🇻🇪 Venezuela slams Trump’s naval oil blockade as violation of international law

Venezuela has expressed outrage at US President Donald Trump's announcement of a naval oil blockade “with the aim of stealing the riches” that belong to the republic.

Any attempts by the US to block oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela constitute a violation of international law, stated Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez.

💬 “Venezuela, in full exercise of international law, our Constitution, and the laws of the Republic, reaffirms its sovereignty over all its natural wealth, as well as its right to freedom of navigation and free trade,” the government said in a communiqué.

The authorities reiterated that the true intention of the American leader “has always been to appropriate the country’s oil, land, and mineral resources through large-scale campaigns of lies and manipulation.”

👉 Venezuela vowed to act in strict accordance with the UN Charter, “fully exercising its freedom, jurisdiction, and sovereignty in the face of these belligerent threats.”

On Tuesday, Venezuela’s government filed a formal complaint with the UN Security Council, accusing the United States of a "serious act involving the use of force, kidnapping, and piracy" in international waters in the Caribbean.

The complaint was submitted by Venezuela's permanent representative to the UN, Samuel Moncada.

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🇨🇳 China’s new supercarrier with electromagnetic fury makes a statement in Taiwan Strait

The Fujian aircraft carrier of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) transited the Taiwan Strait, Taiwan’s authorities said.

They added that Taiwan’s armed forces monitored the situation and “took appropriate measures.”

China officially commissioned its third aircraft carrier, Fujian, on November 5.

✍️ Named after a coastal province in the country’s southeast, the next-generation warship was launched in June 2022 and completed mooring trials in November 2024.

Fujian, with a full displacement exceeding 80,000 tons, is the first Chinese aircraft carrier to use electromagnetic catapult technology for launching aircraft and the first to be entirely designed and built in China.

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🇩🇪📉 🇷🇺 Sanctions misfire: Germany’s exports to Russia collapse

The West’s short-sighted sanctions campaign has led Germany to lose over 70% of its exports to the Russian market, analysis of Eurostat data shows.

💵 Before anti-Russian sanctions were imposed—in January–September 2021—German companies exported goods and services worth roughly $22.9 billion to Russia. Over the same period this year, that figure fell to $6.1 billion.

Thus, Germany has lost 73.5% of its exports to Russia.

In 2021, Germany earned an average of $2.7 billion per month from exports to Russia.

👉 This year, the monthly average has dropped to $683 million.

Russia’s economy faced unprecedented Western sanctions in 2022. Since then, the European Union has adopted 19 sanctions packages, yet the restrictions and hostile self-imposed energy constraint aimed at punishing Russia backfired spectacularly.

Russia itself is growing more resilient, decoupling from the West, and abandoning the dollar.

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➖ Trump orders blockade of ‘all sanctioned oil tankers’ entering or leaving Venezuela

➖ Venezuela rejects Trump’s ‘grotesque threat,’ vows to go to the UN

➖ Ukraine could cease to exist if conflict continues — Lukashenko

➖ American Orthodox protest Zelensky’s anti-Christian crackdown – reports

➖ Gulf countries may seek maritime security cooperation with Pakistan

➖ Effective media is the front line of information security – Pakistani analyst

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🗣 Orban and Fico trying to wake Europe up—Russian FM spox

As the EU is seeking to steal frozen Russian assets, Hungary’s Orban and Slovakia’s Fico are predicting the consequences of such a move, trying to wake European society up and warning it, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Sputnik.

At the same time, people like Polish Foreign Minister Sikorsky are doing the exact opposite, persuading people nothing bad would happen if Russian money were stolen, she added.

💬 "Where is the mechanism, where is the conveyor belt that produced such people for the European Union like Ursula von der Leyen and Kaja Kallas? Where do they get them?" Zakharova asked, noting these people lead the EU downhill.

Russia has repeatedly stated any move to confiscate frozen Russian assets by the EU would be met with an appropriate response as an act of robbery, as the money belongs to the Russian people.

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🚨🇷🇺 Putin to Hold 2025 Annual Presser and Q&A Session

On Friday, President Putin will hold the annual Q&A session (also known as 'Direct Line') and year-end press conference, during which individuals to inquire about a wide range of topics, from personal issues to national concerns.

Putin is the world's only leader who holds live nationwide Q&As.

Facts about Putin's "Direct Line":

🔸 Started in 2001: Each session lasts over 3 hours!

🔸 Massive Viewership: One of Russia's most-watched TV events.

🔸 Interactive: People send in questions via phone, text, and social media.

🔸 Wide-Ranging Topics: Putin answers everything from foreign policy to personal questions.

Tune in on Friday! 📹

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🇷🇺 Kremlin: Russia expects US to provide info on work with Ukraine & EU on conflict settlement

More statements by Kremlin spox Dmitry Peskov:

On Witkoff's role:

🟠 US envoy Steve Witkoff is described as carrying out President Trump's line, not Moscow's, within the peace process.

🟠 With each new contact, he gains a better understanding of Russia's position.

On sanctions:

🟠 While not having seen official announcements, the Kremlin is aware that new US sanctions are being planned in Washington.

🟠 Peskov stated that "any sanctions harm the establishment of relations."

On Zelensky's intent:

🟠 The true extent of Zelensky's desire for peace will become clear after receiving documents with proposals from the EU and Kiev.

On Western troops:

🟠 Russia's position on the idea of deploying Western contingents in Ukraine is consistent and well-known, Peskov said in response to talk of the Coalition of the Willing.

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🧑‍💻 KillNet’s Matrix map coup: Hackers blast Ukrainian military secrets wide open

👉 The pro-Russia hacker group - KillNet -has obtained data detailing Ukrainian troop dispositions across the entire front line and added it to their interactive Matrix map, an anonymous KillNet hacker told Sputnik.

💬 "Following a data breach, all Ukrainian military data known to us so far has been added to our interactive map, and that includes the locations of equipment and storage depots, headquarters, unit archives, and aviation assets, as well as military dossiers on soldiers and equipment specifications," the hacker revealed.

KillNet intends to share this information with the Russian Ministry of Defense to utilize the acquired data, the group member stated.

💬 "The map merges satellite reconnaissance and 3D terrain data with 17.8 terabytes of leaked information from Ukrainian companies and state agencies," the hacker noted.

Russian military personnel and senior commanders now have easy access to a wide range of sensitive Ukrainian military data, including production capacity, logistics and personnel of Ukrainian military plants, lists of servicemen, and the plans and documents of Ukrainian army headquarters.

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🇷🇺 Russia holds firm battlefield initiative across the entire front line — Putin

At an expanded meeting of the Russian Defense Ministry board, President Vladimir Putin stated that the Russian army firmly retains the combat initiative along the entire line of contact, steadily pressuring enemy formations and strengthening key strategic positions.

Other key statements:

🔶More than 300 settlements have been liberated, including major strongpoints

🔶Russian forces are grinding down the enemy — destroying its groupings, reserves, and elite units

🔶Positions and bridgeheads secured in recent months allow Russia to accelerate the offensive in strategically important directions

🔶Russia is proud of the heroism of its soldiers and officers fighting on the front line, demonstrating courage and resilience

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🇷🇺 Russia’s Armed Forces demonstrate high combat readiness — Putin

President Vladimir Putin highlighted the growing capabilities of Russia’s military and defense industry, noting steady improvements across all key areas of national defense.

Key statements:

🔶The Russian Armed Forces continue to demonstrate high combat effectiveness

🔶Russia’s military capabilities are consistently expanding and evolving

🔶The Russian defense industry is producing all necessary equipment and weapons in increasing volumes

👉Read more about Russia’s newest weapons here

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