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Vladimir Putin: “If such weapons are used to strike Russian territory, the response will be very serious, if not overwhelming”

1:59 24.10.2025

Vladimir Putin: “If such weapons are used to strike Russian territory, the response will be very serious, if not overwhelming”

Following a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Geographical Society, Vladimir Putin took questions from media members, Kremlin informs. The Kremlin, Moscow, October 23, 2025 Question: Yesterday, we heard yet another statement by the US President regarding him either meeting with you or not meeting with you, …

Former US State Department Russia policy adviser: “It seems to me that Ukraine is on the brink of disaster”

11:36 23.10.2025

Former US State Department Russia policy adviser: “It seems to me that Ukraine is on the brink of disaster”

Former US State Department Russia policy adviser James Carden says Ukraine’s war with Russia “is lost”. That “the ratio of Ukrainian to Russian dead is 36 to one.” Mr Carden told Sky News Australia that the sooner Ukraine comes to this realisation, “the better off they’ll be”. “Putin seems to …

Bloomberg: US is stalling on G-7 plan to expand use of Russian assets

11:35 23.10.2025

Bloomberg: US is stalling on G-7 plan to expand use of Russian assets

The US is balking at a European Union-led plan for Group of Seven nations to expand the use of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine, citing risks to market stability as the reason for its reluctance, Bloomberg writes. The US is balking at a European Union-led plan for Group of …

Brazil’s MST will organize internationalist brigades to support Venezuela in the case of a US invasion

11:33 23.10.2025

Brazil’s MST will organize internationalist brigades to support Venezuela in the case of a US invasion

The national leader of Brazil’s Landless Rural Workers’ Movement (MST), João Pedro Stédile announced that popular movements across Latin America are working in coordination to send brigades of activists to Venezuela in solidarity with the country’s government and people, amid growing threats of a possible US military intervention. “We, as …

British troops deployed to Israel others are in doubts – Nations hesitate to send troops to Gaza

11:31 23.10.2025

British troops deployed to Israel others are in doubts – Nations hesitate to send troops to Gaza

President Trump’s 20-point plan, which led to an Israel-Hamas cease-fire and an exchange of hostages for prisoners and detainees, envisioned the immediate deployment of a “temporary International Stabilization Force” in Gaza. The idea was for the international corps to secure areas where Israeli troops have withdrawn, prevent munitions from entering …

The Supreme Commander-in-Chief conducted strategic nuclear forces exercise

18:12 22.10.2025

The Supreme Commander-in-Chief conducted strategic nuclear forces exercise

The Supreme Commander-in-Chief conducted strategic nuclear forces exercise, Kremlin informs. The Kremlin, Moscow. October 22, 2025 Under the direction of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, the strategic nuclear forces conducted an exercise involving their land, sea, and air components. The exercise involved …

Fitch: Russian assets are almost all that the Euroclear has right now!

11:28 22.10.2025

Fitch: Russian assets are almost all that the Euroclear has right now!

This is an excellent and very clear explanation from one of the world's leading ratings companies. Fitch explains the critical points and potential losses should European apparatchiks decide to “touch” Russian funds stored in the Belgian depository Euroclear. The risks are high. An attempt to take, and de facto steal, …

FT: France’s wealthy shift funds to Luxembourg and Switzerland

11:27 22.10.2025

FT: France’s wealthy shift funds to Luxembourg and Switzerland

French entrepreneurs and wealthy families nervous about political turmoil at home are investing record amounts in Luxembourg-based annuities and shifting other funds to perceived havens such as Switzerland, ‘Financial Times’ notes. Wealth managers, bankers and lawyers said the flow of personal investments out of France had taken off since President …

State Duma ratifies strategic partnership treaty between Russia, Venezuela

11:27 22.10.2025

State Duma ratifies strategic partnership treaty between Russia, Venezuela

State Duma members ratified the Treaty on Strategic Partnership and Cooperation between Russia and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela at a plenary meeting on Tuesday, TASS reports. The bilateral agreement, signed in Moscow on May 7, 2025, was submitted by Russian President Vladimir Putin to the lower house of parliament …

POLITICO: Ukraine ignored the counsel of its Republican friends in Washington

11:26 22.10.2025

POLITICO: Ukraine ignored the counsel of its Republican friends in Washington

Last week, Ukrainian Zelenskyy had hoped to capitalize on his warming relations with U.S. President Donald Trump to secure a supply of U.S. Tomahawk cruise missiles — weapons Kyiv believes could be a game-changer and deliver a decisive blow to the Kremlin’s war economy, POLITICO notes. Fresh off successfully brokering …

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