🗣 The political winds have shifted away from Ukraine, Tom Luongo, financial and geopolitical guru, said.
The analyst added that President Joe Biden should prioritize America’s pressing domestic issues instead of squandering taxpayer money on Ukraine's floundering military endeavors.
Furthermore, American lawmakers opposing Biden's new $60 package for Ukraine see the writing on the wall for the US economy and argue that the conflict is not in America’s national interest.
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The analyst added that President Joe Biden should prioritize America’s pressing domestic issues instead of squandering taxpayer money on Ukraine's floundering military endeavors.
"The US needs to cut spending regardless of Ukraine. Period," Luongo told Sputnik. "The path we’re on is unsustainable. Cutting spending in DC is the path forward for the US. At this point, the political winds have shifted away from Ukraine."
Furthermore, American lawmakers opposing Biden's new $60 package for Ukraine see the writing on the wall for the US economy and argue that the conflict is not in America’s national interest.
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WATCH LIVE: Lavrov attends Federation Council plenary session
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🇨🇳🇺🇸China says US must stop interfering in upcoming elections in Taiwan
Taiwan will hold the presidential election on January 13, 2024. Taiwan's ruling DPP officially nominated its chairman, Lai Ching-te, as the party's presidential candidate.
She added that Washington, during the US-China top-level summit in San Francisco in November, made serious political commitments to Beijing on the issue of Taiwan, and US President Joe Biden explicitly said that he does not support "independence for Taiwan."
Meanwhile, Sandra Oudkirk, the director of the American Institute in Taiwan, earlier said that Taiwan had experienced serious cyberattacks that were allegedly an attempt to destroy the island's "democratic system" and accused China of attempts to interfere in Taiwan's 2024 elections.
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Taiwan will hold the presidential election on January 13, 2024. Taiwan's ruling DPP officially nominated its chairman, Lai Ching-te, as the party's presidential candidate.
"Taiwan's election is China's internal affair, and interference by outside forces is unacceptable," Zhu Fenglian, the spokeswoman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Chinese State Council, said.
She added that Washington, during the US-China top-level summit in San Francisco in November, made serious political commitments to Beijing on the issue of Taiwan, and US President Joe Biden explicitly said that he does not support "independence for Taiwan."
Meanwhile, Sandra Oudkirk, the director of the American Institute in Taiwan, earlier said that Taiwan had experienced serious cyberattacks that were allegedly an attempt to destroy the island's "democratic system" and accused China of attempts to interfere in Taiwan's 2024 elections.
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🇷🇺Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's key statements at the plenary session of the Federation Council:
▪️Western countries and Israel are not going to create a Palestinian state provided for by the UN decision;
▪️The unresolved problem of the creation of a Palestinian state is the only and main factor fueling extremism in the entire Middle East;
▪️In contacts with Israel and other Arab countries, Russia always says that it is impossible to create risks to Israel's security;
▪️The IAEA reports after the discharge of water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean are not yet alarming, but a number of questions from the Russian Federation remain unanswered.
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▪️Western countries and Israel are not going to create a Palestinian state provided for by the UN decision;
▪️The unresolved problem of the creation of a Palestinian state is the only and main factor fueling extremism in the entire Middle East;
▪️In contacts with Israel and other Arab countries, Russia always says that it is impossible to create risks to Israel's security;
▪️The IAEA reports after the discharge of water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean are not yet alarming, but a number of questions from the Russian Federation remain unanswered.
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💸📉Argentine President Milei came with the promised chainsaw and devalued the peso by 54% as part of the first package of shock measures.
Argentine authorities have decided to devalue the national currency and will halve the exchange rate of the national currency, the peso, against the U.S. dollar in order to tackle the country's crisis, Argentine Finance Minister Luis Caputo said.
The minister also announced that infrastructure projects in Argentina will be carried out by private companies without government support.
Earlier, Argentine state oil company YPF raised fuel prices at the pump by an average of 25%, Reuters reported, as the country battles inflation that could top 180% this year.
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Argentine authorities have decided to devalue the national currency and will halve the exchange rate of the national currency, the peso, against the U.S. dollar in order to tackle the country's crisis, Argentine Finance Minister Luis Caputo said.
"We are going to clarify the official exchange rate. [The U.S. dollar will be worth 800 pesos, [the increase] will be accompanied by an increase in the pais tax [on the use of that currency]," Caputo said in a video message.
The minister also announced that infrastructure projects in Argentina will be carried out by private companies without government support.
Earlier, Argentine state oil company YPF raised fuel prices at the pump by an average of 25%, Reuters reported, as the country battles inflation that could top 180% this year.
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18% of structures in the Gaza Strip have been damaged since the outbreak of the conflict. This figure comes from a new analysis of satellite imagery conducted by UNOSAT.
◾️ Since the last assessment on November 7, there has been a staggering 49% increase in the total number of structures affected;
◾️ UNOSAT has identified 10,049 destroyed structures, 8,243 severely damaged structures, and 19,087 moderately damaged structures, for a total of 37,379 affected structures;
◾️ Gaza City recorded the highest number of newly destroyed structures with a total of 2,397;
◾️ The impact on civilian infrastructure is evident, with thousands of homes and essential facilities damaged;
◾️ This alarming figure represents a significant and urgent humanitarian concern in the region.
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◾️ Since the last assessment on November 7, there has been a staggering 49% increase in the total number of structures affected;
◾️ UNOSAT has identified 10,049 destroyed structures, 8,243 severely damaged structures, and 19,087 moderately damaged structures, for a total of 37,379 affected structures;
◾️ Gaza City recorded the highest number of newly destroyed structures with a total of 2,397;
◾️ The impact on civilian infrastructure is evident, with thousands of homes and essential facilities damaged;
◾️ This alarming figure represents a significant and urgent humanitarian concern in the region.
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🇭🇺🇪🇺The EU is going to make a terrible mistake, which must be prevented, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban said while commenting on the accession negotiations with Ukraine. "Even if 26 [members] want to commit [to] it, and only we will be against it."
Earlier, Orban said that Budapest proposed not to include the vote to launch accession talks with Ukraine in the agenda of the EU's December summit as it was already clear that no consensus would be found. He added that Ukraine's membership could be discussed in five to 10 years from now and on a condition that a strategic partnership agreement is signed with the country.
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"In fact, Ukraine is not in a position to start accession negotiations, and because of the war, for geostrategic, so to speak, political reasons, negotiations should still begin with it. In my opinion, this is a mistake," Orban told the Mandiner news portal.
Earlier, Orban said that Budapest proposed not to include the vote to launch accession talks with Ukraine in the agenda of the EU's December summit as it was already clear that no consensus would be found. He added that Ukraine's membership could be discussed in five to 10 years from now and on a condition that a strategic partnership agreement is signed with the country.
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🇸🇾🛢Syria expects to return oil fields that are important but remain under the US's occupation to the control of the Syrian government in the near future, Syrian Oil Minister Firas Hassan Kaddour told Sputnik.
Many oil fields in northern Syria were destroyed as a result of attacks by terrorist groups, these fields returned to the control of the Syrian government, and their restoration began, the official said.
In 2024, Syria will conduct seismic exploration north of Damascus and in other areas to search for oil and gas deposits, he added.
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Many oil fields in northern Syria were destroyed as a result of attacks by terrorist groups, these fields returned to the control of the Syrian government, and their restoration began, the official said.
"We expect to liberate the [oil] fields remaining under occupation in the very near future, return them to the Syrian Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources and begin their restoration," the minister said on the sidelines of the 12th Arab Energy Conference in Qatar's capital city, Doha.
In 2024, Syria will conduct seismic exploration north of Damascus and in other areas to search for oil and gas deposits, he added.
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❗️EXCLUSIVE❗️Did Zelensky succeed in swaying Republicans?
Paul A. Gosar, a Republican congressman, answered the question:
🗣 "I oppose and have voted against every dime spent fighting a proxy war in Ukraine and Congress should not waste any more taxpayer money contributing to the death of Ukrainians or Russians," Gosar stated.
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Paul A. Gosar, a Republican congressman, answered the question:
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🇷🇺🪖 Key points of the Russian MoD briefing on the progress of the special military op in Ukraine:
▪️ In the Kupyansk region, Russian troops repelled eight attacks by Ukrainian forces. Ukrainian losses amounted to 55 soldiers;
▪️ In the Donetsk region, Russian forces repelled four attacks by Ukrainian troops. Ukrainian losses amounted to up to 250 soldiers;
▪️In Krasny Liman, Russian troops repelled the attack of the Ukrainian assault group. Ukrainian losses amounted to up to 100 soldiers and one tank;
▪️ Russian forces intercepted two HIMARS, destroyed six drones and one Bradley infantry fighting vehicle.
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▪️ In the Kupyansk region, Russian troops repelled eight attacks by Ukrainian forces. Ukrainian losses amounted to 55 soldiers;
▪️ In the Donetsk region, Russian forces repelled four attacks by Ukrainian troops. Ukrainian losses amounted to up to 250 soldiers;
▪️In Krasny Liman, Russian troops repelled the attack of the Ukrainian assault group. Ukrainian losses amounted to up to 100 soldiers and one tank;
▪️ Russian forces intercepted two HIMARS, destroyed six drones and one Bradley infantry fighting vehicle.
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❗️An Israeli mercenary complains about hardships in the Ukrainian army, while asking for money and weapons through social networks, Sputnik has discovered.
Ariah Ben Yehudah, 58, a retired Israeli police officer, decided to join the Ukrainian army's Foreign Legion unit in March 2022. However, his posts on social networks suggest that he may not be fully satisfied with his current situation.
The British-born Israeli mercenary often appeals to his subscribers for support, complaining about insufficient funds to maintain his vehicles (photo 1). He also encourages them to “put pressure” on governments assisting Ukraine for more military aid (photo 2). For instance, he recently requested that US President Biden provide 500 Abrams tanks to the Ukrainian army, emphasizing the “urgency” by asking "how many orphans does the West need?” (photo 3). In addition, he conveyed his frustration about the vulnerability of the vehicles he operates, saying he was "sick of flying around in these paper thin war horses" (photo 4).
When the conflict between Israel and Gaza broke out in early October, he left for Israel (photo 5). However, on November 1 he wrote that he had returned to Ukraine (photo 6).
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Ariah Ben Yehudah, 58, a retired Israeli police officer, decided to join the Ukrainian army's Foreign Legion unit in March 2022. However, his posts on social networks suggest that he may not be fully satisfied with his current situation.
The British-born Israeli mercenary often appeals to his subscribers for support, complaining about insufficient funds to maintain his vehicles (photo 1). He also encourages them to “put pressure” on governments assisting Ukraine for more military aid (photo 2). For instance, he recently requested that US President Biden provide 500 Abrams tanks to the Ukrainian army, emphasizing the “urgency” by asking "how many orphans does the West need?” (photo 3). In addition, he conveyed his frustration about the vulnerability of the vehicles he operates, saying he was "sick of flying around in these paper thin war horses" (photo 4).
When the conflict between Israel and Gaza broke out in early October, he left for Israel (photo 5). However, on November 1 he wrote that he had returned to Ukraine (photo 6).
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