Good morning! Today is February 24th, and here is your morning news update. We are going to have our next paid-subscriber only live/Q&A this evening starting at 8 PM EST, so if you want to join, make sure to click the button below and become a paid subscriber today!
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With that, here is all the news you missed overnight:
Three years after Russia first invaded Ukraine, Ukraine stands strong, sending a strong signal to the rest of the world that it will remain fighting no matter what Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin try to do.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump is now requesting that Ukraine give up more than $500 billion of its precious minerals as part of a deal with the United States. Zelensky has thus far rejected any such attempt.
According to a draft text reported by Bloomberg, the U.S. is preparing to pledge support for a "free, sovereign, and secure" Ukraine and work toward a "lasting peace" as part of an upcoming minerals agreement.
Bloomberg reports that AfD's Alice Weidel claims Elon Musk called her and has accused CDU's Merz of a "blockade."
German conservatives plan to pursue a coalition with the center-left SPD, leaving the far-right AFD out of government.
The CIA is formally reviewing potential damage from an unclassified email sent to the White House in early February, which named some officers by first name and last initial, possibly exposing undercover personnel, a source told CNN.
A senior Treasury official warned Secretary Scott Bessent in a memo that allowing a 25-year-old computer engineer from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency access to the government’s sensitive payments system could jeopardize classified CIA transactions.
Greek newspaper Dimokratia reports that U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the closure of the U.S. military base in Alexandroupoli, Greece, following a joint request from Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, despite the base's strategic role in U.S. and NATO operations in southeastern Europe.
See you this evening.
— Aaron
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