(2025-05-07). Expert opines on new local conflict, terrorist war. eng.belta.by Once the conflict in Ukraine is over, a new armed conflict may erupt in Central Asia, which will be a terrorist war in fact, Russian historian, director of the Institute for Systemic and Strategic Analysis Andrei Fursov said in a new episode of the project V Teme [On Point] on BelTA's YouTube channel.
(2025-05-07). International Forum of Journalists from Russia and Africa in Honor of the 80th Anniversary of the Great Victory and the Defenders of the Fatherland. pressenza.com On April 29, 2025, the III International Forum of Journalists from Russia and Africa took place. This year, the Forum was dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory and the Year of the Defender of the Fatherland. The event was held at the Multimedia Center of the Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University. | The Forum was organized by the Russian-African Club of Lomonosov Moscow State University in partnership with the Faculty of Journalism, the Faculty of Global Processes, the Public Diplomacy Foundation, and with the support of the Secretariat of the "Russia-Africa Partnership Forum" (…
(2025-05-07). Xi says friendship forged with blood, lives inexhaustible source of China-Russia amity. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping said that the profound friendship forged with blood and lives in the World Anti-Fascist War has become an inexhaustible source of the everlasting amity between China and Russia.
(2025-05-07). Kremlin's Next King Ready? Putin Teases Successor Strategy in Rare Reveal. hindustantimes.com In a rare and candid admission, Russian President Vladimir Putin opens up about Russia's future leadership and how he plans to choose his successor. Will the next leader come from Putin's trusted inner circle? Putin is now celebrating 25 years of being in power as the Russian President, is a shift coming soon within the Kremlin?
(2025-05-07). Russia's Victory Day Parade: Putin's power play making EU & West nervous. hindustantimes.com This Friday, Russia celebrates Victory Day—marking 80 years since the Soviet Union's triumph over Nazi Germany. But the meaning of this day has shifted. What once symbolized military valor now echoes geopolitical defiance. In 2025, the parade in Red Square is more than a tribute to history; it's a global message. Vladimir Putin has extended invitations to major world leaders—even as some decline or fall ill. Others tread carefully. Why is Europe suddenly so jittery about a Russian celebration? Is the Kremlin using this symbolic day to showcase new alliances? And what message does a high-security parad…
(2025-05-07). Xi's visit to deepen China-Russia ties, bolster global peace. independent.co.ug 
BEIJING | Xinhua | At the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Russia from Wednesday to Saturday and attend in Moscow the celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War. More than 80 years ago, the peoples of …
(2025-05-07). Iran, Russia emphasize determination to deepen strategic ties. presstv.ir The presidents of Iran and Russia have emphasized their shared resolve to deepen strategic cooperation and fully implement the comprehensive cooperation agreement recently signed by the two states.
(2025-05-07). Travel Notes: installment four. gilbertdoctorow.com In this installment I turn attention to what was always a mainstay of my reports on visits to Russia since the onset of the Special Military Operation: the household shopping basket and, more broadly, how the consumer is faring in a country subject to the world's most severe sanctions and in the midst of a …
(2025-05-07). United States Minerals Deal Resets Ukraine's Geopolitics. popularresistance.org Moscow and Kiev have been vying with each other to curry favour with the new U.S. administration. Just as Russian diplomacy appeared to be outstripping Kiev, things changed dramatically on April 30 with the signing of the so-called minerals deal between the U.S. and Ukraine in Washington. | Weeks of tense bargaining preceded the conclusion of the agreement, which at one point disrupted U.S. aid for Ukraine. But the latter showed extraordinary grit, tenacity and tact to hang on and, eventually, extracted out of the Trump administration what President Vladimir Zelensky called a "truly equal" deal. This must be the…
(2025-05-07). President Maduro Arrives in Moscow for Victory Day. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro arrived this Tuesday at Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport. This marks the beginning of his official visit to the Russian Federation to participate in the activities to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War. | "We come to bring the always firm, courageous, and supportive greetings of the Venezuelan people, inspired by the spiritual strength of Simón Bolívar, of Hugo Chávez, our Supreme Commander, and of a people who are also fighting in the 21st century against Nazi-fascism and imperialism," said the president. | Maduro emphasized t…
(2025-05-07). Kremlin: Putin to Receive Díaz-Canel on May 7. orinocotribune.com The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Cuban counterpart, Miguel Díaz-Canel, was confirmed by Russian presidential advisor Yuri Ushakov. | Ushakov explained that Putin has three meetings scheduled with foreign leaders for Wednesday, May 7, and will begin his international agenda with Díaz-Canel, who is already in Moscow, the Russian capital, after having arrived in St. Petersburg. "Tomorrow there will be a meeting between the Cuban leader and our president," the advisor said on May 6. | According to Ushakov, the Caribbean leader's visit includes participation in commemorative events for the…
(2025-05-07). Want climate solutions in Indigenous territories? Better get consent. grist.org 
Four years ago, Harvard University moved a long-planned solar geoengineering project from Arizona to Sápmi, the homelands of Sámi peoples across what is now Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. The Sámi had no idea it was coming. | "We did not know about the plans until we got alerted by the [Indigenous Environmental Network] and they were saying, 'You should be aware of this,'" said Sámi council member àÖsa Larsson Blind. | Blind said that it's unlikely Harvard deliberately ignored consulting the Sámi about the project before moving it to Kiruna, Sweden. More likely, she thinks, they weren't aware that t…
(2025-05-07). Xi calls on China, Russia to resist attempts to sow discord in friendship. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called on China and Russia to jointly resist any attempts to sow discord in the friendship and mutual trust between the two sides.
(2025-05-07). Full text of Xi's signed article in Russian media. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday published a signed article titled "Learning from History to Build Together a Brighter Future" in the Russian Gazette newspaper ahead of his arrival in Russia for a state visit.
(2025-05-07). Russian and Chinese Experts discussed the prospects for the development of Russian-Chinese Relations under the new US Administration. russiancouncil.ru On May 6, 2025, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Grandview Institution (Beijing, China) organised an expert discussion "Prospects for the development of Sino-Russian relations in the context of Trump 2.0"
(2025-05-07). The only people we are appeasing are the war mongers in Brussels and London. strategic-culture.su 
Stop twisting history to create bogus links between Russia and Nazi Germany | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | One of the regula…
(2025-05-07). Vladimir Putin and Nicolas Maduro sign strategic partnership and cooperation agreement. tvbrics.com 
The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is in Russia on a state visit…
(2025-05-07). Cuban President opens exhibition in Moscow dedicated to Russian-Cuban relations. tvbrics.com 
The exhibition includes unique historical materials…
(2025-05-07). Russia's KazanForum to host about 120 thematic sessions. tvbrics.com 
Participants will consider tourism, transport, medicine, economics and finance, education, halal industry, and other topics…
(2025-05-07). UAE Brokers Another Russia-Ukraine Prisoner Swap, Frees 410 Captives. themedialine.org 
(2025-05-07). L'Ucraina ignora la richiesta di tregua della Russia e si prepara a sabotare il Giorno della Vittoria. strategic-culture.su Il regime di Kiev rivela ancora una volta la sua natura terroristica. | Segue nostro Dietro la sua retorica "democratica" e i continui appelli all'Occidente, il regime di Kiev continua a mostrare la sua vera natura: bellicosa, provocatoria e sempre più impegnata in pratiche terroristiche. L'ultima dimostrazione di cià≤ è il piano dell'Ucraina di sabotare le celebrazioni del Giorno della Vittoria a Mosca, previste per il 9 maggio 2025,…
(2025-05-07). Meet Fired Employees Challenging Microsoft's Complicity In Genocide. popularresistance.org Last fall, Microsoft fired software engineer Hossam Nasr and data scientist Abdo Mohamed after they held a vigil for Palestinians killed in Gaza outside the company's headquarters. | Nasr and Mohamed are members of No Azure for Apartheid, a group calling on Microsoft to stop providing its cloud computing to the Israeli military. | "As technology workers, we are hyper aware of the fact that our work—especially with the advancement of AI and cloud technologies—has the potential to enable any company and any organization to inflict harm and violate human rights," reads a petition circulated by the organi…
(2025-05-07). Twenty-Nine Foreign Leaders Expected to Attend Victory Day Parade Putin's Aide. defenddemocracy.press 
May 6, 2025 Putin will greet foreign delegation heads on May 9 and they will proceed together to Red Square. The Victory Parade will begin at 10: 00 AM Moscow time, as per tradition. Moscow expects 29 foreign leaders to attend the Victory Day Parade, presidential aide Yury Ushakov announced. Here's what else he revealed: Leaders …
(2025-05-06). 'America Is Ignoring the Warning Signs of Giving Up Its Commitment to Fighting Human Rights Abuses — At Home and Abroad'. bylinetimes.com Every year, the McCain Institute — established to continue the legacy of character-driven leadership by the late Republican Senator John McCain — honours an attendee at its annual Sedona Forum with its 'Courage and Leadership' Award. | Previous recipients have included Pakistani women's education activist Malala Yousafzai; Syria's White Helmets; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky; the women of Iran; and last year, posthumously, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was murdered in a Russian prison for daring to speak out against Vladimir Putin. | This year, the award went to Maria Cori…
(2025-05-06). Two Belarusian players to compete in Italian Open. eng.belta.by World number one Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, who won the Madrid Open last week, will open the event in Rome from the second round. She will play either Ukraine's world number 45 Dayana Yastremska or Russia's world number 43 Anastasia Potapova.
(2025-05-06). Rights Groups Spotlight Russia's Abuses in Crimea. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Crimean Tatars holding their flag during rallies near the Crimean parliament building on February 26, 2014, in the early days of Russia's invasion of Crimea. | © 2014 Baz Ratner/Reuters…
(2025-05-06). Russia And Turkey Are Wielding Religion As Soft Power But One Patriarch Is Standing In Their Way. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | Turkish nationalists are calling on the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdog?an to revoke the passport of Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, the highest ranking …
(2025-05-06). Africa faces growing insecurity 72 Years after Mandela's peace call. independent.co.ug 
Resource exploitation attracts foreign military and economic interest, whose presence fuels conflicts that devastates populations ANALYSIS | ANN-YOUNG MAHARAJ | Africa's Peace and Security continues to be under threat, 72 years after Nelson Mandela warned against future instability in the continent. On the 23rd of August 1953, Mandela made a speech at the Natal Peace Conference …
(2025-05-06). Letter to north Korea in praise of its selfless fraternal solidarity with Russia. thecommunists.org The following letter was sent to the Workers' Party of Korea by comrades of the CPGB-ML on 1 May. ***** Dear Comrade Kim Jong Un and dear Comrades of the Workers' Party of Korea We, the newly formed Hands Off Korea solidarity group, extend our heartfelt congratulations for the selfless fraternal solidarity shown by the …
(2025-05-06). Indian PM Modi vows to stop waters key to Pakistan. geo.tv 
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures during a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum , Russia..— Reuters/File
(2025-05-06). The Soviet victory over Nazism and the fight against imperialism today. wsws.org This speech was given by Andrei Ritsky, a representative of the Young Guard of Bolshevik-Leninists in Russia, at the International May Day 2025 Online Rally, held Saturday, May 3.
(2025-05-06). Transcript of News X interview: tensions at the Russia-Ukraine border. gilbertdoctorow.com Transcript submitted by a reader NewsX: 0: 00We now move on once again and stay in the region. Tensions are once again escalating in the Russia-Ukraine border. Ukraine says its forces are still engaged in combat inside Russia's Kursk region, pushing back against claims from Moscow that the incursion has been repelled. The governor of the …
(2025-05-06). NewsX : Russia-Ukraine War Updates -Tensions Escalate on Russia-Ukraine Border. gilbertdoctorow.com In the Travel Notes, Installment Three which I published earlier today, I presented a critique of Russian press censorship coming from the liberal wing of the profession. Here I offer readers an excellent example of how bureaucracy can run amok with unforeseeable consequences that do nothing for national defense while irritating a great many people …
(2025-05-06). Travel notes: installment three. gilbertdoctorow.com As I noted previously, my reason for traveling to Moscow this past weekend was to visit with Russian friends whom we have known for years but barely seen since the Covid pandemic put social relations on hold and the interruption of travel to Russia due to war sanctions post-February 2022 reduced the frequency of our …
(2025-05-06). Russia Says It Will Implement Three-Day Ceasefire Despite Ukraine's Rejection. news.antiwar.com Russian officials said Tuesday that Moscow intends to implement a three-day truce with Ukraine that starts at midnight on May 8 but vowed any Ukrainian attacks during that time will be met with a response. The ceasefire will coincide with Russia's celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory against Nazi Germany in …
(2025-05-06). De-Dollarisation & BRICS' Quest for Financial Sovereignty. infobrics.org Recent geopolitical tensions and global economic shifts have accelerated discussions on reducing dependence on the dollar, a process referred to as "de-dollarization." At the forefront of these discussions are the BRICS nations—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa…
(2025-05-06). Now About "Swedish" Case. smoothiex12.blogspot.com I mentioned it in my today's video. Yes, this is 100% confirmed info by people who command the Russian formation which did this. How do I know? Well, I know many things which sometimes are not for public disclosure until they are mentioned by "holders of information". So, on one operational axis Russians took this Swedish Commander (an equivalent of Lieutenant-Colonel) POW. He was guarded by one of the Baltic states security detail ⚪ easy-peasy for the level of Russian guys who disposed of them. So, this officer, staff officer for VSU (AFU) exhibited a level of tactical and operational "ability" which, for the lac…
(2025-05-06). 29 foreign leaders to arrive in Russia for Victory Parade. tvbrics.com 
The Russian President will hold a number of bilateral meetings with his counterparts…
(2025-05-06). Iran and Russia strengthen collaboration in cutting-edge technologies. tvbrics.com 
Bilateral talks focus on joint innovation efforts, with emphasis on research, skilled talent, and mutual benefits in emerging scientific fields…
(2025-05-06). Expert: Trade between Russia and UAE grows at high rate. tvbrics.com 
Emirates' exports to Russia have grown more than 14 times in 10 years, he said…
(2025-05-06). Iranian President congratulates Russian counterpart on 80th anniversary of Victory Day. tvbrics.com 
The leaders also agreed to coordinate work in the foreign policy area…
(2025-05-06). Russia and Belarus commemorate 80th anniversary of Victory in Mumbai. tvbrics.com 
The programme drew local dignitaries, public organisations, and members of the international community…
(2025-05-06). Chinese Foreign Ministry: Xi Jinping's visit to Russia to strengthen strategic partnership. tvbrics.com 
Xi Jinping to hold talks with Vladimir Putin…
(2025-05-06). The Real Reason US Russia Iran Talks Collapsed; Desperate Agenda Of A Dying Empire. thealtworld.com The Real Reason US — Russia Iran Talks Collapsed; Desperate Agenda Of A Dying Empire…