(2025-04-30). US 'ready to pull plug on Ukraine if…' right before 100 days of Trump 2.0. hindustantimes.com The Trump administration has issued a stark ultimatum to Kyiv and Moscow that the U.S. will withdraw from its mediator role in the Russia-Ukraine war if both sides fail to present "concrete proposals" to end the conflict. At a State Department briefing on April 29, spokesperson Tammy Bruce stated that Secretary of State Marco Rubio relayed the Trump's growing impatience, emphasising that "how we proceed from here is a decision that belongs now to the president."
(2025-04-30). US warns to abandon Ukraine peace talks without 'concrete proposals'. geo.tv 
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. — Reuters/File WASHINGTON: The United States has warned it may walk away from efforts to help end the war between Russia and Ukraine unless both sides come up with clear and serious peace proposals. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said…
(2025-04-30). Full Event: Putin Meets Ally Keeping Russian Nuclear Missiles- Warns Zelensky For 'No' To Ceasefire. hindustantimes.com Russian President Vladimir Putin held a bilateral meeting with Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on April 29 in Volgograd. Putin and Lukashenko discussed ways to further expand cooperation between the two nations. Watch this video to know more.
(2025-04-30). Full Speech In English: Putin Sends 2nd Warning To Trump In 2 Days As US Goes Soft On Ukraine | Russia. hindustantimes.com Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Belarusian counterpart and close ally, Alexander Lukashenko, on April 29 amid the ongoing war with Ukraine. Putin addressed the Great Legacy-Common Future forum in Volgograd, where he suggested that Russia and Belarus set up a commission that will be in charge of preserving historical memory to defend the truth. Watch this video to know more.
(2025-04-30). Putin's ally warns Finland, Sweden | NATO's new members under threat? | Medvedev. hindustantimes.com Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on April 29 that NATO's newer members are now potential targets for Moscow and at risk of possible revenge strikes using nuclear weapons in the event of a conflict. Medvedev, who has styled himself as one of Russia's most outspoken anti-Western hawks, appeared to be referring to Sweden and Finland, the last two countries to join the Western military alliance. Watch for more…
(2025-04-30). Iran to meet three European powers ahead of next nuclear talks with US. geo.tv 
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks during a joint press conference with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Tehran, Iran, February 25, 2025. — ReutersTalks aim to position participants ahead of US-Iran negotiations.Iran FM says E3 lost their role in nuclear…
(2025-04-30). Russian and Belarusian leaders discuss joint aircraft production. tvbrics.com 
Economic integration was high on the agenda of the meeting…
(2025-04-30). Russian university and Abu Dhabi authorities to help doctors from Russia and UAE to publish articles in BRICS editions. tvbrics.com 
The university and the department plan to actively promote scientific publications by Russian and Arab medical professionals…
(2025-04-29). Results of the IV Forum "Russia-Africa: What's Next? pressenza.com 
The Fourth Forum took place from April 22 at MGIMO University of the Russian Foreign Ministry, concluded on April 25, 2025. The event confirmed its status as an authoritative platform for discussing key areas of cooperation between Russia and the countries of the African continent. This year, the Forum brought together 1,500 participants, including representatives of 41 African countries. | The business program included more than 30 events, including expert and panel discussions, round tables, creative brainstorms and other interactive sessions devoted to education, sports and space diplomacy, energy partnership,…
(2025-04-29). Russia and North Korea Send Ominous Warning to the U.S. thesiriusrepo 
Paul and Ken discuss why Russia and North Korea have sent an ominous warning to the United States and why suddenly Trump wants to talk to Kim Jong Un.
(2025-04-29). Marco Rubio and the Death of Diplomacy. counterpunch.org 
Rubio has made the Department of State virtually irrelevant, playing no role in key negotiations involving wars between Russia and Ukraine as well as between Israel and the Palestinians. Rubio is not participating in the sensitive talks between the United States and Iran to restore the Iran nuclear agreement. All of these matters are being handled by a billionaire real-estate developer, Steve Witkoff, who has no experience or knowledge in dealing with any of these issues. But Witkoff is worth $2 billion, and presumably Trump felt that clinching real estate deals is good training for crafting complicated internati…
(2025-04-29). Lukashenko in favor of tighter Belarus-Russia relations. eng.belta.by Aleksandr Lukashenko said: "Well, it so happens that two states have evolved here beyond our will. And we should do everything to make our relations inside this Fatherland even tighter than those inside a unitary state. And you and I do a lot."
(2025-04-29). Lukashenko lands in Volgograd to participate in international forum, meet with Putin. eng.belta.by In Volgograd the head of state and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will take part in the international forum of the Union State of Belarus and Russia "Great heritage – common future".
(2025-04-29). Lukashenko off to Russian Volgograd on working visit. eng.belta.by In the Russian city of Volgograd the head of state and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will take part in the international forum of the Union State of Belarus and Russia "Great heritage – common future".
(2025-04-29). Lukashenko to Putin: Nobody forbids wearing Saint George ribbons in Belarus. eng.belta.by The Belarusian president advised his Russian colleague not to pay attention to individual negative statements about that. "We have absolutely the same ideas. You know our ideas. We know Russian ones. As I say, it is one Fatherland from Brest to Vladivostok," the head of state said.
(2025-04-29). Citizens of Belarus, Russia, Ukraine in bus crash outside Warsaw. eng.belta.by The bus was transporting 26 residents of Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus. As it was exiting the S79 express motorway, it crashed into highway fencing, dropped on a side, and ran into a light pole.
(2025-04-29). Representatives of 20 countries convene for Great Patriotic War forum in Russian Volgograd. eng.belta.by The forum takes place ahead of the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory and is meant to preserve and defend the historic memory about events of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. Taking part in the forum are over 500 people from 20 countries.
(2025-04-29). Travel Notes, St Petersburg: first installment. gilbertdoctorow.com In this report, I present a potpourri of impressions from this first trip back to Russia since last November. Some of these comments are about real changes in what I see around me. Others are simply first observations of sides to life that I did not experience on my most recent visits. Given that the …
(2025-04-29). Chinese FM meets Russian counterpart in Brazil. ecns.cn Russia and China have worked hand in hand to uphold the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, safeguard fairness and justice, resist unilateral bullying, and contribute positively to the defense of multilateralism.
(2025-04-29). Slaughtering Continues, However. . smoothiex12.blogspot.com And Russia is not budging.
Colonel, however, slightly misinterprets Red Army's movements because it was the other way around, as was settled in Tehran in 1943, that the Red Army will launch a major offensive operation in order to relieve Allies in Normandy. The Red Army did, and it became known as Operation Bagration. And, strangely enough, it created the sense of dismay and unease in Allied camp. But the main thrust of Colonel's thought is correct.
(2025-04-29). Russia threatens preemptive nuclear strikes on NATO countries. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- The Deputy Chairman of Russia's Security Council has issued a stark warning, declaring that all countries that have joined NATO are now considered potential targets for preemptive nuclear strikes. His remarks come amid escalating tensions over the war in Ukraine and increased Western support for Kyiv.üö®‚ö°Ô∏è Russian Security Council: | "Countries that have joined NATO have become targets for us, with the possibility of receiving a preemptive nuclear strike."
(2025-04-29). 100 days of Trump 2.0: U.S. President's boldest statements on Putin, Gaza & more. hindustantimes.com Marking 100 days into his second term, U.S. President Donald Trump has delivered a string of headline-grabbing statements and policy moves that have dramatically reshaped both domestic and global politics. From bold pronouncements on Kashmir, Gaza, and Ukraine to controversial remarks about Greenland and Russia's Vladimir Putin, Trump's "America First" agenda has been on full display. Watch for more…
(2025-04-29). Ukraine War Day Do You See The Gopher? Part I. awfulavalanche.wordpress.com 
Dear Readers: ⚪ In Russian popular culture there is a famous meme called "Do you see the gopher?" "No." "I don't see it either. And yet it is out there." American brains might immediately jump to a Bill Murray film, like "Caddyshacks" or perhaps "Groundhog Day". But no, In one famous scene, Captain Gera Liberm…
(2025-04-29). Is Trump Closer to Walking Away from Ukraine? dissidentvoice.org It appears that what many of us predicted about Ukraine may be coming to pass. Last Thursday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov appeared on the CBS program Face the Nation. In response to a question about Ukraine from Margaret Brennan, Lavrov said,"Trump is probably the only leader on earth to address the root causes that …
(2025-04-29). China and Russia Drive Surge in Global Nuclear Energy Plant Development. infobrics.org In the last five years, construction began on 38 nuclear reactors worldwide, all using Chinese or Russian designs…
(2025-04-29). Joining the Big League: Should Ghana Consider Joining BRICS. infobrics.org In recent years, BRICS, comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, has emerged as a powerful economic bloc challenging Western dominance in global affairs. With its growing influence in trade, finance, and geopolitics, BRICS presents an attractive alternative for countries looking to diversify their economic partnerships…
(2025-04-29). North Korean troops fought legally and efficiently for liberation of Kursk. infobrics.org The West and Ukraine had to lie because they were unable to defeat the North Koreans who fought alongside the Russians.
(2025-04-29). Full Speech In English: Putin Aide Lavrov Shocks Trump After His U-Turn On Putin | Russia,Ukraine,US. hindustantimes.com Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called for the strengthening of coordination and interaction within BRICS amid Trump's attack on the grouping during the meet with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. He said that we must work on "expanding and deepening solidarity and cooperation among the developing world and emerging economies, constantly enhancing the appeal and authority of the greater BRICS." Lavrov made a special mention of the strategic leadership of Xi Jinping and Putin.