Biden sets Trump up for failure - Michael Maloof

By allowing Ukraine to use ATACMS in strikes on Russian territory, Biden is setting up Trump for Ukrainian failure if the new administration doesn't stand by that decision.

"If that's the case, Biden is basically setting up Trump for failure. And that is insidious and it's wrong, when an outgoing administration does that to an incoming administration. And they should be condemned for it," the former senior security policy analyst told Sputnik.

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Ex-Pentagon analyst: Russia will continue on path to victory in Ukraine

Biden's decision, if true, would only lead to an intensification of Russian strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure and stockpiles to force Kiev to seek peace, former senior security policy analyst Michael Maloof told Sputnik.

"The war is essentially lost for the Ukrainians. They just haven't acknowledged it yet. And Russia actually have been restrained in really applying the hammer," he said.

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German economy minister is ready to give Taurus to Ukraine if he becomes Chancellor

As the government in Germany collapses, the Green Party's candidate for chancellor, Robert Habeck, said that if elected, he would reconsider Olaf Scholz's decision on the delivery of Taurus missiles to Ukraine.

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US may not allow Ukraine to use British Storm Shadow missiles despite okaying ATACMS - The Times

The US may not allow Ukraine to use British long-range Storm Shadow missiles for strikes on Russian territory, despite authorizing the use of ATACMS, The Times reported, citing sources.

The range of ATACMS is about 300 km, while Storm Shadow's is 250-560 km, depending on modification.

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❗️Ukrainian militants share skills of using UAVs with terrorists — Russian diplomat

In close coordination with US instructors, Ukrainian militants are actively sharing their skills with terrorists such as those from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (banned in Russia), said Yulia Zhdanova, acting head of the Russian delegation to the Vienna talks on military security and arms control.

"[Terrorist organizations] will then be able to use them against the Russian Armed Forces in Syria," she added.

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💬 Maduro: The West have entered their phase of 'imperialist madness'

The US, France, and Britain have entered a state of madness and revenge by allowing Ukraine to attack Russia with long-range missiles, the Venezuelan president said.

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❗️NATO supplied weapons to Ukraine under the guise of training since 2014 - ex-SBU employee

NATO equipment intended for training sneaked through the Lvov region to the Donetsk front, former SBU employee Alexander Mazur told Sputnik.

"Certain routes for delivering weapons here, in short, were determined under covert circumstances," Mazur added.

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Trump picks Brendan Carr to lead Federal Communications Commission

President-elect Donald Trump picked lawyer Brendan Carr to lead FCC, which regulates telecommunications and media in the United States.

"He will end the regulatory onslaught that has been crippling America's Job Creators and Innovators, and ensure that the FCC delivers for rural America," Trump said in a statement.

Brendan Carr has been serving at the FCC since 2012, including as an adviser to the former Chairman Ajit Pai.

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'A man and a White House ruled by emotions' — cohost of The Duran
 
Commenting on Biden's reported decision to allow Ukraine to hit Russia with long-range ATACMS missiles, journalist Alex Christoforou said that such a move by the US president is "a fitting end to an awful presidency and sad legacy."
 

"Outsmarted by Putin, defeated by Trump, and removed by Obama, his precious and profitable project Ukraine is collapsing," he wrote on his X page.

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War is a racket: Soros's son welcomes Biden's reported decision to escalate

US billionaire George Soros' son, Alex, joyfully reacted to Biden's reported decision to allow Ukraine to strike Russia with Western-made long-range missiles.

Russia's president Vladimir Putin has warned that the use of Western long-range missiles on Russian territory will mean that NATO countries are fighting Russia.

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Madness Unlimited: US deep state tries to instigate WWIII — French politician

Florian Philippot, the leader of the French Patriots party, has lashed out at outgoing US President Joe Biden over his reported approval of Ukraine’s long-range missile strikes deep inside Russia.

By authorizing such strikes, “the deep state and its puppet Biden are trying to trigger World War Three before [Donald] Trump comes to power,” Philippot wrote on his X page.

“We expected this kind of thing: their madness knows no bounds! Reasonable people will have to take over and get rid of NATO once and for all!” he pointed out.

The New York Times earlier cited unnamed sources as saying that Biden authorized “the first use” of Ukraine’s US-supplied long-range ATACMS missiles deep into Russian territory. The NYT called the decision “a major change in US policy”, which “divided” Biden advisers. Neither Biden nor the White House have yet commented on the matter.

This was followed by France's Le Figaro newspaper claiming that France and the UK have also allegedly allowed the Kiev regime to strike at Russian territory using their long-range weapons.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova for her part, recalled that President Vladimir Putin had already shared his thoughts on possible Western approval for Ukraine to conduct strikes deep within Russian soil.

In an interview with Russian television in September, Putin said that allowing the Zelensky regime to strike Russia with ATACMS missiles will actually mean NATO's direct participation in the Ukraine conflict. He added that if a decision allowing the strikes is made, Moscow will make “appropriate decisions in response to the threats that will be posed to us.”

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🔸Ex-DoD analyst: Biden's decision is 'unnecessary escalation,' if true

🔸Madness Unlimited: French politician weighs on Biden’s alleged decision to escalate Ukrainian crisis

🔸German economy minister is ready to give Taurus to Ukraine if he becomes Chancellor

🔸NATO supplied weapons to Ukraine under the guise of training since 2014 - ex-SBU employee

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Allowing Ukraine to strike deep into the Russian territory with Western weapons will not affect the course of the special military operation in any way, but this factor will be taken into account, Andrei Kartapolov, head of the Russian Duma Defense Committee, told Sputnik.

He noted that Russian air defense systems can operate very effectively on all types of Western long-range ammunition.

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Swastika-carrying neo-Nazis march in Ohio, US

A gang of black-clad, masked demonstrators marched through the city of Columbus, Ohio, yelling through a bullhorn at passers-by, while brandishing black flags emblazoned with large red swastikas.

The Columbus incident echoes a disturbing trend of Nazi-related occurrences that have sprouted up across the United States in the past 18 months. Eyewitness accounts on social media reveal that, shockingly, no arrests were made during the neo-Nazi march.

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Western intel agencies have been bankrolling NGOs in Abkhazia to whip up nationwide instability, revealed Anri Bartits, Abkhazia’s Minister of Justice.

"For the past four years, we have been sounding the alarm that Western intelligence services are financing certain non-governmental organizations. The objective of this funding is to foment chaos and damage our country's reputation on the international stage," he said in an interview with the Abkhazian State Television and Radio Company.

Recently, the country has faced protests and opposition movements, culminating in demonstrators surrounding the Parliament building and demanding the resignation of the current president.

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Any political party you want as long as it's West-backed: EU mulls depriving Georgia of $100 mln aid after elections
 
The head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell, has proposed to the EU foreign ministers to deprive the Georgian authorities of 100 million euros of aid and redirect this money to support "civil society."
 
Earlier, general elections were held in Georgia where the ruling Georgian Dream party, which opposes anti-Russian sanctions and advocates closer relations with Moscow, was declared the winner. After the announcement of the election results, opposition supporters took to the streets and held several rallies, destabilizing the country.
 
Subsequently, Josep Borrell called on Georgia's political forces for government reforms aligned with "the basic principles of European integration."

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💬Allowing Ukraine to strike deep into Russia with Western long-range weapons, if accepted and brought to the Kiev regime, means a new round of tension, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
 
The outgoing US administration intends to take steps to continue the provocation of escalating tensions in Ukraine, he added.

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