🇷🇺 Delegations from over 100 countries gather for the 13th International Meeting of High Representatives Responsible for Security Issues.

The meeting is a platform for exchanging views on all issues related to security and strengthening international cooperation in the fight against terrorism, extremism, and transnational crime.

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🇷🇺💬🇺🇦 A new round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine will be announced in the near future. This was reported by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Russia insisted on the abolition of discriminatory laws at the meeting with Ukraine in Istanbul and will continue to do so at the next round, he said. Lavrov noted that "negotiations are better than war," but the root causes of the conflict in Ukraine must first be eliminated. Lavrov reminded that a return to Ukraine's neutral, non-aligned, non-nuclear status is one of Russia's conditions for resolving the conflict.

The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that the West’s emphasis on the principle of territorial integrity in the issue of Ukraine is unacceptable while completely ignoring the right of a nation to self-determination.

"There has not been a single conflict in which the West was guided by respect for the sovereign equality of states," he noted.

Sergei Lavrov emphasized that the Kiev regime does not represent the population of Crimea and southeastern Ukraine.

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🇺🇦🇷🇺🇺🇸 Zelensky proposed holding a trilateral meeting with Putin and Trump.

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🇺🇦❌🇧🇾 Ukraine refuses to negotiate with Russia on the territory of Belarus because "missiles were flying from there" — Zelensky

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🇷🇺🤝🇱🇦 Russia and Laos sign prosecutorial cooperation program for 2025–2026

During his visit to Laos, Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov and his colleagues signed a new two-year cooperation plan. The program covers exchange of experience, joint lectures, personnel training, as well as combating corruption, drug trafficking, and cybercrime.

Russia proposed to its Laotian colleagues:

➡️free Russian language training for future students at the University of the Prosecutor's Office;
➡️ participation in educational courses on key threats;
➡️ visiting lectures for prosecutors of both countries.

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🇺🇦💰 What else is new

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🇪🇺💬🇷🇺🇺🇸 “With one you have to know everything, with the other — grit your teeth and smile.” ECB chief Christine Lagarde on negotiating with Putin vs. Trump:

“Putin is incredibly thorough. He values time. He’s truly educated and well-informed. When you speak with him — he never has any papers in front of him, no notes, nothing — he knows everything by heart. To deal with him — at least back then — I had to know everything by heart too, everything I wanted to say. I think to have a real discussion with him, you have to know everything, because he knows everything about you.”

When discussing Trump, Lagarde advised negotiators to "keep their goals in mind, not be pushed around, and act decisively." This suggests that dealing with Trump requires firmness and clarity of purpose.

“I’ll put it this way. When I was a swimmer, I said: ‘In this sport, you learn to grit your teeth, endure, and smile.’ That helps when dealing with Donald Trump.”

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🇺🇦🇩🇪 Zelensky is in Berlin on a begging visit

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 Putin's Conditions for Ending the War, According to Kremlin-Linked Sources

Reuters, citing sources close to the Kremlin, reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin has laid out specific conditions for ending the conflict in Ukraine. These terms reflect long-standing Russian security concerns and demands for a new geopolitical balance:

➡️Formal Western Commitment to Halt NATO Expansion Eastward:

The Kremlin wants a written guarantee that NATO will not absorb Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, or any other former Soviet republics.

➡️Ukrainian Neutrality and Protection of Russian-Speaking Citizens:

Ukraine must adopt a neutral status and ensure the rights and safety of its Russian-speaking population are protected.

➡️Partial Lifting of Western Sanctions and Resolution on
Frozen Russian Assets:

Moscow seeks the removal of some sanctions and a settlement regarding the hundreds of billions in Russian assets frozen by Western countries.

A senior Russian source familiar with Kremlin thinking stated:

“Putin is ready for peace, but not at any price.”

The source emphasized that if Putin concludes that a negotiated peace on these terms is not achievable, he is prepared to escalate militarily to force Ukraine and Europe to recognize that the alternative will be far worse.

He added that Putin believes Russia is capable of sustaining a long-term conflict even under heavy sanctions. According to him:

“If a tactical opening presented itself, Putin would push deeper into Ukraine.”

A second insider noted that Putin has grown less willing to compromise on territorial issues and is now determined to fully secure control over four Ukrainian regions.

“Putin has hardened his position,” the source said.

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🇩🇪🇺🇦 Berlin May Arm Kiev with New Strike Systems and Fund Long-Range Missile Development – Bild

According to Bild, Friedrich Merz may soon announce plans to supply the Kiev regime with new types of advanced weapons systems.

Additionally, the German government reportedly intends to allocate a significant financial package—running into the millions—to directly support Ukraine’s defense industry. This includes funding for the development of long-range cruise missiles with a potential range of up to 2,500 kilometers.

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🇷🇺🔴The Russian Armed Forces have liberated Konstantinovka in the Sumy region and Zelenoye Pole in the DPR, the Russian Defense Ministry reported

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 According to Russia’s Ministry of Defense, a total of 296 Ukrainian drones were intercepted over Russian territory overnight.

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🇺🇸 The author of a book about Joe Biden tries to present what was clear to everyone who had eyes and a functional brain as a big reveal - Joe "I See Dead People" Biden wasn't the one running the country

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🇷🇺💬🇺🇸 Putin's Aide Ushakov: Trump does not fully understand that Russia is striking exclusively at military infrastructure facilities or the military-industrial complex of Ukraine.

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🇷🇺💬 The West wants to impose its platforms with reports of Russia-Ukraine negotiations in Switzerland or the Vatican — Peskov

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