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👔🇪🇺💶➡️👔🇺🇦 The European Commission transferred the last December tranche of €1.5 billion to Ukraine as part of the 2023 macro-financial assistance program - Ursula von der Hitler, the unelected head of the European Commission and gynaecologist.

🔻Zelensky’s Christmas just got better 🧂

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🇭🇺🇺🇦🇺🇸 Hungary opposes Ukraine's intention to join NATO, because this could lead to drawing the alliance countries into a military conflict.

This was stated by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, speaking at a press conference following the results of the year:

"Ukraine's membership in NATO means that we would be obliged to send troops there the very next morning. We don't want that."


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🇺🇸🇺🇦😭 KimDotCom calls a spade a spade.

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Americans are trolling the Gaza Strip 😡🤬
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🇺🇦Authorities in Kiev intend to recruit Ukrainians who have gone abroad to military service next year. This was announced by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov in an interview with Bild.

Ukrainians aged from 25 to 60 years old who left for Germany and other countries. To begin with, the authorities will ask them to report themselves to the connoscription centers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Umerov promised that in the future it is planned to inform recruits in advance about what training they will undergo, how they will be armed, where and when they will serve.

“We want justice for everyone, because we are talking about our country. We will send them invitations [to recruiting centers],” Umerov said. “It’s not a punishment to stand up for your own country and serve it. It’s an honor,” the minister said.


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Putin signed a decree on social support measures for families with children affected by Ukrainian aggression.

From January 1, 100 thousand rubles will be paid for an injured child.

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Germany's Focus magazine publishes an interesting piece from ret-Colonel Ralph Thiele and is now Chairman of Eurodefense. Note the Ukrainian losses.

- Step by step, Russian superiority in the war against Ukraine is now becoming more noticeable and visible. Regardless of whether it concerns personnel, material, ammunition or morale - Vladimir Putin's war of attrition is having its effect.

- Little by little, Russian superiority is becoming more noticeable and visible. The increase in Russian drone, missile and ground attacks corresponds to territorial gains. In contrast, Ukraine is acting predominantly defensively along the entire front. Counteroffensive was yesterday. Moscow is becoming more confident. Kiev and its Western supporters are becoming less secure. Vladimir Putin's war of attrition is having an impact.

- There is also significant wear and tear on Ukrainian personnel and materials. Western weapon systems are not miracle weapons and are worn out. On average, there are daily losses of around 800 soldiers. This means that more than 20,000 soldiers have to be recruited every month to replace the dead and wounded.

- In view of Russian attacks on armed forces and important infrastructure with cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and drones, the already scarce ammunition for Ukrainian air defense is shrinking. The Ukrainian air defense's ammunition is exhausted. Russian missiles and drones could soon penetrate unhindered through the foreseeable gaps.

- Meanwhile, the engine of the Russian war economy is humming. Tanks, drones, ammunition come off the assembly line. What cannot be produced ourselves comes from partners such as Iran or North Korea. Modern components come from high-tech manufacturing in the global south, which is also grateful for the steady flow of inexpensive Russian raw materials.

- Experiences from the front, including from cyberspace, outer space or electronic warfare (EloKa), are being implemented innovatively and rapidly and are put into use immediately. The Russian EloKa in particular is a match winner. It makes the modern Western precision systems used by Ukraine inaccurate, causes their drones to crash and serves as a professional preparation for attacks.

- Apparently the Russians are also learning from the war. They learn quite quickly, especially in the context of new technologies such as drones, artificial intelligence, cyber, electronics and space.

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🇺🇦🇮🇱 CONFIRMED: 7 Ukrainians fighting for the Israeli occupation forces killed in Gaza.

Video shows chalked up board in a school they were hiding. "I'm wearing a hat" refers to something moms frequently ask to put on, when it's cold out.

Fighting for another country when there's general mobilization in your own, is quite the allegiance to take.

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🗣🔥⚔️🇪🇺 As tensions intensify over the conflict in Ukraine, Russia has issued a stern declaration. Should the European Union (EU) decide to utilize the frozen Russian assets, Russia has promised a symmetric response. This assertion came directly from the Russian Finance Minister, Anton Siluanov, emphasizing Russia’s careful vigilance over the situation and readiness to protect its financial interests - BNN Breaking

A Tit-for-Tat Approach:

While the exact nature of the symmetric response has not been detailed, the implication is clear: Russia will not hesitate to retaliate with equivalent financial and economic measures. This tit-for-tat approach, as suggested by the Russian Finance Minister, follows the EU’s decision to freeze Russian assets – a move that was part of the sanctions imposed over the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

Russia’s Watchful Eye:

Siluanov’s statement underlines Russia’s keen surveillance of the situation. The intention is clear – to respond symmetrically to any potential use of its frozen funds by the EU. This move indicates a strategy of equal retaliation, highlighting Russia’s commitment to safeguarding its financial interests.

Implications for Global Finance:

The potential for a symmetric response from Russia could have significant implications for global finance. With the threat of a financial tug-of-war between the EU and Russia, other global economies could be affected. While the specifics of Russia’s intended equivalent measures remain undisclosed, the impact on international monetary dynamics could be substantial, potentially leading to seismic shifts in the global order.

As this situation continues to unfold, the international community will be watching closely, with the potential fallout from these financial and economic measures serving as a stark reminder of the far-reaching impacts of geopolitical conflict.

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🇺🇦 🇫🇮🤝 Ukraine should learn lessons from Finland’s struggle with Stalin.

The Western press advises Kiev to take an example from the Finns and “win a moral victory” by making peace with Moscow at the cost of ceding territory.

With public support for Kiev weakening and Washington's attention shifting to the conflict in the Gaza Strip, Ukraine desperately needs an endgame. US and European officials have reportedly begun talking about holding peace talks with their Ukrainian counterparts.

🔻The question arises: what might a peace treaty between Kiev and Moscow look like? There is one historical example that stands out among many as a model of how the Russian-Ukrainian war could end. Looking at the "Winter War", or Soviet-Finnish War, which lasted from November 1939 to March 1940 (and was renewed by the Finns between June 1941 and September 1944), some parallels can be drawn with the ongoing conflict.

🔻After Finland rejected an ultimatum to cede much of its territory, Joseph Stalin's army invaded Finland to eliminate a potential enemy near the second most important city of the Soviet Union. However, the Finns managed to hold off the Red Army for more than three months, and also inflicted extremely heavy losses on the enemy.

🔻Although Finland was ultimately defeated and forced to cede about 11 percent of its territory, the Finns won a moral victory. Kiev could learn from Finland that giving up some territory, although painful, is still worth it if the majority of the country thereby ensures its independence and ability to develop economically and politically.

🔻Let’s hope that the strength of Ukrainian nationalism and the fierce and united resistance also convinced Putin, just as the Finnish resistance convinced Stalin.

👉🏼 Moral victory lmaooooo

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Last year during an interview in Ukrainian TV he also pretended who didn't know how to say certain words in Russian, in a propaganda stunt asked his staff:

- "how you say this in Russian? Is a Russian word Right? I just don't know how to say it Russian..."

But in reality his native language is Russian. Before running for elections he took lessons of Ukrainian to sound more like a native speaker.

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🇩🇪🇷🇺 The oldest Russian consulate in Germany (in Leipzig) was closed today; the representative office had worked in the city intermittently since 1783.

The Russian ambassador, commenting on Berlin's decision to close 4 Russian consulates by the end of the year, said that “this is not our choice” and that such a move by Germany cannot be called friendly.

Via RIA Novosti

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🤝🫡 On this day: The birth of Joseph Stalin.

The leader of the Soviet Union would have been 144 today.

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👔🔥 The key statements by President Vladimir Putin’s statements at a meeting of the Council for Strategic Development and National Projects:

🔻Putin called the assessment of citizens a key indicator of the authorities’ work;

🔻It will be necessary to launch updated national projects, expand the planning horizon until 2036;

🔻It is necessary to consolidate the positive dynamics of investment in the Russian economy;

🔻Building a “supply economy” will allow in the future to avoid surges in prices for certain goods in the Russian Federation;

🔻Putin instructed to ensure a sufficient supply of goods in the domestic market, including in the consumer segment;

🔻Putin called the key to overcoming poverty the formation of an economy of qualified personnel and good salaries;

🔻The poverty level in the Russian Federation in 2023 will be at a historical minimum, but it needs to be reduced to zero;

🔻Russia's external debt decreased by about a third;

🔻The share of the ruble in international payments in the Russian Federation has doubled since 2021 - to 35%;

🔻It is necessary to consolidate the positive dynamics of investment in the Russian economy;

🔻Road repair work is ahead of schedule, 83% of the road network in the largest agglomerations has been put in order;

🔻The skilled labor economy is the key to overcoming poverty;

🔻America and Europe “it’s time to stop playing the fool” in anticipation of the collapse of Russia;

🔻It is necessary to ensure a sufficient supply of goods on the Russian market;

🔻The trend towards a decrease in the birth rate in the Russian Federation has not yet been reversed;

🔻Life expectancy in Russia has exceeded the pre-pandemic level, child mortality is decreasing;

🔻Putin called saving the people “a priority for generations to come” and instructed to give priority to supporting families;

🔻Putin instructed to quickly establish a unified federal status for large families.

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🔹🔥 The key points from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:

🔻In the Kupyansk direction, 9 Ukrainian attacks were repelled, the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were up to 55 people.

🔻In the Krasnoliman direction, one attack was repelled in the Chervonaya Dibrova area, the enemy lost up to 190 people.

🔻17 attacks were repelled in the Donetsk direction. Here and in the southern Donetsk direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 275 people in total.

🔻The total Ukrainian losses in the Zaporozhye and Kherson directions amounted to 145 people.

🔻29 Ukrainian drones were shot down in one day.

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