2025-11-08: Russia Roundup

So far today: 2025-11-08 10:30pm GMT

infobrics (2025-11-08). French Le Monde acknowledges Russia's military superiority over EU/NATO. infobrics.org Interestingly, although they kept regurgitating the usual Western propaganda narratives about Russia, at the very end, European experts acknowledged that there's "a loss of the European model's exemplary status" in Russia and that, after the fall of the USSR, "many Russians dreamed of 'living like in Europe', but today, they want their own path, probably by pacifying relations with the West, but without adopting its values", concluding that "one of the West's major failures is not having taken Russia's discourse seriously".

en.mehrnews (2025-11-08). US nuclear test plan risks new global arms race. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 08 (MNA) — US President Donald Trump's statement on nuclear testing has caused chaos worldwide and following through could lead to a renewed arms race with dire implications, Russian Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia says.

United World International (2025-11-08). War on the Information Front. unitedworldint.com The Anatomy of Disinformation Through the Eyes of Russian Experts By Yƒ±ldƒ±ran Acar, Political Scientist The wars of the 21st century are no longer fought solely with tanks, drones, or missiles. The true battlefield now lies within the human mind in the realm of information, perception, and meaning. For Russian strategists, this new phase of …

Mark J Willière (2025-11-08). Hungary's $4.7B Russian Gas Deal: Trump's Gift to Putin? thinktank.pk In a move that's stirred debate across global energy markets, the United States has granted Hungary a one-year exemption from sanctions on Russian oil and gas imports. This decision, announced following a high-level meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, allows Budapest to continue its heavy reliance on Moscow's energy …

JD Hester (2025-11-08). Imminent Russia strike on NATO? Don't believe the hype. asiatimes.com One of the most compelling narratives when it comes to national security is the threat of imminent doom. When a German general stated that a Russian attack on NATO territory could be imminent, fearmongering headlines quickly followed. However, it is important to weigh whether such claims are truly credible or are merely fearmongering designed to …

en.mehrnews (2025-11-08). VIDEO: 1st giant Russian transit train arrives in Tehran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 08 (MNA) — The first Russian transit train arrived at the dry port of Aprin near Tehran with a cargo of paper after traveling more than 4,000 kilometers.

tehrantimes (2025-11-08). First scheduled freight train from Russia arrives at Iran's Aprin dry port. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — The first scheduled freight train from Russia arrived at Iran's Aprin dry port on Saturday, marking a key milestone in expanding trade ties between Tehran and Moscow and paving the way for regular rail services connecting Iran, Russia, and Central Asian countries.

JANET (2025-11-08). Russian-Venezuelan economic forum confronts West. iacenter.org November 5, 2025 From left, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on May 7, 2025, in Moscow. Given the threat of imminent U.S. military attack on Venezuela, Colombia and other sovereign countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, The International Action Center is increasing its coverage from that region. This article by junge Welt correspondent Volker Hermsdorf was published in the Nov. 1 issue of junge Welt. Translation: John Catalinotto Moscow and Caracas deepened their strategic partnership at the beginning of the week with the first economic forum in this bilateral framew…

eng.belta.by (2025-11-08). Grand Prix of Listapad goes to The Hunter film. eng.belta.by The Hunter film (Russia, directed by Zaur Tsogoev) is the winner of the Grand Prix at the 31st Minsk International Film Festival Listapad.

albawaba (2025-11-08). Russia begins work on possible nuclear test after Putin's order. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Russia said on Saturday that it has started working on President Vladimir Putin's order to look into the possibility of a new nuclear test. This comes at a time when tensions are rising between Russia and the US over nuclear policy. | Sergey Lavrov, the foreign minister, told state media that Russian agencies are already working on proposals based on Putin's order from last week. Lavrov also said that Washington has not yet explained to Moscow what President Donald Trump meant when he told the U.S. military to get ready to start nuclear testing again. | In a different interview, Vasily Nebenzya, Russia…

Staff (2025-11-08). Transcript of Judging Freedom_7 November 2025. gilbertdoctorow.com Transcript submitted by a subscriber Napolitano: 0: 33Hi everyone, Judge Andrew Napolitano here for Judging Freedom. Today is Friday, November 7th, 2025. Dr. Gilbert Doctorow will be with us in just a moment on: Are the Russians Losing patience with the pace of the war? But first this.[ad] 2: 03Dr. Doctorow, welcome here and thank you very …

newarab (2025-11-08). Russian attack hits Ukraine energy infrastructure: Kyiv. newarab.com A Russian attack hit Ukraine's energy infrastructure, killing two people and prompting power cuts in several regions, Ukrainian authorities said Saturday. | Moscow has in recent months Experts have said Ukraine risks heating outages ahead of the winter months. | "Russian strikes once again targeted people's everyday life. They deprived communities of power, water, and…

Staff (2025-11-08). News X World interview on the significance of President Putin's upcoming annual Direct Line. gilbertdoctorow.com News X World interview on the significance of President Putin's upcoming annual Direct Line Q&A It was a pleasure earlier today to be given a time slot in NewsX World's round-up of key global developments to talk about the soon to be scheduled 4 hour annual Direct Line of President Putin taking questions from the …

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