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President Javier Milei will seek to negotiate in Brussels an agreement that will allow him to be a NATO partner.
President Javier Milei will seek to negotiate in Brussels an agreement that will allow him to be a NATO partner.
https://news.bitcoin.com/russian-central-bank-chief-mass-adoption-of-digital-ruble-expected-in-5-to-7-years/
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Elvira Nabiullina's remarks appear to contradict the chairman of the State Duma Committee on the Financial Market's recent comments.
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🇷🇺 🇺🇦 🇺🇸 Russia has replaced its heavy battlefield losses in Ukraine faster than anticipated, the top U.S. commander in Europe and NATO warned lawmakers today.”
🔶️ “The overall message I would give you is [Russia’s military has] grown back to what they were before,” Cavoli said. “They’ve got some gaps that have been produced by this war, but their overall capacity is very significant still, and they intend to make it go higher.”
🔶️ “In a written statement, Cavoli also sounded the alarm that Russia’s army has even more manpower than when it launched its full invasion in February 2022. Moscow has also boosted its frontline troop strength from 360,000 to 470,000 soldiers, he noted.”
🔶️ “Russia is reconstituting that force far faster than our initial estimates suggested,” Cavoli wrote. “The army is actually now larger — by 15 percent — than it was when it invaded Ukraine.”
🔶️ “The four-star general told senators that Russia has also replenished its heavy tank losses on the battlefield and now operates as many tanks in Ukraine as it did during the beginning of the full conflict.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/11/christopher-cavoli-russian-military-losses-00151718
🔶️ “The overall message I would give you is [Russia’s military has] grown back to what they were before,” Cavoli said. “They’ve got some gaps that have been produced by this war, but their overall capacity is very significant still, and they intend to make it go higher.”
🔶️ “In a written statement, Cavoli also sounded the alarm that Russia’s army has even more manpower than when it launched its full invasion in February 2022. Moscow has also boosted its frontline troop strength from 360,000 to 470,000 soldiers, he noted.”
🔶️ “Russia is reconstituting that force far faster than our initial estimates suggested,” Cavoli wrote. “The army is actually now larger — by 15 percent — than it was when it invaded Ukraine.”
🔶️ “The four-star general told senators that Russia has also replenished its heavy tank losses on the battlefield and now operates as many tanks in Ukraine as it did during the beginning of the full conflict.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/11/christopher-cavoli-russian-military-losses-00151718
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Russian military replaced Ukraine battlefield losses 'far faster' than expected, general warns
"[Russia’s military has] grown back to what they were before," Gen. Christopher Cavoli told senators.
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📖 🇺🇦 🇷🇺 While it's true that Russia is constantly rebuilding its forces and trying to replace losses, including recruiting new personnel and creating new units and military districts, the reality differs significantly from what appears on paper.
🔶️ Frontelligence Insight has closely monitored multiple Russian units and noted a problem that has become more apparent since 2023 and continues to worsen in 2024: armored losses are being replaced by civilian vehicles such as vans, pickup trucks, and other unarmored vehicles
🔶️ We documented evidence of the replacement of T-72 tanks of various modifications with T-62 and T-55s in at least one tank unit. While we don't know the situation across all units, occasional videos of T-55 and T-62 in different areas suggest that this is not an isolated case
🧐 According to Oryx, since the start of the invasion, the number of lost vehicles has surpassed 15,000, as of around 2024/03/24, including 2,856 tanks, 135 helicopters, 106 aircraft, and 20 ships. Russia cannot replace such numbers within two years, despite the Soviet legacy
🔶️ In fairness, Russia still maintains an advantage over Ukraine in terms of replacement and substitution, as Ukraine has received minimal replacements since 2023, and its domestic production, while improving significantly, still lags behind in meeting frontline needs.
🔶️ Despite suffering losses in land, naval, and aerial vehicles, Russia has seriously expanded its UAV arsenal, potentially one of the most numerous in the world, consisting of hundreds of thousands of tactical reconnaissance, suicide, and bomber drones.
🔶️ Yet, newly formed units don't get vehicles per their organizational structure, sometimes resembling rifle units more than motorized or mechanized units. Furthermore, during the Avdiivka battle, the newly formed 25th CAA had to transfer its equipment to the 2nd and 41st armies.
🔶️ Considering the above, Russian forces went through transformation, acquiring new UAV and EW capabilities as well as valuable experience, while also suffering tens of thousands of vehicle losses and the loss of experienced officers and soldiers.
🔶️ It will take Russia multiple years to rebuild its army. Moreover, given the experience in the invasion of Ukraine, its post-2022 forces, previously organized in BTG units, will look very different - the future size and composition will depend on the outcomes of the war.
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🔶️ Frontelligence Insight has closely monitored multiple Russian units and noted a problem that has become more apparent since 2023 and continues to worsen in 2024: armored losses are being replaced by civilian vehicles such as vans, pickup trucks, and other unarmored vehicles
🔶️ We documented evidence of the replacement of T-72 tanks of various modifications with T-62 and T-55s in at least one tank unit. While we don't know the situation across all units, occasional videos of T-55 and T-62 in different areas suggest that this is not an isolated case
🔶️ In fairness, Russia still maintains an advantage over Ukraine in terms of replacement and substitution, as Ukraine has received minimal replacements since 2023, and its domestic production, while improving significantly, still lags behind in meeting frontline needs.
🔶️ Despite suffering losses in land, naval, and aerial vehicles, Russia has seriously expanded its UAV arsenal, potentially one of the most numerous in the world, consisting of hundreds of thousands of tactical reconnaissance, suicide, and bomber drones.
🔶️ Yet, newly formed units don't get vehicles per their organizational structure, sometimes resembling rifle units more than motorized or mechanized units. Furthermore, during the Avdiivka battle, the newly formed 25th CAA had to transfer its equipment to the 2nd and 41st armies.
🔶️ Considering the above, Russian forces went through transformation, acquiring new UAV and EW capabilities as well as valuable experience, while also suffering tens of thousands of vehicle losses and the loss of experienced officers and soldiers.
🔶️ It will take Russia multiple years to rebuild its army. Moreover, given the experience in the invasion of Ukraine, its post-2022 forces, previously organized in BTG units, will look very different - the future size and composition will depend on the outcomes of the war.
📎 Tatarigami_UA
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🇵🇪 Protesters blockade Peru's Las Bambas mine after talks fall through
Peru's Las Bambas copper mine, owned by China's MMG, is facing renewed blockades of a key transport route after failed talks over donations to local development projects, a community leader said on Wednesday.
Las Bambas, which normally supplies 2% of global copper supply, has a history of stoppages due to protests organized by local communities.
Last week, residents of the Velille district in Cusco's Chumbivilcas province began blocking Peru's main mining corridor but lifted the protest on Tuesday to meet with company representatives.
By Wednesday, however, the protest was back on after the community members rejected a company offer to contribute one million soles ($270,000) annually in 2024 and 2025 to local development programs - half of what protesters are demanding.
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Peru's Las Bambas copper mine, owned by China's MMG, is facing renewed blockades of a key transport route after failed talks over donations to local development projects, a community leader said on Wednesday.
Las Bambas, which normally supplies 2% of global copper supply, has a history of stoppages due to protests organized by local communities.
Last week, residents of the Velille district in Cusco's Chumbivilcas province began blocking Peru's main mining corridor but lifted the protest on Tuesday to meet with company representatives.
By Wednesday, however, the protest was back on after the community members rejected a company offer to contribute one million soles ($270,000) annually in 2024 and 2025 to local development programs - half of what protesters are demanding.
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US and Venezuela Secretly Meet in Mexico as Oil Sanctions Deadline Nears
US officials met secretly this week with members of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s administration to keep him engaged in negotiations over democratic reforms as a deadline nears to reinstate sanctions against the nation’s oil industry.
Representatives from Joe Biden’s administration and the Venezuelan government, including Daniel Erikson of the US National Security Council and Maduro’s head negotiator Jorge Rodríguez, met Tuesday in Mexico City to discuss electoral conditions, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-11/us-and-venezuela-secretly-meet-in-mexico-as-oil-sanctions-deadline-nears
US officials met secretly this week with members of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s administration to keep him engaged in negotiations over democratic reforms as a deadline nears to reinstate sanctions against the nation’s oil industry.
Representatives from Joe Biden’s administration and the Venezuelan government, including Daniel Erikson of the US National Security Council and Maduro’s head negotiator Jorge Rodríguez, met Tuesday in Mexico City to discuss electoral conditions, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-11/us-and-venezuela-secretly-meet-in-mexico-as-oil-sanctions-deadline-nears
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US and Venezuela Secretly Meet in Mexico as Oil Sanctions Deadline Nears
US officials met secretly this week with members of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s administration to keep him engaged in negotiations over democratic reforms as a deadline nears to reinstate sanctions against the nation’s oil industry.
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As of April 10, the difficulty of mining a block has intensified by 3.92% following the most recent adjustment. Concurrently, Bitcoin’s network hashrate also attained its highest level ever, as indicated by the seven-day simple moving average (SMA) metrics, which shows a peak of 641 exahash per second (EH/s). This uptick was due to block intervals shortening to less than 9 minutes on April 9, quicker than the typical 10-minute average.
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Countries so far that have issued a travel warning for Israel & Iran.
1) USA
2) Germany
3) France
4) UK
5) India
6) Russia
1) USA
2) Germany
3) France
4) UK
5) India
6) Russia
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-12/hong-kong-bitcoin-ether-etf-approval-expected-as-soon-as-monday
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H.K. Seen Approving Bitcoin, Ether ETFs as Soon as Monday
Hong Kong may approve exchange-traded funds investing directly in both Bitcoin and Ether, the two dominant cryptocurrencies, as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter.
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France increased its purchase of Russian gas more than any other European country in the first quarter of 2024. More than 600 million euros worth of gas was imported during this period
The country's authorities say that the national energy company TotalEnergies' agreements with Moscow to buy gas were made long ago and are difficult to get out of.
"France is quietly stepping up payments for gas from Russia, while President Emmanuel Macron is loudly promoting himself as one of Ukraine's most ardent defenders," the article said.
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"On Monday, Germany sent an advance team of 20 soldiers to Lithuania, laying the groundwork for the recently discussed establishment of a permanent brigade in the NATO country.
According to Deutsche Welle reporting, the 5,000-strong strikeforce called Panzerbrigade 45 is said to become fully operational by 2027. The brigade will support the already existing so-called NATO Enhanced Forward Presence in the Baltic country, which, in contrast to Panzerbrigade 45, rotates its personnel regularly and was made up of soldiers from Germany, Belgium, Czechia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and the United States as of December 2023.
As Statista's Florian Zandt shows in the chart
[above], Lithuania is one of eight nations with such a force that's, according to NATO itself, "defensive, proportionate, transparent and in line with the Alliance’s international commitments and obligations".🗄 Archive
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Not only are regional banks continue their orderly selling, BIG Banks are selling off drastically after a TERRIBLE Earnings report. #banks
$JPM -5.5%
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Not only are regional banks continue their orderly selling, BIG Banks are selling off drastically after a TERRIBLE Earnings report. #banks
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And sadly once again, Argentina is in the first place with the most Inflation of March in South America.
🇦🇷 Argentina: 11.0%
🇻🇪 Venezuela: 1,2%
🇵🇾 Paraguay: 1,1%
🇵🇪 Peru: 0,9%
🇨🇴 Colombia: 0,7%
🇧🇴 Bolivia: 0,5%
🇨🇱 Chile: 0,4%
🇪🇨 Ecuador: 0,3%
🇧🇷 Brasil: 0,2%
🇺🇾 Uruguay: 0,02%
🇦🇷 Argentina: 11.0%
🇻🇪 Venezuela: 1,2%
🇵🇾 Paraguay: 1,1%
🇵🇪 Peru: 0,9%
🇨🇴 Colombia: 0,7%
🇧🇴 Bolivia: 0,5%
🇨🇱 Chile: 0,4%
🇪🇨 Ecuador: 0,3%
🇧🇷 Brasil: 0,2%
🇺🇾 Uruguay: 0,02%
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With what’s going on with Israel, we could end up in a World War.
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مصدران لـ سي.إن.إن: واشنطن لاحظت أن إيران تحرك أصولا عسكرية تشمل طائرات وصواريخ كروز #العربية_عاجل
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— 🇮🇷/🇮🇱/🇦🇪 The Israel-UAE land corridor depends on naval traffic sailing through the Persian Gulf
Israel has been using this route, which runs from the UAE through Saudi Arabia and Jordan to Israel, as a way to circumvent the Red Sea blockade in its trade with the Asian continent.
If Iran systematically cuts off Israeli-linked shipping originating in Emirati ports, Israel will effectively be shut off from any trade with Asia and would have to import everything through its Mediterranean Sea ports of Haifa & Ashdod.
If Iran or Hezbollah then decides to strike these two ports, Israel will be completely cut off from the global trade network. This would have massive repercussions on its economy, which is heavily dependent on foreign trade.
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Israel has been using this route, which runs from the UAE through Saudi Arabia and Jordan to Israel, as a way to circumvent the Red Sea blockade in its trade with the Asian continent.
If Iran systematically cuts off Israeli-linked shipping originating in Emirati ports, Israel will effectively be shut off from any trade with Asia and would have to import everything through its Mediterranean Sea ports of Haifa & Ashdod.
If Iran or Hezbollah then decides to strike these two ports, Israel will be completely cut off from the global trade network. This would have massive repercussions on its economy, which is heavily dependent on foreign trade.
@Middle_East_Spectator