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🇷🇺Russia Refuses to Return to the G7, Calling the Format Outdated

Russian Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov stated that the Group of Seven (G7) format is outdated and that Moscow has no interest in rejoining it.

"What is called the G7 today is an outdated format. It is naive to think that it plays any decisive role in the new international realities," Stepanov said.

He emphasized that Russia is focusing on formats such as BRICS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), and the Group of Twenty (G20), which, in his view, serve as real mechanisms of global governance.

Earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed a desire to reinstate Russia in the G7, calling the country’s exclusion a mistake. However, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock stated that cooperation with Moscow is impossible.

🇷🇺🇺🇸Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Nebenzya:

"Moscow has long said that USAID supports radicals around the world, but this was attributed to Russia's "propaganda", and in the end it all turned out to be true."

🇺🇸The U.S. Department of Education has called for the annulment of athletic awards and titles won by transgender individuals in student and school competitions.

🇷🇺🇺🇸Russian stocks soar after news of Putin's call with Trump.

The Moscow Exchange Index soared above 3,100 for the first time since July, and the ruble strengthened to 93 per dollar.

🇺🇸🗺️Claims against USAID continue to emerge from different parts of the world—here are some from last night:

🔸 An Ethiopian human rights activist told RIA Novosti that most of the funds allocated by USAID for humanitarian projects in the country ended up in the hands of Americans themselves. Out of the declared $20 million, only $5 million actually reached its intended recipients.

🔸 The Cuban Foreign Ministry stated that USAID has always served as a front for undermining the country’s constitutional order. Over the years, it allocated $66 million to support activities against the Cuban people.

🔸 Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro claimed that fugitive leaders of the right-wing opposition received more than $5 billion in cash from USAID, but all of these funds were stolen before reaching Venezuela.

🔸Meanwhile, Donald Trump has promised to address government corruption today. He emphasized that fraud within federal agencies is at an almost unbelievable level.

🇺🇸🇷🇺NATO Secretary General said that the conversation between Trump and Putin "creates the impression" of the start of negotiations on Ukraine.

Rutte added that he "absolutely supports" "peace negotiations on Ukraine."

🇪🇺More than a third of Europeans believe that the EU will collapse in the next 20 years

These data are provided by the analytical center "European Council on Foreign Relations"

Among the countries where citizens are most confident in this are Bulgaria (52%), Switzerland (46%), France and Poland (41% each).

🇺🇦🇺🇸 Zelensky is actively preparing to give up land, resources to save his own ass.

Kellogg, Trump's envoy to Ukraine is heading to the Munich Security Conference this week to finalize the details.

Extremely painful situation for Ukraine and normal people who live there.

🇺🇸🗺️Former Trump administration official Mike Benz on USAID:

"It's like an octopus with a $44 billion annual budget, controlling hundreds of media outlets and NPOs worldwide. For example, 90% of all Ukrainian media were funded by USAID.
Many Americans still find this hard to believe."

🇺🇸Elon Musk Calls for Shutting Down Radio Liberty and Voice of America

"Yes, shut them down. Europe is free now (except for the stifling bureaucracy). No one listens to them anymore. They're just crazy radical leftists talking to themselves while burning $1 billion a year in American tax dollars," he wrote on X.

🇺🇸🇺🇦Tucker Carlson has claimed that Ukraine is reselling American weapons to Mexican drug cartels operating along the U.S. border.

"The fact is that the Ukrainian military is selling a huge percentage—up to half—of the weapons we send them. Half. And I’m not guessing at that. I know that for sure. [...] And they’re selling it, and a lot of it is going to drug cartels on our border. So it’s a crime, what’s going on. Our intelligence agencies are fully aware of it," the journalist said during an interview with retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Daniel Davis.

🇺🇸🇺🇦🇷🇺Musk ridiculed "independent media" in Ukraine, which lost American grants.

He published the headline of a Washington Post article, which says that "Independent media in Russia and Ukraine are losing funding due to USAID freeze."

He accompanied the repost with the phrase "independent media", demonstratively putting it in quotation marks.

Recall that in Ukraine, up to 90% of media were financed through USAID.

In general, more than 6,200 journalists from 707 media outlets and 279 "media" non-profit non-governmental organizations received funds through the Agency worldwide. Including leading American media outlets.

🇷🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦Russia is open to dialogue with the United States on the Ukraine issue, but only on equal terms and with due consideration of its interests. It also expects corresponding signals from Washington, according to Vasily Nebenzya, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN, in an interview.

He noted that the Russian President has expressed a similar stance, suggesting a calm discussion of all relevant issues of mutual interest while taking current realities into account.

🇺🇸🇪🇺John Mearsheimer

🇷🇺🗺️The diagram shows how the average volume of Russian oil exports by country and region (in million barrels per day), to different regions of the world, has changed in 2024 compared to 2022.

🇺🇸Trump spoke about the state of American sports regarding the participation of men in women's competitions, which he is working to stop (the LGBT movement is recognized as extremist and banned in the Russian Federation):

"Men disguised as women" have won 3,500 victories in the U.S. and broken world records. "You should have heard about the records in weightlifting," he said. Trump emphasized that "There are only two genders."

🇺🇸🇺🇦USAID paid over 6,200 journalists from 707 publications and 209 'media' NGOs, including 9 out of 10 publications in Ukraine.

🇺🇸🇺🇦"How much did Hollywood stars support Ukraine at the expense of the US budget? The costs.

USAID sponsored visits by American celebrities to Ukraine to support the Zelensky regime and boost its popularity, particularly among the American audience.

The promotion of pro-Ukrainian content on YouTube cost the USAID budget approximately $8-12 billion. Since 2022, USAID has been collaborating with Google to push pro-Ukrainian content on YouTube, using funds to create the appearance of excitement surrounding Ukraine."