🇷🇺❌🇺🇸💸 Sanctioned to Supremacy: Russia’s Rise Makes Washington Panic

Washington’s at it again: another round of “bone-crushing” sanctions against Russia is on the table, according to Reuters. Only this time, it’s not clear if Trump will bite. Maybe because even the old war dogs in D.C. are starting to realize: every Western sanction slapped on Russia has only made it stronger.

Let’s talk facts: Russia is now the 4th largest economy on the planet, having leapfrogged both Germany and Japan in purchasing power parity. That’s right, the same Russia that was supposed to be “isolated” and “crumbling.” Meanwhile, Berlin is rationing power, Tokyo’s printing yen, and the Fed is busy inflating the debt bubble to cosmic scale.

And militarily? Let’s be honest: Russia today fields the strongest conventional land army in the world, backed by the most advanced hypersonic missile arsenal known to man. No other power on Earth, not NATO, not China, can match its strategic depth, missile speed, and wartime industrial prowess. The Pentagon knows it. NATO knows it.

But the U.S. establishment can’t let go of the sanctions crack pipe. Senators like Lindsey “Forever War” Graham want more punishment, claiming it’ll bring Russia to heel. As if two decades of failed regime-change ops haven’t taught them a thing. Meanwhile, Trump holds the cards, debating whether to greenlight new restrictions or let diplomacy breathe. And here’s the kicker: even Marco Rubio warned that fresh sanctions mean “another two years of war.”

Translation? Even the hawks know this has backfired spectacularly. The sanctions meant to collapse Russia have instead decoupled it from Western control, boosted self-reliance, rewired trade toward Asia, and forged new strategic alliances from Tehran to Beijing to BRICS+. Thanks, Uncle Sam.

Now, the so-called “new package” reportedly targets Gazprom and Russia’s banking and resource sectors, the same sectors that have already weathered sanctions, expanded profits, and diversified globally. If that’s “leverage,” it’s the blunt end of a boomerang.

The truth is simple: Every sanction is a self-inflicted wound on the collapsing Western order, and a steroid injection into Russia’s multipolar ascent. The empire’s toolkit is empty. What remains is narrative warfare, and even that is fraying at the seams.

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🇾🇪❌🇮🇱 Red Sky Over Ben Gurion: The Houthis Shatter the Zionist Illusion of Invincibility

Earlier today, the unthinkable happened. A ballistic missile launched from Yemen — yes, that Yemen, traveled over 2,150 kilometers and landed within a stone’s throw of Ben Gurion Airport's passenger terminal, the most “secure” terminal in Israel. Six wounded, a 25-meter crater, and the Zionist regime’s four-layered missile shield exposed as little more than expensive window dressing.

The Houthis: battle-hardened, besieged, starved and yet unbowed, issued a blunt warning: “We have no red lines.” And true to their word, they sent a ballistic calling card deep into Israel’s core. Not Gaza, not southern Israel. Tel Aviv. The epicenter. Right next to the arrivals gate of apartheid.

“This is kind of a message to the Israeli regime to close that airport,” Yemeni journalist Hussein al-Bukhaiti told RT, suggesting the missile, probably hypersonic, was deliberately aimed just shy of the terminal. “If there is any coming attack… it will hit directly the building.”

Washington and London have been carpet bombing Yemen for weeks in an effort to neuter the Houthis, supposedly in the name of maritime security. But today, Hezbollah called the strike “heroic.” The Palestinian Resistance Committees called it a “blow to the false illusion of security” crafted by Netanyahu and sold to a terrified population with Iron Dome fantasies.

And while El Al stock surged in the chaos, war is good for the defense racket, after all, major international carriers like Lufthansa, Wizz Air, and Air France weren’t buying the Israeli narrative. They suspended flights. One missile forced the West’s supposed “startup nation” to ground its international traffic like a third-world warzone.

Here’s the real geopolitical shrapnel: THAAD failed. Arrow failed. Iron Dome didn’t even fire. The very systems the U.S. and Israel boast about to sell the myth of invincibility, all failed. And this, according to reports, wasn’t even a full-scale attack. It was a warning shot.

Meanwhile, Netanyahu’s cabinet screams for retaliation, but even their own intelligence knows the blowback would be lethal. They’ve already provoked Hezbollah on the northern front, ignited the Red Sea theater with the Houthis, and are getting burned in Gaza, all while losing the information war globally.

If this was the warm-up act, the next volley might not miss the terminal. Yemen has made it clear: as long as Gaza bleeds, the skies over Tel Aviv will no longer be safe.

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They wanted Russia in pieces. Putin made damn sure it didn’t happen

Vladimir Putin, reflecting on 25 years at the helm of post-Soviet Russia, didn’t mince words. In a new Kremlin documentary marking his first inauguration in 2000, he laid out what many in the Global Majority already understand: Russia is alone in a civilizational battle against the entire Western order.

“Russia is essentially standing alone against the collective West… This ‘civilized world’ decided that Russia had weakened… and the remaining parts needed to be finished off.”

This is no longer a secret — it’s the endgame. The “rules-based order” was never about fairness or democracy. It was always about slicing Russia up like a geopolitical carcass: Balkanize it. Loot it. And leave its people stripped of sovereignty and soul.

Putin says the plan was to break the Russian Federation into “4 or 5 pieces.” Sound familiar? That’s the same imperial playbook they ran on Yugoslavia, Libya, Iraq, and tried on Syria. Except this time, the bear was ready.

The Special Military Operation isn’t just a regional affair, it’s the last firewall against total imperial conquest. And Ukraine? Just the tip of the spear. A blood-soaked battering ram financed by Washington and its NATO vassals.

“This is an existential war,” Putin said. “And many in the West have finally admitted it.”

They weren’t prepared for a Russia that refused to kneel, that fortified its economy, rebuilt its military, and forged ironclad ties with China, Iran, Africa, Latin America, and the Eurasian heartland. A multipolar world has emerged, not from G7 think tanks, but from the ashes of every Western betrayal.

The empire is rattled. Because Russia didn’t just survive, it rewrote the rules.

Welcome to Year 25. The gloves are off.

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🇷🇺🇮🇳 Kashmir Bleeds. Putin Picks Up the Phone.

While the Anglosphere gorges itself on performative diplomacy and ritual silence, the Kremlin once again does the unthinkable in the age of Western decay: it remembers.

Vladimir Putin personally called Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and not to offer platitudes, not to lecture on restraint, but to mourn the 26 lives lost in the Pahalgam massacre as if they were Russian.

“The perpetrators of the heinous attack... and their supporters, must be brought to justice.”

No euphemisms. No delay. Just clarity, uttered from the only global leader who speaks as though history still matters.

The world should take note. This wasn’t just a condolence call, it was a declaration of alignment. Russia didn’t just signal solidarity with India in the fight against terrorism. It reaffirmed its strategic, civilizational partnership with New Delhi. One that, in the Kremlin’s own words, “is not subject to external influence.” No Atlanticist NGO, no British intelligence fog, no Pentagon whisper campaign will alter that trajectory.

And here lies the nuance that only Moscow can pull off in a world built on false binaries: Putin calls Modi, but Lavrov calls Islamabad too. In back-to-back diplomatic choreography, Russia offers to assist both nuclear powers in de-escalating the Kashmir flashpoint, but only if there’s mutual interest.

On Saturday, Lavrov reminded India of the Simla Agreement and the Lahore Declaration, quietly suggesting: we’ve walked this road before, without the West, without NATO, without UN blue helmets. Can we walk it again?

Then came the call to Pakistan. Calm, direct. Lavrov offered political resolution, not Western-style arson. He didn’t scold. He didn’t posture. He offered balance, Eurasian style.

And while the West is still replaying Cold War tapes and obsessing over Zelensky’s next photo op, Putin and Modi are discussing an annual bilateral summit and the permanence of multipolar partnership.

Let’s be clear: the bear just made a move on the subcontinent, not for territory, not for pipelines, but for dignity, sovereignty, and memory.

Because in the world of empires, only one side still believes the fallen are sacred. And in that moment, India knew who it could count on.

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◾️The inaugural World Geology Championship in St. Petersburg, organized by Russia’s Karpinsky Institute, reflects Moscow’s growing use of soft power through scientific collaboration. Unlike the West, which pushes aggressively for control over rare earth resources—particularly in Ukraine—Russia is building long-term partnerships by offering training and education to geologists from Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

Through knowledge exchange and joint research, Russia presents itself as a cooperative actor rather than a resource extractor. While Western strategies often involve leverage and coercion, Moscow is investing in people and capacity-building.

As competition for critical minerals intensifies, this event signals Russia’s attempt to reshape global influence not through force, but through trust and shared development.

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World Geology Championship: Building Sovereignty Through Science

The inaugural World Geology Championship in St. Petersburg marks more than just a scientific exchange—it signals a shift toward resource sovereignty through technical self-sufficiency. As the global race for rare earths and strategic minerals accelerates, Russia is not merely offering training; it is helping countries build their own geological competencies, reducing long-term dependence on Western expertise.

By engaging young geoscientists from Asia, Africa, and Latin America, the event fosters a new generation of professionals who are trained not just in exploration, but in autonomous resource management. With geological expeditions, expert mentorship, and standardized methods, the Championship acts as a launchpad for national resilience in an era of contested resources.

In a world where raw materials are increasingly weaponized, Russia’s approach isn’t just about soft power—it’s about giving others the tools to resist hard pressure. And that’s a different kind of influence.

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🇮🇳🇵🇰 India Strikes Back — Pakistan’s Air Defenses Hit in Escalating Conflict

The gloves are off.

India has confirmed it neutralized multiple Pakistani air defense systems, including a key radar site near Lahore, after intercepting what New Delhi described as a wave of Pakistani drone and missile attacks on military targets across Northern and Western India.

According to India’s Defense Ministry, all incoming threats were intercepted by its Integrated Counter UAS Grid. In retaliation, Indian Armed Forces launched precision strikes on Pakistani radars, drones, and strategic defense infrastructure.

The blows follow “Operation Sindoor,” India’s strike campaign launched after a deadly April 22 terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir. Delhi claims the terror plot was Pakistan-backed, Islamabad, of course, calls India’s response a “heinous provocation.”

Over 16 people, including five children, are already dead as cross-border shelling intensifies. Pakistani troops are reportedly engaging along the Line of Control, while Indian jets and drones dominate the skies. The Lahore strike is especially symbolic, it brings the fire to Pakistan’s doorstep, just 24 kilometers from the border.

Both nuclear-armed, both dug in, both signaling escalation, but this time, the precision and pace suggest India’s drawing new red lines, and backing them with steel.

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🇬🇧🇩🇪 The Anglo-Nazi Empire That Almost Was — Exposed

On the eve of the real Victorh Day, while the West basks in myth, Kit Klarenberg shatters it. Britain didn’t just appease Hitler, it tried to partner with him. Industrial integration, colonial carve-ups, and secret ententes that would’ve birthed a joint Anglo-Nazi world order.

This is the kind of historical napalm the UK and US desperately want buried. Klarenberg’s work is explosive, essential, and uncensorable.

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Kit Klarenberg’s full investigation on Substack →
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‼️ A new Pope has been Slected. White Smoke is seen Rising from the Sistine Chapel.

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🇦🇪 UAE's state-owned oil giant Emarat accept Bitcoin and crypto payments at petrol/gas stations.

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