West Supplied Ukraine With Over 350 Tanks, 700 Artillery Systems, 100 MLRS: Moscow

💬 "In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, Western countries have provided Kiev with four aircraft, more than 30 helicopters, over 350 tanks, about 1,000 armored fighting vehicles, at least 800 armored vehicles, as well as up to 700 artillery systems, 100 MLRS units, 130,000 anti-tank weapons, over 5,300 man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) and at least 5,0000 unmanned aerial vehicles for various purposes," Gerasimov said.

According to the official, the United States and its allies have been consistently increasing the volume of military assistance to Kiev since the beginning of the special operation to make the conflict protracted. The total foreign financial assistance to Ukraine amounted to almost $ 100 billion, the largest contribution to the supply is made by the United States, Great Britain, Poland and Romania.

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What's Behind US Media's Sudden Recognition That Russia Didn't Blow up Nord Stream Pipelines?

While Russia had nothing to gain from its own pipelines being blown up, as they generated billions in annual revenue, Western media has continued to blame Moscow for the explosions for political reasons. So, why the sudden U-turn?

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⚡️ Putin: Patriot deliveries to Ukraine will prolong conflict

⚡️ Key statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin at press conference after State Council meeting in Moscow:

▪️On the Minsk agreements: 'We were simply fooled';

▪️On deliveries of US weapons to Kiev: Russia will crack the “Patriots” as well;

▪️All armed conflicts end in negotiations, and the sooner Kiev understands that, the better;

▪️Russia has never refused negotiations with Ukraine, it was Kiev that kept itself from dialog;

▪️Russia will strive to end the conflict in Ukraine, the sooner the better;

▪️The price caps on gas and oil will not do any good.

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Tesla Turbulence: EV Maker Offers $7500 Discount on Popular Models as Investors Fume Over ‘No CEO’

On Thursday, Tesla’s stock fell by nearly 7% on news of the new delivery credits. Year-to-date, it’s lost over 67% of its value. While the company has struggled with a number of chronic issues, including keeping up delivery demand, its major investors are increasingly pointing the finger at Musk and his obsession with taking over Twitter.

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Miss Russia 2022 to Participate in Miss Universe Pageant in US Next Year

One hundred women from all over the world will take part in the Miss Universe pageant next year. Russia will be represented by Linnikova, a student at the St. Petersburg University of Management Technologies and Economics. A feature of the competition will be the white cape.

Anastasia Belyak, the head of the Miss Russia contest, said that the design of the cape will be associated with the area of Russian cultural traditions. The evening dress will be "created from silk bright scarlet organza inlaid with 50,000 crystals."

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⚡US Senate Passes $1.7 Trillion Omnibus Package Including New Batch of Ukraine Aid

The US Senate approved a $1.7 trillion government funding package on Thursday that also includes yet another multibillion-dollar military aid for Ukraine.

The legislation cleared the upper chamber in a 68-29 vote. The measure now heads to the US House of Representative for passage.

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Debt From US Military ‘Investment’ Aid Will Make Ukraine ‘Failed State’ Controlled by West - Expert

An expert in regional and military matters told Sputnik on Thursday that the massive amounts of money would be used to control and loot Ukraine, as well as enrich connected persons and institutions in the West, including the Democratic Party.

“The US is investing in the belief that they will be able to weaken Russia and eventually see a regime change and potentially to dismantle Russia which will then also enable a further containment of China,” said Earl Rasmussen, executive vice president of the Washington, DC-based Eurasia Center and a retired Lieutenant Colonel with over 20 years in the US Army.

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💬 "We see today that the Nazis that Volodymyr Zelenskiy is harboring in Ukraine are a completely different ball game. We are not in World War Three and today Europe and the U.S. are defending the Nazi in Ukraine," says Elijah Magnier, Veteran war journalist

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Roscosmos: Failure in Soyuz MS-22’s Cooling System Not Caused by Meteorite

The object that caused a leak from the Soyuz MS-22 ’s cooling system was not a micrometeorite, as previously thought, since the object hit the spacecraft not from the side of the Geminid meteor shower, Sergei Krikalev, executive director for human space flight programs at the Russian space agency Roscosmos, said on Thursday.

"At first we thought that there could be a micrometeorite hit, but then we found that the radiator was hit from the other side," Krikalev said during a news conference organized by NASA.

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A DPR pensioner spoke about how Ukrainian soldiers shot two of her sons

💬 "Before the result of the Congress election, we had the Republicans saying there is no blank check to Ukraine and what President Biden wants is for this war to continue because the U.S. is making a lot of money out of this war - it is sending the gas 4 to 10 times and more expensive to Europe, it is putting Europe under its a thumb, it is selling weapons to Ukraine even on the lease basis," says Elijah Magnier, Veteran war journalist.

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🇷🇺🇨🇳 Russia and China enjoy a relationship that can be classified as a strategic partnership, demonstrating a united front in many international venues, engaging in cooperation in regional forums such as BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and covering one another's back in the security sense by not deploying forces that could threaten either country near their joint border.

Now, a senior US diplomat has claimed that Moscow and Beijing are also "sharing a toolkit" of strategies designed to undermine the West. What's that all about? And why does it sound bogus?

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‼️ House Jan. 6 panel has released its final report on the Capitol riot findings

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Surrendered Ukrainian soldiers reveal how their commanders ordered not to communicate with locals in Kiev-controlled areas of the DPR

⚡️Russia is ready to cut oil production in response to oil price cap, Deputy Prime Minister Novak said.