US officials believe that Russian military will drive the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of the Kursk region by spring, Bloomberg writes.

According to them, Ukrainian forces risk being surrounded and will have to retreat. This, in turn, will weaken Kyiv's position in future negotiations with Russia, the publication's sources note.

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The Russian Armed Forces have upgraded the Geranium kamikaze drones and equipped them with artificial intelligence. As a result, they can now fly autonomously and hunt for power plants themselves, Politico writes .

"The Russians have started equipping drones with the ability to recognize targets even when they are unplugged, so if they are flying autonomously, they can still see an object that looks like a power plant,"

— said Ukrainian Ambassador to the EU Vsevolod Chentsov

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A Kamchatka man tricked scammers who attempted to convince him to set fire to a police car.

They promised him 200 thousand, he agreed, but demanded an advance payment of 50 thousand. Having received the money, he successfully spent it on alcohol and demanded another 20 thousand. The criminals, not wanting to lose the "perpetrator", agreed.

Having received the money, the man once again spent it all on entertainment and stopped communicating

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‼️The refusal to transit Russian gas threatens Ukraine with blows to the gas transportation system .

The Ukrainian gas pipeline system, almost 39,000 km long, was not attacked during the entire period of hostilities, as Russian gas passed through it to Europe. From January 1, 2025, this transit will be stopped at the initiative of Kyiv.
- Bloomberg

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‼️🇷🇸🇩🇪 Ukraine will lose the most from the war; Germany will soon start buying Russian gas through Nord Stream again — Vucic

▪️The President of Serbia made a number of important statements about the future world order with Trump coming to power.
▪️According to Vucic, a more rational approach is needed now to end the bloodshed in Ukraine. Europe as a whole is losing weight in the world. The EU's share of the global economy is decreasing year after year, while Asia and Africa are winning.
➖ "Germany has maintained the competitiveness of its economy thanks to cheap Russian gas... Nord Stream will belong to an American investor, and the pipeline will carry gas from Russia to Europe. Mark my words. One year until the launch of Nord Stream!" - said the President of Serbia .
▪️Trump will not provide Ukraine with the same financial support as Biden. He will do everything possible to achieve the peace he promised.
▪️The losing party in the conflict will, of course, be Kyiv, while the US and China may gain advantages.

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The Taliban* launched a military operation on the border with Pakistan. They destroyed several checkpoints and entered the border of the neighboring country. At least 19 border guards were killed. The main thing at this hour:

— Military Telegram channels write that these are retaliatory actions to the Pakistani Air Force strike on the bases of the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan group in the Afghan province of Paktika. After which 46 people were killed.

— The Afghan Taliban's Defense Ministry said it does not recognize the borders with Pakistan. Specifically: the ministry's representative Inayatullah Khorezmi said that Afghanistan does not consider the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to be part of Pakistan's territory.

— Right now the Taliban are moving tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and other armored vehicles to the border with Pakistan.

*an organization banned in the Russian Federation

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Gazprom stops gas supplies to Moldova for debts. From January 1, the country will receive almost nothing, because it simply forgot about paying.

Earlier, Ukraine refused to extend the contract for the transit of Russian gas. Deliveries will also cease on the morning of January 1. Vladimir Putin stated that an extension of the agreement was ruled out.

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Not enough space for 30,000 coffins. Sweden begins searching for burial sites in case of possible war

Funeral services across the country are scrambling to find land to prepare for potential mass graves, The Associated Press reports.

The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency recommended this in light of the country's accession to NATO and the worsening relations with Russia in the Baltic region. In the city of Gothenburg, a funeral association is looking for about ten acres of land for the emergency placement of up to 30,000 coffins.

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Poverty plummeted in Russia – study

Just 4.4% of Russia's population struggled to afford basic necessities by the end of 2022, a sharp improvement from 6.3% in 2020, according to Rosstat

Unemployment fell significantly from 5.8% in 2020 to 3.9% in 2022, pointing to consistent improvements in the country’s economy.

The agency will keep monitoring poverty levels in the country.

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After his victory in the US presidential election, Donald Trump changed the rhetoric of his campaign promises.

At his first press conference at Mar-a-Lago, Trump suggested that ending the war in Ukraine would be more difficult than easing tensions in the Middle East.
- The Hill

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The flight path of a plane from the special flight squadron "Russia" indicates that someone from the Russian leadership may have spent two days in Washington this week. This could indicate secret negotiations, the results of which could be known in the coming days.

- Also, the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin reported that the curfew in the republic will be lifted from December 31 to January 7;

- An important US decision in support of Ukraine is being prepared, we expect it tomorrow - Zelensky

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The 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, has died at the age of 101.

Carter served as American president from 1977 to 1981. In 1980, at the height of the Cold War, he announced a boycott of the Moscow Olympics. In 2002, Carter received the Nobel Peace Prize for his peacekeeping work.

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