Pentagon Reportedly in Stalemate Over Sending Reaper Drones to Ukraine
The US Air Force had planned to supply Ukraine with older MQ-9 Reaper (Predator B) drones, but the issue has resulted in a prolonged stalemate due to the Pentagon's concerns, US media reported citing sources.
The Air Force made the proposal to scrap older versions of its Reaper fleet about a month after the start of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine in February of this year.
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The US Air Force had planned to supply Ukraine with older MQ-9 Reaper (Predator B) drones, but the issue has resulted in a prolonged stalemate due to the Pentagon's concerns, US media reported citing sources.
The Air Force made the proposal to scrap older versions of its Reaper fleet about a month after the start of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine in February of this year.
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Russian Embassy Calls US Sanctions ‘Advertising Campaign’ Against ‘Inconvenient Regimes’
The latest US sanctions against Russia are an attempt to exert pressure on governments that are "inconvenient" for Washington, the Russian Embassy in the United States said.
"The new sanctions against Russian individuals and legal entities are nothing more than an advertising campaign by the US administration, aimed at denigrating the ‘inconvenient’ regimes by labeling them ‘violators of human rights.’ The goals are obvious - to try to exert pressure, to draw artificial dividing lines between ‘real democracies’ and ‘autocracies,’" the embassy said in a Friday comment.
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The latest US sanctions against Russia are an attempt to exert pressure on governments that are "inconvenient" for Washington, the Russian Embassy in the United States said.
"The new sanctions against Russian individuals and legal entities are nothing more than an advertising campaign by the US administration, aimed at denigrating the ‘inconvenient’ regimes by labeling them ‘violators of human rights.’ The goals are obvious - to try to exert pressure, to draw artificial dividing lines between ‘real democracies’ and ‘autocracies,’" the embassy said in a Friday comment.
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📌 LIVE UPDATES: Germany and France Should Pay People of Donbass for Years of War, Duma Head Says
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State Department Saddened by Death of US Journalist Grant Wahl Covering World Cup in Qatar
The US State Department is saddened to hear of the death of CBS sports journalist Grant Wahl in Qatar while covering the World Cup, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement.
"We were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Grant Wahl and send our condolences to his family, with whom we have been in close communication," Price said on Friday.
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The US State Department is saddened to hear of the death of CBS sports journalist Grant Wahl in Qatar while covering the World Cup, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement.
"We were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Grant Wahl and send our condolences to his family, with whom we have been in close communication," Price said on Friday.
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📹 Russia's MoD has published footage showing how mobilised personnel and volunteers begin their combat missions within the special military operation
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Japan May Create Hypersonic Weapons Control Unit by 2026, Reports Suggest
The Japanese Defense Ministry plans to create two units within the ground self-defense force to control ballistic missiles with a hypersonic glide vehicle, Japanese press reported on Saturday, citing sources.
According to the report, the units are expected to be established and deployed on the islands of Kyushu and Hokkaido by 2026. This coincides with the deadlines that the Japanese authorities have outlined for the deployment of modernized "type 12 anti-ship missiles", the range of which will be more than 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) instead of the current 100 kilometers.
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The Japanese Defense Ministry plans to create two units within the ground self-defense force to control ballistic missiles with a hypersonic glide vehicle, Japanese press reported on Saturday, citing sources.
According to the report, the units are expected to be established and deployed on the islands of Kyushu and Hokkaido by 2026. This coincides with the deadlines that the Japanese authorities have outlined for the deployment of modernized "type 12 anti-ship missiles", the range of which will be more than 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) instead of the current 100 kilometers.
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⚡️Whole territory of Sudan was reportedly left without electricity over malfunction at hydroelectric power station
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Cameroonian Footballer Wearing Russian Flag on His Boots Shares His World Cup Experience
Cameroon national team midfielder Gael Ondua with dual citizenship - Cameroonian and Russian, who entered the World Cup’s football field with images of the Russian and Cameroonian flags on his boots, gave an exclusive interview for Sputnik Africa and shared his experience from the competition.
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Cameroon national team midfielder Gael Ondua with dual citizenship - Cameroonian and Russian, who entered the World Cup’s football field with images of the Russian and Cameroonian flags on his boots, gave an exclusive interview for Sputnik Africa and shared his experience from the competition.
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⚡️One dead, dozen missing after apartment block blast in Jersey, UK — police
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⚡️The police, after reports of a shooting in Dresden (Germany), announced an operation related to the alleged hostage-taking - statement
❗️❗️The person who opened fire in Dresden has been detained, local media sources report, citing police
❗️❗️The person who opened fire in Dresden has been detained, local media sources report, citing police
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'One Thing Only': For US, Ukraine Conflict is Exclusively About Money, Analyst Says
💬 “To believe Washington is concerned about Ukraine is extremely short-sighted,” because “they are and always have been interested in one thing and one thing only – money”, Lisa Haven, a libertarian commentator, radio host and alternative media news analyst, told Sputnik.
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💬 “To believe Washington is concerned about Ukraine is extremely short-sighted,” because “they are and always have been interested in one thing and one thing only – money”, Lisa Haven, a libertarian commentator, radio host and alternative media news analyst, told Sputnik.
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⚡️ Russia’s MoD latest statements on the Ukraine crisis:
▪️ More than 30 Ukrainian servicemen and three pickup trucks have been eliminated as a result of shelling areas where the enemy is concentrated near Kupyansk.
▪️ Russian troops continued their offensive near Krasniy-Liman, which resulted in the occupation of more favourable positions.
▪️ Outside Donetsk, Russian units continued their offensive, knocking the enemy out of fortified strongpoints. More than 50 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 infantry fighting vehicles, 1 armoured personnel carrier and 3 pick-up trucks have been eliminated.
▪️ In southern Donetsk, attacks by the Ukrainian troops on the positions of Russian troops in the DPR have been thwarted. The enemy has been defeated by artillery fire and driven back to the line of departure.
▪️2 Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been eliminated near Vladimirovka. The enemy's losses in this region amounted to up to 40 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armoured personnel carriers and 4 pickup trucks.
▪️ Operational-Tactical and Army Aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery have neutralised six enemy control points in the Kharkov region, in the LPR and in the DPR. In addition, 92 AFU artillery units in firing positions as well as manpower and military equipment in 197 areas have been hit.
▪️ 1 US-manufactured AN/TPQ-36 counterbattery warfare radar has been destroyed in the DPR.
▪️ 2 Ukrainian Grad multiple-launch rocket systems have been destroyed at a firing position in the DPR.
▪️ 4 unmanned aerial vehicles have been destroyed by air defence forces in the DPR.
▪️ 10 HIMARS, Uragan and Olkha multiple-launch rocket systems have been eliminated in the Zaporozhye region.
▪️ Some 341 airplanes and 181 helicopters, 2,647 unmanned aerial vehicles, 392 air defence missile systems, 7,049 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 926 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 3,672 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 7,534 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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▪️ More than 30 Ukrainian servicemen and three pickup trucks have been eliminated as a result of shelling areas where the enemy is concentrated near Kupyansk.
▪️ Russian troops continued their offensive near Krasniy-Liman, which resulted in the occupation of more favourable positions.
▪️ Outside Donetsk, Russian units continued their offensive, knocking the enemy out of fortified strongpoints. More than 50 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 infantry fighting vehicles, 1 armoured personnel carrier and 3 pick-up trucks have been eliminated.
▪️ In southern Donetsk, attacks by the Ukrainian troops on the positions of Russian troops in the DPR have been thwarted. The enemy has been defeated by artillery fire and driven back to the line of departure.
▪️2 Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been eliminated near Vladimirovka. The enemy's losses in this region amounted to up to 40 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armoured personnel carriers and 4 pickup trucks.
▪️ Operational-Tactical and Army Aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery have neutralised six enemy control points in the Kharkov region, in the LPR and in the DPR. In addition, 92 AFU artillery units in firing positions as well as manpower and military equipment in 197 areas have been hit.
▪️ 1 US-manufactured AN/TPQ-36 counterbattery warfare radar has been destroyed in the DPR.
▪️ 2 Ukrainian Grad multiple-launch rocket systems have been destroyed at a firing position in the DPR.
▪️ 4 unmanned aerial vehicles have been destroyed by air defence forces in the DPR.
▪️ 10 HIMARS, Uragan and Olkha multiple-launch rocket systems have been eliminated in the Zaporozhye region.
▪️ Some 341 airplanes and 181 helicopters, 2,647 unmanned aerial vehicles, 392 air defence missile systems, 7,049 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 926 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 3,672 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 7,534 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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Russia to Present Proposals on International Binding Agreements on Cybersecurity
Moscow will soon present proposals on universal and binding agreements on international information security, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov told Sputnik on Saturday.
"Russia has the relevant proposals [on international information security]. We intend to submit them in the near future to the international community," the diplomat said, commenting on the resolution on international information security adopted by the UN General Assembly in early December.
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Moscow will soon present proposals on universal and binding agreements on international information security, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov told Sputnik on Saturday.
"Russia has the relevant proposals [on international information security]. We intend to submit them in the near future to the international community," the diplomat said, commenting on the resolution on international information security adopted by the UN General Assembly in early December.
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🇷🇺 🇫🇮 Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the burning of the Russian flag in Helsinki during mass demonstrations.
😡"This is an unacceptable act of desecration of the state symbol," the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
▪️ Moscow demanded that the perpetrators be brought to justice and that measures be taken to prevent this from happening again.
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😡"This is an unacceptable act of desecration of the state symbol," the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
▪️ Moscow demanded that the perpetrators be brought to justice and that measures be taken to prevent this from happening again.
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📹 WATCH: Russian servicemen have delivered more than four tons of food to Syria as part of a humanitarian campaign (video courtesy of Russia's MoD)
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Man Detained in Latvia for Setting Up Broadcasting of Russian TV Channels, Reports Say
A man was detained in the Latvian capital of Riga on suspicion of setting up "illegal television" in homes, local media reported on Saturday, citing the police.
During the investigation, it was established that the man had been providing television connection and service for almost 100 households in the Riga region for a long time, the report said.
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A man was detained in the Latvian capital of Riga on suspicion of setting up "illegal television" in homes, local media reported on Saturday, citing the police.
During the investigation, it was established that the man had been providing television connection and service for almost 100 households in the Riga region for a long time, the report said.
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❄️ Winter Is Coming: Cold Weather Finally Hits Europe Amidst Energy Crisis
Western politicians admit the fact that this winter will be extremely hard for the European nations which depend on Russian hydrocarbons.
However, there are concerns that next winter will be even harder.
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Western politicians admit the fact that this winter will be extremely hard for the European nations which depend on Russian hydrocarbons.
However, there are concerns that next winter will be even harder.
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Hungary Sticks to National Interests Despite EU's Pressure on Migration and Sanctions, PM Orban Says
The European Union is imposing its will on Hungary over such critical issues as migration, sex education and sanctions, but the country continues to assert the interests of its people, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.
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The European Union is imposing its will on Hungary over such critical issues as migration, sex education and sanctions, but the country continues to assert the interests of its people, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.
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📌 Everything You Need to Know About the Bout-Griner Exchange
▪️ Viktor Bout has been freed from a US prison after nearly 15 years behind bars, in exchange for the release of American basketball player Brittney Griner from a Russian jail.
▪️The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia mediated the Bout-Griner exchange, which took place at the airport in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi on December 8.
💬Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has told Sputnik that Moscow “highly appreciates” the assistance of Riyadh and Abu Dhabi in the Bout-Griner exchange. “Our friends from the Emirates and Saudi Arabia are helping in such rather difficult humanitarian operations,” Bogdanov stressed.
🤔So, how did the exchange take place?
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▪️ Viktor Bout has been freed from a US prison after nearly 15 years behind bars, in exchange for the release of American basketball player Brittney Griner from a Russian jail.
▪️The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia mediated the Bout-Griner exchange, which took place at the airport in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi on December 8.
💬Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has told Sputnik that Moscow “highly appreciates” the assistance of Riyadh and Abu Dhabi in the Bout-Griner exchange. “Our friends from the Emirates and Saudi Arabia are helping in such rather difficult humanitarian operations,” Bogdanov stressed.
🤔So, how did the exchange take place?
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🇦🇹 About 300 activists from the movement “honest thinkers” (Fairdendker) have walked through the streets of Vienna demanding that the Austrian authorities abandon sanctions against Russia and maintain the neutrality of the country, according to local media.
▪️The movement, which emerged as a result of protests against measures to combat the coronavirus, still regularly holds demonstrations in several cities even though all restrictions have been lifted.
▪️Activists from the movement now stand for the country's neutrality and oppose sanctions against Russia.
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▪️The movement, which emerged as a result of protests against measures to combat the coronavirus, still regularly holds demonstrations in several cities even though all restrictions have been lifted.
▪️Activists from the movement now stand for the country's neutrality and oppose sanctions against Russia.
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📌 Everything You Need to Know About the Bout-Griner Exchange ▪️ Viktor Bout has been freed from a US prison after nearly 15 years behind bars, in exchange for the release of American basketball player Brittney Griner from a Russian jail. ▪️The United Arab…
'Even Judge Said I Did Noting Illegal': Bout Gives First Big Interview After Release From US Prison
Viktor Bout has given his first major interview to RT, as he returned to Russia after spending almost 15 years in prison.
The Russian businessman, who was accused of smuggling weapons and detained in Thailand at the behest of the US, has consistently denied the charges against him, noting that Washington even claimed he had supplied the Taliban* with weapons and tanks.
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*Under UN sanctions for terrorist activities
Viktor Bout has given his first major interview to RT, as he returned to Russia after spending almost 15 years in prison.
The Russian businessman, who was accused of smuggling weapons and detained in Thailand at the behest of the US, has consistently denied the charges against him, noting that Washington even claimed he had supplied the Taliban* with weapons and tanks.
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*Under UN sanctions for terrorist activities
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