The Daily Populous

Sunday April 5th, 2026 evening edition

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How did Pashinyan neutralize two opposition candidates, shop for nuclear plants, and repackage the US corridor as a gift for Russia?.

That is the number Vladimir Putin wanted the world to hear on April 1 when he sat across from Nikol Pashinyan in the Kremlin.

Putin said the word "tenfold" twice in his opening remarks, referring to Armenian exports to the Eurasian Economic Union.

Pashinyan arrived with at least three traps embedded in his prepared remarks.

Putin, who spent his opening monologue issuing barely veiled threats about EAEU membership, gas prices, and imprisoned "friends," walked into every one of them.

Pashinyan told him, to his face, that the constitution his proxies would need to win won't let them hold power.

And because Putin raised the topic first, the clip doesn't show Pashinyan attacking Russia's candidates. »

Ex-Bethesda dev on Fallout and Skyrim says Todd Howard has too many yes men around him — "A lot of people were afraid to say no to Todd, and I think that hurt him"

Authored by windowscentral.com

To say that his influence on the industry is massive is an understatement — but that hardly means he's infallible.

"I can't tell you how many times I told Todd, 'Oh, that's not a good idea, that's bad, that's not good.'

Me and Todd could at least communicate — a lot of people were afraid to say no to Todd, and I think that hurt him," he said. »

Ukraine confirms strikes on Russian oil infrastructure, defying calls to ease attacks amid soaring fuel prices

Authored by kyivindependent.com
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Ukrainian drones struck a Lukoil oil refinery in the Russian city of Kstovo and an oil terminal in Leningrad Oblast overnight on April 5.

The attack comes as Ukrainian officials have acknowledged that foreign allies have asked Kyiv to pause drone attacks on Russian oil refineries as the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran drives up fuel prices worldwide.

Ukraine regularly strikes military and industrial targets in Russia with long-range drones, with oil refineries serving as frequent targets. »

US forced to destroy two of its own aircraft after rescuing F-15 pilot from Iran

Authored by pravda.com.ua
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American forces were compelled to destroy two aircraft during a rescue operation for one of the crew members of an F-15 fighter jet shot down over Iran.

Hundreds of special forces fighters were deployed to carry out the operation, concentrating their efforts on the crew member's emergency beacon.

Two transport aircraft tasked with evacuating the special forces unit were unable to take off from a remote base in Iran. »