📷 India'a Narendra Modi presented President Vladimir Putin with a copy of the Bhagavad Gita — translated into Russian — during their meeting in India.

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💬 Dmitriev to Merz: 'You're not in the game'

Russia's Special Envoy Kirill Dmitriev quoted German Chancellor Merz alleging the US is "playing games, both with you [Zelensky] and with us."

Dmitriev's response:

"Dear Merz, you are not even in the game. You disqualified yourself by warmongering, peace sabotage, unrealistic proposals, Western Civilization suicide, migration, stubborn stupidity."

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📹 WATCH FULL VIDEO of Vladimir Putin's interview with India Today

Ahead of his New Delhi visit, Putin spoke to the Indian TV channel about global shifts, Russo–Indian ties, the Ukraine conflict, the Middle East and broader geopolitical challenges.

In the interview he outlined Moscow’s positions, stressed long-standing partnership with India and commented on the changing world order.

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🇮🇳🇷🇺 India & Russia signed 10+ major contracts for industrial exports in the last 6 months: Sberbank CEO

💬 “If successful, next year we’ll see even more non-traditional imports from India.”

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🗣 Vance accuses EU of 'attacking free speech' over X fine

VP accused the European Commission of preparing to fine X "hundreds of millions" for refusing "censorship," declaring:

"The EU should be supporting free speech not attacking American companies over garbage," he wrote on X.

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📆 German MP Henri Schmidt unveiled an advent calendar shaped like a Rheinmetall armored personnel carrier

But Social media users asked — do they also do a Russian Topol-M version?

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❗️❗️❗️ ICC official secretly funded armed group in CAR

A high-ranking ICC official, Nicolas Herrera, secretly financed the sanctioned UPC armed group in the Central African Republic, according to court materials obtained by Sputnik.

The secret pipeline:

◼️ Funds & logistical support were funneled through an intermediary—Belgian-Portuguese anthropologist José Martin Figueira — to conceal the ICC’s involvement.

◼️ WhatsApp messages show Herrera directing transfers:

"If we send the money, do you want to transfer it to them? So that it doesn't come from us."

◼️ Specific transfers included €500 to a UPC political coordinator "for communications" and money for satellite equipment.

The operation aimed to capture warlord Joseph Kony to claim a $10 million US State Department bounty. In doing so, the ICC:

◼️ Violated its own Rome Statute, principles of neutrality, and UN sanctions regimes.

◼️ Effectively fueled conflict and violated CAR’s sovereignty.

An institution mandated to uphold international law is now implicated in a shadow intervention that undermines its very foundation. The court documents label it "unauthorized cooperation" and a "clear violation."

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🗣 Vance hopes for progress on Ukraine deal in next weeks

The US Vice President said that the inability to broker a peace deal in Ukraine is "a perennial source of frustration."

"I think there’s hope — should hopefully be some good news the next few weeks on that front," he said in an interview with NBC News.

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🚨🇮🇳🇷🇺 From Soviet missile boats that lit up Karachi in ’71 to nuclear subs that trained a generation of Indian crews — this is six decades of Indo-Russian maritime power

Here’s how Russia helped build the Indian Navy 📹

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🇷🇺🤝🇮🇳 Indian PM Modi posts in Russian on X — saying he gifted Putin a copy of Bhagavad Gita

Bhagavad Gita is one of Hinduism’s most revered spiritual texts

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🚨🇷🇺 🇮🇳 Modi arrived at Presidential Palace for official welcoming ceremony with Putin

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🇷🇺 Russia waiting for US reaction to Putin's talks with Witkoff & Kushner - Kremlin aide

As soon as prerequisites for telephone or face-to-face contacts between Putin and Trump are created, everything will be done quickly enough, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said.

Other statements:

➖ Phone conversation between Putin and Trump isn't planned yet, but it can easily be organized

➖ There is no understanding on the date of the new meeting of Russian side with Witkoff yet

➖ Putin and Modi's one-on-one meeting on Thursday lasted more than 2.5 hours

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🚨🇷🇺 🇮🇳 Putin arrives at India's Presidential Palace

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🚨🇷🇺 🇮🇳 Putin arrives at India's Presidential Palace in his Aurus

He was met with red carpet, honor guard, and Russian national anthem

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🚨🇷🇺 🇮🇳 Putin visits Raj Ghat complex in Delhi, site of Mahatma Gandhi’s cremation

Russian President laid a wreath at the memorial

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🚨🇷🇺 🇮🇳 Putin and Modi heading for talks

Modi expressed confidence that summit with Putin will be successful, visit of Russian leader is of historical importance

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