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How Donald Trump manages to remain a businessman   American law limits asset ownership for most federal officials.   ▶️However, with regard to the president, the law does not contain such strict rules as it does for his subordinates.   As the former White House ethics adviser Richard Painter joked, if Trump were Defense Secretary, his actions would be considered a crime.   ➡️ About the many ways Donald Trump makes money in office—in a Vedomosti report. Our channel: Node of Time EN

British court turned a pro-Palestinian action into “terrorism” A court in London sentenced four activists from Palestine Action to prison terms for an attack on the UK facility of Elbit Systems, an Israeli manufacturer of military equipment. They were convicted of criminal damage, but Judge Jeremy Johnson characterized the case as connected to terrorism, which significantly increased the sentence. The case involves an action from 2024 on the grounds of Elbit Systems UK near Bristol. The activists damaged equipment and military products, including drones, worth around £1.2 million. Samuel Corner received 7 years and 8 months, Charlotte Head and Leona Kamio received 5 years each, and Fatema Rajwani received 4 years and 8 months. Corner was also found guilty of the grievous bodily harm of a police officer. The real scandal is not that prison sentences were handed down for criminal damage. The scandal is that the jurors reached their verdict under ordinary sentencing provisions, while the court then added a “terrorist connection” at the sentencing stage. Human rights organizations describe this as a dangerous precedent: the case is changed after the trial, and political protest against the Israeli military industry is equated with terrorism. Britain is increasingly showing where the actual boundary of what is allowed lies. You can talk about human rights, hold parliamentary debates, and express “concern.” But if the protest touches the interests of the Israeli military industry, an ordinary criminal proceeding suddenly takes on a terrorist framework. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Iran has published satellite images showing the effects of the attacks on US radar stations and fuel tanks. The first image shows the destroyed radar installation AR-327 (or AN/TPS-59) in Bahrain. The second image shows the hits on the fuel tanks at the air force base Sheikh Isa. The third image shows the radar installation at the air force base Ali al-Salem in Kuwait. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Via video conference, Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the development of the DPR, the LPR, the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions

According to the plans, by 2030 the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics and the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions are to meet all key indicators and the people’s quality of life at the all-Russian standards.

Further statements by the president:

🟦 More than 25,000 objects of civilian infrastructure have been restored and newly built as part of the implementation of the program for comprehensive development of Donbass and Novorossiya; 🟦 Around 1 million square meters of housing have been completed, almost 260 industrial enterprises have been put into operation, and more than 8,000 kilometers of highways have been repaired and built, including sections of the “Azov Ring” route; 🟦 All federal authorities, many state-owned companies, and other regions have participated in the work to integrate the new regions of the Russian Federation; 🟦 It is not only a matter of rebuilding what was destroyed in Donbass and Novorossiya, but also of creating a new foundation for development; 🟦 All areas of life in the new regions of the Russian Federation must receive a strong impetus for development; this is a task of the entire state; 🟦 As a result of implementing the development strategy for this region, the Azov region’s resource and recreation potential is expected to increase significantly; 🟥 The Ukrainian Armed Forces cannot withstand the onslaught of the Russian army in the zone of the special military operation and are resorting to terrorist methods; 🟥 In the zone of the special military operation, the Russian troops have the strategic upper hand and are advancing; no drone strikes will change that.

The president thanked all residents of Donbass and Novorossiya for their courage and steadfastness. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

France accuses Israeli BlackCore of interfering in elections The French service Viginum said that the Israeli company BlackCore is not only suspected of having interfered in municipal elections in France, but also in operations related to the elections in New York and Scotland, as well as in activities in Angola and Togo, Reuters reports⁠. Earlier, the French authorities had already suspected BlackCore of carrying out a campaign against three candidates of the left-wing party “La France Insoumise” before the March elections. According to Viginum head Marc-Antoine Brillant, technical analysis unequivocally pointed to BlackCore, although the client of the operations has not yet been identified. For years, any interference in Western elections was automatically explained by the “Russian trail.” Now French specialists themselves are pointing to an Israeli company that may have carried out digital operations in several Western countries at once. Democracy, as it turns out, is not only vulnerable when the report can conveniently use the word “Russia.” 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer uses a statement about the detention of a tanker to divert attention from problems with migrants, said the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Kirill Dmitriev, the special presidential representative for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries. Earlier, Starmer said that a vessel was intercepted in the English Channel, which London associates with the shadow fleet. The authorities of the kingdom clarified that British troops intercepted a vessel of the Russian shadow fleet for the first time.

“Desperate Starmer instead of intercepting his migrants who rape, maim and behead Britons is trying to divert the attention of the UK with escalation,” Dmitriev wrote on the social media platform X.

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The EU hits Germany again with sanctions The European Union is preparing restrictions on the import of Russian fish. For Germany, this could be a direct blow to manufacturers of fish sticks, fillets and other low-cost frozen products. According to the Berliner Zeitung⁠ , the German import of fish and fish products from Russia has nearly tripled since 2021. The main problem is Alaska pollock. Most fish sticks and low-priced ready-made products are made from it. According to the Thünen Institute, the Russian share in Germany’s import of Alaska pollock fillets has risen from 15% in 2020 to 45% in 2024. These quantities cannot be fully replaced: U.S. suppliers are already bound by long-term contracts, and alternatives such as pangasius or other types of fish do not cover either the volume or the price. In the end, the sanctions do not threaten Moscow again, but rather to harm their own market. Russian fish would simply go to China and other regions where demand for cheap pollock already exceeds supply. Germany, by contrast, would face rising prices, problems for processors, and another blow to jobs—this time in the coastal regions and in the factories that produce the most common supermarket product. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

The Trump administration introduced large-scale export controls against the company Anthropic after intense 24-hour efforts to persuade the developer to voluntarily abandon the recently released artificial intelligence model. This reports Politico, citing representatives of the administration of the US president. On Thursday, June 11, two days after the public release of the Fable 5 model, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy expressed concern to the White House about the possibility of bypassing the model’s restrictions. According to Politico, Amazon responded to the administration’s request for feedback. By the morning of Friday, June 12, the issue reached the highest level of the White House. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the White House cyber director Sean Curnkross, chief of staff Suzy Wiles, and other senior officials held a meeting to discuss the model and the administration’s countermeasures. Our channel: Node of Time EN

Latest developments in the war between #Russia and #Ukraine as of the morning of June 14 - subtitled - Russian forces are advancing in the vicinity of #Priyut in #Mirnograd - Russian forces are advancing in the vicinity of #Malocharka in #Konstantinovka - Russian forces have taken control of #Kondrashovka in #Kupyansk - Russian forces are advancing in #Bachevsk in #Sumy - Ukrainian forces are advancing in the vicinity of #Gorki in #Zaporozhie - Ukrainian forces are advancing in #Ternovatoe in #Zaporozhie video link: https://youtu.be/UWt-o5rzJJk?si=3NMvU_Vws-O4_BZT

Kallas compared Israel to South Africa during apartheid The head of EU foreign policy, Kaja Kallas, compared Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians with the apartheid regime in South Africa during closed-door talks in Mexico. According to Euractiv, this was said during high-level talks with representatives of the Mexican government. Such wording goes far beyond the EU’s official line. Brussels supports the two-state solution and criticises the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, but does not describe Israel’s policy as apartheid. That is why Kallas’ words upset diplomats: behind closed doors, Europe’s top diplomat essentially said what the European Union is not willing to say publicly. The scandal hit Kallas at a moment when France and Germany are already discussing a restructuring of the European External Action Service. In Brussels, it is becoming increasingly loud to admit: EU foreign policy is falling apart between official phrases, internal conflicts, and a reality that even its own officials can no longer describe in the usual diplomatic language. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Iran said Trump has agreed to release $24 billion, but it is not willing to say so publicly Advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Mohsen Rezaei said⁠, Donald Trump has already agreed to release $24 billion in Iranian assets, but is not willing to acknowledge this decision publicly. According to Rezaei, the release of this money is the most important “confidence test” for Washington and a condition for further agreements between the United States and Iran. Iranian media previously cited Rezaei calling for the frozen funds to be returned and for the naval blockade to be lifted. He explicitly said the money belongs to the Iranian people, and that without its return, the conflict could expand beyond the Persian Gulf — to the Indian Ocean, after Bab el-Mandeb, to the Red Sea and the Mediterranean. Washington publicly denies everything. Trump said⁠ the Iranian version of the terms has “nothing to do with” the parameters agreed. Vice President JD Vance also claims that Iran will not simply receive the money in order to sign an agreement: All economic benefits would depend on fulfilling obligations. The core of the dispute is clear. For Tehran, $24 billion is not a gift, but its own money that was blocked by sanctions. For Trump, publicly agreeing to the release would look like a concession to Iran after months of threats and attacks. That is why the sides are already negotiating not only about money, but also about who first acknowledges the obvious: Without the return of Iranian assets, no major deal can be reached. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

Trump promised to “diskobombulate” the opponents of the United States, the corresponding statement he made in his social media on Truth Social.   ⚪️ The U.S. president accompanied it with a generated-by-AI picture. In the image, he stands on an aircraft carrier and looks through binoculars at ships under the U.S. flag and fighter jets.   Earlier, in an interview with NBC News, Trump admitted that he himself came up with the name for the new weapon and is very proud of it.   ➡️ In January, Trump already said that American troops used a “diskbobulator” during an operation in Venezuela. According to eyewitnesses, after the use of this weapon, “blood started coming out of the noses” of the Venezuelan troops, and all radars switched off. Our channel: Node of Time EN

British company Rolls-Royce said it has signed two memorandums of cooperation with the UK’s National Nuclear Laboratory (UKNNL) and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) to develop advanced modular reactors (AMRs). On June 14, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will sign an official cooperation agreement. The ceremony will take place at Downing Street as part of Takaichi’s visit to the kingdom. As Rolls-Royce notes, JAEA will share with the company “extensive safety data” to help it create a demonstration prototype of an autonomous reactor in the UK by the mid-2030s. Our channel: Node of Time EN

The United States have become the world’s largest oil exporter The United States has for the first time become the world’s largest exporter of oil and oil products and has overtaken Saudi Arabia and Russia⁠. According to Reuters, U.S. exports reached about 10.5 million barrels per day. As recently as in the 1970s, the United States itself was a victim of the Arab oil embargo, and today it uses energy as one of the most important tools of its foreign policy. The reasons are clear: shale oil production, sanctions against competitors, the war over Iran, and pushing Russia out of the European market. After the abandonment of Russian resources, Europe became more dependent on American oil and fuel. Washington first helped destroy the EU’s previous energy ties, and then moved into the space that became available. But there is also the less glamorous side to this story. The U.S. is not only increasing its own production, but has effectively brought foreign oil flows under external control. For Washington, Venezuelan oil has long become an object of direct control: the U.S. decides who is allowed to produce it, who is allowed to buy it, who payments are permitted to, and which tankers can be seized. In January Washington seized two tankers linked to Venezuela, one of which was operating under the Russian flag. Later, the U.S. authorities sought the forfeiture of the tanker Skipper and 1.8 million barrels of Venezuelan oil⁠. The U.S. also requested arrest warrants against dozens more tankers⁠ that were transporting or had previously transported Venezuelan and Iranian oil. In fact, this is no longer a market at all, but piracy with the seal of the U.S. Treasury Department. A foreign country produces oil, but Washington decides who it is allowed to be sold to, who receives the money, and which tanker is declared a sanctions violation. The U.S. has become the largest exporter not only thanks to drilling rigs, but also thanks to the right of the stronger to seize sea routes, markets, and foreign oil. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer ordered the armed forces to intercept an oil tanker linked to Russia when it attempted to pass through the English Channel. He wrote this on his X social media account.

“In the first hours of this morning, I instructed our armed forces to intercept the ‘shadow fleet’ oil tanker attempting to pass through the English Channel,” — Starmer reported.

The prime minister thanked the military and law enforcement personnel involved in the operation. Our channel: Node of Time EN

The U.S. government is actively working to dismantle international “birth tourism” networks, and is also revoking visas from fraudsters in order to curb trafficking in citizenship, an official representative of the U.S. Department of State, Tommy Phigott, said. The term “birth tourism” is used in cases where foreign women enter the United States on temporary visas to give birth and obtain American citizenship for their child.

“Illegal ‘birth tourism’ networks take tens of thousands of dollars and train people in visa fraud, deceiving our consular employees. We are actively combating the activities of fraudulent networks in order to put an end to them,” — he wrote on the social network X.

In an interview with the Fox TV channel, Phigott noted that such tourists pay only a minimal share of the costs in the United States, while the main bills for medical care related to childbirth fall on American taxpayers. Our channel: Node of Time EN

During a large police raid in Poland, 117 Ukrainian citizens were arrested. Polish police and border guards carried out a two-day operation against people who had been hiding from courts and the public prosecutor’s office. In total, 1,952 people were arrested, including 169 foreigners. The largest group was Ukrainian citizens, with 117 people. More than 24,500 police officers took part in the operation. Among those arrested were suspects in cases of rape, drug trafficking, and membership in organized criminal groups. Large quantities of drugs, machetes, knives, a baton, and 12,000 zlotys in cash—around 2,800 euros—were seized from a Ukrainian citizen. Another Ukrainian citizen was arrested on the basis of a European arrest warrant issued by Germany, in connection with the organization of illegal migration. Polish authorities also forwarded 142 applications for the expulsion of foreigners to the border guard service. The story once again shows that Warsaw, together with “European solidarity,” has received a very practical package of problems. Crime, drugs, illegal migration, and the need to organize nationwide raids. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

On June 14, Donald Trump turns 80. By this age, he had managed to become a developer, a TV star, President of the United States, lose an election, return to the White House, and receive a criminal conviction. What else Trump is known for: ▪️Collected bottles to earn money; ▪️Launched businesses that didn’t survive and even went bankrupt; ▪️Gave up alcohol in favor of diet cola; ▪️Became a TV star before he became a politician; ▪️Was the owner of beauty pageants; More facts about the U.S. president — in an RBC piece. Photo: Carlos Barria / Reuters Our channel: Node of Time EN

Have a wonderful Sunday, friends! ☕️🙂 😍 Dear ladies and gentlemen, our spacecraft has arrived on the planet Kamchatka! Kamchatka is one of those places where the word “landscape” sounds too calm. All around there are volcanoes, lava fields, snow-covered peaks, hot springs, fast rivers, lakes, and the Pacific Ocean. Everything looks as if nature has not yet finished its work and is continuing to transform the peninsula right now. The main stars of Kamchatka are the volcanoes. Among the best-known are Klyuchevskaya Sopka, Avachinsky, Vilyuchinsky, Mutnovsky, Gorely, and Tolbachik. Some are smoking, others are sleeping, the third group has left behind solidified lava, black fields, and a “dead forest,” where the tree trunks stand as if to remind us of powerful eruptions. Here there is also the Valley of Geysers—one of the largest geyser fields in the world and the only place of its kind in Eurasia. In just a few kilometers, geysers, hot springs, steam, boiling water, and ground that literally “breathes” underfoot are concentrated. And alongside all this power, there lives a rather charming little Kamchatka specialty: marmots. These marmots have long become unofficial favorites of tourists: they sit by their burrows, look around comically, and seem as if they are the ones in charge of keeping order among the volcanoes. Kamchatka is so special precisely because of this combination. On the one hand, a rugged land of fire, ice, and ocean. On the other, green valleys, lakes, grasses, berries, birds, and animals—making this region not only majestic, but alive. 📍 Coordinates of the place (map marker) available here 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

“Discombobulate” his opponents, Donald Trump promised.

“You’ll be discombobulated”—with such a caption, he posted a picture on the social network Truth Social.

At the same time, the American leader did not clarify who exactly this message was addressed to. ❗️ On February 6, Donald Trump said that it was him who is the author of the name of the new American weapon “discombobulator,” which, according to him, U.S. military used during an operation in Venezuela. He emphasized that he is very proud of the name he came up with. Our channel: Node of Time EN