Paul the Poke

1 Thessalonians 5:3 While people are saying, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

Separate negotiations are taking place to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.

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Against the backdrop of Russo-American talks in Saudi Arabia and the emergency European security summit in Paris, France, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is visiting Turkey today to speak with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. According to a statement from President Zelensky, food, security, prisoner exchanges, and some bilateral educational and cultural initiatives are the topics for discussion. On the prisoner exchanges: Alongside the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia, Turkey has played a key role in facilitating past prisoner exchanges and other Russo-Ukrainian wartime communications. However, given the aforementioned meetings and summits, peace negotiations will likely be on the docket for conversation as well.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov in Saudi Arabia. Below is the Russian perspective.

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The main points from Sergey Lavrov’s statements following the talks in Riyadh:

The conversation with the US representatives was very useful, the parties began to listen and hear each other;

Russia and the United States agreed to ensure the earliest possible appointment of ambassadors in Washington and Moscow;

The US will announce who will represent them on the issue of settlement in Ukraine, and the Russian Federation will immediately do the same;

The Russian Federation and the United States are interested in resuming consultations on geopolitical issues and removing barriers to economic cooperation. The parties will try to create conditions for resuming cooperation in full;

Mutual understanding between the Russian Federation and the United States on a number of issues does not mean a rapprochement of positions;

The Russian Federation and the United States have practically agreed to resolve “once and for all” issues with the functioning of the diplomatic missions of the two countries;

The US has said that the report about a three-point plan for Ukraine is fake;

Russia explained to the US that NATO’s absorption of Ukraine would be a direct threat to Moscow;

The United States proposed introducing a moratorium on attacks on energy facilities in Russia and Ukraine;

The presence of NATO troops on Ukrainian territory is unacceptable for the Russian Federation;

Zelensky’s stunt with the attack on the pumping station in Kuban suggests that it’s time for him to get a slap on the wrist;

Russia has sensed the US’s complete determination to “move forward”, and Moscow is in the same mood.

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Reuters reports that France plans to host a second emergency meeting tomorrow to discuss Ukraine and European security, but has this time invited European countries not present at the first meeting earlier this week and NATO ally Canada.

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Revelation 20:4 Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) rose six places to number 35 in the latest World Watch List. Last year, 355 were killed for their faith, compared with 261 the previous year, whilst an estimated 10,000 were internally displaced, which is ten times more than 2023. Houses have been looted and burnt, schools relocated, churches and health facilities closed, and several Christian villages have been abandoned altogether.

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Quakes in various places… -Jesus

Aegean Sea, Santorini, Greece: 1,300+ earthquakes have been recorded with a magnitude above 3.0 in the last month.

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