2025-06-18: Russia Roundup

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A A (2025-06-18). The definition of insanity — reading a neocon think tank report on Russia. strategic-culture.su Let's do what we've been doing for a decade and hope for a different result | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | Apparently, there is…

A A (2025-06-18). La "guerra civile" interna all'establishment statunitense. strategic-culture.su Chi negli Stati Uniti vuole continuare la guerra con la Russia: Trump o il cosiddetto "Stato profondo"? | Segue nostro Il 9 giugno, in occasione del Future Forum di Mosca, il ministro degli Esteri russo Sergij Lavrov ha

Gabisile (2025-06-18). Mashatile arrives in Moscow to boost SA-Russia trade relations. sanews.gov.za Mashatile arrives in Moscow to boost SA-Russia trade relations | Deputy President Paul Mashatile has arrived in Moscow for a working visit aimed at strengthening economic and trade ties between South Africa and Russia. | The Deputy President was received at the airport on Tuesday by the Deputy Head of State Protocol, Andrei Milyaev, the Deputy Director of the African Department, Andrei Stolyarov, and South Africa's Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Alvin Botes. | According to the Deputy President's Office, the visit will focus on enhancing economic cooperation between the two countries…

Staff (2025-06-18). Russia says Israel's attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities pushing world toward 'nuclear catastrophe'. defenddemocracy.press Burc Eruygur Jun 17, 2025 Foreign Ministry defines ongoing strikes as 'illegal' and calls on Israeli leadership to 'come to its senses' and stop attacks on nuclear installations ISTANBUL Russia on Tuesday said that Israel's attacks on nuclear facilities in Iran are pushing the world toward a "nuclear catastrophe." The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a …

Kester Kenn Klomegah (2025-06-18). Russia: Putin's Cup of Tea. pressenza.com Perhaps, the latest book titled 'Putin's Cup of Tea' published in May 2025 portraying the personality of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is a bold, inventive, and relevant collection of poems that pours clear, insightful commentary over human passion and the world's simmering political and emotional landscapes. The poetry book also looks at war, politics and his life philosophically and out of the box. It blends the domestic with dramatic, stirring images of teapots and tanks, chefs and commanders, to reflect the unsettling proximity of everyday life to global conflict. In this special interview, Shalom Dan, th…

presstv.ir (2025-06-18). 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 (2025-06-18). 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.

Denis Mikhailov (2025-06-18). Inside the Collapse: How Putin's Russia Turned Its Opponents into Exiles. bylinetimes.com

ICRC (2025-06-18). Russia — Ukraine: ICRC supports large-scale repatriation of human remains. icrc.org

newarab (2025-06-18). Russia's Shoigu meets North Korea's Kim for second time in weeks. newarab.com Sergei Shoigu, secretary of Interfax quoted the Russian Security Council as saying that negotiations between Kim and

newarab (2025-06-18). Ukraine's Zelensky seeks G7 support over Russian attacks. newarab.com

Alex Vershinin (2025-06-18). How NATO military doctrine failed Ukraine on the battlefield. responsiblestatecraft.org The war in Ukraine has raged for over three years. As ceasefire talks loom, major European NATO members including Germany, UK, France and Denmark are planning to protect any future armistice by sending their troops as peacekeepers in a "Coalition of the Willing." Their goal is to deter the Russians from restarting the war. Unfortunately, deterrence comes from combat capability. Without it there is no deterrence at all. That capability is in question. NATO equipment and doctrine was developed for the Cold War and tested in the mountains of Afghanistan. It has not been tested in conventional war and needs to ab…

Saeed Minhas (2025-06-18). Is Russia on the Verge of Losing Another Middle East Ally? thinktank.pk The Middle East has long been a critical arena for global powers, and Russia has worked diligently to maintain influence through strategic partnerships, notably with Iran and, until recently, Syria. However, the recent escalation of the Israel-Iran conflict, marked by Israel's Operation Rising Lion on June 13, 2025, has raised questions about Russia's regional standing. …

yalensis (2025-06-18). Ukraine War Day Kremlin Turns Against Israel. awfulavalanche.wordpress.com Dear Readers: | Those cold-hearted men in the Kremlin were not moved by the tears of starving Palestinian children. However, Israel's sucker punch against Iran, combined with Trump's "betrayal" (i.e., pretending he was negotiating in order to lull the Iranians before a very well-planned surprise attack) have finally turned the Kremlin against a nation they always considered somewhat friendly. They were deluding themselves, of course, but now they start to realize that the time of delusions is over. When even a Liberal like Dmitry Peskov (Putin's Press Secretary) begins to issue "stern warnings", then you know…

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