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Jul 11 2026 
Russia’s latest high precision strikes
Change over of the previous massive strikes to high precision strikes. These targets are closer to civilian areas. These were previously not struck by Russia. Recall Mr Dmitry Medvedev saying exactly this:
The only thing that must be unacceptable to us is the premeditated targeting of civilians. Let me stress the word “premeditated,” meaning knowingly intended.… Continue reading
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Jul 09 2026 
FM Lavrov : Media conference with FM of Burkina Faso, Karamoko Traore
On July 8, the second ministerial consultations between the Russian Federation and the Confederation of Sahel States (CSS) took place in Niamey, co-chaired by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Burkina Faso’s Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean Marie Traore.
The Ministers held in-depth discussions on strengthening the #RussiaCSS dialogue mechanism, including deepening political ties and expanding cooperation… Continue reading
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Jul 08 2026 
Dmitry Peskov : It’s not an operation anymore, it’s a war
GENEVA, July 7. /TASS/. Weapons supplies, sending military advisers and transmitting satellite intelligence to Kiev by European countries and the United States are direct participation in the war with Russia, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, in an interview with the Swiss magazine Die Weltwoche.
“They are sending weapons, they are supplying with ammunition the Kiev… Continue reading
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Jul 07 2026 
NATO summit to present military confrontation with Russia to Trump as business project
According to sources in Brussels, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced the maximum amount of military aid to Ukraine at 140 billion euros for 2026-2027
TASS
ANKARA/BRUSSELS, July 7. /TASS/. The NATO summit in Ankara will be the shortest in at least the last 20 years and will consist of a working dinner on the evening of July… Continue reading
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Jul 04 2026 
The Forgotten Alliance: How the Soviet Union Created Israel and Why It Matters Today
KAUTILYA THE CONTEMPLATOR
The forgotten Soviet role in Israel’s creation reveals how a bid to weaken the British Empire ultimately helped created America’s closest Middle Eastern ally.
As Russia positions itself between Israel and Iran today, many observers struggle to understand Moscow’s seemingly contradictory policies. Russia maintains a strategic partnership with Iran and has deepened military and… Continue reading -
Jul 04 2026 
Konstantinovka and the inexorable march to Slavyansk-Kramatorsk agglomeration.
Why is the liberation of Konstantinovka so very important and such a very big deal for the eventual and fast approaching expected end of the kinetic part of the SMO? Is it important only for Russia? No, for all of us. Russia needs to get free of this war in order to… Continue reading
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Jul 03 2026 
A SMO update by Marat Khairullin
Please see on their local server. But do watch. It is truly intelligent overview of the 2,000 kilometer front line and basis of Russia’s previous and current decisions. Thank you for the enthusiastic English translation.
You may have to set this to English.
Timestamps:
### July 1st recording, English Dub by… Continue reading
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Jun 30 2026 
Ceasefire Trap : The Duran
Good overview of a very busy few days
00:00:00 Introduction: Putin’s busiest 72 hours
00:01:18 Overview of the LuKashenko meeting in Valdai
00:02:46 The Zarubin interview: what Putin said
00:04:02 Russia’s information war: West trying to destabilize
00:05:44 Fuel shortage crisis: panic buying vs. real shortages
00:07:08 Anchorage exposed: the US proposal and the walkback
00:08:16 The… Continue reading
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Jun 30 2026 
Putin the Silovik : Why the West does not get it!
Russia advances; the West retreats into madness
From Julian Macfarlane for the Greanville Post – https://www.greanvillepost.com/putin-the-silovik/
As Russian forces in the Ukraine continue their advances, cauldronizing the last remnants of Kievan occupation forces in Liman and Konstantinovka in preparation for taking the Slavyangrad – Kramatorsk agglomeration, and with Russian airpower strikes on all fronts, it would seem… Continue reading
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Jun 29 2026 
Alastair Crooke: Russia hearing the European clamour for war, announces it is ready
Russia has now made the strategic decision in response to prepare for war in Europe.
Strategic Culture
The de-escalation framework that unfolded in the U.S.-Iran Lucerne talks largely stayed true to the original Iranian 10-point plan. Meanwhile, President Trump and Vice-President Vance deliberately muddy the waters, claiming that Iran has already agreed to IAEA inspections of Iran’s nuclear… Continue reading
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Jun 29 2026 
Ukrainian security structures : enabling the growing transit of drugs from Latin America to Europe
Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation: (https://svr.gov.ru/)
The Press Bureau of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation (SVR) reports (http://svr.gov.ru/smi/2026/06/kiev-narashchivaet-sotrudnichestvo-s-vedushchimi-narkokartelyami-meksiki.htm) that, according to information received by the SVR, Ukrainian security structures are deliberately enabling the growing transit of drugs from Latin America to Europe.
Ukraine’s interest is clear. Zelensky’s corruption-ridden regime is seeking additional… Continue reading
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Jun 29 2026 
When the War Is at the Doorstep. Interview with Nikolai Patrushev
Interview of the Assistant to the President of Russia, Chairman of the Maritime Board of the Russian Federation N.P.Patrushev to Rossijskaya Gazeta on June 15, 2026.
Nikolai Patrushev: In Ukraine, we are saving our brothers who have fallen under the neo-Nazi occupation
On the lessons of the Second World War, forgotten today by politicians in Europe, who… Continue reading
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Jun 26 2026 
FM Lavrov, on Rubio’s denial of agreement at Alaska talks (There may have been no spirit whatsoever!)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s answer to a media question (Moscow, June 26, 2026)
💬 Question: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently said that during the meeting between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Alaska, where the situation around Ukraine was discussed, only a proposal on an approach to a settlement was put forward,… Continue reading
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Jun 25 2026 
Medvedev at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum & Ryabkov’s Interview by Izvestia
By Karl Sanchez at his Geopolitical Gymnasium (Thank-you Karl!)
It’s become a tradition for Dmitri Medvedev as deputy chair of the Russian Security Council to speak at the plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum, not just because of his position but also because he was trained as a legal scholar. Unfortunately, I have… Continue reading
