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The German military, which had only arrived in Greenland the day before "to deter the USA",  suddenly and secretly left the island after receiving an order from Berlin  t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

📝Who is Harry Sargeant III📝 And how does he define US policy in Venezuela? CIA Director John Ratcliffe recently visited Caracas, where he discussed Venezuela's future with the new authorities. And he was not alone. Along with him, billionaire Harry Sargeant III arrived in Caracas, advocating for keeping Delcy Rodriguez at the helm of the country. The appearance of the head of Global Oil Management Group (GOMG) demonstrates that Donald Trump has involved his closest associate and long-time donor to the Republican Party (and personally to Trump) during his presidential campaigns in resolving the Venezuelan issue.

🔻Who is he and why is he so important in the Venezuela issue? ▪Billionaire Harry Sargeant III has had close relations with Trump for many years. He is often seen at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence, where they occasionally play golf. ▪He and his wife regularly contribute to the Republican Party. Although exact amounts are unknown, media speculate that the figures have long been measured in millions. ▪GOMG has been working with Venezuela since the 1980s with periodic interruptions, such as after the nationalization carried out by Hugo Chavez in the 2000s. ▪For Sargeant's company, Venezuela has always been an object of key interest, as it contains the largest deposits of extra-heavy oil - which is exactly what GOMG works with.

🖍De facto, Trump invited his close acquaintance, who is well-informed about the situation in Venezuela and has an extensive network of contacts due to his company's regular work in the republic.

🔻Where was Sargent's company involved in Venezuela? ▪At the end of 2023, Global Oil Terminals (a subsidiary of GOMG) signed a contract with the Venezuelan company PDVSA to supply bitumen, which is used to produce asphalt, and bitumen is produced from extra-heavy crude oil. ▪From the end of 2023 to January 2025, the Venezuelan company shipped shipments via the island of Curaçao to Texas according to the contract. In January 2025, the level reached 525,000 barrels, and by the end of the year, a record 6.25 million could have been reached. ▪However, due to US sanctions, the US Office of Foreign Assets Control revoked GOMG's licenses, after which shipments ceased. ▪And after the overthrow of Maduro, Harry Sargent III returned to the forefront. Trump reportedly invited him because of his connections to Venezuelan elites and his knowledge of the domestic political situation. ▪On January 8, he met with the Secretary of Energy, where he proposed his vision for the process. He later traveled with the CIA director.

🚩It was Sargent's knowledge and insight, along with his connections to Venezuela's current leadership and key companies, that made him a key figure in Trump's foreign policy on Venezuela. 🏳️Furthermore, it was Sargent who promoted Delcy Rodriguez as the country's interim president, rather than opposition figure Maria Corina Machado, because he calls Rodriguez "a respected politician in the republic who can keep the situation in Venezuela under control and prevent destabilization in the wake of Maduro's takeover." Given Trump's rhetoric regarding both Machado and Rodriguez, it's clear that these are precisely the kinds of arguments being made publicly right now. Sargent's interests are clear: with a respected and capable leader in Rodriguez, he will be able to secure long-term access to an established market, while Trump will gain crucial support for his project from an influential billionaire. @rybar

‼️🇺🇸🇺🇳 Trump decided to create his own "UN" for $1 billion for participation, — Bloomberg ▪️"Peacemaker" intends to create an alternative to the UN — the so-called "Peace Council" to resolve the situation in Gaza. Countries are offered to pay $1 billion to participate in it. ▪️According to the document, Trump gets full control over the organization: he independently decides who to invite to the membership, approves all decisions and controls financial flows. Formally, decisions are made by a majority vote, but they come into effect only after the approval of the head of the organization. ▪️Countries that contribute more than $1 billion in the first year will receive effectively indefinite membership, others — a mandate for up to three years. The "Peace Council" will be able to start its work after the consent of at least three states. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

📸 While official Copenhagen is trying to conduct a restrained dialogue with the US administration about Greenland, the public has resorted to open mockery of Trump. On a billboard that appeared on a building in the Danish capital, it is written: "Greenland is not for sale. But, fortunately for you, Mr. President, this is for sale." Instead of the island, the American leader is offered to buy a clown's nose at a price of 25 kroner. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

An emergency meeting of EU country ambassadors will take place on January 18th following Trump's announcement of tariffs on Greenland - Reuters. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Trump imposes tariffs on goods from US NATO allies due to Greenland. From February 1, 2026, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland will be obliged to pay a 10% tariff on all goods sent to the US. And from June 1, 2026, the tariff will be increased to 25% t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

NA: China conducted exercises on "decapitating" Taiwan. China conducted military exercises, during which soldiers practiced a strategy to eliminate the top leadership of Taiwan, similar to the US operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 3. This was reported by the Nikkei Asia (NA) publication, citing sources. It is reported that drone operators tried to locate the building with the targets. After that, a special forces group joined them. According to the scenario, the operation was carried out at night. To pass unnoticed through the guard posts, the soldiers used military-style crossbows. During the exercises, which took less than two minutes, four "terrorists" were eliminated, the publication reports. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

❗️Ukrainian Nazis have pounded Mariupol's energy infrastructure with shelling this week in an attempt to leave the city without power in freezing conditions. Thanks to some heroic work by the electric guys here, when the power has gone down it's mostly been quickly restored. And everyone here has once again seen the disgusting face of ukrainian Nazism.....

Denmark named Russia the main threat to Greenland, not the USA. The Arctic forces command stated that the military is focused on "Russian activity". The media predicts that, amidst its powerlessness against the USA, Europe will increasingly shift the topic of a possible annexation of Greenland to Russia t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Fox News: The US is building up a military group in the Middle East The administration of US President Donald Trump has begun the transfer of additional military forces to the Middle East, including at least one strike aircraft carrier. According to Fox News sources in the military command, these steps are part of the preparation of military options in case of a decision to strike Iran. Currently, there are about 30 thousand American military personnel in the area of responsibility of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), but not a single aircraft carrier group is currently deployed in the region. “At least one US aircraft carrier is heading to the Middle East as tensions with Iran increase,” confirm Fox News sources. “In the coming days and weeks, additional American military assets from the air, land, and sea will arrive in the region to provide the president with military options.” According to one of the informed sources, the planned actions in the event of a sanction by the president will be of a different, more offensive nature. Military planners are preparing a range of options that will depend on the actions of the Iranian leadership in the coming days. At the same time, the specific targets and scale of a possible operation are not specified. “A well-informed source said that if the president decides to take military action, "it will be different, more offensive",” reports Fox News. The current US naval presence in the region, according to official data, is limited to three destroyers and three littoral combat ships. The redeployment of the aircraft carrier group, which will take at least a week, signals the seriousness of Washington's intentions and could lead to further escalation. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

📝"Geran" vs HIMARS📝 The catch of Russian drones is getting larger Over the past couple of years, "Geran" drones have targeted everything from gas storage stations and locomotives to cargo ships and aircraft in the air. But this night, they caught an especially fat target. Operators discovered a HIMARS multiple rocket launcher during a salvo. Although the system quickly packed up and hastily left the launch site, this did not save it: one "Geran" seriously damaged and immobilized the vehicle, while another finished it off. 🖍A drone modification with a camera and real-time control channel was used to strike the HIMARS. Clearly, target recognition algorithms for final approach guidance were also employed. 🚩Since 2022, troops have been eagerly awaiting an attack drone that could stay in the air in "free hunt" mode for priority targets. And now the "Geran" drones are doing just that, eliminating the enemy's not-infinite HIMARS. ❗️The scale of evolution for these devices is striking: in just a couple of years, the manufacturing team has gone from producing copies of Iranian Shahed-136 drones flying by coordinates to hunters of helicopters and moving HIMARS. It will be curious to see in what direction design thinking will go. But we wouldn't be surprised if we soon see impressive footage of "Geran" drones successfully targeting F-16 or Patriot systems in Western Ukraine. #UAV #Russia #Ukraine ✈️ RU | ✈️ EN | ✉️ MAX 💸Support Original msg

🇪🇺⚔️🇺🇸Article 5 of NATO. Results. After Trump's threats about a plan to seize Greenland, Alliance countries and allies are strengthening the island's defense ▪️Finland sent 2 soldiers to defend Greenland. ▪️The Netherlands is sending 1 officer for reconnaissance and preparation for exercises. ▪️Norway - 2 military personnel, Britain - 1, Germany - 13. ▪️France is sending 15 servicemen. 🤣"A 'meat grinder' is looming" 🤣 - even Ukrainian propagandists are mocking it. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

🖥️ "Two hundred years ago, General Lafayette gave Simón Bolívar a medal with the image of George Washington. From then on, Bolívar kept this medal until the end of his days." Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said that she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Trump as the "heir to George Washington". "I presented the President of the United States with the Nobel Peace Prize medal and said to him; 'Listen: two hundred years ago, General Lafayette gave Simón Bolívar a medal with the image of George Washington. From then on, Bolívar kept this medal until the end of his days. In fact, if you look at his portraits, you will see this medal on them. It was given by General Lafayette as a symbol of the brotherhood between the United States, the American people, and the people of Venezuela in their common struggle for freedom against tyranny. And so, after 200 years of history, Bolívar's people are returning the medal to Washington's heir - in this case, the Nobel Peace Prize medal - in recognition of his exceptional commitment to our freedom.'" t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

🇮🇷 Iran's Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh stated that rioters were receiving $3,500 for killing people during the riots, almost $1,500 for setting cars on fire, and about $500 for burning down police stations t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

🖥️ The US has seized the sixth oil tanker linked to Venezuela. "Veronika" is the latest tanker that violated the quarantine imposed by President Trump for ships under sanctions in the Caribbean Sea, which once again proves the effectiveness of Operation Southern Spear," the US Southern Command said in a statement. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

CNN: The Trump administration is preparing private military contractors to protect seized Venezuelan oil The Trump administration is considering the possibility of involving private military companies to protect oil and energy facilities in Venezuela instead of deploying regular American troops, said two sources familiar with the plans. “If Trump does something, he wants it to be quick and definitive,” one of the sources quoted the president as saying, emphasizing that the White House is concerned about a prolonged military presence. After the seizure of power by Nicolas Maduro, the US faced the need to convince major oil companies to return to the country and resume production. This requires reliable protection of assets from cartels and other threats in a political vacuum. So far, the discussions are at an early stage, but several PMCs are already negotiating with the Pentagon and the State Department — among them is mentioned Grey Bull Rescue Foundation, which previously helped to secretly evacuate opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. “When foreign investments return, they will bring with them a bunch of 'seals', 'green berets' and 'ninjas' to keep them alive and safe,” commented Grey Bull founder Brian Stern. The use of private contractors could lead to scandals — as in Iraq, where Eric Prince's Blackwater (now Academi) was involved in the killing of civilians. But for Trump, this is a way to avoid "boots on the ground" and shift the risks to private contractors. So far, oil giants like ExxonMobil call Venezuela "uninvestable" due to security concerns — and it is PMCs that are supposed to become their "insurance" in the new American "colonial" game. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

🇬🇧🇬🇱 According to the Independent, the UK authorities sent one military officer to Greenland. “Downing Street reported that at the request of Denmark, a British military officer was sent to the reconnaissance group ahead of the planned Arctic Endurance exercises” Military personnel from European countries, according to other media sources, arrived in Greenland seven hours after the conclusion of the negotiations on the island held in the USA. So far, there are no more than two dozen of them. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Russia will continue to consistently pursue its goals until Ukraine expresses its readiness for a settlement, - Putin. Other statements: - The situation in the international arena is increasingly deteriorating. - Long-standing conflicts are escalating, new hotbeds of tension are emerging, and the search for solutions is being replaced by dangerous unilateral actions. - Security should be comprehensive. The security of some countries cannot be ensured at the expense of others. - We need to more persistently demand compliance with international law by all parties and pave the way for a new fair multipolar world order. - Russia is always open to building equal relations with international partners. - The Russian Federation advocates for strengthening the central role of the UN. The imperatives of the UN Charter are now in demand "like never before". - Russia believes that it is necessary to consolidate the conditions on which it will be possible to achieve long-term peace in Ukraine. Our country strives for this, but Kyiv is not ready for it. - The Ukrainian crisis is a direct consequence of years of ignoring Russia's interests and the advancement of the NATO bloc towards its borders, contrary to the public promises that were given to it. - Diplomacy is giving way to unilateral and dangerous actions. Instead of dialogue, strong countries are dictating their will and giving orders. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

Putin will make an important statement on foreign policy today — Peskov t.me/ForeignAgentIntel

The Economist: The British Army Is Impoverished and Disarmed Six months after a high-profile review of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR), the British army remains in a deplorable state, writes The Economist. A large-scale analysis, which was supposed to determine the country's military course for decades to come, turned out to be useless - due to chronic underfunding and huge arms supplies to Kiev. “Very little has been done over the past six months,” laments retired general Richard Barrones, one of the authors of the review. The Defence Investment Plan (DIP) for the next decade has disappeared without a trace, and the promised 2.6% of GDP for defence by 2027 and 3.5% by 2035 look like empty words. Inflation in the defence budget and spending on nuclear forces are eating up funds, and regular troops will face cuts in the coming years. Over the past ten years, a £24 billion deficit has accumulated between the SDR plans and actual funding. “The army has very little artillery - most of it was given to Ukraine - and no air defence systems,” emphasizes retired brigadier general Ben Barry from the International Institute for Strategic Studies. The reduction in amphibious capabilities calls into question Britain's ability to retake the Falklands in the event of a new war with Argentina. Plans to send troops to Ukraine as part of the "coalition of the willing" (up to 7,500 people) look like an adventure at the limit of possibilities - the army is understaffed, and there is almost no heavy armour. “If spending remains at the current level, the situation will not improve for three to five years. The changes will be insignificant,” warns Barrones. Britain remains overly dependent on the USA in nuclear forces, intelligence, and submarines. Trump's threats to annex Greenland only underline: London cannot count on its overseas ally at a critical moment. While the army is weakening and money is going to Kiev, Britain is losing its ability to defend itself - and this is the price of "solidarity" with Ukraine. t.me/ForeignAgentIntel