🗣👍🇷🇺❗️🇺🇦 — 📰 The New York Times | Vance Outlines U.S. Plan for Ukraine That Sharply Favors Russia | Vice President JD Vance said the cease-fire plan would freeze territory along the current front lines of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and that the U.S. would “walk away” if both parties did not agree | April 23, 2025:

"Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday called on Ukraine to accept an American peace proposal that closely mirrors longstanding Russian demands, including a “freeze” of territorial lines in the three-year war, acceptance of the annexation of Crimea by Russia and a prohibition on Ukraine becoming part of the NATO alliance.

It was the first time a U.S. official had publicly laid out a cease-fire deal in such stark terms and the comments appeared designed to increase pressure on Ukraine, which has long refused to accept Russia’s claims on its lands, particularly in Crimea.

Mr. Vance, speaking during a trip to India, said the United States would “walk away” from the peace process if both Ukraine and Russia refused to accept the American terms. But President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine was clearly the target."

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🇺🇸🗯😵‍💫 — 🇺🇸 President of United States Donald J. Trump on 🌐:

"Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is boasting on the front page of The Wall Street Journal that, “Ukraine will not legally recognize the occupation of Crimea. There’s nothing to talk about here.” This statement is very harmful to the Peace Negotiations with Russia in that Crimea was lost years ago under the auspices of President Barack Hussein Obama, and is not even a point of discussion. Nobody is asking Zelenskyy to recognize Crimea as Russian Territory but, if he wants Crimea, why didn’t they fight for it eleven years ago when it was handed over to Russia without a shot being fired? The area also houses, for many years before “the Obama handover,” major Russian submarine bases. It’s inflammatory statements like Zelenskyy’s that makes it so difficult to settle this War. He has nothing to boast about! The situation for Ukraine is dire — He can have Peace or, he can fight for another three years before losing the whole Country. I have nothing to do with Russia, but have much to do with wanting to save, on average, five thousand Russian and Ukrainian soldiers a week, who are dying for no reason whatsoever. The statement made by Zelenskyy today will do nothing but prolong the “killing field,” and nobody wants that! We are very close to a Deal, but the man with “no cards to play” should now, finally, GET IT DONE. I look forward to being able to help Ukraine, and Russia, get out of this Complete and Total MESS, that would have never started if I were President!"

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🇨🇳📉‼️ — 📰 ZeroHedge | China Is In Economic Dire Straits And They're No Longer Able To Hide It | April 21, 2025:

"Official economic data from any government is always treated with suspicion by anyone with common sense. The US, for example, witnessed some of the most egregious statistical tinkering imaginable under the Biden Administration, not to mention outright lies and propaganda from the establishment media on the health of the economy. To this day no one has been fired (or tarred and feathered) for hiding the reality of the stagflation crisis. Any government or corporate economist that called the threat "transitory" should be stripped of their financial prestige and banished to a cash register at Arby's.

And let's not forget Biden's misrepresentation of the labor market, portraying millions of new jobs for illegal migrants and visa holders as if they were jobs benefiting American citizens. In the US and across the western world, lying about the economy is generally seen by politicians as a temporary solution to secure reelection. However, in China, lying about the economy is treated as a national security imperative. If there's anything in the world that gives communists a feeling of existential dread, it's the fear that their ideological enemies will discover proof that communism doesn't work.

The Trump Administration's tariffs on China are not the initiator of the nation's troubles, they are more a bookend to a process of decline that has been ongoing for years."

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🇨🇳🗯🌍🤝🇺🇸 — 📰 ZeroHedge | "China Will Never Accept It": Beijing Warns Countries Against Trade Deal With Trump At China's Expense | April 21, 2025:

"It's starting to smell like a real trade war.

Just days after the WSJ reported that Scott Bessent's grand trade war strategy was to force more than 70 US trade partners to sign bilateral deals while aligning against China, Beijing has warned it will retaliate against countries that negotiate trade deals with the US “at the expense of China’s interests”, fueling global tensions as the world’s two economic superpowers lunge at each other over tariffs.

“China firmly opposes any party reaching a deal at the expense of China’s interests,” the ministry said on Monday. “If this happens, China will never accept it and will resolutely take countermeasures in a reciprocal manner.”

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🇨🇳📦➡️🌍➡️🇺🇸 — 🇺🇸 The Epoch Times | Beijing’s ‘Gray Trade’ Tariff Avoidance Scheme | China is starting to ship its goods to low-tariff countries first, then export them to the United States to evade high tariffs | April 21, 2025:

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China’s Gray Trade Strategy Blunts Impact of US Tariffs

With U.S. tariffs reaching 145 percent on Chinese imports—at least at the time of this writing—Beijing’s new strategy seems to include the use of so-called gray trade to bypass American trade barriers. Gray trade involves rerouting goods through low-tariff countries, such as Vietnam, Mexico, or Malaysia, to conceal their Chinese origin and thereby reduce U.S. import duties.

This sneaky tactic has surged as a response to President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff policies, making China’s goods less competitive in the U.S. market due to their added cost."

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🇷🇺🤝💰 Russia launching crypto exchange for qualified investors

Russia's Central Bank and Finance Ministry will launch a cryptocurrency exchange for "highly qualified investors," according to a report from local news agency Interfax on Wednesday.

"This will legalize crypto assets and bring crypto operations out of the shadows," Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said, according to the report. "Naturally, this will not happen domestically, but as part of the operations permitted under the experimental legal regime."

Russia's Central Bank submitted a proposal in March to "allow cryptocurrency transactions within the experimental legal regime (ELR) for" qualified investors, the report also said. "This status is expected to be granted to individuals whose investments in securities and deposits exceed 100 million rubles ($1.2 million), or whose income in the previous year surpassed 50 million rubles ($600,000)," it added.

https://www.theblock.co/post/351757/russia-launching-crypto-exchange-for-qualified-investors-report

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🇵🇰❌🇮🇳 — Pakistan says Indian defense, naval, and air advisors in Islamabad declared persona non grata, to leave by April 30.

🇵🇸📞🇸🇩🇸🇩 — Palestinian analyst Munir Shafiq on Al-Jazeera:

More people have died in Sudan over the past two years than in Gaza, yet the world remains silent. Palestinian blood is more precious.

This is why you see protests erupting on university campuses.

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🇵🇰🚫🇮🇳❗️ — Pakistan issues a NOTAM banning its airspace for all Indian aircraft and planes

Pakistan airspace not available for all India-registered aircraft and all aircraft operated, owned or leased by Indian airlines/operators including military flights."

🇨🇳🚢 Hapag-Lloyd Says 30% of China's U.S. Bound Shipments Have Been Canceled

Hapag-Lloyd customers have canceled 30% of shipments to the United States from China, spooked by the trade conflict between the world’s two largest economies, a spokesperson for the German container shipping group told Reuters on Wednesday.

Instead, there has been a “massive increase” in demand for consignments from Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, the spokesperson added.

https://gcaptain.com/hapag-lloyd-says-30-of-chinas-u-s-bound-shipments-have-been-canceled

🇮🇱🇵🇸 Israel is reportedly offering Gazans $5,000, a job, housing, and a monthly salary to permanently leave Gaza for countries like France, Greece, or Malaysia.

In return, they must give up their Palestinian ID, surrender their land, and forfeit any right of return.

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🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺 POTUS on Truth Social:

"The situation for Ukraine is dire — He can have Peace or, he can fight for another three years before losing the whole Country."

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🇮🇳🇵🇰 Aftermath of the Pahalgam Terrorist Attack:

• Indus Water Treaty put on hold
• All Pakistani visas cancelled
• Pakistani nationals asked to leave India within 48 hours
• Defence, Military, Naval & Air Advisors at the Pakistani High Commission ordered to leave
• Pakistan Embassy closed
• Attari-Wagah border sealed
• SAARC visas for Pakistani nationals suspended, existing ones revoked

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🇨🇳/🇺🇸 China to boost yuan with overseas gold storage facilities as it challenges US hegemony

China will allow certain products traded on the Shanghai Gold Exchange to be delivered overseas by establishing storage facilities in other countries – part of a broader effort to promote the yuan and reduce reliance on the US dollar and US financial systems, according to top regulatory agencies.

In an action plan aimed at enhancing Shanghai’s cross-border financial services to support outbound investment and the Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese regulators said key financial platforms would be strengthened to better allocate global financial resources and enable deeper international investor participation in China’s markets.

https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3307555/china-boost-yuan-overseas-gold-storage-facilities-it-challenges-us-hegemony

🇺🇸🚢 In the 3 weeks since the tariffs took effect, ocean container bookings from China to the United States are down over 60% industry wide.

🧵 https://fxtwitter.com/typesfast/status/1915040394171334859

🇨🇳🔋 Good news: Two companies are locked in an epic technological battle of wills to see who can crack 5 minute EV charging

Bad news: They're both Chinese and it won't happen here

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