The fall of the Assad regime — Biden's first reaction appeared
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The fall of the Assad regime — Biden's first reaction appeared

How Biden comments on the events in Syria
Source:  CNN

US leader Joe Biden called the historic events in Syria, where the rebels overthrew the regime of dictator Bashar al-Assad, a fundamental act of justice for the Syrian people, but also a moment of risk and uncertainty.

Points of attention

  • Biden calls for cooperation with all interested parties for the establishment of an independent Syria.
  • Assad fled to Moscow, where he received political asylum from Russian dictator Putin.

How Biden comments on the events in Syria

The Assad regime finally fell. This regime abused, tortured and killed literally hundreds of thousands of innocent Syrians. The fall of the regime is a fundamental act of justice.

Joe Biden

Joe Biden

President of the USA

According to the American leader, now is the moment of historic opportunity for the long-suffering people of Syria.

Now he got a chance to build a better future "for his proud country".

The White House leader also pledged that the United States will work with allies and stakeholders in Syria, as well as with all Syrian groups, to ensure the transition to an independent and sovereign Syria with a new constitution and a new government.

We will support Syria's neighbors, including Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Israel, should any threat arise from Syria during this transition period, Joe Biden emphasized.

According to him, the US will do everything possible to ensure stability in eastern Syria, protecting personnel from any threats, and the mission against ISIS will continue.

Where did Assad flee after losing power

Syrian dictator Bashar Assad fled to Moscow with members of his family.

Vladimir Putin's regime gave them political asylum, Russian propagandists write, citing their anonymous sources.

It is important to understand that earlier there were rumors that the Il-76T plane of the Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, which left Damascus on December 8, not only disappeared from the radar, but also crashed.

According to the data of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine, the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin decided to save his crony Bashar Assad and his entourage after the overthrow of the latter's regime in Syria.

For this, Russia spread fakes about the plane crash in which the ex-president of Syria allegedly died.

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End of Russia's war against Ukraine. Rubio demands Putin make a decision

Rubio
Source:  Public

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the administration of President Donald Trump expects Russia to be ready to end the war, which should be known "in weeks, not months." Now the Russian side is violating the ceasefire.

Points of attention

  • US Secretary of State Marco Rubio calls on Russia to end the war against Ukraine in the coming weeks, urging prompt action.
  • Discussions between Ukraine and Russia involve measures to prohibit strikes on energy facilities, yet ceasefire violations persist.
  • The United States, Ukraine, and Russia are engaged in talks aiming to implement agreements on non-attack clauses for energy facilities.

Rubio demands that Russia make a decision to end the war against Ukraine

He told reporters after a meeting of NATO ministers.

If there is a wait-and-see tactic, we will not be interested in it. And President Trump will not fall into the trap of endless negotiations.

Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

US Secretary of State

According to Rubio, Russia should make a decision to end the war “soon, not in six months, but in weeks.” If it does not, the United States should reevaluate its tactics.

He also added that the Russians did not agree to a full ceasefire, instead putting forward the idea of a partial truce, but they have already been violated several times.

It's about action. […] If you are not interested in peace, then you delay the process, you come up with some excuses... We will not delay this.

The United States, Ukraine, and Russia have published the results of technical-level talks held in Saudi Arabia on March 23-25. All parties agreed to develop measures to implement the agreement on the prohibition of attacks on energy facilities in Russia and Ukraine.

The Ukrainian side has handed over to US representatives a list of energy facilities that Russia should not strike. Meanwhile, the Kremlin has published a list of Russian and Ukrainian facilities that, by agreement of the parties, cannot be shelled during the 30-day ceasefire.

The very next day, March 26, the Russian Ministry of Defense accused Ukraine of violating the agreements on a mutual ceasefire at energy facilities. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated that this was untrue. And during a massive attack on the night of March 28, Russian troops damaged Naftogaz's gas production facilities.

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The fortunes of the world's 500 richest people have fallen by a record amount — here's why

Zuckerberg
Source:  Bloomberg

The combined fortunes of the world's 500 richest people fell by $208 billion on Thursday as a result of massive tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump, with American billionaires suffering the most.

Points of attention

  • President Trump's announcement of massive tariffs caused a $208 billion decline in the combined wealth of the world's 500 richest individuals in a single day.
  • American billionaires such as Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos suffered substantial losses, with Zuckerberg losing $17.9 billion and Bezos losing $15.9 billion.
  • Tesla CEO Elon Musk also experienced significant losses, including $110 billion, due to the plummeting shares of the electric car maker after the tariff announcement.

US billionaires hit by Trump tariffs

This was the fourth-largest one-day decline in the 13-year history of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index and the largest since the COVID-19 pandemic.

More than half of the billionaires on the Bloomberg list suffered losses, falling an average of 3.3%. Americans Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos suffered the most.

Zuckerberg lost $17.9 billion after Meta shares fell 9%, while Bezos lost $15.9 billion as Amazon shares also fell 9%.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk lost $110 billion, including $11 billion on April 3 as the electric car maker's shares plunged. The company's shares fell 5.5% on Thursday after the tariffs were announced.

Carvana CEO Ernest Garcia III lost $1.4 billion after the used car retailer's shares fell 20%.

Shopify co-founder Toby Luetke lost $1.5 billion. Shares of the company, which makes most of its revenue from selling imported goods, fell 20% in Toronto.

LVMH owner Bernard Arnault also suffered losses as his fortune was reduced by $6 billion due to the company's shares falling due to expected customs restrictions on the export of alcohol and luxury goods to the United States.

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