Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia sent words of archpastoral blessing and fraternal love to Mr. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, President of the Russian Federation, on the occasion of his birthday. "May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the intercessory prayers of the Most Holy Theotokos, and the spiritual guidance of Saint…| Orthodox Times (en)
Last Friday, Italy focused on one thing: the country's largest workers' organization declared a general strike protesting the interception of the Gaza flotilla, and stormy demonstrations against Israel took place in dozens of cities across the country. The demonstrators declared that "two million citizens took to the streets in more than one hundred cities," while […] The post Hundreds of thousands in the streets: Is Italy against us? appeared first on www.israelhayom.com.| www.israelhayom.com
Poland’s foreign minister said on Sunday that Poland may seek an alternative to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite service after Musk speculated about cutting access to the system before saying he wouldn't.…| France 24
Kyiv's Independence Square has turned into a makeshift memorial for Ukrainians killed in the last three years of war.| Articles – Truthout
Nuclear deterrence is untenable. We need to pursue anti-colonial disarmament.| Articles – Truthout
Re-Evaluating Russia’s Special Operation In Light Of The Valdai Club’s Startling Insight By Andrew Korybko To be clear, the Valdai Club only represents one of Russia’s policymaking factions and their insight might not accurately reflect Putin’s calculations, which could always change... Read More ›| Voice of East
Was Scandinavia’s Russian Drone Scare A False Flag To Crack Down On Russia’s Shadow Fleet? By Andrew Korybko It’s highly suspicious that Zelensky just claimed without any evidence that they were launched by Russian tankers and subsequently demanded that Europe close... Read More ›| Voice of East
Speaking at the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi, Russia, on Oct. 2, President Vladimir Putin mocked European concern over drone sightings, denied stationing troops on the Finnish border, and dismissed NATO as a "paper tiger."| The Kyiv Independent
Russian President Vladimir Putin framed this potential move a "mirror response," claiming that Ukraine has been carrying out attacks near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) which has been under Russian occupation since March 2022. He didn't provide any evidence to support his claims.| The Kyiv Independent
Russia’s civilian nuclear sector boasts 70+ years of world-firsts and accomplishments, and just shook things up again this week as President Putin announced the country’s plans to launch “the world’s first nuclear energy system with a closed fuel cycle.”| Sputnik International
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas hopes to hold a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a visit to the Russian-Arab summit in Moscow on October 15, Palestinian Ambassador to Moscow Abdel Hafiz Nofal told Sputnik.| Sputnik International
Americký prezident ve svých názorech opět otočil a pronesl na adresu Ukrajiny zatím nejsilnější slova podpory. Může je ale Kyjev a Evropská unie brát vážně? The post Trump podpořil Ukrajinu jen na papíře. Skepse zůstává appeared first on VOXPOT: reportáže, které spojují Česko se světem.| VOXPOT: reportáže, které spojují Česko se světem
Other cities’ efforts to recoup spending to protect Trump have failed. “We have sent demand letters, phone calls and made public statements. We have received no response.”| Northern Journal
What’s it like growing up with a despot as a dad? As bonkers North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un parades his daughter around China, we look at how life turned out for some other tyrants’ kids| Daily Star
Dichiarazioni che avranno conseguenze? Mosca alza il tiro contro gli alleati occidentali dell’Ucraina e attacca senza mezzi termini l’Alleanza Atlantica. A farlo è il portavoce di Vladimir Putin, il suo fedelissimo Dmitri Peskov, che come riporta l’agenzia russa Tass ha dichiarato oggi che “la Nato è di fatto coinvolta” nel conflitto in corso dal febbraio […]| L'Unità
European leaders on Thursday backed plans to spend more on defence and pledged to continue to stand by Ukraine in a world upended by Donald Trump's reversal of US policies. Read our liveblog to see how…| France 24
Există și interpretări mai optimiste pentru Zelenski. „Domnul Putin are o problemă mai mare: domnul Trump nu i-a cedat Ucraina”. „Ce s-a întâmplat la summitul Trump-Putin din Alaska sugerează că, mai devreme sau mai târziu, președintele Zelenski va ajunge la [...] Articolul Trump-Putin – Alaska, urmări: „A sosit momentul Vietnam pentru Ucraina, în care SUA îi va cere să accepte cedarea teritoriului?” O publicație conservatoare americană se întreabă ce va face Tru...| Cătălin Tolontan
Toată lumea se întreba, la final, ce s-a întâmplat. Atunci, pe scenă au apărut cei doi președinți. Când a început conferința de presă, la 2 noaptea în România, primul a vorbit Vladimir Putin. Și mi s-a părut că s-a deschis [...] Articolul Când l-am auzit pe Putin după Alaska parcă am auzit Congresul PCR la difuzorul cu un singur program apare prima dată în Cătălin Tolontan.| Cătălin Tolontan
Oamenii priveau liniștiți, într-o zi liberă așa cum e acum Sfânta Maria la noi, când prin parcuri treceau câini (nu cai) care tractau mici tunuri. Arătau ca niște pocnitori pe roți, își amintește scriitorul Stefan Zweig. Nu credea nimeni pe [...] Articolul Trump – Putin, Alaska: dacă pe noi nu ne interesează, pe ei, sigur. „Marea Neagră e râvnită de Rusia așa cum Marea Chinei de Sud e râvnită de China” apare prima dată în Cătălin Tolontan.| Cătălin Tolontan
Pochi paesi disposti a schierare truppe in Ucraina, ma solo con il sostegno Usa e dopo un cessate il fuoco. Kiev delusa: «Piano fallimentare»| Tempi
Russia Probably Didn’t Deliberately Target The Cabinet Of Ministers Building In Kiev By Andrew Korybko It’s difficult to imagine typically cautious and restrained Putin losing his cool and reckless…| Voice of East
Bioethics has been a key beneficiary, even an exemplary product of the post-World War II international order, which is now undergoing an accelerated dissolution. The post Putin, Xi, and Me: Bioethics in the New World Order appeared first on The Hastings Center for Bioethics.| The Hastings Center for Bioethics
El presidente de EE. UU. hizo la afirmación durante una charla informal captada por micrófonos en plena cumbre con líderes europeos en la Casa Blanca.| Levante-EMV
During his first six weeks in office, President Donald Trump has worked to tear down the federal government and attack long-standing institutions.| AP News
Autocrats of the world, unite!| New Statesman
On Tuesday, Putin and Kim underscored their solidarity with Xi as they walked alongside him onto a viewing stand overlooking Tiananmen Square.| Newsner English
Aboard Air Force One, Trump says a Ukraine ceasefire could happen “rapidly” if Putin cooperates, leaving room for a possible Trump–Putin deal.| The Pavlovic Today
A Rimini la premier parlava di spiragli per l’Ucraina facendo da megafono del tycoon. Ma i raid di Putin hanno squarciato il velo della bugia| L'Unità
Russian President Vladimir Putin (3rd from left on top) met with heads of international news agencies, St. Petersburg, June 19, 2025 Putin in reflective mood muses on US-Iran confrontation The US President Donald Trump who sought President Vladimir Putin’s active help a fortnight ago to mediate in the negotiations over Iran nuclear issue has … Continue reading "Middle East in Crisis – 4"| Indian Punchline
Early in this war, Russia’s hawks talked openly of the possible use of tactical nuclear weapons. That talk has begun anew. A desperate Vladimir Putin is a dangerous Vladimir Putin, and there …| Patrick J. Buchanan - Official Website
There is no electoral risk to hammering away on Trump’s dictatorial tendencies—and a huge risk to the nation in ignoring them.| The New Republic
From the commentary, "Trump's and Zelynskyy's attitude toward Putin should be "don't trust and consider sanctions" if a peace deal can't be reached."| West Central Tribune
By Efi Efthimiou Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, to push for Russian to be recognized as an “official” language in Ukraine and to ensure protection for the “Russian Orthodox churches” in Ukraine, apparently referring to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), which, despite the Russian…| Orthodox Times (en)
by Konstantinos Menyktas The All-Ukrainian Council of Churches, founded in 1996 and representing all religious denominations in Ukraine, has voiced strong opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s reported demands concerning the protection of the Russian Church in Ukraine, that is the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) under Metropolitan Onufriy. In a…| Orthodox Times (en)
In 2018 in Helsinki, when Vladimir Putin utterly humiliated Trump publicly, Trump still had competent Russian advisors to advise him. Today, after years of chasing a manufactured grievance against the Deep State, Trump walks into a solo meeting with his KGB handler having rid himself of any competent advisor.| emptywheel
And all we're waiting to see on Trump's Friday meeting with Putin is what kind of deceit Trump adopts to pretend that his coming betrayal of not just Ukraine -- but the US itself -- is instead the peace deal Russia floated nine years ago.| emptywheel
(By Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell/The Daily Signal) – If President Donald Trump’s long-anticipated meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin goes well, the two might extend their trip to Alaska to establish a peace deal with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “I’m more interested in an immediate peace deal—getting peace fast,” Trump told Fox radio host Brian Kilmeade. […]| The Hayride
New Delhi will also watch the high-voltage talks closely, as a disappointing outcome could impact trade tariffs| thefederal.com
Comments come ahead of Trump's high-profile meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday| thefederal.com
Under the reported plans, Russia would have both economic and military control of occupied parts of Ukraine with their own governing body.| The London Economic
President Donald Trump's meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin is set for a military base in Alaska that was crucial to countering the Soviet Union during the height of Cold War and still plays a role today.| AP News
Just days after seeming to think that Alaska was still part of Russia, the US president has made yet another geography gaff.| The London Economic
Finora le sanzioni occidentali avevano risparmiato il presidente russo. Il mandato di arresto della Corte penale internazionale cambia le cose. E Mosca sarà sempre più isolata Leggi| Internazionale
Kim Jong Un spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of the latter's summit in Alaska this week with President Donald Trump.| Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress...
La nuova minaccia espressa dalla "voce del Cremlino" contro l'Azerbaigian arriva mentre Baku valuta la revoca del divieto di forniture militari all'Ucraina. Malumori per le iniziative di Trump nel Caucaso| ilGiornale.it
Per qualche giorno il dibattito mediatico russo sembra improntato a una cauta attesa. L’obiettivo: creare un contesto favorevole al vertice in Alaska| ilGiornale.it
"In due minuti capirò se intesa possibile". Stoccata all'ucraino: "Sui territori mi ha irritato"| ilGiornale.it
Cremlino ispirato dalla dottrina Gromyko. Ue via dal tavolo per smembrare l'Ucraina| ilGiornale.it
Il leader ucraino fermo sulle proprie posizioni: "Le concessioni allo Zar non lo fermeranno". Le telefonate al premier indiano Modi e al saudita bin Salman| ilGiornale.it
Lo Zar potrebbe sfruttare la fretta Usa per alzare la posta e tagliare fuori l'Ue| ilGiornale.it
Not once, but twice, did Trump tell reporters he was 'going to Russia' - when he's actually going to Alaska.| The London Economic
This is not the first time the US president has blundered into a high-profile summit with an adversary.| New Statesman
The founder of the Russian Democratic Society on how she found out she was on a Kremlin hitlist.| New Statesman
Poco dopo l’inizio dell’invasione dell’Ucraina da parte della Russia, commentando la rapida quanto inaspettata unità della risposta occidentale, Ivan Krastev| Affari Internazionali
Why this could be a lingering, destructive scandal on par with “Russiagate”| The New Republic
Did President Trump mean secondary sanctions or secondary tariffs against Russia? “So it’s economic sanction, not a sanction,” Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told reporters gathered in the State Dining Room on Monday. He offered Venezuela as an example. “He said to Venezuela. He said, If you do business and you buy Venezuelan oil, right, your […]| The Pavlovic Today
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Putin's plan to build 1,000 tanks by 2028 and 3,000 by 2035 faces economic, industrial, and sanctions hurdles. Can Russia’s war-stressed industry deliver?| Bulgarian Military Industry Review
Where did it all go wrong in Russia? Maria Pevchikh explains how liberal "reformers" and oligarchs looted the Russian state, and then appointed a corrupt, nondescript Chekist to power to guarantee their own immunity and ill-gotten gains. The post Film Review: Traitors (Предатели) appeared first on Anatoly Karlin.| Anatoly Karlin
The Kremlins Didn't Do It But Even If They Did Navalny Deserved It Anyway The post Navalny Died a Barin appeared first on Anatoly Karlin.| Anatoly Karlin
Il futuro del continente è quello basato sull’unione e sulla difesa dei propri valori o quello della divisione in nome della demagogia e dell’estremismo? Ci sono esempi in entrambe le direzioni. Leggi| Internazionale
Trump threatened, "If the ceasefire is not respected, the US and its partners will impose further sanctions."| www.israelhayom.com
El presidente ucraniano, Volodímir Zelenski, ha reportado a primera hora de este domingo 59 nuevos bombardeos rusos y cinco operaciones de asalto por| The Objective
Thousands of brave Russians continue to pay their respects to the late opposition leader and speak out against Putin’s regime| Index on Censorship
Acabaremos volviendo a ver en la puerta de Alcalá el "Viva Rusia" del que supimos librarnos cuando era la URSS. Y quien lo colgará será Abascal.| Libertad Digital
As President Joe Biden prepares to leave office next week, he's insistent that his one-term presidency has made strides in restoring American credibility on the world stage and has proved that the U.S. remains an indispensable partner around the globe.| AP News
It is not enough to lament and proclaim that, in an ideal world, the aggressor must be defeated, because geopolitics is not a childish game of good versus evil.| europeanconservative.com
If Zelensky does return to talk ‘peace’ as Trump has insisted, can he risk Vance sitting by his side again?| The Spectator World
Ukraine is being punished for its insistence on surviving as a nation and a people.| The Dispatch
If Kyiv collapses after he withdraws American support and the country is overrun by Russia, that’s on him.| The Dispatch
Donald Trump has given Vladimir Putin everything he wants.| The New Republic
Donald Trump's advisors are floating proposals, both publicly and privately, aimed at ending the ongoing war in Ukraine, suggesting measures that would see significant parts of Ukrainian territory ceded to Russia for the foreseeable future. These proposals, analyzed by Reuters and supported by insider accounts, reflect the potential direction of…| Orthodox Times (en)
Russian sovereign territory is once again under attack after Ukrainian forces launched an ambitious operation across the state border in Kursk Oblast in large numbers on Aug. 6. This time, the attack is led not primarily by small units of pro-Ukraine Russian nationals and other assorted foreign formations, like in| The Kyiv Independent
Russian pro-war Telegram channels claimed that fighting was ongoing in the region's towns of Sudzha and Korenevo, writing that the Russian military has retreated from the Sudzha gas metering station, which transits gas to Europe through Ukraine.| The Kyiv Independent
Z Is The Last Letter in the Alphabet. What Were You Expecting?| Anatoly Karlin
Brian LaPierre, Ph.D. In its floundering information war against the West and its own citizenry, the Kremlin has turned to a rhetorical tactic that it has used frequently to demonize its domestic a…| Reflections on War & Society