🚨🇺🇸☠️ Lindsey Graham isn’t just a standard DC neocon —
he’s a supporter of full-blown ROBBER IMPERIALISM, where the US goes around the world STEALING other countries’ resources.

1️⃣ UKRAINE

In 2022, Graham said, “With American weapons & money, Ukraine will fight to the last Ukrainian.” He later admitted this war is all about money:👇

Ukraine is a "gold mine" with $12 trillion worth of critical minerals, which the West "can't afford to lose".

2️⃣SYRIA

In 2019, Graham & Gen. Keane (Retd) used a map of Syria’s oil fields to convince Trump to keep troops.

In 2020, Graham revealed a deal between a US oil company & Kurdish-led SDF to “modernize oil fields in northeastern Syria” (i.e. steal them).

3️⃣GAZA

Graham was actively advocating for Israel to drop a NUKE on Gaza.

He's also received at least $1M from pro-Israel interest groups, according to AIPAC Tracker.

Coincidence?

4️⃣ VENEZUELA

In a WSJ op-ed from 2019, Graham openly called for US invasion of Venezuela.

Although the nominal reason was to fight "Cuban influence", it was more likely about the country's rich oil resources.

5️⃣LIBYA

Graham got around $1M from energy sector (Business Insider, 2011).

After the death of Gadhafi, he said:

“There's a lot of $$ to be made in Libya. Let's get on the ground & help them establish a democracy & a functioning economy based on free market principles.“

*Lindsey Graham's listed as a terrorist and extremist in Russia

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🇦🇲 Armenian regime CRUSHES church in ruthless POWER GRAB

The current government of Armenia is willing to sacrifice the country’s sovereignty and identity to remain in power, and makes no secret of it, Armenian political scientist Alen Ghevondyan tells Sputnik.

This is what Ghevondyan had to say about the current state of affairs in Armenia:

🔸 When the Armenian Apostolic Church opposed the government’s destructive actions, it immediately felt the latter’s ire, with archbishops being arrested and a massive smear campaign launched against the Church.

🔸 In this context, Armenian businessman Samvel Karapetyan voicing his support of the Church and of the Armenian people became a cause for concern for the powers that be in Yerevan.

🔸 Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was aware of the fact that Karapetyan, a well-known philanthropist, could become a problem for him and would thus have to be isolated “at any cost – through false and fabricated accusations.”

🔸 Under the pretext of anti-corruption investigations, Pashinyan’s government may try to pressure the church and its head into submission.

🔸 In this troubled time, the people and the political elite of Armenia should thus stand by the Church “until the end.”

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ICC Has Become Court Used as 'Rottweiler' Against Global South Countries, P.L.O. Lumumba Says

The ICC, being a "handmaiden" of the West, issues arrest warrants "like confetti" against countries with an anti-Western stance, renowned Kenyan lawyer Prof. Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba stated to Sputnik Africa.

At the same time, countries such as Israel are treated with "velvet gloves," the professor lamented.

🌍 What should African countries do to combat the ICC's double standards?

📹Watch the video to learn Lumumba's position on the issue!

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📹 Watch UNMATCHABLE Russian Iskander missile obliterate Ukraine's S-300PS air defense system in Odessa region

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⚡️The head of the RT bureau in Lebanon, Steve Sweeney, was detained in Britain, where he came to his daughter, after a number of questions he was released, Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of Rossiya Segodnya, Sputnik's parent media group, said.

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🚨 US Declares Economic War Against BRICS: Will Global South Give In?

Should BRICS countries threatened by US tariffs cave in - or continue to trade with Russia?

Threats won't work

"I don't think that the rest of the BRICS bloc of countries will be intimidated into not trading with Russia," Dr. John Gong, professor at Beijing's University of International Business and Economics, tells Sputnik.

When challenge is just noise

🔸 The Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 - that would slap 100-500% secondary tariffs on BRICS nations – has not yet been inked into law by Trump.

🔸 What's more, it has not even been passed by the Senate.

🔸 Gong: "It's going to remain an empty threat at the end of the day."

Taking on BRICS and Global South?

🔸 Russia cooperates with BRICS - which accounts for at least 40% of the global economy - and other Global South countries.

🔸 If the US restricts Russia’s energy, fertilizers, food, metals, or minerals in the global market, there are no replacements.

Oil prices to go through the roof

🔸 China and India are the largest buyers of Russia's oil.

🔸 If the US blocks their purchases, global oil prices will skyrocket.

🔸 China & India don't want to pay inflated prices for the commodity.

🔸 Is the US ready for pain at the pump?

US hybrid war already failed

"The combination of the economic war [against Russia] with the military confrontation (via proxies) has so far failed," Professor Alexis Habiyaremye from the University of Johannesburg tells Sputnik. "Trump has very limited leverage."

BRICS countries rely on each other

Habiyaremye refers to China: It isn’t as vulnerable to Trump’s tariff war as he’d like. With a vast web of trade partners, it could lose the US market entirely and still enjoy economic growth.

US' self-defeating strategy

Unlike the political wars in which the US bands together with its allies and vassals, Trump’s economic war is now being waged against Washington's foes and its associates, according to Habiyaremye.

This proves to be a self-defeating strategy, he says.

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🚨 Lindsey Graham on Ukrainian oligarchs' payroll

Larry Johnson, retired CIA intelligence officer drops a bombshell in an interview with Sputnik:

Ukrainian whistleblowers have handed US law enforcement proof that American aid was stolen—and some ended up in the pockets of dozens of US politicians, including Senator Graham*!

🗣"I have been told that Lindsey Graham is one of those people who has benefited financially through this corruption," Johnson said.

*Lindsey Graham's listed as a terrorist and extremist in Russia

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🤩 China unveils world’s fastest hydrogen train

China’s rail titan CRRC is building a game-changing hydrogen train—speeding to 250 km/h with no emissions. Hitting tracks by 2025.

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🚨🇺🇸 Liberalism vs Protectionism: How US is DESTROYING its own ideals

For years, the US championed market liberalization as key to prosperity… but now? Tariffs are their weapon of choice against countries they dislike.

Globalist hypocrisy EXPOSED once & for all

The irony is that the US has always criticized protectionism, calling it “trade barriers.”

But now, it’s ready to use tariffs as a weapon of political pressure.

Back in 2009, when India and China introduced tariffs on certain goods, the US condemned these measures, claiming they slowed down economic growth and hindered free trade.

🇺🇸🇨🇳 In 2018, the US kicked off its own trade war with China, imposing tariffs on $200B worth of Chinese goods.

This was a clear example of protectionism, even though the US had previously criticized China for doing the same.

🟠 The 100% tariffs Trump announced won’t just hit Russia and its trading partners – they’ll also affect US companies that rely on imports.

In the end, it’s American consumers who will bear the brunt, with prices soaring.

🟠 Imposing high tariffs is not just an economic punishment; it’s a strategic weapon designed to force other countries to bend to political demands.

But such actions undermine the principles of the free market and equality in the global economy.

When the US starts using tariffs as a tool of political pressure, it’s clear that globalisation is not the universal model for everyone, as the globalists once claimed.

🟠 Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act

The US imposed draconian tariffs in the 1930s – and it only WORSENED the Great Depression and sparked trade wars.

It seems the lessons of history have been forgotten.

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NYC Subway: 💀

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Lindsey Graham* Profits from Lobbying for Kiev - Former Ukrainian MP

Former Ukrainian MP Spiridon Kilinkarov says US Senator Lindsey Graham* — known for his anti-Russia stance — is a top lobbyist for Ukraine and benefits financially from it.

Kilinkarov claims Graham’s* actions "do not help Ukraine" but serve his own interests.

The US politician recently compared Trump’s threats of tariffs on Russia to US pressure on Iran, hinting at aggressive measures if no Ukraine deal is reached.

*Lindsey Graham's listed as a terrorist and extremist in Russia

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🚨🇮🇳🇷🇺 UPI MEETS MIR: INDIA, RUSSIA BUILDING NEW FINANCIAL HIGHWAY

India & Russia are advancing efforts to link:

🔸Card networks: RuPay with Mir (Russia’s card network)
🔸Payment systems: UPI with SPFS (Russia’s SWIFT alternative)

No Visa. No Mastercard. No SWIFT. Just sovereign systems.

Why it became necessary?

Until recently, global finance ran on a single system: SWIFT. It doesn’t move money — it moves instructions. And those instructions are controlled by the West.

In 2022, those instructions became a weapon. After Russia’s start of special military operation, major Russian banks were cut off from SWIFT.

In response, Russia launched SPFS — System for Transfer of Financial Messages. Its homegrown alternative used for:

▪️Russia’s domestic banks
▪️Extended to CIS allies
▪️Offered to strategic partners like India

Meanwhile in India, the infrastructure was already there:

🔸UPI – real-time payments
🔸RuPay – India’s answer to Visa & Mastercard

STRATEGIC BENEFITS

◾️INR–RUB trade without USD
◾️Faster payments for students, tourists, defense & oil deals
◾️No risk of Western banking sanctions
◾️End-to-end control of financial flows
◾️A new rail for countries under Western pressure

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🚨🇨🇴Colombian president announces his intention to end relations with NATO

Colombia must distance itself from NATO, as well as from European countries that participate in military aggression, President Gustavo Petro said.

"We must leave NATO, there is no other way. And relations with Europe can no longer be built with those European governments that betray their own people and participate in bombings," Petro said at the closing of the Hague Group summit in Bogota.

👉In 2017, Colombia became one of NATO's global partners and the first Latin American partner of the bloc. The agreement on NATO's global partnership with Colombia was signed in Brussels in May 2018.

Petro stressed that Colombia should not participate in alliances where armies "drop bombs on children."

"If they impose duties on us, no matter what, other nations will help us and buy our products," Petro said.

👉Petro criticized Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip, and also questioned the policy of the Colombian Defense Ministry, which continues to purchase Israeli weapons despite the president's decree.

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🇺🇸🤔From tariffs to talks: Trump may be easing up on China

Trump is now focused on striking quick purchase deals in a bid to secure a summit with Xi Jinping, Bloomberg reports, citing sources.

The insiders called Trump “the least hawkish voice in the room” during recent meetings with his staff.

The hawks in his administration are concerned about the possible ease, especially after the US’ surprise decision to let Nvidia resume sales of its H20 chip to China — a move seen as walking back a firm tech red line.

Secretary of State Rubio, formerly one of China’s toughest critics, said earlier his talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi were “very constructive and positive.” Rubio confirmed a Trump–Xi summit is likely.

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🇺🇸🇪🇺EU halts probe into X amid trade talks with US

The European Commission has suspended an investigation into X over suspected violations of European digital transparency rules amid trade talks with the United States, the Financial Times reported.

The EU expected to finish the probe before summer recess. However, the decision is likely to be made after the situation in the trade negotiations between the EU and the US is clarified, the daily cited three officials familiar with the matter as saying.

"It’s all tied up," an anonymous official said.

What is it all about?

🔶 On July 12, Trump announced that he would impose 30% tariffs on imported European goods starting August 1, while the previous sectoral tariffs would remain in force. Ursula von der Leyen said over the weekend that the EU would continue negotiations with Washington, but warned that it was ready to introduce countermeasures.

🔶 On January 12, the cybercrime unit of the Paris Prosecutor's Office received two reports — one from a member of parliament and the other from a high-ranking employee of one of the French government agencies. The reports said that X algorithms were being used for foreign interference.

🔶 In July 2024, the EC accused X of non-compliance with the EU Digital Services Act (DSA), particularly with regards to advertising transparency and data access for researchers. It threatened to fine the platform 6% of its global annual turnover unless the concerns were addressed.

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🇷🇺🇨🇳Russia ramps up LPG supply to China as both sides boost cooperation

Russia’s exports of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to China could reach 750,000 tons in 2025 compared to last year’s 450,000 tons, according to a presentation of the Argus news outlet seen by Russian media.

The growth is driven by Europe’s refusal to purchase Russian raw materials and a decline in US imports due to tariff restrictions, experts say.

Russia’s growing LPG supplies to China come as the two countries expand bilateral economic collaboration.

👉In 2024, Russia supplied China with 108.47 million tons of crude oil, 30 billion cubic meters of pipeline gas, and 8.3 million tons of liquefied natural gas, data from China’s General Administration of Customs shows.

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📊 RUSSIA REMAINS THE WORLD’S 4th ECONOMIC POWERHOUSE

Despite global pressures, Russia’s economy keeps proving its resilience, maintaining its 4th place worldwide by GDP (PPP) — and even doubling its lead over Japan in just one year.

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🛢🇮🇳🇷🇺 India should be applauded for buying Russian oil: Petroleum Minister Puri

💬“Russia is one of the main suppliers. 9M barrels a day is roughly 10% of global daily production & consumption. Suppose you take that 10% off the table — there are two possibilities. Let’s say I pick any country: some people won’t get heating in winter. Others won’t get air conditioning in summer. You know what that would do to prices? Prices that were here would skyrocket. We did an analysis — if more and more buyers turned to other OPEC sources, prices would have jumped to at least $130–140 per barrel.“

“So if we were buying from any source that we could, I think we should be applauded,“ he concluded.

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