The head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Kirill Dmitriev, who is part of the Russian delegation sent to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for talks with the U.S., has said that he has already met with people in the U.S. delegation. No word on what exactly was discussed outside of increased economic cooperation between the U.S. and Russia.
Given Dmitriev’s position, it’s highly likely that the topic of direct U.S. sanctions on the RDIF and adjacent financial matters affected by U.S. sanctions was at least touched on during his meeting with U.S. decision-makers.

As this week’s Summit in Riyadh between U.S and Russian Officials approaches, European Officials who spoke to the Financial Times believe that U.S. President Donald J. Trump is likely to agree to a withdrawal of American Forces from the Baltic States and other Countries in Eastern Europe, in exchange for ending the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.

The Lebanese Army deployed to several Towns and Communities in Southern Lebanon last night, following the withdrawal of the Israel Defense Force. The IDF carried out a Full-Withdrawal overnight from the Towns of Aabbasiyyeh, Majidieh, Kafr Kila, Marjaayoun, Odaisseh, Markaba, Houla, Mays al-Jabal, Blida, Mahbib, Maroun al-Ras, Yaron, Bint Jbeil as well as several others near the Lebanon-Israel Border, in compliance of the Ceasefire and observed by the U.S-led Supervision Committee and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).

Negotiations on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, between the U.S. Delegation led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Russian Delegation led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, have begun at the Diriyah Palace in Riyadh, mediated by Saudi Officials. Notably absent are any Representatives from Ukraine or Europe.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced yesterday, the creation of a new directorate within the Ministry of Defense, which would oversee and enable the “Voluntary Departure” of Palestinians wanting to the leave the Gaza Strip for other countries across the world, per the plan revealed recently by U.S. President Trump.

As Negotiations between the United States and Russia continue in Saudi Arabia, a U.S. Air Force RC-135V “Rivet Joint” Electronic-Surveillance Platform (JAKE17) is taking a close look at the Russian Exclave of Kaliningrad.

Footage filmed by someone on the Ground at Toronto Pearson International Airport has now been released, clearly showing yesterday’s crash-landing and flip of a Delta Air Lines CRJ-900LR operated by Endeavor Air, miraculously resulting in only about 15 Injuries.

CNN reports that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been conducting surveillance flights recently over Mexican territory, using unarmed MQ-9 “Reaper” dones in order to track the Cartels, part of U.S. President Trump’s push to designate the Mexican Drug Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). While rare, these kind of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) drone flights by the CIA against the Cartels have occurred before, but it appears these recent flights were not coordinated with and concealed from Mexican Officials.

Hamas is reportedly looking to “expedite” phase 1 of the ceasefire agreement with Israel, announcing earlier today that they will release the six remaining alive hostages under phase 1 on Saturday, which include Tal Shoham, Omer Shem-Tov, Eliya Cohen, Omer Wenkert, Avera Mengistu, and Hisham al-Sayed. Additionally, the bodies of four hostages will be turned over to Israel on Thursday.