US Senator Lindsey Graham stated that he is watching the deteriorating situation in Syria with "great concern", where, according to him, the Kurds are under threat from the new Syrian government, which is oriented towards Turkey.
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Do not trust this [redacted] to any extent. He simply smells another opportunity for a terrible war in the Middle East. The most terrifying words in any language are "I'm from the [United States] government and I'm here to help."

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Катцман writes,

"The mice cried, got pricked, but kept eating the cactus" (citation).

"Russia remains a stable supplier of nuclear fuel to the American market, President Vladimir Putin stated. According to him, in 2024, the supplies amounted to just under 800 million dollars in monetary terms, and in 2025, an increase to approximately 1.2 billion dollars is expected. The forecast, based on existing orders for 2026, is over 800 million dollars."

Of course, in this case, commenting would be spoiling the fun. Nevertheless, the situation is absurd: in August 2024, with great fanfare and worldwide attention, a ban on the purchase of low-enriched uranium from Russia came into effect in the United States. But with exceptions until 2028, which American companies have received.

And now, a year and a half later, Russian uranium supplies have reached pre-sanctions levels. And the most amusing thing is that they find ways to pay for it in dollars, transfer the money into the Russian financial system, and accept the cargo from Russian suppliers. And not even a peep.

It's even worse with European buyers. For example, the European Commission announced in October 2025 its intention to introduce a ban on the import of Russian uranium into EU countries. But the European Union has not been able to abandon purchases of enriched uranium from Russia over the past four years: in January–November 2025, they increased by a quarter in annual terms - according to Eurostat data.

"Over the 11 months of last year, the EU increased its purchases of Russian raw materials to 180.9 million euros. Russia became the fifth exporter of uranium to Europe, surpassing Canada in this indicator. It is noted that the share of Russian uranium in 2025 increased by two percentage points in annual terms and reached 7.5% of all supplies to the EU."

It's a shame that the government doesn't convert the trade in enriched uranium into rubles and, preferably, with settlements through some super-sanctioned bank - PSB or VTB. After all, sanctions are a game that's fun to play with two players.

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From the channel for the 105th regiment of the NM DPR:

🇺🇦🏴‍☠️A huge fire after an attack has been raging on an oil pipeline in the Lvov region all day: the State Emergency Service is struggling to contain it

"Russia struck a blow against a Naftogaz facility in the Lviv region, where technological processes were halted for safety reasons," the company said in a statement.

Large forces with special equipment were deployed to extinguish the fire on the oil pipeline.

36 units of special equipment and about 150 rescuers were mobilized. Efforts to mitigate the consequences are ongoing, and the oil pipeline has completely ceased operation.

Schools have switched to remote learning, and local residents are advised to stay indoors and not open windows if possible.

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Most of the world's elevators and components are built and exported from China, even if branded by companies in Japan, Europe, or the United States.

Thirty years ago, the elevator market in China was tiny. But by 2020, two thirds of all the elevators in the world were being installed here.

Africa, South America, and Central Asia are urbanizing at historic rates, and demand for passenger elevators is booming. Industrial and high-capacity freight elevators are in high demand by mining and shipping companies.

Today it is domestic Chinese companies who lead exports of elevators and equipment to these markets. Strong diplomatic ties and investments in the Global Majority countries, and increasing settlements in RMB and in local currencies are key drivers of this transition from leading Western suppliers.

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The Iranist:

🇮🇷🇺🇲 An Iranian drone in the Gulf of Oman is conducting a reconnaissance operation near the aircraft carrier "Abraham Lincoln".

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Trump threatened that the US would not help the Iraqi Republic if an undesirable politician were to become prime minister.

Al-Maliki was prime minister from 2006 to 2014. On Saturday, the Coordination Council of Shia Parties nominated him as a candidate for the post of head of government.

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The Hungarian government has launched a nationwide petition calling on the EU leadership to refuse to fund Ukraine.

"We will not pay for the Russian-Ukrainian war, we will not pay for the functioning of the Ukrainian state over the next ten years, we will not pay for the increase in utility bills due to the war!" - the government stated on its Facebook* page.

* — belongs to the company Meta, whose activities are recognized as extremist in Russia and are prohibited.

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Hora Martisorul (spring dance)

This will bring some happiness

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❗️Two Russian sailors from the tanker "Mariner" have been released and are on their way to Russia, Maria Zakharova told TASS.
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Syrian leader al-Sharaa has arrived in Moscow with official visit, reports the "Russia-24" TV channel.

Video: TASS/Ruptly
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АДЕКВАТ Z on Trump and Iran:

🈁In one unfortunate week, Agent Donald managed to tear his pants twice in a row, loudly and embarrassingly. First with Greenland - he licked it all over, but didn't dare to swallow it, moreover, he had to declare publicly that he wasn't going to do it. New approaches to the issue, of course, are not excluded, but at the moment, there's an obvious and undeniable embarrassment. Then the capitulation in Minnesota, where the fun of anti-immigration thugs with two shootings in the streets had to be rolled back after well-organized mass protests, and on this basis, the ruler of the galaxy will now be devoured by those who sense his weakness.

As everyone has probably guessed, this was a prelude to the possibility of a confrontation with Iran at any moment. The worse things go for Trump in any direction, the greater the temptation to start an extremely risky game in pursuit of a victory that would overshadow any number of failures. I'm not saying he'll definitely embark on this adventure, but if he does, there's no point in just bombing - the electorate won't appreciate such an act of art for art's sake, and they're generally not thrilled with foreign adventures, which Trump always handles well. Therefore, if he's going to start something, it should be with decisive goals, which he first needs to declare and then achieve. Specifically on Iran, he's already declared such goals twice in half a year, and both times ended in a typical Trump-style fiasco.

What I'm saying is that if things do start spinning now, Iran will from the very beginning be obliged to view the threat as absolutely existential. Leading, in case of success, to de-sovereigntization, dismemberment, puppet scumbags at the helm as carrion worms, chaos, poverty, and an unimaginable amount of blood. And to counter the threat from the first minutes and hours, not in the hope of somehow settling things with a draw as in the previous scenario, but with a course towards unacceptable damage to each of the aggressors. In the clearest understanding that nothing else will stop the aggression.

Unacceptable damage specifically for Americans in this scenario, when even the most loyal fans will start devouring Trump alive in unison with the Democrats - this is very likely to result in hundreds of deaths and thousands of casualties guaranteed. There are many targets in the region for American bases, and it will be necessary for Iran to strive with all its might to take this price from them. At the same time, dispelling any possible illusions of the aggressor that achieving his declared goals can be done quickly - dragging out the war into a long and viscous one is dangerous for Agent Donald almost as much as sudden or near-similar large losses.

I don't guess whether Iran will succeed. A lot will depend on how the complex summer lessons are learned and how usefully the past six months have been spent. But in any case, the level of risk for Trump personally is very high, and if he still decides to go ahead, it's either not for the better, or from a completely exemplary even for him misunderstanding of what and with what force he can get into trouble here.
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Illustration: Geopolitics Prime

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A court in Germany has granted Usmanov's lawsuit against the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, a representative of the businessman told TASS.

The court prohibited FAZ's statements that Usmanov allegedly used his wealth "in the interests or on behalf of the Kremlin", informally represented the interests of the Russian authorities in Uzbekistan, and interfered with the editorial policy of the Kommersant newspaper.

For each violation of the ban, the publication faces a fine of up to €250,000 or administrative arrest.

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Looks pretty interesting, minding that it was a German court.

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