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'What the US is doing at the moment is degrading that capability of Iran, and I think that's very important,' NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said, backing US-Israeli strikes on Iran

And to sum up March so far... Modi aligned deeply with Israel, stopped buying discounted Russian oil, undermined BRICS, was caught on the backfoot with the Iran war, lost oil and gas supplies and now has to return to BRICS and buy oil and gas at spot rates. Meanwhile India has lost its tax and investment haven UAE, all UAE Indian investors that were expected to send their investments back to India ran off to HK and Singapore and the others stare at 0 valuation in their property prices there. Yep.... India has wiped itself off the map. Life from now on will be back to an entire family riding a Vespa, going back to agriculture, deindustrialization and making reels instead of writing code. Meanwhile... Masses are more concerned about Durandhar reels, cricket, deep faking actresses, and finding non-existent manhood in Thars that they can't afford and will be seized in a year. Squandered every gain made in the Manmohan decades for Temples.

Putin has just floated the possibility of ending Russian gas supplies to the European Union immediately, rather than waiting until 2027 when Brussels plans to fully phase out Russian gas: PUTIN (my translation): "As for gas, the surge in prices on the European market isn’t even directly connected to any restrictions on supplies right now. The main suppliers haven’t reduced their volumes. Who are the main suppliers today? Algeria, the United States, Norway and Russia to some extent. None of them has cut deliveries to the EU. "But prices have already jumped to around $700. Why? Because of the overall situation on global markets, including oil markets, and in this case the gas market as well. It’s the general global situation. There are now buyers willing to pay more for natural gas, particularly because of what’s happening in the Middle East, disruptions to shipping routes, and so on. "When premium buyers appear who are ready to pay higher prices, then some traditional suppliers to the EU market, I’m sure of it, including American companies, will naturally go where they can earn more. That’s completely normal. There’s nothing political about it. It’s just business. So, once again, this is the result of mistakes made by the EU authorities over many years. "That brings me to something I’ve been thinking about. As was mentioned earlier, they’re [the EU] planning to introduce new restrictions on Russian gas supplies in about a month. The deadline is the 24th, and from the 25th new limits will come into force. And then in 2027 they plan even further restrictions, up to a complete ban. At the same time, other markets are opening up. So maybe it would make more sense for us to stop supplying gas to the EU ourselves and move to those new markets, and establish ourselves there. "Again, I want to stress: there’s no political motive here. But if they’re going to close the market to us in a month or two anyway, maybe it’s better to leave now and focus on countries that are reliable partners. That said, this isn’t a decision. I’m just thinking out loud. I’ll ask the government to look into it together with our companies."

Mark Carney on Tuesday: "The US is selfish, and threatening. Middle powers must join together and resist subordination." On Friday: "We support the US war against Iran..." On Monday: "...which is illegal." On Wednesday: "Canada may join the US war against Iran."

NEW: 🇩🇪🇨🇳 German Chancellor Merz says Germans need to work more in order to match China: “We are simply no longer productive enough. Each individual may say, “I already do quite a lot.” And that may be true. But when you return from China, ladies and gentlemen, you see things more clearly. With work-life balance and a four-day week, long-term prosperity in our country cannot be maintained. We will simply have to do a bit more.”

⚡️🇺🇸BREAKING: Planned U.S. strike on Iran faces a major problem: TOILET FAILURES on USS Gerald R. Ford. NPR and WSJ report too few working toilets for 4,600 sailors, 45-minute lines, and vacuum system that can’t be fixed without returning to dockyards.