| TheIslanderNews Hungary’s Viktor Orban posted: “Je suis Marine.” Three words that thunder across a silenced continent. | France just crossed the Rubicon. Marine Le Pen, the strongest anti-globalist voice in Europe, has been sentenced to four years in prison, with two years behind bars and a five-year ban from running for public office. The charge? EU “embezzlement” tied to staff payments. The real charge? Opposing mass migration, EU technocracy, and NATO’s proxy war in Ukraine. The establishment didn’t beat her at the ballot box, they took her out with a gavel. Make no mistake: this is not law. This is lawfare. And it follows a chilling pattern: Moldova’s pro-Russian Gagauz leader Eugenia Gutul jailed for defending her people’s sovereignty. Romania’s Călin Georgescu sidelined for daring to challenge Brussels’ grip. A coordinated purge — from Paris to Chisinau. But resistance is rising.

■ Le Pen sentenced to four years in prison, five-year election disqualification (TASS)
■ Zakharova en trois mots décrit la condamnation de le Pen (Pravda-FR)
■ Medvedev a proposé aux français après la condamnation de le Pen (Pravda-FR)

 ■ The seven countries that the U.S. continues to meddle with and antagonize have a shared history and connection: For decades Israel and the Zionists who pushed for the Jewish state have wanted them to be destabilized, weakened, or eliminated.

 ■ Jeffrey Sachs is a world-renowned economics professor, bestselling author, innovative educator, and global leader in sustainable development. Sachs serves as the Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, where he holds the rank of University Professor, the university’s highest academic rank. From 2001-18, Sachs served as Special Advisor to UN Secretaries-General Kofi Annan (2001-7), Ban Ki-moon (2008-16), and António Guterres (2017-18).

 ■ Alison Weir is the founder of If Americans Knew and president of the Council for the National Interest, which works for “U.S. Middle East policies that represent the highest values of our founders and our citizens and that work to sustain a nation of honor, decency, security, and prosperity.” Weir is also author of the book, Against Our Better Judgment: The Hidden History of How the U.S. Was Used to Create Israel .

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned Tehran that President Trump would “take action” if nuclear diplomacy fails | US President Donald Trump is prepared to take military action against Iran and could go as far as threatening Tehran if diplomatic efforts to renew dialogue on the country’s nuclear program do not succeed, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said. ● During his first term, Trump unilaterally withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) deal, meant to facilitate dialogue on Iran’s nuclear program, and imposed sanctions against Tehran. Since returning to the White House in January, Trump has urged the Islamic Republic to reopen negotiations and has allegedly set a two-month deadline for Tehran to strike a new deal with Washington. ● Speaking to radio host Hugh Hewitt on Thursday, Rubio said that while Washington is still pursuing diplomacy, it is ready to act if Iran continues to develop its "nuclear capabilities."

■ Iran ‘doesn’t care’ about Trump’s ‘threats’ – senior commander (RT)

US President Donald Trump said, "I think there’s a good possibility that we could do it without military force," but he did not rule out taking over Greenland without it. | Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen rebuked the Trump administration on Saturday for its harsh rhetoric toward Denmark and Greenland, after US Vice President JD Vance accused Denmark of neglecting Greenland’s security and President Donald Trump. In response to Rasmussen, Trump refused to rule out military force to acquire the Arctic territory, telling NBC News, “I never take military force off the table” with regards to acquiring Greenland.

Unknown virus emerges in Russia - Fever, Bloody Cough for Weeks | An unknown virus has suddenly emerged in Russia. People are suffering from high fever and a bloody cough for weeks. According to reports, the symptoms of those infected are identical: it begins with typical aches and weakness, but after a few days, the virus drains the person, making it difficult to even get out of bed, and their condition rapidly worsens. Along with a fever up to 102.2°F (39°C), the sick report a severe cough that brings them to tears, and blood when they cough up. Tests for COVID-19 and flu come back negative, and according to patients, antibiotics do not help. Hal Turner Analysis: Winter/Spring viruses are nothing new, but THIS virus seems new. When was the last time any of us heard of a virus causing "bloody cough that lasts for weeks?" In fact, the last time that I heard of a "bloody cough" was when there was an Ebola outbreak in Africa. A bloody cough is not common - at all. That's a worry because at this particular time in world events, what is PROBABLY running through minds inside Russia is whether or not this is some type of bio-weapon attack from one of those Biolabs set up in Ukraine by the United States? It's a fair question. The Russians have not said WHEN this virus began, or WHERE, but we know from today's information that people "develop a bloody cough FOR WEEKS." So we know this must be going on inside Russia "for weeks." How many weeks? How many people infected? Have any died? If so, how many? No answers. I suspect it will not take long for the Russians to isolate and analyze this new virus. The Russians are smart people and they HAVE the labs necessary to isolate and analyze this thing. If this thing has hallmarks of genetic engineering, and Russia declares this to be a Bio-Weapons attack by . . . the West . . . . , then all our fates are sealed.

On the first day of Eid al-Fitr, Israeli airstrikes across Gaza resulted in the deaths of dozens of Palestinians, including ten children, and left several others injured. | Witnesses told Anadolu that Israeli airstrikes targeted homes, a tent shelter, and civilian vehicles in Gaza City, Jabalia in the north, and Khan Younis in the south. ● Seventeen people, including eight children, were killed when Israeli strikes hit several areas, including a family's house in the town of Bani Suheila, east of Khan Younis, and a tent sheltering displaced families in Qizan Raswan, south of the city, according to medical sources. Israeli tanks and artillery also pounded the eastern areas of Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Younis, with gunfire striking residential homes, they added. ● In Gaza City, one Palestinian was killed and others were wounded when Israeli warplanes targeted three civilian vehicles in the Tuffah neighborhood, medics said. In northern Gaza, two young girls were killed and several others injured after Israeli fighter jets bombed the Maqbel family home in the Jurn area of Jabalia, they added.

Rejecting Putin's offer was a mistake: Everything is on fire. NATO officers were killed | Ten NATO officers were killed in an attack near Dnepropetrovsk. The European Union and the United States rejected Putin's proposal to put Ukraine under external control so that it could hold elections. The response to this was harsh. The Russian Armed Forces struck near the Dnepropetrovsk Bartolomeo restaurant, where wooden houses were located. However, it was not ordinary Ukrainians who rested there, but fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and NATO officers. According to the information of the coordinator of the Mykolaiv resistance Sergey Lebedev, in total, about 30 people were eliminated during the strike, of which 10 were foreigners.

■ Iskander has done its job: There is panic in Krivoy Rog. Missile hit NATO instructors (tsargrad.tv)
■ One blow from Putin has brought fear back to the Europeans (tsargrad.tv)
■ Уничтожены до 170 боевиков и наёмников: ВС РФ нанесли удар по пункту дислокации СБУ и ССО ГУР Украины
■ Минобороны заявило об уничтожении ракетным ударом до 170 боевиков и наемников (dzen.ru)
■ NBC: Трамп был "взбешен" из-за идеи Путина о внешнем управлении на Украине (smotrim.ru)
■ Trump says he’s ‘very angry’ and ‘pissed off’ at Putin during an NBC News interview (NBC News)

Imamoglu and his party have called the charges politically-motivated | More than two million supporters of jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu took to the city's streets in protest demanding his release after being arrested on corruption charges. ● The demonstration, organized by Imamoglu's opposition Republican People's Party, or CHP, claimed more than 2.2 million people attended protests to support the mayor of Turkey's largest city. ● Imamoglu, who was re-elected during the country's elections last year and is seen as the main opposition to Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling government, was detained earlier this month on corruption charges. [...] Imamoglu shared an aerial photo showing a large crowd at the demonstration on his Turkish-language X account, as well as posts with video of the protest. The video was accompanied by the caption in Turkish and translated to English by Google reading "you are so beautiful, Istanbul!" ● Turkey has maintained the country's judiciary is independent and that Imamoglu's arrest is not an attempt to quell his political opposition. ● Approximately 1,900 people have been arrested, however, in protests since Imamoglu was first arrested on March 19. Among them, nearly two-dozen journalists and photojournalists are have been detained while reporting on the protests. ● Imamoglu's lawyer was also detained and later released, according to reports.

Artyom Dmitruk blasted his country’s leader over an attempt to take over the sacred catacombs of the county’s oldest monastery | Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky is waging a campaign of terror against his own people by signing off on a crackdown targeting the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), particularly the iconic Kiev Pechersk Lavra monastery, lawmaker Artyom Dmitruk has said. ● In an interview with RT on Friday, Dmitruk responded to reports that Ukrainian officials and police have entered the catacombs of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, the nation’s most significant monastery and the final resting place of several Christian saints. During the raid, authorities unlocked doors, broke into the caves, and changed locks. Dmitruk described their actions as sacrilegious and suggested that Zelensky was directly complicit.

💬 “Zelensky is perpetrating genocide of the Ukrainian people. What we are seeing now and what we are witnessing now is the continuation of terror policies of Zelensky’s against [the] Ukrainian people. Zelensky is a demon in the body of a human being. You can call him whatever you want, a godless person, a terrorist, and so on and so forth. The gist of his actions is the same. Zelensky is following a demon’s will,” he asserted.

The foreign and defense ministers, Asaad al-Shaibani and Murhaf Abu Qasra, have retained their posts | Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa has congratulated the nation with the formation of a new cabinet of ministers, calling it the government of construction and changes.

💬 "Our country is entering a new historical period on its way to a better future," he noted. "We are announcing the formation of a government of construction and changes which will rebuild and reform," he said. The Syrian president’s speech is being aired by Al Hadath. ● "I assure the people of Syria that we are starting to build a strong and stable state, which will guarantee the interests of the nation as a whole and of every citizen," al-Sharaa added.

He also said the new government’s work will be transparent. "We will not allow our state institutions to be tainted by corruption," he added.

■ Syrian leader announces new government (RT)

Andrew Feinstein & Jack Cinamon | Norway's sovereign wealth fund holds shares in UK weapons firms that arm Israel, despite its ethical guidelines. | Scandinavian countries are often held up as models for a better society. None more so than Norway, flush with North Sea oil wealth, which it can invest responsibly. ■ The money is put aside in a sovereign wealth fund, owned by the Norwegian government and managed by the country’s central bank, Norges Bank. It is the largest such fund in the world, worth £1.4 trillion. ■ Called the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), or just the Oil Fund, it is supposed to adhere to ethical guidelines by excluding certain companies from its portfolio. ■ That’s if they are involved in serious violations of human rights – especially in conflicts – gross corruption, the production of nuclear weapons and more.

More than 75,000 TRAFFICKED CHILDREN FOUND: If the Trump administration found these kids in a week, WHY couldn’t Biden Regime locate any of them? | Like no other time in U.S. history, the American government, namely the Biden Regime, is involved in trafficking children by the hundreds of thousands into black market sex slavery and for other demonic rituals too sick and demented to even write about in truth media. Now, the Trump administration is finding these kids by the tens of thousands, most of them illegal immigrants trafficked here by sinister politicians and cartel and rescuing them and returning them to their families. [...] In a related development, it was revealed that the Trump administration had located between 75,000 and 80,000 of the more than 300,000 children who were missing and possibly trafficked across the US-Mexico border during the Biden administration. This figure was reported by Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner, highlighting the extent of child trafficking under Biden's policies.

Moon of Alabama | The Trump administration wants to press Ukraine into infinite indentured servitude for payments and weapons previously delivered by the Biden administration with no conditions attached to them. | The deal, see below, is anything but an 'offer'. Zelenski should have signed the earlier 'framework agreement'. It would have allowed to later stall on the implementation. Now he will be pressed to sign on to the details. [...] This 'deal' is pure extortion and robbery. It would bind Ukraine indefinitely. It would also discourage any investment in any natural deposits in Ukraine. There is no chance that any such deal will be ratified by the Ukrainian parliament. Why wonders then: Why does the Trump administration even bother?

✅ Now it's only prison or the gallows: Zelensky was beautifully divorced by Trump's lawyers (Kirill Strelnikov)

The US vice president delivered a speech during his visit to the Pituffik military base in northern Greenland. | Denmark has failed to protect the island, Vance says. "This place is less safe than it was 30-40 years ago," he claimed. Greenland's infrastructure, security architecture and manpower are "underinvested" and "that has to change," Vance said.

■ Watch: Vance Visits Space Force in Greenland — Troops Chant ‘USA! USA! USA!’ (News Addict)
■ IN BRIEF: JD Vance visits Greenland: US military presence plans, hopes for accession (TASS)

Brussels would do anything to avoid accountability for the billions of euros sent to Kiev, the Hungarian foreign minister has said | Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has accused Brussels bureaucrats of clinging to a “failed pro-war policy” in a desperate attempt to delay the moment when European taxpayers begin asking where the money spent on bankrolling Kiev has gone. ● The European Union recently advised its 450 million inhabitants to stockpile essential supplies for at least 72 hours, with EU Commissioner for Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib warning on Wednesday that the Ukraine conflict threatens the bloc’s overall security. ● Szijjarto said he initially thought the warning was some kind of joke or “trolling,” after Lahbib posted a bizarre video showing Europeans what to pack in a 72-hour survival kit.

There's some kind of "hell" there: an incredible bombardment. Trains of ambulances. Very important "bigwigs" from the SBU were caught. | On the night of March 29, the Russian army continued to strike at military installations in the rear of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The fifth day of the massive bombing of the Dnipropetrovsk region. However, this time there was something incredible - eyewitnesses posted footage of a huge glow, which was observed almost throughout the region. There's just some kind of "hell" in the footage. Trains of ambulances and firefighters are rushing around the area. It is reported that very important "bigwigs" from the SBU were covered – the operation was planned for a long time and struck at the right moment. The main French breeding ground in the region has been destroyed. The bodies of the mercenaries under the rubble. The secret underground workshops of Yuzhmash were covered.

Former Pfizer manager Mike Yeadon declare that 'There was no Covid pademic'. Then he describe the ruthless genocide by midazolam, morphine and ventilators, also the deaths by lack of medical treatment due to shut down of medical care. All these murder victims were declared 'Covd deaths' in order to scare the public into the CV19 Jab.

Last night, the powerful bombing of the AFU's rear continued | The enemy observed huge swarms of "Geraniums" in many cities. Kilometer-long flashes of fire and hours of detonation were observed after the destruction of two railway trains, abandoned vehicles and ammunition. According to preliminary data, French officers in Kharkov were beaten to death on the second knock. Special military enterprises were bombed. The damage is enormous. Putin's stroke of genius silenced Macron. ● At least 15 guided aerial bombs, strikes from MLRS and UAVs "Geran" and "Lightning" were recorded in Sumy region during the day. Presumably, mother drone strikes were recorded - a fiber–optic drone flies about 30 km away, bypassing air defense and electronic warfare, and then drops conventional drones. The Chronicles of Geraniums monitoring channel reported the passage of at least 8 "unidentified high-speed targets with accompanying explosions" in the region: As a result of the strikes, a fire broke out with an area of 2,500 square meters. meters. Warehouses and administrative buildings were affected.

The US president’s Greenland aspirations are “escalating tensions,” Troels Lund Poulsen has said | US President Donald Trump’s repeated promises to annex Greenland are not appropriate for a close ally and overall are “escalating tensions,” Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen has said.

💬 “I think we’ll go as far as we have to go. We need Greenland, and the world needs us to have Greenland, including Denmark,” Trump told reporters on Wednesday. “We have to have the land because it’s not possible to properly defend a large section of this Earth – not just the US – without it. So we have to have it, and I think we will have it,” he stated.

Speaking to Danish state broadcaster DR on Thursday, Poulsen condemned Trump’s recent remarks as escalatory and disrespectful. Trump’s rhetoric was becoming increasingly aggressive and amounted to a “hidden threat” against Denmark and its semi-autonomous territory.

💬 “I think they are going too far – both in interfering in Greenland’s internal affairs and in showing a lack of respect for its people’s right to decide their future,” Lund stated, responding to Trump’s latest remarks on the island.

A giant mobile crane sank in a bog during military exercises near Belarus | The Lithuanian military has called for specialized equipment to lift a sunken US military vehicle, whose four crew members have been classified as missing, following a training incident in a swamp near the country’s border with Belarus on Tuesday. ● The M88 Hercules armored vehicle, designed for recovering other military assets and weighing over 60 tons, was located on Wednesday in a bog near Pabrade, where the 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division was participating in a joint NATO exercise, according to US Army Europe and Africa command. ● Recovery efforts have proven unsuccessful. Rescuers have yet to access the submerged vehicle due to the challenging terrain. The Lithuanian Defense Ministry announced on Friday morning that the country’s most powerful dredger is en route to the site.

■ Four US Soldiers Missing in Lithuania (03/27/25)

Alan MacLeod | Betar has regularly attempted to intimidate or shut down movements or gatherings protesting Israeli crimes. | A far-right, pro-Israel group with a history of support for terror and genocide is working closely with the Trump administration, preparing dossiers on thousands of pro-Palestine figures it wants deported from the United States. Betar U.S. is known to have had several meetings with senior government officials and has claimed credit for the arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of the nationwide anti-genocide student demonstrations that began at Columbia University last year. ■ Ross Glick, the group’s executive director until last month, noted that he met with a diverse set of influential lawmakers, including Democratic senator John Fetterman and aides to the Republican senators Ted Cruz and James Lankford, and that all supported Betar U.S.’ campaign to rid the country of thousands of “terror supporters.” ■ Shortly after Glick’s trip to Washington, D.C., Trump signed an executive order titled “Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism” that promises “the removal of resident aliens who violate our laws,” to “quell pro-Hamas vandalism and intimidation,” and to “investigate and punish anti-Jewish racism in leftist, anti-American colleges and universities.”

Yevgenia Gutsul, known as a critic of Moldova’s government, has been taken into custody upon her arrival in the capital | A vocal critic of Moldova’s pro-Western government, who leads an autonomous region in the EU candidate state, has denounced her arrest on what she claims to be fabricated criminal charges. ● Yevgenia Gutsul was taken into custody on Tuesday evening at the international airport in the Moldovan capital, Chisinau, with the authorities saying she was on a wanted list. In a statement released through her lawyers on Thursday, she accused the government of pursuing a plan to dismantle the region of Gagauzia’s autonomy through lawfare targeting her administration.

💬 I am behind bars now under trumped up charges, yet my heart and my soul is with you,” she said, addressing the people of Gagauzia. ”This arrest is not a personal attack. It’s part of Chisinau’s grand plan to destroy our autonomy. Law enforcement officials controlled by the [ruling party] PAS have been trying to put pressure on me with bogus criminal cases for two years,” she added.

According to Moldovan media, Gutsul was taken into custody as part of an investigation into the 2023 gubernatorial election in Gagauzia, which she won. Her campaign was accused of financial irregularities. The Moldovan government claims that Gutsul is part of a Russian influence operation aimed at disrupting the country’s attempts to become a member of the EU.

■ Gutsul appears in systems with travel ban status (03/26/25)(In Russian)

Simplicius | Europe and Ukraine are now working hand-in-glove to stop the Russia-US-led peace initiative. Why? | The Russia-US negotiations have concluded, with the joint statement announcing an attempt at a energy and Black Sea ceasefire. Lost in the shuffle were the announcements that SWIFT sanctions would be lifted on key Russian banks dealing with the grain and fertilizer initiative. In fact, Trump said “we’re looking at all of them”, implying several conditions would have to be met; in short: he’s insinuating the lifting of all sanctions. But as per usual, the proceedings have already been mired in hangups and controversies, with European allies balking at the SWIFT demands. They have now roundly rejected any sanctions relief until a ‘total withdrawal’ of Russian troops from Ukraine.

Lithuania hosts hundreds of American troops, who are stationed in the ex-Soviet republic on a rotational basis. | An M88 Hercules armored vehicle the four missing American servicemen were in during a training exercise has been found submerged in a body of water, the US Amy said. This came as NATO spokesperson Allison Hart stated that the search for the soldiers – all from 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry – is underway. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte earlier suggested that the four missing soldiers had died.

■ The American military got lost in Lithuania and drowned in a swamp (Pravda-EN)

■ Israeli Strikes on Gaza Kill 38 More Palestinians Over 24 Hours (antiwar.com)

The ministry has fully identified more than 50,000 Palestinians that have been killed, but the real death toll is likely much higher | Gaza’s Health Ministry on Monday released the names of 15,613 children who have been killed by the US-backed Israeli assault on Gaza since October 2023. ● The children were included in a list of 50,021 Palestinians who have been killed by the IDF and have been fully identified. The first 27 pages of the list named infants killed by the Israeli military who didn’t reach their first birthday, accounting for 876 of the dead children. ● Children aged 6-12 were the most represented age group among children killed by Israel, accounting for 36.8%. Children aged 13-17 accounted for 31.2%, while ages 1-5 accounted for 26.3%, and infants made up 5.7% of the 15,613 slaughtered kids. ● The list only includes children who have been fully identified as of March 23 and doesn’t account for those missing under the rubble or children who have died due to indirect causes due to the Israeli siege.

■ Dozens killed in new Israeli attacks on residential buildings in Gaza (Press TV)

Hal Turner.: The United States had deployed three (3) B-2 Stealth Bombers to Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. That puts them within range of both Yemen and Iran. ● Some relevant facts: As of 2024, the US Air Force has nineteen (19) B-2 stealth bombers in service, after one was destroyed in a 2008 crash and another damaged in a 2022 crash was retired due to the high cost of repair. Given we have only 19 of these super-high-tech bombers, putting three of them somewhere is a big deal. TUESDAY. . . I found out that FOUR (4) MORE B-2 Stealth Bombers left for Diego Garcia overnight. Folks, that's a total of SEVEN (7) B-2 Stealth bombers . . out of only 19 in the world . . .all gathered on Diego Garcia.My gut tells me this is big. Bigger than big. Something HUGE is about to take place and I don't think it's bombing the Houthis in Yemen.

According to the Yemen Data Project, more than 55% of US strikes hit non-military targets | US airstrikes on Yemen killed at least 25 civilians and wounded 28 others in just the first week of the Trump administration’s renewed bombing campaign against the Houthis, according to the Yemen Data Project (YDP). ● The YDP released a report on Tuesday analyzing 38 strikes on Yemen the US launched from March 15 to March 21 and found that 55% of the bombings hit non-military targets. The report said the US attacks marked the heaviest and deadliest week of bombing in Yemen since the final months of the US-backed Saudi-UAE air war on the country in early 2022. ● The report found that more civilians were killed in the first week of the Trump administration’s bombing campaign than were killed in the 12 months of US- UK strikes on Yemen that were conducted under the Biden administration from January 2024 to January 2025.

■ More US Airstrikes Hit Yemen’s Northern Saada Province (antiwar.com)
■ Bombing, air strikes kill 25 in Yemen (Indian Express)

According to the foreign minister, Russia favors the resumption of the Black Sea Initiative in "some form, better suited to all" | The Russian side favors the resumption of the Black Sea Initiative, but Moscow needs very well-defined, verifiable, and functioning guarantees, given Kiev’s constant reversals and violation of agreements, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said in an interview with Channel One. He recalled that Ukraine had targeted a gas metering station in Sudzha, accusing Russia of the act, even though the energy supply of a number of European countries depends on it. TASS has gathered key takeaways from statements by the Russian foreign minister.

■ Russia, Ukraine agree to truce at sea (The Express Tribune)(Pakistan)
■ Russia and US agree list of energy facilities for truce with Ukraine – Kremlin (RT)