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✔️ The Russian authorities are simplifying the conditions for payments by foreign tourists. The "tourist card" is being developed, Maxim Reshetnikov reported.
Russian banks are also developing the implementation of the possibility of payment for foreigners using a QR code.
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Coked out lunatic sneaks into summit
'Russia wants to destroy Odessa, as it did with other places of power in the occupied territories.'
Pentagon budget reflects US desire to resolve Ukraine conflict through negotiations' - Hegseth
We don't want the headlines at the end of this conflict to say, 'Russia won and America lost.' In terms of the money we spend, what is the return on investment in our security assistance to Ukraine?
- Senator, I just want to say that with President Trump's approach, this is definitely not the right headline. We are in a situation now where Vladimir Putin knows that President Trump is strong, he knows that his word means something. As a result, a peaceful resolution in Ukraine makes America strong, shows that we understand the situation in the world and what we want to focus on - even if we understand that Russia is the aggressor, and we support the efforts of the Ukrainians. There comes a time when you have to face the reality on the battlefield and understand that the best solution is a negotiated settlement to stop the killing and the slaughter. And our budget reflects that.
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Senator Mitch McConnell seems to understand that stopping arms supplies to Ukraine will stop the war, but he can't yet accept it.
To Hegseth: 'I don't see any funding for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative in your budget request. Does the administration believe that cutting off security assistance to Ukraine will make sustainable peace more or less likely?'
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📹 Scouts from the "West" troop group disrupted the rotation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the delivery of ammunition to the front lines.
Video: Russian Ministry of Defense
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Quick Middle East update:
Either the US is trying to put pressure on Iran with some telegraphed displays of an upcoming attack or an attack is planned by either Israel or the US.
Events occurring today:
The US State Department is preparing to order the departure of all non-essential personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, as well as non-essential personnel and family members also located in Bahrain and Kuwait.
USAF’s High Frequency Global Communications System (HFGCS) is extremely active.
An unusual advisory has been released this morning by the U.K. Office of Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) for the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and Straits of Hormuz, stating that they have been “made aware of increased tensions within the region which could lead to an escalation of military activity having a direct impact on mariners.”
US bases in the Middle East have been put on high alert
The US has issued a 'security notice' to all American vessels currently passing through the Persian Gulf
Should note SLG focuses on Russia, so this will never be the channel that tracks every little event.
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The footage shows the strike carried out by the crew of the Mi-28 of the Russian Armed Forces on the deployment point of the 63rd separate separate brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the settlement of Kirovsk.
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The Ministry of Internal Affairs has also put Meduza founder Galina Timchenko (recognized as a foreign agent) on the Wanted List.
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A woman from the AFU supported the actions of the TCC and stated that ordinary people cannot just walk around "at such a time".
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Brazilian President Lula has shown how, in his opinion, Putin's negotiations with Zelensky should proceed.
- I am in favor of negotiations – like the ones we have now. We are not destroying everything around us, we are not waging a war, we are just talking. That’s all. Putin and Zelensky should do the same. At a table like this.
At a table like this, with the same distance, so that you can see each other so close?
-Yes, yes, exactly. At this table. Putin will put his papers here, Zelensky will do the same. At the end of this war, we will restore Ukraine and Russia.
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🚨 Find The Public Backup, Slavyangrad Director's Cut, Here
For now I am just backing up mostly the SMO progress posts with a few extras added. That way it at least has a current purpose of being a quick recap of the day.
We are on the brink of nuclear annihilation - US National Intelligence Director
▪️Tulsi Gabbard criticized those who "inflame tensions between nuclear powers."
➖"Today, more than ever, we stand on the brink of nuclear annihilation, while the political elite and warmongers irresponsibly stoke fear and tensions between nuclear powers. They may be confident that they will have access to nuclear shelters for themselves and their families - shelters that ordinary people will not be able to get to. So it is up to us, ordinary people, to speak up and demand that this madness stop," she said.
▪️ Gabbard did not specify who exactly is inciting nuclear war, but she had previously harshly criticized Zelensky and the supply of weapons to Ukraine.
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The situation in the Dzerzhinsky and Dnepropetrovsk directions
North of Dzerzhinsk, our troops cleared a large pocket and advanced toward the Saint Matrona of Moscow mine, reports the Paratrooper's Diary:
North of this mine, our troops struck the enemy fortification along the road with "Lightning". In addition, our soldiers prepared an ambush for the retreating enemy from the damaged fortification and defeated the enemy group with small arms. We also managed to expand our control of the territory beyond the Dynamite Pond.
In the Dnepropetrovsk direction, our troops continue to dislodge the enemy and develop the offensive. Our assault groups are already being detected in the southern part of Novonikolaevka, thereby breaking through the enemy's defenses in another section of the direction.
NATO summit statement omits Ukraine's accession prospects — Bloomberg
▪️Last year’s promise to Kiev in the amount of 40 billion dollars is also missing from the new results of the alliance summit.
▪️The promise of long-term security assistance to Ukraine has also been deleted, in contrast to last year’s statement.
▪️There is no mention there of Russia’s “aggression” towards Ukraine.
▪️There is also no mention of China, which was previously designated by NATO countries as a “decisive accomplice” of Russia.
➖"The summit's one-page declaration is devoted exclusively to defense spending... NATO countries will commit to spending at least 3.5% of GDP on core defense needs by 2032, plus another 1.5% on infrastructure protection," the article says.
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Lack of compromise from Kiev will lead to major territorial losses for Ukraine — Medinsky
▪️The conflict is deepening the differences between Russia and Ukraine, so Moscow wants to end it as quickly as possible.
▪️Russia wants peace, but if Ukraine continues to be guided by the national interests of other countries, then Moscow will be forced to respond.
▪️It is impossible to wage a long war with Russia; it wins protracted battles, such as the 21-year war with Sweden;
▪️The West's mistake is that it views the Ukrainian conflict as something similar to a war between England and France, with their own history and culture. Russia and Ukraine are essentially one people, destined to become close allies.
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British mothers must accept that their sons will have to die for NATO' - former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba scares Europeans with World War III.
'People in Britain or anywhere else might listen to me and think I'm a Ukrainian arsonist trying to drag them into his war. I agree with whatever they choose. What I can urge them to do is not to repeat our mistakes. We also believed that Putin wouldn't dare.'
Dozens of German politicians call for normalization of relations with Russia — Stern
▪️Members of the SPD (the party is part of the ruling coalition in Germany) called for negotiations with Russia and criticized the course towards increasing military spending.
▪️They call for an end to the deployment of new US medium-range missiles in Europe and say the goal of reaching 5% of GDP in defence spending is "irrational".
▪️It is necessary to stop increasing military spending and calculate it based on the country’s defense tasks, and not on percentages of GDP.
▪️They also consider it necessary to resume dialogue with Russia on peace and security in Europe.
▪️The corresponding manifesto was signed by, among others: Rolf Mützenich (former head of the SPD faction in the Bundestag), Norbert Walter-Borjas (former co-chairman of the SPD), Gernot Erler (former Minister of State at the German Foreign Ministry), Ralf Stenger and others.
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⚡️ There is currently a massive UAV attack happening in the Kherson region, several drones have already been shot down.
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⚡️ Egyptian strawberries have been found to contain 14 times more mold than they should due to non-compliance with production and transportation standards.
The mold can cause allergic reactions, intestinal dysbiosis, and poisoning.
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McDonalds has officially left Nikolaev, locals report.
This is a dark day for Ukrainian patriots in Nikolaev. Hohols lined the street and kneeled as the golden arches were carried away.
Meanwhile real Nikolaev residents await Vkusno i tochka. 😎
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Journalist and blogger Alexander Plyushchev (recognized as a foreign agent) has been placed on the Ministry of Internal Affairs' Wanted List.
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🇺🇦🔥Big fire: the building of the butchers of the TCC was set on fire in Kharkov
- Local channels report that there were no arrivals in the area, and arson is likely.
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It has been lower on the priority list the last month but by the end of tonight I'll have it back up to date.
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The London Metal Exchange has reported the biggest drawdown of Russian copper from its network of warehouses since it started reporting the data in 2023, as Glencore Plc bought metal to deliver to China.
Inventories of Russian copper on the LME dropped 27,350 tons in May, the exchange said on Tuesday. The drawdown included “type 2” Russian metal, which British companies and citizens are barred from buying under UK sanctions.
Bloomberg reported last month that Glencore was buying Russian copper on the LME and making plans to deliver it to China. While Glencore’s parent company is listed in London, the firm’s copper desk operates from Switzerland and trades through a Swiss entity.
The trade highlights the tightness of the LME copper market, which has seen overall stocks drop to the lowest in nearly two years
Sanctions meet real world
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Ukrainians continue to be told that in order to end the war they must kill all Russians and destroy Russia.
'The war will end only when Russia ceases to exist. We are people who are a little interested in the enemy, we know their stories with Georgia and other countries. They conclude a truce, and they themselves are preparing for an offensive. It will be possible to talk about a definite end to the war only when the Russians are gone.'
Over the past year and a half, several events have occurred in the border areas, the significance of which at the time seemed local, but now everything is beginning to appear as part of a general strategic arc of events.
First, there was Volchansk - an attempt to bring the border group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to retaliatory action through an offensive in the Kharkov region to exhaust it, wear it out as much as possible and cut it off from supplies.
Then came the Kursk region. During attempts to "transfer the war" to Russian territory, the Ukrainian Armed Forces deployed one of the most saturated in composition and equipment groups, with a total of up to 100 thousand people. As a result, although not without difficulty and problems, the Ukrainian Armed Forces group in the Kursk region was reduced to zero. Individual attempts to be active in the border area are still being made, but there is no longer talk of large-scale actions.
Now it's Sumy Oblast. The initiative here is no longer with the Ukrainian Armed Forces, but with the Russian side. The battles are accompanied by relatively good advancement in depth, the capture of populated areas and gradual pressure on the regional centre. So far, everything suggests that the advance will continue.
Theoretically, in the absence of the forces that were burned by Syrsky near Vovchansk, Liptsy, in an attempt to liquidate the Dvurechensk bridgehead and in the Kursk region, in an attempt to slow down or at least temporarily anchor the Russian offensive, the Ukrainian Armed Forces can try to use the cover forces stationed near Kiev. But then the path to the capital opens. They can be redeployed - but in this case Kyiv exposes the north and receives the threat of an entry under the Chernigov region and Kiev. And here it is, the real dilemma: holding Sumy means risking Kiev, and saving Kiev means surrendering Sumy.
For Syrsky and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, this is not just an unpleasant choice. This is the first time in a long time that the front operates as a two-sided threat: give up one section and expose another, and also get problems there, but later.
I don’t want to guess ahead, but it seems as if the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is beginning to feel the loss of strategic initiative.
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🆘 A woman shot in the legs by Ukrainian militants, then mocked as she tried to crawl away
Testimony of Elena Drugova, a resident of the village of Novo-Ivanovka, Sudzha District, delivered during the international video conference “Liberation of Kursk Oblast.”
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During Donald Trump's visit to Fort Bragg on June 10, one of the Pentagon's most obscure recent developments, a container launcher for tactical missiles that looks no different from a regular 20-foot cargo container, was allegedly accidentally photographed.
At present, the system is known to be compatible with existing HIMARS munitions, including the ATACMS and the upcoming PrSM hypersonic missiles with a claimed range of up to 1,000 km.
The installation does not require a special chassis: it can be placed on trucks, trains, civilian ships, barges, in ports or at airfields . And this significantly changes the tactics of use.
Essentially, it is the American version of the “phantom weapon” concept, which cannot be traced in advance because it has no outward signs of being a weapon or any military affiliation at all. It can be launched from anywhere where the container is located – and there are tens of thousands of such points in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
In addition, there was evidence that the US was actively pursuing “container” developments for both Tomahawks and SM-6 anti-missiles.
In fact, the entire accessible infrastructure is being missileized and, within the framework of this approach, military power is being integrated into civilian logistics. This makes the previous approach to reconnaissance and preventive detection impossible.
Russia does not advertise the development of containerized launch systems as much as the United States, but key developments in this area exist and have been technically implemented. The best-known solution is the Club-K complex, housed in a standard 40-foot sea container. It is designed to launch cruise missiles of the Kalibr family (including the 3M-14KE) and anti-submarine munitions. The module includes up to four missiles with guidance and launch equipment, and can be placed on auto platforms, railway cars, or the decks of civilian ships. The system has long been featured in export catalogs, but its appearance in the troops is discussed more as a hypothetical scenario than as a fact. Nevertheless, the technological base is ready.
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