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What changed in the FOMC’s statement:

New: “Uncertainty around the economic outlook has increased. The Committee is attentive to the risks to both sides of its dual mandate.”

wolfstreet.com/2025/03/19/f...
Fed Sticks to Wait-and-See, Sees Only 2 Cuts in 2025, “Dot Plot” Shifts Hawkish amid Rising Inflation & “Uncertainties.” Slows Treasury QT, Maintains MBS QT | Wolf Street
wolfstreet.com
March 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Trump's 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 to our ally in the Oval Office is a DAMN SHAME. 

Denigrating a democratic world leader while sitting next to him has not only jeopardized our work with global allies. Once again, Trump's ego just put our national security at risk.
"You're either going to make a deal or we're out."
President Trump to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy : "The problem is I've empowered you to be a tough guy. I don't think you'd be a tough guy without the U.S. You're people are very brave. But, you're e...
www.c-span.org
February 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Mr musk threatened to cut Ukraine off of starlink.

A callus act if made true.

Also a bad business idea.

I would think the EU and the UK returning the favors, and taxing or even banning it.

That's a customer base of 1½ times the usa.

If starlink is deemed a security threat more will join.
March 2, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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Today is the Day of the Heavenly Hundred in Ukraine when we remember those who died in the centre of Kyiv during the Revolution of Dignity. People who defended the right of Ukrainians to decide their own fate.
February 20, 2025 at 8:14 AM
"Vladimir Putin is a big liar," says Garri Kasparov. "When he talks about peace, you should always keep that in mind."

www.srf.ch/news/dialog/...
Garri Kasparow über Putin, Trump und den Ukrainekrieg
Ex-Schachweltmeister Garri Kasparow ist bestürzt über die Ukraine-Friedenspläne zwischen den USA und Russland.
www.srf.ch
February 19, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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We continue to monitor the number of combat clashes. Recently, there has been a trend towards a decrease in their number, but it cannot yet be said that it is stable.
February 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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"If Ukraine decides to resist [the terms of the U.S.-Russia peace deal]…Europe will back Ukraine," EU High Representative Kaja Kallas said

@kajakallas.bsky.social emphasized that to implement the agreement,Ukraine&Europe have to be part of it because "any quick fix will just simply not work."
February 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
It may not be ideal if russia doesn't loose the war on the battlefield.

If the problem isn't solved now once and for all, it will keep coming back again and again.

The only language putin understands is a bloody nose.

mil.in.ua/en/news/loca...
Local war in six months and Russian aggression against the EU in five: Danish intelligence forecast
If the war against Ukraine stops or freezes, and NATO does not rearm, Russia could be ready for a large-scale war in Europe in about five years
mil.in.ua
February 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"There's really no better gift to Putin and Xi than for the world to see that the United States is a completely unreliable friend and partner," says Daniel Shapiro, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel.

www.axios.com/2025/02/07/t...
Trump's hatchet signals the death of American soft power
Trump and Elon Musk's rapid dismemberment of USAID — the world's largest provider of foreign aid — has stunned diplomats and NGOs around the globe.
www.axios.com
February 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM