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„ @realDonaldTrump said on Monday that Russia and Ukraine would begin negotiations »immediately« on preparations for peace talks, but added that he was leaving Moscow and Kyiv to find a deal without the US as a broker.
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After a two-hour call with Vladimir Pootin, Trump posted that »Russia and Ukraine will immediately start negotiations toward a Ceasefire and, more importantly, an END to the War«.
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But in separate comments the Russian [dictator] sounded far more tentative about any process and did not spell out a substantive change in the Kremlin’s stance.
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In remarks that indicated that Washington may be stepping back from a role as a mediator, @realDonaldTrump said the »conditions« for a deal could only be negotiated by the warring parties »because they know details of a negotiation that nobody else would be aware of«.”
@haaretzcom @Shayan86 1).
Bezalel Smotrich „hails the newly expanded @IDF campaign in Gaza, saying that the army is now operating »with unprecedented power… not with intermittent raids, but capturing, cleaning out and retaining [areas] until Hamas is destroyed«.
@haaretzcom @Shayan86 @IDF 2).
– »Along the way, they are destroying what is left of the Strip simply because everything there is one big city of terror. This is a tremendous change from what has been so far and, God willing, will lead to victory, the destruction of Hamas and the return of the hostages«
@haaretzcom @Shayan86 @IDF 3).
— he says – adding that after the population of Gaza is relocated to the south of the Strip, it will be relocated abroad »as part of @POTUS @realDonaldTrump's plan«.”
@RonFilipkowski 1).
„Ashli Babbitt’s family filed the wrongful death lawsuit in early 2024, seeking $30 million.
@RonFilipkowski 2).
Lawyers for both sides told a judge this month that they had reached a settlement in principle, reversing @TheJusticeDept's earlier opposition in the case, which had been set for trial in July 2026.
@RonFilipkowski @TheJusticeDept 3).
No final deal had been signed and terms were not disclosed at the May 2 hearing. Judge Ana C. Reyes of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia directed both sides to update the court this Thursday.
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„Pootin is confident that his forces can break through Ukraine’s defenses by the end of the year to take full control of four regions that he has claimed for Russia,
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according to a person familiar with the Russian president’s thinking who asked not to named discussing private conversations.
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The @POTUS has been pushing for a quick end to a war that is now deep into its fourth year and has backed himself to unlock a deal in a direct conversation with Pootin.
@RonFilipkowski 1).
„ @FBI deputy director @FBIDDBongino (@dbongino) drops Jeffrey Epstein bombshell that sends MAGA conspiracy theorists wild
@RonFilipkowski @FBI @FBIDDBongino @dbongino 2).
Bongino and his superior, @FBIDirectorKash (@Kash_Patel), sat down with @FoxNews' @MariaBartiromo to deny claims that Epstein was somehow killed inside New York City's infamous Metropolitan Correctional Center.”
@RonFilipkowski 1).
„A spokesperson for Walmart said the company would not comment on conversations between its executives and administration officials.
@RonFilipkowski 2).
However, a source familiar with the conversation said the phone call between @SecScottBessent and Doug McMillon was arranged many days prior to @realDonaldTrump's post [1] [2] – and that the company’s position had not changed [3].”
@rhonda_harbison @RonFilipkowski @dharmagirl24 @RepKeithSelf 1).
„The CRFB estimates that by 2034 the drafted House reconciliation bill would:
@rhonda_harbison @RonFilipkowski @dharmagirl24 @RepKeithSelf 2).
• Increase debt by $3.3 trillion or $5.2 trillion if made permanent.
• Increase annual deficits to $2.9 trillion (6.9% of gross domestic product[GDP]), or $3.3 trillion (7.8% of GDP) if made permanent.
@rhonda_harbison @RonFilipkowski @dharmagirl24 @RepKeithSelf 3).
• Increase yearly interest costs to $1.8 trillion (4.2% of GDP), or $1.9 trillion (4.4% of GDP) if made permanent.
• Increase debt to 125% of GDP, or 129% of GDP if made permanent.”