## Russia wants … Russia to have veto over Western security guarantees for Ukraine

Authored by politico.eu

“Moscow won’t agree with collective security guarantees negotiated without Russia … Russia will accept if the security guarantees to Ukraine are provided on equal basis with the participation of countries like China, the United States, the United Kingdom and France,” Lavrov said in a press conference, after meeting the Jordanian foreign minister.

Beijing and Moscow having any say in how security guarantees for Ukraine would work is a nonstarter for Western allies, even as they attempt to cobble together a plan to protect Ukraine after any ceasefire or peace agreement comes into force.

On Wednesday, Lavrov returned to a concept proposed during the Istanbul peace talks in April 2022 that involved a NATO-like coalition of guarantor nations providing security guarantees to Ukraine.

That idea flopped on the Western side because Moscow demanded a unanimous clause that had to be green-lighted by all countries, including Russia, before the guarantees could be triggered.

“I am confident that in the West — first and foremost in the United States — they perfectly understand that discussing the issue of security without the Russian Federation is a utopia, a road to nowhere,” Lavrov said at a press conference.

Putin’s top diplomat also hit out at the EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas, an ardent Russia hawk, whose statements he said are “a degradation of the foreign policy methods.”.

European leaders ultimately don’t believe Putin is sincere about a peace deal — and Lavrov’s statements provide ballast to that theory. »

### Texas can't require the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom, judge says

Authored by nbcnews.com

They say the requirement violates the First Amendment's protections for the separation of church and state and the right to free religious exercise.

The lawsuit names the Texas Education Agency, state education Commissioner Mike Morath and three Dallas-area school districts as defendants.

Texas has a Ten Commandments monument on the Capitol grounds and won a 2005 Supreme Court case that upheld the monument. »

### Walmart recalls possibly radioactive shrimp after public warned not to eat

Authored by bbc.com

Walmart recalls possibly radioactive shrimp after public warned not to eat.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned the public not to eat frozen shrimp sold under Walmart's Great Value label, as it could have been exposed to a dangerous isotope in shipping containers.

Walmart has recalled some of its shrimp products in the US after radioactive material was detected in a shipment of seafood. »

### Trump's trade policies are helping India-China ties — but they aren't resetting them

Authored by cnbc.com

The rift raises the question: Is India, a country that has enjoyed strong diplomatic relations with Washington, now drawing closer to Beijing?

"President Trump's policy toward India, and actually toward China, to some extent, has accelerated this process," Lidarev said.

They're outraged by the tariffs and by what they see as American attempts to twist India's hand." »

### Stunning Audio Reveals Andrew Cuomo Counting on Trump to Help Him Win

Authored by newrepublic.com

“We can minimize (the Sliwa) vote, because he’ll never be a serious candidate,” Cuomo said, referring to Curtis Sliwa, the 71-year-old, ever-bereted GOP candidate.

“And Trump himself, as well as top Republicans, will say the goal is to stop Mamdani.

And you’ll be wasting your vote on Sliwa. »

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