The News And Times Review - NewsAndTimes.org https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html The Russian Brooklyn, NY; And Beyond Sites Sites Security and Intelligence Security and Intelligence share.google/aimode/QcS8Xomw… RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Moscow refinery shut down until at least 2027 following drone attacks; extensive repairs required – Reuters. 👍👍👍 As a reminder: This plant supplied the Moscow region with fuel, so there will be no fuel available there for an extended period. RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed more than 60,000 tons of ammunition at a Baltic Fleet arsenal near St. Petersburg, President Zelensky said. Zelensky also said Ukrainian strikes hit Russian facilities producing radio electronics and other critical military components. Putin and Putinism Putin and Putinism Israel and the Middle East Israel and the Middle East Headline News Headline News FBI News FBI News Elon Musk Ukraine steps up strikes on Crimea as tensions flare Brooklyn Revival and Local Politics Dominate NYC News RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Russian nuke threats signal “weakness,” NNSA boss says RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: JUST IN: IRANIAN PRESIDENT PEZESHKIAN HAS REPORTEDLY INVITED INDIA PM MODI TO LATE SUPREME LEADER ALI KHAMENEI’S STATE FUNERAL RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: ❗️🇺🇦Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SSO) struck two strategic facilities near 🇷🇺Orenburg — a gas processing plant and a helium plant — with the support of the Russian underground group “Black Spark.” #CIA #Mossad #ODNI Crimea: War and Peace #Ukraine has intensified attacks on #Russia-n-held #Crimea: Power cuts and fuel shortages in Crimea after strikes Ukraine has intensified attacks on Russian-held Crimea: Power cuts and fuel shortages in Crimea after strikes RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: What happened to an agreement with Israel RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: ⚡️BREAKING: Qatari Prime Minister states that Regional Countries are currently Negotiating a new Security agreement with Iran – FT Moving away from relying solely on a US-only protection framework #SouthCaucasus AnewZ on X: “The European Commission has unveiled a new Connectivity Agenda Platform aimed at strengthening transport, energy, digital and trade links, invovling the EU, several Central Asian states, #Armenia, Moldova, Türkiye and Ukraine, and other partners. However, #Azerbaijan’s absence https:// RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Iran and Pakistan are deepening ties. President Pezeshkian and Army Chief Asim Munir agreed to expand military cooperation between the two countries. RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Donald Trump started a war in the Middle East without considering foreseeable risks. The memorandum of understanding with Iran leaves the repercussions of that miscalculation unaddressed. Read @lindsayrsnewman’s latest analysis for Chatham House. RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Report: Israel sidelined as US, Iran establish military oversight cell in Lebanon RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: ❗️Rutte stated in a Fox News interview that Witkoff, Kushner, and Rubio are working on a peace deal, but everything depends on Putin. Russia is losing 30–35 thousand troops killed and wounded every month, its economy is in crisis (≈50% of the budget and 75% of tax revenue goes to the war). Ukraine is effectively striking Russian oil refineries. RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Political analyst Melih Demirtaş spoke with AnewZ’s Nadia Gyane on Azerbaijan’s exclusion from the European Union’s new Connectivity Agenda Platform and why it raises significant questions about the initiative’s long-term viability, given Baku’s central role in the Middle Corridor linking Central Asia and Europe. Demirtaş argued that geography, infrastructure and existing trade routes make Azerbaijan an indispensable actor in regional connectivity. He suggested the decision may reflect temporary political considerations and that Azerbaijan would eventually be included in future discussions. RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani describes a proposed $300 billion investment fund for Iran as an ‘aspirational number’ ➡️ He said that Gulf states could play a role in financing the fund if Tehran reaches a final settlement with the US RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: ⚡️Ghalibaf: Islamabad Memorandum Reached with the US is a Defeat for Washington “We consider the #Islamabadmemorandum a declaration of the #UnitedStates’ defeat,” Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf @mb_ghalibaf said in his speech at the opening of the 20th Session of the Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (PUIC) member states in #Baku, APA reports. “This war was not merely a military confrontation. It was an attempt organized to alter the strategic balance of the region and impose its will on a free nation. Those who planned the aggression believed that through military pressure, blockade, p RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Attacks on the Russian Balaklava and Simferopol thermal power plants, as well as on Gazprom facilities. It was an extremely difficult night for Russian energy infrastructure. According to reports from Crimea, the Balaklava thermal power plant was attacked, leaving Sevastopol without electricity. At the same time, a major fire broke out at the Simferopol thermal power plant—one of the peninsula’s key energy facilities. Fires were also reported in the Bakhchysarai and Kerch areas, as well as near the Gvardeyskoye airfield. In parallel, there were reports of attacks on the Orenburg gas processing plant and the Gazprom helium facility. RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: The European Commission has unveiled a new Connectivity Agenda Platform aimed at strengthening transport, energy, digital and trade links, invovling the EU, several Central Asian states, Armenia, Moldova, Türkiye and Ukraine, and other partners. However, Azerbaijan’s absence from the participant list has prompted questions about the platform’s practical viability, given the country’s central role in the Middle Corridor linking Central Asia to Europe through the Caspian Sea, the South Caucasus and Türkiye. RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: #Russia has to leave all of #Ukraine, including Crimea and the gasoline will flow again. It is so simple. There is of course the payment of reparations to Ukraine for all the attrocities. And Russia has to downsize its army with 80 percent. And #Putin has to fly from a window. RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Russia: Former Aeroflot CEO Mikhail Poluboyarinov arrested in apparent blackmail of Defence Minister Belousov by Putin. Putin commonly employs this Stalinist tactic of arresting friends and even family members of his top officials who dissatisfy him. Putin has done the same to his previous Defence Minister Shoigu. Now it’s Belousov’s turn to suffer. VChK-OGPU source inside the government explains: “Mikhail is an excellent professional; he had his own plan for Aeroflot, which he was gradually implementing. But then the war broke out, and he was informed of the decision to ‘dump’ all the lessors (stop paying leases to foreign aircraft owners) and terminate maint Primary Results Roll In as Trump Headlines Swirl RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: 🚨 U.S. COMMANDER QUITS: Gen. Chris Donahue, commander of U.S. Army Europe and Africa, has submitted his retirement papers after reportedly clashing with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to CBS News. Donahue, a former Delta Force commander and the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan in 2021, had long been viewed as a leading candidate to become the next Army Chief of Staff. His departure comes amid a growing wave of exits and removals of senior military leaders under the Trump regime, including the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Coast Guard Commandant, and other top commanders. One former senior U.S. o RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: BREAKING: Israel says it will not depend on military aid of the US, it will be self-sufficient in defense. Ukraine Escalates Crimea Strikes as Global Tensions Rise Global Shifts in Conflict, Trade, and Societal Tensions Intensify ALL News – AI Briefs RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: 💥 Ukraine strikes massive Russian weapons depot in Kirovskoye, Crimea. Huge secondary explosions visible for miles as ammo cooks off. Another blow to Russia’s logistics. 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