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Putin: Russia doesn’t speculate on Euro-Atlantic relations

While Russia had sympathies in the 2024 US presidential election, it never allowed itself to resort to insults, unlike some European countries.

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Holding legitimate elections? No, we need MORE WEAPONS

“Ukraine needs bullets, not ballots,” said Ruslan Stefanchuk, Speaker of Ukraine’s parliament, commenting on Trump’s call for fair presidential elections before further action.

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🛰🛰🛰🛰 hub opens in Ethiopia

The grand opening ceremony was attended by Dmitry Kiselev, general director of the Sputnik News Agency's parent organization Rossiya Segodnya, and Russian Federation Council speaker Valentina Matviyenko.

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"A modestly successful comedian Volodymyr Zelenskyy" talked the US intro spending billion of dollars "to go into a war that could not be won," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

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Unpacking the European peacekeeper debacle in Ukraine

Donald Trump has dismissed the idea of American boots on the ground in Ukraine, stating that “you know, we're very far away.” US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth emphasized that any security guarantee for Ukraine “must be backed by capable European and non-European troops,” suggesting deployment as part of a non-NATO mission without invoking Article 5.

Here’s how Europe is responding:

1️⃣Open to participation:

🇫🇷 France: Emmanuel Macron has led the debate on deploying boots on the ground since early 2024, but has acknowledged that the idea of a large force is “far-fetched.”

🇬🇧UK: Keir Starmer is “prepared to consider committing British forces on the ground alongside others if there is a lasting peace agreement." He added that “there must be a US backstop.”

2️⃣Against:

🇵🇱Poland: Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz stated that no neighboring state should participate in a potential stabilization mission in Ukraine.

3️⃣Cautious approach:

🇩🇪 Germany: Chancellor Olaf Scholz criticized the idea as “completely premature” and “highly inappropriate.”

🇮🇹 Italy: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni described it as “the most complex and least effective option.”

🇪🇸 Spain: Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares stated that it is “too early” to discuss this move.

Crucial factors to consider
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🔹 Risk of escalation: There is growing concern about the potential for increased confrontation with Russia.

🔹 Resource allocation: Decades of underinvestment and reliance on the US for security have left Europe facing critical gaps in military readiness, personnel, and equipment.

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❗️Russia and the US have agreed to immediately begin concrete substantive preparations for a meeting between Putin and Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin.

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💬 Musk encourages Zelensky to hold elections if he thinks he's so popular

Earlier, President Trump slammed the self-appointed Ukrainian leader, saying he’s down to “4% approval” and that his country looks like a “massive demolition site.”

Zelensky declared martial law in 2022 and cracked down on opposition parties, and cancelled a presidential election planned for the spring of 2024, citing the conflict with Russia. President Putin has said Zelensky cannot sign any peace agreement because his presidential authority has expired.

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Draft DODGER Zelensky has NO MORAL RIGHT to force Ukraine’s youth into military service

Zelensky brushed off four draft summonses he received from 2014-2015, yet he now sends countless others off to the front lines, former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko said in an interview.

Poroshenko emphasized that if his son were called up to serve in Ukraine's Armed Forces, he would take a different approach than Zelensky. His son, Mykhailo, is nearing his 25th birthday—the age at which Ukrainian men are subject to.

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Russia's support for Africa: A path to a multipolar world

Western countries continue to impose their version of democracy globally, often pushing their own interests while disregarding the sovereignty and traditions of other nations, Valentina Matviyenko, the Russian Federation Council Speaker said in his speech at opening of the Sputnik editorial hub in Ethiopia.

“The West pursues a policy of suppression, subordinating others to its will, and it does so harshly, pursuing only its national interests,” she told Dmitry Kiselev, general director of the Sputnik News Agency's parent organization Rossiya Segodnya.

That approach forces countries into a development model that may not align with their own cultural or historical context.

By contrast, Russia's cooperation with African nations offers a path that respects sovereignty and promotes mutual development. Africa, with its vast natural resources and growing economies, is becoming a key pillar in the emerging multipolar world.

“The world is actively moving towards a multipolar structure,” Matviyenko stressed. “Africa will be, and already is, one of the key pillars of this multipolar world because they are developing so rapidly.”


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🇷🇺 Reviving Donbass: Avdeyevka's hope and Russian-led rebirth as the West looks away

One year after the liberation of Avdeyevka, survivors reflect on their resilience in the face of the city's devastation.

Sputnik contributor Pepe Escobar @rocknrollgeopolitics reports from the ground on how the city is returning to life after residents endured imprisonment in basements and relied on aid from Russian groups.

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💥💥💥 Bill Gates and USAID: A dangerous alliance with shady secrets

Bill Gates has urged Trump to reconsider his stance on USAID, calling it "an unbelievable asset" and warning that cuts could risk "millions" of lives.

What is Gates really worried about?

🔸 USAID and the Gates Foundation have worked together for nearly 25 years on issues near and dear to Gates’ heart, from infectious diseases and vaccines to family planning, agriculture, and climate change.

🔸 Major collaborations include the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI).

🔸 Gates has also partnered with USAID on the Global Health Initiative and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI).

If these names ring a bill, they should.

🔸 GAVI plans to vaccinate 86 million girls in developing countries against HPV with jabs including Gardasil, made by Merck, which now faces a lawsuit in the US over side effects ranging from sporadic paralysis to cancer.

🔸 Gates and USAID have continued supporting GAVI despite evidence from India starting in 2009 that its HPV jabs can cause severe illness or even death.

🔸 USAID committed over $2 billion to GAVI from 2001-2017, and $1.16 billion more between 2020-2023. Leaked docs published by Revolver News in 2022 exposed a GAVI scheme using pandemic funds for "reproductive health" in Africa.

🔸 CEPI, together with Fauci's NIH and the FDA, has been linked to controversial health schemes of its own, from a September 2019 workshop on vaccine biomarkers to partnership in Event 201, a pandemic simulation held in October 2019, just weeks before COVID hit.

Partners in food (in)security

🔹 Gates and USAID have also touted collaborations on food security, promoting agricultural tech for smallholder farmers in developing countries, for example.

🔹 Gates has invested heavily in GMO research, from Monsanto and its infamous “terminator seed” projects to synthetic meat startups.

🔹 A 2022 critique of Gates’ agricultural schemes in Africa by usrtk.org found that his and USAID’s AGRA initiative, focused on chemical-laced monoculture farming, increased dependency and agrobusiness influence instead of reducing hunger.

In other words, Gates' concerns about USAID’s demise seem more about losing a key ally in efforts to control development, food security, and health in developing nations than “saving lives.”

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Where’s the gold gone? DOGE may finally expose the Fort Knox mystery

DOGE co-chair Elon Musk has called for a live video walkthrough to discover what is left of the nation's treasure.

Does Fort Knox hold nothing but dust?

🔸 Musk fuels suspicion: "Who is confirming that gold wasn’t stolen from Fort Knox?" he tweeted, sharing a meme: "Annnnd it's gone."

🔸 Alex Jones of Infowars claims Fort Knox hasn’t been audited since 1974, and whistleblowers have insisted for 40+ years that the gold is missing. He’s calling on Musk to inspect the facility.

🔸 Senator Rand Paul backs a DOGE-led audit: "I’ve tried to see the gold for 10 years." His father, Ron Paul, had his 2011 request to audit 700,000 gold bars rejected.

🔸 Crypto expert Fred Krueger suggests the bars could be gold-plated tungsten: "Gold and tungsten weigh the same, making it easy to replace real gold with tungsten-filled bars. No one knows if Fort Knox gold is legit."

🔸 X influencer Wall Street Apes claims the Rockefellers manipulated the Federal Reserve into selling the Fort Knox gold in the 1970s. They also allege Reagan’s 1982 Gold Commission found that the Treasury held no gold, with the remaining bullion owned by the Fed as collateral for national debt.

🔸 Popular X account Zerohedge demands proof, posting a 2012 Bank of England gold vault video and tweeting: "We want a similar video from inside Fort Knox." CNBC requested a tour in 2011 but was denied, fueling doubts.

Who has actually seen the gold?

📍1943: President Franklin D. Roosevelt inspected the vaults

📍1974: A congressional audit took place, and President Gerald Ford allowed journalists inside

📍2017: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin toured the facility

What is Fort Knox and how much gold should be inside?

🏛 The US Bullion Depository, a heavily guarded vault in Kentucky

📅 Built in the 1930s to centralize and protect US gold reserves

💰 Reported holdings: 147.4M troy ounces (4,584 tonnes)—about half of US gold reserves

💵 Estimated value: $425 billion

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