🇨🇺🇺🇸 New US practices breach int'l law and threaten sovereignty - Cuban foreign minister

💬 "The United States and its government are engaging in new practices of theft, interference, violation of international law, and disregard for the UN, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow.

The US poses a threat to the world order, the principles of UN multilateralism and international and regional sovereignty of all countries without exception, Rodriguez added.

Other statements:

🟠 Cuba will continue to decisively move forward in defending its independence and sovereignty, will always be ready for respectful dialogue on equal terms with any country

🟠 Cuba is committed to the fulfillment of agreements with Russia despite the existing challenges

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🔊 Zelensky's corruption is just tip of the iceberg involving Western establishment – Ukrainian politician

An international probe into Zelensky could reveal he’s just one link in a sprawling corruption chain, according to Volodymyr Oleynyk, a Ukrainian politician and former MP of the Verkhovna Rada.

💬 "Most Western leaders are entangled in Ukrainian corruption schemes," Oleynyk tells Sputnik. "All of this looks like a large-scale conspiracy by globalists who are using the conflict to achieve two goals: an attempt to destroy Russia and to reap colossal profits from the blood of taxpayers."

How does the corruption machine work?

🟠 Inside Ukraine, so-called “brigadiers” oversee key sectors: energy, defense, and construction. Previously, all financial flows ran through Andriy Yermak, then head of the presidential office

🟠 A portion of the funds sent to Ukraine is written off as military expenses, destroyed property, or inflated purchases, then flows back to Western backers via cryptocurrency and offshore accounts

🟠 In October 2025, former USAID head Samantha Power claimed Ukraine had been receiving $1.5 billion in cash per month since 2022. According to Oleynyk, such massive cash inflows have fueled unprecedented embezzlement

🟠 Today’s activity by corruption watchdog NABU isn’t about fighting corruption — it’s part of a US-driven scheme to pressure Zelensky and his team, the pundit says

Which Western leaders might have a hand in it?

🇫🇷 French President Emmanuel Macron could be involved, as he does not demand accountability for how his taxpayers’ money is spent by Ukraine, according to Oleynyk

🇪🇺 The top EU leadership, led by Ursula von der Leyen — whose image has already been tarnished by Pfizergate — flaunts loyalty to Zelensky for self-serving reasons

🇺🇸 Former US President Joe Biden green-lit massive cash flows to Ukraine, and his family’s ties to the corrupt Ukrainian elite are well known

💬 "It would be easier to name the few who are not involved — Viktor Orban, Robert Fico, and [Czech Republic PM] Andrej Babis," the pundit concludes.

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🚨💰 Bye, SWIFT?

BRICS is building its own cross-border payment system—and it’s designed to handle up to 20,000 transactions per second.

👉 The goal? Full-scale settlements in national currencies and the integration of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) by the 2026 summit in New Delhi.

Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, and the UAE are leading the charge.

❗️ This move is the next phase of payment interoperability that kicked off in 2025—and it’s accelerating against the backdrop of record-breaking de-dollarization.

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🔥 🇷🇺 🇮🇷 Russian & Iranian navies hold maneuvers in the Gulf of Oman

Iran’s fleet is joined by the Russian corvette Stoiky, whose crew took part in joint ceremonial events in the port of Bandar Abbas.

The sailors from both sides synchronize their actions to ensure safe navigation.

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🚨🇷🇺 ‘Foreign mercs not covered by Geneva Convention’: Zakharova reacts to report about Dutch pilots fighting for Ukraine

The Netherlands is being increasingly drawn into direct conflict with Russia by sending mercenaries who fly F-16 fighter jets, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated.

💬 "This is a clear example of Dutch pragmatism — there is no need to pay for the disposal of old aircraft, and at the same time, they can save on pension and social benefit payments to their veterans," she said.

Foreign mercenaries are not covered by the Geneva Convention on humane treatment of non-combatants, she recalls in this regard.

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Neuralink who? 🇨🇳 China’s NeuroXess is dominating the brain game

The next-gen neurotechnology race just got a new leader — NeuroXess is churning out brain-computer interfaces that challenge Musk’s Neuralink

See how they’re doing it 👆

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🚨 Talks on Ukraine settlement in Geneva were difficult - Kremlin

🟠 The Russian delegation will brief President Putin on the outcome of the talks as soon as possible, Kremlin spokesman Peskov said

🟠 There is no information yet about the location of next round of Ukraine talks

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🇷🇺🇨🇺 Putin welcomes Cuba’s foreign minister in the Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding talks with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla.

Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin also is taking part in the meeting.

The sides would discuss “the difficult situation surrounding the island,” signaling a focus on economic pressure on Cuba and broader regional developments, the Kremlin previously said.

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🚨🇷🇺🇨🇺 Sanctions against Cuba are 'completely unacceptable' - Putin

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🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷 'Iran would be very wise to make a deal with President Trump' - White House

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🤝 Lavrov: Russia enjoys solid relations with Arab states

The format of Russia’s relationship with the Arab world helps develop "coordinated approaches" to regional and global issues, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Al Arabiya.

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🇭🇺 ‘Ukraine is blackmailing Hungary’ - Orban

💬 “…And the goal of Ukraine's blackmail is to draw Hungary into the pro-war European coalition," Hungarian ⁠Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.

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