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⚡🇷🇺 🇷🇸 PUTIN IS NOT BLUFFING WHEN HE THREATENS TO USE NUCLEAR WEAPONS

Former Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić warned that Putin could resort to nuclear weapons if Russia faces a direct attack from the US, Britain or Europe. He stressed that assuming Moscow would never use its nuclear arsenal is a dangerous miscalculation.

Vučić also pointed to Europe's rapid military buildup, highlighting the growing profits of German defence companies and the continent's large scale rearmament. He believes Europe is preparing for a possible war with Russia and warns that the risk of a Third World War is becoming increasingly serious.

Both sides claim they are preparing for defence, but one side's security buildup is the other side's threat. This is how a regional confrontation can spiral into a global catastrophe.

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🇷🇺 Putin says defeating Russia on the battlefield or inflicting a strategic defeat on it is impossible.

He urged those seeking Russia’s defeat to accept reality and recognize that friendship with Moscow serves their own people’s interests.

Is Putin stating a military reality, or trying to turn Russia’s battlefield struggles into a victory narrative?

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🇺🇸🛢️ The US is expanding its grip on Venezuelan oil as North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP), 35% owned by the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital, deploys its sixth drilling rig, Bloomberg reports.

Under a long-term deal, NABEP plans to deploy 60 drilling rigs and expand production. Output has reportedly surged tenfold to 223,509 barrels of oil equivalent per day.

The agreement reportedly gives Washington preferential access to Venezuelan oil, first refusal on remaining output, and significant influence over company governance.

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🇷🇺 Putin on Ukraine: “The lands lost by Kyiv are not their territory. They are historically Russian lands.”

Russia now controls roughly 20% of Ukraine’s internationally recognized territory, including Crimea and occupied areas of the east and south. Is Kyiv prepared to accept territorial losses for peace?

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🇨🇿🇺🇸🇷🇺 Czech President Petr Pavel claims Trump’s easing of sanctions on Russian diesel undermined a nearly achieved Ukraine ceasefire, giving Moscow “new hope” and making a quick peace deal more difficult.

Do you agree with Pavel’s assessment?

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Russia and Ukraine are negotiating peace, but the biggest obstacle remains territory.

Will Ukraine agree to sacrifice 25% of its territory for peace, or will the negotiations fail? Could such a deal end the war, or only delay the next one?

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Dozens of Israeli fighter jets reportedly moved toward Iran’s border in an alleged attempt to provoke an Iranian response and reignite the war. Netanyahu has also repeatedly urged Trump to resume military action against Iran.

With political pressure mounting ahead of the October 27 election, could renewed conflict serve as a political lifeline for Netanyahu?

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🇺🇸🇮🇷 President Trump says the US is not negotiating with Iran, warning that “something” will happen soon.

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🇬🇧🇷🇺 Britain suspects Russian fishing vessels of surveying critical undersea cables linking the UK to Europe and the US.

According to The Telegraph, authorities flagged over 500 suspicious movements involving 17 vessels, raising fears of possible Russian sabotage preparations.

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🇵🇱🇺🇦 Poland has reportedly suspended a major military aid package to Ukraine following Lviv’s decision to declare 2027 the “Year of UPA.”

Ukraine’s historical disputes are now threatening its military support from one of its key allies.

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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Peace talks continue, yet Russia and Ukraine are intensifying strikes against each other.

Diplomatic efforts suggest a path toward peace, but developments on the battlefield tell a different story. Will this war finally end through negotiations, or is the world moving closer to a wider global conflict?

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🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷⚡️ The U.S. and Israel have reportedly prepared plans for renewed strikes on Iran after the November 3 midterm elections. The proposed three day campaign could target nuclear sites, missile and drone arsenals, and energy infrastructure.

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🇷🇺🇺🇸 Russia has released 74-year-old American Stephen Hubbard after a visit by Trump envoy Steve Witkoff. Hubbard had spent over four years in prison on disputed charges of fighting for Ukraine.

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🇺🇸🇮🇷 The last time this order was issued was in early March 2026, when the war began.

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🇺🇸The U.S. State Department is preparing to order some embassy personnel and their families to leave Gulf countries, signaling that Washington may be preparing for a further escalation in the region.

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‼️🇺🇦🇷🇺 Ukraine's economy is cornered, while Russia has enough money to continue the war, according to Der Spiegel. Ukraine's growth forecast has fallen to just 0.6% in 2026, even with continued Western aid.

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🇺🇸The U.S. State Department is preparing to order some embassy personnel and their families to leave Gulf countries, signaling that Washington may be preparing for a further escalation in the region.

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JUST IN: 🇸🇦 Saudi Aramco oil field reportedly comes under attack.

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🇧🇪🇺🇦 Belgium’s Prime Minister says the European Commission will no longer propose confiscating frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine, warning that leaders who continue advocating the move are speaking “out of ignorance.”

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🇷🇺 Russia has deployed an advanced over-the-horizon radar in Kaliningrad, capable of tracking targets up to 2,000 miles away, extending surveillance across Europe, including the UK.

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🇩🇪🇷🇺 Merz says his main concern is not Germany’s economy, the EU, the US, or China, but Russia’s influence on German society.

Amid rising energy prices and economic problems, only 10% of Germans are reportedly satisfied with his performance.

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⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇸 Journalist: Steve Witkoff called Putin a humanist. Do you agree?

🗣 Vance: “I agree with Steve Witkoff that it's appropriate to say something nice to the man who just freed an American hostage.”