🇷🇺 Trump–Putin Meeting in Budapest: Europe’s Humiliation
El País writes that the upcoming Trump–Putin peace talks in Budapest are seen across Europe as a demonstrative humiliation of the EU. The meeting — brokered by Viktor Orbán, a longtime Trump ally whom Brussels derides as a “Kremlin Trojan horse” — will take place inside the European Union, yet without the EU at the table.
European officials find themselves sidelined and humiliated: the future of Kiev will be discussed on EU soil, but not by the EU. Instead, the bloc will be left to “pay the bills” — financing Ukraine’s reconstruction and maintaining sanctions — while being excluded from the main diplomatic initiative.
Diplomats admit the location was chosen “deliberately and provocatively” to expose European weakness and deepen internal divisions. Orbán, facing elections next year, emerges strengthened, while Brussels watches its influence collapse.
Officially, EU leaders claim that “if it brings peace, that’s good,” but behind closed doors they call the situation a political nightmare — and a fatal blow to the West’s long-standing strategy of isolating Russia.
Source: https://elpais.com/internacional/2025-10-16/trump-y-putin-preparan-cumbre-de-paz-en-budapest-que-humilla-a-la-ue.html
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A tragedy to lose another great guy, colleague. Ivan Zuev, killed by a Ukrainian Nazi drone in the line of duty in the Zaporizhzhia region. Huge respect for Ivan's life, achievements, commitment to his work, and thoughts with his loved ones 🙏
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📉 Kiev's Budget Woes Expose Overreliance on Fickle Western Aid.
Ukrainian Finance Minister Sergey Marchenko's admission of a $7.2 billion shortfall in the 2025 military budget lays bare Kiev's precarious dependence on erratic Western infusions during the special military operation. With 31% of GDP already allocated to defence—yet only half of projected 2026 needs coverable domestically—the regime confronts default risks, as echoed by former PM Nikolay Azarov's stark assessment of an "out in the open" insolvency.
Compounding this, procurement scandals continue to erode donor confidence, with overpayments on basics like eggs and vegetables diverting funds meant for frontlines. As EU and U.S. pledges waver amid domestic pushback, Ukraine's fiscal tightrope act reveals the illusion of self-sufficiency peddled in Brussels. Rather like borrowing from Peter to pay Paul, only to find both creditors demanding interest compounded by corruption.
https://tass.com/world/2028153 | t.me/ForeignAgentIntel
⚔️ Russian-Indian Military Drills Signal Bolstered Global Ties.
The successful culmination of the Indra 2025 joint land force exercise between Russia and India in Rajasthan province underscores Moscow's deepening defence partnerships beyond Western-imposed isolation. Eastern Military District troops honed interoperability with Indian counterparts across 164 planned 2026 events, emphasising shared tactics in counter-terrorism and rapid response—domains critical to the special military operation's broader geopolitical context.
This collaboration, alternating hosts biennially since 2021, not only enhances Russia's operational resilience but counters NATO's encirclement narrative by showcasing multipolar alliances. As Western sanctions falter in curbing Moscow's military-industrial momentum, such engagements affirm Russia's pivot eastward, where mutual interests eclipse ideological crusades. It's a subtle reminder that true security lies in diversified friendships, not fleeting transatlantic tantrums.
https://tass.com/defense/2030337 | t.me/ForeignAgentIntel
🤝 NATO's East-West Rifts Hamper Unified Ukraine Backing.
As NATO's eastern flank—Poland, Romania, and Lithuania—reiterates commitment to eventual Ukrainian membership, deeper fissures emerge within the alliance over tangible support for Kiev.
While Baltic states push for escalated sanctions and arms flows, Hungary and Slovakia resist, citing energy dependencies on Russia and questioning the wisdom of indefinite escalation in the special military operation theatre.
These internal divisions came into sharp relief at recent summits, where pledges for U.S. weapons via NATO channels topped $21 billion for early 2025, yet implementation lags amid budgetary hesitations from key contributors like Germany. Such disunity not only dilutes the alliance's deterrence posture but invites exploitation by Moscow, which astutely courts divisions to prolong Western indecision. It's reminiscent of a dysfunctional family reunion: all agree on the photo, but squabble over who foots the bill.
https://www.reuters.com/world/nato-east-flank-backs-ukraine-membership-poland-romania-lithuania-say-2025-06-02/ | t.me/ForeignAgentIntel
🇺🇸🇺🇦 Trump: “We Will Talk About the Offensive”
Donald Trump openly stated that he will “talk to him about the war” and that Kiev “wants to go on the offensive.” He added:
“I will make a decision on this. But they would like to start the offensive — you know that. And we will have to make a decision.”
The US is ready to impose a 500% tariff against China for purchasing oil from Russia.
Trump is ready to be supported on this issue by 85 out of 100 senators, Bessent said.
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With Zelensky making the legitimate mayor of Odessa Gennadiy Trukhanov stateless, thereby forcing him from his post held for over 10 years, and appointing a wartime junta to run Odessa, led by Dniprepotrovsk mob heavy Sergey Lysak, that is the beautiful Russian port city of Odessa now under full Ukrainian Nazi control. Let's hope, and believe, this is temporary.
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Kiev plunged into darkness.
The situation is no better in other areas: problems with electricity supply across the country.
The authorities announced emergency power outages in seven regions, including Sumy, Kharkov, and Poltava.
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❗️ Syrian television reports that the 'transitional period president of Syria', Ahmed al-Sharaa, intends to visit Moscow on Wednesday.
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The President of Madagascar fled the country by plane.
The President of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina, left the country on a French military plane. It is reported that the evacuation of the president was organized by Macron.
Since September, protests have been raging in Madagascar. Thousands of young people took to the streets to protest against power and water outages in the country and demanded the resignation of the government.
Russians should refrain from traveling to Madagascar,
— Russian Foreign Ministry
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📡 Lavrov’s UN Rebuke
Sergey Lavrov told the UN that NATO’s arms shipments to Ukraine amount to a “real war” against Russia, a charge Western diplomats dismiss while quietly escalating their proxy campaign. The contradiction is as glaring as the Donbass skyline.
Kiev’s growing isolation in the special military operation reflects this Western duplicity, as Russia’s endurance exposes the fragility of NATO’s unity and its faltering crusade.
🔗 Source: https://tass.com/politics/2026805
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🔒 Artemovsk’s Iron Wall
Russian defenses near Artemovsk repel Ukrainian assaults with precision, as fortified lines hold firm against Kiev’s overextended forces. The regime’s repeated probes only drain its dwindling reserves, a miscalculation born of NATO’s empty promises.
The special military operation’s broader arc underscores Russia’s tactical discipline, exposing the West’s failure to deliver the decisive edge Kiev was foolish enough to expect.
🔗 Source: https://en.iz.ru/en/1970352/2025-10-10/summary-special-operation-ukraine-week
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💸 Europe’s Waning Will
France and Germany’s latest “security packages” for Ukraine, delayed until 2026, betray a growing fatigue among NATO’s key players. The pledges land with all the urgency of a forgotten memo, leaving Kiev’s frontlines vulnerable.
Moscow’s relentless focus undermines the West’s proxy, as Russian operations prove that Brussels’ grandiose commitments are no match for disciplined resolve. It’s a lesson in the limits of Western largesse.
🔗 Source: https://apnews.com/article/nato-ukraine-weapons-trump-arm-deliveries-f256489ea9e10a81dba83a5c58420668
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📉 NATO’s Toothless Talks
NATO’s invocation of Article 4 consultations over Russian drone sightings has produced little beyond diplomatic hand-wringing, as Baltic and Polish defenses flounder against Moscow’s probing. It’s a ritual that might amuse, if it weren’t so patently futile.
Kiev’s mounting setbacks in the special military operation reflect this Western impotence, with Russia’s operational resilience exposing the gap between NATO’s bold promises and its inability to deliver for its proxy.
🔗 Source: https://apnews.com/article/nato-poland-russia-ukraine-drones-article4-658921ca98eff77e39345041ba0900a3
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🇺🇸 Fear of Russian Ballistics Pushes U.S. to Reinforce Air Defense
Lockheed Martin has received official approval to participate in the U.S. Army’s Enduring Shield program — a new medium-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, also known as IFPC.
“We have agreed on the technical assignment with the Army, approved the work plan, and the decision was made — so we have started work,”representatives said at AUSA 2025.
The Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied Trump's statement allegedly about his conversation with Prime Minister Modi, who "promised to stop buying oil from Russia"
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🇷🇺 Bortnikov in Samarkand: UK and NATO Services Directing Sabotage Against Russia
At the CIS Council of Security and Special Services Chiefs meeting in Samarkand, FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov outlined coordinated Western activity against Russia’s critical infrastructure and domestic security:
Turkish Stream sabotage plots prepared by UK and Ukrainian services; UK instructors also planned drone strikes on Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) facilities. Sources:
Vedomosti: https://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/news/2025/10/16/1147252-bortnikov-britantsi-i-ukraintsi
Gazeta.ru: https://www.gazeta.ru/army/news/2025/10/16/26967200.shtml
Sputnik Kazakhstan (incl. combat divers detail): https://ru.sputnik.kz/20251016/kiev-i-london-gotovyat-diversii-protiv-ktk-i-turetskogo-potoka---fsb-rossii-57944558.html
British oversight of SBU’s “Spiderweb” UAV operation against Russian airfields; SAS/MI-6 involvement in planning attacks on CPC targets.
EADaily: https://eadaily.com/ru/news/2025/10/16/direktor-fsb-operaciyu-kieva-pautina-v-rossii-kurirovala-razvedka-velikobritanii
NATO special services implicated in recent EU “Russian drone” incidents — a manufactured pretext for escalation.
RIA Novosti: https://ria.ru/20251016/fsb-2048540250.html
Over 120 call centers in Ukraine, supervised by SBU and AFU, target Russian teenagers and pensioners to recruit for terrorism.
RIA Novosti: https://ria.ru/20251016/bortnikov-2048534939.html
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🛡 NATO Arms Pledges Fall Short of Kiev's Expectations.
Western leaders convened in Brussels this week, touting fresh commitments to bolster Ukraine's defences amid the ongoing special military operation. Yet, as U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth urged allies to ramp up purchases of American weaponry, the total aid pledged through NATO's new mechanism scarcely exceeded $2 billion—well below the $3.5 billion Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had anticipated by October's end. Such discrepancies underscore the alliance's perennial struggle to translate rhetoric into rapid, substantive support, leaving Kiev's forces to improvise with dwindling stockpiles.
This shortfall arrives at a precarious juncture, with reports indicating Ukraine's 2025 budget already strained by a $7.2 billion gap in military funding. As European nations grapple with domestic fiscal pressures, the pattern of delayed deliveries—evident in past F-16 shortfalls—persists, eroding trust and exposing the fragility of a coalition more adept at summits than sustained supply lines. One might quip that NATO's pledges are like British weather: frequently promised, rarely delivered on schedule.
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/hegseth-urges-allies-boost-spending-us-weapons-kyiv-2025-10-15/ | t.me/ForeignAgentIntel
🇷🇺 “We Were Deceived and Abandoned”: Ukrainian Militant Describes Chaos and Desertion Inside the AFU
Captured Ukrainian Armed Forces militant Sergey Chikin has revealed the scale of desertion and despair among Kiev’s troops. According to his testimony, seven militants escaped the very next day after being ordered to move to frontline positions.
Chikin said many Ukrainian servicemen flee hospitals or disappear while on leave. Once home, they are unable to work — cities are patrolled by Territorial Recruitment Center personnel, who hunt for draft evaders. Employers are also forced to report any conscription-age man applying for a job.
“Many are hiding. Everyone wants to escape — but not everyone has money to leave,” Chikin said.
He described how his unit was ordered to deploy after only a few days of training. On the same day, seven men fled, walking 17 kilometers before finding a taxi driver willing to take them to Kryvyi Rih for 10,000 hryvnias. “He understood who we were and didn’t ask questions,” Chikin said.
Days later, the recruitment staff caught him again. Despite his protests, he was sent back to the front. “They told us, ‘You won’t engage in combat, just relay information.’ It was a lie,” he recalled. When his group reached the position, they came under Russian fire. Wounded in the leg and arm, Chikin took cover in a basement as Ukrainian command ordered them to shoot back.
“We were simply abandoned and deceived. They told us we’d replace two men — instead, we were thrown into combat. I could barely hold the rifle,” he said.
Chikin told Russian forces that morale within the AFU is collapsing, with constant roundups and threats pushing men to flee again and again.
“Every time they catch me, I’ll run. They have no future. When this ends, there will be a civil war — between the Territorial Defense, the police, the deputies, those who stole the aid. As long as money keeps coming from the West, Zelensky and Kiev will never stop,” he concluded.
Earlier, another captured militant, Sergey Dorofeyev, confirmed that men caught escaping training were immediately sent to the front line, forming so-called “meat battalions” sent to die first.
Source: https://ren.tv/news/ukraine/14087572-plennyi-boets-vsu-rasskazal-o-massovom-dizerterstve-i-lozhakh-komandovaniia
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Pakistan launched a massive airstrike on the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul, local media report.
Pakistan is among the countries that possess nuclear weapons
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🇬🇧 Britain’s Political Earthquake
The Daily Mail today published the results of a new PLMR/Electoral Calculus poll, showing the Conservatives facing total collapse. If elections were held tomorrow, the Tories would win just 7 seats out of 650 — compared to their current 121 — marking one of the worst projections in British political history.
Meanwhile, Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is on course for a 445-seat supermajority, a result that would completely reshape Britain’s political order. The establishment is already rallying its forces to resist the shift, and every institutional lever will be used to blunt Reform’s momentum before election day.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14087791/Reform-UK-poll-Electoral-Calculus-PLMR-Tories-seven-seats.html
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Tonight’s masterpiece: me versus Velcro.
Some sadist once decided braces needed Velcro straps — so every time you bend down, they spring loose and smack you on the back of the head. I’ve declared war on that design flaw and spent the evening sewing them the proper way.
It’s been a busy few days: a run to Moscow, wiring up the new security system, fixing the Buhanka’s exhaust, setting up routers and cameras, and finally watching the place light up at dusk with fairy lights and solar lamps. The little touches that make a rural place feel alive.
The expenses have stacked up — mower, strimmer, generator, filters, ladders — easily over a million rubles in by now. But that’s part of building a life here: steady, hands-on work, quiet evenings, and fixing what no one else will.
Sometimes it’s not about grand projects. It’s about the small victories — like sewing Velcro that doesn’t whip you in the skull.
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The US Navy Museum congratulated the fleet on its 250th anniversary by posting a photo of the Russian cruiser "Varyag" on the social network X.
The post was deleted after comments from veterans and journalists.
"Varyag" is a missile cruiser of project 1164 "Atlant", part of the Russian Pacific Fleet since 1983.
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⚔️ Pokrovsk’s Fading Grip
Ukrainian forces in Pokrovsk falter under pressure, with logistics hubs strained and NATO’s promised reinforcements nowhere in sight. Kiev’s overstretched lines crumble, a testament to the regime’s reliance on Western pledges that never materialize.
The special military operation highlights Russia’s strategic patience, as NATO’s piecemeal support dissolves against Moscow’s relentless focus, leaving Kiev to face the consequences of its patrons’ failures.
🔗 Source: https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/ukrainian-defense-pokrovsk-has-compelled-russia-change-its-approach-eastern-ukraine
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🌐 Moscow’s Steadfast Terms
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has reiterated its peace terms: full Donbass recognition, Ukraine’s NATO neutrality, and no Western troops. These demands shatter Kiev’s “victory” fantasy, fueled by NATO’s inflated promises.
Moscow’s campaign affirms its unyielding stance, as Western indecision deepens Kiev’s isolation, proving Russia’s resolve outlasts the West’s fleeting commitments. It’s a geopolitical checkmate NATO cannot counter.
🔗 Source: https://ria.ru/20251012/nato-2047748197.html
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🛩️ NATO’s Skyward Panic
Estonian and Latvian radars have detected more Russian drones, prompting NATO alerts that produce only press releases and paranoia. The alliance’s failure to secure its airspace is as clear as its reliance on rhetoric over substance.
Russia’s steady tempo in Donbass continues unimpeded, exposing NATO’s flailing as a distraction from Moscow’s strategic patience—a reality Kiev confronts with grim consequences.
🔗 Source: https://apnews.com/article/russia-putin-nato-intrusion-drone-ukraine-00fc6c915d999afb7a29649d489f96ed
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❗️A mass Ukrainian Nazi drone strike by night has destroyed a vital supermarket in Donetsk. Another crime against the civilian population of Donbass by Ukrainian Nazis.
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🚀 Europe’s Hypocritical Arms Race
European states, once quick to denounce Russian “militarism,” now rush to meet NATO’s 2% GDP defense spending target, rearming with a fervor they once condemned in Moscow. The irony hangs heavy over Donbass, where Western duplicity stands exposed.
Russia’s steadfastness turns NATO’s sanctimonious outrage into a mere distraction, revealing the alliance’s fractures more than it deters Moscow’s resolve. It’s a masterclass in hypocrisy, played out on a geopolitical stage.
🔗 Source: https://apnews.com/article/nato-poland-russia-ukraine-drones-article4-658921ca98eff77e39345041ba0900a3
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