TRUMP EXTENDS RUSSIA SANCTIONS—“UNUSUAL & EXTRAORDINARY THREAT”

Mario Nawfal

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🚨🇺🇸TRUMP EXTENDS RUSSIA SANCTIONS—“UNUSUAL & EXTRAORDINARY THREAT”

Trump just hit snooze on Russia’s punishment timer, extending U.S. sanctions for another year because, in his words, the threat is still “extraordinary.”

Translation: Putin’s still doing sketchy stuff like hacking, messing with elections, and acting like a global troll, and Trump’s not letting it slide.

These sanctions have been around since 2021 and basically make life harder for Russia’s banks, businesses, and buddies. Now they’re sticking around past April 15, 2025.

Source: United24Media

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🚨🇷🇺RUSSIA MAY BE TOO BROKE TO KEEP FIGHTING BY 2026—EXPERTS SAY ECONOMY IS COLLAPSING

Russia has already drained half of its $106B sovereign wealth fund, used to pay soldier salaries and recruitment bonuses, as monthly casualties reach up to 45,000 troops.

To replace losses, regions are offering record sums, like $40,000 for suicide missions with 5% survival rates.

Inflation is over 10%, recruitment is falling, and even North Korean and Chinese reinforcements aren’t enough to plug the gap.

Meanwhile, Ukraine’s modern tactics are delivering 4-to-1 kill ratios, and Putin is stalling Trump’s ceasefire proposal, one Ukraine already agreed to.

Source: NY Post

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🇷🇺 PUTIN’S WAR CHEST TAKES A HIT AS OIL PRICES PLUNGE

Russia’s main oil grade, Urals, is now at ~$50 a barrel — far below the $69.70 the Kremlin budgeted for 2025.

Trump’s new tariffs and an OPEC+ output boost triggered the slump, slicing billions from Moscow’s revenue plans.

Analysts warn the Kremlin may be forced to cut nonmilitary spending or burn through dwindling reserves.

Putin’s economic cushion is shrinking fast — and $340B in frozen reserves isn’t helping.

Source: Financial Times

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🇺🇸 U.S. CRUDE CRASHES NEAR $60 AS TRUMP’S CHINA TARIFFS SPOOK ENERGY MARKETS

Oil plunged 3.7% after Trump slapped China with massive 145% tariffs, wiping out any relief from the 90-day pause granted to other countries and sending prices flirting with four-year lows.

The Energy Information Administration piled on by slashing forecasts for both US production and global demand growth, specifically citing Trump’s trade policies as the culprit.

Markets now bracing for what could become a prolonged energy sector bloodbath if China retaliates.

Source: Bloomberg