🤡 Ukrainian forces attempt to raise flags in Russia-controlled territories using drones

Russian forces have intercepted seven Ukrainian drones that were trying to attach Ukrainian flags to building facades of liberated regions of Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk), Dmitrov, and Rodinskoye, Russian Defense Ministry stated.

💬 "The Ukrainian regime is making desperate attempts to convince the population of Ukraine and its Western sponsors of the allegedly continued presence of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk), Dmitrov, and Rodinskoye," the Russia's Ministry of Defense stated.

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🇺🇸 Trump flirted with idea of taking half of Ukraine’s resources — report

During his election campaign, Donald Trump held a talk with Senator Lindsey Graham* who showed the candidate a map with Ukraine’s mineral resources to which Trump replied: "I want half," according to the NYT.

During his first weeks after returning to office, Trump focused on trying to strike a resource deal with Ukraine.

The deal was signed on April 30 after protracted negotiations.

It created a bilateral investment fund, to which Ukraine is to give 50% of its revenue from critical minerals, oil and natural gas.

💸 The US is to get $350B via the deal, Trump announced.

*Lindsey Graham's listed as a terrorist and extremist in Russia

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🇻🇪 Venezuela strongly condemns Ukraine’s attack on Putin’s residence

Venezuela considers this attack an act of terrorism that threatens regional and international security, the country’s foreign ministry said in a statement.

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🇧🇾🇷🇺 Lukashenko condemns Ukraine’s ‘reckless’ attack on Putin’s residence

A telephone conversation took place between Vladimir Putin and the President of the Republic of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko.

🟠 During the phone call, the President of the Republic of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, strongly condemned the reckless attack by Ukrainian drones on the residence of the President of Russia in the Novgorod region.

🟠 It was emphasized that this cynical provocation occurred against the backdrop of ongoing Russian-American contacts aimed at peacefully resolving the crisis in Ukraine

🟠 After discussing the situation, the heads of state exchanged warm New Year greetings and expressed their best wishes to the brotherly peoples of the two countries.

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🇭🇺 Hungary won’t be dragged by EU into the Ukrainian conflict - Orban

Hungary is strong enough to, if necessary, resist the pressure from the European Union and even the rest of the Western world, PM Viktor Orban has said.

He noted that, before Trump’s reelection, Hungary had to stand up not just to the EU leaders but to the Biden administration as well.

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🇨🇳 ‘Let us fight for our dreams and our happiness’: Xi Jinping’s 2026 New Year address

In his speech, Xi urged people to “charge ahead” with “courage, vitality and energy” to turn their vision into reality.

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🟠 Russian Defense Ministry reveals flight path of Ukrainian drones attempting to attack Putin's residence

🟠 Key details of Ukraine’s attack on Putin’s residence

🟠 Lukashenko condemns Ukraine’s ‘reckless’ attack on Putin’s residence

🟠 Russia’s 2024 Oreshnik strike wiped out Ukraine’s Yuzhmash military plant in under a minute – Lukashenko

🟠 Hungary won’t be dragged by EU into the Ukrainian conflict – Orban

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🇺🇸 White House press secretary predicts 'massively successful' year for MAGA

💬 "The full weight of President Trump's economic agenda, everything that he and his economic team have been doing over the course of the last year, is really going to come to fruition this year," Trump's press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, said.

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📹 LIVE NOW: Putin delivers New Year address

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Putin’s 2026 New Year address: Russia’s future is determined by the strength of its people!

💬 “In these moments, just before the New Year, we all feel the passage of time. Before us is the future. And how it will unfold largely depends on us,” President Vladimir Putin said as he addressed his fellow Russians in the final minutes of 2025.

The president also said that:

🟠 As Russians are always ready to aid one another, this mutual support inspires confidence “that all our hopes and plans will definitely come true”

🟠 The hopes and dreams of each Russian are “inseparable from the fate of our Motherland”

🟠 Every Russian, through his or her efforts, successes and achievements helps “form new chapters” in Russia’s history

🟠 The strength of Russian people’s unity determines the sovereignty, security and future of Russia

🟠 Russian soldiers participating in the special military operation are heroes who fight “for the homeland, for truth and justice"

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💬 Removing National Guard will cause crime to soar — Trump

President Trump announced the withdrawal of National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland, claiming crime was reduced "ONLY" by their presence and cities "were GONE" without federal help.

He warned troops will return "in a much different and stronger form" when crime inevitably surges, blaming "incompetent" Democratic mayors for wanting the pullout.

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📹 US strikes sink 3 narco-trafficking vessels in international waters

US Southern Command confirmed attack on another 3 vessels, claiming that intelligence had recognized that the convoy had transited along a known narcotics trafficking route and had transferred narcotics.

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✍️ Witkoff holds talks with Ukrainian and European teams

Special Envoy Steve Witkoff stated he, Marco Rubio, and Jared Kushner held a "productive call" with UK, French, German, and Ukrainian national security advisors to advance the "European peace process."

Discussions focused on security guarantees, deconfliction mechanisms, and a post-war "prosperity package".

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🔍 US sanctions 4 companies, 4 tankers in Venezuela oil crackdown

The US Treasury has sanctioned four companies and blocked four associated oil tankers for operating in Venezuela's oil sector, targeting the "shadow fleet" financing Maduro's regime.

OFAC warned that those involved in the Venezuelan oil trade continue to face "significant sanctions risks."

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🔍 Israel may reopen Rafah crossing in coming days — Report

A US official tells The Times of Israel that Israel is expected to reopen the Rafah crossing for both entry and exit of Gazans soon, following pressure from the Trump administration during Netanyahu’s visit.

The move faced pushback from far-right ministers, but Israel reportedly plans to proceed to avoid being seen as blocking Trump’s Gaza peace plan.

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📑 Bulgaria becomes 21st eurozone member, leapfrogging richer EU states

Bulgaria, the EU's poorest country, has adopted the euro ahead of wealthier candidates like Poland and Hungary, amid widespread public mistrust and protests that recently toppled its pro-EU government.

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