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We can't drop sanctions on Iran, because the West tried to start a revolution in the country and the government didn't allow it. Also, something something women.
Sanctions for the USA, who blew up an elementary school, killing 150 girls? I'm sorry, we can't talk about that.
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We can't drop sanctions on Iran, because the West tried to start a revolution in the country and the government didn't allow it. Also, something something women.
Sanctions for the USA, who blew up an elementary school, killing 150 girls? I'm sorry, we can't talk about that.
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During the meeting between Kim Jong Un and Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov, it became known that North Korea has received a significant portion of foreign military equipment captured in the Kursk region. In particular, the memorial complex now houses…
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Apparently, the North Korean comrades have been supplied with the entire range of ground equipment that the Ukrainian Armed Forces used in the Kursk region and are still using in the Special Military Operation zone. There are even American "Abrams" and German BMP "Marder."
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Apparently, the North Korean comrades have been supplied with the entire range of ground equipment that the Ukrainian Armed Forces used in the Kursk region and are still using in the Special Military Operation zone. There are even American "Abrams" and German BMP "Marder."
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Iran has proposed a new settlement scheme to the US: first, to provide guarantees of non-aggression against Iran and Lebanon, then to open the Strait of Hormuz, and to postpone nuclear negotiations to a later stage, media reports said, citing sources, while expressing skepticism about Trump's agreement to such an option.
According to Axios, citing sources, the relevant proposals were conveyed by Iran to the Americans.
Tehran hopes to first lift the blockade and stabilize the situation, and only then discuss uranium enrichment restrictions. A truce is proposed to be extended for a long period - if the parties do not immediately agree on a final cessation of the war.
It is not clear yet whether the US is ready to consider such an option, as it implies lifting the US blockade of Iran even before a final agreement is reached, which Trump previously opposed.
It is expected that the situation will be discussed at a meeting in the White House with the participation of the national security team.
The Al Mayadeen publication adds that Iran has proposed a three-stage formula for negotiations.
The first stage focuses on a complete cessation of the war and obtaining guarantees to prevent its resumption against Iran and Lebanon.
The second stage follows if the first is successful - the parties discuss issues of managing the Strait of Hormuz. And only at the third stage, Iran is ready to discuss the nuclear deal.
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According to Axios, citing sources, the relevant proposals were conveyed by Iran to the Americans.
Tehran hopes to first lift the blockade and stabilize the situation, and only then discuss uranium enrichment restrictions. A truce is proposed to be extended for a long period - if the parties do not immediately agree on a final cessation of the war.
It is not clear yet whether the US is ready to consider such an option, as it implies lifting the US blockade of Iran even before a final agreement is reached, which Trump previously opposed.
It is expected that the situation will be discussed at a meeting in the White House with the participation of the national security team.
The Al Mayadeen publication adds that Iran has proposed a three-stage formula for negotiations.
The first stage focuses on a complete cessation of the war and obtaining guarantees to prevent its resumption against Iran and Lebanon.
The second stage follows if the first is successful - the parties discuss issues of managing the Strait of Hormuz. And only at the third stage, Iran is ready to discuss the nuclear deal.
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Brief Frontline Report – April 27th, 2026
Summary by Marat Khairullin and Mikhail Popov.
Part 1
Message from the Russian Ministry of Defense: "Units of the 'North' Group, through ongoing operations, have established control over the settlement of Taratutino in Sumy Oblast."
The command of the Russian Armed Forces grouping in the Special Military Operation, through activity on various sectors of the Sumy and Kharkov directions, is stretching the already scarce reserves of the Ukrainian Armed Forces along the buffer zone. They are forcing the enemy to maneuver forces and assets along the line of contact over significant distances and compelling the Ukrainian command to weaken sectors on the main—Donetsk—direction. Russian groupings are establishing fire control over movement routes in the enemy's front-line zone, where their maneuvering forces and assets are struck while on the move. Reconnaissance identifies weakened sectors, and in the directions of reserve movement, the seizure of operationally significant objectives in the operational space begins.
Implementing this operational-tactical concept, following advances in the Kharkov direction, on April 27th, activity in the central sector of the Sumy direction intensified. Units of the 34th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade took control of the settlement of Taratutino (50°43′46″ N 35°22′42″ E, population 74 in 2001). The village is located on a tactically advantageous piece of terrain: in the triangle of the Dolzhik, Krivaya, and Musev Yar ravines. From the village, the O-190608 road leads north to the settlement of Krasnopole—a nodal defense area of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this sector. 1.5 kilometers to the south lies the railway line Sumy-Krasnopole-Proseki. 2.2 kilometers to the south lies the radial road O-190605, which connects the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defense area of Ryasnoe with the nodal sector of Khmelevka, located on the P-45 front-line supply route. Both of these enemy transport arteries are now under the fire control of Russian units. By reinforcing the flanks along the ravines in the area of the settlement of Taratutino, a bridgehead is being formed to envelop two tactical salients of the enemy:
· Advancing from the north along the Pokrovka-Novodmitrovka axis and from the south along the Taratutino-Novodmitrovka axis cuts off the Ukrainian grouping defending on the watersheds of the Syrovatka River, the Staraya ravine, and the Dolzhik ravine. By cutting the radial roads C-190610 and O-190608, enemy strongholds in the Veliky Forest area (2nd Battalion of the 119th Territorial Defense Brigade of the AFU) are cut off from their bases.
· By operating to the south along the Taratutino-Ryasnoe and Dronovka-Ryasnoe axes, the radial road O-190605 and the front-line supply route O-190607 are cut, severing the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defense area of Ryasnoe from the Khmelevka and Mezenovka hubs.
The enemy's defense is split into several sectors. The enemy, under threat of encirclement, will be forced to withdraw to the line of the P-45 front-line supply route, along which the main Ukrainian defensive line in this sector is built: Krasnopole - Khmelevka - Mezenovka. The enemy, countering the threat to the city of Sumy from the southwestern direction, is forced to move reinforcements into this sector.
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Summary by Marat Khairullin and Mikhail Popov.
Part 1
Message from the Russian Ministry of Defense: "Units of the 'North' Group, through ongoing operations, have established control over the settlement of Taratutino in Sumy Oblast."
The command of the Russian Armed Forces grouping in the Special Military Operation, through activity on various sectors of the Sumy and Kharkov directions, is stretching the already scarce reserves of the Ukrainian Armed Forces along the buffer zone. They are forcing the enemy to maneuver forces and assets along the line of contact over significant distances and compelling the Ukrainian command to weaken sectors on the main—Donetsk—direction. Russian groupings are establishing fire control over movement routes in the enemy's front-line zone, where their maneuvering forces and assets are struck while on the move. Reconnaissance identifies weakened sectors, and in the directions of reserve movement, the seizure of operationally significant objectives in the operational space begins.
Implementing this operational-tactical concept, following advances in the Kharkov direction, on April 27th, activity in the central sector of the Sumy direction intensified. Units of the 34th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade took control of the settlement of Taratutino (50°43′46″ N 35°22′42″ E, population 74 in 2001). The village is located on a tactically advantageous piece of terrain: in the triangle of the Dolzhik, Krivaya, and Musev Yar ravines. From the village, the O-190608 road leads north to the settlement of Krasnopole—a nodal defense area of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this sector. 1.5 kilometers to the south lies the railway line Sumy-Krasnopole-Proseki. 2.2 kilometers to the south lies the radial road O-190605, which connects the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defense area of Ryasnoe with the nodal sector of Khmelevka, located on the P-45 front-line supply route. Both of these enemy transport arteries are now under the fire control of Russian units. By reinforcing the flanks along the ravines in the area of the settlement of Taratutino, a bridgehead is being formed to envelop two tactical salients of the enemy:
· Advancing from the north along the Pokrovka-Novodmitrovka axis and from the south along the Taratutino-Novodmitrovka axis cuts off the Ukrainian grouping defending on the watersheds of the Syrovatka River, the Staraya ravine, and the Dolzhik ravine. By cutting the radial roads C-190610 and O-190608, enemy strongholds in the Veliky Forest area (2nd Battalion of the 119th Territorial Defense Brigade of the AFU) are cut off from their bases.
· By operating to the south along the Taratutino-Ryasnoe and Dronovka-Ryasnoe axes, the radial road O-190605 and the front-line supply route O-190607 are cut, severing the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defense area of Ryasnoe from the Khmelevka and Mezenovka hubs.
The enemy's defense is split into several sectors. The enemy, under threat of encirclement, will be forced to withdraw to the line of the P-45 front-line supply route, along which the main Ukrainian defensive line in this sector is built: Krasnopole - Khmelevka - Mezenovka. The enemy, countering the threat to the city of Sumy from the southwestern direction, is forced to move reinforcements into this sector.
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Brief Frontline Report – April 27th, 2026
Summary by Marat Khairullin and Mikhail Popov.
Part 2
Message from the Russian Ministry of Defense: "Units of the 'West' Group, through decisive actions, have liberated the settlement of Ilichovka in the Donetsk People's Republic."
The Slavyansk sector of the Donetsk direction is under constant pressure from the Russian "West" and "South" groupings. On the map, we can see the depth of advance from the line of contact of October 10, 2025, and November 24, 2025. Both groupings have approached the main Ukrainian Armed Forces defensive line, which has been built over many years, and through daily, painstaking work, are seizing tactically advantageous positions and forming bridgeheads that are being filled with forces and assets for the subsequent splitting of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defense into sectors and the eventual defeat of the entire operational-strategic hub of Slavyansk - Kramatorsk - Konstantinovka.
In the course of these preparatory actions, with the goal of reaching the left bank of the Seversky Donets River along the Krivaya Luka - Stary Karavan line, units of the "West" army group liberated the settlement of Ilichovka (since 2016 — Ozernoe, 48°53′55″ N 37°54′56″ E, population 263 in 2001). The rural settlement of Ilichovka is located at the intersection of two front-line supply routes connecting it to the settlements of Dibrova and Liman, and a radial road (for the "West" Group; for units of the "South" Group, it is a rocade) leading across the river to the settlement of Krivaya Luka. Following the liberation of this village, pressure on the nodal Ukrainian Armed Forces defense area of Krivaya Luka will be applied from three directions: Ilichovka - Krivaya Luka, Zakatnoe - Krivaya Luka, and Kaleniki - Krivaya Luka.
In connection with this, we await the liberation of this enemy defense area and the meeting of the flanking units of the "West" and "South" groupings on the Ilichovka - Krivaya Luka - Kaleniki line.
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Summary by Marat Khairullin and Mikhail Popov.
Part 2
Message from the Russian Ministry of Defense: "Units of the 'West' Group, through decisive actions, have liberated the settlement of Ilichovka in the Donetsk People's Republic."
The Slavyansk sector of the Donetsk direction is under constant pressure from the Russian "West" and "South" groupings. On the map, we can see the depth of advance from the line of contact of October 10, 2025, and November 24, 2025. Both groupings have approached the main Ukrainian Armed Forces defensive line, which has been built over many years, and through daily, painstaking work, are seizing tactically advantageous positions and forming bridgeheads that are being filled with forces and assets for the subsequent splitting of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defense into sectors and the eventual defeat of the entire operational-strategic hub of Slavyansk - Kramatorsk - Konstantinovka.
In the course of these preparatory actions, with the goal of reaching the left bank of the Seversky Donets River along the Krivaya Luka - Stary Karavan line, units of the "West" army group liberated the settlement of Ilichovka (since 2016 — Ozernoe, 48°53′55″ N 37°54′56″ E, population 263 in 2001). The rural settlement of Ilichovka is located at the intersection of two front-line supply routes connecting it to the settlements of Dibrova and Liman, and a radial road (for the "West" Group; for units of the "South" Group, it is a rocade) leading across the river to the settlement of Krivaya Luka. Following the liberation of this village, pressure on the nodal Ukrainian Armed Forces defense area of Krivaya Luka will be applied from three directions: Ilichovka - Krivaya Luka, Zakatnoe - Krivaya Luka, and Kaleniki - Krivaya Luka.
In connection with this, we await the liberation of this enemy defense area and the meeting of the flanking units of the "West" and "South" groupings on the Ilichovka - Krivaya Luka - Kaleniki line.
See Part 1
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Ursula von der Leyen responded to the ultimatum of German conservatives. The head of the European Commission declared her readiness for changes, writes the Politico publication.
Earlier, parliamentarians from the conservative bloc CDU/CSU led by Merz presented von der Leyen with 27 demands for simplifying and reducing EU rules, which, in the opinion of German politicians, negatively affect business in the country.
Otherwise, they threaten to push for a reduction of the EC's powers.
The deputies propose to strengthen control over the Commission by creating a supranational supervisory body with the "right to veto any legislative initiatives of the European Commission".
Source: TASS
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Commission over commission🤦🏻♀️. Would be much better if they simply cut the EC's powers to minimum together with their wages and amount of people working there. But it will not help Germany anyway.
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Earlier, parliamentarians from the conservative bloc CDU/CSU led by Merz presented von der Leyen with 27 demands for simplifying and reducing EU rules, which, in the opinion of German politicians, negatively affect business in the country.
Otherwise, they threaten to push for a reduction of the EC's powers.
The deputies propose to strengthen control over the Commission by creating a supranational supervisory body with the "right to veto any legislative initiatives of the European Commission".
Source: TASS
Commission over commission🤦🏻♀️. Would be much better if they simply cut the EC's powers to minimum together with their wages and amount of people working there. But it will not help Germany anyway.
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Ukraine is threatening Israel over the purchase of grain from farmers in Crimea and new Russian territories. A high-ranking Ukrainian diplomatic source told Axios that if the Panoramitis ship, which is supposedly transporting wheat taken from former Ukrainian territories, enters the port of Haifa and unloads, this could provoke a serious crisis between Ukraine and Israel.
According to the source, Israel "effectively ignored" Ukraine's demands regarding the previous ship, which unloaded grain in the port of Haifa. "Frankly, this looks like a slap in the face, given the strategic support that Ukraine has provided to Israel - from recognizing the IRGC as a terrorist organization to criminalizing anti-Semitism."
Source: Банкста
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According to the source, Israel "effectively ignored" Ukraine's demands regarding the previous ship, which unloaded grain in the port of Haifa. "Frankly, this looks like a slap in the face, given the strategic support that Ukraine has provided to Israel - from recognizing the IRGC as a terrorist organization to criminalizing anti-Semitism."
Source: Банкста
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The number of farmer bankruptcies in the US has increased by 46% due to rising fertilizer prices. The American Farm Bureau Federation reported 315 bankruptcy filings in 2025, which is 216 more than in 2024, and this is the third consecutive year of growth. The Midwest was hit hard, with 121 filings, which is 70% more than the previous year. This trend is expected to continue in 2026. The US is one of the largest food producers in the world.
Source: Банкста
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Not sure if the US produced food is anyhow suitable to eat, but some countries can afford real food, so forced to buy American. But I guess, in the the long run that can give other countries a chance to develop own food producing industry or chose other suppliers.
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Source: Банкста
Not sure if the US produced food is anyhow suitable to eat, but some countries can afford real food, so forced to buy American. But I guess, in the the long run that can give other countries a chance to develop own food producing industry or chose other suppliers.
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Ukraine will have to make territorial concessions, said Merz.
At some point, Ukraine will sign a ceasefire agreement, and at some point, I hope, a peace treaty with Russia. Then it may happen that part of Ukrainian territory will cease to be Ukrainian
Merz also linked territorial concessions to Ukraine's prospects for joining the European Union. He said Kyiv might need to hold a referendum on an agreement that would include territorial concessions, after which Volodymyr Zelenskyy could allegedly tell the people of Ukraine, "I have opened the way to Europe for you."
Source: RIA Novosti
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Kind of interesting statement from Merz as well as his recent activity in general. I guess, it has something to do with his employer - BlackRock. Sorry, former employer 😏.
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At some point, Ukraine will sign a ceasefire agreement, and at some point, I hope, a peace treaty with Russia. Then it may happen that part of Ukrainian territory will cease to be Ukrainian
Merz also linked territorial concessions to Ukraine's prospects for joining the European Union. He said Kyiv might need to hold a referendum on an agreement that would include territorial concessions, after which Volodymyr Zelenskyy could allegedly tell the people of Ukraine, "I have opened the way to Europe for you."
Source: RIA Novosti
Kind of interesting statement from Merz as well as his recent activity in general. I guess, it has something to do with his employer - BlackRock. Sorry, former employer 😏.
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The people of Iran are courageously and heroically fighting for their sovereignty, said Putin.
The president met with the head of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Arakchi, in St. Petersburg. The main points:
▪️ Putin reported that he had received a message from the supreme leader of Iran.
▪️ Russia hopes that the Iranian people will overcome the period of trials and peace will come, the president emphasized.
▪️ Russia will do everything that serves the interests of Iran and other countries in the region to bring peace to the Middle East as soon as possible, the head of state noted.
▪️ Putin conveyed his wishes of well-being and all the best to Khamenei.
▪️ The people of Iran have been able to resist US aggression with their courage and will be able to stand firm, Arakchi said.
▪️ The supreme leader of Iran and President Pezeshkian conveyed their best wishes to Putin.
Source: RIA Novosti
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The president met with the head of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Arakchi, in St. Petersburg. The main points:
▪️ Putin reported that he had received a message from the supreme leader of Iran.
▪️ Russia hopes that the Iranian people will overcome the period of trials and peace will come, the president emphasized.
▪️ Russia will do everything that serves the interests of Iran and other countries in the region to bring peace to the Middle East as soon as possible, the head of state noted.
▪️ Putin conveyed his wishes of well-being and all the best to Khamenei.
▪️ The people of Iran have been able to resist US aggression with their courage and will be able to stand firm, Arakchi said.
▪️ The supreme leader of Iran and President Pezeshkian conveyed their best wishes to Putin.
Source: RIA Novosti
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American anti-bunker bombs failed in Iran - three were destroyed, one was recovered intact
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran destroyed three American massive penetrating bombs GBU-57 (MOP) - the largest non-nuclear bombs in the world - and defused a fourth in the province of Zanjan.
The anti-bunker bombs, weighing about 14 tons, were discovered during operations to neutralize unexploded ordnance as part of the ongoing ceasefire between the US and Iran.
IRGC forces also defused more than 9,500 small bombs dropped by enemy fighter jets, according to the report.
Source: СВЕЖЕСТИ
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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran destroyed three American massive penetrating bombs GBU-57 (MOP) - the largest non-nuclear bombs in the world - and defused a fourth in the province of Zanjan.
The anti-bunker bombs, weighing about 14 tons, were discovered during operations to neutralize unexploded ordnance as part of the ongoing ceasefire between the US and Iran.
IRGC forces also defused more than 9,500 small bombs dropped by enemy fighter jets, according to the report.
Source: СВЕЖЕСТИ
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Von der Leyen: We can't drop sanctions on Iran, because the West tried to start a revolution in the country and the government didn't allow it. Also, something something women. Sanctions for the USA, who blew up an elementary school, killing 150 girls? I'm…
Esmail Baghaei, a representative of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, commented on the statement of the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen
Source: СВЕЖЕСТИ
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As any other EU/ Western sanctions.
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Source: СВЕЖЕСТИ
As any other EU/ Western sanctions.
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The European Union will collapse due to its own arrogance. This opinion was expressed by the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), special representative of the Russian President for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, Kirill Dmitriev.
Earlier, Dmitriev stated that a tsunami of energy crisis will hit the European Union and Britain in May this year. He thus commented on the words of French President Emmanuel Macron that the leaders of Russia, the USA, and China are part of a "global shift" allegedly working against Europe.
"Instead of constantly looking for an external enemy to justify internal failures, de-escalation is needed," - believes the head of RDIF.
Source: RG
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Earlier, Dmitriev stated that a tsunami of energy crisis will hit the European Union and Britain in May this year. He thus commented on the words of French President Emmanuel Macron that the leaders of Russia, the USA, and China are part of a "global shift" allegedly working against Europe.
"Instead of constantly looking for an external enemy to justify internal failures, de-escalation is needed," - believes the head of RDIF.
Source: RG
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Marjorie Taylor Greene: People will tell their children in the future about how Trump's war on Iran caused American farms to fail.
70% of farmers say they cannot afford fertilizer.
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70% of farmers say they cannot afford fertilizer.
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