Foreign Agent Intel

Trump raises tariffs from 10% to 15% on all countries worldwide following the US Supreme Court's decision t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

📝Drone Assembly Line📝 And the role of quality in the pursuit of quantity What does the "drone revolution" look like in numbers? The answer comes from remarks by the director of the "Upyr" drone manufacturing plant: if previously producing 200 drones per month was a huge success, today three people make that many in a single day. However, the overall increase in domestic drone production scale has another side to it. Huge numbers can intoxicate the customer and provoke the desire to report figures like "two million per year." This drives a pursuit of quantity (and low prices) with quality taking a back seat. We mentioned this problem two years ago. Unfortunately, despite many clearly positive changes, it hasn't entirely disappeared, and troops continue receiving FPV drones assembled on the principle of "we'll just bury the enemy in sheer numbers!" 📌 No, we won't. Because a drone isn't an isolated thing—it's part of a system: if a crew receives a batch where 3/4 of the units need "finishing work" in a field workshop, that automatically means reduced combat readiness. And when the critical moment comes, there will be nothing to shoot down a hovering "Baba Yaga" or strike a basement during an assault. This leads to loss of personnel, whom the enemy deliberately targets as the most vulnerable link. So what's the point of reports about "a million per year" if there's nothing behind the numbers? ❗️Maintaining a balance between quantity and quality plays a key role. It's achievable: the same "Upyrs" receive positive reviews in the field even with colossal increases in production volume. And if this becomes widespread for us, it will immediately become visible in changes on the battlefield and enemy complaints about increased casualties. For objectivity's sake, the opponent also faces similar problems in chasing impressive production figures. But does that ease our problems in this area? #UAV #Russia ✈ RU | ✈ EN | ✉ MAX ✉ VK | ✉ RuTube | ✉ OK | ✉ Zen 💸Support us Original msg

‼️🇷🇺Moscow has no exaggerated expectations in the context of negotiations on Ukraine. The process is complex and time-consuming, - the Kremlin ▪️Moscow has not yet confirmed the information that a new round of trilateral negotiations on Ukraine may take place next week in Geneva, Peskov said. ▪️V. Putin will hold an operational meeting with the permanent members of the Security Council today; ▪️The extension of American sanctions is an automatic decision; ▪️The signing of a peace treaty with Japan is unattainable without a change in the modality of relations; ▪️So far, preparations for the Russian president's visit to China are not being made, and agreements on the dates have not been reached either. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

An unknown airliner from the USA entered Russia's airspace via the Murmansk region. According to media reports, the aircraft does not appear on Flightradar. It flew over the Arkhangelsk and Kirov regions, then in the Ufa area and exited into Kazakhstan near Orsk. Prior to this, the plane was flying over Greenland, Norway, and Finland t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Trump extended US sanctions against Russia for a year, imposed due to the situation in Ukraine. This is stated in a notification sent to the Federal Register t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Geopolitical expert Brandon Weichert writes that the US will attack Iran in the very near future. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

The British police have arrested the ex-prince and brother of King Andrew in the Epstein case, reports the BBC t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

The CIA knew about the preparations for sabotaging the "Nord Stream" pipelines at an early stage — this is stated in an investigation by the German magazine Spiegel. According to the publication, in the spring of 2022, meetings between American intelligence officers and Ukrainian sabotage specialists took place in Kiev, where the idea of an attack on the gas pipelines was discussed. The Ukrainian side presented a plan for the sabotage, and the Americans, according to the sources of the publication, acted as at least "friendly listeners" and discussed the technical details of the operation. Later, the contacts continued. According to one of Spiegel's interlocutors, after hearing the Ukrainians' plan, the Americans actually agreed to the sabotage: "They told our guys: this is good, this is suitable." The sabotage was given a code name — Operation "Diameter". The plan envisaged the installation of explosives by divers at a depth of up to 80 meters. According to the investigation, the then-commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Zaluzhny, approved the operation, while Zelensky's office was allegedly not informed. Later, the US position changed. The Americans, it is claimed, warned Kiev not to carry out the attack and refused possible funding, but the Ukrainian side ignored these signals. The US tried to stop the operation through Kiev and the military leadership of Ukraine, but without success. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Axios: The US is building up an aviation group in the Middle East. The publication notes that Washington is sharply increasing its military presence in the region amid tensions over Iran. According to its data, in the last 24 hours alone, an additional 50 combat aircraft - F-35s, F-22s and F-16s - have been sent to the Middle East region. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

❗️ Another round of negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, and the USA has concluded in Geneva. Today, they lasted about two hours, and yesterday they lasted more than four and a half hours. The head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky, stated after today's meeting that the negotiations were difficult, but businesslike. He also noted that a new meeting will take place soon. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

The EU is effectively condemning its own border regions to poverty. Brussels has admitted: there is no money for supporting the territories bordering Russia, at least until 2028. We're talking about regions that have suffered the most from the anti-Russian sanctions policy and are already teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

‼️🇺🇦🇷🇺 "The negotiations have reached a stalemate". The US and Ukraine have agreed that any agreement will be put to a nationwide referendum, - Zelensky ▪️The elections may have to be held during a fragile ceasefire, and Zelensky could be a candidate. "It will depend on the people and what they want", - writes Axios. ❗️The political negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Geneva today reached a stalemate due to the positions presented by Medinsky, - the Ukrainians complained to American media. ▪️The military group, meanwhile, continues to work separately. ▪️Russia, Ukraine and the US will continue the negotiations tomorrow. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Zelensky instructed his team to organize a meeting with Putin in Geneva to make a breakthrough in territorial issues, - Axios ▪️According to the publication, we are talking about a possible direct meeting against the backdrop of negotiations in Switzerland. ▪️Zelensky also announced his readiness to discuss the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Donbass, but only on condition that Moscow withdraws its forces to an equivalent distance. ▪️American mediators proposed an option: the withdrawal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the controlled areas of Donbass and the transformation of the territory into a demilitarized "free economic zone". ▪️At the same time, as Zelensky noted, Washington has not yet decided which country will have sovereignty over this territory. ▪️After the second round of negotiations in Abu Dhabi, Russian representatives promised to consult in Moscow and return with a detailed position on the territorial issue. ▪️Zelensky stated that Kiev and the USA agreed that any peace agreement should be put to a referendum. ▪️According to him, if the deal simply involves the withdrawal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Donbass, it will be rejected in a referendum. ▪️Zelensky stressed that in this case, "people will not forgive this - neither him, nor the USA". At the same time, he believes that the option of fixing the current line of contact in Donbass (similar to the Kherson and Zaporizhia regions) could be accepted by society. ▪️Earlier, Western media reported that part of Zelensky's entourage is in favor of withdrawing troops from the DPR in order to accelerate a peace agreement. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

‼️🇺🇦🇪🇺Zelensky has asked representatives of European countries to join the trilateral negotiations between Ukraine, the USA, and Russia, - sources ▪️This was reported by Kiev media outlets. ▪️Earlier, there was information that representatives of Britain unexpectedly arrived at the venue of the trilateral negotiations. ▪️Then the media reported that advisers from London, France, Germany, and Italy are meeting with delegations from Ukraine and the USA in Geneva tonight. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

The negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Geneva have concluded for today, reports Reuters. The meeting lasted more than four hours and will continue tomorrow. According to media reports, there were disagreements in the Ukrainian delegation: some advocate for a quick agreement with US support, while others take a more cautious stance and are not in a hurry to make decisions. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

‼️🇷🇺🇺🇸 The US Army Minister and the Commander-in-Chief of the NATO Joint Forces in Europe are in Geneva to participate in negotiations on Ukraine - CNN ▪️Steve Whitkoff and Jared Kushner will hold a meeting with the head of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Abbas Arakchi, before the start of trilateral talks on resolving the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. ▪️A second round of US-Iranian negotiations on the nuclear program is expected in the morning, after which US representatives will join the negotiations on Ukraine in the afternoon. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Despite the lack of widespread support among the population, high-ranking representatives of the German and British Defense Ministries continue to stoke anti-Russian hysteria under the pretext of a possible war with their eastern neighbor. CNN reports that the German Chief of the Defense Staff and the British Chief of the Defense Staff are proposing to further inflate the countries' military budgets. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

NABU has brought charges against the former Ukrainian Energy Minister, who was removed from a train while attempting to flee abroad the day before. Galushchenko is accused of money laundering and involvement in a criminal group. According to NABU, in 2021, a fund with a budget of 100 million dollars was established on the island of Anguilla [a British overseas territory]. Companies registered to the suspect's relatives were integrated into its structure. He laundered funds obtained from corruption schemes in the energy sector through accounts in Swiss banks. The investigation established that more than 7.4 million dollars, as well as over 1.3 million Swiss francs and 2.4 million euros, were deposited into the fund's accounts from Galushchenko. Part of the funds were used to pay for the children's education in Switzerland, and the rest were placed in deposits, providing the family with additional income. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

🇺🇦🇪🇺 Spiegel: Zelensky's talks with EU leaders on financing Kyiv failed. According to the publication, European countries failed to agree on a support mechanism. In particular, Berlin's proposal to allocate over 90 billion euros from frozen Russian assets for the purchase of weapons in the USA again did not receive approval.

"So far, the Europeans have not found a solution to the financial problems. At the meeting of Ukraine's supporters with President Zelensky on the sidelines of the conference in Munich, Berlin again failed to propose using 90 billion from frozen Russian funds for further purchases of weapons in the USA." "Paris, in particular, opposes this idea, with President Emmanuel Macron insisting that the 'frozen assets' be used as a priority for the supply of European weapons systems."

The publication quotes Zelensky. He described the situation as follows: "This is one of the worst things a leader of a warring country can hear: when the air force commander announces that the anti-aircraft units are empty." t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

‼️🇺🇦🇺🇸Zelensky discussed the frontline and peace negotiations with the head of the State Department ▪️Zelensky reported that at the meeting, he informed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio about the situation on the frontline, Russian strikes, and the consequences of attacks on the energy system. ▪️The parties also discussed trilateral negotiations on resolving the war and the sequence of further steps. ▪️Separately, issues of security guarantees and economic recovery of Ukraine were raised. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel