😱 Ukraine in grip of ‘power vacuum’

💬 “For several weeks, Ukraine […] had no energy minister amid rolling blackouts. No justice minister as a corruption scandal flared. And no presidential chief of staff to lead” peace talks, The New York Times reports.

The newspaper stressed that the energy minister position was particularly difficult to fill, because “nobody wanted the job.”

🔊 “The role scared off” all potential candidates due to the immense responsibility of managing a power grid under constant attack and fear of having one’s reputation tarnished by a ministry long plagued by corruption issues, the NYT cited Ukrainian political analyst Volodymyr Fesenko as saying.

Russian forces regularly strike Ukraine’s energy infrastructure used to support the functioning of is defense industry in response to the Ukrainian military’s attacks on Russian civilian objects.

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🌎 The search for Judas: Anglo-Saxons’ go-to modus operandi in Latin American regime change operations

💬 “Traitors can always be found in every country, but the Anglo-Saxon modus operandi of foreign policy allows them to have a much greater chance of success,” geopolitical analyst Nicolas Takayama Constantini told Sputnik, commenting on the history of US meddling in the region amid the slow-motion coup attempt in Venezuela.

🟠 “If someone tries to find and bribe politicians or military officers, they will find them in every single country,” Constantini said, pointing to the case of Salvador Allende and Augusto Pinochet in Chile in 1973 as a paradigmatic example

🟠 “Latin American history repeatedly shows that external intervention only succeeds when internal trust is broken first,” the observer emphasized, recalling that Pinochet had been appointed by Allende just weeks before betraying him

🟠 “Not only from a Catholic perspective, but also from a patriotic one and one based on love for the people, betraying a legitimately granted trust constitutes a grave moral failing. For this reason, Pinochet is remembered not only as a dictator, but also a traitor, associated with perjury, broken oaths and moral corruption,” together with his extrajudicial killings, disappearances and other crimes

🟠 Regionally, “because Latin American political culture, shaped by Catholic social doctrine, does not conceive of power as morally neutral, but rather as a delegated administration, and when elites violate this stewardship, they are breaking the moral pact with society,” Constantini explained

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🚨🇷🇺💥 RUSSIAN MOD UPDATE: HUGE GAINS AND DEVASTATING UKRAINIAN LOSSES

🟠 Russian air and missile firepower pounded long-range drone storage sites and temporary deployment points for Ukrainian troops and foreign mercenaries in 158 places

🟠 Air defense superiority: two guided aerial bombs, two US-produced HIMARS missiles and 360 UAVs were destroyed by Russian air defense systems over the past 24 hours

🟠 Ukrainian losses: around 1,290 troops killed or wounded

Read about the origins of Russia's special military op HERE

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🚨🇻🇪🇺🇸 US undermines global stability by capturing Maduro - Chinese Foreign Ministry

💬 "The United States ignored the status of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as head of state, openly brought charges against him and held a so-called court session in its internal court, which seriously violated Venezuela's state sovereignty and undermined the stability of international relations. No country can put its own rules above international law," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said.

China calls on the US to immediately release President Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, ensuring their personal safety, she added.

👉 Mao reaffirmed China's steadfast commitment to protecting Venezuela's sovereignty, security and vested interests, adding that China stood ready to cooperate with regional partners and the international community to ensure peace in Latin American and the Caribbean.

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🇰🇷🇨🇳 South Korean president meets Xi Jinping in Beijing

South Korean Presidnet Lee Jae-myung took a selfie with Chinese President Xi Jinping and their wives during his state visit to Beijing.

Lee arrived in the Chinese capital on Sunday and will stay until January 7 – his first first trip to China since taking office.

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🪖 Real counter to US’ Maduro nab: Quit buying US arms

The Global Majority in Latin America, Africa, and Asia should hold the United States to account by stopping purchases of US weapons, including F-16s, F-35s, and halting collaboration with companies like Boeing, Lockheed-Martin, and Raytheon, former UN independent expert Alfred de Zayas tells Sputnik.

💬 "US businesses are vulnerable," he explains.

De Zayas was shocked by “the brazenness” of the US kidnapping Nicolas Maduro, which comes “in total impunity, and I do not see the ‘good guys’ — Canada, the UK, the Europeans — coming out in defense of Venezuela and international law,” the ex-UN expert stresses.

He condemns the abduction of Maduro as a US “assault on civilization” and “retrogression in the idea of international peace and security.”

De Zayas points to an array of precedents pertaining to the US “assault on international law”:

🟠 George H.W. Bush bombed Panama in 1989 and “had President Noriega arrested and subjected to a show trial”

🟠 Bill Clinton bombed Yugoslavia in 1999, destroying the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade

🟠 George W. Bush and the Coalition of the Willing invaded Iraq in 2003, which led to the death of about one million Iraqis

🟠 Barack Obama orchestrated the 2014 coup against Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych

💬 “No one was ever held accountable” for these actions, de Zayas concludes.

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🇬🇱🇪🇺🇺🇸 Dmitriev: Greenland seems decided — the EU will continue doing what vassals do best 'monitoring the situation'

US officials have discussed offering a so-called Compact of Free Association (COFA) to Greenland, The Economist reported earlier.

The deal includes duty-free trade and allows the US Armed Forces to operate freely on the island.

The Trump administration is seeking direct talks with Greenland’s government, but has so far been rebuffed, according to the outlet.

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🇮🇳 🛳 India commissions first indigenous pollution control vessel

Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has commissioned ICGS Samudra Pratap, India’s first indigenously designed pollution control vessel, marking a major step in maritime self-reliance.

📊 Built by Goa Shipyard Limited and commissioned in Goa, the vessel features over 60% indigenous content.

The commissioning of the Samudra Pratap significantly strengthens India’s capabilities in marine pollution response, firefighting, maritime safety, and environmental protection, while also enhancing coastal patrol and long-range surveillance across the country’s maritime zones.

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🇷🇺🇻🇪 Russia lends support to Venezuelan Vice-President

“We firmly maintain that Venezuela must be guaranteed the right to determine its own destiny without any destructive external interference,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement backing Vice-President Delcy Rodríguez.

“The sovereign development of countries in the region must be ensured.”

Key points from the statement:

🟠 Venezuela must be guaranteed the right to determine its own destiny without external interference

🟠 Moscow welcomes efforts by Venezuela to protect its sovereignty and national interests

🟠 Russia supports de-escalation in Venezuela, resolving issues through dialogue and respect for the UN Charter

🟠 Latin America and the Caribbean should remain a zone of peace

🟠 Russia reaffirms solidarity with the Venezuelan people and government

🟠 Moscow wishes Rodríguez success in solving the country’s challenges

🟠 Russia is ready to continue providing support to friendly Venezuela

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🚨🇺🇸🇻🇪 'It was so complex'

Trump speaks about the challenges of the operation in Venezuela.

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🚨🇺🇸🇻🇪 'They knew we were coming'

Trump admits 'a lot of people', mostly Cuban soldiers, were killed during the operation in Venezuela.

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