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Without Taiwan, Artificial Intelligence research comes to a screeching halt in America. That is neither hyperbole nor fearmongering. Nearly every technological aspect of Artificial Intelligence used in the United States today originates in Taiwan or through Taiwanese companies.If Taiwan were to align with China, whether by choice or by force, the infrastructure for Artificial Intelligence would become instantly scarce. It would be like a family no longer being able to go to the grocery store. Whatever is in the house at the time is all the food they'd have left. Their only option would be to start growing their own food, and just like trying to build our own AI component infrastructure in America, the food rations would run out before the first fruit or vegetable was grown.On today's episode of The JD Rucker Show, I discussed a warning by Elon Musk to Senator Ted Cruz about our reliance on Taiwan and the need to start producing our own computer components in the United States.Below is an article and video that details the world's reliance on Taiwan for AI infrastructure today...Taiwan: The Linchpin Holding Up the AI RevolutionEver wonder where the brains of artificial intelligence are born? The answer might surprise you: it's Taiwan. This island nation produces a staggering 90% of the world's most advanced semiconductors – the chips that power everything from your smartphone to cutting-edge AI. So, why is this relatively small island so crucial, and what happens if its dominance is threatened?Taiwan isn't just a microchip factory; it's the beating heart of the entire AI ecosystem. Beyond semiconductors, Taiwanese companies are estimated to manufacture 90% of the AI servers that keep the digital world humming. Think about that for a moment. All of Nvidia's AI chips, the very foundation of many AI applications, are made there. Without Taiwan, the AI revolution as we know it would stall.But this dominance faces a looming threat. China considers Taiwan part of its territory and has become increasingly assertive in its claims. The future of AI is now intertwined with the security and stability of Taiwan. Can Taiwan stay safe and continue driving AI forward?From Toys to Tech Titan: Taiwan's Rise in the Semiconductor IndustryIt wasn't always this way. Back in the 1970s, Taiwan was known for producing cheap toys and low-quality goods. But the government had a vision: to transform the island into a high-tech powerhouse. They saw the potential in chip technology and began investing heavily in the 1980s.This investment wasn't just about money. It was about building a world-class talent pool. STEM degrees (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) became highly valued, attracting bright minds and fostering a culture of innovation. With a large pool of engineers, entrepreneurship flourished. Taiwan became a global leader in efficient mass manufacturing, with factories both at home and in China.Out of this environment, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) was born. Today, TSMC's scale and technology are unmatched. It's been a partner to Nvidia since the beginning, helping to fuel the growth of AI.As Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang put it, "Taiwan is the home of our treasured partners, and our partnership has created the world's AI infrastructure."Inside an AI Server: Taiwan's Hardware GemsTaiwan's role goes far beyond just making chips. The island produces almost every vital hardware component needed to build an AI server. What exactly goes into one of these servers?* Chip: The brains of the operation.* Motherboard: Connects all the components.* Power Modules: Provide the necessary electricity.* Liquid Cooling Systems: Keep everything from overheating.* Server Rack: Houses multiple servers.Taiwan makes it all. According to experts, if "you want to do the shopping in Taiwan you can shop pretty much every product every component."Asia Vital Components, or ABC, is a prime example of a Taiwanese company playing a crucial role in the AI supply chain. They've worked with Nvidia for over two decades, specializing in heat dissipation.As AI servers become more powerful, they generate more heat. Traditional cooling solutions, like fans, are no longer sufficient. That's where liquid cooling comes in.ABC has pivoted its research and development to focus on liquid cooling systems. These systems use water or coolants to efficiently conduct heat away from critical components.Currently, air cooling dominates the data center market, accounting for 90% of thermal-related spending. Liquid cooling makes up just 10%. However, as AI servers continue to evolve, liquid cooling could soar to 30% by 2028.An Nvidia NVL72 server, which represents the cutting edge of AI tech, can cost between $3 and $4 million. But even a small, inexpensive cooling component can prevent that server from shipping if it fails. Without proper cooling, these servers would simply melt down. This highlights the importance of these often-unseen companies in the AI revolution.Taiwan's Competitive Edge: Why Tech Giants Flock to the IslandWhat makes Taiwan such a hub for AI hardware? Part of it is the innovative spirit that drives Taiwanese companies. ABC, for instance, relentlessly pursued Amazon as a customer, even setting up shop near their Seattle office. Their persistence paid off, and soon after landing Amazon, Microsoft followed suit.Taiwan's small size and efficient infrastructure also give it a competitive edge. Major tech companies like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft come to Taiwan because they can quickly and easily meet with all their partners.Since 2023, Taiwan's AI-related exports have surpassed China's, reflecting its growing importance in the world of AI and the shifting geopolitical landscape. This shift is partly due to the tech war between the US and China. The US has banned the export of certain AI chips to China, leading companies to build their AI servers elsewhere, often in Taiwan or in manufacturing facilities owned by Taiwanese companies in other countries.With so much AI technology concentrated on one island, the ever-present risk from neighboring China is a major concern. China views Taiwan as part of its territory and hasn't ruled out using force to bring it under its control.China has carried out what it calls mock air blockades of Taiwan, using jets carrying live ammunition. They are determined to bring Taiwan into the People's Republic of China, no matter how long it takes.To deter a potential invasion, TSMC and Dutch company ASML have developed a "kill switch" that can render their manufacturing plants inoperable. This underscores the deep concern about China potentially gaining control of these sophisticated machines.Even if an invasion is unlikely, a war could severely damage the global economy. Bloomberg Economics estimates that it would knock out the semiconductor supply chain, delaying AI advancements and causing a $10 trillion hit to global GDP. That's far greater than the economic impact of the war in Ukraine, the COVID pandemic, and the global financial crisis.Mitigating the Risks: Diversification and the Future of AITo reduce these risks, Taiwanese companies have begun diversifying their manufacturing operations. They're expanding into countries like Mexico and Southeast Asia. TSMC has also broken ground on new facilities in Arizona, Japan, and Germany.The US government is also encouraging this trend through the CHIPS Act, which offers incentives to bring semiconductor manufacturing back to the United States.Many clients want to reduce their reliance on Taiwan, but building up manufacturing capabilities in other regions will take time. Replicating Taiwan's expertise and infrastructure in the short term is simply impossible.As we move into an AI-powered future, the technology and global stability remain tied to Taiwan. While manufacturing may eventually expand to other regions, Taiwan's importance will endure for years to come.

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Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to visit with Alison Steinberg as she was guest host on Emerald Robinson's "The Absolute Truth" show. One of the topics discussed was the push by the Trump administration to lead the Artificial Intelligence Revolution.They're wanting to spend investments of a half trillion dollars to make it happen. They're pushing forward with billionaire Larry Ellison, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and others in the field to make America the undisputed AI champion. But what does that even mean? What sort of blowback will come if we achieve our goals? What will the repercussions be if we don't?China is making a similar play, albeit from different angles. For example, every student in Beijing from grade school through graduation will receive mandatory AI training. According to Dallas Express:Later this year, students in China’s capital will begin taking compulsory classes in artificial intelligence, according to a statement from the Beijing Municipal Education Commission.Starting this fall, students, including elementary schoolers, will begin receiving a minimum of eight hours of AI tuition per academic year. Schools are given the option to either teach AI as a standalone course or integrate it into an existing curriculum, like science.Artificial intelligence education will focus differently depending on the age. The subject is covered throughout China’s compulsory six years of elementary school, three years of middle school, and three years of high school.That's a serious societal shift. It demonstrates how China is not only looking to master AI today but to advance their mastery in the future.This is the new nuclear arms race. The difference is that the winner of this particular race will likely never be caught because whoever makes it to the next level will be able to accelerate to the level after that. Whoever achieves THAT level will pull so far ahead that nobody will be able to catch them.Currently, we are in the Artificial Intelligence stage. It's about as advanced as it can get before breaking into the realm of Artificial General Intelligence. The difference between them seems minor, but it's actually quite huge.Artificial Intelligence takes human inputs and "machine learning" to generate responses based on the combination of the two. Without the human factor, Artificial Intelligence is rudderless.Artificial General Intelligence removes the need for human input. It "thinks" for itself based on its programming but has the ability to grow beyond that programming. If that last sentence doesn't concern you, then reread it.With AGI, it won't just answer questions. It has the ability to ask its own questions and then seek those answers. Oftentimes these questions will be ones that humans never even thought to ask.Another concerning aspect of AGI is that it will be able to grow without external inputs. This means that whoever develops AGI first will have a major advantage because it will improve rapidly. Altman and others have said AGI will be achieved this year.Then, there's Artificial Superintelligence. ASI will be the equivalent of a "mind" that can think for itself, form its own "opinions," and change its own parameters based on instant access to the entire wealth of human knowledge. It will be able to make connections that nobody even considered as possible.It will likely cure cancer. That alone will have the masses bowing down before it without realizing they've begun worshipping.And therein lies the biggest problem. Yes, there will be challenges for the faithful but those of us who have read our Bibles already know that strait is the gate and narrow is the way, so this development is not entirely unexpected. As for the world itself, AGI and ASI will pave the way to dependency, Universal Basic Income, and the masses becoming prisoners of their own necessity.No job will be safe. As Breitbart noted, Google is already developing robots that can do some pretty humanlike actions without being preprogrammed. Once we get to the next two stages of AI advancements, machines will be better surgeons than the brightest humans.On tonight's episode of The JD Rucker Show, I dove into this topic with an extended segment. And as always, I didn't just scream about the sky falling. I went into recommendations for those who want to embrace AI and more importantly for those of us who absolutely do NOT want to embrace it.

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On today's episode of The JD Rucker Show, we'll be covering these topics:- An Interview With Alison Steinberg- Barack Obama Delivered the Perfect DOGE Sales Pitch- Chief Justice John Roberts Should Expedite Appeals of Rulings Against the Administration- Let's Just Eliminate the Income Tax Altogether- White House Leak Points to Potentially Massive Bitcoin StrategyOur Sponsors:- Jim Rickards Warnings: https://jdrucker.com/crisis- Long-Term Food: https://jdrucker.com/food- Bitcoin-Backed IRA: https://jdrucker.com/crypto- The Alex Jones Store: https://jdrucker.com/infowars- Faith-Driven Gold Company: https://jdrgold.com- Christian Coffee: https://jdrucker.com/coffee- Long-Term Storage Meds: https://jdrucker.com/meds- MyPillow (Promo Code "JDR"): https://mypillow.com/jdr

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News coming from "anonymous sources" in the White House reveal what can only be described as a brilliant move if true. While we normally ignore "anonymous sources," this particular batch of multiple sources seems credible based on the presence of members of the House and Senate plus known cryptocurrency experts.Was the "underwhelming" news about the U.S. Bitcoin Strategic Reserve intended to do exactly what it has done? Does the White House plan on buying a bunch of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in the near future, likely sending the prices skyrocketing? All indicators point to an affirmative. Here are the details from Forbes...White House Leak Sparks Wild Speculation Trump Is About To Blow Up The Bitcoin PriceBitcoin and crypto prices are struggling to regain momentum after a steep sell-off over the last month (not helped by a serious BlackRock chief executive warning).The bitcoin price has bounced around $80,000 per bitcoin after falling in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s executive order that called for the creation of a U.S. bitcoin strategic reserve but fell short of market expectations and put bitcoin on the verge of a major price crash.Now, as China quietly primes the bitcoin price for a huge earthquake, a White House leak has revealed one of Donald Trump’s top bitcoin and crypto officials reportedly said the Trump administration wants to acquire as much bitcoin as possible.Bo Hines, executive director of the presidential working group on digital assets, told attendees of a closed-door round table hosted by the Bitcoin Policy Institute that the White House plans to buy as much bitcoin as it can, crypto news outlet Decrypt reported, citing multiple anonymous sources.A White House official confirmed Hines’ comments to Decrypt, adding any such acquisitions would be made "in a budget neutral way that doesn’t cost the taxpayers a dime." [...]— Read More: www.forbes.comLearn more about using cryptocurrencies to back your retirement accounts or just buy them with cash and let crypto experts manage your portfolio. Check out jdrcrypto.com

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On today's episode of The JD Rucker Show, we'll be covering these topics:- Catholic Laity Urge Vance to Launch Racketeering Investigation into U.S. Bishops- Gen Z Is at the Forefront of the Digital Currency Revolution- President Trump to Reinstate Travel Ban- Seb Gorka Absolutely Obliterates Fake Jake Tapper's Feeble Attempt at Journalism- Tariffs Are Absolutely Necessary to Defeat Globalism, but They Come With a Cost- Gold Remains the Standout Asset as Global Trade War Sinks Equity Markets- Soros-Backed Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Susan Crawford Defends Light Sentencing for Pedophile During DebateOur Sponsors:- Jim Rickards Warnings: https://jdrucker.com/crisis- Long-Term Food: https://jdrucker.com/food- Bitcoin-Backed IRA: https://jdrucker.com/crypto- The Alex Jones Store: https://jdrucker.com/infowars- Faith-Driven Gold Company: https://jdrgold.com- Christian Coffee: https://jdrucker.com/coffee- Long-Term Storage Meds: https://jdrucker.com/meds- MyPillow (Promo Code "JDR"): https://mypillow.com/jdr

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(Alt-Market)—Ever since the days of Herbert Hoover and the official start of the Great Depression the concept of trade tariffs has been readily demonized across most of academia and among the majority of modern economic ideologies. It is actually one area where globalists and free market economists tend to align (though each group has very different reasons).Proponents of Adam Smith’s free market philosophy or Ludwig Von Mises and his Austrian school are just as likely to be opposed to Donald Trump’s tariff plans as any globalist from the halls of Davos.First and foremost we have to make it clear what tariffs are: Tariffs are taxes on international companies importing goods from other nations. These taxes are designed to force companies to import from countries outside of the tariff list or produce goods domestically. The primary targets of tariffs are actually corporations. The secondary targets are countries on the tariff list.Austrian economists in their opposition to tariffs operate on the assumption that large corporations are “free market” entities. They also assume that globalism is a product of free markets.Adam Smith might have witnessed the corruption of mercantilism, but he had no inkling of the monstrosity of modern globalism and how it would ultimately pervert the free market ideal. The same goes for Mises. Their support for global trade was contingent on the idea that government interference is always the root problem, the fly in the ointment.They did not take into account the blurring of lines between corporations, governments and NGOs – They did not consider the corporate shadow government of Davos and the manipulation of markets in the name of “free trade”. They couldn’t have even fathomed the creation of organizations like the IMF, World Bank, the BIS, etc. at the time they came up with their economic theories.After the Bretton Woods conference Mises would go on to question the motives of the new “global order” and the trade agreements being put in place. He would also oppose at least some aspects of globalism before his death, leaving Austrians to debate the merits of “good globalism” vs “bad globalism”.The reality is that today there is no “good globalism”. It doesn’t exist because the entities dictating global trade collude rather than compete. They are not actually interested in free markets, they are interested in global monopoly. And corporations are the key to this monopoly.Adam Smith criticized the idea “joint stock companies” (corporations), but there are a lot of Austrians and Anarcho-capitalists that defend international companies as if they are an inherent evolution of free market progress. This is simply not so. Global corporations (and central banks) are pure socialist constructs chartered by governments and given special protection. Their immunity to constitutional restrictions serves government interests and government legal chicanery serves corporate interests.This is the opposite of free markets. I’ll say it again – Under the current conditions, global conglomerates are NOT free market organizations. They destroy free markets by using government partnerships to erase competition.The covid event and the rise of woke propaganda in the US are perfect examples of the collusion between companies and governments to institute social engineering and erase free economic participation. Anyone not suspicious of these entities after everything that happened is beyond help at this point.These corporations also act as wealth siphons; sucking up consumer cash in one country only to deposit it in other countries instead of cycling that wealth (after their cut) back into the economy they rely on for sales. In other words, global corporations act as a kind of wealth redistribution machine that takes money and jobs from Americans and spreads them around the world to the detriment of the American public.As the middlemen of this wealth redistribution scheme, companies generate vast profits while people on both sides of the exchange get very little in return. Mexico might seem like it benefits from the NAFTA trade imbalances, but this is a mistake. The Mexican people and their standard of living enjoy minimal benefits; the companies that use them for labor get the advantage, along with some government officials on the take.In turn, US GDP and our supposed national wealth continues to rise due to global corporations. But the majority of that wealth increase is not going to Americans, it’s going to the .0001% of elites. The longer globalism carries on the wider the wealth gap becomes. This is an undeniable fact and I think people on the left and the right mostly agree on this issue, but nobody wants to make the hard decisions and do something about it.Leftists think bigger government and more regulation is the answer. Conservatives think smaller government and less regulation is the answer. Conservatives are closer to the mark, but neither solution confronts the core problem of collusion between governments and conglomerates.Keep in mind, the US operated on tariffs for hundreds of years. The “T-word” did not become a bad word until the creation of corporations, the Federal Reserve system and the income tax.So, I stand with my Austrian School economist friends on most things, but when they cry foul on Trump’s tariffs I have to remind them that the situation is not as simple as “government interference bad”. The current system is long overdue for a course correction and fiscal Libertarianism is not going to provide it. They think they’re defending free markets, but they’re not.Another key problem of globalism is forced interdependency. If each nation is producing an ample supply of their own necessary resources, they have resilient domestic job creation, and they decide to trade excess goods with each other then global markets make sense. But, what happens then when each nation is pressured though trade agreements to rely on every other nation for the basic economic needs of their populace?Then we must reexamine the value of globalism in general.International economic interdependency is a form of slavery, especially when corporations and NGO middlemen are involved. Only resource redundancy and localism foster true free markets and individual liberty. Tariffs can help to energize local production and trade and make communities more self reliant. That said, there’s going to be a cost.The comparisons made between Donald Trump and Herbert Hoover are rampant and have been since 2016. I warned during Trump’s first term that accelerating fiscal decline and growing stagflation could be dropped in his lap and blamed on conservative policies. That is to say, anti-globalism would be blamed for the financial destruction caused by globalists. I continue to believe that this agenda is still in play.Hoover was blamed for exacerbating the Great Depression in 1930 with his Smoot-Hawley tariffs. In truth, the Great Depression spread because of a series of policy decisions by major banks and rate hikes by the Federal Reserve (Former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke admitted to this openly in 2002). At the time it didn’t matter who caused it – Hoover was president and so he was the scapegoat.The same situation could happen for Trump if he’s not careful, and all conservatives will be blamed by extension. It’s important to remember that US production has been hollowed out by decades of government interference supporting globalization, along with unchallenged corporate power. Reining in corporations with tariffs is not going to be enough, there must also be incentives to reverse the damage done by decades of government corruption.I can’t think of any other way to rebuild America’s production base fast enough to counter the price increases that will inevitably come with tariffs. Defeating inflation would require an unprecedented national effort to bring back manufacturing specifically for necessities. Tariffs by themselves are not going to make this happen.We need mass goods, energy and housing NOW, not several years from now. Otherwise, in the long run tariffs will only make the situation worse. Libertarians are right to warn of negative effects on American consumers, but the solution is not to let corporations do whatever they please and for globalism to continue unchallenged. The solution is to break globalism and return to a domestically independent model.Finally, there’s the issue of the dollar and its world reserve status. After Bretton Woods the great unspoken arrangement was that America would act as the military pillar of the western world (and apparently the consumer cash cow of the world). In exchange, the US would enjoy the advantages of having the world reserve currency.What advantages? Namely, the dollar could be printed well beyond any other currency for decades without suffering the immediate effects of hyperinflation because most of those dollars would be held overseas. The breakup of NATO and a trade war might trigger the end of this arrangement. Meaning, all those dollars held in foreign banks could come flooding back into the US and cause egregious inflation.Reserve status has long been the Achilles Heel of the US and it must end eventually. Just take note that globalists have been preparing for this shift since at least 2008 with the SDR basket and CBDCs. This past week the EU announced they will be distributing retail CBDCs by the end of this year. They know what’s coming. A trade war will not only require the Trump Administration to facilitate increased domestic production, but also facilitate a new commodity backed currency system to protect against the fall of the dollar.In the meantime, individual citizens and communities are going to

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Since 2023, some in alternative media (including us) have been calling for a full investigation into the shenanigans of ActBlue and any nefarious forces utilizing the platform for illicit purposes. Now, Republican members of Congress are on the case and calling on members of the Trump administration to help them out.On today's episode of The JD Rucker Show, we will be covering this article from The Federalist and highlighting what all of this means for addressing massive, widespread voter fraud ahead of the elections to come. If we don't get this fixed while Republicans are in control, they will likely never have this level of control again.Amid Chaos At ActBlue, House Republicans Seek Answers About ‘Potentially Fraudulent And Illicit Financial Activity’Republican congressmen are seeking answers about “potentially fraudulent and illicit financial activity” through the Democrat fundraising platform ActBlue. Meanwhile, top officials are fleeing the company.Republicans Rep. Bryan Steil, chairman of the Committee on House Administration, Rep. James Comer, chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Nick Langworthy wrote Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on March 10, seeking information about suspicious activity through ActBlue.“The Committees remain concerned with recent reports suggesting fraud and evasion of campaign finance law by individuals exploiting online contribution platforms, especially ActBlue,” they wrote in the letter to Bessent.The congressmen requested all “Suspicious Activity Reports,” “filed or relating to transactions” since Jan. 1, 2023, containing the term “ActBlue,” “which relate to money laundering, counterfeit credit/debit card, credit card or debit card fraud, false statements, wire transfer fraud, or identity theft.”ActBlue is currently fraught with “internal chaos,” according to The New York Times. The platform’s “senior staff” began resigning in late February, with seven top officials leaving the platform and “a remaining lawyer suggesting he faced internal retaliation.”Steil said in a statement to The Federalist that he is “committed to making our elections more secure.”“Our investigation into ActBlue has revealed that there have been weaknesses in our online campaign finance systems, and we need to implement key safeguards,” Steil said. “I’m eager to review the Suspicious Activity Reports from the Treasury Department soon.” [...]— Read More: thefederalist.com

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In separate stories, it is being reported today that both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are taking the final steps before coming to the table to discuss a truce or temporary ceasefire. This could be the opening for President Donald J. Trump to establish a long-lasting peace between the warring nations.Bloomberg reported that at last month's high-level meetings in Saudi Arabia between Russian and US leaders, that there were indications that Putin is ready for a truce under certain conditions. Those conditions center around the good faith understanding that this can be resolved permanently if they begin with this truce.According to Bloomberg:Russia is willing to discuss a temporary truce in Ukraine provided there is progress toward a final peace settlement, according to people familiar with the matter in Moscow.In the first signal of a positive response from President Vladimir Putin to US counterpart Donald Trump’s call for a ceasefire, the offer was conveyed at last month’s talks in Saudi Arabia between top Russian and American officials, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing internal policy.In order to agree to a cessation of hostilities, there would have to be a clear understanding about the framework principles of the final peace accord, two people with knowledge of the matter said. Russia will insist in particular on establishing the parameters of an eventual peacekeeping mission, including agreement on which countries would take part, said another person familiar with the issue.Fox News is reporting that President Trump is threatening sanctions if Russia continues their attacks:President Donald Trump threatened to impose "large scale" sanctions against Russia after the country carried out a massive attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. In a post on Truth Social, President Trump said he was "strongly considering" sanctions and tariffs "until a ceasefire and final settlement agreement on peace is reached."National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett told reporters that Trump is ready to use carrots or sticks" to bring both Russia and Ukraine to the table. When asked by Fox News Channel Senior White House Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich for more details on what could be sanctioned, Hassett simply said there are "a heck of a lot of things."Meanwhile, Ukraine is ready to return to the table to discuss a ceasefire and signing a mineral deal with the United States next week. Zero Hedge reported the story below...High Level US-Ukraine Meeting Set for Riyadh After Zelensky 'Apologizes'The US and Ukraine will give it another try, after the 'missiles for minerals' deal has faltered amid President Zelensky's resistance to signing the deal, and the big diplomatic blow-up and spat of last Friday.Top US and Ukrainian officials are expected to meet in Saudi Arabia next Wednesday to discuss a ceasefire effort with Russia, which will mark the first such high-level meeting since last Friday's public spat involving Zelensky at the White House.Not only were weapons shipments to Kiev suspended as of Monday, but US intelligence-sharing followed. Max Blumenthal of the Gray Zone has aptly commented, "Ukraine can not carry out long range attacks inside Russia without US satellite guidance and intel. This is what we meant when we said the US was waging a proxy war that tempted nuclear escalation."The upcoming Riyadh meeting will be led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio as well as national security advisor Mike Waltz. Andrii Yermak, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, is expected to lead the Ukrainian delegation.Just prior to that, on Monday, President Zelensky will be in Saudi Arabia to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. This is after an initially scheduled trip for last month was canceled.Steve Witkoff, United States Special Envoy to the Middle East has described that President Trump received a letter of regret from Zelensky just prior to his Tuesday Congressional address.Trump saw the letter "as a good first step — there was an apology and acknowledgment that the U.S. has done so much for Ukraine and a sense of gratitude," Witkoff said. Other sources cast this more as a 'tacit apology'.Crucially, this marks the first time the word 'apology' was used, which perhaps explains why talks with Ukraine are back on (the White House said this was a requirement).Still, the White House has confirmed it is "pausing and reviewing all aspects" of its relationship with Ukraine, with some officials such as Walz describing this as temporary, and which is likely to be turned back on soon.Zelensky has also confirmed Thursday, "Ukrainian and American teams have resumed work, and we hope that next week we will have a meaningful meeting." He said he will send a delegation to meet with "military representatives of countries that are ready to make greater efforts to reliably guarantee security within the framework of ending this war."Some top Ukraine officials are saying there was no apology...Zelensky won’t apologize to Trump after their White House meeting, as “there’s nothing to apologize for,” says presidential advisor Podolyak. pic.twitter.com/Qq73utk3Xz— Clash Report (@clashreport) March 7, 2025Ironically the last time the US delegation was in Riyadh was for a 'successful' first engagement with the Russian side led by FM Lavrov. US and Russia followed this with an Istanbul meeting, amid preparations for Presidents Trump and Putin to meet.Peace Through StrengthIf this can come together, it would mark one of the most extraordinary turnarounds initiated by American foreign policy in history. For three years under the Biden-Harris regime, there was nothing but hostility as peace talks never advanced beyond the whining phase. If President Trump can pull off a truce in his first two months in office, it would be historic.

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