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Fraser Jackson retweeted
If you need to understand how Russia is seeing President Trump's softening on sanctions and energy deals, just look no further than this post from Putin's investment envoy.
On Monday, prior to the executive order that waived much of the Lindsey Graham act, he said 'We are also discussing joint projects in the field of Russian and US data centres, including with the use of small-scale nuclear power plants'.
If you need to understand how Russia is seeing President Trump's softening on sanctions and energy deals, just look no further than this post from Putin's investment envoy.
On Monday, prior to the executive order that waived much of the Lindsey Graham act, he said 'We are also discussing joint projects in the field of Russian and US data centres, including with the use of small-scale nuclear power plants'.
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Latest: Zelenskyy tells reporters over WhatsApp that restrictions on Ukraine's Starlink systems remain. Interceptor drones can't function, logistics and operations hobbled. The maximum speed is 161 kph; "exceeding this limit causes the Starlink connection to cut out completely, resulting in the loss of the drone."
He says Ukraine has done tests to determine whether SpaceX is truly facing technical issues, as has been told Kyiv by the US side, or if this is a "deliberate operation... to restrict us, cut us off, and prevent us from defending ourselves and protecting our people, both at the front and among the civilian population."
He says Ukraine "sent a couple of vehicles equipped with Starlink terminals into European Union territory."
"They moved at speeds exceeding 180kph, and the Starlink systems worked perfectly. We have the relevant logs and evidence to prove this."
He adds: "The conclusion is clear: the restrictions are in effect within Ukraine but do not apply within the European Union. In other words, this is a planned operation."
White House officials have said that Katie will be transitioning to a new role. Katie’s tweet makes it sound like the departure is total.
YOU’RE FIRED: Katie Zacharia out as White House Press Secretary after just 5 days - the shortest tenure in history
#news #trump #fyp #whitehouse #usa
Telling from the Telegraph reporting here that Musk was only alarmed by ‘the possibility of adverse consumer reaction in Europe’ and not the amount of lives at stake from a Ukrainian defence weakened by his artificial throttling of Starshield.
EXCLUSIVE: Elon Musk came to Donald Trump with the plan to throttle Ukraine’s use of SpaceX’s Starshield satellite internet network, sources have told the Telegraph.
The tech billionaire made the proposal during the US President’s row with Volodymyr Zelensky over strikes on Russian oil refineries.
‘The reality is that they were both in it,’ a senior source said of Musk’s and Trump’s involvement.
But after a night of carnage in Kyiv caused by the slowdown, Musk was alarmed about the possibility of adverse consumer reaction in Europe.
The SpaceX boss then proceeded to tweet, blaming the US administration, and ultimately, President Trump for authorising the slowdown.
‘He tweeted out that he was innocent and that it was the US administration that did it,’ the source said.
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I’m told Trump was embarrassed by the coverage of Zacharia’s briefing and when he polled other aides about her, Zacharia had few allies willing to stand up for her or defend her performance. The main reason he rushed to select her after growing irritated with how long the process was taking to replace Karoline Leavitt was because he wanted more people defending him on TV. When she failed to do so in a sufficient way with Sean Hannity, Trump said he knew she needed to go.
Fox News is quoting a Senior Administration Official saying that Katie Zacharia is ‘transitioning out’ of her role as White House Press Secretary - just 4 days after she started and 3 days after her first press briefing.
President Trump gives White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia an off-ramp to leave the role just 5 days after starting the position.
Trump: ‘I said to Katie “you don't have to do this if you don't want to […] honestly, if I were you, I'd reconsider."’
He adds that the media have treated her ‘nastily’.
NEW: Recent reports that Russian diesel entered the US through the port of Wilmington, NC are false.
A source there tells me that the vessel MINERVA ZEN - a Greek-flagged oil and chemical tanker - was carrying Urea Ammonium Nitrate (UAN), a liquid fertiliser.
The ship left St Petersburg, Russia on September 22nd and recently arrived in Wilmington.
Statement from the CDC to me a few moments ago about the suspected plague outbreak in Russia:
‘CDC is aware of and closely monitoring reports of a suspected case of pneumonic plague in the Irkutsk region of Russia that resulted in a death. We are working across the U.S. government to assess developments as additional information becomes available.
While the circumstances of this reported case remain unconfirmed, plague is a serious bacterial disease that is treatable with antibiotics, particularly when recognized and treated early.
Pneumonic plague can spread person-to-person through respiratory droplets during close contact, which is why rapid identification and treatment of infected individuals, and monitoring of potentially exposed individuals, are important public health measures.
At this time, there is no indication of a broader threat to the United States, but CDC and our interagency partners are prepared and will continue to monitor the situation closely.’
President Trump seems to suggest he was bluffing when he threatened to ban diesel exports outside of the US, saying it was ‘never really on the table’.
Speaking to sources about the G7 decision to release oil reserves, they are pushing back against the notion that this was a capitulation to President Trump after his threat to ban diesel exports. They say that they are happy with the outcome and say there were their own domestic circumstances to think about. One source said the US domestic/political situation didn't play in to their decision making. Another says the decision was more meant to send a signal to the markets and bring oil prices down quickly.
Firefighters are breaking windows out of the building with the flames seemingly under control where just moments ago they’d been pouring out of the roof
Large structure fire at The Royal on Florida Ave NW in D.C. 7 or 8 fire engines have responded along with EMS. They’re climbing onto the roof of The Royal as the flames escape the roof
UPDATE: After a MONTH, a phone call I made to @NatlParkService has FINALLY produced a result and the fallen streetlight is being taken away. This saga has made me realise that I am no longer young and am officially a middle-aged grumpy bastard.
A very underwhelming visit to the National Archives by President Trump and President Xi. Roads around the area have been blocked for 2 days as miles of barricade were erected and lined with scores of police cars. Their visit lasted just 17 minutes.