Russia's draft agreement on NATO security guarantees. The main proposals:

▪️Stop further expansion of NATO and accession of Ukraine to the Alliance

▪️Do not deploy additional military and weapons outside the countries in which they were for May of 1997 (before the countries of Eastern Europe joined the Alliance), besides the exceptional cases with the consent of Russia and NATO members

▪️To obtain any NATO military activities in Ukraine, in Eastern Europe, Transcaucasia, and Central Asia

▪️Do not deploy the rockets of medium and less distance where they can affect the territory of the other side

▪️Do not conduct exercises and other actions with the number of more than the brigade in the agreed border strip; to regularly exchange information about military exercises

▪️To confirm that the parties do not consider each other as opponents, to consolidate an agreement to solve peacefully all the disputes and refrain from the use of force

▪️To give an obligation not to create conditions that may be regarded as a threat to the other party

▪️To create hot lines for emergency contacts

▪️Both sides don't deploy weapons and forces in areas where such action will be perceived by the other side as a threat to national security

▪️Refrain from flights of heavy bombers with nuclear and non-nuclear equipment outside of each countries' sky, from where they can reach targets on the territory of the other party

▪️Refrain from the presence of warships in areas outside national waters, from where they can hit the targets on the territory of the other party

▪️Do not deploy rockets in areas where they can hit targets on the territory of the other side

▪️Do not deploy nuclear weapons abroad and close to weapons that have been already deployed, as well as liquidate infrastructure for deployment of nuclear weapons outside of its territory

▪️Not to conduct military exercises with the development of scenarios for the use of nuclear weapons and not to train military personnel of non-nuclear countries to apply nuclear weapons

▪️US should eliminate the further expansion of NATO to the East and refuse to let post-Soviet countries enter the Alliance

▪️US take commitments not to create military bases in post-Soviet countries, do not use their military infrastructure and do not develop military cooperation with them

💬 White House says have seen Russian proposals, talking with partners

❗️ White House says there will be no talks on European security without European partners

The US Department of Homeland Security says there are no data indicating any specific threat to schools, but recommended communities stay alert amid TikTok rumors warning of nationwide December 17 attacks

💬 Stoltenberg: NATO clearly showed it is ready to work on strengthening confidence with Russia

Stoltenberg says he has received Russian security proposals and believes that the dialogue should consider NATO’s concerns and the opinion of Ukraine

❗️📱Police in New Mexico have obtained a search warrant for actor Alec Baldwin's cellphone as part of the investigation into the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of "Rust."

❗️ Kremlin: US doesn't want to recognize Russian concerns over 'red lines'

🗣 White House official says US is prepared to discuss security matters with Russia

The US will inform Russia of its proposals on the format of negotiations on security next week, the American administration said

🔻Meta, formerly known as Facebook, has been named the worst company of 2021, according to a survey by Yahoo Finance.

Meta beat other corporations for noscript of worst company of the year, having received 50% more votes than its closest competitor – Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.

⚡️US bracing for attacks on troops in Iraq as Soleimani assassination anniversary nears

Proud Boys activist sentenced to nearly three years in prison for threatening senator

❗️US prepared for dialogue with Russia 'in the appropriate format' - Sullivan

Joe Biden referred to VP Kamala Harris as “President Harris” during his speech at South Carolina State University. Oops 😩

⚡️ According to reports, the NFL has postponed multiple games this weekend amid a surge in COVID cases; Saturday games have been moved to Monday

Congratulations to my wife, Melania.  

The launch of Melania's new NFT business epitomizes our American Spirit of ingenuity, creativity, and entrepreneurship.

By leveraging blockchain technology, http://MelaniaTrump.com will provide Melania's fans, connoisseurs of the arts, and the public at large the ability to collect rare and limited edition pieces while benefiting children in the foster care community.

⚡️ Maxwell says will not testify in her defense in federal sex trafficking trial

🦌 One Massachusetts deer got lost in the wilds of the city and suddenly crashed into a shop window. Having rammed through the store, the animal continued on its journey.

🗣 “I just want you to know that the deer made it back into the woods safe and unharmed,” the store’s general manager and creative director, Gina Faro said.

Someone call Santa, it seems one of his deer went on a spree

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🇺🇸🦠 The Trump administration deliberately undermined the nation’s COVID-19 response for political purposes, the US House select subcommittee says in a report

▪️The lawmakers accuse the previous administration of
purposefully weakening CDC testing guidance to "reduce the amount of testing being conducted and obscure how rapidly the virus was spreading across the country;"
▪️promoting a "dangerous" herd immunity strategy that would have put millions of lives at risk;
▪️failing to execute an effective early response strategy, address critical supply shortages in the early stages of the crisis, as well as implement adequate fraud controls