🇷🇺🇺🇸 Putin and Trump did not discuss the draft texts of the Russia–Ukraine memorandums, according to Yury Ushakov.

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🇷🇺🇺🇸 A meeting between Putin and Zelensky was never seriously considered, according to Ushakov.

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🇷🇺🇺🇸 Key points from Yury Ushakov’s statements regarding the Putin–Trump telephone conversation:

🔸️Putin and Trump held their fourth phone call, which lasted 1 hour and 10 minutes.
🔸️Russia and Ukraine may resume talks after reviewing each other’s draft memorandums.
🔸️Putin informed Trump of Kiev’s attempts to sabotage the negotiation process.
🔸️Trump said the U.S. had no prior knowledge of Kiev’s plans to strike Russian airfields.
🔸️The Kremlin views the Kiev regime as having degenerated into a terrorist organization.
🔸️Putin and Trump did not discuss the content of the draft memorandums.
🔸️Putin described deliberate Ukrainian strikes on Russian civilian targets during negotiations.
🔸️A Putin–Zelensky meeting was never considered a practical option.
🔸️Putin gave Trump a detailed account of the Istanbul talks, calling them useful.
🔸️The two leaders did not discuss prisoner exchanges during this call.
🔸️Moscow and Washington had previously agreed that another Putin–Trump call should follow the second round of Istanbul talks.
🔸️The Kremlin hopes negotiations with Ukraine will continue.

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🇺🇸🇷🇺 Donald Trump deleted and re-uploaded his statement about a one-hour-and-fifteen-minute phone call with Vladimir Putin, in which they discussed Ukrainian attacks, Iranian nuclear developments, etc...

No changes were made to the text — only the post time and engagement metrics differ.

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🇪🇺🇺🇸🇷🇺EU would like to impose sanctions on Russia at the same time as the US – Ursula von der Nazi

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🇷🇺🇲🇩🇲🇩 Russia seeks to expand its military presence in Transnistria to 10,000 troops and install a pro-Moscow government in Moldova to enable this, according to Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean.

Recean accuses Moscow of interfering in Moldova’s upcoming September elections, using online propaganda and illicit cash transfers. He claims Russia spent the equivalent of 1% of Moldova’s GDP on influence operations in 2024. In the last EU referendum, passed by just 0.7%, Moldovan authorities also blamed Russian interference.

Recean warns that a pro-Russian government would permit troop expansion in Transnistria—currently home to around 1,500 troops, mostly locals under Russian command. He suggests this move would threaten Ukraine’s southwest and NATO member Romania.

🐻 Well... Ukraine’s southwest is Odessa so...

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🇺🇸 Elon at it again...

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🇺🇸🇺🇳 USA vetoes Gaza ceasefire resolution

A draft resolution calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza failed to pass in the UN Security Council on Wednesday after the United States cast its veto – blocking the initiative backed by all ten elected members of the Council.

The text, co-sponsored by Algeria, Denmark, Greece, Guyana, Pakistan, Panama, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, and Somalia – collectively known as the E-10 – received 14 votes in favour, with the US casting the lone vote against.

As one of the council’s five permanent members, the US holds veto power – a negative vote that automatically blocks any resolution from going forward.

Had it been adopted, the draft would have demanded “an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza” to be respected by all parties.

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⚠️ 🇺🇦⚔️🇷🇺 Governor Yevgeny Balitsky reports of a massive Ukrainian UAVs attack on populated areas of the Zaporozhye region.

Part of Melitopol, Primorsk, Energodar and Akimovka are have lost power supply due to the attacks.

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🇷🇺🇺🇳 Russia’s UN envoy, Vasily Nebenzya, made it clear during a Security Council session: the world can now see who genuinely wants peace, and who continues to exploit global crises for geopolitical games.

His statement came in response to the United States vetoing yet another resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

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🇪🇺🇺🇦The EU has allowed member states to redirect €335 billion from the COVID-19 response fund to finance defense projects and Ukraine, Politico reports.

Initially, the money was to be used for climate programs and digital technologies.

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🇰🇵🤝🇷🇺Kim Jong-un vows to support Russia unconditionally

In a meeting with Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu in Pyongyang on Wednesday, Kim affirmed that North Korea will “unconditionally support the stand of Russia and its foreign policies in all the crucial international political issues including the Ukrainian issue,” the official Korean Central News Agency said.

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🇺🇸 Trump officially forbids Harvard to enroll foreign students with some minor exceptions.

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🇺🇸🇨🇳 Tariffs might indeed end up bringing the industry back home - home to China, that is

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🇺🇸 NEW: President Trump signs a ban on travel to the U.S. by nationals from 12 countries:
🇮🇷 Iran
🇾🇪 Yemen
🇱🇾 Libya
🇸🇩 Sudan
🇦🇫 Afghanistan
🇲🇲 Burma
🇹🇩 Chad
🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea
🇪🇷 Eritrea
🇭🇹Haiti
🇸🇴 Somalia

Additionally, there is a 'partial' ban for:
🇻🇪Venezuela
🇨🇺 Cuba
🇧🇮 Burundi
🇱🇦 Laos
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
🇹🇬 Togo
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan

According to the White House, these countries lack proper screening and vetting capabilities.

The ban exempts existing visa holders, lawful permanent residents, specific visa categories, and 'individuals deemed to serve U.S. national interests.'

Trump stated that the list could be revised if countries improve conditions and meet U.S. vetting standards, and that additional countries could be added if they pose a risk.

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