Craig Unger: Trump won’t betray Putin after 40 years of Russian money

Ever wonder why a US president would consistently align with Russian interests for decades? Investigative journalist Craig Unger has spent over ten years untangling the web of connections between Donald Trump, Russian money, and the Kremlin.

Since Trump’s return to office in January 2025, Politico has documented 29 instances where his positions aligned with Putin’s in his first month alone. But according to Unger, this pattern started long before the presidency – in Trump Tower, 1984, with a Russian businessman carrying $6 million in cash.

US says it killed military leader of Syrian Al-Qaida affiliate

The U.S. Army said Saturday it had killed a top military leader of Hurras al-Din, a Syrian branch of Al-Qaida that announced its dissolution in January.

The U.S. Central Command, or CENTCOM, which oversees American forces in the Middle East, said in a statement that its forces on Feb. 23 “conducted a precision airstrike in Northwest Syria, targeting and killing Muhammed Yusuf Ziya Talay, the senior military leader of the terrorist organization Hurras al-Din.”

Les médias mainstream veulent re-yougoslaver les Balkans

Un titre qui pourrait en déstabiliser plus d’un, et pourtant cette métaphore à caractère science fiction permet de comprendre que tout leur narratif minable actuel concernant l’Ukraine pourrait s’effondrer en quelques secondes face aux populations européennes polarisées vers un point de non retour ou de convergence nucléaire… Que dieu nous en garde!

Five Takeaways From Trump’s Fateful Decision To Freeze All Military Aid To Ukraine

Transatlantic ties, Russian-US relations, and the nature of American hegemony are all transforming before everyone’s eyes as Trump makes bold moves to force Zelensky to the peace table with Putin.

An unnamed senior Defense Department told the media on Monday evening that Trump decided to freeze all military aid to Ukraine until its leaders demonstrate a good-faith commitment to peace. This comes just several days after Zelensky picked his fight with Trump and Vance at the White House. The Wall Street Journal earlier predicted that Ukraine could only continue fighting at its current level till this summer in such a scenario. Here are five takeaways from this monumental development:

As the ceasefire ends Israel plans to ‘suffocate’ Gaza

Israel blocks all aid into Palestine and puts new conditions on a permanent ceasefire threatening to restart the war

Israel wants to “suffocate the people of Gaza” with its violations of the ceasefire.

The terror state blocked aid into the besieged territory, put new conditions on a permanent ceasefire and threatened to restart the war on Sunday.

Un sport de combat verbal et gestuel au Bureau Ovale : pour quels résultats ?

La conversation dans le bureau ovale s’est avérée être une rupture d’accord pour l’Ukraine, un embarras et l’expulsion de l’homme politique de Kiev de la Maison-Blanche.

Dans un échange tendu au sommet de la diplomatie de l’alliance occidentale anti-Russie, Zelensky, figure emblématique de la déchéance ukrainienne, voit son statut vaciller face à Trump et Vance. Un choc de quelques minutes a suffi pour bouleverser l’équilibre diplomatique transatlantique et pour couper le dernier espoir de l’Europe des va-t’en guerre.

Turkey as a Center for Hamas Activity

  • Turkey, under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is one of Hamas’ most important strategic allies, especially since the violent events of the Mavi Marmara flotilla in 2010. Turkey hosts senior Hamas figures, some of whom have received Turkish citizenship, and provides political, diplomatic and propaganda support, as well as economic and humanitarian assistance.
  • Hamas has established one of its most important overseas centers in Turkey, primarily operated by prisoners released in the Gilad Shalit exchange deal of 2011. It uses Turkey to plan terrorist attacks and transfer funds to finance terrorist activities inside Israel, in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip, and to raise and launder money in support of its terrorist operations, including the October 7, 2023, attack and massacre.
  • The close relationship between Turkey and Hamas was manifested during the Gaza Strip War, when Turkey did not condemn Hamas but sharply criticized Israel, often using antisemitic themes. Throughout the fighting, political coordination continued between Erdoğan, senior Turkish officials and the Hamas leadership, including regarding negotiations with Israel and humanitarian assistance. Turkey also received Palestinian prisoners who were released from Israeli prisons and deported.
  • Hamas documents seized by IDF forces in the Gaza Strip during the Gaza Strip War showed the relationship between Hamas and Turkey, including how Hamas used Turkey for terrorist activities against Israel. One document provided the Hamas plan to establish a branch in Turkey to coordinate operations against Israel abroad, including the assassination of military personnel and attacks on Israeli vessels.
  • In ITIC assessment, given the Hamas operational infrastructure in Turkey, its deep involvement in terrorism and Turkey’s hostility toward Israel, Hamas will seek to strengthen and expand its ties with Turkey. The deportation of terrorists, particularly senior terrorists from Israel, to Turkey in particular, is likely to reinforce the Hamas operational base in Turkey and facilitate the rebuilding of its military wing and the return of released prisoners to terrorist activities. A Turkish aegis would strengthen the “external” Hamas leadership and increase Hamas terrorist activity outside Israel. Given Turkey’s location and its strained relations with Israel, Israeli security forces would face significant challenges in effectively countering Hamas infrastructure and activities in Turkey.

Trump just cut off U.S. military aid to Kyiv. How long can Ukraine last without American weapons?

“You gotta be more thankful,” Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a heated exchange in the Oval Office last Friday. What was meant to be a signing ceremony for a minerals agreement quickly devolved as Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance berated Zelensky for supposedly “gambling with World War III” and accused him of being “disrespectful” — all while talking over him when he tried to respond. Just hours later, U.S. media reported that Trump was considering cutting off all military aid to Ukraine. After a White House meeting on Monday, Trump followed through, ordering a pause on all military aid to Ukraine. As Kyiv braces for the loss of a critical source of its military support, the independent outlet iStories examined just how long Ukraine can hold out without American weapons. Meduza shares an English-language version of their findings.

Nord Stream Is Back In The News As Part Of Grand Deal Between Russia & The West

What’s being tabled right now is pretty much what was proposed in a briefing from early January.

The Financial Times (FT) reported over the weekend that “Putin ally pushes deal to restart Nord Stream 2 with US backing” in reference to his decades-long close friend Matthias Warnig’s alleged efforts. The gist is that possible American ownership over Nord Stream could lead to the resumption of Russian gas exports to Germany via this megaproject’s one undamaged pipeline as part of a grand deal. This was first floated in late November with regard to US investor Stephen P. Lynch’s related proposal.

La chronologie de l’Ukraine révèle la véritable histoire

Un bon moyen d’empêcher que la guerre en Ukraine soit comprise est d’en supprimer le contexte historique.

La version caricaturale fait débuter le conflit le 24 février 2022, lorsque Vladimir Poutine s’est réveillé ce matin-là en décidant d’envahir l’Ukraine.