Gaza ceasefire, NATO strengthening, US tech dominance: What other achievements did Biden award himself for?

From the Oval Office of the White House, where he spent four years, the outgoing US president delivered his last speech to Americans.

🏆What did he praise himself for?

🟠Managing to strengthen NATO and supposedly preserve Ukraine's freedom.

🟠The United States overtaking China in competition.

🟠Developing and finalizing a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages.

🟠Ensuring a peaceful transfer of power to Trump.

😟In the final segment of his speech, he focused on what he said was of concern:

▫️The "excessive concentration" of wealth in the hands of a minority, calling it a dangerous phenomenon.

▫️The United States, not China, should be leading the global development of artificial intelligence.

▫️Changing the Constitution so that no US president could evade responsibility for crimes committed during their term.

▫️The development of a technological complex that could threaten the US.

▫️Americans being overwhelmed by an avalanche of disinformation, which he claimed creates conditions for abuse of power.

Biden concluded his address to Americans by saying that after 50 years of service for the benefit of the country, he has remained faithful to its key ideals.

Biden's term expires on January 20: Donald Trump will be inaugurated, becoming the 47th president of the United States and returning to the White House after four years of Democratic rule.

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US President Joe Biden announced a deal between Israel and Hamas

According to him, it includes three stages of implementation:

1️⃣The first phase: Israel will negotiate a long-term cessation of hostilities over the next six weeks. If negotiations on a final end to the fighting in Gaza drag on for more than six weeks, the ceasefire will still continue.

"The Palestinians can also return to their neighborhoods in all areas of Gaza. And the surge of humanitarian assistance into Gaza will begin. And the innocent people can have greater access to the vital supplies," Biden said.

2️⃣The second phase: An exchange will be made for the release of the remaining living hostages, including male soldiers, and all remaining Israeli forces will withdraw from Gaza, with a temporary ceasefire becoming permanent.

3️⃣The third phase: Any remains of the murdered hostages will be returned to their families, and a large-scale post-war reconstruction will begin in Gaza.

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Hamas statement on the deal reached with Israel:

💬"The ceasefire agreement is a consequence of the legendary resilience of our people and our valiant resistance in the Gaza Strip for over 15 months."

💬"The agreement to end the aggression in the Gaza Strip is an achievement of our people, our resistance, our nation, and the free world."

💬"This agreement stems from our obligation to stop Israeli aggression and put an end to the flow of blood, mass murder, and the war of annihilation."

💬"We express our gratitude and appreciation to all Arab, Islamic, and international organizations and countries that stood by our people and contributed to exposing the occupation and ending the aggression."

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📹Russia's Defense Ministry released footage of the destruction of a Leopard tank by an FPV drone in the Krasnoarmeysk area

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❗️Russia's strike on Ukrainian gas infrastructure facilities was a response to the Ukrainian attacks with ATACMS and Storm Shadow, as well as an attack on a compressor station in Russia's Anapa to disrupt gas supply via the TurkStream, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

One of the targets hit was the ground infrastructure of the largest underground gas storage facility in the Lvov region of Ukraine.

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Hamas-Israel ceasefire deal reached, among other things, thanks to constructive partnership with Trump team — White House

They also acknowledged that the deal may not go smoothly, as they see a threat of escalation of the conflict if Hamas does not release the hostages, but they hope for the fullest possible implementation.

A meeting is scheduled to take place in Cairo, Egypt, on Thursday, where all issues related to the agreement will be discussed.

The US authorities also confirmed that two American hostages will be released as part of the first phase of the deal.

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