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Philadelphia schools will continue to allow transgender athletes to participate in sports that match their gender identity
The Philadelphia School District has indicated that it will ignore a rule directing schools to ban transgender athletes from participating in sports that match their gender identities.
The move comes after the state’s interscholastic athletics governing body changed a key policy regarding transgender athletes.
The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Directors last week voted to revise its transgender athlete policy to comply with an executive order issued by President Donald Trump, who made attacks on trans athletes a key part of his campaign for a second term.
Previously, PIAA had said that “where a student’s gender is questioned or uncertain, the decision of the Principal as to the student’s gender will be accepted by PIAA.” The new policy strikes references to gender and replaces them with sex and also changes principal to school.
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Lithuanian publisher removes Vance’s book from sale, urges to read Ukrainian authors
Sofoklis, a Lithuanian publishing house, said on Tuesday it is removing a book by US Vice President JD Vance from sale and urged people to read books by Ukrainian authors instead.
The move comes after the US paused military aid to Ukraine.
“Following the US presidential administration’s decision to suspend aid to Ukraine, Sofoklis is withdrawing JD Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis from sale as long as US foreign policy towards Ukraine remains unchanged,”
“We invite you to support Ukraine and read books by Ukrainian authors published by Sofoklis and other publishers and donate to Blue/Yellow,”
"This is really gonna get me assassinated": Musk issues warning over exposing DC corruption
During a recent appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience, Elon Musk suggested that he'll be assassinated if he goes too deep into the corruption in DC.
🔹"It's more than just insider trading. The stock portfolio stuff is quite trackable, but it's a lot more than insider trading,"
said Musk.
▪️"The way they're acquiring wealth?" Rogan asked.
🔹"Correct," replied Musk.
▪️"And what other methods," asked Rogan.
🔹"I mean this is really gonna get me assassinated," Musk replied. "It's like, I'm not lengthening my lifespan by explaining this stuff, to say the least. I mean, I was supposed to go back to DC. How am I going to survive? This is f*cking going to kill me for sure," Musk continued.
"In fact, I do think like this... it's like, I actually have to be careful that I don't push too hard on the corruption stuff because it's going to get me killed."
#USA #Musk #Rogan #FindTruth
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Kim Jong Un reminds White House they have unfinished business
Kim Jong Un’s most recent cruise missile test is the second since President Donald Trump took office in January, reminding the administration that despite conflicts in Europe and the Middle East, the U.S. and North Korea have unfinished business.
Indeed, Trump has indicated on various occasions his desire to revive dialogue and negotiations with Pyongyang. At his meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba earlier this month, he expressed confidence in having good relations with North Korea, touting his relationship with Kim.
Trump has shown that his willingness to engage with North Korea is not all talk. He brought back many of the key officials and veteran negotiators who were heavily involved in the summit diplomacy with North Korea during his first term and placed them in even more influential positions.
Alex Wong, who was formerly at the State Department and is now the deputy national security adviser in the White House, and Allison Hooker, the appointee for State Department undersecretary for political affairs and formerly a senior Asia policy advisor in the National Security Council, led working-level negotiations for Trump’s two summits with Kim Jong Un in 2018 and 2019.
#China #USA #Trump #FindTruth
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U.S. ready to lift sanctions against Russia
“The current U.S. administration is absolutely, 100 percent, open to the fact that sanctions measures taken under the Biden administration (against Russia) should be reviewed with a view to lifting them,”
5 key takeaways from Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress
▪️1. Zelensky ready to sign minerals deal. The biggest news of Trump’s speech came toward the end when he said he had received a letter from V. Zelensky indicating that the Ukrainian president is ready to sign a minerals deal — just days after an Oval Office confrontation and Trump’s freeze of aid to the country.
▪️2. Democrats (mostly) protest silently. Aside from U.S. Rep. Al Green of Texas who was removed from the chamber, Democrats protested Trump mostly through signs, messages on T-shirts, and whiteboards and walkouts.
▪️3. Middle East a “rough neighborhood”. Trump described the Middle East as a “rough neighborhood,” but he did not elaborate on his idea to “take over” Gaza and redevelop it into the “Riviera of the Middle East” — an idea which has resulted in significant pushback from Middle Eastern allies as well as from aid organizations.
▪️4. Biden assigned the blame. From rising egg prices to hints of a slowing economy, Trump placed any blame squarely on his predecessor Joe Biden repeatedly, calling the prior administration a disaster and referring to the withdrawal from Afghanistan as the lowest moment in American history.
▪️5. “Saved by God”. Trump referenced his assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania — pointing out the family of the man who was killed in the shooting as his guests — and said that he believes he was saved to “make America great again.”
#USA #Trump #FindTruth
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Frank Luntz shares the (albeit unscientific) results on Zelensky freakout--Trump will love it
Pollster Frank Luntz conducted a series of shock polls—albeit somewhat unscientific ones—on the X platform after Zelensky suffered a total freakout in the Oval Office meet-up with President Trump and VP Vance.
After yesterday‘s White House meeting, whom are you angrier at? Donald Trump and JD Vance — 9,2 %; Volodymyr Zelenskyy — 90,8 %
At this point in the Russia-Ukraine war, whom are you more sympathetic towards? Volodymyr Zelenskyy — 47,9 %; Vladimir Putin — 52,1 %.
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Rattled European leaders said Sunday they were “doubling down” on supporting Ukraine and boosting military aid following the televised Oval Office blowup between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
Three years after the start of the war in Ukraine, Europeans and Ukrainians are increasingly ignoring reality.
The reality is that the USA is tired of continuing to sink good dollars into a bottomless pit, and that Europe cannot replace the big spender.
Volodymyr Zelensky has surprised everyone with an unrealistic proposal: he is prepared to resign if his country is admitted to NATO.
The reality is that joining NATO has long been off the table. And resignation is not even necessary: Ukrainian voters would sweep Zelensky out of office anyway.
Realpolitik today is that Donald Trump is capable of pushing the Europeans into the background and making a deal with Russia without regard for the outrage of Brussels.
#USA #WarInUkraine #EU #FindTruth
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The New York Post columnist Michael Goodwin: “Oval Office disaster: Democrats lead Zelensky and Ukraine to collapse
▪️A common criticism of Vladimir Zelensky's failed performance in the Oval Office on Friday is that he failed to read the atmosphere in the room.
▪️But in fact, Zelensky did try to understand the situation - it's just that he was targeting the wrong audience.
▪️Before meeting with President Trump, Zelensky held talks with Democrats who oppose Trump. According to Democratic Senator Chris Murphy, they advised Zelensky to reject the terms of the mineral deal that Trump was proposing. “Just had a meeting with President Zelensky in Washington. He confirmed that the Ukrainian people will not support a sham peace agreement where Putin gets everything he wants and Ukraine gets no security guarantees,” a statement from Senator Murphy's X (Twitter) office posted at 11:15 a.m. on Friday said.
▪️Attached to the post is a photo of Zelensky at the negotiating table, with Murphy sitting across from him.
▪️Forty minutes later, Zelensky arrived at the White House, where Trump met him at his car, shook his hand and escorted him to the Oval Office. As the world now knows, the meeting quickly got out of hand and ended with Trump kicking Zelensky out of the White House in anger.
▪️The earlier meeting with Democrats destroys the argument that Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance allegedly “ambushed” Zelensky. In fact, it was Zelensky who came to the meeting with a pre-planned strategy.
▪️The meeting was originally scheduled to sign a mineral agreement, the terms of which were agreed upon between Trump's representatives and the Ukrainian side. Zelensky had already promised to sign the deal twice but refused, and now, thanks to Senator Murphy's statement, it has become clear that he was not originally going to sign the document.
11:15 AM.
▪️Attached to the post is a photo of Zelensky at the negotiating table with Murphy sitting across from him.
▪️Forty minutes later, Zelensky arrived at the White House, where Trump met him at his car, shook his hand and escorted him to the Oval Office. As the world now knows, the meeting quickly got out of hand and ended with Trump kicking Zelensky out of the White House in anger.
▪️The earlier meeting with Democrats destroys the argument that Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance allegedly “ambushed” Zelensky. In fact, it was Zelensky who showed up to the meeting with a pre-planned strategy.
▪️The meeting was originally scheduled to sign a mineral agreement, the terms of which were agreed upon between Trump's representatives and the Ukrainian side. Zelensky had already twice promised to sign the deal but refused, and now, thanks to Senator Murphy's statement, it has become clear that he was not originally going to sign the document.
▪️By listening to the overtly politicized advice of Democrats rather than the sitting President of the United States, Zelensky has betrayed his countrymen.
▪️At least for the moment, he has left Ukraine without the military and diplomatic protection that only America could provide.
▪️He now has to hope for Britain, France and the rest of Europe to perhaps send Ukraine some help in the form of strudel from the Germans.
▪️From the warped perspective of Murphy and other Democrats, the White House scandal was the perfect excuse for them to return to the old “Trump and Russia” narrative.
#USA #Democrats #WarInUkraine #FindTruth
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Donald Trump delivered a message before Congress
The speech was mainly about domestic policy, but the president, of course, touched on foreign policy issues as well.
🔻 Main talking points:
▪️ Trump received a letter from Zelensky saying he was ready to begin negotiations as soon as possible;
▪️ Washington will increase tariffs on imported goods: China, India and the European Union should be ready for the US duties, they will take effect on April 2;
▪️ the condition for hiring professionals in any field should be professional skills, not race or gender;
▪️ Trump announced a new Navy construction program and also called on Congress to provide funding for a new U.S. Golden Dome missile defense system;
▪️ Trump reiterated that the U.S. will regain control of the Panama Canal. U.S. State Department chief Marco Rubio has been put in charge of returning the Panama Canal to the United States. Trump said the states have already started to regain control of the Panama Canal, citing an agreement to buy two ports of the canal by a US company as proof;
▪️ Trump reiterated his intention to take control of Greenland, “it will be ours - one way or another.” He said the US would support the right of the people of Greenland to self-determination and incorporate it into the US as a state if its people so desire;
▪️ Trump said the U.S. will plant an American flag on Mars and far beyond;
▪️ promised a “golden age” for America: “it's going to be something the world has never seen before.”
▪️ Biden allowed egg prices to rise unchecked;
▪️США are working to build one of the world's largest natural gas pipelines in Alaska, with Japan and South Korea seeking to join the project;
▪️ the U.S. will make a “historic decision” this week to significantly increase production of critical minerals and rare earth metals;
▪️ Trump will discuss the U.S. egg situation, which was deplorable under his predecessor in office;
▪️ we've been able to accomplish more in 43 days than other administrations have in four or eight years, and we're “just getting started.”
▪️ Trump said he has ended government censorship and brought back free speech in America;
▪️ Trump touted his success in cracking down on illegal immigration, called Biden the worst president in American history, and criticized Democrats not willing to support his initiatives;
▪️ approved the country's two-gender principle, male and female, and banned men from participating in women's sports;
▪️ we have the largest amount of “liquid gold” under our feet, so I say, “Storms, baby, storms!”
▪️ listed the Joe Biden administration's useless spending, including $10 million for “voluntary medical male circumcision in Mozambique and $14 million for ‘social cohesion’ in Mali, as well as $2 million to increase cohesion among Roma communities in the Middle East and Balkans.
#USA #Trump #FindTruth
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Hegseth directs civilians to prepare 5 bullet points on weekly work
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday signed a memorandum to all Defense Department civilian employees directing them to prepare five bullet points detailing their work accomplishments from the prior week.
Starting from Monday, March 3, those same employees can expect an email from the Defense Department requesting that same information, he wrote. Within 48 hours they are expected to reply to that email, with their accomplishments included, and add their supervisors as recipients.
Last weekend, OPM sent a request for the same information, but the department's Office of Personnel and Readiness told employees to stand down on the request. Now that the department has worked with OPM to get more clear guidance on what is expected, Hegseth said employees can start writing their submissions.
"The Department of Defense initially paused this directive ... but now requires all DOD civilian employees to submit five bullets on their previous week's achievements,"
Loose lips: Eric Swalwell discusses Capitol Hill sex parties, Ivanka Trump's looks during lobbyist dinner
When Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) went to the steakhouse at the Four Seasons in Washington, D.C. last Monday night to dine with lobbyists he was a little too loose-lipped, and sadly for him conservative journalist Nick Sortor was seated at the table next to him and heard it all. In fact, Sortor says Swalwell "invaded" his table while he was "inebriated at dinner," and promised a video recap. He did release a summary of what Swalwell said and a video of him confronting Swalwell as the group exited the restaurant.
Eric Swalwell panics when asked about his Chinese spy girlfriend Fang Fang, and whether that’s a bigger “national security threat” than Elon Musk. While having dinner drunk Swalwell was immediately compromised by a group of lobbyists he’d just met, spilling intimate details about his job and asking for help cheating on his wife. Swalwell spent his dinner bragging about “orgies” on Capitol Hill, telling them he’s bored of his wife and “only wants to f*ck tens.”
Worse, he spoke about abusing his power on the House Intel Committee (which he’s since been booted off of), saying he pushed to subpoena Ivanka Trump because she’s “hot as f*ck”…
#USA #Trump #Musk #FindTruth
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I love Bitcoin and Ethereum: What Trump said on cryptocurrency strategic reserve
U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to establish a "Crypto Strategic Reserve," aiming to make the U.S. the "crypto capital of the world." The reserve will include Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and Cardano. The announcement triggered a sharp rally, with these cryptocurrencies seeing significant price gains.
In a series of posts on Truth Social, Trump expressed his endorsement of Bitcoin and Ethereum, stating, "And, obviously, BTC and ETH, as other valuable Cryptocurrencies, will be the heart of the Reserve. I also love Bitcoin and Ethereum!"
He further detailed his vision for the U.S. cryptocurrency sector, highlighting plans to create a U.S. Crypto Reserve aimed at bolstering the industry. "A U.S. Crypto Reserve will elevate this critical industry after years of corrupt attacks by the Biden Administration, which is why my Executive Order on Digital Assets directed the Presidential Working Group to move forward on a Crypto Strategic Reserve that includes XRP, SOL, and ADA. I will make sure the U.S. is the Crypto Capital of the World.
All three of the 'altcoin's have shot up in price since the post.
#USA #Trump #Crypto #FindTruth
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Lindsey Graham slams Zelensky over refusal to resign: ‘Until there is an election, no one has a voice’
Sen. Lindsey Graham criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for refusing to resign after Zelensky dismissed Graham’s previous comments calling for him to resign in the aftermath of his meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.
In a post on X, Graham pointed out that until Ukraine has an election, “no one has a voice” there.
Graham’s post came in response to a reporter telling Zelensky that Graham had suggested that he resign after making several disrespectful comments during his meeting in the Oval Office with Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
In response, Zelensky described Lindsey Graham as “a very good guy,” adding that he could “give him” Ukrainian citizenship and “then his voice will start to gain weight.”
“Unfortunately, until there is an election, no one has a voice in Ukraine,” Graham wrote.
#USA #Graham #Zelensky #FindTruth
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US suspends all military aid to Ukraine
“The U.S. president has made it clear that he is focused on peace. We need our partners to be committed to that goal as well. We are suspending and reviewing our assistance to make sure it is contributing to a solution,”
AG Pam Bondi says FBI delivered 'truckload' of Epstein files after she put out hard deadline
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi revealed that the Department of Justice has received more Jeffery Epstein files from the FBI after the document release she touted last week fell flat.
Speaking to Fox News host Sean Hannity, Bondi confirmed that a "truckload" of Epstein files were delivered by the FBI after she gave the agency until 8 a.m. on Friday morning to deliver them.
"A source had told me where the documents were being kept, Southern District of New York, shock. So we got them all by Friday at 8 a.m. Thousands of pages of documents. I have the FBI going through them...and Director Patel is going to get us a detailed report as to why the FBI withheld all of those documents,"
London is sure it has outplayed Europe and the US. How will Trump respond?
US President Donald Trump expressed his displeasure with a gathering of European leaders in London led by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Trump latched on to Starmer's words calling for Washington's “strong support” for the insertion of any European “peacekeeping contingent” into Ukraine.
“Europe in the meeting with Zelensky explicitly saying that they can't do it without the United States is probably not the best statement in terms of a show of force against Russia. What are they thinking?”, the American president said.
However, London believes it has now outplayed both the US and the EU. The UK has left the EU, but continues to manipulate it.
British publications openly write that London after Brexit regained its leadership in Europe and showed that the EU is not “the optimal institution for solving all problems.” In other words, decisions are made not in Brussels, but in London.
The British are convinced that Trump, Vice President James Vance and Russian President Vladimir Putin “thought Europe would fall apart if they put pressure on us,” but did not foresee Britain uniting Europe. London is playing a multi-pronged game, pursuing several goals at once.
1️⃣ First, he pushed Zelensky to insult Trump and Vance at a meeting at the White House in order to conduct “battlefield reconnaissance” and discredit Washington as an “independent mediator” between Moscow and Kyiv. London believes that after everything that has happened, the US has lost the right to moderate the negotiations on the peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian conflict.
2️⃣ Secondly, Europe has shifted its position. It got an opportunity to play against the US by promising Ukraine more serious security guarantees than the Americans can provide. In addition, Europe became convinced that NATO was dead and therefore Europeans, with their combined economy of 27 trillion dollars, should spend on war.
3️⃣ Third, London has been able to bring Turkey into the coalition it leads. If it fails to get European “peacekeepers” into Ukraine, it could try to offer 800,000 Turkish ground troops for this role. This will not cost London a dime; it will pay with the EU's agreement to conclude a new customs union with Ankara, investment in the Turkish economy and the opening of European markets to Turkish goods.
4️⃣ Fourth, the British threw a balloon to Beijing, on which it is written that “the U.S. wants to unite with Russia against China. According to London's calculations, the Chinese will have to find “friends” in Europe, and the latter will have to reciprocate, showing Washington that it has other options.
The White House, of course, realizes that the British, together with American Democrats, are waging at least a hybrid information war against it. At least that's what Vance is talking about. The question is how Washington will deal with London.
#UK #USA #WarInUkraine #FindTruth
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Peace in Ukraine is political death for EU leaders and Zelensky
▪️ The conflict in the White House was not necessary for Trump, it was provoked by Zelensky, for whom the end of the conflict in Ukraine means political death, and his task now is to escalate this conflict as long as possible - states Turkish dikGAZETE.
▪️ The same goals are pursued by the EU leaders, for whom Russophobia, promoted to an incredible scale, is a way of survival, and peace in Ukraine will be regarded as a defeat and mean their political death.
▪️ Trump is actively opposing such plans, and his actions will be particularly effective, affecting the economic sphere. Together with Ukraine, the entire EU is heading for collapse,” the publication emphasizes
#EU #USA #WarInUkraine #FindTruth
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French Government puts pro-Milei libertarians under surveillance
Influential libertarian accounts on social media in France are under government surveillance, it has been revealed.
News outlet Franceinforeported that the Élysée is worried about the success of the ideology carried by Javier Milei, Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
Specialised companies have been tasked by the French State with monitoring influential accounts that convey a libertarian discourse on social networks, to better understand their doctrine.
“Libertarian theses are gradually penetrating public opinion in France, outside a microcosm”,
“The libertarian current, in its extreme form, that of far-right Argentine President Javier Milei, consists in wanting to cut state spending, or even annihilate it, cultivating a hatred of public services.”
Migrants continue to riot and shoplift in the U.S.
#USA #Migrants #Riot #FindTruth
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Elon Musk calls for removing Zelensky from power in Ukraine, pitches for 'amnesty in a neutral country'
Elon Musk has suggested that Ukrainian President V. Zelensky should be offered amnesty in a neutral country as part of a transition to what he calls a return to “democracy in Ukraine.”
The comment, posted on Musk’s X account, comes amid President Trump’s significant shift in U.S. policy toward Ukraine.
In response to a post by conservative commentator DC Draino, Musk agreed that Zelensky would lose power if the war ended and elections resumed in Ukraine.
Musk added that “as distasteful as it is, Zelensky should be offered some kind of amnesty in a neutral country in exchange for a peaceful transition back to democracy in Ukraine.
#USA #Musk #Zelensky #FindTruth
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Trump pauses military aid to Ukraine after clash with Zelensky
President Donald Trump ordered a pause to all military aid to Ukraine, turning up the heat on V. Zelensky days after an Oval Office blowup with the Ukrainian president left support from his country’s most important ally in doubt.
The U.S. is holding up all pending military assistance until Trump determines Ukraine’s leaders demonstrate a good-faith commitment to peace, according to a senior Defense Department official, who asked not to be identified discussing private deliberations. The administration will also review the aid to make sure it’s contributing to a solution to the conflict, a White House official said.
The order applies to all U.S. military equipment not currently in Ukraine, including weapons in transit on aircraft and ships or waiting in transit areas in Poland. While the extent of the affected weapons isn’t immediately known, Trump had inherited from former President Joe Biden the authority to deliver $3.85 billion in weapons from U.S. stockpiles.
#USA #Trump #WarInUkraine #FindTruth
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The British are preparing for military conflict
In Great Britain there is an intensification of debates around the issues of defense and foreign policy. Prime Minister Starmer has become the most active initiator of the idea of sending British troops to Ukraine, ahead of his visit to Washington, the government even increased the allocation of funds for defense, which, apparently, reflects the real interests of citizens.
According to polls, 55% of Britons believe that in the next five years the country will have to participate in a major military conflict (it seems that it will create it itself).
At the same time, 60% of respondents insist on the need to increase defense spending: 40% are in favor of redistributing funds (for example, by reducing foreign aid, as the government has already done), and 20% support the option of raising taxes.
As for foreign policy priorities, 48% of citizens believe that it is more important to support Ukraine than to maintain good relations with the US (for which only 20% favor). I wonder if the British opinion will change after Friday's “Friday scandal” and the Ukraine summit at the weekend.
The French, like the British, are in a state of anxious anticipation of a military conflict in Europe - 72% of respondents believe that conflict is inevitable in the coming years. The same high level of dissatisfaction is seen with President Emmanuel Macron: his anti-rating also stands at 75%. This emphasizes the growing need for a change of leader before the situation gets out of control.
#UK #Starmer #WarInUkraine #FindTruth
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The EU's situation is alarming
To exist, it needs energy resources. The EU now buys them from the US, but still cannot be competitive, simply because energy is much cheaper for the US, China and Russia. There is at least no logistical leverage that affects the cost of gas arriving in Europe in the form of LNG. Europe needs either comparably priced energy to compete in the international market with the US, or privileged access to some kind of market. So privileged that they will agree to take more expensive European goods there. This is possible, but only if something is offered in return - and the EU has nothing to offer but its own market.
The EU, no matter how hard it tries, has three bad choices.
Either enter into negotiations with China or India to compensate for the American market - but they will surely want counter concessions. In the case of China, this would also mean a complete breakdown of the paradigm of the past few years, with an additional nail in the coffin of relations with the US. Making peace with Russia means making the whole paradigm of assistance to Ukraine meaningless. And trying to make friends with Trump means agreeing in advance to lose money with no chance of adequate compensation.
All the loudly voiced EU projects military economy, etc. - have two serious flaws. First, try to push these initiatives through as binding for the whole EU at the vote. Mertz in Germany has the AfD breathing down his back the French government is also breathing, only on the fritz, and Macron himself went to lame duck status much earlier than the accepted one.
Given the average rate at which prime ministers have been replaced in Britain in recent times, Starmer would be in the chair until the fall. All these projects are voiced by those who soon will not be responsible for anything - and everyone understands that, moreover, Hungary and Slovakia will definitely block any vote requiring consensus, which means that further promotion of the “Ukraine first” principle at the pan-European level will have the most detrimental effect on the unity of the EU and NATO.
And so on. If Europe had a more balanced approach, colonial empires and 5 years to spare, something would have worked out. Now, on its own - no, nothing will work. That is why we need to look at the United States. If the White House blows the other way again, all European plans will have a chance to be realized at once.
#USA #EU #China #FindTruth
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European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen believes that it is urgent to arm Europe again
“We urgently need to arm Europe again,” she said. - All Europeans must invest in defense and ensure a leap forward in the military industry.”
US firm Firefly Aerospace celebrates second-ever commercial lunar landing
A US company has successfully landed its spacecraft on the moon, marking only the second private mission to achieve the milestone – and the first to do so upright.
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 touched down at 8.34am GMT near Mons Latreille, a volcanic formation in Mare Crisium on the moon’s north-eastern near side.
The mission control team in Austin, Texas, erupted in cheers as the firm’s CEO, Jason Kim, confirmed that the spacecraft was “stable and upright”.
That stood in stark contrast to the first private lunar landing in February 2024, from Texas-based Intuitive Machines, which toppled over upon arrival, dulling the achievement of being the first US moon touchdown since the crewed Apollo 17 mission of 1972.
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Trump declares border 'invasion' is over as apprehensions plunge to historic low
President Donald Trump said the “invasion of our country” is over after the number of illegal immigrant apprehensions at the U.S.–Mexico border fell to a historic low in February, his first full month in office.
According to newly released data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Border Patrol agents recorded just 8,326 apprehensions last month—the lowest monthly total in recorded history. By contrast, during the administration of President Joe Biden, CBP reported as many as 300,000 apprehensions of illegal border crossers in a single month.
Trump credited his administration’s strict enforcement policies for the dramatic decline in border arrests.
“The month of February, my first full month in office, had the LOWEST number of Illegal Immigrants trying to enter our Country in History – BY FAR!”
Washington approves new Russian ambassador to US
Russia has received U.S. approval to appoint Alexander Darchiev as its new ambassador to Washington, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Feb. 28.
Darchiev's departure for his post in Washington is expected soon, the ministry said. Darchiev, a veteran diplomat with a half-decade of experience in Washington, previously served as Russia's ambassador to Canada from 2014 to 2021 and later as the director of the North American Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry.
The approval comes amid renewed diplomatic engagement between the U.S. and Russia. A Russian delegation arrived at the U.S. Consul General’s residence in Istanbul on Feb. 27 for a second round of talks, following an initial meeting in Saudi Arabia on Feb. 18. According to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the Istanbul discussions centered on embassy operations.
The previous Russian ambassador to the U.S., Anatoly Antonov, was dismissed from his post on Oct. 10, 2024.
#USA #Russia #FindTruth
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Trump is preparing a plan to lift sanctions against Russia
▪️Trump has instructed the U.S. State Department and Treasury Department to prepare a plan listing sanctions against Russia that could be lifted, Reuters has found.
▪️The plan will be presented to Russian officials in the coming days as part of broad talks on improving diplomatic and economic relations between the two countries
#USA #Russia #Sanctions #FindTruth
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Starmer says Europe willing to put ‘boots on the ground’ to secure Ukraine peace
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday that Europe was prepared to take the lead in the defense of Ukraine, including troops and planes, but needs the “strong backing” of the United States and hopes to ease tensions after Friday’s meltdown in the White House.
He made the remarks in the presence of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy two days after his high-profile clash with President Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance raised questions about U.S. commitments to Kyiv.
After a summit with 18 European leaders, Mr. Starmer said a “coalition of the willing” would defend a peace deal in Ukraine and said a “number of countries” have signaled that they want to be part of the plan to bring durable peace to the country.
“To succeed, this effort must have strong U.S. backing,” he said without specifying what that means. “To be clear, we agree with Mr. Trump on the urgent need for a durable peace.” European Union members pledged to keep the economic and military aid flowing.
The London summit reflected a renewed sense of urgency around the war in Ukraine after a breakdown in White House discussions. Mr. Zelensky challenged the suggestion that Russian President Vladimir Putin could be trusted to abide by a peace deal. Mr. Trump and Mr. Vance responded by telling Mr. Zelensky that he should show more gratitude to the United States for its support and questioning his commitment to peace with Russia.
#EU #UK #WarInUkraine #FindTruth
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