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🇷🇺🎧 Russian track "My Marmalade" becomes international TikTok trend

Attempts to cancel Russian culture seem to be failing, as evidenced by the success of Katya Lel’s old hit “My Marmalade” 20 years after its release. The 2004 hit has become so popular that it entered the top five on the Spotify music service chart.

To date, more than 160,000 videos with this track have been published.

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Who are Yemen's Houthis?

🔹Who are they?

The Houthis, known as Ansar Allah, are a Shiite military-political faction in Yemen.

Since 2015, they control a significant portion of Yemen, including the capital, Sana'a, affecting over 10 million people.

🔹 Leadership & history

They are named after founder Hussein al-Houthi, who was killed in 2004.

Their leadership is now under Abdel-Malik al-Houthi, the founder's brother.

🔹 Military might

UN reports: As of 2021, they have approximately 200,000 troops.
Structure: Includes regular army, special units, and militias led by Houthi officials and loyal tribal leaders.

🔹 Regional conflicts

A Saudi-led intervention started March 25, 2015, by the United Arab Collegium (Persian Gulf monarchies), targeting the Houthis.

🔹 Maritime threats

Attacks on ships: Houthis have targeted cargo and naval vessels, including US ones, using ballistic missiles.

Israeli concerns: They have also launched attacks against Israeli Eilat.

🔹 Technological advancements

Drone capabilities: Since 2019, Houthis have developed and used their own drones in attacks.

🔹 Previous US naval incidents

Pentagon reports: USS Mason attacked in the Red Sea (November 27), attack on US Navy destroyer Carney in the Red Sea (December 3 and December 16), US warship and commercial vessels attacked in the Red Sea (March last year).

First attack on a US Navy ship near Yemen occurred in 2016.

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Who are Yemen's Houthis? 🔹Who are they? The Houthis, known as Ansar Allah, are a Shiite military-political faction in Yemen. Since 2015, they control a significant portion of Yemen, including the capital, Sana'a, affecting over 10 million people. 🔹 Leadership…
"Our choice was between pressuring Israel to agree to a ceasefire, or a war with the Houthi. We chose war," Scott Ritter on the United States' decision to move towards war rather than peace

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🇷🇺 Vladimir Putin arrived at the Central Election Commission.

He became the first person to submit nomination documents as a candidate for the presidency of Russia.

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Lavrov explained that Biden’s statements about alleged Russian plans to attack NATO were a sign of desperation

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☹️ Biden has finally noticed that he is not liked in the US

The president and his wife Jill are upset by his low approval rating, according to the Washington Post.

As the newspaper notes, the poll numbers are "unacceptably low" and the US president would like to know what his team is doing about this.

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🗣 Zelensky is now in the “Adolf Hitler in the Berlin bunker” stage

"Zelensky is approaching a delusional state where he appears to be of a mindset similar to that which Adolf Hitler possessed in the final days in the Berlin bunker as the Red Army closed in, where he fantasized armies, he was moving nonexistent troops and aircraft on a map with his hands. That's what Zelensky is doing. His wish list is so far removed from reality that one has to question the mental stability of the man who is thinking in this way," Scott Ritter, former US Marine intelligence officer, told Sputnik.

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🇷🇺🪖 Key points of Russian MoD briefing on progress of special military op in Ukraine:

▪️In the Kupyansk region, the Russian Army repelled ten Ukrainian attacks. Ukrainian losses amounted to more than 60 soldiers, a Leopard 2 tank, and three infantry fighting vehicles.

▪️Near Krasny Liman, Russian forces repelled an attack by Ukrainian troops. Ukrainian losses amounted to 220 troops, a tank, and three armored personnel carriers.

▪️In the Donetsk region, the Russian Army repelled nine Ukrainian attacks. Ukrainian losses amounted to 190 people, five infantry fighting vehicles, including a Bradley tank.

▪️In the Zaporozhye region, Russian forces repelled two attacks by Ukrainian troops. Ukrainian losses amounted to 30 people.

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The latest 12th package of EU sanctions against Russia will be published and come into force on Monday, a source told Sputnik. Subscribe to @SputnikInt
❗️The EU has approved the 12th package of sanctions against Russia; it will come into force later after publication in the official journal of the union.

From January 1, the EU will introduce restrictions on the import of non-industrial diamonds mined, processed or produced in Russia.

On March 1, phased restrictions on the import of Russian diamonds processed in third countries will begin.

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❗️The EU has approved the 12th package of sanctions against Russia; it will come into force later after publication in the official journal of the union. From January 1, the EU will introduce restrictions on the import of non-industrial diamonds mined, processed…
❗️The EU, in a new package of sanctions, has introduced restrictions on the import of aluminum products from Russia, including wire, foil, and pipes.

The EU also obliged European companies to stipulate a ban on the re-export of a number of dual-use goods to Russia in contracts with partners.

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Gen Z declares 'TikTok mutiny' to the US Army

Younger recruits take to social media to complain about low pay, "sh**ty" food and fitness tests. The brash posts of uniformed military personnel on US bases represent an audacious challenge to senior management in a recruitment crisis. Last year, the army fell short of its target by 25 percent.

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The Northern Sea Route is now becoming a more efficient maritime trade corridor than the Suez Canal, Vladimir Putin said.

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🇭🇺🇹🇷 Viktor Orbán presented Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with a horse named Aristocrat when he arrived in Budapest. The Hungarian PM received a Togg Turkish electric car in return.

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🫥 Expectations vs reality: How US Congress debates aid package to Ukraine

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