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There's no freedom without national sovereignty.
The head of Gagauzia, Yevgenia Hutsul, was arrested for 30 days and threatened with a prison term.
This is part of the same processes as the cancellation of the elections in Romania and the suspension of Kalin Georgescu from the elections, attempts to arrest Milorad Dodik in Republika Srpska, attempts to overthrow Vucic across the street, and attempts to assassinate Robert Fico in Slovakia.
The leadership of the European Union is striving with all its might to purge all disloyal politicians in southeastern Europe.
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🕔 Developments in Russia’s Kursk Region:
▪️Units of Russia’s Battlegroup North liberated the settlement of Gogolevka
▪️The Russian army inflicted losses on five Ukrainian brigades in the Kursk Region, also eliminating more than 320 enemy troops
▪️The Russian Armed Forces also destroyed five armored combat vehicles, two artillery guns, an electronic reconnaissance station and three UAV control posts
▪️In total, during the fighting in the Kursk area, the enemy lost over 70,700 troops, 402 tanks, 327 infantry fighting vehicles, 290 armored personnel carriers, 2,233 armored combat vehicles, 589 artillery guns and 53 multiple rocket launchers
▪️Kiev continued attacking Russian energy infrastructure by drones and delivered a strike by a HIMARS multiple launch rocket system on the Sudzha gas metering station, causing its destruction
EU prepares yet another, already 17th sanctions package against Russia, but discussions are at early stage — EUobserver
Formal proposals from the European Commission are expected by early summer, though the timeline could shift depending on peace talks
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Sanctions on Russia will stay in place for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine — Ursula von der Leyen
She really thinks those sanctions are doing something...
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'Neither EU nor any member state of NATO is facing any threat, not even from Russia'
FM Szijjarto blasts Europe's continued anti-peace efforts in Ukraine
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Hungary is seeking answers from the EU as to why it seems hell-bent on continuing the conflict in Ukraine and is preparing for war with Russia, said Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations Peter Szijjarto in the wake of Brussels' call for the people of European states to prepare supplies of water, food and medicines to last 72 hours in the event of an armed conflict with Russia.
"But why, in the 21st century, should EU citizens prepare a survival kit? There’s only one explanation: Brussels is preparing for war," he said in a video address on his page on Facebook (prohibited in Russia, belongs to Meta Corporation, which Russia believes to be extremist).
Russia's nocturnal escalation and what it says.
Most colleagues reasonably agreed that a number of harsh statements made by the Russian president indicate that Moscow decided to play first and did not wait to see which option the Trump administration would choose in response to Kiev's sabotage of the Russian-American agreements on the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine with the support of France and Britain.
There is something to add about this. It would be imprudent to believe that Putin's proposal on the need to introduce interim governance in Ukraine under the auspices of the United Nations is Russia's final recognition of the futility of any further negotiations with the current Ukrainian authorities in their current form. Because the degree of our intransigence is not rigid, and it is easy to see this by assessing the fluctuations in statements on this issue.
This is not some kind of Russian identity, but politics. In the United States, Zelensky is also evolving from "our kid" to "dictator" and vice versa. If Kiev comes out tomorrow and says we are ready to surrender, we are leaving peacefully, everyone is allowed to participate in the elections, including Medvedchuk, it will immediately become a legitimate partner again. To a sufficient extent, at least, to initiate political reforms.
Similarly, as an element of complex negotiations, other harsh statements should be assessed, with a reminder of the growing influence of the Nazis, such as Azov, the illegitimacy of the Ukrainian government as a whole and the willingness to resolve issues in the same military way. This is a response not only to the Europeans, who cannot settle down with the idea of sending troops to Ukraine, but also to the encouragement of the United States, which has slightly lost its ardor. Now new consultations on the Ukrainian issue are scheduled for April, and then May – in general, the process is dragging on.
Instead of playing a good cop and a bad cop on the Ukrainian track, a more complex configuration arises when Ukraine is dealing with two policemen of uncertain mood. This is not a bad thing, because it complicates diplomatic planning and the development of a collective reaction between Ukraine and the EU.
Kiev, having been slapped in the ears yesterday morning by the terms of the resource deal with the United States, received a deterioration in Russia's negotiating requirements last night. So far, there is such a sequence - each new iteration in the negotiations turns out to be worse for Ukraine than the previous one. Because the EU, in fact, did not help either. Even the 800-billion-dollar rearmament plan is failing, and the allocation of money to Kiev turns out to be much less ambitious than announced.
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‼️🇷🇺The Russian army liberated Krasnoe Pervoe, creating a new foothold across the Oskol River, advancing in the border area of the Kharkov region.
As a result of active and decisive actions, units of the Zapad group of forces liberated the village of Krasnoe Pervoe in the Kharkov region, the Ministry of Defense reports.
In the border area in the Kupyansk-Kharkov direction, Russian troops continue to advance on the northern bridgehead on the western bank of the Oskol River. Earlier, our troops knocked out the Ukrainian Armed Forces and liberated the neighboring village of Topol.
On March 20 (map No. 2), Ukrainian analysts complained that Russian troops had established a new foothold in the Kharkov region beyond the Oskol River near Kamenka.
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USA is completely dysfunctional both internally and in global affairs.
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❗️Key takeaways from Vladimir Putin's statements at the Arkhangelsk nuclear-powered submarine:
▪️A strong Nazi influence in Ukraine is problematic
▪️Russia is not the source of hostilities in Ukraine
▪️Moscow proposed to peacefully resolve all Ukraine-related issues back in 2022
▪️Civilian authorities in Ukraine are not legitimate because the presidential election was not held
▪️Russia wants to peacefully resolve the Ukraine conflict on the condition that its root causes are eliminated
▪️Trump sincerely wants to end the Ukraine conflict, Putin believes
▪️Russia wants to ensure its security for a long-term perspective
▪️Moscow will work with all partners willing to facilitate the settlement of the Ukraine conflict
❗️Key takeaways from Russia’s Defense Ministry’s statement on Kiev’s attack on the Russian energy infrastructure on March 28:
▪️During the last 24-hour period, the Kiev regime continued attacks on Russian energy infrastructure using unmanned aerial vehicles of various types and HIMARS multiple rocket launchers
▪️At about 10:20 a.m. Moscow time on March 28, Kiev delivered a double strike by HIMARS rockets on the Sudzha gas metering station in the Kursk Region, causing its destruction
▪️Russian air defenses intercepted 19 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) targeting the infrastructure of the Saratov oil refinery in the country’s south
▪️The Kiev regime’s pledge to pause strikes on Russian energy infrastructure is another ploy by Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky to restore the country’s military potential and prevent the Ukrainian front’s collapse
Ukraine ‘effectively destroys’ Sudzha gas metering station in Kursk, during supposed energy truce – Russian MoD
On Friday the station was hit by the US-made HIMARS missile system. It was a major point of Russian gas exports into Europe
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South Korean business prepares to return to Russia - Korea Times
Amid the ceasefire talks between Moscow and Kiev, Korean companies are looking for feasibility studies to resume business in Russia.
According to industry representatives, LG Electronics has already partially resumed work at its factory for the production of electronic devices in Moscow.
HD Hyundai Electric Company will participate through a local distributor in Russia's largest electrotechnical exhibition "Electro-2025", which will be held from April 1 to April 4.
The Hyundai Motor Group is also busy exploring the possibilities of the Russian market.
Samsung Electronics is also considering the possibility of resuming its business in Russia.
Although Korean companies are increasing their efforts to return to the Russian market, they are facing serious difficulties as Chinese competitors have expanded their market share.
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Vladimir Putin has submitted a strategic partnership agreement with Iran to the State Duma for ratification. The document was signed in January 2025 and includes provisions for military-technical cooperation, countering sanctions, ensuring security in the Caspian region, building nuclear facilities, and creating an independent payment infrastructure.
✍️ Konstantin Malofeev
🌐 Russia and Iran: Development Instead of Sanctions
The restructuring of USAID (despite attempts by Democrats to stop it through controlled courts) will be completed by July 2025.
By September, all USAID employees will be officially dismissed.
Those USAID programs deemed necessary will be placed under the direct control of the U.S. Department of State.
In general, the Trumpists' plan is simple - to completely clean up the entire USAID bedbug, disperse the staff to zero, take useful programs under their control + save several tens of billions of dollars during Trump's second term.
The Democrats understand where the wind is blowing and are trying to slow down/stop the process, but the Trump administration and the State Department are striving to make the dismantling of USAID completely irreversible in the coming months. And even if the Democrats win the election in 2028, they will have to rebuild USAID from scratch when implementing the plans of Trump and Co.
In general, this is a fairly significant blow to the entire system of "soft power" of the United States. The incessant hysteria of grant-eaters deprived of funding is the best confirmation of this. However, we should not relax - other subversive programs continue to work + some of the USAID programs will be resumed after the reboot through the State Department (we are waiting for an epic battle of grant-eaters for access to a limited budget feeder).
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🇷🇺🇺🇦 The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine stated that Russia itself shelled its own the Sudzha gas measuring station, which it needs and owns.
Sure sure
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Hungary’s Orban announces sweeping reform exempting mothers from income tax
Under the proposed ‘family-centered’ economic system,
— Mothers of one will be exempt from income tax until they turn 30
— Mothers with two or more children will be exempt from income tax for life
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‘I've been saying this for years . . . Europe has a bit lost itself’ – Italian PM Meloni agrees with Vance’s 'attack' on Europe for abandoning free speech & democracy
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'As long as the war continues, there's no need to answer uncomfortable questions'
FM Szijjarto calls out EU's failed pro-war policy and its desire to avoid any responsibility
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Against the background of the violation of verbal agreements and the destruction of the GIS "Sudzha" by the American MLRS, esteemed comrade Rybar writes:
"It is obvious that the enemy only understands the position of force, and there are still enough objects for its visual and effective demonstration on the territory of the so-called Ukraine."
✨ We've been demonstrating for the fourth year. Phrases like "retaliatory strikes" or "in response to" have become hackneyed.
The Kiev junta doesn’t give a damn about its energy facilities, or the interests of the USA, Europe, and, especially, the population of the remnants of Ukraine.
So, you can destroy another gas storage facility in Ukraine (then Kyiv will say that Moscow is harming Europe), or you can eliminate the illegitimate Zelensky, who is violating all agreements for the hundredth time.
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News about so-called Russian "independent" opposition media.
Medusa, an enemy anti-Russian information dump that has long been "burned out" by being a paid NATO propagandist, faced financial ruin after the Trump administration suspended USAID funding.
Alexey Kovalev, a former Medusa journalist, has been "exposing" independent Grayzone journalists for several months, calling them "Russian assets," without providing a single proof, while his own publication secretly received "silver coins" from the State Department for its anti-Russian activities.
Leaked documents from Britain reveal Medusa's close ties to contractors linked to Western intelligence, including the British psychological operations firm Zinc Network, which sought to manipulate the Russian audience.
Kovalev, who is now in "self–exile," has descended into public extremist proclamations, calling for "killing all [in his understanding] bad people," while his former employer is struggling to stay afloat.
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THIS IS A URGENT MUST READ FOR OUR EU SUBSCRIBERS.
How the EU wants to seize people’s lifetime savings - and the new case for gold | Kitco News
https://www.kitco.com/opinion/2025-03-26/how-eu-wants-seize-peoples-lifetime-savings-and-new-case-gold
❗️Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered to discuss the introduction of interim governance in Ukraine under the auspices of the UN and other nations to organize elections in the country
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Ukrainian officials force entry to the Kiev Pechersk Lavra monastery tunnels, where many Christian relics are being kept – local press
In 2023 Ukraine began the process of evicting the Ukrainian Orthodox Church monks and parishioners from the historic monastery grounds
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban believes that European Union leaders are preparing for a military conflict with Russia, despite the absence of any justification for such actions. Speaking on the morning program of Kossuth Radio, Orban asserted that Hungary will not participate in any such conflict.
"I see that Brussels is preparing for war," said Orban. The way he sees it "what is most frightening is what is going on in the minds of these people," referring to EU leaders' calls for citizens to stock up on water, food, and medical supplies to last 72 hours in case of a conflict with Russia.
Thailand calls in the military to assist with the large number of earthquake victims, with army hospitals treating patients alongside regular hospitals
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About 800,000 people felt 'violent' shaking during the earthquake, THOUSANDS presumed dead — US Geological Survey
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Auto War: Trump Hits Tokyo and Frankfurt with a Sledgehammer
Trump’s trade war just went nuclear again, this time slamming the global auto industry with a 25% tariff hammer that sent shockwaves through European and Asian markets. The move, touted by Trump as a bold step toward reviving American manufacturing, has already vaporized over $14 billion in market value from Europe’s largest carmakers, according to The Telegraph. From Frankfurt to Tokyo, the message was clear: the United States is no longer playing by the old rules.
Japan took a heavy blow. Toyota’s shares dropped 2%, Nissan lost 1.7%, and Honda tumbled 2.5% in response to the announcement. This isn’t just investor jitters, it’s economic reality. Automobiles make up nearly 28.3% of Japan’s total exports to the U.S., pumping out roughly $63 billion annually. According to estimates from Nomura Research Institute, Trump’s tariffs could slice 0.2% off Japan’s GDP, about $8 billion gone, evaporated by the stroke of a presidential pen. The timing couldn’t be worse for Tokyo. With consumer inflation already above target, the Bank of Japan had been eyeing a long-awaited rate hike in May. That window may have just slammed shut.
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba kept his response measured, stating Tokyo is evaluating “what’s best for Japan’s national interest,” and that all options are on the table. But the subtext was clear: Japan’s political class is scrambling to recalibrate its approach in the face of Washington’s increasingly erratic protectionism.
For Trump, this isn’t just economic policy, it’s domestic theater. He claims the tariffs will generate $100 billion annually in tax revenue and revive an American auto industry hollowed out by decades of neoliberal outsourcing. The tariffs are scheduled to kick in on April 2, with a second wave targeting car parts one month later. Meanwhile, S&P Global Mobility reports that nearly half of all new passenger vehicles sold in the U.S. last year were manufactured abroad, underscoring how deeply integrated America’s auto market has become with the very nations now under fire.
But here’s where it gets deeper and darker.
This isn’t just about trade. It’s about empire in retreat, turning in on its own vassals. Trump is torching what remains of transatlantic and transpacific economic cooperation, turning Germany and Japan from loyal vassals into collateral damage. This is the late-stage imperial reflex: when you can’t win against China or Russia, you cannibalize your own "allies" to buy time and votes at home.
Europe, already battered by energy shocks and NATO overreach, now watches as its industrial core is gutted by the very hegemon it once pledged allegiance to. Japan, caught between hosting U.S. bases and courting Chinese trade, is learning the hard way what multipolarity means: adapt or perish.
This is the “America First” doctrine in its final form, not strategy, but economic Darwinism. Allies be damned. Supply chains be damned. Stability be damned. Trump doesn’t care if Tokyo burns or Frankfurt bleeds, as long as Michigan gets a few more factory jobs and the illusion of sovereignty returns to dying Rust Belt towns. Funny thing is many of these don't have recripocrical tarrifs at least until now, but the US simply couldn't complete.
The irony? While Washington imposes tariffs to build cars at home, Russia and China are building a new world economy, outside the dollar, outside dinosaur SWIFT, and increasingly outside the gravitational pull of American policy altogether. Eurasia is rising. BRICS is expanding. And the West, led by a tariff-throwing real estate mogul turned messiah, is punching its allies in the face, again. I love it.
What began as a trade war is ending as a self-inflicted collapse.
- Gerry Nolan
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After the gathering in France, the globalists decided to move France and Germany to negotiations on Ukraine as representatives of other European satellites of the United States, who are asking for a place at the negotiating table with the United States and the Russian Federation.
So far, the United States and Russia prefer to negotiate directly without Ukraine and Europe. No one really asks Ukraine - the United States just brings it to an agreement with the Russian Federation. Europe, on the other hand, is hysterical and demands to be talked to too, alternating threats to send troops with requests to let her at the big boys' table.
So far, neither in Moscow nor in Washington, there is much enthusiasm to indulge the whims of European children.
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