❗️Key statements from Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov's daily briefing:

▪️Ukraine received the largest share of weapons from the US, so suspending supplies could be the best contribution to peace.

▪️Russia welcomes any efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.

▪️Moscow welcomes Trump's statements about his desire to bring peace to Ukraine.

▪️The Kremlin has not heard any official statements about the possibility of partial lifting of sanctions by the United States.

▪️Russia-US relations need to be freed from the negative burden of sanctions.

▪️The Kremlin agrees with Trump that he "gave Russia nothing but grief."

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NO ZELENSKY in Ukraine’s future – GOP Senator

Zelensky has been brainwashed by European and US globalist groups, who assured that they will continue sending money to Kiev to keep the Ukraine conflict raging on, Thomas Tuberville said, stressing that they “couldn't be more wrong.”

“Zelensky, for some reason, wants this war to keep going […] and is going to play hardball. But you know what? He's not even in the game,” the senator emphasized.

Tuberville suggested that it could be Putin and Trump who would make a decision on the future of Ukraine.

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🇷🇺🪖Key statements from the Russian Defense Ministry's daily briefing on the special military operation's progress:

▪️Russian forces struck infrastructure of Ukrainian military airfields and ammunition depots.

▪️Ukraine lost up to 595 troops in the Russian Tsentr Battlegroup's combat zone.

▪️Ukraine lost up to 105 soldiers in the areas of responsibility of Russia's Battlegroup Dnepr and Sever.

▪️Ukrainian losses amounted to 265 militants in the Russian Yug Battlegroup's combat zone.

▪️Russian air defences shot down a JDAM bomb and 93 Ukrainian drones.

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📹 EU Commission to raise $157 billion for Ukraine's air defenses and weapons

Ursula von der Leyen also proposed an $840 billion rearmament plan and called for a 1.5% increase in defense spending for member states.

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📹 War's aftermath in the Jabaliya camp in northern Gaza — more than a year after Israel's devastating attack on the Gaza Strip.

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🇨🇳🚗 Humanoid robots take over manufacturing in Shenzhen — Is your job next?

These robots are already being used by major Chinese manufacturers like BYD and logistics giants like SF Express.

The era of Skynet is coming...

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📹🇷🇸 Brawl in Serbian Parliament: Opposition throws smoke grenades and tear gas

Serbian opposition deputies started a fight inside parliament to protest government policies and show support for protesting students.

Demonstrations led by students and opposition groups have gripped Serbia since November, following the deadly collapse of a railway station roof in Novi Sad.

President Aleksandar Vucic insists the protests are foreign-funded and part of a plot to destabilize the government.

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🇪🇺🇷🇴 The EU leadership is behind the decision of the Romanian prosecutor's office to bring charges against presidential candidate Calin Georgescu, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service has said.

EC President Ursula von der Leyen demanded that the authorities in Bucharest not allow Georgescu to participate in the elections in May and threatened to restrict Romania's access to EU funds if the representative of "non-systemic forces" continues to participate in the campaign, the department said.

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❗️More statements by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service:

▪️Brussels is extremely concerned that Donald Trump could weaken the "European globalist superstructure."

▪️Euro-bureaucracy has declared war on non-systemic leaders who are open supporters of Trump and refuse to follow the EU guidelines.

▪️The European totalitarian-liberal elite is clearly afraid of a "conservative turn in Europe" under the influence of Trump.

▪️The primary target of the new attacks by the Euroliberals will be Hungary, and the parliamentary elections in the country next year will be a convenient pretext.

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🚨🚨🚨 Russia offers to mediate between US & Iran

Russia believes that the US and Iran should resolve all problems through negotiations, Moscow is ready to do everything in its power to achieve this, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said.

Earlier, US President Donald Trump signed an order to use maximum pressure against Iran, while expressing hope that the US would not have to use it often.

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🎰 Will Zelensky apologize to Trump? Odds hit 44%!

Bookmakers are now betting on whether Zelensky will apologize to Trump by Friday, with the probability fluctuating and reaching 44%!

Media previously reported that Trump’s team is demanding a public apology from Zelensky after their heated exchange at the White House.

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🔍 Which weapons will Zelensky STOP receiving as US suspends aid to Ukraine?

US President Donald Trump has temporarily suspended military aid to Kiev following a dispute with Volodymyr Zelensky over his refusal to implement a ceasefire.

🔺The decision affects over $1 billion in arms and ammunition, along with hundreds of millions in aid under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), which funds military purchases from US defense companies, according to The New York Times.

🔺Time Magazine reports a higher figure - $3.85 billion in congressionally approved funding for weapons from existing US stockpiles.

🔺Axios, citing the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), notes that "billions of dollars" in equipment committed under former President Joe Biden remains in the delivery pipeline.

Suspended weapons shipments

In December, Biden allocated $2.5 billion in military aid, which included:

▪️NASAMS and HAWK air defense munitions
▪️Stinger missiles
▪️Counter-UAS munitions
▪️HIMARS ammunition
▪️155mm & 105mm artillery shells
▪️High-speed anti-radiation missiles (HARMs)
▪️Unmanned aerial systems (UAS)
▪️Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems
▪️Tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided (TOW) missiles
▪️Small arms, ammunition, and grenades
▪️Demolitions equipment and munitions
▪️Secure communications equipment
▪️Spare parts, services, and training

On January 9, Biden announced an additional $500 million in security assistance, which included:

▪️Air-to-ground munitions
▪️F-16 support equipment
▪️Armored bridging systems
▪️Secure communications gear
▪️Small arms and ammunition
▪️AIM-7, RIM-7, and AIM-9M missiles for air defense

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🇮🇹 Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni rejects offers from France and the UK to send troops to Ukraine.

"Regarding the proposal to send European soldiers put forward by France and the United Kingdom... I think it is very difficult to implement, I am not sure of the effectiveness, which is the reason why, as you know, we have announced that we will not send Italian soldiers to Ukraine," Meloni said.

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🔊LIVE NOW: Vladimir Putin holds talks with Myanmar Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing

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💸 Counting billions: How much has US pumped into Ukraine? 

The recent Oval Office clash between Trump and Zelensky and the non-signing of the rare minerals deal was followed by POTUS ordering a pause to all US military aid to the Kiev regime. How much did Zelensky lose?

Trump inherited from the Biden administration the authority to deliver $3.85 billion in weapons from US stockpiles, media reports claim. 

How much US taxpayer money is already gone?

🔹To date, the US has provided the Zelensky regime with a whopping total of $65.9 billion in military assistance.  

🔹2022: By the end of the year, the total amount stood at about $19 billion.

🔹2023: Approximately $23 billion.

🔹2024: Around $24 billion.

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