💬Trump envoy Witkoff might go to Iran - IF HE GETS AN INVITATION

Donald Trump’s special Mideast envoy’s team had sent messages urging direct talks with Iranian officials in Oman, The Washington Post cited administration officials as saying.

“Indirect is our preference,” Iranian FM Sayed Abbas Araghchi had stated after Trump teased the upcoming negotiations on Saturday as “direct.”

Russia hopes that the US and Iran, with Oman's mediation, can kick-start talks on the Iranian nuclear issue, and Moscow stands ready to offer its support, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko told reporters.

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👋WOKE female US admiral at NATO gets BOOTED over Trump and Hegseth portrait spat

US Navy Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield, a representative to the NATO Military Committee in Brussels, was fired “because she wouldn’t hang up pictures of Trump and Hegseth,” claimed US Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, on X.

Earlier, the Pentagon cited "a loss of confidence in her ability to lead" as the reason.

The American Accountability Foundation, a conservative research group, had openly lobbied Hegseth to remove Chatfield, a vocal DEI advocate, querying: “Is this someone who should be leading our men and women into battle?”

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✅A new round of Russian-US negotiations will take place in Turkey on April 10, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova confirmed.

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🔍UK & Polish combatants DISCOVERED in Kursk region

Intercepted radio communications picked up various languages being spoken meaning foreign mercs were among the Ukrainian troops stationed in Guevo, in the Kursk region, a Russian fighter from Battlegroup Sever told Sputnik.

On April 8, Russian forces successfully liberated the settlement, raising the national flag over it.

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💬NATO planning to radically increase military spending - Russian Foreign Ministry

The move is "justified" by an armed conflict with Russia, which, according to NATO members, could happen in 4-5 years, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

"There are more and more calls to reach figures from 3 to 5 percent of GDP. The members of this organization spend huge amounts of money, more than a trillion dollars annually, on military purposes, while their economies are bursting at the seams, the process of deindustrialization of Europe is underway," he stressed.

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🇨🇳🤝🇷🇺Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a separate visit to Russia, as well as participating in the celebrations in Moscow marking the 80th anniversary of the victory over fascism in the Second World War, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

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❗️China raises tariffs on US imports to 84%, Chinese state TV reports.

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🎉 Great Patriotic War 80 years on: the Faces of Victory

When looking back at the titanic struggle that was the Great Patriotic War, it’s important to remember the individual heroes, like Guards Sergeant Arkady Burakov, who fought selflessly to ensure victory over fascism.

In a letter to his brother dated March 30, 1944, Burakov recalled how, during one operation, he was wounded in the arm, but fought on together with his squad, repelling several Nazi counterattacks.

Just weeks later, Burakov was back in the fight, suffering a severe wound to his stomach, and receiving a top commendation – the Order of the Patriotic War First Class, for his bravery.

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Could China’s strategic PIVOT to the Global South spell TROUBLE for US?

China could pull off a swift “recalibration” of its overseas trade in response to Donald Trump’s tariff war, veteran financial analyst Paul Goncharoff told Sputnik.

Why Washington should be worried?

🔸 China-BRICS trade is now worth over $1 trillion

🔸 China's trade with Russia reached a record high of $237 billion in 2024, Chinese customs data shows

🔸 China has been diversifying its export markets, with exports to the ASEAN group of nations surging by 12% last year

🔸 China’s Belt and Road Initiative was designed to secure multiple supply chains – many of those are now operational and never extended into the US

If China boosts its exports to non-US markets by 8.5% annually, it could offset its entire exposure to American export volume within just two years, Goncharoff explained.

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🔍Funding endless wars dries up key US resources

The Pentagon is worried that ongoing support for Ukraine and military operations in the Middle East, including campaigns in Yemen, are quickly depleting essential stockpiles that Washington considers vital for a potential conflict with China, according to a report by The New York Times.

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📊 The Alternative for Germany party has taken the lead in polls for the first time in its history, party leader Alice Weidel announced on her X account.

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