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🔺To kick things off, we’ll be discussing the situation in the US banking system, as well as all the news around Ukraine
🔺Next, we’ll touch upon the ultimatum that the US issued to TikTok
🔺Finally, we turn our attention to France where Macron imposed a controversial pension reform with no vote

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🚇 Earlier this month, during the launch of the Big Circle Line of the Moscow Metro, Vladimir Putin said that he intends to show Xi Jinping the line personally, or, "at least, to the delegation [of China].”

▪️The new underground line is said to be the longest circle subway line in the world: it includes 31 stations and spans a whopping 70 kilometers (43 miles) of railway.

❓What do you personally expect from Xi’s state visit to Moscow? Let us know in the comments below.

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Biden Official to Visit Honduras After Tegusigalpa's Pivot Towards 'Official Ties With China'

The announcement that Honduras is shifting towards strengthening ties with China and other countries has spurred the United States on to making intense diplomatic efforts in Central America.

The Biden administration's special presidential adviser for the Americas, has been sent to Panama and Honduras this month.

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UK's Johnson Re-selected as Tory Candidate for Next General Election

"'Tonight the Uxbridge and South Ruislip selection committee re-adopted Boris Johnson as our parliamentary candidate," the constituency's Conservative spokesman was quoted as saying.

The Privileges Committee is investigating whether Johnson misled Parliament about parties at 10 Downing during the COVID-19 lockdowns while he was in office. If the allegations are proved, Johnson could face a 10-day suspension from the House of Commons and potentially lose his parliamentary mandate. The UK's next general election must be held by January 2025.

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❗️Russian MoD briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:

▪️The Russian Army eliminated more than 135 Ukrainian servicemen in the Donetsk direction;

▪️The Russian military eliminated more than 70 Ukrainian servicemen, an infantry combat vehicle, and a Ukrainian howitzer in the Krasny Liman direction.

▪️The Russian Army eliminated over 65 Ukrainian servicemen and two D-30 howitzers in the South Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions;

▪️Russian air defense systems destroyed five HIMARS multiple-launch rocket system projectiles, a Tochka-U ballistic missile, and 14 Ukrainian UAVs;

▪️The Russian Army eliminated an ammunition depot in the Kupyansk direction;

▪️Russian forces eliminated up to 25 Ukrainian servicemen and an Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer in the Kherson direction;

▪️The Russian Air Force hit two Ukrainian radar stations.

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❗️US Silicon Valley Bank's former holding company files for bankruptcy protection

🤔 After the introduction of anti-Russia sanctions last year, Western media predicted the "collapse" of the Russian economy. However, non-Western nations, mainly India and China, not only continued — but even increased oil purchases from Russia.

📈See for yourselves in our infographic how India's purchases of Russian crude surged dramatically despite Western hysteria.

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