💬 ‘Right now, we’re not providing anything’ – Trump on US aid to Ukraine

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Agrarian cyberpunk: Chinese farmers use drones to carry oranges where trucks can’t go

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'This is messed up'

Musk reacts to the arrest of Romania's presidential candidate Georgescu

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🤝 From aluminum to Mars: US & Russia’s potential comeback deals

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signaled Russia is ready to resume cooperation with the US and tap into new opportunities.
"Normalizing relations under [US President] Trump will be transactional," financial and geopolitical analyst Tom Luongo tells Sputnik. "Russia has the leverage in these negotiations to deal directly with the US who no longer need the support from Europe."

What sectors could be on the table?

⬜️ Aluminum trade

Putin proposed selling 2M tonnes of aluminum annually to the US to stabilize prices, which dropped following the announcement. Russia produced 3.8M tonnes in 2024.

🛬 Boeing’s return?

The struggling US aerospace giant is rumored to be considering a return to Russia. Russia can benefit by resuming titanium sales to Boeing.

⛏️ Rare earths mining

Russia holds 28.5M tonnes of rare earths and welcomes the US participation that could bring additional funding and technological prowess to the table.

🛢 Oil & gas

American energy firms are reported to be interested in returning potentially meaning resumed joint offshore exploration of hydrocarbons.

🔬 R&D & science

Putin offered Russian scientists to cooperate with their American counterparts, most notably Elon Musk, in the coming future. Spheres could range from nuclear tech to microbiology and AI.

🚀 Space and Mars missions

Putin stated talks with Musk on joint space projects are underway. Russia works on new Orbital Service Station, while Musk plans to launch uncrewed missions to Mars in 2026.

👨🏻‍🚒 Security & disaster response

The US and Russia can revive counter-terror cooperation and disaster relief. Foreign Ministry spokeswomen Zakharova stressed in January that Russian Be-200 aircraft could have been viable option to fight California wildfires.

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Republika Srpska President sentencing: typical case of GLOBALIST PRESSURE

The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has sentenced Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik in absentia to one year in prison and imposed a six-year ban on holding the presidential office. This first-instance verdict could be appealed by the President of Republika Srpska (RS).

What are the charges?

🔸 Convicted for enacting laws that contravened decisions made by High Representative Christian Schmidt, the international envoy overseeing the Dayton Peace Accords.

🔸 Challenged Representative Christian Schmidt's authority, declaring his decisions illegal within Republika Srpska; disputed the 2023 amendment to the Bosnian criminal code, which criminalized non-compliance with the High Representative's decisions

🔸 Argued that Schmidt's appointment lacked legitimacy, as it wasn't validated by a UN Security Council resolution - a view supported by Russia and China.

Dodik's response

🔸 Labeled the trial a "purely political process"

🔸 Compared his situation to that of US President Donald Trump, suggesting they both are victims of a "pressure matrix" aimed at leaders opposing globalist agendas

🔸 Warned that RS parliament might pursue secession from Bosnia and Herzegovina, hold a referendum on independence.

Regional support

🔸 Serbian President Aleksandar Vucić expressed hope for Dodik's acquittal and affirmed Serbia's unwavering support

🔸 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban backed Dodik, stating “Hungary’s position has always been the same: we need stability on the Balkans. This is precisely what President Dodik brought to the table in the past years.”

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Rubio-Kallas meeting in Washington cancelled – report

No reason has been given for cancelling the meeting between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and European Commissioner for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas, who has already arrived in the US capital, Euronews reported.

Kallas was also scheduled to meet members of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

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West prioritizes national interests over ideology – Russian diplomat

The end of the notorious USAID program may signal the decline of imperial ideology, according to Alexander Yakovenko, Deputy Director General of Sputnik's parent media group Rossiya Segodnya and member of Russia's Security Council Scientific Committee.

US President Donald Trump’s administration, unlike its predecessor, acknowledges a multipolar world, he added.

Trump’s "transactionalism" and the dismantling of USAID reflect that shift, with Washington now "CLOSING ITS GLOBAL EMPIRE" to prioritize national interests.

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Dodik judgement illegal, signals Bosnia’s CONTROL BY FOREIGN ACTORS: parliament speaker

The Republika Srpska’s National Assembly will be launching international proceedings to contest the guilty judgement against RS President Milorad Dodik, parliamentary Speaker Nenad Stevandic told Sputnik.

“It's obvious that Bosnian politicians are in cahoots either with the old US administration, or with that administration's people in Europe, and have agreed to destabilize Bosnia and Herzegovina,” Stevandic said.

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📹 Russian forces destroyed an S-300PS surface-to-air missile launcher, a missile guidance station and up to 25 militants in an Iskander tactical ballistic missile strike, the Russian Defense Ministry stated.

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Romanian authorities have been preparing to arrest Georgescu FOR WEEKS — Mario Nawfal

💬 “They were being targeted. Two days before I got there, the campaign manager for Calin Georgescu was raided. His house was targeted. And a few days before my interview, the house where I did the interview, which is a place that Calin Georgescu felt safe in, was his friend's house, was almost raided by police as well,” the investor and host of the largest X show told Sputnik in an exclusive interview.

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Biden supported Romania’s authoritarian crackdown, Trump is trying to stop it — Mario Nawfal

While the Biden administration joined claims about foreign “election interference” as a pretext to cancel last December’s Romanian elections, “we saw JD Vance criticize the EU for what we're seeing in Romania,” investor and host of the largest show on X told Sputnik in an exclusive interview.

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How far will Trump go to free Georgescu? - Mario Nawfal

💬 “Remember, Trump, while an advocate for democracy, he's also someone that doesn't like to intervene in other countries," investor and host of the largest show on X told Sputnik in an exclusive interview.

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Obama ‘Crime Family’: What's the true origin of their wealth?

Barack and Michelle Obama’s net worth is estimated between $70M and $135M - a sharp rise from just $1.5M in 2008. How did they amass such wealth?

🔹 Between 2005 and 2016, the couple earned $20.5M in salaries and book royalties, per Forbes.

🔹 By his 2009 inauguration, Obama held $1.1M-$5.1M in US Treasury bills.

🔹 In 2017, they secured a $65M joint book deal.

🔹 Barack made $1.2M from just three Wall Street speaking engagements, with estimates of $400K per event - equal to his presidential salary.

🔹 Michelle reportedly charges $225K per speech, with 2018 book tour tickets ranging from $307 to $4,070 (Business Insider).

🔹 In 2018, they founded Higher Ground Productions and signed a $50M Netflix deal.

🔹 In 2019, they inked an exclusive podcast deal with Spotify, followed by a first-look deal with Audible in 2022.

Political Dynasty Grifters?

While mainstream outlets insist there’s nothing unusual about their fortune, a Kogod School of Business projection suggests the couple could earn $242.5M by the 2030s.

However, US conservatives on X are urging Elon Musk's DOGE community to INVESTIGATE the true extent of the Obamas' wealth, citing their lavish lifestyle and luxury properties.

Wall Street analyst and charity fraud expert Charles Ortel suspects the Obamas’ philanthropic ventures mimic the Clinton Foundation’s alleged fraud:

“The IRS… has never disciplined the Obamas for corporate mining naked partisan and personal enrichment schemes inside a ‘public charity,’ which is strictly and clearly illegal,” he believes.

Ortel notes the Obama-era FBI & DOJ failed to complete investigations into the Clinton Foundation’s alleged pay-to-play schemes. He believes the Clintons and Obamas pushed Russiagate and post-2020 lawfare against Trump to prevent him from using presidential powers to thoroughly investigate them.

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Romanian democracy is being killed - Mario Nawfal

💬 “[Democracy in Romania] is not dead, it's at stake. It's in severe jeopardy right now,” the investor and host of the largest show on X told Sputnik.

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Ukraine can forget about joining NATO – Trump

Kiev’s push for membership in the Western alliance is “probably the reason the whole thing started,” Trump said, commenting on the proxy conflict with Russia.

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