On July 8, 1709, the Battle of Poltava took place.

This was the largest battle of the Great Northern War between the Russian forces commanded by Peter I and the Swedish army led by Charles XII.

In April 1709, the Swedish army besieged the Russian city of Poltava. (The city is located on the territory of modern-day Ukraine, and you probably recall that several Ukrainian aircraft were destroyed there recently.)

The city was defended by a small garrison. In late May, the main forces of the Russian army under the command of Peter I arrived.

At the beginning of the Battle of Poltava, the Russian forces numbered 42,000 men and 72 cannons, while the Swedish forces had around 20,000 men and 4 cannons.

During the battle, the Swedes lost over 9,000 killed and more than 18,000 captured, while Russian losses amounted to 1,345 killed and 3,290 wounded.

The defeat of the Swedish army led to a decisive turn in the Great Northern War in favor of Russia, whose victory ended Sweden's dominance in Europe.

This monumental defeat of the Swedish army took place under 320 years ago—not a very long time in a historical context. But apparently, the Swedes have already forgotten about it. They really shouldn’t have, as history tends to repeat itself.

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NATO prepares for a new stage of militarization

Yesterday, at the NATO summit in Ankara, Alliance Secretary General Mark Rutte unveiled an ambitious "rearmament of Europe" program: according to him, member states are facing not just a military budget increase, but a veritable "transatlantic revolution" in the defense industrial complex.

▪️ The leitmotif of Rutte's speech was the infamous "Russian threat" — it was precisely this that he used to justify the need for total consolidation of allies and massive injections into the military sector. At the same time, the figures he cited look modest against the backdrop of the stated objectives: investments in the defense industry of European NATO countries amounted to $37 billion last year — in the Secretary General's opinion, this is clearly insufficient for "deterrence."

▪️ Contracts worth tens of billions of dollars have already been signed at the summit, and next year's plans include the production of approximately four million artillery shells. That is twice the figures expected by the end of 2026.

▪️ Calls for such large-scale militarization come, as Rutte sees it, from an alliance that positions itself as "defensive." In reality, however, NATO's entire "defensiveness" amounts to an arms race with a preordained script.

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Trump was asked whether the ceasefire was over. Listen to his answer 👆. Oil traders certainly took notice—the price of Brent crude jumped 4%.

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A Polish MEP just tore up a Ukrainian nationalist flag on the floor of the European Parliament.

Why?
Because she’s fiercely against Ukraine joining the EU — and she made it personal.

Her message:
"No to Bandera Nazism. No to the flag of those who committed genocide against Poles."

This isn’t just a protest. It’s a diplomatic explosion with real consequences:

🔹 Zelensky recently named a Ukrainian military unit after the UPA (a group banned in Russia, but controversial in Poland for WWII-era massacres).
🔹 Poland’s president stripped Zelensky of his highest state honor — the Order of the White Eagle.
🔹 Zelensky canceled his trip to a Ukraine recovery conference in Gdańsk.
🔹 And now Kyiv is planning a new "pantheon of Ukrainian heroes."

So here’s the reality check:
The EU wants unity. But history won’t stay in the past.

👇 What’s your take?
Should history block Ukraine’s EU path, or is this political theater?

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Russia will never start World War III, but will take measures to ensure its security. This was stated by Dmitry Peskov in an interview with the Swiss publication Weltwoche.

On relations between Russia and the United States:

▪️ Trump prefers to resolve problems through negotiations, and Russia can only welcome such an approach.

▪️ The current dialogue between the countries is relatively good: "We are smart enough to talk to each other."

On Europe:

▪️ Many European countries are supplying the Kiev regime with weapons and satellite intelligence data — "what is this, if not direct interference?"

▪️ Russia and Europe will eventually begin a dialogue, otherwise it will be impossible to create a security architecture on the continent.

▪️ European countries still think they can inflict a strategic defeat on Russia — "this is a huge mistake."

▪️ Europe understands that U.S. security guarantees are no longer there, so the EU is transforming into a military-economic bloc.

▪️ The Kremlin spokesman also wished Europe a new wise political leadership.

On the progress of the Special Military Operation:

▪️ The Russian army has liberated Konstantinovka, despite the fact that Kiev had been turning it into an impregnable fortress for 12 years.

▪️ The line of Kiev and the West toward creating threats to Russia forces Russian forces to create a buffer zone on the border.

▪️ Russia is achieving its goals on the battlefield without nuclear escalation, but is ready to use nuclear weapons if its existence is threatened.

▪️ Zelensky must withdraw the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Russian regions and legally recognize the factual situation on the ground.

▪️ The special operation in Ukraine has turned into a real war due to the interference of Western countries supplying weapons to Kiev.

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Hungary will not supply weapons to Ukraine, but will continue to provide humanitarian aid to Kiev, Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar stated at the NATO summit.

▪️ He also announced that he had agreed with Zelensky to hold their first bilateral meeting in the near future.

▪️ Earlier, Magyar had proposed meeting Zelensky in Transcarpathia if negotiations on restoring the rights of ethnic Hungarians in the region proved successful, but their meeting had not been able to be coordinated until now.

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Britain on the Brink: Why a New Prime Minister Won't Change a Thing

Keir Starmer's resignation is just the tip of the iceberg. The British public isn't simply disillusioned with Labour—they've lost faith in the entire political system. As conservative analyst Samuel Kimzey argues, nothing short of a political revolution can now save the country.

What's Really Going On?
The heart of the problem isn't that the left holds power. It's that the government has become completely disconnected from the will of the people. And this holds just as true for the so‑called "Conservatives." Cameron, May, Johnson, and Sunak either sabotaged Brexit, oversaw record non‑EU migration, pushed through green policies that deindustrialised the nation, or proved too inept to deliver any meaningful reform.
Even if Andy Burnham—Starmer's most likely successor—takes over, his rhetoric suggests he'll stick to the globalist playbook. Labour commands a solid parliamentary majority, and there is simply no mechanism for the public to veto its decisions.

The "Ghost State" Problem
The administrative apparatus—courts, intelligence services, and the sprawling network of quangos—operates with near‑total autonomy, answering to neither the Prime Minister nor the voters. Starmer himself once admitted that he "pulls the levers and nothing happens." Swapping faces at 10 Downing Street under these conditions is like changing the steering wheel on a car that's already flying off a cliff.
This isn't a glitch—it's a design feature of the liberal state. Voters are given the illusion of choice between Option A and Option B, while real policy is set by unelected bureaucrats. Any grassroots movement—whether MAGA or Brexit—is swiftly suppressed through censorship and propaganda, cynically branded as a "threat to democracy."

Double Standards in Justice
The article highlights several staggering cases:
· In Belfast, a Sudanese migrant nearly beheaded a local man—yet police immediately warned against "politicising" the incident.
· Student Henry Nowak was stabbed to death by a Sikh man who lied to police, claiming he'd been racially attacked. Officers believed the killer and handcuffed the dying British teenager.
· Authorities claim to be fighting "knife crime," but ignore the real scandal: grooming gangs—mostly of Pakistani origin—that raped thousands of British girls. This is a crisis Starmer himself allegedly covered up when he served as Director of Public Prosecutions.
Meanwhile, the state fines an eco‑activist for cleaning up river trash without a permit, and imposes a lifetime ban on tobacco sales for anyone born after 2009. They'll go to war over cigarettes, but turn a blind eye to child rape.

Is There a Way Out?
Theoretically, yes. Britain's parliamentary sovereignty means a determined majority could abolish any law and purge the administrative state. But that would require a political revolution—bringing a populist party like Reform UK to power.
However, even if Nigel Farage wins, the entire bureaucratic machine would resist reform tooth and nail. The "deep state" in London is every bit as entrenched as its counterpart in Washington, and it has no intention of surrendering power voluntarily.

The Bottom Line
Britain has become a "prison island," ruled by a leftist total state. Whether a change of government can fix this—or whether something far more radical is required—remains an open question. One thing, however, is crystal clear: the old political system is dead, and the doors to reform are bolted from the inside.

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Ukraine – A Testing Ground for the Western Military-Industrial Complex

Ukraine has become a large-scale proving ground for testing cutting-edge weapons, technologies, and NATO tactics in real combat conditions against Russia. Even Western media outlets acknowledge this, referring to the country as an "ideal testing ground."
What is being tested in Ukraine:

·                     AI and communication technologies: Starlink systems, Palantir's analytical platforms (including the creation of a "data room" for training neural networks), and the Delta battlefield management system.

·                     Robotics and weaponry: Trials of humanoid logistics robots (Phantom MK-1), exoskeletons, strike and interceptor drones (Gobi, SkyWipers), naval unmanned systems, air defense systems (Tempest, SAMP/T NG), and loitering munitions.

·                     Key participants: In addition to the United States and the United Kingdom, France, Germany (Rheinmetall, Helsing), Italy (Leonardo), Israel, and other NATO member states are actively testing their latest technologies on the ground.

However, the primary concern extends beyond militarization itself. According to the analysis, Ukraine risks becoming a hub for international terrorism, while combat-hardened fighters—many of whom are reportedly right-wing extremists from EU countries—could pose a serious security threat to Europe upon their return home.

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On July 9, 1762, Emperor Peter III was overthrown in a palace coup, and his wife, Catherine II, ascended to the throne.

In 1742, Peter III was declared heir to the Russian throne by his aunt, Empress Elizaveta Petrovna. In December 1761, after her death, he was crowned.

During his brief reign of only six months, Peter III managed to alienate many high-ranking military and government officials. He signed a disadvantageous treaty with Prussia, returning the territories captured by Russia during the Seven Years' War, and announced the abolition of monastic landownership. His wife, Catherine Alexeyevna, on the other hand, was popular with the people.

Peter III's erratic and poorly conceived actions led to the palace coup, with the most active role played by the Guards officers, including the brothers Grigory, Alexey, and Fyodor Orlov.

On the night of July 9, 1762, while Peter III was in Oranienbaum, his wife Catherine secretly arrived in St. Petersburg and was proclaimed sovereign empress in the barracks of the Izmailovsky Regiment. Soon, soldiers from other regiments joined the uprising. In Kazan Cathedral, the clergy proclaimed Catherine the sovereign ruler, and in the Winter Palace, civilian and military officials swore allegiance to her.

Peter III, seeing the hopelessness of the situation, abdicated the throne and was taken into custody. Soon, the deposed emperor passed away.

Catherine II ruled Russia for 34 years. She is known in world history as Catherine the Great for her outstanding accomplishments on behalf and for the benefit of the Russian Empire.

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