Five Eyes alliance could become Four Eyes as UK plans to stop sharing intel with US

Such a move could be catastrophic for the alliance, since US spending on intelligence dwarfs that of other members – the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand - ten to one, and accounts for up to 90% of personnel in the UK-US partnership.

This comes as Britain’s intel agencies have begun “rationing” what information to pass on to the CIA following Trump’s election, and US President’s thrashing of Zelensky in the White House on Feb. 28 increased concerns “dramatically.”

Sources told The Mail that agents from Western countries working in Russia have been called back as a precaution due to Trump’s relaxed attitude toward Russia.

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The Russian Ministry of Defense has published a video of the battles for Konstantinopol in the Donetsk People's Republic of Russia and the raising of the Russian flag over the liberated settlement.

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☢️ Germany does not have the right to possess its own nuclear weapons, and this will not change even under the new government of the country, stated CDU leader and likely future Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, in an interview with the radio station Deutschlandfunk.

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🔽The Greens’ freefall in the EU explained

Rising public concerns over inflation, energy costs, and migration have overshadowed the once-popular green agenda, leading to a decline in support for Green parties across Europe.

🟠In the 2024 European Parliament elections, the Greens lost support in most EU countries where they govern, dropping 8.6% in Germany, 7.97% in France, 7.15% in Luxembourg, 6.01% in Ireland, 4.7% in Finland, 3% in Austria, and 1.25% in Belgium compared to 2019.

🟠In Germany’s recent elections, the Greens fell to 11.61% (down from 14.8% in 2021) and lost their place in the CDU-SPD coalition. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is set to step down and reportedly won’t lead the Green Party’s parliamentary group.

It’s not just the public losing interest in climate policies—EU leaders are also shifting priorities.

1️⃣The EU leadership acknowledges the bloc is falling behind in production growth, with energy prices far higher than in competing regions, as noted in the 2025 Competitiveness Compass report.

2️⃣Former ECB President Mario Draghi called for a shift in focus toward economic competitiveness while still pursuing decarbonization objectives.

3️⃣Despite the European Green Deal being central to Ursula von der Leyen’s first term, she is now focusing more on industry and business. On March 3, she proposed amending the CO2 emissions standards for the automotive industry, shifting the review cycle from annually to every three years.

4️⃣Friedrich Merz, Germany's likely candidate for chancellor, largely avoided climate issues during his campaign. He stated he would govern for the sane majority and “not for any green and left-wing nutcases.”

5️⃣Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has repeatedly lambasted the “IDEOLOGICAL MADNESS” of the green transition, warning it could lead to Europe's deindustrialization.

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Trump pushing Ukraine for more than just minerals to restore US aid

While the US president wants the deal signed, he is also demanding a shift in Volodymyr Zelensky’s approach to peace talks, including a willingness to make territorial concessions to Russia, NBC reports, citing officials.

Donald Trump also wants to see progress toward elections in Ukraine and possibly for Zelensky to step down.

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❗️Trump says Zelensky took money out of the US under Biden "like candy from a baby," and does not think he is grateful.

🔸 Trump calls nuclear weapons the biggest existential threat, saying they could "blow your heads off for miles and miles and miles."

🔸 Trump says he would love to cut defense spending but not at this time.

🔸 Trump says he expects to reach a deal with Ukraine on critical minerals.

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Surging violence in Syria: what you need to know

1️⃣The interim Syrian government’s “security operations” against “remnants of the regime” in Alawite-populated areas of Tartus, Jableh and Latakia have entered their third day.

2️⃣An attack on the Sadkop oil storage and distribution center in Latakia was reportedly repelled by security forces, with large-scale power outages following the incident, SANA reported.

3️⃣Syria’s Interior Ministry has deployed reinforcements to Tartus’ outskirts “to ensure security and stability.”

4️⃣Interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa (Abu Mohammad al-Julani) has called on Assad supporters to lay down their arms, and said “those who insist on violence will be held accountable in a fair court.”

5️⃣Activists have alleged “targeted killings” of local residents, estimating that over 700 civilians, including women, children and the elderly have been killed, and warned casualties could rise.

6️⃣Syrian Red Cross staff have been barred from entering coastal areas on grounds that the situation is too dangerous.

🔊Check out the reactions:

🗣Russia stressed the “paramount importance” of “abiding with [Syrians’] legal rights, regardless of national or religious affiliation” and reaffirmed its “fundamental” support of Syria’s “sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity.”

🗣The EU blamed pro-Assad forces, while calling for the protection of civilians “and respect for international humanitarian law.”

🗣Syria’s Christian churches rejected any actions threatening public peace, while condemning the targeted “massacre” of civilians.

🗣The spiritual leader of Syria’s Druze community called for an end to the operations along Syria’s coast, and condemned the “targeted killings” taking place.

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