—🤝🇷🇺/🇷🇸 UPDATE: President Putin formally received Serbian President Vučić in Moscow.

📰 Source: Based Serbia on X.

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—🇻🇦 UPDATE: Robert Francis Prevost, originally from Chicago, elected as Pope Leo XIV — first American to lead the Catholic Church.

Leo XIV becomes the first Pope from the United States and the second non-European in modern history, following Pope Francis. His papacy is expected to take a firmer stance against neoliberalism and libertarian ideologies, while maintaining a more reserved posture on progressive social reforms.

📰 Source: Global Intel Watch channel.

—🇷🇸 /🇷🇺 NEW: President of the Republic of Srpska, Milorad Dodik, arrives in Moscow for Victory Day events.

Dodik was received with protocol honors typically reserved for heads of independent states, underscoring Russia’s ongoing alignment with Republika Srpska.

📰 Source: Based Serbia on X.

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—🤝🇹🇷/🇵🇰 NEW: Türkiye declares support for Pakistan against India.

🇷🇺The situation on Red Square 40 minutes before the parade

🇷🇺⚡️The parade on Red Square in honor of the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War has officially begun