Mainstream media’s deafening silence on Gonzalo Lira’s death in Ukrainian jail
The death of 55-year-old Chilean-American independent journalist Gonzalo Lira in a Ukrainian jail on January 11 from medical complications, which were deliberately neglected by his captors, went unnoticed among the headlines of the Western mainstream media.
None of the traditional 'guardians of free speech and democracy', from the New York Times and the Washington Post to CNN or MSNBC, even bothering to mention what had taken place.
Only a handful of independent voices in the West, including the Grayzone and Tucker Carlson, paid Lira the collegial respect he deserved, while calling out NATO’s continued sponsorship of the Zelensky regime.
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The death of 55-year-old Chilean-American independent journalist Gonzalo Lira in a Ukrainian jail on January 11 from medical complications, which were deliberately neglected by his captors, went unnoticed among the headlines of the Western mainstream media.
None of the traditional 'guardians of free speech and democracy', from the New York Times and the Washington Post to CNN or MSNBC, even bothering to mention what had taken place.
Only a handful of independent voices in the West, including the Grayzone and Tucker Carlson, paid Lira the collegial respect he deserved, while calling out NATO’s continued sponsorship of the Zelensky regime.
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The United States is once again designating the ruling Shiite movement in northern Yemen, "Ansar Allah" (Houthis), as a terrorist organization. They were removed from the list in 2021 by Biden, having been previously designated by Trump.
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BespokeGun unveils Raptor Tactical sniper rifle offering top-notch precision and safety
The Russian firearms company, BespokeGun, has introduced its game-changing Raptor Tactical precision rifle in .300 Norma Magnum cartridge.
Featuring incredibly precise accuracy and reduced recoil, the Raptor Tactical rifle is a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield. CEO Yaroslav Tabolsky guarantees an "extreme safety margin," as the rifle delivers consistent performance and exceptional first-shot precision.
Here’s a rundown of the Raptor Tactical’s key features:
▪️ Capable of effectively firing as far as 1,850 meters
▪️ Minimal recoil for optimal control
▪️ Impressive 0.1 MOA accuracy for unparalleled precision
The .300 Norma Magnum cartridge offers several advantages, including lower recoil, minimal muzzle flash, and significantly increased barrel durability when compared to the .338 Lapua Magnum. The cartridge’s bullet maintains a supersonic speed of up to a distance of 1,540 meters.
By adopting the .300 Norma Magnum, Raptor Tactical owners can expect enhanced combat capabilities, since the rifle is designed to withstand extreme loads while ensuring an "extreme safety margin" in the field, according to experts.
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The Russian firearms company, BespokeGun, has introduced its game-changing Raptor Tactical precision rifle in .300 Norma Magnum cartridge.
Featuring incredibly precise accuracy and reduced recoil, the Raptor Tactical rifle is a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield. CEO Yaroslav Tabolsky guarantees an "extreme safety margin," as the rifle delivers consistent performance and exceptional first-shot precision.
Here’s a rundown of the Raptor Tactical’s key features:
▪️ Capable of effectively firing as far as 1,850 meters
▪️ Minimal recoil for optimal control
▪️ Impressive 0.1 MOA accuracy for unparalleled precision
The .300 Norma Magnum cartridge offers several advantages, including lower recoil, minimal muzzle flash, and significantly increased barrel durability when compared to the .338 Lapua Magnum. The cartridge’s bullet maintains a supersonic speed of up to a distance of 1,540 meters.
By adopting the .300 Norma Magnum, Raptor Tactical owners can expect enhanced combat capabilities, since the rifle is designed to withstand extreme loads while ensuring an "extreme safety margin" in the field, according to experts.
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⚡️The Russian Ministry of Defense announced a precision strike on January 16 targeting a temporary location of foreign militants in Kharkov, primarily composed of French mercenaries.
As a result of the strike, the building housing the mercenaries was completely destroyed. Over 60 militants were eliminated, and more than 20 were transported to medical facilities.
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As a result of the strike, the building housing the mercenaries was completely destroyed. Over 60 militants were eliminated, and more than 20 were transported to medical facilities.
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🗣 "We need to know that Ukraine will not become another Afghanistan,"US House Speaker Mike Johnson said ahead of a meeting with US President Joe Biden on the issue of further Ukraine aid.
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The Ukrainian delegation, including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left Davos without meeting with the Chinese delegation led by Premier Li Qiang, although Kiev clearly expressed its intent to hold such a meeting, the report said.
However, the report also cites an unnamed Ukrainian official who refutes this account by saying that Zelenskyy’s team never asked for a meeting with their Chinese counterparts.
Another US official claimed that Russia asked China to cease diplomatic encounters with Ukraine and that was the main reason that a meeting was not held in Davos.
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Blinken's alpine misadventure: Stranded in Davos with no oxygen and no escape plan
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken got stranded in Davos and was unable to fly back to the United States due to a critical error affecting his Boeing aircraft, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.
According to the report, Blinken and his delegation were informed that the Boeing 737 had been deemed "unsafe to fly" because of an oxygen leak that could not be fixed.
The report added that a smaller plane was dispatched from Brussels to Zurich to transport Blinken back to the US, while the rest of his delegation had to take a commercial flight.
Unprecedented Western sanctions were supposed to cripple Russia’s airline. But nearly two years later, American Boeing planes are the ones imploding mid flight.
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken got stranded in Davos and was unable to fly back to the United States due to a critical error affecting his Boeing aircraft, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.
According to the report, Blinken and his delegation were informed that the Boeing 737 had been deemed "unsafe to fly" because of an oxygen leak that could not be fixed.
The report added that a smaller plane was dispatched from Brussels to Zurich to transport Blinken back to the US, while the rest of his delegation had to take a commercial flight.
Unprecedented Western sanctions were supposed to cripple Russia’s airline. But nearly two years later, American Boeing planes are the ones imploding mid flight.
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Iran’s Pakistan strikes ‘sent strong message’ to US, Israel and their terror proxies
“The Iranians are sending strong messages both to the Israeli and US regimes as well as their proxies” through Tuesday’s missile and drone attack in Pakistan, political analyst Dr. Mohammad Marandi told Sputnik.
While Pakistan has condemned the strikes publicly, Marandi is confident that “behind closed doors,” there is more understanding and cooperation between the two countries than meets the eye, with both nations “very concerned about terrorism.”
“Iran and Pakistan…will continue to preserve strong relations,” the scholar stressed.
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“The Iranians are sending strong messages both to the Israeli and US regimes as well as their proxies” through Tuesday’s missile and drone attack in Pakistan, political analyst Dr. Mohammad Marandi told Sputnik.
“The so-called Jaish ul-Adl terror group [targeted in the strikes] has massacred many innocent Iranians. Since Pakistan’s government has limited control over areas near the Iranian border, Iran felt that it had no option but to strike at this group,” Marandi said.
While Pakistan has condemned the strikes publicly, Marandi is confident that “behind closed doors,” there is more understanding and cooperation between the two countries than meets the eye, with both nations “very concerned about terrorism.”
“Iran and Pakistan…will continue to preserve strong relations,” the scholar stressed.
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Ukraine has already been sold in parts, and the West doesn't even hide it anymore:
"We're talking about the richest soil [black soil] and affordable IT expertise, making the situation with the country's reconstruction very attractive," said former US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker.
Earlier Pritzker was appointed by President Biden as the U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine's Economic Recovery.
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"We're talking about the richest soil [black soil] and affordable IT expertise, making the situation with the country's reconstruction very attractive," said former US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker.
Earlier Pritzker was appointed by President Biden as the U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine's Economic Recovery.
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The US and its allies further have escalated tension on the Korean peninsula with a show of strength aimed at North Korea.
The United States, South Korea and Japan held three-day joint naval exercises in international waters near the South’s Jeju Island, according to the South Korean Ministry of National Defense.
The drills involved nine warships, American aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton, alongside South Korean and Japanese destroyers equipped with the Aegis missile-defense system.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un denounced the trilateral drills, which are not the first this year, as "invasion rehearsals." Kim offered a cutting verbal response to the actions by the US and its allies, denouncing the latter as Washington’s “stooges.”
The drills came a day after North Korea successfully launched a solid-fuel medium-range ballistic missile. The DPRK has been ramping up its missile testing in response to the provocative drills held near its nation’s borders. Kim has reiterated on numerous occasions that Pyongyang is forced to build up its forces out of self-defense.
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The event will be held by the Russian Foreign Minister on January 18.
Financing Ukraine's military, conflicts in the Middle East, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' activities in supporting the work of BRICS (in connection with Russia's chairmanship in 2024) are expected to be covered at the press conference.
Follow the event on Telegram, Twitter (X), Sputnik’s website, or Radio Sputnik.
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❗️EXPOSED: a US merc has confirmed a Russian missile strike targeted foreign mercenaries' location in Kharkov, by posting photos of its aftermath, Sputnik has learned
Retired US officer Daniel Ridley, founder of Trident Defense Initiative mercenary group, which Sputnik had previously unmasked, seemingly posted photos of the ruined building as the aftermath of Russian Armed Forces airstrike on his social media.
As such, he confirmed the information provided by the Russian Ministry of Defense. According to the statement, over 60 foreign mercenaries were eliminated, and more than 20 were transported to medical facilities.
Retired US officer Daniel Ridley, founder of Trident Defense Initiative mercenary group, which Sputnik had previously unmasked, seemingly posted photos of the ruined building as the aftermath of Russian Armed Forces airstrike on his social media.
As such, he confirmed the information provided by the Russian Ministry of Defense. According to the statement, over 60 foreign mercenaries were eliminated, and more than 20 were transported to medical facilities.
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Russia's military struck foreign mercenaries' base in Kharkov, says the Ministry of Defense
▪️On the evening of January 16, the Russian Armed Forces conducted a precision strike on a temporary location of foreign militants in the city of Kharkov, primarily composed of French mercenaries.
▪️As a result of the strike, the building housing the mercenaries was completely destroyed. Over 60 soldiers were eliminated and more than 20 were transported to medical facilities.
Our earlier coverage of mercenaries in Ukraine:
▪️ Who really is Trident Defense Initiative, a mercenary group training Ukraine’s army?
▪️Who is the British merc who was awarded medal by Ukrainian Command and then lamented loss of his fellow 'Soldier of Fortune'?
▪️Why did French intel agent meet foreign merc in Ukraine 2 year prior the conflict?
▪️How much do mercenaries make in Ukraine?
▪️What is known about the Russian strike on the former "Kharkov Palace", one of the foreign mercenaries' bases?
Diminishing western support: Russian strikes cripple Ukrainian military capabilities
▪️On the evening of January 16, the Russian Armed Forces conducted a precision strike on a temporary location of foreign militants in the city of Kharkov, primarily composed of French mercenaries.
▪️As a result of the strike, the building housing the mercenaries was completely destroyed. Over 60 soldiers were eliminated and more than 20 were transported to medical facilities.
Our earlier coverage of mercenaries in Ukraine:
▪️ Who really is Trident Defense Initiative, a mercenary group training Ukraine’s army?
▪️Who is the British merc who was awarded medal by Ukrainian Command and then lamented loss of his fellow 'Soldier of Fortune'?
▪️Why did French intel agent meet foreign merc in Ukraine 2 year prior the conflict?
▪️How much do mercenaries make in Ukraine?
▪️What is known about the Russian strike on the former "Kharkov Palace", one of the foreign mercenaries' bases?
Diminishing western support: Russian strikes cripple Ukrainian military capabilities
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