🚨Western regime change efforts in Russia have failed -- senior Russian lawmaker Konstantin Kosachev (Vice Speaker of Federation Council) to Sputnik.

Western politicians thought sanctions would spark a political color revolution in Russia, but the opposite happened.

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John Thune: Meet the new Republican Senate majority leader

US Republican Senator John Thune, who held the position of minority whip under former minority leader Mitch McConnell when the Democrats controlled the Senate, has been elected by his peers as the new Senate majority leader.

▪️Thune was elected to the Senate in 2004 to represent South Dakota and has the experience of being both the majority and the minority whip.

▪️He has been a vocal proponent of US assistance to Ukraine, having claimed that the United States “cannot retreat from the world stage” and thus should keep supplying Kiev with weapons and resources.

▪️In March 2022, he praised Washington’s efforts to provide “lethal aid” to Ukraine and to get other NATO members involved in the Ukrainian conflict.

▪️He has also voiced his support of Israel and his criticism of Iran, insisting that Tel Aviv has a right to self-defense and alleging that Iran is trying to acquire nuclear weapons and must be prevented from doing so.

▪️Thune is also no fan of China, claiming in 2023 that the US should consider prioritizing its efforts to counter the threat from Beijing.

▪️“We are in an era of competition with China, with the Chinese Communist Party intent on displacing US leadership in the Indo-Pacific so that it may impose its economic and military will throughout the region and beyond,” Thune declared.

▪️Earlier this year, Thune also voted for the $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

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THROWBACK: Newly elected US Senate Majority leader John Thune expressed hope that Trump would not become the 2024 Republican nominee.

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Biden Admin in next 2 months to request more resources for Ukraine from Congress - Sullivan

The Biden administration will ask Congress for additional resources for Ukraine during the next two months, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Wednesday.

"Therefore it only stands to reason that in the next two months, the administration will signal to Congress that we would like to see additional funds for Ukraine for 2025," Sullivan told reporters.

Western countries have provided hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of aid to Ukraine since the start of Russia's special military operation in February 2022. Russia has consistently warned against the West's continued arms deliveries to Ukraine, saying that they only prolong the conflict.

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🥴 “Apology… from who?” – Biden will not make an apology for calling Trump “a threat to democracy” – White House

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre clarified that President Joe Biden will not be apologizing to President-elect Donald Trump for calling him “a threat to democracy” and other colorful names because many others have used the same phrase.

“And it’s not just him. You heard this from former staffers. You’ve heard that from the former chief of staff, John Kelly, and others,” Jean-Pierre said, effectively suggesting that insults become acceptable if repeated by enough people.

“The President is going to always feel obligated to be honest with the American people. What he says still stands,” the press secretary claimed.

“What we want to be also very clear about is the importance of listening to the will of the American people,” Jean-Pierre added, seemingly contradicting her earlier statement about Biden not issuing an apology.

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Brazil's Solicitor General labels explosions as an 'attack' on the Supreme Court

The plenary session of Brazil's Chamber of Deputies was suspended in response to the explosions. The Military Police are currently investigating the causes of the incident.

Authorities in Brasília have confirmed that a body was discovered in front of the Supreme Court building following the explosions.

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Suicide bomber behind explosions near Brazil's Supreme Court and Congress – reports

The explosions near Brazil's Supreme Court and Congress earlier today were carried out by a suicide bomber, according to the G1 news website.

The attacker reportedly detonated explosives in his car before attempting to target the Supreme Court building. He threw additional explosive devices toward the building and triggered another device on himself, the report said, citing Celina Leão, Vice Governor of the Brazilian Federal District.

The suspect is said to have been a candidate for the Libertarian Party in Brazil's 2020 municipal elections but was not elected.

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THROWBACK: Trump's pick for US Attorney General, Matt Gaetz, schools Biden admin officials on their “unachievable goal” of inflicting a “strategic failure” on Russia in Ukraine

On April 10, Dr. Celeste Wallander, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, testified before the House Armed Services Committee and was educated on the Ukraine conflict, thanks to Gaetz’s assertive questioning.

“I think that we're never repatriating Crimea back to Ukraine. And I think that if you set that as the objective, then we perpetuate this new forever war that's going to have a lot of death and a lot of destruction. And it's for an unachievable goal. And I worry that's driving our thinking,” Gaetz emphasized.

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