2025-09-24: Russia Roundup

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Newsroom (2025-09-24). Energy Shift: Turkey Strikes Long-Term Deal for American Gas. moderndiplomacy.eu Turkey has signed a 20-year deal with Mercuria to purchase U. S. liquefied natural gas (LNG), according to Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar. This agreement was announced before Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's meeting with U. S. President Donald Trump. Russia is currently Turkey's largest gas supplier, but Turkey has been working to diversify its energy sources. …

Mark J Willière (2025-09-24). Trump's 'Paper Tiger' Taunt: Will Shoot-Down Orders Ignite Russia Clash? thinktank.pk In a stunning escalation of rhetoric amid Russia's brazen airspace incursions into NATO territory, U.S. President Donald Trump has urged alliance members to take lethal action: Shoot down Russian jets that violate their skies. The directive, delivered during a high-stakes UN General Assembly sideline meeting with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy, marks a departure from Trump's long-professed …

Ian Proud (2025-09-24). Georgia's choice: The past or the future — not Russia or the West. responsiblestatecraft.org As Georgian people think about upcoming local elections scheduled to take place on October 4, they might think about lessons from the past, and how they might shape their future choices.One of the most inaccurate and unhelpful generalizations Western

Staff (2025-09-24). 'Judging Freedom' edition of 24 September 2025: Trump embraces Ukraine! gilbertdoctorow.com In today's discussion with Judge Andrew Napolitano, I was able to set out more completely arguments that I have made over the past several days regarding the linkage between the alleged Russian drone attacks on Poland and the alleged incursion into Estonian air space of Russian military jets, all of which I say add up …

Staff (2025-09-24). More News X World (India): 3 minutes on Trump and Russia in today's 'World Report'. gilbertdoctorow.com The link to the full content of yesterday's interviews on this Indian broadcaster may not be available for reposting, but their production team hastened to send me the link below to their news wrap-up this morning in which I was given 3 minutes (15 — 18) to comment on Trump's seeming return to support for …

A A (2025-09-24). Europe's reckless warmongering. strategic-culture.su We have underestimated Russia | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | At no point did Weber and many other war-cheerleading Germans of th…

Sana Khan (2025-09-24). Behind the Rhetoric: Is Trump Quietly Backing Away From Ukraine? moderndiplomacy.eu U.S. President Donald Trump has taken observers by surprise with remarks supporting Ukraine's goal of reclaiming all territory occupied by Russia. The comments, made on Truth Social, mark a sharp rhetorical departure from his earlier position, where he suggested Kyiv might have to cede land to Moscow to end the conflict. Just last month, Trump …

Tribune News Service (2025-09-24). Trump tells Nato nations to shoot down intruding Russian planes. scmp.com US President Donald Trump said Nato nations should shoot down Russian aircraft that violated their airspace and struck a more sympathetic tone on Ukraine's chances of winning the war. | He spoke as he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky following recent jet incursions that have alarmed allies.

| Reuters | (2025-09-24). Russian finance ministry proposes VAT hike to fund war in Ukraine. tribune.com.pk Russia's finance ministry proposed raising the rate of value-added tax on Wednesday to 22% from 20% in 2026 to fund military spending in what would be the fifth year of the war in Ukraine. | The proposal comes as US President Donald Trump called Russia a "paper tiger" for "fighting aimlessly for three and a half years" and said that President Vladimir Putin and Russia were in "big economic trouble". | Putin signalled last week that he was open to raising certain taxes to make financial ends meet during the war, noting that the United States had raised taxes on wealthy people during the Vietnam and Korean war…

Andrew Korybko (2025-09-24). The US Is Expected To Tacitly Back Poland's Nuclear Weapons Plans. thealtworld.com Accusations of hypocrisy will abound due to its opposition to others' reported such plans, but negative media coverage is the only consequence that'll likely follow since Russia probably won't risk war with NATO by launching a preventive strike against French nukes in Poland or Polish nuclear facilities. | Polish President Karol Nawrocki

infobrics (2025-09-24). AI and Geopolitics: UN, G20 and BRICS Navigate Uncharted Waters. infobrics.org Rapid technological change is transforming our world. Technological inventions across energy, medicine, manufacturing, computing, communications, and other fields have opened up new possibilities and opportunities…

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