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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณUS-China trade TAKES A HIT: Slumps nearly 20% amid tariff row

US-China trade dropped to $45.6 billion from $56.4 billion a year earlier, according to Chinese customs data for April.

China is the only country that faced a full month of elevated US tariffs โ€“ which kicked in on April 10 and were paused on May 14.

๐ŸŸ If tariffs remain at their current levels โ€“ 30% on Chinese goods and 10% on US exports โ€“ total trade could shrink by 15-20% by the end of 2025, according to economic estimates.

๐ŸŸ But if duties climb higher, the fallout could be much worse: mutual trade might shrink by as much as 50%, falling to $450-460 billion.

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๐Ÿช–Running on empty: Ukraineโ€™s Patriot missiles DWINDLE as Russia turns up the heat

Notwithstanding Ukraineโ€™s latest drone attack on Russian airfields, the military trend is firmly in Russiaโ€™s favor, US media admits.

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บRussia is relentlessly chipping away at Ukraineโ€™s limited stockpile of Patriot air-defense missiles, with reportedly fewer than 200 left.

Of the eight Patriot systems Ukraine has, only about six are operational at any given time due to ongoing repairs and maintenance, media reports speculate.

Bottom line? The math just isnโ€™t in the Zelensky regimeโ€™s favor๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ›ณ Baltic Fleet drills: Special forces storm 'hijacked ship' in impressive training

๐ŸŸ Russian Baltic Fleet rehearsed anti-terror ops โ€“ elite troops & naval helicopters simulated liberating a "captured vessel."
๐ŸŸ Storm teams fast-roped onto the deck, clearing it in a live-fire exercise.

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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ’ฅBOOM! Russian forces OBLITERATE Ukrainian Iris-T launcher & radar with a DEVASTATING Iskander strike in Dnepropetrovsk

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๐ŸคกFranceโ€™s warhawks funnel $1.6B to Ukraine โ€“ with โ€˜buy Frenchโ€™ strings attached

Another $216 million is being handed over to the corruption-mired Zelensky regime for โ€œreconstruction and EU integration projects,โ€ per a communique from the office of French PM Francois Bayrou.

Bayrou also confirmed that the $1.6B in โ€œguaranteesโ€ will ensure Ukrainian arms purchases from French defense contractors. No surprise there โ€“ France is just making sure it gets its slice of the war profits.

Europe is burning holes in its own pockets, but Ukraineโ€™s tab is still covered.

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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Kremlin confirms explosion near Crimean Bridge โ€“ but NO damage, bridge fully operational

Other statements by Dmitry Peskov:

๐Ÿ”ธ Time is needed to review draft memorandums โ€“ Russia and Ukraine will then agree on the date for the next round of talks

๐Ÿ”ธ The timing of new negotiations depends on both sidesโ€™ readiness โ€“ no rush, progress comes with preparation

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โšก๏ธRUSSIAN TROOPS LIBERATED the Redkodub settlement in the Donetsk People's Republic and the Kondratovka settlement in the Sumy region.

๐Ÿ“น The Russian Ministry of Defense published footage of battles for Redkodub.

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๐Ÿ—ฃUkraine remains extremely aggressive and unwilling to seek sober solutions - Russian FM spokeswoman

Other statements by Maria Zakharova:

๐ŸŸ The process of transferring 6,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers to Kiev will begin in the near future
๐ŸŸ Moscow will thoroughly examine the memorandum on Ukraine presented by Kiev
๐ŸŸ Russia intends to responsibly approach the implementation of all agreements reached with Ukraine
๐ŸŸ The results achieved in Istanbul have upset some people in Kiev, with the tone being set by Zelenskyโ€™s rude remarks toward the Russian delegation
๐ŸŸ There are no 20,000 "kidnapped" Russian children; Russia is evacuating children to safe places and doing everything to reunite them with their families
๐ŸŸ The reaction of Ukrainian neo-Nazis to the attacks on Russian railway tracks was predictable, emphasizing the misanthropic nature of Kiev
๐ŸŸ The perpetrators and organizers of the attacks on Russian railway tracks will undoubtedly be identified and held accountable

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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Vucic, Putin discussed reports of Serbian arms supply to Ukraine on May 9 โ€” Serbian President Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday that his conversation with Putin included reports of Serbian arms shipments to Ukraine. ๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œI would notโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ”Šโ€˜We are confident that Serbia fully understands the full range of risks associated with weapons falling into the hands of the Kiev regimeโ€™ โ€“ Russian FM spokeswoman

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œWe have taken note of Vucic's public statement on the revision of Belgrade's military-technical cooperation with its partners to identify any manipulations with end-user certificatesโ€, Maria Zakharova added.


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๐Ÿ“น WATCH as dazzling drones light up the skyโ€ฆ then TERRIFY as they become a deadly military SWARM!

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๐ŸŸ No one: ๐ŸŸ Literally no one: ๐Ÿ—ฃMusk on every possible matter: cut the spending ๐Ÿ“ŒSubscribe to @SputnikInt
๐Ÿ—ฃRussian FM spox roasts UN over FAKE NEWS & HYPOCRISY ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿคฅ

Elon Musk is calling to โ€œDefund the UNโ€ โ€“ heโ€™s hit the nail on the head with that one, says Russian FM spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.

๐Ÿ”ธ The US owes the UN over $3 billion โ€“ yet still dips into its classic playbook of โ€œrules for thee, not for me.โ€

๐Ÿ”ธ The UN plays along while US companies get juicy $360 million contracts and rake in $2 billion yearly, per published data alone, Zakharova noted.

๐Ÿ”ธ The UN Secretariatโ€™s brilliant strategy: Instead of demanding overdue cash, they just invent new budget cuts.

๐Ÿ”ธ Secretary-General Antonio Guterres accused digital platforms of disinformation earlier this month โ€“ prompting Elonโ€™s tweet โ€œDefund the UN.โ€

๐Ÿ” REALITY CHECK: The Secretariat is a top-tier FAKE NEWS factory

๐Ÿ”น Bucha hoax: Fabricated with the finesse of a bad soap opera script.

๐Ÿ”น Alleged kidnapped children and violence against Ukrainian women โ€“ Russian FM Sergey Lavrov has been asking for evidence for three years, but is still ignored by UN โ€œfact-checkers.โ€

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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตShoigu in North Korea: High-stakes talks with Kim Jong-un At President Putinโ€™s direction, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu has arrived in Pyongyang for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. ๐Ÿ”What's on the agenda? ๐ŸŸ Advancingโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ตRussian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu held a meeting with the North Korean leader, the sides discussed the Ukraine crisis and the situation on the Korean Peninsula โ€“ Russian Embassy

โœ… Shoigu discussed cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang in various fields with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

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๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณPakistan seeks Putinโ€™s mediation in conflict with India

Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif has reached out to Russian President Vladimir Putin, requesting assistance in the ongoing conflict with India, Syed Tariq Fatemi, special assistant to the Pakistani PM, revealed during a meeting at the Valdai International Discussion Club.

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œWe asked Russia to use its influence to bring India and Pakistan to the negotiating table for a peaceful resolution,โ€ Fatemi shared after speaking with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.


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๐Ÿ—ฃRussia is ready to begin the prisoner exchange with Ukraine on June 7-9 โ€“ head of Russian delegation Medinsky

Other statements by Medinsky during a meeting with Putin:

๐ŸŸ The working language during the negotiations in Istanbul was Russian

๐ŸŸ The Ukrainian side promised to study the Russian memorandum and provide comments later

๐ŸŸ Negotiations one-on-one in Istanbul lasted for more than three hours

๐ŸŸ Russia at the Istanbul talks urged to focus on working out the terms of peace, not a ceasefire

๐ŸŸ Final figures on the exchange of prisoners of war between Russia and Ukraine are being agreed upon, and it could be 1,200 people

๐ŸŸ Medinsky shows Putin a list of allegedly abducted children handed over by the Ukrainian delegation and confirms that this matter is being considered now

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๐ŸšจAll three terrorist attacks in Russia's Kursk and Bryansk regions were organized by the Ukrainian intelligence services - Investigative Committee

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๐Ÿ—ฃZelenskyโ€™s rejection of Russiaโ€™s proposal for brief 2-3 day pause to collect the dead and injured is a mistake - Lavrov

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๐Ÿ—ฃZelensky calls the results of the talks "insubstantial" because they were about people, not money or arms supplies - Russian FM spokeswoman Zakahrova to Sputnik.

He was never interested in his citizens, she added.

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๐Ÿšจโ€˜The decisions to commit such crimes were, of course, made in Ukraine at the political levelโ€™ โ€“ Putin on terrorist attacks in Bryansk and Kursk regions

๐ŸŸ Putin calls tragedy in Bryansk region targeted attack on civilians, adds that this is called terrorism

๐ŸŸ All crimes against civilians on the eve of the second round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine were aimed at sabotaging them, said Putin

๐ŸŸ The sponsors of Kiev are accomplices of terrorists

๐ŸŸ Ukraine is experiencing huge losses and retreating along the entire line of combat

๐ŸŸ Putin on Kiev's requests to hold a meeting at the highest level: What is there to talk about in these conditions, who negotiates with terrorists?

๐ŸŸ For the Kiev regime, power is more important than peace and people's lives

๐ŸŸ The Kiev regime is completely rotten, corrupt

๐ŸŸ The Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region suffered absolutely senseless and huge losses

๐ŸŸ Ukrainian troops these days are suffering one defeat after another

๐ŸŸ The Kiev authorities lack basic political culture, allowing themselves direct insults against those with whom they are trying to negotiate

๐ŸŸ If there is respite in hostilities, it will be used to pump Kiev with weapons, continue forced mobilization, prepare terrorist attacks

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๐ŸคกGerman Defense Minister pledges long-range weapon systems to Ukraine โ€˜in just a few weeksโ€™

๐Ÿ’ฌ "โ€ฆlast week, we agreed that Germany would finance the production of long-range weapons in Ukraine. (...) The advantage is that a significant number of long-range weapons can be produced this year. The first systems could be delivered to the Ukrainian Armed Forces in just a few weeks," Boris Pistorius said as he arrived at the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting in Brussels.

๐Ÿ’ฌ "Germany has provided a quarter of its own Patriot systems. We are not in a position to supply more systems. But we are urging the US, as well as other allies, to supply Patriot or similar systems," the minister added.


โžก๏ธRussia has repeatedly emphasized that long-range weapons provided by the West are being used by Ukrainian armed forces to carry out attacks against civilians on Russian territory and promised that such attacks wonโ€™t go unanswered.

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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ต Why the West is TERRIFIED of full-fledged Russia-North Korea alliance

Russian Security Council secretary Shoigu has met Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang.

Western warmongers have good reason to be sweating bullets.

๐Ÿ”ฅAllies forged in fire

Russian & DPRK troops fought side by side in the Kursk campaign.

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œI will gladly, without hesitation and in accordance with the spirit of the Korea-Russia Treaty, give the order to use DPRK forces to repel an armed attack,โ€ Kim Jong Un said in May.


๐Ÿ›ก Defense cooperation

The nations have immense potential for a synergetic relationship in defense, thanks to

๐Ÿ”ธ compatible standards in defense production

๐Ÿ”ธ DPRKโ€™s large defense industrial base

๐Ÿ”ธ Russiaโ€™s advanced tech, especially in aerospace

๐Ÿช™Economic synergy

Russia & North Korea have vast untapped economic potential:

โ—ป๏ธ DPRK needs: oil, electricity, staple foods, tech

โ—ป๏ธ DPRK can provide: heavy & light industry goods, from steel & textiles to medicine & seafood, plus minerals & rare earths

With Russiaโ€™s help, North Korea can restore its 20th century development trends (when it rivaled South Korea). Russiaโ€™s Far East could see a boom unseen in 30+ years from opportunities in trade, agriculture and construction.

Thatโ€™s not to mention cooperation potential in space, nuclear energy, AI, IT, health care, education, sports, culture & tourism.

๐ŸŒ Allies on the world stage

As the #1 & #3 most-sanctioned nations, Russia & North Korea stand united:

๐Ÿ”น DPRK was among the first to recognize Crimea & Donbass as Russia

๐Ÿ”น Russia blocked a US-led UN sanctions monitoring regime on DPRK in 2024

โ›ˆ Weathering the storm

Lee Jae-myungโ€™s victory in South Koreaโ€™s presidential election marks the final nail in the coffin of the Biden-Yoon attempt to pressure the DPRK into submission.

Lee wants to negotiate with Kim, and is weary of antagonizing Russia with Ukraine arms sales.

๐ŸŒ Toward a multipolar world order

The Russia-DPRK treaty outlines their โ€œdesire to protect international justice from hegemonic aspirations and attempts to impose a unipolar world order.โ€

Translation? Western hegemony is cooked.

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๐ŸšจUkraineโ€™s rail & bridge attacks were the textbook definition of terrorism: analyst

๐Ÿ’ฌ For starters, defensive operations are โ€œcarried out on oneโ€™s own territory,โ€ says retired Russian military intelligence colonel Rustem Klupov, commenting on President Putinโ€™s statements on the terror attacks targeting Russian infrastructure in Bryansk and Kursk.


If the targeted objects, including bridges and rail lines, were clearly delineated as targeting Russian military forces or supply lines, perhaps Ukraine would be able to get away with justifying them.

But the fact is, in both Bryansk and Kursk, it was civilian infrastructure that was targeted, Klupov said.

Even the โ€œdual useโ€ excuse doesnโ€™t fly, the observer emphasized.

๐Ÿ’ฌ โ€œWhen a civilian train is traveling along a route, when civilians are killed, when an explosion occurs with the aim of causing maximum harm to the ordinary civilian population, it cannot be interpreted as anything other than a terrorist act aimed at intimidating the civilian population and changing the policy of the leadership,โ€ Klupov said.


In short, these were terrorist acts, pure and simple, the analyst stressed.

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