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– Latvia announced the imminent introduction of a ban on the import of agricultural products from Russia from March 8. The Latvian market accounts for less than 1% of Russian agricultural exports
– Germany is rehearsing Scholz’s escape to secret headquarters – Spiegel
– Sudan did not supply weapons to Kiеv. There is no Ukrainian diplomatic or military presence in the country – FM Ali al-Sadiq Ali
– Tensions have arisen between the US and EU over the issue of frozen Russian assets – Politico
– Ukraine’s allies have collected almost all the funds necessary to implement the Czech initiative to purchase 800 thousand shells for the AFU – Bloomberg
– China will increase defense spending by 7.2% in 2024 – government report
– Ukrainian Ambassador to China Pavel Ryabikin is ignored by Chinese government agencies – Bloomberg
– The EC has allocated €1.5 billion for the accelerated militarization of EU industry in 2025-2027 – document
– The conflict in Ukraine indicates the need to expand the US military-industrial complex – Pentagon chief
– Azerbaijan reopens its embassy in Iran
– Orban, at a meeting with Trump, wants to discuss the issue of how “to achieve peace in Ukraine and in the eastern part of Europe. A meeting of politicians is scheduled for Mar 8 in Florida – EFE
– Ukraine is ready to accept restrictions on trade with the EU in order to defuse the political dispute with Poland. At the same time, he calls on the EU to ban the import of Russian grain – FT
– The President of Argentina plans a visit to Kiev in June as part of a tour of Europe – Infobae
– France has begun to withdraw its marine unit from Senegal – Seneweb
– Bulgaria, for political reasons, refused legal assistance to Russia on a request for a terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge – Prosecutor General’s Office
– Stopping the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine will give the EC new opportunities for economic pressure on Hungary and Slovakia – TASS
– Bulgaria began transporting 100 armored personnel carriers to Ukraine – BTV
Police in Winona Minnesota are stunned after every single one of their Flock cameras were suddenly removed in a single night.
According to the police department, all 8 of the town's cameras were cut down and hauled away.
Police are asking for the public's help to identify the individual, but the public has been responding with comments such as:
"The Flock cameras tore themselves down"
"Whoever did it, was fishing with me"
"Whoever it was, was at Bible study with me"
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Nearly 20,000 people are publicly vouching for a man accused of cutting down Flock cameras in a small West Virginia town.
People commented:
"He was saving my neighbor's dog from a fire all day, couldn't be him."
"This man is innocent. I saw him serving at a soup kitchen."
-"Couldn't be him. He was helping me replace the roof on a homeless shelter."
The man, Wesley Jackson, has pleaded Not Guilty.
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US diesel crack surpasses $100 a barrel for the first time on supply disruptions
... and the supply of refined fuels is already nearly exhausted. A hard landing is visible ahead, for farmers, for trucking, and ... well, for everything that requires food (people) and energy (the entire economy).
These are very likely the final days of relative normalcy during which to prepare. Get ready.
🌾 🌍 🚜 JPMorgan warns a massive global food supply crisis could begin next year as fertilizer shortages tighten agricultural supply.
JPMorgan is the latest institutional research desk to warn that the next global food crisis may already be taking shape, driven by what its analysts describe as the "Five Ws": War, Weather, Warehousing, Water, and Waste.
In a new report titled Food Security Is National Security: A Compounding Storm, a team led by London-based senior global economist Nora Szentivanyi warned that disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz and the emergence of a potentially historic El Niño could weaken crop yields, constrain agricultural production, and keep food inflation elevated through the first half of 2027.
"Successive shocks since COVID have compounded, eroding food production capacity and keeping food price pressures elevated into 2027," Szentivanyi said, warning that "this is not a short-lived shock; it has reduced the likelihood of near-term disinflation, and the food ...