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Cold War II❄️Rammstein Has Begun🔥Ukrainians Trapped In Cauldrons🔄 Military Summary For 📰 2025.01.09📅​

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We don’t know who or what these two poor guys in the photos above are—we certainly wish them well. But Ukrainian propaganda claims they are North Korean soldiers captured by Ukrainian forces. As proof, the propagandists show a photo of the military ID supposedly belonging to one of them. The ID clearly states that it belongs to a resident of the Republic of Tyva (a part of Russia, of course). Ooops? No, that’s not the big Ooops part yet. The big Ooops part is that, as you can see, both guys have facial hair, and facial hair is a no-no for North Korean soldiers (just ask the AI). Now that’s a bummer, ain’t it?

Zelensky was quick to announce this obvious fake.

"This task was not easy: usually, Russians and other military personnel from North Korea finish off their wounded and do everything possible to ensure no evidence remains of another state's—North Korea's—involvement in the war against Ukraine," shamelessly lied the expired clown.

Interestingly, at the time of this writing, no mainstream Western media outlet has picked up on this “news.” Perhaps they’ve also figured out how fake it was. After all, in the International IQ Registry, (https://international-iq-test.com/en/test/IQ_by_country) the U.S. and U.K. are only 24 and 27 positions below Russia, respectively, while Ukraine is a whole 72 positions below.

UPDATE: Ooops, it looks like we’ve now unwillingly misled you. The AP just published (https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kursk-north-korea-315686a16f8496b008dde3f061948b2a) this fake news. What nincompoops! Apparently even 24 positions in the IQ Registry make a whole lot of difference!

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In 2014, Ukraine needed a loan. There were two offers:

🔴The World Bank (IMF) offered $15 billion with two conditions:
-Lift the ban on private sector land ownership.
-Cut pensions and fuel subsidies.

🔴Russia also offered $15 billion, but WITHOUT the austerity and privatization requirement.

Ukrainian President Yanukovych decided to chose Russia's offer, so Washington instigated a coup, ousting Yanukovych.

The new Ukrainian government accepted the IMF loan and their conditions: austerity and privatization

Multinational consortia with US capital have already bought 1/3 of Ukraine's land....

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🇷🇺🇮🇷 Russian President Putin says the share of transactions conducted in rubles and Iranian rials exceeded 95% in 2024.

"Our countries almost fully switched to national currencies."

@BRICSNews

 

NATO chief ‘very happy’ with Trump’s sanctions threat to Russia​

  • NATO’s Secretary-General Mark Rutte hailed newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump’s warning on Wednesday that Russia could expect more tariffs and sanctions if it did not end the war in Ukraine.
  • “I was very, very happy with the position of Trump to put more sanctions on Russia. We know that the Russian economy is doing terribly bad[ly], and the sanctions will help,” he told CNBC on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.”
NATO’s Secretary-General Mark Rutte hailed newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump’s warning on Wednesday that Russia could expect more tariffs and sanctions if it did not end the war in Ukraine.

“I was very, very happy with the position of Trump to put more sanctions on Russia. We know that the Russian economy is doing terribly bad[ly], and the sanctions will help,” he told CNBC on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.”

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searcher said:

NATO chief ‘very happy’ with Trump’s sanctions threat to Russia​

  • NATO’s Secretary-General Mark Rutte hailed newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump’s warning on Wednesday that Russia could expect more tariffs and sanctions if it did not end the war in Ukraine.
  • “I was very, very happy with the position of Trump to put more sanctions on Russia. We know that the Russian economy is doing terribly bad[ly], and the sanctions will help,” he told CNBC on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.”
NATO’s Secretary-General Mark Rutte hailed newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump’s warning on Wednesday that Russia could expect more tariffs and sanctions if it did not end the war in Ukraine.

“I was very, very happy with the position of Trump to put more sanctions on Russia. We know that the Russian economy is doing terribly bad[ly], and the sanctions will help,” he told CNBC on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.”

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From what I've been seeing... Russia can't be sanctioned any more than they already are.

Sanction proof?

They don't ship/sell anything to the US. Uranium MIGHT be the only thing and they mine 75% of the worlds supply!

The BRICS+ nations may be the only way to get to Russia. Also the price of oil will have an effect.
 
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Goldhedge said:
From what I've been seeing... Russia can't be sanctioned any more than they already are.

Sanction proof?

They don't ship/sell anything to the US. Uranium MIGHT be the only thing and they mine 75% of the worlds supply!

The BRICS+ nations may be the only way to get to Russia. Also the price of oil will have an effect.
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I'm wondering what happened to his claim About ending the war as soon as he was in office. Saw a few things online where he may be trying to set up a meeting with Putin, but I don't know how true that is.

I wonder what would happen if he were to set up a meeting with both Putin and Zelenskyy at Camp David? Maybe include Jong-Un? That would be unprecedented and may end on one hell of a positive note.

As for the sanctions..........they could be driving a wedge between the US and the rest of the world as far as them trusting us. And after listening to his talk at Davos I'm thinking that could drive more countries towards BRICS.

Edit to add:

Russia

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United States Imports from Russia - 2025 Data 2026 Forecast 1992-2023 Historical

United States Imports from Russia was US$4.9 Billion during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Imports from Russia - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on January of 2025.
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Didn’t they categorise Putin as a terrorist and liable for arrest if he showed up in any nato country ?
Or was he found guilty of child trafficking when they were moving kids from the Donbass to places of safety ?
searcher said:
I'm wondering what happened to his claim About ending the war as soon as he was in office. Saw a few things online where he may be trying to set up a meeting with Putin, but I don't know how true that is.

I wonder what would happen if he were to set up a meeting with both Putin and Zelenskyy at Camp David? Maybe include Jong-Un? That would be unprecedented and may end on one hell of a positive note.

As for the sanctions..........they could be driving a wedge between the US and the rest of the world as far as them trusting us. And after listening to his talk at Davos I'm thinking that could drive more countries towards BRICS.

Edit to add:

Russia

ustr.gov ustr.gov

United States Imports from Russia - 2025 Data 2026 Forecast 1992-2023 Historical

United States Imports from Russia was US$4.9 Billion during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Imports from Russia - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on January of 2025.
tradingeconomics.com tradingeconomics.com
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rblong2us said:
Didn’t they categorise Putin as a terrorist and liable for arrest if he showed up in any nato country ?
Or was he found guilty of child trafficking when they were moving kids from the Donbass to places of safety ?
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From March 2023:

news.un.org

Russia: International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Putin

The Pre-Trial Chamber of the UN-backed International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Friday, in connection with alleged war crimes concerning the deportation and “illegal transfer” of children from occupied Ukraine, the head of the ICC said.
news.un.org news.un.org

I don't think it has been lifted, but if Trump arranged a meeting like I mentioned above (post 3255) and it was to happen here in the US, I don't think Putin would have any problems at all. He'd be here as Trump's guest, have his own protection along with the Secret Service and maybe some military peeps.

And if some sort of cease fire / peace deal were to be arranged the world would rejoice and the warrants would probably be lifted.

jm2c
 
Ukraine's 'prospects' are to become a neutral nation and not part of NATO.

Same thing they agreed to in the 2014 Minsk Agreement.
 
www.twz.com

Dozens Of Israeli Patriot Missiles Sent To Ukraine

The retired Israeli Patriot PAC-2 interceptors are badly needed in Ukraine and more missiles, and even surplus missile batteries, could follow. The retired Israeli Patriot PAC-2 interceptors are badly needed in Ukraine and more missiles, and even surplus missile batteries, could follow.
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Trump said Ukraine should give the US rare earth metals in exchange for support in its war with Russia​

  • President Donald Trump said he wants Ukraine to "do a deal" with the US.
  • Trump says he wants Kyiv to supply Ukraine's rare earth metals to the US in exchange for aid.
  • Rare earth metals are used in everything from electric vehicles to fighter jets.
President Donald Trump said he wants Ukraine to give the US rare earth metals in exchange for aid in its war with Russia.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...S&cvid=1fecc79e2b254764b113608c689f3c17&ei=44
 
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