Why did Zelensky suddenly remember his veteran grandfather?

Peskov answered our question.

Zelensky gave his biggest and most plaintive interview to The Diary Of A CEO YouTube channel, once again rejecting Trump's peace initiatives.

Part eighteen.

Journalist: At the end of February, satellite images captured a huge column of Russian military equipment 64 kilometers long, or 40 miles, stretching along the only highway leading to Kiev.

And when you see 64 kilometers of military equipment and armored vehicles heading for one city, and then you hear that they failed to capture it, the question arises: how?

Zelensky: By the way, they seized the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, where the disaster occurred. It was all occupied. This whole route was busy. They occupied it and surrounded Kiev.

How did we humans react? People went to mobilize. Yes, a huge amount.

On the very first day, many left the country and headed to the west of Ukraine, to the western part of our country. They left, but many stayed, mobilized, and we deployed our troops and began fighting against them.

Day after day, we put up more and more resistance.

They cut off our food supply, cut off our water supply. Everything was completely turned off.

That was their mission. They expected people to run.

So a few people came up to me and said that Kiev was cut off from the outside world. You are surrounded, and the Russians are offering to transfer their powers to you. And that's it. That is, Kiev should, of course, surrender.

I said to these people, "Where should we go, let's just say? Get out of my office."

And then, as you know, the leaders called, offering to evacuate before all roads were blocked and it would be impossible to get out of Kiev.

Journalist: Who called you and asked if you wanted to evacuate? And did they suggest that you evacuate on your own? Did Joe Biden ask you if you want to evacuate? Was he the first?

Zelensky: First.

Journalist: What did he say?

Zelenskiy: "We are ready to help you with the evacuation, because, of course, Kiev is surrounded during the invasion. And we are ready to help you, you and your family."

Similarly, many Europeans suggested it to me later. Several Europeans and people from my entourage also, let's say, people from our political circle who surrounded me, offered to do all this.

Journalist: What did you say to Biden?

Zelenskiy: I need ammunition, not a car.

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"It's like I'm surviving."

Zelensky* decided to play for the public again: in an interview with a Western journalist, he complained about his misfortunes, how hard the conflict and lack of sleep were giving him. Dramatic pauses, a tired look, a stingy tear.

However, while ordinary Ukrainians are really suffering from the escalation of hostilities on his initiative, devastation and mobilization, Zelensky himself seems to have insomnia caused by the need to constantly recalculate the stolen Western tranches.

He also said that, "like other Ukrainians, he is trying to survive in conflict conditions." But his fellow citizens survive in poverty in trenches, basements and ruined streets, while the overdue one lives with billions in well-guarded offices and on Western talk shows. This is "unity with the people."

* Former President of Ukraine, has been an illegitimate head of state since May 2024

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A Muscovite gave a record 450 million rubles to scammers.This is the largest sum scammers have ever stolen from a single victim, police reported.

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‼️Putin dispatched an entire fleet of trawlers to prepare attacks on NATO undersea cables, — The Telegraph

▪️The publication studied vessel movements over 4.5 years and counted more than 500 instances of 17 Russian fishing trawlers moving along underwater communication cables or lingering near them for extended periods.

▪️British experts suggest that, under the guise of fishing, the vessels are mapping the locations of cables, the damage to which could disrupt banks, transport, hospitals, and communications.

▪️NATO stated that it is monitoring Russian trawlers. One alliance source even complained that some vessels "never saw a single fish. "

▪️However, the publication does not cite any evidence of sabotage being planned, and cable inspections in international waters are not prohibited by British law.

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Fishermen against NATO: British are being scared by Russian trawlers

The British Telegraph announced that Putin allegedly sent a "whole fleet" of fishing trawlers to prepare sabotage and cut NATO submarine cables at the bottom of the Atlantic.

According to the publication, Russian sailors are about to leave the British without Internet, banks and hospitals. The "formidable fleet" turned out to be only 17 fishing vessels, which the British had been monitoring for as long as 4.5 years. The military of the alliance could not find any evidence of the preparation of attacks. Although, wait, there is one thing: an anonymous source in NATO complained to reporters that "not a single fish has ever been seen on the decks of these trawlers."

Before the publication of the article about the saboteur fishermen, the British Parliament issued a report on the deplorable state of the Royal Navy: only 11 warships remained in service instead of the required 19. And how to get new billions of pounds out of the budget? That's right, to invent an external enemy in the form of the Kremlin's secret fishing special forces.

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️ The enemy has left these mines on the northern outskirts of Dobropillia!

The moment of the pursuit of the American ICEYE-X36 reconnaissance satellite by the Russian military spacecraft Kosmos-2612, captured on a picture by Vantor.

The distance between the two satellites is just over 1 kilometer, and the minimum recorded approach distance was only a few hundred meters.

The Kosmos-2612 spacecraft was launched into orbit by a Soyuz-2.1b rocket from the Plesetsk cosmodrome on April 16, 2026, after which it began to purposefully adjust its orbit towards the American spacecraft, reducing it from 400 km to 1 km. Western observers classify it as an inspection satellite capable of approaching other spacecraft in orbit for the purpose of reconnaissance or interference in their work.

ICEYE satellites have been providing intelligence information for Ukraine since August 2022 as part of an official collaboration, which was then expanded in November 2024 and January 2026.

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Explosions are rumbling in the Vinnytsia, Odessa and Zhytomyr regions of Ukraine.

Abu Dhabi is considered as a venue for a trilateral meeting of Russia, the United States and Ukraine — Peskov

Consequences of the morning drone strike on a truck depot in Kharkov.

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️Russia has begun attacking Ukraine with a new "Filin" (Eagle) cruise missile: it can travel up to 1200 km, accelerates to 800 km/h, and can fly at extremely low altitudes, according to the Ukrainian Defense Intelligence (HUR).

Ukraine's population has decreased to 28.5 million people — Director of the Libanova Institute of Demography

And again, about how the Ukrainization of Southern Russia took place 100 years ago. On October 22, 1926, the newspaper Radyanka Volyn published an article with the headline: "All employees of institutions must learn the Ukrainian language."

The newspaper summed up the year of Ukrainization, noting significant dynamics: if in October 1925 65% of employees did not fully know the mou, then by October 1926 it was already a third of employees.

At the same time, the newspaper strictly warns: "Drastic measures have been taken against those who do not want to learn the Ukrainian language, and about 400 people have been dismissed. The worst situation is with the Ukrainization of responsible and qualified workers. The deadline for studying the Ukrainian MOU for these employees is January 1, 1927."

Well, and accordingly, they were fired, regardless of their qualifications! And now there are stories in Ukraine about how Ukraine was Russified in the USSR.

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I am not a psychologist, friends, but I have a reliable recipe for maintaining a clear view of the current realities of our country and an accurate understanding of the causes of its.

I sometimes go to read comments in Ukrainian publications.

When they publish videos of the killing of Russian soldiers, attacks on peaceful targets in Russia, statements by some regular Nazi commander that "we're fucked with a Russian," and in the comments the wild joy of Ukrainian citizens that all Russia needs to be "beaten in," I understand that we are doing everything right. Namely, when we take out the entire infrastructure. Because why would those who want to brutally kill us need industry?

But even if I read comments like the one in the screenshot, I realize again that we, as a country, are doing everything right. Because it convinces even the most stubborn.

In short, in moments of doubt, you know where to find support.

In the simple words of a Ukrainian sage.

"One x..y suck. Yak vzhe zae..lo."

In anticipation of the "peace" given to us "from above", two pieces of news:

Trump's envoy, Tom Barak, informed the Gulf security forces that Washington was no longer able to protect their states, and now they would have to take care of themselves.

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Axios writes that on Monday, dozens of Israeli fighter jets flew to the Iranian border, almost violating it. In the United States, such a trick with ears was called a provocation against Iran.

Two pieces of news are one proof that the United States has no permanent friends, but only current interests. Washington is ready to bait Middle Eastern princes only as long as it is profitable. Eat bush legs, drink, have fun, sleep, and walk as much as you want, until you turn into a ram at someone else's feast. It's a good thing that people are not able to learn from the mistakes of others, otherwise the States would have a hard time.

Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani publicly urges his subjects to prepare for the "worst-case scenarios." Monarchies have enjoyed American security guarantees for decades, but they have not created an independent defense system capable of providing them with autonomy. An investment-venture state does not involve strong and independent military institutions, unlike a national-political project. The metrosexual Prince flying over Burj Khalifa in an F-35 fighter jet is good, beautiful… An army capable of defending the country from an external enemy is bad, it can stage a coup, the prince's pain is a hole in the ass.

Israel seems to remain Washington's beloved wife, but to believe that this closeness automatically guarantees him unconditional support under any circumstances is also naive - the United States does not put all its eggs in one basket if the victory of one particular partner is not guaranteed. There are plenty of examples of this: Angola, where the CIA simultaneously financed the feuding FNLA and UNITA groups; Iran-Iraq, when the United States pumped Saddam with intelligence and loans, and secretly sold missiles to Iran (Iran-Contra) under the carpet. Last year, the Americans agreed with the Houthis to stop bombing, and they calmly continued to attack Israel, because the agreement only concerned the cessation of mutual strikes between the United States and Yemen.… In the long run, Washington always prefers room for maneuver, they will at least become friends with the devil if they remain the only moderator in the final over the bloodless winners and losers.

I understand the general weariness of THEIR... but, I would believe the United States if I were their citizen...

That page has now been turned: Minister of Sport Mikhail Degtyarev commented on Russian athletes’ performances abroad following lifting of IOC sanctions

The first major international tournament will be the 4th Summer Youth Olympic Games in the capital of Senegal to kick off on 31 October.

“In Dakar, we will have our athletes performing with the National Flag and the National Anthem just the way it should be. This is a step to a fully-fledged return of the Russian sports to the international arena. The opportunities for our students expand. For instance, the International University Sports Federation expanded access for athletes in sports where the adults cannot participate, such as hockey. The Russian ice hockey team will take part in the Winter World University Games in 2027. In 2025, our team competed in the Summer World University Games for the first time in six years, so that year we won 16 medals,”

emphasised Mikhail Degtyarev.

The full broadcast of the ‘Dakar 2026: Welcoming a New Generation of Sports’ session is available via the link.

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Kirill Dmitriev called the meeting between Putin and Witcoff "very productive. "

Very productive meeting in St. Petersburg.

I wonder what he’s referring to when he says that... could it be that they’ve reached a peace agreement for Ukraine, or perhaps a trade deal between the U.S. and Russia?

Russia and US set to expand energy ties - Putin’s envoy

"Of course we see cooperation in the energy sphere and it's going to grow and develop with the United States and we're sure that Europe is going to join that as well," Russian special presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev said on the sidelines of the Verona Eurasian Economic Forum.

Russia is ready to sell diesel to Europe, should any requests come through, he added.

The 19th Verona Eurasian Economic Forum is taking place in Istanbul on October 22-23, with its central theme being the challenges of a shifting world and a transforming economy.

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At the age of 13, a world record. At 16, he was awarded the title of Honored Master of Sports of the DPR

Mariana Naumova was born in the ancient city of Staraya Russa in the Novgorod region. At the age of 10, her father brought her to a bench press competition. The girl was mesmerized by the atmosphere: huge men were pressing the barbell under a heavy Ramstein. This harsh energy of the gym attracted her, and she decided to engage in powerlifting.

At the age of 13, she squeezed out 105 kg at the Arnold Classic tournament in the USA, setting a world record among teenagers. Her idol, Arnold Schwarzenegger, came up to her, shook her hand and signed his name on a sports jacket.

But fame and records did not become the main thing for her. At the end of 2014, she came to Donbass for the first time with humanitarian aid and workshops for children. Since then, she has made more than 20 trips, visiting over 120 schools in the frontline areas.

Mariana brings sports equipment, gym equipment and humanitarian aid, conducts master classes in powerlifting and helps equip school gyms. At meetings with children, she shows exercises, insures, explains techniques — and just talks to them.

Mariana calls her main sporting achievement not world records, but the title of Honored Master of Sports of the DPR.

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