At a White House press conference this morning on July 14, US President Donald Trump demanded that Ukraine and Russia cease fire as soon as possible. He also revealed that he had communicated with Putin many times, hoping to use this multinational resolution in NATO to put pressure on Putin and get Russia to return to the negotiating table.
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Trump pointed out that it was Biden's incompetent governance during his term that caused the Ukraine-Russia war to continue until now, and recalled that during his first term, he often talked with Russian President Putin and reminded him not to start a war. Trump then revealed that after losing the election in 2020, he could only watch the situation get out of control, and it had nothing to do with him and the Republican Party.
He also pointed out that Ukraine loses 5,000-6,000 people every day, and even more recently, and that urban construction, electricity, and water supply systems are almost destroyed, and it will take at least several years to rebuild. He added that Russia dispatches 700 drones to bomb cities every day, which is completely creating panic.
The US military is providing weapons to NATO. Ukraine needs to have the courage to use them.
Speaking of the role of the United States in the war, Trump announced that the United States will provide billions of dollars worth of military equipment to NATO and Ukraine, including missiles, air defense systems, etc., which will be sent to the battlefield as soon as possible.
He stressed that there is a new generation of state-of-the-art weapons under development, such as the Golden Dome defense system. However, Trump also reminded that weapons alone are not enough, and the Ukrainian people must have the courage to use them.
NATO's defense budget raised to 5% in hopes of putting pressure on Putin
Trump revealed that at the recent NATO summit, allies have pledged to increase their defense budgets from 2% to 5%. At this NATO meeting, Trump also said that he has established good relations with leaders of many countries, and said that NATO's collective action this time can put pressure on Putin to return to the negotiating table.
The peace agreement must be completed within 50 days, otherwise secondary tariffs will be imposed on you.
Trump then gave all parties a 50-day deadline, requiring them to push for a peace agreement, otherwise the United States would impose "secondary tariffs." He said that now there is only "a lot of talk and little action," but missiles still flew into Kiev, killing 60 people, and this must stop.
When the media asked why it was 50 days, Trump responded that this period of time was very short and that he had just taken over this matter. He also reiterated that this was Biden's war and it was instigated by the Democratic Party.
Trump wants to impose 100% tax on Russia, US Congress will impose 500%
Regarding sanctions, Trump mentioned that he is currently considering a 100% secondary tariff on Russia, which is something that can be done directly within the executive power. Congress also has its own version, including Senate Republicans pushing for a 500% tariff, but he believes that 100% is enough to achieve the effect.
Trump said that Senate Lindsey Graham and House Speaker Mike Johnson are coordinating and the relevant bill will be passed soon, which will be used in conjunction with administrative measures.
Putin's negotiating attitude is inconsistent, and he keeps delaying time with historical remarks
Trump mentioned that there were actually several times in the past when they were close to reaching an agreement, but the result was still in stalemate. He cited the example of the previous negotiations in Istanbul, Turkey, where Ukraine sent senior officials to attend, but the Russian representative brought up a long section of history from 1250, which prevented the negotiations from entering the substantive stage. He angrily criticized:
"Many people die every night, including Russian and Ukrainian soldiers. Since January this year, 100,000 Russian soldiers have died. This is what Putin is doing now."
Trump also stressed that although Ukraine desires peace, Russia must also be willing to negotiate, and he will ensure that Putin returns to the negotiating table.
NATO Patriot system to be delivered to Ukraine in a few days
Finally, a reporter asked about the specific timetable for the Patriot missiles provided by the United States. Trump responded that the first batch of missile systems would be in place in a few days, and this was an exchange with other countries that had Patriot systems. The United States would supply them, and they would first send the existing ones to Ukraine. Currently, NATO and the German defense ministers are also coordinating, and other countries such as Norway are also participating in this plan.
Another country is preparing to release 17 Patriot systems, and the United States is coordinating the transfer of these systems to Ukraine.
Trump concluded that he hopes to see progress within 50 days
Trump finally expressed the hope that progress will be seen within 50 days, that both sides will know what to do, and that the goal is "permanent peace." He reiterated:
"We're going to make sure Ukraine does what it needs to do, and we're going to make sure Russia understands it needs to stop. It's a difficult situation, but we're going to deal with it."
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With the support of the Trump administration, Musk briefly became a symbolic figure in Washington, and the market value of his Tesla and SpaceX soared. However, from the breakup with Trump to the various controversies over Robotaxi and Grok AI, he has been on the road to self-destruction step by step. When the president becomes an enemy and investors begin to waver, people can't help but worry, is Musk's technology empire collapsing?
(The following content is from Bloomberg , ABMedia of Elon Musk)
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ToggleFrom Trump's favorite to political outcast: Musk's political career took a sharp turn for the worse
On May 30, when Musk appeared at the White House wearing a DOGE cap, the bruises on his face unexpectedly became the focus. He explained that he was beaten by his 5-year-old son. This may be just a farce, but it also became the starting point of his disorderly entry into politics.
As the core of power and best spokesperson for Trump's second term, Musk served as the "Minister of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)". He mocked civil servants, cut funding for food banks, and even boasted that he would "send the entire federal agency into the wood chipper." Even though this caused a lot of public resentment, people from all walks of life still chose to cater to Musk in order to please Trump, which indirectly caused the market value of SpaceX and xAI to rise in the early days of his political career.
However, the deep connection between the two people and their interests soon caused problems. Musk's excessive edge caused his political support to drop by 20% in just one year, not only triggering a boycott against Musk and Tesla in the United States. Since its post-election high, Tesla's stock price has almost halved in three months.
Musk and Trump part ways: Difference in ideas was the fuse
If Musk had maintained a close relationship with Trump, the above situation might not have been fatal. After all, Trump not only urged the public to buy Tesla, but also let the government promote regulations in his favor.
However, a few days later, Musk went on a rampage on social media X, claiming that Trump could not have been elected president without him, and even accused Trump of being an accomplice in the Jeffrey Epstein sex scandal. Trump fought back , threatening to cancel all contracts with Tesla and SpaceX.
The dispute between the two cooled over time. Although Musk deleted the post related to Epstein and apologized, he later criticized Trump's "Big, Beautiful Act" because of the tax cuts that cut subsidies to Tesla. Trump said coldly about this matter:
Do you know what DOGE is? DOGE is a monster that may turn around and swallow Musk.
Trump holds all the chips. How can Musk get out of this?
What is worrying is that Trump's influence and threat to Musk is not as small as imagined. The Bloomberg Billionaires Index shows that Musk's assets are about 360 billion US dollars, but in fact his assets are highly dependent on the performance of his companies (especially Tesla's stock price), his relationship with the US government, and his personal and corporate fundraising capabilities.
Now, these three pillars are shaky as Trump and Musk have become increasingly hostile to each other, and even investors are beginning to express concerns about Musk's every move. Bloomberg commented:
Musk's company finances are intertwined with each other and are highly tied to his every move, so it is difficult for him to remain unscathed when problems arise. If Trump really takes ruthless action, he still has many tools at his disposal to attack Musk's career, and he may also encounter the "invisible hand of revenge."
Musk's career: Is his tech empire in danger?
Robotaxi self-driving promises continue to be broken, is Tesla's market value overestimated or does it have explosive potential?
Musk has always been pushing dates and making promises, from claiming that his cars would be fully self-driving in 2015 to now still pushing back the target date. In recent years, there have been a number of accidental and self-collision accidents, which have caused public concern. Even so, investors including ARK Invest founder Cathie Wood still believe in him. As for Tesla:
Tesla's market value is about 20 times that of General Motors (GM), but GM's annual vehicle sales are three times that of Tesla. There are only two possibilities for such a gap: either Tesla is overvalued, or it is about to usher in explosive growth.
However, the fact is that Tesla's vehicle delivery volume has declined for two consecutive quarters, Cybertruck has only sold 1/10 of the expected sales, the affordable car project has been quietly delayed, and there are reports of system chaos and high-level departures in the management. Trump's new tax reform bill has also canceled the $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit and carbon credit sales that Tesla relies on. JPMorgan Chase predicts that the company's annual profit this year will be halved.
Starship crash: Political interference in SpaceX shakes its dominance in space
SpaceX has always been Musk's most solid company, almost monopolizing the mission of launching satellites, cargo and personnel transportation in the United States, but it is now in turmoil.
The company had previously refused the Ukrainian military's request to use the Starlink network to assist in the counterattack against Russia during the Ukrainian-Russian war, which aroused doubts about its position. Later, due to Musk's criticism of the "Big, Beautiful Act", Trump, on the one hand, contacted SpaceX's competitor EchoStar, and on the other hand, turned to injecting $4.1 billion into Boeing's SLS rocket in the bill. These actions were obviously a counterattack against Musk.
As the company that Musk trusts the most, SpaceX's space business landscape is now unbalanced due to Musk's personality and political manipulation.
( Ark analyzes SpaceX's grand ambitions: its valuation will increase sevenfold by 2030 )
xAI is losing money and facing controversy, relying on SpaceX and Tesla for cash flow
Musk's newly established xAI is his latest gamble and the biggest money-burning machine. The latest model, Grok 4, was called the world's most powerful AI by him, but it was immediately found to contain anti-Semitic, white supremacist and genocidal remarks after its launch, and even frequently quoted Nazi memes and conspiracy theories, which triggered criticism from the outside world.
What worries investors is that xAI is expected to lose up to $13 billion this year and have revenue of only $500 million, but it plans to raise more than $20 billion, including funding from SpaceX. Musk even said that he would ask the Tesla board of directors to also allocate funds to support xAI.
When the hero becomes the source of chaos: Is Musk’s technology empire crumbling?
Musk has always been a master at surviving desperate situations, with both Tesla and SpaceX on the verge of bankruptcy. However, this time it is not just a single problem, from losing the White House backer, founding a new party, the American Party, to being unable to manage his various companies, everything is time-consuming, costly and mentally exhausting.
At the same time, as a promoter of global technological evolution, Musk's business empire is not only built on technology and innovation, but also on his personal charm and the trust of investors. Today, these foundations are gradually collapsing due to his own political fanaticism, ideology and speech storms. As Bloomberg commented:
Although the president has the ability and means to harm Musk's business empire, if we have to say who is the biggest variable in the empire, Trump probably has to rank behind Musk himself.
Now that he has lost Trump's protection, he has become the biggest risk in the business landscape. The empire has not fallen, but cracks have already appeared. And the first brick was knocked down by Musk himself.
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Sohei Kamiya, the representative of the Japanese Sanseitō Party, who advocates "Japanese first", was successfully elected. He accepted an exclusive interview with ANN Media and talked about his political philosophy, policy priorities and future direction. As a rising star in the emerging conservative political arena, Kamiya emphasized that economic revitalization is the top priority, while promoting concepts such as national defense independence, digital currency and fiscal reform, and the reconstruction of social values. When Sohei Kamiya first entered the political arena, he was strongly recommended by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. After that, he wandered among several small parties, and finally established the Youtube channel ChGrandStrategy to break out of the circle and successfully won countless votes from young people. The following is a comprehensive compilation and introduction to Sohei Kamiya and the Sanseitō Party that suddenly emerged.
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The Sanseitō Party was founded in 2020. It initially focused on education reform, local autonomy and sovereignty protection, attracting conservatives and grassroots groups. The party's name means "all citizens should actively participate in politics", advocating against bureaucratic dominance and emphasizing national spirit and cultural roots.
Although it was not taken seriously by mainstream politics in the early days, as the Japanese people's dissatisfaction with the current "foreigner policy" situation accumulated, the participating political party entered the parliament for the first time in the 2022 election, and further expanded its seats in 2025, becoming a new force in Japanese politics.
According to the official website of the participating political parties , the main policy axes include:
- Educational Reform and Reconstruction of Historical Perspective
- National sovereignty and national defense independence
- Economic Independence and Active Fiscal Policy
- Traditional Culture and Protection of Family Values
Kamiya Munehito went from being a YouTuber to a member of parliament
Sohei Kamiya is a key figure in the political party. He has been running the YouTube channel "ChGrandStrategy" since 2013, covering niche issues such as historical revisionism and traditional childbearing. As of 2023, the channel has 487,000 subscribers and 3,326 videos, becoming an important source of conservative online voice.
Kamiya is good at using the Internet platform to accumulate supporters and successfully transform them into political strength. In the interview, he said that he speaks in simple and easy-to-understand language, which is a way to make people who don't care about politics willing to stop and listen.
Why does Japanese First resonate?
The Japanese priority policy includes the following:
- Prioritize tax cuts, not fund-raising and distribution
- Rebuilding Japan with winning industries
- Oppose excessive acceptance of foreigners
- Ensuring rice and food safety
- Reduce medical costs with GoTo Travel
- Oppose WHO pandemic treaty on money-making drugs
- Abolish the controlled education system that emphasizes academic achievement
- Each child is given a monthly subsidy of 100,000 yen
- Integrating philosophy into politics and making constitutions
When asked by the host why the Japanese-first appeal resonated, Kamiya said it was a backlash against excessive globalization. He pointed out that under the dominance of the globalized economy, the Japanese middle class and families have been marginalized, so the political parties' proposal to put Japanese citizens first is a call for a balanced society. He said he does not reject globalization, but advocates taking good care of one's own citizens, which is a necessary balance of values.
Economic Reform: Active Fiscal Policy and the Possibility of Crypto Assets
Kamiya emphasized that the issue that the public is most concerned about right now is "economy and income", so the participating political parties will promote low taxes and active fiscal measures. He advocated that the government should provide a childcare subsidy of 100,000 yen per child per month. Regarding Japan's fiscal problems, Kamiya responded: We should look at fiscal innovation from an international perspective. Japan's economy is large and should have the conditions to adopt innovative tools, such as the issuance of digital currencies or encrypted assets. If we continue to use the old rules, it will be difficult to implement new policies. We need a completely new approach to deal with these challenges. This concept coincides with the "sovereign digital currency" initiative proposed by Congressman Matsuda and others, showing the open-mindedness of the participating political parties on fiscal and monetary policies.
Defense Independence and Nuclear Deterrence Debate
Regarding national defense policy, Kamiya expressed a strong Japanese subjective position. He believed that Japan should review its security agreement with the United States and advocated that it was not ruled out to discuss having "some kind of deterrence". Although he did not explicitly support nuclear weapons, he said that Congress should start such discussions instead of suppressing them. He said that it was not that the US military would withdraw tomorrow, but that they must start to talk about these issues more openly.
Controversy over comments that appear to discriminate against women
During the election, Kamiya was criticized for sexism for his remarks such as "high-income women don't have children". He said on the show that he had no intention of apologizing, but was just pointing out the trend of society, but if it caused misunderstanding, he would be willing to further explain and communicate. He pointed out that if politicians completely avoid controversy, they cannot tell the truth, and sometimes they have to take risks to bring about change.
A Japanese version of Trump? Stirring up populism?
In response to the comparison between him and US President Trump, Kamiya said that he agrees with some of Trump's policy positions, especially in terms of national interests and economic priorities. In response to the populist label, he said: If it represents the voice of the people, he does not reject it. But he hopes that everyone will listen to what he says clearly instead of just labeling him.
Kamiya Munetoshi and the political party represent a new "bottom-up" political force. They use the Internet as a stage, simple language, specific policies and a strong sense of crisis to successfully attract young voters who are dissatisfied with the status quo. However, this direct style and fierce advocacy are often accompanied by controversy. Extreme rightism is on the rise around the world, and many of its supporters are young people, which deserves attention.
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