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🥴 Netanyahu seeks countries to receive Palestinians from Gaza 💬 “It shouldn’t be a… you know, a prison. It should be an open place and give people a free choice,” Netanyahu said — as his brutal war on Gaza goes on. 📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt
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🥴 Netanyahu compares war in Gaza to the Holocaust, says 'people join winners'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Jews around the world are “very proud” of Israel’s military actions, drawing a comparison to the Holocaust.

💬 "Even though we have to fight the vilification that is happening in America too, you know, ultimately— people join winners," Netanyahu declared.


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🔊 Hit Russia, hurt yourself—economist slams Lindsey Graham* tariff threats

🗣 Global South nations are more likely to distance themselves from the US than Russia after US Senator Lindsey Graham’s interview with Fox News on Sunday, Egyptian international economics expert Karim al-Umda tells Sputnik.

💬 "Let's assume the US truly plans to impose 100% tariffs on Russia’s trading partners — but who would suffer more?" al-Umda asks. "This would hurt the American economy, as countries like China and India export goods to the US that have no domestic equivalents and are in high demand among American consumers."


What’s more:

🔶 the US is likely to face uncontrolled inflation—which would force the Federal Reserve to raise already-high interest rates

🔶 that would trigger a chain reaction of recession, economic slowdown and a decline in growth

🔶 US President Donald Trump would shoulder the blame

The question is whether Trump is ready to sacrifice the US economy to back up Graham's threats.

Al-Umda is skeptical: "For the current US administration, the well-being of Americans remains the top priority."


📍 But Graham is all bark and no bite.

🔶 The senator told Fox News that Trump plans to impose 100% tariffs on any countries purchasing Russian oil, including China, India and Brazil.

🔶 Graham said those three countries account for about 80% of Russia’s oil exports.

🔶 He added that the countries would ultimately have to choose between trade with the US or Russia.

*designated as an extremist and terrorist in Russia

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🔊 'THE CRIME OF THE CENTURY' — Trump blasts Democrats over ‘Russia hoax’

President Donald Trump reiterated that the “Russia collusion” investigation was a politically motivated fabrication, directly accusing former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and former President Joe Biden of orchestrating what he described as “the crime of the century.”

Under the pretext of “Russian interference,” US authorities illegally seized Russian diplomatic property, imposed unlawful sanctions, and expelled diplomats for no reason — all without credible justification.

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🚫 No more coke? WH shuts DOWN Hunter Biden’s border whining

After Hunter Biden got emotional in an interview about Trump’s immigration crackdown and mass deportations, the White House fired back — and didn’t hold back:

💬 “Hunter is just upset because it's not easy to smuggle drugs across the border anymore like it was during his dad's ‘presidency’,” wrote White House Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson on X.


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🤡US to spend $1bln on long-range missiles that may end up in Ukraine

The US Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth nearly $1 billion for Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) and Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) production support, the Pentagon said.

Lockheed Martin will provide services for the JASSM and LRASM, including:
🟠system upgrades
🟠integration
🟠production
🟠logistical support

The JASSM is one of the offensive options being considered by the US government for delivery to Ukraine, Military Watch reported earlier.

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🇩🇪👵🪖Germany mulls drafting grannies and housewives for 'World War III' logistics

Germany is now floating the idea of connoscripting women and pensioners to cover a looming shortfall of up to 400,000 truck drivers in the event of war, according to Bild.

At least, that’s the proposal from Dirk Engelhardt, head of the country’s freight and logistics union.

Why the panic? The Russia threat narrative of course!

Because if NATO clashes with Russia, Germany fears losing hundreds of thousands of Eastern European drivers.

👉The solution? Mobilize the elderly and draft women into service.

"We need more women behind the wheel as drivers. This requires safe parking spaces and trucks equipped with, for example, private showers, toilets, and kitchens," Engelhardt says.


This isn't about logistics – it's about war fever in Germany reaching absurd new heights.

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🚨🇦🇲Armenian party calls for opening criminal case against PM Pashinyan over church crackdown

The Armenian opposition party Dashnaktsutyun has called on the prosecutor general to open a criminal case against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan over his policy targeting the Armenian Apostolic Church.

🔊The party claims that Pashinyan’s calls to remove the Catholicos of All Armenians contain elements of criminally punishable acts.

➡️This follows raids on the Church and the arrests of businessman Samvel Karapetyan and Archbishop Mikael Adjapahyan – both critics of Pashinyan.

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🗣Zelensky faces Trump’s 50-day deadline for peace, flight, or ‘death on a cold slab’ – Scott Ritter

Donald Trump’s push for a Ukraine peace deal within 50 days isn’t about pressuring Russia – it’s about getting rid of Zelensky, says former US Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter.

🔊According to him, the US is giving Zelensky a deadline – and if there’s no deal, they’ll pull the plug on him.

“He can either leave the old-fashioned way, which is on an airplane with a suitcase full of money going to one of the many mansions that he's bought with American taxpayer funds over the course of the past decade, or he can die on a cold slab, shirtless with a bullet hole in his head,” Ritter said.


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🇮🇷🇷🇺🇨🇳Iran, Russia, China to hold trilateral nuclear talks in amid rumblings of US dialogue resumption

While the Iranian Foreign Ministry has not named the participants, the trilateral discussion in Tehran meeting is expected to take place below the ministerial level.

🤝The talks come as speculation mounts over a potential restart of indirect negotiations between Iran and the US, which were derailed in June by a 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel.

Previously, five rounds of Oman-mediated discussions took place.

Adding further urgency, the Tehran meeting precedes renewed nuclear talks with France, Germany, and the UK scheduled for Friday in Istanbul. The European trio has threatened to trigger the 2015 deal’s "snapback" mechanism, which would reinstate sanctions if Iran is found in non-compliance.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said Tehran is in “constant coordination” with Russia and China to avoid snapback sanctions or “mitigate their consequences.”

Still, he emphasized: “We have no plans for talks with America under the current situation.”

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🚨🇷🇺💥 RUSSIA'S MoD UPDATE: CRUSHING GAINS & MASSIVE UKRAINIAN LOSSES

⚡️ NOVOTORETSKOYE (DPR) LIBERATED

▫️ Heavy Ukrainian losses: Over 1,180 troops eliminated in the special military operation zone

▫️ Air defense superiority: 2 long-range Neptune guided bombs and 259 drones shot down

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🗣New round of talks with Ukraine may take place this week - Kremlin

Check out other statements by Kremlin Spox Dmitry Peskov on major geopolitical issues:

🟠Russia sees a Western course aimed at escalating tensions — including nuclear — and is setting objectives to ensure its security.

🟠At present, there is no basis for holding a summit of the leaders of the "nuclear five" countries.

🟠Before any discussions about high- or top-level meetings between Russia and Ukraine can take place, a great deal of work must be done.

🟠The timeline for potential agreements on a Ukrainian settlement depends on many factors.

🟠During negotiations, Russia and Ukraine will have to address complex issues, including draft memoranda on settlement terms.

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Trump decides to withdraw US from UNESCO

"President Trump has decided to withdraw the United States from UNESCO – which supports woke, divisive cultural and social causes that are totally out-of-step with the commonsense policies that Americans voted for in November," White House deputy spokeswoman Anna Kelly was quoted as saying by the New York Post newspaper.


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🚨Europe has become rabid and part of the "international disgrace" toward Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters after a meeting with his Mozambican counterpart.

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🗣Key Lavrov's statements after talks with the Mozambican Foreign Minister Maria Manuela dos Santos Lucas:

🟠Trump's reasonable approach, including his willingness to engage in dialogue, will not go unnoticed in Europe.

🟠Europe has become rabid and part of the "international disgrace" toward Russia.

🟠Incitement of the Kiev regime to carry out terrorist attacks will receive a fitting response.

🟠Any threats from Germany toward Russia cause concern for any reasonable person.

🟠Historical lessons must not be forgotten, but they have been poorly learned by the current generations of Germans and French.

🟠The next session of the Russian-Mozambican intergovernmental commission will be held in 2026 in the Mozambique's capital of Maputo.

🟠Russia is ready to consider any requests from Mozambique regarding the republic's defense capabilities in the field of counterterrorism.

🟠The second Russia-Africa ministerial conference is planned for this year in Egypt.

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🤡Scraping the bottom of the barrel: Ukraine recruits murderers & drug convicts to fill army ranks

With Ukraine’s manpower nearly exhausted, authorities claim that nearly 9,500 convicts—including 100 women—have been drafted into the armed forces. Women are primarily assigned to communications, logistics, and medical roles.

🔍The convicts come from a troubling mix of backgrounds:

🟠55% for property crimes
🟠11% for drug offenses
🟠9% for bodily harm/assault
🟠6% for fatal accidents
🟠6% for murder

Are desperate times truly calling for desperate measures?

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🇸🇮🤝🇷🇺Slovakia eyes full Russian gas supply as self-destructive EU ban looms

Slovakia’s state-owned energy supplier SPP aims to source up to 100% of its gas from Russia next year, just as a new EU ban on spot purchases takes effect in January, Bloomberg reported.

“Russian gas is the most cost-effective for us, which is why we prioritize it. We could be buying 100% of our needs, that’s about 8 million cubic meters per day,” SPP’s Trade Director Michal Lalik told the outlet.


🟠While the EU forges ahead with its self-destructive plan to cut off cheap and reliable Russian gas by 2027, Slovakia and Hungary will continue honoring existing contracts with Gazprom, keeping the tap open even as most of Europe turns it off.

🟠The upcoming restrictions could free up pipeline capacity for remaining long-term customers like Slovakia’s SPP and Hungary’s MVM, both of which are set to benefit from transitional exemptions.

Slovakia's PM Robert Fico has repeatedly called the EU plan “economic suicide.”

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💰Graham's crusade: More bombs, more bucks

Senator Lindsey Graham* is a top pick for US defense contractors, fueling a steady cash flow straight to their pockets.

Let’s dig into how he does it.

🔸 Warmonger in his own words

"If I were a defense contractor, I'd be big time for Lindsey Graham, because I've been forward-leaning on rebuilding our military," Graham stated in June 2015. "People come to you because of your positions."

🔸 Graham's backers

Boeing, Honeywell, Lockheed, Northrop, GE & Raytheon.

His super PAC, Security is Strength, spent ~$4M in 2016 & $13M in 2020. Per The Intercept, a major share of PAC's funding came from defense contractors.

🔸 Defense cash

Per OpenSecrets, the defense sector gave Graham $1.1M between 1993 and 2024.

But most came from defense-tied individuals – like AM General owner Ron Perelman and GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt who gave $500K and $25K for his presidential bid in 2015, respectively, per The Intercept.

🔸 Quid pro quo?

How does Graham return the favor? By boosting defense spending.

In 2014, AM General won a $245.6M contract with the US Army. Coincidence?

In 2015, Graham hiked the Overseas Contingency Operations budget to $96B – $38B more than the original $58B allocation.

🔸 Tricky schemes – even more cash

Graham strongly backed the Export-Import Bank, which guarantees loans for foreign buyers of US goods.

His donor GE gained big: In 2014, the bank approved $1B in GE deals. GE also landed $2.2B in defense contracts that year.

🔸 Nothing personal, just business

Graham's calls for more arms for Ukraine and Israel in 2025 can be easily explained: He wants to be re-elected in 2026.

He raised roughly $110M for his 2020 re-election campaign and expects defense contractors to fork out again.

*banned for terrorism in Russia

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🚨Zelensky Needs Talks Because His Army is Losing Badly – Dugin Digital Edition

Ukraine couldn’t defeat Russia even when it had 100% support from the West.

The new halfhearted US aid is totally insufficient to keep the regime afloat, AI Dugin explains.

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🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran ‘can easily destroy all US assets in the Gulf’ if Trump tries new aggression: Mohammad Marandi

💬 The president’s threat to target Iran’s nuclear sites “again if necessary” make him sound “completely unhinged” and out of touch with a hard-to-swallow reality – that the Islamic Republic defeated the combined power of Israel and the US once, and can do so again, Tehran University professor Dr. Seyed Mohammad Marandi says.

🗣 “The United States would obviously be better served if it went over some of the footage of the Iranian missile strikes on Tel Aviv and other areas in Palestine, and to come to the recognition that violence against Iran is not going to do the Israeli regime any good, nor will it do the United States any good,” the renowned geopolitics pundit told Sputnik.


Having “clearly defeated” the US-Israeli coalition once, and forcing Netanyahu to accept a humiliating ceasefire on Iran’s terms (as former top Trump aide Steve Bannon recently confirmed), Iran is ready for any eventuality, Marandi stressed.

In a new round of escalation, Iran could “easily destroy” all US military assets in the Persian Gulf, West Asia and the Caucasus, for example, the observer said.

🔥Iran’s advantage

Next time around, Iran would have an even stronger hand, according to Marandi, who pointed out that:

🔸 Iran “learned a lot” about the US and Israel’s most sophisticated weapons

🔸 Iran will work to further expand the capabilities of its missile deterrent

🔸 Iran won’t face the same extent of sabotage and espionage ops against it, including IAEA inspectors spying on its nuclear program

🔸 Israel and the US won’t have the “blitzkrieg” element of surprise, having “revealed their hand” and “shown what they have”

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