🤝 RARE EARTH MINERALS, ARCTIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE: RDIF and US set to announce major projects

Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, reveals the fund is working on a series of groundbreaking projects with US enterprises.

💬 "We are discussing projects in rare earths, the Arctic and infrastructure," Dmitriev said at SPIEF 2025.

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🚨IAEA SEES NO EVIDENCE OF IRAN'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM

Rafael Grossi, head of the IAEA, confirms no proof of Iran's nuclear weapons program

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🇮🇷☢️No evidence? No problem: Trump’s desire to be ‘on winning side’ blinds him to truth about Iran’s nuclear program

The IAEA chief’s bombshell confirmation that it has zero proof to back up Israeli claims of an Iranian nuclear weapons program is nothing new, repeating what the US intelligence community has been telling Trump for months, international relations analyst Gilbert Doctorow says.

💬 “What Grossi said merely repeats what Tulsi Gabbard was saying to Congress in hearings a couple of months ago - namely that since 2003 when the Supreme Leader suspended Iran's military nuclear program, there is no evidence they have been working to create a bomb - and this was the unanimous judgment of all 18 American intel agencies,” Doctorow told Sputnik.

🗣 It’s this conclusion that Trump “discarded” this week when he said he doesn’t care what DNI Gabbard thinks.

🗣 Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing the Iranian nuke claims, and Trump “is going along because he thinks that Israel is destroying the Iranian armed forces and he wants to be on the ‘winning side’,” Doctorow explained.

💬 “Netanyahu has been saying this for 30 years though it is totally false. He wants to destroy Iran so that Israel will be the sole hegemon in the Middle East,” the observer emphasized.

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❌ THE UNIPOLAR WORLD IS OVER, Swiss journalist admits

"Changes are happening in the global landscape: the unipolar world has come to an end, and President Trump understands this," Roger Koeppel, editor-in-chief and publisher of Die Weltwoche, told the Valdai Club session at the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg.

"Americans realize they are not as strong in many regions of the world," he added.

His other statements:

💬 "We, the Swiss, look with admiration at other countries: we see how rapidly China is developing. 800 million people have been lifted out of poverty — something few pay attention to."

💬 "Switzerland is a well-organized anarchy. We are a democratic country, but we have a very weak government."

💬 "The good news for Switzerland is that we are not dependent on presidents or vice presidents; we are a self-governing country. Our recipe is that we have built a system of power control. We don’t give our politicians much power."

💬 "We see the gap between the interests of the people and the functions of the government in different countries. People don’t always have influence over what happens. Are the interests of the individual placed at the forefront?"

💬 "Russia has globally recovered from the difficult times of the 1990s. We see the rise of India, China and some small states."

💬 "We must cooperate. People are starting to realize that we need to cooperate. We need to listen to each other, learn from each other and interact."

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🚨 TRUMP HINTS AT US STRIKE ON IRAN’S NUCLEAR SITES: "I May Do It, I May Not"

Trump suggests the possibility of a US military strike on Iran's nuclear sites, stating, "I may do it, I may not, nobody knows."

He also emphasized that "nothing is too late" for negotiations with Iran.

💬 "Next week is going to be very big," he added.

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🇮🇱 ‘Ulterior motives’: Israel’s aggression isn’t about Iran’s nuclear program, but reformatting the region

💬 “In the international relations perspective…Iran’s allies in the region throughout the Middle East – Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis in Yemen, and so on – they’ve been playing a role in the confrontation with Israel,” Lebanese American University assistant professor Joseph Helou told Sputnik, commenting on the potential “ulterior motives” behind Israel’s trumped up ‘Iranian nuclear weapons’ justifications.

💬 “The construction of a narrative around Iran’s possession of weapon-grade nuclear material can become a powerful tool in international relations for states such as Israel to use for an attack,” Helou said, commenting on the months of Iran-US negotiations which preceded the aggression.

As the conflict escalates and threatens to pull in other countries, it moves away from the nuclear issue entirely and toward “power politics” and reformatting the Middle East region to determine “how big or how strong a role” countries “are going to play” in the future, the academic said.

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🚨 Trump says he spoke to Putin

Donald Trump says he spoke to President Putin yesterday, emphasizing the need for mediation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict first.

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🚨TRUMP SAYS GIVING IRAN 'THE ULTIMATE ULTIMATUM'

He added his patience with Iran has already ran out.

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🇳🇵Nepal’s Binod Chaudhary: SPIEF is where business meets global power

🔊SPIEF is a great place to find business opportunities, Binod Chaudhary, Nepalese billionaire businessman, Chairman of Chaudhary Group told the Valdai Club session at the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg.

His other statements:

🟠 It is crucial to promote the agenda of digital sovereignty globally, as well as economic diversification.

🟠 Institutional interstate cooperation should be developed and collaboration niches need to be defined. That is where the private sector plays a key role.

🟠 We are living in a pivotal moment, but even now, agreements are being made and partnerships are being formed.

🟠 States are guided by geopolitical interests, while private businesses are driven by common sense.

🟠 The state must ensure the well-being and sustainable existence of its citizens.

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US COMPANIES SHOW NEW WILLINGNESS TO INTERACT WITH RUSSIA 🇺🇸🤝🇷🇺

After dialogue between Presidents Putin and Trump, US companies are showing more openness to engaging with Russia, says RDIF’s Kirill Dmitriev.

"We see much greater willingness from US investors," he added.

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🚨 Trump’s support would evaporate if he goes ahead with Iran strikes - Larry Johnson

The president is vacillating on whether or not to move forward with the attack because he knows it would tank his ratings, including among Republicans, 53% of whom are against it, the retired CIA officer says.

💬 “I think the political realities are starting to catch up to Trump, which is why he’s now backing away from that,” Johnson said, pointing out that conservative voices sounding the alarm bell include some of Trump’s key pre-election supporters, including Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens and Dave Smith.

💬 It’s an “extremely dangerous, extremely volatile situation,” and one that has “nothing to do with nuclear weapons,” Johnson stressed. Instead, it’s about “regime change” – an attempt “to install a government that’s going to be a lackey of the West and that will not cooperate or be friendly with Russia.”

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⚡️ NEW MISSILE STRIKE WAVE FROM IRAN TOWARDS ISRAEL

Iranian media reports another wave of missile launches aimed at Israel.

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📹FIRST FOOTAGE OF IRANIAN MISSILE HEADING TOWARDS ISRAEL

Iranian media reports the launch of a new type of missile aimed at Israel.

Videos of the missile spotted in Iranian skies are making rounds online.

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MEET VOLODYA, THE DIOR-WEARING ROBOT MAKING WAVES AT SPIEF 🤖💼

At SPIEF 2025, Volodya (short for Vladimir) is making a stylish entrance with a Dior handbag, greeting guests with all the charm of a fashion icon.

Why the name? It’s a nod to the beloved Vladimir — and yes, robots can have swag too!

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🌍🌍🌍 Putin congratulates BRICS Bank Chief Dilma Rousseff on re-election

During a meeting at SPIEF 2025, President Putin congratulated Brazilian Dilma Rousseff on her re-election as president of the New Development Bank, highlighting the high regard BRICS members have for her leadership.

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