Russia no longer believes West wants Ukraine peace talks – Lavrov

Moscow’s goodwill toward Western-backed negotiations has been exhausted, the foreign minister says

Published 10 Jul, 2026 04:38

Moscow no longer believes the West is genuinely interested in negotiating an end to the Ukraine conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.

Speaking at a news conference with Mozambican Foreign Minister Maria Manuela Lucas in Maputo,Lavrov accused the West of “imitating a willingness to negotiate while openly issuing ultimatums to Russia.”

He argued that although the West has been calling for talks, it has spent more than a decade undermining every attempt to reach a peaceful resolution between Russia and Ukraine.

“In 2022, Russia and Ukraine had already reached a negotiated settlement. It was undermined by the very same West, openly and publicly,”Lavrov said.

“We will no longer believe the West when it claims to want negotiated solutions.Our reserve of goodwill and hope has been exhausted once and for all.”

Russia insists that the conflict has its roots in the 2014 Western-backed coup in Kiev and subsequent attempts by the new Ukrainian government to suppress the rebellion in Donbass by force.

Ukraine later failed to implement the 2014-2015 Minsk agreements, which were intended to reintegrate the breakaway regions into Ukraine by granting them broad autonomy through comprehensive political reform.

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel and former French President Francois Hollande, who mediated the Minsk talks in Belarus alongside Russia, later said that Kiev used the Minsk agreements to buy time to rebuild its military and economy. Lavrov argued that their remarks show the guarantees provided by France and Germany were “false.”

According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, during peace talks in•Istanbul in 2022, Ukrainian negotiators initially agreed to drop plans to join NATO in favor of neutrality and to limit the country’s armed forces, but later walked away from the negotiations under pressure from then-UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

While Johnson denied that he sabotaged the talks, he acknowledged in a 2024 interview with the Wall Street Journal that he had “thought that any deal with Putin was going to be pretty sordid.”

Former US Undersecretary of state Victoria Nuland similarly said in 2024 that Washington advised Ukraine to not agree to Russia’s terms in Istanbul.

US-mediated negotiations have also stalled in recent months as President Donald Trump has focused on the war with Iran. Russia has said it is ready to resume the talks at any time, provided that they are focused on addressing the “root causes” of theconflict, including Ukraine’s plans to join NATO.

https://www.rt.com/news/642822-russia-west-no-goodwill-talks/

Former NATO commander urges bloc to give Trump ‘timeout’

The members should avoid vexing the US leader in the next two yearsto avoid breaking the bloc for good, James Stavridis has suggested

Published 10 Jul, 2026 17:37

NATO members should give US President Donald Trumpa “timeout” for the rest of his tenure, reducing public exposure and joint endeavors to a bare minimum while working on bolstering their own military capabilities, retired US Navy Admiral and Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis has suggested.

Stavridis, who often shares his views on international affairs with the media, floated the idea in an opinion piece published by Bloomberg on Friday in the aftermath of the NATO summit in Türkiye.

The event yielded mixed results. Trump once again berated members of the bloc over their reluctance to participate in the US-Israeli attack on Iran and reiterated his desire to seize Greenland from Denmark, while denigrating NATO countries for “never being there for us.”At the end of the summit, however, the US leader appeared to soften his rhetoric, talking about “love in that room” and praising NATO chief Mark Rutte as a “unifier.”

While the bloc is “probably not” seeing its “last days” now, the “fundamentals between Washington and the rest of the alliance are bad and unlikely to improve anytime soon,”Stavridis argued. He urged the bloc to reduce the frequency of its meetings andprobably not to hold another summit within the next two years altogetherto avoid vexing Trump, adding that “day-to-day committee work” could “easily” be paused as well.

“Sometimes when a married couple is in a tumultuous relationship, the answer is not a full-blown breakup. Instead, taking a “time out” can afford a respite from the back-and-forth trading of angry barbs.NATO allies should think along those lines if they are going to preserve the 77-year-old pact,”Stavridis wrote.

The bloc’s members should use the time for other endeavors, namely,continue raising their military spending, he suggested. The European members ofNATO should also “keep developing a credible defense industrial base” to be able to produce a bulk of hardware on their own to “create a military balance between both sides of the Atlantic,” Stavridis said.

The European members of the bloc could take some steps to please the US as well, namely sending a mission to the Persian Gulf for demining and escorting merchant traffic, the retired commander suggested. Given the lack of unity on the matter, the mission could be set up by willing individual members rather than the bloc as a whole. A similar approach should be taken regarding the Ukraine conflict, with European members putting their “efforts on behalf of Ukraine purely into EU channels, not NATO’s,” Stavridis stated.

https://www.rt.com/news/642855-nato-europe-trump-timeout/

Seems like he wants them to treat Trump better. But it looks like he doesn’t want Trump involved for his last two years!

Self-driving car rats out teen joyriders to police(VIDEO)

Waymo remotely stopped the robotaxi after two 15-year-olds were allegedly drinking and firing a water bead toy gun

Published 10 Jul, 2026 02:

Waymo has remotely turned two teenage joyriders over to police in California after thecamera-equipped robotaxi allegedly caught them drinking alcohol and firing a toy gun from the vehicle.

Waymo operates fully autonomous ride-hailing services in several US cities. Its robotaxis areequipped with interior and exterior cameras. According to the company, cabin cameras are used to help keep vehicles clean, recover lost property, assist in emergencies and, in urgent situations, allow support staff to access a live video feed.

In a Facebook post on Tuesday, the San Mateo Police Department said officers had detained two 15-year-olds after Waymo reported they were “drinking and shooting from the vehicle.”

After alerting police, Waymo remotely steered the robotaxi into a parking lot, where officers surrounded the vehicle and took the teenagers into custody. Video released by the department shows several officers, some carrying rifles, approaching and searching the car.

https://www.rt.com/news/642814-self-driving-car-reports-teens-police/

Can’t download video

Cancer cases to soar worldwide – WHO

(The WHO is going to kill the majority at 90% of population and, let the last 10% to live and be protected in protected locations, they are doing Shwaub’s announced a couple of years ago!)

The world’s second-leading cause of death is expected to affect more than 90% of people by 2050, either through their own diagnosis or that of a close relative

Published 9 Jul, 2026 12:31 | Updated

New cancer cases are projected to nearly double worldwide by 2050, with the disease expected to affect more than 90% of the global population in some way, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.

In a report released on Wednesday, the agency said cancer remains the world’s second-leading cause of death after cardiovascular disease, claiming more than 26,000 lives daily. It estimates there are currently nearly 10 million deaths and 20.6 million new cases annually, warning that without urgent action the latest figure will rise to 35 million by 2050. One in five people is expected to develop cancer during their lifetime, with lung cancer remaining its deadliest form.

Despite rapid advances in treatment, the WHO says survival increasingly depends on where patients live and their financial circumstances. Five-year survival for breast and childhood cancers exceeds 85% in high-income countries but falls below 45% in low-income nations, it estimates.

Twenty-three countries lack radiotherapy facilities, two-thirds do not include cancer care in universal health coverage, and treatment costs force up to 90% of patients in some regions to abandon care. Overall, at least 45% of patients face financial hardship, making cancer a leading cause of medical bankruptcy worldwide.

The agency estimates that, if current trends continue, cancer will affect 92% of people worldwide at some point in their lives by 2050, either through their own diagnosis or that of a close relative. The WHO urged governments, international organizations, and the private sector to adopt a “people-centered” approach by integrating cancer services from prevention to diagnosis and treatment into universal health coverage, strengthening support for patients and caregivers, and ensuring research and innovation expand access to treatments.

=•Dozens of countries are currently developing cancer vaccines using different approaches. Russia has been actively working on personalized mRNA cancer vaccines tailored to individual tumors. Two experimental therapies – Neooncovac for melanoma and Oncopept for colorectal cancer – were cleared for clinical use in March. More than 40 patients have since enrolled, with the first recipients already showing a strong immune response. The vaccines are expected to be provided free under Russia’s national health insurance system once their clinical effectiveness is confirmed.==

The US, UK, Cuba, and China are also pursuing cancer vaccine development through approved treatments, clinical trials or personalized mRNA platforms.

“You will have nothing and be happy”

https://www.rt.com/news/642795-cancer-cases-soar-who/

I’d rather die than get a vaccine!

China alleges secret data-sharing mechanism in Anthropic’s Claude AI

Several versions of the US coding tool contain abackdoor transmitting users’ location and identity data without consent, the National Vulnerability Database claims

Published 9 Jul, 2026 09:31

China has accused Anthropic’s AI coding tool Claude Code of containing “security backdoor vulnerabilities” capable of transmitting sensitive user information without consent, warning the mechanism poses a “serious security risk.”

Claude Code, developed by the US startup with close ties to the Pentagon, is an AI-powered coding assistant that helps developers write, edit, debug, and understand code using natural-language prompts. Because it runs inside a developer’s terminal rather than a browser, it can access source code and other files the user chooses to share.

In a risk advisory issued on Wednesday, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s (MIIT) cybersecurity threat platform NVDB said it had identified a potential security risk in several recent Claude Code versions. According to NVDB, they contain a “built-in monitoring mechanism” that automatically transmits users’ geographic location, identity identifiers, and other sensitive data to remote servers without consent.

The MIIT described the alleged mechanism as a potentially malicious feature that could pose privacy, security, and intellectual property risks, as AI coding assistants are often used on proprietary software and other sensitive codebases. It urged users to review affected systems, uninstall the vulnerable versions, or upgrade to a release with the alleged backdoor removed.

It also called for tighter controls on outbound network access for development tools and stronger traffic monitoring to prevent unauthorized data transmission.

Anthropic has not publicly responded to the advisory.

China’s relationship with Anthropic has been contentious. While the company prohibits Chinese firms and their foreign affiliates from using Claude under regional and national security restrictions, reports say Chinese researchers and engineers continue to access it via overseas proxies. Since February, Anthropic has accused Alibaba and several other Chinese AI labs of illegally “distilling” its models to train competing systems.

The advisory followed claims posted on Reddit last week that Anthropic had secretly “embedded spyware in Claude Code” to identify users illegally accessing the service from China.

Anthropic employee Thariq responded on X that the code was part of an “experiment”launched “to prevent account abuse from unauthorized resellers and protect against distillation,” adding that the company planned to remove the mechanism in the July 2 release.

Anthropic has also faced controversy in the US. While the company has highlighted safeguards around its AI – recently withholding its Claude Mythos model over fears it could expose critical software vulnerabilities and resisting Pentagon requests to relax restrictions on surveillance and autonomous weapons –its technology has reportedly been integrated into Palantir’s analysis and surveillance software used by US government agencies.

During the US war on Iran, the software reportedly identified an elementary school in Minab as a target. A subsequent US strike killed nearly 160 people, but Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei argued that the use of Claude did not violate the company’s “red lines,”claiming “a human made that final call.”

(It’s funny China are announcing this when every moment of any Chinese citizens are tracked and shared with the government and police 24 hours a day. Plus China’s AI is the worst out of 7 or 8 other companies and countries with their AI. But all of them are terrible and fraught with problems.

https://www.rt.com/news/642791-china-security-risk-anthropic/

Moscow tells Berlin to stop arming Kiev instead of preaching peace

Maria Zakharova has dismissed a German diplomat’s call for Russia to end the Ukraine conflict to solve fuel shortages

Published 10 Jul, 2026 15:

Germany should stop the war it is waging against Russia by arming Ukraine instead of urging Moscow to end the conflict, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said. She was responding to remarks by a German Embassy staffer about fuel shortages in Russia caused by Ukrainian drone strikes on civilian energy infrastructure.

On Monday, Lena Hillermeier, the second secretary at the German Embassy in Moscow, posted a video on the mission’s Telegram channel filmed near a Moscow gas station. Speaking in Russian, she claimed officials in the Kremlin “are discussing ways to overcome the current fuel deficits,” with “sales restrictions, imports from abroad, [and] the strengthening of air defenses” reportedly among the options under consideration.

“We have a much easier idea – stop the aggressive war against Ukraine,” the diplomat added.

Responding on her Telegram channel on Thursday, Zakharova said Moscow agreed with the German diplomat’s proposal, but with one important qualification.

“It is high time Berlin put an end to the aggressive war [it is waging against Russia] by proxy of the Kiev regime,” she wrote.

“For the time being, concerned German diplomats would be advised to use public transport, where they can also learn how WWII ended and who the Banderites[followers of Ukrainian nationalist Stepan Bandera] are,” Zakharova concluded.

Ukraine has stepped up long-range drone attacks on Russian territory in recent months, targeting oil refineries, gas compression stations, and fuel tankers. The strikes have disrupted logistics and contributed to localized fuel shortages, particularly in Crimea.

Speaking on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said “it is abundantly clear that the adversary is seeking to damage our economy, but above all to create an atmosphere of anxiety in society.”

“This goal is impossible to achieve,” he stated, adding that“Russia’s energy system has one of the highest resilience margins in the world.” Putin also urged officials to work more closely with energy companies to eliminate local fuel shortages.

Moscow has accused Kiev of carrying out “terrorist attacks” and has pledged systematic retaliatory strikes against military-related infrastructure across Ukraine.

(https://www.rt.com/russia/642851-moscow-responds-german-diplomat-remark-gas-shortages/

President Trump Will Not Sign Section 8 Expanding Housing Bill – Auto Effect Midnight Tonight

July 10, 2026 |

The House of Representatives formally transmitted the Housing Act bill to President Trump last week.The delivery sets in motion a 10-day period where the bill becomes law without action from the president.

(how is this possible without the President signing it? I have a feeling PDJT has a plan to defeat them!)

The legislation goes into effect at midnight tonight.

• PRESIDENT TRUMP – “I will not sign the Housing Bill, which has been fully approved by Congress and sent to the White House, in PROTEST over the fact that the United States Senate is not capable of passing THE SAVE AMERICA ACT, which is polling at 97% with the Republican Party, and very high with the non-politician Dumocrats. The Act states, quite simply, that to Vote a person must show PHOTO VOTER I.D., PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP, AND THAT THERE WILL BE NO MORE CROOKED, CORRUPT, & DESTABILIZING MAIL-IN BALLOTS (EXCEPTIONS for Military, Disabled, Illness, and Travel!). THE SAVE AMERICA ACT’S non-passage is CRAZY, and a serious threat to any politician who votes against it!

•If the Dumocrats, or any RINO (or worse!) working with them, do not allow a positive Vote on SAVE AMERICA, TERMINATE THE FILIBUSTER, and pass this, and every other Bill that true Republicans have ever dreamt ofIn addition to the upcoming Budget BOMB and the 1929 catastrophic style DEBT CEILING BILL!). The Dumocrats will TERMINATE THE FILIBUSTER, if and when they ever get the chance to do so, in their very first hour – And I will no longer be able to call them Dumocrats again! The title of DUMB will revert to the Republicans who allowed this horrible calamity to happen to our Party, and our Nation, itself! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”

~ President DONALD J. TRUMP

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/07/10/president-trump-will-not-sign-section-8-expanding-housing-bill-auto-effect-midnight-tonight/

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh Announces “Concerning” Leadership Task Force

July 10, 2026 | Sundance |

At the same time as Dept of Labor Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito launches an investigation into H1B visa abusesby corporations who engaged in visa fraud, Federal Reserve Chairman KevinWarsh appoints advisors to the FED on labor policy that includes one of the most egregious violators of H1B fraud, XBox CEO Asha Sharma.

It is beyond frustrating to see our labor system for ‘qualified technical positions’being abused by companies who are intentionally discriminating against American workers.

American born Asha Sharma was the former VP at Facebook during their $14M settlement with DOJ for discriminating against American workers.Now as CEO of Microsoft XBox gaming, she has announced the termination of around 3,200 employees while Microsoft, company-wide, filed 2,879 Labor Condition Application for H-1B positions in fiscal year 2026.

There is a pattern at work within thehigh-tech industry where corporations factor in the price of lawsuits as a cost of doing business, a cost-effective way to continue discriminating against American workers. Obviously, they deny this practice, yet the transparent visibility of the practice continuing tell a more honest story.

Into this mix, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh announces an advisory network of business and economic leaders to help guide FED policy on a variety of subjects. [CITATION] ==Within the Productivity and Jobs taskforce, Asha Sharma surfaces as an advisor “to inform the Federal Reserve’s policy judgments.”=+

I’m sure all of these are lovely people, with the best intentions for their own personal interests. However, where in the dynamic of FED policy advisors is the person who speaks directly to the needs of American workers who are being forced by policy to compete against the entire world for a tech sector job.

Arminio Fraga, founder and chairman, Gávea Investimentos; former president, Central Bank of Brazil. Mervyn King, former governor, Bank of England. Raghuram Rajan, professor of finance, University of Chicago Booth School of Business; former governor, Reserve Bank of India. Raj Chetty, professor of economics, Harvard University. Asha Sharma, executive vice president and XBOX CEO, Microsoft Corp. {SOURCE}

• VGC – […]Notably, Sharma was named one of three advisors on the Productivity and Jobs task force,which the Federal Reserve says will be assessing, among other things, the impact of AI.

• According to a news release, the task force will look at “the economic impact of new general-purpose technologies, including artificial intelligence, to inform the Federal Reserve’s policy judgments.”

• Supported by Federal Reserve staff, the task forces will operate independently, with “a mandate to follow the evidence, provide candid feedback, and produce rigorous findings for the Federal Open Market Committee”. (more)

(Why is companies like Microsoft etc that violate the law on employment are getting to give their opinion on H1B visas as opposed to American workers?)

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2026/07/10/federal-reserve-chairman-kevin-warsh-announces-concerning-leadership-task-force/

Volkswagen Will Eliminate Almost Half of Production Brands After Losing Market Share to China

July 10, 2026 | Sundance |

TheEuropean auto industry is a case study on how short-sighted trade policy goals, results in consequences.

Previously,German auto companies like Volkswagen entered into trade agreements with China and began manufacturing their vehicleswith immediate financial success in the market.However, it did not take long for Chinese auto companies to reverse the engineering and begin to deliver the same quality vehicles at much lower prices.

The Chinese then stop purchasing the Volkswagen vehicles and purchase the cheaper version, while simultaneously begin exporting those same vehicles into the home market from where the technology originated.

Today, with a double-digit decline in production, Volkswagen announces they will cut almost half of their brands due to diminished sales.

BLOOMBERG – BERLIN — Volkswagen reported weak sales numbers on Friday, a day after the giant German automaker announced plans to slash the number of models by nearly half as sales plunged, particularly in China.

The Wolfsburg, Germany-based company said group sales fell 8.6 per cent in the second quarter to just under 2.1 million vehicles, with sales in China alone plummeted by more than one-third.

(more…)

(Europe has lost all discrimination to understand China is no countries friend. Now a huge amount of European countries are working hand and hand with China Thieves. And losing a lot of their industries.

Trump has warned Europe many times to protect themselves from woke bullshit and industry policies. They don’t listen to him

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/

WATCH: Nick Shirley Drops New Bombshell Video Exposing New York Fraud: Over $190 Million in Personal Home Care Scams

by Cristina Laila Jul. 10, 2026

One video was too big to post. This is link to Shirley’s X account to see video

https://x.com/nickshirleyy/status/2075658225416917241

Investigative reporter Nick Shirley on Friday released his latest video uncovering over $190 million in fraud in New York.

The fraudsters used the needy and elderly to steal more than $190 million in home care scams.

“Here is the full 53 minutes of my crew and I exposing New York fraud, we uncovered over $190,000,000 in fraud as these fraudsters use the elderly and needy to commit fraud through adult and personal home care scams in NYC,” Nick Shirley said.

“Your tax dollars are paying for elderly Koreans and Chinese to play ping pong and do tai chi, while the fraudsters give $ kickbacks to those who enroll. Like it and share this video, the fraud must STOP,” Nick Shirley said.

“We ALL work way too hard and pay too much in taxes for fraudsters to steal from our pockets. These fraudsters have been able to defraud American taxpayers for years without any pushback from the public and politicians. Time is up,” he said.

“Nobody speaks English here. Our tax dollars are going to places like these. Straight from NY Medicaid! No one can answer any questions!” Nick Shirley said.

(Nick Shirley has also uncovered hundreds of millions in fraud in California and Minnesota.

Nick shirley

@nickshirleyy

🚨 Here is the full 53 minutes of my crew and I exposing New York fraud, we uncovered over $190,000,000 in fraud as these fraudsters use the elderly and needy to commit fraud through adult and personal home care scams in NYC. Your tax dollars are paying for elderly Koreans and Chinese to play ping pong and do tai chi, while the fraudsters give $ kickbacks to those who enroll. Like it and share this video, the fraud must STOP.

We ALL work way too hard and pay too much in taxes for fraudsters to steal from our pockets. These fraudsters have been able to defraud American taxpayers for years without any pushback from the public and politicians. Time is up.

EXPOSE IT ALL AND END THE FRAUD.

1.2M

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/watch-nick-shirley-drops-new-video-exposing-new/

Dr. Oz partnered up with Nick Shirley to take down the fraudsters in New York.

“Social adult daycares over the last 3 years have generated $2.5 billion,” Dr. Oz said.

FLUSHING, QUEENS, NYC — an epicenter for one of the biggest fraud rings you’ve never heard of: Social adult daycares.

In Queens, NY alone, social adult daycares generate $2.1 BILLION.

@nickshirleyy and I investigated, and the War on Fraud continues.

Stay tuned.

https://x.com/DrOzCMS/status/2075685760997490980

HORROR: First, a Reservoir Collapsed in China and the Village Was Flooded – Then, Came the Escaped Venomous Snakes by the Hundreds (VIDEOS)

By Paul Serran Jul. 10, 2026

These are not ducklings, but hundreds of snakes bringing terror to the Chinese province of Hengzhou – Screengrabs Social Media/X

The Cobras and alligators escaped from a ‘breeding farm’ in Hengzhou.

Those with Ophidiophobia (fear of snakes) are advised not to proceed, since the situation in China’s province of Hengzhou is a disturbing, living nightmare scenario.

Very scary footage has emerged of literally hundreds of venomous snakes escaping a breeding farm as floodwaters tear through a Chinese village.

The New York Post reported:

“[Venomous] cobras were among the almost 900 reptiles that were reportedly released when days of heavy rain caused severe flooding in the area and destroyed their facility.

The bizarre clip shows snakes popping their heads up above the water and slowly slither their way across the body of water in a very Loch Ness style of horror.”

Under pressure of the relentless rains, the Liulan reservoir collapsed, freeing the snakes to head into town, sending locals into a frenzy.

The breeding farm reportedly housed a mix of venomous cobras, king rat snakes and non-venomous water snakes – as well as alligators.

“Emergency teams were dispatched to the scene to search for the escaped reptiles and assist local residents affected by the flooding.

[…] The great escape has prompted authorities to stock up on anti-venom and advise residents on what to do if they happen to encounter a snake. It is understood that at least one person has already been bitten and is receiving medical treatment, according to local media.”

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/horror-first-reservoir-collapsed-village-was-flooded-then/

Videos on the link