Alex Raufoglu

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Bessent just a few days ago: “"We will not be renewing the general license on Russian oil and Iranian oil. That was oil that was on the water prior to March 11th. All that has been used.”

The Coalition Of The Killing 👇🏻

NEW!! “Who is the current President of Georgia?” — I asked DoS Spox today “You know who the duly-elected president is” — Miller replied #StandWithGeorgianPeople

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HAPPENING NOW!! Moving scene - tears, hugs, and cheers - inside the State Dept HQ tonight, as diplomats gathered in the lobby to clap out their laid off colleague, some of which have served for decades 👇🏻

WATCH! Employees carry out belongings after over 1300 fired at the State Dept

BREAKING!!! Rubio confirmed to Senators what I and other brilliant colleagues, such as Michael Weiss , had been saying all this time: this is russian wishlist and was leaked to U.S. media by russia, full stop!!!

WATCH!! I asked Sec Rubio whether he would press Lavrov on Ukraine when the two meet tomorrow — or simply keep diplomatic channels open?

NEW!!! Rubio Says New Ideas Needed To End Russia’s War In Ukraine after Lavrov Meeting — Previous Proposals No Longer Viable Watch our exchange 👇

NEW! Rubio tells Senators that Russia will NOT achieve its objectives in Ukraine, and “they may not even be able to militarily EVER achieve the objectives they're demanding now in negotiations” Says “not only are the Ukrainians bravely fighting, they're effectively fighting” 👇

NEW!! Sec Rubio tells me Ukraine peace efforts ‘stagnated,’ U.S. ready to mediate if talks progress Washington does not want to “waste time” on unproductive diplomacy after renewed strikes, but remains open to helping broker a peace deal between Moscow and Kyiv, Rubio says 👇

HAPPENING NOW!! President Zelenskyy Addresses Reporters Following Meeting with U.S. Senators 🎥 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

WATCH!!! “If russia invades NATO allies, are you going to recommend to the President that we fulfill our Article 5 obligations?” — Democrats press SecDef Hegseth 👇🏻

NEW!!! For the first time, U.S. says, “we actually saw a Chinese company manufacturing a weapon itself for using on the battlefield by Russia, was sent to Russia” to be used in Ukraine. My exchange with DoS Spox 👇🏻

HAPPENING NOW!!! Sen. Shaheen reminds a Senate hearing that, under the Budapest Memorandum, Ukraine agreed to give up its nuclear arsenal in return for security guarantees, and explains what would happen “if we allow russia to swallow sovereign Ukrainian territory.” WATCH 👇

WATCH!! “I just don’t think they are serious about making a deal,” Rubio told me when asked if diplomacy with Iran was running out of time. “Maybe they will change their mind here over the next few days as they continue do suffer great losses” he adds 👇

WATCH!!! Congressman Jared Moskowitz nails it! “The algorithm is full of what's going on in the Middle East, but the Ukraine-Russia war — nothing, no images, no stories about the kids, no stories about the hundreds of thousands of people that are dead. Why is it?” 👇

NEW!! I asked Sec Rubio in Manila whether the U.S. was pursuing regime change in Iran or simply seeking to change its behavior. His answer: "Our issue and our concern and our focus is denuclearizing Iran. They can never have a nuclear weapon."

Ukraine says, has received only 10% of latest approved aid from the U.S. I asked DoS Spox why. #StandWithUkraine

BREAKING!! Rubio says Washington has set conditions for improving strained US-Georgia relations Washington demands changes to Tbilisi's behaviour following congressional warnings that the GD is facilitating Iranian sanctions evasion and deepening ties with Beijing. 👇

WATCH!!! Rubio expresses concern over rising Russian campaign targeting Baltic states I also asked him about Trump’s latest announcement on Poland 👇 Video: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

NEW!! Trump troop pledge eases Warsaw nerves — but Polish minister says Kremlin discomfort is the real prize Poland’s Radosław Sikorski 🇵🇱🇪🇺 welcomes continued US military presence while arguing fresh western weapons and NATO spending are forcing Putin into an uneasy recalculation

HAPPENING NOW: Biden: “If we walk away and Russia is able to sustain their onslaught and bring down Ukraine, what do you think is going to happen in the Balkan counties? What do you think is going to happen from Poland to Hungary?” #StandWithUkraine