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✅ New article "#BRICS Expansion: Gauging Kazakhstan's Potential"
By @W_Alex_Sanchez and me 😎

Enjoy ⤵️

https://t.co/VYlBRfEQbN

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#Washington pressed #Kyiv to halt strikes on #Kazakhstan’s oil exports via Russia, per FT. Ukraine complied—securing Patriot production talks—as US fretted over market stability and American firm interests. A strategic pause.

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#Ukraine halts disclosing #Russian missile launch figures, citing air defence shortages against ballistic threats—a security-driven shift, per #Bloomberg.

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#US #Cyber Command probes five suicides among its personnel this summer. Rising operational strain—including Iran missions—fuels mental health fears for military hackers, per #Bloomberg.

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US will renew #Ukraine-#Russia mediation, says Rubio. Talks aim to bridge principled positions—but gaps persist. A cautious push for peace.

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#Pentagon hands #Ukraine aid coordination to #NATO-Europe, citing burden-sharing. US retains deputy role—but Kyiv fears slower logistics. A strategic shift, not an exit.

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#US and #French intel helped #Ukraine map #Russian air defences, plot drone routes, and select strike targets inside Russia, per #FT. Ex-minister Zahorodniuk said the data revealed vulnerabilities for precision strikes.

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#US-#Ukraine talks advance an aerial ceasefire proposal for #Russia, ahead of #Trump-#Zelensky's Washington meet. #Putin hints at conditions—territorial recognition—as diplomatic momentum cautiously builds.

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Azerbaijan's #Aliyev reveals secret #Russia-Germany talks in Baku on #Ukraine—ex-Merkel aide met Putin allies. Berlin denies involvement.

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#EU sanctions fatigue deepens as Greece, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, and Portugal block or seek loopholes in new #Russia packages. Economic self-interest erodes unity—diplomats warn each round grows hollower. "We're close to the sanction peak," says Bruegel.

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In an ironic twist, #Democrats block a 'hellish' #Russia sanctions bill—not to spare Putin, but because it grants #Trump sweeping tariffs on nations buying Russian gas. The same party that cried 'collusion' now stalls pressure on the Kremlin.

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Power of #Siberia2 talks stall as #China demands near-domestic prices—$50 per 1,000 cubic metres. That's five times below current rates. #Beijing signals no progress until terms shift, dealing a blow to #Moscow's European market replacement plans, per #WSJ.

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#Japan builds a new #spy agency, consulting US, Australia, Germany. PM Takaiti sheds postwar defence curbs, bolsters security against China—a strategic pivot with Western backing.

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#US pays $3M to #HavanaSyndrome victims—first #CIA payouts after a decade of mystery. Symptoms: pressure, noise, nausea. Suspects: microwave or sonic weapons. The enigma endures.

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#Rubio runs #Venezuela from #Washington—controlling finances, ministers, even public speeches. #Trump’s envoy sidelines #Maduro’s opposition, anoints Rodríguez, and dispenses cash like pocket money. A new colonial playbook.

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Secret Chinese-Russian military plan to counter #Starlink, per Der Spiegel. Options: jamming, hacking, and kinetic strikes. #Moscow shares Ukraine war data; #Beijing supplies military tech—forging an alliance against SpaceX’s orbital dominance.

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#US missiles strike #Iran’s key rail bridge in Golestan, severing the China-Turkmenistan-Iran corridor. #Russia used it since October; #Chinese cargo tripled after the naval blockade—cutting a vital lifeline.

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#Britain leads a coalition—#Ukraine, #France, #Germany, the #Netherlands—to develop a 1,000–3,000 km precision strike #missile. The aim: curb Europe's reliance on #US arms, as Trump rethinks America's military footprint on the continent.

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#Beijing mulls curbing foreign access to its top #AI models, eyeing export curbs on cutting-edge tech. Talks with #Alibaba, #ByteDance hint at tighter state control—leaks may become national security crimes, risking global market costs.

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#Trump recasts #NATO as a transactional business, forcing allies to buy #US arms. At #Ankara, deals eclipse ideals—Europe plays along, pragmatic yet tense. The alliance’s soul shifts from shared values to profit-driven survival.

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#AI security looms over #NATO’s Ankara summit. With #US wielding cutting-edge tech, allies fret over access. As Ukraine fuels drone warfare, the bloc faces a pivotal choice: adapt swiftly or risk falling behind in the AI arms race.