🗣 Ex-UK envoy: Trump’s visit ‘guarantees emperor status’

🔶 US President Donald Trump is unlikely to delay his September 17–19 visit to the UK despite mass protests, former UK ambassador to Syria Peter Ford told Sputnik. Ford said the trip is “bound to guarantee him quasi-emperor status” and global attention.

🔶 The protests, led by right-wing activist Tommy Robinson under the banner “Unite the Kingdom,” drew thousands in London, with demonstrators waving English and Union Jack flags, chanting against PM Keir Starmer, and denouncing migration policy and limits on free speech.

🔶 Robinson claimed over 3 million people took part, calling it a “celebration of free speech” and “just the beginning.” Many carried portraits of slain US conservative activist Charlie Kirk and shouted his name.

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🗣 London rally highlights anger over migration and free speech limits – expert

👉 Britain is headed for a “right-wing upheaval” as both the Conservative and Labour parties fail to address uncontrolled migration, British political analyst Adriel Kasonta told Sputnik.

📍 Kasonta said neither major party enjoys public trust on immigration and their failures have allowed “troublemakers and opportunists” to play on public anger, especially among those who oppose spending money on refugees while neglecting citizens’ needs.

🔶 He noted that Prime Minsiter Keir Starmer may try to appease the right-wing without damaging his reputation, but warned that Nigel Farage and his Reform Party stand to gain most from the shift. But the key question is whether Farage can go beyond pointing out problems and offer real solutions.

🔶 Kasonta’s remarks followed right-wing activist Tommy Robinson’s ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rally in London, where protesters marched from Russell Square to Whitehall carrying English and Union Jack flags, chanting slogans against Starmer and denouncing migration policy and limits on free speech.

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🇷🇺 Russian Pacific fleet repels simulated drone boat and saboteur attacks in Kamchatka

🔸 Russian Pacific Fleet Grachonok-class anti-sabotage boats and Ka-29 helicopters repelled mock attacks by enemy sea drones and underwater saboteurs during exercises.

🔸 To neutralize divers, crews used the DP-65 remote-controlled anti-saboteur grenade launcher system.

🔸 Working jointly with a Ka-29 helicopter, the boats also destroyed small fast-moving surface targets.

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🗣👉 'That is not the 'deal'—Trump slams Europe's call for US sanctions on Russia

💬 He said that NATO must match US efforts by stopping oil purchases from Russia.

"I'm willing to do sanctions, but they're going to have to toughen up their sanctions commensurate with what I'm doing," Trump added.

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🔥🇷🇺 Against all odds: Russian soldier pulls off incredible feat against Ukrainian saboteurs

👉 A soldier with the callsign ‘Spartan’ engaged a four-man Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group near Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk), capturing two of them personally, while reinforcements finished off the rest.

✅ The account was given by an officer of the 33rd Regiment, 20th Guards Motorized Rifle Division, callsign ‘Sensenti,’ of the Tsentr Battlegroup of forces.

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🔥🇷🇺 Strategic reach: Tu-22M3s patrol the Arctic

👉 As part of the Zapad-2025 exercises, Russian strategic Tu-22M3 bombers conducted a four-hour patrol flight over the Barents Sea.

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👉 Russia dismisses Romania’s ‘baseless & contrived’ drone protest

Not a single concrete or convincing answer was provided to any of the questions regarding the identification of the drone allegedly violating Romanian airspace, Russian Ambassador to Bucharest Oleg Lipayev stated on Telegram.

📍 The Romanian Ministry of Defense “detected another UFO in the sky over the country on September 13 and quickly announced that it was a Russian drone,” noted Russia’s Embassy in Bucharest.

Accordingly, on September 14, the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Russian ambassador to express a “strong protest.”

💬 “In the absence of objective confirmation of the aircraft’s national affiliation, the Romanian protest was dismissed as baseless and contrived,” noted the Russian embassy.

According to Lipayev, all facts have indicated that this was a deliberate provocation by Ukraine.

Fearing inevitable military defeat and accountability for its crime, the Zelensky regime is desperately trying to drag other European countries into a dangerous military escalation against Russia, added the embassy.

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🔶 Trump slams Europe's call for US sanctions on Russia

🔶 Russian navy tests hypersonic Zircon missile

🔶 Ex-UK envoy: Trump’s visit ‘guarantees emperor status’

🔶 Iraqi PM calls for Islamic military alliance against Israel

🔶 Strategic reach: Tu-22M3s patrol the Arctic

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👉 Stage set: Time to rethink Ukraine no-fly zone—Poland's FM

🔶 The idea of establishing a no-fly zone over Ukraine should be reconsidered after the drone incident, says Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslav Sikorsky in an interview with German media, stressing any decision must be made collectively with NATO and EU allies.

🟠 Despite the lack of detailed information on the drone's interception over Poland, the situation can be seen as "a signal to speed up our defense preparations," the speaker stated, claiming neither Poland nor Germany can compare with Ukraine in the ability to counter UAVs.

"It is clear that Ukraine is far ahead of us in terms of defense against drones. Therefore, we must change our thinking: in this matter, we do not train Ukrainians, but they train us," he added.

🗣 This comes after Polish PM Tusk claimed "Russian" drones were shot down over Poland’s airspace. Russia's charge d'affaires in Poland confirmed Warsaw has not presented any proof of the drones' origin. The Russian Defense Ministry denied striking targets in Poland, offering to hold consultations on the matter.

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🚨EU prepares for 'SERBIAN MAIDAN', Russian Foreign Intelligence Service warns

European elites are aiming to use the anniversary of the tragic events in Novi Sad on November 1 to fuel protests and tilt the situation in their favor, the SVR says.

🔥 The focus is on "brainwashing" Serbian youth and promoting a so-called "bright European future."

Brussels relies on media and NGO financing to stir up protests, mobilize voters and bring the ‘Serbian Maidan’ to life—following a well-worn blueprint.

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⚔️ West’s policy towards Belarus turning aggressive — Lukashenko

🗣 The West considers Belarus, Russia, and their alliance to be a threat, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko in an interview with the Razvedchik magazine.

Speaking about the statements from Poland and the Baltic countries about their intention to mine the borders with Belarus, he emphasized that such statements are "the face of the general Western policy towards Belarus and Russia."

💬 "Under this brand, NATO is hastily arming Europe. Poland and the Baltic countries, to please their masters, are inventing supposedly 'defensive' measures."

One of them is withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention and mining the border with Belarus. All this is nothing more than another attempt to put pressure on Belarus, the head of state believes.

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🔥💵🇷🇺 Russian Investigative Committee busts money laundering network

📑 Russia’s Investigative Committee reported the dismantling of an organized criminal group that funneled over 2.5 billion rubles abroad through microfinance organizations in three Russian regions and allegedly financed the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

👉 Five people have been arrested, with another on the run. The group’s members include the beneficiary of an international holding company and the head of a Russian microfinance organization, along with four accomplices. They face charges of money laundering, facilitating terrorist activities, and conducting illegal foreign currency transactions using fake documents.

🟠 From 2022 to 2024, the Latvian national behind the scheme organized the transfer of funds from microfinance companies in Moscow, Samara, and St. Petersburg to foreign accounts under fake loan agreements.

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🚨🇷🇺💥 RUSSIAN MOD UPDATE: HUGE GAINS, MASSIVE UKRAINIAN LOSSES

⚡️ OLGOVSKOYE IN ZAPOROZHYE REGION LIBERATED

Capturing the village of Olgovskoye has enabled the Russian army to outflank the Ukrainian defensive line near Orekhov.

◻️ Russian forces hammered logistics infrastructure used by the Ukrainian militants

◻️ Air defense systems shot down 82 unmanned fixed-wing aircraft

◻️ Ukrainian losses: 1,435 troops killed or wounded

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🗣 Ukraine clearly stalling talks

💬 Ukraine is not showing flexibility, nor is it ready for any serious discussions, said Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov, adding that the conflict resolution process is intentionally being delayed by the Kiev regime.

"Indeed, we talked about a pause, and this pause is evident. You can see that there is no flexibility in the Ukrainian position, and the Kiev regime is not ready to engage in serious discussions," Peskov told reporters.

🔊 The Kremlin official mentioned that Kiev is artificially stalling any conflict resolution process in Ukraine.

"Russia remains open and ready for dialogue," he stressed.

👉 His other statements:

🔸 On NATO: The military bloc is de facto at war with Russia, this is obvious and needs no proof

🔸 On Russia’s frozen assets: Any potential seizure of Russia's frozen assets will not go unanswered, he warned, vowing that Moscow would pursue legal steps to defend its property

🔸 On Putin’s schedule: Today, Putin will participate via videoconference in the opening of Rospotrebnadzor’s new facilities in the DPR, Orenburg Region, Voronezh, Simferopol, and Volgograd; in addition, the president will chair a meeting on economic issues today, and later this week, he will embark on several regional trips

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🔥🇷🇺 Russian flag flies over Olgovskoye after successful offensive

🔊 The Russian Ministry of Defense has released a video showing battles of the Olgovskoye settlement in the Zaporozhye region, with a Russian soldier proudly holding the flag in the liberated village.

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💥🇷🇺 Russian nuclear sub Arkhangelsk launches Kalibr missile at target in Barents Sea for Zapad-2025 drills

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🇺🇸🇮🇱US-Israel talks: Rubio reaffirms support, backs Qatar mediation

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio flew discussed the situation in Gaza with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Key points from their statements:

🟠US support: Rubio reiterated "unwavering" US support for Israel, stating a better future for Gaza cannot begin until Hamas is "eliminated"

🟠Qatari role: Rubio affirmed US backing for Qatar's "constructive role" as a mediator, despite the recent Israeli air raid on the country’ capital Doha

🟠Palestinian statehood: Rubio criticized plans by some NATO allies to recognize a Palestinian state, saying it "emboldens" Hamas

🟠Israeli objectives: Netanyahu stated the alliance with the US has "never been stronger" and defended recent military actions

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