25 Mar, 2025 22:05

Zelensky speaks out on US-Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia

Ukraine’s leader has expressed readiness to enter a US-proposed energy truce with Russia

Ukraine’s leader, Vladimir Zelensky, has offered his take on negotiations in Saudi Arabia shortly after the White House released two statements on the US contacts with Kiev’s and Moscow’s respective delegations.

Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Zelensky expressed readiness to observe US President Donald Trump’s proposed agreement to mutually halt strikes on energy facilities with Russia, as well as to stop fighting in the Black Sea.

According to the White House,Kiev and Washington “have agreed to ensure safe navigation, eliminate the use of force, and prevent the use of commercial vessels for military purposes in the Black Sea.”

“We do not hit their energy. They do not hit our energy. I think there will be a million questions and details, but today it sounds like this: each side does not use the corresponding weaponry against the energy of both sides,” Zelensky said.

Zelensky revealed that a list of facilitiesKiev wanted listed as “strategic infrastructure” to be protected under a truce did not make the final document. No penalties for violating the truce have been envisioned since the US “really wanted all this not to fall through,” Zelensky claimed.

Zelensky said the White House statement on US-Ukraine talks contains a commitment to “helping achieve the exchange of prisoners of war, the release of civilian detainees,” while the statement on US-Russia negotiations outlines Washington’s readiness to “help restore Russia’s access to the world market for agricultural and fertilizer exports, lower maritime insurance costs, and enhance access to ports and payment systems for such transactions.”

He lashed out at the latter provision, accusing the US of discussing the topic with the Russian delegation without properly briefing Ukraine on the matter. “We did not agree to this so that it would be in a joint document. We believe that this is a weakening of positions and a weakening of sanctions,” he said.

“This was not on our agenda. The American side violated this. [Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem] Umerov contacted me. I said that this is not a discussion of an unconditional ceasefire,”Zelensky stressed.

Earlier in the day, Moscow confirmed that the Russia-US talks in Riyadh largely revolved around the situation in the Black Sea and explored the possibilities of reviving the defunct Black Sea Grain Initiative, originally brokered in July 2022 by the UN and Türkiye. The agreement envisioned the safe passage of Ukrainian agricultural produce in exchange for the West lifting sanctions on Russian grain and fertilizer exports. Moscow ultimately withdrew from the deal, citing the West’s failure to observe its obligations.

Now Moscow needs ironclad guarantees from the US, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said,arguing that only a “direct order issued by Washington to [Ukraine’s Vladimir] Zelensky and his team” could make them observe any deal, given Kiev’s long history of broken promises. Russia’s position now “is simple: we cannot take anyone’s word at face value,” the minister empathized.

https://www.rt.com/russia/614767-zelensky-us-black-sea/

I don’t think Zelenskyy, Kiev and their leaders know that they are a junior, untrustworthy partner in these discussions and negotiations. Ukraine really thinks they have a choice. That will end soon if they keep on blocking Peace.

25 Mar, 2025 16:24

Russia and US agree to key maritime initiative – Kremlin

The deal ensures the safety of navigation in the Black Sea, according to a statement

Russia and the US have committed to advancing the Black Sea Initiative as a step towards settling the Ukraine conflict, according to a statement released by the Kremlin on Tuesday.

The agreement follows the 12-hour talks focused on the Ukraine conflict held on Monday in Saudi Arabia by expert groups from the two countries.

The sides discussed steps to ensure safe navigation in the Black Sea, including a pledge to avoid the use of force and prevent commercial vessels from being used for military purposes, while agreeing on control measures such as ship inspections.

The US has vowed to “help restore access for Russian agricultural and fertilizer exports to the world market, reduce the cost of insurance for maritime transportation, andenhance accessto ports and payment systems for such transactions,” according to the Kremlin statement.

The agreement envisionslifting restrictions on Russian Agricultural Bank and other financial institutionsinvolved in international trade of food and fertilizers,including reconnecting them to the SWIFT payment system. It also includes removing sanctions on Russian-flagged vessels, port services, and the supply of agricultural machinery and related goods to Russia.

According to the statement,Moscow and Washington have also agreed to develop measures to enforce the 30-day banon strikes against energy infrastructure in Russia and Ukraine that was agreed last week. There would be an option to extend the arrangement or abandon it if either side fails to comply.

The two sides alsowelcomed the involvement of third countries in supporting agreementson energy and maritime matters.

The US and Russia “will continue efforts to achieve a lasting and sustainable peace,” the statement concludes.

Originally brokered in July 2022 by the UN and Türkiye, the Black Sea Grain Initiative aimed to ensure the safe passage of Ukrainian agricultural exports in return for the easing of Western restrictions on Russia’s grain and fertilizer trade. Moscow did not renew the deal in 2023, citing the West’s failure to uphold its commitments.

https://www.rt.com/russia/614758-kremlin-russia-us-talks/

25 Mar, 2025 20:51

Half the world dreams of Belarus-style ‘dictatorship’ – Lukashenko

The Belarusian state is sovereignand has much to be proud of, the country’s president has said

Belarus has built a sovereign state based on a “dictatorship of real accomplishments” and national interests – something that half the world aspires to, President Alexander Lukashenko has said.

Lukashenko made the remarks on Tuesday during his inauguration ceremony in Minsk for his seventh term, extending his nearly 30-year rule of the former Soviet republic.

Calling himself a “happy president,” Lukashenko said he is surrounded by true like-minded people who love their homeland. “No other state leader has such hard-working and reliable people,” he noted, adding that Belarus has much to be proud of.

“I will say more: half the world dreams of our dictatorship – a dictatorship of real accomplishments and the interests of our people,” Lukashenko stated.

He pointed out that Belarus was “doing well with freedom of speech” and has “more democracy than those who proclaim themselves its standard.”

However, he warned that freedom of speech would not be allowed to become “a club” to destroy the country or the legacy built by generations of Belarusians.

Lukashenko has consistently defended his leadership as necessary for maintaining stability and countering foreign influence.

The 70-year-old politician is the country’s only post-independence leader. In early February, the Central Election Commission declared Lukashenko the winner of the January 26 presidential election with 86.82% of the vote. None of the other candidates received more than 5%.

The previous presidential election in 2020 triggered mass protests over what the opposition claimed was widespread fraud. Minsk denied the allegations, insisting that the unrest was orchestrated by the US and its European “satellites,” as well as neighboring Ukraine.

Last November, Lukashenko said Belarus is indeedgoverned by a “dictatorship,” but one of “stability, security, order, kindness, and hospitality.” He said foreigners were “gladly”visiting Belarus “despite the lies” being spread about the country in the West.

(The time where EU Dictatorship is not admittedand are destroying their countries under the lie of free speech,where another country admits it’s a dictatorship but treats the citizens with freedom in their lives. I doubt anyone would knowingly want a dictatorship but what he’s talking about, he is ruling for the benefit of his citizens! I get the sense he doesn’t allow people to FAFO! KEK!)

https://www.rt.com/russia/614762-belarus-dictatorship-world-lukashenko/

National Security Advisor Mike Waltz Breaks Silence on the “Embarrassing” Signal Chat Leak: “I Take Full Responsibility. I Built the Group” (that’s expected) Jim Hᴏft Mar. 25, 2025 1/2

In an interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz broke his silence on the now-infamous Signal app leak that included the infiltration of a Trump administration national security group chat by a Trump-hating Atlantic editor—a scandal that the far-left media is using to deflect from the administration’s recent string of foreign policy victories.

“Look, I’m not a conspiracy nut,” Waltz began, “But of all the people out there, somehow this guy who has lied about the President, who has lied to Gold Star families, lied to their attorneys, and gone to Russia hoax, gone to just all kinds of lengths to lie and smear the President of the United States—and he’s the one that somehow gets on somebody’s contact and then gets sucked into this group.”

Host Laura Ingraham pressed Waltz on whether an intel teammember could be stirring the pot. But Waltz shot down the idea.

Laura Ingraham:Is someone in your intel team trying to cause trouble here? Because that’s the scuttlebutt out there.

Mike Waltz:We have people… No. Look, this is a great group. The President has a great team. This is not first-term.

Laura Ingraham:No, your team. I’m not talking about the other principals?

Mike Waltz:No, no, no.(?) These were principals and a couple of staff that were coordinating, as you saw, having a policy discussion as we went forward. Then, just in the days before, what was an incredible strike. But not only did we take out people that the Biden team never could, we took out headquarters, missile caches, and actually one of the leaders of the Houthi organization. We’ve since taken out several since. That’s what they don’t want to talk about.

…It’s embarrassing, yes. We’re going to get to the bottom of it. I just talked to Elon on the way here. We’ve got the best technical minds looking at how this happened. But I can tell you for 100%, I don’t know this guy.

The mystery deepened as Ingraham grilled Waltzon how the editor’s number ended up in the chat. Determined to get answers, she pushed harder, questioning why Goldberg’s number was even saved on his phone.

Waltz doubled down, insisting the contact must have “sucked in somehow” – though he couldn’t explain how. He claimed the person he thought was in the group chat wasn’t there—it was Goldberg instead. When Ingraham asked who he was actually expecting, Waltz refused to name the person.

Mike Waltz:Well, look, a staffer wasn’t responsible. Look, I take full responsibility. I built the group. My job is to make sure everything’s coordinated. But how does that—I don’t mean to be pedantic here, but how did the number get into the chat? Have you ever had somebody’s contact that shows their name, and then you have somebody else’s number there?

Laura Ingraham:I never make those mistakes.

Mike Waltz:You’ve got somebody else’s number on someone else’s contact. Of course, I didn’t see this loser in the group. It looked like someone else. Now, whether he did it deliberately or it happened in some other technical means is something we’re trying to figure out.

Laura Ingraham:A staffer did not put his contact information?

Mike Waltz:Of course not. No.(how does he know this, pushing that off so casually is suspect?)

Laura Ingraham:But how did it end up in your phone?

Mike Waltz:That’s what we’re trying to figure out.

Laura Ingraham:But that’s a pretty big problem.

Mike Waltz:That is why we’ve got the best technical minds, right? That’s disturbing. I’m sure everybody out there has had a contact where it said one person and then a different phone number.

Laura Ingraham:But you’ve never talked to him before, so how’s the number on your phone? (Laura knows there’s something wrong with his story)I’m not an expert in any of this, but it’s just curious. How’s the number on your phone? Someone sent you that contact?

Mike Waltz:Well, if you have somebody else’s contact and then somehow it gets sucked in… (Seriously WTF, that makes no sense)

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/03/national-security-advisor-mike-waltz-breaks-silence-embarrassing/

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Laura Ingraham:Was there someone else supposed to be on the chat that wasn’t on the chat—that you thought was on the chat? That you thought was on there?

Mike Waltz:The person that I thought was on there was never on there. It was this guy.

Laura Ingraham:Who was that person?

Mike Waltz:Well, I’m not—look, Laura, I take responsibility. (dodge and fucking weave) I built the group. But look, that’s the part we have to figure out. That’s the part that we were… (he’s turning and diving during the whole interview, never answering direct questions). Embarrassing, yes, but Pete and I are veterans.(what does that have to do with this? We know these operations.(WTF?)

He has been an excellent Secretary of Defense, and this was an operation that—I mean, it amazes me. (Why the diversion to how great Pete is? He never answers a question directly) I guess the Democrats were fine to leave all the sea lanes shut down. (WOW more dodging)

We’re fine to have destroyers fired on dozens of times by this terrorist group and fine to have Iran keep supplying them with missiles. That was okay. The President takes decisive action. Now we’re seeing some real success in taking down their air defenses, opening the sea lanes, taking out their leadership. We don’t want to talk about that. (Who’s we?)

(Look at his face on the open, what’s that kind of smug look, like happy. Why isn’t he ashamed! None of his answers make sense, I’m not even in law enforcement and I can see he is lying, or creating diversions. He’s not good at it. Have you ever see him so happy on interviews? That was weird too, like he actually got away with something. This interview is going to come back and bite him.)

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/03/national-security-advisor-mike-waltz-breaks-silence-embarrassing/

Mike Waltz takes full responsibility for ‘embarrassing’ Signal text chain leaklThe Ingraham Angle

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https://youtu.be/UmEH2PLNVhc

President Trump calls Jeffrey Goldberg a 'loser,' talks assassination attempts | Greg Kelly Reports

Greg Kelly sat down with President Donald Trump and talked about The Atlantic journalist Jeffrey Goldberg being in a group chat with Trump administration cabinet members, discussed Ashli Babbitt's death on January 6th, and more.

3/25/25

10:49

Cut up in portions

https://youtu.be/juc1WQnOgYI

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President Donald Trump talks Tesla hate, exposes Biden fraud | Greg Kelly Reports

Mar 25, 2025

9:58

https://youtu.be/RPJMZoP-eB8

Carl Higbie: Maybe adding Jeffrey Goldberg to the group chat was intentional

On Tuesday's "Carl Higbie FRONTLINE," Carl discussed The Atlantic journalist added to a group chat about war plans. Newsmax

10:03

https://youtu.be/9PRY319bmo8