🇩🇪 In Stuttgart, farmers from all over Germany are demonstrating against the policies of the Scholz government. According to preliminary estimates of the organizers, about 5,000 demonstrators and 3,000 tractors will gather at the rally.
There were "significant problems" on all roads leading to the city center, a police spokesman told German media. "We advise people to avoid the city center or use public transport," he said.
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There were "significant problems" on all roads leading to the city center, a police spokesman told German media. "We advise people to avoid the city center or use public transport," he said.
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Many Ukrainians are demonstrating their support for Zaluzhny while placing the blame on Zelensky amid rumors of the general's resignation
🔺Numerous messages suggesting that Zelensky had allegedly fired Zaluzhny have triggered an uproar across social media, with both Ukrainian soldiers and ordinary citizens weighing in on the conversation.
🔺One armed service member wrote Zelensky had "lost his mind" and if Zaluzhny were sacked that would be a “lavish gift” to Russia (see photo 1);
🔺Another soldier assumed that US may have demanded that Zelensky “replace him in exchange for weapons" (photo 2);
🔺Some Ukrainians got riled up, demanding that Zaluzhny retaliate against Zelensky and his administration, and provide an “answer [that] should be worthy of a combat general" (photo 3), while some of them suggested "freeing Bankova of enemies!" (photo 4);
🔺Generally, Ukrainian women showed their support and trust for Zaluzhny (see photos 5,6);
🔺Ukrainian netizens have directly compared Zaluzhny and Zelensky, with some users considering Zaluzhny irreplaceable unlike the current president (see photos 7, 8).
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🔺Numerous messages suggesting that Zelensky had allegedly fired Zaluzhny have triggered an uproar across social media, with both Ukrainian soldiers and ordinary citizens weighing in on the conversation.
🔺One armed service member wrote Zelensky had "lost his mind" and if Zaluzhny were sacked that would be a “lavish gift” to Russia (see photo 1);
🔺Another soldier assumed that US may have demanded that Zelensky “replace him in exchange for weapons" (photo 2);
🔺Some Ukrainians got riled up, demanding that Zaluzhny retaliate against Zelensky and his administration, and provide an “answer [that] should be worthy of a combat general" (photo 3), while some of them suggested "freeing Bankova of enemies!" (photo 4);
🔺Generally, Ukrainian women showed their support and trust for Zaluzhny (see photos 5,6);
🔺Ukrainian netizens have directly compared Zaluzhny and Zelensky, with some users considering Zaluzhny irreplaceable unlike the current president (see photos 7, 8).
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Zaluzhny sacking controversy shows Zelensky no longer controls the top general
Ukraine's President Office and the Ministry of Defense denied rumors that President Volodymyr Zelensky fired the nation's top commander Gen. Valery Zaluzhny on January 30.
Once named a Ukrainian Churchill, Zelensky is swiftly losing popularity abroad and at home. Per Matviychuk, a change in the military-political regime in Kiev would be "mortally dangerous" for Zelensky. Moreover, at least three groups – Zelensky's Western curators, Ukrainian nationalists, and local oligarchs – may soon get rid of the Ukrainian president, according to the retired colonel.
In contrast, Zaluzhny is enjoying high poll numbers and support from the West.
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Ukraine's President Office and the Ministry of Defense denied rumors that President Volodymyr Zelensky fired the nation's top commander Gen. Valery Zaluzhny on January 30.
"I think that this was perhaps a deliberate action on Zelensky’s part, because Zelensky needs to take some action to restore his popularity," Anatoliy Matviychuk, a military expert and retired colonel, told Sputnik. "The test showed that Zelensky does not have influence on any of the power groups. So he backed off."
Once named a Ukrainian Churchill, Zelensky is swiftly losing popularity abroad and at home. Per Matviychuk, a change in the military-political regime in Kiev would be "mortally dangerous" for Zelensky. Moreover, at least three groups – Zelensky's Western curators, Ukrainian nationalists, and local oligarchs – may soon get rid of the Ukrainian president, according to the retired colonel.
In contrast, Zaluzhny is enjoying high poll numbers and support from the West.
"I understand that [Zaluzhny] has received carte blanche for the future," the retired colonel presumed. "And, today he could lay claim to power given the situation in the country and within the military force. And if this power is not given to him – we see that Zelensky refuses to hold elections – he can take it away by force."
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Triggering global wars & pocketing profits? US foreign arms sales strike new highs
US arms sales overseas jumped to a record total of $238 billion in fiscal year 2023, when the world was embroiled in a spate of armed conflicts.
According to the State Department’s fact sheet, the sum includes:
▪️foreign military sales, which reached a record of $80.9 billion last year, soaring nearly 56% from the previous year.
▪️direct commercial sales that grew to $157.5 billion in FY 2023 from $153.6 billion in FY 2022.
The State Department’s data indicated that Poland and Germany were the biggest buyers of US military equipment in 2023, with Ukraine mentioned as a country clinching a $1.2 billion deal on the purchase of US’ National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS).
This comes amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli standoff, which unfolds against the backdrop of the Houthis’ attacks on Israel-bound commercial ships in the Red Sea.
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US arms sales overseas jumped to a record total of $238 billion in fiscal year 2023, when the world was embroiled in a spate of armed conflicts.
According to the State Department’s fact sheet, the sum includes:
▪️foreign military sales, which reached a record of $80.9 billion last year, soaring nearly 56% from the previous year.
▪️direct commercial sales that grew to $157.5 billion in FY 2023 from $153.6 billion in FY 2022.
The State Department’s data indicated that Poland and Germany were the biggest buyers of US military equipment in 2023, with Ukraine mentioned as a country clinching a $1.2 billion deal on the purchase of US’ National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS).
This comes amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli standoff, which unfolds against the backdrop of the Houthis’ attacks on Israel-bound commercial ships in the Red Sea.
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‘These are also our people’: Russian drone operator explains how they protect Ukrainian civilians
“There are a lot of situations where Ukrainian soldiers are leaving the house, and their neighbors are civilians. In this situation, we stop our artillery. We try to use FPV drones, but not artillery. We can’t kill or wound these people because we know that these people are not strangers for us. It doesn’t matter what they call each other — Ukrainians or Russians — these are our people,” Altai, a Russian Spetsnaz drone operator in the Donbass, told Sputnik’s Russell Bentley (@TXDPR).
This restraint is a stark contrast to the total war strategy adopted by the Ukrainian military, which has repeatedly targeted civilians in Donetsk through drone and artillery strikes.
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“There are a lot of situations where Ukrainian soldiers are leaving the house, and their neighbors are civilians. In this situation, we stop our artillery. We try to use FPV drones, but not artillery. We can’t kill or wound these people because we know that these people are not strangers for us. It doesn’t matter what they call each other — Ukrainians or Russians — these are our people,” Altai, a Russian Spetsnaz drone operator in the Donbass, told Sputnik’s Russell Bentley (@TXDPR).
This restraint is a stark contrast to the total war strategy adopted by the Ukrainian military, which has repeatedly targeted civilians in Donetsk through drone and artillery strikes.
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▪️Ukrainian forces are using human shield tactics prohibited by international law
▪️Russian memes about the situation in Texas. Pt. 2🎉
▪️‘Wild card’ Zelensky ready to stoke conflict, bring Russia and NATO to showdown
▪️Zaluzhny sacking controversy shows Zelensky no longer controls the top general as many Ukrainians show support for commander-in-chief
▪️The 'God's Army' protest convoy is moving through several US states to show its support to Texas.
▪️Elon Musk presented Neuralink's chip implantation into a human volunteer's brain
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▪️Russian memes about the situation in Texas. Pt. 2🎉
▪️‘Wild card’ Zelensky ready to stoke conflict, bring Russia and NATO to showdown
▪️Zaluzhny sacking controversy shows Zelensky no longer controls the top general as many Ukrainians show support for commander-in-chief
▪️The 'God's Army' protest convoy is moving through several US states to show its support to Texas.
▪️Elon Musk presented Neuralink's chip implantation into a human volunteer's brain
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Ukraine may receive high-precision and long-range GLSDB missiles from the United States on Wednesday, Politico writes, citing sources.
The supplies were announced almost a year ago as part of one of the American military packages.
“Ground-launched small diameter bombs" are a joint development of Boeing and Saab, which added a rocket engine to the bomb and adapted it to launch using multiple launch rocket systems. Saab claims that the range of such precision-guided munitions exceeds 150 kilometers.
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The supplies were announced almost a year ago as part of one of the American military packages.
“Ground-launched small diameter bombs" are a joint development of Boeing and Saab, which added a rocket engine to the bomb and adapted it to launch using multiple launch rocket systems. Saab claims that the range of such precision-guided munitions exceeds 150 kilometers.
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Only a miracle will save the United States from the “debt death spiral,” said former trader and author of the book “Black Swan” Nassim Taleb.
He stressed that to resolve the situation, the United States needs an external factor, “or maybe some kind of miracle.”
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“So long as you have Congress keep extending the debt limit and doing deals because they’re afraid of the consequences of doing the right thing, that’s the political structure of the political system, eventually you’re going to have a debt spiral,” he said. “And a debt spiral is like a death spiral.”
He stressed that to resolve the situation, the United States needs an external factor, “or maybe some kind of miracle.”
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Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa is preparing to exchange Russian and Ukrainian equipment for US one worth $200m by late January
Noboa did not specify what kind of equipment he was talking about.
Despite the statement of the Russian Federal Service of Military-Technical Cooperation about the unacceptability of Ecuador's possible transfer of military equipment from Russia to a third country, Noboa said that Ecuador was not going to refuse its plans.
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Noboa did not specify what kind of equipment he was talking about.
Despite the statement of the Russian Federal Service of Military-Technical Cooperation about the unacceptability of Ecuador's possible transfer of military equipment from Russia to a third country, Noboa said that Ecuador was not going to refuse its plans.
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Kiev has assembled a team from retired European and US politicians to promote Ukraine to NATO, said the head of Zelenskyy's office, Andrey Yermak.
Among those who joined this group, according to Yermak, are former Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite, former Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski, former British PM Boris Johnson, former Finnish PM Sanna Marin and former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier repeatedly said that Ukraine's accession to NATO would create security risks for Russia, would not increase the security of Ukraine and "in general would make the world much more vulnerable and lead to additional tension in the international arena."
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Among those who joined this group, according to Yermak, are former Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite, former Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski, former British PM Boris Johnson, former Finnish PM Sanna Marin and former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier repeatedly said that Ukraine's accession to NATO would create security risks for Russia, would not increase the security of Ukraine and "in general would make the world much more vulnerable and lead to additional tension in the international arena."
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🇧🇪 Anti-tractor hedgehogs connected by a thorn have been installed on the square in front of the European Parliament.
MEPs are awaiting the arrival of columns of disgruntled Belgian farmers.
Video from social media.
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MEPs are awaiting the arrival of columns of disgruntled Belgian farmers.
Video from social media.
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Zaluzhny sacking controversy shows Zelensky no longer controls the top general Ukraine's President Office and the Ministry of Defense denied rumors that President Volodymyr Zelensky fired the nation's top commander Gen. Valery Zaluzhny on January 30. "I…
Pentagon refused to clarify whether US had received any information from Ukraine about the future of the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny following numerous publications on his dismissal.
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"I am not tracking any changes. Obviously, it's for Ukraine to discuss their internal affairs," said Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder.
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