Zelensky’s TurkStream attack dragging the EU into quagmire of Ukraine’s defeat – strategic analyst
Ukraine’s attack on Russia’s TurkStream compressor station is Volodymyr Zelensky’s “foolish” attempt to improve his negotiating position through terrorist acts, Paolo Raffone, a strategic analyst and director of the CIPI Foundation in Brussels, tells Sputnik.
The analyst highlighted that the Kiev regime is facing defeat on the battlefield and rising domestic dissatisfaction with the country’s political and military leadership. Meanwhile, the incoming Trump administration has indicated that the time is ripe for talks.
Under these circumstances, Zelensky has intensified efforts to secure additional financial and military support from the West, Raffone adds.
Given its inability to reverse the worsening military situation, the Kiev regime is “increasingly resorting to unorthodox warfare tactics,” including terrorist attacks, Raffone notes.
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Ukraine’s attack on Russia’s TurkStream compressor station is Volodymyr Zelensky’s “foolish” attempt to improve his negotiating position through terrorist acts, Paolo Raffone, a strategic analyst and director of the CIPI Foundation in Brussels, tells Sputnik.
“Through terrorist attacks, Zelensky will not win over demoralized troops or [counteract the discontent] of the population. Instead, he endangers the willingness of those guaranteeing his survival in a situation of total dependency from external financial and military aid,” Raffone states.
The analyst highlighted that the Kiev regime is facing defeat on the battlefield and rising domestic dissatisfaction with the country’s political and military leadership. Meanwhile, the incoming Trump administration has indicated that the time is ripe for talks.
Under these circumstances, Zelensky has intensified efforts to secure additional financial and military support from the West, Raffone adds.
Given its inability to reverse the worsening military situation, the Kiev regime is “increasingly resorting to unorthodox warfare tactics,” including terrorist attacks, Raffone notes.
“Zelensky believes - or fools himself - that such tactics will strengthen his position at the inevitable forthcoming negotiating table,” the expert continues. “[His] desperation leads him to act irrationally, attempting to drag his European supporters into the quagmire of his political and military defeat.”
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🤡 Climate change ‘is the single greatest existential threat to humanity’ – Biden
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💬 "They don't even believe climate change is real. I think they come from a different century. They're wrong. THEY ARE DEAD WRONG,” Biden lamented, passionately criticizing some future Trump administration figures for their disbelief in climate change.
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💬 "Anyone in the West who has been slandering Russia, accusing it of 'nuclear destabilization,' 'rattling nuclear weapons,' etc., should from now on be called a liar and a spreader of fakes. Today's statement by Biden is an admission of a consciously committed provocation. The Biden administration did know it was pushing the world toward the abyss and still fueled the conflict," commented Maria Zakharova, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, on Biden’s remarks earlier in the day.
In his final address as US president on Monday, Biden claimed that American military support for Ukraine posed a risk of nuclear confrontation with Russia, but this threat was avoided.
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🇷🇺🤝 🇮🇷 Russia-Iran power play: a strategic alliance taking shape
The upcoming signing of a partnership treaty between Russia and Iran highlights the fact that these two countries have much in common, including their enemies, Foad Izadi, associate professor at the Department of American Studies of the University of Tehran, told Sputnik.
🇷🇺 Defense partnership
◻️ Defense and security cooperation, which “has been a constant part of Iran-Russia relations for many decades now,” can also flourish under the auspices of the new treaty.
◻️ The hostility the US and some European states show towards Russia and Iran also necessitates “more cooperation between the two neighbors.”
◻️ Having noted the threat of terrorist organizations both Russia and Iran face, Izadi stressed that some of these groups are supported by certain “Western countries” who should realize now “that there is a united front among the countries of this region to make sure that terrorism doesn't take hold.”
🇷🇺 Economic cooperation
Cooperation helps Moscow and Tehran to resist pressure from adversaries such as the US and to deal with the sanctions imposed by the West, thus making the strengthening of economic ties between Russia and Iran all but inevitable, Izadi explained.
🇷🇺 Space cooperation
Izadi pointed out the prospects of deeper Russian-Iranian cooperation in space, an area where Russia possesses “more advanced technology than Iran.”
Iran would be interested in Russia’s “colossal experience” in that sphere, as well as in Moscow’s assistance in launching Iranian satellites into orbit, Russian military expert Yuri Lyamin pointed out.
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The upcoming signing of a partnership treaty between Russia and Iran highlights the fact that these two countries have much in common, including their enemies, Foad Izadi, associate professor at the Department of American Studies of the University of Tehran, told Sputnik.
💬 “There are capabilities that Iran has in these areas that Russia would use and would like to use. And there are capabilities on the Russian side that Iran is interested in. So like any other type of trade, there's a ‘give and take’,” Izadi remarked.
Cooperation helps Moscow and Tehran to resist pressure from adversaries such as the US and to deal with the sanctions imposed by the West, thus making the strengthening of economic ties between Russia and Iran all but inevitable, Izadi explained.
💬 “Russia used to buy a lot of goods from Europe, for example, before the Ukraine conflict, and some of those goods are available in Iran,” Izadi suggested. “So Iranian companies would be happy to basically cover some of the products that are not coming to Russia from Europe.”
Izadi pointed out the prospects of deeper Russian-Iranian cooperation in space, an area where Russia possesses “more advanced technology than Iran.”
Iran would be interested in Russia’s “colossal experience” in that sphere, as well as in Moscow’s assistance in launching Iranian satellites into orbit, Russian military expert Yuri Lyamin pointed out.
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💵 'Make Greenland Great Again' – Republicans propose bill for Trump to negotiate Greenland purchase
If passed, the authorization would take effect on January 20, when Trump is set to officially assume office after his inauguration.
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“To authorize the President to seek to enter into negotiations with the Kingdom of Denmark to secure the acquisition of Greenland by the United States,” reads the bill filed in Congress by Republican Representative Andy Ogles.
If passed, the authorization would take effect on January 20, when Trump is set to officially assume office after his inauguration.
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Special Counsel David Weiss criticized President Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter, stating in a report to Congress that it blocks further accountability for crimes committed over the past 11 years.
💬 “Before Mr. Biden could be sentenced... President Biden pardoned his son for all criminal offenses,” Weiss wrote. The comments were part of Weiss's 280-page final report, reviewed by Congress on Monday, as reported by The Hill and Daily Mail.
💬 House Oversight Chairman James Comer called the pardon a shield for corruption: “This sweeping pardon prevents the Special Counsel from holding Hunter Biden accountable for the international influence peddling racket only made possible by Joe Biden,” Comer said.
💬 “Joe Biden will be remembered for using his last few weeks in office to shield his son from the law,” he added.
Weiss also rejected claims by President Biden that the investigation was politically motivated, saying that they "undermine the public's confidence in our criminal justice system."
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US President-elect Donald Trump, in an interview with Newsmax, expressed hope that the Ukraine conflict would end when he assumes office.
💬 “This was gross incompetence. That's the only reason this war has taken place. But we're going to do everything we can to get it stopped for both countries,” Trump stated.
“The field is flat, and the bullet basically stops when it hits somebody,” he added thoughtfully.
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Firefighters are battling the Jurupa Fire, which broke out near the Santa Ana River in Riverside County on Monday evening. Now over one acre in size (approximately 4,000 square meters), the fire is spreading in the riverbed and has prompted evacuation warnings, KTLA5 reported.
The fire began around 5 p.m. and quickly spread at a moderate rate through the riverbed. Crews are working to contain the blaze ahead of severe Santa Ana winds forecast for Tuesday.
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The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) of South Korea reported the launch of several unidentified projectiles, presumed to be short-range ballistic missiles, from the Kanggye area in Chagang Province toward the Sea of Japan on Tuesday, January 14, at approximately 9:30 a.m. local time (00:30 GMT).
According to the JCS, the missiles flew about 250 kilometers before falling into the Sea of Japan.
In late 2024, North Korea announced plans to adopt the 'toughest' strategy to counter the United States, blasting an "aggressive military alliance" of South Korea, the US, and Japan.
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Art of threat inflation: Increase defense spending or learn Russian, spooks Rutte
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has threatened EU countries that they will have to learn Russian in 4-5 years if they do not allocate significantly more money for military needs than the current 2% of GDP.
"If we don't do this, in 4-5 years we will have to take Russian language courses or go to New Zealand," he said at the European Parliament in Brussels.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly denied claims that Moscow intends to attack NATO members and stated that such discussions are used by the West to divert attention from internal problems.
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has threatened EU countries that they will have to learn Russian in 4-5 years if they do not allocate significantly more money for military needs than the current 2% of GDP.
"If we don't do this, in 4-5 years we will have to take Russian language courses or go to New Zealand," he said at the European Parliament in Brussels.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly denied claims that Moscow intends to attack NATO members and stated that such discussions are used by the West to divert attention from internal problems.
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Houthis claim missile attack on Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv
The Yemeni movement Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, claimed it had hit the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv with a Palestine-2 hypersonic ballistic missile during the third attack on Israel in 12 hours.
Earlier, the movement announced attacks on several vital targets in Tel Aviv.
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The Yemeni movement Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, claimed it had hit the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv with a Palestine-2 hypersonic ballistic missile during the third attack on Israel in 12 hours.
"The ballistic missile reached its target, and the [Israeli] interceptor systems were unable to stop it," the Houthis said in a statement.
Earlier, the movement announced attacks on several vital targets in Tel Aviv.
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Russia's Federal Security Service prevented a terrorist attack by Ukraine's special services, who had planned on using toxic substances against employees of a defense enterprise in the Russian Yaroslavl region.
What is known by this minute:
▪️The terrorist attack was supposed to be staged by a Russian citizen; he was detained.
▪️The chemical, which causes burns to the respiratory tract and possible death, was planned to be poured into the air ducts of the company's employees' cars.
▪️The actions of the attacker were coordinated from Ukraine through foreign messengers.
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