🇪🇨🤝🏴‍☠️ — President Daniel Noboa announces an alliance with Erik Prince, founder of the private army Blackwater, to combat narco-terrorism and illegal fishing in Ecuador:

"Organized crime has spread fear and believed it could operate with impunity. Their time is up. International assistance in Ecuador is beginning. In a meeting with Erik D. Prince, founder of Blackwater, we have established a strategic alliance to strengthen our capabilities in the fight against narco-terrorism and the protection of our waters from illegal fishing.

There is no truce. No retreat. We move forward."

Daniel Noboa Azin (@DanielNoboaOk) 🖇

🇷🇸🇷🇸❌🇧🇦 — Serbian Prime Minister Miloš Vučević:

"Arresting Dodik is a path to civil war".

🇺🇸💬🇷🇺🕊 — 📰 Bloomberg | US-Russia Talks Take Spotlight After Kyiv Agrees to Truce Terms | March 12, 2025:

"Russia is gearing up to respond to President Donald Trump’s call to accept a ceasefire after Ukraine agreed to a 30-day truce at talks with the US in Saudi Arabia.

The head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, Sergei Naryshkin, and US Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe agreed to maintain regular contacts during a phone call on Tuesday to discuss cooperation between their agencies, the Interfax news service reported on Wednesday.

Trump said US officials would talk with Russian counterparts on Wednesday and that it’s possible he could speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin as soon as this week. US envoy Steve Witkoff is due to travel to Moscow to meet with Putin this week, Bloomberg News earlier reported."

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🏳🛫🇷🇺🗣⚡️🕊 — ✔️ TASS:

"The US hopes that Russia will agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine; American emissaries are traveling to Moscow to discuss these issues, Trump said."

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🏳🛫🇷🇺🗣📞⚡️ — ✔️ TASS:

"The US and Russia are in contact with each other regarding Ukraine both in person and by telephone; American emissaries will be in Moscow for a couple of days, Vance said."

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🗣💭🕊🗺 — 📰 Bloomberg | Putin Considers Ukraine Truce on His Own Terms | March 12, 2025:

"Russia is preparing its response to President Donald Trump’s call to accept a ceasefire after Ukraine agreed to a 30-day truce at talks with the US in Saudi Arabia. Pending details of the agreement reached in the city of Jeddah, the Kremlin hasn’t ruled out a phone call between Trump and President Vladimir Putin.

We’re told the Russian leader will probably agree to eventual terms with Ukraine, but wants to ensure his own conditions are included, and will likely drag out the timeline before any cessation of hostilities takes effect.

Trump’s tango with Putin is about to begin."

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🗣⁉️🗣 — 📰 ZeroHedge | Kremlin Warns Russians Not To See Trump Through 'Rose-Colored Glasses' | March 11, 2025:

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Peskov issued the caution about not getting overly excited in remarks given before an audience of Moscow's Higher School of Economics. 

"Don't rush to put on rose-tinted glasses," Peskov said. "We always need to hope for the best, but be prepared for the worst. And we must always be ready to defend our interests."

He also referenced people getting too prematurely eager over this week's reports that Elon Musk could cut off the Ukrainian military from his Starlink communications system. This was after a fierce online clash with Poland's outspoken foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski, which also drew in Secretary of State Marco Rubio."

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🇷🇺⚡️❌🇬🇧🇬🇧 — 📰 ZeroHedge | Russia & UK Engaged In Escalating Spy Wars, Diplomatic Expulsion | March 11, 2025:

"Russia is seeking to clamp down on Western spying on its soil, amid ongoing tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions especially involving Britain, related to alleged espionage. The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) confirmed Monday that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs revoked the accreditation of two British diplomats, accusing them of entering Russia based on false information. They are being booted from the country.

The counterintelligence agency described it had "identified signs of intelligence and subversive work" that the pair had carried out against Russian national security interests. Countries often issue diplomatic cover for intelligence operatives working out of their foreign embassies.

The UK Foreign Office was adamant in rejecting the basis of the accusations: "This is not the first time that Russia has made malicious and baseless accusations against our staff," it said. But this didn't seem so 'direct' a denial speaking to whether the two were spies or not."

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🇨🇳🇦🇺 China's warships encircle Australia

A flotilla of three Chinese navy ships sailed around Australia for nearly a month, moving in and out of its exclusive economic zone, conducting live-fire drills and forcing civilian flights to reroute.

China's two warships had 144 missile launchers, while Australia's entire fleet of 10 warships had only 200. Australia's two fuel tankers, crucial for long-range operations, were out of commission.

Australia's navy is old and dependent on the United States.

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