13 Oct, 2025 10:56

Kiev employed IS agent to plot assassination in Russia – Moscow

A jihadist operative allegedly staged abombing attempt against a senior Russian officer, security officials have said

Ukrainian intelligence services collaborated with the international terrorist group Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) in a plot to assassinate a senior Russian military official, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday.

According to the agency, theoperation was masterminded by Uzbek national Saidakbar Gulomov, described as an IS member who is alsosuspected of orchestratingthe December 2024killings of Russian General Igor Kirillov and his assistant= – crimes that Moscow attributed to Kiev.

The FSB alleged that Gulomov recruited a Central Asian national influenced by Islamist propaganda and instructed him to travel to Russia.The suspect, now in custody, reportedly collected components foran improvised explosive device (IED) that were delivered from Ukraine by drone, later building a bomb and concealing it inside a bicycle.

Another accomplice, a Russian citizen, allegedly parked the explosive device at the intended attack site in Moscow. That suspect allegedly previouslyworked on illegal communication services used by both criminal networks and Ukrainian intelligence, the agency stated. Two additional Russian nationals connected to that operation were also detained.

The plot apparently mirrored the assassination of General Kirillov, who was reportedly killed by a bomb hidden in an electric scooter. The FSB said the similarities “confirm close ties between the Kiev regime and international terrorist organizations.” Gulomov is believed to be hiding either in Ukraine or Western Europe.

Investigatorsnoted that the bicycle bomb was powerful enough to injure people up to 70 meters away. The case is being treated as an attempted act of terrorism.

Russian authorities have repeatedly accused Ukrainian intelligence of working with Islamist militants. Moscow claims that Kiev helped provide material support for the March 2024 attack at Crocus City Hall near the capital, in which 149 people were killed by gunmen linked to IS.

https://www.rt.com/russia/626323-fsb-bombing-ukraine-isis/

13 Oct, 2025 12:02

Jewish man attacked in Kiev ‘after confronting men over Nazi salutes’

A local synagogue has described the alleged incident as a “targeted, cruel, and premeditated act of anti-Semitism”

A Jewish worshiper has been attacked in Kiev after confronting a group of young men who were performing Nazi salutes, according to a local synagogue.

The incident reportedly took place in the Obolon district of the Ukrainian capital=during the Sabbath last weekend. The attackers were described in a statement as a group of males who were intent on provocation.

When a man wearing a kippah and tzitzit– traditional symbols of the Jewish faith – stepped outside to confront them, hewas sprayed in the face with pepper spray, sustaining chemical burnsbefore the assailants fled the scene. The statement condemned the assault as a “targeted, cruel, and premeditated act of anti-Semitism.”

The synagogue also reported that asimilar provocationoccurred the previous day, when another group ofyoung men shouted anti-Semitic slurs and performed Nazi salutesafter spotting the community’s rabbi outside the building.

Kiev police confirmed on Sunday that they had launched an investigation into the reported attacks. The synagogue said theIsraeli ambassador to Ukrainehad been notified and wasworking with Ukrainian authorities to ensure accountability.

Ukraine has a history of anti-Jewish violence, including atrocities committed by Nazi collaborators during World War II. Since the2014 coup in Kiev, ultranationalist movements– some of whichopenly glorify wartime nationalist groupsand promote Nazi ideology –have gained political influence. Ukrainian officials, however, maintain that anti-Semitism poses no significant problem in the country.

(I’m surprised Jews still live there.)

https://www.rt.com/russia/626349-kiev-synagogue-mace-attack/

13 Oct, 2025 10:55

US weighing plot to assassinate Maduro – Politico

The killing of the Venezuelan leadercould bepart of US President Donald Trump’s war on drug cartels, sources have said (Is this why PDJT is not happy with Politico?)

The US could attempt to assassinate Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after declaring him a drug lord and a terrorist, Politico has reported, citing informed sources.

Over the past several weeks, Washington has conducted strikes off the Venezuelan coast against what it called “drug boats,” killing more than two-dozen people and expanding its military presence in the region.US officials have accused Maduro of having links to narcotics networks – a claim he has rejected. Caracas has accused Washington of trying to topple Maduro’s government, which US officials have denied.

Despite not speaking publicly about regime change in the oil-rich Latin American nation,US President Donald Trump does want to force the Venezuelan leader out of powerand plans to use his war on drug cartels as a pretext to do so, Politico claimed in an article on Sunday.

“Would everyone like Maduro to go? Yes,” an unnamed officialfrom the Trump administration told the outlet.

Trump has “many plans” available to himwhen it comes to acting against Venezuela,including carrying out strikes on alleged cartel-related targetsinside the country, the official said. However,the US president has not yet given an order to target Maduro directly, he stressed.

According to another person familiar with the discussions, that could well change if the Venezuelan leader is branded a drug lord and a terrorist by Washington. “Don’t we go after indicted narco traffickers and terrorists all the time?” the source said.

TheTrump administration official suggested that the US may not have to resort to such drastic measures to remove Maduro, saying that “we are going to put a tremendous amount of pressure on him. He is weak. It is quite possible that he will fall from this pressure alone without us having to do anything.”

The New York Timesreported on Friday that Venezuela had offered the US sweeping economic concessions, including a potential agreement toallow American companies to take a major stake in its oil sector, during months of secret talksaimed at defusing tensions. However, according to another report by the paper, Trump ordered that dialogue with Caracas be broken off after he had “grown frustrated” over Maduro’s unwillingness to relinquish power voluntarily.

https://www.rt.com/news/626337-maduro-trump-us-venezuela/

13 Oct, 2025 08:43

India to build rare earth element stockpile – media

New Delhi is reportedly putting in place measures to ensure availability of the metals due to China’s trade tensions with the US

India is putting together a stockpile of rare earth elements to ensure their availability in the medium term, the Economic Times (ET) reported on Monday. The move comes in response to China's trade tensions with the US, which includes recent restrictions on exports of rare earth magnets.

The Indian plan involves building a two-month stockpile of essential rare earth materials, with private companies playing an active role, the ET reported, citing a senior government official.It is aimed at safeguarding India’s access to rare earth elements, which are used in areas such as defense, electronics, and batteries in electric vehicles.

“The initial focus is on rare earth elements,” an official was quoted as saying in the ET report. The stockpile willlater have other crucial mineralsthat are essential for India's energy transition and manufacturing industries, the newspaper added.

China presently dominates the global market, accounting for around 60% of the world's supplyof rare earth magnets. Beijing is locked in trade tensions with Washington, and recently announced restrictions on exports of rare earth magnets.

India has about 7.23 million tonnes of rare earth elements, Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh told the Indian parliament in July.

New Delhi has alsolaunched a $156 million subsidy scheme to boost domestic productionof rare earth magnets.

The proposed scheme aims to support both private companies and public sector enterprises by providing incentives to establish domestic capacity across all business touchpoints.

https://www.rt.com/india/626319-india-to-build-rare-earth/

13 Oct, 2025 10:34

African state retaliates to US

Mali has accused Washington of violating decades-old agreement that allowed long-term and multiple-entry visas between the two countries

Mali has imposed visa bond requirements on US citizens in retaliationfor Washington’s decision to crack down on nationals from the West African country.

TheUS has demanded that all Malian business or tourist visa applicants post bonds of between $5,000 and $10,000 starting October 23.

In a statement on Sunday, Mali’s Foreign Ministrycriticized the “unilateral decision” and said it violates a 2005 bilateral agreement that allowed long-term, multiple-entry visas between the two countries.

“In application of the principle of reciprocity, Mali has decided to introduce an identical visa program, imposing on American nationals the same conditions and requirements as those applied to Malian citizens,” the ministry stated.

Mali is one of five African countriesthe US Department of State listed last Wednesdayfor a year-long pilot bond program, alongside Mauritania, Sao Tome and Principe, Tanzania, and The Gambia. The Department of State saysthe scheme is meant to curb high overstay rates.

SinceAugust, Zambian and Malawian passport holders have been requiredto pay bonds of up to$15,000 for their US visas.

Affected travelers from the seven countries must pay upfront through a US Treasury Department portal andmay enter or exit the US only through three designated airports.

According to theState Department, the full amount will be refunded to applicants who comply with all visa conditions, including departure before the authorized date and adherence to the bond terms.

The visa bond is the latest in a series of hardline immigration measures implemented by US President Donald Trump since his return to the White House in January. The Trump administrationhas imposed entry bans on citizens of more than a dozen countries, including Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Libya, Somalia, and Sudan,citing national security concerns and “unacceptable” visa overstays.

Last Friday, the US Embassy in Burkina Faso announced it had suspended all visa servicesafter the African state rejected demands to accept third-country deportees.

On Sunday, Mali said it “has always cooperated with the United States of America in combating irregular migration, in full respect of law and human dignity.”

(What about all the illegals that came in from African countries allowed by dopey Joe Admin?)

https://www.rt.com/africa/626333-african-state-retaliates-visa-bond-measure-us-travelers/

13 Oct, 2025 09:02

Russia-US dialogue continues – Putin envoy

Kirill Dmitriev says Moscow’s engagement with Trump’s team is ongoing, dismissing claims that negotiator Steve Witkoff’s influence has waned

Moscow and Washington continue to engage based on the agreementsreached at the Alaska summit,despite earlier reports that US special envoy Steve Witkoff had lost influencewithin the administration of President Donald Trump, Russian presidential aide Kirill Dmitriev has said.

The Alaska meeting in August marked the first face-to-face encounter between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin since 2019.The discussions centered on ending the Ukraine conflict and restoring relations between Washington and Moscow. Both leaders described the talks as productive, although no breakthrough was achieved.

Following the summit, Witkoff — a New York-based businessman and Trump’s special envoy for peace missions, as well as his main negotiator on Ukraine and the Middle East – faced criticism in Western media over his lack of diplomatic experience and failure to broker a deal.

Writing on his Telegram channel,Dmitriev, who took part in the Alaska discussions,rejected reports that Witkoff’s standing in Washington had weakened.

“As the chief architect and negotiator behind Trump’s Gaza plan, whichRussia also supported, Witkoff retains and has significantly strengthened his key role,” Dmitriev said following the envoy’s involvement in brokering a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that included a large-scale hostage exchange.

He described theWitkoff’s approach as pragmatic and said the dialogue between Moscow and Trump’s team “continueson the basis of agreements reached at the Alaska summit.”

Last week, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said theagreements reachedduring the mid-August summitdo not sit well with Ukraine and its European backers– “those who do not want the Ukraine crisis to be resolved peacefully.” However, heemphasized that “this does not mean they are not working.”

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Wednesday thatthe “powerful impetus” for peacecreated by the Alaska summithad been extinguished, primarily by European “supporters of war.”

Putin has previously defended Witkoff, saying he “accurately conveys both Moscow’s and Washington’s positions” and represents “the position of the American president himself.” He added that criticism of the envoy can only come from those “not in favor” of Trump or his approach to Ukraine.

(Ukraine and Russia next to solve. And no, Trump will not give Ukraine Tomahawks, he just makes it vague to keep countries on their toes. The DS and Arms companies only attack effective and successful Trump aids, so this fear mongering and gossip will have no effect. Witkoff is a master strategist and negotiator, there’s no way the DS will be influential on the failing plan to only get out Trump’s most effective people. They are still trying to get Hegseth out too. Witkoff should get honors and a medal for his sacrifices and work for Israel and Palastine.)

https://www.rt.com/news/626291-russia-us-dialogue-continues-putin/

12 Oct, 2025 21:27

Shady mega-donor accompanied Boris Johnson on Ukraine trip – Guardian

In 2022, Christopher Harborne transferred £1 million to the former UK PM, an ardent backer of Kiev, the newspaper claims

A shady donor accompanied former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a staunch supporter of Kiev, on at least one of his visits to Ukraine in 2023, The Guardian has claimed, citing leaked documents.

Christopher Harborne, who donated £1 million ($1.34 million) to the Conservative politician after he left office in the fall of 2022, is the top shareholder in a British weapons manufacturerwith alleged ties to the Ukrainian military, the newspaper alleged in an article on Friday.

A representative for Harborne, who has a history of generous donations to political causes in the UK,confirmed the transfer, noting that Johnson’s benefactor “had and has no expectation of personal gain whatsoever.”(yeah sure!)

“Now leaked files show that Johnson… was accompanied in September 2023 by [Harborne] on a two-day visit [to Ukraine] that included meetings with top officials,” the Guardian claimed.

At the Yalta European Strategy (YES) forum in Kiev,Harborne was supposedly registered as “adviser, Office of Boris Johnson.” The following day, theformer prime minister travelled to the city of Lviv, with footagecapturing Harborne standing nearbyat one of the receptions, according to the article.

An itinerary leaked by the US-based transparency group Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoS) featured a “closed meeting at the military-tech R&D center” during Johnson’s visit there. The Guardian pointed out that, while it was unclear whether Harborne attended,the donor is known to hold a significant stake in QinetiQ, a British military research company. Kiev’s forces have reportedly used its drones and bomb-disposal robots.

Responding to a request for comment,Johnson lashedout at the newspaper,insisting that its “pathetic non-stories… seemmostly to be derived from some illegal Russian hack job.”The former prime minister accused themedia outlet of “doing Putin’s work.” (These people are idiots.)

According to former Ukrainian =head negotiator David Arakhamia, Johnson torpedoed the first peace talks between Ukraine and Russia== in Istanbul in March 2022, urging Kiev to abandon the negotiations and fight on – an allegation the ex-UK prime minister has strongly denied.

https://www.rt.com/news/626269-boris-johnson-donor-ukraine-trip-media/

12 Oct, 2025 19:48

Putin aide accuses EU of ‘hatred’ for Russia

The level of animosity toward Moscow is such that even the US cannot nudge the bloc toward a more reasonable approach, Yury Ushakov has said

European nations appear to be united in a collective anti-Russian frenzy,which precludes even the possibility of dialogue with Moscow, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov has said.

Speaking to Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin on Sunday, the official admitted that hewas “surprised… by the extent of lies, brazen lies”about Russia being peddled by European politicians.

”And I am of course surprised that against a backdropof these lies, against a backdrop of hatred [of Russia], Europeans could become so consolidated,” Ushakov stated. The Russian presidential aide added thathe could not have imagined that “Europe would speak with one voice vis-à-vis Russia – an extremely belligerent, extremely negative [voice].”

According to the official, this approach leaves no room for even an attempt to engage Moscow diplomatically on the part of much of Europe.

TheUS does not seem to exert much influence over its European allies, as the “extent of… united hatred of the Europeans toward Russia is such that it is hard to ‘bore’ through this hatred even with an American drill,” Ushakov insisted.

Speaking of the prospects for the Ukraine peace process, he accused the authorities in Kiev of being unwilling to end hostilities.

According to the Russian presidential aide, theunderstanding reached between Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, in Alaska in Augustis the “guiding star” in terms of resolving the Ukraine conflict.

Speaking at the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi last Thursday, President Putin accused WesternEurope of continuing to “whip up hysteria that war with the Russians is supposedly on the doorstep” and condemned rampant militarization on the continent.

He dismissed such concerns as a “nonsense mantra,” suggesting that European leaders shift their focus to domestic issues.

At a summit in The Hague in June, NATO member states committed to increasing defense spending from the previous threshold of 2% to 5% of GDP by 2035. The European Union, in turn, similarly approved several programs aimed at boosting military spending this year, including the €800 billion ($930 billion) ReArm Europe initiative.

https://www.rt.com/russia/626270-putin-aide-europeans-russia-hatred/

13 Oct, 2025 14:36

Ukraine could cease to exist – Lukashenko

Vladimir Zelensky must be urgently pressured to engage in peace talks, the Belarusian president has said

Ukraine could cease to exist as a stateif there is no diplomatic settlement to the conflictwith Russia and Moscow’s forces continue to advance, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has warned.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said earlier this month that the country’s military forces have been moving forward almost everywhere along the front line.Since the start of the year, they have liberated almost 5,000 sq km of land, taking control of more than 210 settlements previously held by Ukrainian troops.

Speaking to Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin on Sunday,Lukashenko said meaningful negotiations on settling the conflict must begin “urgently.”

“Russia is moving forward on the front line…and this could result in the disappearance of Ukraine as a state,”he said.

Lukashenko claimed that Ukraine’s “crazed”neighbors to the west “already see themselves in Western Ukraine” and “are ready to snatch a part of Ukraine,” without naming specific countries. (That’s Poland they have been trying for years to get their before WWII territory back, one of the reasons Poland is supporting Ukraine.)

The Belarusian leader added that the main obstacle to peace is Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky, rather than the US, Russia, or even Western European leaders.

“The problem is more in Zelensky. It seems to me that powerful external pressure” is needed to make sure he engages in talks, Lukashenko stated.“And then, under this pressure, appropriate decisions will be made.”

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in late September that direct talks between Russia and Ukraine have stalled due toKiev being unwilling to fulfill an agreement on setting up work groups to discuss specific aspectsof a possible settlement. The sides held three rounds of talks in Istanbul this year, with the latest meeting taking place in July.

Earlier this week, Putin stressed that there isunderstanding in both Moscow and Washington about the direction to take in order to achieve a peaceful settlementof the Ukraine conflict. He noted, however, that several “complicated issues” still need to be resolved to reach that goal.

https://www.rt.com/russia/626377-ukraine-lukashenko-zelensky-talks/

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Do anons think that PDJT is speaking like the prophets of the Bible? It sounds like Trump is speaking God’s holy voice and the future of the Middle East.

Remember in the Bible God was ready a couple of times to get rid of them from his protection. The Hebrews disobeyed God’s words and orders many times, for at the 40 years in the wilderness. Hopefully this is the end.

Dan Senor: Trump ABSOLUTELY changed this trajectory

Dan Senor, former Bush foreign policy advisor, joined 'America's Newsroom' to discuss the latest on the effort to end the war in Gaza as Trump travels to Israel and Egypt to celebrate the release of the hostages.

7:06

https://youtu.be/coEy5QxZc9c

Trump did this ‘VERY differently’: Hosts react to historic moment

Fox News senior correspondent Benjamin Hall reports on President Donald Trump’s address in Jerusalem after all living Israeli hostages were released from Gaza, sparking global reaction (everything thing is done with the end plan in mind. Peace!)

6:51

https://youtu.be/YsKmM5g3XgM

Levin exposes the ‘deadly threat’ to US after Middle East peace deal

(Of course Levin skips the celebration and goes onto his mentality. Levin Hates Trump)

Fox News host Mark Levin gives his take on President Donald Trump’s peace deal between Israel and Hamas

==You don’t have to watch if you barf when watching Levin. KEK)

10:33

https://youtu.be/MjxPGilUZ9A

'MAN-MADE MIRACLE': KT McFarland praises Trump's Mideast peace breakthrough

Former Trump Deputy National Security Advisor KT McFarland joins 'Fox & Friends' to explain how President Donald Trump’s leadership and early backing of younger Arab leaders sparked an extraordinary era of peace and rebuilding in the Middle East.

11:08

https://youtu.be/sK2XTx88Cxc

are those seeming Q signs in the crowd?