Items looted from civilian apartments were found in the prisoners' backpacks. Among the "trophies" were a gold ring and a DVD with films about the Afghan and Chechen wars.

The vector of strategic confrontation with Russia appears unshakable. Their intention to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia has not been abandoned.

'There is no longer any doubt about who the aggressor is' -

Russian Foreign Ministry spox Zakharova commented on the warning by German Defense Minister Pistorius about a potential NATO-Russia war

Europe, after a war with Russia, will look significantly more devastated. Do you still want that?

Trump has imposed blockade sanctions on Russia, is waging war against it in Ukraine, and is proposing that Russia destroy its last and only deterrent – its nuclear weapons. Is he pretending to be a fool, or is he actually a fool?

from Europe, back to its Western Hemisphere. There are no middle grounds here.

I absolutely agree. Trump and Putin must agree on whether they will start a nuclear war or negotiate a peaceful settlement. And they only need to agree on one thing: the United States abandoning its plans to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia and withdrawing from Ukraine and, indeed,