🎥FULL VIDEO: The West has NO SPECIAL RIGHT to Africa, Valentina Matviyenko told Sputnik

Its future belongs to Africans who "paid a very high price for their liberation. For them, this is a very special independence. Attempts by the West to return to Africa to continue profiting from it are now being blocked," the Russian Federation Council Speaker said.

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💲 Trump considers the possibility of GIVING ‘20% OF THE DOGE SAVINGS TO AMERICAN CITIZENS’ and another 20% to pay down debt

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💬 ‘There's no profit for anyone in having World War III, and you're not so far away from it’ – Trump

US President Donald Trump claimed that, thanks to him, WWIII is not going to happen.

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💬 ‘A modestly successful comedian talked the United States of America into spending $350 billion to go into a war that basically couldn't be won’ – Trump

💬 “We had a deal based on rare earth and things, but they broke that deal. They broke it two days ago,” US President Donald Trump revealed.

On February 3, President Donald Trump stated that the US expects guarantees from Ukraine for rare earth metal supplies in exchange for financial and military assistance. The following day, The Financial Times reported that Zelensky had considered giving the US access to these resources, while also expressing readiness to allow US investment in Ukrainian mining.

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💸 Trump reveals examples of US government spending on questionable projects that have now been canceled

💰 $2 million for sex change operations in Guatemala

💰 $20 million for Sesame Street performances in Iraq

💰 $101 million for 29 diversity, equity, and inclusion contracts at the Department of Education

💰 $520 million for a consultant to manage ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) investments in Africa

💰 $25 million to promote biodiversity, conservation, and licit livelihoods in Colombia

💰 $40 million to improve the social and economic inclusion of sedentary migrants

💰 $42 million for social and behavior change programs in Uganda

💰 $70 million for research on evidence-based solutions for development challenges

💰 $10 million for Mozambique medical male circumcision

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🤔 ‘What do we need to spend 21 million for voter turnout in India? …I guess they were trying to get somebody else elected’ – Trump

💵 $2.3 million for strengthening independent voices in Cambodia

💵 $14 million for improving public procurement in Serbia

💵 $486 million to a consortium for elections and political process strengthening, including $22 million for an inclusive, participatory political process in Moldova

💵 $29 million to strengthen the political landscape in Bangladesh

💵 $20 million for fiscal federalism

💵 $19 million for biodiversity conservation in Nepal

💵 $1.5 million for voter confidence in Liberia

💵 $14 million for social cohesion in Mali

💵 $2.5 million for inclusive democracies in South Africa

💵 $47 million for improving learning outcomes in Asia

💵 $100 million for condoms for Hamas

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💵 Hegseth orders Pentagon to SLASH defense budget by 8% annually – reports

The cuts are aimed at eliminating non-essential spending in favor of aligning with President Trump’s national defense priorities, The Washington Post reported. The directive exempts critical areas such as nuclear modernization and operations at the southern US border.

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Russians 'have the cards, because they've taken a lot of territory,' US President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.

The image is AI-generated

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💬 Musk slams Zelensky's lush Vogue footage

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🔍 Trump: We're gonna go to the fabled Fort Knox and make sure the gold is there

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🚨Europe is sounding the alarm: transatlantic alliance is TEETERING ON THE BRINK

In less than no time Donald Trump and his team have unleashed tariffs, pulled the plug on endless support for Ukraine, and have reengaged in dialogue with Russia, frustrated diplomats in Brussels confided to European media.

The new reality dawning on Brussels is that “the transatlantic alliance is over,” an appalled European diplomat was cited as saying.

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🔥Russian forces advance: Major gains in special operation zone

📍 Territorial control expansion:
✅ 4,500 sq. km secured in 2024
✅ 600 sq. km captured in just two months of 2025

⚔️ Heavy Ukrainian losses:
🔻 590,000 soldiers killed or wounded in 2024
🔻 1,000,000+ since the operation began

🇷🇺 Liberation progress:
🟠 75% of Donetsk, Zaporozhye, and Kherson regions cleared of Ukrainian nationalists
🟠 Less than 1% remains to be liberated in Lugansk

This was reported by the Russian General Staff.

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