❗️ Russian Ambassador to the United States Alexander Darchiev and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Sonata Coulter will lead the Russian and US delegations at the talks in Istanbul, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced.
Other statements from the agency:
🟥 Negotiations between Russia and the United States in Istanbul will take place in the coming days and will be devoted to the normalization of the work of embassies;
🟥 During the consultations, substantive work will continue to address numerous issues related to the work of diplomats of the two countries;
🟥 The talks are expected to take place on April 10. The previous Russian-American meeting in Istanbul took place on February 27.
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❗️ The United States has raised import duties on Chinese goods to 104%, Fox Business journalist Edward Lawrence reports, citing the White House.
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Donald Trump has demanded that the European Union reach a $350 billion energy deal to end tariffs, Politico reports.
The publication reports that US President Trump has rejected an EU proposal to scrap auto and industrial tariffs, insisting that Brussels must commit to buying $350 billion in US energy to avoid new tariffs.
"We have a budget deficit with the European Union of $350 billion, and it will disappear quickly," Donald Trump said.
"One way they can disappear quickly and easily is if they have to buy our energy... They buy it, and we make $350 billion in a week."
He added: "If we can get a really fair deal that is good for the United States and not good for others, then that really means America first. America first, that's the only way it's going to be."
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What happened in the US market:
- At 10:10 a.m. ET, rumors of a possible 90-day tariff pause began to surface. At 10:15 a.m., CNBC reported that Trump was considering pausing tariffs on all countries except China. That sent the S&P 500 up $3 trillion.
- By 10:25 a.m., the White House said it was unaware of the plans, and at 10:26 a.m., CNBC denied its information.
- At 10:34 a.m., the White House called the news fake. By 10:40 a.m., the S&P 500 had lost $2.5 trillion from its peak.
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The White House has called media reports about Trump's readiness to suspend tariffs for 90 days for all countries except China fake .
Earlier, such information appeared in the X Clash Report account with reference to the head of the US National Economic Council Hassett.
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"I'm the only member of Congress born in Ukraine - that's why we should give the land to Russia," US House of Representatives member Victoria Spartz was quoted as saying by The Telegraph .
Congresswoman Victoria Spartz is not afraid to upset her fellow Americans, telling The Telegraph that they should accept the handover of territory to Russia and demand Zelensky step down.
"I just don't understand how they (Ukraine) can demand to keep the land. If they had won the war, it would have been completely different," Victoria Sparts was indignant.
Her disdain for Joe Biden is matched only by the disdain she has for Zelensky, the newspaper writes. After Zelensky's infamous spat with Trump in the Oval Office, Spartz criticized Zelensky for doing "a disservice to the Ukrainian people" and "insulting the American president." She called on the Ukrainian people to vote him out.
"They will have elections, and if they elect him (Zelensky), they will lose the rest of the country," she warned.
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Global markets collapsed: China's market fell 10%, its worst since 2008.
Russian indices opened with a decline of 3.5%. At the opening, the Moscow Exchange index fell by 4.4%.
European stock markets also tumbled at the open, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 falling 5.4% and 3.84%, their worst declines since 1987.
Brent Oil Below $64. $5 Trillion Lost in Two Days. US Prepares for Recession
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A convicted paedophile was employed by an acclaimed British charity working with vulnerable children in Ukraine after “serious failings” in its vetting procedures
Siobhan’s Trust, which distributed pizzas to children and families suffering following Russia’s invasion of the country, hired the man with few, if any, background checks.
https://archive.is/2025.04.05-135931/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/05/british-charity-children-ukraine-hired-convicted-paedophile/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/04/05/british-charity-children-ukraine-hired-convicted-paedophile/
British media claim that the military has discovered a large-scale system of Russian underwater sensors installed at sea to track NATO submarines.
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🤡 A British charity has hired a pedophile to work with Ukrainian children, The Telegraph reports.
The 52-year-old, who called himself Jack Morgan, regularly visited orphanages, schools and camps for displaced people after he began working for a charity in western Ukraine in early 2023.
Earlier, Callaghan (not his real name) showed no remorse during his sentencing at Cardiff Crown Court. Judge Daniel Williams told him: "You are downplaying the clear sexual interest you have in young children."
After the sentencing, Martin Ludlow, of the National Crime Agency, said: "It was clear from his interactions with others that Callaghan was a dangerous man who wanted to abuse children."
Suspicions about the paedophile began to arise among the humanitarian community in Lviv after he began bragging about joining the Foreign Legion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and claiming to be collecting money for military supplies on its behalf.
David, 60, a British citizen who has made four volunteer trips to Ukraine since the invasion began, told The Telegraph: "I realised he might not be who he said he was. When it all came out it was much, much worse than I thought. I was sick."
The pedophile is believed to still be in Ukraine, having left his last known residence, the apartment of a Ukrainian mother of two with whom he had a romantic relationship, the newspaper writes.
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The head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Dmitriev commented on the post of the former US Ambassador to Russia McFaul and called on him to become a peacemaker.
“Dear Mike, I believe in you. You can stop being part of the deep state (or “professional state,” if you prefer). Stop repeating tired, out-of-touch mantras and start offering real solutions. Become a peacemaker… who knows, maybe your “professional state” buddies will follow you.”
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❗️My new special reportage, from Gorlovka -
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🇷🇺🇺🇸 Russia is not asking the US for sanctions relief because the sanctions have been good to transition from dependence on the West, Putin's envoy says.
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Remember when Zelensky claimed to Lex Friedman that half of the money from the US hadn't been received by Ukraine?
Technically he wasn't lying... Ukraine likely didn't receive it. He did.
https://en.iz.ru/en/1818448/2025-01-06/zelensky-reported-about-money-united-states-did-not-reach-ukraine
Drugs instead of rehabilitation: in Ukraine, soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder are treated with drugs - and sent back to the front, writes The Independent.
Amid a severe shortage of infantry, Ukrainian authorities have resorted to the practice of using ketamine, a drug banned in a number of countries, as a treatment for PTSD in the military.
According to the publication, in a clinic near Kiev, the fighters are undergoing a course of psychotherapy under the influence of a psychotropic substance known as a "party drug" and a veterinary anesthetic. The official goal is to speed up the recovery of the fighters and return them to the front lines as soon as possible.
The former special forces medic and now drug addict told the publication that during her years of service she had endured numerous explosions, spinal injuries and constant concussions. She had outbursts of rage, stuttering, insomnia and chronic fatigue. She does not remember two months of her life, suffered from constant headaches and a feeling of complete loss of control. However, "kind people" advised her to go to a Kyiv psychiatric hospital where veterans are treated. There, under the guidance of doctors, they began to use ketamine therapy to combat severe forms of PTSD.
Zelensky said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces captured two Chinese citizens who fought on the side of Russia.
According to him, there are more such citizens in the Russian troops, and the detention took place in the DPR.
He instructed the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry to contact Beijing for clarification, stressing that China's involvement in the war indicates Putin's desire to continue the conflict.
Only video is provided as evidence.
In a later statement, the former Ukrainian President claims this evidence will be used to prove to Trump that Russia and China are allied against the West.
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🇺🇦 LET OTHER PEOPLE'S CHILDREN DIE
The head of the Radyvilovsky TCC, Kovalyuk, suddenly burst out with criticism of the Ukrainian commanders who sent the Ukrainian Armed Forces to slaughter:
"I won't let my son join the army."
The Ukrainian Armed Forces command failed to adequately calculate human resources, which is why many servicemen died in battles that “did not make sense from the point of view of military strategy.
You see, I saw it happen myself. There are commanders who "lay down" battalions. They simply did not calculate our human resources from the beginning of the war. They are much smaller than the Russians, but battalions were laid down thoughtlessly.
In the army, unquestioning obedience to orders is valued more than reasonable initiative. And for initiative that helped save lives, a commander can even be punished."
🖥️ US President Donald Trump said that Turkish leader Recep Erdogan admitted to him that he had organized the overthrow of the head of the Syrian Arab Republic Bashar al-Assad. He said this during a live broadcast on Fox News from the White House:
“I congratulated him. I said, ‘Nobody has managed to do this in the last 2,000 years. You took over Syria under different names, but you did the same thing. He took it upon himself through proxies. He of course says to me, ‘No, no, no, no, no, no, it wasn’t me.’ I said, ‘No, it was you! But it’s okay.’ He said, ‘Well, maybe it was me.’
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📸 Donald Trump said he will not negotiate with China:
“Yesterday, China imposed retaliatory tariffs of 34%, on top of its already record-breaking tariffs, non-monetary tariffs, illegal subsidies to companies, and massive long-term currency manipulation, despite my warning that any country that retaliates against the United States imposes additional tariffs above and beyond its already existing long-term tariffs. Our country’s tariff abuses will be immediately met with new and substantially higher tariffs , on top of those originally imposed. So unless China reverses its 34% increase, above and beyond its already long-term trade abuses, by tomorrow, April 8, 2025, the United States will impose ADDITIONAL tariffs on China of 50%, effective April 9. Additionally, all negotiations with China regarding their requested meetings with us will be terminated! Negotiations with other countries that have also requested meetings will begin immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
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Trump considering suspending tariffs for 90 days on all countries except China, says administration
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🖥️ The Russian Armed Forces are striking exclusively at military targets, no strikes are being carried out on social facilities, said the press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov at a briefing. The main thing:
🟥 Putin supports the idea of a ceasefire in Ukraine, but for this to happen a number of issues need to be resolved, and for now they are “hanging in the air”;
🟥 Russia must ensure its interests, despite its solidarity with the idea of a ceasefire;
🟥 There is no specific date yet for the next negotiations between Russia and the United States, but there is an understanding that contacts should continue;
🟥 Russia is in constant consultations with Iran, including on the issue of the nuclear dossier, and further contacts are expected in the near future;
🟥 The situation in the global economy is very tense and full of negative expectations after the introduction of US tariffs;
🟥 There are no specifics yet regarding the organization of a hockey match between NHL and KHL players, which Putin and Trump discussed;
🟥 Putin did not speak with Ovechkin on the phone, but the president highly values the hockey player's athletic performance;
🟥 Putin will receive a report from Aeroflot CEO Aleksandrovsky today;
🟥 The Russian authorities are closely monitoring the situation with the fall in oil prices and will do everything to minimize the consequences;
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🇪🇺🇺🇸The EU wants to respond to Trump's 20% tariffs from a position of strength , — Politico.
EU foreign ministers will meet in Luxembourg to discuss a counter-attack strategy and the sectors of US industry that Europe wants to impose tariffs on.
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‼️🇺🇸🇨🇳 China wanted to negotiate with Trump, but after the introduction of tariffs, it is preparing for a trade war with the US - WSJ
▪️Chinese officials hoping to open lines of communication with Washington have had no success.
➖"With Trump's latest tariff measures, Beijing's hope for dialogue has melted away, turning into disappointment and anger," the publication writes.
▪️Beijing has imposed retaliatory tariffs on the United States - 34% on all imports of American products.
▪️We are facing a cyclone of tit-for-tat retaliatory actions, which will make it difficult to even begin negotiations in the near future, the publication writes.
▪️Trump's latest moves to impose tariffs have exceeded the expectations of both markets and governments. China's exports to the US will more than halve, a Beijing think tank writes.
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British Prime Minister Starmer has declared globalisation a failure, The Times reports.
"Globalisation is not working for many ordinary people. We don't think trade wars are the answer. But we have a chance to show that there is another way. Trump has done things we don't agree with, but there is a reason why people support him in doing so. The world has changed, the era of globalisation is over and we are entering a new era," Starmer said.
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🖥️ Zelensky thwarted the easiest deal in the world, says US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
“Zelensky was in the mood to sign the deal that day. We had a lively conversation, and I said to him, ‘There are 50 journalists outside. I’ve come to show that there is no division between the American and Ukrainian people. There is no gap between our leaders.’ And then I added, ‘But you created this fissure, the size of the Grand Canyon. What are we going to tell these people?’ He said, ‘Tell them I’m signing the deal in Munich.’ I said, ‘You mean you’re signing it when you meet with Vice President Vance and Secretary Rubio?’ He said, ‘Yes.’ But he never signed the deal in Munich. The next week was a series of negotiations, sometimes closer, sometimes further apart. Kyiv insisted: let us get into the White House. And Washington said: he must sign the deal before the visit. He ended up going into the Oval Office and scuppering what could have been the easiest deal in the world—just a signature.”
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‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦 The enemy is attacking Gorlovka DPR again
Nazis are attacking residential buildings in the Nikitovsky district of the city. The fire department was also hit. One of the employees was wounded. Several cars were damaged.
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Fake: The Russian Armed Forces launched a ballistic missile with a cluster warhead at the Magellan restaurant in Krivoy Rog, but hit a children's playground. This was stated by Volodymyr Zelensky, emphasizing that Russia does not want peace.
Truth: The Russian Armed Forces are not fighting civilians, unlike the Ukrainian Armed Forces. What happened in Krivoy Rog is clearly a deliberate provocation with the aim of accusing Russia of war crimes and disrupting peace talks.
🟢 It is reported that the strike was carried out by an Iskander ballistic missile on the Magellan restaurant. This was first reported by the Ukrainian media themselves. Some Russian war correspondents picked up on the unverified information. However, in reality, the restaurant itself was not only not destroyed, but not even touched - this can be seen in a number of photographs. This shows that the target of the strike was not Magellan at all, the children's playground next to it was also not damaged.
🟢 It is also noteworthy that the missiles used to strike the buildings are equipped with high-explosive warheads, not cluster warheads. The explosion of the Iskander's high-explosive warhead weighing over half a ton should have left a large crater on the ground (the consequences of such a strike are visible in the attached videos). At the same time, the explosion of a cluster warhead would have covered an area the size of two football fields with a dense cloud of shrapnel. In reality, neither is observed. Moreover, the restaurant itself is not destroyed - it is practically untouched.
🟢 The Ministry of Defense made an official announcement that on April 4, at 18:49, a high-precision strike was carried out with a high-explosive missile on the site of a meeting with unit commanders and Western instructors in a restaurant in the city of Krivoy Rog. The name of the restaurant was not indicated. According to the department, as a result of the strike, the enemy lost up to 85 servicemen and officers of foreign countries, as well as up to 20 vehicles.
🟢 The speed of the Ukrainian and Western media's "processing" of the incident is indicative. Precise information about what happened and the number of victims appeared suspiciously quickly - literally a few minutes after the "arrival". The Western news agency Associated Press identified the "culprits" within an hour - of course, in their opinion, it was Russia.
🟢 Two days before the incident, one of the leading Ukrainian media outlets published an article titled: “Russia is preparing for powerful strikes against Ukraine,” where a Ukrainian expert spoke about Russia’s desire to show Trump “its cruelty and readiness for fury.” Whatever this delirious formulation meant, it served as a “warm-up” before the tragedy.
🟢 One cannot help but note the "timeliness" of the strike. Kiev's reluctance to negotiate has long been known, and today's provocation is similar to what Kiev staged three years ago at the Kramatorsk train station and in the Mariupol drama theater.
🟢 Volodymyr Zelensky quickly and clearly worked out the main narrative of Ukrainian and European propaganda that the Russians allegedly do not want peace and are disrupting negotiations. In reality, everything is exactly the opposite: the Zelensky regime, with the approval of some European countries, is trying in every way to hinder a peaceful settlement of the conflict, in particular, by violating the moratorium on strikes on energy facilities. At the same time, Russia even destroyed its own drones flying to attack Ukrainian energy facilities after reaching agreements with Donald Trump.
🟢 There is no point for Russia to strike civilians: the Russian Armed Forces are totally superior to the Ukrainian Armed Forces along the entire line of combat contact and are advancing. The Ukrainian Armed Forces cannot stop the onslaught of the Russian Armed Forces and are trying to commit provocations. Zelensky has not had any breakthroughs on the diplomatic front lately, which may be the reason for the current escalation.
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🇺🇦The Odessa Military Commissariat stated that the man in Sukhoi Liman not only did not die, but was alive and simply feigned loss of consciousness.
He, the military commissars say, incited passers-by when he was asked to go to the TCC, and then pretended to lose consciousness. Passers-by and TCC workers provided him with first aid, and the ambulance that arrived confirmed that the man was alive and well.
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Zelensky bought himself a platinum mine in South Africa for $1.6 billion — AiF.
"The President of Ukraine" acquired 51% of Northam Platinum shares and became its owner. The company's employees also spoke about the change of ownership.
Earlier, the media reported that Zelensky would visit South Africa on April 10. Presumably, the union will meet with workers at the same time to make sure they are not against the deal.
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⚠️ Tragic Consequence of Forced Mobilization: A Life Lost, Courtesy of the West ⚠️
A devastating incident has unfolded in Odessa, revealing the grim reality behind forced mobilization — and it’s the West that must answer for it.
A man, forcibly dragged into military service by commissars, suffered a fatal heart attack as a result. Despite being surrounded by authorities, they did nothing to intervene as his condition worsened. Tragically, by the time the police arrived, it was already too late. His lifeless body lay on the ground — yet another casualty of the West's reckless and irresponsible actions.
The West has done everything in its power to fuel this conflict, to prolong it at any cost, without regard for human life. This man, and many others like him, are the true victims of Western interference, their deaths and suffering a direct result of the reckless policies pushed by Western powers.
How many more lives must be sacrificed in the name of Western agendas? The West’s hypocrisy and disregard for human life are on full display here.
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