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CNN: New intelligence suggests Israel is preparing possible strike on Iranian nuclear facilities

11:58 22.05.2025

CNN: New intelligence suggests Israel is preparing possible strike on Iranian nuclear facilities

The US has obtained new intelligence suggesting that Israel is making preparations to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, even as the Trump administration has been pursuing a diplomatic deal with Tehran, multiple US officials familiar with the latest intelligence told CNN. Such a strike would be a brazen break with President …

NYT: Trump’s new position on the war in Ukraine: “Not My Problem”

11:57 22.05.2025

NYT: Trump’s new position on the war in Ukraine: “Not My Problem”

President Trump appears to have backed off joining a European push for new sanctions on Russia, seemingly eager to move on to doing business deals with it, ‘The New York Times’ notes. For months, President Trump has been threatening to simply walk away from the frustrating negotiations for a cease-fire …

FT: Putin keeps Trump watching — and Kyiv waiting

11:56 22.05.2025

FT: Putin keeps Trump watching — and Kyiv waiting

So far, the Russian leader’s refusal to engage on terms set by others has been met with little resistance — and certainly not enough to compel concessions or alter the course of his war, ‘The Financial Times’ notes. The clearest sign of that came when US President Donald Trump seemed …

Sergey Lavrov: “The existing European security system has proved ineffective”

20:11 21.05.2025

Sergey Lavrov: “The existing European security system has proved ineffective”

The existing European security system has proved ineffective, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, TASS quotes. "European security concerns everyone and we share the principled assessment that the existing European security system has for years repeatedly proven its ineffectiveness," he pointed out at a press conference following talks with top …

View from Israel: Israel's new Gaza Operation should be called 'Chariots of Genocide'

11:35 21.05.2025

View from Israel: Israel's new Gaza Operation should be called 'Chariots of Genocide'

About 100 people were killed in Gaza on Wednesday, May 14. Almost all of them innocent, except for their being Palestinians who live in the Gaza Strip. They were killed by Israeli soldiers. This is their appetizer for the campaign their military aspires to – and we remain silent. What …

CNN: After Monday call with Putin, Trump simply said Ukraine and Russia must talk directly, “as only they can”

11:33 21.05.2025

CNN: After Monday call with Putin, Trump simply said Ukraine and Russia must talk directly, “as only they can”

“The root causes of the conflict.” These were startling words from a man purportedly on the path to peace. Unbothered, taking this most consequential of calls at a music school on the Sochi coast, the Kremlin head Vladimir Putin has returned to the start – to his narrative about this …

FT: Trump was “not ready to put greater pressure” on Putin to come to the negotiating table in earnest

11:31 21.05.2025

FT: Trump was “not ready to put greater pressure” on Putin to come to the negotiating table in earnest

Donald Trump has claimed that Russia and Ukraine will “immediately” begin negotiations on preparations for peace talks, but signalled that he was leaving Moscow and Kyiv to find a deal without the US as a broker, writes ‘The Financial Times’. After phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine …

FBI Chief: Canada is a hotbed of terrorists!

11:29 21.05.2025

FBI Chief: Canada is a hotbed of terrorists!

FBI boss Kash Patel launches scathing accusation at '51st state' Canada after alarming terrorism finding. Patel dropped a major bombshell on Sunday by accusing Canada of allowing drugs and terrorists to flow over the northern border into the U.S., ‘The Daily Mail’ reports. Patel is turning his attention to Canada …

‘Massive’ EU sanctions? “Russians might see this as a bluff”

11:41 20.05.2025

‘Massive’ EU sanctions? “Russians might see this as a bluff”

"Massive" sanctions European leaders threatened to impose on Russia if Vladimir Putin does not agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine face formidable political obstacles and would need U.S. support to succeed, officials and diplomats said. A senior European official said Reuters: "The danger here, obviously, is that the Russians might …

Iranian Foreign Minister: Iran to continue enrichment activity, despite US statements

11:40 20.05.2025

Iranian Foreign Minister: Iran to continue enrichment activity, despite US statements

Iran will not stop enriching activities, despite the statement by US special envoy Steve Witkoff, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said, TASS quotes. "Our stance on Iran's rights as a NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty – TASS) member is crystal clear, and there is no scenario in which Iranians will permit …

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