🇮🇳❌🇺🇸 India doubles down:

After President Trump doubles tariffs on India to 50% due to their purchases of Russian oil, Prime Minister Modi responds.

He thanks Putin "for sharing the latest developments on Ukraine" and reviewed progress on their "bilateral agenda."

Modi says he will be hosting Putin in India later this year.

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🇺🇦❌🇷🇺🇺🇸 Ukraine, European nations propose plan to U.S. for Putin negotiations

European nations and Ukraine have responded to the 'Russian plan' for a ceasefire with a counterproposal that they believe should form the basis for future negotiations between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

The Wall Street Journal reported the information, citing two informed European officials.

The proposal from Kyiv and its allies requires a mandatory ceasefire before any other steps are taken, and any "exchange of territories" would only be on a reciprocal basis – meaning if Ukraine withdraws its troops from some regions, Russia must withdraw its troops from others.

🔗 https://www.wsj.com/world/ukraine-and-europe-counter-putins-cease-fire-proposal-6a16133c

🇷🇴🇨🇩🇨🇩🇷🇼 How 300 Romanian Mercenaries Faced 8,000 Rebels in Congo

In January 2025, 300 Romanian mercenaries were encircled in the city of Goma, DRC. For years, they faced off thousands of rebel fighters and Rwandan military personnel. Eventually, the ROMEOs were corned, and had no other choice but to lay down their weapons. This is their story, from beginning to end, with exclusive footage you haven't seen anywhere online.

🔗 https://youtu.be/gkfKkcsVEQg

🇺🇦⚔️🇷🇺 The Ukrainian Army attempted to open up another front by invading the Bryansk Oblast but the incursion was thwarted by Russian border guards, writes Russian Telegram channel, Military Correspondent.

Early in the morning of August 9th, Ukrainian troops attacked in the direction of Brahlov and a skirmish ensued in the village of Manev.

The Russians had been suspecting the intention of Kiev to launch an incursion similar to the previous ones in Belgorod and Kursk oblasts. For the past two weeks, the number of strikes against various targets in Bryansk Oblast increased.

On August 2nd, Ukraine bombed a border crossing in Bryansk close to the area where incursion was attempted. On August 3rd, a bridge over the Tsata river that was mined by Ukrainian saboteurs was blown up using an FPV drone.

Unfazed by recent defeats and losses in the Donbas, Kharkov and Zaporozhzhia, Ukrainian leadership is prepared to commit the little reserves they have left on another Kursk-type adventure which, if successful, will not offer any leverage over Moscow to agree to give up its conquests.

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🇺🇸🇷🇺🌍 US and Russia Are Competing for Influence in Africa

Russia and the United States are vying for influence in West Africa, where Moscow has strengthened its partnerships and is looking to expand, according to a think tank report.

Analysis by the Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) outlined how Russia is filling a vacuum left by former colonizers, France and capitalizing on recent conflicts and autocratic regimes that mirror Moscow's.

Russia has strengthened partnerships with the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, and is now looking to the coastal country of Togo for Atlantic port access to aid its logistics network from its landlocked allies, the CTP said.

But this greater Russian influence in Togo threatens the U.S. partnership with the country, which, along with its neighbors, is looking to do deals with both Moscow and Washington.

https://www.newsweek.com/russia-africa-us-influence-map-2109007

🇺🇸✡️ Nick Fuentes on Irving Kristol — CIA asset & the godfather of neo-conservatism

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