📹 Lavrov names TWO ROOT CAUSES of the Ukraine conflict

One cause is the expansion of NATO and the creation of direct military threats on Russia's doorstep. The other is the brazen violation of the human rights of Russian speakers in Ukraine.

"Everything Russian — media, education, culture, anything — was prohibited by law in Ukraine," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told CBS.

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📹 It's an ILLUSION that only Ukraine is interested in confidence-building - Lavrov

Russia has undertaken several "confidence building" measures, including the 30-day moratium on strikes on energy infrastructure, which was blatanly violated by Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told CBS.

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📹🇰🇵 Video has emerged showing Kim Jong-un and his daughter enjoying a stroll near the DPRK's new 5,000-ton destroyer-class warship.

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📹 Russia is pushing to BAN nuclear weapons in outer space – Lavrov

Moscow has been championing a UN resolution to legally prohibit the placement of nuclear weapons in outer space. "And the US, at least under the Biden administration, was categorically against" Russia's initiative, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told CBS.

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🇫🇷 Protest against France’s involvement in Ukraine conflict held in Paris

A demonstration took place in Paris on Sunday, organized by the "Patriots" party, with several hundred citizens participating.

Protesters carried French national flags and banners reading: "Macron, we won’t die for Ukraine!" and "For Peace!"

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🇷🇺🛬🇧🇷 Russian FM Sergey Lavrov arrives in Brazil to take part in the BRICS Foreign Ministers' meeting

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🇧🇪 Brussels sees mass protest over social spending cuts

Thousands of left-wing party supporters gathered in Brussels, opposing the government's decision to reduce social welfare spending while increasing defense and military investments, citing alleged "external threats" as the rationale.

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🇺🇸⚔️🇨🇳 Trump’s China tariffs and ‘de minimis’ cancellation to inflict SIGNIFICANT PAIN on US consumers

Hongkong Post has halted US shipments after the Trump administration ended a duty-free exemption for small packages and slapped 145% tariffs on China.

🧐 Who will suffer the most?

▪️Earlier this month, Trump closed a "loophole" that allowed US consumers to buy tariff-free goods from China and Hong Kong for shipments valued under $800.

▪️A 2024 study warned that eliminating this provision could cost Americans $11-13 billion. Despite this, the US National Council of Textile Organizations praised Trump’s move.

▪️"De minimis" shipments have surged, benefiting low-income Americans as the rise of "direct-to-consumer" trade made products more affordable. If abolished, it would hit these groups hardest.

▪️US consumers of all income levels will feel the pain, with Chinese goods dominating the market—especially electronics and clothing.

▪️Over 70% of all smartphone imports to the US – mostly Apple's iPhones – come from China.

▪️Over 99% of electric toasters, heated blankets, calcium, alarm clocks, and more are made in China. Bloomberg's 2024 trade data paints the picture.

▪️Other key imports: 86% of game consoles, 79% of PC monitors, 70% of lithium-ion batteries, 66% of laptops, and 38% of plastic products are from China.

▪️In 2024, US total goods trade with China amounted to $582.4 billion, with a trade deficit of $295.4 billion.

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🇨🇦🚨Death toll from Vancouver car ramming rises to 11

Police have identified the suspect as a 30-year-old man with a history of mental health-related encounters with authorities.

Law enforcement officials have not commented on the motive so far, but stated there is no sign the incident was an act of terrorism.

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🇺🇸🇰🇵 Team Trump explores rapprochement options with North Korea – report

The White House is holding discussions and consulting outside experts to consider various diplomatic options regarding the DPRK, Axios reports.

🔸The Swedish ambassador, who de-facto represents US interests in North Korea due to the absence of official diplomatic ties between Washington and Pyongyang, visited American soil last week for consultations.

🔸Since the last Trump-Kim meeting in 2019, North Korea is believed to have significantly boosted its nuclear capabilities.

🔸However, the de-nuclearization of the Korean Peninsula would be a non-starter for Trump, as nuclear status is enshrined in North Korea’s constitution, according to undisclosed US officials.

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🇮🇷 Iran's supreme leader urges FULL PROBE into Bandar Abbas port blast

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has asked officials to discover any case of negligence or deliberate actions.

The death toll from Saturday’s explosion and subsequent blaze at the Shahid Rajaee port in Hormozgan province has claimed 40 lives and left over 1,200 injured.

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💥 Trump: Auto-Pen, ActBlue, Democrats - 'They should all be in jail!'

Us president lashed out at Biden's 'auto-pen' pardons and Democratic funding schemes on Truth Social.

"They almost destroyed our Country. They should all be in jail!" he wrote.

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🤡📹 Biden's National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan after:

▪️ arming the Ukrainian Nazi regime,

▪️ leading the Afghanistan debacle,

▪️ warmongering against China and Iran, now talks about Trump's first 100 days in office:

"What I've seen is terrible damage to America's credibility and trust with our friends and allies."

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❗️ At least 8 dead in US airstrikes in Yemen, including children and women, local media report.

Meanwhile, the US CENTCOM shares footage of its commander, Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, overlooking the airstrike.

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⚡️📹 Is Zelensky ready to give up Crimea?

Trump: "I think so, YEAH. Crimea was 12 years ago... Talk to Obama and Biden about Crimea."

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🗣 Netanyahu sets two conditions for a deal with Iran:

🔶 All nuclear infrastructure in Iran should be dismantled,

🔶 Iran's ICBM development should be limited.

"That is the deal we could liberate. Anything short of that could bring in the opposite result," Israeli Prime minister said at the Jewish News Syndicate summit.

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🇰🇵🤝🇷🇺 Alliance proved with blood: DPRK confirms participation in liberation of Kursk region

🔊 Kim Jong Un praised North Korean soldiers who fought in the Kursk region "to repel and annihilate the grave sovereignty violation by the Ukrainian authorities," KCNA reports.

🔊 The statement emphasized that the military activities were carried out within Russia's borders and were fully in accordance with international law.

🔊 The North Korean leader announced a new monument in Pyongyang to commemorate the soldiers' heroic deeds.

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🇬🇱 Greenland to Trump: Show some respect

"We are ready for a strong partnership and further development. But we want respect. We will never be a piece of property that anyone can buy," said Greenland's new Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen.

Nielsen added that he would love to meet the US president.

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