✈️A Ukrainian government plane took off from a US military base at 3:53 AM GMT and is heading to London, according to FlightAware data.

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💪 US voters WIDELY BACK Trump’s stance on ending the Ukraine conflict

Some 60% of voters applaud US President Donald Trump announcing direct US-Russia negotiations, the results of a February Harvard CAPS / Harris poll show.

An overwhelming 72% of voters say they want to see a negotiated settlement to the Ukraine conflict instead of the proxy war continuing.

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✅Following his confrontation with Volodymyr Zelensky, Donald Trump instructed National Security Council staff to explore whether Washington could fully or temporarily halt arms supplies to Kiev, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Right now, the US president has reportedly adopted a wait-and-see approach, intending to monitor Zelensky's future actions.

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❗️Russian troops liberated the settlements of Skudnoye and Berlatskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

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⛏Strategic asset: What are Russia's rare metals reserves?

While Trump and Zelensky failed to strike a rare earth metals deal, Russia's vast reserves of these critical resources position it as a pivotal player in this high-stakes arena.

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👋Flow of Biden-era US weapons to Ukraine down to a trickle, MAY DRY UP COMPLETELY

All US military aid to Ukraine could be canceled imminently, a White House official told The New York Times following Friday’s tense meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office.

It has been around 50 days since the Pentagon announced a new weapons package for Kiev, but the flow of arms and military hardware has reportedly ground to a halt.

Approximately $3.85 billion remains in funds authorized by Congress for further withdrawals from the Defense Department’s stockpile, according to the Pentagon.

The final shipment of arms purchased by Ukraine from US defense companies is expected to be sent within the next six months, a former Biden administration defense official stated.

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💬 Zelensky ‘refuses to recognize the practical reality’ of the conflict – White House press secretary.

'The cards ARE NOT IN HIS FAVOR,' Karoline Leavitt said

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💬 Israel would LOSE OUT if Ocalan’s PKK appeal embraced - analyst

The call for peace issued by Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), could be a game-changer for the Middle East, political affairs analyst Ali Rizk told Sputnik.

The appeal for the PKK to disarm and dissolve could unite Kurds across Turkiye, Syria, Iran, and Iraq in a historic commitment to end violence, he noted.

However, if embraced, Israel, which has thrown its weight behind Kurdish independence, would see its own rationale for having an independent Jewish state undermined, speculated the pundit.

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