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🔺To kick things off, we’ll be discussing the US arrival of the Taiwanese president, who is set to meet with Speaker McCarthy in California
🔺Next, we’ll cover another toxic train derailment, this time in Minnesota
🔺Finally, we’ll speak about the latest in Ukraine

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⚡ Key provisions from Russia’s New Foreign Policy Concept:

▪️ Russia has self-determined as an original country-civilization, a vast Eurasian and Euro-Pacific power;

▪️ Russia's attitude towards other states is determined by the constructive, neutral or unfriendly nature of their policy towards Russia;

▪️ Russia does not consider itself an enemy of the West, does not isolate itself from it, and does not have hostile intentions towards it;

▪️ Russia is striving to form a system of international relations that would ensure reliable security;

▪️ Russia intends to actively develop cooperation in all areas with allies and partners;

▪️ Russia will contribute to reducing the ability of unfriendly states to abuse their monopoly or dominant position in certain areas of the world economy;

▪️ The priorities of Russia's humanitarian policy abroad are counteracting the Russophobia campaign, protecting the Russian language, Russian culture, sports, and the Russian Orthodox Church from discrimination, and fighting for historical truth.

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⚡ Key provisions from Russia’s New Foreign Policy Concept:

▪️ The main goal of Russia in the near abroad is to turn the region into a zone of peace, good neighborliness and prosperity;

▪️ Russia aims at a peaceful resolution of international issues in the Arctic;

▪️ Of particular importance for Russia is a comprehensive deepening of ties and coordination with friendly sovereign global centers of power - China and India;

▪️ The flagship project of Russia in the 21st century is the transformation of Eurasia into a single continental space of peace, stability, mutual trust, development and prosperity;

▪️ Russia considers Islamic civilization friendly and will strengthen comprehensive mutually beneficial cooperation with it;

▪️ Russia intends to contribute to the further development of Africa as an original and influential center of world development;

▪️ Russia will increase cooperation with Latin America on a pragmatic and mutually beneficial basis;

▪️ Rejection of the anti-Russian policy and greater independence from the United States would have a beneficial effect on the security and well-being of European countries;

▪️ Russia considers the US course as the main source of anti-Russian policy and risk to its security.

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⚡️ Trump lawyer: 'zero' сhance ex-POTUS will take a plea deal after indictment

Russia's Presidency in UN Security Council Will Be Eventful, Kremlin Says

Russia is to assume presidency in the UN Security Council in April.

"[Russia's presidency] will be eventful. Russia is a permanent member of the UN Security Council. And it will exercise all its rights that are provided for by this. Naturally, remaining a responsible member of the Security Council and the United Nations," Kremlin spokesman told reporters.

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📹 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russia is not isolating itself from the US and Europe, but they must be aware that a confrontation with Moscow is futile.

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📹 Russian FM Sergey Lavrov: India and China are called strategic partners of Russia in the new foreign policy concept.

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▪️ Prominent member of the US Democratic Party and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi got roasted online over a remark about the indictment of the 45th President of the United States Donald Trump.

▪️ In a recent tweet of hers, Pelosi argued that the Grand Jury that made the decision to indict the ex-POTUS “has acted upon the facts and the law,” before making a rather strange claim about how a trial is supposed to work.

🗣 “No one is above the law, and everyone has the right to a trial to prove innocence,” she wrote, adding that she hopes that Trump “will peacefully respect the system, which grants him that right.”

▪️ Quite a few social media users were quick to remind Pelosi about a thing called the presumption of innocence, and that a person who goes on trial is regarded as innocent until proven guilty, not the other way around.

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🇺🇸 US President Joe Biden on Friday declined to provide any comment on the indictment of his predecessor, Donald Trump, in a case regarding alleged hush money payments, according to a White House pool report.

💬 "I have no comment on Trump," Biden told reporters at the White House.

▪️ When asked if he is worried about protests, he said "No. I’m not going to talk about the Trump indictment."

▪️ On Thursday, a Manhattan Grand Jury voted to indict Trump on charges related to his alleged role in a hush money payment and cover-up involving adult film star Stormy Daniels during the lead-up to the 2016 election.

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⚡ Metropolitan Pavel announced the storming of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, which should begin at 5 pm local time

💬 "Our people have overheard these thugs who are talking on phone, preparing for these events. I hope that this will not happen. We ask for your prayers," he said in an address to believers and security forces.

📌 On March 10, the National Kiev-Pechersk Historical and Cultural Preserve in Ukraine ordered the monks based in the monastery to depart by March 29 after an interdepartmental Ukrainian commission accused the UOC of violating the terms of an agreement on the use of state property. Ukrainian Culture Minister Oleksandr Tkachenko said the monks could only stay in the Lavra if they joined the schismatic Orthodox Church of Ukraine, a decision that might be "stimulated through the joint work of specialists and law enforcement officers."

🚂🇷🇺 Volga: the Russian armored train operating in the special military operation

The Volga is armored and its platforms house weapons, air defense systems and radio electronic warfare, vehicles, shelters and construction machinery. Its special carriages are protected with iron plates 10 to 20 mm thick, as well as sandbags inside.

📍 The command of the Russian Armed Forces already used it in the special military operation to evacuate civilians from Kherson.

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📹 Russian drones fine-tune a surgical strike on a Ukrainian military column (video courtesy of Russia's MoD)

▪️ While flying a mission, a UAV detected a convoy of military vehicles from the Kiev regime on the march.

▪️ Real-time coordinates of the detected targets were transmitted to a control room, after which the Ukrainian military vehicles were hit by high-precision weapons.

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No Sympathy For The Devil: Ukrainian Orthodox Church Defiant Against 'Godless' Zelensky Regime

While the Kiev Junta openly oppresses Christians, blatantly disregarding all laws and while the Zelensky regime's US handlers stay silent and close their eyes to what's happening, Ukrainian Orthodox believers choose to defend their faith. Reportedly, the parishioners once again prevented the state commission from entering the monastery.

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Russia to Provide Consular Access to Arrested WSJ Journalist

Moscow will provide consular access to Evan Gershkovich, the arrested Wall Street Journal Moscow bureau correspondent, in accordance with internal procedures, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday.

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🇺🇸 The indictment of former US President Donald Trump sends a “terrible” message to the world about the US justice system, former Vice President of the United States Mike Pence said on Friday.

💭 “The unprecedented indictment of a former president of the United States for a campaign finance issue sends is an outrage,” Pence said at National Review Institute Ideas Summit.

📍 The decision to indict Trump will likely further divide the United States, which is currently facing “intractable” challenges at home and abroad, Pence added.

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Dr. David Oualaalou, an international
geopolitical consultant, veteran, and author of many books, including "The Dynamics of Russia's Geopolitics: Remaking the Global Order," joins us to discuss the shift that even European countries are making towards China

🎧Listen to more of Oualaalou’s analysis in our podcast The Critical Hour

🇦🇫 Survivor of US airstrike in Afghanistan still seeking justice for slain family members.

Zelensky Must Negotiate With Russia, Not Beg West for More Arms, Academic Says

Ukraine broke off peace talks with Russia in April 2022 at the urging of Western powers. Nicolai Petro, professor of political science at the University of Rhode Island, said President Volodymyr Zelensky should restart negotiations, and that NATO must take Russia's security concerns seriously.

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Rick Sterling, an independent journalist, joins us to discuss the big changes in the Middle East and the consequences of closer ties between Saudi Arabia and China for the US

🎧Listen to more of Sterling’s analysis in our podcast By Any Means Necessary

🇮🇳🎉 The grand historic 'Gateway of India' in Mumbai became a backdrop for one of the most fabulous fashion shows, by luxury giant Christian Dior for the unveiling of a new collection — for the first time in India.

Enjoy the most fascinating scenes from it in our video!

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Caleb Maupin, a journalist and political analyst, joins us to discuss the US attempts to push China off the market

🎧Listen to more of Maupin’s analysis in our podcast The Critical Hour