🇷🇺🇺🇸Lavrov and Rubio Hold Phone Talks, Focus on Ukraine Crisis

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a telephone conversation to continue what officials described as a "productive exchange of views" on key aspects of the recently intensified Russian-American political dialogue, according to a statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry.

The discussion primarily focused on the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. Both diplomats emphasized the importance of creating the necessary conditions for negotiations aimed at agreeing on a roadmap toward a lasting peace in Ukraine, the ministry added.

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🇺🇸🇰🇵🇷🇺🇺🇦Reuters, citing the US State Department:

North Korea's military presence in Russia must end.

We are concerned about North Korea's direct involvement in the Russian war on Ukraine.

Any support Moscow provides to Pyongyang in return must also end.

Countries like North Korea bear responsibility for the Russian war in Ukraine.

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🇰🇵🇷🇺🇺🇦DPRK comments on troops sent to the Kursk region. Main points:

➡️The decision was made by Kim Jong-un, who considered that the current situation falls under Article 4 of the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the Russian Federation;

➡️The operation aimed at repelling the Ukrainian authorities’ reckless attack on Russia ended in victory, the DPRK Central Military Commission noted;

➡️The commission praised the heroism of the North Korean armed forces, and Kim Jong-un noted the fighting spirit of the military who fought for justice;

➡️The activities of the DPRK military in Russia are fully consistent with international law, including the UN Charter, Pyongyang noted;

➡️The DPRK intends to support the cause of the army and people of Russia and be committed to actions in the spirit of the strategic partnership agreement;

➡️The DPRK military in the Kursk region, "considering the territory of Russia as the territory of their homeland," proved the strong allied relations between the two countries;

➡️A monument to military glory will soon be erected in Pyongyang to honor the memory of fallen soldiers.

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🇺🇸 "Tariffs is the most beautiful word in the dictionary"

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🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦 Trump explains what he wants Russia and Ukraine to do

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🇺🇸🇺🇦 Surprise: Zelensky asked Trump for more weapons

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🇷🇺Russian fighters from Tuva and Tatarstan wish you a good morning.

Another day closer to Victory!

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🇷🇺 Tyumen

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🇷🇺💬The Russian Armed Forces are showing very good progress in the Sumy region, despite the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ attempts to divert Russian forces to other areas, Alaudinov reported.

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🇺🇦 The Kyyyyyyiv Independent girl brings us "Traveling as a Ukrainian"

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🇷🇺💬🇰🇵 Russia, if necessary, can also provide military assistance to the DPRK in accordance with the agreement between Pyongyang and Moscow, Dmitry Peskov stated

The participation of North Korean troops in the operation to liberate the Kursk region demonstrated the effectiveness of the agreement between the two countries, he noted.

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🇷🇺💬🇺🇦Peskov, commenting on Zelensky’s statements about the alleged presence of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Kursk, called for focusing on Putin’s data.

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🇺🇸🇺🇦 Guess what Zelensky told Trump during their brief meeting at the Pope’s funeral on Saturday?

You guessed it — he begged for more weapons.

Typical Zelya.

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🇷🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that dialogue between Russia and the United States on resolving the conflict in Ukraine is ongoing, and Moscow hopes to achieve mutually acceptable results.

Lavrov emphasized that international recognition of Crimea, the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, as well as the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions as part of Russia, is a non-negotiable condition for any settlement.

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 Ukrainian POWs have confessed that they were ordered not to spare civilian lives in the Kursk region, according to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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