pressure the Ukrainians to stop fighting," former Pentagon advisor Colonel Douglas MacGregor said on the Judging Freedom YouTube channel. Otherwise, Ukrainian forces will be "slaughtered if they don't stop."

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🔥 Great Patriotic War 80 years on: The faces of victory

Captain Oleg Krasusky was one of the heroes who helped secure victory over the fascist invaders. On August 11, 1943, as part of the 333rd Rifle Division, he broke through heavily fortified German defenses near Golaya Dolina in the Kharkov region.

The battles were fierce, with the Nazis dropping leaflets to demoralize Soviet troops, claiming, "We surrendered the Caucasus, we will surrender Ukraine, but Russia will long remember Golaya Dolina."

Quick and decisive action was crucial, and young Captain Krasusky was ready to take the risk.

Here is what he wrote in his letters to his mother

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🚨🇷🇺🌐UNLOCKING THE FUTURE: RUSSIA TO HOST GLOBAL DIGITAL FORUM

The Global Digital Forum will take place on June 5-6 in Nizhny Novgorod.

The forum will bring together over 1,500 FOREIGN GUESTS and 10,000+ ONLINE PARTICIPANTS for discussions on emerging technologies, AI development, and bridging the digital divide.

📝Key topics:

▪️The future of AI;

▪️Overcoming digital gaps between nations;

▪️International information security & UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

The image is AI-generated

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🤔 Ukraine gets US deal, but will it really move the needle?

Kiev is set to sign a game-changing deal with the US to boost economic ties and secure future investments in mining, energy, and tech.

According to Bloomberg, the agreement, expected to be finalized soon, will create a joint fund to manage key projects, signaling deeper US support for Ukraine’s reconstruction.

This comes as US President Donald Trump pushes for a breakthrough in peace talks, with his frustrations growing over delays. The deal could help Ukraine move forward with its EU ambitions while securing military aid tied to reconstruction efforts. More details to come.

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