2025-06-09: Russia Roundup

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David Kirichenko (2025-06-09). Russia's war on Ukrainian children. asiatimes.com As Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine grinds well into its fourth year, children remain among the war's most vulnerable victims. Ballistic missiles have struck homes, schools, hospitals, and playgrounds. Russia is not only targeting children with missiles, it aims to militarize Ukrainian children on the occupied territories to prepare them for a future war with …

Gabriel Honrada (2025-06-09). US plans nuclear buildup to check and deter China, Russia. asiatimes.com With the New START treaty set to expire, the US Air Force is gearing up to surge warhead deployments to outmatch and deter nuclear rivals China and Russia. This month, Air & Space Forces Magazine reported that the US Air Force is prepared to expand its nuclear arsenal upon the expiration of the New START …

Irshad Ahmad Mughal (2025-06-09). A Superpower's Self-Sabotage in the Multipolar Age. pressenza.com When historian Paul Kennedy published The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers in 1987, his sweeping analysis of imperial decline—spanning 1500 to 1980—arrived at a moment of American triumphalism. The U.S. stood ascendant as its Cold War rival, the USSR, crumbled. On December 25, 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned, the Soviet flag was lowered over the Kremlin for the last time, and by year's end, the USSR ceased to exist. Russia inherited its UN Security Council seat, but the "unipolar moment" had begun. | Yet Kennedy's seminal work—still taught in international relations courses—warned of Ame…

presstv.ir (2025-06-09). Eyewitness video shows moment of plane crash in Kazakhstan. presstv.ir A passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.

presstv.ir (2025-06-09). Concerns mounting over new energy crisis in EU as Russian gas transit via Ukraine ends. presstv.ir As the agreement allowing Russian gas transit through Ukraine to Europe expires on Tuesday, concerns are mounting over new energy crisis in EU.

presstv.ir (2025-06-09). US-E3 draft resolution against Iran not positive, Russia warns. presstv.ir A senior Russian diplomat warns the US and the European troika that a draft resolution against Iran will definitely have no positive outcomes.

A a (2025-06-09). The Silence of the Bears. strategic-culture.su The silence of the bears will soon be ended and we will know more about Russian resolve. | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | Russia'

A a (2025-06-09). Una pace impossibile e la mano di Washington dietro l'escalation ucraina. strategic-culture.su Come era logico aspettarsi, anche gli ultimi colloqui diretti russo-ucraini di Istanbul si sono risolti con un nulla di fatto. | Segue nostro Le rispettive posizioni, infatti, appaiono troppo distanti, per ragioni che qui cercherà≤ di chiarire e sintetizzare. | La Russia che occupa ormai oltre il 20% del territorio ucraino vuole il riconoscimento ufficiale delle regioni già acquisite attraverso i referendum, il ritiro delle truppe ucr…

Staff (2025-06-09). Israel-Iran clash risks 'catastrophe' — nuclear watchdog. defenddemocracy.press russia today June 8, 2025 The IAEA's chief has warned of dire consequences as West Jerusalem considers a strike on fortified Iranian nuclear sites Israeli threats against Iran's nuclear program have the potential to escalate into a "catastrophic" scenario, Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has said. West Jerusalem has not …

Mehmet Perinàßek (2025-06-09). Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul: If Türkiye reduces Western influence on Kyiv, the possibility of peace arises. uwidata.com UWI author, historian and political scientist Associate Professor Mehmet Perinàßek shared his views on the peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul. Mehmet Perinàßek stated that peace talks have been sabotaged by outside powers. He said that the allegations of child abduction are efforts to undermine the peace initiatives. Similarly, despite the agreement on …

South Front (2025-06-09). Satellite Imagery Revealed Kyiv Exaggerated Results of Attack on Russian Long-Range Aviation Fleet. southfront.press

newarab (2025-06-09). Russia says pushing Ukraine offensive into Dnipropetrovsk region. newarab.com

WSWS (2025-06-09). This week in history: June 9-15. wsws.org Schroeder, Putin meet in Germany; Banks impose financial dictatorship on New York City; First two of Hollywood Ten go to prison; Neue Sachlickeit art exhibition opens.

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