🇺🇸🇮🇷 BREAKING: USS Theodore Roosevelt Deploys Toward Middle East

▪️ The USS Theodore Roosevelt departed San Diego on September 27 for an expected extended deployment to the Middle East, with the carrier strike group expected to move to U.S. Central Command.

▪️ The deployment comes as the U.S. conflict with Iran continues.

🇷🇺🌍 Putin: Global Shift Away From Western Hegemony Will Improve Situation

▪️ Putin said the ongoing shift away from Western hegemony will lead to changes in the global situation “for the better.”

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Putin on Ukraine: “The War Was Started Against Us”

▪️ Putin said: “What’s the truth? The truth is that it’s not us who started the war, but the war was started against us.”

▪️ He also accused others of encouraging “aggressive nationalism and Russophobia” in Ukraine to turn the country into “a tool” against Russia.

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Putin: NATO Should Not Have Expanded Military Presence in Our Historic Territories

▪️ Putin said NATO should not have conducted military expansion “on our historic territories” in the interests of the alliance.

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Putin on Ukraine: “They Should Not Have Used Tanks or Fired Missiles”

▪️ Putin said: “They should not have used tanks, fired missiles, and burned alive unarmed people just because they’re Russian.”

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Putin on Ukraine: Russia Was “Forced to Respond”

▪️ Putin said Russia was deliberately placed in a situation where it was “simply forced to respond to the aggression.”

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Putin: Killing Russians Should Not Become State Ideology

▪️ Putin said: “Killing of Russians and destruction of Russia should not be turned into a state ideology.”

🇷🇺 Putin: Soviet Collapse Was a “Genuine Tragedy” for Millions

▪️ Putin said the collapse of the state system 35 years ago was a “genuine tragedy” for millions of people in Russia and other countries.

▪️ “In one night, people woke up to a new country, and it changed their future.”

🇷🇺🇺🇸 Putin: Soviet Leaders Wanted Western Approval

▪️ Putin said: “The Soviet leaders wanted the West to like them, whereas the Western leaders wanted to reshape the world to their liking.”

🇷🇺🇺🇸 Putin Blames Soviet Leadership for USSR Collapse

▪️ Putin accused the late Soviet leadership of naivety, complacency, and blindly trusting the West, saying these factors contributed to the collapse of the USSR.

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