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President Donald Trump is fond of flexibility. Unperturbed by changing course, he prefers not to be pinned down by past precedent or by his own promises. Although he has pledged to end the war in Ukraine quickly, and although Washington has just signed a deal with Kyiv granting the United States a share of future revenues from Ukraine’s minerals reserves, Trump could decide to walk away from the country entirely if he does not get the peace settlement he craves. A final text of the minerals deal has not yet been made public, but there is no indication that it includes security guarantees for Ukraine. As commander in chief, Trump can minimize U.S. support for Ukraine abruptly and dramatically.

President Trump has just struck one big, beautiful deal with Ukraine — and its impact could reach far beyond rare earth minerals.

Unveiled yesterday by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the agreement does more than open Ukraine’s vast mineral reserves to US investment.

All major players’ naval planning will change as a result of what’s been learned from the past two years’ experiences in this conflict.

The Mainstream Media has hyped up Russia’s losses in the so-called “Battle of the Black Sea” as being purely the result of Ukrainian efforts, which are aimed at boosting morale as the conflict’s dynamics shift and Kiev is pushed back on the defense, especially after its defeat in Avdeevka last weekend. The statistic being bandied about nowadays is that a whopping one-third of Russia’s Black Sea fleet has been disabled, which amounts to 25 ships and one submarine, despite Ukrainian not having a navy.

L’Allemagne négocie la possibilité de déployer des troupes de l’OTAN

«Dans sa stratégie de sécurité nationale 2023, le gouvernement fédéral allemand a défini le rôle de l’Allemagne comme une plaque tournante logistique pour l’OTAN. En cas de conflit, le pays doit ravitailler des dizaines de milliers de soldats alliés en route vers le flanc oriental – sous une forte pression temporelle», fait savoir le Handelsblatt.

Pour survivre, le capitalisme a besoin d’une croissance continue. Quand la croissance s’arrête, le système entre en crise et les solutions traditionnelles ne sont plus suffisantes.

Le professeur de philosophie morale de l’université de Milan entre dans le débat sur la guerre et le réarmement avec une lecture très critique du capitalisme. Selon l’analyse d’Andrea Zhok, le libre marché, pour survivre, a besoin d’une croissance continue. Quand la croissance s’arrête, le système entre en crise et les solutions traditionnelles – innovation technologique, exploitation de la force de travail, expansion des marchés – ne sont plus suffisantes. Dans cette perspective, la guerre devient le dernier recours en offrant au système économique un mécanisme de destruction, de reconstruction et de contrôle social.

Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned former 58th Combined Arms Army [CAA] Commander Major General Ivan Popov to command a penal assault detachment in Ukraine — a demotion and effectively a death sentence — after Popov publicly appealed to Putin for his reinstatement to active military duty. Popov’s lawyer, Sergey Buynovsky, announced on April 9 that Popov, who has been under arrest since May 2024, signed a military service contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) and will return to military service in Ukraine in exchange for the suspension of his impending criminal trial.[1] A Russian security official later revealed to Russian state business outlet Kommersant on April 9 that Popov will assume command of an unspecified “Storm Z” penal detachment operating in Ukraine.[2] Such an assignment is effectively a death sentence because the Russian military command primarily uses “Storm Z” penal detachments in suicidal frontal assaults. Popov’s assignment to command such a unit after having commanded a field army is a punishment and a severe demotion rather than a return to his military career.[3] The Kremlin ”reinstated” Popov after he published an open letter to Putin on March 20, 2025, accusing the Russian military court of subjecting him to “unfounded prosecution” and unwarranted dismissal from the Russian Armed Forces.[4] Popov appealed to Putin as his “most important commander” to “sort out the situation” and reinstate him in active military service, claiming that he is a “faithful soldier” for whom “the army is the whole meaning of life.” Popov also pledged loyalty to the Russian military and claimed that Putin is his “moral guide and role model.” Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed on March 21, 2025, that Putin had been notified of the letter at the time, and Russian state media outlets later framed Popov’s reported return to the frontlines as Putin’s response to the appeal.[5] Peskov refused to comment on Popov’s intent to return to the battlefield as of April 10.[6]

As rasputitsa winds down, rumors of Russian offensives are gaining strength. In a new interview with LB.UA, Ukrainian C-in-C Syrsky has made a number of interesting statements. The first being that the Russian offensive on the Sumy and Kharkov regions has “already begun”:

This report is not a finalized set of provisions in the field of humanities and, above all, political science and international relations, but a critical theory that is built on the analysis and long-term observation of the system of international relations with its contradictions, internal conflicts and imperfections that are inherent in any human communities. We can say that this theory, that is, speculative judgment, is tested and respected listeners in your person can draw conclusions on this matter, express their comments and constructive suggestions. Perhaps the subsequent discussions will help to outline additional paths and identify those levels that should be worked out in more detail to finally put points on the “and” and the proposed theoretical model would help to move along the path to a more equitable multipolar world order.

In today’s summary:
Ukrainian troops attempted to break through to the Belgorod region on a small section of the border in the Krasnoyarsk region
Ukrainian Armed Forces units retreated from the regional center of Sudzha – the former Kursk bridgehead was reduced to approximately 100 sq. km
Near Pokrovsk, Ukrainian troops have already recaptured five settlements during “stabilization” measures
The Russian Armed Forces have launched an offensive in the Zaporizhzhya direction west of Orekhovo – so far the actions are tactical in nature
Russian military created another local bridgehead on the right bank of the Oskol River north of Kupyansk
The first combat use of the Ukrainian long-range missile “Long Neptune” took place – probably at the oil refinery in Tuapse
In the structure of losses of equipment of the Russian Armed Forces, the share of various unarmored vehicles has grown to 85%
The Insider has released an article reviewing American military aid to Ukraine and its importance for the continuation of the war