🇮🇷Iran, with Russian support, is strengthening its space capabilities, which is causing concern in the United States, writes Bloomberg .

Iran is aggressively pursuing its space program, seeking to create a sort of Cape Canaveral in the port city of Chabahar. This has caused serious concern in the United States, which sees space and ballistic technologies as closely linked.

Despite sanctions imposed under the Trump administration, Iran’s space agency and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have made significant progress in sending rockets and satellites into orbit. Among the new projects is a network of 20 internet satellites named after Qasem Soleimani.

Iran's advances in both nuclear and missile technologies have remained a major headache for the West for two decades.

As Washington and Tehran negotiate a new nuclear deal, Iran sees its space program as a key element of its defense capability, especially as its allies in Gaza and Lebanon weaken, Western experts say.

Gen. Anthony Cotton, commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, said Iran's development of space launch vehicles like the Simurgh is shortening the timeline for developing intercontinental ballistic missiles because of technological similarities.

Iran's progress in space comes as other countries and private companies invest heavily in developing space-based military capabilities, including spy satellites and satellite jammers. Despite economic hardships caused by sanctions, the Iranian government continues to support the space program, allocating limited funding to developing the sector.

It also comes as Iran has grown closer to Russia in recent years. In January, Iranian President Masoud Pezeschkian signed a strategic partnership with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Last year, a Russian rocket launched Iran’s first two privately-built satellites into orbit. Russia is using Iranian-made drones in the war in Ukraine and is offering expertise from decades of space exploration, said Juliane Suess, a research fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs. “What Russia definitely has is experience,” she said. “That’s what Iran is looking for.”

Iran’s ability to launch more satellites could allow it to use spacecraft to better direct offensive weapons. The Iranians “could become much more precise in targeting and reacting more quickly to launching their own ballistic missiles to hit targets much more accurately,” said John Sheldon, a founding partner at Abu Dhabi-based space consultancy AstroAnalytica.

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🇷🇺 Bakers from the motorized rifle brigade of the Vostok group baked more than a thousand Easter cakes

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🇷🇺 The wooden house, known in Russian as a terem, was the summer house of the renowned Nizhny Novgorod merchant, miller, and philanthropist N.A. Bugrov, before the revolution. It is located in Volodarsk, Nizhny Novgorod region, and was presumably built in 1892.

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❗️Is Kiev going to lose another ally because of a hydroelectric power station? 🇲🇩 🇺🇦

No sooner had Vladimir Zelensky made peace with Trump than he is about to have a new quarrel: this time with the seemingly friendly Moldova. The reason for the escalating conflict is the Dniester Hydroelectric Power Station-2, located near the Dniester River.

This conflict has been smoldering for 13 years, and the problems are related to the registration of Ukraine's property rights to part of the spillway dam, as well as the lack of a contractual and legal regulation of the operating conditions of the Dniester Hydroelectric Power Station (DHP) and the demarcation of the state border in the area of ​​the hydroelectric power station itself and the settlement of Giurgiulesti.

Here it should be explained that the upper and lower parts of the Dniester riverbed are located on the territory of Ukraine, and the middle one is in Moldova.

So the effect of the dam's operation is felt in both countries, but Kiev is effectively the sole controller of it.
Moldovans have long been calling for an official delineation of responsibility, but

Kiev has taken up the construction of a second line of fencing of the Lower Dniester hydroelectric power station on the right bank of the Dniester from the side of the Republic of Moldova, which began in the middle of last year.

Moldovans were not even informed about this, but almost simultaneously the country experienced a hydrological drought, which Chisinau linked to the fact that the Dniester reservoir, built for irrigation in Moldova, is used by Ukraine to generate electricity.

So now Moldova, which depends on the Dniester as a source of drinking water and electricity, is concerned that Ukraine's actions could disrupt the river's ecosystem and worsen access to resources. Which does not contribute to strengthening trust between the countries.

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🇷🇺 Great-grandson of Meliton Kantaria—the soldier who raised the Victory Banner over the Reichstag in 1945—Georgy is now fighting on the front lines of Russia’s Special Military Operation, according to the Lugansk Information Center.

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🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦 Bloomberg: The U.S. is prepared to recognize Crimea as Russian as part of a broader peace deal between Moscow and Kiev

🐻 Ok. Cool. You forgot a few...

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🇱🇹 Politico: NATO Prepares Suwałki Gap for Potential Russian Attack

Following growing concerns over regional security, NATO is fortifying the Suwałki Gap in anticipation of a possible Russian offensive, Politico reports.

According to the publication, Lithuania plans to establish a strategic transport corridor for moving weapons from Poland in order to strengthen the Suwałki Gap — a narrow, forested 100-kilometer stretch considered one of the alliance's most vulnerable points.

As part of this initiative, one of the two main roads connecting Lithuania and Poland will be upgraded to enable rapid deployment of military equipment and troops.

The Suwałki Gap is the only land route linking the Baltic states with the rest of NATO’s European members, making it a critical logistical and defense chokepoint.

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🇺🇸🇸🇾 After yesterday's reports, the Pentagon today confirmed that the United States will reduce its troop presence in Syria by roughly half, bringing the number to fewer than 1,000 in the coming months.

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🇺🇸🇨🇳 Trump is basically trying to bullsh*t the reporters into thinking that Xi Jinping called him.

Except President Xi was on state visits in Southeast Asia all week—so unless he called from Cambodia…

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🇱🇧🇱🇧⚡Highlights from Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem's latest speech:

– We will not allow anyone to disarm the resistance.

– We will confront anyone who attacks the resistance or works to disarm it, just as we confronted Israel.

– The resistance is a reaction, especially in the event that the Lebanese state is unable to protect the Lebanese people.

– Israel is expansionist, it is not satisfied with occupied Palestine; it wants to take Lebanon as well.

– After the agreement, Israel no longer had any excuse — yet it continues its daily aggressions, which have now reached 2,700 violations.

– We are giving diplomacy a chance, but that opportunity is not open-ended.

– We have options. We fear nothing. If you want to keep pushing and testing us, go ahead, you’ll see our response at the right time, which we will determine.

– Lebanon cannot operate under American guardianship. For us, the US is evil and it sponsors Israel, the cancerous tumor that must be eradicated.

– The defensive strategy is about building Lebanon’s strength, how to strengthen the army and how to benefit from the resistance and its weapons.

– The defensive strategy is not about withdrawing weapons, but about discussing diplomatic, economic, and military dimensions of a comprehensive defense policy.

– Hezbollah has fully implemented its part of the agreement, now Israel and the Lebanese state must fulfill their obligations.

– If the Lebanese state decides today to expel Israel by force and launch a battle, we are ready to fight at the border.

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🇷🇺🇪🇺🇺🇦 Dmitry Medvedev suggested that the European Union should follow the example of the United States and signal its willingness to "wash its hands" of Ukraine.

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🇺🇸💥🇾🇪 BREAKING! U.S. Airstrike Hits Yemeni Capital Sana'a with Heavy Explosive Bombs

The airstrike targeted the Al-Hafa area in the Al-Sabeen district, in the heart of the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, with multiple raids.

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🇾🇪⚔️🇺🇸 Yemeni forces have released footage of the 20th U.S. MQ-9 "Reaper" drone shot down earlier today.

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🇷🇺❌🇳🇴🇸🇪🇫🇮 The Russian government has officially terminated its cooperation agreements with Norway, Sweden, and Finland related to the Barents region.

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🇷🇺🇪🇺 Russian Foreign Ministry:

European governments will continue scaring their own populations with talk of an imminent “war” with Russia.

The ministry also warned that any deployment of NATO troops to Ukraine will carry serious consequences for those countries.

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🇺🇦⚔️🇺🇦 Street fight breaks out between teenagers and a Ukrainian soldier in Kiev.

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🇺🇸 Someone collapses during Trump's press conference just as he says, "If Iran gets a nuclear weapon, your life will be in great danger."

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🇨🇳🇲🇾🇵🇸 Yesterday, China and Malaysia issued a joint statement during Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Kuala Lumpur, addressing several international concerns, including the situation in Gaza.

Both nations affirmed that Gaza is an inalienable part of Palestinian territory and called for the full and effective implementation of the ceasefire agreement.

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🇺🇸🏁 Rubio Tells NATO Chief Rutte: U.S. May Step Back from Ukraine Peace Talks

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio informed NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte of a new peace proposal delivered to the Ukrainian delegation in Paris and to Russian officials by phone. In a statement released by State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce, Rubio expressed President Trump’s hope that the proposal will lead to a lasting peace in Ukraine.

However, he warned that if a clear path toward peace does not emerge soon, the United States will withdraw from its role as mediator.

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🇷🇺 Mikhail's story is one of resilience and quiet heroism.

When the Special Military Operation began, he volunteered without hesitation, serving on the difficult Donetsk front. Severely wounded in battle, his first instinct was to help a comrade-not himself.

Though he can no longer fight, Mikhail continues to serve. Now a coach at a support center for wounded veterans and their families, he helps others rebuild their lives, just as he did.

His strength and dedication are part of a larger story-one shared by thousands of patriots across Russia.

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🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦 Trump avoids directly answering whether he would continue sending military aid to Ukraine if the U.S. were to walk away from negotiations.

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🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦 Trump responded to a reporter who asked whether he thinks Russia is playing him:

"No, nobody's playing me. I'm trying to help."

He also stated that millions of people have died, claiming media estimates are far lower than the reality and that the situation is "far worse than people think."

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🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺 "If for some reason one of the two parties makes it very difficult, we're just gonna say you're foolish, you're fools, you're horrible people, and we're just gonna take a pass." — Trump hints at walking away from the peace deal if either side becomes too difficult.

Several media outlets, commenting on Marco Rubio's remarks, suggested that Ukraine might be the party making things difficult.

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🇷🇺💥🇺🇦 The "Gerbera" drone, equipped with a warhead and optical guidance system, strikes a Ukrainian Buk-M1 air defense system modified into a "FrankenSAM" using American RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missiles.

This seems to be the first video showing the "Gerbera" drone inan FPV strike drone configuration.

Vid: @milinfolive

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‼️Trump can’t stop Russia’s offensive: Mark Sleboda joins Danny Haiphong LIVE today April 18th 2pm eastern 11am pacific‼️

Putin isn’t backing down to Trump’s ultimatum as Russia accelerates its Special Military Operation and announces big plans with China and Iran.

Join Danny and Mark Sleboda as they break down what it all means for the future of Ukraine, BRICS, and U.S. global power.

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🇺🇦 A man attempted to escape from Ukraine to Moldova by climbing into a tank of vegetable oil, according to the Ukrainian State Border Service.

Border guards discovered very unusual cargo. Inside a tank filled with vegetable oil, a man was suspended on safety belts among specially made fastenings. In agreement with the driver, he had submerged himself in the oil compartment up to his chest and traveled from Vinnytsia to the border.

According to the department, the man was unsuccessful in his escape. The driver of the vehicle towing the tanker was also detained.

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🇷🇺🛸💥🇺🇦🇺🇸 A U.S.-supplied M142 HIMARS rocket launcher was reportedly destroyed near Druzhkovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic by Iskander.

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🇺🇸🇪🇺🇷🇺The US is offering the Europeans to ease sanctions against Russia as part of the deal on Ukraine.

The Europeans are going to introduce the 17th package of sanctions....

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🇺🇸🇺🇦 CNN: Rubio’s Morning Remarks Were Pressure on Ukraine, Not Russia

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🇺🇸🇺🇦 Trump seems to be walking away from Ukraine, leaving it in the hands of Europeans - MSNBC

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🇺🇦 Ukrainian Tennis Player Sues Former WTA Chief for Not Banning Russians

Ukrainian tennis player Lesia Tsurenko has filed a lawsuit against former WTA head Steve Simon, claiming she suffered “stress, panic attacks, humiliation, and injury to her feelings” due to the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in international tournaments.

The lawsuit alleges that Simon and the WTA broke a verbal agreement made in March 2022 with Tsurenko, Elina Svitolina, and Marta Kostyuk, in which Simon allegedly promised to ban Russian and Belarusian players if they publicly supported the war. According to Tsurenko, that promise was not kept.

Among the examples cited is Russian player Veronika Kudermetova wearing a Taneft sponsor patch at the 2022 French Open. A subsidiary of the company was sanctioned by the EU a year later over supplying tires to the Russian army.

The lawsuit reflects ongoing attempts to politicize international sports and pressure governing bodies into enforcing collective punishment based on nationality.

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🇷🇺🛸💥🇺🇦 After identifying a gap in the Ukrainian logistics corridor, a Russian fiber-optic drone operator skillfully targeted and harassed Ukrainian troops, ultimately striking a pickup truck transporting soldiers.

Via: @infomil_live

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🇺🇸 JUST IN! Pandemic origins now labeled a Chinese lab leak on COVID.gov after White House update.

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🇨🇳🇲🇾 President Xi Jinping, during talks with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, stated:

China is ready to work with regional countries to sign the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area Upgrade Protocol at an early date; to resist decoupling, supply chain disruptions, the “small yard, high fence” approach, and tariff abuse through openness, inclusiveness, solidarity, and cooperation; to respond to the law of the jungle—where the strong prey on the weak—with Asian values of peace, cooperation, openness, and inclusiveness; and to meet global instability and uncertainty with the stability and certainty of Asia.

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🇺🇸🇺🇦 Ukrainian channel RezidentUA writes:

Our source in the delegation in Paris reported that the Trump Administration set strict conditions for Andriy Yermak regarding a temporary ceasefire, which is supposed to begin soon, or the U.S. will completely halt weapons supplies and start auditing the funds allocated to Ukraine. The Secretary of State had a brief conversation with the Head of the Office of the President, after which our position changed, and we agreed to make a decision in London next week.

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🇾🇪🖕🇺🇸 Yemeni forces report that they shot down another MQ-9 "Reaper" drone — the 20th they have shot down.

🤓 Roughly $640 million in Reaper drones have been shot down so far.

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🇷🇺🇺🇸🇪🇺🇺🇦 JUST IN! Bloomberg: U.S. Proposes Recognizing Russian Control Over Liberated Territories and Ukraine’s NATO Withdrawal in Exchange for Ceasefire

According to European officials cited by Bloomberg, the United States has presented a proposal in Paris aimed at ending the conflict, which includes recognition of Russia’s control over the territories it currently holds in Ukraine.

The proposal also calls for Ukraine to abandon its efforts to join NATO — a key demand voiced by Moscow since the beginning of the conflict.

In return, Washington is reportedly willing to consider a gradual easing of sanctions against Russia, provided a ceasefire is reached.

American representatives in Paris stated they aim to achieve a complete cessation of hostilities in Ukraine within the coming weeks.

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🇷🇺El Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de Rusia ha estado compartiendo imágenes históricas mostrando los lazos con países latinoamericanos.

Aquí un letrero mexicano difundido en apoyo a la URSS contra la Alemania fascista.

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🇺🇦 Meanwhile, in some other Ukrainian universe

🐻They always talk about these supposed videos of mobilization in Russia but we have yet to see one 😁

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🇮🇹🇺🇸 Elon already thinking about naming their kid.

We suggest Muskolini.

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⚠️🇺🇦🇷🇺 Kiev Continues Strikes on Russia's Energy Infrastructure — Russian Defense Ministry

➡️In the Belgorod region, a high-voltage line was disconnected due to a broken wire from deliberate shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

➡️In the Kursk region, a high-voltage line was also disconnected after a Ukrainian UAV attack, caused by a broken wire.

➡️In the Bryansk region, a Ukrainian UAV attack disabled an entire transformer substation due to damage.

➡️In the Voronezh region, a Ukrainian UAV attack in the Rossoshansky district, specifically in Podgornoye village on Sadovaya Street, damaged an overhead steel gas distribution pipeline.

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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 Russia and Ukraine have carried out another exchange of fallen soldiers.

Russia received the remains of 41 servicemen, while Ukraine recovered 909 bodies.

▪️February 14, 45 on 757.
▪️January 24 - 49 to 757.
▪️December 20 - 42 to 503.
▪️November 29 — 52 to 502;
▪️November 8 - 37 to 563.

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🇺🇦 Ukraine Moves to Militarize Civil Society with Nationwide “Resistance Centers”

Ukraine plans to establish "Civil Resistance Training Centers" in every region of the country.

According to Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Iryna Vereshchuk, the Cabinet has approved the initiative.

“The Territorial Defense Forces will develop training programs and curricula. Veterans of the war will be the primary candidates to lead and instruct at these centers,” Vereshchuk stated.

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🇷🇺 Mikhail’s story is one of resilience and quiet heroism.

When the Special Military Operation began, he volunteered without hesitation, serving on the difficult Donetsk front. Severely wounded in battle, his first instinct was to help a comrade—not himself.

Though he can no longer fight, Mikhail continues to serve. Now a coach at a support center for wounded veterans and their families, he helps others rebuild their lives, just as he did.

His strength and dedication are part of a larger story—one shared by thousands of patriots across Russia.

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🇺🇦🇨🇳 Zelensky has imposed sanctions on three Chinese companies:

➡️Beijing Aviation and Aerospace Xianghui Technology

➡️Rui Jin Machinery

➡️Zhongfu Shenying Carbon Fiber Xining

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🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦 Ukrainian News Outlet "Strana" on Rubio's statements:

Marco Rubio's statement that if there is no progress in the next few days regarding ceasefire negotiations in Ukraine, the U.S. will exit the peace process and shift focus to other global issues, appears more as a threat to Ukraine than to Russia.

Rubio mentioned that the U.S. has supported Ukraine for three years, but now "we've reached a point where we need to focus on other things; the U.S. has many other priorities worldwide." This could be interpreted as a signal that, without progress in negotiations, the U.S. may no longer provide aid to Ukraine.

However, he did not make similar threats towards Russia ("if we don't get a response from the Kremlin in the next few days, we will impose harsh sanctions").

If the U.S. steps back from involvement without further action, Moscow will essentially remain unaffected, losing nothing. In contrast, Kyiv stands to lose a great deal, particularly in terms of weapon supplies and intelligence support from the U.S.

Thus, Rubio’s statement seems to be directed primarily at Ukrainian authorities. The intention behind this pressure may be to push President Zelensky into accepting the terms outlined by the U.S. delegation during their meetings in Paris.

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🇮🇷🇷🇺Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s message to Russian President Vladimir Putin conveys a message to the international community that Tehran views Moscow as a strategic ally, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated.

“We conveyed a message from our Supreme Leader to the Russian president. In essence, it’s not merely a message for Vladimir Putin, but also a statement to the entire world that Iran considers Russia as a strategic partner and important neighbor,” the senior Iranian diplomat emphasized during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow.

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🇷🇺🇮🇷Lavrov's main statements after talks with the head of the Iranian Foreign Ministry:

▪️Russia welcomes the desire of Iran and the United States to reach objective agreements on the Iranian nuclear program.

▪️Moscow is ready to facilitate the negotiation process between Tehran and Washington on Iran’s nuclear program.

▪️Iran is fully prepared to seek agreements on its nuclear program exclusively within the framework of the non-proliferation issue, without unnecessary topics.

▪️Russia considers attempts to "burden" the US-Iran negotiations with issues unrelated to the nuclear program to be risky.

▪️Trade turnover between Russia and Iran last year amounted to almost $5 billion, almost repeating the record.

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🛢🇪🇺🇺🇸🇷🇺The European Union's upcoming publication of a roadmap to phase out Russian fossil fuels will send a signal to European companies that they should buy more LNG from the US, says European Council President Antonio Costa.

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⚠️🇮🇷🇺🇸Iran's FM: We doubt US's seriousness in negotiating.

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🇺🇦📄🥩🍖☠️NarcoFuhrer Zelensky signed laws extending martial law and mobilization until August 6.

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China cuts US oil purchases by 90% - Bloomberg

China stops buying US LNG as trade war escalates - FT

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⚠️🇺🇸🇨🇳Trump administration announces fees for Chinese ships entering US ports.

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🇷🇺💬The main points of the acting governor Khinshtein’s statements about the Kursk Region Development Corporation:

➡️The previous leaders of the Kursk region, including Smirnov and his deputy Dedov, deliberately turned KRKO into a state contractor;

➡️Tens of billions of rubles from the state budget passed through the Kursk Region Development Corporation;

➡️ The court of first instance has already satisfied the claim of the Prosecutor General's Office to recover ₽4.1 billion into the budget;

➡️Since the end of 2024, more than 10 cases related to the Kursk Region Development Corporation have been initiated;

➡️Criminal cases related to KRKO are also being investigated in the Ivanovo region;

➡️ The former leaders of the Kursk region did not respond to signals from security forces about the development corporation.

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🇺🇸🇷🇺 Whitcoff stated that during his meeting with Putin on Ukraine, they discussed the issue of territorial ownership. In his view, this could be partially resolved in favor of Russia.

He also noted that Ukraine could be less concerned about regions where the majority of the population speaks Russian.

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🇺🇦 Another case of European Integration in Ukraine. A European Values Brand Ambassador is seen hitting a man in front of the police.

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📝New Russia-Egypt Exercises📝

From April 6 to 10, regular exercises called "Friendship Bridge-2025" were held in the eastern Mediterranean. For the first time, forces from the Russian Northern Fleet were involved.

🔸The first part of the maneuvers practiced inspection operations by security forces. In the second part, the armed forces demonstrated joint repelling of an attack by enemy aircraft, with the role of the adversary played by Egyptian F-16s.

🔻The regularity of the exercises underscores the friendly disposition of the Egyptian authorities and their readiness to demonstrate an independent policy. Egypt also joined BRICS last year.

❗️For Russia, these exercises are useful as they provide an opportunity to practice maneuvers against Western-made equipment used by the Egyptian armed forces.

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🇺🇸💥🇾🇪 WARNING! EXTREMELY GRAPHIC SCENES!

The aftermath of yesterday's U.S. strikes on Ras Isa port in Yemen, which they claim were not intended to harm civilians.

According to sources cited by Al Mayadeen, 38 people were killed and over 100 injured in a "double tap" strike, where the U.S. first attacked, waited for first responders to arrive, and then hit the port again.

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🇺🇦 A morning clash occurred between residents of Kiev and "European Values" brand ambassadors, who were simply trying to invite people to free seminars on European integration.

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🇺🇸🇫🇷 Witkoff said the Élysée Palace kinda looks like Trump's Mar-a-Lago.

Wonder if they have golf carts in the Élysée Palace 🤔

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🇺🇸💬🇺🇦Rubio's full statement on Ukraine

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🇺🇸💬🇺🇦US not yet ready to publicly discuss issue of Ukraine's security guarantees — Rubio

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🇺🇸💬🇺🇦 Rubio says the US needs to determine "within days" if they can end the conflict in Ukraine

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🇺🇦 Now you know what not to do

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🇺🇸💬 Witkoff clarified what he meant when he was talking about Ukraine giving up territory

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🇺🇦Here's another one:

Ukrainian tennis player Lesia Tsurenko has filed an amended lawsuit that accuses the WTA Tour and its chairman, Steve Simon, of a breach of contract, negligence and the “negligent infliction of emotional distress” because of the way it has handled Russian and Belarusian players amid the war in Ukraine.

Tsurenko's lawsuit states that she was forced to withdraw from an event at Indian Wells* because of a panic attack from having to potentially play against Russians and Belarusians**, and that she had “developed excessive stress, loss of concentration affecting her performance at tennis games, mortification and injury to her feelings.”

* Tsurenko has lost by retirement in nine of the 18 WTA tournaments she has participated in.

** Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko (95th in the WTA) was scheduled to play Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka (2nd).

🐻 Yo...maybe you just suck 🤷🏼‍♀️

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🇺🇸💥🇾🇪The death toll from the US bombing of the Ras Isa oil facility has risen to 33 killed and 80 wounded, according to local media.

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🤡Ukranians reeing over irrelevant shit #28287392:

South Korea's Asiana Airlines Inc. on Friday came under fire for mislabeling two Ukrainian cities as part of Russia on its in-flight infotainment system, drawing criticism from Ukrainian nationals and social media users.

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🇾🇪⚔️🇮🇱 Ballistic missile launched from Yemen triggers air raid sirens across central Israel.

Air raid sirens echoed across central Israel, including Jerusalem, after a ballistic missile was launched from Yemen. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that air defense systems are actively engaged in intercepting the missile.

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🇷🇺 Pyatigorsk

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🇺🇸Biden has begun offering his services as a speaker at events and is asking $300,000 for one appearance, the New York Post writes.

Reports say that if Biden speaks in another city, he also asks for a private jet and for expenses for five employees to be covered. Surprise - there are currently very few people willing to pay to listen to Biden

🐻 If anything, he should pay them

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🇰🇵💬🇺🇸 The DPRK Ministry of Defense has responded to the recent U.S. "flexing" of strategic bombers during exercises conducted from Misawa Air Base in Japan.

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🇺🇸 Elon Musk’s SpaceX, along with Palantir and Anduril, is a leading contender to develop key components of Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense system, sources say.

SpaceX has proposed a subscription-based model, with the government paying for access rather than owning the technology outright.

🐻 So let us get this straight. A bunch of egomaniac tech bro billionaires want to build a space-based missile system — and they’d have full control over it. What could possibly go wrong? Pretty sure this was the plot of a James Bond movie.

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🇺🇸 US Police Use Secretive AI to Spy on Protesters - WIRED

American law enforcement agencies are spending large sums on a covert AI tool called Overwatch, developed by a company named Massive Blue. The technology creates realistic AI-generated personas to monitor and interact with targets online, including college protesters, political activists, and suspected traffickers.

Marketed as an “AI-powered force multiplier,” Overwatch is designed to infiltrate digital spaces using lifelike virtual agents. One example is a fake persona posing as a 36-year-old divorced woman interested in baking, activism, and body positivity.

Documents obtained by 404 Media show the tool is promoted for use in border security, school safety, and anti-trafficking operations. It can also generate fake "proof of life" images with names and dates to convince targets of a persona's authenticity.

The use of tools like Overwatch has sparked growing concern, especially as the U.S. government cracks down on pro-Palestine student activists.

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🇺🇸 Yo... wasn't MAHA a whole thing a while ago?

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🇺🇸💥🇾🇪 U.S. airstrikes on Ras Isa port have killed at least 17 workers and port staff, with dozens more injured.

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🇺🇸💥🇾🇪 Another video from Ras Isa port after U.S. conducted airstikes on the facility.

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🇺🇸💥🇾🇪 U.S. Central Command released a statement regarding the strikes on Ras Isa port in Yemen:

Destruction of Houthi Controlled Ras Isa Fuel Port

The Houthis have continued to benefit economically and militarily from countries and companies that provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. The Iran-backed Houthis use fuel to sustain their military operations, as a weapon of control, and to benefit economically from embezzling the profits from the import. This fuel should be legitimately supplied to the people of Yemen. Despite the Foreign Terrorist Designation that went into effect on 05 April, ships have continued to supply fuel via the port of Ras Isa. Profits from these illegal sales are directly funding and sustaining Houthi terrorist efforts.

Today, US forces took action to eliminate this source of fuel for the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists and deprive them of illegal revenue that has funded Houthi efforts to terrorize the entire region for over 10 years. The objective of these strikes was to degrade the economic source of power of the Houthis, who continue to exploit and bring great pain upon their fellow countrymen. This strike was not intended to harm the people of Yemen, who rightly want to throw off the yoke of Houthi subjugation and live peacefully.

The Houthis, their Iranian masters, and those who knowingly aid and abet their terrorist actions should be put on notice that the world will not accept illicit smuggling of fuel and war material to a terrorist organization.

🐻 "This strike was not intended to harm the people of Yemen..." – In reality, harming the people of Yemen was exactly the purpose of these strikes.

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🇺🇸💥🇾🇪 Massive fires are raging at Yemen’s Ras Isa port on the western coast after U.S. airstrikes targeted the facility in an apparent attempt to destroy it.

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🇺🇦🇺🇸Ukraine's Minister of Economy announced the signing of a Memorandum of intent for an Economic agreement with the US.

We hope that the Fund will become an effective tool for attracting investments in the reconstruction of our country, modernization of infrastructure, support for business, and the creation of new economic opportunities.

It is very important that the document notes the desire of the American people to invest together with the Ukrainian people in a free, sovereign, and secure Ukraine

This document is the result of the professional work of the negotiating teams, which recently completed another round of technical discussions in Washington.

Ahead is the finalization of the text of the Agreement and its signing—and then, ratification by parliament.

In the meantime, we continue to work on the Agreement itself. There is a lot to do, but the current pace and significant progress give reason to expect that the document will be very beneficial for both countries.

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🇺🇸🇸🇾 A large U.S. military convoy has withdrawn from the Conoco Gas Field base in northeastern Deir ez-Zor, heading toward the Al-Shaddadi base in southern Hasakah, Syria.

This comes as The New York Times, citing U.S. officials, reported that the U.S. military has shut down three of its eight small operational outposts in northeastern Syria.

Vid: @nayaforiraq

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🇷🇺🇺🇳 The adoption of a UN Security Council resolution supporting a potential ceasefire in Ukraine will depend on the terms of the truce, Russian Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya said.

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🇺🇸🇸🇾 U.S. Begins Troop Drawdown in Northeastern Syria, Closes Three Outposts

The United States has begun withdrawing hundreds of troops from northeastern Syria, according to a report by The New York Times on Thursday.

The move includes the closure of three out of eight small U.S. military outposts in the region, with total troop numbers expected to drop from around 2,000 to approximately 1,400, the report said, citing two senior American officials.

🐻 They came there pretending to fight ISIS—and now that ISIS is literally in power, they're leaving.

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