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Post date April 25, 2025

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Trump Tower Moscow, Rare Earths and Geopolitical Perks: How the Kremlin Plans to Bait Trump Into a Grand Bargain – The Moscow Times themoscowtimes.com/2025/04/21/tru…

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Ex-Congressman George Santos Is Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison in Federal Fraud Case – The New York Times nytimes.com/2025/04/25/nyr…

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Congress erupts over FBI arrest of Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan axios.com/2025/04/25/fbi…

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Kaja Kallas in Baku

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RT by @mikenov: European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs & Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas in Baku today:

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This is the precision strike! Run the moskaliki, run! And cover. thenewsandtimes.blogspot.com/2025/04/this-i…

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Trump envoy meets Putin hours after Moscow killing of Russian general | Russia | The Guardian theguardian.com/world/2025/apr… Witkoff’s visit came hours after a senior Russian general was blown up outside his apartment in what appears to have been the latest Ukrainian operation deep…

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RT by @mikenov: Good move. There are thousands of committees that take up a lot of time without clear accomplishments. A reset was needed.

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москалик

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«Идет уничтожение»: что известно о взрыве, убившем генерала Москалика в Балашихе rtvi.com/news/idet-unic…

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Trump envoy meets Putin as Russian general “assassinated”

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US President Trump and Melania Trump depart for Vatican to attend Pope Francis’ funeral

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After Moskalik, who is the next moskal? – Встреча со спецпосланником Президента США Стивеном Уиткоффом

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Совещание с постоянными членами Совета Безопасности

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JUST IN: Trump Speaks To Reporters And Takes Questions Before Departing For Pope Francis’s Funeral

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The Art Of The Deal: Assessment And Analysis thenewsandtimes.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-ar…

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RT by @mikenov: 🚨 TRUMP: “I think the tariff plan is doing very well. We’re resetting the table. We’re gonna make our country very rich. Very, very rich. It’s already happening.”

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Yaroslav Moskalik

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This is the precision strike: Car bomb kills Russian general near Moscow. Major General Yaroslav Moskalik Moskalik held the rank of Lieutenant General and served as the Deputy Chief of the Main Operations Directorate of the General Staff…

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Who was General Moskalik? – Google Search google.com/search?q=Who+w…

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This is the precision strike: Car bomb kills Russian general near Moscow. Major General Yaroslav Moskalik

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Russian Glide Bombs Regain Deadly Accuracy After Navigation Upgrade; Ukraine Braces For Massive Offensive eurasiantimes.com/russian-glide-… Electronic Warfare Proves An Effective Counter Since then, Ukrainian forces have developed portable and mobile electronic warfare (EW) stations…

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Russian Glide Bombs Regain Deadly Accuracy After Navigation Upgrade; Ukraine Braces For Massive Offensive https://t.co/oob9C3mhLH

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RT by @mikenov: The 149 Cardinals present in Rome held their fourth General Congregation on Friday morning in the Vatican’s New Synod Hall. Matteo Bruni, the Director of the Holy See Press Office, told journalists that the Congregation began with a moment of prayer at 9:10 AM and lasted until…

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RT by @mikenov: “After Donald Trump won in November, I sat down to read all 922 pages of Project 2025,” @GrahamDavidA writes in The Atlantic Daily. “What I discovered was more radical and more interesting than I’d expected.” theatlantic.com/newsletters/ar…

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How precise are the Russian precision strikes? – GAI (Google AI) https://t.co/DO6V3UWn8g pic.twitter.com/5ytuo8QoWj

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RT by @mikenov: The #DoD validates #AWS commercial technology for #military application: aws.amazon.com/blogs/publicse…

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RT by @mikenov: 🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷 Remember the low IQ Iranian monarchists who dreamed Trump would take out Khamenei? Not only he is negotiating with Iran now, he’s even ready to sip tea with the “Supreme Leader”!

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RT by @mikenov: 🇷🇺 PUTIN WELCOMES TRUMP ENVOY STEVE WITKOFF AT THE KREMLIN Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff has arrived at the Kremlin for his meeting with Putin as part of ongoing talks to end the war in Ukraine. The meeting follows Trump’s public call for a ceasefire after deadly strikes…

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RT by @mikenov: Russia’s Investigative Committee has confirmed General Yaroslav Moskalik was killed in a car bomb explosion in Moscow. Military analyst Michael Clarke has the latest.

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Ukraine hit by another night of deadly Russian strikes despite Trump’s ‘Vladimir, STOP!’ plea

CNN — Moscow has inflicted another round of deadly strikes on Ukraine despite US President Donald Trump’s plea for Russian President Vladimir Putin to “STOP!” attacking its neighbor. At least eight people were killed in drone strikes across the count

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Ukraine hit by another night of deadly Russian strikes despite Trump’s ‘Vladimir, STOP!’ plea

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RT by @mikenov: BREAKING 🔴 Trump: “I am open to meeting Iran’s President or Supreme Leader.”

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RT by @mikenov: VERY BIG NEWS 🔴 Trump: “Saudi Arabia will join the Abraham accords. That will happen.” pic.twitter.com/dziy0SgrlY

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RT by @mikenov: Спецпосланник президента США Уиткофф снова прилетел в Москву. Трамп рассказал, на какие уступки готов Путин bbc.in/3ECu2at

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RT by @mikenov: We are happy to welcome Manuel De Rossi, a cartoonist, illustrator and caricaturist from Treviso in Italy: buff.ly/ao1EnuC #editorialcartoons #politicalcartoons #freedomofspeech #satire #cartoonmovement #cartoonist

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RT by @mikenov: ☠️❌ Major General Yaroslav Moskalik

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RT by @mikenov: ELON MUSK: “I sleep for about 6 hours on average and I work almost every waking hour. I don’t have social dinners really. I literally just will have lunch and dinner during meetings and continue the meeting.”

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RT by @mikenov: В подмосковной Балашихе взорвался автомобиль. Телеграм-каналы пишут, что погиб замглавы Главного оперативного управления Генштаба ВС РФ https://t.co/tZAU6LV9Vh

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RT by @mikenov: Украина требует, чтобы мирное соглашение с РФ не основывалось “на капитуляции”. Киев подготовил пять правок к мирному плану США, сообщает британская газета The Telegraph. Ключевое требование – аннексированный Крым не может быть официально признан российской территорией. “Украина… pic.twitter.com/0IskObOY4c

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RT by @mikenov: President Ilham Aliyev received EU High Representative and Vice-President of European Commission Kaja Kallas. https://t.co/GpGGtfc2xF pic.twitter.com/QQ0CvjYRDq

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RT by @mikenov: High-ranking mourners. Today’s cartoon by Paolo Calleri. More cartoons: buff.ly/tuPgyH6 #Trump #pope #funeral

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RT by @mikenov: Беспилотники снова ударили по Шуе в Ивановской области, где располагается 112-я гвардейская ракетная бригада, которую Украина обвинила в ударе по Сумам smarturl.click/E1eZW

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RT by @mikenov: This is a ridiculously obvious case of judicial corruption. The vast majority of judicial corruption is just as severe, but not as obvious.

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Ukraine corruption scandal: Is Putin’s GRU behind it?
https://thenewsandtimes.blogspot.com/2025/12/ukraine-corruption-scandal-is-putins.html

The recent significant corruption scandal in Ukraine involving the state nuclear energy company Energoatom is being investigated by Ukrainian anti-corruption bodies, and while it is being exploited by Russian propaganda, there is no direct evidence that the current scheme was orchestrated by Putin’s GRU (Russia’s military intelligence agency).
However, the GRU has a documented history of coordinating past disinformation campaigns and leveraging corrupt Ukrainian officials for its own purposes.
Russian Interference in Past Ukrainian Corruption Narratives
In previous years, Russian military intelligence was directly involved in spreading false allegations and amplifying existing corruption narratives to achieve its strategic goals, which included worsening U.S.–Ukrainian relations and undermining Western support for Ukraine.
Key facts regarding past Russian involvement:
GRU Coordination: A network involving GRU lieutenants coordinated the spread of falsehoods through specific Ukrainian lawmakers and businessmen.
Andrii Derkach: This pro-Kremlin former Ukrainian lawmaker, who recently fled to Russia and became a Russian senator, has been accused by Ukraine’s SBU (Security Service of Ukraine) of receiving millions of dollars per month from the GRU to create security companies that would assist the 2022 Russian invasion forces. Derkach was also a central figure in spreading the Biden-Ukraine conspiracy theory, a campaign linked to Russian intelligence efforts to interfere with U.S. politics.
Weaponized Corruption: Analysts at the Atlantic Council and other sources note that Putin consistently uses “weaponized corruption” tactics to weaken Ukraine and Europe from within.
Current Scandal vs. Russian Involvement
The current, separate $100 million Energoatom scandal involves a scheme to misappropriate funds through inflated contracts.
Investigation by Independent Bodies: The current investigation is being handled by Ukraine’s independent anti-corruption bodies, specifically the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), which were designed to operate independently of the President.
Domestic Focus: The focus of the current domestic investigation is on Ukrainian nationals, including high-level officials and business partners close to President Zelenskyy’s circle.
Exploitation by Russia: While the scandal is a serious domestic issue, Russian state media and propaganda are actively using it to portray Ukraine’s government as illegitimate and corrupt to their own advantage.
In summary, while Russia’s GRU has a proven track record of orchestrating past disinformation and corruption schemes in Ukraine for strategic gain, the current large-scale Energoatom scandal appears to be an internal Ukrainian matter that is being exploited by the Kremlin for propaganda purposes.
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