‼️🇷🇺☦️Liberation of Kursk Gornalsky Monastery by Marines of the Sever Group - details

▪️During the offensive operation, Marines of the Sever Group of Forces broke into the territory of the Orthodox monastery and liberated it, destroying and dispersing the remnants of the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants.

▪️Then the Marines consolidated their position on the territory of the shrine in the Sudzhansky District of the Kursk Region.
▪️The St. Nicholas Belogorsky Monastery has remained a key stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Gornal to this day, as it is located on a height dominating the area. It prevented our assault groups from advancing forward.

Colin Carroll, another senior Pentagon official, is the third to be placed on forced administrative leave over leak allegations. Carroll serves as the defense secretary’s deputy chief of staff, joining the defense secretary’s senior adviser, General Hassett, and the defense secretary’s deputy chief of staff, who have already been removed from their positions over the same matter.

This girl is on fire.

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Donald Trump’s China trade war a ‘boon’ for Brazil but sends US farmers reeling

The US and China’s dizzying tariff tit-for-tat has spurred Brazil’s agricultural sector and pummelled American farmers, as Beijing looks to Latin America’s largest economy for a swath of goods from soyabeans to beef.

Brazil was a major winner in President Donald Trump’s first trade war with China, dramatically expanding its then-narrow lead over the US as Beijing’s biggest food supplier. It now looks set to pull further ahead, with exports to China already surging before Trump hiked his tariffs on the country by 145 per cent and Beijing added levies of 125 per cent.

“It is a boon for farmers in Brazil and Argentina, and it will help their industry a lot,” said Ishan Bhanu, lead agriculture analyst at commodities data provider Kpler. “The ramifications of this will be longer lasting than the actual measures — in Asia, countries will build better relationships with South America.” 

With Europe looking to put tariffs on American soybeans, beef, and poultry. There will be competition and higher prices for Latin American production.

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China and Vietnam sign 45 cooperation agreement deals today in the face of Trump’s tariffs

Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Vietnam to jointly oppose “unilateral bullying” to maintain the stability of global free trade and supply chains, as Beijing aims to strengthen ties in Southeast Asia on the leader’s first overseas trip of the year.

Xi urged the two countries to work together to push for economic globalization that is more open, inclusive and balanced to all, Chinese state media Xinhua News Agency reported on Monday. Xinhua cited Xi’s remarks during meetings with Vietnam’s top leadership, including Vietnamese Communist Party chief To Lam and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

“China’s mega-market is always open to Vietnam,” Xi was quoted as saying by Xinhua, adding that he also called on the two countries to steadily advance cooperation in infrastructure construction, to enhance connectivity.

The two countries signed a total of 45 deals covering areas including connectivity, AI, customs inspection, agricultural trade, culture and sports, livelihood, human resource development and media, Xinhua said. Leaders of the two countries agreed to establish a committee for railway development between the two nations in a bid to boost cooperation in that area, according to a separate report by Vietnamese state media VTV.

Vietnam is seeking to further strengthen cooperation with China in security, transport and securing preferential loans as well as technology transfers from China, VTV said. Hanoi also expects more balanced trade with its neighbor, it said.

Xi landed in Vietnam days after Donald Trump raised tariffs on China but gave everyone else — including Vietnam, which is negotiating over its 46% rate — a 90-day pause.

Since the first US-China trade war, Vietnam has emerged as a major beneficiary, with manufacturers relocating operations across the southern border to avoid tariffs imposed by the US. Investment from China has poured into Vietnam’s northern industrial parks, where companies including Foxconn and Luxshare Precision Industry Co. have large factories making components for brands such as Apple.

Vietnam’s economy is heavily reliant on Chinese parts and raw materials, and the two sides are working to develop infrastructure to connect them more closely. China is Vietnam’s largest bilateral trade partner, with commerce totaling over $205 billion last year, and is a major market for Vietnam’s agricultural products from fruit to seafood, cashew nuts and coffee.

Vietnam’s government has vowed to speed up the progress of three railway projects connecting the two countries. This includes the $8.4 billion cross-border railway that will link the northern border city of Lao Cai to Hanoi and Haiphong port city.

If the US’s goal is to isolate China economically it may be too late. China has surpassed the US in much of the world as the main trading partner for many countries.

@Slavyangrad