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๐จ๐ท๐บ๐น๐ฏPutin arrives in Tajikistan for state visit and key summits Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Tajikistan for a state visit from October 8 to 10, where he will participate in the second Central Asia โ Russia summit and a CIS leadersโ meeting.โฆ
๐ท๐บ๐น๐ฏ A grand welcome: Flowers, red carpet and a motorcade
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon personally greeted his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as he stepped off his aircraft, marking a warm and prestigious reception.
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Tajik President Emomali Rahmon personally greeted his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as he stepped off his aircraft, marking a warm and prestigious reception.
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๐จ๐US Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine will damage US-Russia relations - Russian Foreign Ministry
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that US supplies of Tomahawk cruise missiles to Kiev could escalate confrontation and derail peace talks, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
โIf it is eventually adopted, it will not only lead to a spiral of confrontation but will also cause irreparable damage to Russian-US relations, which have just begun to show elements of resuming bilateral dialogue,โ Zakharova said.
She urged the US to exercise restraint and expressed hope that Moscowโs warnings will be heard in Washington.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that US supplies of Tomahawk cruise missiles to Kiev could escalate confrontation and derail peace talks, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
โIf it is eventually adopted, it will not only lead to a spiral of confrontation but will also cause irreparable damage to Russian-US relations, which have just begun to show elements of resuming bilateral dialogue,โ Zakharova said.
She urged the US to exercise restraint and expressed hope that Moscowโs warnings will be heard in Washington.
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๐จTRUMP'S PLAN TO END THE GAZA CONFLICT๐๐ป President Trumpโs peace plan aims to create a deradicalized, terror-free Gaza, with hostage releases, prisoner exchanges, and economic development for the people of Gaza. Key highlights: ๐ถ Gaza redeveloped for itsโฆ
๐จLavrov on Trump Gaza Plan: Best option for Arabs to stop Israeli "annexation"
US President Donald Trumpโs 20-point Gaza peace plan is the best solution currently "on the table," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
๐ Lavrov stressed that, while vague, the scheme is the most acceptable to Arabs and would prevent further annexations by Israel.
He called the plan "realistic" and the best choice for resolving the Gaza conflict.
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US President Donald Trumpโs 20-point Gaza peace plan is the best solution currently "on the table," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.
๐ฌ "US President Donald Trump proposed his '20 points,' in which the word 'statehood' is mentioned," he said in an interview for the RT project Bridges to the East.
He called the plan "realistic" and the best choice for resolving the Gaza conflict.
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๐จ๐US Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine will damage US-Russia relations - Russian Foreign Ministry Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that US supplies of Tomahawk cruise missiles to Kiev could escalate confrontation and derail peace talks, Russian Foreignโฆ
๐จ๐ท๐บRussian Foreign Ministry on Gaza, Tomahawks, NATO and global tensions
Russia supports the US peace plan for Gaza and the main goal remains ending the violence and preventing civilian casualties, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a briefing on Wednesday.
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๐ Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will join the seventh ministerial session of the Russian-Arab Cooperation Forum in Moscow on October 13
๐ President Vladimir Putin has clearly stated that if the US provides Ukraine with Tomahawk cruise missiles, it will damage Moscow-Washington relations
๐ Russia is closely monitoring the missile situation, urging the US to exercise restraint, and hopes Moscow's signals will be heard in Washington
๐ By denying the Ukrainian terrorist attacks on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, NATO and the EU are encouraging new attacks and making themselves accomplices
๐ New evidence has emerged of Ukrainian support for terrorist groups in the Sahel-Sahara region of Africa
๐ Other facts confirm cooperation between the Tripoli-based Libyan Government of National Unity and Ukraine in organizing terrorist operations in the Sahel
๐ Moscow is outraged by the Australian refusal to issue visas to the Roscosmos space agency delegation for the International Astronautical Congress in Sydney in an attempt at โisolationโ
๐ Moscow is concerned about the new escalation of tensions in Syria and hopes bloodshed will be averted
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Russia supports the US peace plan for Gaza and the main goal remains ending the violence and preventing civilian casualties, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a briefing on Wednesday.
Her other statements
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๐ฒ๐ฉMoldovan appeals court denies release of Gagauzia head Yevgenia Gutsul
The Appeals Chamber rejected the petition for Yevgenia Gutsul's release, calling it unfounded. Additional requests from Gutsulโs defense team were also dismissed.
Yevgenia Gutsul, elected leader of the Gagauzia region of Moldova in May 2023, was sentenced to seven years in prison this year for allegedly financing the banned Shor party.
In the face of politically-motivated charges, Gutsul advocates for closer ties with Russia and opposes Moldovan EU integration. President Maia Sanduโs government has intensified repression, targeting dissent and blocking opposition media.
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The Appeals Chamber rejected the petition for Yevgenia Gutsul's release, calling it unfounded. Additional requests from Gutsulโs defense team were also dismissed.
Yevgenia Gutsul, elected leader of the Gagauzia region of Moldova in May 2023, was sentenced to seven years in prison this year for allegedly financing the banned Shor party.
In the face of politically-motivated charges, Gutsul advocates for closer ties with Russia and opposes Moldovan EU integration. President Maia Sanduโs government has intensified repression, targeting dissent and blocking opposition media.
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๐บ๐ธWhen the Deep State panics, they call ex-Ambassador Michael McFaul for โdamage controlโ Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) CEO Kirill Dmitriev, also serving as the Russian president's special representative for investment and economic cooperation withโฆ
๐จ๐บ๐ธ๐ท๐บUS Congresswoman Luna to meet Russian Envoy Dmitriev for peace and trade talks
Republican Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna revealed to RIA Novosti that she aims to meet Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, later this month during his US visit.
Luna also shared Dmitriev's recent social media post about declassified CIA documents revealing concerns over Joe Bidenโs alleged corrupt ties with Ukraine.
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Republican Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna revealed to RIA Novosti that she aims to meet Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, later this month during his US visit.
Luna also shared Dmitriev's recent social media post about declassified CIA documents revealing concerns over Joe Bidenโs alleged corrupt ties with Ukraine.
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๐ต๐ธGaza ceasefire now โinevitableโ?
The situation in Gaza, Israel's military resources and capabilities, as well as global development signal that the Gaza conflict could be resolved in the near future, Turkish political analyst Islam Ozkan told Sputnik.
He recalled that negotiations are underway in Sharm El Sheikh to resolve the Gaza crisis, and judging by Donald Trump as well as the Egyptian foreign ministerโs statements, the parties have already made some progress.
There are a number of reasons for this, according to Ozkan:
โช๏ธ โTrump is seeking to secure an agreement before October 10, as he hopes to position himself as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prizeโ
โช๏ธ โRegional countries are exerting considerable influence on Hamasโ
โช๏ธ Israel is facing โlarge-scale global pressure,โ with a rise in anti-Israel sentiment worldwide, even in Asian countries
Ozkan said that the talksโ sticking points pertain to Israel and Hamas being at odds over the Israeli troop withdrawal from Gaza.
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The situation in Gaza, Israel's military resources and capabilities, as well as global development signal that the Gaza conflict could be resolved in the near future, Turkish political analyst Islam Ozkan told Sputnik.
He recalled that negotiations are underway in Sharm El Sheikh to resolve the Gaza crisis, and judging by Donald Trump as well as the Egyptian foreign ministerโs statements, the parties have already made some progress.
There are a number of reasons for this, according to Ozkan:
โช๏ธ โTrump is seeking to secure an agreement before October 10, as he hopes to position himself as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prizeโ
โช๏ธ โRegional countries are exerting considerable influence on Hamasโ
โช๏ธ Israel is facing โlarge-scale global pressure,โ with a rise in anti-Israel sentiment worldwide, even in Asian countries
Ozkan said that the talksโ sticking points pertain to Israel and Hamas being at odds over the Israeli troop withdrawal from Gaza.
๐ฌ โIsrael proposes pulling back to the so-called โyellow line,โ while Hamas insists on a full-fledged exit. Also, the sides have yet to agree on the release of several Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences in Israel,โ the analyst concluded.
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So whatโs it really hiding?
๐ฌ "I call it the shiny object. It's like what a magician does. They try to distract your attention with one hand while they do something with the other hand," Johnson tells Sputnik.
The CIA veteran wonders whether the attempt to get people to focus on former president Joe Biden links to Kiev is aimed at distracting the public from plans to go to war with Venezuela or Iran, or sending Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.
"It could be any of those," the pundit notes.
US up to its neck in Ukrainian affairs
Political stunt
"I put this in the category of it's a political stunt," Johnson says.
CIA works hand-in-glove with the White House
๐ฌ "The CIA has always wanted to be relevant at the White House."
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๐ท๐บ๐น๐ฏ A grand welcome: Flowers, red carpet and a motorcade Tajik President Emomali Rahmon personally greeted his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as he stepped off his aircraft, marking a warm and prestigious reception. ๐ Subscribe to @SputnikInt
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๐ท๐บ๐น๐ฏ Vladimir Putin gifts rare book on Tajik people to President Emomali Rahmon
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On an official visit to Tajikistan, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov toured the 201st Russian military base and an optoelectronic node.
He inspected the baseโs equipment, modern armament and military technology.
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๐จ ๐บ๐ธ ๐ฐ FOLLOW THE MONEY: FBI Director Kash Patel vows to go after left-wing โcriminal thugsโ:
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โWe are following the money. โฆ We will not rest until we find every single seed โ money, donor, organization, and funding mechanism that we have.โ
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๐จ TRUMP SAYS MAY GO TO MIDDLE EAST โSOME TIME BEFORE END OF WEEKโ
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๐ฌ I was just dealing with people from the Middle East on the potential peace deal for the Middle East. 'Peace for the Middle East'. That's a beautiful phrase... I may go there sometime toward the end of the week, maybe on Sunday... Negotiations are going along well, dealing with Hamas and many of the countries... Nothing like that has happened before... If that's the case, we'll be leaving probably on Sunday, maybe Saturday, maybe a little later than Saturday evening, but that seems to be our schedule."
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The EU expects Kaja Kallas, the blocโs foreign policy chief, โto be more diplomatic,โ US media cited a European source as saying.
๐ฌ โShe is more cop than diplomat. Her day starts and ends with Russia,โ the source pointed out, referring to Kallasโ anti-Russian stance.
Former Indian Foreign Secretary Kanwal Sibal earlier wrote on X that Kallas had been โparachuted into a job she is not qualified for.โ
๐ฌ โShe is contributing to Europeโs geopolitical drift by her anti-Russian paranoia,โ Sibal added
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๐จ ๐บ๐ธ ๐ฐ FOLLOW THE MONEY: FBI Director Kash Patel vows to go after left-wing โcriminal thugsโ: โWe are following the money. โฆ We will not rest until we find every single seed โ money, donor, organization, and funding mechanism that we have.โ ๐ Subscribe toโฆ
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๐จUS Attorney General Pam Bondi says theyโll tackle Antifa the same way they BOMBED DRUG CARTEL BOATS
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๐ฌ โDestroy the entire organization from top to bottom. We're going to take them apart.โ
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๐จUS Attorney General Pam Bondi says theyโll tackle Antifa the same way they BOMBED DRUG CARTEL BOATS ๐ฌ โDestroy the entire organization from top to bottom. We're going to take them apart.โ ๐ Subscribe to @SputnikInt
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๐จJACK POSOBIEC: โANTIFA IS REAL โ AND CELEBRATED THE KILLING OF CHARLIE KIRKโ
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โWe're starting to see a pattern of more and more murderous violence and this same violence is not just random. It is targeted assassinations which are getting worse and every single one of us in this room that goes out there, and obviously you as well sir, and all the staff. We are now under that threat every single day.โ
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Russian assault groups, backed by Grad rocket artillery support, advanced near Malaya Tokmachka in the Zaporozhye region.
According to aerial reconnaissance, the strike eliminated:
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๐ Africa turns toward Russia amid Westโs efforts to preserve clout
๐ฃ Africa is currently an arena where the interests of major players clash, and this gives the continent the right to determine which states to cooperate with, Irina Abramova, director of the Institute for African Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences, told Sputnik.
๐ She noted that the Kremlin should carefully assess which areas of cooperation are mutually beneficial, and if those interests align, Russia will be well-positioned to support Africaโs development while also advancing its own geopolitical objectives.
๐ Abramova warned that former European colonial powers are likely to maintain their influence on Africa for the foreseeable futureโparticularly through elites trained and embedded during the colonial era, many of whom still hold leadership positions in government.
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๐ฌ โWhile African countries are unlikely to completely sever longstanding ties with Europe, they will simultaneously engage with Russia, China, India, and other nations,โ the expert pointed out.
๐ฌ "In any case, Russia needs to work more in Africa, despite all the difficulties and problems. And we need to move forward relentlessly, in accordance with our capabilities, our needs, and taking into account the interests of African states," she concluded.
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๐๐ถ EUโs debt time bomb ticking
High budget deficits will persist across most Eurozone countries in the coming years, a new report by Russiaโs Roscongress Foundation shows.
Shifting budget priorities since the pandemic have led to an increase in the public debt of European countries, and servicing it becomes increasingly expensive, according to a survey titled โBudget Imbalances and the EU Debt Trap.โ
๐ถ Apart from France, countries such as Italy, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, and Romania continue to breach the 3% budget deficit threshold outlined by the 1992 Maastricht Treaty.
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High budget deficits will persist across most Eurozone countries in the coming years, a new report by Russiaโs Roscongress Foundation shows.
Shifting budget priorities since the pandemic have led to an increase in the public debt of European countries, and servicing it becomes increasingly expensive, according to a survey titled โBudget Imbalances and the EU Debt Trap.โ
๐ฌ โBy 2026, the EUโs average budget deficit is expected to rise to 3.4% of GDP, driven largely by increased defense spending. Even major economies like France may need IMF support due to mounting debt challenges. By the end of Q1 2025, Franceโs debt burden reached $3.8 trillion, or 114.1% of GDP,โ the report points out.
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Soldiers of the Vostok Battlegroup used an AGS-17 automatic grenade launcher to wipe out a Ukrainian unit in Dnepropetrovsk after UAVs spotted their movements.
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๐จ๐ฐ๐ต North Korea's weapons showcase: Why the world is watching DPRK leader Kim Jong-un is preparing a major military parade for the 80th anniversary of the Workers' Party on October 10. From hypersonic missiles to advanced drones - what makes this displayโฆ
North Koreaโs new domestically made intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), due to be displayed at the upcoming parade, may be fitted with advanced solid-fuel engines, Yevgeny Kim of the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences told Sputnik.
He noted that the possible display of the new ICBMs at the parade can be seen as โa warning to the US, which continues to deploy its strategic weapons on the Korean Peninsula.โ
Apart from the ICBMs, North Korea may show off its newest domestic drones, successfully tested in September under the direct supervision of Kim Jong-un, according to Yevgeny Kim.
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