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The 2.2 million men that are currently on the run amounts to 6.8% of the Ukrainian population and is slightly larger than the percentage of Asians in the US. · Andrew Korybko · New Ukrainian Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov shockingly revealed that 200,000 men have already deserted thus far and ten times more (2 million) are actively dodging the draft, which are probably an underestimate but are in any case still very large numbers. To…

MXM Exclusive · President Trump used the World Economic Forum stage in Davos on Thursday to formally unveil and ratify his new “Board of Peace,” officially establishing the body as an international organization tasked with overseeing the next phase of his Gaza strategy and laying the groundwork for a broader global peace framework. · Standing before delegates from more than 20 countries, Trump said the long-running Israel–Hamas war…

The disgraced financier’s Caribbean island of human trafficking horrors was originally purchased from Denmark · RT composite. ©  Getty Images/Rick Friedman;KimKimsenphot · US President Donald Trump’s bid to acquire Greenland from Denmark echoes another land transaction between the two nations – one that ultimately benefited Jeffrey Epstein. · In 1917, Washington paid Copenhagen $25 million in gold (roughly $633 million…

Germany gets 96% of its liquefied natural gas from the US, according to an environmental group · RT: FILE PHOTO. ©  Sean Gallup/Getty Images · Germany’s imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US reached a near-total dependency last year, the German Environmental Aid Association (DUH) stated on Thursday. The situation “exacerbates Germany’s dependence on the increasingly unpredictable US,” the association said. ·…

The US president has forced the bloc’s members to focus more on their own defense, Mark Rutte has said · RT: FILE PHOTO: NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. © Getty Images / Harun Ozalp / Anadolu · European countries should be grateful that Donald Trump is US president, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has said, claiming that Trump’s pressure has forced the continent to boost its own defense spending.  · Speaking at…

The Palestinian militants have reportedly struck a deal with the US · RT: Hamas fighters oversee a hostage exchange in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, February 8, 2025 © Getty Images / Abed Rahim Khatib · Palestinian militant group Hamas has agreed to surrender its arms in exchange for free passage out of Gaza for its leaders and a transition to solely political activity, Sky News Arabia has reported. · Citing an anonymous Palestinian source,…

The US special envoy is in Moscow to discuss a settlement of the Ukraine conflict with the Russian president · RT: Russian President Vladimir Putin is meeting with US President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, who is in Moscow to discuss settling the Ukraine conflict. · Witkoff is being accompanied by Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. · Witkoff initially announced the meeting with Putin on Wednesday on the sidelines of the…

A US delegation is expected in Moscow on Thursday for negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin · RT: US Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff. ©  Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images · The Ukraine peace talks have been narrowed down to a single unresolved issue, according to US special envoy Steve Witkoff, who said he would travel to Moscow later on Thursday. The trip was later confirmed by the Kremlin. ·…

The US president has said he would meet Vladimir Zelensky and send envoys to Moscow later this week · RT: US President Donald Trump speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 21, 2026. ©  Global Look Press / Lian Yi · Moscow and Kiev are close to reaching an agreement on ending the Ukraine conflict, US President Donald Trump told the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on…

Trump might claim that building “Golden Dome” infrastructure there, possibly with the partial purpose of serving as a cover for deploying new offensive weapons systems in the Arctic for targeting Russia and China, is required for plugging the gap between the world’s largest island and Alaska. · Andrew Korybko · Trump framed his desired acquisition of Greenland as indispensable to his “Golden Dome” missile defense megaproject and hinted at…