🇦🇷🇬🇧 “The Falkland Islands are not British, but Argentinian!” Russian ex-president Dmitry Medvedev said in a Telegram post, congratulating Messi's team on their World Cup win.

Commenting on remarks by British PM Rishi Sunak about the impossibility of peace talks with Moscow until Russian forces have withdrawn from Ukraine, Medvedev pointed out the double standards of the West, where politicians always emphasize that “Ukrainians themselves will decide whether to negotiate with Russia or not."

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⚡US House January 6 Panel Recommends 4 Criminal Charges Against Trump, Others

"The first criminal statute we invoke for referral is [obstruction of an official proceeding]. We believe that the evidence assembled throughout our hearing warrants a criminal referral of former President Donald J. Trump, John Eastman, and others for violations of this statute," the panel said.

The remaining three charges include: conspiracy to defraud the US gov, making false statements to US gov, insurrection

‼️Missiles Hit Donetsk Hospital, Kindergarten as Result of Shelling - Mayor

Missiles have hit a hospital and a kindergarten in Donetsk after the shelling of the city by Ukrainian troops, mayor Alexey Kulemzin said on Monday.

"According to preliminary data, one of the buildings of the Kalinin hospital and kindergarten were hit," Kulemzin said on Telegram, adding that houses and cars were damaged in the vicinity of the site.

Earlier in the day, Sputnik correspondent reported that the Ukrainian military shelled the city with "Grad" rockets, according to preliminary information.

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‼️Putin: Russian Security Agencies Must Intensify Work Amid New Threats

The work of Russia's security agencies should be intensified in key areas amid new threats, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

The head of state congratulated the employees of state security bodies on their professional holiday. He said in recent years Russia's security services have been working with high efficiency.

"Today, the dynamically changing global situation, the emergence of new threats and risks place increased demands on the entire system of Russian security agencies. And this means that you must seriously intensify work in key areas, make the most of your operational, technical, and personnel potential for this," Putin said.

The Russian president further indicated that the fight against terrorism remains one of the main priorities for all Russian security agencies, primarily the Federal Security Service.

Speaking directly to the situation in Kherson, Zaporozhye, and the Donetsk and Lugansk regions, Putin acknowledged that the matter remained extremely difficult but that forces needed to do everything to ensure max security.

"I would like to especially note the units of security agencies that have begun to operate in the new regions of Russia. Yes, it is difficult for you now, the situation in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, in the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions is extremely difficult. But the people living there - Russian citizens - hope for you, for your protection," Putin said.

"And it is your duty to do everything necessary to ensure their security to the maximum, respect for their rights and freedoms."

Trump: Charges Against Him by Jan 6 Committee 'Fake', Meant to Prevent Him From Running

"The people understand that the Democratic Bureau of Investigation, the DBI, are out to keep me from running for president because they know I’ll win and that this whole business of prosecuting me is just like impeachment was — a partisan attempt to sideline me and the Republican Party," he said on his social media platform TruthSocial.

‼️US Intends to Provide $38 Billion More in Aid to Ukraine - Deputy Treasury Secretary

US Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo met with Polish Minister of Climate and Environment Anna Moskwa in Brussels and said the United States intends to provide an additional $38 billion in aid to Ukraine, the Treasury Department said.

"The Deputy Secretary congratulated Minister Moskwa on the EU’s agreement to impose further sanctions on Russia and underscored the United States' intent to provide further aid, including the additional $38 billion in Ukraine assistance that President Biden has requested from Congress," the Treasury Department said in a Monday release.

Adeyemo thanked Moskwa for Poland’s leadership within NATO and the broader coalition of nations that have imposed sanctions on Russia, the release said. The two officials also discussed the implementation of a $60 per barrel price cap on Russian oil.

The Russian Army has destroyed a command post of foreign mercenaries in Marinka in the DPR

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‼️ Harvey Weinstein found guilty on three of seven charges in California sexual assault case

💬 “Why would Russia now, when all of the advantages have been accrued to their side, they are on the verge of a strategic, decisive victory. Why would they trust the West to negotiate? Because the West isn't negotiating in good faith. The West would not be negotiating for a peaceful resolution. The West would negotiate simply to buy time for NATO to rebuild the Ukrainian military. I don't think Russia's ever going to make that mistake again,” said Scott Ritter, a former UN weapons inspector & weapons of mass destruction whistleblower.

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EU Energy Ministers Set Cap on TTF Gas Market at 180 Euros per MWh

"The market correction mechanism will be automatically activated if the following 'market correction event' occurs: The month-ahead price on the Title Transfer Facility (TTF) exceeds 180€/MWh for three working days," according tot he Council of the EU; The month-ahead TTF price is 35€ higher than a reference price for LNG on global markets for the same three working days.

The Council of the EU said that the mechanism will apply starting February 15, 2023, and will be monitored by the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER).

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Pivot to the Third World? China Shouldn't Focus on West Amid Rising Tensions, Beijing Adviser Says

As tensions with the United States continue to rise, China shouldn’t make the nuclear superpower its sole focus, Huang Ping, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China’s top political advisory body, told Chinese media recently.

While it is important to carefully manage its relationship with Washington, including cooperating where possible, Beijing should focus on building friendships with “emerging nations,” whose economic growth has already surpassed that of the West. “[This is] no longer a unipolar world, no longer a world in which the West has the final say,” he said.

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👶 Baby in a pod: Hashem al-Ghaili, a Berlin-based biotechnologist, has unveiled a new concept of human reproduction. Hashem claims “the world’s first artificial womb facility,” dubbed EctoLife, will be able to grow “30,000 babies a year.”

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Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un and the deputy director of a department of the ruling Workers' Party's Central Committee, said that the world will soon be able to witness the capabilities of the DPRK's missiles.

Kim Yo-jong also rejected statements from unnamed foreign experts who doubted whether the satellite systems which North Korea also tested are capable of working normally

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💷 The Bank of England has released images of banknotes bearing the portrait of Britain's new monarch Charles III. The banknotes are not due to go into circulation until the middle of 2024 although 50p coins with the King's head have just entered circulation. The King's image is the only change to be made to the design of existing banknotes. Since 1960, Charles III's mother Queen Elizabeth II, is the first and only monarch thus far to have appeared on banknotes

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🌍 Most of the grain exported under the "grain deal" has not reached Africa, Patrick Youssef, regional director for Africa in the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) told Sputnik.

🗣“According to observations by the ICRC, most of the grain exported from Ukrainian ports under the 'grain deal' has not yet reached Africa. We welcomed with open arms the announcement that deliveries would be made to Kenya, Sudan, Djibouti, Somalia and especially Ethiopia, but this does not solve the food crisis,” he explained.

🔹Russia's President Vladimir Putin had previously stated that almost all the grain exported from Ukraine has been sent to EU countries rather than the world's neediest nations, despite the deal that was initially signed "under the guise of protecting the interests of the poorest countries to prevent famine".

🔹The grain deal, signed on 22 July by Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, and the UN, involves transporting grain and fertilizer from three Ukrainian ports of the Black Sea basin.

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☢️ At present only six countries are able to build nuclear submarines. Such fleets were created with the aim to increase the time spent underwater and overall speed, which is usually kept completely confidential. How many submarines of such type does each country have? Which country has the biggest fleet?

Sputnik’s team has prepared a detailed review of nuclear submarines providing you with a comprehensive account of each country's fleet

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