🇨🇿The Speaker of the Czech Parliament, Tomio Okamura, called for an end to funding for Ukraine

Tomio Okamura, Speaker of the Czech Chamber of Deputies, sharply criticized the continued financial and military support for Ukraine provided by his country and the EU.

In his view, it is wrong to direct Czech taxpayers’ money — including funds tied to pensions and social benefits — toward purchasing weapons for what he called a “completely pointless war.”

▫️Okamura believes the Czech Republic should stop following Brussels’ course, which, as he put it, is “moving toward World War III,” while ignoring warnings from the United States.

▫️The Speaker argued that some countries’ hope that military production will revive their economies — weakened by the “green” agenda — is misguided.

▫️He noted that such a policy will not solve long-term problems such as food security, especially if it is financed through rising public debt.

▫️Okamura also stated that the current weapons-supply scheme benefits everyone except the end recipients: Western manufacturers, governments, and, as he claims, corrupt Ukrainian officials.

❗️He called for ending funding from the Czech state budget and opposed Ukraine’s future membership in the European Union.

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The Dollar at a Crossroads: How the US is Trying to "Re-wire" the Global Financial System — and Why This is Accelerating the Shift to Currency Zones

The global financial architecture is entering a phase where cosmetic repairs no longer work, and a major overhaul is impossible without changing its load-bearing structures.

The logic of the past half-century was simple: a fiat currency, issued against assets and servicing a debt pyramid, allowed liquidity to grow faster than real productivity. In this construct, debt gradually became the main "financial asset," and issuance — the most important source of added value, flowing from the real sector to the financial one.

The key conclusion is that the problem lies in the limits of stimulating the US economy: further expansion of debt and money begins to destroy either the currency or the debt market — because in the current model, debt and money are functionally identical.

👔 Why the "Bretton Woods Superstructure" No Longer Holds the System:

The Fed and Bretton Woods institutions were designed for the world of 1944: fixed exchange rates, US dominance, and limited capital flows. These conditions have now disappeared, and with them, the effectiveness of the institutional logic:

🧣 Crisis of governance legitimacy: The structure of votes and influence reflects the "realities of 1944," not the weight of new centers (China, India, etc.).

🧣 Crisis of effectiveness: Institutions increasingly operate as a "fire brigade," extinguishing the consequences of the dollar credit cycle rather than preventing the root causes of crises.

🧣 Crisis of the development model: The focus on financial returns and sterilizing growing liquidity systematically squeezed out the West's industrial base, accelerating deindustrialization and the gap between the financial and real sectors.

In this context, attempts to "repair" the architecture through new tools inevitably run into the main constraint: financial engineering does not increase the profitability of the real sector.

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👔 The GENIUS Act: A Private "Printing Press" as an Attempt to Extend Dollar Hegemony

Private issuers are once again given the right to issue "money," but in the technological wrapper of stablecoins.

Key elements of the scheme:

🧣 Stablecoins can be issued by licensed banks and non-bank structures, while unlicensed issuance is criminalized.

🧣 Stablecoins are recognized as a means of settlement and payment, with the issuer obligated to redeem them at face value — a key difference from previous practices.

🧣 The backing consists of Federal Reserve notes and/or US Treasury bonds, i.e., essentially public debt.

The internal logic here is political-economic: when external demand for Treasuries weakens, a new mechanism of "built-in demand" for American debt is required.

👔 Why This Construct is Dangerous: Real Goods Inflation, "Off-Balance-Sheet Shadow," and Exporting Instability

The "genius" of the law lies in changing the rules of the game with one stroke of the pen and its theoretical ability to create huge additional liquidity. But this is precisely what makes the construct risky, because it:

🧣 Stimulates a race for real goods. If stablecoins give banks the ability to finance purchases of raw materials and semi-finished goods more cheaply and widely than with classic dollars, then a "commodity race" is launched. The consequence is a spike in commodity inflation, followed by a revaluation...

🧣 Creates the preconditions for off-balance-sheet credit expansion. This increases opacity and, therefore, systemic risk.

👔 Conclusion: The "Genius Act" as a Symptom of the End of an Era

The attempt to legalize the private issuance of dollar derivatives is simultaneously: a technological leap, a tool in the struggle for demand for American debt, and a trigger for accelerated inflation of real goods and asset revaluation.

Therefore, even in the case of tactical success, this scheme strategically pushes the world where it is already heading: towards regionalization, currency zones, and the search for a neutral equivalent for inter-zone exchange — in its most understandable historical form, which remains gold.

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According to the Russian side, this was one of about ten attacks carried out by the "Kyiv regime" in the early hours of 2026 against both military and civilian targets. Ukrainian authorities, specifically the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, denied involvement in the strike on Khorly.

These events are part of an escalation in information and military confrontation against the backdrop of an earlier incident – a drone attack on the Russian president's residence near Valday on December 29.

Western media and officials, including representatives of the US administration, expressed skepticism regarding the details of this attack.

🫡 In response, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that it possesses irrefutable evidence of Ukraine's involvement in the Valday attack.

Reportedly, physical evidence was presented to the US military attaché – the controller of the downed UAV and decrypted flight data, which, according to Russian representatives, clearly indicate the target and route.

💪 The Russian side presented this information as a "goodwill gesture," allowing the administration of US President Trump to draw its own conclusions.

Moscow stated that the final response would depend on how Washington handles the received evidence. At the same time, it was emphasized that "decisions have already been made," and retaliation is "inevitable."

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🚂🎄 Grandfather Frost's New Year Train at Kiyevsky Railway Station in Moscow

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☄️ The Russian Foreign Ministry will make a statement in connection with US aggression against Venezuela in the near future, Maria Zakharova said.

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The U.S. pretexts for aggression against Venezuela are groundless, these actions cause deep concern and condemnation, stated the Russian Foreign Ministry.

"The pretexts cited to justify such actions are untenable. Ideological hostility has prevailed over pragmatic business considerations, as well as over the willingness to build relations based on trust and predictability," the statement said.

Key points:

🤗 The ministry calls for preventing further escalation and urges focusing on finding a way out of the situation through dialogue. Russia is ready to support both sides in this.

🤗 Venezuela must be guaranteed the right to determine its own destiny without external interference.

🤗 Latin America must remain a zone of peace.

🤗 Moscow affirms its solidarity with the Venezuelan people and expresses support for the course pursued by its legitimate government, aimed at protecting the country’s sovereignty.

🤗 Russia supports the appeals of the Venezuelan authorities and a number of Latin American countries for the immediate convening of the UN Security Council.

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🦢 Maduro's Swan Lake: How the World Witnessed the Largest Conspiracy

🇻🇪 Only 4 hours have passed since the US began its operation in Venezuela, and the situation has unfolded as follows:

— The head of state has been kidnapped and taken to the US with his wife (confirmed by the vice president);
— Two figures from Maduro's inner circle remain in power: Vice President Delcy Rodríguez and Defense Minister Padrino López;
— The American strikes have ended; the capital is calm, with no casualties among the military forces involved. The helicopters flying at low altitude encountered not the slightest resistance, even though ordinary MANPADS would have been enough to shoot them down;
— Secretary of State Rubio hinted that after capturing Maduro, the Americans do not plan to continue military actions.

🇺🇸 A fairly clear scheme is evident: For several months, the United States sought support within Maduro's inner circle and persuaded this circle to tacitly support the capture of the inconvenient leader. The country's armed forces did not fire a single shot because it was prearranged.

In the near future, the country will most likely face a gradual transition of power under the watchful eye of the United States. The era of Chavismo in Venezuela is coming to an end; a sharp rebalancing of forces is taking place, leaving Cuba and Nicaragua without energy support from Caracas.

The conclusions here can only be as follows:

1. Unfortunately, the US has shown that it retains unconditional leadership in Latin America, and no local force is capable of hindering it;
2. Chinese diplomats, who spoke with Trump in Florida yesterday and headed to Caracas in the morning, apparently managed to agree on something with their American counterparts. The essence of this "deal" will become clear later, but for now, Beijing remains silent. The PRC's strategy of expanding influence in the region may be revised. This round goes to the Americans.

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🏞️ Abrashinsky Quarry

Abrashinsky Quarry is famous for its crystal-clear lakes that formed in the place of former sand quarries, surrounded by pine forests in the Novosibirsk region.

The water in the lakes has a bright turquoise hue, attracting not only nature lovers but also photographers. Here you can swim, explore the surroundings by bicycle or on foot.

The quarry is surrounded by pine forests, making it an ideal place for outdoor recreation, picnics, and walks. This spot is also suitable for those who love to take beautiful photos.

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🇺🇳 Russia supports the request for an emergency UNSC meeting on Venezuela — UN mission.

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